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"If this stupid watch gives me Pinch one more time, these big meaty claws are gonna pry the shell off this watch!"

I'm sure some of you recognize this strange little weirdo. In Ben 10 Omniverse's first season, specifically in Gravattack's debut, we saw these weird crab aliens messing with a car. I figured I'd turn them into a transformation for my character's Omnitrix, but without a proper backstory or real information on these things, I had to get creative and come up with a reason why these things are in the Omnitrix in the first place. At least they have some history with one of the other aliens in this universe's Omnitrix, an odd and very strange history, but it keeps things interesting.

Anyway, enough of my blabbering, let's get into the info.

Pinch is the Omnitrix's DNA Sample of a Corrustacean from the organic machine planet, Parasidiam. It was formerly known as the cybernetic planet, Terminus II, home of the Terminans.

Name:

Pinch

Species:

Corrustacean

Homeworld:

Parasidiam

Abilities:

-Strong Claws

-Wall Climbing

-Rust Spit

-Extreme Chemical Resistance

-Enhanced Durability

Weaknesses:

-Not very bright, they're actually pretty dumb

-Easily distracted by rare and shiny things

LORE:

A long time ago, somewhere out in the universe, there was a scientist who was on the verge of a breakthrough. By merging the symbiote of a Galvanic Mechamorph with the intellectual brain power of a Cerebrocrustacean, and converting that into data that's fed into an AI supercomputer, he was able to bring power, and technological advancements to a barren and desolate wasteland of a planet, hoping the native species of crustaceans would do something with this.

This scientist was known as Conn Johnster, a juvenile Transylian who sought to create a better and friendlier life for all the anur-native species, but his ambitions were just too big. The AI supercomputer soon realized that Conn was now a detriment to his own plans for a better future for his people, and promptly terminated him, harvesting the Corrodium from his bones as a potential power source, and scrapping the electrical conduits from his back into scrap to comprise into parts.

Months would fly-by, and the barren planet, only inhabited by a race of docile and non-threatening crustacean creatures simply known as the ditzy crabs, for lack of a better term, these creatures were rounded up by a new race of life. A race made entirely out of machines, as well as Artificial Intelligence. These guys are the Terminans.

The Terminans are a powerful race of mechanical humanoid creatures. Their ability to adapt and evolve past the AI's primary directive has made them a force to be reckoned with. They are destructive, they are powerful, and they are a danger to all life, even to their own existence.

Flash-forward to a year prior to everything being set into motion, and the Terminans have been busy. The entirety of the planet had become comprised solely of machine parts, each one functioning in a way that keeps the planet spinning, as well as allow it to move. They also forced the species of crabs to adapt to life in a battery acid ocean. Yes, a battery acid ocean. They created a chemical compound that, with a small drop, all the water on and within the planet would be replaced by battery acid. If anything died, it was too weak to flourish. The crabs, as dumb as they were, were the only things able to survive in such a vile environment.

Aside from that, The Terminans have modified the planet itself, constructing thrusters so powerful, they can move their planet out of its initial orbit, and continue with the AI's prime directive, giving the species native to the anur system more room in the universe. Unfortunately, they had a rather twisted idea of going about this. They used their own planet as a type of makeshift asteroid, comprised of pure metal, reinforced plates and almost nothing else.

They decimated numerous planets, some were barren and devoid of sentient life, others were very much populated, and while some planets didn't become destroyed, by some miracle, the collision of Terminus II and these planets caused a devastating change to each of the species' respective planets. One was now encased in ice and metal, another was destroyed by a powerful storm and forced its inhabitants to leave the planet and adapt to another one.

These aggressive machines were on a war-bound path, and intended to stain it in as much blood as they could spill. But, they didn't account for a problem to suddenly rear its ugly head.

The supercomputer's AI had detected a secondary directive being activated, it being called 'Self-Termination Protocol'. On the off-chance that innocent lives were lost, or killed without proper reason, the protocol would override the main directive, and cause each of the Terminans to short circuit, then dissolve into atoms.

As a way of preserving their species, they constructed a new Terminan from scratch, kept it offline and jettisoned it off into the dark void of space as the remaining Terminans were terminated.

Fast-forward to present day. The world-destroying planetoid known as Terminus II has shut down. The thrusters have been damaged, and now, a long since presumed dead species walks the planet's surface. The crabs, or, as they now call themselves, the Corrustaceans, they lived on this planet before it was altered and converted entirely into machines, but now, parts of the planets it crashed into, have now started to take back the planet, allowing this dumb and lucky species of crustaceans to live a more peaceful life, unaware that the creator of the Omnitrix had taken a sample of these creatures, seeing great potential in their natural skill set, despite the lack of proper intelligence.

Trivia:

-The Terminans, as you can obviously guess, are based on the Terminators from, well... the Terminator movies. In a way, for a machine race of robots, powered by an AI, to misinterpret their original mission as galactic genocide, that sounds like Judgement Day waiting to happen.

-The idea behind Pinch's species adapting to battery acid is the sole reason why I gave him such an odd, but kinda logical power set. His resistance to chemicals are at an all-time high because his race adapted to live and thrive in an ocean of battery acid. Plus, the radioactivity of such an environment must've played a part in how they evolved from there. Able to rust iron with his spit, tear metals to shreds with his claws, why they can take so many hits and still come back for more, and the wall climbing is just an extra perk, because why not.

-Pinch's species, in Chance's universe, are canonically as big as a wolf pup, but are typically a friendly and non-hostile species of alien life, unless provoked.

-They have around the same intelligence level as a Vulpimancer, if not just a smidge higher.

