User:Unlikely Hiro/ACTBS/Characters/Peter Petrelli
| Peter Petrelli | |
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| Portrayed by | Milo Ventimiglia |
| First appearance | In His Own Image |
| In-story stats | |
| Known abilities | Empathic mimicry Known abilities mimicked: Precognitive dreaming, Flight, Telekinesis, Precognition |
| Nicknames | Pete, Petey |
| Gender | |
| Age | 26 |
| Date of birth | December 23, 1979 |
| Home | New York, NY |
| Occupation | Home hospice nurse |
| Significant other | Simone Deveaux |
| Parents | Angela Petrelli, Arthur Petrelli |
| Grandparents | Paternal grandparent: Mrs. Petrelli (deceased) Maternal grandparents: Mr. Shaw (deceased), Mrs. Shaw (deceased) |
| Sibling | Nathan Petrelli |
| Other relatives | Niece: Claire Bennet Nephews: Simon Petrelli, Monty Petrelli, Paternal uncle: Tim Petrelli Maternal Aunt: Alice Shaw |
Peter Petrelli is the younger son of Arthur and Angela Petrelli, and Nathan's brother, and worked as a common hospice nurse caring for Charles Deveaux while living in New York City. Peter appeared to his family as a hopeless dreamer, who believed he had a greater place in life than just saving one life at a time. He discovered he was an evolved human who had the ability to absorb and use the powers of other evolved humans.
Character History
In His Own Image
Peter stops by Chandra's apartment, where he meets with Brian Davis. Brian Davis confirms he has the ability of empathic mimicry and tells him to go practice until Chandra returns from his trip with Sylar.
Moonshadow
While riding the subway home, Peter is visited by a future version of Hiro Nakamura, who tells him "save the salesman, save the world."
Come Together
Peter finishes Isaac's painting, showing Mr. Bennet dead from a gunshot wound. Then, when Present Hiro calls, Peter relays his future self's message to him.
Evolved Human Abilities
Much mystery surrounded Peter's status and abilities, or lack thereof, early in the series. While every main character was said outright to have a power in press releases, Peter was simply billed as "trying to convince his brother he can fly". Later, after his brother flew, Peter himself displayed the ability to levitate not long afterward (Don't Look Back). Peter is actually an empathic mimic who duplicates the powers of others. His crude levitation sketch shows that he gained Isaac's ability to draw the future, but without needing to be induced by drugs (Don't Look Back). Later, Peter visits Isaac and finishes Isaac's painting without the aid of heroin or any other drug (Come Together).
Early on, Peter's duplicated powers typically only lasted while the person he was mimicking was nearby. He was unable to fly when not in the presence of Nathan, but he was still able to use Isaac's precognition the day after he met him (Don't Look Back).
While Peter's crude stick figure drawings originally seemed to indicate that he could duplicate only someone's powers, and not their skills, the painting he completed at Isaac's studio seems fairly well done (though not of the same style). This could indicate that his ability is maturing and developing, much like the others with powers.
After Peter first discovered his powers, he generally used one power at any given time. As he gained greater control over his ability, Peter demonstrated that he was able to access multiple powers at once.
Abilities Mimicked
To date, Peter has conclusively duplicated the abilities of:
- Precognitive dreaming from Angela Petrelli (Genesis)
- Flight from Nathan Petrelli (Genesis)
- Telekinesis from Brian Davis (In His Own Image)
- Precognition from Isaac Mendez (Come Together)
Abilities Exposed To
Other evolved humans had been within Peter's proximity, exposing him to their abilities. However, Peter never exhibited these abilities:
- Healing (from Daniel Linderman in Villains)
- Ability absorption (from Arthur Petrelli in Villains)