Ghostfreak is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Ectonurite from the planet Anur Phaetos in the Anur System.
Appearance
Ghostfreak is a phantom/ghost-like alien with claw like hands. He has grey skin with black lines running all over it. This skin is removable, which will reveal Ghostfreak's tentacles and his true form.
In the original series, Ghostfreak's Omnitrix symbol peeks out of his skin on his lower left chest. He spoke with a faint, whispering voice.
In Alien Force, Ghostfreak looks like Zs'Skayr, except that his eye is green and the Omnitrix symbol is on his chest. His voice is considerably deeper, and it sounds more like he is gasping.
In Ultimate Alien, Ghostfreak looks like the Ectonurites from Ghost Town, but is more muscular. His eye is bigger and green, and the spikes on his elbows are gone. Ghostfreak wears the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest instead of inside his skin.
In Omniverse, 16-year old Ghostfeak appears to now have green chains all over his front side which lead to his neck, waist, and center/chest. The spikes on his elbows have returned and his skin is now a greenish white. He also has two cuffs on each of his arms. The Omnitrix symbol is located at the center of his chains. His voice has returned to the faint and whispering kind. When possessing someone, he has a green glow. He also appears to have a mouth because of the lines on his face.
Despite Zs'Skayr having his skull turned right-side-up in Omniverse, Ghostfreak's skull remains upside-down.
Powers and Abilities
Ghostfreak's powers are composed of several aspects of traditional ghosts from myths and lore, such as hovering and phasing through solid matter, making his intangibility a powerful defense as well as a means of infiltrating high-security locations. He has been shown to be capable of making other objects or people intangible as well through physical contact.
Ghostfreak can fly, has a movable eye, can become invisible, and can survive in space. Ghostfreak is able to possess the bodies of his enemies and control their movements, allowing him to freely slam them against walls or hit themselves. He can also access the abilities of other superpowered beings. In the case of Darkstar, he also had access to his powers once he possessed him.
Ghostfreak can use the tentacles under his protective skin as a means of scaring his enemies into submission. However, Ghostfreak has also been seen using them to grab heavy objects, such as a bus full of people. The tentacles also appear to be resistant towards sunlight, which is shown when Ghostfreak saved the people on the bus with his tentacles without burning.
Ghostfreak's true form, without his protective skin, has telekinetic abilities, as seen in Ghost Town, when he fought against Vilgax using only his telekinetic abilities and energy beam projection. His true form also has sharp teeth and claws, as well as an inverted skull. His outer skin protects him from burning in the sunlight.
Ghostfreak is immune to Darkstar's energy absorption ability, as an Ectonurite has no life force in the conventional sense.
Ghostfreak can rotate his skull.[1]
Weaknesses
Much like other intangible beings, certain substances can neutralize Ghostfreak's intangibility and his invisibility, as seen in Hunted, when Kraab neutralized Ghostfreak's intangibility and invisibility with a special, orange liquid.
Ghostfreak's second skin inhibits many of his powers, but removing it makes him vulnerable to sunlight.
Though he is able to fly, he is not very fast in the air, and therefore must rely on his intangibility and invisibility to evade attacks.
In the original series, Ghostfreak's DNA was linked to the conscience, memories, and personality of Zs'Skayr, who took over Ben and freed himself after the Omnitrix timed out, making Ghostfreak a dangerous alien to use. However, Ghostfreak now exists independently from Zs'Skayr, complete with Ben's personality, so this is no longer an issue.
His intangibility is useless when faced by another being that can go intangible.
History
Original Series
- Ghostfreak first appeared in Permanent Retirement:
- In Hunted:
- In Kevin 11:
- Ghostfreak snuck into a game room.
- In Last Laugh:
- Ghostfreak scared and defeated Zombozo.
- In Secrets:
- Ghostfreak appeared briefly in the middle of a fight.
- Ghostfreak escaped Vilgax.
- In Framed:
- Gwen mentioned Ghostfreak was used offscreen by Kevin.
- In The Big Tick:
- Ghostfreak failed to defeat The Great One.
- In Ghostfreaked Out:
- Ghostfreak battled the Circus Freaks, but was taken over by Zs'Skayr. When the Omnitrix timed out, Zs'Skayr escaped the Omnitrix, removing Ghostfreak from it.
- In Be Afraid of the Dark:
- The Omnitrix scanned Zs'Skayr again, putting Ghostfreak back in the Omnitrix.
Prior to Alien Force
- Ghostfreak was removed from the Codon Stream.
