Intuitive aptitude

Intuitive aptitude is the ability to understand the structure and operation of complex systems without special education or training.

Characters

 * Gabriel "Sylar" Gray has this ability

Sylar's ability seems to be constantly active, unconsciously helping him to analyze any system that he encounters. For systems that he already understands (like watches), he can detect and identify flaws in the mechanism with only a cursory inspection. Systems that he has never seen before may require more extensive study, but he seems to be able to comprehend them far more quickly than any ordinary person could, and he requires far less technological equipment. Sylar's ability seems to work for analyzing mechanical and biological systems. Whether it would work on other types of systems (such as electronic hardware or computer software) is not yet known, although he has claimed that it allows him to rapidly analyze human behavior.

With this ability, Sylar is able to study evolved humans to analyze their powers and copy them, adding them to his own. He can also learn to control them more quickly than the original owners can.

Powers obtained through his victims (Chronological order)


 * Telekinesis from Brian Davis
 * Omnilingualism from Traveler
 * Flight from Nathan Petrelli
 * X-ray vision from Trent Jackson