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{{Short description|American animated series}}
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| list_episodes = List of Ben 10 (2005 TV series) episodes
| runtime = 22 minutes
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|12|27}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2008|04|15}}
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* '']''
* '']'' (2016)
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'''''Ben 10''''' is an ] ] created by "Man of Action" (a group consisting of ], ], ], and ]), and produced by ]. The pilot episode aired on ], as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's new Saturday morning lineup. The second episode was shown as a special on ]'s ] on ], on which the first and second episodes were shown back-to-back. The theme song for the show was written by ] and sung by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moxymusic.com/|title=Moxy Music|accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref>
'''''Ben 10''''' (retroactively known as '''''Classic Ben 10''''') is an American ] created by ], produced by ] and distributed by ]. The series is about a 10-year-old boy named ] who gets a watch-style alien device called the "Omnitrix". Attached to his wrist, it allows him to transform into 10 different alien creatures with different abilities, allowing him to fight evil from Earth and space with his cousin ] and grandfather Max. The series first aired on ] as a sneak peek on December 27, 2005, as part of "Sneak Peek Week", airing alongside other shows, including '']'', '']'' and '']''. It later became a full series airing from January 13, 2006, to April 15, 2008.
The style is reminiscent of ], particularly the alien and technology designs and use of ].


The series gradually became popular and was nominated for two ]s, winning one for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation". The show spawned a ]: three continuations were released respectively as '']'', '']'' and '']''; as well as a ] in 2016.<ref name="variety.com">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/ben-10-cartoon-network-revival-1201514347/|title=Cartoon Network to Revive 'Ben 10'|first=Brian|last=Steinberg|date=June 8, 2015|work=]}}</ref><ref name="twitter.com/CartoonNetworkPR"></ref>
== Plot ==
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The show revolves around ], his cousin ], and his grandfather ]. During the start of their summer camping trip, Ben is nearly hit by an alien pod that fell from space and crashed next to him. When he examines it, he finds a mysterious, watch-like device, called the ], stored inside. The device attaches to his wrist and gives him the ability to transform into a variety of alien lifeforms, each with their own unique powers, quite similar to DC's "]" comic.<ref name="Episode1">{{cite episode | title = And Then There Were 10 | episodelink = And Then There Were 10 | series = Ben 10 | serieslink = Ben 10 | credits = | network = ] | station = | city = | airdate = 2005-12-27 | began = | ended = | season = 1 | number = 1 | minutes = }}</ref> Although Ben realizes that he has a responsibility to help others with these new abilities at his disposal, he is not above a little superpowered mischief now and then.


==Premise==
In the first season, the plot mainly focuses on the villain ], an evil alien warlord who wants to use the Omnitrix to conquer the galaxy. Having been injured at the start of the season, he sends various drones to get the Omnitrix until he is healed. After he was fully healed, he attempts to retrieve it himself, only to be stopped by Ben, Gwen and Max. Furthermore, it is hinted throughout the season that Max knows more about aliens than he lets on, culminating in the revelation that he and Vilgax had fought in the past.<ref name="Episode13">{{cite episode | title = Secrets | episodelink = Secrets (Ben 10 episode) | series = Ben 10 | serieslink = Ben 10 | credits = | network = ] | station = | city = | airdate = 2006-03-25 | began = | ended = | season = 1 | number = 13 | minutes = }}</ref>
The series centers around ] (]), a ten-year-old boy on a cross-country summer vacation, with his cousin ] (Meagan Smith) and their grandfather Max (]). On their first night camping in their grandfather's RV affectionately named the "Rustbucket," Ben finds an alien pod with a mysterious watch-style device named the Omnitrix. The device then permanently attaches itself to his wrist giving him the ability to ] into a variety of alien life-forms each with its own unique skills and powers. With his newfound superpowers Ben has to learn the responsibilities of being a hero. During their vacation, the Tennysons are attacked by various enemies ranging from space aliens to supernatural entities.


==Characters==
The second season has a considerably looser plot, mostly following a "]" format. The few plot-centric episodes focus on ], a super-powered teen with the power to absorb different types of energies, who meets Ben in the first season. Having inadvertently allowed Kevin to absorb the Omnitrix's ability during their first meeting, Kevin serves as an ] to Ben. A sociopath, Kevin eventually morphs into a hideous mish-mash of Ben's original ten forms and blames Ben for it. Vilgax also returns in the finale, having teamed up with Kevin in the hopes of succeeding where he failed originally. Again, he fails, and both he and Kevin are trapped in an alternate ], the Null Void. Another important event during this season is the destruction of ], one of Ben's original ten forms. Having escaped from the Omnitrix, he planned to possess Ben and use the power of the Omnitrix to begin his own legacy of conquest. However, he was defeated and destroyed by Ben.<ref name="Episode26">{{cite episode | title = Back with a Vengeance | episodelink = Back With a Vengeance | series = Ben 10 | serieslink = Ben 10 | credits = | network = ] | station = | city = | airdate = 2006-10-09 | began = | ended = | season = 2 | number = 13 | minutes = }}</ref>
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*] (voiced by ]):
:Ben is a cocky, immature boy, who is not above enjoying attention and enjoys making jokes even during fights. Though his immaturity makes a bad impression on some people, Ben is good-hearted, noble and loyal, and his actions are motivated above all by a strong and sincere will to help and save others in need. He will stop at nothing to protect his family or anyone in danger whether human or alien. Ben proves to be resourceful, intelligent (Ben has been known to have an ]), shrewd and cunning when needed, which saved him from many situations, especially when the Omnitrix cannot activate or doesn't provide him with the alien he originally wanted.
*] (voiced by Meagan Smith):
:Gwen is Ben's cousin and is depicted as a kind and intelligent girl, very skilled with computers and possessing a level of martial arts skills. She is also very independent but is very organized, sometimes to the point of compulsive, but can be a light-hearted schemer and immature as Ben. Overall, her most notable skill is her innate, if latent, ability at magic, first shown in "Tough Luck" when She was able to use Hex's staff, which can only be used by a master magician, to defeat Charmcaster. She later obtains Charmcaster's spellbook in "Change of Face" and begins improving her magic.


