It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.*

[bending_sickle]

One last Sylar&Spike comparison, before this eats my brain completly.

Both Sylar and Spike steal a distinctive article of clothing off of one of their victims and immediately wear it.

Meet Conviniently-Labeled Victim:



Ingredients:

1) Ramones:


2) Sleeve-thing:


Now, our Trend Thief:


Yes, you! Don't be shy!

Ingredient 1: Ramones? Check.


Closer!

Sylar has to be one hell of a Ramones fan to wear that shirt fresh off a corpse. Although, as we never see the actual killing of Zane, for all we know they were foolin' around prior to The Finger of Death.

...oh gods. Is that... Zane/Sylar, yes it is. Oh dears. I'd test out Rule 34, but I've only got a little bit of sanity left.

Fortunately, Zane's volunteered to test this theory out. Grabby little bugger isn't he?



Ingredient 2: Sleeve-thingy? Check.



Note how they've not the exact same sleeves. This is because Sylar has yet to acquire super dry-cleaning powers:



Meet Niki Wood:



See Trend-Thievery in Progress:



Now the Trend Thief:


I completely understand Spike's actions, because that is one damn fine coat.


* The Portal Song, Jonathan Coulton