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Something Zombozo This Way Comes is the first episode of the fifth season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the forty-first episode overall.

Plot[]

At Burger Shack, Ben is complaining about how it's been two weeks since aliens threatened the Earth or anyone has tried to kill him. Rook tells him this is a good thing, and that Ben should be happy there's nothing for the people of Earth to be afraid of. At a different location, the Circus Freaks are seen with Zombozo, with Frightwig asking if Zombozo's invention will do anything. However, Thumbskull notices that Zombozo isn't looking well and Zombozo can be seen looking weaker in appearance. Frightwig reminds Thumbskull that Zombozo feeds on fear and Acid Breath says that thanks to Ben, the people of Earth have nothing to fear. However, Zombozo promises that he'll give something the people will fear.

Back at Burger Shack, Ben and Rook are busy playing with their a massive pile of Chili Fries. Rook manages to swipe at the chili fries without making it fall, but Ben grabs onto a chili fry and the food stack falls over. Ben suddenly notices the sky being covered with strange, purple clouds and excitedly runs off, with Rook following behind. In the Proto-TRUK, Ben is remarking how he hopes that Billy BIllions has teamed up with Albedo, or that the Incurseans are trying to take over the Earth again, or even a whole race of evil Celestialsapiens trying to take over every dimension. However, Rook believes that the source is coming from the nearby circus and parks the Proto-TRUK there. Ben is still hoping for something like a rogue Way Bad or even Vilgax, but is quickly disappointed to find just a normal circus. Rook doesn't believe that anything is happening much with the circus, but Ben sums up that a circus just appearing in Bellwood is the work of Zombozo. Ben and Rook head into the circus, but everything appears normal. Rook looks up Zombozo's profile (with his real name being Herbert J. Zomboni) and says that Zombozo is still being held up at Plumber Headquarters. Ben decides to head out and look around and Rook believes that Ben is doing that due to his fear of clowns. Ben says he isn't afraid of them anymore and heads outside. Ben walks around and nearly steps on fake teeth. Ben asks Rook if anything is happening, but Rook is just simply watching the circus. Eventually, Rook walks out wearing strange facepaint and Ben believes that Rook was having fun. Rook suddenly starts blasting at Ben with his Proto-Tool. Ben sums up that Rook is a "Zombie Clown" and quickly transforms into Upgrade. Upgrade takes over a cotton candy machine and fires cotton candy at Rook, but it does not affect him.

Rook continues to fire at Upgrade, who continues to fire cotton candy back at him. Upgrade then takes over a popcorn machine and starts to fire popcorn at Rook. Rook simply dodges them and covers Upgrade with a net. Upgrade disbands from the popcorn machine and Rook fires a hookshot at him. Upgrade grabs onto the hookshot and takes over Rook's Proto-Tool. Upgrade then shocks Rook, which causes him to fall down on the ground. At Plumber Headquarters, Blukic and Driba are seen examining Rook, while Ben tells Max that Rook suddenly became a zombie clown after walking out of the circus. Max tells Ben to head back to the circus to see who is responsible, but Ben already says that it's Zombozo's doing. However, Max says that Zombozo is being locked up in his cell. He then shows Ben, but he doesn't believe so. At Zombozo's cell, Max doesn't believe that Zombozo could be causing all of the trouble, but Ben transforms into Wildmutt and exposes the fake Zombozo dummy to being Jerry tied up. Outside, Ben is seen riding on the Tenn-Speed into Bellwood and notices most of the people have turned into zombie clowns. Ben manages to drive past some, but the zombie clowns start to throw props at him. Ben slips onto pie and nearly crashes into a car but he transforms into Big Chill to avoid damage. Big Chill notices that being scared by a zombie clown doesn't turn them into one and wonders what the real cause is. Big Chill freezes the zombie clowns in their tracks before transforming back into Ben. A zombie clown attempts to attack Ben with shoes but is knocked away by a masked character who then knocks the zombie clown down. Unaware of his savior, Ben hops back onto the Tenn-Speed and drives away.

Back at Plumber HQ, Blukic and Driba are still trying to figure out what caused Rook's zombie clown transformation. As Blukic and Driba are arguing, Rook spits out some false teeth and they end up biting Blukic, turning him into a zombie clown. Driba attempts to get away, but he is soon bitten himself and he, Blukic, and Rook all leave Plumber HQ. Back at the circus, Ben heads inside, where the Circus Freaks were already expecting him. Acid Breath gives Ben an introduction and Ben transforms into Rath. Frightwig catches Rath's attention and has a chair up at him while, at Max's Plumbing, Max and the other Plumbers are fighting off Rook and the rest of the zombie clowns. More Plumbers are bitten and turned into zombie clowns themselves and Max tells the others to find a way to contain them. Back at the circus, Frightwig continues to toy with Rath. Rath eventually grabs onto Frightwig and tosses her away, but Thumbskull soon starts to mess with him as well. Rath manages to toss a bunch of items, including an elephant, onto Thumbskull, but soon finds himself trying to avoid Acid Breath's breath. However, as Rath attempts to attack Acid Breath, he gets sent away by a net of rope and is launched out of a cannon by Acid Breath and out of the circus. The Circus Freaks then take out devices and start to fire false teeth at the audience, turning them into zombie clowns.

