Amalgam

**Name**: Amalgam

**Species**: Osmosian

**Homeworld**: Osmos V

**Apperance**: Amalgam is a tall, red-skinned humanoid alien. His hair is dark-red tinted and styled with long hair and beard. His hair has a large widow's peak where his horns are visible. His ears are pointy. Amalgam's eyes have red irises and black sclera. Amalgam's sternum, neck and arms have curved ridges. His elbows and fingers have small spikes on them. A black and red uniform is a one-piece suit that covers the body from his legs to his shoulders. The Omnitrix symbol is located on his chest.

**Power and Abilities**:

**Energy Absorption**: After absorbing energy, Amalgam can channel energy through his hands to manipulate technology, discharge it as energy blasts, or physically enhance his body to speed up cellular regeneration, increase his strength, or recover from injuries at an accelerated rate. However, the energy will dissipate over time or through excessive use, so he is required to recharge. However, if Amalgam absorbs energy, the energy will cause Amalgam to become mentally unstable. Storing energy for long periods of time will worsen his instability. This mainly occurs in Osmosians who absorb energy very often but cannot control it due to inexperience and lack of skill. Energy absorption can sometimes easily turn into an addiction. When Amalgam has recently absorbed energy, he develops black marks around his eyes. This is a side effect of absorbing energy. He can absorb the vast majority of types of energy, including magic, sounds, light, psionic, psychic, etc, either environmental or directed towards him and he can project that energy from his body in different ways, whether in the form of concussive blasts, energy rays, explosions, fire, plasma, etc. In addition, he can release the energy in the same way he received it, but with more force. The nature of his powers makes it difficult to damage him with energy-based attacks, while also enabling him to work well with any energy-using teammates. Amalgam can also store the absorbed energy within his personal reserves, whereupon the energy increases his strength, speed, stamina and recuperative abilities, as well as affording him a measure of invulnerability. The upper limits of his ability to enhance his own physical abilities with absorbed energy is not exactly known, but is well into the level of being superhuman. He is learning to use his energy to temporarily increase his physical attributes.

**DNA Absorption**: Similar to his ability to absorb energy, by absorbing the DNA, metabolism, and life force of other life forms, Amalgam can use it as nourishment to sustain his health and strength. Absorbing all of someone's energy will kill them. Amalgam can use the energy to acquire the creature's powers and undergoes mutation to accommodate the absorbed abilities. Despite complete access to any of these absorbed abilities at anytime, they aren't as strong as their pure forms, as noticed by Alex in his Diamondhead form who estimated that they are only about 1/10 their full power, as seen when he was able to catch and crush Amalgam crystals with his bare hands while the others shattered upon hitting him. This is the reason why Aggregor first turned P'andor, Andreas, Bivalvan, Ra'ad and Galapagus into pure energy before he absorbed their powers and abilities, so he could could use their power to their fullest extent. He also stated that when Osmosians absorb the life force of other beings, the new powers can only be used temporarily unless they were to drain all of that life form's energy. This ability can also be used to combine the DNA of two beings, which is what Servantis used Amalgam for. Amalgam was able to absorb some of Servantis' energy that brought out some past memories. Amalgam was able to carry the energy around on his hand and used it on Sam and Albright to bring up their past involvement with the Rooters. Amalgam then used this energy to his advantage as he was able to permanently lock out Servantis from the Amalgam Kids' minds. Amalgam can absorb the powers, energies, memories, knowledge, talents, personality, and physical abilities (whether superhuman or not) of another human being (or members of some sentient alien races) through physical contact of his skin with the skin of the other person. He is not limited to absorbing superhuman abilities: for example, he has absorbed the strength, agility, and sharp reflexes of an enhanced human. He can also absorb psionic abilities. In absorbing another person's memories Amalgam also gains the emotional responses connected to them. For the transfer of abilities to be accomplished, his skin must contact the skin of his victim. Amalgam can only absorb abilities and memories from living organic beings. He can possess the powers of several superhuman persons at once. No upper limit has yet been determined for the number of superhuman beings whose power he can maintain simultaneously, or for the amount of power that he can absorb. Amalgam can even absorb gross physical characteristics from a victim. His physical appearance does not change when he absorbs abilities and memories from a normal looking human being. The victim's abilities and memories are absorbed for a time sixty times longer than the period of time Amalgam was in physical contact with that person. Those touched are rendered unconscious by contact with him, though some beings, including Sanju and Mojo have resisted this effect. While for most of his life, his use of this power was involuntary, Amalgam has recently gained full control over it. This transfer is usually temporary, lasting for a period of time relative to how long contact is maintained, but the transfer may become permanent in certain cases. For example, he absorbed Captain Bang's powers permanently due to unknown reasons and he absorbed Sun maker's powers permanently when he absorbed the last of his life force by accident. Most often the process happens instantly when Amalgam touches someone, but in certain instances where a being has possessed an extraordinary level of power they are able to resist him, and he may only share part of their memories and power. His power is potentially lethal. His flirtation, Lily Stark, was in a comatose state for roughly a decade after his powers first manifested when they touched. She never fully awakened, and finally passed on instead of remaining on life support; however, Amalgam has never actually killed with his powers; even after some practice, he only sent victims into a permanent vegetative state. As Amalgam is absorbing the total psyche of a person, there is a risk of a personality overwhelming him and taking control of his body, including Ayame and Aizen who both proved to be the dominant personality. It has also been shown that even though Amalgam forgets the memories he has absorbed when a psyche returns to its body, 'echoes' of their personalities remain buried in his mind. Amalgam is able to absorb psyches and abilities of several beings at once, though the experience can be confusing and disorienting for him. Robotic beings are mostly immune to his power. Depending on the amount of organics left, he can usually affect cyborgs. He seems able to affect techno-organic beings. Powerful enough beings can withstand his touch and attempt to impose their own will on him or cause a feedback loop. Amalgam's power has grown over time. Initially he was unable to absorb the powers of Wonder Alien, a being a living ionic energy; however, in recent months he has been able to absorb him when previously he could not. Although he is capable of absorbing his powers, Steel Hide in metal form was able to make physical contact with him with no ill effects; however, Amalgam has shown the ability to absorb him while he was in metal form at various other times.

