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This is a
list of known aliens stored within the fictional Omnitrix device in the
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
animated television series
Ben 10Ben 10 is an American animated series created by "Man of Action" , and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The pilot episode aired on December 27, 2005, as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's Saturday morning lineup...
and its sequel
Ben 10: Alien ForceBen 10: Alien Force is an American animated television series created by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami and the studio "Man of Action" , and produced by Cartoon Network Studios...
.
For most of the series, the Omnitrix remains on Ben, and hence the aliens are described in relation to him. The
What IfWhat If, sometimes rendered as What If...?, is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the road not traveled" by its various characters...
-styled episode "Gwen 10" shows what some of the aliens would appear as if they were female, and the episodes "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10", set in the near future (relative to the show) highlight what the aliens would appear as if they were older. Though Ken, Ben's son, also has an Omnitrix in the latter episode, his aliens are no different from those normally featured.
Original ten
At the start of the series, Ben only has access to ten
alienExtraterrestrial life is defined as life which does not originate from planet Earth. The existence of life outside the planet is theoretical and all assertions of such life remain disputed....
s. More are gained in the following seasons.
Diamondhead
Diamondhead (voiced by
Jim WardJames Kevin "Jim" Ward is an Emmy award winning voice actor who has contributed to a large number of video games and movies. He co-hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, a nationally-syndicated liberal radio talk show which features a number of his impersonations of political figures and other...
in the first series,
Daran NorrisDaran Norris is an American actor, principally known for his voice work. He has voiced more than 80 movies, video games, and TV shows. He had a recurring role as public defender Cliff McCormack in the live-action television series Veronica Mars. He also played the part as "Gordy" on the...
in the live-action movie,
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
in the second series) is a Petrosapien ("
Petro-Petro- is a Greek term for "rock" used as a prefix, for a number of English words, most notably petroleum.For example:* PetroKazakhstan - Canadian oil company* Petrovietnam - Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation...
" referring to rocks, "
sapienSapience is often defined as wisdom, or the ability of an organism or entity to act with appropriate judgment. Judgment is a mental faculty which is a component of intelligence or...
" referring to an intelligent being; Petrosapien would mean "intelligent rock") from the crystal planet Petropia (a combination of the Greek "Petro-" and "topos", forming a word similar to "rock place"). The planet was destroyed by Vilgax with assistance from Tetrax, who unknowingly helped him create the weapon that destroyed his home. Ben first transforms into Diamondhead in "And Then There Were 10" when he needed to destroy Vilgax's giant robot. In the planning stages, Diamondhead was set up to be one of the aliens Ben would have discovered later on, while Cannonbolt would have been one of the original ten.
Diamondhead's body is composed of an extremely durable organic crystal, making him nearly invulnerable. Diamondhead can control his crystal physiology at will, allowing him to create crude crystal weapons from any part his body on demand or fire crystal shards from his hands. This same ability also allows him to regenerate to an extent, such as regrowing lost limbs. In addition to growing crystal from himself, Diamondhead can grow crystal over other objects. Lasers and other similar weapons are useless against Diamondhead, as his crystal body acts as a prism, refracting the beams. The one drawback to Diamondhead's crystal form is the crystal itself, which can shatter if exposed to sufficiently strong sonic vibrations. While Petrosapiens can regenerate limbs, there is a limit to how much damage they can recover from.
Diamondhead makes an appearance in the third season premiere of
Ben 10: Alien ForceBen 10: Alien Force is an American animated television series created by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami and the studio "Man of Action" , and produced by Cartoon Network Studios...
, regenerating from Chromastone's remains after Vilgax destroyed him. Diamondhead's appearance is slightly altered, with a primarily dark blue uniform that also covers part of his head unlike the previous uniform in the original series.
Fourarms
Ben's preferred offensive form is
Fourarms (voiced by
Richard McGonagleRichard Francis McGonagle is an American actor, appearing in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager...
), a Tetramand (
tetra meaning "four" in
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
,
mand being "arms" in
LatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...
) from the desert planet Khoros. Khoros epitomizes a
dystopiaA dystopia is the vision of a society in which conditions of life are miserable and characterized by poverty, oppression, war, violence, disease, pollution, nuclear fallout and/or the abridgement of human rights, resulting in widespread unhappiness, suffering, and...
, resulting in the strength-oriented Tetramands. Fourarms is the most used alien in the original series, since it is the form that most suits 10-year-old Ben's fighting style: blindly rushing at the enemy with little forethought. Ben first transformed into Fourarms in "Washington B.C." when he needed to fight the giant
mammothA mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus. These proboscideans are members of Elephantidae, the family of elephants and mammoths, and close relatives of modern elephants. They were often equipped with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from...
that Dr. Animo had reanimated.
Fourarms is a ten-foot tall, four-armed, four-eyed powerhouse with armored skin and extremely dense musculature, making him unmatched in pure
physical strengthPhysical strength is the ability of a person to exert force on physical objects using muscles. Increasing physical strength is the goal of strength training.-Overview:...
. His strength is such that he can create shockwaves simply by pounding the ground or clapping all four of his hands together, dubbed the "Big Smack", and his leg strength allows him to cross entire city blocks in a single jump. However, all the extra mass of his muscles and heavy skin makes Fourarms relatively slow, and his size likewise makes using things designed for smaller species difficult, especially when enlarging them is a bad idea. When under the effects of an illness, Fourarms' strength and stamina are somewhat lessened and he develops pungent hives in his armpits.
Ghostfreak
Ghostfreak (voiced by
Steven BlumSteven Jay Blum is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games. Among his credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel of the anime series Cowboy Bebop and Mugen of the anime series Samurai Champloo...
) is an Ectonurite (
ecto playing on
ectoplasmEctoplasm is a term coined by Charles Richet to denote a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorized" by physical mediums...
) from the perpetually dark planet Anur Phaetos (
phaetos playing on
phantom-Technology:*Phantom power, a method that sends a DC electrical voltage through microphone cables.*BOMAB phantom, a device for calibrating radiation absorbed by the human body-Military:*Phantom Regiment, a name for the British World War II GHQ Liaison Regiment...
). Ectonurites are part of a
hive mindHive mind can mean:* In psychology:** Collective consciousness** Conformity ** Groupthink* In animal behavior:** The apparent consciousness of colonies of social insects such as ants, bees and termites...
