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| “ | Give up, Trombipulor, I've got you outnumbered. Four arms to two! | ” |
– Four Arms.[1] | ||
Four Arms (alternatively spelled as Fourarms)[2] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Tetramand[3][4] from the planet Khoros.[merch 1]
Appearance
Ben as Four Arms
Four Arms is a humanoid alien that is approximately twelve feet tall, has well-developed muscles, two pairs of four-fingered arms, and red skin. A black stripe goes from his chin to his lower lip, and he has four eyes: a main pair and a smaller pair below them, while he lacks ears or nose. He has whisker-like spikes on each forearm.
In the Original Series, Four Arms wore a white T-shirt with a black line going down it, black pants, and fingerless gloves. He wore the original Omnitrix symbol on his upper left shoulder. His eyes were yellow and he had no hair.
While when under the effects of a cold in Side Effects, his skin turns from bright red to a dark shade of orange, and he develops pungent hives in his armpits.
In Game Over, while inside Sumo Slammers Smackdown, Four Arms wore brown shoulder pads and knee pads, grey armor under his shoulder pads as well as black pants. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on a hat on top of his head.
In Don't Drink the Water, 4-year-old Four Arms was slimmer than his 10-year-old self, and had a bigger head and bigger eyes.
In Destroy All Aliens, Four Arms remains the same except he had pale red fingernails and his clothing has some type of fabric on the black stripe.
In Ultimate Alien, 16-year-old Four Arms wore gold wrist and ankle bands, a pair of black underwear that has a gold waistband, as well as two golden sashes that went across his chest. His eyes were recolored green, he had a black ponytail, and he wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In The Forge of Creation, 10-year-old Four Arms looks exactly the same as in the Original Series except the Omnitrix symbol was recolored green.
In Heroes United, Four Arms, in addition to his clothes in Ultimate Alien, wore pants, fingerless gloves, and had tattoo-like stripes on his body, making him look somewhat similar to his Original Series design.
In Omniverse, 11-year-old Four Arms looks the same as his 10-year-old self in Ultimate Alien, except his eyes are recolored green, his skin is a lighter tone, and he has a second set of pectorals for his other set of arms.
16-year-old Four Arms has three short spikes on the top of his head, a mustache-like design, the black stripe on the top of his head is replaced with small spikes and the same second set of pectorals as his 11-year-old self. He has no hair and wears a black tank top-like shirt with one large green stripe in the middle, black pants, a green and white belt where the Omnitrix symbol is located, and black fingerless gloves with green cuffs at the wrists.
Kevin as Four Arms
Kevin's Four Arms looked the same as Ben's did in the Original Series, but with paler skin and no Omnitrix symbol.
Gwen as Four Arms
Four Arms had darker skin, hair and clothes based on Gwen's, and lacked the vertical black stripe sported by Ben's version. Just like Ben, Gwen's Four Arms wore the Omnitrix symbol on her upper left shoulder.
Ben 10,000 as Four Arms
Ben 10,000's Four Arms had a better-developed forehead, more muscle mass, a different T-shirt design and a pair of jutting incisors. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on his chest.
Alpha as Four Arms
Four Arms looked roughly similar to Kevin's Tetramand mutation, only he had four arms rather than six. He had four red eyes, black hair, and black shorts. He wore a Red Corrupted Ultimatrix on his chest, and there were red lines spread across his body.
Powers and Abilities
Four Arms' most prominent ability is his enhanced strength, being able to lift several times his own weight and punch through various resilient materials with ease. Since Four Arms is one of Ben's strongest aliens in the Original Series, he relied on him the most when fighting large and powerful foes. Technically speaking, Four Arms is physically stronger than Methanosians and Vaxasaurians at base size.[DM 1]
Four Arms' strength allows him to use anything heavy as a weapon, from big rocks he can throw several feet away, to beams and pillars that can be used as clubs. His great strength even extends to his jaws and bite, allowing him to bite metal and damage it.[5] He even develops two sharp fangs between his lower jaws as he gets older.
