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Chromastone (alternatively spelled as ChromaStone)[credits 1] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Crystalsapien[Bandai 1] from the planet Petropia.[4][1]
Appearance[]
Chromastone is a humanoid silicon-based[5] alien made of extremely durable crystal. His body is overall indigo, with several dark lines and spots. His hands and face are magenta, and he also sports six magenta shards on his back, two on his chest, and one on the top of his head that resembles a horn. His face consists of a mouth and one large green eye at the center.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Chromastone wore the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix on his chest.
In Heroes United, Chromastone had green teeth and some of his dark lines were missing.
In Omniverse, Chromastone has two unique designs. The first, which appears in Trouble Helix, looked mostly the same as in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien except that the crystals on his back and head were much longer. Much like before, the Omnitrix symbol is on his chest.
The second design, which appeared in A New Dawn, is drastically different. He has three additional crystal shards on each shoulder and arm, one on each knee, and two on the sides of his head. The crystals on his chest and the four small shards on his back are gone. His neck is now longer, his face has a magenta chin that resembles a mouth guard, and he now speaks without moving his mouth at all. He has black rock hands with five magenta crystalline fingers. He now wears a green jumpsuit with white stripes on the waist, green-and-white striped gauntlets on his wrists and legs, and the Omnitrix symbol has been relocated to his right pectoral.
Powers and Abilities[]
| “ | Lasers call for Chromastone! | ” |
– Ben before his failed attempt to turn into Chromastone.[6] | ||
Chromastone has the ability to produce rainbow-colored energy from inside his body. He can then expel it out as powerful beams from either his hands,[7] the shards on his body,[8] or his eye,[2] but only to a limited extent, as he will eventually run out of energy until he absorbs more.[9] Chromastone's beams are powerful enough to melt through a truck trailer[5] and destroy an entire turret.[10] Chromastone also has dynakinesis, allowing him to control the direction of his energy with extreme precision, as shown when he created a ring of energy that formed into several small scattering beams.[10] Chromastone can also use his energy to corrupt and manipulate external sources of energy, such as manna; as seen when he dissipated a bubble of manna that Gwen had generated around him.[11]
Chromastone has the ability to allow nearly any kind of energy, including lasers; electricity; manna;[2][9] and any type of electromagnetic radiation,[AF Mini Bible 1][MW 1] from ultraviolet light to cosmic rays,[Bandai 1][AF VG 1] to collect within or phase through his body without harm; which he can then convert into his rainbow energy. Absorbing external energy will supercharge Chromastone's beams, making them more powerful depending on what was absorbed. For instance, when the Dragon attacked him with its powerful energy blast, he absorbed it and subdued the Dragon with an equally powerful wave of energy.[12] Similarly, when Gwen gave Chromastone a large amount of manna for him to absorb, he was able to shoot powerful energy blasts to damage Dagon.[9]
Chromastone is able to redirect energy attacks instead of absorbing them.[13]
As well as being resistant to electricity, Chromastone can also conduct it back at the attacker, as seen when Lucy attacked him with an electric cable.[3]
Chromastone is capable of instant levitation[9] and flight.[14] While flying, he can leave behind an energy trail in the air.[15]
Chromastone possesses enhanced strength, allowing him to overpower strong opponents, such as a Techadon-enhanced Cash, with his bare hands.[13] Technically speaking, he is physically stronger than Methanosians, but weaker than Vaxasaurians.[DM 3]
Chromastone possesses enhanced durability thanks to his very dense and crystalline skin,[Bandai 2] which allows him to withstand being thrown against several vehicles at once.[13]
Chromastone is capable of jumping exceptionally high.[16][2] He is also quite agile and fast.[17]
Chromastone can survive in the vacuum of space, as demonstrated by Sugilite when he was traveling to what was left of Petropia.[1]
Due to him being made of super dense silicon-based crystals, Chromastone is immune to possession from a Xenocite.[5]
Chromastone is resistant to intense heat, as seen when Chromastone resisted the Dragon's energy breath.[12]
Chromastone has the power to generate focused gamma rays.[AF Mini Bible 1][AF VG 1]
Chromastone can project a beam of light from his hands for illumination purposes.[5]
Chromastone can use his energy to increase the temperature of his body, to the point where he can become hot enough to dissolve an Arachnachimp's webs.[17]
If a big enough light source were to shine through him, Chromastone can create a big, beautiful rainbow in the sky.[DJW 1]
Non-Canon Powers and Abilities[]
Cartoon Network Action Packs[]
Chromastone can absorb temporal energy.[AP 1]
DC & Cartoon Network[]
Chromastone can trap enemies in force fields that last even after he's changed forms.[DC & CN 1]
Vilgax Attacks[]
Chromastone can create force fields to protect himself from attacks.
