| Name
| Level of source
| Explanations and references
|
| Ability replication
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Ability supercharging
| Canon
| Matt says that Ando can supercharge the powers of others, and Hiro calls Ando a "super-charger" (Dual), (A Clear and Present Danger).
|
| Accelerated probability
| Near-canon
| None
|
| Acid secretion
| Near-canon
| "Acid secretion" is explicitly listed on Leonard's Assignment Tracker profile at primatechpaper.com.
|
| Acidic blood
| Secondary
| "Acidic blood" was confirmed to be Mary's ability by graphic novel writer Bill Hooper.
|
| Activation and deactivation
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Adoptive muscle memory
| Canon
| Mohinder explicitly states this name (The Line).
|
| Age shifting
| Near-canon
| Ivan Spektor calls the Russian an "age shifter".
|
| Age transferal
| Secondary
| In an interview, writer Tom Inkel says, "Leona's power is to transfer aging".
|
| Alchemy
| Secondary
| This ability has been explicitly named "alchemy" in an interview with Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite.
|
| Alejandro's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Animal control
| Secondary
| In Faction Zero, Markus....
|
| Appearance alteration
| Near-canon
| "Appearance alteration" is the ability name listed in Connie's assignment tracker profile.
|
| Aura absorption
| Near-canon
| Linda Tavara refers to the bands of energy she sees as auras.
|
| Belief induction
| Secondary
| Alethea Thorn's ability name is listed in her Heroes: Survival profile.
|
| Bliss and horror
| Near-canon
| Text from It Takes a Village, Part 1 explicitly names this ability.
|
| Body insertion
| Descriptive
| Future Peter reveals that he placed his present day self inside the body of former Level 5 prisoner Jesse Murphy (The Butterfly Effect).
|
| Bone spike protrusion
| Near-canon
| The intro to Under the Bridge, Part 2 states: "Perrin's ability activates on instinct, sending bone spikes in every direction".
|
| Carbon isolation and formation
| Secondary
| Cole's Heroes: Survival profile explicitly names the power as "carbon isolation and formation".
|
| Chlorine gas exudation
| Near-canon
| Sylar says, "Tina Ramierez. Exudes chlorine gas instead of carbon dioxide" (Viewpoints).
|
| Clairsentience
| Canon
| A file in the Genesis Files is called "clairsentience". Also, Bridget Bailey explicitly references Dr. Suresh's Activating Evolution chapter on "clairsentience" when referring to her ability in an email (Heroes Evolutions).
|
| Clairvoyance
| Canon
| Explicitly named as "clairvoyance" in the Genesis Files.
|
| Cloaking
| Descriptive
| Cloaking describes what the ability does.
|
| Cloning
| Near-canon
| The name is explicitly listed in Julien Dumont's assignment tracker profile.
The introduction to Revolutionary War, Part 2 says that Evan creates clones.
|
| Constriction
| Near-canon
| Agent Howard calls his partner a "Constrictor" (Going Postal, Part 1).
|
| Crumpling
| Near-canon
| Marcus uses the word "crumple" in Normal Lives.
|
| Danger sensing
| Near-canon
| None
|
| David's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Dehydration
| Descriptive
| Based on descriptions in Golden Handshake.
|
| Dimension hopping
| Secondary
| Kelli Wheaton's ability name is listed in her Heroes: Survival profile.
|
| Dimensional storage
| Secondary
| Store's ability name is listed in his Heroes: Survival profile.
|
| Disintegration
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Disintegration touch
| Near-canon
| Felicia says she has a "disintegration touch" (Career Choices).
|
| Dream manipulation
| Near-canon
| "Dream manipulation" is explicitly named in Sanjog's tip in the Assignment Tracker Map.
|
| Edward's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Elasticity
| Common name
| None
|
| Electric manipulation
| Near-canon
| This ability has been explicitly and expertly named by Elle's Assignment Tracker profile.
|
| Electrical absorption
| Near-canon
| Mohinder says that the teenage patient can absorb electrical currents (Blackout, Part 2).
|
| Electronic communication
| Near-canon
| "Electronic communication" is explicitly named in primatechpaper.com. "Digital communication", "Cyberpathy" and "Techokinesis" are also named.