, which is contained within the vast
genetic memoryGenetic memory may refer to:*Genetic memory , present if the state of a biological system depends on its past history in addition to present conditions...
of every Ectonurite. Ben first transformed into Ghostfreak in "Permanent Retirement" when he wanted to get away from his Aunt Vera for a while. Ben's version of Ghostfreak outwardly resembles a one-eyed ghost, the result of a second skin, while Ghostfreak's true form is that of a
wraithWraith is a Scottish dialectal word for "ghost, spectre, apparition". It came to be used in Scottish Romanticist literature, and acquired the more general or figurative sense of "portent, omen"....
-like
genieIn Islam, a Djinn is a supernatural creature which occupies a parallel world to that of mankind, and together with humans and angels makes up the three sentient creations of Allah...
with blue claws, decaying skin, and an exposed, upside-down skull with a single eye for a head.
Ghostfreak is composed of a variable-density protoplasm which allows him to become invisible and/or intangible at will. Ghostfreak can levitate freely, and he doesn't require oxygen, allowing him to survive in a vacuum. For the short time Ben has access to the form, it has no real weaknesses to speak of, aside from Ben's limited access to its true powers. The second skin protects him from Ghostfreak's otherwise fatal aversion to sunlight, and also allows Ben to frighten his opponents by pulling back the skin to reveal his true form beneath. The second skin also has 'tracks' on it, along which Ben can move his single eye, allowing him to see anywhere the tracks go.
In his true form, revealed once Ghostfreak's personality becomes dominant, Ghostfreak demonstrates a number of powers Ben himself cannot use. In addition to the standard invisibility and intangibility, Ghostfreak can render others intangible through physical contact. His intangibility also enables him to possess humans, controlling them from within. Ghostfreak also has psychic abilities such as telepathy and telekinesis, but the extent of these abilities remains unclear. His true form also has a flock of tentacles protruding from his chest, which can be used as extra appendages. In total darkness, these features become even more pronounced, and he can fire energy blasts from his chest. However, having torn off the protective skin Ben made use of, Ghostfreak is extremely photosensitive,
spontaneously combustingSpontaneous human combustion is a name used to describe cases of the burning of a living human body without an external source of ignition. There is speculation and controversy regarding SHC - some regard it as a unique and currently unexplained phenomenon, while others feel that cases described...
when exposed to direct sunlight over a prolonged period. He is also unable to possess Ben while in alien form, as the Omnitrix repels negative forces aimed at it, but can possess other true aliens. Ben loses access to the form in "Ghostfreaked Out", but, at the end of "Be Afraid of the Dark", Ben gains the natural Ectonurite form, though he never used it again in any episode.
Grey Matter
Grey Matter (voiced by
Richard Steven HorvitzRichard Steven Horvitz, sometimes credited as Richard S. Horvitz, Richard Horvitz or Richard Wood, is an American actor and voice actor best known for his work as the voice of the original Alpha 5 in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, as Raz in Psychonauts,...
in the TV series and by
Carlos AlazraquiCarlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. His voice-over work includes the role of Bobbi Fabulous on Phineas and Ferb, Denzel Q...
in the live-action movie) is a Galvan (the former a play on actual
grey matterGrey matter is a major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuropil , glial cells and capillaries. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies, in contrast to white matter, which does not and mostly contains myelinated axon tracts...
and
GreysThe term Greys denotes a style of alleged intelligent, humanoid, extraterrestrials appearing in folklore, popular culture, and the pseudoscience of ufology...
, the latter a play on
galvanizationGalvanization or galvanisation refers to any of several electrochemical processes named after the Italian scientist Luigi Galvani.-Electricity:...
) from the tiny planet Galvan Prime. Ben first transformed into Grey Matter in "Washington B.C." when he saw that a gold Sumo Slammer card could be found in a box of cereal. Gwen found him looking for the card in the cereal boxes at the supermarket. Although Ben rarely intentionally selects Grey Matter, he often finds himself in that form as a result of accidental transformations, such as in "A Small Problem".
Grey Matter is a gray-skinned,
frogFrogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
-like, bipedal alien only five inches tall; however, his size belies his intellect, which is second to none. He can create almost anything from spare parts and deduce the function of any device at a glance. This ability extends to organic organisms also, determining the position of nerve clusters under the skin of an alien creature he'd never seen before. His size allows him to squeeze into small spaces, and he can climb walls thanks to tiny suction cups on his skin. He also has sharp teeth, and his slimy skin makes him difficult to grab. However, Grey Matter's size makes him unsuited for battle, and hence Ben must outsmart his enemies while using the form. Showing a more light-hearted side of the Omnitrix, Ben, despite being able to understand any device, does not consciously comprehend what he is doing, leading him to remark as such.
Heatblast
Heatblast (voiced by
Steven BlumSteven Jay Blum is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games. Among his credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel of the anime series Cowboy Bebop and Mugen of the anime series Samurai Champloo...
in the TV series and by
David FranklinDavid Franklin is an Australian actor best known to audiences for his role as Meeklo Braca in the science fiction TV series Farscape and as Brutus in Xena: Warrior Princess....
in the live-action movie) is a Pyronite (
pyro meaning fire) from the star Pyros. Heatblast is Ben's first transformation, which was activated in "And Then There Were 10" when Ben was tampering with the Omnitrix upon it first attaching to him.
Heatblast is a magma-based life-form that can control fire at will, either projecting it in a wide range of forms or absorbing it into himself. He can fire streams of flame, create fireballs, manifest tornadoes of flame, utilize said tornadoes to carry himself and others short distances, and radiate heat in all directions for a localized explosion. He can also achieve flight by firing at the ground to propel himself like a rocket. Apart from this, Heatblast is also a highly durable alien, able to endure being thrown through buildings without being slowed. While under the influence of an illness, Heatblast's powers are reversed, giving him cryokinetic powers instead of the normal
pyrokinesisPyrokinesis, derived from the Greek words and , was the name, coined by horror novelist Stephen King for the ability to create or to control fire with the mind that he gave to the protagonist Charlie McGee in Firestarter. Critic S.T...
. Heatblast's dependency on heat is also his weakness, as his powers can be negated by sufficient amounts of water or similar fire-extinguishing materials and large amounts of water can extinguish him permanently. He is also unable to lower his own body temperature, which prevents him from touching things without burning them, people included.
Ripjaws
The aquatic alien
Ripjaws (voiced by
Fred TatascioreFred Tatasciore is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the Hulk in the Ultimate Avengers and Hulk Vs as well as voicing Saren from the critically acclaimed game Mass Effect...
