Ascalon

Ascalon is a weapon created by Azmuth centuries ago, before the creation of the Omnitrix.
==History==
===Background===
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Azmuth was inspired to create Ascalon when he saw a planetary system in perfect alignment while spending time with Zennith on Primus. Ascalon was created to tap into the fundamental forces of the universe. Zennith deemed the creation of Ascalon as irresponsible, but Azmuth ignored her warnings. By the time he had finished creating it, Zennith had left him but Azmuth ignored it.
Ascalon was later stolen by an Incursean warrior who hoped to end the eons-long civil war between the many factions on their homeworld. The result, however, was the destruction of the planet, which rendered the Incurseans scattered.
Shocked by what he had done, Azmuth vowed to hide away Ascalon and dedicated himself to peaceful sciences, creating the Omnitrix as an apology for what Ascalon has done to the universe, hoping that Zennith would return to him.
Sometime later, Azmuth visited a primitive world he had discovered in his studies: Earth. There he found that the creature known as Dagon and an army of Lucubra were invading Earth with hopes to conquer the entire dimension. A group of knights had tried to stop them, but many had fallen under the mind-control of the Lucubra. Only the strongest of the knights, Sir George, born a Roman soldier who had somehow lived for 900 years, was able to escape the Lucubra. However, he could not defeat them. Azmuth gave Sir George Ascalon, saying that he was worthy enough to wield its terrible power. Sir George used it to cut out Dagon's heart. He cast Dagon back into its dimension, sealed it in and stabbed Ascalon through the heart. For as long as Ascalon pierces the heart, Dagon cannot return to full power. Eventually, a shrine was built by the Dagon's followers around the sword still piercing the heart, which would randomly teleport to avoid the grasp of George and the successors to his mission, the Forever Knights.
===Ultimate Alien===
Many centuries later, after Vilgax's body landed in the hands of the Flame Keepers' Circle and was mistaken for Dagon, plans were set into motion to take Vilgax to the shrine in order to retrieve "his" heart. Meanwhile, Sir George had already predicted the shrine's next location using mathematics and was on his way to it. A band of Forever Knights met up with him, and the group entered, only to be ambushed by the Circle and its Esoterica warriors already there. During the ensuing battle, George tries to retake Ascalon, but is pulled back by Vilgax. Vilgax grabs the sword and pulls it out of the heart, simultaneously rejuvenating his strength; absorbing the heart; and gifting him armor and the power to end the fight. Dagon then possessed Sir Winston and enticed Vilgax with infinite power that lay beyond the mystic Seal. Vilgax traveled there and broke it open with the sword, where Dagon was able to suck Vilgax (and the heart) into his own dimension, causing Vilgax to drop the sword. Sir George arrived at the seal and picked up Ascalon, rejuvenating himself once more to defeat Dagon and stop him from enslaving his dimension. Azmuth was doubtful of him, however, and told Ben and his team that the power of Ascalon would likely overwhelm Sir George before he could reach his target. Ultimate Humungousaur confronted Sir George and reached an agreement with him: if Sir George failed to stop Dagon, Ben would receive Ascalon and attempt to stop Dagon himself.
In The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2, Ben gained Ascalon after Sir George's death at the hands of Dagon. Ben was able to use Ascalon to defeat Vilgax (who had absorbed Dagon through an energy absorber because Dagon's substance was energy), by absorbing Dagon and his power into Ascalon. Vilgax tempted Ben to use the combined power of Dagon, Ascalon, and the Ultimatrix to "destroy all evil" and rule the universe, but Julie, Kevin, and Gwen were able to snap him to his senses. Ben subsequently gave Ascalon (and the Ultimatrix) to Azmuth who in return gave him the new Omnitrix.