**Matter Absorption**: Amalgam can absorb solid materials, coating himself in the substance which allows him to take on its properties. He will proportionally increase in physical strength and durability to whatever he absorbed. Amalgam is able to absorb multiple materials at once. He also has the ability to apply to other people a coating of whatever material he has absorbed at the time, temporarily. This ability has once been used productively when Amalgam was forced to synthesize a coating of Taydenite, thus incapacitating him. Amalgam can also absorb liquids and when he does he gains the properties of that liquid. If Amalgam absorbs mud, objects will pass through him without causing physical damage. He can even absorb bubblegum and fire. If Amalgam absorbs an elastic material, he can "sort of" stretch. Initially, he was supposed to create an outer shell with a small amount of material - he could use a quarter to coat a forearm arm with metal, but not his whole body. Then, once he began to form weapons and tools with the material, it became more of a transformation into the substance. Amalgam is able to absorb the materialistic properties of living beings such as To'kustars, Petrosapiens, Crystalsapiens, and Stone Creatures. Following his second mutation which causes him to lose the ability to revert to his normal form, he gradually begins learning how to use his absorbed matter in various new manners. He is able to use high levels of strength and durability as well as regenerative and shape-shifting abilities. After returning to normal, he retained his newfound powers due to him now having knowledge of being able to do so. Amalgam can repair objects of the current material he has absorbed either by turning it into a liquid form or releasing a liquid version of whatever material he has absorbed. He can partially merge with the actual matter and manipulate the substance's form. Both abilities were used when he repaired the rock ceiling of a mine, fused the seal of NRG'S suit, morphed it around NRG, and fused the arms together as makeshift handcuffs. He once used the metal he absorbed to create a helmet for Chun to prevent the Elena from controlling her. Amalgam can easily pick locks, using his powers to absorb the material of the lock, then form his finger into a key. Cornelius possesses the ability to bodily duplicate at will the physical properties of anything he touches or that touches him. This power extends to both animate and inanimate objects and certain forms of energy. The matter of Amalgam's body magically undergoes a material and physiological change so that his body actually becomes composed of the matter or energy with which he is making contact. While he is in this altered state, he still possesses his sentience despite the fact that his brain is now composed of the same material as the rest of him. Among the more ordinary materials he has been transformed into include steel, stone, wood and glass. More unusual have been his transformations into water, fire, snow, and silk. His most powerful transformations have been into energy-states such as cosmic, nuclear, thermal, or light. Amalgam has learned through practice to only absorb the properties of objects that he wishes to absorb. Originally, he could be tricked into absorbing the properties of objects that would render him relatively vulnerable. There appears to be no time limit to how long he can retain a given property. When he is rendered unconscious or in a coma, he retains the form which he last consciously assumed. There would also not appear to be a minimum amount of time he must retain one form before assuming another. He can even become more than one substance at once. Amalgam can also absorb specific properties relating to the form or mass of an object he touches. For example, he can assume the height of a skyscraper or the spikes of a mace. He can also assimilate mystic properties of objects or beings. He was able to mimic the properties of Thor's Hammer and the strength of Thor himself, and also the power of the Odin-Force as well as the powers of Golden Guardian. Amalgam can alter the molecular structure of his body, his clothes, and his whatever weapon he has to mimic the properties of any material he touches. This process also gives him enhanced strength, endurance, and in most cases, resistance to injury. If the object touched holds some form of energy, such as a battery or a blast furnace, Amalgam absorbs these properties as well. He also has limited shape-changing abilities when absorbing certain objects, such as forming hammer-like fists when touching a hammer or growing to enormous size when copying items of massive power or strength himself.

