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Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson is the titular protagonist of the Ben 10 franchise. He was a normal ten-year-old kid until he found the Omnitrix, a powerful watch-like device that allowed him to turn into ten different aliens. Though initially immature and clumsy, Ben grew to be a true hero. By the time he was sixteen, 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 gained more aliens as time progressed.

Background[]

Personality[]

Initially cocky, childish, and arrogant, Ben's immaturity and attention-seeking behavior often led him to joke around, regardless of the situation. His allies often criticized his attitude, unaware of the fact that he used humor to mask his fears. Despite some childish attitude, he was heroic, caring and generally good-natured, always willing to save others at any time. As seen in Heroes United, Ben seems to be oblivious to certain things, such as the fact that he was transported to another dimension, yet he thought he was still in his world.

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's kind-hearted, willing to sacrifice even his own life for others. His idealistic views and unwillingness to compromise his values – aspects condemned by Azmuth, yet commended by others – sometimes drive him to act against reason, such as helping his enemies if they need it (most remarkably Vilgax).[1] 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.[2]

However, when Ben fails to save someone, or if someone gets hurt because of his failures, he becomes angry and much more violent. Perhaps the most notable of these instances is when Kevin willingly mutated himself to succeed where Ben had failed and stop Aggregor, Ben was set on killing Kevin, even fighting Gwen when she refused to help him.[3] He also threatened to hunt down and destroy the Forever Knights once making Driscoll promise to cease the hunting of aliens.[4]

Though often stated to be silly or unintelligent because of his immaturity, Ben is cunning and resourceful when needed, quickly adapting when the Omnitrix doesn't provide him with the alien he wanted.

Later on, Ben starts thinking of himself as more of a superhero than a Plumber, often remarking that he's not a cop, but a superhero.[5] Although he once again became cocky, he retained his selfless and heroic nature.

Physical Appearance[]

Ben's physical appearance has changed throughout the series from a ten-year-old to a sixteen-year-old. However, he retains some recurring characteristics. He has brown hair, green eyes, fair skin, and he's quite skinny for his age, though he shows a lot of muscle definition due to being athletic.

Young[]

In the Omniverse flashbacks in which he was 5 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, and black and white sneakers with black stripes. Ben wore the prototype Omnitrix on his left wrist.

Teenage[]

In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Ben wore a black shirt, blue jeans and a green jacket with white stripes and the number 10 on it, and black and white Converse-style shoes. Ben wore the prototype Omnitrix in Alien Force and the Ultimatrix in Ultimate Alien on his left wrist.

In Ultimate Alien, he wore a standard Plumber suit during a few of his off-world excursions.

Omniverse[]

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 and green and white shoes. He later gains a white hooded jacket with green stripes on both arms and a green number 10 on the right side for some time. He wears the Omnitrix on his left wrist.

In Omniverse, while riding the Tenn-Speed, he 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.

Reboot[]

Powers and abilities[]

Transformations[]

Heatblast[]

Main article: Heatblast

Heatblast is a magma-based alien whose body is composed of a bright yellow inner magma body covered by a dark red or brown rocks. As a fire-based entity, his body radiates high amounts of heat. His feet have a slight oval-like design with only two toes and one back toe. Heatblast's tongue is made of fire.[1]

4 year old Heatblast looked the same as 10 year old Heatblast in the original series, but with a much thinner body, oversized head and much higher-pitched voice.

In Ultimate Alien, Heatblast closely resembled Alan, only taller and not as skinny and slightly altered and his face shape was more similar to the Original Series. His eyes were no longer connected to the fire on his head. The rocks over his body were darker, and their pattern was different, with fewer rocks covering his inner lava body. His voice sounded like Jetray's, except deeper.

In Heroes United, Heatblast looked the exact same as he did in the original series, only his jaw was a lot lower than it was before.

In The Forge of Creation, 10 year old Heatblast is a mix between the Ultimate Alien design and the original series' body colour and his Omnitrix symbol was green.

