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| “ | WALL... OF... SOUND!!! | ” |
– Echo Echo while using his sonic attacks. | ||
Echo Echo, formerly known as Echo,[note 1] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Sonorosian[2][3] from the planet Sonorosia.[Bandai 1][AF VG 1]
Appearance[]
Echo Echo is a small, white humanoid made of silicon.[4][5] His body is natural; although he strongly resembles a robot, he is neither it nor an animated containment suit.[note 2] One of his most noticeable features is a square appendage resembling an MP3 player behind his back with a port on it, decorated with a 10 symbol and what looks like cassette tapes on his lower legs. The green circle-shaped indents on the back of Echo Echo's hands are sound holes which help him resonate,[MW 1] and the inside of his mouth is also green with lines that give it the appearance of an amplifier. He also wears headphones so he would not be hurt by his own sonic screams.[DM 2] The headphones are attached to the appendage on his back.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Echo Echo wore the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In Heroes United, Echo Echo looked mostly the same as before, except his eyes were bigger and his mouth was recolored black.
In Omniverse, Echo Echo's eyes bulge out, he has two black stripes on both of his earplugs, which are more pronounced, his legs are stubby, he now has three toes, and the green circles on his hands are now bigger. He is also shorter and has a circular shape on his stomach and the tapes on his legs are now gone. His head is less round and is wider and the outlines of his mouth and eyes are thicker as well as his wires. He wears the Omnitrix symbol on his forehead.
Powers and Abilities[]
Echo Echo can scream at audible to ultrasonic frequencies capable of shattering steel,[AF Mini Bible 1] redirecting projectiles in mid-flight,[6] blowing up multiple Laser Lances,[7] and even damaging Taydenite at the right frequency.[DJW 5] Echo Echo can also transmit sound waves through speakers, such as cellphones which can be used as a weapon for the person on the other line.[8] Echo Echo also has the power of audiokinesis, meaning he can control and manipulate sound. Echo Echo can use this power to amplify other sounds.[annual 1]
Echo Echo has the ability to create an unknown number of exact duplicates of himself.[AF Mini Bible 1] These clones act so harmoniously that they can finish each other's sentences. Even if entire groups of his clones are destroyed, Echo Echo can survive as long as at least one of him is still intact.[9] Using his self-duplication, Echo Echo can create copies of any object he is holding while making clones.[3][GT 1][note 3]
Echo Echo can use his sonic screams to create a force field, as well as sonic waves.[10]
By combining his sonic screams and his self-duplication, Echo Echo can create a wall of sound, where he and his clones create a gigantic sound wave that can deal massive damage to his opponents and structures.[6][11]
Echo Echo can create an echo chamber, where his clones attack from all directions and keep screaming until the target is knocked out or defeated, as demonstrated in his fights with Helen[12] and Ultimate Kevin.[9]
Echo Echo can levitate in the air.[13][14]
Echo Echo seems to have more strength than his size suggests due to his body generating a vibrating field,[Bandai 2] as he can carry a power coupling completely on his own,[15] and kick off the trunk door from the Mark 10 with one foot.[9]
With the help of multiple clones, Echo Echo can throw a Plumber Ship about a meter,[16] carry a Murk Gourmand,[17] and hold his own against larger opponents such as the mechanical dragon,[7] a Highbreed,[1] and Ultimate Kevin.[9]
Echo Echo also appears to be rather durable, as he and his clones were able to withstand being thrown against a wall.[7]
Due to his body generating a vibrating field,[Bandai 2] Echo Echo is quite agile, as he is capable of jumping exceptionally high.[7][6]
Echo Echo can channel vibrations to enhance his screams, as seen when he touched Kevin, who had absorbed Varcidium that caused him to vibrate when struck by Gwen's manna.[18]
Using his sonic screams, Echo Echo can locate objects and people, giving him the ability of echolocation.[1]
By duplicating before cancelling the transformation before merging back, Echo Echo can clone the Ultimatrix and its user, with the resulting duplicates able to transform into different aliens separately. The copies can then transform back into Echo Echo before remerging into a single copy, returning the user to one single body.[19]
Weaknesses[]
Echo Echo's sonic screams can easily hurt his teammates' ears.[7][20]
There is a limit to the number of duplicates Echo Echo can make, which depends on the amount of energy he has access to.[DM 1]
Echo Echo is vulnerable to fire, such as that generated by a Methanosian, an Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts, and electricity generated by a Cerebrocrustacean.[9]
Echo Echo can be rendered unconscious if hit by a quill from a member of Argit's species.[6]
Echo Echo can be controlled by a Vladat via their Corrupturas.[DJW 7]
Echo Echo can be affected by the cold virus.[21]
History[]
Alien Force[]
- Echo Echo first appeared in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2, where he defeated a mechanical dragon and destroyed a large pile of Laser Lances.
