Talk:Mass manipulation

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
Note: The highlighted row represents the level of the source used to determine mass manipulation's name.
Source/Explanation
Name of ability is specifically given in the Primatech files (From the Files of Primatech, Part 5).

image

I uploaded a new image for this ability. It is better quality, and it juxtaposes Sylvia with the Deutsche Mark to show how small she is, rather than just showing her standing next to a wall. I'm not a big fan of split images, but I think it works in this case (at least until we hopefully get a new image in two weeks). I'm not tied to the image, but I do think it's a better choice than the one we had before. Feel free to discuss. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:09, 13 April 2010 (EDT)

• I think it works. It isn't painfully obvious that it's a split image and it provides a much clearer demonstration of the ability than the last one, which just showed a woman in spandex against a wall.--PJDEP - Talk - Polls and Opinions 22:23, 13 April 2010 (EDT)

Question about ability

How does this differ from Size alteration? It seems like the same ability with a different name.--Cro Magnon 11:38, 16 April 2010 (EDT)

• Maybe they are indeed the same ability, and the writers just did to humiliate us, or maybe there's more to Sylvia's ability than we've seen. Let's wait and see what FtFoP 6 holds. AltesUTC CH 12:48, 16 April 2010 (EDT)
  • Perhaps she can change her mass without changing her size (becoming heavier or lighter). --Ricard Desi 14:34, 16 April 2010 (EDT)