sentences:  Sylar was able to kill Nathan and impersonate him after killing Candice and acquiring her illusory ability.For him, the hunting and, eventually, extermination of other superpowered people is all part of his "eliminating the competition".With Sylar disguising himself as Nathan, acting as President (reminiscent of Isaac Mendez' painting), and exploiting public panic after the destruction of New York, persons with special abilities are now viewed with fear and suspicion and are subject to heavy persecution, with the Department of Homeland Security (including Parkman and the Haitian) working to hunt down "unregistered" individuals in accordance with the "Linderman Act".