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Conductoids[1][2] are a species from the Teslavorr nebula.[OV Brief 1]
Appearance[]
Conductoids have black bodies with one eye in the middle of their head. They have two antennae and a tail that looks like plugs on the end, which allows them to draw energy to themselves, like how a plug plugs in electricity through the tips. They have four fingers on each hand, with similar plugs on the tip of each finger that help them absorb energy and two toes.
Conductoids gain bolts on their wrists, hips, and shoulders as they age.
Conductoids can have different hair styles using their antennae.[DJW 1]
Behavior[]
Conductoids are not very social beings. Due to the polarity of their bodies corresponding with their gender, male Conductoids do not group together with other males. If too many males occupy the same area for an extended period of time, the resulting arc could destroy them all. The same holds true for females. Because the consequences of social groups are so potentially devastating, Conductoids tend to be solitary creatures.[OV Brief 1]
Diet[]
Conductoids feed on eddies and currents of higher-energy particles near protostars.[OV Brief 1]
Powers and Abilities[]
The bodies of Conductoids innately carry an electric charge, the polarity of which corresponds to their gender: males are negatively charged and females are positively charged.[OV Brief 1] Due to this, Conductoids have a considerable amount of electricity at their disposals,[note 1] and by extension they also have the power of electrokinesis, meaning that they can create and influence the direction and form of the electricity that's generated from their plug-like fingers and tail with extreme precision.[4] This allows them to fire out beams of electrical energy,[5] charge up large bombs of electricity,[6] explosions of electricity[2] or something more complicated like waves of electricity.[7] Their electricity is powerful enough to harm a Galvanic Mechamorph[8] and an Evolved Vaxasaurian.[9] Additionally, they can use their stored electricity to propel themselves through the air at high speeds.[2]
Conductoids can conduct electricity throughout their body. Those who inhabit the Teslavorr nebula use this ability to easily travel throughout it by using minute voltage differences between to propel themselves.[OV Brief 1] Feedback has conducted electricity to enhance the power of his blows, as demonstrated in his first fight with Malware,[8] or increase his speed exponentially by running on electrical power lines.[10]
A Conductoid's most notable ability is being able to absorb and redirect energy attacks, most commonly electricity, using their fingers, tendrils and tail.[CN 1] They can use this ability physically or remotely on objects or opponents to drain them of their energy.[5][11] Absorbing external energy will supercharge their electricity beams, making them more powerful. For instance, when Feedback plugged his tendrils and tail into the Helix, absorbing it allowed him to fire out a massive beam of electricity, which effortlessly overpowered the blast from Malware's Tachyon Cannon.[2] Conductoids are able to absorb electricity generated by Nosedeenians and Terroranchulas; an energy beam from a Tachyon Cannon;[12] manna;[13] and a Crystalsapien's energy attacks.[DJW 2] Additionally, Conductoids can also redirect energy, as demonstrated when Feedback redirected the Annihilarrgh's energy at Maltruant.[14]
Conductoids are able to stretch their tails and the tendrils on their head for more range.[4] Using this ability, they can electrocute foes by directly "plugging" into them.[8] These tendrils are also quite strong, enough to knock over Phil in his Terroranchula form.[15] They can also use their tendrils to "smell" radio signals.[16]
Conductoids have enhanced strength, as Feedback could lift Phil in his Terroranchula form[15] and charge into a building by busting down a wall with ease.[17] Conductoids also have enhanced durability, as Feedback shrugged off a blast from a gigantic Malware[2] and was unfazed when Terroranchula Phil threw him against a wall.[4]
Conductoids have enhanced jumping and are quite acrobatic. They also have enhanced reflexes, as Feedback was able to knock one of Ultimate Humungousaur's missiles back at him.[9]
Non-Canon Powers and Abilities[]
Galactic Champions[]
Conductoids have the ability to teleport in a flash of electricity.
Ben 10: Omniverse[]
Conductoids can generate force-fields of electricity.
Weaknesses[]
Conductoids' electric blasts are occasionally ineffective against opponents who can absorb electricity, such as Phil.[4]
Once a Conductoid powers up their electric energy blasts, they cannot stop themselves from shooting them, meaning they will have to resort to shooting them all up in the air to avoid any collateral damage if they fail to catch their target.[17]
Conductoids have an unknown limit to the amount of energy they can absorb.[MW 1][note 2]
If a Conductoid is in the same vicinity as multiple other Conductoids of the same gender for too long, the identical polarity of their bodies could generate a potentially lethal arc through them.[OV Brief 1]
A Conductoid's long tail can be exploited against itself, as demonstrated when Phil grabbed Feedback's tail to then slam him into a wall.[18]
Non-Canon Weaknesses[]
Viz Media[]
If Feedback absorbs an enormous amount of energy to the point of overloading himself, it causes him to explode, revert back to Ben and cause malfunctions on the Omnitrix, preventing Ben from transforming again.[VIZ 1]
Notable Conductoids[]
- Feedback (the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Conductoid)
- Feedback (the Hero Watch's DNA sample of a Conductoid)
Notable Conductoid Hybrids[]
- Kevin's Omniverse Mutation (part various species)
Non-Canon Conductoids[]
Etymology[]
The name "Conductoid" comes from the Latin word "conduct", which means "to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.)". This references their energy absorption and redirecting abilities.
Trivia[]
- Conductoids easily travel through Teslavorr, using minute voltage differences between to propel themselves.[OV Brief 1]
- It is believed that Conductoids may be crucial to stellar formation, although that theory has yet to be proven.[OV Brief 1]
- Derrick J. Wyatt once claimed that a Conductoid's appearance could likely be a containment suit.[DJW 5] However, he eventually refuted the statement, admitting that he was wrong.[DJW 6]
Notes[]
- ↑ Alternate versions of Feedback are shown generating electricity in different colors. For example, 17-year-old Mutant Kevin's electricity is colored red.[3]
- ↑ Following his reversion from Chromastone, Ben is depicted without a Celestialsapien arm formed by Skurd. This persists through the mass transformation sequence, which is also missing Skurd. After Feedback reverts back to Ben, he has a Celestialsapien arm (now on the opposite side), which a shot makes a point to show Skurd reverting. Due to the rushed production of Season 8 of Omniverse,[DJW 3][DJW 4] as well as the logistical cost of making new model sheets for aliens with a Celestialsapien arm and Skurd, it is assumed that both were present despite not being seen on-screen, and the Celestialsapien arm was likely a contributing factor towards Feedback's ability to contain and redirect the Annihilarrgh's energy. Furthermore, when inquired about the shot, neither story editor Charlotte McDuffie or director Dan Riba recalled the intention.[CM 1]
References[]
- ↑ Malware
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Showdown: Part 2
- ↑ Weapon XI: Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Max's Monster
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The More Things Change: Part 1
- ↑ Let's Do the Time War Again
- ↑ Vreedlemania
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Trouble Helix
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 A Fistful of Brains
- ↑ Showdown: Part 1
- ↑ A Jolt From the Past
- ↑ Malefactor
- ↑ T.G.I.S.
- ↑ A New Dawn
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Weapon XI: Part 1
- ↑ Clyde 5
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Breakpoint
- ↑ Max's Monster