|
| Empathic manipulation
| Secondary
| The name "empathic manipulation" was explicitly listed in the January 27, 2009, press release about Syn Anders.
|
| Empathic mimicry
| Near-canon
| "Empathic Mimcry"[sic] is explicitly named in Peter's tip in the Assignment Tracker Map.
|
| Empathy
| Secondary
| None
|
| Enhanced hearing
| Canon
| Explicitly named in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile (Building 26).
|
| Enhanced memory
| Near-canon
| Explicitly named in Matt Neuenberg's primatechpaper.com profile.
|
| Enhanced strength
| Canon
| Knox's assignment tracker profile lists the ability as "enhanced strength" (The Butterfly Effect).
|
| Enhanced synesthesia
| Secondary
| According to Heroes Interactive, "Emma's ability is a form of synesthesia".
|
| Extraskeletal manipulation
| Secondary
| None
|
| Fire breathing
| Near-canon
| In Faction Zero, the Bowmans are called "fire breathers" a number of times.
|
| Flight
| Canon
| Mohinder explicitly names it "Flight" in The Second Coming.
|
| Forcefields
| Near-canon
| "Forcefields" is the name given in Rebellion, Part 3.
|
| Freezing
| Canon
| Tracy's ability is explicitly listed on the file Nathan gives The President (Dual).
|
| Future terrorist's ability
| Possessor
| The future terrorist was confirmed to be emitting a melting beam by artists Micah Gunnell and Beth Sotelo.
|
| Gold mimicry
| Descriptive
| "Gold mimicry" describes what this ability does.
|
| Gordon's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Gravitational manipulation
| Near-canon
| "Gravitational manipulation" is the ability name listed in Stephen Canfield's assignment tracker profile.
|
| Healing touch
| Canon
| Jeremy Greer's assignment tracker explicitly calls his ability "healing touch".
|
| Health optimizing
| Secondary
| Marc is described as a "health optimizer" in his Heroes: Survival profile.
|
| Heating
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Illusion
| Canon
| Explicitly named by Candice in Kindred.
|
| Impenetrable skin
| Canon
| The Haitian says that Samedi's "skin is impenetrable" (The Eclipse, Part 1).
|
| Imprinting
| Common name
| "Imprinting" is a common name for what Joe Macon can do.
|
| Induced radioactivity
| Canon
| "Induced Radioactivity" is explicitly named in the Genesis Files.
|
| Intuitive aptitude
| Canon
| Explicitly named in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile (Building 26).
|
| Invisibility
| Canon
| Godsend.
|
| Laser emission
| Descriptive
| Eric Doyle asks Michael about his lasers (Doyle).
|
| Levitation
| Near-canon
| The introduction to History of a Secret says, "Abu Aswan has the power to levitate and move extremely heavy objects".
|
| Lie detection
| Canon
| Sylar referred to Sue as a "lie detector" (Our Father).
|
| Light absorption
| Common name
| Light absorption is a common name for Abe's ability.
|
| Luminescence
| Common name
| Scientific description for glowing object.
|
| Lung adaptation
| Near-canon
| In Berlin, Part 1, Devin describes Bianca's ability as being able to "adapt her lungs to any environment".
|
| Magnetism
| Canon
| The Company's assignment tracker explicitly identifies the ability as "magnetism" (The Butterfly Effect).
|
| Mediumship
| Secondary
| R.D. Hall called Ida May's power "mediumship" in an interview.
|
| Melting
| Canon
| Described as "ability to melt" in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile (Building 26).
|
| Memory restoration
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Mental manipulation
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Metal mimicry
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Microwave emission
| Canon
| Luke says his power is like a microwave (Trust and Blood).
|
| Mohinder's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Nerve gas emission
| Near-canon
| Penny explicitly describes the ability as emitting "a nerve gas" in Faces, Part 1.
|
| Neurocognitive deficit
| Canon
| The term "neurocognitive deficit" is referred to in the Mozaic file (The Fix) and appears to match Anna's ability.
