What Happened To Sylar-victim's Brains?

[Razor]

I voted "other". I think he's storing them to use as ability re-chargers. :unsure: B)

For those Highlander fans out there chopping ones head off is how the other killed the highlander and took his strength. I wonder if they are going for the same type of killings here. Sylar's victims are so sporadic because the FBI is looking for similarities in character (something in common), but they aren't thinking of in common as in superpowers. I'm guessing that Sylar is killing people with superpowers and stealing their powers and the way he gets those powers is by chopping off the top of their heads.

For those Highlander fans out there chopping ones head off is how the other killed the highlander and took his strength. I wonder if they are going for the same type of killings here. Sylar's victims are so sporadic because the FBI is looking for similarities in character (something in common), but they aren't thinking of in common as in superpowers. I'm guessing that Sylar is killing people with superpowers and stealing their powers and the way he gets those powers is by chopping off the top of their heads.
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but what has there been to support that the victims had powers?

My support is the fact that they are even talking about then on the show. The only other explanation is that the heroes are going to come together and save the people from Sylar, but Hiro knows that Isaac is going to be a victim and why would he be a victim if Sylar isn't after his powers?

My support is the fact that they are even talking about then on the show. The only other explanation is that the heroes are going to come together and save the people from Sylar, but Hiro knows that Isaac is going to be a victim and why would he be a victim if Sylar isn't after his powers?
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OH GOOD POINT!
I wasn't going to buy it, but then you mentioned Isaac, and that drove it in.
I wonder what those victims' powers were then.

[rogerthecamel]

Ok, so, youve probably read alot of sylar theories but i haven't heard this one completely yet.

Ok so sylar is obviously the main "baddy" in the story, and i think it was established earlier that he is also a "hero" or in otherwords exhibits some power, which the doctor helped him realise and utilise. The question is, what is this power. Some say telekinesis, shown by most of his attacks, but then there was the frozen guy. And then my guess at who killed the doctor in the cab is sylar himself, as it is unlikely that it is clairs dad or their organisation, as they don't seem that sinister. But then why would sylar kill him by smashing his head against the window, seems like he could do better than that.

So my theory is that sylars power is the ability to absorb the powers of other heroes. This explains the simple killing of the doctor, aka, he didn't have telekinesis then, also why he killed him, sylar realised his power and wanted more powers, the doctor said no and wanted to stop him. It explains why saving the cheerleader is important, cos they don't want him to have regenerative powers in the future. And it explains the frozen guy, and why he is going around killing heroes. He is harvesting powers. It also is the perfect adversary/big bad guy versus a team of heroes in a hero tv show, he will be tough, can do alot of unexpected things and requires the heroes to work together to try beat him. Plus it has many oportunities for suspense and advancement through the series as he can come back with more powers, or they can fight and struggle to defend someone with a key power. The nuke in new york also fits, as he can steal that power, and i would assume not hurt himself as the nuke guy doesn't kill himself with cancer when he gives off radiation does he. I don't think he steals the brains to study them to learn the power, i think he "consumes" or "absorbs" the brain (i didn't realise they were missing), because they are the most effective way to gain their power.

In a side theory... I think maybe his power is identical to peters, peter gains the power of a hero near him, maybe if he took their brain he would keep their power, not sure about this one yet, cos i don't think any two heroes yet will have the same power.

Let me know what you think, i want to discuss and refine the theory, if you've heard it before just let me know, although i think it varies a little from others ive heard and makes more sense.

He is harvesting powers. It also is the perfect adversary/big bad guy versus a team of heroes in a hero tv show, he will be tough, can do alot of unexpected things and requires the heroes to work together to try beat him. Plus it has many oportunities for suspense and advancement through the series as he can come back with more powers, or they can fight and struggle to defend someone with a key power.
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I agree with what u said about Sylar being able to absorb other "heroes" powers. I don't think it's the exact same as Peter tho since he doesn't have to kill them and "absorb/eat" their brains. Tho at this point it's still speculative (or so i've been told now, once or twice ) that's HE is actually taking the brains let alone absorbing them, (tho in my defense it's kind of seems like that what the writers are leading up too, tho writers have been known to throw misdirection at auidence's before.. /cough Joss Whedon /cough.. sorry back to topic...

