Changes: Vicetopus

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Vicetopus is the Nemetrix's DNA sample of a Vicetopus from the planet Encephalonus IV. It 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 its stomach. It has a beaked mouth, two large red eyes and brown spots covering its back.

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

Powers and Abilities

Vicetopus can extend its tentacles and has enhanced strength. Its tentacles can squeeze hard enough to crack a Cerebrocrustacean's shell, as exhibited when it squeezed Dr. Psychobos in one of its 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
Russian	Вайстопус	From the original English name
Spanish (HA)	Vicetopus	From the original English name

Etymology

Vicetopus's name is a portmanteau of the words 'vice' and 'octopus'.

Trivia

Vicetopus being the Cerebrocrustaceans' natural predator is based on how real-life octopuses hunt crabs. Even the way Vicetopus crushes Dr. Psychobos is how octopuses eat crabs, by crushing them and eating the meat inside.

Nemetrix Predators
Regular Predators	Buglizard • Crabdozer • Hypnotick • Mucilator • Omnivoracious • Panuncian • Slamworm • Terroranchula • Tyrannopede • Vicetopus
Ultimate Forms	Ultimate Panuncian
Non-Canon	Tentaclaws • Way Big's Predator

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+{{Original}}
 {{Infobox Alien
 |backcolor = 69122B
 |textcolor = 644D3E
 |name = Vicetopus
-|complex = [[File:VicetopusB10OV21.png|260px]]
+|image = VicetopusB10OV21.png
 |home-planet = [[Encephalonus IV]]
 |body = Octopus
-|power = Extendable Tentacles<br>Enhanced Strength
+|power = Extendable Tentacles<br />Enhanced Strength
 |1st-appearance = Showdown: Part 1
-|species = [[Vicetopus (Species)|Vicetopus]]}}
+|species = [[Vicetopus (Species)|Vicetopus]]
+}}
-'''Vicetopus''' is the [[Nemetrix]]'s DNA sample of a [[Vicetopus (Species)|Vicetopus]] from the planet [[Encephalonus IV]].
+'''Vicetopus''' is the [[Nemetrix]]'s DNA sample of a [[Vicetopus (Species)|Vicetopus]] from the planet [[Encephalonus IV]]. It is the predatory species of [[Cerebrocrustacean]]s.
-The Vicetopus is the predatory species of [[Cerebrocrustacean]]s.
 ==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 is a large, dark red octopus-like creature with a long body and many long tentacles along its stomach. It has a beaked mouth, two large red eyes and brown spots covering its back.
 Vicetopus wears a red spiked collar with the Nemetrix on it.
 ==Powers and Abilities==
+Vicetopus can extend its tentacles and has enhanced strength. Its tentacles can squeeze hard enough to crack a Cerebrocrustacean's shell, as exhibited when it squeezed [[Dr. Psychobos]] in one of its tentacles, resulting in a loud cracking sound.
-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.
+*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 [[Khyber's Panuncian|Panuncian]]'s clones used its Nemetrix to transform into Vicetopus after the Panuncian cornered Ben.
+*In ''[[A Fistful of Brains]]'', one of the [[Khyber's Panuncian|Panuncian]]'s clones used its Nemetrix to transform into Vicetopus after the Panuncian cornered [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]].
 ==Appearances==
 ===Ben 10: Omniverse===
 ====Zed====
-*''[[Showdown: Part 1]]'' (first appearance)
+*''[[Showdown: Part 1]]'' <small>(first appearance)</small>
 ====Khyber's Panuncian====
 *''[[A Fistful of Brains]]''
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 | hungarian = Áltopusz
 | hungariand = From ''ál'', fake and ''oktopusz'', octopus
+|russian = Вайстопус|russiand = From the original English name}}
-}}
+==Etymology==
+Vicetopus's name is a portmanteau of the words 'vice' and 'octopus'.
 ==Trivia==
+*Vicetopus being the Cerebrocrustaceans' natural predator is based on how real-life [[Wikipedia:Octopus#Feeding|octopuses]] hunt crabs. Even the way Vicetopus crushes Dr. Psychobos is how octopuses eat crabs, by crushing them and eating the meat inside.
-*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.
 {{Nemetrix Aliens}}