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| “ | Who needs water when you've got jaws that can rip through steel? | ” |
– Ripjaws.[2] | ||
Ripjaws is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Piscciss Volann[3][4] from the planet Piscciss.[5]
Appearance[]
Ben as Ripjaws[]
Ripjaws shares a number of traits with Earth's aquatic life, such as an alligator, an eel, a leech,[merch 1] an anglerfish, and a shark. He can change between a fishtail with triangular lines or legs at will and has a phosphorescent light on his head.
In the Original Series, Ripjaws' body was mostly grey and he had four-webbed-fingered hands. and two webbed two toe feet he had visable gills and some patchs of scales on his body along with sharp blade like fins aslo on his legs when not when his legs are a fin his jaw choud unhinge when his legs wernt a tail he had a black leotard with white lines on it he had sharp teeth with another fin on the back on his head He wore the original Omnitrix symbol on a black patch over his left pectoral.
In Back With a Vengeance, Ripjaws wore a yellow raincoat.
In Ultimate Alien, Ripjaws had a catfish-like face, green eyes with black pupils, chest plates similar to Humungosaur, three-fingered hands, a green lure, and green lips. His tail was colored grey like his skin and his fins were a darker shade of green than in the Original Series. He wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In the Ultimate Alien intro, Ripjaws looked almost the same as in the series proper except his tail was black, reflecting his appearance in the Original Series. His lips were also colored black and his lure was white.
In Heroes United, Ripjaws looked mostly the same as in Ultimate Alien except one of his eyes was pink due to a coloring error.
In Omniverse, 16-year-old Ripjaws mostly resembles his original appearance, except that his eyes are green. He now has arm and neck braces. His antenna light is green. He has a big fin on his back. The fins on his arms are longer and he is now hunched back. His claws are black, and his tail is bigger and drags behind him. He now has a belt in place of the strap that holds the Omnitrix symbol on it.
11-year-old Ripjaws appears almost exactly the same as he did in the Original Series, except his eyes and the Omnitrix symbol on his left upper torso are recolored green.
Kevin as Ripjaws[]
Kevin's Ripjaws looked the exact same as Ben's did in the Original Series, but without an Omnitrix symbol. His black patch was also on his right upper torso.
Powers and Abilities[]
Ripjaws' large jaws and sharp teeth are his most deadly weapon, being able to slice through steel.[6][7] His jaw can also unhinge,[DM 1] allowing him to fit a large supply of objects in both his mouth and stomach.[8][6]
Ripjaws possesses the distinctive ability to turn his legs into a fish's tail, giving himself a merman-like appearance, and vice-versa. When his tail retracts, it takes the shape of a double-sided loincloth with a similar pattern to the tail's. Utilizing this power in underwater environments, Ripjaws can swim at incredible speeds with amazing agility.[8] He can swim at such high speeds that he can create a vortex underwater.[9]
Ripjaws possesses sharp claws that can slice through the metal of Cyber Squids[10] and scrape solid rock.[11]
Ripjaws has enhanced strength, as he was able to easily punch a hole in a dock;[8][12] tear a door of the Perplexahedron open;[13] slam a Mechaneer into the ground hard enough to rock a nearby shipwreck; lasso an anchor;[6] and hold his own against Vulkanus while underwater.[9] He also has tremendous strength in his jaws alone, able to hold up a human in them.[12]
Ripjaws is rather durable, as shown when he was able to withstand being thrown against Sheelane's ship.[9]
Piscciss Volanns' bodies are built for the sea, as they exclusively breathe in water and can withstand the pressures of the furthest depths of Piscciss.[5] Like an anglerfish, they have a phosphorescent lure on their foreheads for attracting prey, but can also be used to illuminate dark areas.[14] Their eyes can glow as well.[12]
Weaknesses[]
| “ | Can't...breathe...need...water... | ” |
– Ripjaws dehydrating.[11] | ||
Ripjaws' greatest weakness is that he cannot stay on land for too long. If Ripjaws wants to stay on land, he would require water or cool temperatures[15] to keep him from dehydrating. If he doesn't have any way of keeping himself hydrated for long enough, he could die. Exposure to extreme heat will cause Ripjaws to dehydrate even quicker.[12][15]
Ripjaws is vulnerable to electricity[8] and strong currents.[5]
Ripjaws can be immobilized by ice, such as the ice breath of an Evolved Necrofriggian, as demonstrated with several Piscciss Volann guards.[5]
History[]
Ben 10[]
- Ripjaws first appeared in The Krakken, where he helped the Krakken defeat Jonah Melville and retrieve her eggs.
- In Last Laugh, Ripjaws defeated some crooks.
- In Secrets, Ripjaws suffered from dehydration on Mt. Rushmore and was nearly caught by Vilgax before the malfunctioning Omnitrix turned him into XLR8.
- Also, Ripjaws appeared as one of the many alien templates used for Vilgax's army in an imaginary sequence.
- In Truth, Ripjaws defeated a Havoc Beast and met Phil.
- In The Big Tick, Ripjaws failed to defeat the Great One.
- In Framed, Gwen mentioned Ripjaws was used by Kevin to terrorize Chicago, Illinois.
- In They Lurk Below, Ripjaws battled some Cyber Squids.
- In Back With a Vengeance, Ripjaws saved a drowning man before switching into Stinkfly to fly him to safety.
- In Divided We Stand, Ripjaws went surfing and ended up scaring some tourists away from the beach.
- In Ben 4 Good Buddy, Ripjaws fought the Road Crew and broke into Lawrence Wainright's RV to find water.
- In Sleepaway Camper, Ripjaws slept at the bottom of a lake to avoid Max's snoring.
