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| “ | Thanks to this, I get to walk a mile in other lifeforms' shoes. So, I can totally understand what it's like to be them since... I have been them. | ” |
– Ben speaking of the gift that being the bearer of the Omnitrix has bestowed upon him.[27] | ||
Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson[45][merch 1] is the titular protagonist of the Ben 10 franchise. He was an ordinary 10-year-old boy until he found the Omnitrix, a powerful watch-like device that allowed him to turn into 10 different aliens. Though initially immature and clumsy, Ben grew to be a true hero. By the time he was 16, he had become famous in not only his hometown of Bellwood but on Earth and beyond. Ben has also been deputized by the Plumbers and has gained more aliens as time progressed.
Appearance
Ben's physical appearance has changed throughout the series from a 10-year-old to a 16-year-old. However, he retains some recurring characteristics. He has unkempt brown hair, green eyes, pale skin, and he is quite skinny for his age, though he shows a lot of muscle definition due to being athletic.
Regular Appearances
In the Omniverse flashbacks in which he was five years old, Ben wore green overalls with a white shirt underneath it. White numbers saying "5 1/2" were on a black square in front of his overalls.
In the Original Series and Omniverse flashbacks, Ben's usual clothes consisted of a black-striped, white shirt with short sleeves, military green cargo pants with side pockets with a black belt hidden under his shirt, and black and white sneakers with black stripes. Ben wore the original Omnitrix on his left wrist.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Ben wore a black short-sleeved T-shirt, blue jeans and a green jacket with white stripes on his left sleeve and the number 10 on the right, white socks, and black and white Converse-style shoes. Ben wore the recalibrated original Omnitrix in Alien Force and the Ultimatrix in Ultimate Alien on his left wrist.
In Ultimate Alien, Ben wore a standard Plumber suit during a few of his off-world excursions.
In Omniverse, Ben wears a black shirt that has a green stripe in the middle with a white 10 and green stripes on the sides of his shirt. He wears brown cargo pants with pockets at the knees with a brown belt hidden under the shirt and green and white shoes. He wears the Omnitrix on his left wrist.
In Omniverse, he sometimes wears a white hooded jacket with green stripes on both arms and a green number 10 on the right side.
In Omniverse, while riding the Tenn-Speed, Ben wears a white helmet with the number 10 on it, a green visor, a short-sleeved black T-shirt, long white pants and a belt with the number 10 on it.
Occasional Appearances
In Washington B.C., Ben wore a blue scooter helmet.
In The Krakken and Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray, he wore an orange life jacket.
In The Krakken, he wore a red diving suit.
During water-based activities in the Original Series, he wore a blue swimsuit in The Krakken and A Small Problem and a red and yellow swimsuit in Divided We Stand and Big Fat Alien Wedding.
In a daydream in The Galactic Enforcers, Ultra Ben looked like Ben with a stereotypical superhero costume in a grey, black and white color scheme.
In Back With a Vengeance, he wore a yellow raincoat while touring Niagara Falls on a ship.
In A Change of Face, he wore a pilgrim outfit.
In Merry Christmas, while cursed as an elf, he had pointy ears, and his eyes were fully green.
In Game Over, while inside Sumo Slammers Smackdown, he wore brownish-green armor and had longer hair, tied in a ponytail.
In The Unnaturals, he wore a blue baseball shirt with the letter "C" at the front and number 23 at the back, white shorts, blue and yellow socks, blue and white shoes, and a blue baseball helmet. Before the baseball game and after he battled the Squires and Coach Finn, he wore a blue and yellow baseball hat with the letter "C" in the middle.
In a dream in Perfect Day, Ultra Ben wore frameless blue goggles with horn-like extensions, a cyan shirt and white pants. He also donned a white cape.
In Big Fat Alien Wedding, during the wedding ceremony, he wore a purple tuxedo with a red bow tie and white polo shirt.
In Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 2, he temporarily wore a visor in the Mt. Rushmore Plumber base.
In Secret of the Omnitrix, he wore light blue pajamas. Later in the movie, he wore a pale blue spacesuit with white stripes on the sleeves and thighs, along with a white helmet with pale blue stripes.
In Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 and War of the Worlds: Part 1, Ben's soccer clothes consisted of the T-shirt he wore as a 10/11-year-old but with the number 10 at the back, a long-sleeved green undershirt, green shorts, gray gloves with black stripes, and knee-high socks.
In a flashback in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2, Young Ben wore his T-shirt from the Original Series and shoes from Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, along with military green shorts, white socks and a bluish grey bicycle helmet.
In What Are Little Girls Made Of? and In Charm's Way, he wore green trunks.
In Save the Last Dance, he wore a white bicycle helmet.
In Birds of a Feather, when on the Moon, he wore an orange spacesuit with four arms.
In Alien Swarm, he briefly wore a dark grey hoodie. While riding Max's motorcycle, he wore a black helmet.
In Duped, Ben wore 3D glasses and a black wig in the style of a bun.
In Video Games, he wore a blue full-body motion capture suit with white balls on it.
In Fused, Revenge of the Swarm, and Night of the Living Nightmare, Ben's sleeping clothes consisted of his usual black T-shirt and white shorts.
In Basic Training, while at the barracks in the Plumbers' Academy, he wore an olive tank top and black shorts.
In Inspector #13, he wore a green T-shirt and black shorts.
In Catch a Falling Star, he wore a white cast around his right arm.
In The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2, he wore full-body armor while wielding Ascalon.
In Malefactor, 11-year-old Ben wore a Psycholeopterran-proof visor.
In Arrested Development, 11-year-old Ben's gym clothes consisted of a white T-shirt with a red outline, and red shorts with a vertical white line.
In Bros in Space, he wore a ceremonial female Revonnahgander outfit.
In Special Delivery, while working for Mr. Baumann, he wore a pink and white cap and a pink apron with a black 'B' on it.