|
| Non-biological duplication
| Secondary
| None
|
| Oil secretion
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Omnilingualism
| Common name
| None
|
| Outfit morphing
| Descriptive
| "Outfit morphing" describes what Crazy Tom can do.
|
| Persuasion
| Canon
| Sylar explicitly refers to Eden's ability as "persuasion" in Fallout.
|
| Phasing
| Canon
| Future Hiro says "D.L. can phase inside the buildings" in Five Years Gone.
|
| Phoenix mimicry
| Secondary
| None
|
| Plant growth
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Plant manipulation
| Near-canon
| The Company's assignment tracker entry for Brendan Lewis explicitly calls his ability "plant manipulation".
|
| Poison emission
| Canon
| Maya "emits a plague ... that makes people sick"—Tim Kring, episode commentary for The Kindness of Strangers; Maya uses the word "poison" to describe her ability in Powerless.
|
| Power absorption
| Near-canon
| Listed on the Assignment tracker map entry for Arthur Petrelli.
|
| Precognition
| Canon
| Eden refers to Isaac as "the precog" in Better Halves.
|
| Precognitive dreaming
| Canon
| Angela states she saw the future in a dream. Precognition is defined on this site as "foreseeing future events".
|
| Primal rage
| Near-canon
| Explicitly named by agent Tim Pope in the second iStory chapter for Primatech.
|
| Puppet master
| Near-canon
| Named explicitly in Eric Doyle's Assignment Tracker 2.0.
|
| Pyrokinesis
| Canon
| Named explicitly in Flint's Assignment Tracker 2.0 profile (The Butterfly Effect).
|
| Rapid cell regeneration
| Canon
| "Rapid cell regeneration" is explicitly named in the Genesis Files.
|
| Sedation
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Seismic burst
| Secondary
| None
|
| Shape shifting
| Canon
| Both Sylar and Danko refer to James Martin as a "shape shifter" in Into Asylum.
|
| Shifting
| Near-canon
| None
|
| Size alteration
| Secondary
| Size alteration is explicitly named in Eric Lee Harrison's Heroes: Survival profile.
|
| Sound absorption
| Near-canon
| The agent says, "My special ability. My body absorbs all sound." (Going Postal).
|
| Sound manipulation
| Canon
| The Company's assignment tracker on Jesse states his ability is "sound manipulation" (The Butterfly Effect..
|
| Space-time manipulation
| Canon
| Hiro's ability is explicitly listed on the file Nathan gives The President (Dual).
|
| Spider mimicry
| Descriptive
| "Spider mimicry" describes what Caleb can do.
|
| Spontaneous combustion
| Near-canon
| In Boom, Noah explicitly states the ability name.
|
| Super speed
| Canon
| Hiro tells Ando that "with super speed, [Daphne] is the world's greatest thief" (The Butterfly Effect).
|
| Technopathy
| Near-canon
| "Technopathy" is explicitly named in Micah's tip on the Assignment Tracker Map.
|
| Telekinesis
| Canon
| Claude explicitly names this ability when asks Peter "which one of your sorry friends has telekinesis?" in Unexpected.
|
| Telepathy
| Canon
| Explicitly listed in the Mozaic file (The Fix) and on the file Nathan gives The President (Dual).
|
| Teleportation
| Canon
| "Teleportation" is the name of a file in The Genesis Files. Additionally, the interactive map and the assignment tracker map explicitly list "teleportation" as the name of the ability.
|
| Telescopic vision
| Near-canon
| "Telescopic vision" is explicitly listed on Donna's Assignment Tracker profile at primatechpaper.com.
|
| Terrakinesis
| Near-canon
| None
|
| Toby's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Trevor's ability
| Possessor
| No consensus yet reached on a descriptive name, no canon name.
|
| Underwater breathing
| Canon
| Alex Woolsley tells Claire that he can "breathe underwater" (Building 26).
|
| Wall crawling
| Common name
| This is a common name for such an ability.
|
| Water generation
| Common name
| None
|
| Water mimicry
| Near-canon
| Noah says the liquid man can "mimic the density of water" and "can turn his body wholly into liquid" in Team Building Exercise.
|
| Weather control
| Canon
| Alice says she thinks she can "control the weather". (1961).
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