Abe

Abe is a character on Heroes.

Biography
Abe is one of the fugitives who has taken residence in an abandoned office building in New York City.

Origin
Abe is an evolved human, also known as an "evo", who are people who demonstrate abnormal powers and abilities as a result of an advanced genetic mutation that has either occurred naturally or synthetically by a specialized serum.

Powers
Light Absorption: Abe has the ability to make an area pitch black, like in a cave, so that nobody can see with a wave of his hand. This ability seems to have an adverse effect on Abe, because he has what sounds like a smoker's wheezing voice and he glows slightly when not using his ability. Also, Abe is blind due to having cataracts in both eyes. He has mentioned that when he "takes the light", he can see but that his ability poisons him. Rachel Mills and Anna Korolenko suspect his ability might be causing him to become radioactive, endangering both himself and those around him. It is unknown whether Abe's ability absorbs only visible light or all forms of light.