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The Omnitrix, short for Omni-matrix, is an alien device which is attached to Ben's wrist in the series, and is the device that the series revolves around. Created by Azmuth, the Omnitrix was intended to allow beings to experience life as other species in order to foster peace in the universe. According to Vilgax, the Omnitrix is supposed to be the ultimate weapon. It was destroyed in The Final Battle: Part 2, and it was replaced by the Ultimatrix.

Active mode
The default mode for the Omnitrix which means it can be used and that it has recharged. Actual usage time is unknown (between ten and twenty minutes, most commonly ten) and can time out at inopportune moments. Seems to time out faster the more it's taxed by activities such as fighting. However if regular time is tampered with, Ben can't turn back. (Ditto, for example, isn't allowed to revert, or let Ben transform multiple times.) After the Omnitrix was re calibrated, the symbols on the aliens were also this color, and located on their chests (Dwayne McDuffie said this was because it signified the Omnitrix was working properly).

Recharge Mode
Because the Omnitrix doesn't actually need energy to function, it could be that the fail-safe built into the device comes with a "wait time" that is just as unpredictable as the time that the Omnitrix remains active. Hence, the "recharge" could be a misconception on Ben's part. This has yet to be confirmed though. The Omnitrix has, on occasion, instantly recharged to protect its user from direct physical threat. This was shown when Ben was stuck to a wall about to be killed by Kevin 11 and then when Ghostfreak, who'd escaped the Omnitrix at the time, tried to possess Ben. Both times, despite just timing out moments earlier, the Omnitrix recharges instantly when Ben's life is put in direct threat.

Features

 * The Omnitrix's main function is that it acts as a wireless receiver for the Codon Stream, Azmuth's DNA database on Primus. By accessing the Codon Stream, the Omnitrix rewrites the wearer's DNA on a quantum level and transforms them into one of the 1,000,903 (Originally 1,000,900 but Ben added 3),other species in the Codon Stream (excluding the wearer's species). In order for the host to change size, matter is created from energy or reconstituted to energy as needed.
 * It has two known display modes:
 * The mode seen in the original series provides a black silhouette of the desired alien.
 * The mode the re-calibrated form uses provides a dark-green hologram of the alien.
 * Dwayne Mcduffie confirmed that by changing the settings on the Omnitrix, either display can be used in either one of the Omnitrix's forms.
 * In the original form, the Omnitrix could adapt the clothing of the wearer to suit the selected alien form. Ben lost this function in Ben 10: Alien Force because the Omnitrix re-calibrated. Now, nanomachines break them down and store them until his transformation ends.
 * The Omnitrix also alters its shape and size to accommodate the wearer's size.
 * When the user is transformed, a button with the Omnitrix symbol on it appears on the chest which can be used to switch to another form while already transformed into a specific alien. The symbol is actually the Omnitrix itself, appearing in this form because many species don't have wrists.
 * When the Omnitrix is locked to a certain set of aliens, new aliens can be unlocked through contact with a member of that species. This simply unlocks the DNA in the Codon Stream, although the Omnitrix also has the capability to capture new DNA.
 * When near its creator Azmuth, it has been shown to pin-point the direction to reach him by turning its dial.
 * Has Artificial Intelligence (AI).
 * If someone tries to tamper with it against the host's will, it creates a large feedback pulse for defense.
 * Can read the mind of the wearer and transforms he/she into the alien it thinks is right for the situation when activated.
 * Can repair genetic damage to any lifeforms' DNA. It used this feature to repair the Highbreeds' DNA by fusing DNA from several alien species within the Omnitrix with the High-breed's DNA.
 * It can reset itself, giving the wielder access to 10 different aliens, and other aliens gained through DNA Scraping are locked again.
 * Can show a database image of all aliens available at the time, or show a database image of aliens that escaped the Omnitrix.
 * Can create a map hologram, which is similar to the one in Plumber badges.
 * Has a 2-way communication system with Plumber badges.
 * Universal Translator (translates alien languages and writing to the wearer's language). Dwayne McDuffie confirms that Ben learned how to activate it, thus explaining how he could read Vulkanus' paper in "Inferno". This presumably also explains how so many aliens seem to be able to speak English upon first meeting them (unless the majority of alien species already speak English).
 * Can teleport the user through Azmuth's teleportation channel. (Which Azmuth has demonstrated in order for him to get around)
 * There is a particular method used to safely remove the Omnitrix, and Ben used it in The Final Battle: Part 1. It involves a code that the wearer of the Omnitrix tells it with voice activation. (Decouple Omnitrix Command Code: 000 Release Coupling 0)
 * During reconstitution (transformation) all information on the alien is dumped into the user's mind.
 * When suffering from EM interference, the Omnitrix can cause unintentional transformations, and the Omnitrix will be unable to deactivate until the source of the interference is gone. This is how the Tiffin was unintentionally sending signals that caused the Omnitrix to malfunction.

Nightmare Mode
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