In Omniverse, 16 year old Heatblast looks the same as in Ultimate Alien, only his eyes are once again connected to the fire on his head, like in the original series. He is taller and more muscular, his face's design is different and his shoulder plates are slightly tilted up.

11 year old Ben's Heatblast in Omniverse looks exactly the same as the 16 year old Heatblast, except for the fact that he is shorter and much less muscular then his sixteen year old self.

Heatblast wears the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest

Wildmutt[]

Main article: Wildmutt

Wildmutt is a dog-based alien without ears, eyes, and a nose. His posture and movements are also somewhat apelike. His teeth are very defined and stick out of his mouth. Since Wildmutt has no eyes, he uses his sense of smell and hearing to navigate, which are aided by three gill-like nostrils located on each side of his neck.

In the original series, Wildmutt wore a black-and-white brace with the original Omnitrix symbol on his left shoulder.

4-year-old Wildmutt looked very similar to his 10-year-old self, but a lot smaller and thinner.

In Ultimate Alien, 16-year-old Wildmutt looks mostly the same except his fur is lighter in color. While his lips were still black in the Ultimate Alien intro, they were in the same color as his fur in the actual series. He wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

In The Forge of Creation, 10-year-old Wildmutt looked mostly the same as in the original series, except his lips were in the same color has his fur, his shoulder brace did not have any white on it, and the original Omnitrix symbol was recolored green.

In Omniverse, Wildmutt's lips have returned to being black and his forearms are a bit bigger. 16-year-old Wildmutt wears a green and white collar with the Omnitrix symbol.

11-year-old Wildmutt looks closer his appearance in the original series than 10-year-old Wildmutt in Ultimate Alien, what with the white returning to the shoulder brace, though the Omnitrix symbol is still colored green.

Diamondhead[]

Main article: Diamondhead

Diamondhead is a silicon-based alien whose body is composed of durable pale green crystals. He sports four crystal shards on his back and has a sharp head.

In the original series, Diamondhead wore a uniform which was black on the right half and white on the left with a black patch on the left shoulder where the Omnitrix symbol was.

In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, Diamondhead's lower body, torso, and the top of his head were similar to Chromastone's, consisting of indigo crystal which has black lines and dots over it. There were six crystal shards on his back instead of four, and he also sported two more on the front of his chest. His eyes were green, and he wore the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

In Heroes United, Diamondhead's appearance consisted of real-world crystal due to being drawn in Generator Rex's art style. He also had blades on his forearms.

In Omniverse, Diamondhead has clothing almost similar to the first series, except that now instead of half black and half white, it is all black with one large green stripe down the middle up to his belt, and wears black pants. He has a green belt with white stripes on which he wears the Omnitrix symbol. Diamondhead no longer bears the crystals on his chest. The crystals on his back have also grown in length. His jaw is also larger. He also wears black shoes with green on the bottom. There are now only two crystal shards on his back.

11-year old Ben's Diamondhead looks almost identical to the original, but the left side of his suit is missing the black patch around the Omnitrix symbol and the crystals on his back are bigger. His jaw is also larger too. His eyes are green and the Omnitrix is recolored.

XLR8[]

Main article: XLR8

XLR8 is a semi-armored Velociraptor-like alien that has black wheels on his feet and wears a black conoid helmet with a visor, leaving the other features of his head unknown. Whenever the visor does come up, one can see that he has a blue face, green eyes, black lips, and stripes above and on the right side of his eyes.

in the original series, he wore the Omnitrix symbol on his chest. He has five blue stripes on his tail.

In Ultimate Alien, XLR8 looked the same, albeit his Ultimatrix symbol was green.

In Heroes United, he had darker skin.

