Anodite

Anodites are a race of sapient energy beings from the planet Anodyne. They are free spirited and extremely powerful.

Overview
Anodites are a race of beings of pure life energy, most commonly known as Mana. The entire body of a mature Anodite is a humanoid-shaped construct of pure, compressed Mana; a deep-dark purple color with a outline of a lighter-dark purple and their long flowing tendrils of 'hair' are a bright pinkish purple glowing color.



The color of their mana is/was bright/light blue which was magic (as shown in the original series by Gwen Tennyson), and many different shades of pink, magenta and fuschia and/with occasional shades of violet-purple mixed together. As a race composed of mana, they are capable of manipulating and controlling mana (the very substance of both magic and life itself) freely at will, making the Anodite a mana-controlling-manipulating race (although they don't see it as 'magic', per-say, but rather as an extension of themselves).

Anodites have a large lifespan by human standards. It is also of note that Anodites are potentially immortal, each having an indefinate lifespans; as long as they still have the catalyst for Mana. An Anodite continues to exist. Anodites are also able to reproduce with other species, (for example, humans,) by assuming an appropriate corporeal form, created with their ability to convert energy into matter. Anodites, in nature, are also quite free-spirited, and most really don't take life as seriously as most humans do to the point that some disregard the morality of their actions and would rather satisfy their own personal pleasures, but that doesn't stop them from helping others, as Grandma Verdona mentions that Anodites help "scads of people."

Mature Anodites are pure energy (however, they're still tangible and can be touched or struck like a normal human), and are already assumed to have fully mastered their capabilities. It does, however, require at least seventy-five years before an Anodite can fully master all of their true form's powers and abilities. Using their full power before would result in them being overwhelmed by the power and forget about their life before they awaken the power (as what almost happened to Gwen in War of the Worlds).

If an Anodite reproduces with a human, there's no guarantee the children they have will inherit the powers and abilities of an Anodite as they got to have the ability to manipulate mana. Anodite powers and abilities, (which Verdona refers to as "the spark") can also occur in children several generations down the line. Neither of Verdona's immediate children displayed any Anodite powers and abilites, but her grand daughters Gwen and Sunny do.

Anodites don't have DNA, so they are not in the Codon Stream.

Powers and Abilities
Anodites in human form can control and manipulate mana at a lesser degree than in their true forms for a variety of effects like energy manipulation, flight, telekinesis, object creation and dissipation, opening interdimensional portals and vortexes, repairing objects, elemental manipulation, telepathy, dowsing, memory manipulation, and invisibility. In their true forms, they're presumed to have fully mastered their abilities to the point where they can warp reality, fly across space, generate energy, transport themselves and others to other dimensions, create a body of their own choice (for assimilation purposes), and are able to draw in the mana around them to replenish themselves if the need arises, such as when they're weakened. The more mana an Anodite draws in, the stronger and more powerful that Anodite becomes. Gwen has also shown the power and ability to grow to giant size when she gets angry. It's unknown if Anodites can use this ability in their human forms.

With Powers

 * Verdona Tennyson (Full Anodite)
 * Sunny (presumed Full Anodite)
 * Gwen Tennyson (1/4-Human | 3/4-Anodite With "the spark")
 * Ben 10,000/Ultimate Ben (3/4-Human | 1/4-Anodite learned how from gwen)

Without Powers

 * Carl Tennyson (1/2-Human | 1/2-Anodite)
 * Frank Tennyson (1/2-Human | 1/2-Anodite)
 * Kenneth "Ken" Tennyson (3/4-Human | 1/4-Anodite)
 * Ben Tennyson (3/4-Human | 1/4-Anodite)
 * Kenneth "Kenny" Tennyson (7/8-Human | 1/8-Anodite)
 * Gwendolyn Tennyson(1/8-Human I 7/8-Anodite)
 * Albedo (3/4- Human I 1/4-Anodite in Ben's body, originally a Galvan)

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks

 * Verdona Tennyson (notable Anodite) appeared in the video game (in Anodite form). She is non-playable.
 * Wii, DS, PSP, PS2, X-Box 360

Toys

 * Gwen Tennyson Anodite (Alien Force; 15; Anodite mode) - can also be Verdona Tennyson Anodite
 * 4 inch Alien Collection Gwen Tennyson (Alien Force; 15; non-Anodite mode)
 * 10 cm DNAlien Gwen Tennyson (Alien Force; 15; non-Anodite mode)
 * 4 inch Alien Collection Gwen Tennyson (Ultimate Alien; 16; non-Anodite mode)
 * 4 inch Alien Collection Gwen Tennyson (Original series; 10; non-Anodite mode)
 * 4 inch Alien Collection Lucky Girl AKA Gwen Tennyson with Grey Matter (Original series; 10; non-Anodite mode)

Trivia

 * Despite not having any DNA Anodites are shown to be capable of mating with other species by taking on a particular body such in the case of Verdona when she married Max and had children and grandchildren.
 * The word "anodite" came from the latin word "Anodyne" which means to relieves pain of the physical body.
 * It should be noted that since they don't have DNA, there is no sample of an Anodite in the Codon Stream- hence Ben cannot transform into one.
 * As of yet no "full male Anodites" have been encountered, however it is hinted they do exist as Sunny is mentioned to have two parents (a father and a mother) and because verdona had hoped that Frank Tennyson had the spark, but no such luck. This means even males can have the spark and eventually become anodites.
 * Ben 10,000 Tennyson is the first Tennyson male shown to be capable of manipulating Magic.
 * Gwen's mother isn't very fond of Anodites (possibly due to them being not being "normal"), which makes it hard for her to deal with her Anodite in-laws (like Verdona & Sunny).
 * According to Dwayne McDuffie anodites can be any age they want so they are practicaly immortal.