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Gravattack is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Galilean from the orbit of the planet Keplorr.[OV Brief 1]
Contents
Appearance
Ben as Gravattack
Being a silicon-based lifeform,[DJW 1] Gravattack is literally a living planet. He is a large, bulky, reddish-brown alien with rocky skin, a giant mouth with teeth that are also made of rocks,[DJW 2] and a molten lava planet core at the center of his body. His feet are tan with three toes, and he has three fingers and one thumb on each hand. He wears black shorts with green stripes, a green belt with white stripes and the Omnitrix symbol on his forehead.
Albedo as Negative Gravattack
Negative Gravattack is magenta and red-colored and his core, eyes, and Ultimatrix symbol are all red.
Bad Ben as Bad Gravattack
Bad Ben's Gravattack is violet colored, his core is purple, and his eyes and Omnitrix symbol are mint green.
Powers and Abilities
| “ | Gravity powers? Huh, nice! | ” |
– Gravattack impressed with his powers.[1] | ||
Gravattack can control gravity to manipulate the weight and motion of objects, allowing him to suspend and levitate targets in the air, send them flying back or forth, or slam them down to the ground with hand gestures. His control over gravity allows him to change its direction, allowing him to telekinetically send targets flying upwards or across the air as if they were falling.
Gravattack can place objects into an orbital track, causing them to fly in circles at various speeds. When using his powers, he emits an aura of hazy energy[note 1] which he can also form into walls, barriers and domes.
Gravattack can use the laws of general relativity to his advantage and can reduce the speed of objects (or in some cases, creatures) to nothing even if they were moving at the speed of light before.
Gravattack can make matter or energy orbit around him whenever he manipulates his own gravity in order to levitate and retracts his limbs, curling his body to a planetoid sphere.
Gravattack possesses enhanced strength, enough to punch a hole in the ground[5] and carry Max.[6]
Gravattack has enhanced durability, as seen when he endured physical attacks from Fistrick's armor.[1]
Because he is a living planetoid, Gravattack can survive in the vacuum of space.[6]
With enough practice, Gravattack can create a Quasar.[DR 1]
Weaknesses
If he takes large amounts of damage to his core, it can cause Gravattack immense pain. This will also make him to enter meltdown and explode, which can be dangerous enough to destroy the whole area he is in.[7]
Gravattack's large body makes it hard for him to move in small spaces.[8]
Sudden changes of mass can throw off Gravattack's orbit.[3]
Gravattack cannot stop someone from using energy-based attacks.[9]
If Gravattack manipulates the gravity of an opponent or object too much, he can accidentally create a black hole and will be unable to undo this despite his impressive ability to create it in the first place.[5] There is also a structural limit that Gravattack's target reaches long before the fusion starts.[MW 1]
Despite his enhanced durability, Gravattack can feel a lot of pain from a Talpaedan's drill.[3]
Like any other organic being, Gravattack is vulnerable to being erased from existence by a Chronosapien Time Bomb.[2]
History
Ultimate Alien
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Gravattack was unlocked by Ben 10,000.[note 2]
Omniverse
- Gravattack first appeared in A Jolt from the Past, where he defeated Fistrick and saved the Megawhatts with Rook's help.
- In Hot Stretch, Gravattack attempted to battle the Kraaho, but he reverted instantly.
- In Vilgax Must Croak, Gravattack defeated Attea, SixSix, SevenSeven, and EightEight.
- In While You Were Away, Gravattack defeated Sheriff Wat-Senn and Rook Shar.
- In Food Around the Corner, Gravattack helped negotiate a peace treaty between the Appoplexians and the Lewodans. However, the Hulex landed on him and they tried to destroy his core to make him explode. Fortunately, he was able to revert before this could happen.
- In For a Few Brains More, Gravattack was seen twice. Firstly, he broke out of the Proto-TRUK wreckage and fought Ultimate Albedo before being defeated by Negative Armodrillo. Afterwards, Negative Gravattack briefly appeared before going Ultimate.
- In The Rooters of All Evil, Gravattack defeated the Rooters.
- In Fight at the Museum, Gravattack used his powers to keep Exo-Skull stuck in the floor.
- In It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2, Gravattack argued with Dino-Mighty for not transforming him into Humungousaur before reverting the latter into Ben 23.
- In Let's Do the Time War Again, Gravattack chased and trapped the Time Beast, accidentally created a black hole in the process.
