Omnitrix

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Omnitrix
General Information
Creator	Azmuth
User	Ben Tennyson (formerly) Azmuth (temporarily) Vilgax (temporarily) Ben Tennyson (alternate) Ben Tennyson (alternate) Ben 10,000 (alternate; formerly)
Type	Level 20 DNA Alterer Extinct Species Reviver
Status	Destroyed
Alternate Counterparts	Original Series Future Omnitrix Ken's Replica Albedo's Replica Hero Watch Gweniverse Omnitrix Nemetrix Zombitrix
Details
Predecessor	Unitrix
Successor	Ultimatrix
First Appearance	And Then There Were 10
Voice Actor	Yuri Lowenthal
Gallery

“	I didn't create a weapon, all of you did! I created the ultimate device for understanding all the beings of the universe.	”
– Azmuth explaining the purpose of the Omnitrix.

The Omnimatrix, better known as the Omnitrix, was a watch-like device that attached to Ben Tennyson's wrist at the beginning of the series and is the device that the franchise revolves around. The device is a portable library of intergalactic genetic data that allowed the wielder to alter their DNA at will and rapidly transform into a variety of different alien species, each with their own unique abilities.

The Omnitrix was destroyed in The Final Battle: Part 2 by Ben and replaced with the Ultimatrix.

Appearance

Pre-Reconfiguration

In its first form that Ben encountered, the Omnitrix looked like a large wristwatch with a wide band, primarily black and grey in color. It had a dark grey faceplate in the middle (like a watch dial) that had a green hourglass shape (the symbol of universal peace/Galvan Tech) on it. The faceplate was part of a cylindrical tower; when Ben selected his aliens, the tower would pop up from the base of the Omnitrix, and the hourglass would invert into a diamond and show the aliens' silhouettes. The band had an activation button on the side facing the user if on their left hand. The ring of the faceplate had four symmetrical lights that would glow with the hourglass symbol. Finally, the band had two rings of white tubing, that would glow green under special circumstances.

In Destroy All Aliens and Omniverse flashbacks, the Omnitrix looks the same as in the Original Series, but with two buttons instead of one.

Post-Reconfiguration

After its reconfiguration, the Omnitrix resembled a slimmer and sleeker watch-like shape, now with a green wristband, and the face of the dial becoming black and green. The inside of the hourglass symbol glowed in different colors during certain moments; these colors signify the mode that the Omnitrix was presently in. When Ben is selecting his aliens it shows the alien's hologram standing on the core rather than the alien's silhouette.

In Alien Swarm, the Omnitrix looks mostly the same as in Alien Force except it is a darker shade of green.

Alternate Timelines

In Race Against Time Timeline the Omnitrix looks exactly same as in the Original Series, but the tubes are grey. When the core pops up, it glows green.

In Time Heals Timeline, the Omnitrix looks exactly same.

The Omnitrix without the faceplate in Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray

The Omnitrix in Game Over

The Omnitrix in Race Against Time

The Omnitrix before reconfiguration in Alien Force

The Omnitrix before reconfiguration in Ultimate Alien

The Omnitrix in Destroy All Aliens

The Omnitrix fused with Mechamorph Armor in Destroy All Aliens

The Omnitrix in Omniverse flashbacks

The interior of the Omnitrix in the Original Series

The interior of the Omnitrix in Race Against Time

The interior of the Omnitrix in Destroy All Aliens

The interior of the Omnitrix in Alien Force

The reconfigured Omnitrix in Alien Swarm

The reconfigured Omnitrix after self-destruct in The Final Battle: Part 2

Purpose

The Omnitrix was created by Azmuth as a tool of peace in an act of repentance following the destruction caused by his previous creation, Ascalon, a weapon of terrible power.

To the rest of the universe, the Omnitrix had a two-fold purpose. One was to promote inter-species understanding by allowing other beings to experience different ways of life. The other was to function as a repository for the DNA of over a million different species that Azmuth thought were intelligent. The samples were scanned, and when necessary, repaired. This collection of DNA was then preserved in the event that any of species catalogued should ever be rendered extinct, allowing the Omnitrix to restore them to life.

Unbeknownst to everyone else, Azmuth had a third reason for creating the Omnitrix. He hoped that his estranged lover Zennith, who had left him as he created Ascalon, would learn of his change and come back to him.

