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Buzzshock is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Nosedeenian[note 1] from the Nosideen Quasar.[pop-up 1][1]
Appearance[]
Ben 10,000 as Buzzshock[]
Buzzshock's appearance is similar to an Earth dry cell battery, albeit rounded out. He is black with green eyes, a large lightning bolt-like stripe spanning from his neck starts to his waist on his front and back sides, and positive (+) and negative (-) symbols on his back.
In the Original Series, Buzzshock's lightning bolt stripe was white, he had a hole on his head that could release electricity. The Omnitrix symbol is located on his chest.
Ben as Buzzshock[]
In Ultimate Alien, Buzzshock looked mostly the same as he did in the Original Series, except the hole on his head was filled in with a flat grey spot and his Ultimatrix symbol was recolored green.
In Omniverse, Buzzshock has two bolts on each arm, the lightning bolt stripe is recolored green, and the top of his head features a proper battery cap, colored light green. His head is now more prominent, as his chin actually sticks out rather than being a part of a long, one-piece body, and his eyes are now almond-shaped instead of being circular. He wears the Omnitrix symbol on the top of his head cap.
Ken as Buzzshock[]
Ken's Buzzshock looked the same as Ben 10,000's Buzzshock in the Original Series.
Bad Ben as Bad Buzzshock[]
Bad Ben as Buzzshock looks identical to Ben Prime's Buzzshock in Omniverse, save for all the green parts being recolored mint green.
Personality[]
Like all Nosedeenians, Buzzshock is prone to mischievousness or amusement. He always laughs whenever he moves around or fights.[3]
Powers and Abilities[]
Buzzshock is like a living battery, able to store and release massive amounts of electricity within his body. The amount stored corresponds with his vitality; he gets energetic and hyper when full of electricity[4][5][3] and sleepy when deprived of it.[6]
Buzzshock can both project the electricity stored inside his body outward and absorb external electricity inward, primarily by using his hands.[1] He also has electrokinesis, and is able to control any electricity around him, allowing him to draw in electricity from far away or link himself to other Nosedeenians.[4] He can absorb all the energy from a city block in a matter of seconds,[6] and as a result of absorbing, his electric attacks become more powerful.[7]
Not only is Buzzshock immune to electricity,[3] he can convert parts of his body or his entire body into pure electricity, and travel across certain things, such as phone lines and pipes.[4][7]
Buzzshock can naturally fly and levitate, and can also do so by turning his entire body or parts of it into electricity.[8][3]
If Buzzshock absorbs enough energy, he can duplicate himself one or many times, as demonstrated by other Nosedeenians.[4][6][MW 1] He can also duplicate if he is forcibly bisected, in which his two parts will grow into two whole Nosedeenians.[4]
Buzzshock is surprisingly strong for his size, as a Nosedeenian was able to lift an adult human several feet above the ground by their underwear.[4]
Buzzshock has enhanced reflexes, as shown when he quickly reacted and jumped over Phil's hand when he attacked him.[7]
Buzzshock can inhabit electrical devices, controlling them from the inside, and in some cases powering them. However, he can also cause electrical technology to malfunction and fry when he passes through them. He can animate and possess electrical machines as a result.[4]
Buzzshock can emit a sonic scream capable of shattering glass, as demonstrated by other Nosedeenians.[4]
Due to his species living in a Quasar rather than a planet, it is implied that Buzzshock can survive in the vacuum of space.
Weaknesses[]
Small Size
Buzzshock can be insulated with rubber-sheeted blankets, as demonstrated with other Nosedeenians.[6]
Buzzshock can be trapped in something made of a non-conductive material, such as glass, as demonstrated with other Nosedeenians.[4]
Buzzshock's energy can be absorbed by a species such as Conductoids, as demonstrated with other Nosedeenians.[6] If Buzzshock runs out of energy, he will be unable to stay awake.[6]
Buzzshock's small size can be a disadvantage against a bigger, stronger opponent like Phil.[7]
History[]
Omniverse[]
- In Max's Monster, Buzzshock was unlocked by Phil so he could feed off him. He then recharged a Null Void Projector to defeat Phil by sending him back to the Null Void.
