Galvan

Galvan are an amphibious species from the planet Galvan Prime, until it was destroyed and they rebuilt it and renamed it Galvan Mark II.

Appearance
Galvans are a species of small bipedal frog-like amphibians.

Being from the tiny Galvan Prime, Galvans are equally tiny, being about five inches tall on average. Their bodies consist of soft and flexible bones, allowing them to squeeze into tight spaces or quickly escape from danger.

According to Derrick Wyatt, infant Galvans have tails and lack legs, but they shed their tails and grow legs at a time they call "Wisdom Feet".

Powers and Abilities
With the microscopic pads that cover their bodies, Galvans can stick to almost any surface. Their slime makes them equally difficult to grab.

Not built for combat, Galvans can evade and outsmart their enemies, rather than fight them head on.

Galvans are naturally extremely intelligent, and can enter complex machines and operate them from the inside. This allows them to understand and operate virtually any machine, even if they've never seen it before.

According to Derrick Wyatt, Galvans have gills and are amphibious.

Gender Differences
Female Galvan grow hair, though male Galvan don't. It is unknown if they grow facial hair, though older male Galvan grow thin tendrils on their face in lieu of an actual mustache.

History
The Galvan originally had no empire to speak of, instead they were being first kept as pets and then employed by other species as industrial technicians, spies and saboteurs once their intelligence became known.

The Galvans were smart enough to keep the best secrets for themselves, eventually amassing enough knowledge to build a powerful empire of their own based on the technology they had kept from the rest of the universe.

Technology
Galvans are the creators of much of the great technology and made many discoveries in the universe, such as
 * Potis Altiare
 * Ascalon
 * The Unitrix
 * Prototype Omnitrix
 * Ultimatrix
 * Galvanic Mechamorphs through Helix
 * Null Guardians
 * Null Void
 * Polymorphs' anti-gravity projector
 * Primus
 * Voliticus Biopsis
 * Omnitrix
 * Universal Translators
 * Mechamorph Armor
 * Rebuilt Galvan Prime (Galvan Mark II)
 * Proto-Tool
 * Proto-Tech Armor

Notable Galvans

 * Grey Matter (the Codon Stream's DNA sample of a Galvan)
 * Azmuth (the smartest being in 3 galaxies, arguably 5 galaxies)
 * Kevin 11 (1/12 Galvan)
 * Albedo (formerly; true form)
 * Diamond Matter (1/2 Galvan 1/2 Petrosapien)
 * Galvan Teacher
 * Zennith
 * Retaliator
 * Blukic
 * Driba
 * Fergi
 * Derrick J. Wyatt
 * Azmuth's Galvan assistants

Trivia

 * The name Galvan is a play on the word "galvanization" which is a process to prevent iron from rusting.
 * The Techadon Weapon Masters don't accept the fact that the Galvan are smarter than them. So, they try everything to make the Galvan look bad.
 * According to Dwayne McDuffie, normal Galvan have green eyes.
 * According to Dwayne McDuffie, Galvan can live for thousands of years.
 * Galvan are very loyal to keeping their research and technology top secret. According to Azmuth, Galvans would rather die than give up their secrets, unless there is a good reason for it.
 * Primitive Galvan worshiped technology as gods.
 * Galvan's intellect is apparently highly revered as even the Highbreed Supreme said that the Galvan were "a slightly more intelligent form of pond scum".
 * In Ben 10 Alien Force Storybooks, Galvan is misspelled 'Galvin'.
 * It is mentioned in Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens that Stonehenge was a Galvan practical joke.
 * According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Galvan are the smartest beings in the Galaxy.
 * According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Galvan are insectivores.
 * According to Derrick J. Wyatt, the Galvan was the first species added to the Omnitrix.