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Chill. I have animal instinct.

Ben referring to Wildmutt.[4]

Wildmutt is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Vulpimancer[5][6] from the planet Vulpin.[merch 1]

Appearance[]

Ben as Wildmutt[]

Wildmutt appears to be a large orange dog-like creature with no eyes, ears, nose, or tail. He stands on all fours and his movements are somewhat apelike. His teeth are very defined and his bottom jaw sticks out of his mouth. The various spines found all across his body function similarly to whiskers with tactile sensing, and are not fur.[DJ 1] Since Wildmutt has no eyes, he uses his sense of smell and hearing to navigate, which are aided by three gill-like nostrils located on each side of his neck.

In the Original Series, Wildmutt wore a black-and-white brace with the original Omnitrix symbol on his left shoulder.

While under the effects of a cold in Side Effects, Wildmutt's fur discolors from its vivid orange to a pale yellowish-orange tone, and his lips and claws turn from black to a sickly dark green hue.

In Back with a Vengeance, Wildmutt wore a yellow raincoat.

In Merry Christmas, Wildmutt briefly wore fake antlers while disguised as a reindeer.

In Don't Drink the Water, 4-year-old Wildmutt, nicknamed Wildpup, looked very similar to his 10-year-old self, but a lot smaller and thinner nails instead of claws.

In Destroy All Aliens, Wildmutt's skin was lighter and his fur was more defined.

In Race Against Time, Wildmutt looks the same, except his skin is darker.

In Ultimate Alien, 16-year-old Wildmutt looks mostly the same except his skin is lighter in color. While his lips were still black in the Ultimate Alien intro, they were in the same color as his fur in the actual series. He wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest. Kevin as Wildmutt shares these traits.

In The Forge of Creation, 10-year-old Wildmutt looked mostly the same as in the Original Series, except his lips were in the same color has his skin, his shoulder brace did not have any white on it, and the original Omnitrix symbol was recolored green.

In Heroes United, 16-year-old Wildmutt looked exactly the same as in the Original Series but his skin was a darkish orange.

In Omniverse, Wildmutt's lips have returned to being black and his forearms are a bit bigger. 16-year-old Wildmutt wears a green and white collar with the Omnitrix symbol.

11-year-old Wildmutt looks closer to his appearance in the Original Series than 10-year-old Wildmutt in Ultimate Alien, with the white returning to the shoulder brace, though the Omnitrix symbol is still colored green.

Ben 10,000 as Wildmutt[]

Ben 10,000's Wildmutt was larger than his 10-year-old self, had stripes on his back, his appearance had shifted to a more feline form due to the presence of a tail. Wildmutt wore the Omnitrix symbol on his forehead.

Powers and Abilities[]

Good thinking. The Vulpin's keen senses should be able to sniff out the intruder.

Tetrax to Wildmutt.[3]

Wildmutt's main ability is his sense of smell. As he has no eyes, his "vision" is made up of a dull 3D mapping of where his senses originate, similar to a thermograph.[7] Combined with his enhanced hearing,[6][8] his senses take the form of a radar or sonar, allowing him to still perceive his environment more clearly. Wildmutt can sense invisible entities with his enhanced senses, therefore making invisibility useless against him.[9]

Wildmutt can track almost anything and anyone by their scent.[10]

Wildmutt possesses razor-sharp teeth and claws, the latter of which he can use to climb vertical surfaces.[11]

Wildmutt has enhanced strength, as he could tear apart one of Vilgax's Mechadroids with ease,[7] throw a dumpster at a group of Limax,[1] and tear off the roof of a car at age 10.[2] By age 16, he is strong enough to carry a Florauna on his back without difficulty (even while running),[12] hold his own against a Buglizard,[8] and pin down a Merlinisapien.[9]

Wildmutt is durable enough to survive a steel tower falling on top of him and jump through a glass window.[2][13][9]

Wildmutt's enhanced speed and reaction time allows him to dodge, evade, and counterattack effortlessly with the help of his senses. They exceed that of a cheetah.[DR 1]

Wildmutt has enhanced agility that allows him to run, jump, and climb at an inhuman rate. He is highly acrobatic and gymnastic, with such movements being similar to that of an ape.[14]

Wildmutt can dig deep craters at a fast speed, even while digging through solid stone ground.[15]

Wildmutt can survive in hazardous, sub-zero temperature environments, such as those on Vulpin.[merch 2][merch 3] This allows Wildmutt to break through ice easily if frozen solid, as demonstrated by Null Void Vulpimancers.[16]

