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Ben 10 vs Marvel, two beings capable of absorbing the density of any material capable of winning in this street fight?

<Cue: Invader Theme>

Toomi: Kevin Ethan Levin, the Osmosian member of Ben's team,

Megumi: And Carl "Crusher" Creel, also known as Absorbing Man,

Toomi: These two humans have the ability to absorb the density of any material to use it their fights,

Megumi: And sometimes they tends to become any hero's worst nightmare. She's Sachi, Toomi and I'm Megumi.

Sachi: And it's our job to analyse their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle

Kevin metamorphs into What if Battles

<Cue: Numb by Linkin Park>

Toomi: Born to an unknown father and Mrs. Levin, Kevin grew up not knowing his real father until his mother remarried, causing him to hate his stepfather due to seeing him as a replacement father and an obstacle to his mother's love.

Megumi: And though Harvey Hackett tried to be a good father to him, feared him due to his powers which of course, causes Kevin to run away from home.

Sachi: Eventually, he got to meet Ben at an arcade where he was assaulted by bullies until Ben rescued him as XLR8, to which the two continues to use their powers for their own gain.

Toomi: Soon, Kevin rigs two trains in the subway, one carrying money and one carrying people to collide just for the sake of easy money, Ben's conscience won out and he broke off their partner ship to which they fought with Ben as Heatblast and Kevin absorbing Heatblast's powers

<Shows footages of Kevin absorbing Heatblast, transforming him into an incomplete Heatblast>

Megumi: Oh my God! What the hell? How did he do that?

Toomi: By absorbing. You see, Kevin is an Osmosian, a subspecies of mutant humans whose abilities are given to them by unique genetic components in their DNA. And like their name is based off the word Osmosis, the process by which cells absorb water and nutrients, except in his case, he absorbs powers.

Sachi: When Osmosians absorb the energy and DNA of other life forms, they gain that creature's powers and abilities, but only at 1/10 of their strength. Which after several fights with Ben, causes Kevin to mutate into a fusion of 10 of Ben's aliens to which he served as his arch nemesis until he was reformed.

Toomi: So after controlling his temper and powers thanks to Kwarrel, Kevin rejoined society and got back together with his family until he encountered Ben and Gwen again while he was dealing arms with the Forever Knights and DNAliens.

Megumi: But unlike last time, wanting to change for the better and to become a plumber like his father, along with his interest of Gwen, Kevin joined Ben's team where he became an ally in Ben's fights against various foes.

Toomi: As an Osmosian, Kevin's ability involves the ability to absorb the energy and matter of anything. If he's not absorbing excessive amounts of matter or biology directly into his body, he becomes wrapped in a coating that leaves his clothes intact.

Sachi: After absorbing energy, Kevin can channel energy through his hands to manipulate technology, discharge it as energy blasts, or physically enhance his body to speed up cellular regeneration, increase his strength, or recover from injuries at an accelerated rate.

Megumi: Kevin can absorb solid materials, coating himself in the substance which allows him to take on its properties. He will proportionally increase in physical strength and durability to whatever he absorbed

Kevin Levin

Agility

Berserker Strength

Blast Power

Chemical Secretion

Claws

Density Control

Electricity Control

Electronic Disruption

Electronic interaction

Energy Absorption

Energy Manipulation

Enhance Mutation

Fire Control

Flight

Gadgets

Genetic Manipulation

Invulnerability

Magnetism

Matter Absorption

Plant Control

Power Mimicry

Siphon Abilities

Siphon Lifeforce

Sonic Scream

Stamina

Super Hearing

Super Sight

Super Smell

Super Speed

Super Strength

Technopathy

Unarmed Combat

Weapon Master

Toomi: Even without his absorption powers, Kevin is shown to be stronger than an average human. Even the powerless Kevin was still a fairly proficient fighter and a useful asset to the team. While not to the same extent as aliens like Tetramands, Kevin is capable of lifting or throwing the combined weight of several people with little strain.

Sachi: He has also held his own against and defeated opponents such as the Megacruiser robots, Technorg, and even Vilgax in a one-on-one fight

Megumi: And his analytical skills has put a huge impression on his friends with Max even saying he could even be a cop or a wanted criminal if he wanted to.

Feats

Threw down Ben as his eleven year old self.

