Upchuck (Universe 3008)

## Upchuck

**Upchuck** is the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Peptosian from Peptos XI.

## Appearance

Upchuck is a vaguely humanoid amoeba-like creature with green skin, six sprout-like growths on the back of his head, light-green skin on his face and belly and a crooked teeth overbite. He has whisker-like lines on his face, and a green tail. He has white eyes and wears a black open-front suit with white over-sleeves and white bands around his legs and white padding under his three-toed feet. Omnitrix symbol is located on his left hand.

## Transformation Sequence

The transformation begins with the Omnitrix being absorbed into Ben's wrist as his his veins and muscle start to contort and his skin takes a transparent tinge of green as the camera rushes towards his left eye. His "eye" cyclones into a bright green light, which once the camera zooms out, is revealed to be Upchuck's stomach, ready to be filled up. He lashes stout-hearted at the screen with his mouth open, ready to chomp on his foes.

## Powers and Abilities

* Choneftikópathy - Upchuck can communicate with other members of his species via a shared gastro-digestive link.
* Choneftikókinetic Projectiles - After consuming any amount of material Upchuck can condense all of that matter into a highly volatile and explosive sphere which he can shoot.
* Projectile Redirection - After shooting out an explosive projectile, Upchuck can further modify said projectile's course and trajectory.
* Nigh-Omniphagy - Upchuck can eat almost anything.
* Energy Ingestion - Upchuck can ingest pure energy.
* Strong Prehensile Tongues - Upchuck can grab large objects such as barrels and boxes from far away.
* Space Survivability - Upchuck can survive in space.
* Enhanced Agility - Upchuck is very agile as he can jump around larger opponents and avoid their attacks.
* Volumetric Jaw - Upchuck can extend his jaw to considerable lengths and chomps off larger
* Choneftikókinetic Propulsion - Upchuck can propel himself in the air if he focused

## Weaknesses

* Ingestion Limit - Upchuck has a limit to how many big objects he can swallow at once. He also becomes slow and excessively when he eats a lot of things.
* Immobile When Stuffed - If Upchuck does not spit out something he eats he will get very fat and will more often than not be rendered immobile until he spits it all out.
* Poor Focus/Ease of Deceit - Upchuck's hunger can be used against him, as he can easily be swayed away from any task with the simple promise of a tasty treat.

## History

* Upchuck first appeared in The Visitor, where he was manually unlocked by Xylene and defeated Vilgax' Mechadroid.
* In Secret of the Omnitrix, Upchuck went on after Myaxx, falsely believing her to be Vilgax.
* In Ben 10 vs Negative 10: Part 2, Upchuck swallowed up the sub-energy and unleashed a powerful ray of destruction towards Driscoll, sending the forever king into oblivion.
* In Goodbye And Good Riddance, Upchuck fought off Vilgax's drones.

## Etymology

Upchuck's name is a pun of the verb "upchuck", which means to vomit or spit out, referencing his abilities.

## Trivia

* Upchuck is Ben's 16th alien.
* Upchuck's Original Series design was made by Thomas Perkins, who envisioned him as a vaguely humanoid amoeba-like creature. He was always supposed to be translucent, but since that detail did not make it to the on-screen design, people have mistaken him for a humanoid frog/toad.
	+ Furthermore, his early, prototype designs were repurposed to create Spitter, Arctiguana, Mot Snikrep and Sploot.
* Upchuck's powers are similar to that of Yoshi and Kirby, as they both use their long tongues to eat things and they're both capable of consuming almost anything and spitting them out as an attack.

## Notes

1. ↑ Within the Prime Universe's canon Upchuck is identified as a Gourmand from Peptos XI (and later XII). Whereas the names of his homeworld remains untouched i've decided to completely change the name of his species as i've felt dissatisfied with the moniker "Gourmand". Main reason being that the name "Peptos" already means "Digested" in Greek and i wanted to continue the tradition of naming things (in fiction in general) after Greek and/or Latin names.