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Diamondhead is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Petrosapien from the planet Petropia.
Appearance
Ben as Diamondhead
Being a silicon-based life form,[1][2] Diamondhead's body is composed of durable pale green crystals. He sports four crystal shards on his back and has a sharp head.
In the original series, Diamondhead wore a uniform that was black on the right half and white on the left with a black patch on the left shoulder where the original Omnitrix symbol was.
In Back with a Vengeance, Diamondhead wore a yellow raincoat.
In Destroy All Aliens, Diamondhead looked the same as in the original series, except his eyes had jewel-like facets and his outfit had detailed textures.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Diamondhead's lower body, torso, and the top of his head were similar to Chromastone's, consisting of indigo crystal which has black lines and dots over it. There were six crystal shards on his back instead of four and he also sported two more on the front of his chest. His eyes were green, and he wore the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In Heroes United, Diamondhead had blades on his forearms and his crystal skin looked realistic.
In Omniverse, Diamondhead has clothing that is all black with one large green stripe down the middle up to his belt, and wears black pants. He has a green belt with white stripes on which he wears the Omnitrix symbol. Diamondhead no longer bears the crystals on his chest, and the crystals on his back have also grown in length. His jaw is larger, he wears black shoes with green on the bottom, and there are now only two crystal shards on his back.
11-year-old Diamondhead looks almost the same as in the original series, but the left side of his suit is missing the black patch around the Omnitrix symbol and the crystals on his back, as well as his jaw, are bigger. His eyes are green and the Omnitrix is recolored.
Kevin as Diamondhead
Kevin's Diamondhead looked the exact same as Ben's did in the original series, but without a black patch on the left side of his uniform. He also lacks an Omnitrix symbol.
Gwen as Diamondhead
Gwen as Diamondhead has darker and shinier crystals, thinner arms, a more rounded body, no shards on her back, and a more square head. She wears a uniform like Ben's Diamondhead in the original series, except it is half dark blue, half light blue. She wears the original Omnitrix symbol on the left side of her chest.
Ben 10,000 as Diamondhead
Ben 10,000's Diamondhead's diamond shards on his back were bigger, and the lower ones have disappeared. He wore a black sleeveless shirt, white pants and black boots, and the Omnitrix symbol on the center of his chest.
Albedo as Negative Diamondhead
Negative Diamondhead looked exactly like Ben's Diamondhead in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien except his eyes and Ultimatrix symbol were recolored red.
Gwen 10 as Diamondhead
Gwen 10's Diamondhead almost looks the same as her non-canon counterpart but is somewhat slimmer and is more bluish colored. Her eyes and original Omnitrix symbol are pink and she has a hairclip just like Gwen 10. Her outfit on the left side is different, as she now has a black patch on her left chest and a blue cat logo around her Omnitrix symbol. Similar to Gwen 10's pants, her own come halfway up her calf, and she wears black shoes.
Mad Ben as Mad Diamondhead
Mad Ben's Diamondhead has an almost completely black Mad Ben-style outfit with an orange belt, a small orange cross on his chest, and orange bandages on his lower arms, thighs, and lower legs. Like Mad Ben's Rath, he has silver spike pads with orange spikes on his knee joints, thighs, lower arms, shoulders, and feet. He lacks the rear head spike that Ben Prime's Diamondhead has, but has a mohawk consisting of three spikes instead. His Omnitrix is on his chest and colored orange, like his eyes.
Powers and Abilities
Diamondhead's body is composed of extremely thick organic green crystals. He has the ability to manipulate the atomic structure of his physiology at will, allowing him to form his limbs into diamond weapons such as blades and bludgeons. Moreover, he can control all the crystals he generates. He can fire crystal shards sequentially out of his hands, as well as explosive ones,[3] and can explode his body parts into crystalline formations,[4] as well as make crystal constructs grow from his body, the latter of which he used to protect Gwen from a falling tree by making large crystalline spikes appear on his back and then disappear.
