Ben 10

This article is about the franchise. For the original series, see Ben 10 (TV series). For other uses, see Ben 10 (disambiguation).
Ben 10
Creator Man of Action Studios (Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle)
Original work Ben 10
Films and television
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Ben 10 is an American animated TV series and media franchise created by Man of Action Studios and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The franchise revolves around a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires a watch-like alien device, called the Omnimatrix, or more commonly, the Omnitrix, which allows the wearer to transform into multiple different alien creatures.[1] The Ben 10 franchise has received wide critical acclaim, and the TV series has won three Emmy Awards. Worldwide, it has grossed over $4.5 billion in retail sales.[2][3] The franchise has four movies, all of which aired on Cartoon Network between August 2007 and March 2014.

Main article: Ben 10 (TV series)

Series

Ben 10: (Original Series)

While on summer vacation, Ben stays with his grandfather, Max, and cousin, Gwen. During his stay, Ben discovers the Omnitrix, an alien device which allows him to turn into various extraterrestrial life forms. Ben uses the device to avert disasters, save people from terror, fight off hostile villains including Vilgax, an alien warlord bent on using the Omnitrix to outfit an alien army.

Ben 10: Alien Force

Main article: Ben 10: Alien Force

Five years after his summer vacation, the Omnitrix is taken by unknown means. A teenage Ben regains the Omnitrix while searching for his grandfather, who was abducted by a xenophobic alien race called the Highbreed. These aliens are bent on cleansing the earth. Since Ben is older, the Omnitrix reboots itself, granting Ben access to a new set of aliens along with a few of his previous alien forms. Ben is joined in his search by Kevin Levin, his former enemy, as they deal with the Highbreed's universal extermination plan and later Vilgax.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Since the Omnitrix was destroyed in Ben's last battle with Vilgax, Ben gains a new "Ultimatrix" that allows him to evolve his alien forms into their ultimate forms. Ben's secret identity has now been revealed to the world, and he has become a worldwide celebrity. Meanwhile, Ben, Gwen, and Kevin must stop an Osmosian villain named Aggregor, who hunts new aliens from the Andromeda galaxy, and intends to use their powers to achieve the "ultimate prize." Later, they have to prevent the release of an extra dimensional entity called "Diagon" and prevent him from taking over the universe.

Ben 10: Omniverse

Main article: Ben 10: Omniverse

After Ultimate Alien, Ben gains a new, perfect Omnitrix that allows him to gain access to a new set of aliens along with all the alien forms he has assumed prior. After Gwen goes off to college with Kevin accompanying her, Ben pairs up with a by-the-book rookie plumber, Rook Blonko. He is targeted by an intergalactic bounty hunter named Khyber, who is working with an enemy from the youth's past, Malware mutated, Galvanic Mechamorph. Ben later contends with the Incurseans, Albedo, Zs'Skayr, Charmcaster, the Plumber's Black-Ops Unit (The Rooters ), his alternate dimension self (the warlord, Mad Ben), and a Time War with Maltruant. This part contains eight arcs/seasons.

Ben 10 (Reboot)

The official Twitter feed of Cartoon Network PR confirmed a Ben 10 reboot series that would follow the adventures of Ben, Gwen, Max Tennyson, and Kevin. It will include additional new aliens from the Omnitrix. It is set to premiere on Cartoon Network International in 2016 and in North America in 2017.[2][4]

Elements of the franchise

Omnitrix Prototype / Ultimatrix / New Omnitrix / Nemetrix / Unitrix

Main article: List of Ben 10 aliens

Falling accidentally into the hands of Ben Tennyson (Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix, had originally intended for Max Tennyson to wield it, but it ended up with Ben due to him being a close genetic match to Max), the Original Omnitrix, its Ultimatrix replacement, and the "finalized" version that is the New Omnitrix, are the central elements of the Ben 10 story. They are all alien devices developed by Azmuth that transform the user into any one of a number of alien beings (originally 1,000,903, but the number has increased by 11 because of the transformations that have been unlocked throughout the series via the "Scan Mode" of every version of the Omnitrix). Despite many seeing the Omnitrix as a weapon, its true purpose was to allow the diverse beings of the universe to understand each other by "walking in each other's shoes", and to resurrect all of the intelligent species in the universe that may go extinct (including the human race). Both of these facts are revealed in the Alien Force episode "War of the Worlds." The second function cannot be achieved by the Ultimatrix because of Albedo's modifications. It is not yet confirmed if the New Omnitrix can achieve it.

