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Lenopans,[1][2] usually referred to as Sludgepuppies or Sludges,[3] are a species of alien blob shapeshifters. Though now at peace with humanity, they have historically tried to cause trouble on Earth and had thus been in opposition with the Plumbers.
Appearance[]
Lenopans are large, amorphous, mud-like creatures that are purple in color. They have magenta sclera, and no visible pupils. Female Lenopans have a series of whiskers sprouting from their heads, usually attached above their eyes, their cheeks, or what would be their scalp. They also have a pair of smaller whiskers on each arm.
Lenopans are capable of taking on humanoid shapes and features, such as skin and hair, or, in Lucy and Camille's case, a humanoid shape while retaining a mud-like appearance.
Behavior[]
Lenopans are described as some of the toughest, nastiest and meanest beings in the galaxy. As such, they have proven to be quite fearsome, even those that are not actually "warriors" and will not hesitate with trash talk. However, Camille is proof that they are capable of being calm, cool, and collected, especially in the face of danger.
Similar to human culture, the taboo against cousins dating extends to cousins unrelated by blood.[MW 1]
History[]
Background[]
The Plumbers and Lenopans fighting
The Earth's Plumbers and the Lenopans were involved in a decades-long feud, before it was ended by the marriage of Plumber Joel Tennyson and Lenopan Camille Mann.
Ben 10[]
In Big Fat Alien Wedding, Joel was about to get married to his alien fiancé, but Camille's family objected to her marrying a human. During the rehearsal dinner, Camille's ex-boyfriend disrupted the reception to forestall suspicion upon the parents, but he was quickly dealt with by Ben as Diamondhead.
During the wedding, the Mann family and another Lenopan disguised as a wedding staff member interrupted it, destroying everything. Ben turned into Heatblast to face the Manns, but later in the fight, they merged into one being. The Lenopans captured and engulfed Ben, dragging him into their body. They thought they had won, but were defeated from the inside by Heatblast's heat, which dried and solidified them into a brittle mass. Joel and Camille finally got married, which put an end to the decades-long Plumber/Lenopan feud once and for all.
Omniverse[]
Roughly six years later, Lucy Mann became the first Lenopan Plumber.
Powers and Abilities[]
Lenopans can stretch, morph and shapeshift their bodies in any way shape or form at will. By changing their color and texture, they can mimic flesh and fabric.[3][4][2]
Lenopans can shapeshift their body parts, and sometimes themselves into other objects including melee weapons, such as spiked maces and mallets.[3]
Lenopans can produce additional sludge to regenerate from attacks, such as laser projectiles.[3][5]
A Lenopan's normal slimy form is dense and adhesive enough to trap other creatures in themselves.[3]
Lenopans can generate sludge and shoot masses of it like adhesive projectiles.[3][4]
Lenopans can merge with other members of their species to increase their mass and strength.[3]
Lenopans have enhanced strength, being able to easily knock away a Petrosapien.[3]
Lenopans have enhanced durability, being able to withstand strong blunt attacks from members of their own species.[3]
Lenopans have enhanced reflexes. For example, Camille was able to dodge a sludge projectile from the Mann Family's bodyguard.[3]
Weaknesses[]
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Lenopans can only shapeshift as large as their mass allows.[DJW 1]
Lenopans cannot be completely submerged in water due to it diluting them.[3]
Lenopans are vulnerable to being petrified if exposed to extreme heat.[3]
Lenopans are vulnerable to being turned into smoothies by Squirtapiller's species.[DJW 2]
Notable Lenopans[]
- Camille Mann
- Lucy Mann
- Mr. Mann
- Mrs. Mann
- Camille's Ex-Boyfriend
- Mann Family's Bodyguard
- Deefus Veeblepister
- Deefus Veeblepister (Omniverse Future Timeline)
- Unknown (the Omnitrix's DNA sample of a Lenopan)
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Ленопан | From the original English name |
| Hungarian | Iszapfráter | From iszap, sludge and fráter, critter |
| Polish | Linopanin | From the original English name |
| Portuguese (Br) | Lenopanos | From the original English name |
| Spanish (HA) | Desperdicios (Ben 10) Novatos de Lodo (Ben 10: Omniverse) Linopo |
From desperdicios, wastes From Novatos de lodo, sludge rookies From the original English name |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cachorros de Lodo | From cachorros de lodo, sludgepuppies |
Trivia[]
- "Sludgepuppy" is an offensive racial slur for the Lenopans.[6][2]
- Although the Plumbers have been calling them Sludgepuppies,[7][3] it is unknown if they knew the Lenopans' real species name.
- Deefus appears to be the only known Lenopan that has a problem with the "Sludgepuppy" term,[2] as Lucy did not seem to mind being called by that name.[4]
- It was Derrick J. Wyatt's idea to have "Sludgepuppy" be a slur, as he thought it sounded like it would be a derogatory slur.[DJW 3]
- At some point in the planning stages of Arc 6 of Omniverse, a female Lenopan was meant to be a member of the Rooters.[DJW 4]
- The Lenopans' powers are similar to both Clayface and the 2003 Teen Titans version of Plasmus from DC Comics and a project from Derrick Wyatt, as well as Sandman from Marvel Comics.
- They also share the same physiology and the same purple color scheme as Plasmus.