Known Users

User	Put On	Removal
Ben Tennyson	In And Then There Were 10, Ben found the Omnitrix and it put itself on his wrist.	In Back With a Vengeance, the Omnitrix was removed by Kevin Levin with a device.
	In Back With a Vengeance, Gwen gave Ben the Omnitrix and he put it back on.	In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens the Omnitrix was removed when Ben, Gwen, and Tetrax went inside it.
	In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Ben gets the Omnitrix back, when he got out of it.	After the Omniverse flashbacks, Ben removed the Omnitrix off-screen.
	In Ben 10 Returns: Part 1, Ben put the Omnitrix back on.	In Primus, the Omnitrix removed itself.
	In Primus, Ben took the Omnitrix from Vilgax and put it back on.	In The Final Battle: Part 1, Humungousaur removed the Omnitrix.
Gwen Tennyson	In the non-canon Gwen 10, Gwen found and put on the Omnitrix.	In Gwen 10, the Omnitrix came off when Gwen was hit by an electric bolt.
Max Tennyson	In the non-canon Gwen 10, the Omnitrix put itself on Max.
Azmuth	In Primus, Azmuth put on the Omnitrix.	In Primus, the Omnitrix was removed by Vilgax.
Vilgax	In Primus, Vilgax put on the Omnitrix.	In Primus, the Omnitrix was removed by Ben.
	In The Final Battle: Part 1, Vilgax put on the Omnitrix.	In The Final Battle: Part 2, Ben activated the self-destruct mode for 30 seconds and then the Omnitrix was destroyed.

Modes

• Active
• Recharge
• Collect/Capture
• Self-Destruct
• Reconfiguration

Active Mode (Prototype)

“	Sorry, Grandpa... But at least I figured out how to make it work. All you do is press this button. Then, when the ring pops up, just twist it until you see the guy you wanna be. Slam it down, and bammo! You're one of ten super-cool alien dudes!	”
– Ben, explaining how the Omnitrix works.

Active Mode is the Omnitrix's default mode when idle. It is where the user can select the transformation they want to become; initiate the process of transforming; and stay in said transformation. The actual usage time is 10 minutes at a time. However, different factors and actions performed by the user can severely diminish the available usage time: most commonly if the user, while transformed, changes to another form. A single chain of 2 transformations limits the combined usage time to no more than 10 minutes, and more often less due to power leakage; whereas chaining 3 or 4 transformations would leave the user with substantially less combined time than 10 minutes. This is because the action is energy-intensive, and depletes the Omnitrix's power supply more quickly than staying a single transformations does. Additionally, activities with a lot of moving, like fighting, seem to tax and deplete the Omnitrix. However, if regular transformations are tampered with, the user can't always turn back.^{[citation needed]}

Active Mode (Reconfigured)

Recharge Mode (Prototype)

When the Omnitrix's usage time is fully depleted (i.e. "times out"), it goes into Recharge Mode: firstly warning of the timing out; then detransforming the user and locking all functions of Active Mode while the Omnitrix recharges. It takes around 5 minutes to recharge, though it may take more time if tampered with.^{[citation needed]} Recharge Mode's main purpose is to prevent the alien DNA from attaching permanently to its host.

The Omnitrix is powered by a special self-renewable power supply that will long outlive Ben.^{[citation needed]}

The Omnitrix is capable of detecting when its host is in any sort of life-threatening distress. Specifically, it can instantly recharge to protect the user from a direct physical threat. This was shown when Ben was stuck to a wall about to be killed by Kevin 11 and when Zs'Skayr tried to possess Ben. Both times, despite just timing out within a minute earlier, the Omnitrix recharges instantly when the user's life is put in direct threat. This feature was switched off after the reconfiguration.^{[citation needed]}

If the user is knocked out or hurt enough, the Omnitrix will revert them to their normal form.

Recharge Mode (Reconfigured)

The reconfigured Omnitrix times out with no warning due to the warning being switched off when the Omnitrix reconfigured. When the Omnitrix was repairing the DNAliens' to make them human again, the Omnitrix went into Recharge Mode after a while.

After the Omnitrix had reset, the time out warning feature was turned back on. When recharging the hourglass flashes either red instead of remaining a solid red, as it had when the Omnitrix was in its original form. The Omnitrix can alternatively flash green, rather than red, when signalling a time out.

Collect Mode (Prototype)

“	When you're close, set the Omnitrix to Capture Mode, and then it'll do the rest. The yellow setting!	”
– Azmuth and Gwen.

