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Lightning
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| Lightning | |
|---|---|
 Elle creates electricity. | |
| Originally held by: | Elle Bishop |
| Absorbed by: | Peter Petrelli |
| Ability to: | Generate electrical energy |
| Examples of lightning | |
Lightning is the ability to create and direct electrical arcs.
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Characters
- Elle Bishop has this ability.
- Peter Petrelli has absorbed this ability from Elle.
Limits
Users of this power can generate and fire electricity between themselves and other people or objects. The amount of current that such arcs can carry is not known, though Caitlin has referred to it as "shooting a 1000 volts." Users of the power are not usually harmed by the electrical currents that they create themselves, although they can shock themselves if they attempt to generate arcs under unfavorable circumstances. For instance, Elle shocked herself when she was wet and her feet were immersed in water in Mr. Muggles's metal doggy bath (Cautionary Tales). Noah states that the brain is not meant to handle the amount of electricity to which Elle was subjected during testing when she was first brought into the Company (Cautionary Tales). He implies that this is at least in part why Elle has some psychological issues.
Elle Bishop
Elle has extensive control over her power. She is able to adjust the strength and power of the electrical arcs she generates, such as creating a small spark which causes a minor electric shock, a medium-level bolt which stuns or acts as concussive force or a powerful surge which kills. She does not need to use her hands to use her power, as seen when she zaps Peter with her mouth (Four Months Ago...) or when she uses her whole body to generate it in (Cautionary Tales). It has been implied that Elle can manipulate existing sources of electricity, causing a major blackout. (Four Months Ago...). She can also create and throw ball lightning and further utilize her finesse for "sharpshooting". She is able to fire small, pinpoint but very powerful lightning bolts that can shatter glass and catch fire. (Cautionary Tales)
Peter Petrelli
Peter can fire lightning bolts, but unlike Elle, lacks the degree of fine control that she displays with her powers. The only levels that he has demonstrated is a powerful concussive blast (Four Months Later...), a stun effect (Lizards) and, more recently, a bolt of electricity strong enough to leave charred and blackened flesh (Out of Time). Peter can also control the lightning by making it in a ball form. (Truth & Consequences)
Selected Examples
 At a New York hospital, Elle takes Peter out with a blast of electricity. |
 Elle attempts to subdue Adam by sending a blast of electrical energy his way. |
 Elle unloads a ball of electricity towards West. |
 Peter manifests electricity in a ball for battle against Hiro. |
Notes
- Peter describes the ability as "sparks" from his hand.
See Also
- For other uses of lightning, see lightning (disambig).
- For the similar power to absorb electrical energy and release it in direct electrical arcs, see electrical absorption.
- For the similar power of creating and directing electrical arcs as well as levitating using electromagnetic repulsion, see electromagnetism.