The older Four Arms grows, the stronger he becomes.[6] By age 16, Four Arms has become strong to the point where he was able to overpower Looma Red Wind, the princess of Khoros, despite female Tetramands being generally stronger than their male counterparts.[7][8]
Four Arms can create strong shockwaves by clapping all four of his hands together.[9][10][11] Ben learned this ability from Tini.[pop-up 1][9][merch 2]
Four Arms can alternatively create shockwaves by slamming his fists on the ground.[10][12]
Four Arms can jump several times his own height, at least seven stories up, in a single bound.[13][12][1]
Four Arms has enhanced reflexes, as he was able to catch and redirect missiles[4] in a single motion.[14] Four Arms is also capable of swimming.[10]
Four Arms can climb up walls by pushing his fingers into them to make hand holds.[15]
Four Arms has a high level of enhanced durability due to his tough and thorny skin,[pop-up 2][9] being able to casually take missiles from a Mechadroid[16] and a slash to the chest from Malware while barely feeling any pain.[17]
In correlation to his durable skin, Four Arms is highly resistant to fire, such as that generated by a Pyronite.[18] His skin also makes him laser-proof.
When infected with a cold, Four Arms can sneeze out sprays of slimy snot from his mouth, and although disgusting, this can be useful against insects.[19]
Weaknesses
Four Arms' bulk can sometimes become a disadvantage, as all the extra muscle mass makes him relatively slower than other opponents and his immense size makes him an easy target for enemy attacks.
Four Arms' size can make moving through areas designed for small species, like the Rust Buckets 1[20] and 2,[21] difficult.
Four Arms can feel pain from electricity, such as those generated by Nosedeenians[22] and Gimlinopithecus.[11]
Four Arms can get drowsy by Porcupine's quills.[23]
If under the effects of a cold, Four Arms' strength and stamina are severely reduced.[19]
Four Arms can feel great discomfort while being attacked by a swarm of fire ants.[19]
History
Ben 10
- Four Arms first appeared in Washington B.C., where he defeated Dr. Animo's mutant mammoth and failed to save Gwen from the mutant parrot.
- In The Krakken, Four Arms pretended to be a sea monster to scare Gwen. He was then attacked by the Krakken but escaped it.
- In Kevin 11, Four Arms fought and defeated Tetramand Kevin.
- In Tourist Trap, Four Arms played with a giant rubber band ball but accidentally caused some damage all around Sparksville with it.
- In The Alliance, Four Arms fought Rojo, her gang and Vilgax's Mechadroids, but had to abandon the fight to take an injured Max to the hospital.
- In Lucky Girl, Four Arms tried to save some people at a museum, freed Gwen from some branches, battled the stone statues that Hex had brought to life, and threw the latter into a coffin.
- In Side Effects, Four Arms, with a cold, pretended to be a giant bug to scare Gwen. He then saved Councilwoman Liang from some black widow spiders and accidentally destroyed Clancy's home while being attacked by ants.
- In Secrets, Four Arms destroyed Vilgax's machine and was about to destroy a Mechadroid before the malfunctioning Omnitrix switched him into Ghostfreak.
- Also, Four Arms appeared as one of the many alien templates used for Vilgax's army in an imaginary sequence.
- In The Big Tick, Four Arms was defeated by the Great One.
- In Framed, Kevin as Four Arms rampaged in a street. Later, Ben as Four Arms fought Kevin's Diamondhead, Heatblast, Stinkfly, himself and Kevin 11.
- In Grudge Match, Four Arms briefly battled Technorg before he and Kevin 11 were taken to Slix Vigma and tied together. The two of them then battled Technorg again.
- In The Galactic Enforcers, Four Arms fought SixSix and Vulkanus and helped Tini save a falling building.
- In Ghostfreaked Out, Four Arms battled Zs'Skayr and the Circus Freaks, and was forced to fight Gwen when she was possessed by Zs'Skayr.
- In Ultimate Weapon, Four Arms saved Gwen and Max from falling and battled Ah Puch.