*Grandpa Maxwell "Max" Tennyson (voiced by ]):
The third season has a similar yet darker plot layout. Its few plot-centric episodes focus around aliens styled on traditional horror monsters that Ben acquires as new forms through their contact with the Omnitrix. Purple-colored ], caused by a ] device created by the Frankenstein-esque alien ], heralds their appearance. Vicktor, in turn, is loyal to Ghostfreak who was ] later in the third season. He plotted to shroud the earth in darkness with the use of a corrodium beam projected from a ] and expanded across the earth using a ] in ], thus allowing him to be at full power and rule over the planet. His attempt, however, was thwarted by Ben; he dies once more from direct exposure to the sun, but not before his ] was restored to the Omnitrix.<ref name="Episode38">{{cite episode | title = Be Afraid of the Dark | episodelink = Be Afraid of the Dark | series = Ben 10 | serieslink = Ben 10 | credits = | network = ] | station = | city = | airdate = 2007-04-14 | began = | ended = | season = 3 | number = 38 | minutes = }}</ref>
:Ben and Gwen's grandfather, who takes the two on a cross-country road trip for summer vacation. In "Truth" Max reveals he was a part of the Plumbers (an intergalactic police force) and handled many extraterrestrial encounters in the past. His history as a plumber has given him knowledge, training, and equipment for fighting aliens as well as an unconventional taste in food, much to the dismay of his grandchildren. In "The Visitor," an old alien acquaintance of Max's called Xylene reveals that Max was the intended recipient of the Omnitrix.


== Characters == ===Main villains===
*Vilgax (voiced by ]) – A Chimera Sui Generis ] regarded as one of the most feared aliens in the galaxy, who stops at nothing to take the Omnitrix, which he wishes to use in order to create a transforming super army. In the past, Vilgax was an enemy of Max. Vilgax was injured and remained in a regeneration chamber in the first season, but when completely healed, he was cybernetically enhanced, giving him colossal size, strength and durability that made him a match for every alien Ben could access at that time, therefore becoming the boy's archenemy. Vilgax was the main antagonist of the first season and second season, a recurring antagonist in third season and the main antagonist in the final episode of the fourth and final season.
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**Sixsix – A Sotoraggian ]
''Ben 10'' has a wide array of characters and villains, both alien and human. Each has been the focus of one episode or another. Often, enemies will be main ].
**Kraab – A Piscciss Premann bounty hunter
*Kevin Ethan Levin (voiced by ] in Season 1; by ] in Seasons 2-4) – An 11-year-old ] ] with a mutant power that allows him to absorb energy. He uses the ability to commit crimes to benefit himself, never caring if it hurts anyone. He originally wanted to team up with Ben to become unstoppable, but after Ben refuses the offer, he absorbs power from the Omnitrix instead. He uses to cause chaos and pose episode long challenges for Ben, becoming Ben's secondary archenemy in the series with the nickname "Kevin 11". In season 4 episode "Ken 10", set in the future an adult version of Kevin, Kevin 11000 serves the main antagonist, having DNAs of all of future Ben's 10000 alens and manipulates both Ben's son Ken and his own son Devlin Levin to free him from the null void and fights of against the adult Ben 10000 outmatching him, but is ultimately defeated by the combined efforts of Ben, Ken and Delvin and is sent back to the null void dimension.
*Zs'Skayr (voiced by ])– An Ectonurite ] whose rule over the Anur ] saw an opportunity to expand when he learned of the Omnitrix from one of Vilgax's crash-landed data probes. Searching the galaxy, he tried to sample Florana DNA into the Omnitrix but ended up having his own DNA sampled along with it, becoming the genetic donor of Ghostfreak. His powers include invisibility, intangibility, possession, tentacles, energy beam projection, telekinesis and firing energy beams from his hands. He was a minor antagonist in the second season and the main antagonist of the third season.
**Doctor Viktor - An alien resembling Frankenstein's monster who is Zs'Skayr's second in command and oversees his master's plan during Season 3. While trying to stop Ben from interfering with their plan, Viktor accidentally opens a portal to the Null Void and is sucked in.
**The Werewolf - A werewolf-like alien who serves Zs'Skayr and gathers satellite equipment for his master's plan. When the Tennyson's interference causes the satellite equipment gather to explode, the Velnodooshi is caught in the blast.
**The Mummy - A mummy-like alien who serves Zy'Skayr, gathering a dangerous energy crystal with mutagenic properties called Corrodium. When Viktor opens a portal to the Null Void, the Mummy is sucked in along with him.
*The Forever Knights – A secret British ] organization formed during the Middle Ages and evolved into an international syndicate that first came to the United States in the 1920s.
**Driscoll / Forever King – A former Plumber kicked out in disgrace after being caught stealing technologies from alien criminals for personal gain, who joined the Forever Knights and eventually became their leader with the goal of achieving world domination. After learning of the Plumbers' secret "sub-energy" weapon the Forever King assembles the Negative 10, a team of the Tennysons' human enemies, to steal it to achieve his goal. He was the main antagonist of season four.
**Enoch – One of the leaders of the Forever Knights, though he mostly works behind the scenes and rarely directly battles the Tennysons. At the end of "Perfect Day" he becomes trapped in his own dream machine and is replaced by the Forever King.
*Dr. Aloysius James Animo (voiced by ]) – A promising ] whose career was cut short when he was discovered performing twisted genetic experiments on mutating animals. He had hoped that his research would win him the Verties Award. Because of the nature of his research, he lost the award to another doctor named Kelly. This drove him insane, and he dropped off the map for five years until he could perfect his research. After being defeated by Ben for the first time, Dr. Animo makes himself a personal nemesis to the boy, always hoping to defeat him and rule the world. His powers include controlling mutant animals, reviving them and creating them. He is Ben's tertiary archenemy.
*Hex (voiced by ])– A self-proclaimed master ] from the inter-dimensional world of Ledgerdomain.
**Charmcaster – Hex's gifted 15-year-old niece, who at first appears loyal to her uncle but was actually using him to get power for herself. She later attempts to use a spell to swap bodies with Ben in order to gain possession of the Omnitrix only to switch with Gwen by mistake and be foiled, and have her spell book stolen by Gwen. She later becomes a member of the Negative 10 to get revenge on the Tennysons, though her grudge is mainly against Gwen. Her powers include mana manipulation and spellcasting. She is Gwen's archenemy.


