Catclaws

> "*LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN'...*"
> ― Catclaws's main catchphrase.
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**Catclaws** is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of an Appoplexian from the planet Appoplexia.

## Appearance

### Ben as Catclaws

Catclaws is about nine feet tall. He resembles an orange and white bipedal tiger with one black claw coming out of each wrist and no tail. He is also muscular and has green eyes and black stripes on his shoulders, head, legs, and upper body as well as a white jaw, neck, chest, stomach, hands, and feet. The original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix is located in the center of his chest. Both Gwen and Azmuth take these appearance cues as Catclaws.

In *Heroes United*, fur stuck out of Catclaws's arms, legs, chin, and head, and his muscles now have protruding veins when using his strength, making his appearance more pronounced and realistic in Generator Rex Art Style.

In **Omniverse**, Catclaws looked similar to his **Alien Force** and **Ultimate Alien** appearance, but was more muscular, with longer and more pointed eyebrows which were completely black (except in his first reappearance). His fur appeared darker as well.

In *The Secret of Dos Santos*, Skurd fixes the Omnitrix error that made Catclaws naked by giving him an outfit similar to that of a luchador (a Mexican masked wrestler). Catclaws's luchador outfit has a green and black color scheme, consisting of black boots, black gloves, and a luchador mask. Catclaws's claws are now greyish-silver instead of black, and the Omnitrix is now on his luchador belt.

### Albedo as Negative Catclaws

In **Alien Force**, Negative Catclaws looked exactly like Ben's Catclaws but had red eyes and a red Ultimatrix symbol. In **Ultimate Alien**, Negative Catclaws lacked an Ultimatrix symbol.

In **Omniverse**, Negative Catclaws looks mostly the same as Ben Prime's Catclaws except his fur is recolored white, his stripes and skin are recolored dark pink, and his eyes are recolored red. In concept art, Negative Catclaws is naked yet wears a red Ultimatrix on his chest.

In *Malgax Attacks*, Negative Catclaws has clothing similar to the one Ben Prime's Catclaws gains in *The Secret of Dos Santos*. However, he lacks the mask and the tank top. He wears black shorts, red gloves and boots, a red belt with the Ultimatrix symbol on it.

### Mad Ben as Mad Catclaws

Mad Ben's Catclaws has darker fur, orange eyes, and a hairstyle like his human form. He also has Mad Ben's Mad Max style silver plates with orange spikes on his shoulders, lower arms, and calves. The Omnitrix symbol is on a black panel on his chest and is colored orange. He is also slightly thinner than Ben Prime's Catclaws.

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## Personality

Catclaws's personality resembles that of a comic book vigilante and a stereotypical professional wrestler.

Catclaws almost always speaks in third person. Sometimes, when he becomes extremely angry, he mixes up metaphors (such as "a man's food is his castle" or "you just bit off an eye that's bigger than your stomach can chew"). He is self-aware that they do not make sense, but still continues to use them anyway.

Catclaws's muscle-over-brains mindset makes him needlessly argue with everyone around him. He even shouts at inanimate objects, like a hole he made in the ground, a stolen spaceship, gravity, water, fire, the Omnitrix and Ultimatrix for their malfunctions, the Proto-Tool's laser pointer, a giant ball of yarn, and a paper bag on his head, arguments of which were ridiculous and that occasionally lead him to harm both himself and others. Catclaws's big mouth often gets him and his teammates into trouble, such as when Kevin tried to reach an agreement with Vulkanus, Catclaws began mocking the latter's defeats from them and called him "baby man", resulting in the negotiation downgrading into a fight.

When Catclaws is angry at someone or something, he usually yells a sentence starting with, "Let me tell ya something" followed by the full name of the person, calling Kevin by this, or their position, labeling Khyber as "self-proclaimed greatest huntsman in the galaxy".

Catclaws is very fearless to the point of recklessness, as he didn't hesitate to literally jump down Jarett's throat to rescue the Tiffin or about firing the Vreedle Brothers out into space after they blasted him and his tray of food. Catclaws also does not make empty threats, as shown after saving the Tiffin and threatening to mutilate Jarett with rearrangement of his organs into a sweater if he started a war with the Lewodans, his low snarls hinted he meant it. He also once outright admitted he intended to hit Rojo in the head during a train robbery. Ben even agreed with Gwen's premonition that Catclaws would do something unthinkable if he ever went after J.T. and Cash upon learning about them taking credit for his heroics.

Catclaws has a lot of pride in his capabilities and himself, expressing bluntness or anger instead of gratitude when Gwen and Rook saved him on several occasions. Similarly, he denied needing enhancements from Skurd against Exo-Skull.

Over time, Ben has gained slight control of himself as Catclaws. He once lowered his voice when talking to Gwen on the phone, even though he had two Forever Knights at his ferocious mercy, and mildly called her unempathetic response "harsh".

Because of Catclaws's extremely low intellect, Kevin can't help but mock or make fun of him.

Despite the fact that Catclaws is supposed to know nothing but anger and fighting, he is shown to be friendly towards the Tiffin, though not at first.