- In Tough Luck, Four Arms saved a bus of elderly people from falling off a cliff.
- In Back with a Vengeance, Four Arms appeared three times. Firstly, he was seen in a photo. Later, he briefly fought Vilgax and Kevin 11 before switching into XLR8 to save Max and Gwen. Lastly in the Null Void, Four Arms defeated Vilgax's Null Guardian.
- In Game Over, Four Arms defended himself from Ishiyama within Sumo Slammers Smackdown.
- In Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures, Four Arms helped Abel North save some people from a falling roller coaster.
- In Under Wraps, Four Arms tried to milk some cows.
- In Monster Weather, Four Arms battled S.A.M. to no avail until he realized that his only weakness is the loud noise of a guitar.
- In The Unnaturals, Four Arms defeated the Squires and Coach Finn.
- In The Visitor, Four Arms fought the Mechadroid.
- In Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, Four Arms failed to save Gwen from a Florauna tribe.
- In Perfect Day, Four Arms defeated Vilgax, sent him to the Null Void and discovered the truth behind his perfect day in a dream.
- In Don't Drink the Water, 4-year-old Four Arms escaped the police.
- In Ready to Rumble, Four Arms was used for a wrestling tournament and defeated the Immovable Object, Lobster Man, Porcupine and Gaterboy.
- In Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 2, Four Arms battled the Negative 10.
- In Hijacked, Four Arms stopped Scooter and Frank from stealing the Rust Bucket.
- In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Four Arms appeared twice. Firstly, Four Arms attacked Ben in a dream. Then, Four Arms battled Retaliator until the Omnitrix switched him into Upgrade.
- In Destroy All Aliens, Four Arms traversed Petropia with Gwen.
- In Road Trip Rumble, Four Arms fought Gwen in order to decide whether the Omnitrix or magic is better until Gwen accidentally switched him into Upgrade.
- In The Forge of Creation, Four Arms was defeated by Ultimate Aggregor before his older self switched him into Stinkfly.
5 Years Prior to Omniverse
- In The More Things Change: Part 1, Four Arms was defeated by Malware.
- The same scene reoccured in Of Predators and Prey: Part 1.
- In Trouble Helix, Four Arms battled Malware but was defeated.
Ultimate Alien
- Four Arms was unlocked offscreen prior to Video Games.
- In Video Games, Four Arms defeated Ssserpent.
- In Escape from Aggregor, Four Arms fought Dr. Animo's Yeti before switching into Brainstorm.
- In Hero Time, Four Arms defeated Captain Nemesis in a tug of war match.
- In Map of Infinity, Four Arms helped Kevin hold up a giant door in Mikd'lty.
- In Reflected Glory, Four Arms battled some Forever Knights.
- In Where the Magic Happens, Four Arms chased Ultimate Aggregor and failed to stop him from entering the Door to Anywhere.
- In The Forge of Creation, Four Arms was defeated by Ultimate Aggregor and switched his younger self into Stinkfly before switching himself into Swampfire.
- In Girl Trouble, Four Arms battled some robots from Dimension 12.
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Four Arms helped strap the Hands of Armageddon into the Rust Bucket 3.
- In Basic Training, Four Arms helped Tack pick up a piece he needed to finish building his weapon. Later, Four Arms fought Kolar.
- In Moonstruck, Four Arms helped unload the Rust Bucket 2.
- In Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, Four Arms battled Alpha. Later, Four Arms was used by Alpha to fight Rex only to get attacked by Shocksquatch, before switching into Humungousaur.
- Also, Four Arms appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector #13, Four Arms defeated Inspector 13.
- In Couples Retreat, Four Arms briefly watched Gwen and Kevin argue.
- In Night of the Living Nightmare, Four Arms defeated a DNAlien in a dream.
- In The Beginning of the End, Four Arms battled some Esoterica.
Omniverse
- In Many Happy Returns, Four Arms defeated Princess Looma.
- In Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's, Four Arms fought Trombipulor.
- In T.G.I.S., Four Arms appeared in a picture along with the Saturdays at Zak's request.