In From Hedorium to Eternity, 11-year-old Ben's pajamas consisted of a green T-shirt with a white "10" on it, as well as white shorts.
In The Most Dangerous Game Show, Ben wore a crown bestowed upon him by Charles Zenith.
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Personality
| “ | You think I don't know? When it's hero time, if I mess up, somebody could die. From what you told me, if we mess up this time, everybody could die... Maybe that's too much to have in your head when you have to win. Maybe if I pretend everything is a big joke, when the time comes, I'll be able to do what I have to do. | ” |
– 10-year-old Ben to 17-year-old Kevin asking him to be serious.[46] | ||
Initially cocky, childish, and selfish, Ben's immaturity and attention-seeking behavior often led him to joke around, regardless of the situation, which landed him in trouble with adults. When he was 10 years old, he often used the Omnitrix improperly in order to benefit himself instead of actually helping others, such as using Grey Matter to search cereal boxes for a gold Sumo Slammer card.[47] His allies often criticized his attitude, unaware of the fact that he used humor to mask his fears.[46] It was also implied that, on some level, Ben helped people to get rewards[47] and for the thrill of being a hero, rather than because it was the right thing to do.[48][49] Despite some childish attitude, Ben was heroic, caring and generally good-natured, always willing to save others at any time even at the risk of himself. In spite of this good nature, heroism, and his moments of maturity, Ben could occasionally get carried away when it came to fame and recognition.[50] This led him to act rather arrogantly and recklessly, and occasionally made dire mistakes and alienated his loved ones. However, he was quick to realize his mistakes and is quick to take responsibility and knew not to take things too far.[17]
Over the years, Ben has displayed good leadership skills, as well as the ability to adapt his attitude to a situation, becoming serious when it's called for. He became more mature, responsible and sensible. He continues to be kind-hearted and willing to lay down his own life for others, such as when he attempted to sacrifice himself to set the sentient Ultimate Forms free from the Ultimatrix.[51] His idealistic views and unwillingness to compromise his values – aspects condemned by Azmuth,[52] yet commended by others – sometimes drive him to act against reason, such as helping his enemies if they need it (most remarkably Vilgax).[53] Professor Paradox has praised Ben's good nature, going so far as to say he had the gift to make the right choices at the right moments, and even Azmuth himself states that Ben ultimately always does the right thing.[46] Also, Ben doesn't give up and wouldn't let anyone stop him from doing what's right for those in need, especially his family, friends and mentors, or to bring enemies down, even when he once got a broken arm.[34]
However, even as a teen, Ben still displays some of his negative childish traits at times, which usually comes to light when Ben gets too caught up with fame.[54] Ben also has a violent, aggressive side: when Ben fails to save someone, is worried about the well-being his loved ones, or if people get hurt because of his failure, he becomes angry and lashes out, even at people he cares about. Perhaps the most notable of these instances is when Kevin willingly mutated himself to stop Aggregor, Ben was determined to kill Kevin, even fighting Gwen when she refused to help him. During the episode, Ben confessed to Max that he felt guilty for letting fame get into his head and claimed that he was trying to act more mature for once.[55] He also threatened to hunt down and destroy the Forever Knights if Driscoll did not promise to cease hunting down aliens.[56]
Though often perceived as unintelligent because of his immaturity and constant joking, Ben is cunning and resourceful when needed, quickly adapting when the Omnitrix doesn't provide him with the alien he wanted. He has once admitted that people assume he's not paying attention, but he actually is.[9]
In Omniverse, Ben started thinking of himself as more of a superhero than a Plumber, often remarking that he's not a cop, but a superhero.[36]
History
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Powers and Abilities
Ben is a fairly proficient fighter, even as a human, being able to hold his own against Pierce.[57][DM 4]. Although he mainly employs a loose street fighting style,[34] he also knows martial arts,[DM 5] having been trained in savate and karate by Gwen, and Marquess of Queensbury boxing.[58] On top of that, he has gained practical experience from years of fighting aliens.
Ben has also received basic Plumber training, having succeeded in the Plumbers' Academy with a 95 out of a 100.[9]
Ben can jump high in the air.[37]
Ben has good reflexes, being able to easily dodge shots from Manny's blasters before disarming him while in human form,[59] dodge Sunder's axe attacks,[60] Zed's lunges while the Omnitrix was in Recharge Mode,[37] and a laser blast from Tummyhead.[61]
Ben has an extraordinarily sharp memory, as he was perfectly capable of remembering and writing down the mystic rune-like symbols for entering the inter-dimensional realm of Legerdomain with just one glance from a distance.[62] This is even more true for things that interest him.[DM 6]
Ben is surprisingly a natural at hoverboard-based combat, which generally requires intensive training and the use of holographic simulators.[pop-up 1][49] This is most likely because he can snowboard.[63]
Ben is a decent musician, as he knew a variety of electric guitar techniques like shredding, hammer-ons, and pinch harmonics, and on drums, was able to keep up with a professional rock band.[63]
Ben has shown himself to be quite proficient in using weaponry, such as a DNA Repair Gun[64] and Ascalon.[65]
Ben is proficient at driving, having been taught by Max.[66] For example, he was able to swerve out of the way at the last second to avoid coming into contact with Eunice's crashing pod.[67]
Ben has impressive piloting skills, as shown when, at 10 years old, he could adequately control a gyropod (a small ship designed for alien pilots) within seconds of testing,[49] and at 16 years old, could pilot the Rust Bucket 3.[68] He gets this skill from a combination of playing video games and tap lessons Sandra made him take, though he would never admit it.[pop-up 2][49] Despite this, Kevin is considered to be a better pilot than Ben.[DM 7]
It is evident that Ben is smart in some respects, possessing an above-average to high intelligence and maintaining a B+ average at school. Gwen even stated that he really is not working up to his potential at school.[62]
Ben has a knack for turning his weaknesses into strengths.[pop-up 3][49]
Equipment
Ben is the wielder of the Omnitrix (formerly the Ultimatrix and first Omnitrix), which gives him the power to modify his own genetic code in order to turn into various alien creatures. Traditionally, he could only transform into ten aliens at the beginning of both the Original Series and Alien Force, but he later gained additional forms by either unlocking them or by scanning the DNA of aliens he met.