Able to absorb all of Ben's aliens powers and hold his own against them

Able to hurt and defeat Vilgax

Defeated Charmcaster,

Broke Dagon's mind control by making a helmet

Took a beating from Crash

Beaten Ragnarok

Impressed his friends with his strategical and analytical skills

Defeated Ultimate Aggregor

Absorbed Manny, Helen, Pierce and Viktor's powers

Colossus Kevin fought on par with Chromastone

Staggered Highbreed and Vilgax with his punches

Osmosians are capable of absorbing the powers of beings as powerful as Celestialsapiens

Toomi: With his absorbing powers, Kevin has been considered to be a great threat as he has beaten some of Ben's alien forms, matching Four Arms Tetramand's fighting skill and Diamondhead's invulnerability.

Megumi: Man, a guy that can just absorb anything, is there even a limit to this guy?

Toomi: Actually, yes. While Kevin can absorb all sorts of compatible matter, he cannot take too much of it. Such as with Ben's Omnitrix, where he became mentally unstable and lost all accounts of control from all the DNA given to him

Sachi: Especially when those has turned him into a deformed fusions of all of Ben's aliens.

Megumi: And he has a phobia to alligators, can't you believe that?

Weakness

Can go berserk after absorbing alien DNA.

Cares way too much about his car

Afraid of alligators

Certain materials can be a big disadvantage to Kevin

Toomi: The material Kevin absorbs can put him at a disadvantage. For example, absorbing metal makes him vulnerable to electricity whereas absorbing wood makes him vulnerable to fire.

Sachi: Any powers an Osmosian has absorbed from other life forms will eventually wear off and disappear. The more life force, metabolic energy, and DNA they absorb, the longer it takes for their absorbed power to dissipate.

Megumi: But thanks to his friends, Kevin is able to control his powers and change himself for the better.

Kevin: My name is Kevin Ethan Levin, you killed my father. Prepare to die.

Absorbing Man goes "Crusher" mode in What if Battles

<Cue: Absorbing Man by Parokya ni Edgar>

Toomi: Carl Creel was a boxer who used the moniker "Crusher" in his bouts, later deciding to make additional money in extortion before crossing paths with the Asgardian Loki who wanted to use him for his ends.

Megumi: Talked into drinking a serum, Creel attained the ability to absorb any element and turn his skin into that same material

Sachi: Since then, having become genuinely indestructible, the Absorbing Man became a reoccurring opponent for Thor, the Hulk, and other superheroes.

Megumi: And also becoming the wife to Titania!

Toomi: Brought up on the streets and being of few words, Creel prefers to let his fighting skills do the talking. Creel is able to duplicate at will the physical properties of anything he touches or that touches him.

Sachi: He usually uses his powers to increase his strength and durability, but he also uses them sometimes to blend into his surroundings or to isolate himself from harmful effects, such as electricity.

Megumi: Those aren't the only things he can absorb, he can also absorb material as strong as uru or vibranium. As shown when he could absorb Thor's Mjolnir and Captain America's shield, hell, he could even mimic the powers of his hosts such as having Thor's strength or even having the Odin Force itself!

Absorbing Man

Super Strength

Power Absorption

Omni-Morph Duplication

Healing Factor

Regeneration

Invulnerability

Ball & Chain

Toomi: With this kind of power, Absorbing Man has went toe to toe with some of the heavy hitters of Marvel, taking on the likes of Hulk and Thor in battle, defeating Quasar and Juggernaut in battle and was one of the few humans to survive physical contact with the Inhumans

Sachi: And his powers don't just allow him to absorb the properties, but his body is able to mimic the mass of the object he absorbs, meaning if he absorbs a skyscrapper, he can grow to a size of a skyscrapper.

Megumi: Damn. And speaking of that, he also once became the God of Asgard after absorbing Odin's powers.

Feats

Considered an Omega Level threat

Frequently battles the Incredible Hulk

Can Absorb energy and magic

Absorbed Mjolnir and gained it's powers and Thor's

Can grow to the size of a skyscraper

Jumped from earth to space

Knocked Thor Girl out

Fought Quasar

Absorbed Odin 's powers and became a god of Asgard

Defeated the Juggernaut, Thor, Daredevil, Spider-Man, and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Though he was revealed to have survived, Creel sacrificed himself to kill the Jailer, allowing the latter's prisoners (Black Bolt, Metal Master, Blinky, and Raava) to escape.

On Earth-9997, Creel, at some point, absorbed the intelligence of Ultron, allowing him to use his powers like never before and single handedly kill a majority of the Avengers. (Earth X)

On Earth-199999, Creel was one of the few humans to survive physical contact with the Inhumans' Diviner metal due to his powers, though he was momentarily petrified.

