Petrosapien

Diamondhead, a classic version of a Petrosapien.

The **Petrosapiens** are a race of silicon-based, crystal-like humanoid species from the series, Ben 10.

## Physiology

Petrosapiens are made of a super-hard, green/blue diamond-like material. They are slightly taller than average humans. They have four-fingered hands, and toeless feet. Male Petrosapiens have a spike on the back of their head and two to six additional ones on their back, while females do not. Although their crystal skin is traditionally blueish-green, Petrosapiens can come in other gem-like colors and shapes depending on their race.

## Racial Abilities

Petrosapiens have incredible abilities related to the crystals they have and other extraordinary abilities.

* **Crystallokinesis:** Petrosapiens' bodies are composed of extremely thick organic green crystals. They have the ability to manipulate the atomic structure of their physiology at will, allowing them to form their limbs into diamond weapons such as blades and bludgeons. Moreover, they can control all the crystals they generate, to the point that they can make them explode or lift them off the ground. They can fire crystal shards sequentially out of their hands and can explode their body parts into crystalline formations, as well as make crystal constructs grow from their body. Petrosapiens can make monstrous and large clusters of crystals, conjuring walls and forming crystal shields and ramps. They can also generate crystals from the ground at a distance, can reshape their projectiles into limited shapes, and can also form gaping hands to capture enemies. Petrosapiens are capable of encasing enemies in crystals, and can create crystals inside of objects and cause them to spike out. This power also falls under **Weapon Manifestation** and **Body Alteration**.
* **Space Survivability:** As beings composed of organic crystals and being silicon-based, they have the ability to survive in space.
* **Enhanced Physiology:**
	+ **Enhanced Strength:** The Petrosapiens have incredible strength that can lift objects that way a ton or more.
	+ **Enhanced Durability:** The Petrosapiens are extremely durable thanks to their diamond-like skin.
	+ **Enhanced Dexterity:** They also possess enhanced dexterity that allows them to grow extra fingers for greater dexterity.
	+ **Enhanced Jumping:** They are able to jump longer and higher distances than normal humans.
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes:** They have greater reaction speeds than that of normal humans.
	+ **Enhanced Acrobatics:** The Petrosapiens can perform acrobatic and gymnastic feats beyond any training.
* **Heat Resistance:** Due to their diamond-like bodies, they are resilient to high temperatures. This also include solar heat, preventing them from seeing mirages when in an extremely hot environment.
* **Energy Deflection, Absorbtion & Redirection:** The Petrosapiens are able to deflect, absorb and redirect any form of energy that is fired at them. This includes lasers, electricity, plasma, and even magic. This also falls under **Magic Immunity**.
* **Nigh-Immortality:** Thanks to their diamond physiology, they don't exactly age much and are immune to any age-altering devices and substances. Same that can be said with decay. They can also regenerate their injuries to a certain extant.
* **Cold Immunity:** They are immune to extremely low temperatures.

### Weaknesses

The Petrosapiens are strong, but they do have certain weaknesses and limits.

* **Sonic Frequences:** They are vulnerable to sonic vibrations. A stereo blast can cause them to splinter but certain ultra-high-pitched sound waves can cause them to shatter and fall unconscious.
* **Back Shards:** The shards on their back may stop a massive creature from trying to eat them whole, they do get stuck on surfaces when their back pierce onto a surface. This only applies to males because females don't have any.
* **Excessive Damage:** There is a limit on how much damage they can take before showing any cracks or shattering. They may be able to regenerate, but there is a certain limit.
* **Water:** Due to their diamond bodies that cause them to have greater density, they can drown in water.
* **Petropian Cold:** There are certain illnesses that can effect the Petrosapiens. If one catches a cold, they can spit tiny, sharp crystals from their mouths which is the only way to tell if they are sick.
* **Stronger Beings:** They can be crushed, lifted and be destroyed by beings who's fists are stronger than their shells.
* **Psychic Vulnerability:** They are vulnerable to psychic powers such as telekinesis.
* **Strong Heat:** Even though they are highly resilient towards heat, there is a point where the diamonds can be destroyed.

## Pre-Apocalypse

The Petrosapien races used to fight each other before accidentally creating a giant hole in their subterranean civilization and made their way to the surface. This revealed a much larger universe and started to expand towards the stars. Although, there was some fighting between the Petrosapien races which the villain Vilgax took advantage of, and destroyed most of them. They made a Back-Up Crystal that was supposed to restore them and their planet, but was taken by Vilgax. Ben Tennyson as Diamondhead, along with Sugilite, restored both the planet and species to what they were.

They expanded to the rest of the psyche multiverse as they take advantage of their diamond hardness and survivability as they mine in the most desolate and inhospitable places. Some actually work as mercenaries while taking the same advantages and able to send laser blasts back at their targets, while others work as bounty hunters. Some of them actually produce the crystals from their body to make swords and shields while some take some time to make armor for ships and vehicles out of the same material.

Although, there are some subspecies of Petrosapien from the Ben 10 reboot such as the smaller, more slimmer Surface Petrosapiens while the Petrosapiens here are called, Subsapiens. But not everyone liked the reboot. So, the Petrosapiens of the original show came and got the Subsapiens out of the reboot and integrated into the Petrosapiens. The Surface Petrosapiens were left behind.

## Post Apocalypse

Some of them managed to make it into our reality and continue to work as they always have been in the psyche multiverse.

## Trivia

* Diamonds are actually carbon-based, not silicon.