In Omniverse, 16-year-old XLR8's appearance is the same as Ultimate Alien, but taller, the white color on his shirt is replaced by green, which now covers his whole neck. He has four blue stripes on his tail. The black balls on his feet are bigger. His helmet is longer in the back and front. His claws are also longer. His visor is darker. XLR8's voice now sounds like Bens, but in a fast talking, higher-pitched way.

11-year-old Ben's XLR8 in Omniverse looks exactly the same as his 16-year-old version, except that he is shorter, and the green color of his shirt is white. He has three stripes on his tail.

Grey Matter[]

Main article: Grey Matter

Grey Matter is a grey-skinned, frog-like, bipedal alien that is only four inches tall with large green eyes, which have rectangular pupils and horizontal eyelids. He wears a white jumpsuit with a thin vertical black stripe going down it (a larger version of the same stripe exists on his head, in-between his eyes).

In the original series, Grey Matter wore the Omnitrix symbol on his back and his eyes were yellowish-green. He spoke with a high-pitched voice.

In Ultimate Alien, Grey Matter wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest and his eyes were green.

In Omniverse, 11-year-old Ben's Grey Matter looks exactly the same as the original, but his collar is now black. His skin tone is also slightly different.

16-year-old Grey Matter now has a green jumpsuit with a black belt. His suit collar is now black, and the stripe on his head and jumpsuit are no longer present. He wears black, fingerless gloves with a green rectangle on the back. His neck is slightly longer. His Omnitrix symbol continues to be present on his back, and his voice is slightly deeper.

Four Arms[]

Main article: Four Arms

Four Arms is a humanoid alien that is approximately twelve feet tall, has well developed muscles, two pairs of four-fingered arms, and red skin. A black stripe goes from his chin to his lower lip, and he has four eyes: a main pair, and a smaller pair below them.

In the original series, Four Arms wore a white T-shirt with a black line going down it, black pants, and fingerless gloves. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on his upper left shoulder. His eyes are yellow and he has no hair.

In Ultimate Alien, Four Arms wore gold wrist and ankle bands, and wears black underwear that has a gold waistband, as well as two golden sashes that go across his chest. His eyes are green, he has a black ponytail, and he wears the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

In Heroes United, Four Arms, in addition to his clothes in Ultimate Alien, wears pants, fingerless gloves, and tattoo like stripes on his body, which are the same as the stripes of his shirt in original, giving him his original series look.

In Omniverse, Four Arms now has three short spikes on the top of his head, a mustache like design, and the black stripe on the top of his head is gone. He has no hair, he has a black tank top like shirt with one large green stripe in the middle, and black pants. He has a belt, where the Omnitrix symbol is located. He also has fingerless gloves like in the original series, with green cuffs at the wrist of his gloves. His skin is also lighter than it was in Ultimate Alien.

11-year-old Ben's Four Arms in Omniverse looks the same as the original series, but now has green eyes and the Omnitrix symbol on his shoulder is now green. In both his 11-year-old and 16-year-old incarnations, Four Arms now appears to have a second set of pectorals for his other set of arms. Four Arms wears his fingerless gloves and the same pants and shirt as the original series.

Stinkfly[]

Main article: Stinkfly

Stinkfly has a bug/insect body and four insect-like flat legs with two arms, whose hands are human-style ones with three clawed fingers. He has four pedunculated eyes that are pretty small. These eyes are linked directly to the sides of his huge head. His wings are light green and very fragile with lines on them, and his limbs are a brown-greenish color.

In the original series, Stinkfly wore a white sleeveless jumpsuit with black lining which covered most of his body including his head and tail, his hands had a black coloration similar to fingerless gloves, and his eyes were yellowish-orange. He wore the Omnitrix symbol on the top of his forehead.

In Don't Drink the Water, 4-year-old Stinkfly (dubbed Stinkyfly) has a smaller body and pupils in his eyes.

In Ultimate Alien, Stinkfly's eyes were recolored green and he no longer wore gloves. 16-year-old Stinkfly wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest in the Ultimate Alien intro, though it was on his forehead in Heroes United.

