Talk:Ability Intuition/@comment-5739199-20151123224826

Sylar can only master the power if he does the brain-poking. When he empathically absorbs Elle's electric power, he has some trouble mastering it.

So he cannot "master abilities intuitively". He examines the brain to understand how the power work, and then he masters the power. If he doesn't do that, he has lesser control.


 *  Arthur explained to Sylar that if he gained control of his emotions and helped someone else to deal with traumatizing personal emotions, he could gain a target's abilities without physical study of the brain, though with less control over the new ability