When a new DNA sample has been unlocked from the Codon Stream, or when the Omnitrix captures new DNA not present in the Codon Stream, Collect Mode is activated. It can also reclaim lost or removed alien DNA that was in the Codon Stream.

It scans to match the species, then moves the identified species to the active playlist. If it's seen the species before, it does it passively, without Ben actively scanning.

Collect Mode (Reconfigured)

Unlike in the Original Series, the Omnitrix in Alien Force would not scan by touch (due to its reconfiguration).

The Omnitrix could scan Kevin's mutations, but it was programmed not to.

Self-Destruct Mode (Prototype)

“	Azmuth is a hopeless paranoid. He built in the self-destruct as a last resort to keep his most prized creation out of the wrong hands, but he never thought anyone would be foolish enough to set it off.	”
– Myaxx.

In Self-Destruct Mode, the Omnitrix charges energy while counting down until it explodes. S.D.M. functions as a last resort should the Omnitrix fall into the wrong hands. It can be activated by Voice Command.

When in S.D.M. for a few days, the Omnitrix can charge enough energy to cause an energy ripple that will destroy the entire universe. While in S.D.M., the Omnitrix can send out energy bursts capable of throwing the user through the air.

When the S.D.M. is activated, the Omnitrix sends out a signal that any ship can pick up (unless it was activated by Voice Command), such as when Vilgax picked it up with a stolen ship and Tetrax picked up the signal, likely as a distress signal.

Self-Destruct Mode (Reconfigured)

The S.D.M was used and successfully triggered in an attempt to force Vilgax to give it to Ben, although he refused. It only destroyed itself, and not the universe, because it was charged for only 30 seconds (as opposed to a few days).

Reconfiguration

The Omnitrix begins to reconfigure while selecting a set of new aliens.

When Ben put the Omnitrix back on his arm after a couple of years, the Omnitrix took a new sample of Ben's DNA, adjusted itself to his current biochemistry and physically reconfigured itself to what it guessed were his needs.

The Omnitrix would transform (reconfigure) itself as Ben gets older, giving him more control and access to more aliens.

The Omnitrix makes a beep-like noise, the hourglass turns blue, then it changes to a glowing black and green and morphs into its new shape.

The Omnitrix has hundreds of different forms (this is to fit different users).

The Omnitrix gives its wielder a new set of aliens depending on whether it is a hard or soft reset.

When hacking the Omnitrix, Kevin accidentally and briefly reverted the Omnitrix to its original appearance before changing it back. Azmuth could also program it to reconfigure remotely.

Features

General

• Bio-Energy Feedback/Omnitrix Syncing
• DNA Repair/Xenocite Extraction
• DNA Repair/DNAlien Reversion
• Ectonurite Possession Protection
• Corrodium Protection
• Mutant Ray Protection
• Instant Recharge/Self-Activation
• Master Control
• Show Aliens Unlocked
• Size Alteration
• Teleport
• Communicator
• GPS
• Guide to Xenon
• Xenon Revealing Ray
• Scanning
• Manual Time Out
• Species Creation
• DNA Alter
• Meld with the user's skin (Pre-Reconfiguration)
• Syncronization
• Detach from the Wrist/Levitation
• Energy Feedback Pulse
• Energy Displacement
• Quick Change
• Rippling Pulse Scan Redirection

