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Jetray (alternatively spelled as Jet Ray)[3] is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Aerophibian[4][5] from the planet Aeropela.[merch 1]
Appearance[]
Jetray is a red, humanoid manta ray-like alien with green eyes, black outlines on his face, yellow horns extending from his nose, gills underneath his arms, yellow patagia which he uses to fly and glide through water, and two black lightning bolt-like stripes coming down from his shoulders to the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In Video Games, Jetray wore a blue motion capture suit.
In Heroes United, the black stripes on Jetray's body are straight rather than lightning-bolted.
Powers and Abilities[]
Jetray can fire green neuroshock blasts capable of shutting down an organic being's nervous system from his eyes and tail. These blasts are strong enough to blow a hole in a car's engine block,[merch 1] knock down a Pyronite[6] and an Amperi,[7] and even cause great discomfort to a Vaxasaurian[8] and destroy a Sonorosian with just one shot.[9]
Jetray's neuroshock blasts are capable of starting fires with flammable objects, as demonstrated by Swift.[10]
Jetray is Ben's fastest flier; he can fly at speeds several times the speed of sound.[merch 1] He can maneuver through the air with little to no flapping and extreme precision, unmatched by anything on Earth;[merch 2] as well as being able to accelerate to great speeds with ease. Jetray is also fast enough to create sonic booms[11] and enter hyperspace.[12][note 1] Though, on the ground, Jetray is slower than XLR8.[DM 1]
Jetray has enhanced strength, which was demonstrated by Ultimate Ben using Jetray's powers, where he was strong enough to catch a fast-moving Rust Bucket 3 in midair and ground it before it fell into a cliff.[13]
Jetray is durable enough to withstand multiple blows from Vilgax and gunfire from a fighter jet.[1] Jetray is also immune to radiation, as he could withstand a Prypiatosian-B's radioactive blasts.[5] Additionally, Jetray is also immune to fire and intense heat, such as fire generated by a Pyronite and Vilgax's sword.[6][14]
Jetray can safely fly through the Earth's atmosphere and into space, and travel on an interstellar level.[15][12] Jetray can also breathe and swim fast underwater.[16][17][18]
Jetray is immune to electricity, as demonstrated by Swift.[7] However, Jetray and Swift have been shown to be potentially hurt by the force of electric attacks.[18][10]
Jetray's tail is prehensile, as shown when Jetray carried Gwen while flying up in the air.[19]
In addition to his tail, Jetray's feet are also prehensile, as he was able to carry a Vaxasaurian in the air with his feet without being tired or weighed down.[8]
Weaknesses[]
Jetray's neuroshock blasts are useless against certain mechanical-like species like Talpaedans[20] and robots like Computron's minions.[21]
Jetray's neuroshock blasts can hurt himself, as seen when they struck him after being deflected by the Stalker.[22]
Jetray is vulnerable to strong winds.[23]
Jetray can become drowsy if he is hit by quills of a member of Argit's species, as demonstrated by Swift.[10]
Jetray cannot fly in Legerdomain due to its sky being unparalleled to Earth's.[24][25]
Jetray can be ensnared by an Arachnichimp's webs.[8]
Jetray can be trapped within a plasma ball by a member of Ball Weevil's species, which was demonstrated by Swift.[7]
History[]
Alien Force[]
- Jetray first appeared in Everybody Talks About the Weather, where he defeated Alan and discovered some suspicious-looking crop circles while fighting with the latter in the air.
- In All That Glitters, Jetray was defeated by Michael Morningstar.
- In Pier Pressure, Jetray pursued Julie who had been taken captive by Ship. After finding them, Jetray revealed his secret to Julie.
- In Max Out, Jetray battled some DNAliens and destroyed some of their trucks.
- In What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Jetray was defeated by Verdona.
- In Paradox, Jetray fought the Trans-Dimensional Monster.
- In Darkstar Rising, Jetray briefly battled Darkstar before turning into Humungousaur.
- In Good Copy, Bad Copy, Jetray appeared thrice. Firstly, Negative Jetray flew away from a Forever Knight castle. Later, Negative Jetray battled Humungousaur. Lastly, Ben as Jetray fought Negative Echo Echo but was trapped by Negative Spidermonkey, forcing Jetray to switch into Chromastone.
- In Save the Last Dance, Jetray briefly appeared before the Omnitrix forcibly changed him straight into Big Chill.
- In Birds of a Feather, Jetray saved Lu from falling to his death.
- In Pet Project, Jetray flew to where Gwen, Kevin, and Julie were.
