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Contents 1 Categories 2 bullet proof vest 3 Louis?!? 4 Headaches/Passing out 5 Markings on shoulder 6 Dyslexia 7 Peter Petrelli?

[edit] Categories

Wait, wait... are we really ready to classify Matt as a Superhero? --DJ Chair 18:22, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I dont think he is explicitly called a superhero anywhere here? However, out of anyone else on this show I think he, and the cheerleader, comes the closest. Hes actually saving peoples lives, others are painting pictures, jumping off playground sets etc.

That comment was addressing the categorization made by a user a couple of weeks ago, it has been since decided that until the character does something "super-hero-y" that the category won't be added. But, I think Matt has the next best chance at being called a Superhero --DJ Chair 02:54, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] bullet proof vest

Why dose it link to bullet proof vest? Sylar could have been useing another superpower. The brain thing is most likely permement power theft.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tortanick (talk • contribs) at 21:47, October 10, 2006 (UTC)

Well, those are nice assertions, but highly unlikely. The bullets fell to ground after he got up; they pushed him down and fell out of him. Read the bulletproof vest article, you might learn thing. And your brain theory, while nice, isn't really helpful. Even if I wanted to do something with it, this isn't Sylar's article. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 23:14, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

W-ouch, there's some serious fire burning beneath these ACS posts, it's delightful to not be on the receiving end from time to time! --DJ Chair 13:13, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Better to be blunt than pretentious. I'm not Maddy. ACS (Wikipedian); Talk to the Ace. See what I've edited. 16:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Louis?!?

Why does his wife refer to him as Louis after they make love in the episode "Hiro's"???--Sdp4408 05:32, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

I thought she just exclaimed in a rush of breath, like "whooeey!" Rihk 00:28, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Headaches/Passing out

Twice we have seen Matt pass out after trying to pick out a certain person's thoughts in a crowded area and narrow it down. Is it too early to add as a "weakness"? Rihk 00:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

What? Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 00:32, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

There's nothing hard to understand with Rihk's comment, he wants to know if we should mark a section in Matt's article called weakness and list his inability to narrow his field of telepathy in a crowded room.

However, I believe that this is the show's way of portraying his development of his power. Imagine you're in a room full of people, who are all shouting at you at the top of their lungs... you try to listen to only one as you walk around the room, but doing so alters the volume of each person. Soon enough, you'd be likely to have a head-splitter too. --DJ Chair 13:35, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

not to mention that mr. bennet says that they had to drug him, which is why he passes out in the bar. --Sdp4408 14:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

There's plenty hard to understand if you don't simply (mis)interpreted it with your own POV. It's already mentioned that multiple thoughts have been a problem. However, like SD said, he was drugged before and we don't know for sure if he collapsed again here. As for the headache, I thought he had that coming in. Ace Class Shadow; My talk. 18:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry ACS, my bad. It seemed that he had a headache from excessive mind-reading of his wife during the day, to try and repair his marriage. When he went to get aspirin, he taxed his power to the limit, apparently. Perhaps he was still under the influence of HRG's drug though. Until next week, we can't say for certain. Rihk 144.15.255.227 02:10, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

seems he gets nosebleeds too. Rihk 05:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Markings on shoulder

Near the end of "Nothing to hide" it is revealed that Parkman and Theodore Sprague both have similar markings on their shoulder blades. I gather we don't know the cause of this yet. It doesn't look like Nikki's tatoo. I'd speculate some sort of chip that Bennet's people had installed on them. Has this been seen on other characters? Is it too soon to note this in the article? -MrFizyx 21:00, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

I'd say it's too soon yet. But it'll be something to keep our eyes on. WorldsCollide 22:00, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dyslexia

In "Six Months Ago", Matt revealed that he has difficulty with the detective's exam not because he doesn't know the answers, but because "half the letters look backwards", indicating that he suffers from dyslexia. Runolfr 21:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, and that's already in the article. :) Primogen 22:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Silly me. I thought it would be under a "Six Months Ago" heading, not at the top. Runolfr 22:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

It's up there because it's been mentioned in more than one episode. "Six Months Ago" was the second time his dyslexia has come up. --Psiphiorg 00:50, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Petrelli?

Shouldn't the interview with Peter Petrelli in 'Fallout' be included? Esp. since he trays to read Peter's mind...and have Peter in turn read his mind. Cymbalta 20:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

What about it, that it caused a resonant feedback loop? Rihk 04:12, 8 December 2006 (UTC)