Top 10 Most Powerful Heroes Characters

When it comes to the incredible characters of Heroes, there's no shortage of jaw-dropping abilities and unforgettable moments. The show introduced viewers to a world where ordinary people discovered extraordinary powers, weaving their lives together in ways that forever changed the world around them.

This list brings together fan-favorite characters from the series, letting you weigh in on which ones truly deserve the title of most powerful. Do you favor the raw, unchecked potential of a character who can absorb abilities? Or is it the precision and cunning of someone who wields their power with calculated intent? Maybe it's the mysterious individuals who have abilities so understated yet pivotal that they change the game entirely.
The Top Ten
Peter Petrelli Peter Petrelli is an empath who can absorb and replicate the abilities of others he encounters. His powers make him one of the most versatile and powerful individuals among the Heroes.

Mimicking anyone's power makes him godlike. How is Sylar or anyone above him? Sylar gets others' powers but must first engage in combat, kill them, and only then does he have access to their powers. Arthur Petrelli may also be able to steal others' powers but still needs to engage in combat to touch them. Only the Haitian would be able to beat him since he would nullify Peter's powers, and it would still be a close fight.

Peter'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.

Sylar (Gabriel Gray) Sylar is a serial killer who acquires abilities by studying and understanding the brains of evolved humans. His hunger for power and understanding drives his actions throughout the series.

Sylar's innate ability is the power to determine exactly how things work. Sylar used this innate ability to discover how to take the abilities of other evolved humans. He determined that the abilities are based in the brain, and several of Sylar's victims have had their skulls opened and brains removed. By studying his victims' brains, he is able to determine how their powers work and replicate those abilities himself.

Now that Sylar can take powers without killing people, he's basically at Peter's level in terms of power. I'd put him above Peter, actually, since he can't die and Peter can only use one power at once.

Hiro Nakamura Hiro Nakamura has the ability to manipulate space and time, allowing him to teleport and time travel at will. His sense of responsibility drives his efforts to change events for the better.

Hiro should be higher up on this list. He has the ability to travel through time, as well as stop it. He could literally kill anyone who stands in his way. He could go back in time and even prevent Peter or Sylar from ever being born.

He has the ability to actually affect the space-time continuum, slowing time down to such a point it seems as if it is stopped with sheer power of will. This enables time manipulation, time travel, and teleportation.

Hiro controls the space-time continuum, and therefore controls everything. He controls the past, present, and future. Just because he wouldn't use his powers for evil doesn't mean that he is less powerful.

The Haitian The Haitian can erase memories and suppress the abilities of other evolved humans within his proximity. He is a loyal operative often employed to maintain secrecy.

He has the power to manipulate people's minds. He can selectively interfere with the use of special abilities and selectively erase memories. He can also render individuals unconscious by physical contact. While he can also nullify powers out to some indeterminate range without physical contact, his other mental abilities seem to require touch.

He can nullify all powers, even powers that evolve humans such as Sylar and Hiro. Without their powers, they are nothing.

Literally a shield who can completely remove others' memories.

Arthur Petrelli Arthur Petrelli has the ability to steal powers from other evolved humans, permanently taking their abilities as his own. He is the manipulative and powerful patriarch of the Petrelli family.

He had the ability to steal the abilities of other evolved humans. A person whose ability Arthur has stolen is left powerless. All of the powers he acquired from other evolved humans include telepathy, rapid cell regeneration, electric manipulation, poison emission, telekinesis, mental manipulation, space-time manipulation, precognition, empathic mimicry, enhanced strength, flight, induced radioactivity, intuitive aptitude, invisibility, phasing, precognitive dreaming, pyrokinesis, and super speed.

Matt Parkman Matt Parkman is a telepath who can read minds and later develops the ability to control others through mental suggestions. He struggles with balancing his personal life and his evolving abilities.

He has the ability of telepathy, an ability that he was originally only able to use to hear thoughts. He has then learned how to use his abilities to command others mentally. He is also able to project his thoughts to another in a moment of crisis.

Matt can control people's minds.

Stephen Canfield Stephen Canfield has the ability to create vortexes that act as destructive gravitational fields. He struggles with the morality of his power and its unintended consequences.

