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Villain Overview

What's the matter, Ben? Aren't you glad to see me? Haven't you learned by now that nothing can stop me?!
~ Zs'Skayr to Ben after being resurrected.

Zs'Skayr, also known as Ghostfreak, is the secondary antagonist of the Ben 10 franchise. He is the Ectonurite High Ecto-Lord of Anur Phaetos and Anur Transyl Ectonurite.

Originally stuck in the Omnitrix in the form of "Ghostfreak", he managed to gain control over it after time and escape the Omnitrix, becoming one of Ben Tennyson's most cruel and feared enemies.

In the original series as well as Ben 10: Omniverse, he is voiced by Steve Blum. In Ben 10: Alien Force, he was voiced by Jeff Bennett.

Biography

Past

Originally, Zs'Skayr was High Ecto-Lord of the Ectonurites of Anur Phaetos and learned of the Omnitrix from the data of a probe belonging to Vilgax that crashed on his planet. Soon afterwards, Zs'Skayr met Myaxx as she was seeking DNA samples and helped her to get some from the nearby planet, Flors Verdance. But unbeknownst to her, the Ectonurite took over the Flourana being sampled, thus she took an Ectonurite sample as well. Since Ectonurite’s personality and DNA were tied together, Zs'Skayr's personality then formed in the Codon Stream even after the real one died. A clone of the Ectonurite was then born inside Ghostfreak.

Ghostfreaked Out

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Ghostfreak having freed himself from the Omnitrix.

Now let's see how you like being trapped inside someone else!
~ Zs'Skayr before he tries to possess Ben.

After Ben Tennyson gained the Omnitrix, Zs'Skayr's personality became more and more present whenever he turned into Ghostfreak. After some time, Ghostfreak finally freed himself of the Omnitrix and confronted Ben, tearing away his outer layer of skin to reveal his intimidating, true form.

Wanting to become whole again, Ghostfreak attempted to possess Ben, but failed to after the sun drove him back. He sought out the Circus Freak Trio and got them to aid him by threatening them when he took over Thumbskull, possessing and tossing him around the room. Ghostfreak went with the trio to confront Ben and tried to possess him, but since Ben had been changed into Four Arms at the time, he couldn't do so.

The Ectonurite took over the Circus Freak Trio to fight Ben, but they were defeated one after another. However, Ghostfreak took over Gwen and used her to fight Four Arms, who eventually regressed back to Ben. The Ectonurite then threatened to make Gwen jump off of the wall they were fighting on if Ben didn't give up. Ben agreed with Ghostfreak and Ghostfreak sent the Circus Freak Trio after Gwen and Grandpa Max, before trying to possess the boy thus breaking the deal with Ben.

However Ben was able to transform into Grey Matter just in time and Ghostfreak continued to pursue him. Eventually Ben changed back to normal and the Ectonurite prepared to again try and possess the boy. However, he noticed that it was daytime outside and opened the curtains on the building they were in, destroying Ghostfreak.

The Return and Be Afraid of the Dark

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Ghostfreak's rebirth.

However, Ghostfreak was not finished yet with Ben and a Transylian scientist from the Anur System named Dr. Viktor began working to revive him. He stole material from the clock tower where Ghostfreak had been destroyed and gained the help of a Thep Khufan and a Loboan from the Anur System. As well as bringing back Ghostfreak, Viktor prepared to plunge the Earth into eternal darkness for Ghostfreak, his master to rule. Onboard a NASA Space Shuttle, Viktor revived his Ectonurite master to face Ben Tennyson again. Then with Corrodium that the Thep Khufan had retrieved, Ghostfreak and his minions then used a Corrodium beam, blocking out all light from the Sun. With the Earth consumed in eternal darkness, the Ectonurite was fully empowered, but this didn't last long.

Viktor was tricked into destroying the Corrodium beam and Max opened the space shuttle’s roof, exposing him directly to Earth’s sun and destroying him once and for all. At the same time, Ben managed to regain Ghostfreak on the Omnitrix but ended up never using him.

Five Years Prior to Omniverse

The flashback episode From Hedorium to Eternity depicts Ghostfreak possessing the body of Thaddeus J. Collins who uses Kevin Levin to bring adults to him so he could use his minions to possess them and rule the world. His plot is discovered by Ben, Gwen, Cooper, Lucy, and Jonesy. After a fight between Upgrade and Ghostfreak, Cooper reverses the portal that brought Ghostfreak and his Ectonurite relatives to Earth, pulling them all back in. Ghostfreak swears revenge on Ben as he is sucked into the portal. It is presumed he was put back inside the Codon Stream.

Alien Force

Darkness falls. Earth is now my domain!
~ Zs'Skayr to the Tennysons after mutating all of Earth.
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Ghostfreak imprisoned.

Ghostfreak was eventually removed from the Codon Steam and imprisoned using sunlight by the Galvans. However, Vilgax freed him in exchange for the secrets of the Omnitrix and the knowledge that would let him finally beat Ben. Ghostfreak told him about Primus, the location of the Codon Stream, but as soon as Vilgax freed him, the Ectonurite betrayed and deceived him wanting to possess his power to become all powerful.

