Rath

Rath is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Appoplexian from the planet Appoplexia.

Appearance
Rath is about 9 feet tall. He resembles an orange and white bipedal tiger with one claw coming out of each wrist. He has no tail. He is also muscular and has green eyes. He has stripes on his shoulders, head, legs and upper body. He has a white jaw, neck, chest plates, hands and feet.

In Omniverse, Rath looks similar to his Alien Force/Ultimate Alien appearance but is more muscular, with longer and more pointed eyebrows. His eyebrows are now completely black.

Rath wears the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

Personality
Rath's personality resembles Marvel Comics' Wolverine's and that of a stereotypical professional wrestler.

Sometimes, when Rath becomes extremely angry, he gets confused about what he was saying. Rath knows that his metaphorical statements make no sense, but still continues to use them. Rath can even start yelling at inanimate objects, such as when he started yelling at a hole he made in the ground after falling from a spaceship, threatening to destroy it. When Rath is angry at someone or something, he usually yells a sentence starting with, "Let me tell you something" followed by the full name of the person or his position, such as calling Khyber "self proclaimed greatest hunter of the galaxy" and Kevin as "Kevin Ethan Levin".

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 into a sweater if he started a war, or about firing the Vreedle Brothers out into space after they blasted him and 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.

Despite the fact that Rath is supposed to know nothing but anger and fighting, he is shown to be friendly towards Tiffin, though not at first.

Rath lacks the strong sense of shame that most Appoplexians have, as he runs around naked.

Powers and Abilities
Rath possesses enhanced strength and agility, enabling him to jump great distances and lift objects heavier than himself. This was shown by how he was able to easily dismember the Forever Knights' paramilitary tank via brute force and toss the still extremely large pieces around (with one hand and later with two for the tank's body) with minimal to no effort in Duped.

Rath 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. Whenever Rath gets determined or angry, his claws seem to grow larger.

Rath is extremely durable, able to take a point-blank laser blast with no apparent effect and survive a free fall from several hundred feet in the air with only a bit of dizziness as a result.

Rath can also release a loud roar, although this seems to be more of an intimidation tactic rather than an offensive feature.

Even though he is not one of the smartest of Ben's aliens, Rath can perform fighting moves with expert execution giving the example in Above and Beyond, where he used wrestling moves to defeat 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.

Rath's apparent lack of intelligence also may convince him to needlessly argue with inanimate objects (shown when he moans at the Ultimatrix in Hero Time, when he yells at the Omnitrix in It Was Them, when he screams at a Plumber's Ship, gravity, the hole he made when he fell in Prisoner Number 775 is Missing, at fire in Many Happy Returns, where he ended up punching himself in the face, and he started to fight with water in Gone Fishin').



As seen in Gone Fishin', Rath is afraid of water, like most actual cats, but unlike actual tigers.

As demonstrated by Khyber, Rath can be subdued by the Hephestan Neuro Grip.

A certain sonic frequency signal is fatal to Rath.

Rath, being feline based, can be controlled by people that have the ability to control cats, like Nyancy Chan.

Alien Force

 * Rath first appeared in Con of Rath,
 * Rath was accidentally unlocked by Tiffin and Ben remained as Rath until Sicily took Tiffin away.
 * Ben transformed into him a second time at the end of the episode telling Kevin that "Rath wanted a word with him."
 * In Primus,
 * Azmuth as Rath was defeated by Vilgax.
 * In Above and Beyond,
 * Rath defeated Manny.
 * In Vendetta,
 * Ben transformed into Rath offscreen to battle the Forever Knights.
 * In The Final Battle: Part 1,
 * Negative Rath jumped out of the Rust Bucket to find Max.