Stephen Canfield had the ability to create vortices. According to his assignment tracker file at primatechpaper.com, Stephen's control index is 60%. His data analysis shows his biological level at 25, cerebral at 35, elemental at 55, and temporal/spatial at 90.

Samuel Sullivan Samuel Sullivan has the ability to control and manipulate earth and minerals, which grows stronger in the presence of other evolved humans. He leads a carnival of evolved individuals and seeks to expand his power.

Samuel has the ability to move earth and manipulate minerals with the power of his mind. He has shown that he has a mental influence over the earth, as well as a form of ink.

Adam Monroe Adam Monroe possesses the ability of cellular regeneration, granting him extended longevity and healing. He uses his centuries-long life to pursue his own goals, often at odds with others.

He was an evolved human with the ability of rapid cell regeneration. His powers were so advanced that he was unable to age or die, making him near-immortal.

He used his power to write history and is a very fun character.

Claire Bennet Claire Bennet has the ability to rapidly heal from any injury, effectively making her nearly immortal. Her ability becomes central to the discovery of evolved humans by the public.

She has the ability to survive after being mortally wounded, something which normal humans and even some evolved humans couldn't survive.

The Newcomers

? Meredith Gordon Meredith Gordon can generate and manipulate fire, using her ability for both offense and defense. She is the biological mother of Claire Bennet.
? Molly Walker Molly Walker has the ability to locate anyone in the world by thinking about them, regardless of their location. Her ability makes her a target and a valuable ally to others.

She can literally find anyone anywhere. She can track basically anyone, and that is amazing.

The Contenders
Maury Parkman Maury Parkman is a telepath with the ability to create realistic illusions in the minds of others. He uses his power for manipulation and personal gain.
Ando Masahashi Ando Masahashi develops the ability to supercharge the powers of other evolved humans, amplifying their effectiveness. His role often complements Hiro Nakamura's time-manipulating abilities.

Ando obtained the ability to supercharge others' abilities, which manifests in the form of red energy resembling electricity.

That is a really cool superpower!

Tracy Strauss Tracy Strauss can generate and manipulate ice, including freezing objects and people around her. She is one of the triplets with genetically modified abilities.

Have you forgotten that time she completely froze the room in the season 3 finale? Or even before then, when she froze that reporter then shattered him?

Also, in the fourth season, when she found a way to turn her body into liquid, making her invincible by the way, and when she drowned all the people who were with Noah?

Well, she can freeze everything around her before Matt or Samuel could even react. Come on!

Angela Petrelli Angela Petrelli has the ability of precognition through dreams, allowing her to see possible futures. She is a key figure in orchestrating events through her strategic foresight.
Elle Bishop Elle Bishop can generate and manipulate electricity, often using her power in aggressive or defensive situations. She is a conflicted character shaped by her experiences within The Company.

Her electricity could potentially kill anyone instantly besides Claire or anyone mimicking her powers. She was also skilled enough to snipe someone trying to fly away.

Eric Doyle Eric Doyle can control the movements and actions of others like a puppeteer using telekinesis. His power is often employed in sinister and manipulative ways.

Eric is able to control people like they're his own personal puppets.

Niki Sanders Niki Sanders possesses superhuman strength, which manifests when her alternate personality, Jessica, takes control. Her abilities and mental struggles are central to her character arc.
Daphne Millbrook Daphne Millbrook has superhuman speed, allowing her to move and react faster than the eye can follow. She uses her abilities to perform heists before joining other evolved humans.
Knox Knox has the ability to convert fear from others into enhanced physical strength. He uses his power for intimidation and combat.

Knox is one of the series' most dangerous characters. He gets stronger every time he senses fear!

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Jeremy Greer Jeremy Greer has the dual ability to heal or kill through physical touch by controlling life energy. His powers lead to tragic consequences as he struggles to manage them.
Ted Sprague Ted Sprague can emit and control radiation, including creating destructive radioactive explosions. His power makes him a significant threat when uncontrolled.
Eli Eli can create multiple identical clones of himself, each capable of independent action. His ability makes him a formidable adversary in combat situations.
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