Rath

Rath is the Codon Stream's DNA Sample of an Appoplexian from the planet Appoplexia.

Appearance
Rath is about 9 feet tall and resembles a bipedal tiger with one claw coming out of each wrist and no tail. Despite the fact that Rath is supposed to know nothing but anger and fighting, he is shown to be friendly towards the Tiffin (though not at first).

It's also interesting to note that Rath's personality seems to mimic professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Marvel's Wolverine and that of a stereotypical high school jock. This is demonstrated by Rath's tendency to use the phrases "Whatever" and "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN'!" when he's addressing anyone that he is angry with or about to fight, which appears to be a reference to Hulk Hogan's signature catch phrase, "Let me tell you something, brother" He also calls people by their full name (e.g "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', Kevin E.Levin !"), (e.g. "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', CAPTAIN NEMESIS!) or (e.g. "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', INCURSION COMMANDER SANG-FROID!). He knows that his metaphorical statements make no sense, but continues to use them. He is very direct and fearless to the point of recklessness, as he didn't hesitate to jump down Jarrett's throat to rescue the Tiffin and threatened to mutilate him with rearrangement of his organs if he started a war or about firing the Vreedle Brothers out into space after they blasted his tray of food. Over time, Ben has gained slight control of Rath (as seen in Duped when he lowers his voice to answer his phone). Because of Rath's tendency to be less than a genius, Kevin cannot help but mock or make fun of him. Such as when he stated: "Rath is the only alien which makes me want to sit back with a bucket of popcorn and just watch." thumb|300px|right|Rath transformation

Powers and Abilities
Rath has super-human strength and agility, enabling him to jump great distances and lift objects many times his weight.

He also possesses a large, retractable black claw on each wrist. This claw can be used to stab and slice opponents or to create a shock wave when stabbed into the ground or shoot something similar to lightning.

Rath is also extremely durable, being shown to possibly be able to survive in space, take a point blank laser blast with no apparent effect and survive a free fall from several stories in the air with little damage.

Rath can also release a sonic roar from his mouth, although this seems to be more of an intimidation tactic rather than an offensive feature. Even though he is not the smartest of Ben's aliens, he can perform fighting moves with expert execution giving the example in Above and Beyond, where he used wrestling moves against Manny.

Weaknesses
Rath's brain is hardwired for aggression and as such, Rath's only known weakness is his lack of intelligence and highly aggressive temperament. This causes Rath to become easily distracted and difficult to stop once he starts fighting. His apparent lack of intelligence also may convince him to needlessly argue with inanimate objects (shown when he screams at the Ultimatrix in Hero Time and in Prisoner Number 775 is Missing, when he screams at a Plumbers Ship, gravity and the hole he made when he fell).

Ben 10: Alien Force

 * Con of Rath (first appearance) (x2)
 * Primus (used by Azmuth)
 * Above and Beyond
 * Vendetta
 * The Final Battle: Part 1 (used by Albedo)

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

 * Duped (first re-appearance)
 * Hit 'Em Where They Live
 * Hero Time (selected alien was Jetray)
 * The Big Story
 * Prisoner Number 775 is Missing (selected alien was Humongousaur)

Naming and Translations

 *  Portuguese : Irado / From irado, angry
 *  Dutch : Wraak / from wraak, revenge
 *  Polish : Gniew / from gniew, wrath
 *  Bulgarian : Бяс / From Rage
 *  German : Tiger / his look is like a tiger
 *  Spanish : Airado / from angry
 *  Latin American Spanish : Rath / from the original name
 *  Arabic : Nemrelnarvis / from angry tiger
 *  Italian :Tigre
 *  Turkish :Ret
 *  Hungarian: Frász / meaning Jitters
 *  French:  Colère / from Wrath
 *  Filipino:  Galit / from Wrath/Anger/Angry
 *  Albanian:  Zemërim / from Wrath/Anger/Angry

Video Games
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
 * Rath appears as a playable character in the game, but only on the Xbox 360 & Wii.

Ben 10: Galactic Racing
 * Rath is a playable character in the game.

Trivia

 * Rath makes cameo appearences in the Cartoon Network commercials.
 * When Ben turns into Rath, he is more demanding and aggresive. When Azmuth used him, he's more vain and proud.
 * It appears Appolexians are feared for their immense ferocity and may be considered one of the more physically powerful aliens in the universe. The Vreedle Brothers tried to rally everyone in a seedy pit stop to fight Rath, only to run away seconds later after being beaten up. Rath was also able to terrify Jarret, King of the Pantophage into a peace treaty and the Forever Knights into running for their lives.
 * It appears that becoming Rath makes Ben more willing to perform violent actions. All other forms usually retain Ben's desire to take down the enemy without killing them, but Rath doesn't shy away from more extreme methods and suggestions to do so. So far, he has tossed the Vreedle Brothers out into deep space in an airlock (which is almost the same scene in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy where the Vogons tortured Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect by reading their boring poetries to them and then tossed them through an airlock as a punishment for being picked up by their spaceship as 'hitchhikers' to escape Planet Earth before it is destroyed by the Vogons themselves to make way for a hyperspace expressway), threatened to rearrange Jarrett's insides after jumping down his throat to get back the Tiffin and breaking his teeth upon his exit, beating Manny almost unconscious (with a wrestling move where you hold your opponent upside down, cross your legs over his chest and slam him head-first to the ground), nearly hitting Rojo's head with a piece of shrapnel and almost breaking Captain Nemisis's leg (as a punishment for cheating for using his jet-pack during a short sprint). The Vreedle Brothers even said that Rath's species are "stupider n' meaner" than they are.
 * Rath's claws resemble Toxicroak's claws from the Pokemon series.
 * Rath apparently does not need a spacesuit to survive in the vacuum of space without ever being seen wearing some form of protection.
 * Rath is the second alien shown answering Ben's cell-phone (although it is almost as small as Nanomech to him because of his size), with the first one being Echo Echo (even though he looks as if he has difficulty using his phone as is the same size as a Samsung Galaxy Tab to him because of his size).
 * Rath is also the second alien Ben uses to jump down another alien's throat, the first also being Echo Echo.
 * Due to his sole fighting abilities, Rath is playable in Cartoon Network's TKO.
 * It is a running gag in the series for someone to correct Rath's messed up metaphors.
 * When Rath says "Let me tell you something..." he always says the person's full name.
 * Rath's first appearance is the second time Ben gets stuck in alien form when the Omnitrix gets jammed. The first time is in A Small Problem with Grey Matter.
 * Out of all of Ben's aliens, Gwen and Kevin find Rath the most entertaining.
 * Rath was accidently unlocked by Tiffin.
 * When Ben transforms into him, during the mid-transformation he looked like one of the cat creatures from Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.
 * Rath is named after an Underdweller from Star Wars.
 * It is rumoured that he is the most recognized alien, but that's not true (although many of his enemies remembers him after he brutally defeated them).
 * Some say he will have an Ultimate Form, but that's not true although Google has a Photoshopped photo of what Rath will look like IF he has an Ultimate Form.