Basalt are a rock golem species from the planet Andesite.
Biology[]
Anatomy[]
Basalt appear to be large, yellow crystalline-like rock monsters.
Powers and abilities[]
Basalt are very skilled at adapting to their environment, especially since Andesite can be a dangerous place for Humans.
Basalt possess superhuman strength, which is good for crushing and pummeling objects.
Basalt possess terrakinesis, being able to generate and manipulate earthquakes.
Weaknesses[]
Basalt are cumbersome and are neither very fast nor agile.
Water is dangerous to Basalt, as it will gradually erode and weaken their body. Additionally, Basalt cannot swim and will sink like a stone.
Notes[]
- The Omnitrix's Basalt representative is named Rocks, who first appeared in the live-action stage production Ben 10: Power of the Omnitrix. He was originally unlocked off-screen prior to the Omniverse episode "The More Things Change: Part 1".[1]
- Despite having never appeared on-screen, Rocks has been used off-screen during Omniverse.[1]
- The name "Basalt" comes from a type of igneous rock.
- A Basalt's powers share some similarities with the Mortal Kombat character Tremor.
- After a certain point in the development of Omniverse, the network told the crew to stop adding more Omnitrix aliens, thinking that there were already too many featured in the show. Had he be given the opportunity, Derrick J. Wyatt would have incorporated Rocks into the show.[1]
- It is confirmed that the Omnitrix from the Ben 10 reboot contains Basalt DNA.[2] Therefore, Rocks is one of the countless aliens whose DNA pod was glimpsed in the episode "Innervasion Part 5: High Override".
- There were no plans for Rocks to physically appear in the reboot.[2]