) is a Piscciss Volann (from piscēs, the Latin word for fish) of the water planet Piscciss. Ben first transformed into Ripjaws in "The Krakken" in order to take the Krakken's eggs back from Jonah Melville. Because of the extremely specific conditions required to maintain Ripjaws, he is the least used Omnitrix alien, and is not seen for the entirety of the third season.
Ripjaws shares a number of traits of Earth aquatic life-forms—namely
alligatorAn Alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. The name alligator is an anglicized form of el lagarto the Spanish term for "lizard", the name by which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator...
s,
eelTrue eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 19 families, 110 genera and approximately 600 species. Most eels are predators...
s,
anglerfishAnglerfish are the members of the order Lophiiformes . They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, wherein a fleshy growth from the fish's head acts as a lure; this is considered analogous to angling.Some anglerfish are pelagic , others are benthic...
, and
sharkSharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago, before the time of the dinosaurs....
s—combined into a single being. Naturally, his main ability is being able to breathe underwater. Ripjaws can also withstand a remarkable amount of pressure, and his luminescent dangler allows him to see in the darkest of depths (or otherwise dark areas). He can swim at great speeds, and his sharp teeth and claws can pierce through almost anything. His lower jaw can unhinge to allow him to bite much larger objects. Though his tail hides a pair of legs for travel on land, Ripjaws is limited by his need to remain hydrated, dehydrating rapidly if left out of the water for even a few minutes.
Stinkfly
Another of Ben's more commonly used forms,
Stinkfly (voiced by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
) is a Lepidopterran from the swamp planet Lepidopterra (a play on
lepidopteraLepidoptera is an order of insects that includes moths and butterflies. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, the scientific name for butterflies and moths). Ben first transformed into Stinkfly in "Washington B.C." when he had to save Gwen after she fell from the
Washington MonumentThe Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest...
.
Stinkfly is meant to be a combination of various Earth insects (dragonflies, crickets, and praying mantises specifically). His primary ability is flight facilitated by the four thin wings on his back, which grant Stinkfly high mobility and speed. Stinkfly also possesses disproportionate strength, enough to carry people and objects heavier than himself. In "Don't Drink the Water", the child form of Stinkfly (Stinkyfly) was able to unleash a powerful
herbicideA herbicide is a substance used to kill unwanted plants. Selective herbicides kill specific targets while leaving the desired crop relatively unharmed. Some of these act by interfering with the growth of the weed and are often synthetic "imitations" of plant hormones...
gas by
fartingFlatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The mixture of gases is known as flatus, fart, or simply gas, and is expelled from the rectum in a process colloquially referred to as "passing gas" or...
. Stinkfly's four eye stalks give him a wide range of vision from the sky, including the ability to look directly behind himself. Pollen ducts in his eyes and mouth allow Stinkfly to excrete high-pressure streams of liquids. The type of liquid can range from a flammable toxin to an immobilizing jelly. His razor-sharp tail and pincer-like legs can also be used in melee combat. Stinkfly's primary weakness is water, which can negate his flight if it gets on his wings. In addition, while his body is fairly strong, his wings are not. A more minor inconvenience is Stinkfly's intense body odor (hence the name), which is a result of the oils he secretes to keep his joints moving.
Upgrade
Upgrade (voiced by
Tara StrongTara Lynn Charendoff-Strong is a Canadian American actress, voice-over artist, comedian, musician, singer, and businesswoman, perhaps best known for voice acting in animated films and television.-Early life and career:...
) is a Galvanic Mechomorph (
mecho- meaning machine and
-morph meaning shape) of the moon Galvan B, which orbits Galvan Prime. Though originally uninhabited, Galvan B was accidentally brought to life when Galvan scientists introduced self-replicating nanotechnology to the moon, which bonded with the moon's minerals and created sentient life. Ben first transformed into Upgrade in "Permanent Retirement" to stop some criminals who were robbing an ATM. Upgrade is the only alien form in which Ben's voice does not change, aside from the more computerized tone behind it. The reason for this is revealed in the enhanced version of "Game Over"; Galvanic Mechomorphs can't bond with living organisms, so Ben's transformation into Upgrade is incomplete.
Upgrade is composed of nanotechnology, allowing him to reshape his body at will. This makes restraining or harming him difficult, as he can "melt" to avoid either and will quickly regenerate from any damage taken. Upgrade can also merge with other technology, earning his name by upgrading it far beyond its original design as long as he is merged with it. The size of the device is inconsequential. While merged with a device, Upgrade controls it as he would his own body. Even without a machine at hand, Upgrade can reconfigure his form around his eye in order to fire a plasma beam from it. Upgrade is also capable of forming simple constructs from plasma, such as spikes. Upgrade's weakness is his specialization: being technology-oriented, Upgrade cannot possess biological creatures, and sentient or more powerful robots are harder for him to control. Upgrade's liquid-metal composition can also work against him, namely where electrical attacks are concerned. Furthermore, any sort of metal corrosive can upset Upgrade's delicate internal workings and wreak havoc on his systems.
In the Alien Force episode Pier Pressure it's revealed that upgrades species the Galvan mechomorphs reproduce asexually and that apparently the new spawns are single minded and behave like dogs.
Wildmutt
Wildmutt (voiced by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
) is a Vulpimancer from the garbage planet Vulpin (a play on vulpine, which means fox). Ben first transformed into Wildmutt in "And Then There Were 10" after his second experiment with the Omnitrix. This was Ben's first intentional transformation.
Wildmutt is a vaguely dog-like alien whose physical features are a cross between a lion, a wolf and a gorilla. Ben 10,000's Wildmutt has much more pronounced feline traits, including stripes and a tail. Wildmutt's powerful arms allows him to run, jump, and climb objects at high speeds, in addition to making him fairly strong. Wildmutt has no eyes, but has gills on his neck which allow him to hear and smell many times better than humans, giving him radar-like sight which is depicted as functioning somewhat like a
thermograph sensorInfrared Thermography, thermal imaging, thermographic imaging, or thermal video, is a type of infrared imaging science. Thermographic cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum and produce images of that radiation, called thermograms...
. According to various profiles on Wildmutt, the porcupine-like quills on his back supplement his radar sight and can also serve as weapons, either protecting Wildmutt while he's rolling or as projectiles which can be fired off at will. This ability is unique to adult Vulpimancers, and since Ben's version is only ten years old, these quills haven't developed. Wildmutt's weakness, though it is rarely an issue, is his lack of sight, which can be impeded through various means, and he is rendered effectively useless if his nostrils are clogged. Wildmutt is also the only Omnitrix alien who cannot speak in any understandable fashion, communicating through snarls and growls, which can be a problem when attempting to relay messages or avoid conflict.
