Ben 10
General Information
Genre	Action/Adventure
Status	Ended
Original run	December 27, 2005 - April 15, 2008
Episodes	52
Starring	Tara Strong Meagan Smith Paul Eiding
Details
Country	United States
Network	Cartoon Network
Creator(s)	Man of Action
Series Guide
Preceded by "None"	Succeeded by "Ben 10: Alien Force"

Ben 10 is an American animated series created by the group Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The pilot episode And Then There Were 10, aired on December 27, 2005, as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's Saturday morning lineup.

This series was followed-up by three sequel series called Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse.

PlotEdit

Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson, his ten-year-old paternal first-cousin Gwen, and their paternal Grandpa Max start their summer camping trip. Ben goes stomping off into the woods after another fight with Gwen, whom he is not happy to have along on the trip, and finds an alien pod on the ground. When he examines it, he finds a mysterious, watch-like device, called the Omnitrix. The device attaches permanently to his wrist and gives him the ability to transform into a numerous variety of alien life-forms, each with their own unique powers and abilities. Although Ben realizes that he has a responsibility to help and save others with these new abilities at his disposal, he is not above a little ten-year-old super-powered mischief now and then. Along with Gwen and Max, Ben embarks on an adventure to fight evil, both extraterrestrial and earthly. Ben has faced lots of villains including villains fighting together in a team or a partner once Vilgax and Kevin 11 fought Ben.

EpisodesEdit

Ben 10 lasted for 4 seasons with a total of 52 episodes. 10 shorts were also aired.

For more information see Ben 10/Episodes

CharactersEdit

Main CharactersEdit

• Ben Tennyson
• Gwen Tennyson
• Max Tennyson

Supporting CharactersEdit

• Tetrax Shard
• Plumbers
• Lt. Steel
• Technorg
• Edwin Grand Smith
• Xylene
• Ben 10,000
• Wes Green
• Kai Green
• Gluto
• Myaxx
• Azmuth

Omnitrix AliensEdit

OriginalEdit

• Heatblast
• Diamondhead
• Wildmutt
• XLR8
• Grey Matter
• Four Arms
• Stinkfly
• Ripjaws
• Upgrade
• Ghostfreak (escaped, later regained)

AdditionalEdit

• Cannonbolt
• Wildvine
• Blitzwolfer
• Snare-oh
• Frankenstrike
• Upchuck
• Ditto
• Eye Guy
• Way Big

Escaped AliensEdit

• Ghostfreak (Zs'Skayr)

Regained AliensEdit

• Ghostfreak

Future AliensEdit

• Spitter
• Buzzshock
• Articguana

Future Aliens MentionedEdit

• Atomix
• Snakepit
• Sandbox
• Shellhead
• Toepick

CombinationsEdit

• Stink Arms
• Diamondmatter
• Heatjaws

VillainsEdit

• Vilgax
• Dr. Animo
• Sixsix
• Kevin 11
• Rojo
• Zombozo
• Acid Breath
• Frightwig
• Thumbskull
• Hex
• Enoch
• Forever Knights
• Clancy
• Charmcaster
• Zs'Skayr
• Werewolf
• Mummy
• Dr. Vicktor
• Sublimino
• Driscoll

  

Video GamesEdit

• Ben 10: Protector of Earth

MoviesEdit

• Ben 10: Race Against Time
• Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix
• Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

Theme SongEdit

Ben10 Intro(00:58)
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The theme song of Ben 10 was sung by Moxy. In the First and Second Season Ghostfreak was the ninth alien in the theme song. Cannonbolt replaced Ghostfreak as the ninth alien in the Third and Fourth Season.

LyricsEdit

It started when an alien device did what it did,
And stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid,
Now he's got super powers, he's no ordinary kid,
He's Ben 10!.... (Ben 10! Ben 10!)

So if you see him, you might be in for a big surprise,
He'll turn into an alien before your very eyes,
He's slimy, creepy, fast and strong, he's every shape and size,
He's Ben 10!.... (Ben 10!)

Armed with power, he's on the case,
Fighting off evil from Earth or space,
He'll never stop till he makes them pay,
'Cause he's the baddest kid to ever save the day!
Ben 10! (Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10!)

TriviaEdit

• Steven E. Gordon worked on a very early version of the show, his concept work reveals that Ben Tennyson was originally going to be a red headed young boy. Gordon also has early designs of the Omnitrix which look more like a watch than the final version, as well different designs and names for the alien transformations.^[1]
• Recurring lines in the series are: "Oh man!" and "It's hero time!".
• Ghostfreak was replaced by Cannonbolt in the theme song from season 3 onwards, due to his escape.
• A remixed version of the theme was played in Ben 10: Race Against Time.
• In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, episode 22 and 23, 24 and 25, and 27 and 28 switched places.
• In the latest reruns, the theme song has been shortened (except, for some reason, in the episodes The Negative 10: Part 1 and 2). The current airings on Boomerang have now gone back to the original theme song's length.
• In Poland, episodes 52, 51 and 50 were switched in airing.
• In Heroes United, Rex makes his own theme song similar to the Ben 10 theme song.
• On iTunes the icons of each season include the following aliens: Season 1 - Ben (with Four Arms icon), Season 2 - Cannonbolt, Season 3 - Benwolf, Season 4 - Perk Upchuck (varies to Ditto on DVD)

ReferencesEdit

See AlsoEdit

• Ben 10 at Cartoon Network.com

Ben 10: Series
Ben 10		Ben 10: Alien Force		Ben 10: Ultimate Alien		Ben 10: Omniverse