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“ | Prepare to get bashed... right in the mouth! | ” |
– Quad Smack before turning into Bashmouth.[2] |
Bashmouth is the Antitrix's DNA sample of an unknown species.[DR 6][note 1]
Appearance[]
Bashmouth mirrors a cross between a husky and a werewolf. His fur is dark blue-gray with parts of his body being cream-colored. His hands have four claws and three toes on each foot. His eyes are solid red orbs with no pupils or irises. Bashmouth stands at above average height, being much taller than Four Arms but smaller than Humungousaur. He wears a dark orange vest with a red center line, black pants, vambraces, and an iron pad on his right shoulder.
In My Bodyguard, Bashmouth's eyes glowed pink while under the influence of Zombozo's hypnotism.
In The Monsters in Your Head, Bashmouth's eyes glowed white while under the influence of Dr. Animo.
In De-Fanged!, Bashmouth's vest and shoulder pad have a yellow stripe. His eyes sport thick black lines connected to his mouth. Spikes protrude from his forearms, his palms are dark orange and resemble fingerless gloves, his pants have purple markings running along it, and his lower torso has a spiked iron belt.
Bashmouth wears the Antitrix symbol on the center of his vest.
Powers and Abilities[]
Bashmouth's signature ability is his ability to generate metal from various parts of his body. One known example of this is generating scaled armor plates from his forearms that are dense enough to harm a Tetramand.[3] What type of metal Bashmouth generates and how it affects his bone structure shrouds in mystery, however they are extremely strong enough to shatter a Petrosapien's crystal projections.
Another way Bashmouth generates metal is through his sharp teeth, which can crunch through concrete. The metal teeth retract over his normal teeth. His metal teeth are able to deflect lasers.[4] Even when not using his metal generation, Bashmouth's bare teeth are strong enough to cause a Vaxasaurian discomfort by biting his tail.[5]
Bashmouth is strong and agile enough to easily handle Tetramands,[3] Appoplexians,[6][7] Vaxasaurians,[8][5][1] and even Chimera Sui Generi[2] in direct hand-to-hand combat. He is highly strong enough to lift a Tetramand and cause an earthquake by slamming the ground with great force.
Bashmouth's roar is strong enough to demolish a building,[3] launch a Vaxasaurian against a wall,[8] and push Ekoplektoids.[9]
Bashmouth has enhanced dexterity, as he can run on all fours while carrying a human.[8]
Weaknesses[]
Bashmouth is similar to Rath, in the sense that his instincts can take over. For example, the carnivorous aspect of his husky physiology will make him divert his attention to meat.[3] The same thing can happen with sticks.[10] He can also be distracted by patting him.[11]
Bashmouth can become easily enraged, such as when he began attacking Breaker One-Nine relentlessly for inadvertently scratching his armor.[1]
Despite the durability of his forearm plating, Bashmouth can be harmed by an Ekoplektoid's durability if the latter duplicates enough times.[10]
Bashmouth is vulnerable to Zombozo's hypnotic mind control.[8] Similarly, he can be brainwashed by hacking into the Antitrix.[12]
History[]
Ben 10[]
- Bashmouth first appeared in Introducing Kevin 11, where he battled Four Arms and helped Humungousaur save people from a damaged bridge.
- The same scene reoccurred on the Forever Knight's screen in The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town.
- In My Bodyguard, Bashmouth defeated Humungousaur while under the effects of Zombozo's hypnotism. Once he broke free, he teamed up with Shock Rock to defeat Zombozo.
- In Heat of the Moment, Bashmouth (acting on his instincts) was distracted by a stick Gwen threw whilst attempting to defeat Ben. He was later defeated by Slapback and was about to battle the Weatherheads before suddenly timing out.
- In Vin Diagram, Bashmouth battled Rath until both of them were lured by meat to chase Gwen before he got distracted by a raccoon tail flag.
- In You Remind Me of Someone, an amnesic Bashmouth attempted to "save" Gwen before battling Rath, thus prompting him to remember his own self.
- In Roundabout: Part 1, Bashmouth battled Humungousaur until he was tricked into getting struck by a magical attack from Charmcaster.
- In The Monsters in Your Head, Bashmouth battled Omni-Kix Humungousaur alongside Dr. Animo while under the former's mind control.
- In Bottomless Ben, Bashmouth prepared to battle Humungousaur but was intervened by the tour guide. Later, he became enraged at his armor being scratched and battled Breaker One-Nine, only to then be defeated and thrown into the bottomless pit.
- In Digital Quality, Bashmouth teamed up with Omni-Kix Slapback to defeat Lord Decibel before he fell asleep when he listened to the CD he was looking for.