XLR8
XLR8 (voiced by
Jim WardJames Kevin "Jim" Ward is an Emmy award winning voice actor who has contributed to a large number of video games and movies. He co-hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, a nationally-syndicated liberal radio talk show which features a number of his impersonations of political figures and other...
) is a Kineceleran (a portmanteau of the words 'kinetic' and 'accelerate') from the hyper-accelerated planet Kinet (the first part of
kineticKinetic may refer to:*Kinetic *Kinetic art*Kinetic, Seiko's trademark for its automatic quartz technology.*Kinetic theory*Kinetic energy*A projectile, which is a type of kinetic weapon....
, which is movement energy). Ben first transformed into XLR8 in "And Then There Were 10" when he decided to play around a bit with his newfound power, using the form to get revenge on some bullies that he fought with earlier in the episode.
XLR8 resembles a semi-armored
velociraptorVelociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 75 to 71 mya during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. Only two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V...
, the base creature for the form's design. XLR8 has wheel-shaped feet and wears a helmet with a windshield, which is part of his alien biology, leaving the features of his head unknown. Ben 10,000's XLR8 also has a scanner built into the helmet, the product of nanotechnology Ben 10,000 uses to enhance his aliens. The Bandai profile for XLR8 describes the actual species much differently. The profile states that Kinecelerans are vaguely elfin in appearance, with long hair, blue skin, pointed ears, large tails, and oversized feet. The Bandai profiles also create another contrast: actual Kinecelerans are said to be incapable of running on slippery surfaces. Furthermore, because of their constant motion, Kinecelerans build up large stores of static electricity, which reacts badly with water. XLR8 has only once encountered this problem, while speeding across ice.
XLR8 can manipulate friction to reach speeds of 300
mphThe mile per hour is a unit of speed, measured in Imperial units expressing the number of international miles covered per hour.It is currently the unit used for speed limits, and speeds, on roads in the United Kingdom and United States...
in an instant, and the same power allows him to climb up walls and run on water with relative ease. Using his speed, XLR8 can perform a number of unique feats. He can create tornadoes through
centrifugal forceIn classical mechanics, centrifugal force is an outward force associated with curved motion, that is, rotation about some center...
, either through running in a small circle or spinning, and can deliver speed-enhanced attacks in rapid succession. Amazing reflexes accompany this speed, allowing XLR8 to quickly dodge attacks with relative ease. His scissor-like claws can also cut through objects. XLR8's weakness is his lack of physical strength, which is about on par with a normal human, although his speed tends to make up for it. Magnets and charged pulses are said to be a problem, apparently disorienting Kinecelerans to the point that they cannot balance properly, but the series has never addressed this weakness.
Additional forms
Starting with the second season, Ben begins unlocking new forms, either through DNA sampling or pure chance.
Benmummy
Benmummy (voiced by
Richard GreenRichard Green is an actor who has mostly done voice overs for movie trailers. He became the replacement voice actor for Frank Gorshin after Frank's death, providing the voice for DC Comics character Professor Hugo Strange in The Batman animated series. He also voiced Benmummy in the Cartoon Network...
) is a Thep Khufan (playing with the word
KhufuKhufu was a Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. He reigned from around 2589 to 2566 B.C.E Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World...
, an
EgyptianEgyptian may refer to:* Of or pertaining to Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa** A citizen of Egypt. See Demographics of Egypt.** Egyptians, an ethnic group in North Africa** Egyptian Arabic, the language spoken in Egypt...
pharaohPharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. In antiquity this title began to be used for the ruler who was the religious and political leader of united ancient Egypt. This was true only during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of...
) from the desert planet Anur Khufos. This character would seem to be based on the Mummy, from various horror films of the mid-20th century, to keep with the "horror" element associated with Ghostfreak. Ben gains this form in "Under Wraps" when another Thep Khufan inadvertently adds its DNA to the Omnitrix, but accidentally transforms into Upgrade instead when trying to use him. Ben first uses the form in "The Return" to fight off the Yenaldooshi. The credits give the name "Benmummy," though Ben never named it on-screen. Ben's version looks slightly different, with his eyes and the gaps between his bandages glowing green instead of purple. Benmummy also has black bracers and greaves, as well as a smaller mask and the Omnitrix symbol on his left shoulder. Benmummy can speak, even though the original seems to be mute.
Benmummy is composed of a bandage-like material that can be reshaped at will, allowing Benmummy to stretch his limbs, similar to Wildvine, split apart to dodge attacks, and instantly regenerate damage, even
impalementImpalement is a term that refers to situations in which objects are driven through the body, causing deep stabbing wounds. It can refer either to accidental events or to deliberate wounding used as a method of torture or execution...
and
dismembermentDismemberment is the act of cutting, tearing, pulling, wrenching or otherwise removing, the limbs of a living thing. It may be practiced upon human beings as a form of capital punishment, as a result of a traumatic accident, or in connection with murder, suicide, or cannibalism...
. He is also deceptively strong, able to throw a creature as heavy as Diamondhead with little effort. The material that makes up his body, however, is fairly weak on its own, and can be torn with relative ease. Benmummy's body is also fairly light because of it, making him susceptible to strong winds or other pulling forces.
Benvicktor
Benvicktor (voiced by
Michael DornMichael Dorn is an American actor known for his role as the Klingon Worf in multiple Star Trek shows and movies.-Early life and career:...
) is a Transylian (a play on the region of
TransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, the setting for many monster movies) from the planet Anur Transyl. This character would seem to be based on the Frankenstein Monster, from various horror films of the mid-20th century, to keep with the "horror" element associated with Ghostfreak. Ben first gains this form while battling with Doctor Vicktor in "Be Afraid of the Dark", during which time Doctor Vicktor accidentally grabs the Omnitrix. Ben uses the form later in the same episode to fight Ghostfreak. The credits give the form's name as Benvicktor, even though Ben himself has yet to name it. Benvicktor looks slightly different from Doctor Vicktor, the source alien. Benvicktor sports longer hair, a smaller left eye, and generates green lightning rather than purple.
Benvicktor's main power is the ability to manipulate electricity, which is generated by the structures on his back. With this power, he can channel electricity through metal surfaces or fire it as powerful bolts from his fists. His body is made of an organic metal which conducts this electricity, as well as making him quite strong and durable. The metal can also be magnetized to allow him to stand firmly on metal surfaces.