- In Malgax Attacks, Gravattack helped Max and Luhley escape from the Chimerian Hammer and traveled back to Galvan Prime with them.
- In A New Dawn, Gravattack appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Bad Ben's Timeline
- In And Then There Were None, Bad Gravattack tried to capture No Watch Ben before battling Astrodactyl and Build-A-Guy until he was wiped out by the Chronosapien Time Bomb.
- In And Then There Was Ben, Bad Gravattack was brought back to existence by No Watch Ben as Clockwork.
Appearances
- Ben
- Season 1
- A Jolt from the Past (first appearance; selected alien was Four Arms)
- Hot Stretch
- Season 3
- Vilgax Must Croak (intended alien was Rath)
- While You Were Away
- Season 4
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Albedo
- Season 4
- For a Few Brains More (cameo)
- Bad Ben
- Season 5
Video Games
Ben 10: Omniverse
Gravattack is a playable alien in the game (by 16-year-old Ben only). He is playable by 11-year-old Ben but only on DS and 3DS.
Ben 10: Omniverse 2
Gravattack is a playable alien in the game.
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Граватак | From the original English name |
| Chinese | 重力蟹霸 | From 重力 (Zhòng Lì), gravity and 蟹霸 (Xiè Bà), crab |
| Dutch | Gravitonn | From Gravitonn, his concept name |
| French | Gravattack | From the original English name |
| German | Gravitonner | From gravitation, gravity, and tonne, ton |
| Greek | Βαρυτής | From βαρυτής, baritone |
| Italian | Planetario | from planetario, planetary |
| Korean | 아머락 | From 아머, armor, and 락, rock |
| Norwegian | Gravangrep | |
| Polish | Gravattack | From the original English name |
| Romanian | Granit, Graviton | From granit, granite |
| Russian | Граваттак | From the original English name |
| Spanish (HA) | Gravattack | From the original English name |
| Turkish | Yerçekimi Saldırısı | From yerçekimi, gravity and saldırısı, attack |
Etymology
Gravattack's name comes from the combination of "gravity", his main power, and "attack", the way he mainly uses said power.
Trivia
- Gravattack's concept name was Graviton early on in production of Omniverse.[DJW 5][AC 1]
- Derrick J. Wyatt did not come up with Gravattack because the idea for the transformation had already started by the time he joined the crew.[DJW 6] His powers were created before his design and name were conceived.[DJW 7]
- It was Derrick's idea for Gravattack to convert into a planetoid form.[DJW 8]
- Like Way Big, Gravattack's size is portrayed inconsistently in many of his appearances. This is due to a problem with the size comparisons.[DJW 9]
- Like the rest of his species, Gravattack is considered to be wise and patient.[10][7]
- Gravattack was considered to appear in the reboot but did not make the cut because he is too powerful for the Earthbound villains on the show to fight.[DR 2]
- Gravattack's voice started out on a deep note, but it eventually raised in pitch until it almost matched David Kaye's portrayal of Optimus Prime from Transformers: Animated.
Notes
- ↑ Gravattack's gravity aura was originally colored purple before being changed to green beginning in Vilgax Must Croak. Meanwhile, alternate versions of Gravattack are shown generating gravity auras in different colors. For example, Bad Ben's Gravattack generates a dark blue aura[2] while both Negative Gravattack[3] and 17-year-old Mutant Kevin[4] generate red auras.
- ↑ Albedo can only transform into aliens that Ben had unlocked prior to Double or Nothing and is unable to add any more aliens to the Ultimatrix.[DJW 3][DJW 4] Therefore, it is implied that Gravattack was one of the several aliens that Ben 10,000 unlocked for Ben Prime in Ben 10,000 Returns. This is further supported by Albedo being able to transform into Negative Gravattack.[3]
References
Crew Statements
Omniverse Series Master Brief
Matt Wayne
Derrick J. Wyatt
- ↑ File:Gravattack Silicon Proof.png
- ↑ File:DJW Interview 2.png
- ↑ File:Albedo Cannot Add More Aliens.png
- ↑ File:Feedback's DNA Not in Alteration Field.PNG
- ↑ File:Graviton Proof.PNG
- ↑ File:Derrick Came Up With Whampire.png
- ↑ File:Gravattack Production.PNG
- ↑ File:Derrick's Contributions to OV Aliens.png
- ↑ File:Gravattack Size Comps Problem.PNG
Duncan Rouleau
Audio Commentary
See Also
- Gravadactyl (fusion of Gravattack and Astrodactyl)