- In Inside Man, Jetray battled some DNAliens to get the Oscillator Key, but was unable to destroy it when he decided to rescue Tyler instead.
- In War of the Worlds: Part 1, Jetray battled an army of DNAliens before switching into Swampfire.
- In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1, Jetray flew to help Gwen and Kevin fight Ssserpent before switching into Cannonbolt.
- In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Jetray was defeated by Vilgax, so he switched into Big Chill.
- In Inferno, Jetray destroyed a bomb and escaped the explosion.
- In Don't Fear the Repo, Jetray battled the Vreedle Brothers before trying to transform into Humungousaur but transformed into Echo Echo instead.
- In Simple, Jetray flew down to confront the red troops
- In Singlehanded, Jetray escaped some Vulpimancers in the Null Void and went to look for Max's old lair.
- In If All Else Fails, Jetray hyperspace-traveled to Augstaka (off-screen) to bring Reinrassig III to Earth. Later, Jetray flew towards the Highbreed Tree Monster to get inside of it.
- In Trade-Off!, Jetray flew with Gwen on a mission to stop the Forever Knights.
- In The Secret of Chromastone, Jetray fought Vilgax until he reverted.
- In The Final Battle: Part 1, Jetray destroyed some asteroids, but failed to destroy a giant one, forcing him to retreat to Ship. Later, Jetray flew to Albedo's lair.
- In The Final Battle: Part 2, Jetray escaped from Vilgax and the explosion caused by the Chimeran Hammer.
Ultimate Alien[]
- In Fame, Jetray was seen on TV. Later, Jetray battled some Air Force planes before saving one of the pilots.
- In Video Games, Jetray was scanned by Oliver Thompson for the Stalker. Later, Jetray saved a family in a minivan from the Stalker before being defeated by it.
- In Too Hot to Handle, Jetray saved Gwen and fought P'andor before switching into Water Hazard.
- In Andreas' Fault, Jetray entered a Forever Knight castle, where he encountered Argit and Andreas and scanned the latter's DNA.
- In Fused, Jetray defeated Ra'ad.
- In Hero Time, Jetray failed to defeat Computron's minions, so he switched into Armodrillo.
- In Where the Magic Happens, Jetray tried to fight some Rock Monsters in Legerdomain, but was unable to fly, so he switched into Cannonbolt instead.
- In The Enemy of My Enemy, Jetray battled Ultimate Kevin on the Rust Bucket 3.
- In Eye of the Beholder, Jetray went into hyperspace to meet up with Gwen, Kevin, Julie, and Ship.
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Jetray destroyed the Hands of Armageddon, which resulted in Eon's defeat.
- In It's Not Easy Being Gwen, Jetray went to Gwen's house to get Kevin so the latter could help him fight the Mutant Frog.
- In The Perfect Girlfriend, Jetray went to fight Ssserpent only to find his shedded skin instead.
- In The Mother of All Vreedles, Jetray flew to the Rust Bucket 3 to meet with Gwen and Kevin.
- In Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, Jetray appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
- In Inspector #13, the Ultimatrix turned Kevin into Jetray.
- In The Eggman Cometh, Jetray flew around with the evolution ray on his chest, evolving all of the pterodactyls into normal chickens and unknowingly evolving the Bellwood Sheriff's intelligence to superhuman levels.
- In Couples Retreat, Jetray was defeated by Darkstar twice.
Ultimate Alien Future[]
- In Ben 10,000 Returns, Ultimate Ben used a combination of Jetray's flight and strength to stop the Rust Bucket 3 from crash-landing.
Books[]
- In The New Order, Jetray, along with Gwen and Kevin, flew to the Forever Knights' castle. Then, he avoided few shots created by Laser Lance before switching to Humungousaur.
- In Double Trouble, both Ben and Albedo used Jetray to chase one another.
- In Backcountry Battleground, Jetray, with Gwen and Kevin, flew from the explosion caused by the DNAliens' bomb.
- In Flag, Jetray flew after the crashing ship.
- In Black Knight's Flight, Jetray flew away after defeating Enoch.
- In Hero Times Two, Jetray tried to chase The Pack alongside Rex.
