Wildmutt

Wildmutt is the Codon Stream's sample of a Vulpimancer from planet Vulpin. He was the second alien used by Ben.

Appearance
Wildmutt general body shape appears to be like a big orange dog with no eyes or tail. His teeth are very defined and are on the outside of his face. Wildmutt has no eyes, instead using smell and hearing in vision's place, which are aided by three V-shaped gills on both sides of his neck. Ben's point of view while Wildmutt is depicted as being similar to a thermograph sensor, since it detects its surrounding with heat. The Omnitrix symbol is on a brace on his left shoulder while the Ultimatrix symbol is on his chest.

Powers and Abilities
Wildmutt possesses a natural high agility that makes him able to run, jump and climb on objects at high velocity. Most notable, Wildmutt has an incredible heat sensing ability, similar to pit vipers, that allows him to perceive thermal signatures of anything. Wildmutt's sense of smell is also well developed, he is able to track people from their scent many miles away. Wildmutt has above human strength and is very agile wherever he goes. He possess razor-sharp claws and and strong teeth. While Wildmutt is normally quadrupedal, he has the ability to stand on his rear haunches and brandish his front paws like fists. Also, Wildmutt has the ability to shoot sharp quills from his back, like a porcupine myth, but this has so far not been seen.



Weaknesses
Wildmutt can't talk, instead, he communicates through barking and snarling sounds, so it makes it very hard to understand him. When he has a cold, Wildmutt's V-shaped gills on his neck get blocked making him blind, also his color turns to a lighter orange than it usually is. This is the only way Wildmutt can see his surroundings through heat sensing. Moreover, his senses are unable to work to their fullest. He's pretty useless in a situation like that. His extreme senses are very sensitive, making him pretty much vulnerable to anything that can overwhelm his senses such as a loud sound or a strong smell.

Ben 10
He first appeared in And Then There Were 10, where Ben used him while testing out the system. He then battled one of﻿ Vilgax's Drones and won. He was used in Permanent Retirement to escape the Limaxes in Aunt Vera's retirement home, and later to battle the one posing as Max. He later battled the Circus Freaks in Last Laugh, and got defeated by Zombozo. He than tried to save some builders in Lucky Girl, but Gwen did all the work. A sick Wildmutt appeared in Side Effects, where he was unable to stop Clancy's cockroaches because of his cold. He was used in Secrets, where he surrendered to Vilgax. He later was used in the following episode, Truth to fight off two fellow Vulpimancers. He failed to defeat The Great One in The Big Tick. Kevin used him offscreen to terrorize Tallahassee in Framed. Ben then used him to try to stop Kevin from sending a cable car over the edge of the pier as Upgrade. In Camp Fear, he was chased by the Living Mushrooms and captured with Max. Later, in Tough Luck, he was used in a magic trick and in Ghostfreaked Out, a dream Wildmutt that could talk like Ben tried to rescue a kid in a tree, but it proved this was a decoy from Ghostfreak. He was seen 4 times in Back with a Vengeance. He was used in Ben 10,000 by Ben 10,000, to battle Vilgax. He chased down some robbers in Midnight Madness, but failed. A baby Wildmutt, called Wildpupp by Gwen, appeared in Don't Drink The Water to battle Hex. He appeared in Ben 10 vs the Negative 10: Part 2 to battle the Negative 10, Dr. Animo's monsters and the security robots controlled by the hypnotized Cooper. He was used to find an intruder in Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix, but it turned out to be Gwen.

Ben 10: Race Against Time
Wildmutt appeared in the live-action movie, Race Against Time as the last alien Ben transforms into. He is able to defeat Eon when he froze time and helps Gwen with her magic trick. This made Ben and Gwen reach second place. In his live-action appearance, he looks more dark orange.

Ben 10 Shorts
He appeared again in the short Dogged Pursuit, recovering an old lady's stolen purse from the purse snatchers.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

 * The Ultimatrix has moved to the chest, also the brace on his shoulder is gone.
 * His lips are orange instead of black.
 * His fur is also lighter.

