Osmosian
General Information
Home World	Osmos V
Body	Humanoid
Powers and abilities
Abilities	Energy Absorption Life Absorption Matter Absorption DNA Absorption Memory Absorption Power and Ability Absorption Enhanced Strength (enhanced further when absorbed matter and/or energy) Enhanced Durability (enhanced further when absorbed matter) Regeneration (when absorbed matter) Enhanced Recovery (when absorbed energy) Body Alteration (when absorbed matter) Matter Manipulation (when absorbed same matter) Enhanced Longevity Technology Manipulation (when absorbed energy) Energy Blasts (when absorbed energy) Transformation (when absorbed Omnitrix feedback) Any Power and/or Ability (by absorbing a lifeform with a power)
Details
First Appearance	Kevin 11

Osmosians are a human-like species from the planet Osmos V.

Powers and Abilities

Osmosians have the ability to absorb matter and energy from nearly anything and use it in various ways they can think of.

Osmosians can channel energy through their hands to manipulate technology, discharge it as an energy blast or use it to speed up cellular regeneration to increase their strength or recover from injuries at an accelerated rate. However, absorbed energy will be used up over time or through excessive use, so they are required to recharge.

If an Osmosian were to absorb energy and cannot control it, the energy will cause the Osmosian to become mentally unstable. Storing energy for long periods of time will worsen their instability. When an Osmosian has recently absorbed energy, they develop black marks around their eyes.

Osmosians normally eat food to sustain themselves, they can also feed off of the metabolism and life force of other living beings. However, this method of feeding can easily turn into an addiction (as energy is also like an addictive drug for Osmosians), causing the Osmosian to become insatiable and instinctively seek out any possible source of energy to feed off of. If they are forcibly drained of the energy they have absorbed, it will restore their sanity but also present risks to their physical health if they do not have medical attention as the process will either leave them exhausted, famished or weakened to the point of unconsciousness due to them having been living off energy instead of eating and sleeping properly.

Osmosians can train to use their powers more efficiently so that they can control the amount of energy they absorb, the rate of absorption, control it and discharge it better (though the action is still risky).

Osmosians are able to absorb and synthesize the mass, properties, and chemical makeup of matter to change their body into a living matter in the shape as the Osmosian, the absorbed matter is as durable as the matter used to make it and can enhance their strength and durability. Osmosians can also extend their matter to anything they are touching.

Osmosians can repair objects composed of the same matter they have absorbed by synthesizing a liquid version of that substance and hardening it again. Osmosians can also manipulate whatever substance they are touching by absorbing it and morphing it into any shape or form. After absorbing matter, Osmosians can manipulate their atomic structure to grow extensions on their body and shapeshift their limbs into various weapons, tools, and forms by will.

When Osmosians absorb the energy and DNA of other life forms, they gain 1/10 of that creature's powers and abilities. When they absorb the powers of other life forms, their bodies will undergo a slight mutation (or none at all, depending on the powers they have absorbed and skill) to accommodate the absorbed abilities; for example, when Aggregor absorbed the powers of a Geochelone Aerio, his appearance remained unchanged, however he could open six holes on his torso to use Geochelone Aerio abilities.

Regardless of how much an Osmosian absorbs, the energy will dissipate and their own DNA will eventually overwrite the absorbed DNA in time, causing them to lose their absorbed powers, unless they kept absorbing energy to keep it from dissipating and their DNA to overwrite. The amount of energy an Osmosian can absorb at once, as well as the extremeness of the mutation, depends on their experience.

If an Osmosian were to absorb DNA of several life forms at once or the Omnitrix or Ultimatrix, the absorbed DNA will overwrite their own, causing them to mutate into a fusion of the absorbed aliens/unlocked aliens. While they can be powerful with these mutations, their powers are still 1/10 of their original strength. However, because they are a mixture of aliens, they can mix and match their abilities. In addition, their mutations can limit their ability to utilize the special powers of the aliens they have absorbed; being a random fusion of aliens, they can only access the powers that make up the major components of their mutant form unless the power does not require a very specific organ or appendage.

Sometimes, when an Osmosian absorbs the feedback from the Omnitrix, the Osmosian gains the ability to turn into each alien currently unlocked on the Omnitrix at will, but can only stay as their normal form for a short time, but sometimes revert to normal without meaning to. They will also be able to mix and match body parts, for example, one alien's body with another alien's head. If the Osmosian loses control over the energy absorbed in the feedback, they will turn into a mutation of the aliens they could use. This all happened with Kevin in Framed.

When an Osmosian takes on a mutation, they can learn to shift between their normal form and mutation once enough time has passed. (According to Dwayne, Kevin managed to revert from Kevin 11 once, explaining why he was wearing jeans instead of cargo shorts, before becoming stuck as Kevin 11 again due to lack of experience). Mutations leave a genetic imprint on the Osmosian's DNA, so when an Osmosian has had a mutation and breeds, the mutation can be passed down to the offspring. Seen only with Devlin, in this case, it seems the offspring won't always inherite the ability to absorb, although, this might instead be because Devlin was part Human. The offspring will be able to shift from their normal form to the mutation and back at will, will keep their sanity and it appears that their powers and ability are not limited to 1/10.

Even without absorbing energy or matter, Osmosians possess a minor degree of enhanced strength and durability. This has been demonstrated by Kevin, who, even without absorbing matter, is strong enough to lift and throw the combined weight of several people and resist physical damage that would severely injure an average human. According to Dwayne, an Osmosian's enhanced strength and durability does not come from the energy and matter they absorb; rather they possess enhanced strength and durability naturally that is simply increased when they absorb matter or energy.

Osmosians are outwardly indistinguishable from humans except for the fact that Osmosians live for hundreds of years, and that they begin to grow four small, rounded, flesh-colored horns on their forehead as they mature, at about 100 years or so of age.

Weaknesses

While Osmosians are stronger and more durable than an average human, they are largely powerless without matter or energy to absorb and must have a decent amount of matter to completely encase themselves into.

An Osmosian's biggest weakness is their insatiable hunger for energy, though this is only a problem if they absorb energy and become this way; this trait is normally latent and becomes easier to control if they are mature and have experience with absorbing energy.

Any powers an Osmosian has absorbed from other life forms will eventually wear off and disappear. The more life force, metabolic energy, and DNA they absorb, the longer it takes for their absorbed powers to wear off.

Notable Osmosians

• Devin Levin
• Kevin Levin (1/2 Osmosian, 1/2 Human)
• Kevin 11,000 (alternate timeline)
• Devlin Levin (alternate timeline, 1/4 Osmosian, 3/4 Human)
• Aggregor
  • Ultimate Aggregor (1/6 Osmosian)
• Unknown (the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Osmosian)

Trivia

• The name Osmosian comes from the word "osmosis", the process by which a solvent (e.g. water) diffuses from an area of a high concentration through a semi-permeable membrane into an area of low concentration.
• According to Dwayne McDuffie:
  • Osmosian DNA is in the Codon Stream.
  • Osmosians growing horns as they mature is something they thought of after Paradox aired.

See Also

• Osmosian/Gallery