Diamondhead can make monstrous and large clusters of crystals, conjuring walls and forming crystal shields and ramps. He can also generate crystals from the ground at a distance, can reshape his projectiles into limited shapes, and can also form gaping hands to capture enemies. Diamondhead can levitate crystal prisms,[3] is capable of encasing enemies in crystals,[5] and can create crystals inside of objects and cause them to spike out.
Diamondhead's body resembles a living prism, allowing weapons similar to lasers to be refracted and rendered useless. He is able to absorb energy blasts and redirect them rather than just refracting.[6] Similarly, rays generated by dimensional transporter devices will reflect off of Diamondhead's body.[7][8]
Diamondhead has inhuman physical abilities, enough to easily able to overpower Vilgax in a one-on-one brawl.[3]
Due to the natural density of crystal, Diamondhead is extremely durable to physical impacts. He has withstood being punched from Galvan Prime all the way to Galvan B by Malgax. This incident also shows that Diamondhead can survive in the vacuum of space.[9]
Diamondhead is resistant to fire and heat, such as that generated by a Pyronite, much like an ordinary diamond.[10]
Because he is made out of organic crystals, Diamondhead is immune to aging. Therefore, he is impervious to time rays generated by a Chronosapien or a Chronian, as diamonds do not age. Ben learned this when being saved from Eon's time rays by Ultimate Ben using Diamondhead's powers.[11]
Diamondhead can regenerate, but to a limited extent. He can also extend his arms, which allows him to propel himself upwards by pushing against the ground.[12][13]
If under the effects of a cold virus, Diamondhead is able to sneeze out tiny sharp crystals from his mouth. It is unknown if he can do this when he is not sick, however.[2]
Weaknesses
Despite his enhanced durability, Diamondhead's body can crack and shatter if he's impacted with enough force.[14][15]
Diamondhead is especially weak to sonic vibrations, such as a Loboan's sonic howls[16] and an Evolved Sonorosian's Sonic Disks.[17] Either one of these scenarios can render Diamondhead unconscious.
While Diamondhead can regenerate, there is a limit to how much damage he can recover from.
Diamondhead can be lifted and thrown by species with as much strength as a Tetramand.[10]
Despite being fireproof, Diamondhead's shard projectiles can be dissolved by an Evolved Methanosian's fire blasts.[17]
Diamondhead can be easily blinded by a Lepidopterran's slime, should it get all over his face.[18]
The two shards on his back can also leave him stuck on a wall or on other surfaces that he gets knocked into. Gwen as Diamondhead, however, lacks this weakness.
History
Ben 10
- Diamondhead first appeared in And Then There Were 10, where he defeated Vilgax's Gigantic Drone and saved a park.
- In Hunted, Diamondhead did some training to master his powers. He was later defeated by Kraab and SixSix before being rescued by Tetrax.
- In Secrets, Diamondhead caught some criminals and appeared briefly while he was captured. Later, Diamondhead fought Vilgax on Mt. Rushmore and was nearly defeated until the malfunctioning Omnitrix made the former switch into Ghostfreak.
- In The Big Tick, Diamondhead failed to defeat the Great One.
- In Framed, Diamondhead was defeated by Kevin as Heatblast. After Kevin escaped as Stinkfly, Diamondhead fought some of Lieutenant Steel's men until he reverted. Kevin used Diamondhead to fight Lieutenant Steel and Ben as Four Arms.
- In Grudge Match, Diamondhead fought Kevin 11 and one of Slix Vigma's robots.
- In Back with a Vengeance, Diamondhead appeared four times. Firstly, Diamondhead was used by the Master Control. Secondly, he was used to see which alien could spit the best loogie. Then, he was used to break out of Vilgax's grip. Lastly, Diamondhead prepared to fight both Kevin 11 and Vilgax, but was sucked into the Null Void with them.
- In Ben 10,000, Diamondhead battled future Vilgax.
- In Midnight Madness, a hypnotized Diamondhead was used offscreen to steal the motor to an amusement park ride.
