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Bullfrag is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Incursean from an unknown and destroyed planet.
Appearance
Bullfrag is a humanoid frog-like alien with three-fingered hands and two-toed feet. He is, however, considerably taller, more muscular and paler-skinned than a typical Incursean and has a more defined jawline.
In The Frogs of War: Part 2, Bullfrag wore a typical black-and-purple Incursean uniform as a disguise. He also wore an Incursean helmet and purple sunglasses.
As of Bengeance Is Mine, Bullfrag wears green sunglasses, a black bodysuit with a green stripe down the middle, fingerless black gloves, toeless black boots with green cuffs above them, and a green belt with a white buckle.
Bullfrag wears the Omnitrix symbol on his upper chest, which was hidden under his suit during The Frogs of War: Part 2.
Powers and Abilities
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Bullfrag's physique makes him stronger and more durable than an average Incursean. He also has impressive hand-to-hand combat abilities.[1]
Bullfrag possesses a long, sticky and prehensile tongue, which he can use as a grappling line or to hit a distant target. It is also very strong, as it can smash boxes.[2] Its tensile strength is high enough to slow down the Billions Tower sign to a near standstill after falling from the top of a skyscraper.[3]
Bullfrag can inflate his chest to repel enemies and gain momentum to jump.[4]
Bullfrag has enhanced strength, as he was able to carry Bill Gacks in the air without any difficulty.[4]
Weaknesses
Bullfrag's tongue will hurt if it stretches too long.[3]
Like all Incurseans, Bullfrag is weak to a strong smell, such as that of a Methanosian's swampy stench, as demonstrated with many of Milleous' Incursean soldiers.[5]
History
Omniverse
- Bullfrag first appeared in The Frogs of War: Part 2, where he was unlocked by Azmuth offscreen and infiltrated the Incursean war fleet to help his team.
- In Bengeance Is Mine, Bullfrag battled some Squid Monsters and saved Bill Gacks from them.
- In Catfight, Ben was forcibly transformed into Bullfrag four times by Attea.
- In Vreedlemania, Bullfrag prevented the Billions Tower logo from harming the nearby civilians.
- In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1, Bullfrag saved some slaves from the falling drill machine with the help of Mr. Monkey.
- In A New Dawn, Bullfrag appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Appearances
Omniverse
Ben
Season 3
- The Frogs of War: Part 2 (first appearance)
Season 5
- Bengeance Is Mine
Season 6
- Catfight (x4; unintended transformation)
Season 7
- Vreedlemania
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 (accidental transformation)
Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
Video Games
Ben 10: Omniverse 2
Being the main alien, Bullfrag is a playable alien in the game.
Naming and Translations
Language | Name | Origin |
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Bulgarian | Булфраг | From the original English name |
Chinese | 牛蛙 | From 牛 (Niú), bull, and 蛙 (Wā), frog |
French | Crapauteur | From crapeau, bullfrog, and sauteur-, hopper |
German | Bullfrosch | From Bullenfrosch, bullfrog |
Greek | Βατραχολοθρευτής | From βάτραχος, frog, and εξολοθρευτής, annihilator |
Hungarian | Repeszgránát | From repeszgránát, fragmentation grenade |
Polish | Bykżab | From byk, bull and żaba, frog |
Portuguese (Br) | Bullfrag | From the original English name |
Romanian | Amfibizorul | from -amfi, a prefix for amphibian, and bizon, bull |
Russian | Бульфраг | From the original English name |
Turkish | Bulfrag | From the original English name |
Etymology
Bullfrag's name is a play on "bullfrog", referencing his appearance, and "frag", which means to kill.
Trivia
- Bullfrag is more muscular and developed than other Incurseans because most members of the species have very poor diets. Bullfrag is an example of an optimal Incursean.[MW 1]
- Bullfrag would originally only wear sunglasses to hide his green eyes, but because the crew liked them so much, they decided to keep Bullfrag always wearing sunglasses.[DJW 1]
- Bullfrag and Perk Upchuck are the only aliens to have been manually unlocked by entering a code into an Omnitrix.
- Like frogs, Bullfrag makes a croaking sound after inflating his chest.
- While Bullfrag is attracted to Attea, the latter has a strong crush on Bullfrag as well.[1][2][MW 2]
- Ben blames the attraction on Bullfrag's DNA, similar to Albedo blaming his cravings for Chili Fries on Ben's DNA.
- Gwen even made a reference to this similarity, claiming that it is the excuse all boys use.[1]
- In Ben 10: Omniverse 2, Ben tries a few names such as "Crazy Legs" and "Aquattack" before settling on Bullfrag.
- From Arc 4 of Omniverse onwards, Bullfrag replaces Crashhopper in the opening intro of the show, specifically in the part where the latter originally appeared alongside Shocksquatch, Way Big, and Bloxx.
- Bullfrag's voice and mannerisms are based on Sylvester Stallone.
- Bullfrag's design seems similar to Rash from Battletoads, as both were amphibian superheroes that wore sunglasses.
- Bullfrag's sunglasses greatly resemble Kamina's sunglasses from Gurren Lagann.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Frogs of War: Part 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Catfight
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vreedlemania
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bengeance Is Mine
- ↑ X = Ben + 2