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The following is a list of episodes for Ben 10: Alien Force. There are a total of 46 episodes and one live-action movie. Although the first 26 episodes were conceived and produced as one season, they were aired as two seasons of 13 episodes each.[DM 1][TJC 1] Furthermore, several episodes aired out of order.[TJC 1][TJC 2]
This article is about the Alien Force episodes in production order. You might have been looking for the U.S. Airing Order. |
Season 1 | Season 2 | Movies |
Season 1: 2008-2009 (Episodes 1 - 26)[]
Image | Title | Number | Overall | Overall (franchise) | Original Airdate |
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Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | April 18, 2008 | |
Ben Tennyson is a normal teenager who has put away his toys including the Omnitrix that gave him his powers. Ben's life takes a turn when he is attacked by an alien and discovers Grandpa Max is missing. To find his grandpa, Ben teams up with his cousin, Gwen, his grandpa's partner, Magister Labrid, and even his former nemesis, Kevin 11. When they discover the Forever Knights (a secret organization that deals in illegal alien technology) and DNAliens (the Highbreed's henchmen) are trading dangerous weapons, Ben decides to once again put on the Omnitrix and quickly learns he can now transform into ten new aliens.[note 1] | |||||
Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | April 18, 2008 | |
After defeating the Forever Knights, Ben, Gwen and Kevin follow a lead that takes them to a secret base in the desert. There they hope to find their missing Grandpa but instead find a spaceship with a giant cannon. The Highbreed intend to use it to destroy a nearby city. The trio of heroes is able to stop the ship and afterward they decide to team up for good in order find the missing Grandpa Max and unveil the secret alien plot of the Highbreed. | |||||
Everybody Talks About the Weather | 3 | 3 | 55 | April 26, 2008 | |
Gwen discovers Grandpa Max's Plumber Badge emits a map showing the location of other Plumbers. Ben, Gwen and Kevin follow the map to nearby town and run into a Heatblast. He helps the heroes discover that DNAliens have taken over the town and have erected a tower to control the weather. Ben must develop leadership skills to help a young hero save his hometown.[note 2] | |||||
Kevin's Big Score | 4 | 4 | 56 | May 3, 2008 | |
Ben and Gwen are finally starting to trust Kevin when Kevin steals the Rust Bucket and tries to swap it for some alien tech from Argit! Argit then steals the Rust Bucket from Kevin and runs away. Ben and Gwen must learn to trust a flawed teammate as they help Kevin claim the important alien tech he is desperately after and face off with one of Ben's old foes, Vulkanus.[note 3] | |||||
All That Glitters | 5 | 5 | 57 | May 10, 2008 | |
Grandpa Max left a message for Ben instructing him to gather a team of heroes. Ben finds a powerful new ally named Mike Morningstar but the addition of Mike to the team tests the relationships of Ben, Gwen and Kevin. Ben learns the importance of using judgment as a leader when our group of heroes finds the truth behind a series of attacks by Zombie Girls. | |||||
Pier Pressure | 6 | 6 | 58 | May 31, 2008 | |
After Julie Yamamoto wins a tennis match, Ben gets up the nerve to take her out on a date to the nearby Pier. Their first date is ruined as Ship, a small piece of an alien pilot, begins to take over the carnival rides and attacks Ben. Ben is able to withstand the attacks only to have Ship kidnap Julie! Ben runs the risk of exposing his secret to Julie as he is forced to follow Ship and find out why Ship insists on fighting him. | |||||
Max Out | 7 | 7 | 59 | May 17, 2008 | |
Gwen's older brother, Ken, disappears and she gets Ben and Kevin to help her track him down. Their investigation leads them to find not only Ken but also another long-missing relative and a startling secret of the DNAliens. This discovery comes at a high cost as Ben is left with greater responsibilities than ever before. | |||||
Be-Knighted | 8 | 8 | 60 | July 12, 2008 | |
The Forever Knights have secured an alien weapon that will help them kill a dragon they have held captive for centuries. After the dragon escapes, they must ask Ben for help in recapturing it. Ben agrees to help but soon discovers the real identity of the dragon along with its ulterior motive for wanting to return to the Forever Knights. Ben must use his head, not just his brawn, in finding a peaceful solution to the impending fight between the dragon and the knights. | |||||