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• The Omnitrix mainly allowed for the user to transform into a numerous variety of alien life-forms, each with their own unique powers and abilities (along with their weaknesses) and in a selection of alien DNA that is in groups of 10.
• The Omnitrix acted as a wireless receiver for the Codon Stream.
  • By accessing the Codon Stream in a faster-than-light manner, the Omnitrix used special Omni-Energy to merge or bind its wearer's DNA with the alien DNA samples it held to create transformations injecting into the user's blood.
  • Ben's DNA was stored in the Omnitrix itself instead of the Codon Stream.
• In order for the user to change the size, the matter was created from energy or reconstituted to energy as needed.^{[citation needed]}
• The Omnitrix had a quick change feature.
  • The user could change back by turning the second ring on the dial to the 3 o'clock position. When Ben appeared to be changing mentally, it was just a coincidence. He was out of time and changing anyway.
  • Manually touching the Omnitrix symbol not only allows the user to immediately transform back to normal but can also be used to change forms while already transformed.
• The Omnitrix could alter its size to fit the user's wrist.
• When transformed, the Omnitrix protected the user from negative effects, including:
  • Being possessed by an Ectonurite.
  • Exposure to the dangerous effects of Corrodium.
  • Being transformed by Dr. Animo's mutant ray.
• The Omnitrix had defense mechanisms to protect the host:
  • The Omnitrix had a built-in energy feedback blast to defend against anyone trying to force it off of its owner.
  • The Omnitrix was capable of monitoring the telemetry of the host's vitals. This allowed it to detect when the host was in danger and self-activate, even in recharge mode.
• Once placed on a host, the Omnitrix utilizes the host’s DNA and melds with their skin at the genetic level, thereby making it impossible to remove by any normal physical means.
• The Omnitrix can open its panel and show its circuits, thus distributing its energy to another device or individual.
• The Omnitrix could show a database image of all aliens unlocked.
• The Omnitrix was able to repair genetic damage, such as turn DNAliens back to normal and remove Xenocites.
• The Omnitrix could genetically manipulate DNA or reprogram a species' DNA (like fuse DNA from different species of aliens).
• The Omnitrix had a scratch guard that Ben did not know how to remove, though it fell off after Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens.
• The Omnitrix changed the aliens' eye color to match the user's eye color.^{[citation needed]}
• The Omnitrix could be synchronized with another Omnitrix, even without the user's intent.
• The Omnitrix was waterproof.
• The Omnitrix had a Master Control mode.
• The Omnitrix could replace one of its DNA samples with someone else from the same species.
• In its reconfigured state, the Omnitrix granted the user full understanding of the aliens' powers upon transforming into them. However, this is inconsistent, as Ben had to be educated on the rules of Alien X's powers and was unaware that Chromastone could fly.
• The Omnitrix had the ability to redirect scans from inorganic aliens if the power was boosted, resulting in an orange rippling pulse to come out of the Omnitrix.
• The Omnitrix could create an alien species, as with the case of Nanomech.

Extensions

• The Omnitrix had AI (Artificial Intelligence).
• The Omnitrix functioned as a GPS.
• The Omnitrix could create a hologram map, which is similar to the one in Plumber Badges.
• The Omnitrix had a 2-way communication system with Plumber Badges.
• The Omnitrix had a built-in Universal Translator and could also translate other Earth languages, but not animal languages.
• The Omnitrix could teleport the user through Azmuth's teleportation channel.
• The Omnitrix had a homing beacon that could guide the user to Xenon if it was ever in the planet's quadrant.
  • Once within a close enough range of Xenon, the Omnitrix could fire a beam of green energy that negates the effects of the planet's light-absorbing device.

Color Coding

• The Omnitrix could display ten colors, each meaning something different:
  • Green: Active Mode
  • Red: Recharge Mode
  • Yellow: Collect/Capture Mode
  • Blue: Reconfiguration Mode
  • Purple: Controlled or risk of temporal threat
  • Orange: Self-Destruct Mode (original Omnitrix form)/Alien Creation (Reconfigured Omnitrix form)
  • Grey: Inactive Mode
  • Black: Stop Mode
  • Pink: Under spell effect

Display Modes

• The Omnitrix had two known display modes.
  • During the Original Series, it was black silhouettes of the aliens.
  • After reconfiguration, it was changed to dark green holograms of the aliens.
    • Orange if it's an alien species created from the Omnitrix.
• By changing the settings on the Omnitrix, either of the above display modes could have been used with the Omnitrix in either of its forms.

Clothing

• Prior to its reconfiguration, the Omnitrix automatically used the molecules of its wearer's clothes to create coverings for the aliens. This function was lost when the Omnitrix reconfigured; instead, nanomachines broke its wearer's clothes down and stored them until the transformation ended.

Allocation

• Although the Omnitrix was in the center of the chest area on every alien in Alien Force is for easy access, it was put in different places on some aliens in the Original Series and Omniverse flashbacks.
  • The limited positioning of the symbols in Alien Force was the result of a glitch of the Omnitrix.

Voice Command

• The Omnitrix could be controlled by voice, called Voice Command.
  • Access Master Control
    • Unlocks the Master Control but only works to Azmuth's voice.
  • Decouple Omnitrix Command Code: 000 - Release Coupling - 0
    • Removes the Omnitrix.
  • Omnitrix Self-Destruct in (time): Command code: 000 - Destruct - 0
    • Activates Self-Destruct Mode.
  • Abort Self-Destruct Code 10
    • Deactivates Self-Destruct Mode.
  • Omnitrix Reset Code 10
    • Activates Reset Mode.
  • Omnitrix Abort Reset Code 10
    • Deactivates Reset Mode.
  • Command Function Override Code 10
    • Overrides function.