When transforming into an alien, Ben gets all the creature's features, including its appearance, voice, all of its unique and special abilities and powers, strengths and weaknesses. Though he mostly retains his personality, there are some cases where the transformation causes a change in it, like with Rath and Juryrigg.
Though he usually uses his alien forms to fight, he can impersonate aliens as he did with Water Hazard to convince P'andor to go home, though he was only successful at getting P'andor to believe he was Bivalvan.[69]
In addition to transforming into aliens, the Ultimatrix included what is referred as an "evolutionary function", that allowed Ben to evolve his alien forms, referred to as Ultimate Forms.
In addition to the primary transformations and evolutionary function, the Omnitrices and Ultimatrix can both be used for various purposes. Both have a built-in Universal Translator that allows Ben to communicate with most aliens that do not speak English.[70]
The original Omnitrix displayed the ability to manipulate and repair genetic damage, a function he used to cure DNAliens[71] and save the Highbreed from extinction.[72] Azmuth also mentioned that Ben could use the original Omnitrix to bring back to life any species stored on Primus.[73]
The current Omnitrix also has a failsafe to help prevent Ben from dying.[74]
Ben formerly owned an X321 hoverboard, given to him by Tetrax.[15] It was destroyed when it fell into a vat of nuclear waste.[49] Tetrax gave him a second hoverboard which was later destroyed by Khyber.[37] The second hoverboard was later either rebuilt or replaced.[75]
Ben owns a Plumber badge.[76]
Ben has a Plumber suit, allowing him to survive in unsuitable environments. Kevin modified his suit by installing a propulsion unit and neuroshock pulsers.[77]
Ben formerly had a hazmat suit, given to him by Max. The suit protected him from the effects of Corrodium[4] and allowed him to survive in space.[78]
Ben temporarily wore a spacesuit, given to him by Tetrax, which allowed him to survive in space.[49]
Ben temporarily used an ID Mask to disguise himself as a DNAlien to navigate a Highbreed ship.
Ben temporarily drove Kevin's car when Kevin had been aged into an old man by the Time Monster.[66]
Ben formerly wielded a DNA Repair Gun, which he used to revert the DNAliens back to human.[52] Simian later sold it to the Incurseans.[64]
Ben temporarily used Max's motorcycle during Alien Swarm.
Ben formerly owned the Mark 10, given to him as a birthday gift by Kevin.[79] The car is now owned by Sandra.[DJW 1]
Ben temporarily wielded Ascalon, which also covered him in armor.[65]
Ben, as Juryrigg, created the Tenn-Speed from parts of the destroyed Proto-TRUK.[80] It was later damaged by Ben off-screen prior to Let's Do the Time War Again, and its parts were used by Ben 10,000 as Uprigg to create the Time Cycles. Both Time Cycles were destroyed when Ben and Rook crash-landed onto the Contumelia Ship.[74]
When in Sumo Slammers Smackdown, he had access to a sword.[81]
Weaknesses
Ben appears to have a short attention span and very little patience at times.[pop-up 4][82] More often than not, it can get him into trouble, such as not reading the directions when trapped in Sumo Slammers Smackdown.[pop-up 5][81] Though he has matured substantially since receiving the original Omnitrix, he is still a teenager with much to learn and is prone to irrational impulses and recklessness.
Ben has coulrophobia (i.e. a fear of clowns),[16] which was indirectly caused by Max.[note 3]
Ben is vulnerable to the cold virus.[85]
Ben is vulnerable to hypnosis.[86]
Ben is not immune to Corrodium and will be mutated when exposed to this mineral unless he either wears special protection or transforms into an alien.[4][78]
Ben can be rendered unconscious by sedative quills, such as those generated by Argit's species.[87]
Ben has an allergy to peanuts.[88]
Ben can experience pain from electricity, such as that generated by a Nosedeenian[89] and Phil as a Terroranchula.[90]
Ben's worst fear is that of peacocks.[91][92][93]
Ben's worst subject is Physics.[94]
Whenever the Omnitrix times out, Ben is left powerless until he either dodges or switches to a new alien form. In addition to gaining the selected alien's powers and strengths, he gains its weaknesses.
Whenever Ben unlocks a new alien form, he is at a disadvantage of not knowing its abilities and weaknesses until he gains experience with using that alien. However, this was not an issue when he wielded the recalibrated original Omnitrix, as the device granted him full understanding of the aliens' powers.[DM 1]
Despite his experience in using the Omnitrices and Ultimatrix, Ben still does not know every function of them. Due to his inquisitive nature and impatience, he has accidentally unlocked new functions such as the Master Control[20] and the randomizer,[95] which can at times do more harm than good.
Though the current Omnitrix is designed to work only for him, Ben still has not mastered it. According to Azmuth, Ben may get the Master Control on his 18th birthday.[65]
The current Omnitrix does not actually mistransform, but rather it is due to Ben hitting the Omnitrix too hard, thereby causing the time-out function to select another alien at random.[96][97]
At times, the natural biological behavior of certain aliens can override Ben's behavior, such as Big Chill's reproductive phase[98] or Swampfire's blossoming process.[99]
Any illness Ben is experiencing in his human form will affect his alien forms.[85][100]
Relationships
Appearances
Episodes
Ben has been in every episode, movie, special, and short except Ken 10, the non-canon "what-if?" episodes Gwen 10 and Goodbye and Good Riddance, along with Ben 10: Race Against Time, which features a Ben from an alternate timeline. Here's a list of all his appearances throughout the series:
- Ben 10/Episodes
- Ben 10: Alien Force/Episodes
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien/Episodes
- Ben 10: Omniverse/Episodes
Books
Ben has appeared in every book set within the Classic Continuity, except for the Cartoon Network Action Pack comics Old Friends and It's a Set Up.