Weaknesses[]
Chromastone is incapable of absorbing certain types of energy, such as the energy of the extradimensional field that protects the Contumelia from the Annihilarrgh.[7]
Chromastone has a limit to how much energy he can absorb at once, as he once tried to absorb all the manna from the Sorcerer's Engine but was overwhelmed to the point of disintegration.[15] Chromastone also can have trouble absorbing and conducting electricity if the rate is too high.[script 1][18]
In addition to Chromastone having a limit to how much he can absorb, he also cannot absorb the energy released by an Annihilarrgh because he would be instantly disintegrated if he tried.[DJW 2]
Chromastone can be controlled by Vladats via their Corrupturas.[DJW 3]
History[]
Alien Force[]
- Chromastone first appeared in All That Glitters, where he defeated a zombified Lucy.
- In Be-Knighted, Chromastone fought the Dragon and realized it was trying to talk.
- In The Gauntlet, Chromastone battled a Techadon-enhanced Cash until the latter broke free from the Techadon glove's negative influence.
- The same scene reoccurred twice on TV during Will Harangue's news report in Fame.
- In Paradox, Chromastone prepared to fight the Trans-Dimensional Creature, but it escaped before he could do so.
- In Darkstar Rising, Chromastone prepared to battle a group of Forever Knights before discovering that they were just holograms created by Prior Gilhil.
- In Good Copy, Bad Copy, Chromastone tried to fight Negative Spidermonkey, but immediately reverted before he could do so.
- In Birds of a Feather, Chromastone saved Simian and retrieved the crystal that the latter had failed to get.
- In Unearthed, Chromastone battled some DNAliens and destroyed their laser turret, saving Tiny in the process.
- In Voided, Chromastone defeated some Null Guardians and briefly battled D'Void before he reverted.
- In Inside Man, Chromastone burnt into a truck and fought some DNAliens.
- In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Chromastone escaped the Omnitrix and battled Murk Upchuck until he was knocked out by Kevin, prompting Murk Upchuck to recapture Chromastone. Later, Chromastone fought Vilgax but was defeated and got shattered. As his remains reformed into Diamondhead, remnants of Chromastone's DNA were fused with Diamondhead's, indirectly removing Chromastone from the Omnitrix.
- In The Secret of Chromastone, Ben regained Chromastone.
Ultimate Alien[]
- In Fame, Chromastone was defeated by Bivalvan.
- In Where the Magic Happens, Chromastone battled some Scrutins.
- In Absolute Power: Part 1, Chromastone was defeated by Gwen who used a spell to melt him, so he switched into Terraspin.
- In The Big Story, Chromastone was used by a Plant Clone of Ben to fight the real Ben and his team.
- In Viktor: The Spoils, Chromastone briefly appeared when King Xarion was looking through the Ultimatrix for Ampfibian.
- In The Creature From Beyond, Chromastone searched for the Lucubra.
- In Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, Chromastone appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Enemy of My Frenemy, Chromastone attempted to absorb the source of energy in Charmcaster's machine only to be overwhelmed and forcibly reverted instead.
- In The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2, Chromastone stopped Dagon from killing Sir George, but was eventually defeated by the former.
Omniverse[]
- In Trouble Helix, Chromastone allowed Blukic and Driba to test their new weapon on him.
- In A New Dawn, Chromastone broke through the extradimensional field of the Contumelia's machine by using a sword provided by Skurd, who used Alien X's DNA to create it, to retrieve Maltruant's Annihilarrgh. Later, Chromastone appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Comics[]
- In A Blast From the Past, Chromastone defeated some DNAliens.
- In A Brief Mystery of Time, Chromastone destroyed the DNAliens' time-loop generator.
- In Double Trouble, Chromastone was grabbed by Negative Humungousaur, forcing him to switch into Echo Echo.
- In Ship Shape, Chromastone battled Ship.
- In Collectible Heroes, Chromastone was one the aliens Ben turned into to overload The Collector's computer.
- In Target Rath, Chromastone defeated Jarret's henchman before switching into Rath.
- In Ben 10 Issue 1, Chromastone defeated Ssserpent's henchmen.