Ultimate Alien

 * Rath returned to Ultimate Alien in Fame,
 * Rath was seen on TV.
 * In Duped,
 * Rath destroyed the Forever Knights' Plasma Beam Tank.
 * In Hit 'Em Where They Live,
 * Rath defeated Rojo.
 * In Hero Time,
 * Rath was beaten by Captain Nemesis in a race.
 * In The Big Story,
 * Rath defeated Sevenseven.
 * In Prisoner Number 775 is Missing,
 * Rath held on to a Plumber Ship being driven by Prisoner 775, and yelled at it, gravity, and a hole he made in the ground.
 * In Greetings From Techadon,
 * Rath battled the second custom Techadon and defeated it.
 * In Double or Nothing,
 * Negative Rath battled Echo Echo and was defeated by Ultimate Echo Echo.
 * In A Knight to Remember,
 * Rath is used to stop the Flame Keepers' Circle members from escaping in a truck, but failed.
 * In Inspector Number 13,
 * Rath was used by Gwen to defeat several Techadon robots in Inspector 13's Techadon factory.

Omniverse

 * In It Was Them,
 * Rath battled the giant ants.
 * In Of Predators and Prey: Part 2,
 * Rath battled Zed and was defeated by Khyber.
 * In Many Happy Returns,
 * Rath saved Madison from a burning building.
 * In Gone Fishin',
 * Rath saved himself, Rook, and Max from a waterfall.
 * In The Frogs Of War: Part 1,
 * Rath destroyed an Incursean fighter ship.
 * In Food Around the Corner,
 * Rath defeated Paltroon.
 * In Return to Forever,
 * Rath defeated Tummyhead.
 * In Something Zombozo This Way Comes,
 * Rath was used to battle the Circus Freak Trio and was defeated.
 * In Catfight,
 * Rath tried to battle Nyancy Chan, but was hypnotized to do her crimes with her.
 * He later appeared 3 more times due to the Omnitrix remote control.

Specials

 * In Heroes United,
 * Rath was used to save Diane Farrah.
 * He then later fought Alpha.

Online Games

 * TKO
 * Ben 10 & Generator Rex Heroes United (online game)
 * Wrath of Psychobos (mobile only)

Mobile Games

 * Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Xenodrome (starter alien)

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
Rath appears as a playable character in the game, as an exclusive for the Xbox 360 version.

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

Ben 10: Omniverse 2

 * Rath is a playable alien character in the game (only on 3DS).

Appearances
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 * 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

 * Fame (cameo in news)
 * Duped (first re-appearance)
 * Hit 'Em Where They Live
 * Hero Time (accidental transformation, selected alien was Jetray)
 * The Big Story
 * Prisoner Number 775 is Missing (accidental transformation, selected alien was Humungousaur)
 * Greetings From Techadon
 * Double or Nothing (used by Albedo)
 * A Knight to Remember
 * Inspector Number 13 (used by Gwen)

Ben 10: Omniverse

 * It Was Them (first re-appearance; accidental transformation, intended alien was Swampfire)
 * Of Predators And Prey: Part 2 (accidental transformation, intended alien was Humungousaur)
 * Many Happy Returns (accidental transformation, intended alien was XLR8)
 * Gone Fishin'
 * The Frogs Of War: Part 1 (randomizer)
 * Food Around the Corner
 * Return to Forever
 * ''Something Zombozo This Way Comes
 * Catfight (x4) (unintended transformations, first time intended alien was Wildmutt)

Specials

 * Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United (x2)

Comic Books

 * Target Rath
 * One Man's Trash (intended to go Ultimate Rath)
 * Hero Times Two}}

Trivia

 * According to Eugene, Rath is probably his favorite alien, but he loves them all.
 * Rath is playable in Cartoon Network's TKO.
 * Out of all of Ben's aliens, Gwen and Kevin find Rath the most entertaining alien, occasionally joking about him, making Rath angry.
 * Rath was accidentally unlocked by Tiffin.
 * Rath was the last alien unlocked in Ben 10: Alien Force.
 * On September 14, 2011, FusionFall released Rath Nano.
 * In Project Exonaut, Rath is a Level 10 suit.
 * Rath is similar to the Kim Possible villain Motor Ed in temperment, diction, and voice, both of whom are voiced by John DiMaggio.
 * In Food Around the Corner, it is revealed that Appoplexians have a sense of shame and typically wear clothes, unlike Rath, who is always naked.
 * According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Rath is naked because of "a horrible error on the part of the Omnitrix."
 * According to Rath, he doesn't know how to ride a unicycle, as shown in Something Zombozo This Way Comes.
 * Rath always speaks in the third person.
 * In Catfight, Rath is much larger than normal. He is about twice the height he normally is.