Power Cell

**Debut** | TBA

**Power Cell** is the Simplicitrix/Stabilized Simplicitrix's DNA sample of a Mechamorphic Nanite from the planets Galvan Prime, and Galvan B.

## Appearance

Power Cell is a small satellite made of black liquid metal highlighted with glowing red circuitry, and composed of three disc-shaped sections, the middle one being the largest in size, and the smaller ones on the sides possessing a single circular eye on the front, while metallic dark gray spikes extend from the tops and bottoms of each of its three sections, with the exception of the bottom of his middle section.

Power Cell wears the Simplicitrix symbol on the front of their middle section.

## Powers

* Power Cell can technologically merge itself with others in a similar manner to Upgrade, although opposed to doing so with pre-existent machines and electronics, he instead strictly fuses with non-technological lifeforms, which are typically organic in nature. Piercing into one of their cells with his spiked protrusions and self-replicating themselves in a viral-like fashion, Power Cell can transform them into living technology, bestowed with artificial enhancements that surpasses their original capabilities, such as augmenting physical strength or abilities they already have.
	+ Technologically upgraded lifeforms that Power Cell have merged with can automatically self-repair their mechanical bodies through technological regeneration, telepathically communicate with other machines given high enough processing power that would warrant them having enough "intelligence," if not outright sentience, and sense the presence of technology within their proximity through detecting their energy signature from afar.
* Power Cell maintains self-levitation through riding electrical currents within the air.
* Power Cell can survive within the vacuum of space.

## Weaknesses

* Power Cell cannot utilize the other technokinetic abilities of Galvanic Mechamorphs, nor does he have access to their natural powers of optic beam projection and shapeshifting due to his diminutive, inflexible structure, although the latter makes him slightly more resilient to electricity, enough to resist the bio-electrical energy of Nanomech.
* Power Cell's bio-technological enhancements are unpredictable in nature, meaning they could only upgrade certain properties of the host body, while said enhancements thereby make them prone to technokinetic opponents that can now manipulate them.
	+ In more severe cases of the two merging together, Power Cell's host body can become mentally more "robotic" as the result of hindered brain functions, leaving them stoically emotionless and overanalytical.
* Power Cell's self-replicants are extremely fragile, serving no combative capabilities and are only necessary for the process of upgrading a host.
* Like Upgrade, Power Cell is also sensitive to electromagnetic pulses, magnetic fields, and technorganic viruses.

## Etymology

* Power Cell's name is a play on how it can function as an electrical battery, and how it can infuse itself with the cells of another organism to infuse them with technological power.

## Trivia

* Power Cell was created as a part of Inktober 2022, for the theme "Gear." He was a collaborative idea between Blake and Dani. Blake came up with the concept for Power Cell years ago, not as its own alien, but as the idea of Upgrade, who is made of his own Nanites, being able to make an Upgrade Nanite for Rex Salazar of Generator Rex so he could access the Upgrade Suit and its powered up builds at any time after Ben 10-Generator Rex: Heroes United. It was decided to rework this concept into a new transformation as Rex's logo is a gear, fitting to the theme. Blake determined how to make the alien's powers work, and Dani did the design, while WTB fleshed out the powers a bit while creating the page.
* Power Cell's design is meant to emulate Magnezone from *Pokémon*.