Toomi: It gets even more insane, on Earth X, Creel absorbed the intelligence of Ultron which not only made him stronger than before but has even allowed him to single handedly kill most of the Avengers.

Megumi: Damn, no wonder why he has been considered an Omega Level threat.

Toomi: However, Absorbing Man does have a limit to how much he can absorb as absorbing too much power can overload him as shown in his fights against Hulk, having lost due to being unable to absorb his near unlimited amount of Gamma radiation.

Sachi: And he can still be killed by conventional means.

Weakness

Can be overloaded.

Failed to absorb the Hulk on multiple occasions due to the Hulk's massive Gamma power.

Can still be defeated by conventional means. His endurance has limits.

Cannot control his powers; anything he touches he absorbs, regardless of his consent.

If he discards the material he's absorbed he needs to absorb it again

Short tempered

Toomi: But his greatest weakness is his lack of intelligence and control, having little control of his powers to the point he would literally absorb anything he touches regardless whether he wants to or not.

Sachi: And his temper tends to get the best of him.

Megumi: But with his power to absorb, counter and even go toe to toe with some of the Marvel universe's strongest enemies, Absorbing Man is one villain you sure don't want to fight.

Absorbing Man: Say goodnight doofuses. Absorbing Man's bustin' out!

Toomi: Alright, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all.

Sachi: Don't forget to vote, comment what you think of the fight.

Megumi: Yeah, but right now, it's time for a Death Battle!

Fight

Mr. Smoothies

Outside of a branch of Mr. Smoothies, Kevin leans on the side of his car, taking a sip of his smoothie.

However, right at that moment, the shop behind him began going off in an explosion.

KABOOM!!!

Alarmed, Kevin turns around, looking just as a tall muscular bald man steps out of the burning remains of the building, holding up a large wrecking ball as he laughs out in sheer malicious delight.

Absorbing Man: Neh heh heh! Absorbing Man's gonna crush very Smoothie joint for some money!

Kevin: Hey!

Absorbing Man looks, only to have a half empty cup of smoothie thrown splat on his face.

SPLAT!!!

Absorbing Man: ARGHHHHH!!!

As Absorbing Man wipes the smoothie away with his hands, Kevin shouts at him.

Kevin: You just destroyed my pal's favourite smoothie shop! Threatened those people and nearly destroyed my car.

Absorbing Man: Yeah so?

Kevin: You're going down!

Absorbing Man: Ha ha! I like your style!

Kevin then picks up a nearby stop sign, rip it out before dashing towards Absorbing Man with the latter doing the same, both combatants absorbing the density of their weapon before closing in onto each other, screaming out.

Kevin and Absorbing Man: HUAGHHHHHH!!!

Announcer: Fight!

<Cue: Battle Theme 4>

CLANG!!!

Both stop sign and wrecking ball clashes as both Kevin and Absorbing Man swings their weapons at each other, dodging each other's blows before Absorbing Man slams his forehead into Kevin.

WHAM!!!

Kevin: Ngn!

As Absorbing Man attempts to punch Kevin, the Osmosian absorbs the road, using the density of the road to throw a right hook across his cheek.

WHAM!!!

Absorbing Man: ARGHHHH!!!

WHAM!!! BAM!!! POW!!!

Kevin punches Absorbing Man multiple times before grabbing onto him, throwing him straight into a nearby car.

CRASH!!!

As Absorbing Man pushes himself up, he smirks and he compliments Kevin.

Absorbing Man: Not bad kid. You have the same powers as I do.

Absorbing Man began absorbing the car, morphing his hands into mallets as Kevin does the same, turning his body into metal as he touches the tip of a car, morphing his hands into mallets as he spoke.

Kevin: Well let's even the odds shall we?

Absorbing Man smirks as he dashes forward, both fighters exchanging blows as they swing their mallet hands at each other.

WHAM!!! BAM!!! POW!!!

Absorbing a nearby steamroller, Absorbing Man dashes forward, literally steamrolling Kevin across the road.

Kevin opens his eyes, looking up just as Absorbing Man swings his mallet hand upwards, sending Kevin flying up into the air.

BAM!!!

While up in the air, Kevin spins around, grabbing onto a lamp post before absorbing the electricity within in.

BZZZZTTTT!!!

Now crackling in electricity, Kevin jumps down before firing a blast of electricity at Absorbing Man.

BZZZZTTTT!!!

Due to his body being made of metal, the charges of the electrical blast began shocking Absorbing Man, causing him to scream out in agony before dropping onto the ground.