Because of how he does not see in the conventional sense, Wildmutt is not afraid of Toepick's species.[DJW 1]

Wildmutt is a quadruped. However, he is capable of standing on his hind legs.[14] In addition, his feet are prehensile, as he caught Gwen with his foot as she was about to be sucked into space.[3]

The porcupine-like quills on Wildmutt's back supplement his sonar and can also serve as weapons, such as projectiles that can be fired off at will. However, he can only do this when he reaches adulthood.[pop-up 1][17]

Weaknesses[]

Wildmutt cannot talk in human languages. Instead, he communicates through a combination of barking and snarling. Due to this, it is extremely difficult for anyone to understand him.

Wildmutt's higher hearing range can be taken advantage of, as high frequency noises like a Sonic Pitch Whistle[6] or a Zaroffian's whistle[8] can overwhelm his senses and stun him.

Wildmutt is implied to be vulnerable to fire, as shown with some Null Void Vulpimancers when they were repelled by Swampfire's fire.[16]

When infected with a cold, Wildmutt's nostrils (on the sides of his neck) get blocked by mucus, making him unable to smell or hear and rendering him essentially "blind".[18]

History[]

Ben 10[]

  • Wildmutt first appeared in And Then There Were 10, where he defeated one of Vilgax's Mechadroids.
  • In Permanent Retirement, Wildmutt and Gwen escaped from a group of Limax before they defeated one that was impersonating Max and followed the scent of the Limax ship to find it.
  • In Last Laugh, Wildmutt battled the Circus Freaks, but was scared into defeat by Zombozo.
  • In Lucky Girl, Wildmutt tried to save some construction workers from falling, but Lucky Girl ended up doing so instead.
  • In Side Effects, Wildmutt, due to a cold, was unable to battle Clancy and ended up accidentally destroying things, including a market, and almost got Gwen blown up by fireworks.
  • In Secrets, Wildmutt briefly appeared while he was captured. Later, Wildmutt surrendered to Vilgax so the latter would spare Max and Gwen.
    • Also, Wildmutt appeared as one of the many alien templates used for Vilgax's army in an imaginary sequence.
  • In Truth, Wildmutt tried to negotiate by talking with two Vulpimancers, but failed and was forced to fight them.
  • In The Big Tick, Wildmutt failed to defeat the Great One.
  • In Framed, Gwen mentioned Wildmutt was used by Kevin to terrorize Tallahassee, Florida. Later, Ben as Wildmutt was defeated by Kevin as Upgrade and saved a cable car from falling into the sea.
  • In Ghostfreaked Out, Wildmutt tried to help a kid down from a tree only to be tricked and tortured by Ghostfreak in a dream.
  • In Camp Fear, Wildmutt searched for Max, during which he discovered the lower parts of Camp Opinicon and the sentient plants.
  • In Tough Luck, Wildmutt was used in a magic act and battled Hex and Charmcaster.
  • In Back with a Vengeance, Wildmutt appeared three times. Firstly, he was used by the Master Control and accidentally scared a man in the process, causing him to fall off the boat and prompting Wildmutt to switch into Ripjaws to save him. Then, Wildmutt was seen in a photo. Later, in the Null Void, Wildmutt tried to avoid Vilgax and Kevin 11, but was caught and had to switch into Stinkfly.
  • In Midnight Madness, Wildmutt tried to stop some thieves before being chased by the police.
  • In Merry Christmas, Wildmutt pretended to be a reindeer in order to get Gwen and Elsgood into Mr. Jingles' factory.
  • In Under Wraps, Wildmutt hoed a field.
  • In The Visitor, Wildmutt stole Gwen's kite, prompting her to put him under a spell that made several dogs fall in love with him. Wildmutt escaped them by hiding in a tree.
  • In Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, Wildmutt appeared when the Omnitrix malfunctioned. Later, Wildmutt helped Tetrax search for an intruder, who turned out to be Gwen. He then accidentally opened the air lock and saved Gwen from being sucked into space.
  • In Don't Drink the Water, four-year-old Wildmutt (Wildpup) defeated Hex's digger monster.
  • In Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 2, Wildmutt battled the Mutant Prairie Dog and Cooper's security drones.
  • In Dogged Pursuit, Wildmutt saved an old lady's purse and got complimented by her.
  • In Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, Wildmutt attacked Ben in a dream.
  • In Fame, Wildmutt was seen on TV.
  • In The Forge of Creation, Wildmutt tried to get the Rust Bucket 3 free before 16-year-old Ben reverted him.

