Vicetopus

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Vicetopus
General Information
Species	Vicetopus
Home World	Encephalonus IV
Powers and Abilities
Abilities	Extendable Tentacles Elasticity Sharp Teeth Octupedalism Enhanced Strength Electricity Resistance
Details
First Appearance	Showdown: Part 1
Gallery

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 creature resembling an octopus 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

• Elasticity
• Enhanced Strength
• Octupedalism

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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' rubbery skin makes it somewhat resistant to a Cerebrocustacean's electric attacks, making it difficult for them to defend themselves.

Weaknesses

Despite its skin being resistant, Vicetopus is not immune to electricity.

History

Omniverse

• Vicetopus first appeared in Showdown: Part 1, where she trapped Dr. Psychobos in order to reveal where Malware was.
• In A Fistful of Brains, one of the Panuncian's clones used its Nemetrix to transform into Vicetopus after the Panuncian cornered Ben if he tries to turn into Brainstorm.

Appearances

Omniverse

Zed

Season 2

• Showdown: Part 1 (first appearance)

Khyber's Panuncian

Season 4

• A Fistful of Brains

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
Bulgarian	Висетапус	From the original English name
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
Romanian	Vicetopus	From the original English name
Russian	Вайстопус Вицетопус	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 crushed Dr. Psychobos is how octopuses eat crabs, by crushing them and eating the meat inside.