Diamondhead

* OA
* OA (Armored)
* OS

## Powers and Abilities

### Abilities

Immense Durability Enhanced Strength Regeneration Crystallokinesis Crystalsapien Armor Energy Absorption
Energy Refraction

## Details

### First Appearance

And Then There Were 10 (OS)
Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 (OA)

**Diamondhead** is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Petrosapien from the planet Petropia. He is Ben's 3rd alien transformation and is a part of the Classic Set.

## Appearance

In Ben 10 (OS), Diamondhead resembled a crystalline humanoid made of super-hard, greenish-blue crystals. He had four crystals potruding from his body, all of which were on his back, as well as a sharp head. Diamondhead wore a uniform that was black on the right half and white on the left half, with a black patch on the left shoulder where the Omnitrix's position was located.

In Ben 10: Omnitrix Awakened (OA), once the Omnitrix is recalibrated, Diamondhead's physiology is updated to reflect Ben's age and he is accompanied by a new uniform. His diamond-like crystals are now more vibrant blue color, and he now has six crystals protruding from his body, two of which are on his chest alongside the original four on his back, as well as a sharp head and newly-formed sharp shoulders. Diamondhead wears a new uniform that is split into three parts with a collar and lower body that is black, an upper torso that is white, where the Omnitrix's position is located. When using his Crystalsapien Armor, certain portions of his body, such as his shoulders and head, are coated in a dense, dark purple stone.

## Abilities

* **Immense Durability**: Diamondhead's entire body is comprised of hard and durable crystalline material. With his body being incredible durable, Diamondhead is capable of enduring immense amounts of damage and pressure. Parts of his body will begin to crack and chip off if seriously injured, but can be recovered.

* **Enhanced Strength**: The crystals on his body also provide Diamondhead with a large amount of strength, which he can use to deal a variety of effective melee attacks instead of relying on his ranged crystal attacks.

* **Regeneration**: Diamondhead is able to regenerate his crystals if damaged, but this process can sometimes be slow and not immediate, depending on the portion of his body that he is recovering. Arms and legs take the least amount of time to recover, but any damage to his torso or head could take a significant amount of time to heal.

* **Crystallokinesis**: Diamondhead is able to control, generate, and manipulate crystal objects, which can come in many different forms, such as structures, weapons, or shards.

* **Crystalsapien Armor:** The Petrosapien's were originally created by a Crystalsapien scientist named Sugilite, who was the last of his kind and guardian of the Petrosapien people. In certain cases of the Petrosapien population, a very rare few were imbued with traces of Crystalsapien DNA, which begins to manifest itself as they age in the form of a Crystalsapien coating that can be generated and summoned at will. Diamondhead's DNA sample was taken from a Petrosapien who has this, which means Diamondhead is able to form a Crystalsapien shell-like armor around parts of his body, making him much more durable than ever before.

* **Energy Refraction and Absorption**: Diamondhead is able to use his crystals to refract and absorb energy blasts, redirecting them or negating them all together. In some instances, there is too much energy to refract or absorb, and Diamondhead will instead be blasted backwards.

## Weaknesses

* **Sonic Vibrations**: Sonic vibrations can harm Diamondhead and reduce the integrity of his crystals, making them much more susceptible to shattering.

* **Crystalsapien Armor Visibility**: When Diamondhead uses his Crystalsapien armor to cover a portion of his head, some of his visibility is lost as the armor covers parts of his peripheral vision.

* **Crystalsapien Mobility**: When Diamondhead uses his Crystalsapien armor to cover the upper part of his body, he is much heavier than before and moves at a much slower pace. Realistically, the only time Diamondhead should use the full extent of his armor is when he is in extreme danger.

## History

* **2005 (OS)**: Diamondhead was unlocked in **And Then There Were 10**, after which he was used several times during Ben's summer vacation.

* **Before 2010 (OA)**: After 2005 and before 2010, Ben practiced with Diamondhead for an unknown amount of time, learning more about his capabilities and becoming more skilled with the transformation in general.

* **2010 (OA)**: Ben transformed into Diamondhead during **Ben 10 Returns: Part 1** to fight Kevin Levin as he mutated into a Tetramand hybrid. This transformation was a mistransformation, as Ben had originally wanted to transform into Eye Guy. (Pages 3-11)

## Appearances

* **Chapter 1: Omnitrix Awakened**
	+ **Issue 1: Ben 10 Returns: Part 1**

## Trivia

* Diamondhead is the first alien to appear in Ben 10: Omnitrix Awakened.
* Diamondhead is AwesomeAlan1's favorite alien, one of the reasons why he is the first alien to appear. He is also one of Ben's personal favorites.
* His eyes turn white when covered in the Crystalsapien shell-like armor as a reference to Chromastone, Ben's Crystalsapien transformation.
* Originally, Diamondhead's Crystalsapien armor was going to cover his entire face, this was changed later on, however.
* If Omnitrix Awakened was an actual animated property, AwesomeAlan1 has said that he would want Diamondhead to be voiced by his original voice actor, Jim Ward.