- In The Frogs of War: Part 1, Four Arms battled four Incurseans.
- In The Ultimate Heist, Four Arms failed to break out of a Plumber cell. Later, Four Arms fought Negative Ultimate Spidermonkey until the latter was subdued by Argit.
- In O Mother, Where Art Thou?, Four Arms fought and chased the Vreedle Brothers.
- In Return to Forever, Four Arms tried to fight the Forever Knights, but was reverted by their DNA scanner.
- In An American Benwolf in London, Four Arms retrieved two items from inside a grave and battled Sir Morton. Later, Four Arms was used to pull Excalibur out of the stone, but failed.
- In Catfight, Ben was forcibly transformed into Four Arms by Princess Looma three times.
- In Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51, Four Arms defeated Benevelon with Blukic, Driba, and Luhley's help.
- In Universe vs. Tennyson, Four Arms was defeated by the Galactic Gladiator.
- In Rook Tales, Four Arms failed to take off Young One's tail.
- In Let's Do the Time War Again, Four Arms battled Exo-Skull.
- In The Final Countdown, Skurd gave Walkatrout Four Arms' arms to get into the Plumber Headquarters.
- In A New Dawn, Four Arms appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Original Future
- In Ben 10,000, Four Arms appeared thrice. Firstly, he fought Dr. Animo twice. Later, he battled Vilgax.
- In Ken 10, Four Arms appeared four times. Firstly, he fought Vulkanus before reverting to capture him in a Null Void Egg. Later, he battled Devlin 11. Lastly, he fought Kevin 11,000 twice.
Gwen 10 (What-If?)
- In Gwen 10, Gwen as Four Arms played bowling.
Comics
- In the Ben 10 one shot manga, Four Arms helped get the old woman's fish back.
- In Ole!, Four Arms defeated Señor Chaos' robotic Bull.
- In Nemesis, Four Arms battled The Challenger.
- In Greasy Lightning, Four Arms defeated some alien bounty hunters.
- In Alien Data Files: Four Arms, Four Arms appeared in video footage.
- In Eggs with Legs, Four Arms fought Dr. Animo's mutants.
- In Pleasant Dreams, Four Arms caught a falling tree.
- In Charmed to Beat You, Four Arms defeated Hex's minions.
- In The Once and Future Ben, Four Arms stopped Jonah Melville.
- In Plumbers' Kids, Four Arms defeated Scorn and the Ice Cream Man.
- In The Monster at the End of this Book, Four Arms defeated SevenSeven.
- In Paper Scissors Stone, Four Arms was defeated by Gladiator in a wrestling match.
- In the manga FusionFall: Worlds Collide, Four Arms fought some Fusion Spawns.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- Washington B.C. (first appearance)
- The Krakken
- Kevin 11 (selected alien was Stinkfly)
- Tourist Trap
- The Alliance
- Lucky Girl
- Side Effects
- Secrets
- Season 2
- The Big Tick
- Framed
- Grudge Match
- The Galactic Enforcers
- Ghostfreaked Out
- Ultimate Weapon
- Tough Luck
- Back with a Vengeance (x3)
- Season 3
- Game Over
- Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures (selected alien was Wildmutt)
- Under Wraps
- Monster Weather
- The Unnaturals
- The Visitor
- Season 4
- Movies
- Shorts
- Hijacked
- Destroy All Aliens (non-canon)
- Road Trip Rumble
- Kevin
- Season 2
- Gwen
- Season 2
- Gwen 10 (non-canon)
- Ben 10,000
- Season 3
- Ben 10,000 (x3)
- Season 4
- Ken 10 (x4)
- 16-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- Video Games (first reappearance by 16-year-old Ben)
- Escape from Aggregor
- Hero Time
- Season 2
- Map of Infinity
- Reflected Glory
- Where the Magic Happens
- The Forge of Creation (selected alien was Big Chill)
- Season 3
- Girl Trouble
- Ben 10,000 Returns
- Basic Training (x2)
- Moonstruck
- Inspector #13 (selected alien was Rath)
- Couples Retreat
- Night of the Living Nightmare (dream)
- The Beginning of the End
- Specials
- 10-year-old Ben
- Season 2
- The Forge of Creation (first reappearance by 10-year-old Ben; selected alien was Upgrade)
- Flashback
- Specials
- Alpha
- Specials
- 11-year-old Ben
- Season 1
- The More Things Change: Part 1 (first reappearance by 11-year-old Ben)
- Trouble Helix (selected alien was Diamondhead)
- Of Predators and Prey: Part 1
- 16-year-old Ben
- Season 2
- Many Happy Returns (first reappearance by 16-year-old Ben)
- Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's
- Season 3
- T.G.I.S. (photo)
- The Frogs of War: Part 1
- Season 4
- The Ultimate Heist (x2)
- O Mother, Where Art Thou?
