Later, a Xenocite was used to transform Ken Tennyson into a DNAlien. In Max Out, when Max went to a coffee shop in Santa Mira, a DNAlien disguised as a waitress named Edna attacked him with a Xenocite, but he was able to defeat them both. Attacks to the pod can kill the Xenocites inside if they do not emerge fast enough.
When a potential host is near the pod, they can start to emerge, tentacles first. Multiple Xenocites can also be preserved in pods rooted in the ground, where only a nondescript purple part of their body is visible. After hatching, the Xenocites are stored in boxes filled with DNAlien slime. Xenocites hatch from eggs that are created from a large egg-laying machine, and hatch underwater in large artificial green rivers. They have six tentacles, a visible brain and a black line that runs down the center, around their eye and mouth.
Xenocites are small purple creatures with a singular eye containing a red pupil, a small black slit iris and green sclera.
