Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
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| Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | |
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| Starring | Tara Strong Meagan Smith Paul Eiding |
| Release date(s) |  August 10, 2007 October 22, 2007 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix is an animated film based on the American animated television series Ben 10. It aired on August 10, 2007 in the United States and on October 22, 2007 in the UK. During the weeklong special "Ben 10 week" in April 2008, it was revealed that this movie serves as the official finale to the series even though it was aired months before the last eight episodes of the fourth season. It was released to DVD on May 20, 2008 exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.
[edit] Plot
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During a battle with Dr. Animo, Ben Tennyson's destruction of the scientist's "DNA bomb" accidentally sets off a self-destruct protocol in the Omnitrix. Its activation alerts Tetrax (known as Hoverboard in "Hunted"), who travels 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. Gwen sneaks on board anyway.
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 (Vilgax's species) named Myaxx, who is Azmuth's assistant. She switched her DNA signature for Azmuth's when he refused to give her credit for helping to create the Omnitrix. He also refused to give her the abort sequence for the self-destruct, which as she explains will not only kill Ben, but most of the universe's inhabitants; including Earth itself. Regardless, Myaxx knows how to find Azmuth, and leads them to his home planet.
While attempting to reach Azmuth, they are attacked by Vilgax, who has somehow escaped the Null Void and has commandeered a ship to track down Ben. Ben is ultimately successful in repelling the attack, though the pilot, a slime alien named Gluto, is killed in the conflict. Tetrax's ship crashes on Azmuth's homeworld. As they enter his mountain fortress, they are attacked by a group of Florauna which apparently eat Gwen, something Ben doesn't take too well. As Ben proceeds with the other two aliens down towards Azmuth's lair, Tetrax empathizes with Ben, revealing his origins of how working for Vilgax cost him his whole planet and everyone he's ever cared for. Tracking down Azmuth to a sealed secondary laboratory, Ben asks him to shut down the Omnitrix, but he refuses. As far as he's concerned, the universe deserves its fate for misusing his creation, which he explains was meant to help understand the various species in the universe, not turn them into weapons. Angry, Ben breaks down the wall with Cannonbolt 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 a massive attack on Azmuth's mountain fortress. Gwen is revealed to have survived, Gluto having regenerated from some leftover material that splashed on her clothes and subsequently helped her to escape, which causes Ben to break down in tears and embrace her in a hug. Ben's actions during the battle renew Azmuth's faith in the universe, so he repairs the Omnitrix and gives Ben a brand-new form to use: Way Big, a skyscraper-sized alien modeled after tokusatsu superheroes. He easily repels Vilgax's army of drones and tosses the villain into space.
With the threat over, Ben offers to return the Omnitrix to Azmuth, since it does belong to him. Azmuth, however, sees Ben as the best place for the Omnitrix to be, both because he is technically fulfilling its original intention and because the Omnitrix attracts trouble simply by virtue of its existence. Tetrax returns Ben and Gwen to Earth, leaving Ben with a new hoverboard to replace the one Ben destroyed during his battle with Animo. Ben suggests taking a trip to the mall to please Gwen, but an announcement about the mall being attacked by zombies disrupts the occasion. Gwen simply states that this is a normal day for them and they all head off.
[edit] Alternate versions
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix was released three different times, each featuring a different alien destroying Animo's DNA bomb. Ben uses Heatblast in the first, a new form called Eye Guy in the second, and XLR8 in the third. The first version aired on August 10, 2007, the second aired on September 1, 2007, and the final version aired on October 20, 2007. An enhanced version aired on April 16, 2008, showing various creator commentary.
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