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NOTE: Ability families is a fan creation, and should not be considered canon.

Ability families
Ability file types grouped by color

Evolved human abilities can be grouped into seven major family types.

Offensive	Defensive	Alteration	Informational	Movement	Mental	Power Affecting
Acid secretion Chlorine gas exudation Constriction Crumpling David's ability Dehydration Disintegration touch Electric manipulation Freezing Future terrorist's ability Induced radioactivity Laser emission Microwave rays Nerve gas emission Oil secretion Poison emission Pyrokinesis Sedation Sound manipulation Spike protrusion Trevor's ability	Alejandro's ability Electrical absorption Forcefield projection Impenetrable skin Rapid cell regeneration Sound absorption	Adoptive muscle memory Age shifting Alchemy Appearance alteration Body insertion Cloning Elasticity Enhanced hearing Enhanced strength Gravitational manipulation Healing Imprinting Invisibility Luminescence Lung adaptation Magnetism Melting Metal mimicry Mohinder's ability Phasing Plant growth Plant manipulation Shape shifting Telescopic vision Underwater breathing Water mimicry	Clairsentience Clairvoyance Dream manipulation Electronic communication Lie detection Omnilingualism Precognition Precognitive dreaming Technopathy	Accelerated probability Flight Levitation Space-time manipulation Super speed Teleportation Wall crawling	Bliss and horror Enhanced memory Illusion Mental manipulation Neurocognitive deficit Persuasion Primal rage Puppet master Telekinesis Telepathy	Ability supercharging Aura absorption Empathic mimicry Intuitive aptitude Matt's ability Mediumship Power absorption

Notes

• Some abilities can easily overlap into one or more families, but the ones listed above are organized into their most common useage.