- In Kevin's Big Score, Echo Echo defeated Argit.
- The same scene reoccurred on TV in Fame.
- In Alone Together, Echo Echo fought Reinrassig III, accidentally got teleported to the planet Turrawüste, defeated a Dravec, and located a Teleporter Pod by using his echolocation.
- In Darkstar Rising, Echo Echo briefly battled Darkstar before switching into Spidermonkey.
- In Good Copy, Bad Copy, Negative Echo Echo battled Brainstorm and Jetray before switching into Negative Spidermonkey.
- In Undercover, Echo Echo defeated some DNAliens.
- In Grounded, Echo Echo was caught by Carl and Sandra and sent back to his room. Despite being unable to help Gwen and Kevin in person, however, he screamed into his phone to defeat some DNAliens until Sandra took his phone away.
- In Unearthed, Echo Echo defeated some DNAliens.
- In Don't Fear the Repo, Echo Echo scared the Vreedle Brothers away.
- In Fool's Gold, Echo Echo and his clones defeated primal Decka by being eaten by him and making him sick before being vomited out.
- In Singlehanded, Echo Echo defeated Sunder.
- In Trade-Off!, Echo Echo created some clones to look for Gwen before opting to get into Kevin's car instead.
- In Above and Beyond, Echo Echo defeated Helen.
- In The Secret of Chromastone, Echo Echo took out Vilgax with a sonic sneeze.
Ultimate Alien[]
- In Duped, Echo Echo created three Bens before eventually merging them all back together.
- In Video Games, Echo Echo was scanned by Oliver Thompson for the Stalker off-screen.
- In Map of Infinity, Echo Echo went Ultimate to fight some white Necrofriggian guards.
- In ...Nor Iron Bars a Cage, Echo Echo destroyed all the sonic collars the Null Void prisoners were wearing.
- In The Enemy of My Enemy, Echo Echo contained a nuclear bomb to save the Plumbers' Academy until he went Ultimate to move it out into space.
- In Absolute Power: Part 2, Echo Echo battled Ultimate Kevin, during which several of his clones were killed and the remaining Echo Echo hidden in the Mark 10 went Ultimate.
- In Viktor: The Spoils, Echo Echo destroyed some missiles before going Ultimate.
- In Basic Training, Ultimate Echo Echo made a cameo, suggesting that Ben had transformed into Echo Echo first.
- In Prisoner Number 775 is Missing, Echo Echo threw a Plumber Ship into a lake.
- In Greetings From Techadon, Echo Echo fought a Techadon Robot before going Ultimate. Echo Echo appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In The Flame Keepers' Circle, Echo Echo battled some Esoterica and shattered Vilgax's tank.
- In Double or Nothing, Echo Echo fought Negative Rath before going Ultimate.
- In The Perfect Girlfriend, Echo Echo went Ultimate to fight Elena. Echo Echo appeared again later when he was changing back to Ben.
- In Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, Echo Echo appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector #13, Echo Echo played tennis with Julie until they were met by Thirteen.
Omniverse[]
- In It Was Them, Echo Echo destroyed one of Dr. Animo's Mutant Ants.
- In Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's, Echo Echo defeated Trombipulor.
- In Special Delivery, Echo Echo defeated Thunderpig and accidentally destroyed Mr. Baumann's car in the process.
- In Tummy Trouble, Echo Echo tried to bring Brownbag to safety, but accidentally brought him to the wrong tribe.