In The Forge of Creation, 10-year-old Stinkfly looked the same as in the original series, except his eyes and Omnitrix symbol were recolored green and he no longer wore gloves.

In Omniverse, 11-year-old Stinkfly looks mostly the same as in Ultimate Alien but with bigger wings, lighter skin, larger eyes and pupils, a bigger body and tail, and a slightly redesigned stinger. His clothes are white with black stripes and is spread only until his forehead.

16-year-old Stinkfly looks the same as his 11-year-old self, except that he is taller and the white portions of his clothing are recolored green. Much like his younger self, the Omnitrix symbol is located on his forehead.

Ripjaws[]

Main article: Ripjaws

Ripjaws shares a number of traits with Earth's aquatic life, such as an alligator, an eel, an anglerfish, and a shark. He can change between a fishtail or legs at will and has a phosphorescent light on his head.

In the original series, his body was mostly grey. He wore the original Omnitrix symbol on a black patch over his left pectoral.

In Back with a Vengeance, Ripjaws wore a yellow raincoat.

In Ultimate Alien, Ripjaws had a catfish-like face with green eyes with black pupils. He had chest plates and had three fingers instead of four. In Perplexahedron, his tail had triangular lines and was grey like his skin, his lips were green and his fins were a darker shade of green than in the original series. In the intro, however, his tail and lips were black. He wore the Ultimatrix symbol on his chest.

In Heroes United, one of Ripjaws' eyes was pink.

In Omniverse, 16-year-old Ripjaws has his original appearance, except that his eyes are green, he now has arm and neck braces, his antenna light is green, he has a big fin on his back, the fins on his arms are longer, he is a little more hunched back, his claws are black and his tail is now bigger and drags behind him. He now has a belt in place of the strap that holds the Omnitrix symbol on it.

11-year-old Ripjaws appears almost exactly the same as he did in the original series, except he now has green eyes and the Omnitrix symbol on his left upper torso is now green.

Upgrade[]

Main article: Upgrade

Upgrade has a black exterior with green stripes that resemble circuitry all over him. The green circle on his head is his eye, which glows whenever he talks. Upgrade wears white clothing on his front torso and the Omnitrix symbol was on his chest.

In Destroy All Aliens, Upgrade looked the same, except for the fact that he had more of a metallic shine, making him look more like a machine.

In Ultimate Alien, Upgrade had green and black stripes where the white was in the original series. In Heroes United, His green stripes glow yellow.

In Omniverse, 16 year old Upgrade wears the Omnitrix symbol inside the ring of his eye and he is more muscular. His circuit pattern has changed slightly. He sounds like teenage Ben, but has a robotic tone in his voice that is similar to Malware's.

11 year old Upgrade in Omniverse looks exactly as he does in the original series, save for a green Omnitrix symbol and his neck being longer. He has 11 year old Ben's voice, but with the robotic tone from his 16 year old self.

Ghostfreak[]

Main article: Ghostfreak

Ghostfreak is a phantom alien that can go through solid objects and posses them. He was the first alien in The Omnitrix who had an evil counterpart.

Cannonbolt[]

Main article: Cannonbolt

Wildvine[]

Main article: Wildvine

Benwolf/Blitz Wolfer[]

Main article: Blitz Wolfer

Benmummy/Snare Oh[]

Main article: Snare Oh

Benvicktor/Franken Strike[]

Main article: Franken Strike

Up Chuck[]

Main article: Up Chuck

Ditto[]

Main article: Ditto

Eyeguy[]

Main article: Eyeguy

Way Big[]

Main article: Way Big

Way Big is the largest alien in the Omnitrix.

Alternate versions[]

Ben 10,000[]

10,000

Ben 10,000

Ben Ten Thousand is an alternate future version of Ben Tennyson. He is first scene in the episode named after him meeting past Ben and Gwen along with alternatvie future Gwen. He along with Ben take down Vilgax and place him back in the Null Void and become good friends. His second appearance is with his son Ken Tennyson taking on his other archenemy later on best friend Kevin 11,000.