Benwolf
Benwolf (voiced by
Tara StrongTara Lynn Charendoff-Strong is a Canadian American actress, voice-over artist, comedian, musician, singer, and businesswoman, perhaps best known for voice acting in animated films and television.-Early life and career:...
) is a Loboan (as in Lobo, Spanish for wolf) from the Anur Transyl moon, Luna Lobo (literally translating from Spanish as "Wolf Moon"). This character would seem to be based on the Wolf Man, from various horror films of the mid-20th century, to keep with the "horror" element associated with Ghostfreak. Ben obtains this form after an alien of the same species scratched the Omnitrix, causing its DNA to be added into Ben's selection of aliens. According to the show's "popup edition," the result of Ben's battle leaves the Omnitrix half way between "Collection Mode" and "Active Mode", causing him to transform over the course of several hours instead of instantly as he normally does.
Benwolf more or less resembles a
werewolfA werewolf or werwolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely, by being bitten or scratched by another werewolf, or after being placed under a curse...
, with the exception of a quadri-hinged
mandibleThe mandible or inferior maxillary bone forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. It also refers to both the upper and lower sections of the beaks of birds; in this case the "lower mandible" corresponds to the mandible of humans while the "upper mandible" is functionally equivalent...
d mouth. In keeping with this, Benwolf has enhanced strength, speed, agility, and senses. By opening his mouth, Benwolf can emit an
ultrasonic howlSonic and ultrasonic weapons are weapons of various types that use sound to injure, incapacitate, or kill an opponent. Some sonic weapons are currently in limited use or in research and development by military and police forces. Others exist only in the realm of science fiction...
capable of shattering rock. The only weakness of the form is that it appears to be
colorblind Color blindness, or colour blindness, a color vision deficiency, is the inability to perceive differences between some of the colors that others can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals...
.
Cannonbolt
Cannonbolt (voiced by
Fred TatascioreFred Tatasciore is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the Hulk in the Ultimate Avengers and Hulk Vs as well as voicing Saren from the critically acclaimed game Mass Effect...
in the first series and by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
in the second series) is an Arburian Pelarota (based on
pelota,
SpanishSpanish or Castilian is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that originated in northern Spain and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile, evolving into the principal language of government and trade in the Iberian peninsula...
for "ball" and
rota, a play on "rotation") from the planet Arburia. The information from the Bandai Alien Collection toy for Cannonbolt refers to his species as a Vulpinic Tortugan (tortuga is Spanish for "turtle") from the planet Vulpin, which Wildmutt also originates from. The Vulpinic Tortugan's are Pellorotors that moved to Vulpin they mutated due to the pollution and developed the ability to breath fire. The Pellorotor home planet was destroyed by "The Great One" shortly before Ben discovers the form in "The Big Tick". Cannonbolt is the first new alien to appear on the Omnitrix, and eventually replaces Ghostfreak in the opening theme. Cannonbolt was originally meant to be one of the original ten aliens, but was replaced by Diamondhead in production.
Cannonbolt is a hulking, broad-shouldered alien covered in natural armor plating. This armor can resist almost any attack, ranging from acids to lasers to extreme heat. By curling up into a ball, much like an
armadilloArmadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. The Dasypodidae are the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths...
or pillbug, Cannonbolt can encase himself in his armor, becoming virtually invulnerable. He can then spin himself like a wheel, rolling into enemies at high speeds to attack. The drawback is that Cannonbolt quickly picks up
inertiaInertia is the resistance of any physical object, to a change in its state of motion. It is represented numerically by an object's mass. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles of classical physics which are used to describe the motion of matter and how it is affected by...
, which can make hitting more maneuverable targets difficult, as he can't slow down quickly. In addition, Cannonbolt's speed and maneuverability is limited outside of his ball form, owing to his bulk and high center of gravity.
Cannonbolt makes an appearance in the second season finale of
Ben 10: Alien Force after Azmuth unlocks the Omnitrix master control. His appearance is the same as in the original series, with the exception of Omnitrix symbol, which has been moved to his chest, his eyes now being green instead of yellow, and the lower black stripe being gone. In the third season, he appears to be one of Ben's ten aliens.
Ditto
Ditto (voiced by
Rob PaulsenRobert Fredrick Paulsen, III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson or "Vocal Magic", is an American voice actor best known as the voice behind "Raphael" from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, "Yakko Warner" from Animaniacs, "Pinky" from Pinky and the Brain, and Throttle from Biker...
) is a Splixson (based on the word "split") from the Earth-like planet Hathor (the first syllable of this name being similar to the word "half"). Ditto first appears in "Divided We Stand".
Ditto is a small, humanoid alien with
the ability to clone himselfSelf-replication is any process by which a thing might make a copy of itself. Biological cells, given suitable environments, reproduce by cell division. During cell division, DNA is replicated and can be transmitted to offspring during reproduction. Biological viruses can reproduce, but only by...
without limit. Every clone operates independently, regardless of whether or not Ben wants them to, and each clone is indistinguishable from the others. Though the clones are autonomous, they share each other's pain, and the death of one clone will cause the death of the rest (as seen with Dr. Animo's Ditto-enhanced Stinkfly mutants), which negates the usefulness of making large numbers of clones. The child-size Ditto is also no stronger or faster than his size and build suggests.
When the Omnitrix times out, the Ditto clones are forcibly recombined into one before the transformation reverts. If one or more clones are isolated from each other when the Omnitrix times out, the timer will reset periodically until they are reunited. This only seems to apply when a clone is physically unable to reunite with the others; in open air, the clones will float to each other over great distances in order to facilitate the transformation. It is implied that the reset "glitch" forces the Omnitrix into a state where the next transformation is timed out much faster than usual, due to the strain of being active through multiple timeouts.
Eon
In the film
Ben 10: Race Against TimeBen 10: Race Against Time is a live-action adaptation of the animated television series Ben 10 created by Man of Action. The working title was previously Ben 10 in the Hands of Armageddon. Directed by Alex Winter, it premiered on November 21, 2007 in the USA as a Cartoon Network original movie...
, the alien Eon (played by
Christien Anholt----Christien Alexis Anholt is an English stage, television and film actor best known for his role as Nigel Bailey on the television series Relic Hunter...
), a Chronian from Chronia (both play on the Greek word "
chronosIn Greek mythology, Chronos in pre-Socratic philosophical works is said to be the personification of time. His name in Modern Greek also means "year" and is alternatively spelled Khronos or Chronus .Chronos was imagined as an incorporeal god...
