Vicetopus

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Vicetopus
General Information
Species	Vicetopus
Home World	Encephalonus IV
Body	Octopus
Powers and Abilities
Abilities	Extendable Tentacles Enhanced Strength
Details
First Appearance	Showdown: Part 1
Gallery

Vicetopus is the Nemetrix's DNA sample of a Vicetopus from the planet Encephalonus IV.

The Vicetopus is the predatory species of Cerebrocrustaceans.

Appearance

Vicetopus is a large, dark red octopus-like creature with a long body and many long tentacles along her stomach. She has a beaked mouth, two large red eyes and brown spots covering her back.

Vicetopus wears a red spiked collar with the Nemetrix on it.

Powers and Abilities

Vicetopus can extend her tentacles and has enhanced strength. Her tentacles can squeeze hard enough to crack a Cerebrocrustacean's shell, as exhibited when she squeezed Dr. Psychobos in one of her tentacles, resulting in a loud cracking sound.

History

Omniverse

Zed

• Vicetopus first appeared in Showdown: Part 1, where Vicetopus trapped Dr. Psychobos in order to reveal where Malware was.

Khyber's Panuncian

• In A Fistful of Brains, one of the Panuncian's clones used its Nemetrix to transform into Vicetopus after the Panuncian cornered Ben.

Appearances

Ben 10: Omniverse

Zed

• Showdown: Part 1 (first appearance)

Khyber's Panuncian

• A Fistful of Brains

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
Hungarian	Áltopusz	From ál, fake and oktopusz, octopus
Italian	Topiovra	From topo, mouse and piovra, octopus
Polish	Dziobotopus	From dziób, beak and octopus, octopus
Portuguese (Br)	Vicetopus	From the original English name
Spanish (HA)	Vicetopus	From the original English name

Trivia

• Vicetopus' name was revealed by Azmuth.
• Vicetopus being the Cerebrocrustacean's natural predator is based on how real-life octopus hunt crabs.
  • Even the way Vicetopus attacks Dr. Psychobos is how real-life octopi eat crabs, by crushing them and eating the meat inside.