- In Return to Forever, Echo Echo tried to fight the Forever Knights, but was reverted by their DNA scanner.
- In The Secret of Dos Santos, Skurd gave Blitzwolfer Echo Echo's megaphone to battle a Jungle Guardian.
- In The Most Dangerous Game Show, Skurd gave Ben Echo Echo's megaphone to draw the contestants' attention. Later, Skurd gave Shocksquatch the megaphone to battle a Way Bad.
- In A New Dawn, Echo Echo appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Comics[]
- In Backcountry Battleground, Echo Echo destroyed beacon that was built by DNAliens.
- In Double Trouble, Echo Echo escaped from Humungousaur's grasp and stunned him. Later, he was used against Spidermonkey, when he almost threw him into Teleporter Pod.
- In Soda Jerk, Echo Echo defeated Forever Knight in disguise.
- In Collectible Heroes, Echo Echo defeated The Collector.
- In Fashion Victim, Echo Echo defeated Charmcaster's Rock Monsters.
Appearances[]
- Ben
- Season 1
- Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 (first appearance)
- Kevin's Big Score
- Alone Together
- Darkstar Rising (cameo)
- Undercover
- Grounded
- Unearthed
- Season 2
- Don't Fear the Repo (intended alien was Humungousaur)
- Fool's Gold
- Singlehanded
- Trade-Off! (selected alien was Jetray)
- Above and Beyond
- The Secret of Chromastone
- Albedo
- Season 1
- Ben
- Season 1
- Fame (first reappearance; TV; cameo)
- Duped (x2; second time was a cameo)
- Video Games (on a screen)
- Andreas' Fault (photo)
- Season 2
- Map of Infinity (cameo; goes Ultimate)
- ...Nor Iron Bars a Cage
- The Enemy of My Enemy (goes Ultimate)
- Absolute Power: Part 2 (goes Ultimate)
- Season 3
- The Big Story (photo)
- Viktor: The Spoils (intended alien was Jetray; goes Ultimate)
- Prisoner Number 775 is Missing (intended alien was Humungousaur)
- Greetings From Techadon (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts; second time was a cameo)
- The Flame Keepers' Circle
- Double or Nothing (goes Ultimate)
- The Perfect Girlfriend (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts; cameos)
- Inspector #13
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 (photo)
- Ben
- Season 1
- It Was Them (first reappearance; intended alien was Swampfire)
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Return to Forever (cameo)
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
- Skurd
- Season 8
- Alien Force
- Ultimate Alien
- Alien Force
- Alien Attack
- Fuel Duel
- FusionFall (NPC)
- Game Creator (Asia and New Zealand)
- Toon Creator
- Vengeance of Vilgax
- Omniverse
- Ben 10 (Reboot)
- Story Books
- Alien Force
- Double Negative (selected alien was Humungousaur)
- The Dark of Knight (selected alien was Humungousaur)
- Short Books
- Ultimate Alien
- Science Friction (goes Ultimate)
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Alien Force
- Ultimate Alien
- Fashion Victim (goes Ultimate)
- Never a Dull Moment
- Manga
- Alien Force
Video Games[]
Ben 10: Alien Force[]
Echo Echo is a playable alien character in the Nintendo DS version of the game.
Echo Echo is initially unavailable but is unlocked upon completion of the Shipyard 1-2 level.
Echo Echo is able to use sonic screams and up to six duplicates to chain various combo attacks.
Echo Echo is not required to be used at all in order to complete the game.
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks[]
Echo Echo is a playable alien in the game.
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, Echo Echo was temporarily locked until Ben's arrival on Anur Phaetos.
Echo Echo is able to duplicate himself up to two times, for a total of three Echo Echos at a time, in order to activate multiple pressure-sensitive platforms simultaneously.
Echo Echo is able to use his sonic screams to shatter obstructing crystals.
Wall of Sound is an unlockable combo move for Echo Echo.
Echo Echo is vital for progression on the Anur Phaetos and MorOtesi levels of the game.
Nintendo DS Version[]
Echo Echo and Chromastone are reunlocked upon Ben's arrival on MorOtesi.
Echo Echo is able to use his sonic screams to shatter MorOtesi diamonds.