", meaning "time" ), uses the Omnitrix to turn Ben into a younger version of himself, due to the fact that the Hands of Armageddon needed the energy of a young Chronian to activate. He also deactivated the failsafe so his DNA would completely overtake Ben's personality, essentially changing Ben into a clone of himself. As Eon, Ben activates the Hands of Armageddon, but returns to normal after Gwen manages to reach Ben inside Eon. Like the original Eon, the Omnitrix clone has vast time manipulation powers, though Ben himself exhibits little of them besides energy projection.
Eye Guy
Eye Guy (voiced by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
) is an Opticoid from the planet Sightra. Eye Guy was introduced in the first alternate opening of
Ben 10: Secret of the OmnitrixBen 10: Secret of the Omnitrix is an animated film based on the American animated television series Ben 10. It aired on August 10 2007 in the United States and on October 22 2007 in the UK...
, replacing Heatblast during the fight with Doctor Animo. How Eye Guy was obtained is never addressed. Eye Guy's upper-body is covered in eyes, hence the name, though he
ironicallyIrony is a situation, literary or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity, discordance or unintended connection that goes beyond the most evident meaning....
has no
eyeEyes are organs that detect light, and send electrical impulses along the optic nerve to the visual and other areas of the brain. Complex optical systems with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, and 96% of animal species possess a complex optical system...
s on his head, which consists of a mouth and a very large pair of batlike ears. From these eyes, Eye Guy can fire numerous energy beams. The eyes can be merged to create different effects, such as three on his shoulder which can form a freezing beam. By merging every eye into the large eye in his chest, he can fire his strongest energy blast. He can also scale walls. His only appearance in the TV series itself was in "Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10", where Ben was attempting to prevent the Negative 10 from stealing the Sub-Energy.
Upchuck
Upchuck (voiced by
Dave WittenbergDavid Richard Paul Wittenberg is a prolific South African American video game and anime voice actor with nearly one hundred titles to his credit. While Wittenberg was born in a hospital in South Africa, he was primarily raised in Boston...
in the first series and by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
in the second series) is a Gourmand (from the French word
gourmetGourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterised by elaborate preparations and presentations of large meals of small, often quite rich courses....
meaning one who enjoys fine food or glutton) from the volcanic planet Peptos XI (Peptos being the Greek word for 'cooked' or 'digested' and the XI being the roman numeral for eleven). Upchuck first appears in the episode "The Visitor", in which an alien named Xylene enters a code into the Omnitrix to activate the form.
Upchuck is a small alien with a very large appetite. He has four strong, adhesive
tongueThe tongue is a muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing . It is the primary organ of taste, as much of the upper surface of the tongue is covered in papillae and taste buds. A secondary function of the tongue is speech, in which the organ assists...
s that can stretch to great lengths, allowing him to latch onto large objects and reel them in with relative ease. Upchuck's mouth and stomach stretch to facilitate the digestion of such objects. Upchuck possesses several acid-filled stomachs that can dissolve all forms of inorganic matter, meaning he can't digest organic matter such as ordinary food. The items ingested are converted into explosive balls of liquids that can be expelled at will with great accuracy. Upchuck also seems to have impressive stamina for his size, as he is able to take on the impact of a moving car as well as survive being thrown through a wall. Despite his appetite, Upchuck can't seem to easily digest human food, as Ben realized when he tried to eat pizza, only for the alien form to not like the food. Another impediment to Upchuck is his small stature.
Upchuck, like Way Big and Cannonbolt, returns in the second season finale of
Ben 10: Alien Force after Azmuth unlocks the Omnitrix master control. His appearance is slightly different from the original series, with the Omnitrix symbol moved to his chest from his left-hand, a new color scheme consisting of shades of brown and yellow with black spots on his skin, a higher voice, and green eyes instead of white. Upchuck also appears in "Vengeance of Vilgax" as the first instance of an incorrect transformation by Ben's recalibrated Omnitrix.
Way Big
Way Big (voiced by
Fred TatascioreFred Tatasciore is an American voice actor. He is best known for voicing the Hulk in the Ultimate Avengers and Hulk Vs as well as voicing Saren from the critically acclaimed game Mass Effect...
in the first series and by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
in the second series) is a To'kustar (from the
Japaneseis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family. There are a number of proposed relationships with other languages, but none have gained general acceptance...
term "
tokusatsuis a Japanese term that describes any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
", given Way Big's resemblance to characters from the
Ultra SeriesThe is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, and the Metal...
), not so much an alien species as an anomaly created during cosmic storms. He is by far the biggest alien in Ben's arsenal. Way Big's size grants him extraordinary strength and invulnerability to most attacks.
Way Big first appears in
Ben 10: Secret of the OmnitrixBen 10: Secret of the Omnitrix is an animated film based on the American animated television series Ben 10. It aired on August 10 2007 in the United States and on October 22 2007 in the UK...
, when Azmuth activates it on the Omnitrix so Ben can fight off Vilgax's army. His only appearance in the TV series itself was in "Ken 10" when Ben loses his temper and viciously beats Kevin into the ground after the latter pushes him too far by injuring Ken.
Way Big, like Upchuck and Cannonbolt, returns in the second season finale of
Ben 10: Alien Force after Azmuth unlocks the Omnitrix master control. He now has green eyes instead of yellow, blades on his feet and arms, and a few changed facial features. He is one of Ben's regular aliens in the third season.
Wildvine
Wildvine (voiced by
Jim WardJames Kevin "Jim" Ward is an Emmy award winning voice actor who has contributed to a large number of video games and movies. He co-hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, a nationally-syndicated liberal radio talk show which features a number of his impersonations of political figures and other...
) is a Florauna (a combination of
floraIn botany, flora has two meanings. The first meaning, flora of an area or of time period, refers to all plant life occurring in an area or time period, especially the naturally occurring or indigenous plant life...
and
faunaFauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g...
) from the planet Flors Verdance (a combination of flora and
verdens,
LatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Roman conquest, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe...
for green). Wildvine makes his first appearance in the episode "Camp Fear" as an accidental transformation.
Wildvine is a plant-based alien with five vine-like legs, four-fingered claws, and venus flytrap-shaped flaps covering his head. Wildvine can grow to stretch his limbs great lengths or grow thorns to cause additional damage. He can also merge with other plants, and can burrow underground to conduct surprise attacks or travel quickly. Eight regrowable seeds on his back can be used as various types of explosives, both lethal and non-lethal. When exposed to cold, kept from sunlight, or deprived of a water source, however, Wildvine quickly withers up. Ben has never encountered this problem, likely due to the limited periods in which the form is used.