Kevin lands feet first and he asks.

Kevin: Had enough?

Absorbing Man smirks and he replies.

Absorbing Man: No. But thanks for the charge.

Now crackling in electricity, Absorbing Man thrusts his hand out, firing a blast of electricity to which Kevin quickly absorbs a tree, pushing past the electrical current due to wood not being an electrical conductor.

Kevin closes in and he throws a punch, striking Absorbing Man square across his cheek

WHAM!!!

Absorbing Man staggers back, gritting his teeth as he growls.

Kevin and Absorbing Man then charges forward, grabbing onto each other as the two began wrestling, their skins mixing in material as both combatants attempts to absorb each other.

WHOOM!!!

Kevin: ARGHHHHHH!!!

Absorbing Man: GRRRRRR!!!

After attempting to absorb each other's powers, right at that moment, a powerful momentum of force explodes between the two, sending them flying back.

THOOM!!!

Kevin: WHOOOOAAAA!!!

Absorbing Man: GAAAAHHHHHH!!!

Absorbing Man screams out as he was sent crashing into a train.

CRASH!!!

At the same time, Kevin crashes into a jewel shop, falling on top of a display of diamonds.

<Cue: Battle Theme 3>

Picking himself up from the damage, Kevin grabs onto several diamonds, absorbing it before running out of the damaged shop.

At the same time, Absorbing Man absorbs the metallic plating of the train, jumping out as he sprints towards Kevin.

Kevin ducks underneath a hook from Absorbing Man, throwing up his fist as he strikes at him three times.

WHAM!!! BAM!!! POW!!!

However, upon making contact with Kevin, Absorbing Man absorbs the diamond property of Kevin's skin before slamming both his hands on top of Kevin, striking him down.

WHAM!!!

Kevin: ARGHHHHH!!!

Kevin falls onto the floor as Absorbing Man knelt on top of him, punching him repeatly in the face.

WHAM!!! BAM!!! POW!!!

Absorbing Man continues punching Kevin, unaware that Kevin is pulling out something small from his pocket, absorbing the material.

SHING!!!

Just as Absorbing Man throws one last punch, what happened causes him to widen his eyes in shock.

CLANG!!!

Absorbing Man: Huh?

Absorbing Man stares at Kevin, his body now encased in a light green crystalline material tougher than even the likes of diamond.

Smirking, Kevin asks.

Kevin: Impressed? This is Taydenite, the strongest material in the universe.

Kevin then throws a punch, instantly sending Absorbing Man flying.

BAM!!!

Absorbing Man crashes back first onto the ground, his skin reverting back to normal.

With his opponent beaten, Kevin pushes himself up and he steps towards Absorbing Man, ready to finish him off.

However, right at that moment, Absorbing Man opens his eyes and he thrusts both his legs out, striking Kevin in the chin.

WHAM!!!

Kevin: ARGHHHHH!!!

As Kevin is sent flying, Absorbing Man rushes towards a nearby skyscrapper, touching the wall as he began absorbing it.

WHOOM!!!

Absorbing Man's size began growing larger and larger as Kevin recovers, his eyes widens in sheer terror as he found himself staring up at Absorbing Man who has grown to the size of a building.

Dwarfing Kevin completely in size, Absorbing Man cackles out as he throws several hard punches, punching and punching as he beats down Kevin.

THOOM!!! THOOM!!! THOOM!!!

After throwing the last punch, Kevin falls onto the floor, reverting back to his human form as he lay on the ground, unconscious.

Absorbing Man smirks as he shouts.

Absorbing Man: Now time to squash you like the bug you are!

THOOM!!!

Absorbing Man slams his feet on top of Kevin, instantly crushing him under the sheer weight of his feet.

BOOM!!!

Absorbing Man then lifts his foot, revealing a bloody mess which was once Kevin before reverting back to his normal size.

Absorbing Man: Tch! Gotta admit that kid got skills but I better leave before those bastards from S.H.I.E.L.D find me.

Absorbing Man then turns away, leaving just as several police cars shows up to inspect the damage.

KO!

<Cue: Love,Again by CHIHIRO>

Megumi: No, not my poor Kevin.

Toomi: Kevin's analytical skills and his combat ability sure is capable of holding his own against Absorbing Man's boxing skills, with the latter having shown the ability to form plans better whereas to Absorbing Man only relying on pure instinct.

