Sylar (Zachary Quinto)On the surface Gabriel Gray is a shy young man who works in his father's watchmaking shop.But it is not just because he is well-apprenticed that he is good at the work. Gabriel has the power to understand how things work and when he processes this information he is able to control things. He has become the serial killer Sylar, who captures others with powers and kills them in order to steal their powers.Sylar was inculcated by his mother to believe he was special and exhibits no outward signs of empathy for his victims. He is obsessed with obtaining more and more powers no matter the cost of life.