Doctor Animo

Doctor Animo is a male animated supervillain who features in Ben 10.

Biography

Original

Aloysius James Animo was once a respected and promising researcher in veterinary science who was driven crazy when he desired to rebuild animal DNA into super animals. His career was cut short when it was discovered that he was performing twisted genetic experiments on animals. He had hoped that his research would win him the Verities Award, which is an award in veterinary science. Because of the nature of his research, he lost the award to another doctor, named Kelly. This drove him mad and he faded to obscurity for five years until he could perfect his research. Because he locked himself indoors for five years, his skin and formerly brown hair turned pale from overwork and lack of exposure to sunlight.

One day, he watched a TV report showing Ben as Diamondhead saving a camp from a giant robot. This inspired him and led him to look for a way to create his own minion monsters. Animo eventually appeared in Washington B.C., where he created a device called the Transmodulator, which gave him the ability to mutate animals into twisted giant versions of themselves. He then was able to upgrade it so it could reanimate dead cells, literally bringing dead animals back to life, although his reanimated monsters were actually zombies. Using his new army of animals, he intended to kill Kelly and get the award he had lost, but Ben eventually destroyed his Transmodulator, reversing its effects. Animo was then arrested by the authorities. Afterwards, he created a much larger version of the Transmodulator using the broken-off faceplate of the Omnitrix and a large telescope in an abandoned astrology lab. This version mutated living creatures with alien DNA, creating odd mixtures of alien and terrestrial creatures, such as a Heatbat. He had also managed to turn Grandpa Max into a Stinkfly-larvae type creature. Before he could complete his plans to use a satellite to shoot the ray all over the world, Ben stopped him with Gwen's help. he escaped what seems to be Alcatraz Island on a mutant seagull and captured one of Ben's Ditto clones to access the DNA stored in his Omnitrix. Using this DNA, he created an army of self-replicating Lepidopterran mutants, but they were destroyed and he was captured again. Afterwards, Max deleted all of his computer files, preventing him from using any more Omnitrix DNA in his experiments if he escaped again.

Animo was part of the Negative 10, a team assembled by Driscoll to defeat the Tennysons. He used a mutant bat and prairie dog to fight the Tennysons. Later on, he captured Max and Gwen and created a dangerous bomb. Although he escaped, Ben destroyed the bomb, unintentionally causing the Omnitrix's Self-Destruct Mode to be activated. Afterwards, he and his mutant frog attack Ben, Gwen, and Max while they were on another road trip. One day, he was shown wearing an ape-like exo-suit, and leading a group of animal mutants towards Ben's school with Tennyson leaving class to stop him. Dr. Animo and his Mutant Mosquito had encountered and were defeated by Ben when he transformed into Way Big and picked up Mr. Baumann's delivery truck in order to knock Dr. Animo into a wall and threw it at the Mutant Mosquito in order to project it into outer space. Dr. Animo used Technobugs to take over the Plumber's HQ at Mount Rushmore. His goal was to spread his mutation ray all over the planet by hijacking the Plumber's network of satellites. He was stopped by Ben, Max, and Gwen when they destroyed his Technobugs and sent him to prison.

Four years later, Dr. Animo was found in the Null Void when he purposely went in to find new animal species but came to be trapped in that dimension with no way to get out. He assumed control over the Null Guardians and took on the alias D'Void. He planned to open a wormhole to use the Guardians to take over the Earth, and he forced the citizens there to gather a mineral that not only powered his drill but gave him immense strength and near invulnerability. His plans were then foiled by the joint efforts of Helen, Manny, Ben, Max, and a group of other Plumbers' kids. He later managed to escape the Null Void and returned to Earth where he reassumed his former name of Doctor Animo. On one occasion, he used a device to take control of the Yeti in the Himalayas and create a 'De-Evolution Bomb' to turn everyone in the Southern hemisphere into yetis. Ben was able to turn his mind-controlled Yeti against him, while Kevin and Gwen disabled the bomb. He was then captured by the Plumbers. He later attempted to raise an army of his signature mutated Frogs using the enhanced version of his telescopic Transmodulator. He was eventually defeated by Gwen, Ben, and Kevin. After being brought to the authorities, Animo was released from prison a few months later on good behavior. Afterwards, it was shown that he had acquired a farm wher he he used a de-evolutionary ray to turn chicken eggs into Pterodactyl eggs. He was eventually stopped when Ben used Juryrigg to turn the de-evolutionary ray into an evolution ray and then Jetray to turn all of the Pterodactyls back into chickens.

Dr. Animo has removed the top of his skull and replaced it with a glass dome and two horns, creating a Transmogrifier in order to have better control over animals and other self-upgrades. He has apparently developed a hobby of cutting up and stitching together stuffed animals with his cell full of them. Animo returned from his cell, where he had been mutating ants and using them to construct a sky-scraper-sized base with a transmitter to mutate every ant on earth. He also made a "King Ant" costume, which was armed with flame throwers. Ben and his new partner Rook fought Animo and his army. He was later attacked by Khyber's Pet in the form of Mucilator. Animo attempted to control the beast, but only provoked it into attacking him. Ben got Animo's ants to attack Mucilator and Rook was able to kill the ants by creating an anti-ant bomb from Animo's equipment. This forced a retreat from the beast and allowed Ben and Rook to return Animo to his cell. Animo, five years after his first attempt, again attempted to use a Technobug to escape, take over the Plumber's base, and mutate the world, but his plan was thwarted before it even started as Blukic eats the Technobug as a snack. Animo had somehow managed to escape Plumber Prison and had revived V.V. Argost with a mixture of cryptids as a new body. Apparently, the process had taken 3 years, the delay being attributed to fighting Ben Tennyson and his time spent in jail. He later decided to capture Fiskerton, to research him and add him to his collection, but he and Argost ended up defeated by Ben, Rook, and The Saturdays. He was last seen running off after his control over the Chupacabras was destroyed. He was later seen back in his cell at Plumber Prison, indicating that he had been recaptured. Due to the actions of his future self, he managed to escape and joined him to try and steal a huge repository of DNA. However, he was thwarted by the actions of Ben, Rook, Spanner, and arguing with his future self. In the end, he was recaptured with his memory of this event erased by Gutrot.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Doctor Animo was a male human with pale green skin, yellowish eyes, and shoulder-length white hair.

Powers and abilities

Animo came to be a genius and brilliant scientist skilled in both machines and genetic experiments, who usually used his knowledge to give him additional powers.

He gained the power to telepathically or emphatically control animals. This ability was furthered by the use of his specialised headgear. This included ordinary animals, but also his mutant monsters and even aliens.

Dr. Animo has the power to telepathically or emphatically control animals, at one time through his Transmogrifier headpiece. This includes ordinary animals, but also his mutant monsters and even aliens, as he was able to take control of the Null Guardians. He learned this power from one of Ben's other enemies, Clancy, who could control bugs and other arthropods the same way.

Among his creations included the:

• Transmodulator :
• Alphas :
• Accidentals :
• Frankencryptids :
• Mutant Mosquito :
• Technobugs :

Notes

• Doctor Animo was created by Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly and Steven T. Seagle where he featured in the setting of the Ben 10 universe.

Appearances

• Ben 10:

External Links

• Ben 10 Wiki Entry

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