Appearances[]

Television series[]

Ben 10[]

Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson, his ten-year-old paternal first-cousin Gwen, and their paternal Grandpa Max start their summer camping trip. Ben goes stomping off into the woods after another fight with Gwen, whom he is not happy to have along on the trip, and finds an alien pod on the ground. When he examines it, he finds a mysterious, watch-like device, called the Omnitrix (Prototype). The device attaches permanently to his wrist and gives him the ability to transform into a numerous variety of alien life-forms, each with their own unique powers and abilities. Although Ben realizes that he has a responsibility to help and save others with these new abilities at his disposal, he is not above a little ten-year-old super-powered mischief now and then. Along with Gwen and Max, Ben embarks on an adventure to fight evil, both extraterrestrial and earthly. Ben has faced lots of villains including villains fighting together in a team or a partner once Vilgax and Kevin 11 fought Ben.

Alien Force[]

Set five years after the end of the original series, Ben Tennyson, now a teenager, once again dons the Omnitrix to protect the earth and other parts of the universe from villainous alien activity. The Omnitrix itself, a wristwatch-shaped device, allows Ben to transform into numerous alien forms, thereby inheriting the unique abilities of that alien race.

At the end of the series, he threatened Albedo to give him the Ultimatrix after he made the Omnitrix (Prototype) self destruct it's self.

Ultimate Alien[]

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien takes place a few weeks after the events of the previous series. With the Omnitrix having been destroyed in the series finale of Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben Tennyson, now sixteen years old, must learn to master the powers of the Ultimatrix, a modified version of the Omnitrix which has the ability to evolve Ben's alien forms into much more powerful versions known as "ultimate forms." The series begins with the exposure of Ben's secret identity to the world by Jimmy Jones, a young internet conspiracy theorist who deduces his identity by studying alien sightings in Ben's hometown of Bellwood. Ben's exposure polarizes public opinion, with younger fans idolizing him, and adults (particularly news anchor Will Harangue) deriding Ben as a menace to society. Ben is now forced to adjust to a new life that not only involves battling the forces of evil alongside his cousin Gwen Tennyson and his friend Kevin Levin, but also his struggle against the pitfalls of his new-found fame.

The first season of Ultimate Alien revolves around an Osmosian villain named Aggregor, who kidnaps five powerful aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy in order to steal their powers. Although Ben and his team try to stop Aggregor, he succeeds in absorbing the aliens into himself, becoming virtually unstoppable. Ben then learns from Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix and Ultimatrix, that Aggregor's goal is to find the scattered pieces of the Map of Infinity, a map of spacetime which can lead him to a realm known as the Forge of Creation. Aggregor intends to enter the Forge of Creation and steal the powers of an infant Celestialsapien, a species of omnipotent, godlike aliens which can manipulate reality and time to an essentially unlimited extent with their thoughts. Aggregor manages to reach the Forge of Creation and the team pursues him. Both Ben and a 10-year old version of himself are defeated by Aggregor and all hope seems to be lost until Ben's younger self suggests to Kevin that he absorbs the powers of his Omnitrix as he did before when they were both young in order to defeat Aggregor. Kevin refuses and instead absorbs the powers of 16-year old Ben's Ultimatrix and manages to defeat Aggregor, absorbing his powers in the process. Unfortunately, the absorption of too much power overwhelms Kevin, leading him to insanity and an unquechable thirst for more power. This leads to a stand-off between him and Ben, who, after failed attempts at tracking and saving Kevin, resolves to kill Kevin to prevent him from hurting anyone. But with the aid of Gwen, he is able to instead remove Kevin's absorbed powers, saving him and restoring the five aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy back to life. [2]

The second season features primarily self-contained stories, including an episode in which Ben's ultimate forms achieve sentience and attempt to free themselves from within the Ultimatrix. Ben decides to sacrifice himself so that the ultimates can be free; instead, the Ultimatrix recognizes his selflessness and frees both him and the ultimates.

