Honestly, I don't think he knew she had a power until he came in close contact.
Another theory here..
What if one of the powers Sylar absorbed before we were able to track him as the ability to sense others like himself?
I mean, they had that kind of feeling in Highlander, and Star Wars. People with the gift could tell when others like them were near and around. Who's to say that there isn't this power out there somewhere?
Granted, the show hasn't come out and said it, and Sylar could very well still be going off of Chandra's Map and List of currently known powers.
However, before we even start to track Sylar, we meet Audrey and Matt, and get the impression that there's been quite a few other killings before the Walker's house. If this is so, then there's got to be the underlying assumption that there's more to Sylar than just meets the eye as well.
As to the roach, I have to agree. And you also have the narraration at the start of "Genesis" talking about cockroaches. If not for all these similar threads, I'd discount it all, but Tim seems to be making a point about these creatures, so there's got to be some kind of twisted plot going on over them as well.
Nice mental picture about the head-only Sylar running around. That would remind me of some kind of TK wielding alien on a plate. Kind of like a TMNT wannabe hero. Thanks for the idea there Twister!
Ok like i spent 30 minutes writing my theory on whether sylar can steal a roach's traits and other animals and no one responded....not that you have to but i just want to hear others' thoughts on the subject.so here it is again because i'm sure no one will see it now that this thread has taken a turn to whether sylar has charlie's ability or not... so here it is again....at least popkorn give me a response?
You know i really wanted to believe the whole sylar studied the roaches brain or ate it theory...but now i can't. If sylar can study or eat a roach's brain to fake dead or come back from the dead or whatever then that would or should mean that he could do that to any animal or insect and gain their traits. But also....that might explain some of the things we see from sylar that are more than human such as how some say he has super speed or super strength. these have been opposed by others by saying that those are just forms of his telekinesis...but what if sylar CAN take things from animals or insects? if he can take something like that from a cockroach then he should pretty much be able to do that to any other animal or insect. why not take a dog's keen sense of hearing and smell...or a cat's ability to see better at night. I'm sure you catch my drift. but i don't know if they'll go that far as to give sylar the ability to do THAT as well. so i'm not so sure he took anything from the cockroach and it's just a symbol. but here's hoping for something more.
After all, it's one thing to insinuate that Sylar is willing to eat a bug, and another to have him out there taking out cats and dogs for their innate abilities that are more sensitive than ours.
That's like saying that because he's ingested the brain of a cat, he'll have better night clarity, and be able to land on his feet when he falls. However, the drawback is him having to habitually clean himself, and hairballs...
Or having the more intense hearing and sense of smell from a dog, but the drawback of needing to lick himself, and chase cars..
I'm not really trying to shoot down the idea, but with each pro there has to be a con of some sort. Newton's law demands this. We've seen in the show how just because someone has a power doesn't mean that they're invincible, they just have a better edge against someone with no powers. However, if the person with no powers can catch this hero unawares, it doesn't really matter what power the hero has, as they're still caught.
Thus my take is that I think Sylar has the ability to study the roach, but I don't think he ate the brain. I think he just took what he wanted from it for his own survival, then went..
What he is trying to say (I think) is if Sylar can eat a roach and get the roach's abilities, then what would stop him from eating a cat's brain so he could always land on his feet or eating a dog's brain so he could have super sensitive hearing and smell and see really well at night or eating a bird's brain so he could fly and lay eggs. See, pretty unbelievable right? Thus, he probably did not eat or study the roach's brain and the the roach is symbolic only.
Honestly, I don't think he knew she had a power until he came in close contact.
Another theory here..
What if one of the powers Sylar absorbed before we were able to track him as the ability to sense others like himself?
I mean, they had that kind of feeling in Highlander, and Star Wars. People with the gift could tell when others like them were near and around. Who's to say that there isn't this power out there somewhere?
Granted, the show hasn't come out and said it, and Sylar could very well still be going off of Chandra's Map and List of currently known powers.
However, before we even start to track Sylar, we meet Audrey and Matt, and get the impression that there's been quite a few other killings before the Walker's house. If this is so, then there's got to be the underlying assumption that there's more to Sylar than just meets the eye as well.
As to the roach, I have to agree. And you also have the narraration at the start of "Genesis" talking about cockroaches. If not for all these similar threads, I'd discount it all, but Tim seems to be making a point about these creatures, so there's got to be some kind of twisted plot going on over them as well.
Nice mental picture about the head-only Sylar running around. That would remind me of some kind of TK wielding alien on a plate. Kind of like a TMNT wannabe hero. Thanks for the idea there Twister!
From everything we've seen, I think its safe to say Sylar does not have the ability to sense those empowered, and most likely has to see what their ability is first to be able to know how to use it. That is why he studied Charlie first. That is why he had Zane demonstrate his power, rather than bursting in, slicing away, and acquiring.
Honestly, I don't think he knew she had a power until he came in close contact.
Another theory here..
What if one of the powers Sylar absorbed before we were able to track him as the ability to sense others like himself?
I mean, they had that kind of feeling in Highlander, and Star Wars. People with the gift could tell when others like them were near and around. Who's to say that there isn't this power out there somewhere?
Granted, the show hasn't come out and said it, and Sylar could very well still be going off of Chandra's Map and List of currently known powers.