Footage of him was shown on TV in ''Fame. He appears in The Forge of Creation'' used by 10 year old Ben. In this episode, he has his Ben 10 appearance, but his Omnitrix symbol has changed to green, his lips are orange and his garment is fully black. He made his first debut in Viktor: The Spoils used by 16 year old Ben, although he only appeared very briefly. He also was in It's Not Easy Being Gwen off screen searching for Doctor Animo. He appeared again in the episode Prisoner Number 775 is Missing to track down and beat Prisoner Number 775. When he transformed Gwen called his name out for him because as she said, "somebody had to do it.", because Wildmutt can't talk. When he fought Prisoner Number 775, he decided to go Ultimate Wildmutt for the first time. For a strange reason he's shorter than Gwen and Kevin.

Alternate Future
In the possible future, Wildmutt is larger in size. The Omnitrix symbol has moved to his forehead. He also has colored stripes on his back and has sprouted a tail. His appearance has shifted to a more feline form.

Appearances
Ben 10


 * And Then There Were 10 (first appearance)
 * Permanent Retirement
 * Last Laugh
 * Lucky Girl
 * Side Effects (sick)
 * Secrets (x2)
 * Truth
 * The Big Tick
 * Framed (accidental transformation; selected alien was Upgrade)
 * Camp Fear
 * Tough Luck
 * Ghostfreaked Out (dream)
 * Back With a Vengeance (x4)
 * Ben 10,000 (used by Ben 10,000)
 * Midnight Madness
 * Merry Christmas
 * Under Wraps
 * The Visitor
 * Don't Drink the Water (as Wildpupp)
 * Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix (x2) (second time was an accidental transformation; selected alien was XLR8)
 * Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10 (Part 2)

Ben 10 Shorts

 * Dogged Pursuit

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

 * Fame (on TV)
 * The Forge of Creation (used by 10-year-old Ben)
 * Viktor: The Spoils (first appearance by 16 year old Ben, but unconscious)
 * It's Not Easy Being Gwen (offscreen)
 * Prisoner Number 775 is Missing (goes ultimate)

Movies

 * Ben 10: Race Against Time

Videogame Appearances
Wildmutt appears in Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks (DS Only) as a Vulpimancer after defeating Darkstar in Hero Mode.

Trivia

 * Wildmutt is the second overall alien used by Ben.
 * He's Ben's first intentional transformation.
 * Wildmutt was the only alien form known that can't speak English. This is proven wrong as Dwayne Mcduffie stated that Goop, Brainstorn, and Big Chill do not speak english as well without a translator. Although in the episode Ghostfreaked Out Ben did talk as Wildmutt, this was only in a nightmare that involved Ghostfreak. He is also the first alien to appear without eyes.
 * The first segment of his transformation sequence is the same to the one with Four Arms, XLR8 & Heatblast.
 * In Permanent Retirement, Gwen commented that she has learned the Vulpimancer language or at least the closest thing possible to Vulpimancer communication.
 * His name in the Croatian version of the cartoon, Psina, means "Great Dog", but the same word sometimes used to name several sharks, especially the Great white shark, which sometimes caused naming differences between him and Ripjaws.
 * In Secret of The Omnitrix, when Ben and Tetrax went to find the intruder, when Ben accidentally turned into Wildmutt, Tetrax called him a "Vulpin" which is actually the name of Wildmutt's species' homeworld.Wildmutt.png
 * He's the second alien from the original series to have a Ultimate Form, the first is Cannonbolt.
 * WIldmutt is the only alien from the original 10 so far to have an Ultimate Form.
 * Eon is the first main villain besides henchmen that Wildmutt defeats as well as the first live action character he defeats, though all in an alternate timeline.
 * Prisoner #775 is the second main villain he defeats as well as the first animated series based villain although in the form of Ultimate Wildmutt..
 * Only once was Wildmutt not voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, and that was in Ghostfreaked Out, in the dream (in the dream he is voiced by Tara Strong).
 * Gwen voiced "the shouting names thing" for Wildmutt in Prisoner Number 775 is Missing
 * Vulpimancers do have a language, but Dwayne McDuffie says that it is too difficult for the Ultimatrix and Plumber Badges to translate.
 * He's Ben first animal alien.