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Here's an alien that's been sitting in my files for the longest time. For what seemed like an eternity I had this one already sketched out just waiting to be inked, colored, and posted for your viewing pleasure. Then of course, everything turned hectic when life decided to get in the way and a sudden flood of requests came powering in, much to my surprise, and this alien was pushed back into the very depths of the Omnitrix. But now it has returned and been completed! Huzzah!

Onto the facts!

Name: Medusa

Species: Ipnosi

Homeworld: Sarpedus

Personality: Much to Ben's horror, Medusa is naturally seductive and will openly flirt with her opponents regardless of their gender and whether or not Ben is actually attracted to them. She often speaks in a soft, entrancing tone to either lure her enemies into traps or to lull them into a false sense of security before striking without warning. Medusa always speaks with a slight lisp, drawing out any words that start or end with an 'S', similar to how snakes are stereotypically portrayed as speaking in most forms of media.

Powers/abilities: Medusa's primary power is hypnosis. When foes look into her eyes for too long, she is able to render them completely immobile or manipulate them into doing small tasks and movements with her alluring voice.

Ipnosi have four, prehensile tentacles located on the back of her head that she can use like whips when needed, as well as a powerful tail. The tentacles are highly elastic and allow them grab hold of objects, strike opponents, or help the Ipnosi reach out of the way places they otherwise wouldn't have normally been able to reach.

Located in special sacks at the base of an Ipnosi's fangs is a highly potent venom that can be used to incapacitate opponents. A mild dosage - or a small nip of the fangs - were cause a victim's senses to dull and their mind to go numb, rendering them delirious and incapable of logical movement or comprehension of their surroundings. A more severe dosage - a direct attack of the fangs - will cause the victim's internal organs to systematically shut down in order of least importance to vital until the victim has expired.

Medusa has above average strength than that of an average human.

Medusa has enhanced agility and speed than that of an average human.

While not applicable in most situations, Ipnosi are capable of unhinging the bones in their jaws and skull and temporarily dislocating the bones in their rib cage to swallow objects they normally wouldn't have been able to, similar to large species of boa constrictors and pythons on Earth. This process can take a considerable amount of time, but the object in question can be regurgitated when necessary without difficulty.

Weaknesses: The biggest weakness to Medusa is reflective surfaces. If she looks in a mirror, window, or other reflective surface, she can accidentally hypnotize herself and render herself completely helpless and useless in battle. The only thing that has been known to shake her out of this state is if the Omnitrix either times out or is activated to transform Ben into another alien.

Ipnosi developed their hypnotizing stares and powerful venom to incapacitate prey before it could fight back. This means that they are not very durable and will soon collapse from their injuries if they sustain too much damage.

Having evolved on a tropical planet, Ipnosi are ectothermic poikilotherms and cannot survive for very long in cold environments. Eventually, they grow to be sluggish and slow before curling up and falling into a deep sleep, during which they will try to conserve as much body heat as possible. If they aren't moved to a source of heat within a few hours, they will inevitably perish.

Medusa can be easily overpowered by stronger foes, such as Tetramands and Chimera Sui Generis.

Ipnosi venom can be cured with a mixture of concentrated Amber Ogia, salt, and Grackleflint saliva.

Etymology: Medusa is named after the monster of Greek mythology of the same name, by which she bares a great resemblance to.

Trivia: The species name comes from the Greek word, "ýpnosi", which translates to "hypnosis".

The species' homeworld derives from the island upon which Medusa and her sisters lived before their death at the hand of the hero, Perseus, in Greek mythology.

Sarpedus is a water world littered with archipelagos of islands, on which the Ipnosi make their home.

Medusa bares a striking resemblance to the Twi'lek from the Star Wars franchise, specifically the prehensile tentacles that grow from the back of their heads.

Like the Majonimon , the Ipnosi are an all female species that reproduces through Parthenogenesis . As such they are essentially near perfect clones of one another with only minor differences in genetics that give them different height, weight, eye-color, voice, and markings to tell themselves apart from one another. They achieve this by exchanging genetic information through microscopic bristles on the tips of their tentacles between a group of Ipnosi couples before laying their eggs in a community clutch that is watched over by all members of the group. Roughly one year later (eleven months on Earth), the eggs will hatch and the hatchlings will choose which Ipnosi couple will act as their parents, regardless of whether or not they are biologically related.

Ipnosi have a taste for humans. The myth of the three Gorgon sisters - Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale - were actually true accounts of a group of Ipnosi that hypnotized, killed, and devoured anyone unlucky enough to set foot on the island of Sarpedon; one of the three Ipnosi were eventually killed, giving rise to the tale of Medusa.

There is a surprising demand for Ipnosi venom, as when it is distilled and has several of its toxins removed it can be turned into a pleasure-seeking drug that sells for a hefty price on the black market; Ben and Rook have busted such an operation once in Undertown.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10.
Ben 10 is owned by Man of Action and Cartoon Network.
All I own is Medusa.
Do not use Medusa without my permission.