Ben 10,000 forms
In the episode "Ben 10,000", set twenty years into a possible future, a thirty-year old version of Ben has access to 10,000 different aliens, of which he demonstrates three not yet accessible by the present Ben. Among them are:
- Spitter (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
) is a Spheroid from the rainy planet Scalpasc. A large, blowfish-like alien, Spitter has the power to spit slime at high pressures.
- Buzzshock (voiced by Tara Strong
Tara Lynn Charendoff-Strong is a Canadian American actress, voice-over artist, comedian, musician, singer, and businesswoman, perhaps best known for voice acting in animated films and television.-Early life and career:...
) is a green Megawhatt (the electric aliens from "Tourist Trap") from the Nosedeen Quasar (a megawatt is a unit of powerIn physics, power is the rate at which work is performed or energy is converted. It is an energy per unit of time. As a rate of change of work done or the energy of a subsystem, power iswhere P is power, W is work and t is time....
equal to one million watts, while quasarA quasi-stellar radio source is a powerfully energetic and distant galaxy with an active galactic nucleus. Quasars were first identified as being high redshift sources of electromagnetic energy, including radio waves and visible light, that were point-like, similar to stars, rather than extended...
s are astronomical bodies capable of producing vast amounts of energy).
- Arcticguana (voiced by Tom Kane
Tom Kane is a prominent American voice actor with over 25 years of experience. He is most widely known for his animation work. Notable roles are Jedi Master Yoda and Admiral Yularen in Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film and TV Series; Magneto in Wolverine and the X-Men; Iron Man and Ultron in...
) is a Polar Manzardill, one of many types of Manzardill, from the polar ice caps of X'Nelli. He is a blue iguanaIguana is a genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean.. The genus was first described by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena in 1768...
-like alien that can breathe freezing vapor.
A number of alien forms were mentioned in the episode "Ken 10", although none have made an onscreen appearance.
Snakepit,
Sandbox, and
Shellhead were among Ken's starter aliens. Of the three, only Shellhead is described, being a
turtleTurtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...
-like alien whose only power is to hide within its shell for defense. Another of Ken's initial aliens was
Toepick, until he was replaced by Grey Matter (Ken described him as too gross even for him). Ken also mentions one called
Atomix, expressing disappointment that it was not among his choices.
Ben 10: Alien Force forms
In the sequel series,
Ben 10: Alien ForceBen 10: Alien Force is an American animated television series created by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami and the studio "Man of Action" , and produced by Cartoon Network Studios...
, an older Ben gains ten new alien forms from a recalibrated Omnitrix. The aliens were designed by mixing and matching the powers of the aliens from the original series. With the exception of Alien X, each alien form is voiced by
Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Best known for his voice-work on SpongeBob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ben 10, American Dad!, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Halo and Gears of War.-Life and career:Baker was born in Indiana and grew up in Greeley, Colorado...
. In the second season finale, "War of the Worlds", Ben briefly gains access to the Omnitrix master control. After it is reset, his selection of alien forms is altered include new forms and some from the original series.
Alien X
Alien X is a Celestialsapien ("
celestialCelestial may refer to:*Sky*Heaven*Astronomical objects*Supernatural beings living in heaven, such as divinities and angels*Celestial Kingdom, the highest of three heavens or heavenly kingdoms in Mormon theology....
" referring to a supernatural being and "sapien" meaning "wise" in Latin) from the planet Zvezda (meaning "
starA star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma that is held together by gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun...
" in some slavic languages, or "
knowledgeKnowledge is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or awareness or familiarity gained...
" from
veda in Sanskrit). Alien X is capable of
warping realityReality warping is a superpower in superhero fiction. It is the ability to reshape matter and energy, create or alter life and matter, turn a person's thoughts or desires into reality, simulate any and all other powers and abilities, bend time and space, and possibly even rewrite the laws of...
at a whim. He has a black body covered with tiny white stars, white hands, black feet, green eyes, and three horns protruding from his head. Alien X possesses
three distinct personalitiesDissociative identity disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a condition in which a single person displays multiple distinct identities or personalities , each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment...
: Serena (voiced by
Vicki LewisVicki Lewis is an American actress best known for her work on the stage and for her role as the quirky secretary Beth in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. Lewis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Anderson High School in 1978. She wanted to pursue a career in dancing, but attended the...
), the voice of love and compassion; Bellicus (voiced by
Kevin ConroyKevin Conroy is an American actor of stage, screen and voice, best known for his voice role as Batman in numerous animated television series and feature films that comprised the DC Animated Universe.-Early life:...
), the voice of rage and aggression; and Ben, the voice of reason. All three speak in unison when Alien X speaks.
In order for Alien X to perform any action, including but not limited to simple movement and transforming back into Ben, two thirds of Alien X's personalities must agree to do so. As both Serena and Bellicus have been arguing for an eternity, and before Ben had no tiebreaker, getting them to focus on any present task is difficult at best, leaving the body of Alien X frozen in place while Ben attempts to convince them to act. Alien X first appears in "X = Ben + 2", where Ben uses the form to stop a flood caused by a broken dam. After much fruitless argument, Ben eventually convinces them to let him leave and resolves to never transform into Alien X again, stating that it isn't worth the price the power comes at.
Big Chill
Big Chill is a Necrofriggian ("necro", meaning death, and "frigid", meaning very cold) from the planet Kylmyys (the Finnish word for coldness). A moth-like alien, Big Chill's wings and antennae can fold up into a cloak of sorts, giving it the appearance of a phantom. It can become intangible and invisible, fly, has superhuman strength despite its frail appearance, and can breathe freezing vapor. It can also freeze the objects it phases through at its discretion. Counter-intuitively, Big Chill is easily capable of withstanding extreme heat, at one point drinking molten metal directly from a massive smelting cauldron. It first appears in "Kevin's Big Score" to chase down Kevin after he stole the Rustbucket.
Big Chill's species
asexually reproducesAsexual reproduction is reproduction which does not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction, or fertilization. Only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction. A more stringent definition is agamogenesis which refers to reproduction without the fusion of gametes...
, laying eggs once every eighty years. They build a nest out of digested metal, from which their offspring hatch. The newborn Necrofriggian live in space, feeding on solar plasma. When Ben goes through this reproductive cycle, Big Chill takes over his personality, causing Ben to unwillingly transform into Big Chill to carry out his task.
