Crippling him? That's not crippling, that's helping him.
It seems to be. But, technically, without knowing what abilities he's absorbed, he can't access all of them. Luckily, Claire's seems to be innate, and he's learned that when he's pissed off he's pretty strong and when he's scared he can jolt people with electricity (stolen from Ted, I assume). He's still missing Sylar's TK, Nathan's flight (so far, okay, I admit that), and he doesn't know that he's still got human bomb potential. These are all dangerous things to have and not know about. Plus, while he knows how to use the abilities, not being connected to who he was? BAD THING. Dude, two words: Dark Phoenix.
Of course, if the hoodie guy is Peter's split-off self, and let's say he got all the abilities Peter doesn't have, there's a chance that that is Dark Peter. Who still is not in touch with who he used to be (and who only seems to know he hates certain people and wants them dead). Which is even more dangerous.
And I don't see any proof that Peter was trained. If, as Claude said, it's entirely tied into Peter's emotions and he currently has none regarding the specific original owners of his abilities, they're running on neutral to appearing-as-necessary. That doesn't mean he was trained. Just that whatever happened to him post-explosion ripped away the emotional constraint on his powers.
WHICH MAKES HIM EVEN MORE ALL-POWERFUL. I'm gonna fucking hurl. As for your gunning-him-down suggestion? Still pretty hard given that he's got Matt's telepathy, too. Basically, bullets as "the great equalizer" do not change the fact that Peter is way unbalanced in the power department and completely towers over any of the other supers. It's only his--hurrah!--heroic goodness that means the day will be saved. He's a fucking Mary Sue.
As regards Sylar, there are significant limitations on him that Peter does not have. There's the whole has-to-murder-to-get-anywhere limitation. Which means anyone he can't get the drop on is pretty much safe (Matt would be, provided he could get away before Sylar got too close). It also means that if he's interrupted in the process (whatever process it is) of cloning the ability into himself, he could a) just lose that ability forever; b) mess something up in his own brain that leaves him with a significant handicap (that's what I meant about how dangerous it is that he messes with his own head); or c) dead because of said mess up.
As for Sylar's driven-ness meaning he's not crazy, maybe, but that's not proof. I'd say Sylar isn't necessarily psychotic. He's shown sociopathic tendencies (his jealousy of the powered folks after meeting Sures and his possessive tendencies in acquiring new abilities) that pretty much cover his behavior. OCD and anti-social personality disorder cover a lot of Sylar's behaviors, even the murders. However, there's also the severe, almost schizoid behavior he exhibits when he is pulled back down into being Gabriel Gray. I don't think that's a sociopath putting on an act. That's literally Sylar setting aside his entire personality to wear the cloak of meekness his mother was used to. When he makes that giant snowglobe for her? There's another schizoid break and you can see Sylar peeking through.
And don't forget his Zane Taylor impersonation. There's another personality he managed to wear and hold in place believably until Sylar poked through again. So, yeah, there are DEFINITE signs of fractured personality as a result of his power-collecting that make for the argument that he is in fact nuts on top of being a cold, logical, murdering bastard. The fact that Sylar could be reasoned with in the right personality--he called Mohinder in his Zane-ish snap after painting with Isaac's talent--means that he has a weakness.
I might also add that villainy, vanity, jealousy, and possessiveness are ALL negative virtues. Though they might not slow down his abilities, they can be used against him to stop him. Saint Peter, on the other hand, is everything good, and nice, and lovable, and gosh-darn-it-we-like-him. VOMIT. There's no reason to hurt Peter and feel that that is emotionally okay. So, bollocks to Peter, I say.
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Date: 2007-10-03 04:10 pm (UTC)It seems to be. But, technically, without knowing what abilities he's absorbed, he can't access all of them. Luckily, Claire's seems to be innate, and he's learned that when he's pissed off he's pretty strong and when he's scared he can jolt people with electricity (stolen from Ted, I assume). He's still missing Sylar's TK, Nathan's flight (so far, okay, I admit that), and he doesn't know that he's still got human bomb potential. These are all dangerous things to have and not know about. Plus, while he knows how to use the abilities, not being connected to who he was? BAD THING. Dude, two words: Dark Phoenix.
Of course, if the hoodie guy is Peter's split-off self, and let's say he got all the abilities Peter doesn't have, there's a chance that that is Dark Peter. Who still is not in touch with who he used to be (and who only seems to know he hates certain people and wants them dead). Which is even more dangerous.
And I don't see any proof that Peter was trained. If, as Claude said, it's entirely tied into Peter's emotions and he currently has none regarding the specific original owners of his abilities, they're running on neutral to appearing-as-necessary. That doesn't mean he was trained. Just that whatever happened to him post-explosion ripped away the emotional constraint on his powers.
WHICH MAKES HIM EVEN MORE ALL-POWERFUL. I'm gonna fucking hurl. As for your gunning-him-down suggestion? Still pretty hard given that he's got Matt's telepathy, too. Basically, bullets as "the great equalizer" do not change the fact that Peter is way unbalanced in the power department and completely towers over any of the other supers. It's only his--hurrah!--heroic goodness that means the day will be saved. He's a fucking Mary Sue.
As regards Sylar, there are significant limitations on him that Peter does not have. There's the whole has-to-murder-to-get-anywhere limitation. Which means anyone he can't get the drop on is pretty much safe (Matt would be, provided he could get away before Sylar got too close). It also means that if he's interrupted in the process (whatever process it is) of cloning the ability into himself, he could a) just lose that ability forever; b) mess something up in his own brain that leaves him with a significant handicap (that's what I meant about how dangerous it is that he messes with his own head); or c) dead because of said mess up.
As for Sylar's driven-ness meaning he's not crazy, maybe, but that's not proof. I'd say Sylar isn't necessarily psychotic. He's shown sociopathic tendencies (his jealousy of the powered folks after meeting Sures and his possessive tendencies in acquiring new abilities) that pretty much cover his behavior. OCD and anti-social personality disorder cover a lot of Sylar's behaviors, even the murders. However, there's also the severe, almost schizoid behavior he exhibits when he is pulled back down into being Gabriel Gray. I don't think that's a sociopath putting on an act. That's literally Sylar setting aside his entire personality to wear the cloak of meekness his mother was used to. When he makes that giant snowglobe for her? There's another schizoid break and you can see Sylar peeking through.
And don't forget his Zane Taylor impersonation. There's another personality he managed to wear and hold in place believably until Sylar poked through again. So, yeah, there are DEFINITE signs of fractured personality as a result of his power-collecting that make for the argument that he is in fact nuts on top of being a cold, logical, murdering bastard. The fact that Sylar could be reasoned with in the right personality--he called Mohinder in his Zane-ish snap after painting with Isaac's talent--means that he has a weakness.
I might also add that villainy, vanity, jealousy, and possessiveness are ALL negative virtues. Though they might not slow down his abilities, they can be used against him to stop him. Saint Peter, on the other hand, is everything good, and nice, and lovable, and gosh-darn-it-we-like-him. VOMIT. There's no reason to hurt Peter and feel that that is emotionally okay. So, bollocks to Peter, I say.