Malfunctions

• Broken Faceplate
• Unbalanced Fusions (via Broken Faceplate)
• Affected by Electromagnectic Waves
• Affected by Mana
• Escapable Aliens
• Turn others into Aliens (via Affected by Mana)
• Glitching
• Undetermined Time of Transformation
• Recharge Mode Inhibition
• Mistransformations
• Aliens Affected by the User's Sickness
• Slow Transformation
• Overloaded due to Quick Changing
• Vulnerability to Temporal Interference
• Vulnerability to Consciousness Transferring (via Temporal Interference)
• Energy Usage Limit
• Affected by Electromagnetic Interference
• Linked Transformations
• Forced Time Out
• Hacked by Galvanic Mechamorph
• Eradicable Aliens (via hacking)
• No Mind Control Protection
• Aliens with Unnecessary Clothes (Pre-Reconfiguration)
• Naked Aliens
• Alien's Biology Overriding the User's
• Aliens Overriding the User's Mind
• Alien Creation in process
• Orange and Static Holograms
• Limited Access to Transformations (In Sumo Slammer Smackdown)

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“	You've overloaded the thing so badly I could sense it half a galaxy away. Those non-stop transformations are gonna break it.	”
– Azmuth, explaining the dangers of overusing the quick-change feature.

• During the Original Series and the Omniverse flashbacks, the Omnitrix would sometimes transform the user into the wrong alien.
  • This malfunction was fixed after the Omnitrix reconfigured, but came back after it was damaged by Kevin's Hacking Machine.
  • This malfunction also occurs within the Race Against Time Timeline's Omnitrix.
• If the Omnitrix's faceplate cover is broken off, the result was DNA hybrids.
• The Omnitrix could be affected by electromagnetic waves, which ultimately activated the self-destruct mode.
• When exposed to electromagnetic interference, the Omnitrix could cause unintentional transformations and will be unable to deactivate until the source of the interference is gone.
  • This could work in reverse, rapidly changing the user from one form to another until someone/something stops it.
• If the user gets sick, the Omnitrix would make the aliens sick too.
  • However, after its reconfiguration, the aliens wouldn't get badly affected, just weaker than normal.
• During the Original Series and Omniverse flashbacks, the Omnitrix gave some aliens unnecessary clothes.
  • After reconfiguration, technical glitches that would leave all the aliens naked and cold.
    • Azmuth reformatted and corrected these errors in the new Omnitrix.
• If the user is transformed in Ditto, he will not be able to return to normal if his clones are far from each other.
  • If this occurs, the time for other transformations will be shorter as they require a lot of energy from the Omnitrix.
• If hacked by Eon, the Omnitrix will transform the user into a younger version of himself, it can also switch the user's mind with an older version of themselves.
• Aliens like Ghostfreak can escape the Omnitrix via sentinence. But others like Goop, Spidermonkey, Way Big and Chromastone can escape via hacking.
• In addition to gaining all the powers and abilities of an alien, the user gains all the weaknesses of that alien as well. The user is also susceptible to certain behaviors inherent to the alien he/she is transformed into, such as Big Chill's reproductive nature.
• Sometimes the Omnitrix would randomly leave the user stuck as an alien for an indefinite amount of time that could only be deactivated by Azmuth hitting the Omnitrix symbol.
• Powerful items like Vilgax's Sword are capable of forcing a time out on the Omnitrix.
• The Omnitrix has no mind control protection.
• After the Omnitrix reconfigured, any damage the user sustains was retained when said user times out.
• Non-stop transformations could overload the Omnitrix and cause it to break.
• If the user activates a beam to revert DNAliens back to humans, the Omnitrix's energy would deplete and the user would get exhausted, turning the device into the recharge mode.
• An overload of Mana, or magic in general, could cause the Omnitrix to heavily malfunction.
  • In fact, some unexplained malfunctions that the Omnitrix had during the Original Series were due to interference with Gwen's magical powers.
• If the Omnitrix is scratched, it will slowly transform the user.
• If the Omnitrix is creating an alien species, it will not allow the user to transform and only show half formed shapes instead of full holographic alien forms.
• When an alien species is finished being created by the Omnitrix, the hologram would remain in an orange and static like state instead of green.
  • This malfunction would later be fixed when transferred into the Ultimatrix and new Omnitrix.
• Certain transformations may develop a link if unlocked through others, which will prevent the user from using one of them.
• The DNA sources of aliens can override the alien and take control of the user's mind, like Ghostfreak and Eon.
• The Omnitrix can be hacked by Galvanic Mechamorphs.
• Overusing the Omnitrix will permanently disfigure the user’s DNA.
• In Sumo Slammer Smackdown, the Omnitrix is ​​limited to only giving the user access to icon aliens he has collected.