==Functions==
TUE2 (403).png|Reality Warping
AKtR (309).png|User Empowerment
SA (12).png|Youth Restoration
TUE2 (297).png|Armor Generation
SA (90).png|Increased Protection (via armor)
TBotE (372).png|Protective Visor (via armor)
AKtR (323).png|Dynakinesis (via armor)
TUE2 (290).png|Enhanced Sharpness
SA (215).png|Enhanced Durability
TBotE (280).png|Energy Deflection
TUE2 (5).png|Remote Slashing
SA (77).png|Slash Beam
SA (120).png|Portal Creation
SA (96).png|Electricity Generation
TUE1 (184).png|Force Field Generation
SA (104).png|Whirlwind Generation
SA (7).png|Light Generation
TUE2 (318).png|Power Siphoning
AKtR (213).png|Mind Control Immunity
TUE2 (199).png|Electrical Conductivity
SA (287).png|Levitation
SA (364).png|Recalling
Ascalon was designed to tap into the fundamental forces of the universe itself, thus it can "cleave right through" and manipulate reality.Azmuth
When someone picks up and wills themsleves to use Ascalon,The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2 it continuously empowers the user with great strength and youth if they are in a weakened and old state, respectively.A Knight to Remember After which, Ascalon envelops its user in full blue-silver medieval armor (complete with a hilt). This armor can protect its user from many physical blows, as well as energy attacks like explosive mana blasts; although it still conducts electricity. Its visor can shield against bright light.The Beginning of the End The armor also has the power to, from its hands, glow with white energy and project waves of it with lethal force. Ascalon's user can choose to retreat the armor back into the sword, and the sword automatically does so if its user dies or is teleported to a different dimension.
As a sword, Ascalon is incredibly durable and strong. It could puncture the Seal; cut through metal in one slice; block bullets, such as those generated by Evolved Vaxasaurians; and survive the explosion of an entire planet. It is also particularly good at blocking, cutting through, and bouncing back all types of energy attacks: from Anodites; Esoterica; Ultimate Vilgax;The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 and Dagon alike.
Ascalon is an incredible reality warping device, even described by its creator as a weapon of terrible power that renders its wielder unstoppable. Misuse of its power has resulted in the destruction of a planet; while other uses were able to reverse Dagon's Esoterica-transforming wave on all the people of the Earth and affect the Ultimatrix to revert Ben in alien form back to human. Combined with Dagon and Vilgax's power, Ascalon was even theorized to able to change fundamental aspects of the universe, such as eliminating all evil.
When swung, Ascalon can cut size-irrelevant gashes into targets that are thousands of feet away. The sword can even be swung to shoot out a gigantic white beam in the shape of its slash which, at its weakest, can break through rock, and at its strongest, can damage the Dagon.
One swing of Ascalon can tear through space itself and create a temporary rift to be able to teleport its user.
Ascalon can generate electricity; shoot electric-adjacent beams; and can conjure a dome shield around enemies using an electric beam.
If Ascalon is spun around, it can generate a whirlwind of such high speeds to be able to blow away a Vaxasaurian.
Ascalon can generate light to illuminate dark areas or blind enemies.
Ascalon can drain the strength and power from an enemy through stabbing them.
Ascalon can protect its user from Dagon's mind controlling abilities, even if the helmet from their armor is lost.Sir George
Ascalon can levitate in place on its own. If it is separated from its user, they can will the sword to fly back to their hand.
==Appearances==
===Ultimate Alien===
====Season 3====
*A Knight to Remember (first appearance; flashback and present)
*Solitary Alignment (flashback and present)
*The Beginning of the End
*The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1
*The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
==Etymology==
The word 'Ascalon' comes from Ashkelon, a coastal city in Israel. Its name is believed to possibly be western Semitic in origin, and connected to the triliteral root š-q-l ("to weigh" from a Semitic root ṯql).
==Trivia==
*Azmuth planned on taking Ascalon back when he took notice of what was going on during Ben's battle with Vilgax.
*Contrary to what Ben and Kevin believed, Ascalon was created with science, not magic. Azmuth often gets annoyed when people call Ascalon's powers magic.
*In legend, Ascalon is the lance (or in some versions of the story, sword) which Saint George used to kill the dragon.
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