Ben 10 Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Ben 10 Wiki
34497a3fe0ef52949a1ba8e99894ed69 This article belongs to the Classic Continuity

Greetings from Techadon is the fourteenth episode of the third season of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and the thirty-fourth episode overall.

Synopsis[]

A mysterious object crashes in the center of Bellwood, unleashing Techadon robots with one thing on their mind, destroying Ben![CN 1]

Plot[]

In Bellwood, a massive rectangular object crash lands in the center of the town, and from it emerges a yellow Techadon Robot. Meanwhile, at a local mini-golf course, Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Julie are playing an even game of miniature golf. Ben casually transforms into Brainstorm to calculate a series of complex equations and easily uses them to score a hole-in-one in a Tokyo hole, causing Julie to demand an immediate rematch. However, the Techadon Robot from earlier arrives and attacks the group. Remembering their first victory against the robot, Brainstorm transforms into Goop. However, he has far more difficulty with battling this one, forcing Kevin to spear the robot with a model of Tokyo Tower from the golf course. Kevin salvages the robot's black box, with the intent of figuring out who sent it before selling it on the open market.

GfT (119)

Ben and Gwen having a conversation at Mr. Smoothy

GfT (147)

Rath about to battle the Techadon Robot

After Ben and Gwen drop Julie off, they go to Mr. Smoothy for drinks, and Gwen comments on how everything seems to come so easily to Ben. Gwen believes that despite how he acts, Ben does take things seriously and only makes what he does look easy. Kevin arrives with bad news; the Techadon Robot was custom made by the Weaponmasters of Techadon themselves, specifically to fight Ben. Now the other designs will take into account Ben's past battles with them, and they won't stop coming after him until he's dead. At this time, a new grey Techadon Robot arrives, and Goop is rendered useless against it by the past battle. Instead, Ben transforms into Rath and fights it and eventually defeats the robot at the cost of Mr. Smoothy. Gwen decides to hunt down the one who put the hit out on Ben, while Kevin and Ben locate the mobile factory from which the Techadon Robots were spawning, which crash landed at the beginning of the episode.

GfT (268)

Gwen talking to Vulkanus

Based on how Kevin stated that the Techadon job would have cost a fortune, Gwen hunts down Vulkanus at the Space Tavern, pointing out that he has the money to afford such an attack. Vulkanus admits to being the one who contracted the Techadon Robots and states that he can't retract the bounty even if he wanted to. The contract is auto programmed into the fabricator and won't stop until the job is done. Argit arrives and tells Vulkanus that while he is celebrating his early victory, he's missing out on Ben's destruction, and at this Vulkanus leaves to watch "the show" while Gwen pays Argit for his help.

After Kevin and Ben track down the factory, they discover that it's indestructible. Ben transforms into Big Chill but he can't phase into it, nor can Kevin absorb it. A third Techadon Robot is then created from the factory and proceeds to fight Ben and Kevin. Big Chill transforms into Ultimate Big Chill to rescue civilians and lures away the Techadon Robot from the crowded city streets. Once in a safe area to fight, Ben transforms into Echo Echo before Vulkanus arrives on the scene and watches as the Techadon Robot easily pummels Echo Echo and his clones. Echo Echo then transforms into Ultimate Echo Echo and keeps the robot at bay with his Sonic Disks. While the robot is occupied, Ultimate Echo Echo asks Kevin how it is tracking him, and he states that they work visually. At this, Ultimate Echo Echo realizes that it's tracking the Ultimatrix, and he transforms back into Ben and hides it using his jacket. Not able to find the Ultimatrix, the robot begins looking around for it.

As a joke, Ben and the others confront Vulkanus and Kevin plants his old ID Mask on Vulkanus' back, setting it to mimic the Ultimatrix symbol, thus causing the Techadon Robor to attack Vulkanus instead. Vulkanus angrily flies away with the robot going after him, yelling at Ben that he wishes he could "hate him to death". With the Techadon issue resolved, the team decides to get Julie and play her in a rematch in mini golf. The episode ends with Ben giving Gwen his car keys and telling her she can drive them.

Noteworthy Events[]

Major Events[]

Character Debuts[]

Minor Events[]

Characters[]

Villains[]

Aliens Used[]

Quotes[]

Quotes


Ben: I'll take him down with Goop (prepares the Ultimatrix. Kevin stops him.)
Kevin: Bad idea! Each robot learns from the one before. This one's gonna be harder to stop.


Quotes Right


Quotes


Ben: They're not so tough. They're big brute robots. And I got my own big brute. (Transforms into Rath) RATH! LEMME' TELL YOU SOMETHING CUSTOM-MADE TECHADON ROBOT, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO DESTROY ME! YOU MAY BE BIG, BUT RATH IS EVEN BIGGER! (Techadon robot walks near him) EXCEPT FOR THE PART WHERE YOU'RE TALLER AND HEAVIER THAN ME... BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER! 'CAUSE THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER... (Techadon robot shoots him with a laser and lands on Mr. Smoothy) (rubs his head) AWW... RATH DOESN'T REMEMBER HOW THE REST OF THAT GOES... THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL! THAT'S WHAT RATH WAS GONNA SAY! BY THAT LOGIC, YOU, BEING BIGGER THAN RATH, IS A DISADVANTAGE! RRRRRAAAAAHHHHHH!