The Omnitrix appears in the first two incarnations of the franchise (Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force) but Ben had to destroy it and use the Ultimatrix in the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien series. In the final episode of Ultimate Alien, Azmuth takes the Ultimatrix from Ben and replaces it with the New Omnitrix – the original version having been a prototype, yet the new version has all of the same issues as its predecessors. However, in Omniverse, Azmuth reveals that Ben's habit of slamming his hand on the Omnitrix's core and inadvertently the scroll pad, randomizes the time-out function, causing Ben to sometimes transform back to normal much earlier than expected or transform to a random alien.

In Ben 10: Omniverse, the Nemetrix, a knock-off of the original Omnitrix used by a bounty hunter with a form of alien dog which uses the Nemetrix, is introduced. Unlike the Omnitrix and its succeeding models, the Nemetrix uses the DNA of the natural predators of the sentient alien races such as a giant worm, beetle etc. which throughout the Omniverse series is the sole use of hunting Ben. Thus, only an animal can utilize the Nemetrix, as users of higher intelligence are unable to use it themselves without incurring mental and/or genetic damage. In Omniverse, Albedo recreates Omnitrix like device called Ultimatrix (Ultimate Omnimatrix), by using a polymorphic crystal, to stabilize his transformations, making it so that he can stay in any form as long as he wants. It also allows him to transform into the Ultimate Forms of his aliens without first turning into their devolved forms.

Plumbers

The Plumbers are an organization composed of both human and alien members, each of whom possesses a special badge. All badges bear the intergalactic peace symbol, a green hourglass shape. Later in Omniverse, the Plumbers' symbol becomes a red dot. The badge:

In the original series, the Earth's Plumbers were a secret government organization that protected the universe from any threat. Their main base was located inside Mt. Rushmore, where the Null Void projector and Sub-Energy were stored. Their main adversary was Vilgax. Max was a Plumber in his youth. Most of the Plumbers have disbanded; however, a few members (like Max and his relatives) remain in a semi-active capacity.

Forever Knights

The Forever Knights are a secret British society/paramilitary group first formed during the Middle Ages that are dedicated to collecting and studying alien technology, usually by illegal means. Any aliens they capture along the way are dissected and studied, and any humans caught with them are immediately deemed worthless and disposed of. It is revealed in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien that the reason for their actions is to combat Diagon, an entity from another dimension that nearly conquered the Earth in the Middle Ages were it not for the Forever Knights' immortal Founder George. When George left them, the Forever Knights began to splinter under various self-titled Forever Kings who transformed their knights' duty into a genocidal policy toward anything alien. The Forever Knights also arm themselves with a large variety of medieval weapons enhanced by alien technology, with Lightsaber-like swords, lances, "laser lances", laser guns and electro shock rods being their most common weapons.

Anodites

Anodites are a humanoid race of energy beings from the planet "Anodyne".

They are based on a vital energy called "Mana", that is present in all living things throughout the entire universe, which is the life energy source. For Anodites, this is a source of power, and they also have the ability to control it like "magic" (which is confirmed to be derived from Mana). A key difference is that this form of magic (or at least magical rituals) relies much more on the use of spoken incantations, spell books, charms and talismans, and even celestial events, to achieve the magical and mystical effects the caster desires. Anodites manipulate this, and are able to create pink-and-magenta-colored shields and force fields of varying shapes and sizes for protection and circular magenta shapes or globes that can be thrown to disable enemies.

Anodites are quite free-spirited and don't take life as seriously as most humans to the point that some Anodites disregard the morality of their actions and would rather satisfy their own personal pleasures. However, this does not stop them from helping others.