**Enhanced Physiology**: Amalgam has a physiology greater than that of a human, including strength, durability, speed, and endurance. When absorbing matter or DNA, he can increase his physiology's capabilities further.

**Alternate forms**: In dire situations, he can amalgamate all of Alex's aliens into one massive mutated form utilizing every power in his arsenal, albeit in a weakened state.

**Weakness**:

**Osmosian Weakness**: His biggest weakness is his insatiable hunger for energy and becoming mentally unstable, though this is only a problem if he absorb energy and become this way. This trait is normally latent and becomes easier to control if he is mature and have experience with absorbing energy. Storing energy for long periods of time will worsen his instability. If an Osmosian is forcibly drained of the energy they have absorbed, it will restore their sanity but also present risks to their physical health if they do not have medical attention as the process will either leave them exhausted, famished or weakened to the point of unconsciousness due to them having been living off energy instead of eating and sleeping properly. If he is forcibly drained of the energy he have absorbed, it will restore his sanity but also present risks to his physical health if he do not have medical attention as the process will either leave him exhausted, famished or weakened to the point of unconsciousness due to him having been living off energy instead of eating and sleeping properly. Any powers he has absorbed from other life forms will eventually wear off and disappear. The more life force, metabolic energy, and DNA he absorb, the longer it takes for his absorbed power to dissipate. However, there is a workaround. Depending on how much DNA he absorbs, his own DNA will eventually overwrite the absorbed DNA in time, causing him to lose absorbed powers, unless he absorb all of that creature's DNA and energy to keep it from happening. He is unable to absorb energy from inertial impacts such as hitting walls. This does not mean he was incapable of absorbing kinetic energy. Kinetic effects such as an exploding card from Shockwave were able to be absorbed. It would seem that as of late he is learning to absorb inertial impact energy, which makes him almost invulnerable. It is unknown whether it is possible to increase this capacity in time with practice. Some types of energy are more difficult to absorb than others. Amalgam can overload himself by trying to absorb too much energy, although his upper limits are unknown, even to himself. When it is overloaded, it releases excess energy in an explosion around it until its body reaches an amount of energy that it can control. Although he can absorb psionic energy from explosions or telekinetic attacks, Cornelius is not completely immune to telepathic attacks, but his power sustains him and helps him reduce their speed and power significantly. He is partially vulnerable to non-energy weapon attacks, so if he were to be shot by a projectile weapon or hit with a crowbar, it could harm him. Because his ability is passive he cannot actively absorb or control the rate of the amount of energy he takes in, he must get it from an outside source. Though he's seemingly not as good at absorbing ambient energy at the same rate as he would direct energy, like Eyeblast's optic blasts or Natural Diseaster's lightning. Needing to rely on an at hand amount of power to fuel his abilities.

**Automatic Absorption**: Ironically, his own power is also his biggest weakness. Originally, Amalgam had little to no control of his power and automatically absorbed any kind of matter and energy around him. As a result, there has been in numerous occasions where his adversaries had successfully tricked him into absorb random materials that makes him weaker or non-solid; on at least one occasion, he was defeated when he was tricked into absorbing two unspecified elements that triggered an explosive reaction. He eventually learned how to absorb a specific material without absorbing other materials by simple touch, and was even capable of absorbing more than one material at once. However, as noticed by Copper Lee, there are limits by how much he can "ignore" matter around him and will still absorb it if there's too much of it surrounding him.

**Non-Solid Absorption**: Though he can absorb almost all kinds of matter and energy, Amalgam has trouble in maintain a stable physical body if the material itself is not on solid state and will likely fuse and dissipate with the material (Ex: If he absorbs helium or other gases, he will float and decompose in atmosphere).

**Narcotic Absorption**: Amalgam will automatically take on the properties of narcotics he takes, giving him an even greater high. However while in the state he is highly vulnerable as any user would be. While in a narcotic state Amalgam can and has been reduced to powder and sold to junkies. Those who take Amalgam while he is in this state will temporarily gain his powers and absorb the properties of whatever they are touching at the time, which since they don't get all of Amalgam powers has proven fatal.

**Limited Material**: In order to absorb and make use of materials, Amalgam needs a sufficient supply in order to fully coat himself in armor and make use of it. If he has an insufficient amount of material, he can only partially cover parts of his body.

**Material weaknesses**: Amalgam shares the same weaknesses as the materials he absorbs. For instance, if he absorbs wood, he can be set on fire easily.

**Absorption Limit**: Once Amalgam has 'discarded' an element that he has absorbed, he cannot manifest it again without contact with that material. This was a particular problem during a confrontation with Thor where he absorbed the mystic vortex Thor was using against him and was left trapped in another dimension until he was rescued.

**DNA Absorption Limit**: Amalgam is not able to absorb the full capabilities of the DNA he absorbs, only able to have around 10% of their original power.

**Omnitrix DNA**: Amalgam cannot absorb DNA in the Omnitrix. This is due to it being his own DNA, thus cancelling out the absorption. He is reliant on absorbing other's DNA to gain extra abilities.