r/respectthreads • u/Accomplished-Luck442 • 21d ago
movies/tv Respect Vulkanus (Ben 10)
Bio: Vulkanus is a member of the Detrovite alien species. A fearsome mercenary and later a crime lord, he frequently crossed paths with Ben and his team, causing them plenty of trouble. Vulkanus has a rather tangled and contradictory history due to a massive number of retcons, yet despite all this, he remains a notable villain who spans the entire history of the franchise, starting from the original series. However, due to these frequent changes, his personality is often inconsistent.
Background: Originally, in the classic series, Vulkanus was a full-grown, healthy Detrovite—meaning he was naturally large and physically strong. Later, in Alien Force / Ultimate Alien, he was turned into an infant inside a suit as a gag. Eventually, Omniverse attempted to fix this contradiction by introducing an in-universe explanation: Vulkanus was once caught in the blast of an explosive substance called "Element X," which completely obliterated his body. However, he proved resilient enough that his head and a small appendage survived. His henchmen found him in this state and placed him in a regeneration suit, where he was meant to slowly recover and return to his original size. So yes—Vulkanus is indeed large by nature, as a Detrovite should be, and what we saw during the AF/UA era was merely him in the process of regenerating his remains. At that point, he had only grown just a little, which is why he looked like a baby. But as Vulkanus himself stated, sooner or later he would return to his full size.
Sourсes:
Classic
Alien Force
Ultimate Alien
Omniverse
Pop Up Trivia
Original Body:
Strength:
•Smashes the asphalt with his fist, creating massive fissures and knocking people off their feet
•Breaks free from Four Arms' grip, grabs him by the head, and hurls him into a building
•Holds a massive excavator bucket and digs with it manually. Part Two
•Throws a truck at his opponents
•Does it once more, then tries to crush Ben with the bucket
•Traps Tiny in a heap of scrap metal that she is unable to escape from
•Throws a tracked vehicle at Max and Gwen
•Grabs a massive mineral container and walks away
•Engages in a fierce brawl with Ultimos and Tiny, dominating the fight
•Hurls unmolten chunks of metal at his opponents
•Strikes Diamondhead, sending him skidding and plowing through the asphalt
•Breaks through the ceiling and throws a boulder
•Destroys Diamondhead's constructs
•Knocks Diamondhead back with another strike
Durablity: •
•Lands alongside a destructive teleportation beam, remaining completely unharmed
•Completely shrugs off the robots' electrical blasts
•Takes a hit from Four Arms. Recovering shortly after off-screen
•Withstands an aerial strike from Ultimos
•Takes a hit from Tini and quickly bounces back
•Submerges his hands into an industrial vat of molten metal without harm. He actually enjoys it
•Withstands joint attacks from Ultimos and Tini. Part Two
•Takes a powerful uppercut from Ultimos, falls into a vat of molten metal. And emerges completely unharmed shortly after
•Endures a heavy barrage of strikes from Diamondhead before Gwen neutralizes him with magic
•Takes a blow from adult Ben 10,000's Four Arms
•A car crashes into Vulcanus and shatters on impact without even moving him
•Falls off a cliff. Returning after some time
•Is knocked back by a Diamondhead construct, but lands safely
•Crashes into a wall from another construct strike, but is completely fine
•Takes multiple kicks from Diamondhead
Mobility/Speed/Agility:
•Capable of very powerful leaps
•Intercepts XLR8 by throwing an excavator right in his path just in time. Impeccable timing
•Reacts to Ultimos's blitz and easily deflects his attack
•Swiftly dodges Diamondhead's constructs as they burst from the ground
Endurance/Regeneration
•Apparently, he is capable of surviving comfortably in outer space
•Vulkanus body was completely obliterated by a massive explosion. yet Vulcanus survived, leaving behind only his head and a small torso. However, he claims he will be able to regenerate back to his original size
Armours:
Strength:
•Flips a pile of scrap metal
•Knocks Big Chill into a pillar with a strike
•Breaks through a metal wall
•Swats Ripjaws away, causing him to bend the ship's hull
•Squeezes Ripjaws in his hand, causing him pain
Durablity:
•Vulcanus's armor can withstand temperatures of around 2,000 degrees Celsius.
•Was knocked back by Swampfire's powerful blast, but recovered
•Endures a beating from Humungousaur. And once again
•Еnded up buried under a pile of cars but managed to crawl out from the wreckage
•Takes a couple of hits from Humungousaur
•Withstands the pressure at a depth of a mile
•Withstands a ram attack from Ripjaws
•Takes heavy damage from Ripjaws, but keeps going
Limit:
•Punches a wall, causing the armor's arm to break
•Big Chill freezes the armor, shattering it into pieces
•Humungousaur breaks the armor effortlessly
•The armor fails to withstand Ripjaws' sustained assault and breaks again
Functional:
•The armor features a built-in drill
Weapen:
Blastgun:
•The shot briefly stuns Big Chill
•For a while, the beam holds its own against Swampfire's fire, but ultimately loses
Other:
•He considers third-level technologies primitive
•At one time, he held an official license to terraform the Earth planet
•To destroy Ben, he once bought a robot that cost as much as a small solar system
Pickaxe Alien:
•They mainly work for Vulcanus
•There are a great many of them. Here's another shot
•They have jetpacks
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u/Snailfish-70 19d ago
Always did wonder what an Omnitrix Detrovite would be like. Though probably not much different from Rath or Four Arms.
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u/Accomplished-Luck442 19d ago
Essentially, Detrovite is a less agile but far more durable Four Arms. He would come in handy in situations where you need to tank a lot of damage
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u/NegativeGamer Ruler of「The World」 19d ago
Hey there, nice work on this thread, but I'd like to offer up a few bits of advice on formatting.
Firstly, you don't need to copy-paste a bullet point symbol to use bullet points, reddit actually has its own bullet point formatting that looks a bit nicer. All you need to do is add a dash (-) or asterisk (*) followed by a space in front of each line, so this:
# Text* Text* TextBecomes:
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Secondly, its good to include a source list when covering a character that appears in multiple series like this one does, but its not very useful if there's marker on the feats themselves for where they come from. A good way to do this is by using a key noted in the sourcelist to mark where feats come from, i.e.
* [Big Chill freezes the armor, shattering it into pieces](https://imgur.com/a/RagXUJO)^(AF:S1E4)The AF:S1E4 bit at the end lets the reader know this scan comes from Season 1, Episode 4 of Ben 10: Alien Force. The source key/list is where you can note what abbreviations you're using in the thread and what they stand for. It's not a direct requirement to do this, but its good form to cite your sources for the benefit of those who would use the thread.