Osmosians

Osmosians (a play on osmosis) are humans born with a genetic superhuman ability. However, due to Proctor Servantis altering Kevin's memories, it was originally believed that Osmosians originate from the planet "Osmos V". As Servantis explains, each Osmosian possesses a unique power. In the case of Kevin Levin and Aggregor, both possess the ability to absorb. Kevin's ability allows him to alter the chemical makeup of his body by absorbing the matter of whatever he touches, which can have horrific results if he absorbs energy and alien DNA. Aggregor can drain energy from living beings. It can be argued that other characters in the series such as Cooper Daniels and Clancy may also count as Osmosians.

Galvans

Galvans (a play on galvanization) (also known as Grey Matter) are small bipedal frog-like beings, originally from Galvan Prime; currently they live in Galvan Mark II. Among the notable Galvans in the series is Azmuth, who created the Omnitrix (among many other things); Azmuth is also considered the most intelligent being in the Universe. The Galvan race is best known for being a highly intelligent race whose great amount of calculative and technical intellect allowed them to create almost anything from spare parts and deduce the function of any device at a glance. Their aging process makes them look younger and Galvans also possess a secondary brain that serves for essential bodily functions like walking and breathing.

The Galvans originally had no empire to speak of and were recognized for their great skills, becoming employed by other species as industrial technicians, spies, and saboteurs. But in time, keeping their projects top secret, they amassed their acquired knowledge to build a powerful empire of their own based on the technology they had kept from the rest of the universe. The Galvans had also played a role in the creation of Stonehedge, as a form of practical joke, and the Galvanic Mechamorphs, the source of Ben's Upgrade form. The Galvan planet was believed to be put together by the Omnitrix in the original series. In the second franchise, when Vilgax attacks, the Galvans were forced to control Alien X. Paradox apparently told Ben to use it to unleash a force field to stop Vilgax.

Transports

Each series has been featured with some kind of main transportation. The wheeled motor vehicles, appearing like normal cars, are equipped with several pieces of Plumber technology such as a turbo engine, laser guns, and autopilot. They are often destroyed during the series.

The Rustbucket and the Rustbucket II, is an old RV resembling a 19735 Toyota motorhome owned by Max Tennyson. Despite being old, and even having been destroyed a few times, Max has great affection for it.

Ship is a Galvanic Mechamorph (Upgrade's species) alien that has the ability to transform himself into fully operational technology he's once touched. He merged with the Forever Knights spaceship and from this event onward he became the space transportation for Ben's team during the season 3 of Ben 10: Alien Force. The Rustbucket III, a Plumbers' jet that Kevin has upgraded with alien tech, later replaced him.

Kevin's car is a Muscle car resembling a Dodge Challenger armed with Plumber technology as well as other various alien tech, including guns and off-road capabilities. It is the team's main transport in Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. It is damaged or destroyed a lot, mainly during fights or chase scenes, and Kevin is constantly busy repairing it. In Omniverse, after Ben destroyed it while aiming at Upgrade, Kevin gave it a new look. He painted it blue and placed a white circle with the number 11 on it, with only one stripe.

Ben also drives a Sports car resembling a heavily modified Mazda RX-8 in the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Alien Force.

Proto-TRUK is an orange and bright tan truck, with the logo "Max's Plumbing" on the back. It can transform into a ship, and according to Kevin, the ship transforms with a nanoship transformer. For defense, it can fire energy blasts, and can nearly survive almost any destruction it hits. It's Ben and Rook's main transport in Omniverse.

Ben later drives a motorcycle, known as the Tenn Speed. At one point after Rook's TRUK got destroyed (which later got rebuilt), Ben turned into Jury Rigg and rebuilt it into his own motorcycle. When Ben rides the motorcycle, it scans him into a motorcycle suit. Ben occasionally drives it when Rook isn't available.

Running gags

Recurring elements

Technologies

The advanced technologies shown are both alien and from Earth. In the series, they are divided in levels of complication, danger or sophistication. The levels known thus far are 1-20, although some technology is confirmed to be higher than Level 20. Any tech above the allowed level used on this planet, is considered illegal.