- In Cough It Up, Buzzshock defeated SixSix, but was defeated by SevenSeven.
- In Rook Tales, Buzzshock failed to take off Young One's tail.
- In The Color of Monkey, Buzzshock battled Liam and Suemungousaur.
Original Future[]
- Buzzshock first appeared in Ben 10,000, where he defeated Dr. Animo.
- In Ken 10, Ken as Buzzshock attempted to fight Mot Snikrep before the latter was frozen by Ben 10,000 as Arctiguana. Later, Ken as Buzzshock briefly battled Kevin 11,000 before the former reverted.
Bad Ben's Timeline[]
- In And Then There Was Ben, Bad Buzzshock chased an Omnitrixless Ben Prime only to be sent back to his own timeline by No Watch Ben as Clockwork.
Comics[]
- In Black Knight's Flight, Buzzshock weakened the Black Knight.
Appearances[]
- Ben 10,000
- Season 3
- Ben 10,000 (first appearance; cameo)
- Ken
- Season 4
- Ken 10 (x2; first time was an off-screen activation; second time was a cameo)
- Ben
- Season 4
- Max's Monster (first reappearance; intended alien was Feedback)
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Rook Tales (cameo)
- The Color of Monkey
- Bad Ben
- Season 5
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бъзшок | From the original English name |
| Chinese | 那个光 (former) 多瓦特 (current) |
From 那个 (Nà Gè), the, and 光 (Guāng), light From 多 (Duō), mega, and 瓦特 (Wǎ Tè), Watt |
| French | Onde de Choc | From onde de choc, shock wave |
| German | Grillschock | From Grillen, grilling and Schock, shock/jolt |
| Greek | Βομβοσόκ | From βόμβος, buzz and σοκ, shock |
| Hungarian | Megawatt | From megawatt, megawatt |
| Italian | Buzzshock | From the original English name |
| Polish | Iskierka | From iskra, spark |
| Portuguese (Br) | Chocante | From chocante, shocking |
| Romanian | Buzzshock | From the original English name |
| Russian | Базшок | From the original English name |
| Spanish (HA) | Buzzshock Bátorex (Cough It Up) Bátore (Omniverse) |
From the original English name From batería, battery From batería, battery and atorar, stuck |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chispazo | From chispazo, Spark |
Trivia[]
- Despite appearing in the Ultimate Alien intro, Buzzshock was unavailable for Ben until Max's Monster.
- Before this, Buzzshock appeared in the non-canon Ultimate Alien comic Black Knight's Flight.
- Buzzshock and Rath are the only aliens to have been unlocked by electromagnetic interference.
- Like Frankenstrike, Snare-oh, Murk Upchuck, and Arctiguana, Buzzshock appeared in Omniverse, but he did not appear in A New Dawn.
- Buzzshock is one of five aliens featured in Omniverse who generate green electricity; the others being Upgrade, Frankenstrike, Brainstorm, and Nanomech.
- Buzzshock is the only one of the three aliens originally exclusive to Ben 10,000 that is not repurposed from Perk Upchuck's concept art.
- Buzzshock was designed by Dave Johnson in the Original Series.[TP 1] Buzzshock's Omniverse design originally had a more rotund physique as well as a positive (+) or negative (-) symbol on either his chest or forehead.[DJW 1]
Notes[]
- ↑ The Nosedeenian name comes from Nosedeen Quasar, which is a misspelling of the word Nosideen Quasar, the home place for the species as revealed in pop-up trivia for the Original Series episode Ben 10,000.[pop-up 1][1] On October 18, 2009 the Nosedeen Quasar page was created by the user The Ultimate Necrofriggian, with the spelling error being neglected for years. Eventually, the Omniverse episode A Jolt From the Past would refer to the species as Nosedeenians, thereby canonizing the name with a misspelling.[2]