Online Games
Ben 10
- Battle Ready (NPC)
- Ben to the Rescue (NPC)
- Blockade Blitz
- Cannonbolt Strikes
- Cavern Run
- Critical Impact (NPC)
- DNA Lab
- FusionFall (Nano)
- Heroine Hoops (NPC)
- Hero Matrix (NPC)
- Krakken Attack (NPC)
- Omnitrix Unleashed (NPC)
- Power Splash (NPC)
- Sumo Slammer Samurai
- Savage Pursuit
- Saving Sparksville (NPC)
- The Alien Device
- The Mystery of the Mayan Sword
- Upchuck Unleashed (NPC)
- Upgrade Space Battle
Alien Force
- Action Packs
- Formula Cartoon
- Forever Defense (NPC)
- FusionFall (NPC)
- Hero Hoops
- Humungousaur Giant Force
- The Way of Power
- Toon Creator
- Vilgax Takedown
Ultimate Alien
Omniverse
- Battle for Power
- Ben 10 Omniverse: Galactic Monsters
- Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer
- Chronopolis
- Code Red
- Final Clash
- Formula Cartoon (11-year-old Ben; NPC)
- Fuel Run (NPC)
- SnowBrawl Fight
- The Return of Psyphon (NPC)
- Zombozo's Big Score
In Other Media
MAD
Ben appeared briefly in a snippet of MAD during a Star Trek parody, where the crew watched Ben 10 on their screen.
Robot Chicken
Ben made an appearance in the fifth episode of the sixth season of Robot Chicken, Hurtled from a Helicopter into a Speeding Train, where Ben is just turning 14.
Uncle Grandpa
In the twelfth episode of the third season of Uncle Grandpa in the short titled The Grampies, Ben (in his Omniverse appearance), among other Cartoon Network characters, made a cameo watching an awards show hosted by Uncle Grandpa. Ben, who did not speak, was annoyed by a lame joke that Uncle Grandpa made.
Video Games
Ben appears in every Ben 10 video game based on the Classic Continuity. Ben is also seen in the crossover video games Punch Time Explosion and Punch Time Explosion XL.
Ben 10: Protector of Earth
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While Ben is sleeping at the Grand Canyon, Vilgax extracts DNA from the Omnitrix. Ben travels around the United States to retrieve the Omnitrix Crystals.
Ben starts with Heatblast and Four Arms, but later obtains XLR8, Cannonbolt, Wildvine, and Perk Upchuck (on the DS, through a cheat code). Later, he unlocks the Master Control, allowing the player to stay in alien form for an unlimited amount of time, and switch between forms without reverting to Ben.
Ultra Ben is a playable character through a cheat.
Ben 10: Alien Force
Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable Versions
Ben is a playable character in the game. He starts with Swampfire and Big Chill, and later unlocks Spidermonkey, Jetray and Humungousaur.
While on their way to the amusement pier, Ben, Gwen and Kevin encounter the Forever Knights through the use of an alien technology tracker. They follow the Knights to the dock where they are searching for a piece of alien technology buried there. On his way to recover the component, Ben encounters a Tetramand Plumber named Gorvan. Gorvan states that his goal is to recover various illegal alien technological components and quickly recruits Ben, Gwen and Kevin to complete this task.
Then, the team go to a Forever Knights castle in Avalon Forest. Ben and Kevin fight their way through the castle and the security system where Ben discovers the next component is hidden in a Mech Dragon. After defeating the dragon, Ben retrieves the component and brings it back to the nearest Plumber base where he very grotesquely takes the component for safekeeping.
Next, the team pursues one of the recently discovered components at a military base. Kevin decides to abandon the mission after being insulted by Ben and Gwen. As Ben makes his way through the surface, Gwen disables the security systems for Ben. Eventually, Ben bumps his way into Vulkanus (who is disappointed that Kevin decided not to join Ben in his mission), where Ben has to fight and defeat him under a strip of ammunition leading him to the component. Back at base, after giving Gorvan the component and telling him about Vulkanus, Gorvan states that Vulkanus will have to be "dealt with" eventually. The team notices that Gorvan is acting suspicious and that they should keep an eye on him.
Gorvan receives a message and claims it is from the Plumbers asking for a progress report. Gorvan fails to deliver it over an encrypted channel. Next, Ben travels to an incubator where a group of DNAliens are using the component to power an egg machine. After fighting his way through a ghost town and the incubator, Ben retrieves the component and brings it back to base.
After unlocking a locked file on the base's computer, a recorded holographic message from Max plays. He reveals that Gorvan is a disgraced Plumber who was thrown out of the organization for selling illegal alien technology. The revelation causes Kevin to hunt Gorvan without thinking and Ben goes after him. Meanwhile, Kevin is caught by Gorvan who lured him into a Xenocyte incubator inside the base. After finally retrieving the component from Kevin, Ben finds him partially transformed into a DNAlien. After defeating Kevin, Ben manages to transform him back to normal and sends him back to Gwen. Ben continues Kevin's short-lived quest to find Gorvan and defeat him. After returning to Gwen and Kevin, Gwen explains that the final component (which was hidden inside the base) is a Sub-Energy core. A Highbreed invades and steal the equipment.
Using Kevin's tracking technology, they trace the Highbreed to three recently constructed weather towers. The team is immediately split up due to a swarm of DNAliens. Ben deduces that a nearby ship is the control center for the weather towers and resources to remove it from the circuit board, despite Gwen's tentative warnings. After fighting a swarm of DNAliens and a Highbreed, Ben makes his way alone, where he moves to an out-of-the-loop ship. However, the Highbreed in-charge explains that removing the ship initiates the weather array's startup sequence. He then throws Ben out of his ship.