- In A Change of Face, Diamondhead tried to chase some criminals, but Charmcaster in Gwen's body caught them instead.
- In Under Wraps, Diamondhead made a hole for a fence post. He later fought the Mummy until he reverted.
- In The Unnaturals, Diamondhead fought the Squires robots.
- In The Visitor, Diamondhead helped fix the Rust Bucket.
- In Perfect Day, Diamondhead defeated SixSix and Vulkanus in a dream.
- In Big Fat Alien Wedding, Diamondhead defeated Camille's ex-boyfriend.
- In Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, Diamondhead briefly appeared when the Omnitrix malfunctioned.
- In Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1, Diamondhead slowed down the Rust Bucket and fought Clancy, Dr. Animo and his Mutant Bat.
- In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Ben turned into Diamondhead to protect himself during a fall. He later frightened Sandra and Carl.
- In Handle with Care, Diamondhead stopped some museum thieves and tried to protect the once-stolen crystal eggs at the same time, but reverted before he could catch the falling eggs, thus breaking them.
5 years prior to Omniverse
- In Trouble Helix, Diamondhead defeated Malware.
- In Arrested Development, Diamondhead caught a thief.
- In Evil's Encore, Diamondhead defeated several robot drones.
- In The Ballad of Mr. Baumann, Diamondhead defeated Vulkanus.
Alien Force
- In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Diamondhead appeared after Chromastone was destroyed by Vilgax and defeated the latter.
- In Singlehanded, Julie dialed in Diamondhead to fight off Sunder with his hand. Meanwhile, Diamondhead broke a bridge in the Null Void and fell off, forcing him to switch into Goop.
- In If All Else Fails, Diamondhead fought the security of the Highbreed Tree Monster. He then tried to free Max, but failed.
- In In Charm's Way, Diamondhead fought off a mind-controlled Kevin until he reverted.
- In The Secret of Chromastone, Diamondhead was shattered by Tetrax in order to revive Sugilite. Later, Diamondhead restored Petropia with the Petropia Back-up Crystal.
- In Vendetta, Diamondhead was defeated by Ragnarok.
- In The Final Battle: Part 1, Negative Diamondhead defeated and captured Kevin.
- In The Final Battle: Part 2, Diamondhead was briefly used by Vilgax's Bioids.
Ultimate Alien
- In Basic Training, Diamondhead defeated Brannigan.
- In The Ultimate Sacrifice, Diamondhead battled the Sentient Ultimate Aliens, but was defeated by Sentient Ultimate Echo Echo.
- In Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United, Diamondhead appeared thrice. Firstly, he fought Rex Salazar before switching into Lodestar. Then, he was used to drive off Alpha. Lastly, Diamondhead tried to battle Alpha again before he reverted back when Alpha copied the Ultimatrix.
- Also, Diamondhead appeared as one of the many aliens seen when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector 13, the Ultimatrix turned Gwen into Diamondhead.
- In Couples Retreat, Diamondhead fought Darkstar before switching into Humungousaur.
- In Night of the Living Nightmare, Diamondhead was seen confronting Albedo in a dream.
Omniverse
- In It Was Them, Diamondhead fought off Slamworm.
- In Gone Fishin', Diamondhead defeated Captain Kork.
- In Ben Again, Diamondhead battled Eon. Later, Diamondhead was used by 11-year-old Ben in 16-year-old Ben's body to look at the top of a street light.
- In Rad, Diamondhead dragged a cage with a Gracklflint in it across Undertown and met Rad Dudesman.
- In A Fistful of Brains, Diamondhead was defeated by Negative Ultimate Humungousaur.
- In And Then There Was Ben, Diamondhead appeared twice. First, Gwen 10 as Diamondhead was defeated by Eon. Later, Ben Prime as Diamondhead battled Vilgax.
- In Collect This, Diamondhead stopped a gas truck knocked over by Slapstrike from crashing and exploding.