Earth is a level 2 planet, something that is considered very inferior by other aliens, as it was stated once that Earth is at least 500 years away from being level 4.

The Omnitrix and the Ultimatrix are Level 20.

Dwayne McDuffie describes some levels:

Null Void

The Null Void is a pocket dimension, created by the Galvans as a penal colony, although frightening, can be a place for some to start anew. It is filled with floating rocks, with flying creatures known as the Null Guardians who protect powerless people in the Null Void from the more violent inmates. The Null Void also served as a base of operations for the Rooters.

ID Mask

ID Masks are masks that can change someone's appearance holographically. They were often used by DNAliens to take forms of human beings, and are also used by Plumbers' Kids who are obviously part alien to hide their appearance and be able to roam freely on Earth. Even Kevin uses one after he turns into what he calls 'a monster'.

Techadon Robots

Techadons are powerful war machines that were mass-produced by a Weapons Technology group known as the "Weapon Masters of Techadon". They are armed with powerful lasers and nanite based regenerative technologies, able to recreate itself in entirety from a single hand. The custom-made ones that are commissioned for a hit are stronger and when one is destroyed, the other ones adapt from the defeated ones.

Time Travel

The Entropy Pump is a machine made of quartz crystals developed by Professor Paradox during the 1950s as a time-traveling experiment. It was created in a lab when an assistant Hugo drew back and hit the controls, causing the machine to become a vacuum, pulling Paradox inside of it and hurling him into the event horizon of a virtual wormhole. The result powers Paradox's time traveling project by generating enough energy to weaken the time-space continuum.

Paradox, now with knowledge of the time line, explained to Ben the concept of Cross Time. Cross Time is a reference to alternate future timelines, such as the timeline depicted in "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10" where Kevin was still evil. Another Cross Time future, depicted in "Ben 10,000 Returns", presents a future version of Ben having the Ultimatrix and using it to become an Ultimate human who can access the abilities of his aliens instead of assuming their forms.

In the 201st and 202nd episode of the whole franchise (originally the 199th and 200th in production order), Vilgax allied himself with Eon to recruit evil Ben Tennysons across the multiverse to destroy all the other Ben Tennysons before reaching a universe without an Omniverse where Vilgax arranged the systematic destruction of the other universes and their Bens. However, through a time paradox, the Ben of the normal universe and Paradox jump started the multiverse while recruiting Ben, Gwen 10, Ben 23, and Ben 10,000 to enact their roles in protecting the past version of Normal Ben. This allows Normal Ben to undo Vilgax's action as he and his army are then defeated and the planet is destroyed.

Ascalon

Ascalon is a sword-like weapon also created by Azmuth, with the power to tap into the forces of the universe itself. The sword is so powerful that it can destroy an entire planet, and can also cause madness to anyone who possesses it. Only the one who is dignified can have such power, which is why Azmuth gave Ascalon to an immortal human who is battling an extra-dimensional creature, knowing that only "he" needs such power to fight.

Films

Secret of the Omnitrix

The first film is a regular animated feature called Secret of the Omnitrix. A trailer of the film was released with the film Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen, and it aired August 10, 2007. The main plot was that, during a fight with Dr Animo, Ben's Omnitrix accidentally sets off its self-destruct mode and Ben has to find the Omnitrix's creator to shut it down and stop the evil Vilgax.

Race Against Time

The second is a live-action film titled Ben 10: Race Against Time[5] which aired November 21, 2007. 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. It premiered on Cartoon Network on November 21, 2007. The film was directed by Alex Winter.[6] The film was nominated for two Visual Effects Society Awards: Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special – Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris Christman; and Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial – Brent Young, Michael Smith.[7]

Alien Swarm

Main article: Ben 10: Alien Swarm

The third is a live-action film titled Ben 10: Alien Swarm which aired November 25, 2009. It is about Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Grandpa Max. In the movie the group stumbles upon a hive of alien nanobots using humans as host bodies in order to take over the world. The Nanochips, or "alien swarm", are controlled by a single consciousness. Ben and his friends work together to stop them.

