Alien Species
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Florauna (alternatively spelled Flourana)[1] are a plant-based sapient species originating from the planet Flors Verdance and Xenon.[2]

Biology

Anatomy

Florauna are plant-based aliens with two, four, or five legs, four-fingered claws, Venus Flytrap-shaped flaps covering their heads and one eye on their heads. Some of them have secondary eyes of the same color on each of their shoulders.[3]

Female Florauna have bodies shaped like dresses, larger flytraps, bulb-like hair, and dark lips. They also lack the spikes that their male counterparts have on their arms, legs and chests.

Florauna native to Flors Verdance are colored green at a young age. Around their adult years, they start to turn brown just like Earth plants when they start to wither and die, or at least become very old.

Ecology

According to Fistrick, Florauna from Flors Verdance eat through photosynthesis. Therefore, similar to normal Earth plants, they need a steady exposure to sun and water in order to thrive.[2]

Florauna are preyed upon by an unnamed race of giant spider-like aliens.

Abilities

Due to being sapient vegetation, Florauna possess chlorokinesis, which allows them to telepathically interfere and generate plant life, such as growing thick vines out of the ground with a single punch.

They can alter any part of their bodies, allowing them to stretch their limbs or grow vine-like tentacles out of their backs.

Florauna have a replenishing supply of seeds on their backs that can be used either as weapons, a means of quickly regenerating,[2] or to tame Gracklflints. Different seeds can be made into explosives, release knockout gas, or create smokescreens.

Florauna are quite strong, as they can lift and throw Ekoplektoids using their vines. They can also hold down Tetramands and Transylians with their bare hands.

Florauna possess enhanced durability, being able to crash against a wall without much damage. For Omni-Enhanced Florauna, their natural durability is increased thanks to their rock-like armor.

Florauna are able to regenerate their bodies if any part of it gets damaged, including lost limbs.

Florauna can grow and launch thorns at enemies. They can also merge with and fuse themselves to any form of terrestrial plant life, such as Earth trees.[4]

Florauna are immune to the effects of gases such as a flame retardant.

Florauna are incapable of being hypnotized by other beings; it is possible that they are immune to a Vladat's Corrupturas depending on the willpower of an individual.[5]

Florauna can grow vines, fruits, and flowers in many different bright colors and variations. These, however, depend on the conditions of their current environment.

Florauna can enlarge their flytraps to a size that can fit and trap an entire person.[4]

Due to the alterations Kevin Levin has made to the Antitrix, Thornblade is more powerful than ordinary Florauna. He also has more lethal thorny vines on his back, where an ordinary Florauna would grow their seed pods.

Omni-Enhanced Florauna gain a pair of tentacle-like limbs that are electrically charged and far more durable than their ordinary vines.

Weaknesses

Florauna and their vines are susceptible to getting themselves tangled or overstretched. Said vines are not indestructible, as they can be torn apart if they are pulled too much.

Despite their enhanced strength, Florauna cannot lift anything heavier than a barbell.

As they are plant-based aliens, Floraunas are particularly vulnerable to fire and ice-based attacks.[2]

Florauna can be thrown or lifted by a species with as much strength as a Chimera Sui Generis or a Transylian.

Despite their combat skills, Florauna can easily be defeated by a Revonnahgander with the same power level as Kundo.

Florauna are weak against electricity, such as an Amperi's attacks.

Florauna are vulnerable to being possessed by an Ectonurite.[6]

When they are denied their energy source, Florauna will quickly dry up, wilt, and perish.[2]

Culture and society

Flors Verdance Florauna

Most Florauna from Flors Verdance prefer to live peacefully and admire the beauty of their forest. Others would wake up deadly creatures to race each other to see who can avoid being eaten.

Whenever the Verda World Tree dies, its death affects all plant life on Flors Verdance. Therefore, Florauna would herd Mushroars so they can spread their pollen to save the World Tree and all plants.

Certain Florauna can act in a civilized manner and wear clothing. An example of this is Pax, an alien rights activist with non-violent tendencies. Though peaceful, he is very stubborn and acts recklessly.

Language

Florauna have a unique communication system that allows different members of the race to speak to each other.

Xenon Florauna

The Florauna inhabiting Xenon live in large colonies and are very savage, as they lack any form of intelligence except their hunting instincts.[7] If any intruders are detected in their colony, they will not stop attacking them until they capture at least one as a sacrifice to the colony's chief.[1]

Notable members

  • Wildvine: An Omnitrix transformation used by Ben Tennyson.
    • Wildvine (Gweniverse): An alternate female version of Wildvine used by the Gweniverse Gwen 10.
    • Wildvine (Ken 10): An alternate version of Wildvine used by Ken 10.
    • Negative Wildvine: An alternate version of Wildvine used by Albedo.
  • Pax: An alien rights activist.
  • Petunia: Pax's girlfriend[5]
  • Xenon Florauna: Savage Florauna inhabiting the planet Xenon.

Half-qualifiers

  • Thornblade: A mutant hybrid equivalent of Wildvine used by the Kevin Levin of Dimension 27998.3.
  • Kevin 11 2.0: 12-year-old Kevin Levin of the Prime Timeline transformed into an amalgamation of Ben Tennyson's second set of 10 aliens, including Wildvine.
  • Skurd: Skurd has been able to create arms and vine tendril whips using Florauna DNA.
  • Amalgam Ben: The Ben Tennyson of Dimension 27988.3 transformed into an amalgamation of his first 10 aliens, including Wildvine.
  • Monster Kevin/AntiVilgax: The Kevin Levin and Vilgax of Dimension 27998.3 transformed into amalgamations of every alien available in the Antitrix, including Thornblade.

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Notes

  • The name "Florauna" is a combination of "flora" and "fauna"; it was first used on-screen by Tetrax Shard in the film Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.
  • During the development of the original series, Wildvine was envisioned as a brown and green tree-like humanoid named PlantGuy.
  • Florauna having gender differences is similar to many Earth plants, in which an individual plant may be denoted as male or female within a single species.
  • Florauna can dance the Gangnam Style.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 According to the trivia version of the film Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 According to Wildvine's lenticular bio card from Bandai's Ben 10 toyline
  3. According to Tom Perkins
  4. 4.0 4.1 According to the Brazilian Ben 10 Online Editora Sticker Album
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 According to Derrick J. Wyatt
  6. According to the trivia version of the episode "Be Afraid of the Dark"
  7. According to the trivia version of the episode "Benwolf"
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