Ship

Ship is a Galvanic Mechamorph owned by Julie Yamamoto and was formerly owned and part of the alien Baz-el.

Appearance
Like all other Galvanic Mechamorphs Ship has green stripes all over his body. Due to his age, Ship is quite short. He always behaves like a dog when he's not fighting. His appearance changes to technology he has absorbed. This includes:


 * Alien Battle Ship
 * Alien Toaster
 * Several Amusement Park Rides
 * A Speed Boat
 * Battle Armor
 * Cell Phone
 * Laser Turret
 * Submarine
 * Tennis Racket
 * Tennis Ball Thrower
 * Bookcase
 * Backpack
 * Truck
 * Other technology
 * Julie Ship
 * Evil Ship (only when forced)

Ben 10: Alien Force
Ship first appears in the episode Pier Pressure as a spawn to signal out for help from a Galvanic Mechamorph, Baz-El, in distress after having crash-landed on Earth with an unstable reactor core. He instinctively senses an energy signal from the Omnitrix (the Omnitrix is also a Plumbers' badge) and encounters Ben and promptly battles him in an amusement park by the pier, possessing several large machines in order to overwhelm him before resorting to kidnapping Julie and leads him to near the crash site where his 'father' is. Unable to communicate on the vocal level, he uses literal body language to alert Ben of the real problem, but Julie is the first to understand. After Ben saves the Baz-el and he explains why Ship followed Ben, Ben's Omnitrix can act as a Plumber's Badge so Ship sent a distress signal which made the Omnitrix beep while Ben was at the pier. Afterward he entrusts the symbiote in their care as he takes off. Ship follows them half way before hitching a ride on a truck.

Ship reappears in Pet Project, having developed an attachment to Julie. It is discovered that he is also a target of the Forever Knights as its alien biology has sparked the interest of Dr. Chadwick, a scientist working for the organization. After a failed attempt to escape from them, Chadwick implants a control chip on his body, transforming his green lines into red. and placing him under his control. Julie, Ben, Gwen and Kevin attempt to rescue him from the stronghold, but the chip implanted on Ship has transformed him into a powerful weapon battery. As the young symbiote corners the four, Julie steps forward and attempts to reason with him. Their friendship is enough to disrupt the chip and break free of Chadwick's control. Happily jumping into the arms of his friend, Ship turns on the Forever Knights and prepares to shoot them down with the very deadly form he was given. As the stronghold collapses, Ship transforms into a new form of the original ship: a spaceship that gets Ben, Julie, Kevin & Gwen out of the stronghold. Because Julie has a better attachment to Ship, she claims ownership of the alien, much to the chagrin of Ben, who previously mentioned whom he didn't want to be involved with.

Ship also plays a big role in War of the Worlds Part 1 and 2, in which he takes on the form of the weapon battery formerly seen in Pet Project to help defending Earth and also transport Ben, Gwen and Kevin in the subsequent infiltration of the Highbreed home world. Julie allows Ben, Gwen, & Kevin the use of Ship for trips into outer space.

In Vreedle, Vreedle, Ship is attacked by the Vreedle Brothers while playing with Julie. They are saved by Ben who defeats the brothers only to discover they have Court Order to "repossess" Ship. Kevin reveals the order is legit & tells Ben they need to go to the High Court on Codacoda to convince a Judge to revoke the order. Ship, Julie, & Gwen stay on Earth while Ben & Kevin travel to planet Codacoda. Ship accompanies Gwen & Julie while they have some "girl-talk" at Mr. Smoothy's. The Vreedle Brothers return to take Ship, Gwen fights the brothers but they manage to subdue her. In order to protect itself & Julie Ship merges with Julie, covering her in powerful battlesuit. With Ship as her Battle-Armor, Julie proves to be more than a match for the Vreedle's until Octagon uses a device that immobilizes Ship (still merged with Julie). Ben & Kevin arrive with Ship's creator/original owner Baz-L to call off the repossession. Baz-L tells the brothers to stop only to be shot by them. Ben & Kevin manage to free Ship & Julie (along with Gwen) and defeat the Vreedle's. Baz-L regenerates a few minutes later, and seeing how happy Ship is with Julie, he allows Julie to keep him as her pet.

Ship reappears in The Final Battle: Part 1 when Kevin and Gwen use him to save Ben from Kraab.

It is confirmed by Dwayne McDuffie that Julie's parents know about Ship.

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
In Vilgax Attacks, Ship is the only playable character other then Ben, and only during the flight sequence inbetween the levels, apparently lacking a sheild system himself Gwen instead substitutes her mana sheilds. His attacks are lasers and missles but his levels can be skipped.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ship had been Julie's vehicle while saving Gwen in Absolute Power: Part 2. They travel to Los Soledad. The battle suit mode had also made a return appearance.

Ship made another apearance in Eye of the Beholder to help save his former owner Baz-El. In the end, he clearly says Julie's name for the first time, choosing to go with Julie instead of Baz-El.

Powers and Abilities
Ship possesses the basic abilities other Galvan Mechamorphs possess, mainly with upgrading technology far above their design. However, Ship's possession does not so far as actually upgrade whatever structure he possesses, but only up to the point where he can use it as a body. Ship also has the ability to effectively transform himself into fully-operational vehicles, weapon batteries and other objects he's once touched. This includes various Earth ordinary things, but more especially an alien spaceship created initially by the Forever Knights. Ship also has the ability to "merge" with Julie and transform into a heavily-armed suit of armor, which she can wield (first demonstrated in "Vreedle, Vreedle").

Appearance
 Ben 10: Alien Force 


 * Pier Pressure (first appearance)
 * Pet Project
 * War of the Worlds: Part 1
 * War of the Worlds: Part 2
 * Simple
 * Vreedle, Vreedle
 * If All Else Fails
 * Ghost Town
 * The Final Battle: Part 1
 * The Final Battle: Part 2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

 * Absolute Power: Part 2 (first re-appearance)
 * Eye of the Beholder

Trivia

 * Kevin called Ship a "dog" in the episode "Pet Project" because he acted like one.
 * In Vreedle, Vreedle Ben thinks Ship is putting a huge strain in his relationship with Julie, but Kevin says "its just a dog."
 * It seems Ship has a tongue even though he has no visible mouth, as seen in Eye of the Beholder, Ship licked Julie(it can be heard) when he chose to stay with her, but his face was hidden by Julie's head when he did it.
 * In Eye of the Beholder, Ship is shown to have said Julie, which is the first time he has said someone elses name other then his own.
 * Julie and Baz-el seem to be the only people who understand Ship.