What's Your Skylar Theory?

[PLAS]

as I was watching the second episode, specifically, the telepatic cop scene, at first I thought it was just a regular crime scene, then they showed the gruesome ways in which the people had been killed, immediatly afterwards, Skylar is first mentioned, first thing I thought "superpowered psycho"

it was an interesting plot point, until we see his next victim, the painter, who had been killed in pretty much the same way the guy in the house had been, head sliced and brain missing

and then it hit me, maybe this skylar person is tagging superpowered beings in order to absorb their powers and thus, become more powerful

what do you all think?

 

[Mixairian]

Sylar. I tripled checked last night while showing the episode to a friend. Dude's name is Sylar, that's how it's written on the tape.

As for now I'm going with high class telekinetic. That's the only class that can freeze, saw off a person's head and lift them agaisnt a stairwell while putting my kitchen utensils into them. And it is encompassed by one power.

Another one to match this "hunger" thing could be a life drain type ability. That could freeze it and believably after draining/eating, one could be stronger and such.

Also note that the father and mother were killed very differently. So far only male brains have been eaten.

 

[GL1]

They Sylar theory I'm into now is that he is:
1) Papa Suresh's Patient Zero.
2) He eats people's brains to get their powers.
3) He at Papa Suresh's brain to learn how to find "Heroes"
4) He will be, in part, responsible for the November 8th tragedy
5) He's NOT Mr. Glasses

I'm trying to figure out what power it is that would allow him to duplicate other people's minds by eating them, since using more than 10% of the mind is what gives the "Heroes" their powers.

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Considering the hodge-podge of abilities he would need to pull off the sort of display that we've seen so far of his work he...

A. Has Telekenesis

or B. Absorbs other people's superpowers by eating (or consuming) their brains.


One really far out idea I had at first was that Sylar was the Stripper's alternate persona, but the voice was clearly male so there goes that.

 

[GL1]

DarkNikki is also a very good criminal... it would be VERY interesting to find out that she were Syler, but I don't think that she would have a whole lot of time to jaunt around the country in persuit of power...

 

[PLAS]

and look how the show ****ers will keep us guessing for the whole week

what were the ratings for last monday's show?

 

[The Question]

I highly doubt that he absorbs powers by eating people's brains. That just seems very extreme, and besides, it looks like Peter's the power absorber of the group. I'm going with Mixairian and saying that he's a high end telikinetic. As for his "hunger," I think that's just how he describes his psychological compulsion to kill people.

 

[Eros]

maybe skylar is like the shows David dunn or superman except hes a twisted sociapath lol. He could of frozen those people with freeze beathe, and used his superstrength to hang that woman up their like that. Hell he probblay has telekinsis to.

 

[Wolfwood]

I highly doubt that he absorbs powers by eating people's brains. That just seems very extreme, and besides, it looks like Peter's the power absorber of the group. I'm going with Mixairian and saying that he's a high end telikinetic. As for his "hunger," I think that's just how he describes his psychological compulsion to kill people.

I kind of think you two are right, but just to be different, I'm still sticking with my brain eating theory. Though it kind of makes him like a super powered psychopathic zombie.

 

[The Question]

Just seems too weird. Especially since Peter's shaping up to be a power copier himself. Telekinetic just seems alot simpler.

 

[SouLeSS]

5$ Says it's mister glasses's alter ego.

 

[The Question]

I doubt that. I think both of them represent a different kind of villain. Claire's dad is the villain of order. Everything he does is pragmatic and has purpose, and he may even feel that what he is doing is for the greater good, not for himself. Sylar represents the villain of chaos. He harms people and creates havok because he can.

 

[Darthphere]

Sylar is one of Claire's dad's experiments gone wrong.

 

[PLAS]

Sylar is one of Claire's dad's experiments gone wrong.

I really doubt there's any relationship between them

 

[SouLeSS]

I doubt that. I think both of them represent a different kind of villain. Claire's dad is the villain of order. Everything he does is pragmatic and has purpose, and he may even feel that what he is doing is for the greater good, not for himself. Sylar represents the villain of chaos. He harms people and creates havok because he can.

So like Lex Luthor and The Joker?

Hnm...Makes sense.

 

[Darthphere]

I really doubt there's any relationship between them

Id actually agree, for the most part the dude in glasses hasnt done anything that sinister, though there are scenes that have shown him doing experiement on Greg grunberg I believe.

 

[RockSP]

I think Skyler is a nerdy preteen bird who lives with his uncle who works at a newspaper. That's my theory...

 

[SoulManX]

A demon maybe?

 

[The Question]

.......why the hell would he be a demon? Why can't he just be a telikinetic serial killer?

 

[Substance D]

I highly doubt that he absorbs powers by eating people's brains. That just seems very extreme, and besides, it looks like Peter's the power absorber of the group. I'm going with Mixairian and saying that he's a high end telikinetic. As for his "hunger," I think that's just how he describes his psychological compulsion to kill people.

um, what hasn't been extreme about this show so far? a cheerleader who shoves her hand down a garbage disposal, gets a stick lodged into her brain, only to wake up dissected. a woman who guts mobsters and then finds their remains in her trunk. a cop who discoveres a woman pinned to the wall with kitchen utensils by a guy who runs around and cuts open people's heads. how is eating a brain any less gruesome or extreme than all of that???? seriously. gaining the knowledge/powers of those he consumes is scarey and badass and makes sense. and it's just as easy to say he gains new powers, than to explain to the audience that telekinisis can removes heat from a body a science teacher. it also explains how he is able to reproduce all of mohinder's father's work. sometimes the right explanation is the simplest one, the question. quit being a nerd.

 

[Substance D]

As for his "hunger," I think that's just how he describes his psychological compulsion to kill people.

yes, and he just happens to remove people's brains because he's a brain collecter.. *eyeroll* seriously, think about it. he has all of mohinder's father's knowledge, greather than what was in his own apartment. he removed the artist's brain. that makes sense, being able to predict the future would be a valuable power.

and if he stopped the bullets with his telekinesis, then how come he got knocked down? it looked more like he need to recover, like he has invincibility but still felt the impact, or had to heal himself. But whatever. I guess we'll find out.

 

[SoulManX]

.......why the hell would he be a demon? Why can't he just be a telikinetic serial killer?

Since Mo metions God in the narration in some ep I figure maybe he could be a demon.

 

[Substance D]

Since Mo metions God in the narration in some ep I figure maybe he could be a demon.

nah, that's really far fetched. i like it better that he's just like the other characters, except he's evil and can gain new powers. that's some real arch nemesis **** going on there.

 

[SoulManX]

nah, that's really far fetched. i like it better that he's just like the other characters, except he's evil and can gain new powers. that's some real arch nemesis **** going on there.

Now what if I turn out to be right...would that change people's view on the show?

 

[Substance D]

Now what if I turn out to be right...would that change people's view on the show?

depends on how they handled it