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Template:Infobox Devolved Alien Tab Grey Matter is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Galvan from the planet Galvan Prime.

Appearance

Ben as Grey Matter

Grey Matter is a grey skinned, frog-like, bipedal alien that is only four inches tall with large green eyes, which have rectangular pupils. He wears a white jumpsuit with a black stripe going down it.

In the original series, Grey Matter wore the Omnitrix symbol on his back and his eyes were yellowish-green. He spoke with a high-pitched voice.

In Ultimate Alien, Grey Matter wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

In Omniverse, 11 year old Grey Matter looks exactly the same as the original, but his collar is now black. His skin tone is also slightly different.

16 year old Grey Matter now has a green jumpsuit with a black belt. His suit collar is now black, and the stripe on his head and jump suit are no longer present. He wears black, fingerless gloves with a green rectangle on the back. His neck is slightly longer. His Omnitrix symbol continues to be present on his back, and his voice is slightly deeper.

Gwen as Grey Matter

Gwen as Grey Matter has Gwen's hair and more oval shaped eyes, with much smaller pupils. She wears a light blue jump suit with dark blue sleeves. She wears the Omnitrix symbol on her back. She also lacks the stripes Ben's form has.

Powers and Abilities

File:Grey Matter's intelligence.png

Grey Matter using his technical intelligence

Grey Matter's small size belies his great calculative and technical intellect. He can create complicated machines from spare parts, understand the function of any device at a glance, and make sophisticated repairs to complex machines, (such as a warp-drive engine). Grey Matter's intellect serves as a problem solver and analytical help in difficult situations. This allows Grey Matter to think more strategically when brute force is inefficient. 

Grey Matter can sometimes manipulate living things by stimulating certain parts of their nervous system, if such beings can be controlled by external stimuli.

Grey Matter's size allows him to squeeze into small spaces and can climb walls due to tiny suction cups on his skin. He also has sharp teeth and his slimy skin makes him difficult to grab.

Grey Matter appears to be stronger than he looks, as he was strong enough to move a cleaner's bucket with mops in it in Ultimate Weapon, and in So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies, he was able to break a coolant pipe to freeze the Vreedle Brothers.

According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Grey Matter is amphibious and has gills.[1]

Grey Matter has a long prehensile tongue, owing to his insectivore nature. As a Galvan, he also possesses a 'pre-brain' which deals with all basic bodily functions.

Grey Matter was able to understand Pyxi's speech in Rad.

Weaknesses

Grey Matter's small size makes him unsuitable for physical battle, so he must outsmart his enemies in a fight. Animals like dogs and cats can be a problem, as they may see Grey Matter as a chew toy or food to them.

History

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Ben

  • Grey Matter first appeared in Washington B.C..,
    • Grey Matter was searching in cereal boxes for a Gold Sumo Slammer card.
  • In Hunted,
    • Grey Matter defeated Kraab and Sixsix.
  • In A Small Problem,
    • The Omnitrix malfunctioned, trapping Ben as Grey Matter for most of the episode.
  • In Secrets,
    • Grey Matter defeated one of Vilgax's drones.
  • In Truth,
  • In Grudge Match,
    • Grey Matter defeated one of Slix Vigma's drones.
  • In Ultimate Weapon,
    • Grey Matter snuck into a building, let Gwen and Max come in and opened a safe.
  • In They Lurk Below,
    • Grey Matter saved a drowning man.
  • In Ghostfreaked Out,
  • In Back With a Vengeance,
    • Grey Matter appeared when Ben unlocked the Master Control
    • Grey Matter appeared in a photo.
    • Grey Matter tried to escape from Vilgax and Kevin.
    • Grey Matter escaped Kevin on a Null Guardian.
    • Grey Matter tried to escape a Null Guardian.
    • Grey Matter was accidentally transformed into to get back at Gwen.
  • In Midnight Madness,
    • Grey Matter was hypnotized into being Gwen's slave.
  • In Merry Christmas,
    • Grey Matter accidentally destroyed the Rustbucket's air conditioner and later destroyed the Jinglelator.
  • In The Unnaturals,
    • Grey Matter stopped some thieves from stealing the Liberty Bell and won an MP3 player in a contest.
  • In Be Afraid of the Dark,
    • Grey Matter escaped Zs'Skayr and built a Sun Gun.
  • In Perfect Day,
    • In a dream, Grey Matter defeated a mutated Cash and J.T..
  • In Secret of The Omnitrix,
    • Grey Matter defeated Dr. Animo.
  • In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens,
    • Grey Matter escaped from Retaliator.
  • In Snack Break,
    • Grey Matter failed to retrieve his snack in a vending machine.

Gwen 10

  • In Gwen 10,
    • Grey Matter was chased by a squirrel.