What Are Little Girls Made Of? | 9 | 9 | 61 | June 7, 2008 | |
Ben and Gwen learn Max's wife,[note 4] Verdona, is an alien and Gwen's magic is actually inherited alien power from their grandma. After learning the truth, Gwen is forced to choose between keeping her life as she knows it and sacrificing all that she has to become a being of great power. | |||||
The Gauntlet | 10 | 10 | 62 | June 14, 2008 | |
After years of Ben being picked on by the school bullies Cash and JT, Ben stands up for himself and embarrasses both of them in front of a group of peers. An upset Cash later retaliates by pushing Kevin's GTO down a hill where a robot hand pops out of the trunk after it hits a tree. Cash and JT steal off with the glove only to have the glove possess Cash, granting him the power to get revenge on Ben. | |||||
Plumbers' Helpers | 11 | 11 | 63 | July 19, 2008 | |
Manny and Helen are a rogue team of young Plumbers trying to track down aliens. When they mistake Ben and his team for dangerous aliens, they end up kidnapping Kevin. Ben and Gwen need to track them down.[note 5] | |||||
Paradox | 12 | 12 | 64 | July 5, 2008 | |
A time experiment in the 1950's rips a bizarre monster from the past that threatens the future of Ben's time. It's a race against time as Ben, Gwen and Kevin team up with Paradox, a time-traveling hero, to face off against the unstoppable creature. | |||||
X = Ben + 2 | 13 | 13 | 65 | August 31, 2008 | |
The Incurseans blame Earth for the kidnapping of Emperor Milleous' daughter, Attea. Raff, the Emperor's right-hand man, recruits Kevin to help them recover Attea before the Emperor uses the Conquest Ray to destroy the Earth. Ben transforms into Alien X but soon discovers his powers are too great to control. Ben must gain control over Alien X before Emperor Milleous can use the Conquest Ray to blow up Earth.[note 6] | |||||
Alone Together | 14 | 14 | 66 | October 17, 2008 | |
Ben is transported to a distant planet alongside a Highbreed Commander. They must work together to get off the planet alive. | |||||
Darkstar Rising | 15 | 15 | 67 | October 10, 2008 | |
Ben and co. must uncover the truth of a mysterious new villain, Darkstar. | |||||
Good Copy, Bad Copy | 16 | 16 | 68 | October 24, 2008 | |
An alien doppelganger impersonates Ben and is out to destroy him with the power of his own Omnitrix. | |||||
Save the Last Dance | 17 | 17 | 69 | November 7, 2008 | |
Ben grows worried as he slowly starts to lose control of the Omnitrix. | |||||
Undercover | 18 | 18 | 70 | November 14, 2008 | |
Ben and company must rescue Cooper, a kid genius, from the DNAliens who are forcing him to help build a mysterious arch. | |||||
Birds of a Feather | 19 | 19 | 71 | March 23, 2009 | |
Ben and company help the prince of the Arachnichimps, Simian, return to power.[note 7] | |||||
Grounded | 20 | 20 | 72 | November 23, 2008 | |
Ben and Gwen manage to get grounded, leaving Kevin alone to fight the DNAliens. | |||||
Pet Project | 21 | 21 | 73 | November 21, 2008 | |
Ben and company must rescue the shape-shifting, dog-like alien, Ship, from the Forever Knights. | |||||
Unearthed | 22 | 22 | 74 | March 24, 2009 | |
Ben and company need to return a baby monster to its parents before the DNAliens find it. | |||||
Voided | 23 | 23 | 75 | December 5, 2008 | |
Ben goes into the Null Void to aid the Plumbers' Helpers defeat D'Void.[note 8] | |||||
Inside Man | 24 | 24 | 76 | December 12, 2008 | |
Ben and company rescue Tyler, a runaway prisoner of the DNAliens, while trying to stop them from completing the Jump Gate.[note 9] | |||||
War of the Worlds: Part 1 | 25 | 25 | 77 | March 27, 2009 | |
Ben must recruit the other Plumber's kids to help stop the Highbreed invasion of Earth. | |||||
War of the Worlds: Part 2 | 26 | 26 | 78 | March 27, 2009 | |
Ben and his team travel to the Highbreed home world to stop them once and for all. |
Season 2: 2009 - 2010 (Episodes 27 - 46)[]
Image | Title | Number | Overall | Overall (franchise) | Original Airdate |
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Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 | 1 | 27 | 79 | September 11, 2009 | |
Armed with the power of 10 alien champions, Vilgax sets his sights on Earth. And the only hero standing in his way is Ben Tennyson.[note 10] | |||||
Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 | 2 | 28 | 80 | September 11, 2009 | |
In the conclusion of this epic battle, Vilgax battles an array of aliens and is close to ending Ben forever. But Diamondhad has different plans.[note 11] | |||||
Inferno | 3 | 29 | 81 | September 18, 2009 | |
Ben, Gwen and Kevin investigate the destruction of a mysterious machine, unleashing hundreds of rock eating aliens. Not good news for Kevin![note 12] | |||||
Don't Fear the Repo | 4 | 30 | 82 | October 16, 2009 | |
Repo men, Octagon and Rhomboid Vreedle, have been hired to return Ship to the Upgrade who spawned him. But Ben, Kevin and Gwen have different plans. | |||||
Simple | 5 | 31 | 83 | October 9, 2009 | |
When Ben arrives on a distant planet to try and help broker peace between warring factions, he ends up transforming into a new alien named Lodestar. | |||||
Fool's Gold | 6 | 32 | 84 | September 25, 2009 | |
When an alien named Orb asks for help finding his missing friend, Decka, Ben, Gwen and Kevin are surprised to learn just how valuable a friend he is. | |||||
Singlehanded | 7 | 33 | 85 | October 23, 2009 | |
A bounty hunter is hot on Ben, but when he gets his chance to remove the Omnitrix from Ben's wrist, he sends Ben deep into the Null Void! | |||||
If All Else Fails | 8 | 34 | 86 | November 6, 2009 | |
A hibernating Highbreed officer awakens and triggers a device designed to destroy the planet. Now Ben must figure out a way to stop him. | |||||
In Charm's Way | 9 | 35 | 87 | November 13, 2009 | |
Kevin is charmed by a beautiful girl and finds himself under her spell (literally) as Charmcaster has returned and is forcing Kevin to do her biding. | |||||
Trade-Off! | 10 | 36 | 88 | December 4, 2009 | |
Darkstar convinces Kevin to join him in a quest for an ancient artifact with the ability to help them both escape their current degenerate states.[note 13] | |||||
Ghost Town | 11 | 37 | 89 | November 20, 2009 | |
Vilgax visits Zs'Skayr in prison and gets more than he bargained for when Zs'Skayr begins possessing the citizens of Vilgaxia.[note 14] | |||||
Busy Box | 12 | 38 | 90 | December 11, 2009 | |
Kevin, Ben, and Gwen find a curious box that has the ability to turn into a robot version of whatever it sees. All is well till the Vreedles show up. | |||||
Con of Rath | 13 | 39 | 91 | January 8, 2010 | |
Ben is on a special mission when the Omnitrix malfunctions and turns him into an Appoplexian named Rath who wants to fight anything that breathes.[note 15] | |||||
Primus | 14 | 40 | 92 | January 15, 2010 | |
In the middle of fighting a Techadon robot, Ben, Kevin, and Gwen are unexpectedly transported by the Omnitrix to an alien planet named Primus. | |||||
Above and Beyond | 15 | 41 | 93 | March 12, 2010 | |
The Plumbers' Helpers are called upon by Grandpa Max to rescue him from an abandoned space station where he is being attacked by - Ben![note 16] | |||||
The Secret of Chromastone | 16 | 42 | 94 | January 29, 2010 | |
Ben meets up with Tetrax but is caught off guard when Tetrax demands that he give him Chromastone. Before Ben has a chance to explain, Tetrax attacks. | |||||
Vendetta | 17 | 43 | 95 | March 19, 2010 | |
Kevin finds his house ransacked and enlists Ben and Gwen's help to find out who did it and why. They soon cross paths with a deadly criminal. | |||||
Time Heals | 18 | 44 | 96 | January 22, 2010 | |
Gwen travels back in time to prevent the accident that turned Kevin into a monster from ever happening. But she ends up altering history forever. | |||||
The Final Battle: Part 1 | 19 | 45 | 97 | March 26, 2010 | |
Albedo Ben has stolen the Ultimatrix from Azmuth and has used it to kidnap Gwen and Kevin. So Ben goes to face Albedo Ben and rescue his friends. | |||||
The Final Battle: Part 2 | 20 | 46 | 98 | March 26, 2010 | |
Ben is defeated by the pair and gives up the Omnitrix to save himself and his friends. Powerless, Ben goes aboard Vilgax's ship and faces off with Vilgax to stop his invasion of Earth in their final battle! |
Movies[]
Image | Title | Original Airdate | |
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm | November 25, 2009 | ||
Our world is threatened with an imminent invasion from a swarming alien menace. And there is only one hero brave enough, smart enough and tough enough to fight back - Ben Tennyson! But when Ben teams up with an outsider, he breaks rank with Gwen, Kevin and Max and risks losing against the toughest enemy he has ever faced.