- Return to Forever (cameo)
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Catfight (unintended transformation; x3)
- Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51
- Universe vs. Tennyson
- Season 7
- Rook Tales (cameo)
- Season 8
- Skurd
- Season 8
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Ole!
- Nemesis
- Greasy Lightning
- Alien Data Files: Four Arms
- Eggs with Legs
- Pleasant Dreams
- Charmed to Beat You
- The Once and Future Ben (cameo)
- Plumbers' Kids
- The Monster at the End of this Book
- Paper Scissors Stone
- Ben 10: Omniverse
- Cartoon Network: Super Secret Crisis War! (Issue 4, Issue 5)
- Tim 10
- Others
Video Games
Ben 10
Four Arms is a playable alien in the game.
Ben 10: Protector of Earth
Four Arms is one of the first aliens available. He also has unlockable Dark Heroes and DNA Force skin. His special attack (which involves throwing a rock at his opponent) is the most powerful out of all the other playable characters in the game.
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
Four Arms is an exclusive character for the PS3 version of the game, similar to how Rath is an exclusive for the Xbox 360. Both have super strength as their main power. Four Arms can be unlocked by either completing the game or by entering the cheat code, "classic".
Since he is treated as an exclusive alien to a certain console, Four Arms is not required to be used at all in order to complete the game.
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Four Arms is a playable racer in the game.
Ben 10: Omniverse
Four Arms is a playable alien in the game (by both 11-year-old and 16-year-old Ben).
Ben 10: Omniverse 2
Four Arms is a playable alien in the game.
Punch Time Explosion XL
Four Arms is the "Punch Time Explosion" attack and "Synergy Attacks" for Young Ben.
Project Exonaut
Four Arms is a playable Exosuit of the Atlas Brigade on Project Exonaut. His Weapon Mod increases the speed of the Ballista. Four Arms is available for purchase at level 30 for 2000 coins.
FusionFall
The Four Arms Nano is a miniature version of Four Arms that supports the player in FusionFall.
Powers and Abilities
- Seeing Red
- Four Hand Grab
- Over Power
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | 2 herë 2 | From 2 herë 2, 2 times 2 |
| Arabic | فور ارمز | From ارمز, arms, and فور, four |
| Bulgarian | Четириръкия | From четириръкия, four-armed |
| Chinese | 四手霸王 | From 四手 (Sì Shǒu), four arms, and 霸王 (Bà Wáng), overlord |
| Croatian | Rukati | The one with many arms |
| Dutch | Quatre-Bras | From quatre, four, and bras, arm |
| Filipino | Apat Na Braso | From apat, four and braso arm |
| French | Quad | From the Latin prefix quad, four |
| German | Die Krake | From krake, squid |
| Greek | Τέσσερα Χέρια | From tέσσερα, four, and xέρια, arms |
| Hebrew | ארבע זרועות | From ארבע, four, and זרועות, arms |
| Hungarian | Csupakar | From csupa, many, and kar, arm |
| Indonesian | Lengan Empat | From lengan, arm, and empat, four |
| Italian | 2 x 2 | From due per due, two times two |
| Japanese | フォーアームズ | From フォーアー (fōā), four and ムズ (muzu), arms |
| Korean | 슈퍼파워 | From 슈퍼파워, superpower |
| Polish | Czteroręki | From cztery, four, and ręce, hands |
| Portuguese (Br) | Quatro Braços | From quatro, four, and braços, arms |
| Romanian | Patru Braţe | From patru, four, and braţe, arms |
| Russian | Силач/Четырёхрукий | From силач, strong man From четырёхрукий, four-armed |
| Serbian | Четвороруки (Četvororuki) | From четири (četiri), four, and руке (ruke), arms |
