Joker somehow doubted that Sylar would be grateful for Peter's death. No proud supervillain let anybody touch their hero. At the very least he could prove that Sylar could not hide from his rage; that he could cleave down the people close to him until he had nobody left. The thought made the clown giddy, and his eyes gleamed in the setting sun like blood-tinged emeralds.

"I'll take my chances if you don't mind. Call it an experiment!"

He tilted the blade of the knife, reflecting the sunlight into Peter's eyes, hoping to momentarily blind him.