History Characters / Ben10OmnitrixAliens

* TheAce:
** A variation. All of the alien forms present in the Omnitrix are actually the optimal genetic specimen of their species (at least, at Ben’s age or an equivalent one). Basically, they're to their species as Captain America is to humanity (peak and perfect physical condition).

* CollectorOfForms: The Omnitrix is programmed to scan the DNA of any species it encounters to add to its database of transformations. There seem to be only four requirements for it to collect a new form:

## '''The target must possess DNA or equivalent genetic information.''' Without a genetic blueprint, the Omnitrix cannot replicate a creature.

## The target must be living. The Omnitrix will not recognize dead tissue or nonliving constructs like robots as valid targets for a scan.
## The target must possess DNA or equivalent genetic information. Without a genetic blueprint, the Omnitrix cannot replicate a creature.
## The species must be sapient. The Omnitrix allows the minds of its user to merge with that of each of its forms to make using them easier. Trying to meld a sapient user's mind with that of a non-sapient species can cause permanent physical and psychological damage. In extreme cases, such as [[spoiler:Phil's fate after being used as the test subject for the Nemetrix]], this can cause mutation and [[DeathOfPersonality loss of identity]] to the instincts of the non-sapient animal.
## The sample must not be overly mutated from the baseline of its species. Attempting to replicate the DNA of a mutated creature can cause dangerous errors with transformations, so the Omnitrix will reject mutated strains it scans.

* DefenseMechanismSuperpower: The Omnitrix has several functions that only activate automatically to protect it and its wearer. In the original series, it would often unleash powerful shockwaves of green energy to repel enemies trying to remove it from Ben or otherwise access it against his will. In ''Alien Force'', after ben was shattered to pieces as Chromastone, it recalled all the fragments to transform him into Diamondhead, seemingly restoring Ben from the brink of death. ''Omniverse'''s finale showed the greatest defensive ability seen yet: [[spoiler:when Ben attempted to contain a potentially universe-destroying blast, it began cycling him through all of his unlocked forms until it found one capable of containing and redirecting the energy of the device to save his life]].

* CollectorOfForms: The Omnitrix is programmed to scan the DNA of any species it encounters to add to its database of transformations. There seem to be only four limitations:
# The target must be living. The Omnitrix will not recognize dead tissue or nonliving constructs like full robots as targets for a scan.
# The target must possess DNA or equivalent genetic information. Without a genetic blueprint, the Omnitrix cannot replicate a creature.
# The species must be sapient. Attempting to meld a sapient user's mind with that of a non-sapient species can cause permanent psychological damage and lead to [[DeathOfPersonality loss of identity]] to the instinct of the more primitive mind. The full negative effects of this were shown by the fate of Phil.
# The sample must not be overly mutated from the baseline of its species. Attempting to replicate the DNA of a mutated creature can cause dangerous errors with transformations, so it is rejected by the Omnitrix.

* CollectorOfForms: The Omnitrix is programmed to automatically scan the DNA of any new species it encounters so that it can add them to its database of alien forms.

* HourOfPower: It can only sustain transformation for around fifteen minutes at a time, without Master Control or Life-Form Lock. It's longer or shorter as the plot demands it.

* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: It was built by the First Thinker Azmuth and supposed to be delivered to Max Tennyson on Earth but Ben found it, and since his DNA was close enough to Max's, it accepted him.

* TransformationTrinket: Into dozens of aliens.

* EmpathicWeapon: Strongly hinted; the Omnitrix is never specifically stated to possess a will of its own, but it does act like it had one occasionally. [[spoiler:This is explicitly confirmed by Ben in the ''Omniverse'' finale. The Omnitrix has a failsafe that will turn him into whatever form is necessary to avoid his death]].