Five Years Prior to Omniverse[]

  • In Evil's Encore, Wildmutt freed himself, Max, and Gwen from a sack.

Alien Force[]

Ultimate Alien[]

Omniverse[]

Original Future[]

Race Against Time Timeline[]

Comics[]

Appearances[]

Ben
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Movies
Shorts
Ben 10,000
Season 3
Ben (Race Against Time Timeline)
Movies
Dream
Movies
Carl
Movies

10-year-old Ben
Season 1
  • Fame (first reappearance by 10-year-old Ben; on TV; cameo)
Season 2
16-year-old Ben
Season 3
Kevin
Season 3
Flashback
Specials

16-year-old Ben
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
11-year-old Ben
Season 4
No Watch Ben
Season 5

Cartoon Network Action Packs
Ben 10
Graphic Novels
Omniverse
16-year-old Ben

Ben 10
Omniverse

Video Games[]

Ben 10[]

Wildmutt is a playable alien in the game.

Ben 10: Omniverse[]

Wildmutt is a playable alien in the game (by both 11-year-old and 16-year-old Ben).

Wildmutt can release a sonic attack capable of stunning enemies.

Ben 10: Omniverse 2[]

Wildmutt is a playable alien in the game (only on 3DS).

Naming and Translations[]

Language Name Origin
Albanian Memeci From memeci, dumb
Arabic وايلد مت Wild Matt
Bulgarian Тъподив (OS)
Дивозвяр (UAF & OV)
From тъп, stupid
From диво, miracle and звяр, beast
Burmese Tiger Monkey
Chinese 超能兽 From 超能 (Chāo Néng), super, and (Shòu), beast
Croatian Psina From psina, mutt
Dutch Stomkop/Wildmutt From stomkop, mute head
French Sauvage From sauvage, savage/wild
German Biest From biest, beast
Greek Αγριοκύων From Άγριο, wild and ancient greek κύων, dog
Hebrew כלב פרא From פרא, wild and כלב, dog
Hungarian Vadorzó From vadorzó, poacher and vad, wild
Italian Bestiale From bestiale, bestial
Japanese ワイルドマット From ワイルド (wairudo), wild and マット (matto), mutt
Korean 몬스터 From 몬스터, monster
Norwegian Wildmutt From the original English name
Polish Dzikopysk From dziki, wild and pysk, mouth
Portuguese (Br) Besta From besta, beast
Romanian Sălbaticul From sălbatic, wild
Russian Дикий Пёс
Космический Пёс
From дикий пёс, wild dog
From космический пёс, cosmic dog
Serbian Џукац/Džukac From џукац/džukac, tike
Spanish (HA) Bestia/Feral From bestia, beast and fiero, wild
Spanish (Spain) Bestia/Feral From bestia, beast and fiero, wild
Swedish Vilden From vilden, savage
Turkish Yaban Köpek From yaban, wild and köpek, dog

Trivia[]

  • Wildmutt is Ben's only alien that is incapable of verbal speech, due to lacking the vocal anatomy to do so.[DJW 2] However, the Ultimatrix appears to fix this problem with Ultimate Wildmutt.
  • Wildmutt is the only alien featured in Race Against Time to have his voice actor reprise his role from the Original Series.
  • Wildmutt was originally planned to be one of the playable aliens in the Game Creator, but was soon removed from the game when Alien Force aired.
  • Wildmutt's name in the Croatian version of the cartoon, "Psina," means "Great Dog," but the same word is sometimes used to name several sharks, especially the Great white shark, which sometimes caused naming confusions between him and Ripjaws.
  • Wildmutt's toys did not sell well.[STS 1]
  • Wildmutt served as a replacement for Digger, an orange humanoid hero with digging abilities, when the crew decided to switch from superheroes to aliens. Dave Johnson designed him but noted that, like Ripjaws and XLR8, it was hard for animators to draw him.[DJ 2]
  • Had he appeared on-screen, Mad Ben's Wildmutt would have some kind of harness and collar with spikes.[DJW 3]
  • Had Wildmutt been featured in the reboot, he would have been more humanoid. The crew did not want him looking anything but a dog,[DR 2] so he was not included in the show, even though Duncan Rouleau likes him.[DR 3]

References[]

Merchandise[]

Crew Statements[]

Dave Johnson[]

Duncan Rouleau[]

Dwayne McDuffie[]

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Derrick J. Wyatt[]

Steven T. Seagle[]

Pop-ups[]

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