Examples of phasing

Phasing is the ability to move through solid matter. A full list of examples of the power in action follows.

Season One Examples

• D.L. phases through the wall of Niki's house. (Hiros, Better Halves)
• D.L. first experiences his power escaping from a pair of handcuffs at a police station. He later walks through the wall of a prison in order to escape. (Snapshots)
• D.L. opens a door that was locked; this is probably accomplished through phasing. (Better Halves)
• D.L. phases his arm into Jessica's chest, incapacitating her. (Better Halves)
• D.L. puts his hand through a closed car window to unlock the door. (Nothing to Hide)
• After being shot in the arm, D.L. phases a bullet through his head to avoid death. (Fallout)
• D.L. reaches through a cabin door to unlock it from the inside. (Fallout)
• While speaking to an imprisoned Niki, D.L. reaches through the glass to hold her hand. (Godsend)
• D.L. walks through the walls of a secure, padded room to visit Niki. (The Fix)
• In 2011, "Nathan" phases through a wall and encounters Peter, and is forced to reveal himself as Sylar when Peter remarks, "My brother can't walk through walls". (Five Years Gone)
• D.L. phases both himself and Jessica through the wall of Linderman's archives. (The Hard Part)
• D.L. phases himself and Jessica into Nathan's office. (Landslide)
• D.L. phases himself and Jessica through guard rails in the Company facility and into Linderman's office. (Landslide)
• D.L. reaches into Linderman's skull and removes his blood-soaked hand, leaving blood on Linderman's hair. (Landslide)
• D.L. manages to phase himself and Niki out of Linderman's office before security arrives. (How to Stop an Exploding Man)

Season Two Examples

• Peter escapes his bonds by phasing his wrists through the rope that holds him. (Lizards)
• Peter phases through a wall to escape his cell. (Four Months Ago...)
• D.L phases in and out of a building on fire to rescue a young girl. (Four Months Ago...)
• D.L lets a skanky guy's punch phase through his head when trying to protect Niki from him. (Four Months Ago...)
• Peter phases into and out of Adam's cell, whilst collecting him to escape The Company. (Four Months Ago...)
• D.L. phases straight down through multiple floors and across walls of a burning home. (Man on Fire)
• Samir extends his ability to Daphne, allowing her to phase through the security glass from Mona Lisa in order to steal it. (Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, Part 1)
• Samir phases through the floor to try to escape from Sabine and Julien. (Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, Part 1)
• Samir becomes intangible when Julien Dumont tries to grab him. (Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, Part 1)

Gallery

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  D.L.'s first manifestation of his power came quite by surprise.
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  With his family on his mind, D.L. practices phasing.
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  D.L. escapes the Nevada State Penitentiary by phasing through its walls.
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  D.L. phases out of a wall in the The Sanderses' home to attack Jessica.
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  D.L. phases through Jessica's body.
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  D.L. reaches through a car's window glass...
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  ... and open's the door to rescue a woman trapped inside.
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  As Jessica aims, D.L. phases to save his life.
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  D.L. phases to get into a cabin.
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  Prisons have never proved an obstacle for D.L.
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  D.L. phases into Niki's padded room for an unauthorized visit.
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  Sylar sticks his hand through a door...
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  ...and pulls Peter to the other side.
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  D.L. and Jessica enter the archives to find Linderman.
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  D.L. and Jessica don't need security access.
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  The two enter Linderman's office the hard way.
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  D.L. phases his hand into the back of Mr. Linderman's head...
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  ...until the man dies.
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  Peter phases through some ropes binding him...
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  ...until he's free from them.
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  D.L. rescues a six-year-old girl by taking her with him.
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  D.L. phases to avoid a skanky guy's punch.
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  Peter manages to call phasing...
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  ...to walk through a wall...
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  ...and escape with Adam.
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  D.L. phases from the second floor to the first floor of a burning home...
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  ...and then into the basement.
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  He phases through the walls of the basement to get to the gas.
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  Samir helps Daphne steal Mona Lisa.
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  Samir phases through the floor to escape from agents Sabine and Julien
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  Samir phases through Julien Dumont, evading his attack.