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stonegroove007 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Regarding Sylar's ability: in his fight against Fear-man, i sort of got the impression that he got his power then and there, without the head-cutting, etc. He says something like "I understand how your power works; I'm not afraid of you". And then he like BLASTS the guy.... was he using fear-man's own fear against him? Does he even have to cut heads to get the power? As for this tying into Peter, I have no clue.... but it was an interesting thought nonetheless.

BHustonM · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

I think that the writers were trying to explain Sylar's ability without a drawn out speech. Here is what I gather: Sylar told Knox that he understood how his ability worked. He got his power from the fear of others, which is why Syalr said that he wasnt scared of him (but the boy was). Knox seemed to "suck" up teh fear and turn it into power. Sylar had talked about understanding and having a hunger for understanding. Peter with Nathan also spoke about understanding Nathan's intentions and emotions and said that Nathan believed what he was doing was right but was actually wrong. So I think that Sylar (& now Peter) has a way of seeing how things/people work. How their emotions play into their abilities and rationale and may even see them as broken... like Peter seemed to do with Nathan.

But why do you need to take the heads off? (Peter cut right to left which was backwards from Sylar) Did it not seem that Peter fixed the watch by looking through the face? Or did he use TK to take the face off and fixed it with TK? If he can somehow see into objects then why not be able to see into heads without removin the top? This also doesnt fully explain Sylar either! So he can see how things work, how is he able to take abilities? Does he see how brains work and then fix his own brain? Wouldnt that imply something beyond just a simple "formula" to acquiring abilities?

popkorn615 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:30 am Post subject:

SuperBoot96 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

SuperBoot96 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:41 pm Post subject:

dang it...I missed a quotation mark
I had that I can't edit my own posts Very Happy

popkorn615 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject:

SuperBoot96 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject:

Okay, I watched it again, you're right.....he wasn't using Knox's power...but I like my misconception better than what actually happened Mr. Green

I still want to think that Gabriel progressed his ability to be able to fuse another power without having to open the head and examine the brain......I hope the writer's think so as well

popkorn615 · Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject:

stonegroove007 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

Ok you're not thinking of the fact that Knox could've been afraid of Gabriel in that confrontation.... I mean no matter what he'd become in the future, he did have a "killer" reputation. Knox was facing someone with who knows how many powers.... Who's to say he wasn't afraid, and that Gabriel didn't feed from that fear?

jocko7 · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

I don't think so. I understand what you're saying Stonegroove, but I agree with PK on this one. Sylar in the future is much keener and in tune with his Intuitive Aptitude and who knows what other powers. This was simply him wanting to protect his son WITHOUT resorting to outward physical use of powers.

I think that is the MORE IMPORTANT question. Several things I find fascinating about that scene are as follows:
1. Sylar refuses to use powers in front of "Noah". (only after Noah is killed does he.)
2. Sylar tells Peter to simply, "teleport out now!" (knowing had he done this, confrontation would have been avoided - via Intutive Aptitude.)
3. Only because Peter chooses to stay and "help", does he actually create more problems. (Butterfly Effect!)
4. Sylar is obviously capable of self sacrifice and unconditional love, as demonstrated via Noah. (On the other hand, we see in the past, Peter being the empathetic love everyone person while Sylar is the opposite. They are now meeting each other in the middle - in my opinion.)

SuperBoot96 · Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:57 am Post subject: