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Ultimos[note 2] is the leader of the Galactic Enforcers and the most powerful hero on planet T.K.
Appearance[]
Ultimos is a male humanoid alien with a heroically muscular build, standing as tall as Four Arms' shoulders. He has dark blue skin, a bald head with a lantern jaw, and four-fingered hands. His eyes are pure light blue, and he appears to wear a domino mask around them. His uniform is a simple yellow one-piece jumpsuit with a stylized "U" on the chest and a white cape with golden buckles. In the Original Series, he had an oval-shaped mark on his forehead.
Personality[]
Ultimos is very particular about rules. He frequently cites the Galactic Code of Conduct, in battle and everyday conversation, and is of the mind that a Galactic Enforcer should live by the rules of Conduct every day. However, his sticking to the rules makes him rather naive when doing proper battle conduct, making it easier for enemies to get the better of him.[1]
Ultimos is very polite and courteous to his allies and is usually seen as a reasonable authority figure. However, he does not let his politeness supersede his devotion to the Galactic Code of Conduct, such as when he confined Max and Gwen to his ship due to their (then) status as non-superpowered citizens.[1] His politeness can also be to a fault: he once quickly sampled chocolate that was offered to him, as he did not want to offend Earth customs by not sampling the "local cuisine", but this was later found to be poisonous to him.
Despite his strict adherence to rules, Ultimos does find excitement when given the opportunity to fight without a plan or protocol, as he found fighting alongside Ben (and using his unorthodox styles) exhilarating. He sees a lot of potential in heroes like Ben and thinks they would be especially useful against fighting newer breeds of criminals, so much so that he offered Ben a permanent position among the Galactic Enforcers.[1]
History[]
Ben 10[]
In The Galactic Enforcers, Ultimos appeared with the titular team on Earth, assisting Ben Tennyson in a fight against SixSix and Vulkanus, later making Ben's acquaintance after the two criminals escaped. Ultimos teleported Ben and his team to the Galactic Enforcers' ship. He gave Ben a tour of the ship and decided, if they were to indeed work together, to make him an honorary member of the Galactic Enforcers. Ultimos later strategized with Team Tennyson, catching them up on the criminals' plan to create Element X and predicting their next location. Before teleporting back to Earth, Ben offered Ultimos a piece of chocolate, which he took, not wanting to be rude. Once they got there, Ultimos was revealed to have been severely weakened by the chocolate and unable to battle. Synaptak took the lead in his stead. After the battle was over, he regained some strength; enough to urge Ben to continue to follow the Galactic Code of Conduct, but Ben told him to forget protocol and start doing things "the Tennyson way". Ultimos and his team fought improvisationally with Ben at a steel mill in Pittsburgh, ultimately trapping SixSix and Vulkanus for good. Ultimos admired Ben's creativity in battle and offered him a position as a permanent member of the Galactic Enforcers. Ben refused to go with them, but Ultimos insisted he keep his badge, in hopes that they someday meet again. He and the Enforcers took the criminals and left Earth.
Alien Force[]
In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1, when Vilgax challenged T.K.'s greatest warrior to a Conqueror's Challenge and knocked out Synaptak and Tini, Ultimos came to fight. He was however no match for Vilgax, who swiftly defeated him, claimed dominion over T.K., and syphoned his powers for himself.
Powers and Abilities[]
Ultimos has the ability to fly at high speeds.[1][4]
Ultimos is able to generate beams of heat from his eyes.[1]
Ultimos is able to generate cold air from his mouth. His breath is powerful enough to cool hot liquid metal.[1]
Ultimos possesses enhanced strength, enabling him to lift objects much heavier than himself.[1]
Ultimos also possesses enhanced durability, able to take several hits from Vulkanus.[1]
Ultimos can survive in space.[DM 2]
Equipment[]
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Galactic Enforcer Badge
Ultimos' Galactic Enforcer badge allows him to activate some features from the team's ship remotely.[1]
Weaknesses[]
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Sucrotaxonite Vulnerability
Ultimos, as well as his entire species, is weak to a chemical known as "sucrotaxonite",[5][1] which is found in chocolate. Exposure to this chemical turns his skin to a brownish-gray color; makes him feel extremely cold; and severely weakens him, making his body become skinny.
Appearances[]
Ben 10[]
Season 2[]
- The Galactic Enforcers (first appearance)
Alien Force[]
Season 2[]
- Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 (first reappearance)
Trivia[]
- The chemical sucrotaxonite, found in chocolate, which is poisonous to Ultimos' species, may be a reference to theobromine, a chemical in chocolate that is toxic to various species, such as dogs, cats, and most birds.
- Ultimos' Original Series design was made by Dave Johnson.[TNP 1]
- It is unknown if Ultimos ever regained his powers after Ben used Ascalon to take away Vilgax's in The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2.[DJW 2]
- Ultimos can be associated with Superman in various ways. He has enhanced strength, heat vision, ice breath, flight, and a "kryptonite", which in Ultimos' case, is sucrotaxonite. He also bears resemblance in his heroic personality and his unwavering (albeit exploitable) willingness to do good.
- Ultimos is also called the "Specimen Prime" which could roughly mean "Super Man," furthering the connection.
Notes[]
- ↑ Dwayne McDuffie said that it looked like Vilgax killed Ultimos in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1,[DM 1] but Matt Wayne and Derrick J. Wyatt believe he is still alive as of Omniverse.[MW 1][DJW 1]
- ↑ In Alien Force, Ultimos was called "Ultimo".[2][3][credits 1][4] However, Dwayne McDuffie still referred to him as "Ultimos".[DM 2]
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