Alien Force
- Ghostfreak returned to Alien Force in Ghost Town:
- Ben scanned Zs'Skayr again and transformed into Ghostfreak, but Zs'Skayr quickly regained control. With the "help" of Vilgax, Ghostfreak was able to revert back to Ben.
Ultimate Alien
- Ghostfreak returned to Ultimate Alien in The Ultimate Sacrifice:
- Ghostfreak escaped Sentient Ultimate Spidermonkey's web and failed to possess Sentient Ultimate Humungousaur before being frozen by Sentient Ultimate Big Chill.
Omniverse
- Ghostfreak returned to Omniverse in Mystery, Incorporeal:
- Ghostfreak saved Helena Xagliv from Michael Morningstar, then possessed Michael Morningstar and made him stop the spell in order to save Gwen. Ben reveals that he was still scared of transforming into Ghostfreak, but got over it quickly because he has complete control over him now.
- In Bengeance is Mine:
- Ghostfreak battled Psyphon and saved a bus load of people.
Appearances
Video Games
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
- In Ben 10: Galactic Racing (DS version), Ben can transform into Ghostfreak in his original series appearance.
Online Games
Naming and Translations
===Ben 10===
Ben
Kevin
Ben 10: Alien Force
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Omniverse
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| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Φαντασματο-φρικιό | From Ghost-Freak |
| Burmese | The White Smoke/Ghost/Genie | |
| Croatian | Prikaza | From prikaza, apparition or ghost. |
| Dutch | Spokie / Ghostfreak | From spook, ghost, and from the English name. |
| Finnish | Oikkuaave | From oikkuaave, freakghost. |
| French | Spectral | From spectral, spectre. |
| German | Schattenmonster | From schattenmonster, shadow monster. |
| Hebrew | רוח פחד | From רוח, ghost and פחד, fear. |
| Hungarian | Szellem | From szellem, ghost |
| Italian | Pelle d'oca | From pelle d'oca, goosebumps. |
| Korean | 섀도우 | From 섀도우, shadow |
| Japanese | ゴーストフリーク | From ゴーストフリーク (Gōsutofurīku). |
| Norwegian | Ånden | From ânden, ghost/spirit/genie. |
| Polish | Fantom | From fantom, phantom |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Fantasmático | Combination of the word "fantasma" (ghost) and the word "ático", which means freak.The same as Fanatic. Fantasmatic. |
| Romanian | Stafia | From stafia, ghost. |
| Russian | Призрак / Prizrak | From призрак/prizrak, ghost. |
| Serbian | Утвара / Utvara | From утвара/utvara, spectre. |
| Spanish (Spain) | Espectral | From espectral, spectre. |
| Spanish (Hispanic America) | Fantasmático | Combination of the word "fantasma" (ghost) and the suffix "-ático", which means belonging. |
| Swedish | Skuggan | From skuggan, shadow. |
| Turkish | Gölge Hayalet | From gölge, shadow and hayalet, ghost. |
| Arabic | جوست فريك |
From the original name |
| Chinese | 鬼影 | From 鬼 (Gúi), ghost and 影 (Yǐng), shadow. |
Toys
Ben 10
- 4" Ghostfreak
- Ghostfreak (Battle Version)
- Ghostfreak (DNA Alien)
Ben 10: Alien Force
- Alien Creation Figures from (Ben 10) Ripjaws and Ghostfreak
Ben 10: Omniverse
- 4" Ghostfreak
Trivia
- According to Ben in the original series, he was always creeped out when he was Ghostfreak and was still scared to transform into him 6 years later (especially after the Zs'Skayr incident), but when he transforms into Ghostfreak in Mystery, Incorporeal, he states that he feels like himself, suggesting that he is no longer in danger of being taken over by Zs'Skayr.
- Ghostfreak makes a small cameo in the game FusionFall, inside the Dizzy World Infected Zone.
- Ghostfreak is the only alien to have different designs in all 4 series.
- He replaces Shocksquatch in the intro for Omniverse's Arc 5 (the part with Toepick, Astrodactyl, and Bullfrag).
- In Mystery, Incorporeal, it is revealed that Ghostfreak, and other Ectonurites, don't have mana in them (as mana is life energy, and Ectonurites are not alive in the same way that most life forms are).
- When Zs'Skayr broke out of the Omnitrix, Ghostfreak became the first alien to be removed from it, until he was taken back in Be Afraid of the Dark. Prior to Alien Force, however, he was removed from the Omnitrix, along with Zs'Skayr.
References
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