Sylar (Gabriel Gray)

In the second to last episode 1.22 Landslide Sylar is playing with his nuclear ability standing on top of a roof in New York City. He looks around with an evil expression [seen above] and simply says "Boom."

Sylar is a special that Chandra Suresh, Mohinder's father, called "Patient Zero." He felt that Sylar was the "control" of the whole natural selection. You find out in episode 1.10 Six Months Ago that his real name is Gabriel Gray. Gabriel started out as a humble watch and clock repairman. When Chandra told him that he was a Special he started to get obsessed. When Chandra told him that he made a mistake Gabriel went crazy. He began throwing things in Chandra's apartment.
Gabriel came upon a man with telekinetic ability. Gabriel looks at the man from behind and says "You're broken. I can fix you." With that he struck the man over the head killing him and taking his ability.
He then came up with the pseudonym "Sylar" from the name of a pocket watch he was fixing. After that he started stealing people's abilities by cutting their head open around the top and "studying" their brain.
Sylar is a force to be reckoned with. He, as far as we know by the end of the first season, has telekinesis, freezing ability, nuclear explosive ability, superhearing, clairvoyance through precognitive trances, and melting metal.
Sylar's ability: He can "see how people tick."

"You might actually do some good before you die." ::said menacingly to Mohinder::

[To Peter] "I remember you... You're like me, aren't you? I'd like to see how that works."

"This is usually the part when people start screaming."

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