List of Ben 10 aliens

This is a list of characters in the universe of Cartoon Network's Ben 10 franchise.[1][2]

Main characters

Ben Tennyson

Main article: Ben Tennyson

Voiced by:

  • Tara Strong – Ben 10 (2005), Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (as 10 years old in "Forge Of Creation"), Ben 10: Omniverse (11 years old), and Ben 10 (2016) and various commercials, shorts and video games[3]
  • Yuri Lowenthal – Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse and Ben 10 (2016) (as an elderly Ben in "The 11th Alien: Part 1" and as the teenage Bens in "Alien X-Tinction"), various commercials and video games[3]

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Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson (alias "Ben 10") is the main protagonist of the franchise and wielder of the Omnitrix, a powerful watch-like device allowing him to turn into many different aliens. He is the cousin of Gwen Tennyson and best friend of Kevin Levin.

Gwen Tennyson

Main article: Gwen Tennyson

Voiced by:

  • Meagan Smith – Ben 10 (2005)
  • Ashley Johnson – Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse
  • Montserrat Hernandez – Ben 10 (2016)

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Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson is Ben's paternal cousin and Kevin's love interest, a skilled sorceress who inherited her magical "spark" from her Anodite grandmother, Verdona.

Max Tennyson

Voiced by:

  • Paul Eiding – Ben 10 (2005), Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse
  • Adam Wylie – Ben 10 (as a kid in "Don't Drink the Water")
  • Jason Marsden – Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (as a young adult in "Moonstruck")
  • David Kaye – Ben 10 (2016)

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Maxwell "Max" Tennyson is a retired Plumber and the paternal grandfather of Ben and Gwen.

Kevin Levin

Voiced by:

  • Michael Reisz – Ben 10 (2005) (in the episode "Kevin 11")
  • Charlie Schlatter – Ben 10 (2005) (in later episodes)
  • Greg Cipes – Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse, and Ben 10 (2016)

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Kevin Ethan Levin (alias "Kevin 11") is an Osmosian, a mutant subspecies of human able to absorb and take on the properties of whatever they touch, who first appeared as one of Ben's enemies. However, he later reformed and is now his friend and Gwen's love interest. He is initially called Kevin 11 after absorbing some of the Omnitrix's DNA samples because he has the powers of the original 10 aliens as well as his own power of absorbtion. In the reboot continuity, he is not a mutant, but possesses a replica Omnitrix called the Antitrix which allows him to turn into eleven hybridized mutant versions of Ben's Aliens.

Rook Blonko

Voiced by Bumper Robinson

Rook Blonko is a Revonnahgander Plumber from the planet Revonnah, who serves as Ben's partner throughout Omniverse after Gwen and Kevin leave the team. He has advanced combat knowledge and wields the multi-purpose Proto-Tool.

Omnitrix/Ultimatrix Aliens

Cannonbolt

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Cannonbolt is an Arburian Pelarota, a heavily-armored yellow-black alien from the planet Arburia. His main ability is rolling into a ball and crushing things.

Four Arms

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Four Arms is a Tetramand, a red four-armed humanoid from the desert-like planet Khoros. His main ability is superhuman strength.

Heatblast

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Heatblast is a Pyronite, a plasma-based humanoid from the planet-like star Pyros. He is a fire-based entity with the main ability of pyrokinesis. He is also known to be Ben's first alien transformation after he attained the Omnitrix at 10 years old.

XLR8

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XLR8 (pronounced "accelerate") is a Kineceleran, a blue-black velociraptor-like humanoid from the stormy planet Kinet. His main ability is superhuman speed, capable of manipulating his friction and reaching speeds of up to 500 mph. He is Ben's fastest alien transformation on foot.

Wildmutt

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Wildmutt is a Vulpimancer, a large orange dog-like creature without eyes from the planet Vulpin. His main ability is his enhanced senses, which act as a form of vision, much like a thermograph. He is additionally incapable of speech, though this is not the case in his Ultimate form.

Diamondhead

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Diamondhead is a Petrosapien, a silicon-based crystal humanoid from the planet Petropia. His main ability is crystallokinesis (control over crystal).

In the classic continuity, Diamondhead's species share the same planet with the Crystalsapiens (Chromastone's species).