- In De-Fanged!, Bashmouth defeated Jetray, Heatblast, and Diamondhead in a laser tag virtual reality simulation only to be defeated by Omni-Kix Rath and Fang.
- In Mock 10, Bashmouth failed to scare some picnickers in a flashback.
- In Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, Bashmouth briefly appeared twice due to a glitch with the Antitrix. Later, he battled Vilgax. Lastly, he briefly attacked Alien V before switching into Crystalfist.
Appearances[]
Ben 10[]
Season 3[]
- Introducing Kevin 11 (first appearance)
- The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town (video footage; cameo)
- My Bodyguard
- Heat of the Moment
- Vin Diagram
- You Remind Me of Someone
- Roundabout: Part 1
Season 4[]
- The Monsters in Your Head
- Bottomless Ben
- Digital Quality
- De-Fanged! (virtual reality; x3)
- Mock 10 (flashback)
- Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie (x4; first and second times cameo)
Video Games[]
Ben 10: Power Trip[]
Bashmouth is a playable alien in the game (multiplayer only). He is the in-game equivalent to Rath.
Online Games[]
World Rescue[]
Bashmouth is a boss in the game.
Naming and Translations[]
Language | Name | Origin |
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German | Wolfsmaul | From wolf, wolf and maul, mouth |
Italian | Zannanera | From zanna nera, black fang. Possibly a pun on Zanna Bianca |
Polish | Piącha | From pięść, fist |
Portuguese (Br) | Mordida | From mordida, bite |
Romanian | Dinți de Fier | From dinți, teeth and fier, iron |
Russian | Ударный Коготь Башмут Бэшмаут Громопач |
From ударный, percussion and коготь, claw From the original English name From the original English name From гром, thunder |
Spanish (HA) | Bashmouth | From the original English name |
Turkish | Darbe çene | from bashmouth |
Etymology[]
Bashmouth's name is a reference to the popular band Smash Mouth.
Trivia[]
- From studying Bashmouth, he appears to be an equal counterpart to Rath due to his animal instincts taking over and making him do the stereotype dog act. Both aliens also have a huge amount of attack skills associated with anger and wild animal mannerisms.
- These similarities are further shown in Power Trip, as Bashmouth appears as an equivalent of Rath.
- However, it has been confirmed that Bashmouth is unrelated to the Appoplexians. And since Bashmouth's DNA is not present in the Omnitrix, this makes him the only one of Kevin's aliens that Ben does not have a direct equivalent of.[DR 6]
- When the storyboards for his debut episode were being made, Bashmouth had neither a tail nor the ability to retract his metal teeth.[EA 1]
- There have been plans to reveal details on Bashmouth's species and home planet since before the release of Ben 10 Versus the Universe.[DR 7]
- Kelly Turnbull believed that Bashmouth is a Loboan.[KT 3] However, she does not remember this subject ever being addressed during the production of the series.[KT 1]
- Bashmouth is Kevin's favorite alien in the Antitrix.[DR 8]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Duncan Rouleau initially stated all transformations in the Antitrix were "cross-contaminated" with other species.[DR 1][DR 2] However, the crew was just told that they are just "special messed up Kevin versions (or "Kevin-ified" versions) of [Ben's] aliens."[KT 1][KT 2] The merchandise also used similar language, such as "Kev-ified" to describe AntiTrix transformations.[Playmates 1] Kelly Turnbull interpreted Duncan's statements as meaning "they're all getting little bits of DNA sloshed together, not necessarily two aliens spliced directly together."[KT 2] As for Bashmouth, it is unclear if he is hybridized in the same way as the rest, as his species has never been seen before.[DR 3] Kelly believes that Bashmouth was run through the same "Kevin filter" as the other transformations, being a Loboan, but as it was not established in the show, it could possibly be different.[KT 3] When asked by Duncan if Bashmouth was a hybrid like the other aliens in the Antitrix, he responded by saying, "could be".[DR 4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bottomless Ben
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Introducing Kevin 11
- ↑ De-Fanged!
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Roundabout: Part 1
- ↑ Vin Diagram
- ↑ You Remind Me of Someone
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 My Bodyguard
- ↑ Digital Quality
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Heat of the Moment
- ↑ Mock 10
- ↑ The Monsters in Your Head
Crew Statements[]
Duncan Rouleau[]
Eleisya Arocha[]
Kelly Turnbull[]
Merchandise[]
Playmates Toys[]
Antitrix Transformations | |
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Regular Aliens | Alien V • Bashmouth • Bootleg • Crystalfist • Dark Matter • Hot Shot • Humungoraptor • Quad Smack • Rush • Skunkmoth • Thornblade • Undertow • Wreckingbolt |
Fusion Aliens | AntiVilgax • Monster Kevin • Monster Kevin (Story) |