- In Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51, Diamondhead battled Thunderpig.
- In Clyde Five, Diamondhead minimized the damage Clyde was causing until the Omnitrix timed out.
- In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1, Mad Diamondhead defeated Juryrigg and Rollaway, but he accidentally freed Ben Prime and was defeated by Clockwork.
- In Stuck on You, Skurd gave Humungousaur Diamondhead's arm and sword to battle Tyrannopede.
- In Secret of Dos Santos, Skurd put an anchor made from Diamondhead's DNA in XLR8's tail to stop him.
- In Third Time's a Charm, Skurd gave Kickin Hawk Diamondhead's arm and sword to battle a dragon Charmcaster.
- In Malgax Attacks, Skurd used Diamondhead's shield while Blukic and Driba tried to remove him from the Omnitrix. Later, Ben as Diamondhead was defeated by Vilgax. Lastly, Skurd put a shelter made from Diamondhead's DNA on Gravattack's head to put Max and Luhley inside.
- In The End of an Era, Skurd gave Whampire Diamondhead's arm, sword, shield, and helmet to battle Exo-Skull.
- In A New Dawn, Diamondhead appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Future (Original)
- In Ben 10,000, Diamondhead battled Dr. Animo twice. He later battled Vilgax before switching 10-year-old Upgrade into Cannonbolt and himself into Wildmutt.
- In Ken 10, Diamondhead battled Mot Snikrep. Later, Diamondhead was defeated by Kevin 11,000.
Future (Ultimate Alien)
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Ultimate Ben used Diamondhead's crystal generation to save 16-year-old Ben from Eon. He later used Diamondhead's crystal projectiles to fight Eon.
Gwen 10 (What-If?)
What-If?
- In Goodbye and Good Riddance, Diamondhead battled Vilgax's robots.
Race Against Time Timeline
- In Ben 10: Race Against Time, Diamondhead battled Eon in the school gymnasium before hiding in the girls' changing room to avoid being seen by the other students until he reverted.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- And Then There Were 10 (first appearance)
- Hunted (x2)
- Secrets (x3)
- Season 2
- The Big Tick (cameo)
- Framed
- Grudge Match
- Back with a Vengeance (x4)
- Season 3
- Ben 10,000
- A Change of Face (selected alien was XLR8)
- Under Wraps (x2)
- The Unnaturals
- The Visitor
- Season 4
- Perfect Day (dream)
- Big Fat Alien Wedding
- Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (intended alien was Stinkfly)
- Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1
- Goodbye and Good Riddance (non-canon)
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (alternate timeline)
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (x2; second time accidental transformation)
- Shorts
- Kevin
- Season 2
- Gwen
- Season 2
- Gwen 10 (non-canon)
- Ben 10,000
- Season 3
- Ben 10,000 (x2)
- Season 4
- Ken 10 (x2)
- Ben
- Season 3
- Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 (first reappearance)
- Singlehanded (intended alien was Humungousaur and/or Swampfire)
- If All Else Fails
- In Charm's Way (selected alien was Humungousaur)
- The Secret of Chromastone (x2; first time selected alien was Chromastone)
- Vendetta
- Albedo
- Season 3
- Bioids
- Season 3
- Ben
- Season 3
- Basic Training (first reappearance)
- The Ultimate Sacrifice
- Couples Retreat
- Specials
- Ultimate Ben
- Season 2
- Ben 10,000 Returns (x2)
- Gwen
- Season 3
- Dream
- Season 3
- Night of the Living Nightmare (cameo)
- Flashback
- Specials
- 16-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- It Was Them (first reappearance by 16-year-old Ben)
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Malgax Attacks
- A New Dawn (cameo)
- 11-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- Trouble Helix (first reappearance by 11-year-old Ben)
- Season 2
- Season 4
- Season 7
- Gwen 10
- Season 5
- Mad Ben
- Season 7
- Skurd
- Season 8
Video Games
Ben 10
Diamondhead is a playable alien in the game.