Both the second and third seasons of Ultimate Alien primarily focus on the Forever Knights, and particularly their leader, Sir George, an immortal soldier and the origin of the myth of Saint George and the Dragon. George seeks to prevent the threat of Dagon, an extradimensional energy being which he defeated in the 12th century, which now seeks to return to Earth and take over the minds of all humans. George is killed, but Dagon himself is absorbed by Ben's nemesis Vilgax. Ben defeats Vilgax by using George's sword, a weapon built by Azmuth that is powerful enough to destroy planets, to absorb Vilgax's power into itself.

Though tempted by the sword's power to wipe out all evil with a mere thought, Ben overcomes the temptation and returns it to Azmuth. Azmuth, impressed by Ben's exercise of self-control in the face of such strong temptation, tells Ben to give up the Ultimatrix and rewards him with a new Omnitrix which he says he has been working on since Ben got hold of the first Omnitrix in the original series. He then departs, telling Ben to use the Omnitrix well and do the right thing.

Omniverse[]

The series follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Ben Tennyson, wielder of the Omnitrix, an extremely powerful watch-like device that allows Ben to change into a multitude of various aliens; each with their own special abilities and skills. The storylines alternate between that of eleven-year-old Ben (one year after the original series) and sixteen-year-old Ben (a few months after Ben 10: Ultimate Alien). After Gwen leaves for college and Kevin leaves to be closer to her, sixteen-year-old Ben gets a new partner, a rookie by-the-book alien plumber named Rook Blonko (surname first). On a mission to explore a secret underground alien city named Undertown, Ben explores the quirkier side of things in the alien underground and discovers that enemies from his past are looking for a rematch

In "T.G.I.S.", it is revealed that the Ben 10 universe shares the same universe with The Secret Saturdays.


Ben 10 (2016)[]

The 2016 iteration of Ben stars a Ben from another universe.

Ben Prime would later show up in this series in the series finale - Alien Force X-Tinction.

Other appearances[]

Secret of the Omnitrix[]

During a battle with Doctor Animo, Ben Tennyson's destruction of the scientist's "DNA bomb" accidentally sets off a self-destruct protocol in the Omnitrix (Prototype). Its activation alerts Tetrax Shard, a Petrosapien bounty hunter and friend of Ben, who travels with his Protost pilot Gluto to Earth in order to retrieve Ben. He explains the situation to Ben, who hasn't figured out the meaning of the countdown. He leaves Gwen and Grandpa Max behind, not wanting the latter to be recognized during their trip, but Gwen sneaks on board. Using the advanced medical equipment on board his ship, Tetrax finds the DNA signature of the Omnitrix's creator, Azmuth, and tracks him to a prison facility called Incarcecon. After staging a breakout, they free a female Chimera Sui Generis named Myaxx, who is revealed to be Azmuth's assistant. She had switched her DNA signature for Azmuth's when he refused to give her credit for helping to create the Omnitrix. Myaxx is also unable to disarm the self-destruct, but knows how to find Azmuth, and leads them to Xenon, where he is currently hiding. However, Ben and Max's arch-nemesis Vilgax, who has escaped the Null Void, also picks up on the Omnitrix's self-destruct signal and starts tracking Ben.

