Rush

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For other uses, see XLR8

“	You'll be the one left in the dust when I show you my real wheels.	”
– Kevin before turning into Rush.^[1]

Rush is the Antitrix's cross-contaminated DNA sample of a Kineceleran^{[note 1]} and Kevin's equivalent to XLR8.

Appearance

Rush exchanges similarities to XLR8, except his appearance is akin to an armored roller skater. His skin is light green. His forearms, torso, head, shoulders and tail are covered in green armor while his back sports dorsal fins. He has a conoid helmet which exposes his red eyes and a separate line where his mouth should be. His hands have three claws and his elbows and legs are spiky.

In Wheels of Fortune, Rush wore a yellow Sumo Slammers 2 T-shirt with a blue collar and sleeves.

Rush wears the Antitrix symbol on his chest.

Powers and Abilities

Enhanced Speed
Enhanced Agility/Reflexes
Speed Mirage Creation
Enhanced Strength
Enhanced Durability

Being part-Kineceleran, Rush shares the same abilities as XLR8, such as enhanced speed, agility and reflexes. However, based on Kevin's alterations to the Antitrix, Rush is most likely faster, and much more powerful than XLR8.

Rush is able to achieve speeds up to 888 miles per hour, though the feat caused him visible strain.^[2]

Rush has enhanced strength, being able to carry heavy loads of items at once and other heavy objects.^[3]

Rush's strength allows for him to deliver a multitude of speed-enhanced attacks, such as punches, in brief and rapid succession.^[4]

Rush is able to achieve speeds that are sufficient to create after-images of himself, making it appear like he is in multiple locations at once.^[4]

Weaknesses

Being part-Kineceleran, Rush shares many of the same weaknesses as XLR8, such as his speed being drastically affected by strong adhesives or his tail holding him down in place.

Despite his enhanced speed, Rush can only run to a limited extent for so long or for so fast before showing strain or fatigue.^[2]

Rush's reflexes do not appear to be on the same level as Arburian Pelarotas, as Cannonbolt was able to catch his fists before he could punch him.^[4]

Due to Kevin's alterations to the Antitrix, Rush is too powerful for the inexperienced Kevin to currently utilize to the fullest.

History

Rush first appeared in Introducing Kevin 11, where he messed with Shock Rock before switching into Skunkmoth.
In Wheels of Fortune, Rush worked with Humungousaur and Glitch to defeat LaGrange.
In I Don't Like You, Rush battled Shock Rock in a bake-off during the third and final round, sabotaging the latter's chances of gaining any possible ingredients in an attempt to win.
In Roundabout: Part 1, Rush ran around in circles along with XLR8 to power-up the Forever Knight's time machine.
In Growing Up is Hard to Do, Rush battled Cannonbolt in a skatepark.
In Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, Rush briefly appeared twice due to a glitch with the Antitrix.

Appearances

Ben 10

Season 3

Introducing Kevin 11 (first appearance)
Wheels of Fortune
I Don't Like You
Roundabout: Part 1

Season 4

Growing Up is Hard to Do
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie (x2; cameo)

Video Games

Ben 10: Power Trip

Rush is a playable alien in the game (multiplayer only).

Minecraft

Rush is one of the aliens used by Kevin, and is an unlockable playable character, accessible via the Omnitrix after obtaining 99 Omni Tokens.

Mobile Apps

Cartoon Network Arcade

Rush is a common collectable figure in the Cartoon Network Arcade app.

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
French	Express	From express
German	Rush	From the original English name
Italian	Saetta	From saetta, dart
Polish	Pęd	From pęd, dash
Portuguese (Br)	Veloz	From veloz, fast
Russian	Раш Раз	From the original English name
Spanish (HA)	Rush	From the original English name

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Duncan Rouleau initially stated all transformations in the Antitrix were "cross-contaminated" with other species.^{[DR 1]}^{[DR 2]} However, the crew was just told that they are just "special messed up Kevin versions (or "Kevin-ified" versions) of [Ben's] aliens."^{[KT 1]}^{[KT 2]} The merchandise also used similar language, such as "Kev-ified" to describe Antitrix transformations.^{[Playmates 1]} Kelly Turnbull interpreted Duncan's statements as meaning "they're all getting little bits of DNA sloshed together, not necessarily two aliens spliced directly together."^{[KT 2]}

References

↑ Introducing Kevin 11
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Roundabout: Part 1
↑ I Don't Like You
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Growing Up is Hard to Do

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Antitrix Transformations
Regular Aliens	Alien V • Bashmouth • Bootleg • Crystalfist • Dark Matter • Hot Shot • Humungoraptor • Quad Smack • Rush • Skunkmoth • Thornblade • Undertow • Wreckingbolt
Fusion Aliens	AntiVilgax • Monster Kevin • Monster Kevin (Story)

[antitrix-6] 1.0 ^1.1 Duncan Rouleau initially stated all transformations in the Antitrix were "cross-contaminated" with other species.^{[DR 1]}^{[DR 2]} However, the crew was just told that they are just "special messed up Kevin versions (or "Kevin-ified" versions) of [Ben's] aliens."^{[KT 1]}^{[KT 2]} The merchandise also used similar language, such as "Kev-ified" to describe Antitrix transformations.^{[Playmates 1]} Kelly Turnbull interpreted Duncan's statements as meaning "they're all getting little bits of DNA sloshed together, not necessarily two aliens spliced directly together."^{[KT 2]}

[7] Introducing Kevin 11

[Roundabout-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Roundabout: Part 1

[9] I Don't Like You

[GUIHtD-10] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Growing Up is Hard to Do

[mutant-1] File:Dark Matter Mutation.png

[hybrid-2] File:Antitrix Cross-Contaminated.png

[kevinified-3] File:Kelly's Opinion on Bashmouth.png

[spliced-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Antitrix aliens are several hybrids.png

[5] File:Toy Bio Hot Shot.png

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