Known Aliens

Original/Pre-Reconfigured Omnitrix

The following list shows all known transformations during the timeframe of the Original Series and Omniverse flashbacks. Unless noted, all of these transformations were locked by the Omnitrix's reconfiguration in Ben 10 Returns: Part 1.

Alien	Species	When It Was Unlocked/Obtained/First Used/Removed
Arctiguana	Polar Manzardill	Unlocked off-screen after Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
Blitzwolfer	Loboan	Unlocked by scanning the Werewolf in Benwolf
Cannonbolt	Arburian Pelarota	Accidentally unlocked by Gwen in The Big Tick
Clockwork	Chronosapien	Temporarily unlocked by synchronizing with the Omnitrix and subsequently locked in Ben Again
Diamondhead	Petrosapien	First used in And Then There Were 10
Ditto	Splixson	Accidentally unlocked by Ben in Divided We Stand
Eon	Chronian	Obtained by scanning Eon in Ben 10: Race Against Time and subsequently locked after detransformation
Eye Guy	Opticoid	Unlocked off-screen prior to Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 1 First used in Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 2
Four Arms	Tetramand	First used in Washington B.C.
Feedback	Conductoid	Unlocked offscreen after Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Removed by Malware in the flashback portion of Showdown: Part 1
Frankenstrike	Transylian	Unlocked by scanning Dr. Viktor in Be Afraid of the Dark
Ghostfreak	Ectonurite	First used in Permanent Retirement Escaped in Ghostfreaked Out Reobtained by scanning Zs'Skayr in Be Afraid of the Dark Escaped prior to From Hedorium to Eternity
Grey Matter	Galvan	First used in Washington B.C.
Heatblast	Pyronite	First used in And Then There Were 10
Ripjaws	Piscciss Volann	First used in The Krakken
Snare-Oh	Thep Khufan	Unlocked by scanning the Mummy in Under Wraps First used in The Return
Stinkfly	Lepidopterran	First used in Washington B.C.
Perk Upchuck	Perk Gourmand	Unlocked by Xylene in The Visitor
Upgrade	Galvanic Mechamorph	First used in Permanent Retirement
Way Big	To'kustar	Unlocked by Azmuth in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
Wildmutt	Vulpimancer	First used in And Then There Were 10
Wildvine	Florauna	Accidentally unlocked by Ben in Camp Fear
XLR8	Kineceleran	First used in And Then There Were 10
Gax	Chimera Sui Generis	Vilgax's genetic material was present in the Omnitrix, but was removed/lost at some point.

Reconfigured Omnitrix

The following list shows all transformations unlocked during the timeframe of Alien Force since the Omnitrix's reconfiguration. Unless noted, all of these transformations were transferred into the Ultimatrix prior to the Omnitrix's destruction in The Final Battle: Part 2. The Omnitrix had 1,000,903 genetic samples in War of the Worlds: Part 1, and after that it also reacquired Ghostfreak in Ghost Town and created Nanomech in Ben 10: Alien Swarm. The Omnitrix had at least 1,000,905 genetic samples prior to its destruction.

