User:Ricard Desi/Ability Classification

Trying to map out likely abilities using some predetermined facets of powers the show's given us. Definitely a work-in-progress (and ugly tables).

Any abilities labeled "(user's name)'s ability" will be given a name for easier classification. I am not suggesting those should necessarily be their names, but it makes it way easier to try and place somewhere if the name helps imply boundaries.

Classification in process:

Physical abilities

Biological abilities

General abilities

• Adoptive muscle memory

Classification: Biological Mimicry

Exhibited by Monica Dawson of New Orleans, LA

Adoptive muscle memory is the ability to replicate any physical action the user witnesses.

• Appearance alteration

Classification: Biological Alteration

Formerly exhibited by Connie Logan of New York City, NY

Appearance alteration is the ability to alter the physical appearance of another person.

Note: This ability is very similar to illusion. Appearance alteration affects the physical body, while illusion affects perception.

• Constriction

Classification: Biological Reduction

Formerly exhibited by Company Agent Codename: "The Constrictor"

Constriction is the ability to mimic the actions of a constrictor snake, including physical restraint through tight squeezing and numbing through touch.

Specific abilities

• Cloning
• Crumpling
• Elasticity
• Enhanced hearing
• Enhanced strength
• Impenetrable skin
• Lung adaptation
• Spike protrusion
• Super speed
• Telescopic vision

Spatiotemporal abilities

• Body insertion
• Gravitational manipulation
• Phasing
• Space-time manipulation

Classification: Spatiotemporal Manipulation

Formerly exhibited by Hiro Nakamura of Tokyo, Japan

Formerly replicated by Peter Petrelli of New York City, NY through empathic mimicry

Formerly replicated by Arthur Petrelli of New York City, NY through power absorption

Space-time manipulation is the ability to manipulate the space-time continuum.

Note: This ability has three aspects: teleportation, time manipulation, and time travel.

• Teleportation

Classification: Spatial Manipulation

Exhibited by Pvt. Rachel Mills, USMC of Calabasas, CA

Formerly exhibited by Manuel Garcia of Levittown, NY

Formerly exhibited by Hiro Nakamura of Tokyo, Japan as an aspect of space-time manipulation

Formerly replicated by Peter Petrelli of New York City, NY as an aspect of space-time manipulation through empathic mimicry

Formerly replicated by Arthur Petrelli of New York City, NY as an aspect of space-time manipulation through power absorption

Teleportation is the ability to instantly travel between two locations.

• Time manipulation

Classification: Temporal Manipulation

Formerly exhibited by Hiro Nakamura of Tokyo, Japan as an aspect of space-time manipulation

Time manipulation is the ability to alter the flow of time.

• Time travel

Classification: Temporal Alteration

Formerly exhibited by Hiro Nakamura of Tokyo, Japan as an aspect of space-time manipulation

Formerly replicated by Peter Petrelli of New York City, NY as an aspect of space-time manipulation through empathic mimicry

Formerly replicated by Arthur Petrelli of New York City, NY as an aspect of space-time manipulation through power absorption

Formerly replicated by Daphne Millbrook of Lawrence, KS through supercharged super speed

Time travel is the ability to instantly travel between two time periods.

Mental abilities

• Accelerated probability (focus will be the perception, not the physical super speed)
• Acid secretion
• Alchemy
• Alejandro's ability (Poison absorption)
• Bliss and horror
• Chlorine gas exudation
• Clairsentience
• Clairvoyance
• Dehydration
• Disintegration touch
• Dream manipulation
• Edward's ability (Accelerated probability)
• Electric manipulation
• Electrical absorption
• Electronic communication
• Enhanced memory
• Flight
• Forcefield projection
• Freezing
• Future terrorist's ability (Microwave emission)
• Illusion
• Induced radioactivity
• Invisibility
• Laser emission
• Levitation
• Lie detection
• Luminescence
• Magnetism
• Mediumship
• Melting
• Mental manipulation
• Metal mimicry
• Nerve gas emission
• Neurocognitive deficit
• Omnilingualism
• Persuasion
• Plant growth
• Plant manipulation
• Poison emission
• Precognition
• Precognitive dreaming
• Primal rage
• Puppet master
• Pyrokinesis
• Sound absorption
• Sound manipulation
• Technopathy
• Telekinesis
• Telepathy
• Shattering (Pistol mimicry)
• Water mimicry

Special abilities

• Ability supercharging
• Aura absorption
• David's ability (Predator mutation)
• Empathic mimicry
• Healing
• Intuitive aptitude
• Mohinder's ability (Insect mutation)
• Power absorption
• Rapid cell regeneration

			Amplification	Mimicry	Manipulation	Transformation	Reduction
P h y s i c a l	Physiological	General	Enhanced strength Rapid cell regeneration	Adoptive muscle memory	Puppet master	Appearance alteration	Body insertion Constriction
		Specific	Enhanced hearing Healing Impenetrable skin Super speed Telescopic vision	Cloning Lung adaptation	Elasticity Hair manipulation Size alteration	Phasing Spike protrusion	Crumpling Poison emission
	Spatiotemporal	Spatial	Telekinesis		Gravitational manipulation Teleportation	Invisibility	Clairvoyance
		Temporal	Precognition		Time manipulation	Time travel
M e n t a l	Cerebral	General			Telepathy	Reality distortion	Mental manipulation
		Function	Omnilingualism	Intuitive aptitude	Illusion	Bliss and horror	Nervous system manipulation
		Thought		Lie detection	Persuasion		Primal rage
		Memory	Enhanced memory	Clairsentience
		Dream	Precognitive dreaming		Dream manipulation
	Elemental	Fire			Pyrokinesis	Alchemy Melting
		Water		Water mimicry	Freezing		Dehydration
		Earth	Plant growth Seismic blast		Plant manipulation
		Air		Gas mimicry	Flight Levitation		Deoxygenation
		Electricity		Electric mimicry Electronic communication Technopathy	Electric manipulation		Electrical absorption
		Metal		Metal mimicry	Magnetism		Corrosion
		Sound	Sound manipulation				Sound absorption
		Light	Luminescence	Shadow mimicry	Laser emission
		Energy	Induced explosion Induced radioactivity		Forcefield manipulation		Disintegration touch
*	Ability		Ability supercharging	Empathic mimicry	Power absorption