Appearances[]
- Ben
- Season 1
- Everybody Talks About the Weather (first appearance)
- All That Glitters
- Pier Pressure
- Max Out
- What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- Paradox
- Darkstar Rising (cameo)
- Good Copy, Bad Copy
- Save the Last Dance (cameo)
- Birds of a Feather
- Pet Project
- Inside Man
- War of the Worlds: Part 1
- Season 2
- Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1
- Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 (off-screen activation)
- Inferno (intended alien was Humungousaur)
- Don't Fear the Repo (off-screen activation)
- Simple
- Singlehanded
- If All Else Fails (x2; cameos)
- Trade-Off! (cameo)
- The Secret of Chromastone
- The Final Battle: Part 1 (x2; second time was an off-screen activation and a cameo)
- The Final Battle: Part 2
- Albedo
- Season 1
- Good Copy, Bad Copy (x2; first time was an off-screen activation)
- Ben
- Season 1
- Fame (first reappearance; x2; first time was on TV and a cameo)
- Video Games (x2)
- Too Hot to Handle
- Andreas' Fault
- Fused
- Hero Time
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Eye of the Beholder
- The Big Story (photo)
- Ben 10,000 Returns
- It's Not Easy Being Gwen (off-screen activation; cameo)
- The Perfect Girlfriend
- The Mother of All Vreedles
- The Eggman Cometh (off-screen activation)
- Couples Retreat (x2; off-screen activations)
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 (photo)
- Ultimate Ben
- Season 3
- Kevin
- Season 3
- Flashback
- Specials
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Alien Force
- Ben
- Albedo
- Ultimate Alien
- Chapter Books
- Alien Force
- War of the Worlds
- The Dark of Knight (off-page activation)
- Ultimate Alien
- Short Books
- Alien Force
- Alien Force
- Alien Force
- Ultimate Alien
Video Games[]
Jetray in Vilgax Attacks
Ben 10: Alien Force[]
Jetray is a playable alien in the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable versions of the game.
Jetray is initially unavailable but is unlocked at the beginning of the Bombs Away! level.
Jetray is able to use his sonic dash to quickly cross long gaps. He can also dive underwater and move freely, something that the rest of Ben's aliens and Ben himself are unable to do.
Jetray is used at the end of the A Few Bad Eggs level to escape the collapsing facility underneath Parkville.
Jetray is vital for progression on the A Few Bad Eggs, Rural Rumble, Running on Autopilot, and A Change in the Weather levels of the game.
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks[]
Jetray 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, Jetray was temporarily locked until Ben's arrival in the Null Void.
Jetray is able to glide and ride on wind currents to temporarily increase his altitude like Big Chill. However, he can do so for considerably longer distances and with greater speed than Big Chill.
Tri Shot is an unlockable combo move for Jetray.
Jetray is vital for progression on the Null Void level of the game.
Nintendo DS Version[]
Jetray and Murk Upchuck are reunlocked upon Ben's arrival in the Null Void.
Jetray is able to use his sonic dash to quickly cross long gaps in the Null Void.
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex[]
Jetray is a playable alien in the game.
Due to the Omnitrix shorting out after Ben fiddled with it, Jetray was temporarily locked until the beginning of Level 9.
Jetray is able to double jump and use his sonic dash to quickly cross long gaps.
Jetray is the last alien used in the game, in order to escape the collapsing catacombs after the battle with Hex.
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Турбоскат | From турбо/turbo, turbo and скат/skat, ray |
| Chinese | 魟人 | From 魟 (Hóng), ray, and 人 (Rén), man |
| Croatian | Jetrey/Џетреј | From џет, jet, and реј, ray |
| Dutch | Jetstraal | From jet and straal, ray |
| French | Super-Jet | From super and jet |
| German | Turbomanta | From Turbo and Mantarochen, Manta ray |
| Greek | Τζέτρευ | Translated from English to Greek |
| Hungarian | Sugárrája | From sugár, ray/beam and rája, ray/skate |
| Italian | Pinnajet | From pinna, fin and jet |
| Norwegian | Jetstråle | From јet and ståle, beam |
| Polish | Jetray | From the original English name |
| Portuguese (Br) | Arraia-a-Jato | From arraia, ray; the "-a-Jato" is like "jet-powered" |
| Portuguese (Eu) | Raio-a-Jato | From raio, ray; the "-a-Jato" is like "jet-powered" |
| Romanian | Jetray | From the original English name |
| Russian | Лучистый/Luchistyĭ Молния |
From лучистый/luchistyĭ, radiant From молния/molniya, lightning |
| Serbian | Jetrey/Џетреј | From џет, jet, and реј, ray |
| Spanish (HA) | Jetray | From the original English name; pronounced /'jɪtreɪ/ (normally) or /'jɛtreɪ/ (The Eggman Cometh) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Turbo-Raya | From turbo and raya, ray |
| Swedish | Rockan | From rockan, the ray |
| Turkish | Yüzen Kanat | From yüzen, floating and from kanat, wing |
Etymology[]
Jetray's name is a portmanteau of a "jet", a fast aircraft vehicle, referencing his enhanced speed, and "manta ray", the creature his appearance is based on. Additionally, he can fire neuroshock rays, adding to the "ray" part of his name.
