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A Plumber Badge is a device that is standard issued to Plumbers, serving as both their badge and their insignia.[DJW 1]

Appearance[]

In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Plumber Badges looked like circular disk-like objects marked with a green hourglass symbol on a black background, which served as the galactic peace symbol[DM 1] and the insignia of Galvan technology. This design was also used by Azmuth as the faceplate of both the Omnitrix and Ultimatrix.

In Omniverse, Plumber Badges look more like a light gray circular disc shaped like a circular hourglass with a red dot in the middle of it. Like real-world badges, most appear attached to a wallet, but standalone versions have appeared.

Description[]

When in use, the Plumber Badge glows and is manipulated by tapping different parts. The badge can be used on Ben's and Kevin's cars. Some DNAliens and Aggregor also use them. Azmuth uses the badge's symbol to show the Omnitrix and the Ultimatrix as devices meant for peaceful purposes.

History[]

In Ben 10: Alien Force, Kevin took Magister Labrid's Plumber Badge after he died. It was then used by the team to find allies against the Highbreed, allowing them to locate Plumber's kids like Alan Albright and Michael Morningstar.

In Darkstar Rising, Labrid's badge was confiscated by Magister Prior Gilhil, though eventually named Ben, Gwen, and Kevin honorary Plumbers, giving the latter two their own badges. He also mentioned that the original Omnitrix doubled as a Plumber Badge, justified by how the Omnitrix takes the form of a Plumber Badge when Ben is in alien form.

Sometime before Ghost Town, Ben gained his own Plumber Badge for identification and communicating with other Plumbers.

Features[]

  • Location Detection
    • Plumber Badges can create a holographic map that can pin-point the location of another Plumber Badge with a flashing dot.[1] It can even track other badges in space.[2]
  • Communication
  • Universal Translator
    • Plumber Badges have a Universal Translator, which allows them to translate any language into any other.[4]
  • Radiation Detection
    • Plumber Badges will flash red and produce sounds when radiation is detected.[5]
  • Extranet Access
    • Gwen used her Plumber Badge as a modem to connect her laptop to the Extranet (an intergalactic version of the Internet).[6]
  • Weapon Enhancement
    • Kevin put his Plumber Badge on a gun taken from a Forever Knight and it enhanced the gun's laser blasts and changed their color to green.[7]
  • Electronic Lock Override
    • Max used his Plumber Badge to gain access to the DNAlien base.[8]
  • Plumber Override
    • Kevin used his Plumber Badge to deactivate the automated self-destruct on board Cooper's ship.[9]
  • Self-Destruct
    • Three Plumber Badges can activate self-destruct mode in Plumber spaceships.[10]

Known Users[]

Appearances[]

Alien Force[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Ultimate Alien[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Omniverse[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

Trivia[]

  • Plumber badges are sometimes given to the children of Plumbers so that they are not mistaken for alien invaders and arrested by other Plumbers.[1]
  • In A Jolt from the Past, when Rook started talking to Ben with his Plumber Badge, a Star Trek communicator sound effect can be heard.
  • In Omniverse, the Plumber badges resemble the simple red circles seen on their uniforms since the Original Series.[DJW 2] This change was made because the hourglass symbol design for the badges used in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien did not make any sense to the crew.[DJW 3]
    • Due to this change, the Plumbers are given the nickname "Redspots" by criminals.[11]

References[]

Derrick J. Wyatt[]

Dwayne McDuffie[]

