Cricketernal

**Debut** | TBA

**Cricketernal** is the Simplicitrix/Stabilized Simplicitrix's DNA sample of a Aeternostostomatidae from the planet Infinitum Etsolutum.

## Appearance

Cricketernal is a humanoid insect alien based on a wētā. His height is only up to about Alan hips. He has four arms, each of which are covered in grey and dark brown plates of his exoskeleton. Each hand has two orange fingers, and each forearm has three orange spikes. His shoulders have three spikes as well, albeit grey. His head is a dark teal, with grey mandibles coming from the bottom, and a dark brown crest akin to Crashhopper's growing from the top. He also has black antennae. His torso is light grey on top, and dark teal on the bottom, which extends into a thorax with grey stripes. His legs have a similar pattern to his arms, and are structured similar to Crashhopper's, as well. He has beady black eyes.

Cricketernal wears the Simplicitrix symbol on his back.

## Powers

* Cricketernal is capable of bestowing immortality onto others. This comes in the form of forcing them to reincarnate upon death. This reincarnation can happen in a number of ways, such as forcing their body to change into a new one via genetic restructuring, causing them to be reborn as a new individual, or by forcing their soul into a pre-existing body. There are likely other ways this power works as well.
* Cricketernal himself is also immortal, through the use of regeneration and reformation.
* Cricketernal has multiple arms, and has a relative amount of strength for his size. They also help with wall crawling.
* Cricketernal has enhanced durability, heightened by his exoskeleton.
* Cricketernal is quite quick, aided by his small stature.
* Cricketernal has sharp claws.

## Weaknesses

* Cricketernal is not combative, despite his relative strength.
* Cricketernal's small size can be a disadvantage.

## Etymology

* Cricketernal's name is a play on "cricket" and "eternal."
* Cricketernal's species name is a play on "Anostostomatidae," one of the families of the wētā, and "aeturnus," Latin for "eternal."
* Cricketernal's planet name is the Latin translation of "infinite and unbound" referencing both Pyrrha Nikos' monologue whilst unlocking Jaune Arc's Aura in *RWBY*, as well as the lyrics to *RWBY* Volume 6's intro, *Rising*.

## Trivia

* Cricketernal's design was made using the Crashocker fusion from *Ben 10: Omniverse*.
* Cricketernal, beyond just his planet name, acts as a reference to *RWBY*:
	+ His ability to bestow immortality is a nod to an ability shown by the Brother gods, both in the case of Salem and Ozma.
	+ The variation of his powers to force a soul to bond with another pre-existing one is of the same nature as Ozma's reincarnations.
	+ His own reformation immortality is similar to that of Salem's.
	+ His color scheme is a nod to Ozma's armor.
		- Oddly enough, this color scheme also vaguely resembles that of Shocksquatch's design in *Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United*, tying into his design origin.
* Cricketernal's genetic restructuring immortality is a nod to the manner in which Time Lords regenerate in *Doctor Who*.
* Initially, Cricketernal was going to be about the same size as Crashocker, but was changed to be more "pet sized" to relate to his inspiration, the wētā, which is an insect with a size comparable to a pet rodent. The reason for a wētā-inspired immortality alien is that the tree wētā is considered immortal, as they can be "revived" from being frozen to death upon being thawed out.