Ultimate Alien

Ben

Albedo

Omniverse

Ben

No Watch Ben

Appearances

Naming and Translations

===Ben 10===

Ben 10 Shorts

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Ben 10: Omniverse

Ben

No Watch Ben

Language Name Origin
Bulgarian Сиво Вещество From сиво, grey and вещество, matter.
Croatian Siva Tvar From siva, grey and tvar, matter.
Danish Grå Substans From Grå, grey and Substans, matter.
Deutsch Graue Eminenz From Grau, grey and Eminenz, eminence.
Dutch Grijze Massa From grijze, grey and massa, matter.
Finnish Harmaa Haitta
French Le Tétard Gris From gris, grey and tétard, tadpole.
Hebrew תא אפור From תא, cell and אפור, grey.
Hungarian Ragacska From the ragacs, putty.
Italian Materia Grigia From materia, matter and grigia, grey. Materia grigia also means brain in Italian.
Norwegian Gråbarken From grå, grey and barken, bark.
Polish Szara materia From szara, grey and materia, matter.
Potuguese (Brazil) Massa Cinzenta From massa, mass and cinzenta, grey.
Romanian Cerebel From cerebellum.
Romanian Materie cenusie From materie, matter and cenusie, grey.
Russian Гуманоид From Гуманойд/Gumanoyd, humanoid.
Serbian Сива Материја/Siva Materija From сива/siva, grey and материја/materija, matter.

Spanish

Materia Gris From materia, matter and gris, grey.
Sweden Grå Dvärgen From grå, grey and dvärgen, dwarf.
Turkish Gri Madde From gri, grey and madde, matter.
Greek Γκρίζα Ύλη From Γκρί, gray and ύλη, matter
Arabic جراي ماتر
Korean 미니그레이 From 미니, mini- and 그레이, grey.
Chinese 小奇兵 From 小(Xiǎo),little and 奇兵(Qí Bīng),soldier

Toys

Ben 10

  • 4' Grey Matter
  • Metamorfigure Grey Matter (Binoculars)

Ben 10: Alien Force

  • Alien Creation Figures from (Ben 10) Diamondhead and Grey Matter

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • Alter Aliens Ben to Grey Matter and Goop to Way Big

Etymology

Grey Matter is named after grey matter, one of the components of the central nervous system.

Trivia

  • According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Grey Matter is Ben's smartest alien.[2]
  • As shown in Ken 10, Grey Matter is smart enough to unlock the Prototype Omnitrix's Master Control.
  • It was revealed that neither Azmuth nor Albedo was the source of Grey Matter's DNA sample.
  • A running gag in the original series was that when Ben selected an alien with enhanced strength, he got Grey Matter instead.

References

See Also

Transformations
Introduced in Ben 10 ArctiguanaBlitzwolferBuzzshockCannonboltDiamondheadDittoEvil Way Big (Destroy All Aliens)Eye GuyFour ArmsFrankenstrikeGhostfreakGrey MatterHeatblastRipjawsSnare-ohSpitterStinkflyUpchuckUpgradeWay BigWildmuttWildvineXLR8
Introduced in Alien Force Alien XBig ChillBrainstormChromastoneEcho EchoGoopHumungousaurJetrayLodestarNanomechRathSpidermonkeySwampfire
Introduced in Ultimate Alien AmpfibianArmodrilloChamalienClockworkEatleFasttrackJuryriggNRGShocksquatchTerraspinWater Hazard
Introduced in Omniverse AstrodactylAtomixBall WeevilBloxxBullfragCrashhopperFeedbackGravattackGutrotKickin HawkMole-StachePesky DustThe WorstToepickWalkatroutWhampire
Future Aliens SandboxShellheadSnakepit
Ultimate Aliens AlbedoArctiguanaBenBig ChillCannonboltEcho EchoGravattackHumungousaurRathSpidermonkeySwampfireWay BigWildmutt
Fusion Aliens Atomic-XBig ChuckCrashockerDiamond MatterFourmungousaurHeat JawsHumungoopsaurStink ArmsUprigg
Concept Fusion Aliens GravadactylXLRG
Non-Canon
Competition Winners Alien Maker Contest WinnerMoyoInvinciblePortalerShadowmanStretcheleo
MAD ChromastoneFour ArmsHumungousaurJetrayNRGSwampfire
Total Access AntigraviteslaBob the BlobPlantapocalypse
Ben 10: Science Hero CaetSektoid TransformationShafarnianSteeler
Tim 10 BloxxFour ArmsHeatblastSkateasaurusUpchuckXLR8
Other Bird AlienCartoon Network AlienEon (retconned)Evil Way Big (Cosmic Destruction)Fuel Run AlienGrendene's AlienRobot AlienRocksSquidstrictor