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Ghostfreak and his army of Ectonurites.

Ghostfreak took over Vilgaxia, Vilgax's home planet, by possessing the citizens, transforming them into Ectonurite creatures. Vilgax tried to fight them but was forced to retreat and went to Earth to ask for help from Ben, Gwen, and Kevin. They went to Vilgaxia and infiltrated Vilgax's palace where they found Ghostfreak, who revealed that Vilgaxia was just the beginning and his army of Ectonurites were already building ships to spread their master's influence on other planets.

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Ghostfreak in Ben's body.

The Ectonurite possessed Ben, which was actually part of his plan since it trapped Zs'Skayr back in the Codon Stream. Ben transformed into Ghostfreak, but the Ectonurite quickly took control and began fighting Gwen, Kevin, and Vilgax. Eventually Gwen and Kevin were knocked out and Ghostfreak managed to knock Vilgax’s sword away. He made his minions restrain the conqueror so the Ectonurite could possess him as well. But Vilgax freed himself and used light from his sword to weaken Ghostfreak, letting Ben regain control and change back, trapping the Ectonurite back in the Omnitrix once and for all, never to escape ever again.

He later appeared in a flashback where Vilgax recalled how he freed Zs'Skayr for the secrets of the Omnitrix before making his way to Primus to take over.

Omniverse

Ghostfreak makes his return in "Mystery, Incorporeal", being seen crawling out of the portal to Ledgerdomain. According to himself, Ben left him trapped there, and Darkstar opening the portal allowed him to escape. Derrick J. Wyatt states that after Ben destroyed/dispersed him in their last battle, Ghostfreak used the magic of Ledgerdomain to reform himself there.

In "Rad Monster Party", He, along with Dr. Viktor, Kuphulu and Crüjo attempted to defeat Ben and his team, only to be defeated by NRG. His main objective was to regain his title as High Ecto-Lord.

In "Charmed, I'm Sure", He has drained a large portion of energy from the Alpha Rune which angers Charmcaster. Though he thinks it is completely powerless and is now useless, but that is not the case.

In "The Vampire Strikes Back", Ghostfreak used the power he had drained from the Alpha Rune in order to resurrect Lord Transyl, and create a powerful servant in order to regain his title as High Ecto-Lord. This was against the objections of Dr. Viktor, who remembers how Lord Transyl's race had enslaved his people. Ultimately, Ghostfreak's plan comes to naught as Viktor betrays and deceives him after discovering the truth of what the Vladats did to his species the Transylians and he is once again burned to ashes, this time by Ben as Atomix. While he is seemingly killed, Ben states that he will return someday, so he leaves a light fusion orb called "Fusion Cuisine" in Zs'Castle Zs'Skayr so Ghostfreak could not get in and just in case if Ghostfreak ever return.

Video Games

Protector of the Earth

Zs'Skayr appears in the video game Ben 10: Protector of the Earth as the secondary antagonist. In the game, he freed Vilgax from the Null Void, joining forces to have revenge on Ben. He also took over Hex so as to use his magic as a means of summoning his minions from the Anur dimension. Ben managed to stop this and Zs'Skayr left Hex before heading to Mt. Rushmore to steal Plumber technology for Vilgax's plan to suck the Earth into the Null Void. After attacking Chicago with his army and bringing the tech to Vilgax, Zs'Skayr attacks the boy again in the Gold Coast Theater. However, the Ectonurite was defeated by Ben once again and banished to the Null Void by him and Max.

Vilgax Attacks

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Zs'Skayr in Vilgax Attacks.

Needing to obtain the last energy core to destroy Vilgax’s Null Void Projector, Ben found out that it was in Anur Phaetos. However Anur Phaetos was not technically a planet, rather it was an alternate dimension he, Gwen, and Kevin couldn't access. Verdona managed to bring them to the Anur dimension, but accidentally split them up and Zs'Skayr revealed that he was still alive. He confronted Ben, saying he was most unwise to set foot in his homeworld and sent his minions after his enemy. Ben managed to fight them off and face Zs'Skayr himself, but defeated him using light.

Personality

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Zs'Skayr with his second skin.

While the rest of Ben's aliens were DNA copies and whenever he transformed he retained his own characteristic, Zs'Skayr was a fully sentient being with his own personality. Whenever Ben transformed into Ghostfreak, he would have control of the body more than Ben did, and was able to speak his own sentences and actually choose himself instead of other aliens. As Ghostfreak, Zs'Skayr was quite aggressive and belligerent, like when he violently beat Zombozo and his circus freaks, but after freeing himself, he revealed his sinister and sadistic ways. Zs'Skayr was also deeply resentful and vituperative towards Ben Tennyson and his Omnitrix, and as such, took great twisted entertainment in trying to murder the young hero and his family. In a twist of irony, after freeing himself from the bonds of the Omnitrix, he was left unwhole and needed to possess his despised enemy to become one again.