Meanwhile, Gwen and Kevin split up to take down the force fields around the towers. After completing their mission, they meet Humungousaur who easily takes them to the remaining towers and destroys them. While exploring the remains of the towers at the end of the game, it is revealed that the Highbreed are planning to make a giant arch.
Nintendo DS Version
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Ben is a playable character in the game. He starts with Swampfire and Humungousaur, and later unlocks Echo Echo, Goop and Chromastone.
Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable Versions
Ben is a playable character in the game. His accessible transformations are Spidermonkey, Humungousaur, Big Chill, Swampfire, Cannonbolt, Goop, Brainstorm, Echo Echo, Chromastone and Jetray.
Vilgax opens a Null Void portal on Earth and sends Psyphon to Bellwood with some escapees to find Ben. When Ben sees the town being overrun by the escapees, he intends to transform into Alien X. Paradox arrives to stop him, saying that now is not the time to use Alien X.
Paradox disappears, and Ben, Gwen and Kevin go to fight the aliens. When Ben finds Psyphon on a rooftop, Psyphon unleashes some Bioids and Mechadroids on Ben. Ben fights Psyphon and more Bioids and Mechadroids. When Psyphon is defeated, he brings the image of the Mr. Smoothy mascot on a billboard to life to attack Ben. Ben uses several aliens in succession to defeat the mascot, namely Humungousaur, Echo Echo, Swampfire, Chromastone, Spidermonkey, Big Chill, Jetray, Brainstorm, and Goop. With it defeated, Ben reverts to normal and discovers that the Omnitrix is not working. Azmuth arrives and tells Ben that his constant quick changes has put the Omnitrix into reset mode. Ben tells Azmuth that Earth is being invaded. Azmuth sees that the Omnitrix needs recharging and tells Ben to wield it wisely. Gwen and Kevin arrive at Ben. Just as he was about to tell them that the Omnitrix is in reset mode, Paradox arrives and says that it is too late to save Earth. Paradox takes them back in time to before the invasion and shows them a holographic message from Max. Max tells the team to meet up with him on the planet Vulpin. To get to Vulpin, Ben recruits Ship.
Upon arriving on Vulpin, Ben finds a Plumber Badge with a message from Max stating that Vilgax's forces have already invaded the planet and are using the local refinery to create technology unknown to Vilgax. While on Vulpin, Ben faces a Vulpin Serpent. Later, he comes into conflict with the Vreedle Brothers. After defeating them, Ben finds a Plumber Badge with another message from Max, telling Ben to go to Terradino for another mission.
On Terradino, Ben finds another Plumber Badge with a message from Max stating that Vilgax's forces have taken over Terradino too, and have not yet found the energy core. Max also states that the energy core is located in a nearby temple. On his way to the temple, Ben fights some Rock Monsters, Bioids and Mechadroids. Ben later encounters Charmcaster who unleashes some Rock Monsters on Ben. Ben defeats Charmcaster and retrieves the energy core as Gwen and Kevin find it. Ben finds another Plumber Badge with a message from Max stating that he had to attend to some urgent business on Encephalonus IV and that an old enemy of Ben's was also spotted there.
On Encephalonus IV, Ben is still wondering who the old enemy is. While reaching the energy core, Ben discovers that the enemy was Darkstar. After defeating Darkstar, Ben collects the energy core. He, Gwen and Kevin find a Plumber Badge with a message from Max. He voices his suspicions that his messages to Ben are being intercepted and does not know how long he can stay in contact with him. He then informs Ben that Vilgax is looking for the last energy core and that it is on Anur Phaetos. Ben reminds Gwen that it is the planet where Zs'Skayr lives. Just then, a message comes from Vilgax stating to Ben that he is in on Ben's plot and promises to obtain the last energy core.
When searching for Anur Phaetos, Ben, Gwen and Kevin encounter Verdona, who was sent by Max to help them get to Anur Phaetos, which is actually another dimension. Verdona creates a portal to Anur Phaetos, separating Ben from Gwen and Kevin. After appearing on Anur Phaetos, Ben encounters Zs'Skayr who tells him he is in his domain before leaving. After traversing the planet, Ben manages to get to Zs'Skayr and defeat him. After Ben is reunited with Gwen and Kevin, Gwen states that Verdona is too far away from Anur Phaetos. Paradox arrives and brings them back to their own dimension. He also states that the only material to make other energy cores is Taydenite which is located on MorOtesi, being experimented on by Cooper, unknowingly to create an energy core for Vilgax to use to conquer Earth.
Upon arrival on MorOtesi, Ben makes his way to the core. Eventually, Ben encounters Albedo, and the two battle to find out who has the better Omnitrix. With Albedo defeated and the energy core destroyed, Ben reunites with Gwen and Kevin, who received help from Cooper to reach Ben. Max finally appears in person and reveals that the final energy core is within the Null Void. He gives Ben a Skeleton Key to enter and exit the Null Void. Seeing how it only allows one person to use it, Ben uses it to enter the Null Void, separating himself from the team.
Upon arrival at the Null Void, Ben makes his way to where Max stayed during his time in the Null Void and encounters D'Void. After defeating him, Ben finds the box containing the energy core. Ben takes it and teleports out of the Null Void.
By the time the team returns to Earth, the aliens are attacking Bellwood. Due to his past interference, Vilgax has no power to release anymore aliens from the Null Void. While Gwen, Kevin and Max fight some of the individuals, Ben goes after Vilgax while fighting through some powerful aliens that have been unleashed. When Ben faces Vilgax in his ship, the final fight begins. When Ben defeats Vilgax, Psyphon appears and snatches the energy core from him to activate the Null Void Projector. When Psyphon turns it on, Paradox appears and tells Ben that now is the time to use Alien X. Ben transforms into him and tries to convince Bellicus and Serena to help stop Earth from being destroyed. Alien X uses his powers to redirect the Null Void Projector's beam toward Vilgax and Psyphon, sending them into the Null Void. When Alien X transforms back into Ben, Azmuth appears and congratulates Ben on saving the Earth. He then rewards Ben by making some adjustments to the Omnitrix.
