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AnimeEx wrote: No. Not all DNA is located in the nuclei as I said in my previouse comment. If you would read my previous posts then you might change your mind. If Skurd feeds off of Ben's dead skin cells why would he chose the Omnitrix saying it has more DNA. rather than his previous hosts. And yes it is to defend himself, most aliens ability is to defend themselves. The issue is why he has that ability. Which I said might be because he has different DNA structure than the other species. His DNA might be interchangeable which might be giving the omnitrix some complications in detecting his DNA. I did read your previous posts, and while I admit, faux pas on my part for stating just the nuclei, but the point still remains that it might not be the Omnitrix that he's living off.

When Khyber first chased him down, he latched onto Liam I think, but told him his DNA isn't very interesting. So I propose this theory.

As a basic nutritional need, Slimebiotes must feed on cells containing DNA, so simple things like skin cells and the like, so long as they're not damaged, are just fine.

But, there is clearly something of a connoisseur element with Skurd, as he has shown a dissatisfaction with one type of DNA over an other, and an attraction to a wider variety.

This links into his ability to morph, it is clearly based on what DNA he has access to at the time, so the wider variety, the more options he has, but as far as we can tell, this isn't directly linked to him eating, only adapting the abilities of what he is attached to for defense.

So my theory goes like this, he's living off Ben, but with access to the Omnitrix, he gets to treat himself to a wide variety of DNA 'tastes' with no effort by helping Ben when he's in a fight.