Destroy All Aliens

A CGI animated movie titled, "Ben 10: Destroy all Aliens" was announced in mid-2011,[8] and released on March 11, 2012 (Asia / Philippines)[9] and on March 23, 2012 (US).[10] This film had previously been under the working title Ben 10: Alien Dimensions.[11] The film was based on the original series, and featured the original voice cast. The CGI was animated by Tiny Island Productions in Singapore.

Feature film adaptation

On June 14, 2011, producer Joel Silver announced that he, along with Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment, would be working on a film version of Ben 10.[12] in January 2012, Albert Torres was announced as screenwriter.[13] In February 2013, Ryan Engle was announced to work on Torres' script. Andrew Rona, Steve Richards, and Joel Silver were producers. Alex Heineman and Sarah Meyer were executive producers.[14] Since Silver left Warner Bros. and Dark Castle joined Universal Studios, it remains unknown whether Warner Bros. or Universal will release the movie.

Ben 10/Generator Rex crossover

During Cartoon Network's panel at 2011's San Diego Comic-Con, Ben 10 and Generator Rex creators "Man of Action" announced a crossover special between the Ben 10 and Generator Rex series titled Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United. The forty-minute special aired on November 25, 2011 as a Generator Rex episode.[15][16]

A comic book based on the special titled: "Hero Times Two" was released on November 30, 2011, as the sixty-fifth issue of DC Comics' Cartoon Network: Action Pack.[17]

Cast

Secret of the Omnitrix Race Against Time Alien Swarm Destroy All Aliens Heroes United
Ben Tennyson Tara Strong Graham Phillips Ryan Kelley Tara Strong Yuri Lowenthal
Gwen Tennyson Meagan Smith Haley Ramm Galadriel Stineman Meagan Smith
Max Tennyson Paul Eiding Lee Majors Barry Corbin Paul Eiding
Dr. Animo Dwight Schultz Dwight Schultz
Tetrax Shard Dave Fennoy Dave Fennoy
Gluto Dee Bradley Baker
Myaxx Vanessa Marshall
Azmuth Robert David Hall Robert David Hall
Vilgax Steve Blum
Sixsix Dee Bradley Baker
Heatblast Steve Blum David Franklin Steve Blum (Silent cameo)'
XLR8 Jim Ward
Eye Guy Dee Bradley Baker
Wildmutt Dee Bradley Baker (Silent cameo)
Stinkfly
Diamondhead Jim Ward Daran Norris Jim Ward Dee Bradley Baker
Grey Matter Richard Steven Horvitz Carlos Alazraqui Richard Steven Horvitz (Silent cameo)
Upchuck Dave Wittenberg Dee Bradley Baker
Four Arms Richard McGonagle Richard McGonagle
Cannonbolt Fred Tatasciore
Way Big Fred Tatasciore Fred Tatasciore (Silent cameo)
Sandra Tennyson Beth Littleford Tara Strong
Carl Tennyson Don McManus Dee Bradley Baker
Cash Murray Tyler Patrick Jones Dee Bradley Baker
JT Tyler Foden Adam Wylie
Big Chill Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker
Humungousaur
Kevin Levin Nathan Keyes (Silent cameo)
Upgrade Tara Strong Yuri Lowenthal

Awards

Original series

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2007 34th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual in Animation Thomas Perkins Won
Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music for Television Animation Otis Van Osten, Melinda Rediger, Trevor Sperry, Matt Brown, Jody Thomas, Andy Sturmer, Ron Salaises, Keith Dickens for the episode "Ben 10,000" Nominated
2008 35th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Brian A. Miller, Sam Register, Jennifer Pelphrey, Alex Soto, Donna Smith, Tramm Wigzell Nominated