Nintendo DS Version
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Ben is a playable character in the game. His accessible transformations are Spidermonkey, Humungousaur, Big Chill, Swampfire, Goop, Brainstorm, Echo Echo, Chromastone, Jetray and Murk Upchuck.
Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
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Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
Ben confronts a new villain, Evil Way Big. To defeat him, Ben looks for parts of the Potis Altiare located in places around the world. In the final battle with Evil Way Big, Ben puts the Potis Altiare together and uses it as Way Big. During the battle, Way Big uses a very powerful cosmic ray and sends Evil Way Big to space.
Punch Time Explosion
Ben hunts down Vilgax, and the latter conquers Chowder's Universe. Ben later teams up with other Cartoon Network characters to hunt down Vilgax throughout other universes. He is the first playable character.
- Swampfire (standard attack)
- Big Chill (up/extra jump attack)
- Ampfibian (down attack)
- Humungousaur (side attack)
- Ultimate Humungousaur (Punch Time Explosion)
Ben 10: Galactic Racing
Ben is a playable racer in the game.
Punch Time Explosion XL
10-year-old Ben doesn't appear in the storyline but is also playable. He costs 1500, which is more than the average character, making him rarer. Ultra Ben is an unlockable costume.
- Heatblast (up/extra jump attack)
- XLR8 (side attack)
- Cannonbolt (down attack)
- Wildvine (standard attack)
- Four Arms (Punch Time Explosion)
Minecraft: Ben 10
In the Ben 10 DLC expansion pack, Minecraft skins based off Ben's Original Series, Alien Force, and Omniverse designs are available.
Etymology
Benjamin is a name from the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" going back into the Tanakh (called the Hebrew Bible by Christian scholars), a name of one of the sons of Jacob. His name, "Ben," is to create a rhyming effect between his first name and the number Ten. Also, his surname is a reference to 'Ten' of Ben 10.
His middle name, Kirby, was named as reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby.[DJW 2]
Trivia
- Gwen's birthday is in December,[92][101] which would put Ben's in December too, as they both share the same birthday.[102][103] Their childhood rivalry in the Original Series arose from this.[pop-up 6][10]
- At some point, the crew considered Ben's birthday to be a reference to the premiere date of And Then There Were 10. However, they never nailed down a specific birthday to spare Ben some embarrassment, because after his birthday comes and goes, he will still be 16.[MW 1]
- Ben hates mushrooms, though this may have been a consequence of his ordeal with the Living Mushrooms.[103]
- When Ben was 10, he used to sleep with his teddy bear, called Furry Freddy.[2] However, Ben defended himself saying that Furry Freddy had his own bed, which happened to be right next to his.[104]
- Ben passed the third grade by choosing C for all the answers on multiple-choice tests.[105]
- Ben's left eye twitches whenever he tells a lie, but only Kevin appears to notice this.[94]
- Ben does not have good table manners.[106][107]
- Due to Rex's attempts to "cure" Ben from being an EVO during Heroes United, which accidentally gave Ben some of Rex's nanites, Ben was the only person on his Earth with any form of nanites. However, he no longer has nanites as of Omniverse.[DJW 3]
- According to both Azmuth and Sir George, Ben is the same as they were when they were young.[32]
- Ben's history now has to be read at the Plumbers' Academy. It comprises approximately a chapter and a half.[92][6]
- Ben's favorite color is green, and his favorite food is chili fries.[93]
- Ben's first crush was Patty Berkenfeld from third grade.[92][93][note 4]
- Ben has a scar on his body in the shape of New Jersey.[92][93]
- Ben's favorite drink as a teenager is smoothies from Mr. Smoothy, despite hating them when he was 11 years old.[108][33]
- He is still searching for his favorite smoothie flavor. As of the end of Season 1 of Alien Force, he had never tried the same flavor twice.[DM 8]
- Furthermore, in A New Dawn, Ben saw the Contumelia as living mascots from Mr. Smoothy, which implies that he is a materialist and loves Mr. Smoothy more than anything or anyone else.
- Ben has a habit of referring to other members of his aliens' species by the names he gives his aliens because he does not know the names of most of his aliens' species.
- As such, he is often surprised on hearing them, such as when he learned from Hokestar that Bloxx is a Segmentasapien, but never admits to this.[109]
- Ben has received an honorary doctorate degree from Friedkin University.[7]
- As of Omniverse, Ben's shoe size is 10.[110]
- Ben will have a glorious future.[111][46] Azmuth even said that Professor Paradox once told him of Ben's "grand destiny" and that Ben would be "the legendary being who..." before Paradox cut him short.
