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Heroes Wiki:Ability name origination
| 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 |
The names Heroes Wiki has chosen for the many evolved human abilities depicted in Heroes have originated from a variety of sources. Due to the potential for multiple potential names for an ability, naming conventions are used to classify the names into levels of increasing canonicity. These conventions are based on the source of the name and are used in order to determine the most appropriate name for Heroes Wiki to use when documenting the ability. This article lists the level of source(s) for each chosen name and the related references, if any.
| Name | Type of source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Adoptive muscle memory | Canon | The Line |
| Alchemy | Secondary | CBR BtE |
| Alejandro's ability | Possessor | None |
| Bliss and horror | Near-canon description | Text from It Takes a Village, Part 1 |
| Clairsentience | Near-canon | So named by Chandra in Activating Evolution, according to Bridget Bailey |
| Clairvoyance | Canon | Genesis Files |
| Crumpling | Near-canon description | Normal Lives |
| Dehydration | Near-canon description | Golden Handshake |
| Dream manipulation | Descriptive | None |
| Electromagnetism | Descriptive | None |
| Electrical absorption | Near-canon | Blackout, Part 2 |
| Electronic data transception | Descriptive | None |
| Empathic mimicry | Descriptive | Based on statement by Claude |
| Enhanced hearing | Descriptive | None |
| Enhanced memory | Descriptive | None |
| Enhanced speed | Common Name | None |
| Flight | Canon description | Peter says, "I think I can fly." (Genesis) |
| Freezing | Canon description | Sylar says he could "freeze things" (The Line) |
| Healing | Canon description | Nathan asks "what could you possibly know about healing?" (.07%) |
| Illusion | Canon | Said by Candice in Kindred |
| Induced radioactivity | Canon | Genesis Files |
| Intuitive aptitude | Descriptive | None |
| Invisibility | Canon | Godsend |
| Lightning | Canon | Four Months Later... |
| Melting | Secondary | Adam Armus described it as melting in an episode commentary |
| Mental manipulation | Descriptive | None |
| Omnilingualism | Common name | None |
| Persuasion | Canon | Fallout |
| Phasing | Canon | Future Hiro says, "D.L. can phase inside the buildings." (Five Years Gone) |
| Plant growth | Descriptive | None |
| Poison emission | Canon description | Maya "emits a plague ... that makes people sick"--Tim Kring, episode commentary for The Kindness of Strangers; Maya uses the word "poison" to describe her ability. (Powerless) |
| Precognition | Canon description | Eden calls Isaac a "precog" (Better Halves) |
| Pyrokinesis | Common Name | Based on parapsychology, films, comics, and television |
| Rapid cell regeneration | Canon | Genesis Files |
| Replication | Near-canon | Revolutionary War, Part 2 |
| Space-time manipulation | Canon | Hiro's comment in Genesis |
| Super strength | Canon | Powerless |
| Technopathy | Common Name | Based on use in other works |
| Telekinesis | Canon | Six Months Ago, Unexpected |
| Telepathy | Canon | Mozaic file |
| Water mimicry | Near-canon description | Paraphrased from Team Building Exercise |