While attempting to reach Azmuth, they are attacked by Vilgax. Ben is ultimately successful in repelling the attack, though Tetrax's ship crashes on Azmuth's homeworld. As they enter his mountain fortress, they are attacked by a group of Florauna who capture Gwen. As Ben reluctantly proceeds with Tetrax and Myaxx towards Azmuth's lair, Tetrax empathizes with Ben, revealing how working for Vilgax cost him his planet and the people he's ever cared for. Tracking down Azmuth to a sealed laboratory, Ben asks him to shut down the Omnitrix, but Azmuth refuses. Angry, Ben breaks down the wall and attacks him, revealing Azmuth to be an old, curmudgeonly Galvan hiding inside a large mechanical suit. Vilgax, having recovered from his earlier defeat, leads an attack on Azmuth's mountain fortress. During the fight, Gwen and Gluto reappear, and Ben's actions renew Azmuth's faith in the universe, so he repairs the Omnitrix and gives Ben a brand-new alien form to use: Way Big, a gargantuan alien who wipes out Vilgax's drones and hurls Vilgax into deep space.

With the threat over, Ben offers to return the Omnitrix to Azmuth, who is leaving Xenon with Myaxx. Azmuth, however, sees Ben as the best place for the Omnitrix to be. Tetrax returns Ben and Gwen to Earth, and the Tennysons' hope of having a normal day of recreation, however, is dashed by a newsflash of zombies attacking the mall, leading them to rush to the rescue.

Race Against Time[]

Destroy All Aliens[]

Alien Swarm[]

Crossover[]

Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United[]

Relationships[]

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Quotes[]

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Gallery[]

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Trivia[]

  • Initial concepts for 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 will have a glorious future.[6][2] 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's history now has to be read at the Plumbers' Academy. It comprises approximately a "chapter and a half."[7][8]
  • Gwen's birthday is in December,[7] which would put Ben's in December too, as they both share the same birthday.[9] Their rivalry in the original series was caused by this.[pop-up 1]

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  • Ben has received an honorary doctorate degree from Friedkin University.[11]
  • Ben does not have good table manners.[12][13]
  • Ben can play guitar and also snowboard.[14]
  • 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.[15] He stopped doing so in Omniverse because he got tired of it.[MW 1]
    • This is also why he changed his outfit.[MW 1]
    • It was Dwayne McDuffie's idea to have Ben shout the names of his aliens, as he thought it would help younger fans know the aliens' names.[DM 2]

[DM 1]

  • In Alien Force, Ben was in his freshman year of high school.[DM 3]
    • Ben still goes to school in Omniverse, but not much. He can get an excused absence very easily, and his assistance to the Plumbers counts as work-study.[16][13][MW 2]

[MW 3]

  • Ben considers both Rook and Kevin his best friend.[MW 4]
  • Ben still owns several black T-shirts.[MW 5]
  • Ben sometimes goes to Undertown just to hang out.[MW 6]
  • Ben sometimes thinks about moving to an apartment or Plumber Headquarters due to the trouble he brings to his home.[MW 6]
  • Ben knows some things about the original Ultimatrix that Eunice doesn't, and vice versa.[MW 7]
  • Ben's worst subject is Physics.[17]
  • Ben passed the third grade by choosing C for all the answers on multiple-choice tests.[18]
  • Ben's favorite color is green.[19]
  • Ben's favorite food is Chili Fries.[19]
  • Ben's favorite drink as a teenager is smoothies from Mr. Smoothy's, despite hating it when he was 11 years old.[20][21]
    • He is still searching for his favorite smoothie flavor. Up until So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies, he never tried the same flavor twice.[DM 4]
  • Ben's worst fear is peacocks.[7][19][22]
  • Ben's first crush was Patty Berkinfield from 3rd grade.[7][19]
  • Ben has a scar on his body in the shape of New Jersey.[7][19]
  • Ben has a habit of referring to other members of his aliens' species by the names he gives his aliens.
    • He does not know the species' name of most of his aliens, and is often surprised on hearing them, but never admits to this.[23]
  • When Ben was 10, he used to sleep with his teddy bear, called Furry Freddy.[24] However, Ben defended himself saying that Furry Freddy had his own bed, which happened to be right next to his.[25]
  • According to Azmuth and Sir George, Ben is the same as they were when they were young.[26]
  • 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 2]

