| Name
| Level of source
| Explanations and references
|
| Ability augmentation
| Near-canon
| Sean Fallon describes Paulette Hawkins's ability as being able to augment an evolved human's ability (The Kill Squad, Part 3).
|
| Accelerated probability
| Near-canon
| None
|
| Acid secretion
| Near-canon
| "Acid secretion" is explicitly listed on Leonard's Assignment Tracker profile at primatechpaper.com.
|
| Adoptive muscle memory
| Canon
| Mohinder explicitly states this name (The Line).
|
| Alchemy
| Secondary
| This ability has been explicitly named "alchemy" in an interview with Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite.
|
| Alejandro's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| 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.
|
| 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).
|
| 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.
|
| 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
| Canon
| Agent Howard calls his partner a "Constrictor" (Going Postal, Part 1).
|
| Crumpling
| Near-canon
| Marcus uses the word "crumple" in Normal Lives.
|
| Dehydration
| Descriptive
| Based on descriptions in Golden Handshake.
|
| 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.
|
| Elasticity
| Common name
| None
|
| Electrical absorption
| Near-canon
| Mohinder says that the teenage patient can absorb electrical currents (Blackout, Part 2).
|
| Electromagnetism
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Electronic communication
| Near-canon
| "Electronic communication" is explicitly named in primatechpaper.com. "Digital communication", "Cyberpathy" and "Techokinesis" are also named.
|
| Empathic mimicry
| Near-canon
| "Empathic Mimcry"[sic] is explicitly named in Peter's tip in the Assignment Tracker Map.
|
| Enhanced hearing
| Near-canon
| Explicitly named in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile.
|
| 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).
|
| Flight
| Canon
| Peter says "I think I can fly" to Nathan in Genesis.
|
| Forcefield projection
| Common name
| "Forcefield projection" is a common name in comics for Abigail's ability.
|
| Freezing
| Canon
| Sylar explicitly refers to his ability as "freezing things" in The Line.
|
| Future Ando's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Future terrorist's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Gravitational manipulation
| Near-canon
| "Gravitational manipulation" is the ability name listed in Stephen Canfield's assignment tracker profile.
|
| Healing
| Canon
| Nathan explicitly names this ability when he asks Linderman, "what could you possibly know about healing?" in .07%.
|
| Illusion
| Canon
| Explicitly named by Candice in Kindred.
|
| Induced radioactivity
| Canon
| "Induced Radioactivity" is explicitly named in the Genesis Files.
|
| Intuitive aptitude
| Near-canon
| Explicitly named in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile.
|
| 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".
|
| Lightning
| Canon
| The name of "lightning" has been explicitly used to refer to this ability numerous times, most notably in Petrified Lightning and Four Months Ago....
|
| 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
| Near-canon
| The Company's assignment tracker explicitly identifies the ability as "magnetism".
|
| Mediumship
| Secondary
| R.D. Hall called Ida May's power "mediumship" in an interview.
|
| Melting
| Near-canon
| Described as "ability to melt" in Gabriel Gray's primatechpaper.com profile.
|
| Mental manipulation
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Metal mimicry
| Descriptive
| None
|
| Mohinder's ability
| Possessor
| None
|
| Nerve gas emission
| Near-canon
| Penny explicitly describes the ability as emitting "a nerve gas" in Faces, Part 1.
|
| Omnilingualism
| Common name
| None
|
| 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.
|
| 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
| Near-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.
|
| 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 says he can "bend space and time" in Genesis. Additionally, "space-time manipulation" is explicitly named in Hiro's tip in the Assignment Tracker Map.
|
| 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 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).
|
| Telescopic vision
| Near-canon
| "Telescopic vision" is explicitly listed on Donna's Assignment Tracker profile at primatechpaper.com.
|
| Trevor's ability
| Possessor
| No consensus yet reached on a descriptive name, no canon name.
|
| 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.
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