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex[]
Echo Echo is a playable alien in the game.
Due to the Omnitrix shorting out after Ben fiddled with it, Echo Echo was temporarily locked until the beginning of Level 6.
Echo Echo is able to duplicate himself up to two times, for a total of three Echo Echoes at a time, in order to activate linked switches simultaneously for access to further areas. Each duplicate can be controlled separately.
Echo Echo's small size allows him to navigate areas that most of Ben's aliens and Ben himself are unable to access.
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction[]
Echo Echo is a playable alien in the game.
Similar to Spidermonkey, Echo Echo's small size allows him to fit into small passages other aliens cannot. Like in Vilgax Attacks, Echo Echo can only clone himself to a maximum of three clones at a time. He can also go Ultimate.
Echo Echo is vital for progression on The Catacombs and The Amazon levels of the game. He is also the default optional alien for the Devil's Tower level.
Online Games[]
Echo Echo in Super Hero Time
Super Hero Time[]
Echo Echo is a playable alien in the game as his Alien Force iteration that can be purchased for 299 Robux.
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Eggo Eggo | From eggo eggo, echo echo |
| Arabic | صدى صدى/S'da S'da | From صدى/sada, echo |
| Bulgarian | Exo Exo/Eho Eho | From exo/eho, echo |
| Chinese | 小波波 | From 小 (Xiǎo), little, and 波波 (Bō Bō), wave |
| Croatian | Eho Eho/Exo Exo | From eho/exo, echo |
| Danish | Ekko Ekko | From ekko, echo |
| French | Écho Écho | From écho écho, echo echo |
| German | Echo Echo | From the original English name |
| Greek | Ηχώ Ηχώ | From ηχώ, echo |
| Hebrew | אקו אקו | From the original English name |
| Hungarian | Echo Echo | From the original English name |
| Italian | Eco Eco | From eco, echo |
| Korean | 에코 | From 에코, Echo |
| Norwegian | Ekko Ekko | From ekko, echo |
| Polish | Echo Echo | From the original English name |
| Portuguese (Br) | Eco Eco | From eco, echo. |
| Romanian | Ecou Ecou | From ecou, echo |
| Russian | Эхо Эхо / Ekho Ekho | From эхо/ekho, echo |
| Serbian | Eho Eho/Exo Exo | From eho/exo, echo |
| Spanish (HA) | Eco/Eco Eco | From eco, echo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Eco/Eco Eco | From eco, echo |
| Swedish | Eko-eko | From eko, echo |
| Turkish | Eko Eko | From eko, echo |
Etymology[]
An echo is the reflection of a sound that arrives at a listener with a delay after the direct sound, referencing Echo Echo's audio-kinetic powers. The repetition of the word "echo" in his name references both the nature of an echo and his self-duplication power.
Trivia[]
- Like Rath and Atomix, Echo Echo gives names to his attacks and moves. The names of the attacks are notably less hammy than the former two. This trait is shared with Ultimate Echo Echo.
- In FusionFall, there is a fusion of Echo Echo that, when defeated, releases Red Knight sets.
- Duncan Rouleau once stated that Blitzwolfer's sonic howls are more powerful than Echo Echo's sonic screams.[DR 1] He later did not recall making the original statement, elaborating that the answer to the question depends on what the story needs.[DR 2]
- If Ben were to use Echo Echo with Skurd attached to the Omnitrix, Echo Echo's clones would have to remain huddled to use Skurd's power.[DJW 8]
- Echo Echo's singing sounds like auto-tune, though he is really good at dubstep.[DJW 9]
- Dee Bradley Baker did Echo Echo's voice by talking while inhaling and squinching his upper throat shut, a technique called "reverse phonation".[DBB 1][DBB 2]
- Echo Echo originally had the ability to extend his neck and arms in the pre-production stage of Alien Force.[ca 1]
- Echo Echo had concept art drawn by Eric Canete[EC 1] and Glen Murakami, with his final design created by Glen, with color styling by Chris Hooten.[GW 1]
- Echo Echo's design was approved rather quickly.[EC 1]
- Echo Echo's design was based on an Apple iPod.[GW 1]
- Echo Echo was originally not supposed to appear in The Perfect Girlfriend, with his role taken by Armodrillo.[script 1]
- Echo Echo was supposed to retain the Omnitrix symbol on his chest in the pre-production stage of Omniverse.[ca 2]
- Had Negative Echo Echo appeared in Omniverse, he would have been either a red recolor of Echo Echo's appearance in said series or at least have some red markings.[DJW 10]
- Derrick eventually drew a version of Negative Echo Echo in the Omniverse art style in 2020.[DJW 11]
- Echo Echo is similar in some ways to Echoes, the Stand of Koichi Hirose in Part 4 of the manga and anime series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure.
