Brawnoceros

Brawnoceros
Origin
Species	Unknown
Powers
Body Type	Humanoid Rhinoceros
Powers/Abilities	Projectile Horn Regeneration (Horn only) Advanced Resilience
Appearances
First Appearance	Hooking Up With the K's
Featured in	Back in Action: Alien Universe

Brawnoceros is a hulking rhinoceros-like humanoid alien of unknown origin that features in Back in Action: Alien Universe.

Appearance

Brawnoceros draws design cues from a number of different real rhino species, primarily his bluish slate grey color coming from both black and white rhinos. He also has a beak-like mouth akin to Sumatran rhinos, rather than mammalian lips. Otherwise, he is a wide-framed humanoid, with natural shields that protect his shoulders, elbows, and knees. His eyes, ears, and nose are spaced apart his wide and long head like rhinos, and his horn is dead center. His feet are three "toes" planted in a T shape, and his hands have three humanoid fingers (a thumb, an index and ring finger) with nails broken right along the center. For reasons unknown, he possesses a partial mane in the user's hair color that runs from just the back of the head to the horn, though this aspect does not appear in his 2021 rendition.

His Assault Omnitrix symbol is located on his upper right shoulder.

Dawnoceros

Dawn's version of Brawnoceros, nicknamed "Dawnoceros" by Ben, has a just a bigger build than Ben's. In addition to the single controllable forehead horn, Dawn's female version of Brawnoceros has two non-detachable horns at either side of her jaw.

Personality

Like Rath, his species' IQ has a much lower ceiling, which will harm most users' capacity for reason. Unlike Rath, he's a friendly idiot.

Powers and Equipment

Brawnoceros' primary ability is his projectile horn. Poachers beware, because he can both fire it straight ahead and control it once it's airborne. Like a boomerang, it can be pulled right back onto his head. If destroyed (or decayed from prolonged separation), it can slowly regenerate.

Additionally, Brawnoceros has strong natural shields on his shoulders, elbows, and knees. His "Iron Stomach" move also allows him to push out his stomach to reflect projectiles, as he did with Darkstar in Shades of Dawn. These points are very durable, though the rest of his body is more squishy and fragile. Overall, however, he is somewhat resilient.

His naturally lower IQ can be a detriment to the user and those around them.

Though his horn can be regenerated from loss, destruction of the horn is an excruciating experience to the point that the user could pass out.

Back in Action: Alien Universe

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• In Dusk, Dawn used her against Fetterwing. Later, Ben could be heard using him as he ran down the halls of Plumber Academy 2814.
• In Escalation, Ben uses Brawnoceros to prevent Kevin from injuring the President. Later, Mercedes uses the transformation to save some people injured in the UN headquarters.
• In Malevolence, Dawn continues using Brawnoceros from Escalation to aid in rescuing injured leaders from the UN Headquarters.
• In Never Set in Stone, he initially appeared trying to counter Vilgax but was too slow to fire his horn so he switched to Frisbit. He soon after was forcibly used when Vilgax transformed Ben into Brawnoceros to defend himself against Scarogus in The Crater, Anur Khufos.

Appearances

Back in Action: Alien Universe

• Hooking Up With the K's (x2; debut)
• Fate of the Helpers (x2)
• Madame Regle (mind-controlled)
• Leaked
• Shades of Dawn
• Foreverlasting
• Can't Trust the Weather, Man (x2)
• Dusk (by Ben and Dawn)
• Escalation (by Ben and Mercedes)
• Malevolence (by Dawn, continued from Escalation)
• Never Set in Stone (x2; second time: forcibly)

Etymology

His name is a portmanteau of Brawn + rhinoceros.

Trivia

• In the preview for Dusk, Dawn used her earlier in interrogating Azmuth. She was swapped in the final cut of the episode for Vertigo, but still appeared later on.
• Brawnoceros tied with Frisbit for appearing in the second most episodes (10) of any Season 2 original alien while being used by Super Ben. Combustiball appeared in the most episodes (12).

Unique Aliens in Back in Action: Alien Universe
First used by Super Ben (Assault Omnitrix)	Obsorber - Nigester - Plastikitee - Anos - Streak - Bugbite - Muckslide - Autosassin - Ultimate Upchuck - Clinger - Healding - Alkamine - Brawnoceros - Combustiball - Cardstruct - Dreadsense - Frisbit - Koldiak - Plasmodic - Seismix - Wavelength - Warrock - Fetterwing - Suctionrupt
Majestic Forms	TBD
First used by Dawn (Alphaline Omnitrix)	Vertigo - Starhavoc - Slyt - Blankslate
First used by Future Ben	Atomhammer - Ultimate Brainstorm