- Ben was the first freshman to start as goalie on his school's soccer team.[AF Brief 1]
- Ben still plays soccer when he can.[DM 9]
- The reason Ben plays soccer as a goalie is because Dwayne McDuffie used to play competitive soccer as an All-State Goalie in school.[CF 1]
- In Alien Force, Ben was in his freshman year of high school.[DM 10][merch 2]
- Ben used to shout the names of his aliens because they were asserting their identity as they gained consciousness,[DM 1] as well as to strike fear into his opponents.[113] He stopped doing so, and changed his outfit, in Omniverse because he got tired of it.[MW 4]
- Ben has a lot of pull with the Plumbers.[DM 13]
- It is unknown if Ben gets paid for his Plumber work.[DM 13]
- However, his line "We better be getting hazard pay for this" in Mud is Thicker Than Water implies that he and Gwen are on a payroll, even though Ben is no longer officially a Plumber.[42]
- Ben has other friends than the ones seen on-screen, but his coming out of retirement in Alien Force pushed them away.[DM 14]
- Ben has not thought about his career plan at all.[DM 15]
- Ben misses the good old days when he used to hang out with Gwen and Kevin without being mobbed by fans,[DM 16] so much that he secretly hates being famous and wishes he had his secret identity back.[114]
- However, Dwayne later stated he did not believe that Ben hates being mobbed by fans despite Ben saying otherwise.[DM 5]
- Ben knows some things about the original Ultimatrix that Eunice doesn't, and vice versa.[MW 5]
- Ben considers both Rook and Kevin his best friend.[MW 6]
- Ben still owns several black T-shirts.[MW 7]
- Ben sometimes goes to Undertown just to hang out.[MW 8]
- Ben sometimes thinks about moving to an apartment or Plumber Headquarters due to the trouble he brings to his home.[MW 8]
- Ben owns a Tetramand flag in his bedroom.[DJW 4]
- Before the events of the Original Series:
- Ben and Gwen once did not speak to each other for two months over an argument about a stick of gum.[pop-up 7][115]
- At one point, the arguing between Ben and Gwen had gotten so bad that their parents refused to take vacations together anymore.[pop-up 8][49]
- During the road trip in the Original Series:
- Disliking Max's cooking was one of the few things Ben and Gwen agreed on.[pop-up 9][116]
- Ben was secretly sorry for what happened to Kevin.[pop-up 10][105]
- Ben still had gym clothes from the first grade in his gym locker.[pop-up 10][105]
- Sumo Slammers is Ben's favorite game, book, and TV show, followed by Space Pirates.[pop-up 11][81]
- In the Original Series, Weird World was listed as one of Ben's favorite TV shows. This was changed in Omniverse, as Ben stated he did not watch Weird World very often as it was on at the same time as Sumo Slammers.[117][84]
- Ben's fight with his hero (Kangaroo Commando) in Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures is one of his favorite memories.[pop-up 12][118]
- When he was younger, Ben's high energy often got him into trouble. As he got older, he learned to focus that energy into sports.[pop-up 13][49][merch 3][119]
- The loss of Feedback, who was Ben's favorite alien at the time, was supposed to be the reason Ben took off the original Omnitrix and retired from being a hero,[MW 9][DJW 5] but it was ultimately Cartoon Network executives who vetoed the idea, which many crew members were thankful for.[DJW 6]
- Prior to Omniverse, the five-year gap between the Original Series and Alien Force was discussed and various possibilities were kicked around, everything from "Wow, what if there's something huge and cool that happened there" to "Maybe absolutely nothing interesting happened there".[ES 1]
- Although the Alien Force crew did not specify how long Ben had the Omnitrix off,[DM 1] the Alien Force master brief stated that he removed it shortly after defeating Vilgax in Secret of the Omnitrix.[AF Brief 2]
- Many voice actors auditioned to voice Ben in Alien Force. Yuri Lowenthal was called back multiple times before landing the role.[YL 1]
- Ben's Original Series design was made by Dave Johnson,[DJ 1] while his Ultra Ben persona was designed by Thomas Perkins.[TP 1]
- Initial concepts for 15 and 16-year-old Ben's Alien Force and Ultimate Alien design were made by Glen Murakami. His head and hair were reworked by Glenn Wong, who also gave him his green jacket, while colors were added by Chris Hooten.[GW 1]
- Ben's green trunks in What Are Little Girls Made Of? and In Charm's Way were designed by T.J. Collins.[TJC 1]
- 10-year-old Ben in Ultimate Alien was designed by Glenn.[GW 2]
- In the Gweniverse, Ben is not an Anodite[DJW 7] and does not know magic.[DJW 8] In fact, he does not have any powers in general.[DJW 9] He is essentially a tagalong that gets in Gwen's way.[DJW 10]
- Ben (as seen in Alien Force) was one of the characters featured in the 2009 Official BBC Children In Need Medley.[120]
- Duncan Rouleau originally stated that the four alternate Bens featured in Alien X-Tinction are the same as Ben Prime from the previous four series.[DR 1] However, he later rescinded that statement, stating that they are from alternate timelines.[DR 2]
Notes
- ↑ Ben is ¾ human and ¼ Anodite by heritage.[DM 1][DM 2][DM 3] However, since he did not inherit the spark, he is genetically fully human.
- ↑ Manny was mentioned in Gwen 10, a non-canon episode. It is unknown if he exists in the canon timeline.
- ↑ In Ultimate Alien, Ben's coulrophobia came from being scared by a clown at the circus when he was four.[51] This was changed in Omniverse, as Ben's coulrophobia came from seeing Max in clown make-up when he was five.[83][84]
- ↑ In Alien Force, Gwen stated that Elena was Ben's first crush when he was in middle school.[79] This has been retconned in Omniverse, as Rook Blonko reveals that Patty Berkenfeld was Ben's first crush when he was in the third grade.[93][84]
References
- ↑ Merry Christmas
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gwen Tennyson
- ↑ Rook Tales
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Under Wraps
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Malware
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The More Things Change: Part 1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mystery, Incorporeal
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tack
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Basic Training
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 And Then There Were 10
- ↑ Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 The Krakken
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Permanent Retirement
- ↑ An American Benwolf in London
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hunted
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Last Laugh
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Kevin 11
- ↑ A Small Problem
- ↑ Framed
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Back With a Vengeance
- ↑ Ben 10,000
- ↑ The Unnaturals
- ↑ Big Fat Alien Wedding
- ↑ Sleepaway Camper
- ↑ Let the Games Begin
- ↑ Pier Pressure
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Alone Together
- ↑ Birds of a Feather
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Hero Time
- ↑ The Creature From Beyond
- ↑ The Purge
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Solitary Alignment
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Ben Again
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Catch a Falling Star
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 The More Things Change: Part 2
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 Of Predators and Prey: Part 1
- ↑ Many Happy Returns
- ↑ O Mother, Where Art Thou?
