Pheromone manipulation, also known as pherokinesis, is the ability to control and manipulate the moods of others by manipulating pheromones and secreting them from one's body.
Characters[]
- Shannon Calwin-Fletcher has this ability naturally.
- Hadley Petrelli will also have this ability naturally.
Limits[]
Shannon Calwin-Fletcher[]
Shannon can use this ability to control and alter the moods of others. Initially she thought that she could manipulate emotions, but she learned that she could instead control the chemical compounds of pheromones. She can use the ability to sexually arouse others, induce sleep and repulse people away from herself. The pheromones she produces appear similarly to those produced by pheromone generation, resembling a colourful gas or mist released, although they seem to have slightly different effects. Each different type of pheromone secreted has a different colour. It is unknown if she can also induce different moods or sensations into others with the pheromones she produces and manipulates, but it is suggested that she may.
Hadley Petrelli[]
Hadley's ability enables her to manipulate the emotions and behaviour of others using pheromones. She finds it easiest to manipulate existing pheromones, for example increasing their level to strengthen an existing effect, but she can also release her own potent pheromones which are more effective. Normally she only does this when she absolutely has to, as she finds it tiring. When she affects existing pheromones, she simply has to think of the desired effect and it happens. When she releases her own pheromones, they are exhaled on her breath and secreted from her skin. Hadley's pheromones can have multiple effects. They can be used to cause sexual attraction, and also to cause aggression and start fights. She can induce nausea and use this effect to repel others. Her ability can also alter a person's emotions, to some degree, and can interrupt thought processes and concentration.
Similar Abilities[]
- Emotion manipulation is the ability to manipulate emotions
- Sexual arousal is the ability to arouse others sexually
- Attraction is the ability to attract others to oneself or make oneself seem attractive
- Subconscious attraction is the ability to attract others subconsciously
- Repulsion is the ability to repel others away from oneself
- Hormonal manipulation is the ability to manipulate hormones
- Sleep inducing is the ability to make others go to sleep
- Pheromone generation is the ability to secrete powerful pheromones from one's skin
- Substance generation can also produce pheromones