Ben heads back inside and notices how the people are turning into zombie clowns. The Circus Freaks continue to fire false teeth at the people, and Zombozo is starting to slowly regain his strength due to the screams of the people. Ben responds by transforming into Frankenstrike (though he intended on an alien that can take down a large crowd such as Ditto or Echo Echo). Frankenstrike starts to knock away some zombie clowns, but they continue to come toward him. Max and the remaining Plumbers arrive at the circus as Frankenstrike starts to fight off the Circus Freaks. However, Max is bitten by false teeth, turning him into a zombie clown which horrifies Frankenstrike who then transforms back into Ben and screams. In a flashback, 5-year-old Ben runs into the Rust Bucket where Max scares him by wearing clown makeup (which how his fear was first triggered). Back in the present, Ben screams enough to restore Zombozo back to full strength, and he appears in front of Ben. Ben falls backwards and transforms into Eye Guy but is horrified to see more Zombozos in his eyes. Eye Guy attempts to get away but runs into a column and transforms into Toepick. Zombozo continues to get closer to Toepick, but gets scared by his face and Zombozo's own fear destroys his machine, turning all of the people back into normal. Zombozo escapes by using Acid Breath's breath to light up a rocket, sending him into outer space. The Circus Freaks are arrested while Ben is telling Max that he is still a little bit afraid of clowns.

Noteworthy Events[]

Major Events[]

Character Debuts[]

Minor Events[]

  • It is revealed that Ben's fear of clowns has relapsed since having been cured of it in Last Laugh, and that seeing Max in clown make-up was how the fear was born in the first place.
  • Frankenstrike's new name is revealed.
  • Zombozo's real name is revealed to be Herbert J. Zomboni.

Characters[]

Villains[]

Aliens Used[]

Quotes[]

Quotes


Ben: I would've stuck around and go back inside, but I thought that it was more important to get Rook back here for help.
Max: You did the right thing, Ben. But now that the Galvans have everything under control. (Something broke from the cell)
Blukic and Driba: He did it!
Max: Now the Galvans almost have everything under control.


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Zombie Clown Blukic: Come one! Come all!
Zombie Clown Driba: Don't come one! Don't come all!


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Ben: (while dodging clown teeth) Give me Ditto! Or Echo Echo! Someone who can take on a whole crowd at once!
(Turns into Frankenstrike)
Frankenstrike: Frankenstrike? Against a whole mob of zombie clowns? Oh okay.


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Toepick: STAY AWAY FROM ME!
Zombozo: You stay away from ME!


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Naming and Translations[]

Language Name Origin
French Le Foire des Ténèbres de Zombozo The Fear Of The Darkness of Zombozo
Hungarian Zombozo, a Félelemevő Zombozo, The Fear-Eater
Polish Powrót Klauna Return of The Clown
Portuguese (Br) Tem Zombozo Vindo Aí You Have Zombozo Coming
Romanian Ceva Zombozo Plutește în Aer Something Zombozo is Floating in the Air
Spanish (HA) Algo Zombozo se Aproxima Something Zombozo is Approaching
Turkish Zombozo Bu Şekilde Bir Şey Geliyor Zombozo Comes This Way

Cast[]

Voice Actor Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal Ben Tennyson
Upgrade
Bumper Robinson Rook Blonko
Dee Bradley Baker Wildmutt
Big Chill
Acid Breath
Paul Eiding Max Tennyson
Eye Guy
Blukic
John DiMaggio Rath
Zombozo
Eric Bauza Toepick
Driba
David Kaye Frankenstrike
Thumbskull
Tara Strong Young Ben
Cree Summer Frightwig


Continuity[]

Allusions[]

  • The title is a play on the 1962 Ray Bradbury novel Something Wicked This Way Comes, about two boys who encounter with a mysterious carnival; it was made into a movie in 1983.
  • Rook references The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when he says "Enjoy the lack of threat to your life, the universe and everything."
  • The game Ben and Rook play with their Chili Fries is similar to the game called Jenga, a game where you have to take a block on any part of the building (except for the top) without making the building fall apart.
  • Ben references the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, when he says, "It's the Zombie Clown Apocalypse Now!"
  • Many traditional circus references are made when Rath battles the Circus Freaks.
    • He references a ringmaster when saying, "LEMME TELL YA SOMETHIN', LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES!"
  • The way Frankenstrike slams his fists together upon his transformation is identical to an action done by Frankenstein Jr. in the opening sequence to Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles.

