Ripjaws is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Piscciss Volann from the planet Piscciss.
Appearance
Ripjaws shares a number of traits with Earth's aquatic life, such as alligators, eels, anglerfish, and sharks. He can change between a fish tail or legs at will, and has a phosphorescent light on his head.
In the original series, his body was mostly grey. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on his left torso, and spoke with a deep, gasping voice.
In Ultimate Alien, Ripjaws has a catfish like face, and has new chestplates. His tail has triangular lines and is grey as seen in Perplexahedron, his lips are green, but in the Ultimate Alien Intro, his tail is black and he has black lips. He wears the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.
In Omniverse, Ripjaws has 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 and his tail is now bigger. He speaks in a higher, garbled voice, slightly similar to how a person sounds underwater.
11 year old Ripjaws now has a green strap on his waist. The Omnitrix symbol is still on the left upper torso.
16 year old Ripjaws now has a belt in place of the strap. The Omnitrix symbol is on his belt.
Powers and Abilities
Ripjaws swimming
Ripjaws is strong and is able to lift more than his own weight. He can also easily punch a hole in a dock.
Ripjaws is highly agile and dexterous.
Ripjaws' large jaws and sharp teeth have proven to be his most deadly weapon, being able to shred even metal from submarines. He also possesses sharp claws.
Ripjaws is able to breathe underwater, as well as swim at high speeds with amazing agility. He has great endurance and can withstand strong water pressure, meaning he possesses the nature of abyssal aquatic life, hence his blank eyes and the anglerfish light in his forehead, which can serve as a light in dark areas.
Ripjaws displays the distinctive feature of turning his legs into a fish's tail and vice-versa, giving him a merman-like appearance, while outside the water environment, he displays a loincloth with a similar pattern to his tail (implying the loincloth wraps around his legs, fusing with it and becoming the tail). While his legs are formed into a tail, Ripjaws can swim very well at great speeds.
Ripjaws is able to fit a mass supply of objects in his mouth, as shown in Gone Fishin'.
Weaknesses
Dehydrated Ripjaws
Ripjaws' greatest weakness is his inability to stay out of water for too long, requiring it to keep him from dehydrating. However, he needs it less in Omniverse, since Piscciss Volanns do not rely on water as much as they get older.
History
- Ben
- Ripjaws first appeared in The Krakken. Ripjaws defeated Jonah Melville.
- In Last Laugh, Ripjaws caught some crooks.
- In Secrets, Ripjaws appeared when the Omnitrix malfunctioned, he suffered dehydration on Mt. Rushmore until he turned into XLR8.
- In Truth, Ripjaws battled a Havok Beast.
- In The Big Tick, Ripjaws failed to defeat the Great One.
- In They Lurk Below, Ripjaws battled the Cyber Squids.
- In Back with a Vengeance, Ripjaws saved a drowning man.
- In Divided We Stand, Ripjaws was surfing and scaring tourists.
- In Ben 4 Good Buddy, Ripjaws battled the Road Crew.
- Ben
- In Perplexahedron, Ripjaws broke himself and Kevin out of a room filled with water.
- Ben
- In Gone Fishin', Ripjaws was used to fish twice.
- 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.
Appearances
- Ben
- The Krakken (first appearance)
- Last Laugh
- Secrets
- Truth (selected alien was XLR8)
- The Big Tick
- They Lurk Below
- Back with a Vengeance
- Divided We Stand
- Ben 4 Good Buddy (selected alien was XLR8)
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ريب جوس | Rip Jaws |
| 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 | Σαγόνιας (Sawonias) | From σαγόνι (sawoni), 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 | 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
- In Battle Ready, Ripjaws' name is misspelled Ripjaw.
- In the opening of Ultimate Alien, Ripjaws' lips are black instead of green and his tail is black instead of his skin color.
- He replaces Grey Matter in the opening intro for Omniverse's Arc 5.