== Omnitrix == == Voice cast ==
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The Omnitrix is a watch-like alien device. When the button on the side is pressed, the face pops up and shows a silhouette of an alien. The face can then be twisted to select different aliens. By settling on a specific alien and pushing the face back down, the Omnitrix transforms the bearer into the alien they selected. However, the Omnitrix malfunctions frequently, transforming the bearer into an alien that was not the one selected on many occasions.


== DVD releases == === Main ===
*] {{spaced ndash}} ], Upgrade, Blitzwolfer, Buzzshock, ], Mrs. Fang, Edith, Lucy Mann, Ken Tennyson, Sandra Tennyson
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*] {{spaced ndash}} Max "Grandpa Max" Tennyson
! width="100" | Screenshot
*] {{spaced ndash}} Vilgax, Heatblast, Ripjaws, Ghostfreak, Four Arms (4-year-old), Heat Jaws (fusion of Heatblast & Ripjaws), Zs'Skayr, Mr. Mann, Roger, Edward White, Steve Cummings, Bob
! Title
*] {{spaced ndash}}Wildmutt, Stinkfly, Eye Guy, Spitter, Stink Arms (fusion of Stinkfly & Four Arms), Carl Tennyson, Huge Limax, Mutant Frog, Mutant Cockatiel, Joe, Acid Breath, Stone Creatures, SixSix, Porcupine, Immovable Object, Mr. Zu, Interpreter Alien, Drones, Elsgood (Old), Joel Tennyson, Camille's Ex-Boyfriend, Scooter (in "A Change of Face"), Amazing Alan
! Release date
*] {{spaced ndash}} Diamondhead, XLR8, Wildvine, Diamond Matter (Fusion of Diamondhead & Grey Matter), Gordon Tennyson, Captain Shaw, Jack, Hotel Guard, Mr. Beck, S.A.M.
! Episodes
*] {{spaced ndash}} Grey Matter, Sublimino, Billy, Arnold
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*] {{spaced ndash}} Four Arms, Dr. Kelly, Exo-Skull, President, Scooter (in "Hijacked")
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*] {{spaced ndash}} Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, Way Big, Ben 10,000, Duane, Krakken, Mycelium, Bug-Lite, Coach Finn, Scooter (in "The Return"), Dr. Doomacus
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| "Season 1"
| ], ]
| 13
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The first set contains the first thirteen episodes. Bonus features include commentary on the episode "Secrets", a creator drawing lesson, creator interviews, and a collectible poster.
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|- align="center"
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| "Season 2"
| ], ]
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== Movies == ===Additional===
{{cast list|
Two ''Ben 10'' movies are planned to be released at different times during ]. The first is a regular animated feature called '']'', in which Ben accidentally sets the Omnitrix to self-destruct and must track down its creator to stop it.<ref> — Multi-platform Events</ref> A trailer of the movie was released with the movie '']'', and will air ], ]. Michael Ouweleen described the film's villain as "like Darth Vader without the sense of humor."<ref name="Toon Zone 1"> covering Cartoon Network Upfront in New York</ref>
*]{{spaced ndash}}Technorg
*]{{spaced ndash}}Kenko the Shapeshifter
*]{{spaced ndash}}Kai Green
*]{{spaced ndash}}Cooper Daniels
*]{{spaced ndash}}Howell Wainwright
*]{{spaced ndash}}Councilwoman Liang
*]{{spaced ndash}}Abel North, Kane North
*]{{spaced ndash}}Heatblast Gwen, Xylene, Camille Mann, Mrs. Mann
*]{{spaced ndash}}Baron Highway, Vulkanus
*]{{spaced ndash}}Viktor, Frankenstrike
*]{{spaced ndash}}Thumbskull
*]{{spaced ndash}}Jonah Melville
*]{{spaced ndash}}Enoch, Mr. Jingles, Driscoll
*]{{spaced ndash}}Marty
*]{{spaced ndash}}Synaptek
*]{{spaced ndash}}Tetrax Shard
*]{{spaced ndash}}Vera Tennyson, Old Woman
*]{{spaced ndash}}Lt. Steel
*]{{spaced ndash}} Snare-oh
*]{{spaced ndash}}Pinky, Andy, Young Elsgood
*]{{spaced ndash}}Clancy
*]{{spaced ndash}}Rojo, Turbine, Jamie, Mandy, Ben's Teacher
*]{{spaced ndash}}Ultimos, Donovan Grand Smith, Arctiguana
*]{{spaced ndash}}Zombozo
*]{{spaced ndash}}Tim Dean, Hector
*Patricia Lentz{{spaced ndash}}Shelby the Waitress, Mildred
*Jennifer Malenke{{spaced ndash}}Missy
*]{{spaced ndash}}Diamondhead Gwen, Four Arms Gwen, Myaxx, Tini, Cannonbolt Gwen
*]{{spaced ndash}}Enforcer Alien
*Miguel Najera{{spaced ndash}}Wes Green
*] {{spaced ndash}} Brad
*]{{spaced ndash}}Phil
*]{{spaced ndash}}Ditto
*]{{spaced ndash}}Hex
*]{{spaced ndash}}Todd Maplewood
*]{{spaced ndash}}Leader Alien
*]{{spaced ndash}}Narrator in "Gwen 10" and "Goodbye and Good Riddance"
*]{{spaced ndash}}Kevin (Season 1)
*]{{spaced ndash}}Laurence Wainwright
*]{{spaced ndash}}Kevin (Seasons 2–4), Kevin 11,000, Devlin Levin
*]{{spaced ndash}}Dr. Animo, Earl
*]{{spaced ndash}}Slix Vigma
*]{{spaced ndash}}Edwind Grand Smith, Joan Maplewood, Tiffany
*]{{spaced ndash}}Gatorboy
*]{{spaced ndash}}Frightwig
*]{{spaced ndash}}Vance Vetteroy
*]{{spaced ndash}}Charmcaster, Baby Hex, Grey Matter Gwen
*]{{spaced ndash}}Betty Jean Tennyson
*]{{spaced ndash}}Kraab
*]{{spaced ndash}}Upchuck, Road Rage
*]{{spaced ndash}}J.T, Max Tennyson (10 years old), Peterson
*]{{spaced ndash}}Ishiyama
}}