Brainstorm
Brainstorm is a Cerebrocrustacean (a play on "cerebrum" and "crustacean") from the planet Encephalonus IV (a play on "encepha-", a prefix referring to the brain). Brainstorm is a genius crustacean alien with the ability to control electrical energy and project force fields around himself and others through thought, accomplished by opening the exoskeleton plates on his skull. He also has the power to levitate. In this form, Ben speaks with much greater diction and with a British accent. He first appears in "Pier Pressure" to battle Ship. Brainstorm is Ben's first accidental transformation in the new series, and the first alien that Ben thinks up a name for (Ben simply shouts out the names of the other aliens upon using them). However, unlike the accidental transformations in the previous series, this one was caused by the dock shaking and causing the Omnitrix to cycle to Brainstorm instead of the one he chose.
Chromastone
Chromastone is a Crystalsapien from the planet Morotesi (which is the Turkish word for ultraviolet). Chromastone is a silicon-based life-form, able to absorb energy (like a conductor) and channel it into laser blasts or less-intense natural light. He can also allow it to pass harmlessly through his body. Chromastone can seemingly produce blasts without having to absorb energy, though it may be due to absorption of radiant energy (like sunlight, or streetlamps) or just ambient energy. He has superhuman strength and is nearly invulnerable to harm. However, he can be damaged with significant force, as demonstrated in the third season premiere episode, where he is destroyed by Vilgax. His remains regenerate into Diamondhead. He first appears in "All That Glitters" to stop a group of zombified schoolgirls.
Echo Echo
Echo Echo is a silicon based life form known as a Sonorosian from the planet Sonorosia (both a play on sonar). He is a small white alien whose body is a living amplifier. He can scream at ultrasonic frequencies capable of overloading machinery and stopping projectiles in mid-flight. He also has the ability to duplicate himself, not unlike Ditto, but different in that the clones aren't linked in any way, allowing entire groups to be knocked out without hampering the rest. By combining these two aspects, Ben can create the "Wall of Sound", where he and his clones can redirect projectiles back to their source by bouncing them off of strategically placed clones. He can also use echolocation,, channel vibrations to enhance his power, and transmit sound waves through speakers (such as phones).. He first appears in "Ben 10 Returns" when Ben fights a robotic dragon controlled by the Forever Knights.
Goop
Goop is a Polymorph (a word meaning "many shapes") from the planet Viscosia (a play on "viscosity"). He is a shape-shifting, self-regenerating green blob that weighs 200 pounds. Goop's slime is controlled by a UFO-like machine over his head, which is also where Ben's voice comes from. The UFO can cause the slime to take any shape and even hover off the ground. However, if the UFO and the slime are separated by even a short distance, the slime will become inert until the UFO recollects it. Goop's slime can be made acidic, and the UFO has shown to be able to cut through matters such as Swampfire's flesh in
Vengeange of Vilgax. Goop first appears in "The Gauntlet" when Ben battles an alien robot.
Humongousaur
Humongousaur is a Vaxasaurian ("
sauriaSauria is a clade of reptiles that includes all living diapsids, as well as their common ancestor and all its extinct descendants. The ancestral saurian was probably a small lizard-like creature living in the Permian Period...
" being a
cladeA clade is a term used in modern alpha taxonomy, the scientific classification of living and fossil organisms, to describe a monophyletic group, defined as a group consisting of a single common ancestor and all its descendants.[The term "monophyletic group" is used in this article...]
of lizards), a
humanoidA humanoid is a hybrid term from Latin humanus "human" and the Greek -oeides expressing likeness. The term was coined in the year of 1918 to refer to fossils considered close to human but not strictly human, including species now classified as Homo such as the Neanderthals.The term more generally...
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alien from the planet Terradino (a play on "terra", Latin for earth, and "dino" from dinosaur). Standing at about twelve feet tall, Humongousaur has great strength and a thick layer of skin which provides vast resistance to injury. He also has the power to increase his own body size and mass, growing up to fifty feet in height. His strength increases as he grows, and his dinosaur features become more pronounced, growing Stegosaur-like plates on his back and spikes on his tail. His first appearance is in "Ben 10 Returns" when Ben fights a swarm of DNAliens.
Jetray
Jetray is an Aerophibian (a play on "aero" for air and "amphibian") from the planet Aeropela. Jetray is a
manta rayThe manta ray , is the largest of the rays. The largest known specimen was more than across, with a weight of about . It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs...
-like alien capable of flying and swimming faster than the
speed of soundSound is a vibration that travels through an elastic medium as a wave. The speed of sound describes how far this wave travels in a given amount of time. In dry air at , the speed of sound is . This equates to , or about one mile in five seconds...
. He can fire neuroshock blasts from his eyes and tail. Jetray first appears in "Everybody Talks About the Weather" when Ben needed to chase after Alan Albright, a human/Pyronite hybrid.
Lodestar
Lodestar is an alien introduced in the third season episode "Simple", though his hologram is seen at the end of "War of the Worlds" when the Omnitrix resets itself. Lodestar has camouflage-patterned skin, large, sharp shoulders, and pincer-shaped hands. His head, which pivots on magnetic fields, seems to be made of large, bent rectangles of metal, with green eyes, and a mouth that doesn't move when he speaks. His voice is metallic and robotic. Lodestar has the power to create magnetic fields, similar to
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, enabling him to repel and attract metallic objects.
Spidermonkey
Spidermonkey is an Arachnichimp (a play on
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and
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) from the planet Aranhascimmia ("Aranha" which is the Portuguese word for "spider", and "scimmia", which in Italian means monkey). As his name suggests, he is a six-limbed monkey-like alien. He has superhuman agility and, like a spider, can spin webs that he can swing from or create nets from his tail, and stick to walls. When Ben transforms into Spidermonkey, he talks in an excited, childish tone and displays mischievous characteristics with occasional monkey-like screeching. He is first seen in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" when Ben uses him to fight his grandmother, Verdona Tennyson.
Swampfire
Swampfire is a Methanosian from the planet Methanos (referring to
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). Swampfire is a plant-like alien with a fire-patterned head. He is described as a living swamp. He has superhuman strength, vast regenerative powers, the ability to control plant life through a type of gas, and the ability to shoot fire from his palms, which can also be used to launch his body for flight (similar to Heatblast). The fire is created by igniting methane naturally produced within his body, which makes him stink. He can also produce seeds which quickly grow into vines that he can control. His regenerative ability allows him to alter his own body, such as tunneling underground in vine form, growing his feet to root himself into the ground, heal the limbs of others, or passing through prison bars. Swampfire is Ben's first transformation when the Omnitrix is recalibrated in "Ben 10 Returns".