Talpaedan

Talpaedans are an armadillo-like species made entirely of organic metal from Poiana Lüncas, a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy.
==Appearance==
Talpaedans are ten-foot-tall behemoths in the resemblance of fully mechanical rodents. They have thick, yellow skin resembling armored plating that covers their heads, torsos, shoulders, arms, knees, shins, calves, and feet while everything else is black. Their arms from the elbow down contain spring-loaded hammer pistons with the springs showing through the forearms of their yellow "armor". They have silver hands and feet with four fingers and three toes, tiny silver ears, and a long silver prehensile tail. Talpaedans from Dimension 23 tend to be blue.
Only male Talpaedans have been seen, so it is unknown what female Talpaedans look like.
Armodrillo 2.png|Armodrillo in Ultimate Alien
OV Armodrillo Stand.png|Armodrillo in Omniverse
Toolboxx.png|Toolboxx, a Dimension 23 Talpaedan
Armodillo Albedo.PNG|Negative Armodrillo
Andreas full.png|Andreas
==Powers and Abilities==
BenAgain (337).png|Jackhammer Arms/Enhanced Digging
SD (381).png|Earthquake Generation (via Jackhammering)
SD (356).png|Fissure Generation (via Jackhammering)
Jackhammer Propulsion.png|Jackhammer Propulsion
RoE (217).png|Drill Formation
AF (459).png|Body Vibration
DepreyPresa1P356.png|Enhanced Strength
Malefactor (203.3).png|Shock Wave Generation (via Enhanced Strength)
The More Things Change, Part 2 (408).png|Enhanced Durability
Malefactor (210).png|Enhanced Acrobatics/Enhanced Agility and Reflexes
AF (235).png|Neuroshock Blast Immunity
TToE_(172).png|Finger Retraction
IaMBW1 (211).png|Arm Extension
SoY (375).png|Shock Wave Blender
A Talpaedan's power comes from their forearms, which are embedded with biomechanical pneumatic pistons. They run from the hand, through the arm socket, and out the elbow, and can extend out of either side. By pumping them back and forth rapidly, Talpaedans can use them as biological jackhammers and rumble the earth around him with destructive vibrations, creating tremors;And Then There Was Ben fissures;Reflected GlorySpecial Delivery and earthquakes. Talpaedans can also vibrate their own bodies with extreme precision, as Andreas was able to counter-vibrate his body to nearly completely nullify the impact of a sonic cannon that would have destroyed 5 square miles. Andreas' counter-vibration was also able to completely collapse a Forever Knight castle building into rubble.Andreas' Fault
Talpaedans can retract their fingers into their hand socket,Map of InfinityThe Transmogrification of Eunice or morph their hands into spinning drills.Of Predators and Prey: Part 2MalefactorRules of Engagement Their mastery over the ground allows him to effortlessly dig tunnels deep in the ground;Ben AgainThe Secret of Dos Santos to the point that they can glide through solid earth and rock as simply as Humans can walk through air.
Talpaedans are incredibly strong, as Armodrillo was able to lift a Mucilator,Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 hold his own against Trombipulor and launch him over several buildings, harm a Galilean with his drills,For a Few Brains More and destroy ten robots from Dimension 12.Hero Time Additionally, they can generate shock waves that can destroy buildings from their sheer strength, as demonstrated by Ultimate Aggregor.Ultimate AggregorThe Forge of Creation Talpaedans can pump their pistons forward to further enhance the power of their punches and create shock waves; pummel enemies; and batter buildings, even mountains, down to rubble. They can also do this to launch themselves high in the air off the ground in a pinch; shoot objects in their grip forward like a cannon;The More Things Change: Part 2It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 or extend the reach of their arms for a sudden and powerful shove, as demonstrated by Toolboxx.
Talpaedans possess enhanced durability, courtesy of their armor. They are durable enough to withstand attacks from many powerful opponents, as well as being thrown through walls. Talpaedans are also immune to neuroshock blasts, as demonstrated by Andreas.
Talpaedans are quite agile, as Armodrillo was able to quickly roll out of the way of Slamworm's attack.
Talpaedans are capable of rapidly spinning their drills to generate a continuous shock wave that effectively functions as a blender. This technique was used by Humungousaur with Armodrillo's arm (courtesy of Skurd) to completely disintegrate a tree.Stuck on You
==Weaknesses==
The More Things Change, Part 2 (420).png|Out-of-Control Vibration
Malefactor (241).png|Slammoid Predation
The More Things Change, Part 2 (440).png|Electricity Vulnerability
AF (318).png|Sedative Quill Vulnerability
RotS (419).png|Suffocation
Certain weapons can cause a Talpaedan's nervous system to go out of control and make them unable to stop vibrating their arm.
Talpaedans are at a massive disadvantage against a Slammoid due to them being able to easily dig him out of the ground.
Talpaedans are vulnerable to electricity.
Talpaedans can be rendered unconscious if they are hit by a quill from a member of Argit's species, as demonstrated with Andreas.
Talpaedans can be suffocated if a large amount of matter covers their whole body and compresses it enough.Revenge of the Swarm
==Notable Talpaedans==
*Armodrillo (the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Talpaedan)
**Toolboxx (the Hero Watch's DNA sample of a Talpaedan)
**Negative Armodrillo (Albedo's DNA sample of a Talpaedan)
*Andreas
===Notable Talpaedan Hybrids===
*Ultimate Aggregor (1/6 Talpaedan)
*Ultimate Kevin (part Talpaedan)
==Etymology==
The name Talpaedan is derived from Talpidae, which is a name for a family of mammals that includes subterranean animals such as moles.
==Trivia==
*Because the Talpaedans are from the Andromeda Galaxy, Talpaedan DNA wasn't in the Codon Stream until the Ultimatrix scanned Andreas' in Andreas' Fault.
*Talpaedans have grey, partially translucent blood.
**Duncan believes that Talpaedans potentially may be able to cause a magnitude 10 Earthquake under the right circumstances.
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