Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-35715015-20190414000727

Recently I attempted to edit the Alien X page on this wiki. I tried twice, and both times my edits were undone. Now I might have done something wrong in the editing process, but I think this matter is important.

The edit in question was to Alien X's powers. Alien X's (and Celestialsapiens as a whole) powers and abilities are listed as Omnipotence. While at first glance this may seem accurate, there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.

Omnipotence in this case is being used to describe Alien X as all-powerful. However, in this context, omnipotence is not the appropriate term.

1. Reality Warping is not Omnipotence. Alien X has the ability to alter time and space to his liking. This is, of course, quite an "overpowered" ability to most, but it does not translate to omnipotence. Sure, to regular people such actions would seem to be those of an unlimited god, but Alien X certainly does have limits.

2. The Anihilaarg. The first and biggest contradiction (in canon) to Alien X's Omnipotence. On two occasions, the first in So Long and Thanks for All the Smoothies and second in A New Dawn, Alien X's powers were shown to be inferior to the full might of the Anihilaarg. In the first instance, Alien X was unable to undo the damage the Anihilaarg had done to the Universe. Now, Omnipotence means all-powerful, unstoppable, completely limitless. If Alien X were omnipotent, that would mean that the Anihilaarg is "more omnipotent" than Alien X, because Alien X was unable to stop it. The contradiction here is obvious. Now you might chalk this up to a narrative inconsistency or Serena and Bellicus being stingy with Alien X's powers, but the second occasion disproves this. In A New Dawn, albeit briefly, Alien X is met with the full force of the Anihilaarg and is unable to stop it. Remember, Ben has full control at this point, and Alien X can also manipulate time in order to give himself the ability to properly deal with the danger. However, Alien X is powerless against the device and the Omnitrix continues cycling through transformations until it reaches Feedback. This proves that Alien X is unable to counter the full force of the Anihilaarg's attack head on, thus disproving Omnipotence.

3. The Chronosapien Time Bomb. Atomic-X is a tricky subject, because if Alien X is Omnipotent, the,n no matter how you slice it, Atomic-X is Omnipotent. Regardless if you think fusion is Alien + Alien or Half and Half, one half of Omnipotence is still Omnipotent. With this in mind, it makes no sense that an Omnipotent being like Atomic-X would fall prey to the Chronosapien Time Bomb. Similarly, despite the Omnitrix having the failsafe that allowed Ben to survive the Anihilaarg, the Omnitrix (with plenty of time to analyze the situation) does not even attempt to turn Ben into Alien X to stop it. Again, if Alien X was Omnipotent, Atomic-X would be able to stop the bomb or at the very least Alien X could have.

4. Energy Absorption. As Ben himself said in Darkstar Rising, Alien X is susceptible to energy absorption. This in conjunction with Aggregor's entire plot centering around absorbing power from a defenseless Celestialsapien baby (which again points to Celestialsapiens not being Omnipotent, as how does a being simply reach infinite power) implies that, at the very least, a Celestialsapien would have trouble dealing with a being that had absorbed its power. Celestialsapiens have also been confirmed to be susceptible to the life draining effects of Anur Vladias. Again, Omnipotence should mean immortality. But Alien X can still definitely die.

5. Minor Points. Here is a bunch of limits Alien X is confirmed to have. Again, Omnipotence = No Limits.

Alien X cannot directly manipulate mana. If Alien X were Omnipotent, there is nothing he cannot do, meaning he should definitely be able to.

Alien X would be scared of Toepick. If Omnipotent, Alien X should just be able to say "I will not be scared of Toepick" and thus Toepick would have no effect on him. You could of course argue that even without Omnipotence this is the case, but this is a minor point.

Alien X can destroy a Multiverse in Six Thoughts. One juicy Derrick J Wyatt quote. If Alien X was Omnipotent, it should only take one thought to destroy a Multiverse.

Alien X can be harmed by other Celestialsapiens. This is fairly obvious. If Omnipotent, Alien X should be incapable of receiving damage from any source.

There is an entire race of Celestialsapiens. Omnipotence dictates that one being possess infinite power. Even if there were two Celestialsapiens, one could not control the other, meaning there is a limit.

6. Writer Statements. This is the big one. I've saved talking about this until I could get all of the (mostly) in Universe pieces of evidence out of the way.

In short, Man of Action flat-out said Alien X is not Omnipotent.

Here is the article in question. http://manofaction.tv/blog/sunday-funday-for-the-fans/#.XLJrAUt7njA

Here is the major statement. "The premise of omnipotence is binary – something either is omnipotent, or it is not omnipotent. There is no such thing as partial omnipotence. In the case of ALIEN X, the very presence of Ben’s DNA in the mix means that ALIEN X is not omnipotent because Ben is not Omnipotent." If this is not enough proof I do not know what is.

Dwayne McDuffie also made a statement about an alien in the Omnitrix stronger than Alien X, but I was unable to find the source at the time though I am fairly certain this is true. Again, you cannot be "more omnipotent" than something else.

Now with all the evidence out of the way, I believe the most appropriate course of action would be to change Alien X's, and by extension all Celestialsapiens, ability listing from "Omnipotence" which hopefully I have already proved to be incorrect, to "Reality Warping" which is exactly what has happened in every on-screen appearance of Alien X.

Thank you,

Ultimate Night Stalker 