Chromastone (Ben 23: OV)

## Appearance

Chromastone is a silicon-based alien made of extremely durable crystal. His body is overall indigo, with several dark lines and spots. His hands and face are magenta, and he also sports six magenta shards on his back, two on his chest, and one on the top of his head that resembles a horn. His face consists of a mouth and one large green eye at the center.

In **Omniverse**, Chromastone had two unique designs. The first, which appears in *Trouble Helix*, looked mostly the same as in **Alien Force** and **Ultimate Alien** except that the crystals on his back and head were much longer. Much like before, the Omnitrix symbol is on his chest.

The second design, which appeared in *A New Dawn*, is drastically different. He has three additional crystal shards on each shoulder and arm, one on each knee, and two on the sides of his head. The crystals on his chest and the four small shards on his back are gone. His neck is now longer, his face has a magenta chin that resembles a mouth guard, and he now speaks without moving his mouth at all. He has five fingers on his hands. He now wears a green jumpsuit with white stripes on the waist, green-and-white striped gauntlets on his wrists and legs, and the Omnitrix symbol has been relocated to his right pectoral.

In **Ben 23: Omniverse**, Chromastone goes back to his first design, except his back crystals appear shorter, much like how they looked in **Alien Force** and **Ultimate Alien**.

## Powers and Abilities

Chromastone has the ability to allow many types of energy, such as lasers; electricity; mana; and any type of electromagnetic radiation, from ultraviolet light to cosmic rays, to collect within or phase through his body without harm.

Chromastone can absorb and convert those energies into rainbow-colored beams, which he can fire from either his hands or from the shards on his body; or project those energies into blasts. His beams are powerful enough to melt through a truck trailer and destroy an entire turret, and he can also shoot energy blasts without absorbing anything, but only to a limited extent.

Chromastone can control the intensity of his energy attacks, and the amount of power his beams have depends on how powerful the energy from an opponent's attack is. For instance, when the Dragon attacked Chromastone with its powerful energy blast, the latter absorbed it and subdued the Dragon with a powerful wave of energy. Similarly, when Gwen gave Chromastone a large amount of mana for him to absorb, he was able to shoot powerful energy blasts at Dagon.

Chromastone is able to scatter the energy he absorbs in the form of multiple, smaller energy beams.

Chromastone is able to redirect energy attacks instead of absorbing them.

As well as being immune to electricity, Chromastone can also conduct it back at the attacker, as seen when Lucy attacked him with an electric cable.

Chromastone is capable of instant levitation and flight. While flying, he can leave behind a rainbow trail in the air.

Chromastone possesses enhanced strength, allowing him to overpower stronger opponents, such as a Techadon-enhanced Cash, with his bare hands. Technically speaking, he is physically stronger than Methanosians but weaker than Vaxasaurians.

Chromastone possesses enhanced durability thanks to his very dense and crystalline skin, which allows him to withstand being thrown against several vehicles at once.
Chromastone is capable of jumping exceptionally high.

Chromastone can survive in the vacuum of space, as demonstrated by Sugilite when he was traveling to what was left of Petropia.

Due to him being made of silicon-based crystals, Chromastone is immune to possession from a Xenocite.

Chromastone has the power to generate focused gamma rays.

Chromastone has the power to generate prismatic explosions.

Chromastone can project a beam of light from his hands for illumination purposes.

Chromastone can use his energy to increase the temperature of his body, to the point where he can become hot enough to dissolve an Arachnichimp's webs.

If a big enough light source were to shine through him, Chromastone can create a big, beautiful rainbow in the sky.

## Weaknesses

Chromastone is incapable of absorbing certain types of energy, such as the energy of the extradimensional field that protects the Contumelia from the Annihilarrgh.

Chromastone has a limit to how much energy he can absorb at once, as he once tried to absorb all the mana energy of Charmcaster's machine but was overwhelmed to the point of almost crumbling apart.

In addition to Chromastone having a limit to how much he can absorb, he also cannot absorb the energy released by an Annihilarrgh because he would be instantly disintegrated if he tried.

Chromastone cannot absorb gooey substances, such as the plasma generated by members of Ball Weevil's species.

Chromastone is unable to absorb electricity while it is being conducted by water.

Chromastone can be controlled by Vladats via their Corrupturas.

## History

* Chromastone briefly makes his first appearance in Who is Alien 24?, where Ben Prime cycled through a small handle of aliens as Ben 23 would go through his namings of those aliens.

## Appearances

* Who is Alien 24? (first appearance; cameo)

## Trivia

* Chromastone had concept art drawn by Glenn Wong and Eric Canete, whereas his final design was created by Chap Yaep, with color styling by Chris Hooten.
* Chromastone is one of the four regular aliens to get a complete redesign in **Omniverse**; the others being Shocksquatch, Eatle, and Swampfire. However, Chromastone and Swampfire are the only two of these aliens to get redesigns mid-series (not counting Rath getting clothes).
	+ The area behind Chromastone's eye was originally going to be black, just like his rendition in **Alien Force** and **Ultimate Alien**.
	+ Chromastone's design in *A New Dawn* is inspired by Gundam.
* Chromastone only appeared in two episodes of **Omniverse** due to his low toy sales during the previous shows' runs.
* Chromastone is one of the five aliens who escaped from the original Omnitrix; the others being Ghostfreak, Goop, Way Big, and Spidermonkey.
	+ Chromastone is also one of four regular aliens to be temporarily destroyed and removed from the original Omnitrix/Ultimatrix, the others being Way Big, Swampfire, and Feedback.
* It has been stated by Tetrax that Chromastone has more abilities than the ones Ben is aware of. However, they are largely unexplored.
* Chromastone's reformation into Diamondhead in *Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2* had nothing to do with Vilgax's sword being covered in crystal before he destroyed him.
	+ Ben does not know the explanation behind Chromastone merging with Diamondhead, but Azmuth does.
* Chromastone and Sugilite are the only Crystalsapiens in existence.
* Chromastone is the final alien used on-screen in **Ultimate Alien**. Coincidentally, his hologram is also the first one shown on the recalibrated Omnitrix in **Alien Force**.
	+ Chromastone is also the last alien to be used by Ben via the Ultimatrix.