Sachi: But that is not a good factor in comparing their strength. Now both combatants have their fair share of fights against physically stronger opponents except only one has been deemed a major threat by even Godlike beings themselves, with Absorbing Man having absorbed the Odin Force itself.

Megumi: While Kevin though is powerful, only possesses a small fraction of the aliens full potential in his alien forms, which though he has given Ben a tougher fight, doesn't grant him an instant victory expecially against a foe more experience with those alien powers.

Toomi: Now comes the part where everyone does wonder, if both were to try and absorb each other, who would really come out on top?

Sachi: That is certainly an interesting idea to think, especially there are many scenarios in which Kevin and Absorbing Man can out absorb each other, especially with the different kinds of materials they have absorbed.

Megumi: And depending on the situation, there are ways how Kevin can beat him, by either tricking absorbing man into absorbing a material weaker than elements like fire or electricity by making him absorb wood or metal, that can give him a victory.

Toomi: Except that Absorbing Man has the ability to absorb literally anything thrown at him, shoot electricity at him, he will absorb, punch him, he will absorb. Though Kevin can do the same, he has to use his hands to touch him in order to do so while Absorbing Man only needed just any kind of skin to skin contact to do the same.

Sachi: And while both combatants have absorbed some of the most rarest materials on the face of the universe, Absorbing Man has absorbed the material and power of things that would kill most people like Hulk's gamma radiation to Odin's magic to even the Dwarf Star material used to created Thor's hammer, though Taydenite is indestructible, it can still be cracked and broken down into smaller pieces as shown in that episode, Kevin's Big Score when Vulkanus turned him into a human Taydenite in order to mine him for endless supplies of Taydenite.

Megumi: Which is not something that can happen to Thor's hammer.

Sachi: And even then, size is also a huge factor as Absorbing Man can also grow big due to having the capability to absorb the mass and size of the things he absorbed, which he can use to his advantage as Future Kevin 11000 has been beaten down by bigger opponents like Way Big even in his Ultimate form.

Toomi: Even if we were to throw their absorbing powers out of the equation, their durability is a big game changer, with Absorbing Man having bullet immunity even in his base form whereas Kevin without absorbing anything, has the same durability as any ordinary human, which completely gives Absorbing Man a huge durability advantage.

Megumi: Looks like Gwen's not going to be happy to hear about this.

Toomi: Having the advantage in power, strength, and size, Absorbing Man holds the true end of the stick as the strongest absorber in this match.

Megumi: Hope Kevin isn't feeling stomped from that fight. Talk about the taste of de-feet.

Sachi: The winner is Absorbing Man

<Shows footages of Absorbing Man running away with his bag of stolen loot>

Toomi: Hey guys, thank you so much for checking out our battle in What if Battles 2.

Sachi: If you want more content like this, don't forget to add this in your library and comment if you have any idea for a fight.

Megumi: Until then, next time on What if Battles...

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Trivia

* The connections between Kevin Levin and Absorbing Man is that both combatants are humans with the power to absorb the power and density of anyone and anything, capable of using those abilities to enhance their already superhuman strength to go toe to toe with some of the strongest heroes and villains of their respective series

* Both combatants even before acquiring their powers have a martial art background, with Kevin learning how to fight in the streets during his runaway days and Creel being a boxer, with the two possessing surprising level of strength in their base forms

* Neither combatants are well educated, with Kevin having never completed school and Absorbing Man being a highschool dropout.

* Both combatants are also capable of absorbing the toughness of some of the rarest materials in the universe, Taydenite for Kevin and Vibranium for Absorbing Man

* Interestingly, the Osmosians in Ben 10 are heavily inspired by Absorbing Man

* This is the first time a Ben 10 character fights a Marvel character

* This is the eleventh time a Marvel character won a What if Battle, the first being Ego vs Mogo, Gwenpool vs Spider-Gwen, Miles Morales vs Izuku Midoriya, Spiderman vs Ruby Rose, Spider-Gwen vs Batgirl, Thor vs Vegeta, Scorpion vs Ghost Rider, Gwenpool vs Harley Quinn and Black Manta vs Cyclops, Hulk vs Broly Remastered and Jiren vs Thanos

* This is the second time a Ben 10 character loses a What if Battle, the first being Alien X vs Sonic

* The part where Absorbing Man beats down Kevin in his giant form was inspired by the episode Ken 10 where Future Ben transforms into Way Big to beat down Ultimate Kevin 11000

* The part where Absorbing Man and Kevin fights outside of Mr. Smoothie was inspired by Chromastone's fight with Cash in the episode The Gauntlet.