- ↑ Evil's Encore
- ↑ A Fistful of Brains
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 The Rooters of All Evil
- ↑ Weapon XI: Part 1
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Weapon XI: Part 2
- ↑ Duped
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 46.3 The Forge of Creation
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Washington B.C.
- ↑ Tetrax Shard
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
- ↑ Lucky Girl
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 The Ultimate Sacrifice
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 War of the Worlds: Part 1
- ↑ Ghost Town
- ↑ Eye of the Beholder
- ↑ Absolute Power: Part 1
- ↑ The Purge
- ↑ Voided
- ↑ Be-Knighted
- ↑ Above and Beyond
- ↑ Singlehanded
- ↑ Return to Forever
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 Where the Magic Happens
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Monster Weather
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 Simian Says
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Paradox
- ↑ The Transmogrification of Eunice
- ↑ The Enemy of My Enemy
- ↑ Too Hot to Handle
- ↑ Escape From Aggregor
- ↑ Max Out
- ↑ War of the Worlds: Part 2
- ↑ Primus
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 A New Dawn
- ↑ Collect This
- ↑ Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
- ↑ Deep
- ↑ 78.0 78.1 Be Afraid of the Dark
- ↑ 79.0 79.1 Ben 10: Alien Swarm
- ↑ Rules of Engagement
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 Game Over
- ↑ Gwen 10
- ↑ Something Zombozo This Way Comes
- ↑ 84.0 84.1 84.2 Contradictory Retcons
- ↑ 85.0 85.1 Side Effects
- ↑ Midnight Madness
- ↑ Andreas' Fault
- ↑ Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's
- ↑ And Then There Was Ben
- ↑ Max's Monster
- ↑ Arrested Development
- ↑ 92.0 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 Rook Blonko
- ↑ 93.0 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 Showdown: Part 1
- ↑ 94.0 94.1 Good Copy, Bad Copy
- ↑ The Frogs of War: Part 1
- ↑ Azmuth
- ↑ For a Few Brains More
- ↑ Save the Last Dance
- ↑ Charmed, I'm Sure
- ↑ The Secret of Chromastone
- ↑ The Ultimate Heist
- ↑ Max Tennyson
- ↑ 103.0 103.1 Camp Fear
- ↑ A Change of Face
- ↑ 105.0 105.1 105.2 Perfect Day
- ↑ Natalie Tennyson
- ↑ 107.0 107.1 It's Not Easy Being Gwen
- ↑ A Jolt From the Past
- ↑ Have I Got a Deal for You
- ↑ Rad Monster Party
- ↑ Professor Paradox
- ↑ Kevin Levin
- ↑ Prisoner Number 775 is Missing
- ↑ Absolute Power: Part 2
- ↑ Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 1
- ↑ Ultimate Weapon
- ↑ T.G.I.S.
- ↑ Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures
- ↑ Ben 10 Returns: Part 1
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RD-IyYc1OM
Merchandise
Crew Statements
Dwayne McDuffie
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 File:Kevin's Original Car.PNG
- ↑ File:Dwayne Liked Paradox.PNG
- ↑ File:Dwayne McDuffie Sun March 29, 2009 11 37 am - Q&A.png
- ↑ File:Nothing on Earth With Ship's Speed.PNG
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Ben Knows Martial Arts.png
- ↑ File:Ben Has Excellent Memory.PNG
- ↑ File:P'andor Imprisoned.PNG
- ↑ File:Omnitrix Remote Recalibration.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Still Plays Soccer.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben and Gwen Freshmen.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben UA Bad Attendance Record.png
- ↑ File:Ben Shouting Out Alien Names.PNG
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Ben Has A Lot of Pull With The Plumbers.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Has Other Friends.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben and Gwen's Career Plans.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Misses the Good Old Days.PNG
Derrick J. Wyatt
- ↑ File:Sandra Drives the Mark 10.png
- ↑ http://archive.is/klM3B
- ↑ File:Ben no longer has Nanites.png
- ↑ File:Ben Has a Tetramand Flag.png
- ↑ File:Glen and Dwayne's Idea For Feedback.PNG
- ↑ File:CN Vetoed Dwayne and Glen's Feedback Idea.png
- ↑ File:Gweniverse Ben Not An Anodite.png
- ↑ File:Gweniverse Ben Does Not Know Magic.png
- ↑ File:Gweniverse Ben Does Not Have Powers.png
- ↑ File:Gweniverse Ben.png
Matt Wayne
- ↑ File:Ben's Birthday.png
- ↑ File:Ben Still Goes to School in OV.png
- ↑ File:Ben Still Goes to School in OV 2.png
- ↑ File:Ben Got Tired of Shouting His Aliens' Names.png
- ↑ File:Eunice Knows Things About the Ultimatrix.PNG
- ↑ File:Celestialsapiens Can Die.png
- ↑ File:Ben Still Has Several Black T-Shirts.png
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Ben Goes to Undertown to Hang Out.png
- ↑ File:Reason For Ben Removing the Omnitrix.png
Alien Force Series Master Brief
Charlotte Fullerton
Eugene Son
Yuri Lowenthal
Dave Johnson
Thomas Perkins
Glenn Wong
T.J. Collins
Duncan Rouleau
Pop-ups
- ↑ File:Hoverboard Combat.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Pilot.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Weaknesses Strengths.PNG
- ↑ File:Gwen 10 is Better.png
- ↑ File:Ben's Impatience.png
- ↑ File:Ben Gwen Rivalry.png
- ↑ File:Ben Gwen Gum.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben Gwen Parents Vacation.PNG
- ↑ File:Ben and Gwen Agree on Something.png
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Perfect Day Pop-ups.png
- ↑ File:Ben's Favorite Stuff.png
- ↑ File:SAHBA Pop-ups.png
- ↑ File:High Energy Ben.PNG