- Both Echo Echo and Echoes ACT 3 are short, white humanoids with green as a secondary color.
- Echoes (specifically ACT 1 and ACT 2) and Echo Echo are able to unleash powerful sound attacks from multiple angles simultaneously (Echo Echo via his duplication, and Echoes through writing onomatopoeia on surfaces).
- Echo Echo was Dwayne McDuffie's favorite Omnitrix alien.[DM 3]
- Echo Echo is LeSean Thomas and Joe Kelly's favorite Omnitrix alien from Alien Force.[LT 1][JK 1]
- Derrick preferred Echo Echo to Ultimate Echo Echo.[DJW 12]
- When asked if Echo Echo could levitate, Derrick considered it a mistake with his powers.[DJW 13]
Notes[]
- ↑ Echo Echo was originally named Echo.[HG Bible 1][ca 1] The name briefly made it into the show as the alien addressed himself as such in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2.
- ↑ A fan once asked Dwayne McDuffie if Echo Echo was either a robot or some kind of living containment suit, and then shared a theory that Echo Echo's being is actually living sound waves for a containment suit to hold; Dwayne responded by saying "Echo [Echo] is a member of a race that just looks like that".[DM 1] Coincidentally, Derrick J. Wyatt later stated that Echo Echo was in fact a containment suit housing living sound waves while answering fan questions,[DJW 1][DJW 2] while specifying that he did not come up with the concept, only heard of it,[DJW 3] and that it came from Dwayne McDuffie.[DJW 4] Due to the apparent contradiction, Echo Echo is not considered to have a containment suit.[BTP 1]
- ↑ According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Echo Echo's object duplication was due to a glitch in the original Ultimatrix. This ability was removed from Echo Echo's DNA when Ben acquired the new Omnitrix in The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2.[DJW 6] However, it is unknown if this is canon as Matt Wayne seemed to be unaware of the existence of glitch powers.[MW 2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alone Together
- ↑ Thirteen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Inspector #13
- ↑ Gwen Tennyson
- ↑ Fool's Gold
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Kevin's Big Score
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Ben 10 Returns: Part 2
- ↑ Grounded
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Absolute Power: Part 2
- ↑ Special Delivery
- ↑ Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's
- ↑ Above and Beyond
- ↑ Greetings From Techadon
- ↑ Return to Forever
- ↑ Unearthed
- ↑ Prisoner Number 775 is Missing
- ↑ Tummy Trouble
- ↑ Undercover
- ↑ Duped
- ↑ The Flame Keepers' Circle
- ↑ The Secret of Chromastone
Production Material[]
Hero Generation Series Bible[]
Alien Force Series Mini Bible[]
Scripts[]
Concept Art[]
Crew Statements[]
Matt Wayne[]
Dwayne McDuffie[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Omnitrix Transformation Duration.PNG
- ↑ link unavailable
- ↑ File:Dwayne Favorite Alien.PNG
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ File:Conductoid Containment Suit.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Living Sound.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Living Sound 2.png
- ↑ File:Echo Containment coming from Dwayne.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Taydenite.PNG
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Object Cloning Glitch.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Can Be Controlled By a Vladat.PNG
- ↑ File:Skurd Ditto and Echo Echo.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo Singing.png
- ↑ File:OV Negative Echo Echo.PNG
- ↑ File:OV Negative Echo Echo Proof.png
- ↑ File:Derrick's Opinion on the Ultimates' Designs.png
- ↑ File:Echo Echo's Levitation.PNG