Trivia[]
- Jetray's voice was somewhat high-pitched until Paradox, where it became deeper.
- Jetray is the final alien used on-screen in Alien Force.
- Jimmy thought Jetray's name was "Jeffrey" until Ben corrected him,[1] similar to how a kid at Ben's school called Four Arms "Quad Hands" until he was corrected by Ben in Goodbye and Good Riddance.
- The nickname originated from the crew joking around.[DJW 3]
- Jetray is the only regular alien featured in both Alien Force and Ultimate Alien to not be used in Omniverse. However, he was mentioned in Tummy Trouble, Weapon XI: Part 1, and The Color of Monkey, and photos of him appeared in Jimmy's room in Return to Forever.
- Had Jetray physically appeared in Omniverse, Derrick J. Wyatt would have chosen Dee Bradley Baker to reprise his role.[DJW 4]
- Dwayne McDuffie wrote an underwater battle scene for Jetray, but it was eventually scrapped.[DM 2]
- Jetray had concept art drawn by Eric Canete,[EC 1] whereas his final design was created by Glenn Wong, with color styling by Chris Hooten.[GW 1]
- It was initially rumored that Derrick decided to create Astrodactyl as Jetray's "replacement" in Omniverse. Derrick, however, denied these rumors, saying that the crew never intended or even wanted to replace any aliens.[DJW 5][DJW 6][DJW 7]
- The initial reason for Jetray's absence from Omniverse was because the crew were a little tired of him from Alien Force and Ultimate Alien.[DJW 8]
- Later on, Derrick stated that the real reason he was excluded from Omniverse was because he could not figure out how he wanted Jetray to look or how to put clothes on him.[DJW 9]
- Derrick eventually drew 15 and 16-year-old versions of Jetray in the Omniverse art style as part of a GoFundMe in 2020.[DJW 10] He talked with Glen Murakami for inspiration for his design.[DJW 11]
- Ben 23 does not have his own version of Jetray in his Omnitrix[DJW 12] but if he did, then the transformation's name would be Fish Kite.[DJW 13]
Notes[]
- ↑ According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Jetray's ability to jump into hyperspace was due to a mistake.[DJW 1][DJW 2] Matt Wayne also states that Jetray cannot travel near or at light speed. However, the exact limit has never been established.[MW 1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fame
- ↑ The Secret of Chromastone
- ↑ Some end credits of Alien Force and Ultimate Alien
- ↑ P'andor
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Too Hot to Handle
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Everybody Talks About the Weather
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Rooters of All Evil
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Good Copy, Bad Copy
- ↑ Absolute Power: Part 2
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Weapon XI: Part 1
- ↑ What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Eye of the Beholder
- ↑ Ben 10,000 Returns
- ↑ Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
- ↑ The Final Battle: Part 1
- ↑ Pier Pressure
- ↑ The Final Battle: Part 2
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Fused
- ↑ Trade-Off!
- ↑ Andreas' Fault
- ↑ Hero Time
- ↑ Video Games
- ↑ The Enemy of My Enemy
- ↑ Charmcaster
- ↑ Where the Magic Happens
Merchandise[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:Jetray Bandai Card.png
- ↑ Ben 10: Alien Force (Video Game) (DS version); file
Crew Statements[]
Dwayne McDuffie[]
Eric Canete[]
Glenn Wong[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ File:Jetray Hyperspace Mistake.png
- ↑ File:Jetray and Astrodactyl Cannot Jump Into Hyperspace.png
- ↑ File:Jeffrey and Aunt Vivian.PNG
- ↑ File:OV Jetray Voice.png
- ↑ File:Derrick Does Not Hate Jetray.PNG
- ↑ File:Astrodactyl Did Not Replace Jetray.PNG
- ↑ File:DJW No Intention of Replacing Aliens.png
- ↑ File:Jetray Exclusion From Omniverse Initial Reason.png
- ↑ File:Jetray creative hardships.png
- ↑ https://www.gofundme.com/f/derrick-j-wyatt-draws-ov-fasttrack--more
- ↑ File:Derrick consulted Glen Murakami for Jetray design.png
- ↑ File:Ben 23 Does Not Have Jetray.png
- ↑ File:Fish Kite Proof.png
