Theory:Cloaking

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Theory	Citations	Notes
Teddy cloaked the carnival so the police would not be able to pursue Sylar.	The carnival is gone from the clearing after Sylar enters, leaving the police to stare at nothing.	+ Teddy and his ability are introduced the episode right after Sylar comes into the carnival. This could be a plot device to explain how Sylar got away. • It isn't known if cloaking can also hide sounds. - The police would no doubt have searched the area. A bunch of invisible objects would have been extremely suspicious. • Not without a doubt. They could have felt spooked when their subject seemed to vanish. And Sylar had already demonstrated to them that he was not like their usual perp. • It doesn't matter what a suspect can do; if a murderer is running for it, the police are duty-bound to chase after him.
Cloaking can also be used to cover sounds, smells and the touch of an object, not just its visual appearance.	None	+ If Teddy covered the carnival, he would have had to also be able to mask the noises and smell of carnival food from outsiders. + It could be an ability extension to further differentiate it from invisibility. - Invisibility turns a person invisible, and can be extended to other subjects while its user is still invisible. Teddy made the trolley disappear, but he was still visible. - Hiding something from all five senses would make it nerve manipulation. + Cloaking could work by simply covering the object/person in a field which light bends around and from which nothing can exit. • It hasn't been confirmed yet that Teddy and the Watcher aren't the same person - there are too many similarities between them. - Teddy isn't the Watcher. The Watcher has stated that he is not a carny. • The Watcher said he wasn't like them. He believes himself to be above the 'silly' notion of all evolved humans being 'cousins'. • The Watcher has been seen by Samuel and the rest, there was no hint of recognition.