==Episodes==
The second is a live-action adaptation of the series called ''Ben 10 and the Hands of Armageddon''. There are no specific details given about the plot. It is scheduled to premiere on ] in autumn of ]. The film will be directed by ].<ref> covering various Cartoon Network Upfront events</ref> Winter stated at the ] ] that he wants "this thing to look like ]," an epic adventure that will be "more cinematic than cartoony" and appeal to all ages. Production on the film is expected to finish in October. ] effects and characters have been confirmed, though Winter promises the film will feature "no ]."<ref name="Toon Zone 1"/>
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==Production==
== Hero Generation ==
] uses the Omnitrix to transform into ten ] ]es.]]
Cartoon Network has announced that a sequel series of the show with the pending title of ''Ben 10: Hero Generation'' that will premiere before ] ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=15189|title=CN Upfront: "Ben 10: Hero Generation" Announced|accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref> The new series will focus on a slightly older Ben and Gwen, who serve as mentors to a younger generation of heroes with powers similar to Ben's Omnitrix-based ones. Though aimed at the same demographic, the series will reportedly address more mature issues than its predecessor.


===Development===
== Protector of Earth ==
Ben 10 was created by "Man of Action" and was produced by ]. Man of Action is a group consisting of comic book creators ], ], ], and ]. The group worked on Ben 10's concept roughly 3 years before Cartoon Network picked up the series. Dave Johnson designed the first two seasons of the .

Early on in development, it was decided that a villain would be within the Omnitrix. After Ghostfreak was created the creators added dialogue into the first season to hint to the audience that there was something more to the character.<ref name="ReferenceA">The Complete Second Season: Commentary for "Ghostfreak Out" (DVD). Warner Bros Entertainment.</ref> Originally Cannonbolt, the 11th alien transformation in the series, was going to be in the original set of aliens, but was replaced with Ghostfreak.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

When doing test animations for the series the first alien transformation to be tested was Four Arms. It was the most popular transformation out of all the aliens for "Man of Action".<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Many of the unused designs for Upchuck were recycled in the episode "Ben 10,000" as two of Ben's aliens "Spitter" and "Articguana", and as villain Sploot.

Steven E. Gordon worked on an early version of the show. His concept work reveals that Ben Tennyson was originally going to be a red-headed young boy. Gordon also has early designs of the Omnitrix which look more like a watch than the final version, as well as different designs and names for the alien transformations.<ref name=gordon>{{Cite web| url=http://stevenegordon.com/presentations.html| title=Steven E. Gordon| access-date=February 3, 2012| archive-date=February 3, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203165207/http://stevenegordon.com/presentations.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> Some of the early names for the transformations were "StrongGuy", "Inferno", "RazorJaws", "Dragonfly", "Plantguy", and "Digger". Some of the early designs for the aliens are more human and superheroic, similar to '']''.<ref name=gordon />

], ] and Lotto Animation, Inc. contributed some of the animation for this series.

===Theme song===
The theme song for the series was written by ] and sung by Mz. Moxy.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.moxymusic.com/ | title = Moxy Music | access-date = 2007-05-20| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070516002857/http://www.moxymusic.com/| archive-date= 16 May 2007 | url-status= dead}}</ref> The main title were created by ], who was well known for '']'', which was created by ''Ben 10'''s executive producer ]. The flash animated sequence during the main title was designed to let the audience know that the show is going to be fun and not just an action show.<ref>The Complete First Season: Commentary for "Secrets" (DVD). Warner Bros Entertainment.</ref> The opening credits were altered in the third season and beyond to reflect that Ghostfreak was no longer to be used, and was replaced by Cannonbolt as the ninth alien.

