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Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional superhero on the NBC superhero drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special abilities, or powers. Sensitive and compassionate, Peter was initially defined by his complex relationship with his older brother, Nathan. Since that time, Peter has had to deal with the outcomes of the decisions that his abilities force him to make. Towards the end of the first season, Peter absorbs the ability of a man who is practically a ticking time bomb. In desperation all the characters in the series race to try and save New York City in fear that Peter will "blow up" the city like a bomb. Minutes from when he's about to explode, Peter's older brother, Nathan, flies him high above the skyline and saves the people of New York City.

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Peter Petrelli
Heroes character
Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli
First appearance	"Genesis"
Last appearance	"Brave New World"
Portrayed by	Milo Ventimiglia
In-universe information
Occupation	Hospice nurse Paramedic
Family	Angela Petrelli (mother) Arthur Petrelli (father) Alice Shaw (aunt) Nathan Petrelli (brother) Claire Bennet (niece) Simon and Monty Petrelli (nephews) Tommy Clark (great-nephew) Malina Bennet (great-niece)
Ability	Empathic mimicry (formerly) Ability replication (current)

Casting

Jason La Padura, the casting director for Heroes, stated that the character of Peter Petrelli was the hardest to cast due to conflicts regarding the Petrelli brothers' ages. La Padura states the Petrelli brothers were originally written to be twins, and it became obvious in the production process that in order to have correct dynamic between the two characters, Peter had to be the younger brother. Milo Ventimiglia's role as Peter was one of the last to be cast and the most difficult. Greg Grunberg originally auditioned for the role of Peter Petrelli, but instead landed the role of Matt Parkman.[1]

Powers and abilities

Empathic mimicry

Peter Petrelli's original ability is to mimic the powers of others, acquiring powers simply by being near someone. Peter is eventually stripped of his abilities by his father Arthur Petrelli, before later regaining a modified form of this ability called ability replication through the formula.

Series creator Tim Kring stated that Peter's original ability is "based on his empathy and his ability to connect with people."[2] As well, Claude refers to Peter as empathic. According to Dr. Suresh, Peter's DNA automatically resequences itself to mimic the abilities of those around him.[3] At first, Peter could only mimic powers while in proximity to their source, but then learned how to recall previously mimicked powers with greater and greater ease with the help of Claude.[4] Angela Petrelli describes Peter as being "the most powerful of us all".[5]

During a confrontation with his father in "Dying of the Light", Peter is stripped of his empathic mimicry as well as every ability he had previously absorbed.

Prior to his confrontation with his father, Peter used the following abilities, not including powers used by future incarnations of himself:

Ability	Episode first exhibited
Precognitive dreaming	"Genesis"
Flight
Precognition (expressed through visual art)	"Don't Look Back"
Space-time manipulation	"Collision"
Rapid cellular regeneration	"Homecoming"
Telepathy	"Fallout"
Invisibility	"Godsend"
Telekinesis	"Unexpected"
Induced radioactivity[6]	"The Hard Part"
Enhanced strength	"How to Stop an Exploding Man"
Electric manipulation	"Four Months Later..."
Phasing	"Lizards"
Pyrokinesis	"I Am Become Death"
Intuitive aptitude
Enhanced speed

Ability replication

In the mid-season finale, "Dual", he injects himself with a power granting formula and gains a new, more limited mimicry ability called ability replication. He is once again able to mimic others' powers, but now he requires physical contact to do so, and can only retain one ability at a time, losing the previous power each time he gains a new one. Heroes producers Joe Pokaski and Aron Coliete said in an interview that, "[Peter] is still trying to get a handle on his powers. Just like during the first season, it’s going to take him some time to get a handle on these powers."[7] By the time of the episode "Cold Wars", he has gained enough control over his mimicry that he can touch people without taking on their powers if he wants to.[8]

Peter's current ability is Claude Rains's invisibility as of Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World.

Ability	Source	Episode(s) replicated	Episode(s) discarded
Flight	Nathan Petrelli	Dual, Trust and Blood and Exposed	Villains-Fugitives, Exposed and An Invisible Thread
Enhanced strength	Mohinder Suresh	A Clear and Present Danger and An Invisible Thread	A Clear and Present Danger and Jump, Push, Fall
Cold manipulation	Tracy Strauss	A Clear and Present Danger	Trust and Blood
Telepathy	Matt Parkman	Exposed and The Art of Deception	Exposed and Brave New World
Shapeshifting	Sylar	An Invisible Thread	An Invisible Thread
Enhanced speed	Edgar	Jump, Push, Fall	Hysterical Blindness
Siren's song	Emma Coolidge	Hysterical Blindness	Tabula Rasa
Space-time manipulation	Hiro Nakamura	Tabula Rasa	Tabula Rasa
Healing touch	Jeremy Greer	Tabula Rasa	Brother's Keeper
Flight	Sylar	Brother's Keeper, Brave New World and Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World	The Fifth Stage, Brave New World and Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
Mental manipulation	The Haitian	The Fifth Stage	Let It Bleed
Rapid cellular regeneration	Claire Bennet	Let It Bleed	Let It Bleed
Flight	West Rosen	Let It Bleed	Close to You
Precognitive dreaming	Angela Petrelli	Close to You	The Art of Deception
Earth manipulation	Samuel Sullivan	Brave New World	Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
Invisibility	Claude Rains	Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World	Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World
Telekinesis	Morgan Perdue	Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World	Save the Cheerleader, Destroy the World

References

External links

• Primatech Paper tracker site
• Peter Petrelli on the Heroes wiki

На других языках

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- [en] Peter Petrelli

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[fr] Peter Petrelli

Peter Petrelli est un personnage de fiction du feuilleton télévisé américain Heroes (NBC), interprété par Milo Ventimiglia. Il est le personnage le plus puissant de l'intrigue de la première saison, le seul disposant de plus de pouvoirs que Sylar, le méchant de l'intrigue. Il perdra par la suite son pouvoir pour en récupérer un plus faible, laissant donc la place à Sylar.

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[it] Peter Petrelli

Peter Petrelli è un personaggio della serie televisiva Heroes, interpretato da Milo Ventimiglia.

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