Originally posted by: Johnny Ringo
Well Sylar had to have been special before he killed Brian Davis - We know he can see how things work. Obviously his body allows him to absorb these other abilities but is that his 'power' or simply a side effect. Chandra had labeled him as 'Patient Zero' But we can't be sure at what point. We don't really know just how much Chandra did know. He was made aware by sylar that he had some form of telekenesis [after sylar killed brian] but that's all we really know for sure.
Everything we've seen indicates that he has to kill a person to get at what makes them special - which according to Suresh [both] resides within the brain. But here's a question - Why did he go to such risks to abduct Molly Walker? Why not just kill her?
Well Sylar had to have been special before he killed Brian Davis - We know he can see how things work. Obviously his body allows him to absorb these other abilities but is that his 'power' or simply a side effect. Chandra had labeled him as 'Patient Zero' But we can't be sure at what point. We don't really know just how much Chandra did know. He was made aware by sylar that he had some form of telekenesis [after sylar killed brian] but that's all we really know for sure.
Everything we've seen indicates that he has to kill a person to get at what makes them special - which according to Suresh [both] resides within the brain. But here's a question - Why did he go to such risks to abduct Molly Walker? Why not just kill her?
Alrighty guys, I just finished Episode 22 and now I am avidly awaiting the finale on Monday. I read all of this threads posts and I can finally interject my thoughts to the current discussion.
From what I gather, Sylar has the ability to learn how things work by opening them up. He learned all about clocks by opening them up and studying the parts, he got to the point that he simply had to listen to a clock to find out what was wrong. So this tells me that whenever he finds someone with an ability he wants, he has to pop the top off and study that persons brain in order to figure out how it works. Upon doing so, he immediately figures it out and learns how to do it. Whereas, Peter is a bit different from the standpoint that he does not have to study anything, he just absorbs the powers of those he encounters. I see this being a plot point later on (if Sylar survives) that Sylar would want to pop open Peter to discover how he absorbs powers without ripping their head open. If Sylar were to get this ability from Peter, he could simply walk down the street and pickup hundreds of powers, if the streets are filled with hundreds of heroes. This ability would make his power grow more conveniently and quickly, causing him to be even more dangerous.