===Casting===
] was in charge of casting and was the voice director. ] voices the title character Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Benwolf, Lucy Mann-Tennyson, Ken Tennyson, and Sandra Tennyson. She also voices Future Gwen and Buzzshock in "Ben 10,000". Meagan Smith voices Ben's cousin Gwen Tennyson, and ] voices Grandpa Max and his version of Upgrade.

] voices Ben's alien transformations Heatblast and Ghostfreak, as well as the series' main villain Vilgax. ] voices Ben's transformations Stinkfly, Eye Guy, and Wildmutt, Baker also voices Ben's school bully/friend Cash Murray, and many of his enemies such as The Limax, SixSix, Acid Breath, and the character Elsgood. Baker is also notable for voicing various characters and aliens. ] voices Ben's Grey Matter transformation and the villain Sublimino. ] voices Ben's Four Arms transformation, and the villain Exo-Skull. ] voices Ben's aliens Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, and Way Big, Tatasciore also voices a future version of Ben in "Ben 10,000". And ] voices the transformations Diamondhead, XLR8, and Wildvine, and the character Gordon Tennyson.

==Films, sequels, and spin-offs==
===TV films===
Two ''Ben 10'' films have been released at different times during 2007 and 2008. The first is a regular animated feature called '']'', in which the Omnitrix is accidentally set to self-destruct and Ben must track down its creator to stop it. A trailer of the film was released with the film '']'', and it aired August 10, 2007. ] described the film's villain, which was actually Vilgax, as "like Darth Vader without the sense of humor."<ref name="Toon Zone 1">{{cite web| url = http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=15127| title = CN Upfront: "Ben 10" Live Action and Animated Movies In Production-UPDATED| access-date = 2007-10-25| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071109163539/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=15127| archive-date= 9 November 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> A different version of ''Secrets of the Omnitrix'', which introduced a different alien (Eye Guy) to the one in the original (Heatblast), aired on September 1, 2007. A third version (in which XLR8 was featured) aired on October 20, 2007. It was stated during the premiere of ''Alien Force'' that ''Secret of the Omnitrix'' was intended to be the chronological finale of ''Ben 10'', even though it was broadcast long before the last episode, which was not canon.

A ] movie titled '']'' was first released on March 11, 2012, in Asia<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cartoonnetworkasia.com/video/video.php?video=79546c4505ab945e4c804726ceb0621e |title=Coming Up In March – Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens|access-date=February 11, 2012|work=Cartoon Network|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217210130/http://www.cartoonnetworkasia.com/video/video.php?video=79546c4505ab945e4c804726ceb0621e|archive-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> and on March 23, 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/ben-10-movie-to-premiere-on-march-23/|title='Ben 10' Movie to Premiere on March 23|access-date=March 7, 2012|work=Animation Magazine|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|date=5 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/coming-soon/index.html?atclk_hp=hp_b_promo_Card#1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730104101/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/coming-soon/index.html?atclk_hp=hp_b_promo_Card%231|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2012|title=Ben 10 Week – New Movie Destroy All Aliens!|access-date=March 11, 2012|work=Cartoon Network – Coming Soon}}</ref> in the US. The movie focuses on a 10-year-old Ben returning to school after the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-networks-set-cg-ben-10-tv-movie-for-2012/|title=Cartoon Networks Set CG 'Ben 10' TV Movie for 2012|date=25 July 2011}}</ref><ref>http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/38225/sdcc2011-ben-10-destroy-all-aliens-trailer-released{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The movie was released in 2 different versions on Asia. The ] viewers heard the Philippine winners while the rest of Southeast Asia heard the ] kids.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/28873/filipino-kids%E2%80%99-voices-in-%E2%80%98ben-10%E2%80%99|title=Filipino kids' voices in 'Ben 10'|access-date=March 11, 2012|last=Pulumbarit|first=Oliver M.|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=2 February 2012 }}</ref>

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''Ben 10: Race Against Time'' is the first film in the series. It revolves around Ben (]), Gwen (]) and Grandpa Max (]) returning to their hometown of Bellwood and attempting to adjust to being ‘normal’ again. Unfortunately, their lives are once again disrupted by a mysterious alien known as Eon (]), who has an unexpected connection to the Omnitrix.

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''Ben 10: Alien Force'' is the sequel to the show set five years after the original series. As an indirect result, this series is darker in tone compared to its predecessor. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 18, 2008, and ended on March 26, 2010. It has since been premiered in Canada, on Teletoon.<ref name="AlienForceOfficial">{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/promotion_landing_page/ben10/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613133425/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/promotion_landing_page/ben10/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2006|title=Ben 10: Omniverse – Free Videos and Online Games – Cartoon Network}}</ref> A video game of the show is now out for the ], ], ] and ].<ref name="Ben 10:Alien Force Game">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/ben10alienforcethegame/index.html?tag=result;title;0 |title=''Ben 10: Alien Force'' Game at GameSpot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628231146/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/ben10alienforcethegame/index.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0 |archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

Another sequel series, '']'', premiered on April 23, 2010, and takes place 3–4 weeks after the finale of ''Alien Force''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.toonzone.net/articles/29112/animation-news-from-the-2009-cartoon-network-upfront-updated-1257-pm-with-images|title=Toon Zone - Your Source for Toon News!|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103545/http://news.toonzone.net/articles/29112/animation-news-from-the-2009-cartoon-network-upfront-updated-1257-pm-with-images|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref>

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American animated series For the franchise, see Ben 10. "Ben 10 (TV series)" redirects here. For the 2016 TV series of the same name, see Ben 10 (2016 TV series).