Quotes Right


Quotes


(Techadon robot shoots a laser. Rath dodges and the laser hits Mr. Smoothy, destroying part of it)
(Rath, Kevin and Gwen look at the ruins of Mr. Smoothy sadly, then Gwen and Kevin see that Rath is the most affected)
Rath: You... You broke Mr. Smoothy... RRRRAAAAAHHHHHH! (Rath charges at the Techadon robot and wrestles it) LEMME TELL YOU SOMETHING CUSTOM-MADE TECHADON ROBOT, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO DESTROY ME!!! YOU CAN HURT ME! YOU CAN HURT THE THINGS I STAND FOR! YOU CAN EVEN HURT MY FEELINGS, IF I HAD ANY! BUT NO ONE, AND I MEAN NO ONE... HURTS... THE SMOOTHY!


Quotes Right


Quotes


Gwen: Need a spaceship? No problem. But ask Dad for a car? (imitates) Maybe for graduation!


Quotes Right


Quotes


Ben: Back when we were kids, did you ever think we'd become friends?
Gwen: No. I thought you were gonna drive me insane, me or Grandpa. Probably both.
Ben: One time, Grandpa said when I was old enough, he was going to give me the Rust Bucket. That I'd have to drive it to school every day, take my date to the prom in it. I was totally convinced.
Gwen: I know. Pranking you was my idea.
Ben: It was? Oh man! That was evil! I spent a week stressed out of my mind!
Gwen: But once again, you got the last laugh. You're sixteen, and you've got a cool sports car. Kevin's got one too. Everyone has a car but me! Everywhere I look, all I see are cars.
Ben: You really want a car? I've got an idea.
Gwen: Not the Rust Bucket.
Ben: Then I got nothing. (pause) You could drive mine sometimes, if you want.
(Gwen smiles)


Quotes Right


Quotes


(Argit sent Vulkanus to Earth)
Gwen: Thanks for the help. (Gives Argit some alien money)
Argit: Anytime, Red.


Quotes Right


Quotes


(Kevin has set the ID mask to the evolved Ultimatrix symbol, the trio is staring at Vulkanus while the Techadon comes for him)
Vulkanus: What have you done?
Ben: Tag. You're it.


Quotes Right


Quotes


(Vulkanus flies away from the Techadon, which goes after him)
Vulkanus: TENNYSON, I WISH I COULD HATE YOU TO DEATH!!!


Quotes Right


Naming and Translations[]

Language Name Origin
Hungarian Üdvözlet Techadontól Greetings from Techadon
Polish Pozdrowienia z Techadona Greetings from Techadon
Portuguese (Br) Lembranças de um Techadon Memories Of A Techadon
Romanian Salutări din partea Roboților Techadon Greetings from the Techadon Robots
Spanish (HA) Saludos de Techadon Greetings Of Techadon

Cast[]

Voice Actor Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal Ben Tennyson
Ashley Johnson Gwen Tennyson
Greg Cipes Kevin Levin
Dee Bradley Baker Brainstorm
Goop
Big Chill
Ultimate Big Chill
Echo Echo
Ultimate Echo Echo
John DiMaggio Rath
Vulkanus
Vyvan Pham Julie Yamamoto
Alexander Polinsky Argit


Continuity[]

Allusions[]

Errors[]

  • Echo Echo, Humungousaur, Rath and Big Chill's holograms face away from Ben.
  • In the shot of Brainstorm's completed diagram of the "Death Hole", the dinosaur statue and the robot statue are missing.
  • When Brainstorm says, "Winning. It's what I do", he has a black stripe along his back.
  • Right before Brainstorm turns around to see the yellow Techadon Robot, his Ultimatrix symbol is all black and a rock in the background is overlapping his arm.
  • After Rath turns around to fight the Techadon Robot again, his Ultimatrix symbol briefly becomes white.
  • When the Techadon Robot punches Rath after it is knocked down, Rath's neck is orange.
  • In one shot, Rath's arm is entirely orange.
  • The silver Techadon Robot manages to hit an intangible Big Chill with a pole.
  • In one shot, Ultimate Big Chill's head is all red.
  • In one shot, the Echo Echo clones are shown emitting sonic screams, but their mouths are closed.
  • In the end credits, Vulkanus' name is spelled as "Vulcanus".

Trivia[]

References[]

Crew Statements[]

T.J. Collins[]

Eugene Son[]

Cartoon Network[]

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Episodes
Advertisement