Appearances[]
- Ben
- Season 1
- All That Glitters (first appearance)
- Be-Knighted
- The Gauntlet (off-screen activation)
- Paradox
- Darkstar Rising
- Good Copy, Bad Copy
- Birds of a Feather
- Unearthed
- Voided
- Inside Man
- Season 2
- Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 (selected alien was Way Big; destroyed)
- Escaped
- Season 2
- Ben
- Season 1
- Fame (first reappearance; x2; first time was on TV and a cameo)
- Andreas' Fault (photo)
- Season 2
- Season 3
- The Big Story (photo)
- Viktor: The Spoils (cameo)
- The Creature From Beyond (off-screen activation)
- Enemy of My Frenemy (destroyed, but remains available in the Ultimatrix)
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 (photo)
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2 (off-screen activation)
- Plant Ben
- Season 3
- Ben
- Season 1
- Trouble Helix (first reappearance; off-screen activation)
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (x2; second time was a cameo)
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Alien Force
- The New Order
- A Blast From the Past
- A Brief Mystery of Time
- Double Trouble
- Ship Shape
- Collectible Heroes
- Manga
- Alien Force
- Other Comics
- Alien Force
- Ultimate Alien
- Omniverse
- Ben 10 (Issue 1)
- Alien Force
Video Games[]
Ben 10: Alien Force[]
Chromastone is a playable alien character in the Nintendo DS version of the game.
Chromastone is initially unavailable but is unlocked at the beginning of the Cave 3-1 level.
Chromastone is able to shoot energy beams of varying intensity and width, as well as unleash an omnidirectional blast of energy which stuns all enemies.
Chromastone is not required to be used at all in order to complete the game.
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks[]
Chromastone is a playable alien character in the game.
Chromastone is capable of manipulating the energy into bolts, rather than beams, as well as generating an energy blast expanding out in a 360-degree radius, creating an energy shield, and wielding energy fists.
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, Chromastone was temporarily locked until Ben's arrival on MorOtesi.
Chromastone is able to channel energy beams to power lifts for transportation and machinery to access locked areas.
Similar to Brainstorm, Chromastone's unique block animation summons a shield made out of energy that renders him impervious to energy attacks.
Prismatic Explosion is an unlockable combo move for Chromastone.
Chromastone is vital for progression on the MorOtesi level of the game.
Chromastone was erroneously designed with four magenta shards on his back when there is supposed to be six of them.
Nintendo DS Version[]
Chromastone and Echo Echo are reunlocked upon Ben's arrival on MorOtesi.
Chromastone is able to safely bypass the radioactive meteors that litter MorOtesi's landscape.
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex[]
Chromastone is a playable alien character in the game.
Due to the Omnitrix shorting out after Ben fiddled with it, Chromastone was temporarily locked until the beginning of Level 8.
Chromastone is able to absorb energy from a solar cell and store it inside him, transferring it to other cells in order to open sealed gates or to activate moving platforms. Chromastone can retain this stored energy even if he reverts back to human form and/or he switches to other alien forms.
Chromastone's hard crystalline body makes him immune to physical attacks. Whenever he is hit, his Omnitrix Energy meter instead of his health meter will be depleted.
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction[]
Chromastone briefly appears as a hologram in the game but is not playable.
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Gurkromi | From gur (stone) and kromi (chrome) |
| Arabic | كروماستون | From krumastun (kromaston), Chromastone |
| Bulgarian | Хромолом (Hromolom) | From хромолом (hromolom), Chromastone |
| Chinese | 水晶奇侠 | From 水晶 (Shǔi Jīng), crystal and 奇侠 (Qī Xiá), knight-errant |
| Croatian | Megakrom | From mega and krom, chrome |
| Danish | Stenergi | From sten, stone and energi, energy |
| Dutch | Chromosteen/Chromasteen | From chromo/chroma, chrome and steen, stone |
| French | Mégachrome | From méga, mega and chrome, chrome |
| German | Chromastein | From chroma, color and stein, stone |
| Greek | Χρωμιόλιθος | From χρώμιο, chrome and λίθος, stone |
| Hungarian | Krómakő | From króm, chrome and kő, stone |
| Italian | Cromoraggio | From cromo, color and raggio, ray |
| Norwegian | Kromstein | From krom, chrome and stein, stone |
| Polish | Chromaton | From chroma, color and ton, ton |
| Portuguese (Br) | Cromático | From cromático, chromatic |
| Romanian | Chromastone | From the original English name |
| Russian | Кристалл (Kristall) Хромастон |
From кристалл (kristall), crystal From the original English name |
| Serbian | Мегахром | From mega and hrom, chrome |
| Spanish (HA) | Piedra Crómico (A New Dawn) |
From piedra, stone From crómico, chromic |
| Spanish (Spain) | Megacroma | From mega and croma, chrome |
| Swedish | Kristallen | From kristallen, the crystal |
| Turkish | Parlak Taş, sometimes also referred to as Krom Taş | From parlak, shiny and taş, stone |
Etymology[]
Chromastone's name is a combination of the words "chroma" and "stone".
