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“ | Ready for a shock to your system? | ” |
– AmpFibian to Sir Morton.[1] |
AmpFibian (alternatively spelled as Ampfibian)[2] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Amperi from the planet Tesslos[merch 1] in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Appearance
AmpFibian is a blue jellyfish-like alien with white swipes on his body resembling lightning streaks, a main body with three-segmented skirt-like parts for his head, chest and abdomen, and six long tentacles that function as two pairs of arms and a pair of legs.
In Ultimate Alien, AmpFibian had pupil-less eyes and wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest. His eyes were colored blue in Fused due to being fused with Ra'ad, but were changed to green for the rest of his appearances.
In Heroes United, most of the white swipes on AmpFibian's body were missing while the ones that remained were slightly darker and shaped differently.
In Omniverse, AmpFibian looks almost the same as before, except the lightning streak swipes on his body have been altered, his tentacles are now pointed instead of curved, and his green eyes are larger with the black outlining in them becoming much more prominent. He wears the Omnitrix symbol on his mouth.
Powers and Abilities
AmpFibian can manipulate, produce, and absorb electrical energy, such as lightning and the Piscciss Volann guards' energy net.[3] That energy is then launched out of his tentacles as attacks.
Similar to Ghostfreak and Big Chill, AmpFibian can make himself intangible.[4] Correlating with this, he is capable of electrically shocking any objects and beings he phases through.[5]
AmpFibian can fly and is agile enough to dodge attacks while flying.[6]
AmpFibian can breathe underwater, the latter of which allows him to swim at superhuman speeds. He can also safely produce and discharge electricity underwater.[DM 1][3]
AmpFibian's tentacles can extend multiple times their length.[7][6]
Similar to Upgrade and Buzzshock, AmpFibian can become pure energy in order to enter electrical cables and generate a large energy blast that surrounds him, as demonstrated by Ra'ad.[4]
AmpFibian has degree of enhanced strength, enough to restrain Phil with his tentacles.[8]
Even though his body is frail, AmpFibian is durable enough to withstand being thrown against a wall by Solid Plugg[9] and getting hit by an Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts.[10]
AmpFibian can read both human and Osmosians' thoughts by sensing the electrical pulses of their minds;[DM 2] this feat was only demonstrated by Ra'ad on Kevin.[4]
AmpFibian can survive in the vacuum of space and generate a protective energy shield around himself; these feats were both exclusively demonstrated by Ultimate Aggregor during his visit to the Perplexahedron.[11]
Weaknesses
AmpFibian's intangibility is useless against other beings that can also become intangible, as it will cancel out their abilities to do so.[12]
AmpFibian is weak against enemies who can drain electricity, like Phil.[8] Furthermore, AmpFibian's electric attacks are useless against Solid Plugg[9] because he is made out of super dense rubber.[DJW 1]
Since his body is very frail, heavy objects falling on AmpFibian can make him faint.[10]
Despite his durability, AmpFibian can still be harmed by an Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts.[10]
AmpFibian is vulnerable to magic, as shown when he got trapped in Gwen's mana shields.[4]
Despite being able to use his electricity underwater, AmpFibian can accidentally shock himself if he is entering or partially in water, as demonstrated with Ra'ad.[4]
History
Ultimate Alien
- AmpFibian first appeared in Fused, where his DNA was sampled and put in the Codon Stream when the Ultimatrix scanned Ra'ad's DNA. Ben remained stuck as AmpFibian due to Ra'ad being trapped in the Ultimatrix until Kevin eventually put the Ultimatrix in Reset Mode.
- In Deep, AmpFibian swam to Piscciss' core, along with the team and Magister Pyke.
- In Viktor: The Spoils, an unconscious AmpFibian's electric abilities were forcibly used to put King Xarion's mind in Viktor's body.
- In Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United, AmpFibian appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector 13, Kevin as AmpFibian battled several incomplete Techadon robots.
- In Night of the Living Nightmare, AmpFibian defeated Ultimate Kevin in a dream.