Objects
Prime Timeline
Armors Captain Nemesis' PowersuitClass 12 Armored Mecha SuitHarvesterMalware ArmorMark 5 Nanoshift Enabled Exo-ArmorPlumber SuitProto-Tech ArmorPrypiatosian-B Containment SuitRetaliator ArmorToltech Battle Armor
Components Oscillator KeyReverse Calibrated Lepton TransducerTetramand Engine BlockVariable G Offset Modulator
Devices Absorption BandBen's Cell PhoneCloaking ProjectorGwen's Cell PhoneHolo-ViewerLoyalty Neuro-MatrixMind Control HeadbandNuclear Fusion DeviceOmnitrix Containment DeviceOmnitrix Remote ControlPower SuppressorRepo BootSonic Frequency DeviceSonic Pitch WhistleUniversal TranslatorVox Peniculus
Energy Verdona's BraceletChronologgerDominus LibriumDwarf StarManaPlumber Power CorePsyclownSub-Energy
Food Amber OgiaArtificial TiffinBratharatBulking FrondChili FriesFleen CakeFluffaloafGelatin MoldGloppenbeef SandwichGyroMeatball SubMycetian Swamp HoppersPickled Cow TonguePrince's PeanutsProtozoan SmoothieSmoothieSteamed Tofu and Wheat Germ with AlgaeTentacle PopWasabi Quinoa PuffsZandurian Goulash
Formulae Miracle ElixirMr. Hyde FormulaOgia Concentrate
Genetics A.R.C. ProjectCodon StreamDevolution BombDNA Repair GunDNA ScannerDNA TransmodulatorGenetic Alteration FieldHighbreed Pulse GeneratorKormite Power Core
Magic Alpha RuneArchamada Book of MagicCharmcaster's BagCharms of BezelDoor to AnywhereMap of InfinitySealSorcerer's EngineGwen's SpellbookStaff of Ages
Minerals and Alloys Petropia Back-up CrystalBicenthium AlloyCorrodiumCredit CubeElement XEnergy Source CrystalHedoriumInfinitumKormiteOcculentPolymorphic CrystalTaydenTaydeniteVarsidium
Ships Antarian ObliteratorAzmuth's Ship (Original Series)Azmuth's Ship (Omniverse)Chimeran HammerContumelia ShipExtraterrestrial EmporiumGyropodHighbreed ShipHulex Drilling MachineIncursean ShipLovely DuckLu's ShuttleLuhley's ShipMegacruiserOrionPlumber ShipProto-TRUKProvidence HelicarrierResolutePlumbers' Research Satellite DeltaRust Bucket 3Aggregor's ShipKhyber's ShipDr. Psychobos' ShipSkipperStarliner ShipSun Draining ShipTachyon 930Techadon Star Beam PlatformVreedle Brothers' ShipXylene's Ship
Teleportation Hyperspace Jump GateNull Void ProjectorRetrieval Beacon GeneratorTeleport ReceiverTeleporter PodTransmat PortalTransporter DiscWarp Field Generator
Time Travel ChrononavigatorChronosapien Time BombHands of ArmageddonOrb of Pumapunku
Vehicles CaballoKevin's CarKevin's Car (Omniverse)Mark 10Galvan JetpackHover-BusHoverboardHovercycleHP LunchkraftIncursean War WheelElena's MotorcycleMax's MotorcyclePlasma Beam TankPlumber TankRust BucketRust Bucket 2Taydenite CarTenn-SpeedTime CyclesUndersea Manta RayUrban Assault Vehicle
Weapons AnnihilarrghAscalonChilling GunCortical DislocatorDe-Ager RayDNAlien Freeze GunElectric CannonExcaliburGalvanian SkeuomorphGorilla ToyKhyber's Hunting RifleIncursean Conquest RayJinglelatorKinetic LanceKinetropic BlasterLaser LanceMana Disruption GrenadeMark 12 Techadorian MultiblasterNaljian DestructorNuclear Fusion GrenadePositron BlasterPower DecouplerProto-ToolRojo's Laser RifleRuby Ray of RouleauShield of SeagleShock StaffSound Wave GrenadeSun GunSword of Ek ChuajVilgax's SwordTachyon CannonTechadon Dissipator
Other Anti-Gravity ProjectorCerebral VortexCloning MachineDehydrated Techadon Army CubeHacking MachineHelixHighbreed Weather ArrayID MaskLife-Form Lock MicrochipMicrochipNon-Baryonic Disruptor ChamberObservoOmnitrix Containment PodPlumber BadgePlumber SnakeShrink RaySonic DiskTechadon FactoryUltimatrix Security Keys
See Also ExtranetGalactic Code of ConductSumo Slammers
Alternate Dimensions/Timelines
Original Future Timeline Null Void Containment EggTransforming Storage Cube
Omniverse Future Timeline Chronoporter
Non-Ben 10
Generator Rex NanitesOmega-1 NaniteRex's GogglesUpgrade Suit
Non-Canon
Games Enoch Battle BotOmnitrix CrystalPotis AltiareSkeleton Key
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