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Rapid cell regeneration

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Rapid cell regeneration

Claire watches her hand regenerate
Originally held by: Claire Bennet
Absorbed by: Peter Petrelli
Ability to: Regenerate cells
Examples of rapid cell regeneration

Rapid cell regeneration is the ability to regenerate cells at an increased rate, resulting in physical injuries healing in a matter of seconds or minutes.

Characters

Limits

This ability does not move displaced parts of the body back into the correct location. After filming the videotape, Claire had to manually re-insert her displaced ribs before the flesh on her ribcage would heal (Genesis), and Peter Petrelli had to manually rotate his broken foot to the correct orientation before it would heal while he was mimicking Claire's power. (Homecoming)

Claire's regeneration will not work correctly if a foreign object obstructs the wound. Claire's power can expel small objects (such as a bullet) lodged in her body (Company Man). This is especially true of foreign objects lodged in the brain. After Brody "killed" Claire, she did not begin to regenerate until the coroner removed the tree branch lodged in her brain. Peter experienced a similar situation with a piece of glass in the back of his head (.07%). This limitation is presumably related to the importance of the brain in the nature of evolved humans, as theorized by Chandra Suresh (One Giant Leap). A more graphic example of this is future Claire's presumed death at the hands of Sylar ( Five Years Gone); when Sylar removes her brain after slicing her head open, she presumably dies afterwards.

Typically, Claire's blood does not return to its place in her body when an associated wound heals, although it can if the wound is small and her blood has not spread far from it (the only example being when her brother stapled her hand). She is consistently covered with blood following a serious injury; Mr. Muggles even ingested some.

Claire certainly feels her injuries -- she cried out from having a staple put into her hand -- but the pain does not incapacitate her in the way it would an ordinary person. Instead, Claire seems to feel relatively little pain from even severe injuries, such as third-degree burns and compound fractures. Because Claire hardly even winces when she undergoes such trauma as having her neck completely broken, the pain she appears to feel could in fact be only the pressure exerted on her body (or the shock, like when she is stapled by her brother).

Selected Examples

  • Claire's hand accidentally crashes through a plate of glass and heals completely shortly thereafter. (Six Months Ago)
  • Claire and Zach record a videotape of herself being seriously injured, and recovering from the injuries every time. (Genesis)
  • Claire casually replaces her exposed ribs, and the wound heals instantly. (Genesis)
  • Claire is accidentally tackled by a football player, snapping her neck. (Don't Look Back)
  • Claire awakens on the autopsy table after a tree branch was removed from her brain, effectively having regenerated back to life. (One Giant Leap)
  • Both Claire and Peter completely regenerate from injuries inflicted by Sylar. (Homecoming)
  • Claire jumps off the platform at the abandoned refinery again; she heals on camera, and pushes her collarbone back in place. (Godsend)
  • Claire demonstrates her abilities to her birth mother by slicing her arm with a butcher knife. (Distractions)
  • Claire heals a gunshot wound, a small radiation burn on her neck, and massive radiation burns. She is able to approach and sedate Ted Sprague while exposed to radiation intense enough to set the walls and furniture on fire. (Company Man, Family Man)

Memorable Quotes

"I have busted, like, every bone in my body, stabbed myself in the chest, I've shoved a two-foot steel rod through my neck, and I don't have a scratch on me!"

- Claire (Genesis)


"I think I died."

"I've died before. It's no big deal."

- Peter, Claire (Fallout)


"You threw me. Off of a 30-story building! If I didn't regenerate, I'd be dead!"

- Peter (to Claude (Distractions)

Notes

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Abilities

Ability absorptionAbility replicationActivation and deactivationAdoptive muscle memoryAlchemyAlejandro's abilityAquatic breathingClairsentienceClairvoyanceCloakingCloningCyberpathyDisintegrationDream manipulationElectric manipulationElemental controlEmpathic mimicryEmpathyEnhanced hearingEnhanced memoryEnhanced strengthEnhanced strength and sensesEnhanced synesthesiaFire breathingFlightFreezingGravitational manipulationHachiro's abilityHealingHealing touchHeat generationIllusionImage projectionImpenetrable skinInduced radioactivityIntuitive aptitudeInvisibilityLie detectionLuke's abilityMagnetismMeltingMemory manipulationMemory storageMental manipulationMetal mimicryMicrowave emissionMiko's abilityMist mimicryPersuasionPhasingPlant growthPoison emissionPossessionPrecognitionPrecognitive dreamingPuppet masterPyrokinesisRapid cell regenerationSedationSeismic burstShape shiftingShatteringSound manipulationSpace-time manipulationSpontaneous combustionSuper speedSuperchargingTechnopathyTelekinesisTelepathyTerrakinesisUmbrakinesisWeather control

Evolutions Abilities

Accelerated probabilityAcidic bloodAge transferalAnimal controlBelief inductionCarbon isolation and formationConstrictionDanger sensingDavid's abilityDimension hoppingDimensional storageEmpathic manipulationEnhanced breathEnhanced teleportingExtraskeletal manipulationFireworks creationHealth optimizingInflammationLight absorptionLight manipulationNerve manipulationNon-biological duplicationPhoenix mimicryPlasmakinesisPrimal rageProbability computationRock formationShiftingTeleportationTemporal rewindWater generationWater mimicry

Graphic Novel Abilities

Ability augmentationAcid secretionAge shiftingAppearance alterationAura absorptionBliss and horrorBone spike protrusionChlorine gas exudationCrumplingDehydrationDisintegration touchElasticityElectrical absorptionEnergy absorption, transference, and redirectionFire castingForcefieldsFuture terrorist's abilityGold mimicryGranulationGreen energy blastImprintingLaser emissionLevitationLuminescenceLung adaptationMass manipulationMediumshipNerve gas emissionNeurocognitive deficitOil secretionOmnilingualismPlant manipulationSound absorptionSpider mimicryTelescopic visionWall crawling

See Also: Ability developmentAbility extensionAbility heredityAbility immunityAbility lossAbility theftBrain examinationBrain penetrationUnnamed abilitiesExamples of simultaneous ability useEye alterationList of abilitiesList of abilities with multiple usersParadoxProphecyRiftPowerExamples of rapid cell regeneration