Peter patrellis ability

[pontypool]

I know this is a spoiler thread but I only want to know what Peter petrellis ability currently is.
At the end of Volume 3 we see Peter inject himself with the formula and absorb Nathans flying ability from a distance and then fly them both out of the building before it exlodes, so he has his regular ability back right? the ability to absorb other peoples abilities from a distance.
But after watching the first episode of volume 4. Entitled "fugitives" We can see that Peter does not absorb anyones abilities until he actually touches the hand of mohinda in the falling plane, at which point he absorbs his super strength ability. That made me think maybe his ability has transformed with no explanation from being able to from a distance to actually having to make physical contact like his father, does that mean he steals abilities like his father too?

Later on in that same episode we see Peter absorb Nikkis /whatever her name is now. Ice powers and then shortly after he is getting sucked out of the plane... what does this mean? is he unable to fly? come to think of it I haven't seen Peter hold onto one ability after getting a new one.. we saw him fly, then we saw him absorb strength and no examples of him using flight after that. Then we saw him absorb ice powers and judging from the fact he was afraid to fall from the plane and barely seemed to have the strength to hold onto mohindas hand that suggests that he has lost his flight and both him and mohinda have lost strength (mohinda lost it because peter took it from him like his father. Couple this evidence together with what Peter said to his brother earlier in the episode when asked what abilities he had "what did you last see me do"
Which seems to hint at the fact that Peter can no only have one ability at the same time and possibly he steals that ability from the person he absorbs from.

Like I said I know this is a spoiler forum but all I want to know is what Peters ability is now exactly. thats all.

Thanks..

[roastytoasty]

lmao first of all, its MohindER not mohinda. and yah, i like that theory. i was actually going to suggest it until i read this thread. it does make sense, and it brings peter down to a more weaker point of view, and he will hopefully never have a god complex agian. he went from little boy with no powers, to gaining powers, to exploding, to more powers, to super strong person who beat up sylar, to no powers!!! this is his best state so far lol.
but i do think that when peter touches people, he does take their power and get rid of the old power that he had, but i also think that the person he touches will still have their power. an example of this is when peter was about to fall out of the plaine, mohinder jumped out of his seat and grabbed peter while he was holding on to the plaine himself. its a combination of his old copycat power, but with a touch of his dads power, and weaker so that he can only have one at a time.

[zombieslayer]

yeah, i called it in episode discussion ... and actually back in december (i said they should give peter his power back, just a bit more unstable) .... no more spongebob square peter, he is now rogue. i like it. peter being able to only temporarily syphon abilities works for me.

[pontypool]

Originally Posted by zombieslayer

yeah, i called it in episode discussion ... and actually back in december (i said they should give peter his power back, just a bit more unstable) .... no more spongebob square peter, he is now rogue. i like it. peter being able to only temporarily syphon abilities works for me.

Are you saying the reason his ability is this way now is because you suggested it should be in december? lol jk... anyway it's not temporary it seems to happen indefinatelyl until he gets a new power.


But it doesn't really make any sense the way it (might) be at the moment.. If Peters ability is this way because that's how it remanifested after he injected himself with the formula and got his ability back, then why did he start out by being able absorb Nathans flight ability from across the room? His ability must naturally be to absorb someone elses ability when in close proximitey since that's what he was initally able to do with only his power and absolutely nobody elses at all.. Surely you aren't going to be born with an ability that's a little bit more special the first time you use it but each subsequent time you use it, it's less powerful and requires direct physical contact?
In the past whenever a character discovers more about their talent, they usually learn that they are more powerful than they originally knew.. for example Matt Parkman discovering he couldn't just read thoughts but put thoughts in your head and nuclear man finding out he can emit an E.M pulse and knock out electrical equipment etc etc. So why would Peter patrellis ability "Evolve" into a more inferior version? The only possibility I can think of is that just like Nathan was granted the ability to flight unnaturally. Peters Natural ability to absorb the way he currently (might) be absorbing might have been bolstered unnaturally by his parents into being something even greater than what it was. This means of course that after Peter lost his ability to Arthur and regained it using the Formula, he only got back his natural genetic ability and not the spiced up version that was manufactured. (if you get my meaning)

I would have actually agreed more with Peter always having this ability since I personally think he was abit overpowered. (as is sylar) I mean when they get certain abilities like self healing, time travel and if they even managed to get impenetrable skin or the ability to nullify other peoples powers like the Haitian then they would basically become demi gods who are indestructable and there wouldn't be as much entertainment in the show. But I hate it when T.V shows don't have continuity.. I hated it in star trek enterprise when the federation actually discover the borg 200 years before captain picard first discovered the borg officially first discovered them and was totally unaware that their invasion of earth had been planned 200 years ago with the federations full knowledge (but lets not get into that) and I would hate it if this tv show showed such blatant lack of continuity aswell, since it totally ruined my impression of shows in the past.