| Spanish (HA) | Cuatrobrazos Cuatro Brazos |
From cuatro, four, and brazos, arms |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuatrobrazos | From cuatro, four, and brazos, arms |
| Swedish | Fyr-Arm | From fyra, four, and arm, arms |
| Turkish | Dört Kol | From dört, four, and kol, arm |
Trivia
- Four Arms was first envisioned as a superhero named StrongGuy. Dave Johnson designed Four Arms for the Original Series, which became the first design to get greenlit on the show.[DJ 1]
- Four Arms is Dave's favorite alien because he was the first one to get approved for the Original Series.[DJ 3]
- Four Arms resembles Machamp from the Pokémon franchise, Mehrunes Dagon from the Elder Scrolls franchise, and both Goro and Kintaro from the Mortal Kombat franchise, the latter of which is more noticeable able with his appearance in Ultimate Alien.
- Despite that, Dave noted that he did not take inspiration from pre-existing characters when drawing Four Arms.[DJ 2]
- Four Arms is the first alien used by 11-year-old Ben in Omniverse.
- Four Arms needs twice as much deodorant as a human.[AC 1]
- Four Arms was initially planned to be one of the playable aliens in the Game Creator, but was soon removed from the game entirely when Alien Force aired.
- Four Arms is one of Ken's favorite aliens.[22]
- In the pre-production stage of Omniverse, Four Arms originally had a pair of jutting incisors, a different outfit equipped with shoulder pads and the Omnitrix symbol on his chest, as seen in Derrick J. Wyatt's roughs.[DJW 1] Someone else made the final model based on them.[DJW 2]
- In Goodbye and Good Riddance, a kid at Ben's school called Four Arms "Quad Hands" until Ben corrected him, similar to how Jimmy thought Jetray's name was "Jeffrey" until he was corrected by Ben in Fame.
- 11-year-old Four Arms is replaced with Gutrot in the opening intro of Omniverse's Arc 5. In the same intro, 11-year-old Four Arms is also replaced with 11-year-old Blitzwolfer, specifically in the part where the former originally appeared alongside the 11-year-old versions of Eye Guy, Grey Matter, and Snare-oh.
- Four Arms' transformation sequence was the first one to be designed.[AC 1]
- Richard McGonagle considers Four Arms to be his toughest cartoon role, stating that he sounds like he had just gargled glass.[AC 2]
- Nolan North auditioned to voice Four Arms in the Original Series, but lost the role to Richard.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's
- ↑ Some end credits of the Original Series, Ultimate Alien, and Omniverse
- ↑ Azmuth's Father
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
- ↑ The Unnaturals
- ↑ The Forge of Creation
- ↑ Rook Blonko
- ↑ Many Happy Returns
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Game Over
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Monster Weather
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Alliance
- ↑ Washington B.C.
- ↑ The Galactic Enforcers
- ↑ Ghostfreaked Out
- ↑ The Visitor
- ↑ Trouble Helix
- ↑ Framed
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Side Effects
- ↑ Kevin 11
- ↑ Moonstruck
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Ken 10
- ↑ Ready to Rumble
Merchandise
- ↑ File:Four Arms Bandai Card.png
- ↑ Azmuth and Galactic Enforcers Ben DVD; file
Crew Statements
Dwayne McDuffie
Dave Johnson
Derrick J. Wyatt
Pop-ups
Audio Commentary
See Also
- Stink Arms (fusion of Stinkfly and Four Arms)
- Fourmungousaur (fusion of Four Arms and Humungousaur)