Ben 10
Also known asClassic Ben 10
Genre
Created byMan of Action
Voices of
Theme music composerAndy Sturmer
Opening theme"Ben 10", performed by Moxy
Ending theme"Ben 10" (instrumental)
ComposerAndy Sturmer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Kelly Crews (season 1)
  • Donna Smith (seasons 2–4)
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseDecember 27, 2005 (2005-12-27) –
April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)
Related

Ben 10 (retroactively known as Classic Ben 10) is an American animated series created by Man of Action, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series is about a 10-year-old boy named Ben Tennyson who gets a watch-style alien device called the "Omnitrix". Attached to his wrist, it allows him to transform into 10 different alien creatures with different abilities, allowing him to fight evil from Earth and space with his cousin Gwen and grandfather Max. The series first aired on Cartoon Network as a sneak peek on December 27, 2005, as part of "Sneak Peek Week", airing alongside other shows, including My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Robotboy and Zixx. It later became a full series airing from January 13, 2006, to April 15, 2008.

The series gradually became popular and was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation". The show spawned a franchise: three continuations were released respectively as Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse; as well as a reboot of the series in 2016.

Premise

The series centers around Ben Tennyson (Tara Strong), a ten-year-old boy on a cross-country summer vacation, with his cousin Gwen (Meagan Smith) and their grandfather Max (Paul Eiding). On their first night camping in their grandfather's RV affectionately named the "Rustbucket," Ben finds an alien pod with a mysterious watch-style device named the Omnitrix. The device then permanently attaches itself to his wrist giving him the ability to transform into a variety of alien life-forms each with its own unique skills and powers. With his newfound superpowers Ben has to learn the responsibilities of being a hero. During their vacation, the Tennysons are attacked by various enemies ranging from space aliens to supernatural entities.

Characters

Further information: List of Ben 10 characters
Ben is a cocky, immature boy, who is not above enjoying attention and enjoys making jokes even during fights. Though his immaturity makes a bad impression on some people, Ben is good-hearted, noble and loyal, and his actions are motivated above all by a strong and sincere will to help and save others in need. He will stop at nothing to protect his family or anyone in danger whether human or alien. Ben proves to be resourceful, intelligent (Ben has been known to have an eidetic memory), shrewd and cunning when needed, which saved him from many situations, especially when the Omnitrix cannot activate or doesn't provide him with the alien he originally wanted.
Gwen is Ben's cousin and is depicted as a kind and intelligent girl, very skilled with computers and possessing a level of martial arts skills. She is also very independent but is very organized, sometimes to the point of compulsive, but can be a light-hearted schemer and immature as Ben. Overall, her most notable skill is her innate, if latent, ability at magic, first shown in "Tough Luck" when She was able to use Hex's staff, which can only be used by a master magician, to defeat Charmcaster. She later obtains Charmcaster's spellbook in "Change of Face" and begins improving her magic.
  • Grandpa Maxwell "Max" Tennyson (voiced by Paul Eiding):
Ben and Gwen's grandfather, who takes the two on a cross-country road trip for summer vacation. In "Truth" Max reveals he was a part of the Plumbers (an intergalactic police force) and handled many extraterrestrial encounters in the past. His history as a plumber has given him knowledge, training, and equipment for fighting aliens as well as an unconventional taste in food, much to the dismay of his grandchildren. In "The Visitor," an old alien acquaintance of Max's called Xylene reveals that Max was the intended recipient of the Omnitrix.