Alien	Species	When It Was Unlocked/Reobtained/First Used/Removed
Alien X	Celestialsapien	First used in X = Ben + 2
Big Chill	Necrofriggian	First used in Kevin's Big Score
Brainstorm	Cerebrocrustacean	First used in Pier Pressure
Cannonbolt	Arburian Pelarota	Unlocked using the Master Control in War of the Worlds: Part 1
Chromastone	Crystalsapien	First used in All That Glitters Accidentally escaped in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 Recaptured by Ben and eventually destroyed by Vilgax in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 Reobtained by scanning Sugilite in The Secret of Chromastone
Diamondhead	Petrosapien	Unlocked through Chromastone's destruction in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
Echo Echo	Sonorosian	First used in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2
Ghostfreak	Ectonurite	Reobtained by scanning Zs'Skayr in Ghost Town
Goop	Polymorph	First used in The Gauntlet Accidentally escaped in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 Recaptured by Ben in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
Heatblast	Pyronite	Unlocked offscreen prior to Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1
Humungousaur	Vaxasaurian	First used in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2
Jetray	Aerophibian	First used in Everybody Talks About the Weather
Lodestar	Biotsavartian	Unlocked by the Omnitrix's reset and used offscreen in War of the Worlds: Part 2 First used onscreen in Simple
Nanomech	Human/Microchip	Obtained by scanning the Microchips in Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Rath	Appoplexian	Accidentally unlocked by Prince of Lewoda in Con of Rath
Spidermonkey	Arachnachimp	First used in Be-Knighted Accidentally escaped in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 Recaptured by Ben in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
Swampfire	Methanosian	First used in Ben 10 Returns: Part 1
Murk Upchuck	Murk Gourmand	Unlocked using the Master Control in War of the Worlds: Part 1
Way Big	To'kustar	Unlocked using the Master Control in War of the Worlds: Part 1 Accidentally escaped in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 Recaptured by Ben in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2
Wildmutt	Vulpimancer	Unlocked using the Master Control in War of the Worlds: Part 1

Alien Fusions

These mergers are the result of a malfunction in the Omnitrix due to the user damaging the device.

Alien	Species 1	Species 2
Diamond Matter	Petrosapien	Galvan
Heat Jaws	Pyronite	Piscciss Volann
Stink Arms	Lepidopterran	Tetramand

Appearances

Ben 10

• All episodes except Ken 10
• All shorts
• Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
• Ben 10: Race Against Time (Race Against Time Timeline)
• Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

Alien Force

• All episodes
• Ben 10: Alien Swarm

Ultimate Alien

Season 1

• Fame (first reappearance; on TV)

Season 2

• The Forge of Creation

Season 3

• The Big Story (on TV)
• Ben 10,000 Returns (Race Against Time Timeline; projection)
• The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2 (flashback)

Omniverse

Season 1

• The More Things Change: Part 1 (first reappearance; flashback)
• A Jolt From the Past (flashback)
• It Was Them (flashback; cameo)
• Trouble Helix (flashback)
• Of Predators and Prey: Part 2 (flashback)

Season 2

• Malefactor (flashback)
• Arrested Development (flashback)
• Showdown: Part 1 (flashback)
• Showdown: Part 2 (flashback)

Season 3

• Ben Again
• Special Delivery (flashback)

Season 4

• Max's Monster (flashback; cameo)
• Evil's Encore (flashback)
• Mud is Thicker Than Water (flashback)
• For a Few Brains More (dream)

Season 5

• Bengeance is Mine (flashback)
• And Then There Was Ben

Season 6

• Collect This (flashback; cameo)
• The Vengers (flashback)
• Weapon XI: Part 2 (flashback)

Season 7

• The Ballad of Mr. Baumann (flashback)
• Breakpoint (hologram)

Season 8

• From Hedorium to Eternity (flashback)

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
Arabic	الأومنيتركس	From the original English name
Bulgarian	Омнитрикс	From the original English name
French	L'Omnitrix	From the original English name
German	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Hungarian	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Italian	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Polish	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Portuguese (Br)	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Romanian	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Russian	Омнитрикс	From the original English name
Spanish (HA)	Omnitrix	From the original English name; /omnɪ'trɪks/ (since Hunted until Secrets) and /'omnɪtrɪks/ (And Then There Were 10 and since Truth)
Spanish (Spain)	Omnitrix	From the original English name
Turkish	Omnitrix	From the original English name