Omniverse
- In Have I Got a Deal for You, AmpFibian electrocuted Pax, Blarney T. Hokestar, fought Solid Plugg and saved the Screegit.
- In Special Delivery, AmpFibian defeated Seebik and the Kraaho.
- In Rad, AmpFibian caught Pax.
- In Return to Forever, AmpFibian tried to fight the Forever Knights, but was reverted by their DNA Scanner.
- In Max's Monster, AmpFibian battled Phil.
- In The Rooters of All Evil, AmpFibian was defeated by Swift.
- In A New Dawn, AmpFibian appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Flashback
- Specials
- Kevin
- Season 3
- Ben
- Season 1
- Have I Got a Deal for You (first reappearance)
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Return to Forever (cameo)
- Max's Monster (accidental transformation)
- Season 6
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
Video Games
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
AmpFibian is one of the Andromeda Galaxy aliens playable in the game.
AmpFibian is vital for progression on The Great Wall and The Amazon levels of the game.
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
AmpFibian is a playable alien racer in the game.
Punch Time Explosion and XL
AmpFibian is one of the aliens used by Ben as a special attack.
Naming and Translations
Language | Name | Origin |
---|---|---|
Arabic | أمبفيبيان | From the original English name |
Bulgarian | Водна Мълния | From водна, water, and мълния, lightning |
Chinese | 通灵天人 | From 通灵 (Tōng Líng), psychic, and 天人 (Tiān Rén), heaven man |
Croatian | Ampfibijan | From the original English name |
French | Amphibien | From amphibien, amphibian |
German | Ampfibian | From the original English name |
Greek | Αμφίβιο | From αμφίβιο, amphibian |
Hebrew | דו-חי | From דו-חי, amphibian |
Hungarian | Medúza | From medúza, jellyfish |
Italian | Fulmanfibio | From fulmine, thunderbolt, and anfibio amphibian |
Polish | Ampfibian | From the original English name |
Portuguese (Br) | Anfíbio | From "Anfíbio", which means "Amphibian". |
Romanian | Amfibianul | From amfibian, amphibian |
Russian | Амфибия | From амфибия, amphibian |
Spanish (HA) | Ampfibio | From ampfibio, amphibian |
Spanish (Spain) | Electrofibio | A portmanteau of electricidad, electricity, and anfibio, amphibian |
Swedish | Amfibien | From amfibien, amphibian |
Turkish | AmFibiyan | From amfibiyan, Turkish pronunciation of the original name |
Etymology
AmpFibian's name is a portmanteau of the words "amper" and "amphibian" (with the "ph" changed to a "pF"). It is also a pun of the word "amplify" ("amp" for short), which means to charge and increase energy, referencing AmpFibian's abilities to absorb, generate, and redirect electrical energy. The word "amphibian" is also used since most are either adapted to water, or generate their own electricity.
Trivia
- AmpFibian was designed by Steven Choi and Chap Yaep,[DJW 2] and was named by Len Wein.[MW 1]
- AmpFibian was the Alien of the Month in September 2011.
- AmpFibian and the other Andromeda aliens have powers linked to a certain element; for AmpFibian, it is electricity.
- AmpFibian is the only Andromeda alien that Ben used in the same episode he was scanned in.[4]
- As of Omniverse, AmpFibian and Feedback are the only aliens who generate blue electricity.
- There are currently no plans to feature AmpFibian in the reboot.[DR 1]
References
- ↑ Return to Forever
- ↑ Some end credits of Ultimate Alien and Omniverse
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deep
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Fused
- ↑ Inspector 13
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Special Delivery
- ↑ Night of the Living Nightmare
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Max's Monster
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Have I Got a Deal for You
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Rooters of All Evil
- ↑ Perplexahedron
- ↑ Map of Infinity
Merchandise
Crew Statements
Dwayne McDuffie
- ↑ File:AmpFibian Safely Discharge Electricity.PNG
- ↑ File:AmpFibian Can Read Minds.PNG
Matt Wayne
- ↑ File:Len Wein Named AmpFibian.png