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Driba is a Galvan technician in Omniverse. He and Blukic are the Plumber tech support for the Plumber base on Earth.[DJW 2]
Appearance[]
Regular Appearance[]
Driba is a slightly short and stout Galvan. He has a prominent chin; a flat head; and, unlike most Galvan, lacks tendrils. He wears a Plumber suit, though his lacks coverings for his finger, toes, and ankles, among other minor alterations to better fit his smaller body.
As a tadpole, Driba was slightly more teal than Blukic, but had no other discernable features.
As a Galvan Security Officer, Driba wore the same outfit as the other officers.
Five years prior to Omniverse, Driba wore the old, grey version of the Plumber suit.
Occasional Appearances[]
In Outbreak and Something Zombozo This Way Comes, Driba wore a green hazmat suit.
In Arrested Development and Rook Tales, Driba wore goggles with green lenses and black rims.
In Store 23, Driba wore a white flat cap and a green scarf over his usual outfit.
In Store 23, Driba donned a disguise along with Blukic and Hokestar, where he functioned as the head. In this disguise, they wore a brown trench coat, a red scarf, an orange visor, and a blue sorcerer's hat with goggles on it.
In Something Zombozo This Way Comes, Driba became a Zombie Clown, causing him to wear a green jumpsuit, an orange wig, clown shoes, and a purple ruffle with a matching bow. He also gained clown makeup, consisting of a white face with red around his mouth.
In Malgax Attacks, Driba wore green-tinted goggles with grey rims.
Personality[]
Driba is the more passionate of his duo with Blukic, though somewhat more rational when arguing with him.
Driba shares with Blukic a slightly arrogant overconfidence in his Galvan intellect, which occasionally causes him and Blukic to disregard the opinions of others.[2] He also has a low opinion of Cerebrocrustaceans.[3][4]
Driba has developed a taste for Mr. Smoothy.[5]
History[]
Background[]
Both Blukic and Driba were once part of the Level 1 Science Team, which causes Driba to shudder in fear of being demoted back down to.[5]
Blukic and Driba have known each other since childhood.[6] They have also been acquainted and smitten with a female Galvan named Luhley since this time and have constantly competed over her affections. They ended up on Earth after mistakenly launching Luhley's spacecraft with a Galvanian Skeuomorph intended to stop Benevelon and his B.L.R.R.T. from destroying Earth. After being captured and taken to Area 51 by Colonel Rozum, they teamed up with a young Max Tennyson and succeeded in burying the B.L.R.R.T., which prompted Benevelon to retreat and await another opportunity to attack Earth.
Five Years Prior to Omniverse[]
Blukic and Driba were hired as technicians for the Mt. Rushmore Plumber base, as shown in a flashback in Evil's Encore. One of their first blunders was when they received an order to create an escape tunnel, and they built a tunnel only big enough for Galvans and other smaller species.
Omniverse[]
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In The More Things Change: Part 1, Blukic and Driba were shown in the background at Plumber Headquarters.
In It Was Them, Blukic electrocuted Driba when he tested a weapon on him.
In Trouble Helix, Blukic and Driba tested a weapon on Ben as Chromastone and Cannonbolt.
In Outbreak, Blukic and Driba subdued Fistina as an Acrosian/Galvanic Mechamorph hybrid. After several attempts, Blukic and Driba managed to repair the Omnitrix using gum.
In Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's, Blukic and Driba watched an advertisement about Mr. Smoothy and set out to get a grasshopper smoothie, but got lost. They eventually found Ben battling Trombipulor, and Blukic rewired his robotic mice to attack each other. Ben later took Blukic and Driba to Mr. Smoothy.
In Arrested Development, Blukic and Driba revealed they had no idea how to reverse the De-Ager Ray's effect.
In Store 23, Blukic and Driba looked for the 23rd Mr. Smoothy with Ben, but ended up in Dimension 23. They tried to repair Blarney T. Hokestar's machine but couldn't until Azmuth told them how.
Powers and Abilities[]
Driba's small size belies his great calculative and technical intellect, though he is not intelligent by Galvan standards.[7][1][OV Brief 1]
Driba is excellent at engineering. For example, he and Blukic were able to repair the Omnitrix[8] and the Annihilarrgh.[9]
Driba possesses a vast scientific and technological knowledge of alien paraphernalia. He is intelligent enough to have, along with Blukic, deduced that Azmuth had teleported himself, rather than succumbed to vaporization. Together, they were able to reconstitute him in roughly four minutes.[10]
Driba can breathe underwater[6] due to having gills, making him amphibious.[DJW 3]
Equipment[]
Driba has a Plumber Badge.
Driba has a Hovercycle, which he shares with Blukic.[8]
Driba has a hazmat suit which offers him extra protection.[8]
Driba has a GPS which he used to track down the 23rd Mr. Smoothy.[1]
Driba temporarily used a Galvan Jetpack to land on Galvan Prime from the Proto-TRUK.[2]
Relationships[]
Allies[]
Blukic[]
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Blukic and Driba working together
Blukic and Driba have a very strong friendship, dating back to when they were tadpoles. They seem to have stuck together ever since, being two of the first aliens to make first contact with humans.[6] The two have bonded over their shared love of tinkering, Mr. Smoothy, and their attraction to Luhley.
Despite their similarities, the two are usually arguing over semantics, such as whether the Zombie Clowns were more tragic or sad.[11] The two will even argue in dire situations, such as when under the threat of the Rooters[12] or Kundo.[13] Driba has also once falsely accused Blukic of stealing a smoothie straw from him.[14] They have even blamed each other for their mistakes, such as when Gwen learned that they had fixed the Annihilarrgh.[9]
Regardless of their bickering, Blukic and Driba are ultimately very dependent on each other. When Blukic was separated from Driba for months, he began to contradict himself in place of his friend. Upon reuniting, Driba pretended to have not missed Blukic, but Blukic knew that wasn't the case.[3]
Appearances[]
Omniverse[]
Season 1[]
- The More Things Change: Part 1[DJW 4] (first appearance; cameo)
- It Was Them (cameo)
- Trouble Helix
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
- Food Around the Corner
- The Ultimate Heist
- Max's Monster
- Evil's Encore (flashback and present)
- Mud is Thicker Than Water (cameo)
Season 5[]
Season 6[]
- Catfight (cameo)
- The Rooters of All Evil
- Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 (flashback and present)
- No Honor Among Bros
Season 7[]
Season 8[]
Video Games[]
Omniverse[]
- Ben 10: Omniverse (NPC)
Park Attractions[]
Video Games[]
Blukic in Omniverse
Ben 10: Omniverse[]
Driba appears as an NPC in the game.
Etymology[]
Driba's name is based on the storyboard artist and director of some Alien Force, Ultimate Alien and Omniverse episodes, Dan Riba.[DJW 5]
Trivia[]
- Driba and Blukic are the "dumbest geniuses" of the Milky Way.[DJW 2]
- Galvan Prime was more than happy to let Earth's Plumber base keep Blukic and Driba.[4]
- Driba and Blukic were named by T.J. Collins.[DJW 6]
- Driba and Blukic were based on the classic cartoon archetype inspired by Abbot & Costello and Laurel & Hardy.[DJW 7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Store 23
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Showdown: Part 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Frogs of War: Part 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Max's Monster
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51
- ↑ Azmuth (Dimension 23)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Outbreak
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mud is Thicker Than Water
- ↑ Malgax Attacks
- ↑ Something Zombozo This Way Comes
- ↑ The Rooters of All Evil
- ↑ The Final Countdown
- ↑ No Honor Among Bros
- ↑ Trouble Helix
- ↑ For a Few Brains More