Description
Here's an alien that's been sitting in my files for the longest time. For what seemed like an eternity I had this one already sketched out just waiting to be inked, colored, and posted for your viewing pleasure. Then of course, everything turned hectic when life decided to get in the way and a sudden flood of requests came powering in, much to my surprise, and this alien was pushed back into the very depths of the Omnitrix. But now it has returned and been completed! Huzzah!

Onto the facts!

Name: Medusa

Species: Ipnosi

Homeworld: Sarpedus

Personality: Much to Ben's horror, Medusa is naturally seductive and will openly flirt with her opponents regardless of their gender and whether or not Ben is actually attracted to them. She often speaks in a soft, entrancing tone to either lure her enemies into traps or to lull them into a false sense of security before striking without warning. Medusa always speaks with a slight lisp, drawing out any words that start or end with an 'S', similar to how snakes are stereotypically portrayed as speaking in most forms of media.

Powers/abilities: Medusa's primary power is hypnosis. When foes look into her eyes for too long, she is able to render them completely immobile or manipulate them into doing small tasks and movements with her alluring voice.

Ipnosi have four, prehensile tentacles located on the back of her head that she can use like whips when needed, as well as a powerful tail. The tentacles are highly elastic and allow them grab hold of objects, strike opponents, or help the Ipnosi reach out of the way places they otherwise wouldn't have normally been able to reach.

Located in special sacks at the base of an Ipnosi's fangs is a highly potent venom that can be used to incapacitate opponents. A mild dosage - or a small nip of the fangs - were cause a victim's senses to dull and their mind to go numb, rendering them delirious and incapable of logical movement or comprehension of their surroundings. A more severe dosage - a direct attack of the fangs - will cause the victim's internal organs to systematically shut down in order of least importance to vital until the victim has expired.

Medusa has above average strength than that of an average human.

Medusa has enhanced agility and speed than that of an average human.

While not applicable in most situations, Ipnosi are capable of unhinging the bones in their jaws and skull and temporarily dislocating the bones in their rib cage to swallow objects they normally wouldn't have been able to, similar to large species of boa constrictors and pythons on Earth. This process can take a considerable amount of time, but the object in question can be regurgitated when necessary without difficulty.

Weaknesses: The biggest weakness to Medusa is reflective surfaces. If she looks in a mirror, window, or other reflective surface, she can accidentally hypnotize herself and render herself completely helpless and useless in battle. The only thing that has been known to shake her out of this state is if the Omnitrix either times out or is activated to transform Ben into another alien.

Ipnosi developed their hypnotizing stares and powerful venom to incapacitate prey before it could fight back. This means that they are not very durable and will soon collapse from their injuries if they sustain too much damage.

Having evolved on a tropical planet, Ipnosi are ectothermic poikilotherms and cannot survive for very long in cold environments. Eventually, they grow to be sluggish and slow before curling up and falling into a deep sleep, during which they will try to conserve as much body heat as possible. If they aren't moved to a source of heat within a few hours, they will inevitably perish.

Medusa can be easily overpowered by stronger foes, such as Tetramands and Chimera Sui Generis.

Ipnosi venom can be cured with a mixture of concentrated Amber Ogia, salt, and Grackleflint saliva.

Etymology: Medusa is named after the monster of Greek mythology of the same name, by which she bares a great resemblance to.

Trivia: The species name comes from the Greek word, "ýpnosi", which translates to "hypnosis".

The species' homeworld derives from the island upon which Medusa and her sisters lived before their death at the hand of the hero, Perseus, in Greek mythology.

Sarpedus is a water world littered with archipelagos of islands, on which the Ipnosi make their home.

Medusa bares a striking resemblance to the Twi'lek from the Star Wars franchise, specifically the prehensile tentacles that grow from the back of their heads.

Like the Majonimon , the Ipnosi are an all female species that reproduces through Parthenogenesis . As such they are essentially near perfect clones of one another with only minor differences in genetics that give them different height, weight, eye-color, voice, and markings to tell themselves apart from one another. They achieve this by exchanging genetic information through microscopic bristles on the tips of their tentacles between a group of Ipnosi couples before laying their eggs in a community clutch that is watched over by all members of the group. Roughly one year later (eleven months on Earth), the eggs will hatch and the hatchlings will choose which Ipnosi couple will act as their parents, regardless of whether or not they are biologically related.

Ipnosi have a taste for humans. The myth of the three Gorgon sisters - Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale - were actually true accounts of a group of Ipnosi that hypnotized, killed, and devoured anyone unlucky enough to set foot on the island of Sarpedon; one of the three Ipnosi were eventually killed, giving rise to the tale of Medusa.

There is a surprising demand for Ipnosi venom, as when it is distilled and has several of its toxins removed it can be turned into a pleasure-seeking drug that sells for a hefty price on the black market; Ben and Rook have busted such an operation once in Undertown.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ben 10.
Ben 10 is owned by Man of Action and Cartoon Network.
All I own is Medusa.
Do not use Medusa without my permission.