Main villains

  • Vilgax (voiced by Steve Blum) – A Chimera Sui Generis warlord regarded as one of the most feared aliens in the galaxy, who stops at nothing to take the Omnitrix, which he wishes to use in order to create a transforming super army. In the past, Vilgax was an enemy of Max. Vilgax was injured and remained in a regeneration chamber in the first season, but when completely healed, he was cybernetically enhanced, giving him colossal size, strength and durability that made him a match for every alien Ben could access at that time, therefore becoming the boy's archenemy. Vilgax was the main antagonist of the first season and second season, a recurring antagonist in third season and the main antagonist in the final episode of the fourth and final season.
    • Sixsix – A Sotoraggian bounty hunter
    • Kraab – A Piscciss Premann bounty hunter
  • Kevin Ethan Levin (voiced by Michael Reisz in Season 1; by Charlie Schlatter in Seasons 2-4) – An 11-year-old delinquent sociopath with a mutant power that allows him to absorb energy. He uses the ability to commit crimes to benefit himself, never caring if it hurts anyone. He originally wanted to team up with Ben to become unstoppable, but after Ben refuses the offer, he absorbs power from the Omnitrix instead. He uses to cause chaos and pose episode long challenges for Ben, becoming Ben's secondary archenemy in the series with the nickname "Kevin 11". In season 4 episode "Ken 10", set in the future an adult version of Kevin, Kevin 11000 serves the main antagonist, having DNAs of all of future Ben's 10000 alens and manipulates both Ben's son Ken and his own son Devlin Levin to free him from the null void and fights of against the adult Ben 10000 outmatching him, but is ultimately defeated by the combined efforts of Ben, Ken and Delvin and is sent back to the null void dimension.
  • Zs'Skayr (voiced by Steve Blum)– An Ectonurite high king whose rule over the Anur star system saw an opportunity to expand when he learned of the Omnitrix from one of Vilgax's crash-landed data probes. Searching the galaxy, he tried to sample Florana DNA into the Omnitrix but ended up having his own DNA sampled along with it, becoming the genetic donor of Ghostfreak. His powers include invisibility, intangibility, possession, tentacles, energy beam projection, telekinesis and firing energy beams from his hands. He was a minor antagonist in the second season and the main antagonist of the third season.
    • Doctor Viktor - An alien resembling Frankenstein's monster who is Zs'Skayr's second in command and oversees his master's plan during Season 3. While trying to stop Ben from interfering with their plan, Viktor accidentally opens a portal to the Null Void and is sucked in.
    • The Werewolf - A werewolf-like alien who serves Zs'Skayr and gathers satellite equipment for his master's plan. When the Tennyson's interference causes the satellite equipment gather to explode, the Velnodooshi is caught in the blast.
    • The Mummy - A mummy-like alien who serves Zy'Skayr, gathering a dangerous energy crystal with mutagenic properties called Corrodium. When Viktor opens a portal to the Null Void, the Mummy is sucked in along with him.
  • The Forever Knights – A secret British paramilitary organization formed during the Middle Ages and evolved into an international syndicate that first came to the United States in the 1920s.
    • Driscoll / Forever King – A former Plumber kicked out in disgrace after being caught stealing technologies from alien criminals for personal gain, who joined the Forever Knights and eventually became their leader with the goal of achieving world domination. After learning of the Plumbers' secret "sub-energy" weapon the Forever King assembles the Negative 10, a team of the Tennysons' human enemies, to steal it to achieve his goal. He was the main antagonist of season four.
    • Enoch – One of the leaders of the Forever Knights, though he mostly works behind the scenes and rarely directly battles the Tennysons. At the end of "Perfect Day" he becomes trapped in his own dream machine and is replaced by the Forever King.
  • Dr. Aloysius James Animo (voiced by Dwight Schultz) – A promising veterinary scientist whose career was cut short when he was discovered performing twisted genetic experiments on mutating animals. He had hoped that his research would win him the Verties Award. Because of the nature of his research, he lost the award to another doctor named Kelly. This drove him insane, and he dropped off the map for five years until he could perfect his research. After being defeated by Ben for the first time, Dr. Animo makes himself a personal nemesis to the boy, always hoping to defeat him and rule the world. His powers include controlling mutant animals, reviving them and creating them. He is Ben's tertiary archenemy.
  • Hex (voiced by Khary Payton)– A self-proclaimed master magician and sorcerer from the inter-dimensional world of Ledgerdomain.
    • Charmcaster – Hex's gifted 15-year-old niece, who at first appears loyal to her uncle but was actually using him to get power for herself. She later attempts to use a spell to swap bodies with Ben in order to gain possession of the Omnitrix only to switch with Gwen by mistake and be foiled, and have her spell book stolen by Gwen. She later becomes a member of the Negative 10 to get revenge on the Tennysons, though her grudge is mainly against Gwen. Her powers include mana manipulation and spellcasting. She is Gwen's archenemy.

Voice cast

Main

  • Tara Strong  – Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Blitzwolfer, Buzzshock, Gwendolyn Tennyson (future), Mrs. Fang, Edith, Lucy Mann, Ken Tennyson, Sandra Tennyson
  • Meagan Smith  – Gwen Tennyson
  • Paul Eiding  – Max "Grandpa Max" Tennyson
  • Steve Blum  – Vilgax, Heatblast, Ripjaws, Ghostfreak, Four Arms (4-year-old), Heat Jaws (fusion of Heatblast & Ripjaws), Zs'Skayr, Mr. Mann, Roger, Edward White, Steve Cummings, Bob
  • Dee Bradley Baker  – Wildmutt, Stinkfly, Eye Guy, Spitter, Stink Arms (fusion of Stinkfly & Four Arms), Carl Tennyson, Huge Limax, Mutant Frog, Mutant Cockatiel, Joe, Acid Breath, Stone Creatures, SixSix, Porcupine, Immovable Object, Mr. Zu, Interpreter Alien, Drones, Elsgood (Old), Joel Tennyson, Camille's Ex-Boyfriend, Scooter (in "A Change of Face"), Amazing Alan
  • Jim Ward  – Diamondhead, XLR8, Wildvine, Diamond Matter (Fusion of Diamondhead & Grey Matter), Gordon Tennyson, Captain Shaw, Jack, Hotel Guard, Mr. Beck, S.A.M.
  • Richard Steven Horvitz  – Grey Matter, Sublimino, Billy, Arnold
  • Richard McGonagle  – Four Arms, Dr. Kelly, Exo-Skull, President, Scooter (in "Hijacked")
  • Fred Tatasciore  – Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, Way Big, Ben 10,000, Duane, Krakken, Mycelium, Bug-Lite, Coach Finn, Scooter (in "The Return"), Dr. Doomacus

Additional

Episodes

Main article: List of Ben 10 (2005 TV series) episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113December 27, 2005 (2005-12-27)March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25)
213May 29, 2006 (2006-05-29)October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
313November 25, 2006 (2006-11-25)April 21, 2007 (2007-04-21)
410July 14, 2007 (2007-07-14)April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)

Production

Steve E. Gordon's original concepts for Ben 10, in which a red-haired Ben Tennyson uses the Omnitrix to transform into ten human superheroes.

Development

Ben 10 was created by "Man of Action" and was produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Man of Action is a group consisting of comic book creators Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle. The group worked on Ben 10's concept roughly 3 years before Cartoon Network picked up the series. Dave Johnson designed the first two seasons of the show.