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    • At one point, the arguing between Ben and Gwen had gotten so bad that their parents refused to take vacations together anymore.[pop-up 3]

[28]

  • 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 4]

[29]

  • Sumo Slammers is Ben's favorite game, book, and TV show - followed by Space Pirates and Weirdworld.[pop-up 5]

[30]

  • Ben has a knack for turning his weaknesses into strengths.[pop-up 6]

[28]

  • 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 7]

[28][31]

  • Hoverboard-based combat generally requires intensive training and the use of holographic simulators. Ben, however, is a natural at it.[pop-up 8]

[28]

  • Ben's remarkable pilot skills in Secret of the Omnitrix are a result of the combination of playing video games and tap lessons Sandra made him take, but he would never admit it.[pop-up 9]

[28]

    • Kevin is a better pilot than Ben.[DM 5]
  • Ben has a lot of pull with the Plumbers.[DM 6]
  • Ben has other friends than the ones seen onscreen, but his coming out of retirement in Alien Force pushed them away.[DM 7]
  • Ben misses the good old days when he used to hang out with Gwen and Kevin without being mobbed by fans.[DM 8]
    • In fact, Ben, as Ultimate Echo Echo, once admitted to Ultimate Kevin that he truly hates being famous and wishes he had his secret identity back.[32]
  • Ben has not thought about his career plan at all.[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]
    • Ben still plays soccer when he can.[DM 10]
  • Derrick J. Wyatt compares Ben to Scott Pilgrim.[DJW 1]


References[]

  1. Ghost Town
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Forge of Creation
  3. Absolute Power: Part 1
  4. The Purge
  5. The More Things Change: Part 2
  6. Professor Paradox
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Rook Blonko
  8. The More Things Change: Part 1
  9. The Ultimate Heist
  10. And Then There Were 10
  11. Mystery, Incorporeal
  12. Natalie Tennyson
  13. 13.0 13.1 It's Not Easy Being Gwen
  14. Monster Weather
  15. Prisoner Number 775 Is Missing
  16. Kevin Levin
  17. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Good Copy, Bad Copy
  18. Perfect Day
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Showdown: Part 1
  20. A Jolt from the Past
  21. Ben Again
  22. Arrested Development
  23. Have I Got a Deal for You
  24. Gwen Tennyson
  25. A Change of Face
  26. Solitary Alignment
  27. Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10: Part 1
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
  29. Ultimate Weapon
  30. Game Over
  31. Ben 10 Returns: Part 1
  32. Absolute Power: Part 2
  1. File:Ben Gwen Rivalry.png
  2. File:Ben Gwen Gum.PNG
  3. File:Ben Gwen Parents Vacation.PNG
  4. File:Ben and Gwen Agree on Something.png
  5. File:Ben's Favorite Stuff.png
  6. File:Ben Weaknesses Strengths.PNG
  7. File:High Energy Ben.PNG
  8. File:Hoverboard Combat.PNG
  9. File:Ben Pilot.PNG
  1. 1.0 1.1 File:Kevin's Original Car.PNG
  2. File:Ben Shouting Out Alien Names.PNG
  3. File:Ben and Gwen Freshmen.PNG
  4. File:Omnitrix Remote Recalibration.PNG
  5. File:P'andor Imprisoned.PNG
  6. File:Ben Has A Lot of Pull With The Plumbers.PNG
  7. File:Ben Has Other Friends.PNG
  8. File:Ben Misses the Good Old Days.PNG
  9. File:Ben and Gwen's Career Plans.PNG
  10. File:Ben Still Plays Soccer.PNG
  1. File:Ben Scott Pilgrim.png

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TV Series: Original series | Alien Force | Ultimate Alien | Omniverse | Reboot

Films and specials: Secret of the Omnitrix | Race Against Time | Destroy All Aliens | Alien Swarm | Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United
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