Race Against Time

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2008 29th Young Artist Awards Best Leading Young Actor Graham Phillips as Ben Tennyson Nominated
Best Supporting Young Actor Tyler Patrick Jones as Cash Murray Nominated
Best Supporting Young Actress Haley Ramm as Gwen Tennyson Nominated
6th Visual Effects Society Awards[7] Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program or Commercial Brent Young, Smith, Michael For the Grey Matter sequence Nominated
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special Dina Benadon, Evan Jacobs, Brent Young, Chris Christman for visual effects compilation Nominated

Alien Force

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2009 36th Daytime Emmy Awards[18] Outstanding Sound Mixing – Live Action and Animation Robert Hargreaves, Robert Serda and John Hegedes Won
Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation Robert Hargreaves and George Brooks Nominated
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Brian A. Miller, Sam Register, Glen Murakami, Jennifer Pelphrey snd Donna Smith Nominated

Alien Swarm

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2010 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards[19] Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Evan Jacobs, Sean McPherson, Andrew Orloff, Brent Young Nominated
8th Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or a Special Evan Jacobs, Sean McPherson, Andrew Orloff Nominated
15th Art Directors Guild Award[20] Television Movie or Mini-Series Yuda Acco Harry Matheu, Hugh D.G. Moody, Rouzier, Pierre, Robb Bihun, Ann Stacy, Dan Post Nominated

Ultimate Alien

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2011 64th Writers Guild of America Awards Animation Len Uhley for the episode "Moonstruck" Nominated

Omniverse

Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2013 Annie Award Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production Chap Yaep, Steven Choi, Derrick Wyatt for the episode "The More Things Change Part 2" Nominated
40th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation Carlos Sanches Won
Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation Jeff Shiffman, Roger Pallan, Matthew Thomas Hall, Otis Van Osten, Tony Ostyn, Gerardo Gonzalez Nominated

Spin-off media

Merchandise

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 comic books, card games (such as Top Trumps), toys, video games, Lego construction sets, bedding, coloring books, footwear, the watches (the Omnitrix and the Ultrimatrix), and coloring books. All three shows have been released on DVD. There are a number of video games.

Games

The game franchise has many different formats. The video games franchise started on 2007 with the release of Protector of Earth.

The latest video game, Ben 10: Omniverse, has been developed and released for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U, Nintendo DS and 3DS, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Sony PlayStation 3 on November 13, 2012. The player can play as 13 alien heroes, including never-before-seen aliens like Bloxx and Gravattack, as they work for either Ben or Rook to defeat the evil plans of a fierce villain, intent on destroying the world. The game is developed by Vicious Style Studios for all platforms except for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS versions, which are developed by 1st Playable Productions. The plot is about Ben's partner Rook going back in time and meeting an 11-year-old Ben. In the past, Malware absorbed Rook's Proto-Tool and intends to destroy the Earth. The player is able to access both Bens.

Nine games have been released, including Omniverse

Toy Line

Further information: Ben 10 Toy Line and Lego Ben 10

Bandai has manufactured a massive amount of Ben 10 toys from the four series.

The series received three McDonald's Happy Meal promotions internationally, as well as one in America in August 2011.[21] The toys are colored translucent figures of some Omnitrix/Ultimatrix aliens and their Ultimate forms, with a small photo of Ben inside. The Alien Force toys are four rings, each one is an alien (Goop, Jetray, Alien X, Chromastone) with features linked with their powers.

Comic Books

Developed by Jason Hall, Min G. Kuand and Heroic Age. The Ben 10 Comic revolved around Ben's summer vacation with Gwen and their Grandpa Max, traveling in the Rust Bucket. The Ben 10: Alien Force Comic revolved around Ben, with Gwen and a reformed Kevin, battling the Highbreed and the DNAliens.

Cartoon Network Action Pack was a 2006-2012 comic book series made by DC Comics which showcased Ben 10 alongside Samurai Jack, Codename Kids Next Door, The Secret Saturdays, or Generator Rex. Some of the issues were connected with the franchise, while others are non-canon.