* InformedAbility:
** The Omnitrix used in ''Omniverse'' is supposed to be a perfected version of the original Omnitrix, but it has yet to display anything the original Omnitrix couldn't do, is more likely to give Ben an alien he doesn't want, and has a ''shorter'' time limit to stay in alien form. On the other hand, it has no cooldown time between transformations, allows him to return to human form whenever he wants, and damage taken while in alien form doesn't carry over into human form. While the problems were later [[HandWave vaguely explained by Azmuth]] as Ben being too rough with it, the device itself ''still'' has yet to show any improvement over the original Omnitrix or even the Ultimatrix. Part of the problem is the design is just less practical compared to the earlier versions, with the alien icons often being difficult to distinguish compared to the holograms of the AF/UA era or the outline icons of the original series.
** The shorter time limit and lack of cooldown also are something of a SeriesContinuityError, seeing how the flashback sequences that feature the 11-year-old Ben have the original Omnitrix function in exactly the same way.

* MadeOfIndestructium: The Omnitrix has never been physically damaged by anything other than [[SelfDestructMechanism itself]]. Ben's father once went through his entire toolbox without making so much as a scratch on it, and in the final episode of ''Omniverse'', it [[spoiler:tanks a point-blank explosion from the universe-destroying Annihilargh while activating its life-preserving failsafe]]. Seemingly the only other way to damage it is by hacking it or removing one of its parts.

** The Omnitrix, due to housing far more potential alien forms than any one user could hope to sort through, generally operates in sets of ten randomly selected (though generally balanced) forms. Though others can be unlocked later, it will default to another set of ten if left inactive for too long, requiring older forms to be re-unlocked.

** For lack of a better term. Ben's first set of aliens ''are'' balanced and strong in their own way, but it left him with few counters or specialists beyond 'this one is strong' or 'this one is smart'. This often forced Ben to get ''vastly'' more creative with certain aliens than he should have needed to. Later aliens gave him more specialized powersets, allowing him to react to situations with more finesse than if he was restricted to the original ten.
** Also, the Omnitrix comes without a manual of any kind. This means that Ben and any other user has to learn ''every individual power and weakness of every alien'' on the fly, ''and'' how the device works in the first place.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Ben rarely seems to remember that he can switch forms simply by tapping the Omnitrix symbol, wherever it's located on his body. In one episode, he accidentally changes into Whampire during the day in a desert, and runs around in agony, burning to death until Max taps the Omnitrix and changes him to Four Arms.

** In the original series, when the Omnitrix's faceplate was removed, it resulted in alien fusions with severe disadvantages.
*** Stinkfly + Four Arms = Stink Arms. Four Arms's weight made it difficult to fly, and he was also weaker than Four Arms.

*** Crashhopper + Shocksquatch + Crashocker. Crashopper's body and leaping ability, and Shocksquatch's features and electrical power.

* HourOfPower: It can only sustain transformation for 10 minutes at a time, without Master Control or Life-Form Lock. It's longer or shorter as the plot demands it.

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Certain forms change Ben's personality as well, such as Brainstorm and Grey Matter making him smarter, or him becoming a BoisterousBruiser as Rath.
* MultiformBalance: With over 1,000,000 alien forms with varying powers, the Omnitrix can allow its wearer to adapt to any situation imaginable. In theory, anyway.

* SuperpowerLottery: Whenever Ben gains a new alien he is basically playing the lottery on what sort of power he gets. Sometimes the power is an obvious winner (Atomix), sometimes it takes a bit of time to figure out how to use the form (for example Cannonbolt), and on occasion the species is a JokeCharacter. WordOfGod even established during the ''Omniverse'' and later eras that Ben had unlocked a number of aliens with lower quality abilities that he mostly doesn't use and we never see until some art for them was made up in 2020: such aliens include names like Bungee Sponge, Hippopotamass, Skidmarx, Mealymouth and Crabtastic.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The Ultimatrix which is basically a less perfect Omnitrix that lets the user transform into Ultimate Forms.
* TookALevelInBadass[=/=]SuperMode: The Ultimatrix's Ultimate Alien forms as a result of simulating what would happen if that alien went through a million years of civil war and thus evolving to be more combat-oriented.

[[caption-width-right:350:The original Omnitrix]]

[[caption-width-right:266:The original Omnitrix in AF]]

[[caption-width-right:266:The Ultimatrix]]

[[caption-width-right:180:The new Omnitrix]]

The device created by Azmuth that Ben Tennyson uses to transform into different aliens.

** A variation. All of the alien forms present in the Omnitrix are actually the optimal genetic specimen of their species. Basically, they're to their species as Captain America is to humanity (peak and perfect physical condition).

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