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Name:

Gabriel 'Sylar' Gray

Website:

Youth City

Location:

Manhattan, New York, United States

Bio:

About

Gabriel was born to Samson Gray and an as yet unnamed mother. When Gabriel was very young, Samson sold him to his brother, Martin (who abandoned his family not long after), and Martin's unstable wife, Virginia. He also witnessed Samson murder the boy's mother after a heated argument. He always dreamed of bigger things, of being "special", hopes amplified by Virginia's overzealous mothering. Adopting the name "Sylar," he becomes a serial murderer, targeting evolved humans with abilities, but doesn't discriminate against killing anybody who stands in his way. Having the power of intuitive aptitude, Sylar is able to see how things work and use that to take the special powers of others after killing them. The FBI has categorized Sylar as a suspected serial killer. His suspected victims are sometimes seen with their heads sliced open horizontally at the center of their skull and their brain removed. Other victims are pinned to walls, frozen, or beaten. Sylar is hunted by the FBI, but has successfully eluded and taunted them, growing stronger and more powerful with each victim.

Sylar's activities have since been noticed by the Company, who have made him their most wanted until twelve villains were released from level 5 accidentally by Elle. Since, he's supposedly been trying to change from being a serial killer to doing good, his motives remain unknown. He was Noah's partner in the Company for a short while, and was on Arthur Petrelli's side for a while as well, until he learned that he was not his father. After learning that Samson was his true father, Sylar began seeking him, gaining a companion, Luke Campbell, in the process. Eventually he sent Luke home and finally confronted his father, a former serial killer with intuitive aptitude who was dying of cancer. After this meeting, Sylar returned to killing, teaming up with Emile Danko to hunt other evolved humans and gaining the power of shape shifting.

Personality

Sylar was raised as the son of a watchmaker, but always felt that he was special and deserved more in life. This and the "evolutionary imperative" to acquire new abilities are what drive him to kill the victims with powers. Taking the name "Sylar" from a watch brand, he has shed all connections to his former life as Gabriel Gray to the point where he angrily lashes out at anyone who calls him Gabriel.

In addition to the above, Sylar shows a marked lack of empathy. As seen in the episode .07%, when shortly before killing Isaac Mendez, he casually comments on Mendez' lack of fear, with the sort of mild surprise that someone might express if they noticed that a train was running late.

Although he at times tries to impersonate other people in order to obtain a longer term goal, Sylar is also unable to completely control his "hunger," or obsessive tendencies, to the extent that he still intimidates people when he is trying to gain their trust or co-operation. This was seen with Mohinder Suresh, when Sylar tried to impersonate Zane Taylor, and also with Claire Bennet's mother when Sylar was looking for Claire, as well.

Abilities

Acquired Abilities

With Sylar's ability enabling him to take the abilities of others, he has acquired many abilities.

Before he was infected with the Shanti virus (Kindred), he had acquired the following abilities (in order):

* Telekinesis from Brian Davis (Six Months Ago)
* Shattering from Trevor Zeitlan (Villains)
* Freezing from James Walker (Don't Look Back)
* Melting from Zane Taylor (Run!)
* Enhanced hearing from Dale Smither (Unexpected)
* Precognition from Isaac Mendez (.07%)
* Induced radioactivity from Ted Sprague (Landslide)

Sylar originally stole enhanced memory from Charlie Andrews (Seven Minutes to Midnight). However, in Once Upon a Time in Texas, Hiro Nakamura went back in time, preventing the event from having happened. Thus, in the current timeline, Sylar never acquired the ability.

When he was infected, his intuitive aptitude and telekinesis were suppressed, and his other abilities were permanently lost.

He has since recovered from the virus (using a cure in Powerless), and subsequently demonstrated his original ability and telekinesis. Since that time, he has acquired the following additional powers:

* Rapid cellular regeneration from Claire Bennet (The Second Coming)
* Alchemy from Bob Bishop (The Butterfly Effect)
* Clairsentience from Bridget Bailey (One of Us, One of Them)
* Sound manipulation from Jesse Murphy (One of Us, One of Them)
* Electric manipulation from Elle Bishop (It's Coming)
* Lie detection from Sue Landers (Our Father)
* Imprinting from Joe Macon (Out of Town... On Business)
* Shape shifting from James Martin (Into Asylum)
* Disintegration from Tom Miller (I Am Sylar)
* Flight from Nathan Petrelli (An Invisible Thread)
* Empathy from Lydia (Let It Bleed)

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