Brainstorm

This article belongs to the Classic Continuity

Brainstorm is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Cerebrocrustacean from the planet Encephalonus IV.

Appearance

Ben as Brainstorm

Brainstorm has a light orange crab-like appearance. He has pincers for hands and six legs. He can open his skull plates at will to reveal his brain, which is pink in color.

Brainstorm wears a neck brace with the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on it to help him hold up his head.

In Heroes United, his color was more orange instead of light orange, his skull plates was black instead of grey.

In Omniverse, Brainstorm has a black loin cloth with a green stripe running across it on the bottom of his body. He has a black stripe in the center of his head with a green stripe in the center of it. He now has four legs instead of six, and each leg has a black stripe on its joint. Each leg also has a single joint instead of two. He wears the Omnitrix symbol on a white and green neck brace. The hair-like spikes on Brainstorm's face and forehead are now longer and his eyes connect to a large black strip that extends around his forehead. He also has two spikes on each elbow.

Albedo as Negative Brainstorm

In Ultimate Alien, Negative Brainstorm looks just like Ben's Brainstorm but had red eyes and lacked an Ultimatrix symbol.

In Omniverse, Negative Brainstorm looks just like Ben's Brainstorm, but is pale pink in color with yellowish teeth and his stripes are red instead of green. He wears the Ultimatrix symbol on a red and white neck brace.

In Heroes United

Negative Brainstorm in Ultimate Alien

Negative Brainstorm in Omniverse

Powers and Abilities

• Brainstorm using his electrokinesis
• Brainstorm climbing a wall
• Brainstorm's strength
• Brainstorm performing mental calculations

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Brainstorm's cranium holds an immense brain, giving him super-massive intelligence. He can solve difficult calculations mentally in roughly seconds. He knows and can visualize equations and movement of objects as if they're actually there.^[1] He can determine mechanical values and physical properties simply by looking at them. With his intellect, he can perfectly understand the mindsets and mannerisms of his enemies, and any useful objects around him, so he can know exactly what move to make to take down his enemies. His IQ is shown to be 10^30, or one nonillion.^[2]

Brainstorm can produce and manipulate green electricity (yellow in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien) in a variety of ways, such as electrocuting enemies, disabling or destroying machinery, and creating protective force fields by opening the exoskeleton plates on his skull. Brainstorm can even charge up his electrical energy to produce a concentrated beam of electricity strong enough to blast Ship out of the air.^[3] He can also produce electric field waves from his brain to block attacks and knock away enemies, as seen in Eye of the Beholder.

Brainstorm can use his electrokinesis to telekinetically move objects, size and mass ranging from trains to living beings without damaging or hurting them.^[4] He can also generate electricity in his pincers without needing to open his skull plates, and can control machinery and other technology using electrokinesis, giving him a form of technokinesis.

Brainstorm is strong enough to pin opponents against walls using his pincers.

Brainstorm can scale walls and walk on Spidermonkey's webs.^[5]

Brainstorm can levitate several stories above the ground.^[4]

Weaknesses

Echo Echo's sonic screams can give Brainstorm a headache and it makes it hard for him to concentrate (suggesting that concentration is required for him to use his powers).^[6]

Brainstorm tends to be rather arrogant and egotistical, which can make him forget to do simple things, as shown when he was too busy trying to convince an escaped Spidermonkey to return to the Omnitrix before he was reminded by Gwen to scan him.^[5]

If his shell is closed when releasing electricity, it will shock and injure his brain.

Brainstorm can be shorted out due to the electricity in his brain.

Since he is a Cerebrocrustacean, he is vulnerable to his species' natural predator, the Vicetopus.

History

Appearances

Video Games

Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks

Brainstorm is a playable alien in the game.

Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable Versions

Due to the Omnitrix rebooting after Ben's abuse of the quick change feature during his battle with an animated Mr. Smoothy mascot, Brainstorm was temporarily locked. Brainstorm was reunlocked upon Ben's arrival on Encephalonus IV.

Brainstorm is able to use his vast intellect to interact with computers for a variety of purposes, such as uploading a virus or unlocking a sealed gate. Brainstorm's unique block animation allows him to redirect focused energy beams to provide power to structures.

Brainstorm is vital for progression on the Bellwood, Encephalonus IV and Mor' Otesi levels of the game.

Nintendo DS Version

Brainstorm, along with Big Chill are reunlocked upon Ben's arrival on Encephalonus IV.

Brainstorm is able to provide power to lifts scattered around Encephalonus IV.

Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex

Brainstorm is a playable alien in the game.

Due to the Omnitrix sorting out after Ben fiddled with it, Brainstorm and Swampfire were the only aliens available on Ben's arsenal at the beginning of the game.

Brainstorm is able to power generators, in order to move platforms or to open sealed gates.

Brainstorm's small size allows him to navigate areas that most of Ben's aliens and Ben himself are unable to access.

Brainstorm is the only alien form capable of defeating Techadon Kevin.

Naming and Translations

Etymology

His name comes from the word, brainstorm, which means a spontaneous group discussion to create new ideas and solve problems. It references how he always creates new ideas and solves problems with his IQ. It also refers to the electrical powers in his brain, as electricity is usually produced from "storm" clouds.

Trivia

• Brainstorm has gills that he has to keep moist when he's out of the water.^[7][8]
• Like Ultimate Echo Echo, Lodestar (in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien only), Water Hazard, Big Chill, and Atomix, Brainstorm has a mouth that doesn't move except to show emotion. In War of the Worlds: Part 2, it opened when he vomited, it opens and closes depending on his motion.
• Brainstorm does not speak through his mouth; his thoughts are projected as sound waves.
• In Vilgax Attacks, Brainstorm can launch energy bolts and create large energy blasts. 
• Brainstorm appeared a total of 21 times in the original continuity. 

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