Talk:Age shifting

Ability Naming Conventions
The following sources are used for determining evolved human ability names, in order:
1. Canon Sources	Episodes
2. Near-canon Sources	Webisodes, Graphic Novels, iStories, Heroes Evolutions
3. Secondary Sources	Episode commentary, Interviews, Heroes: Survival
4. Common names for abilities	Names from other works
5. Descriptions of abilities	Descriptions
6. Possessor's name	If no non-speculative description is possible
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Source/Explanation
Ivan Spektor calls the Russian an "age shifter".

Interesting Power

You could potentially live forever.--IotV 08:00, 24 February 2009 (EST)

• Not necessarily, the ability could work only making him appear to have an age, instead of actually changing his age, kinda like a limited shapeshifting. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 11:16, 24 February 2009 (EST)
  • If it was illusion, then I would agree, but it's different. He's actually remolding his body. And, you wouldn't die from age - related causes as, surely, a young boy is extremely unlikely to get, I don't know, *insert ages - related disease*.--IotV 11:29, 24 February 2009 (EST)

Speaking as an old guy, I'd love to have this power!--Cro Magnon 11:41, 24 February 2009 (EST)

• We don't know if he is actually more frail when he appears as an old man, or if he retains his youthful strength at all ages. (I'm assuming his actual age is closer to the "father" one than the "grandfather" one, but of course we don't really know that for sure.) But if he gets something age-related, such as alzheimer's disease, I wonder if he would retain that disease after shifting to another age. My guess would be yes, since he kept the scar. --Psiphiorg 19:47, 24 February 2009 (EST)

This ability makes my head spin. It make about as much sense, as far as evolution/utility is concerned as Imprinting and a few of the other ones around here. --SacValleyDweller (talk) 01:29, 25 February 2009 (EST)

• Yeah, as the show progresses it's becoming less and less comprehensible. Originally all abilities were part of a genetic mutation but it's becoming more and more like superpowers with each episode. I'm not complaining, I'd just prefer if it made sense. Back on topic however, he would live forever, as long as he wasn't killed, since he is reverting himself to a younger state.--Steelymcbeam 02:52, 25 February 2009 (EST)
  • I loved this ability. This would make a great Benjamin Button-esque character!--Referos 15:45, 25 February 2009 (EST)

One word

• Shouldn't it be jsut one word, Ageshifting, like Shapeshifting.--NiveKJ13 (talk2me) 18:15, 24 February 2009 (EST)

  I'd say not, because it's two words in the comic book itself. --Psiphiorg 19:43, 24 February 2009 (EST)

How far can he revert?

Would he be able to age-shift back to when he was sperm? Now that would be interesting!--Steelymcbeam 02:53, 25 February 2009 (EST)

• lol that would be interesting! --JLYK 06:46, 25 February 2009 (EST)

• • Any ideas what would happen if this was supercharged? Possible extension for other people? Just throwing some ideas to feed the discussion. Intuitive Empath - Talk - Contributions 11:58, 25 February 2009 (EST)
    • More likely, cloning would be the result of supercharging his ability. He could grow a copy of himself out of some of his cells. Do you think Paulette Hawkins might be turning up in the next novel?--MiamiVolts (talk) 15:51, 25 February 2009 (EST)