In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comics based on Cartoon Network properties. Ben 10 was one of the titles announced to be published.[22]

Ben 10 in other media

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge is a game show developed for television by United Kingdom-based produced company, Twenty Twenty, which airs on Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Nordic region, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Chile, and the Middle East.[23] Ultimate Challenge is a trivia show that tasks children with answering questions about all three series.[23] Ultimate Challenge is produced by Mandy Morris and executive produced by Daniel Marlowe.[24]

References in other shows

Cartoon Network promotion

Titanic Kungfubot Offensive

The game features famous and notable Cartoon Network characters in robot-type form. Big Chill, Swampfire, a DNAlien, Kevin, Vilgax, Rath, Armodrillo, Ultimate Humongousaur, Ultimate Echo Echo, and Ultimate Big Chill appear as playable characters.

To promote the Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United special, Cartoon Network updated Titanic Kungfubot Offensive, adding new bots, such as "Shocksquatch" and "Clockwork"; both of which are aliens accessible to Ben.

Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion Fall

The character design for Ben Tennyson was changed when the original Ben 10 series ended and was replaced by Alien Force. In the game, he serves as a "Player Guide" offering guide-based missions and special items.

Cartoon Network Universe: Project Exonaut

In another browser-based game entitled Cartoon Network Universe: Project Exonaut, Ben's aliens, alongside Gwen and Vilgax, appear as "exosuits". The exosuits' purposes are protecting the player and giving them unique abilities and powers. The planet Kylmyys (the home of one of Ben's aliens, Big Chill) and the Perplexhedron are featured as battle arenas. Ultimate Kevin and Alien X are currently the new exosuits for Project Exonaut representing Ben 10. The new exosuits feature Gold versions of Manus, Marceline, Mojo Jojo, and Rath.

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion

Ben appears in the game as a playable character. Swampfire, Humungousaur, Big Chill, and AmpFibian (with Ultimate Humungousaur as a Punch Time) appear as Ben's playable aliens. Vilgax, the archenemy of Ben Tennyson appears as a playable character for the first time. Gwen and the Vreedle Brothers are "summons" in the game. Additionally, Bellwood and the Null Void are included as battle arenas. Kevin also appears as a "summon" in the game, but is featured as a playable character on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii versions, called Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL. Kevin in Ultimate Kevin form appears in the game as a boss. The young version of Ben appears in the console version of the game as a playable character.[26]

References

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  2. 1 2 5th Ben 10 Series
  3. ↑ "Ben 10 'Omniverse' to Launch at Nuremburg [sic]". Global License. January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ Confirmation of 5th Ben 10 Series by Official Twitter Page of CN PR
  5. ↑ "TZ @ SDCC: 3 Versions of "Ben 10" Animated Movie, Plot of Live Action Movie (Updated)". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  6. ↑ "CN Upfront: 2007 Overview". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  7. 1 2 fxguide quick takes – Visual Effects Society announces nominees for 6th annual VES Awards
  8. ↑ Cartoon Networks Set CG' Ben 10 TV Movie for 2012
  9. ↑ "Coming Up In March – Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". Cartoon Network. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Ben 10 Week – New Movie Destroy All Aliens!". Cartoon Network – Coming Soon. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  11. ↑ SDCC2011: "Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens" Trailer Released
  12. ↑ Sereta. "Ben 10 to be adapted for Big screen".
  13. ↑ http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=86425
  14. ↑ http://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rampage-writer-hired-work-ben-422896
  15. ↑ SDCC2011: Generator Rex/Ben 10 Crossover Special Set For Thanksgiving
  16. ↑ Ben 10 and Generator Rex News from Comic-Con
  17. ↑ CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #65
  18. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (May 19, 2009). "Daytime Emmy Noms Announced". Animation Magazine. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ben 10: Alien Swarm". Emmys.com. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Television Movie or Mini-Series". Arti Directors Guild. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  21. ↑ Ben 10: Ultimate Alien– McDonald's USA Toys
  22. ↑ http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2507/
  23. 1 2 "'Ben 10' Gets A Live-Action Game Show: 'Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge'"
  24. ↑ "Calling all Ben 10 fanatics"
  25. ↑ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/peep-show/on-demand/47548-002
  26. ↑ 'Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL' Aims to Supersize Original Game on Consoles.cool [Video]
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