However, before we even start to track Sylar, we meet Audrey and Matt, and get the impression that there's been quite a few other killings before the Walker's house. If this is so, then there's got to be the underlying assumption that there's more to Sylar than just meets the eye as well.
As to the roach, I have to agree. And you also have the narraration at the start of "Genesis" talking about cockroaches. If not for all these similar threads, I'd discount it all, but Tim seems to be making a point about these creatures, so there's got to be some kind of twisted plot going on over them as well.
Nice mental picture about the head-only Sylar running around. That would remind me of some kind of TK wielding alien on a plate. Kind of like a TMNT wannabe hero. Thanks for the idea there Twister!
From everything we've seen, I think its safe to say Sylar does not have the ability to sense those empowered, and most likely has to see what their ability is first to be able to know how to use it. That is why he studied Charlie first. That is why he had Zane demonstrate his power, rather than bursting in, slicing away, and acquiring.
You could be right there but we still need to explain the freezing ability was that intentional to freeze the man in Molly's house
From everything we've seen, I think its safe to say Sylar does not have the ability to sense those empowered, and most likely has to see what their ability is first to be able to know how to use it. That is why he studied Charlie first. That is why he had Zane demonstrate his power, rather than bursting in, slicing away, and acquiring.
I for one, though, would love to see that power in action. I'd love to find out how the writers would use such a character - most likely, I'm guessing, for the "side" of "evil," which would probably mean Sylar (since, if he did meet up with someone who had this power, he would immediately dispose of him/her and acquire the ability).
What if there eventually is a character who pops up with this ability, but to spice things up, the writers give the character the power to not only sense other specials and what their abilities are, but also to be able to nullify any powers so that they cannot be used on him/herself. In that regard, Sylar wouldn't be able to TK his/her head open, but would have to cut it off the old fashioned, Brian Davis method. Even then, however, Sylar's ability of "seeing how things work" might not work on a brain that possess the ability to nullify all abilities. Bah, now my mind is really wandering into Crazy Theory Land. And I am also going off-topic. Sorrrrrry
So, Sylar's power is seeing how things work. Just because you know how something works, doesn't necessarily mean you can adapt that skill to yourself. So, he busts open a roach, sees it has that stomach-brain <--- [very technical term] and all that other crazy cockroach stuff to keep it functioning (I refuse to call a headless cockroach "alive." Same thing goes for chickens), but can he adapt anything he sees to himself? Bits and pieces of things he dissects that fit with his physiology, I think so-- like slowing his heart rate to survive an oxygen-deprived state. But, just because he could dissect a bird and understand how the muscles, ligaments and bone structure in its wings allow it to fly doesn't mean that Sylar can actually fly. Nibbling on cat brain one night wouldn't increase the number of rods in his eyes (which raise contrast and create better night vision)... Or would it?
Then again, if he couldn't steal abilities by seeing how they tick, he'd still be stuck smashing away at what's left of the telekine's head. (Is that the correct term?)
But, really, I'll be thrilled if it turns out that he learned how to stop his vital functions from a cockroach. Or maybe he met an Aborigine along the way.
*comes back after grabbing a snack, does some thinking* According to the wiki: a cockroach can slow down its heart rate (I did a lot of searching, and couldn't find the actual BPM's). It can hold its breath for 45 minutes. Its radiation resistance is about 6 to fifteen times that of a human, since cells are most vulnerable to radiation when dividing, which roach cells do weekly, at the upper limit. They can survive on very little food (picture Sylar getting all his sustenance from the back of a postage stamp).
So, after jumping around on what I think is possible (heh), I guess I can see him utilizing cockroach skillz to fool a scientist. I think it all depends on how limited his power of seeing how things work is.
He should eat monkey brains so he can grow a tail!!
Ok, Seriously though, my vote is for him not learning from the cockroach. It is said that the only thing to survive a nuclear explosion will be cockroaches, so I think that the roach is serving as a metaphor for surviving and adapting... maybe even surviving the nuke. Mohinder killed a roach early on so maybe that means that he will not/can not adapt and thus will not survive. The roach is merely a theme...
Or maybe there is a super out there who has the ability to telepathically control and talk to roaches (or any insect). He can see and hear what they see and hear. He works for the "Company" and has sent out his spies to spy on other known supers and Mohinder. Roaches adapt well, usually go unnoticed, can squeeze into tight places, and are quiet.
So, I am not being 100% serious about the "bugman" but I am serious about the fact that I think the roach did not improve Sylar's skills.
As we saw in "Parasite" Sylar _is_ the parasite. Thus, my take on the whole metaphor is that Sylar is the roach.. He does what he has to in order to survive. Thus, he becomes the roach.. Feigning death, defying convention to keep himself alive, whatever the cost..
As we saw in "Parasite" Sylar _is_ the parasite. Thus, my take on the whole metaphor is that Sylar is the roach.. He does what he has to in order to survive. Thus, he becomes the roach.. Feigning death, defying convention to keep himself alive, whatever the cost..
Thoughts?
OK, I going to be obnoxious for a second: roaches aren't parasites. Although they resemble Sylar in that they are disgusting creatures that live in hiding and steal/scavenge/gather sustenance from others.
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