Errors[]

  • When Jerry nods at Ben and Max, his pupils and eyes are black.
  • Upgrade's backside is green instead of black in two scenes.
  • When hit by the Proto-Tool, one of Upgrade's palms is black instead of green.
  • When Frankenstrike fights off the Zombie Clowns, the lower part of his face is entirely of the same color, rather than his lower left being lighter than the right.
  • Eye Guy is incorrectly drawn with five fingers on each hand.

Trivia[]

  • The premise of this episode reuses many plot elements from Last Laugh. The resolution also involves Ben scaring Zombozo with an alien form.
  • This is the first episode where Toepick actually speaks.
  • When the false teeth turns the audience into zombie clowns, the scream the girl makes is a reused Gwen scream from the Original Series.
  • This episode is the first to feature a modified version of the Ben 10: Omniverse theme song. It is now Halloween-themed, with the title having "Galactic Monsters" stamped on it.
  • Zombozo's escape bullet from the end of this episode was supposed to crash and land on Anur Transyl, but the crew dropped that storyline.[DJW 1]

References[]

Dou Hong[]

Derrick J. Wyatt[]

Ben 10: Omniverse Episodes

Arc 1 The More Things Change: Part 1 · The More Things Change: Part 2 · A Jolt from the Past · So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies · It Was Them · Trouble Helix · Hot Stretch · Have I Got a Deal for You · Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 · Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
Arc 2 Many Happy Returns · Gone Fishin' · Outbreak · Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's · Malefactor · Bros in Space · Arrested Development · Rules of Engagement · Showdown: Part 1 · Showdown: Part 2
Arc 3 T.G.I.S. · Tummy Trouble · Store 23 · Vilgax Must Croak · Ben Again · Special Delivery · Rad · While You Were Away · The Frogs of War: Part 1 · The Frogs of War: Part 2
Arc 4 Food Around the Corner · The Ultimate Heist · O Mother, Where Art Thou? · Max's Monster · Evil's Encore · Return to Forever · Mud Is Thicker Than Water · OTTO Motives · A Fistful of Brains · For a Few Brains More
Arc 5 - Galactic Monsters Something Zombozo This Way Comes · Mystery, Incorporeal · Bengeance is Mine · An American Benwolf in London · Animo Crackers · Rad Monster Party · Charmed, I'm Sure · The Vampire Strikes Back · And Then There Were None · And Then There Was Ben
Arc 6 Catfight · Collect This · The Vengers · Cough It Up · The Rooters of All Evil · Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 · No Honor Among Bros · Universe vs. Tennyson · Weapon XI: Part 1 · Weapon XI: Part 2
Arc 7 Clyde Five · Rook Tales · Charm School · The Ballad of Mr. Baumann · Fight at the Museum · Breakpoint · The Color of Monkey · Vreedlemania · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2
Arc 8 From Hedorium to Eternity · Stuck on You · Let's Do the Time War Again · The Secret of Dos Santos · Third Time's a Charm · The Final Countdown · Malgax Attacks · The Most Dangerous Game Show · The End of an Era · A New Dawn

Season 1 The More Things Change: Part 1 · The More Things Change: Part 2 · A Jolt from the Past · Trouble Helix · Have I Got a Deal for You · It Was Them · So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies · Hot Stretch · Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 · Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
Season 2 Outbreak · Many Happy Returns · Gone Fishin' · Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's · Malefactor · Arrested Development · Bros in Space · Ben Again · Store 23 · Special Delivery
Season 3 Showdown: Part 1 · Showdown: Part 2 · Tummy Trouble · Vilgax Must Croak · While You Were Away · The Frogs of War: Part 1 · The Frogs of War: Part 2 · Rules of Engagement · Rad · Evil's Encore
Season 4 T.G.I.S. · Food Around the Corner · O Mother, Where Art Thou? · Return to Forever · Mud Is Thicker Than Water · OTTO Motives · The Ultimate Heist · A Fistful of Brains · For a Few Brains More · Max's Monster
Season 5 Something Zombozo This Way Comes · Mystery, Incorporeal · Bengeance is Mine · An American Benwolf in London · Animo Crackers · Rad Monster Party · Charmed, I'm Sure · The Vampire Strikes Back · Catfight · Collect This
Season 6 And Then There Were None · And Then There Was Ben · The Vengers · Cough It Up · The Rooters of All Evil · Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 · No Honor Among Bros · Universe vs. Tennyson · Weapon XI: Part 1 · Weapon XI: Part 2
Season 7 Clyde Five · Rook Tales · Charm School · The Ballad of Mr. Baumann · Fight at the Museum · Breakpoint · The Color of Monkey · Vreedlemania · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2
Season 8 From Hedorium to Eternity · Stuck on You · Let's Do the Time War Again · The Secret of Dos Santos · Third Time's a Charm · The Final Countdown · Malgax Attacks · The Most Dangerous Game Show · The End of an Era · A New Dawn

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