I actually just wanted to add my theory to ur's, for the advancement of the show it could like-wise end up that some of our "heroes" also turn to the dark side. (see my post Theories and Speculations {which i actually posted in the wrong spot since i'm new to this forum} on the Spoilers boards) I have a theory that some of the heroes are turning out to be bad and will probably form up an "Evil Dream Team" (for lack of a better term, at the moment) tho I doubt Sylar could learn to work well with others :P, but could definetly be a force all his own to be reckoned with.

And i'd like feedback to that theory or someone to look at my reasoning for it and say "No that can't be because of this...."

n-e-ways, I agree with u about Sylar and possible future advancement of the show.

It explains why saving the cheerleader is important, cos they don't want him to have regenerative powers in the future.He is harvesting powers. I don't think he steals the brains to study them to learn the power, i think he "consumes" or "absorbs" the brain (i didn't realise they were missing), because they are the most effective way to gain their power.
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I've fancied that, unopposed, Syler will slice her head and she'll fall, and he'd gobble her brains up before she can regenerate. With other heroes at the scene distracting him, her brain heals (aka. the scene where the wooden stake in head is used to foreshadow that head wounds stop her, not permanently kill) she gets back up and gets away. Syler realizes her power, or has been seeking it from the start, and now the real hunt is on for the cheerleeder.

In a side theory... I think maybe his power is identical to peters, peter gains the power of a hero near him, maybe if he took their brain he would keep their power, not sure about this one yet, cos i don't think any two heroes yet will have the same power.
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Funny you mention that, in a post about my favorite character, Hiro, I came to a similar macabe theory.

FUN TIME TRAVEL THEORIES:

I hope Claire's dad is a good guy, but forced to play the part of a bad guy, because this is a real world, and someone had to set the chess pieces in motion. Hell, maybe even far future Hiro set him in motion. The ends justify the means if millions of lives are at stake.
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I hope that Peter, hell bent to stop some even greater threat to the world or to his loved ones, goes mad trying to fix things. He steals Hiro's power and goes back to the beginning, killing and stealing other people's powers, so as to become so powerful by himself as to stop the event that eventually drives him mad. Peter is Syler. A pretty unrealistic theory, I know, but it'd be so dark and fun to see the bleeding heart guy become the bleeding head guy.
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P.S. Wouldn't it be funny if Claire's dad had the super human ability to bull***t? Or the super power to convince others?
Anyone notice how he goes from all crybaby "please save my Claire-bear, and go shoot up heroin", then he does a super hero shudder, and changes body posture in the span of two seconds back into "I'm a bad ass with no remorse" mode?
Just an idea that made and my friends laugh. :P

It makes perfect sense, Sylar is Peter from the future who acquired Hiros time travel abilities in order to fix the disastrous future of the world ( in this scenario the nuclear bomb is just a metaphor for global warming) unfortunately he doesnt control his time travel abilities well enough yet and ends up going back in time 6 years too late and doesnt get a chance to make sure that votes are counted properly in florida in 2000. He is then forced to relive the Bush years, goes crazy ( as anyone would ) and goes on a killing rampage.


Okay so that will never happen, it would be HILARIOUS though. No TV show would have the balls for such a level of creativity.

On a more serious note, no one mentions the guy in Vegas. He is a bigger bad guy than Sylar, I am almost sure of it.

On a more serious note, no one mentions the guy in Vegas. He is a bigger bad guy than Sylar, I am almost sure of it.
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Linderman? Since he's supposed to be a mobster, most likely. Oooh maybe he's gonna be the Boss of the Bad Guys... (lol @ me, i'm losing my sanity, and some sleep)

And if the "bad guys" do end up teaming up it won't be for quiet awhile. I do at least beleive that. But I'm glad someone else see's the Nathan/Jessica angle. To have Nathan and Peter on opposing sides would be one of the ultimate conflicts, I guess that would go also as far as having mother and son do the same. (That's actually gonna be the one to break my heart.) if it even happens.