Ultimate Alien[]
- In Deep, Ripjaws was unlocked off-screen when the Ultimatrix scanned some Piscciss Volann.[DM 2]
- In Perplexahedron, Ripjaws broke himself and Kevin out of a room filled with water.
- In Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United, Ripjaws appeared as one of the many aliens when Ben was explaining his story to Rex.
Omniverse[]
- In Gone Fishin', Ripjaws did some unsuccessful fishing. Later, Ripjaws went swimming with Magister Patelliday and battled two Mechaneers.
- In The Ballad of Mr. Baumann, Ripjaws defeated Vulkanus.
- In A New Dawn, Ripjaws appeared for a short time when Ben was cycling through his aliens.
Gwen 10 (What-If?)[]
Comics[]
- In Snow Blind, Ripjaws defeated Frostbyte.
- In Fear Itself, Ripjaws extinguished fire, that blocked the exit.
- In A Villain a Day, Ripjaws failed defeating Ricky Mechanic as Hy-Voltage.
- In Swimming with Sharks, Ripjaws defeated Mermaid's guards.
- In Aqua Nut Ripjaws stopped Dr. Undertow's mind-controlled dolphins.
- In Alien Data Files: Ripjaws, Ripjaws was used in the footage.
- In the 1st and 2nd issue of Ben 10, Ripjaws chased Lorelai. Then in the 3rd issue, Ripjaws stopped Ssserpent's guards.
- In What Lies Ben-eath, Ripjaws tried to defeat the Shadow Monster.
Appearances[]
- Ben
- Season 1
- The Krakken (first appearance)
- Last Laugh (off-screen activation)
- Secrets (unintentional transformation)
- Season 2
- Truth (selected alien was XLR8)
- The Big Tick (cameo)
- They Lurk Below
- Back With a Vengeance
- Season 4
- Divided We Stand (off-screen activation)
- Ben 4 Good Buddy (intended alien was XLR8)
- Goodbye and Good Riddance (non-canon; comic)
- Shorts
- Sleepaway Camper (selected alien was Grey Matter)
- Kevin
- Season 2
- Framed (photo)
- Ben
- Season 2
- Gone Fishin' (first reappearance; x2; second time was an off-screen activation)
- Season 7
- Season 8
- A New Dawn (cameo)
- Cartoon Network Action Packs
- Ben 10
- Snow Blind
- Fear Itself (intended alien was Heatblast)
- A Villain a Day
- Swimming with Sharks
- Aqua Nut
- Alien Data Files: Ripjaws
- Other Comics
- Omniverse
- Ben 10 (Issues 1, 2 and 4)
- What Lies Ben-eath
Video Games[]
Ben 10[]
Ripjaws is a playable alien in the game.
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | Peshku i Uritur | From peshku', fish and i uritur, hungry |
| Arabic | ريب جوس (Rib Jus) | Rip Jaws |
| Bulgarian | Къртозъб | Mole Tooth |
| Chinese | 大钢牙 | From 大 (Dà), big, 钢 (Gāng), iron, and 牙 (Yá), teeth |
| Croatian | Ralja | From ralje, the jaws |
| Dutch | Scheurbek | From scheur, rip, and bek, jaws |
| French | La Mâchoire | From la mâchoire, the jaw |
| German | Kampfkiefer | From kampf, battle, and kiefer, jaw |
| Greek | Ειρηνοσαγόνας | From ειρήνη, peace, and σαγόνι (sagoni), jaw |
| Hebrew | מלתעות | From מלתעות, jaws |
| Hungarian | Penge | From penge, blade |
| Italian | Mastica | From masticare, to chew |
| Japanese | リップジョーズ | From リップ (rippu), rip and ジョーズ (jōzu), jaws |
| Korean | 메가죠스 | From 메가, mega, and 죠스, jaws |
| Norwegian | Rivkjeft | From riv, tear, and kjeft, mouth |
| Polish | Zębal | From zęby, teeth |
| Portuguese (Br) | Aquático | From aquático, aquatic |
| Romanian | Falcă | From falcă, jaw |
| Russian | Челюсти (Čeljusti) | From челюсти, jaws |
| Serbian | Свирепи (Svirepi) | From свирепи (svirepi), cruel-guy |
| Spanish (HA) | Acuático | From acuático, aquatic |
| Spanish (Spain) | Fauces | From fauces, jaws |
| Turkish | Yüzençene | From yüzen, float, and çene, jaw |
Trivia[]
- Ripjaws is the only alien to appear in Ultimate Alien outside of the opening that does not have a speaking role.
- Ripjaws never received a water respirator similar to the one worn by the Piscciss Volann Prisoner during his appearances in the Original Series because he was never meant to be used outside of water.[DJW 1]
- In spite of this, in the Original Series, he tended to appear outside of water and get dehydrated.
- 11-year-old Ripjaws was not necessarily planned to appear in Omniverse flashbacks.[DJW 2]
- Ripjaws was first envisioned as a purple crocodile-like creature under the name Razorjaws. Dave Johnson designed his finalized sketch but had many regrets, noting the weird head shape and numerous teeth in place of lips made it difficult for animators to draw and resulted in him having few appearances.[DJ 1]
- Dave's problem with Ripjaws' original design was that he thought not having lips made it harder for Ripjaws to emote. He also believed that his eyes were "dead".[DJ 2]
References[]
- ↑ Truth
- ↑ Ben 4 Good Buddy
- ↑ Pierce Wheels
- ↑ Plumbers' Helpers
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Deep
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gone Fishin'
- ↑ Magister Patelliday
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 The Krakken
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Ballad of Mr. Baumann
- ↑ They Lurk Below
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Secrets
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Last Laugh
- ↑ Perplexahedron
- ↑ Sleepaway Camper
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Clyde Five
