Sylar's True Power Beyond Ability Absorption Revealed

Sylar's actual superpower in Heroes is way more unsettling than most fans remember it being. While everyone assumes his whole deal is absorbing other abilities, that's actually not his real power at all. The show's nuance got lost in pop culture shorthand, but the creepier truth about his actual ability makes him a more interesting character in retrospect. It's worth noting that Heroes actually predicted the superhero TV boom that would explode just as Iron Man hit theaters in 2008.