Bivalvan

Bivalvan (a play on bivalve, a term for clams and oysters) is a member of the unknown species from a unknown planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. His DNA has provided Ben the form of Water Hazard.

History
He was first seen in the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien premiere. Every night he would rise out of the ocean and raid NASA, stealing equipment from their secret rocket project. Ben, Gwen, and Kevin attempted to stop his latest raid, but Ben's Ultimatrix detected that his DNA was uncataloged in Primus' Codon Stream and went into sample mode, leaving Ben unable to transform while Kevin and Gwen fought him and were beaten.

Ben attempted to fight him without the Ultimatrix, but it didn't work well. Finally, the Ultimatrix finished obtaining a sample of his DNA and allowed Ben to transform into Chromastone, who unfortunately, was defeated just as quickly. It was a revealed this time that he took the rocket's engine, which was a nuclear bomb. Tracking him to his underwater cavern hideout, Ben and the others realized he was stealing the rocket parts to build himself a spaceship to return to his home planet in the Andromeda Galaxy. However, since he was going to use the nuclear bomb to trigger his launch, Ben and the others had no choice but to stop him. With Gwen and Kevin trapped by Bivalvan's welding torch, Ben had to fight him on his own as Spidermonkey. However, Bivalvan still proved too much for him so he transformed Ultimate Spidermonkey who quickly defeated him.

Bivalvan then revealed that he and four others (P'andor, Andreas, Galapagus, and Ra'ad) were kidnapped by an alien called Aggregor before they escaped to Earth. Ben and the others left him behind while they took the bomb back to NASA, saying they would contact the Plumbers to ensure Bivalvan would get home. However, before the Plumbers arrived, Agreggor appeared, saying that no one escapes him. Bivalvan was then heard screaming off-screen. If you listen closely in the background when Aggregor walks towards him off-screen, you can hear a ripping sound as Bivalvan is screaming indicating he screamed because Aggregor ripped off the webbing and proceeded to recapture him. Bivalvan reappears in Escape From Aggregor in Galapagus's flashback with lighter voice alongside Galapagus, P'andor, Ra'ad, and Andreas. During their time as prisoners, Bivalvan seemed not as violent but a leader of the five aliens while having a fiece rivalry with P'andor. He engineered an escape from their cell by using a device he had either assembled while in the cell or smuggled with upon being captured to unlock the cell door and neutralize the device Aggregor had used to nullify their elemental powers.

Upon realizing they weren't in a prison but on a spaceship, Bivalvan realized that they couldn't escape because there was nowhere to go. When Galapagus suggested using Aggregor's transmitter to call for help, Bivalvan approved of it, but P'andor opted to overthrow Aggregor and led Andreas in an attack on the bridge while Bivalvan, Ra'ad, and Galapagus went to the radio room. Unfortunately, P'andor and Andreas's attack alerted Aggregor to the escape of the others and they were all thrown back in their cell just as Galapagus's call alerted Magister Ghilhil. Bivalvan commented to P'andor about his plan being better to P'andor when the Plumber found the prisoners during his search and removed the power nullifier, only for him to be attacked by Aggregor. Bivalvan, P'andor, Andreas, and Ra'ad escaped, but Galapagus seemed to betray them in exchange for his own freedom. However, Galapagus revealed that he lied and incompacitated Aggregor and his robotic soldiers, impressing Bivalvan. The five aliens stole a shuttle and fled the ship only to have Aggregor shoot them down and cause them to crash on the planet they were flying by: Earth. Bivalvan opted to stay with the ship as it was their only way off the planet, but P'andor stated they needed to split up. P'andor, Andreas, Galapagus, and Ra'ad each went in seperate directions while Bivalvan attempted to repair the shuttle through his raids at NASA. At the end of Andreas’ Fault, Bivalvan is seen in a stasis pod along with Galapagus, P'andor, and Andreas.

Trivia

 * Bivalvan's outer shell is strong enough to withstand Chromastone's attacks and P'andor's burn during the episode Escape From Aggregor. This would make him one of the more resilient aliens in Ben's collection.


 * It is still under speculation whether Bivalvan's body is a mere suit, hiding a creature that can only survive underwater, or some kind of a natural growth on his skin. Interestingly enough Bivalvan resembles some form of shell fish so it is possible (since he can absorb even the smallest bit of moisture in the air) that his shell is merely a container of water in which he can absorb more for him to breathe underneath. On the other hand it would be unusual for the Ultimatrix to take the DNA of the armor over alien tissue, so it is likely that this armor is part of him genetically.


 * Bivalvan's voice changes throughout the series. In Fame his tone was much deeper with a hint of a watery echo beneath. While in Escape From Aggregor it sounds younger, and the same voice used in that episode is seen again during Too Hot To Handle where Ben is merely using Bivalvan's form to calm P'andor down. Lastly, in Hero Time, when Ben uses becomes Water Hazard again the voice is deeper. This could have been a small mistake on the production teams' part for realizing that Water Hazard and Bivalvan needed separate tones in their voice, otherwise it would be confusing to tell the difference between them in later episodes.


 * His personality changes a bit when watching the episode 'Famed' and 'Escape from Aggregor' closely. At the time he was first introduced, Bivalvan was much colder and less patient to listen to Ben (though he should know of Ben's heroics). While in the flashback episode, detailing his escape, he had a cooler head albeit a little condescending towards those he found inferior or innocent. Perhaps Bivalvan's time on Earth or in prison made him more paranoid to trust others.


 * When Bivalvan uses a device of his to override Aggregor's prison lock and power distruptor, then later is seen on Earth, in Fame, effectively stealing parts from NASA implies that Bivalvan may have been some sort of thief or skilled specialist of some sort before being kidnapped.