Chroma means purity or intensity of color, noting the intensity of the color in Chromastone's rays and stone. Stone is the nonmetallic mineral that a rock is made of, referencing his appearance.
Trivia[]
- Chromastone and Sugilite are the only Crystalsapiens in existence.[DM 1]
- Chromastone has more abilities than the ones Ben is aware of.[4][1] However, they are largely unexplored.
- Chromastone's reformation into Diamondhead in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 had nothing to do with Vilgax's sword being covered in crystal before he destroyed him.[DM 4]
- Despite being destroyed in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Chromastone's hologram appeared in The Secret of Chromastone. However, selecting it transformed Ben into Diamondhead.[1]
- Chromastone is one of the four regular aliens to get a complete redesign in Omniverse; the others being Shocksquatch, Eatle, and Swampfire.
- Chromastone and Swampfire are the only two of these aliens to get redesigns mid-series (not counting Rath getting clothes).
- Chromastone is one of the five aliens who escaped from the original Omnitrix; the others being Ghostfreak, Goop, Way Big, and Spidermonkey.
- Chromastone is also one of four regular aliens to be temporarily destroyed and removed from the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix, the others being Way Big, Swampfire, and Feedback.
- Chromastone is the final alien used on-screen in Ultimate Alien. Coincidentally, his hologram is also the first one shown on the reconfigured Omnitrix in Alien Force.[19]
- Chromastone is also the last alien to be used by Ben via the Ultimatrix.[9]
- Conincidentially, Chromastone was the only alien to appear in both the first and final episode of Ultimate Alien.
- Chromastone is also the last alien to be used by Ben via the Ultimatrix.[9]
- Chromastone's working name was Shard.[HG Bible 1]
- Chromastone had concept art drawn by Glenn Wong and Eric Canete,[EC 1] whereas his final design was created by Chap Yaep, with color styling by Chris Hooten.[GW 1]
- Glen Murakami gave Glenn Wong and Chap Yaep the DK eyewitness book on crystals to look at for inspiration.[GW 1]
- Chromastone was initially not in Inside Man.[outline 1]
- Chromastone was initially not meant to be destroyed during Season 2 of Alien Force. He was included in a few early script outlines for episodes, such as:
- Singlehanded. His role was taken by Diamondhead in the final version.[outline 2]
- If All Else Fails. He was used twice, with his role taken by Spidermonkey and Diamondhead in the final version.[outline 3][outline 4]
- Chromastone only appeared in two episodes of Omniverse because he didn't come up during story meetings,[DJW 4][DJW 5] did not have a proper redesign until A New Dawn,[DJW 6] and had low toy sales during the previous shows' runs.[DJW 7]
- Chromastone's design in A New Dawn is inspired by Gundam.[DJW 8]
- The part of Chromastone face behind his eye was originally going to be black, just like in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien.[DJW 9]
- It was Derrick's favorite Chromastone design.[DJW 10]
Notes[]
- ↑ Initially, it was previously stated that Crystalsapiens come from MorOtesi.[Bandai 1] This is retconned later during the show in two ways:
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Secret of Chromastone
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 All That Glitters
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tetrax Shard
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Inside Man
- ↑ Perplexahedron
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 A New Dawn
- ↑ Voided
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Unearthed
- ↑ Absolute Power: Part 1
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Be-Knighted
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 The Gauntlet
- ↑ The Creature From Beyond
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Enemy of My Frenemy
- ↑ Darkstar Rising
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Good Copy, Bad Copy
- ↑ Fame
- ↑ Ben 10 Returns: Part 1
Production Material[]
End Credits[]
- ↑ Some end credits of Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, as well as the story books
Scripts[]
Script Outlines[]
Hero Generation Series Bible[]
Alien Force Series Mini Bible[]
Crew Statements[]
Dwayne McDuffie[]
Matt Wayne[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ File:Chromastone Rainbow Generation.png
- ↑ File:Chromastone Cannot Absorb Big Bag.png
- ↑ File:Corruptura Crystalline Entity.PNG
- ↑ File:Chromastone Didn't Come Up in OV.png
- ↑ File:Chromastone Didn't Come Up in OV 2.png
- ↑ File:Chromastone Didn't Come Up in OV 3.png
- ↑ File:Psychobos Crab and Alien Absence.png
- ↑ File:Chromastone's New Design Inspiration.png
- ↑ File:Chromastone OV Concepts.png
- ↑ File:Derrick's Favorite Chromastone Design.png