Trivia

• The Omnitrix was originally called the Megawatt (alternatively spelled "Megawhat"), short for Megadeoxyribonucleictransdimensionaltransforminalnumerator.
• Originally, the Omnitrix only held thousands of DNA samples. This was retconned two ways in Alien Force:
  • Firstly, the Omnitrix was revealed to be a wireless receiver for the Codon Stream instead of containing DNA.
  • Secondly, the Codon Stream contained over one million DNA samples.
• The Omnitrix's pre-reconfigured design was made by Dave Johnson.
• According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Spitter was unlocked off-screen after Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens and is available to Ben in present day.
  • However, according to Matt Wayne, Ben had not unlocked Spitter as of The Frogs of War: Part 2, which means he was not unlocked in the original Omnitrix either.
• The Omnitrix is loaded with underpowered and powerless aliens that have not been seen on-screen, many of which had been unlocked when Ben was 11.
  • Some joke aliens that Matt Wayne come up with that would fall under this category include Somnambulizard, Bungee Sponge, Skidmarx, Mealymouth, Hippopotamass, and Crabtastic.
• The Galvans were the first species added to the Omnitrix. However, Grey Matter's DNA sample came from neither Azmuth nor Albedo.
• The Omnitrix's green glow is its unique DNA energy signal.
• Ben's transformations happen in an instant. Transformation sequences show it in slow motion.
• Many of the problems Ben had with getting the Omnitrix to work were also safeguards put there by Azmuth.
• Azmuth compared the Omnitrix to Noah's Ark and Ben to Noah.
• The Omnitrix was originally intended for Max and was programmed to work for his DNA because Ben is Max's grandson, the close genetic match is what allowed him to use it.
• The Omnitrix's power source was smaller and more powerful than the Sub-Energy.
• Ben found a couple unknown aliens while playing with the Omnitrix off-screen between War of the Worlds: Part 2 and Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1.
• Originally, the aliens' Omnitrix symbols' grey and white coloration in the Original Series was caused by a malfunction. In Omniverse, the cause of the coloration was changed to a scratch guard that Ben didn't know how to remove. It fell off after Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens.
  • From a design standpoint, the Omnitrix symbols were mostly changed because that's how the crew decided to color it for 10-year-old Ben's appearance in Ultimate Alien.
  • During the early development of Omniverse, it was decided from the get-go that 11-year-old Ben's aliens would all have green Omnitrix symbols.
  • However, it is open to interpretation whether the Omnitrix's grey and white symbol no longer exists or is just another shade of green and black due to a change in art style, as in And Then There Was Ben, as soon as Ben Prime receives the Omnitrix for the first time and turns into Heatblast, his Omnitrix symbol is black and green instead of grey and white.
• Most of the Omnitrix aliens wore outfits similar to 10/11-year-old Ben's black and white T-shirt in the Original Series and Omniverse flashbacks was because they looked cool and helped make all the aliens appear with a common thread. These clothes also helped tie the aliens to Ben, even if they were unable to work with certain aliens.
  • This feature was removed when the Omnitrix reconfigured. When asked if he would give Ben's aliens Ben's clothing, Dwayne McDuffie replied "Likely never".
• According to Derrick, the Omnitrix had technical glitches that would cause random flight and abilities not native to the alien species.
  • However, it is unknown if this is canon as Matt seemed to be unaware of the existence of glitch powers.
• Besides being the intergalactic peace symbol, the Omnitrix's hourglass symbol serves as the insignia for the Galvan's technology.
  • In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, this symbol was seen on the Plumbers badges.
• In Max Out, the reconfigured Omnitrix spoke in a voice similar to Ben's, but deeper. In all following episodes, it spoke in Ben's normal voice.
• The Omnitrix's voice-activated self-destruct sequence is the same code from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock that James T. Kirk used to activate the Enterprise's one minute self-destruct sequence (000 destruct-0).
• The reconfigured Omnitrix aliens yelled their names after Ben transformed into them because "they were asserting their identity as they gained consciousness".
  • According to Ben, he shouted the aliens' names to insert fear into his enemies.
  • It was Dwayne McDuffie's idea to have Ben shout the names of his aliens, as he thought it would help younger fans know the aliens' names.
  • Ben would later stop doing this prior to Omniverse because "he got tired of it."
• Ben set several layers of security to the reconfigured Omnitrix, coded to his DNA and voice, to make tampering more difficult. This is one of the reasons Vilgax was unable to manipulate the Omnitrix like he did in the Original Series.
• One of the sounds used for the reconfigured Omnitrix is called "Computer, beeps 11".
• Duncan Rouleau believes that the alien DNA is "injected" into the user, meaning they retain the wielder's personality, memories, and consciousness. Because of this, most of the aliens are not full-blown aliens, with the exceptions of Ectonurite and Conductoid DNA. The Omnitrix could not transform the user into another of its own species.
• Duncan Rouleau believes that this Omnitrix had the Omni-Kix Armors locked off-screen.

See Also

• Azmuth (creator)
• Ben Tennyson (former wielder)
• Primus (DNA database planet)
• Codon Stream (DNA database)
• Omnitrix Containment Pod (Pod)