BTW why did you laugh at my first post Lol.

[K for Kev]

looks like he can only have one power at a time, so it looks like holding onto mohinder was a good idea, unless he absorbs mohinders strength and lets go..

My evidence you ask?
First he absorbs mohinders strength power, Starts woopin ass on the guards,
Secondly touches Tracey and absorbs her freezing ability,
then turns around for a fight with another guard, get his ass wooped,
freezes the plane fuselage and knows he's gona fall to his death so holds on!

It was in the back of my mind, because why would the writers have the scence with Nathan directly asking Peter about what powers has has now.

[K for Kev]

olk looks like you three beat me to it, but i have to say, he will probably learn to control it so he can hold on to others powers, mabeit is exactly the same as his dad's only he isnt absorbing enough/it all =]

Ps. Sorry for the triple post(i just didnt want to have a big long paragraph)

[pontypool]

Originally Posted by K for Kev

olk looks like you three beat me to it, but i have to say, he will probably learn to control it so he can hold on to others powers, mabeit is exactly the same as his dad's only he isnt absorbing enough/it all =]

Lol you said exactly the same as what I said.
I was hoping someone here would know about spoilers and tell me if I was right or not.

[K for Kev]

Originally Posted by pontypool

Are you saying the reason his ability is this way now is because you suggested it should be in december? lol jk... anyway it's not temporary it seems to happen indefinatelyl until he gets a new power.


But it doesn't really make any sense the way it (might) be at the moment.. If Peters ability is this way because that's how it remanifested after he injected himself with the formula and got his ability back, then why did he start out by being able absorb Nathans flight ability from across the room? His ability must naturally be to absorb someone elses ability when in close proximitey since that's what he was initally able to do with only his power and absolutely nobody elses at all.. Surely you aren't going to be born with an ability that's a little bit more special the first time you use it but each subsequent time you use it, it's less powerful and requires direct physical contact?
In the past whenever a character discovers more about their talent, they usually learn that they are more powerful than they originally knew.. for example Matt Parkman discovering he couldn't just read thoughts but put thoughts in your head and nuclear man finding out he can emit an E.M pulse and knock out electrical equipment etc etc. So why would Peter patrellis ability "Evolve" into a more inferior version? The only possibility I can think of is that just like Nathan was granted the ability to flight unnaturally. Peters Natural ability to absorb the way he currently (might) be absorbing might have been bolstered unnaturally by his parents into being something even greater than what it was. This means of course that after Peter lost his ability to Arthur and regained it using the Formula, he only got back his natural genetic ability and not the spiced up version that was manufactured. (if you get my meaning)

I would have actually agreed more with Peter always having this ability since I personally think he was abit overpowered. (as is sylar) I mean when they get certain abilities like self healing, time travel and if they even managed to get impenetrable skin or the ability to nullify other peoples powers like the Haitian then they would basically become demi gods who are indestructable and there wouldn't be as much entertainment in the show. But I hate it when T.V shows don't have continuity.. I hated it in star trek enterprise when the federation actually discover the borg 200 years before captain picard first discovered the borg officially first discovered them and was totally unaware that their invasion of earth had been planned 200 years ago with the federations full knowledge (but lets not get into that) and I would hate it if this tv show showed such blatant lack of continuity aswell, since it totally ruined my impression of shows in the past.

BTW why did you laugh at my first post Lol.

Ok im trying to answer as much as i can because there is little i can understand, but i'll just answer with a statement and wether or not its true, well we'll have to wait and see;

Peter got his powers Permanently Absorbed by Arthur. Then injected by the formula, he ran at Nathan, jumped and grabed him and went through the window. Him touching Nathan whilst doing this.

Im also assuming that between the plots of episodes 13 and 14 he figured out his new and Only ability with Mohinder as he knew Mohinder had strength.

Another possibiltiy for this Volume would be Peters power will manifest into Arthurs and he Completely took Nathan's Power when he hugged him in episode 14.

As i have mentioned before in another thread i reckon they landed in Africa and so i can see Peter running around the survivors of the crash, testing out their powers!

[pontypool]

No I have to disagree with you there... Peter didn't "jump" at nathan then touch him to absorb his ability. He clearly Flew into him... you can't just tell at the speed and angle at which he went into him it was clearly flight.
What do you mean you couldn't understand, is my english bad? sorry.

[K for Kev]

Originally Posted by pontypool

No I have to disagree with you there... Peter didn't "jump" at nathan then touch him to absorb his ability. He clearly Flew into him... you can't just tell at the speed and angle at which he went into him it was clearly flight.
What do you mean you couldn't understand, is my english bad? sorry.

Ok man i just watched it again and i swear, he ran up to him, You no what, im going to upload it on youtube, ok its uploading now.. il post a link when/if its done (they might not allow it because of copyright)