Bootleg

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Bootleg
General Information
Species	Mutant Galvanic Mechamorph/Unknown Hybrid
Home World	Galvan B (Galvanic Mechamorph DNA)
Body	Technological Humanoid
Powers and Abilities
Abilities	Technokinesis Technological Possession Technological Enhancement Technological Destruction Regeneration Optic Beam Shapeshifting Size Alteration Body Alteration Self-Liquefaction Elasticity Space Survivability Gas Immunity Wall Climbing Limited Terrakinesis Terraformation Enhanced Dexterity Enhanced Flexibility Enhanced Reflexes Enhanced Jumping Enhanced Strength Enhanced Durability
Counterparts
Alternate Counterparts	Upgrade
Details
Voice Actor	Greg Cipes
First Appearance	Franken-Fight
Gallery

Bootleg is the Antitrix's DNA sample of a mutant Galvanic Mechamorph/unknown hybrid and Kevin's equivalent to Upgrade.

Appearance

Similar to Upgrade, Bootleg takes the appearance of a black humanoid made of liquid metal. However, he has blue geometric stripes visible on his body. His blue shoulders have two orbs, and his back sports two spiked spheres. The red dot on the front of his head is his eye. When he becomes smaller, he has less circuitry on his body and a second red dot in place of the Antitrix.

The Antitrix symbol is located on his chest.

Bootleg's smaller form

Bootleg in Tales from the Omnitrix

Powers and Abilities

• Technological Possession
• Technological Enhancement
• Elasticity
• Self-Liquefaction
• Enhanced Agility
• Enhanced Jumping
• Enhanced Durability
• Enhanced Balance
• Gas Generation/Gas Immunity (via Technological Enhancement)
• Sound Wave Generation (via Technological Enhancement)
• Cannonballs (via Technological Enhancement)
• Rocket Launchers (via Technological Enhancement)
• Enhanced Speed (via Technological Enhancement)
• Space Survivability

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Being part-Galvanic Mechamorph, Bootleg shares many of the same abilities as Upgrade, such as technological possession, elasticity, and enhanced flexibility. Due to the alterations Kevin made to the Antitrix, Bootleg is most likely much more powerful than Upgrade.

Bootleg can merge with technology that is already merged with another Mechamorph, such as when he merged with the Rustbuggy while Glitch was already merged to it.

If Bootleg's body is damaged or taken over, he can become a smaller form, ditching the rest of his body. The body can then continue performing its own actions independently, even after Bootleg has timed out, and can also be merged back into himself.

Seeing as how Upgrade was able to upgrade the Omnitrix to permanently enhance his other aliens, Bootleg could most likely perform the same activity too, although his DNA pod would probably be destroyed in the process.

Due to being made of living metal, Bootleg is able to regenerate himself.

Being inorganic, Bootleg is able to survive in the vacuum of space.

Bootleg can terraform a planet's terrain to his own liking, allowing him to manipulate the rocks for offensive combat , as demonstrated by AntiVilgax.

Weaknesses

• Strength Limit/Constrained By Tentacles
• Vulnerability to Electricity
• Enhancement Overload
• Vulnerability to Fire

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Being part-Mechamorph, Bootleg shares many of the same weaknesses as Upgrade. For example, he is vulnerable to the electrical attacks of a Fulmini.

Bootleg can still sustain damage from attacks on whatever object or technology he is merged with, as seen when Rath attacked Vin Ethanol's car whilst he was merged with it.

Due to Kevin's alterations to the Antitrix, Bootleg is too powerful for the inexperienced Kevin to currently utilize to the fullest. For example, Bootleg accidentally gave Xingo a power-up by mistake whilst being merged with a TV.

History

• Bootleg first appeared in Franken-Fight, where he upgraded the Rustbuggy before being defeated by Shock Rock, resulting in the Rustbuggy turning into a monster. He later teamed up with Shock Rock to revert the Rustbuggy back to normal.
• In Xingo Nation, Bootleg both freed Xingo and gave him a power-up.
• In Vin Diagram, Bootleg competed in a race with Vin Ethanol, whilst threatening the lives of the other racers in his battle with Heatblast and Glitch, before switching into Bashmouth.
• In Adrenaland Jr., Bootleg tried to upgrade the park but was stopped by Shock Rock and Heatblast.
• In The Greatest Lake, Bootleg teamed up with Omni-Kix Cannonbolt to defeat Hex and his water monster.
• In Tales from the Omnitrix, Bootleg appeared in Max's story, where he battled Jetray in space.
• In Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, Bootleg battled Vilgax before the latter removed the Antitrix from him.

Appearances

Ben 10

Season 3

• Franken-Fight (first appearance; x2)
• Xingo Nation
• Vin Diagram
• Adrenaland Jr.

Season 4

• The Greatest Lake
• Tales from the Omnitrix (imaginary)
• Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
German	Bootleg	From the original English name
Italian	Pirata	From pirata, pirated
Polish	Podróbka	From podróbka, fake
Portuguese (Br)	Vírus	From vírus, virus
Russian	Бутлег	From the original English name
Spanish (HA)	Prueba	From prueba, proof
Turkish	çizme Bacak	from bootleg

Etymology

Bootleg is a word describing an illegal recreation of a certain object and also a type of illegal download such as pirated music or pirated music videos. This is a reference to how Bootleg, as well as the other Antitrix aliens and the Antitrix itself, are copies of the Omnitrix and its aliens.

Trivia

• The layout of Bootleg's circuitry loosely resembles Ultimate Echo Echo from the Classic Timeline.
• Bootleg shares similarities with various Mechamorph characters from the Classic Timeline.
  • Firstly, he is a mutant Mechamorph like Malware.
  • Secondly, he is an alternate counterpart of Upgrade with a blue color scheme like Techno-Bubble and the Retaliator Armor.
  • Thirdly, he speaks with a voice that is essentially Kevin's voice through a speaker, similar to Upgrade's appearance in Framed.
  • Lastly, he is a Mechamorph hybrid like Uprigg.
• When Vilgax removes the Antitrix from Bootleg, forcing the latter back into human form, the animation is similar to how Vilgax removed Gax from the Omnitrix in Omni-Tricked: Part 3.