The stakes are high and the action is intense as Ben fights to protect our planet from the Alien Swarm! |
Notes[]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Ben Tennyson is a normal teenager who has put away his toys including the Omnitrix that gave him his powers. Ben's life take a turn when he is attacked by an alien and discovers Grandpa Max is missing. To find his grandpa, Ben teams up with his cousin, Gwen, his grandpa's partner, Magister, and even his former nemesis, Kevin 11. When they discover the Forever Knights (a secret organization that deals in illegal alien technology) and DNAliens (the Highbreeds henchmen) are trading dangerous weapons, Ben decides to once again put on the Omnitrix and quickly learns he can now transform into ten new aliens."[CN 1]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Gwen discovers Grandpa Max's Plumbers Badge emits a map showing the location of other Plumbers. Ben, Gwen and Kevin follow the map to nearby town and run into a heatblast. He helps the heroes discover that DNAliens have taken over the town and have erected a tower to control the weather. Ben must develop leadership skills to help a young hero save his hometown."[CN 2]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "Ben and Gwen are finally starting to trust Kevin when Kevin steals the Rustbucket and tries to swap it for some alien tech from Argit! Argit then steals the Rustbucket from Kevin and runs away. Ben and Gwen must learn to trust a flawed teammate as they help Kevin claim the important alien tech he is desperately after and face off with one of Ben's old foes, Vulkanus."[CN 3]
- ↑ Even though they have children, Derrick J. Wyatt believed Max has never been married to Verdona.[DJW 1] Correlating with this, Dwayne McDuffie believed that Max has been married twice.[DM 2][DM 3] Matt Wayne does not know if they are married.[MW 1]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Manny and Helen are a rogue team of young plumbers trying to track down aliens. When they mistake Ben and his team for dangerous aliens, they end up kidnapping Kevin. Ben and Gwen need to track them down."[CN 4]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "The Incursians blame Earth for the kidnapping of Emperor Milleus' daughter, Attea. Raff, the Emperor's right-hand man, recruits Kevin to help them recover Attea before the Emperor uses the Conquest Ray to destroy the Earth. Ben transforms into Alien X but soon discovers his powers are too great to control. Ben must gain control over Alien X before Emperor Milleus can use the Conquest Ray to blow up Earth."[CN 5]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Ben and company help the prince of the arachna-chimps, Simian, return to power."[CN 6]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "Ben goes into the Null Void to aid the Plumber's Helpers defeat D'Void."[CN 7]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "Ben and company rescue Tyler, a runaway prisoner of the DNAliens while trying to stop them from completing the Jump Gate."[CN 8]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Armed with the power of 10 Alien Champions, Vilgax sets his sites on Earth. And the only hero standing in his way Is Ben Tennyson."[CN 9]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "In the conclusion of this epic battle, Vilgax battles an array of Aliens and is close to ending Ben forever. But Diamondhead has different plans."[CN 10]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Ben, Gwen and Kevin investigate the explosion of a mysterious machine, unleashing hundreds of rock eating aliens. Not good news for Kevin!"[CN 11]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "Darkstar, convinces Kevin to join him in a quest for an ancient artifact with the ability to help them both escape their current degenerate states."[CN 12]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "Vilgax visits Ghostfreak in prison and gets more than he bargained for when Ghostfreak begins possessing the citizens of Vilgaxia."[CN 13]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website erroneously reads: "Ben is on a special mission when the Omnitrix malfunctions and turns him into an Appoplexian named Rath who wants to fight anything that breaths."[CN 14]
- ↑ The original synopsis provided on the Cartoon Network website reads: "The Plumber's Helpers are called upon by Grandpa Max to rescue him from an abandoned space station where he is being attacked by - Ben![CN 15]
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Matt Wayne[]
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- ↑ File:ETAtW CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Kevin's Big Score CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Plumbers' Helpers CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:X = Ben + 2 CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:BoaF CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Voided CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Inside Man CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:VoV1 CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:VoV2 CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Inferno CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Trade-Off! CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Ghost Town CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Con of Rath CN Synopsis.png
- ↑ File:Above and Beyond CN Synopsis.png