Sylar



Sylar is a superhuman from the TV show 'Heroes'. He has the ability to "work things out" (to understand how things work by just looking at them), and but his power comes with a 'hunger' (as it is called in the show) for other peoples powers. Originally, he had to cut peoples peoples heads off and examine their brains to take their powers, but he eventually "worked out" that he can duplicate powers of people without killing them. He continued to kill his victims however, as he found it fun.

The Start
His real name is Gabriel Gray and worked as a watch maker (which he was good at, thanks to his power allowing him to solve problems instantly). After a visit from Chandra Suresh, a biologist studying people with abilites, he became obsessed with being 'special'. However, his examination showed that he had no abilites at all. After Dr Suresh's visit, he tracked down Brian Davis, who had the power of Telekinesis. He discovered he can understand how Brain's power works, and murdered him, examining his brain and adopting the power himself. Some time after, he recieveed a visit from Elle Bishop who was secretly working for an organisation who monitors and finds people with abilites, named Primatech. She saved his life after he attempts suicide and befriended him, while also monitering his behaviour and ability. After she begins to feel for Sylar more than just a study, Primatech ordered her to introduce him to another 'special person'. She brought Trevor Zeitlan to his apartment and Trevor showed him his ability to shatter objects remotely. Sylar became jealous with Elle commenting on Trevor as 'special' and he began to attack him. When Elle fought him off with her power to control electricity he became angry at being lied to and through her away, telling her to get out of his apartment. He then killed Trevor and took his power. Elle fled to the truck and remarked that "[Primatech] turned him into a monster".

Sylar went on a power-hungry rampage and started killing people with powers, taking their abilities and using them to steal other ones. He showed a rapidly changing personality, killing people without emotion but then showing great deals of remorse. His changeble personality finally snapped after killing his mother accidentaly after showing her his telekinetic power. By the end of series 1 he had ammased a large arsenal of powers, but during series 2 he became infected with a virus that removes the abilites of superhumans. After the Series ended, he began his killing spree again gaining the ability to Regenerate rapidly from any injury. Despite his power, he was manipulated by both Angela and Arthur Petrelli who, despite opposing each other in the series, pretended to be his biological mother and father, playing on his need for love. At the end of Series 4 he was brainwashed by another superhuman, Matt Parkman, into believing he was Nathan Petrelli, who he had recently killed. This was helped by Sylar's new power of Shape-shifting allowing him to turn physically into Nathan. After struggling with the two conflicting minds in his head, the Sylar mind won and he began to act as Sylar again. After another telepathic meeting with Parkman his personality became less psychopathic and he began a new life. 

Powers
He has the power of "Intuitive Aptitude" which allows him to understand any problem. He used this in his normal life as a watch-maker, but the 'hunger' for knowledge that came with it soon drove him insane, and he began to aquire new abilites.

Aquired Abilites


 * Telekiesis (from Brian Davis)
 * Kinetic Projection (from Trevor Zeitlan
 * Cryokinesis (from James Walker)
 * Liquefication (from Zane Taylor)
 * Enhanced Hearing (from Dale Smither)
 * Precognition (from Isaac Mendez)
 * Radioactivity (from Ted Sprague)
 * Regeneration (from Claire Bennet)
 * Alchemy (from Bob Bishop)
 * Clairsentience (from Bridget Bailey)
 * Sound manipulation (from Jesse Murphy)
 * Electric manipulation (from Elle Bishop)
 * Lie detection (from Sue Landers)
 * Thoughtography (from Joe Macon)
 * Shape-shifting (from James Martin)
 * Disintegration from Tom Miller

Intuitive aptitude Current acquired abilities: Telekinesis, Rapid cell regeneration, Alchemy, Clairsentience, Sound manipulation, Imprinting, Shape shifting, Disintegration, Empathy