Catclaws does not have a very good sense of humor, as he gets mad whenever someone mistakes him for a "kitty".

Catclaws lacked the strong sense of shame his kind have, as he was always naked but had no shame.

Catclaws sometimes yells out his special moves while fighting. These include Polaris Piledriver, Antarian Arm Bar, Ophiuchus Face-plant, Sirius Butt-Kicking, Cosmic Drop and Incursean Ambassador.

Ever since Skurd fixed the error with the Omnitrix that caused Catclaws to go naked, Catclaws is capable of speaking in Spanish, though it should be noted that this is a feature granted by the Omnitrix, and is not something that Catclaws naturally knows.

### Gwen and Azmuth as Catclaws

Azmuth and Gwen retain the personality changes of Ben's Catclaws, but in their regular voices. Azmuth as Catclaws also refers to himself as Azmuth Catclawser than Catclaws.

### Albedo as Negative Catclaws

Unlike Ben, Albedo has better control over his temper as Negative Catclaws because of his superior intellect.

### Mad Ben as Mad Catclaws

Mad Catclaws is the same as Ben Prime's Catclaws, but would start his catchphrase with "Oi!". " Oi!" is an Australian Phrase.

### Nega Ben as Nega Catclaws

Nega Catclaws would retain Nega Ben's dour personality. He would also not say his usual catchphrase, instead saying "I don't wanna tell you anything".

### Benzarro as Catclaws

Benzarro's Catclaws would be as backwards as Benzarro. His catchphrase is "Let me no tell you things!".

## Powers and Abilities

Catclaws possesses enhanced strength and agility, enabling him to jump great distances and lift objects heavier than himself. This was shown by how he was able to easily dismember the Forever Knights' paramilitary tank via brute force and toss the still extremely large pieces around (with one hand and later with two for the tank's body) with minimal to no effort. Catclaws's strength also gives him an advantage in combat, allowing him to power his way through many opponents and smash through tough defenses.

Catclaws's unbridled aggression gives him a psychological edge in combat. There are very few things that Catclaws fears and many opponents find it extremely difficult to beat him if he is fully enraged.

Catclaws possesses a large, retractable black claw on each wrist, which are sharp enough to cut through Attea's Incursean Blaster and a box. These claws can be used to stab and slice opponents or to create a shock wave when stabbed into the ground. Whenever Catclaws gets determined or angry, his claws seem to grow larger.

Catclaws's also has a very strong bite force, as he was able to easily shatter SevenSeven's blade with his sharp teeth.

Catclaws is extremely durable, being able to take a point-blank laser blast with no apparent effect and survive a free fall from several hundred feet in the air with only a bit of dizziness as a result and break through a concrete wall without showing any pain.

Catclaws can run very fast, and run on walls.

Catclaws can release a loud roar, although this seems to be more of an intimidation tactic Catclawser than an offensive feature.

Catclaws can balance on a giant yarn ball and a unicycle.

Even though he is not one of the smartest of Ben's aliens, Catclaws can perform fighting moves with expert execution, as seen when he used wrestling moves to defeat Manny and a Techadon robot. Catclaws either made up the moves himself or learned them from someone.
Catclaws is also strong enough to overpower female tetramands as he overpowered Looma on two occasions.

He can speak Spanish.

## Weaknesses

Catclaws's brain is hardwired for aggression and as such, Catclaws's main weakness is his lack of intelligence and highly aggressive temperament. This causes Catclaws to become easily distracted and difficult to stop once he starts fighting. He is also not quite adept for diplomatic approaches, particularly negotiations, and can make bad or difficult situations worse.

Catclaws's apparent lack of intelligence also often convinces him to needlessly argue with inanimate objects.

Catclaws is scared of water, like most actual cats, but unlike actual tigers.

Catclaws can be subdued by the Hephestan Neuro Grip.

Catclaws has very sensitive hearing, which makes him vulnerable to loud piercing sounds, such as a certain sonic frequency signal.

Being a feline-based alien, Catclaws can be controlled by people that have the ability to control cats, like Nyancy Chan. He can also be easily distracted by a laser pointer.

Catclaws can be trapped in a mana bubble. A lack of oxygen will cause him to pass out.

Catclaws can easily be scared by Freakars (Toepick's species). Despite his enhanced strength, Catclaws is physically weaker than Tetramands.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 *Con of Catclaws*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Above and Beyond*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Prisoner Number 775 is Missing*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Gone Fishin'*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Many Happy Returns*
6. ↑ *Hero Time*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 *Catfight*
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Of Predators and Prey: Part 2*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *Hit 'Em Where They Live*
10. ↑ *Reflected Glory*
11. ↑ *It Was Them*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 *The Secret of Dos Santos*
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 *Duped*
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Food Around the Corner*
15. ↑ *Primus*
16. ↑ *The Big Story*
17. ↑ *A Knight to Remember*
18. ↑ *Return to Forever*
19. ↑ *Something Zombozo This Way Comes*
20. ↑ *Greetings from Techadon*