Description
"If this stupid watch gives me Pinch one more time, these big meaty claws are gonna pry the shell off this watch!"

I'm sure some of you recognize this strange little weirdo. In Ben 10 Omniverse's first season, specifically in Gravattack's debut, we saw these weird crab aliens messing with a car. I figured I'd turn them into a transformation for my character's Omnitrix, but without a proper backstory or real information on these things, I had to get creative and come up with a reason why these things are in the Omnitrix in the first place. At least they have some history with one of the other aliens in this universe's Omnitrix, an odd and very strange history, but it keeps things interesting.

Anyway, enough of my blabbering, let's get into the info.

Pinch is the Omnitrix's DNA Sample of a Corrustacean from the organic machine planet, Parasidiam. It was formerly known as the cybernetic planet, Terminus II, home of the Terminans.

Name:

Pinch

Species:

Corrustacean

Homeworld:

Parasidiam

Abilities:

-Strong Claws

-Wall Climbing

-Rust Spit

-Extreme Chemical Resistance

-Enhanced Durability

Weaknesses:

-Not very bright, they're actually pretty dumb

-Easily distracted by rare and shiny things

LORE:

A long time ago, somewhere out in the universe, there was a scientist who was on the verge of a breakthrough. By merging the symbiote of a Galvanic Mechamorph with the intellectual brain power of a Cerebrocrustacean, and converting that into data that's fed into an AI supercomputer, he was able to bring power, and technological advancements to a barren and desolate wasteland of a planet, hoping the native species of crustaceans would do something with this.

This scientist was known as Conn Johnster, a juvenile Transylian who sought to create a better and friendlier life for all the anur-native species, but his ambitions were just too big. The AI supercomputer soon realized that Conn was now a detriment to his own plans for a better future for his people, and promptly terminated him, harvesting the Corrodium from his bones as a potential power source, and scrapping the electrical conduits from his back into scrap to comprise into parts.

Months would fly-by, and the barren planet, only inhabited by a race of docile and non-threatening crustacean creatures simply known as the ditzy crabs, for lack of a better term, these creatures were rounded up by a new race of life. A race made entirely out of machines, as well as Artificial Intelligence. These guys are the Terminans.

The Terminans are a powerful race of mechanical humanoid creatures. Their ability to adapt and evolve past the AI's primary directive has made them a force to be reckoned with. They are destructive, they are powerful, and they are a danger to all life, even to their own existence.

Flash-forward to a year prior to everything being set into motion, and the Terminans have been busy. The entirety of the planet had become comprised solely of machine parts, each one functioning in a way that keeps the planet spinning, as well as allow it to move. They also forced the species of crabs to adapt to life in a battery acid ocean. Yes, a battery acid ocean. They created a chemical compound that, with a small drop, all the water on and within the planet would be replaced by battery acid. If anything died, it was too weak to flourish. The crabs, as dumb as they were, were the only things able to survive in such a vile environment.

Aside from that, The Terminans have modified the planet itself, constructing thrusters so powerful, they can move their planet out of its initial orbit, and continue with the AI's prime directive, giving the species native to the anur system more room in the universe. Unfortunately, they had a rather twisted idea of going about this. They used their own planet as a type of makeshift asteroid, comprised of pure metal, reinforced plates and almost nothing else.

They decimated numerous planets, some were barren and devoid of sentient life, others were very much populated, and while some planets didn't become destroyed, by some miracle, the collision of Terminus II and these planets caused a devastating change to each of the species' respective planets. One was now encased in ice and metal, another was destroyed by a powerful storm and forced its inhabitants to leave the planet and adapt to another one.

These aggressive machines were on a war-bound path, and intended to stain it in as much blood as they could spill. But, they didn't account for a problem to suddenly rear its ugly head.

The supercomputer's AI had detected a secondary directive being activated, it being called 'Self-Termination Protocol'. On the off-chance that innocent lives were lost, or killed without proper reason, the protocol would override the main directive, and cause each of the Terminans to short circuit, then dissolve into atoms.

As a way of preserving their species, they constructed a new Terminan from scratch, kept it offline and jettisoned it off into the dark void of space as the remaining Terminans were terminated.

Fast-forward to present day. The world-destroying planetoid known as Terminus II has shut down. The thrusters have been damaged, and now, a long since presumed dead species walks the planet's surface. The crabs, or, as they now call themselves, the Corrustaceans, they lived on this planet before it was altered and converted entirely into machines, but now, parts of the planets it crashed into, have now started to take back the planet, allowing this dumb and lucky species of crustaceans to live a more peaceful life, unaware that the creator of the Omnitrix had taken a sample of these creatures, seeing great potential in their natural skill set, despite the lack of proper intelligence.

Trivia:

-The Terminans, as you can obviously guess, are based on the Terminators from, well... the Terminator movies. In a way, for a machine race of robots, powered by an AI, to misinterpret their original mission as galactic genocide, that sounds like Judgement Day waiting to happen.

-The idea behind Pinch's species adapting to battery acid is the sole reason why I gave him such an odd, but kinda logical power set. His resistance to chemicals are at an all-time high because his race adapted to live and thrive in an ocean of battery acid. Plus, the radioactivity of such an environment must've played a part in how they evolved from there. Able to rust iron with his spit, tear metals to shreds with his claws, why they can take so many hits and still come back for more, and the wall climbing is just an extra perk, because why not.

-Pinch's species, in Chance's universe, are canonically as big as a wolf pup, but are typically a friendly and non-hostile species of alien life, unless provoked.

-They have around the same intelligence level as a Vulpimancer, if not just a smidge higher.