Early on in development, it was decided that a villain would be within the Omnitrix. After Ghostfreak was created the creators added dialogue into the first season to hint to the audience that there was something more to the character. Originally Cannonbolt, the 11th alien transformation in the series, was going to be in the original set of aliens, but was replaced with Ghostfreak.

When doing test animations for the series the first alien transformation to be tested was Four Arms. It was the most popular transformation out of all the aliens for "Man of Action". Many of the unused designs for Upchuck were recycled in the episode "Ben 10,000" as two of Ben's aliens "Spitter" and "Articguana", and as villain Sploot.

Steven E. Gordon worked on an early version of the show. His concept work reveals that Ben Tennyson was originally going to be a red-headed young boy. Gordon also has early designs of the Omnitrix which look more like a watch than the final version, as well as different designs and names for the alien transformations. Some of the early names for the transformations were "StrongGuy", "Inferno", "RazorJaws", "Dragonfly", "Plantguy", and "Digger". Some of the early designs for the aliens are more human and superheroic, similar to Dial H for Hero.

Sunmin Image Pictures, Dong Woo Animation and Lotto Animation, Inc. contributed some of the animation for this series.

Theme song

The theme song for the series was written by Andy Sturmer and sung by Mz. Moxy. The main title were created by Renegade Animation, who was well known for Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, which was created by Ben 10's executive producer Sam Register. The flash animated sequence during the main title was designed to let the audience know that the show is going to be fun and not just an action show. The opening credits were altered in the third season and beyond to reflect that Ghostfreak was no longer to be used, and was replaced by Cannonbolt as the ninth alien.

Casting

Kris Zimmerman was in charge of casting and was the voice director. Tara Strong voices the title character Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Benwolf, Lucy Mann-Tennyson, Ken Tennyson, and Sandra Tennyson. She also voices Future Gwen and Buzzshock in "Ben 10,000". Meagan Smith voices Ben's cousin Gwen Tennyson, and Paul Eiding voices Grandpa Max and his version of Upgrade.

Steven Blum voices Ben's alien transformations Heatblast and Ghostfreak, as well as the series' main villain Vilgax. Dee Bradley Baker voices Ben's transformations Stinkfly, Eye Guy, and Wildmutt, Baker also voices Ben's school bully/friend Cash Murray, and many of his enemies such as The Limax, SixSix, Acid Breath, and the character Elsgood. Baker is also notable for voicing various characters and aliens. Richard Steven Horvitz voices Ben's Grey Matter transformation and the villain Sublimino. Richard McGonagle voices Ben's Four Arms transformation, and the villain Exo-Skull. Fred Tatasciore voices Ben's aliens Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, and Way Big, Tatasciore also voices a future version of Ben in "Ben 10,000". And Jim Ward voices the transformations Diamondhead, XLR8, and Wildvine, and the character Gordon Tennyson.

Films, sequels, and spin-offs

TV films

Two Ben 10 films have been released at different times during 2007 and 2008. The first is a regular animated feature called Secret of the Omnitrix, in which the Omnitrix is accidentally set to self-destruct and Ben must track down its creator to stop it. A trailer of the film was released with the film Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen, and it aired August 10, 2007. Michael Ouweleen described the film's villain, which was actually Vilgax, as "like Darth Vader without the sense of humor." A different version of Secrets of the Omnitrix, which introduced a different alien (Eye Guy) to the one in the original (Heatblast), aired on September 1, 2007. A third version (in which XLR8 was featured) aired on October 20, 2007. It was stated during the premiere of Alien Force that Secret of the Omnitrix was intended to be the chronological finale of Ben 10, even though it was broadcast long before the last episode, which was not canon.

A CGI movie titled Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens was first released on March 11, 2012, in Asia and on March 23, 2012 in the US. The movie focuses on a 10-year-old Ben returning to school after the summer. The movie was released in 2 different versions on Asia. The Filipino viewers heard the Philippine winners while the rest of Southeast Asia heard the Malaysian kids.

Main article: Ben 10: Race Against Time

Ben 10: Race Against Time is the first film in the series. It revolves around Ben (Graham Phillips), Gwen (Haley Ramm) and Grandpa Max (Lee Majors) returning to their hometown of Bellwood and attempting to adjust to being ‘normal’ again. Unfortunately, their lives are once again disrupted by a mysterious alien known as Eon (Christien Anholt), who has an unexpected connection to the Omnitrix.

Sequel series

Main articles: Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse

Ben 10: Alien Force is the sequel to the show set five years after the original series. As an indirect result, this series is darker in tone compared to its predecessor. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 18, 2008, and ended on March 26, 2010. It has since been premiered in Canada, on Teletoon. A video game of the show is now out for the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable.

Another sequel series, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, premiered on April 23, 2010, and takes place 3–4 weeks after the finale of Alien Force.

Protector of Earth

Main article: Ben 10: Protector of Earth

Ben 10: Protector of Earth is the first Ben 10 video game, released in autumn 2007.

Following the success of the Ben 10 animated TV series and films, various Ben 10 merchandise has been released for general sale. These items include Ben 10 books, action figures, card games such as Top Trumps, toys, video games – notably Ben 10: Protector of Earth, bedding, and footwear.

FusionFall

Main article: FusionFall

Ben 10 appears in Cartoon Network's online MMO FusionFall. The character design for Ben Tennyson was changed when the original Ben 10 series ended and was replaced by Ben 10: Alien Force. In the game, he serves as a "Player Guide" offering guide-based missions and special items that can only be used with certain guides.

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