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Diamondhead is a playable racer in the game (only on DS).
Ben 10: Omniverse
Diamondhead is a playable alien in the game (by both 11-year-old and 16-year-old Ben).
Ben 10: Omniverse 2
Diamondhead is a playable alien in the game (only on 3DS).
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Kokë Diamanti | From kokë (head) and diamanti (diamond) |
| Arabic | رأس الماس | From Raes Almas/Ras Elmas, Diamondhead |
| Bulgarian | Диамантения | From Диамантен, diamond |
| Chinese | 钻石战神 | From 钻石 (Zuàn Shí), diamond and 战神 (Zhàn Shén), Ares |
| Croatian | Kristalni | "Made of crystal" |
| Dutch | Diamandkop | From diamand, diamond and kop, head |
| French | Incassable | From incassable, unbreakable |
| German | Stahlschädel | From Stahl, steel and Schädel, head |
| Greek | Διαμαντοκέφαλος | From διαμάντι, diamond and κεφάλι, head |
| Hebrew | ראש יהלום | From ראש, head and יהלום, diamond |
| Hungarian | Gyémántfej | From gyémánt, diamond and fej, head |
| Japanese | ダイヤモンドヘッド | From ダイヤモンド (daiyamondo), diamond and ヘッド (heddo), head |
| Korean | 다이아몬드 | From 다이아몬드, diamond |
| Norwegian | Hardhaus | "Tough Guy" |
| Polish | Diamentogłowy | From diament, diamond and głowa, head |
| Portuguese (Br) | Diamante | From diamante, diamond |
| Romanian | Cap de Diamant | From cap, head and diamant, diamond |
| Russian | Алмазный робот Алмазная голова Алмаз |
From алмазный, diamond and робот, robot From алмазная, diamond and голова, head From алмаз, diamond |
| Serbian | Kристални (Kristalni) | From Кристални (Kristalni), the crystal one |
| Spanish (HA) | Diamante Cabeza de Diamante (Evil's Encore) Diamondhead (The Color of Monkey) |
From diamante, diamond. From diamante, diamond; and cabeza, head. From the original English name. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Diamantino | Relative of diamante, diamond |
| Swedish | Diamantskalle | From Diamant, diamond and skalle, skull |
| Turkish | Elmaskafa | From elmas, diamond and kafa, head |
Trivia
- Diamondhead was initially supposed to be an additional alien, while Cannonbolt would take his place as one of the original 10 aliens.[pop-up 1]
- Chromastone's reformation into Diamondhead in Alien Force had nothing to do with Vilgax's sword being covered in crystal before he killed him.[DM 1]
- After the destruction of Petropia and prior to the resurrection of the planet and its people in The Secret of Chromastone, Diamondhead and Tetrax were the only known Petrosapiens alive.
- Diamondhead is the only alien other than Way Big to defeat Vilgax.
- Diamondhead makes a crystalline metallic sound every time he moves.
- Diamondhead was the first alien in the series to be named, albeit it was Max who came up with it (on a whim) and not Ben.[4]
- Diamondhead is one of only five aliens to appear in each series of the Classic Continuity; the other four are Upchuck, Cannonbolt, Ghostfreak and Way Big.
- Currently, Diamondhead and Cannonbolt are the only two of these aliens to have appeared in all series in both the Classic and Reboot continuities.
References
- ↑ Ben Tennyson
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Secret of Chromastone
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 And Then There Were 10
- ↑ Trouble Helix
- ↑ Vendetta
- ↑ Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United
- ↑ Arrested Development
- ↑ Malgax Attacks
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Framed
- ↑ Ben 10,000 Returns
- ↑ Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51
- ↑ It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1
- ↑ Secrets
- ↑ Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1
- ↑ Ken 10
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Ultimate Sacrifice
- ↑ Grudge Match
Crew Statements
Dwayne McDuffie
Pop-ups
See Also
- Diamond Matter (fusion of Diamondhead and Grey Matter)