Sonorosians are a race of humanoid creatures made of silicon from the planet Sonorosia.[1]
Biology[]
Anatomy[]
Sonorosians are small white humanoid beings with natural bodies made of silicon that strongly resemble robots by coincidence. They have square appendages behind their backs and on their lower legs, with the former resembling MP3 players with a port decorated with the number 10 on it and the latter resembling cassette tapes. The circle-shaped indents on the back of a Sonorosian's hands are sound holes that help them resonate.[2] The inside of their mouths have lines inside them to give it the appearance of an amplifier. They also wear headphones attached to a backpack-like appendage.
Certain Sonorosians have eyes that bulge out, more pronounced headphone-like appendages with thicker wires and two black stripes on the earplugs, stubby legs with three-toed feet, circular shapes on their stomach, thicker outlines on their eyes and mouths, bigger sound holes, and wider yet less round heads. They are also shorter and lack the cassette tape-like appendages on their legs.
Although they are traditionally white with green eyes, mouths, and sound holes, Sonorosians can come in other colors. For example, Negative Echo Echo is dark grey with red eyes, mouths, and sound holes.
Powers and abilities[]
Sonorosians can release ultrasonic scream-like waves capable of harming other beings such as Humans, Kinecelerans, To'kustars, and Trombipulor's Species to the point of incapacitating them on low-power.[1]
A Sonorosian's sonic screams can be used to stop projectiles in mid-flight, overload machinery, and create forcefields. They can also shatter steel at full force[1] and damage Taydenite if projected at the correct frequency.[3]
Sonorosians are immune to being hurt by their own sonic screams due to the headphones they wear.[4]
Sonorosians have the power of audiokinesis, meaning they can control and manipulate sound. As such, they can use this power to amplify other sounds.
Similar to Splixsons, Sonorosians can create an unknown number of exact duplicates of themselves.[1] But compared to Splixsons, Sonorosian clones are not linked in any way, allowing entire groups to be knocked out without harming the rest.
Sonorosians can transmit sound waves through speakers, such as cellphones which can be used as a weapon for the person on the other line. They can also perform echolocation, being able to locate objects and people, using their sonic screams.
Sonorosians can detect vibrations in the ground and channel them to enhance their screams. They can also transmit their sound waves through speakers, such as phones.
Sonorosians are strong for their size, being able to carry Gourmands and gang up on an Atasian with a set of clones.
Sonorosians are durable enough to withstand being thrown against a wall. They are also quite agile, being able to jump exceptionally high.
Sonorosians can apply their self-duplication on whatever objects they may be holding in their hands.[5]
Sonorosians can levitate in the air.[3]
When under the effects of an Earth cold, Sonorosians can accidentally unleash sonic sneezes.
Weaknesses[]
There is a limit to the durability of a Sonorosian's containment suit, meaning they can easily be destroyed. For example, they can be harmed by an Aerophibian's neuroshock blasts.
Sonorosians are vulnerable to fire, such as a Methanosian or Pyronite's attacks.
Sonorosians are vulnerable to electricity, such as a Cerebrocrustacean's electric beams.
Sonorosians can be incapacitated by quills fired by Argit's Species.
Sonorosians can be immobilized in ice, such as that generated by a Necrofriggian.
There is a limit to the number of duplicates a Sonorosian can make, which depends on the amount of energy they have access to.[4]
Like other living beings, Sonorosians can be controlled by a Vladat's Corrupturas. This is because they have an equivalent of a Human's brain waves.[3]
A Sonorosian's sonic screams are not as powerful as an Evolved Sonorosian's.
Culture and society[]
Language[]
Sonorosians speak using voices that sound robotic, almost like a voice synthesizer.
Notable members[]
- Echo Echo: An Omnitrix transformation used by Ben Tennyson.
- Copy Copy: An alternate version of Echo Echo used by the Ben Tennyson of Dimension 23.
- Negative Echo Echo: An alternate version of Echo Echo used by Albedo.
- Mad Echo Echo: An alternate version of Echo Echo used by Mad Ben.[6]
Half-qualifiers[]
- Ultimate Kevin: 17-year-old Kevin Levin of the Prime Timeline transformed into an amalgamation of every alien available in the Ultimatrix prior to traveling to the Forge of Creation, including Echo Echo.
- Skurd: Skurd has been able to create a megaphone using Sonorosian DNA.
Gallery[]
Notes[]
- The name "Sonorosian" is a play on sonic and sonar; it was first used on-screen by Inspector 13 in the Ultimate Alien episode "Inspector #13".
- The exact nature of Sonorsians are unclear, as various accounts have been made by the crew. When asked if they are either robot-like aliens or wear containment suits, Dwayne McDuffie stated that Sonorsians "just look like that".[4]
- Meanwhile, Derrick J. Wyatt believed that Sonorisans are made of living sound waves, with their physical appearance being containment suits. Derrick has also specified that he did not come up with the concept, having heard it from Dwayne.[3]
- Derrick views Sonorosians being able to create duplicates of objects they are holding as the result of a glitch with the Ultimatrix.[3] However, Matt Wayne does not believe this to be true because he was unaware of the existence of "glitch powers".[2]
- Duncan Rouleau once stated that a Loboan's sonic howls are more powerful than a Sonorosian's sonic screams. However, he later did not recall making the original statement, elaborating that the answer to the question depends on what the story needs.[7]
- During the development of Ben 10: Alien Force, Echo Echo was originally named Echo and had the ability to extend his neck and arms during the show's pre-production stage.[8]
- A Sonorosian's singing would sound like auto-tune, though they are really good at dubstep.[3]
- In 2020, Wyatt released a full-color model of an alternate version of Echo Echo used by Albedo.
- It is confirmed that the Omnitrix from the Ben 10 reboot contains Sonorosian DNA.[7] Therefore, Echo Echo is one of the countless aliens whose DNA pod was glimpsed in the episode "Innervasion Part 5: High Override".
- Although they are from different universes, Sonorosians would probably get along with Soundwave as long as they obeyed him.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 According to Echo Echo's bio card from Bandai's Ben 10: Alien Force toyline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 According to Matt Wayne
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 According to Derrick J. Wyatt
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 According to Dwayne McDuffie
- ↑ According to Geoffrey Thorne
- ↑ An icon of Echo Echo's head can be glimpsed on Mad Ben's Omnitrix in the Omniverse episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 According to Duncan Rouleau
- ↑ According to Glen Murakami
- ↑ According to Glenn Wong
- ↑ According to Eric Canete