Sylar (explosion future)
| Sylar | |
|---|---|
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| Portrayed by | Zachary Quinto |
| First appearance | Five Years Gone |
| In-story stats | |
| Known abilities | Intuitive aptitude Known powers gained: Telekinesis, Cryokinesis, Enhanced memory, Liquefaction, Enhanced hearing, Precognition, Phasing, Flight, Rapid cellular regeneration, Illusion |
| Formal name | Gabriel Gray |
| Alias | Nathan Petrelli |
| Gender | |
| Home | Washington, DC |
| Occupation | President of the United States |
| Parent | Unnamed New York City watchmaker |
Sylar is an evolved human who is impersonating U.S. President Nathan Petrelli in 2011.
Character History
Five Years Gone
According to Future Hiro, Sylar was the cause of the explosion on November 8th, 2006, the day after the election. However, with Future Hiro's altering of the past, Peter Petrelli became the bomb instead.
Believed to have died in the explosion, Sylar actually survived and impersonated Nathan Petrelli using the power of illusion, acquired from Candace Willmer. Consequently, Sylar is the President of the United States in 2011.
Powers
Sylar's original power is intuitive aptitude — a superhuman ability to determine exactly how things work.
Sylar appears to have used his innate power to discover how to take the superpowers of other evolved humans. The exact mechanism by which Sylar gains these powers is not at present known; however, he believes that Chandra Suresh is correct that the abilities are based in the brain, and several of Sylar's victims have had their skulls opened and brains removed.
Acquired Powers
Sylar has acquired a number of powers. In order, Sylar has acquired:
- Telekinesis from Brian Davis. (Six Months Ago)
- Cryokinesis from an unknown victim. (used in Don't Look Back and Road Kill)
- Enhanced memory from Charlie Andrews. (stolen in Seven Minutes to Midnight, used in Road Kill)
- Liquefaction from Zane Taylor. (Run!)
- Enhanced hearing from Dale Smither. (Unexpected)
- Precognition from Isaac Mendez. (.07%)
- Rapid cellular regeneration from Claire Bennet (Five Years Gone)
- Phasing from D.L. Hawkins (Five Years Gone)
- Flight from Nathan Petrelli (Five Years Gone)
- Illusion from Candace Willmer (Five Years Gone)
See Also
- For articles related to Sylar, see Related Articles:Sylar.