| Active and Passive Abilities
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Peter actively phases though a wall. |
All of the abilities shown in Heroes can be classified into two types: those that are active, meaning the user has to make a decision to use his/her ability or not at a given time, and those that are passive, meaning the mechanism that makes the ability work is constantly active and the possessor cannot choose not to use his/her ability.
Active abilities
The following abilities are active in nature. The users of these abilities can decide whether to use their particular ability or not. The users of some of these abilities also have control over the manner in which they use the ability, for example how much electricity to apply or what ability to replicate
| Ability Type
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Abilities
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Former Users
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Current users
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| Ability Acquiring
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Ability replication
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None
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Peter Petrelli
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| Aura absorption
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Linda Tavara
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None
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| Power absorption
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Arthur Petrelli
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None
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| Biological
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Acid secretion
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Leonard Cushing
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None
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| Alejandro's ability
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Alejandro Herrera
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None
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| Body Insertion
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None
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Peter Petrelli (exposed future)
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| Bone spike protrusion
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Perrin Crocker
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None
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| Chlorine gas exudation
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None
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Tina Ramierez
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| Cloning
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Julien Dumont
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Evan
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| Constriction
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Constrictor
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None
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| Elasticity
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None
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Piper
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| Healing
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Daniel Linderman, Ishi Nakamura
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None
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| Life force transferal
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None
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Leona Mills
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| Metal mimicry
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None
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Danny Pine
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| Plant manipulation
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Brendan Lewis
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None
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| Oil secretion
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None
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Howie Kaplan
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| Poison emission
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Maya Herrera, Arthur Petrelli
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None
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| Water Mimicry
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None
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Liquid man, Elisa, Donald Essex
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| Electronical
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Electronic communication
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Hana Gitelman
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None
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| Light absorption
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None
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Abe
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| Technopathy
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None
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Micah Sanders
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| Energy
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Electrical absorption
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Benjamin Franklin
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Teenage patient
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| Electric manipulation
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Elle Bishop, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli
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Sylar
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| Freezing
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James Walker, Sylar, Tracy Strauss
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None
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| Induced radioactivity
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Ted Sprague Peter Petrelli, Sylar
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None
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| Laser emission
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Michael
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None
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| Microwave emission
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None
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Luke Campbell
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| Pyrokinesis
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Meredith, Flint Gordon Jr., Peter Petrelli
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None
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| Seismic burst
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Mr. Shaw
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None
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| Mental
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Activation and deactivation
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None
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Matt Parkman, Jr.
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| Clairsentience
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Bridget Bailey
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Sylar
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| Clairvoyance
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None
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Molly Walker
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| Dehydration
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Rollo Fusor's accomplice
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None
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| Dream manipulation
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None
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Sanjog
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| Illusion
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Candice Wilmer
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None
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| Magnetism
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The German
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None
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| Mental manipulation
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Arthur Petrelli
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The Haitian
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| Neurocognitive deficit
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None
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Anna Korolenko
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| Outfit morphing
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None
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Crazy Tom
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| Puppet master
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None
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Eric Doyle
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| Sedation
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None
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Samson Gray
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| Telekinesis
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Brian Davis, Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli
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Sylar, Samson Gray
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| Telepathy
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Maury Parkman, Arthur Petrelli
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Matt Parkman
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| Tom's ability
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Tom Miller
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Sylar
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| Trevor's ability
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Trevor Zeitlan, Sylar
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None
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| Weather control
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None
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Alice Shaw
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| Physical
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Age shifting
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The Russian
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None
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| Ability supercharging
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Paulette Hawkins
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Ando Masahashi
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| Accelerated Probability
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None
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Santiago, Edward
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| Crumpling
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None
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Marcus
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| Disintegration touch
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None
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Felicia Brooks
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| Earth manipulation
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None
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Sparrow Redhouse
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| Empathic manipulation
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None
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Syn Anders
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| Enhanced hearing
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Dale Smither
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Sylar
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| Enhanced strength
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Niki Sanders, Peter Petrelli, Knox, Scott
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Mohinder Suresh
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| Flight
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Peter Petrelli
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Flight, West Rosen
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| Forcefield projection
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None
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Abigail
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| Future terrorist's ability
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None
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Future terrorist
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| Gordon's ability
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None
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Gordon Hovey
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| Imprinting
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Joe Macon
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Sylar
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| Invisibility
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Peter Petrelli
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Claude Rains
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| Levitation
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Abu Aswan
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Khufu, Others from Khufu's kin
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| Light absorption
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None
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Abe
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| Luminescence
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None
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Howard Grigsby
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| Plant growth
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Au Co
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None
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| Shape shifting
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James Martin
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Sylar
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| Shifting
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None
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Valerie Victor
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| Phasing
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D.L. Hawkins, Peter Petrelli
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Samir Mellouk
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| Space-time manipulation
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Peter Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli
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Hiro Nakamura
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| Super speed
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Daphne Millbrook, Peter Petrelli
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None
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| Teleportation
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None
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Rachel Mills
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| Telescopic vision
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Donna Dunlap
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None
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| Wall crawling
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None
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Harmon
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| Water generation
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None
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Barbara (The Agent)
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| Transmutation
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Alchemy
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Bob Bishop
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Sylar
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| Melting
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Zane Taylor, Sylar
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None
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| Vocal
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Persuasion
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Eden McCain
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None
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| Sound Manipulation
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Echo DeMille, Jesse Murphy
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Sylar
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| Vortex
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Gravitational Manipulation
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Stephen Canfield
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None
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Passive Abilities
The following abilities are passive in nature. The users of these abilities cannot choose not to use their particular ability because the mechanism responsible for the ability cannot be turned off (or at the very least have not yet learned to turn said mechanism off). For example, Regenerators like Claire cannot choose to leave their wounds open and gaping, their body automatically and very quickly heals the wound independent of any thinking on the regenerator's part.