User:ERROR/Ability implanting
| Ability implanting | |
|---|---|
| Originally held by: | Mr. Dood |
| Absorbed by: | Nobody that's gotten screen time |
| Ability to: | Give away abilities (Kinda like the opposite of power absorption) |
Ability implanting is the ability to give other people abilities.
Limits
Mr. Dood
Mr. Dood is quite skilled with his ability, being able to give anybody any ability at will. He has stated and demonstrated that his ability, like Arthur Petrelli's ability, or his son's ability, requires physical contact and active concentration. Mr. Dood has stated that his ability doesn't work through clothes, and he has also only used his ability when in direct, skin-to-skin contact with somebody.
He can give abilities to people who already have abilities, shown when he implants random mimicry into ERROR, who already had intuitive aptitude. He was also theorized to implant empathic mimicry into Sylar, but this theory has been confirmed to be false, as Sylar has been confirmed to not hold empathic mimicry. If he does so before they manifest their ability, then they only partially manifest their original ability until the bestowed ability fades. When it does, the original ability fully manifests. This may be how Matt Parkman gained precognition, though the ability must have been given after he manifested, because otherwise, he would only have partially manifested telepathy.
When Mr. Dood uses his ability on somebody, he can choose what ability they get. However, he can only give one ability per person, and given abilities are considered separate from all of the other abilities owned by the person, and is considered one of their innate abilities. Also, this ability does not alter blood chemistry. If Mr. Dood gives an ability to somebody that they wouldn't get from the formula, their gained ability will fade away after a while. How long this "while" is gets longer as Mr. Dood's skill increases. His current time limit is fourteen years. Fading abilities fade away with all abilities gained with the fading ability. Once the ability fades, Mr. Dood can implant another ability. Implanted abilities do not fade if the original innate ability has already manifested.
Mr. Dood cannot give himself an ability, though he can give other people his ability. Also, bestowed abilities are considered synthetic, and can be absorbed. He can also give an "incomplete" ability, i.e. an ability with a mutation. He has demonstrated this application only once, though it seems to be just as easy as the other applications.
Mr. Dood (Explosion and Exposed Future)
These future Mr. Doods have both demonstrated the ability to implant an "incomplete" ability, and that action seems to be just as easy as implanting a "complete" ability. They can even choose exactly what mutation the "victim" gets, and also when the mutation begins to take affect, and even the progression rate of the mutation. These Mr. Doods can only give one mutation per ability, though they can give a "mutated" ability to someone who already has one.
Both future Mr. Doods have demonstrated the ability to permanently implant an ability in an evolved human who hasn't manifested. This other innate ability will not hinder the manifestation of the original innate ability, and again, will not fade. They can choose to temporarily implant an ability into an evolved human who hasn't manifested.
Other than the above two things, both future Mr. Doods have the same limitations as the present Mr. Dood.
Mr. Dood (Distant Future)
This future Mr. Dood has been actively trying to improve his ability, but has demonstrated the same limitations as the above future Mr. Doods, suggesting that those Mr. Doods have mastered their ability. This was confirmed in a later interview.