Albedo (Ben 10)
Albedo is a male extraterrestrial supervillain who features in Ben 10.
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Biography
Albedo was a male member of the Galvans species where he proved to be a young yet brilliant scientist. At some point, he came to find himself as being the assistant of the great Azmuth. During this time, he inadvertently had a hand in upgrading Malware into his current form when he was captured and forced to connect the new Helix with the old one. In the flashback, he was an ally of Ben Tennyson and was very loyal to Azmuth as he called him "First Thinker" and even fought for him when Malware approached. At some point after, Albedo asked Azmuth for an Omnitrix for himself, as he did not trust "a mere human", though his request was denied, as Azmuth stated that there could be only one Omnitrix. Azmuth later fired him, though Albedo claims he quit. Albedo then used his knowledge of the project to build a copy, and set it to match Ben's. However, when doing so, he didn't know that Ben's DNA would become the default, causing him to permanently lose his Galvan form and become a clone of Ben.
Disgusted by what had happened to him, Albedo traveled to Earth to get the Omnitrix from Ben Tennyson where he planned on using it to restore his original form. During his search for Ben, in at least three days, he savagely attacked at least three Forever Knight castles and a DNAlien hive, for the purpose of interrogation to discover Ben's whereabouts, causing the Knights to believe Ben Tennyson was attacking them for no reason and attracting Gwen's and Kevin's attention. When Albedo and Ben eventually met during Albedo's siege at another castle, Albedo pretended to be the creator of the Omnitrix, accusing Azmuth of being a liar, and asked Ben to hand it over. When Ben became suspicious and refused (after Kevin made him notice the twitch on his left eye each time he lied, which Ben has as well), Albedo transformed and attacked him in order to take his Omnitrix by force. After battling him twice, their Omnitrixes locked on with each other, almost causing feedback that could have destroyed the whole galaxy. During the process, Albedo's human form was damaged, resulting in him becoming a negative version of Ben. Azmuth then arrived and took off Albedo's Omnitrix's core, trapping him in his human form and sending him to an alien prison. Blaming Azmuth and Ben for his condition, Albedo swore to get revenge on them. (Episode: Good Copy, Bad Copy)
Albedo escaped from prison with the help of Vilgax, and stole the Ultimatrix, an incomplete model of the Omnitrix, from Azmuth. Using pieces from his broken Omnitrix, he successfully completed the Ultimatrix and tried to use it in order to transform back to his Galvan form. However, the Ultimatrix was still linked to Ben's Omnitrix, leaving him trapped in his form. Vilgax then offered him an alliance, promising he would let him get Ben's Omnitrix. Though not really trusting him, Albedo accepted and helped him by kidnapping Gwen and Kevin. Despite the alliance being a success, Vilgax quickly double-crossed Albedo and made him his prisoner, using an army of thousands of Humungousaurs against him which defeated Albedo. After the Omnitrix was destroyed, Ben freed Albedo and forced him to hand over the Ultimatrix by triggering the self-destruct command. Though the ship then crashed into one of Earth's oceans, Albedo had escaped. (Episode: The Final Battle)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Albedo was a male member of the Galvan species who stood only a few inches tall. He possessed a slender, grey-skinned body with a disproportionately large, bulbous head and four-fingered hands. His facial features included two large, unblinking green eyes with horizontal pupils and a small, slit-like mouth. He lacked a visible nose or external ears, and his skin appeared smooth and amphibian-like. For attire, he wore a simple, form-fitting black suit with green accents that covered his torso and limbs, leaving his head and hands exposed. This diminutive form represented his original biological state as a high-level scientist before his DNA was altered by the Omnitrix's transformation process. After his and Ben's Omnitrix reacted to each other, it sent out a pulse that damaged his DNA and thus his form, inverting his colors. The corrupted human form of Albedo was a male juvenile who physically mirrored Ben Tennyson but with a distinct, inverted colour palette. While he maintained the same height, build, and facial structure as his counterpart, his once-brown hair had turned a stark, snowy white. His eyes, originally green, had shifted to a bright, glowing red. His clothing underwent a similar chromatic shift; he wore a red jacket with white stripes and a black '10' logo, paired with a black shirt and dark trousers. This version of his human form remained visually consistent in its reversed coloration, serving as a permanent physical indicator of the genetic damage caused by the synchronization of two identical DNA signatures within the same vicinity.
Albedo was an individual who exhibited a profound sense of intellectual superiority and a dismissive attitude toward those he deemed less intelligent. He demonstrated an arrogant and condescending demeanour, frequently speaking in a formal, highly articulate manner while expressing open contempt for human customs and the perceived simplicity of Earth's inhabitants. This trait was shown through his impatient interactions with others, as he viewed any delay or lack of technical understanding as a personal affront to his own genius. He operated with a cold, singular focus on his objective of restoring his original form, showing no regard for the safety or well-being of anyone who stood in his way. His sense of self-importance was so absolute that he considered his own needs and intellectual pursuits to be inherently more valuable than the lives or concerns of those around him.
Before he turned against Azmuth, Albedo was an eccentric genius who was very respectful of Azmuth, and was concerned for the safety of others. At the same time, he still showed an arrogant sense of superiority toward others, mostly in terms of intelligence.
Powers and abilities
Albedo originally had an Omnitrix he had built himself, giving him access to all of Ben's unlocked alien forms. However, his Omnitrix was only working by syncing data from Ben's Omnitrix, inadvertently causing him to assume Ben's form as it was the default.
He was able to create a copy of the Omnitrix that, despite the mishap of turning him into a clone of Ben, worked perfectly, as well as successfully complete the Ultimatrix by integrating its energy core on his modified former Omnitrix's band. Albedo created the evolutionary function in the Ultimatrix. Technically speaking, he is smarter than Dr. Psychobos.
Thanks to a modification that Albedo made to himself through a DNA altering machine, Albedo can alter his DNA at will and change into any species without the need for an Omnitrix. As intended, Albedo also regained access to his true Galvan form as a plus. However, because Ben had interfered, whenever he changes into an alien form, he will always revert to his "Ben" form. Albedo uses a new Ultimatrix to help stabilize this power in Omniverse.
Notes
- Albedo was created by Matt Wayne and Joseph Kuhr where he featured in the Ben 10 universe.
Appearances
- Ben 10: Alien Force:
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