Perhaps Zs'Skayr's most prominent trait was his overwhelming arrogance, as he underestimated his enemies, specifically Ben, and believed that he could have destroyed him in his human form which led to his first destruction. He was naturally treacherous and manipulative; for example, when he was freed by Vilgax from his prison, he invaded Vilgax's home world instead of thanking him. Zs'Skayr's violent and destructive nature was also shown when he rallied the Circus Freaks with threat of death and used blackmail to get Ben to hand over his Omnitrix.

Zs'Skayr was proud of his true name and apparently hated being referred to as "Ghostfreak", and when he returned in Omniverse, demanded to be called as such. The true extent of his evil was never shown, however, until he was prepared to block out the sun and mutate life on all of planet Earth just so he could become all-powerful.

Powers and Abilities

Here in the darkness of space, I am at my full potential!
~ Zs'Skayr revealing darkness makes him stronger to Frakenstrike.
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Zs'Skayr firing his energy beam.

Zs'Skayr can render himself intangible and invisible as a potent defense as well as a means of penetrating high-security areas. Ghostfreak has the ability to make certain pieces of himself tangible or partially corporeal. While remaining intangible, this expanded skill can be utilized to interact with the world or battle. It can also be used to cause a stroke by targeting Thumbskull's brain. When Zs'Skayr touched Frankenstrike, the two of them phased through the floor of a space station and onto its hull. He can even turn individuals into ethereal and translucent beings by touching them.

Zs'Skayr has the ability to inhabit biological beings and exert complete command over them. After gaining control, he can also make advantage of any skills his victim may have. The eyes of anybody he owned in the first season would become black with pink and black fissures beneath the eyes. If Zs'Skayr's willpower is superior than someone else's, he may entirely erase someone's awareness while possessing them.

The tentacles hidden beneath Zs'Skayr's skin can be used to intimidate opponents into surrender These tentacles have the capacity to develop sharp thorns that can serve as deadly weapons. Zs'Skayr can fly and levitate himself, allowing him to move quickly through the air. With his razor-sharp claws, Zs'Skayr can easily destroy Vilgax's Mechadroids and is strong and resilient enough to battle them. Zs'Skayr can endure in the vaccum of space.

Darkstar can't use his power to absorb energy on Zs'Skayr. This is thus because ectonurites, who do not exist in the same manner as the majority of other living forms, do not possess mana. The eye that used to be able to move about Zs'Skayr's body before he lost his second layer of skin is now a spooky, glowing eye. Zs'Skayr can see in the dark, much like other aliens from the Anur System. The tail of Zs'Skayr is prehensile. Zs'Skayr demonstrated his telekinetic abilities by causing Bunsen burners to burst into flames while he was still imprisoned in the Omnitrix.

Telepathy is another skill Zs'Skayr possesses. Zs'Skayr was able to project telepathic illusions into Ben's head while he was in the Omnitrix. Ben's dreams could also be seen by him, and he could control them. By phasing through electronics, Zs'Skayr can interfere with them. Zs'Skayr may pass straight through someone and make them feel deathly cold. Zs'Skayr may transform into a wispy, grayish form that resembles smoke and can change shape and distort like gas. Loss of skin can be replaced by Zs'Skayr.

Zs'Skayr acquired a couple new skills sometime after the Original Series. One such power is the capacity to possess living things, momentarily merge with them, and then leave the victim, leading them to transform into Ectonurites wholly obedient to him. His minions would turn back to normal after he was defeated. Small things can be hidden behind Zs'Skayr's skin flaps. The consciousness of every member of his race is genetically linked to their DNA. All that is required to completely recreate the same being is a single piece of DNA.

When Zs'Skayr's skin is exposed, he has the ability to emit strong energy beams from either his hands or the tentacles in his chest. Zs'Skayr's telekinesis is significantly improved in his actual form, and he is even capable of effortlessly moving an entire pillar. Zs'Skayr's skills and talents would be substantially boosted to their full capacity once exposed to complete darkness, such as that of outer space. Like other Ectonurites, Zs'Skayr has the ability to rotate his head.

Trivia

  • Zs'Skayr's name is a corruption of the word "scary".
    • The way it is pronounced is like saying "the scare".
  • In both the original series and Alien Force no one called him Zs'Skayr - they only called him Ghostfreak.
  • His appearance in Alien Force had a few differences from his original one, such as more spikes on his body, fangs, a more exposed striped tail, and white claws as opposed to black. Zs’Skayr's voice is different too.
  • Ben finally learns Zs'Skayr's name in Rad Monster Party.
    • In the same episode, he stated that he never answers to the name Ghostfreak and prefers to answer to his actual name.
  • In Vilgax Attacks, Zs'Skayr implies that he is undead ("Alive? Interesting word choice.", "Ben 10, as I live and breathe... not!"). However, according to Derrick J. Wyatt, Zs'Skayr is alive, but the Ectonurite concept of "life" is just very different from most sentient life forms.
  • The features on Zs'Skayr's face are placed so that his face looks like an upside-down skull.

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