Ghostfreak

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Ghostfreak is a Ectonurite, a ghost-like alien from the planet Anur Phaetos in the Anur System. He has many abilities, the most common being intangibility and possession. He is one of Ben's least favorite aliens since his DNA was sampled from the villain Zs'Skayr, who was at one point sealed in the Omnitrix before escaping. Like a normal ghost, he prefers the dark, being weak against very bright light.

Grey Matter

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Grey Matter is a Galvan, a small gray frog-like alien from the planet Galvan Prime. His main ability is his very high intelligence, which enables him to work with any type of technology, solve very complex problems, and build complex machinery from little spare parts. He is Ben's smartest alien transformation as he is the only alien form except Azmuth who truly knows about the Omnitrix's inner workings.

Upgrade

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Upgrade is a Galvanic Mechamorph, a techno-organic, blob-like humanoid from Galvan Prime's moon Galvan B. His main ability is technological possession. His species was created accidentally by Azmuth during a Helix experiment on the moon.

In the reboot series, Ben eventually lost Upgrade after using him to upgrade the Omnitrix and defeat Vilgax. Subsequently, the remaining part of his DNA fused with Ben's own and became a separate entity, Glitch.

Stinkfly

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Stinkfly is a Lepidopterran, an insectoid alien from the planet Lepidopterra. His main abilities are flight and slime generation. In the reboot, Stinkfly has a heavily altered appearance, resembling a humanoid blue dragonfly.

Wildvine

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Wildvine is a Florauna, a plant-like humanoid from the planet Flora Verdance. His main ability is plant manipulation, as well as having pods on his back which he can use as explosives or smoke bombs.

Ripjaws

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Ripjaws is a Piscciss Volann, a fish-like humanoid from the planet Piscciss. His main ability is his superhuman bite force, as well as high-speed swimming. Due to not being able to survive long outside water, Ripjaws has made the least appearances out of the original 10 aliens introduced.

Supporting characters

Professor Paradox

Voiced by: David McCallum

Professor Paradox is a character who debuts in Alien Force and later appears in Ultimate Alien and Omniverse. Following a lab accident, he was displaced from space and time for millennia, eventually gaining complete understanding and control over it. Unable to remember his original name, he took the moniker "Professor Paradox".

Azmuth

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Azmuth, also known as the "First Thinker", is a Galvan scientist and creator of the Omnitrix as well as the sword Ascalon. He is a recurring ally to Ben, in spite of being asocial and apathetic. He is considered by many (including Professor Paradox & Max Tennyson) to be the smartest in the universe but according to him he is actually the smartest in three galaxies, arguably five; and 2nd smartest in 11 galaxies.

Antagonists

Vilgax

Voiced by:

• Steve Blum - Ben 10 (2005) and Ben 10: Omniverse

• James Remar - Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• Yuri Lowenthal - Ben 10 (2016)

Vilgax is a Chimera Sui Generis warlord from the planet Vilgaxia, and the archenemy of Ben. His main goal is to obtain the Omnitrix to rule the universe using an army of droids equipped with its transformation abilities. He is additionally served by an army of robot henchmen and the alien Psyphon.

In the reboot continuity, Vilgax is Azmuth's former assistant, who stole the Omnitrix from him and used it for universal conquest. However, Azmuth managed to drain half of Vilgax's DNA and put it into the Omnitrix, leaving him powerless until he recovered his full power from Ben years later.

Charmcaster

Voiced by:

• Kari Wahlgren - Ben 10 (2005), Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse

• Tara Strong - Ben 10 (2016)

Charmcaster, real name Hope, is a sorceress from the magical dimension of Ledgerdomain who was raised by her uncle, Hex, after her father Spellbinder was killed by the villain Addwaitya. Though primarily an antagonist, she has occasionally taken on a more neutral or anti-heroic role.

In the reboot continuity, Charmcaster is a normal human, named Heather, whose magic is derived from one of Hex's spellbooks.

Hex

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Hex is Charmcaster's uncle, whom she has a strained relationship with, though they do genuinely care for each other. Initially introduced as a villain, he later reformed offscreen and became a teacher at Friedkin University as of Omniverse.

In the reboot continuity, Hex is at least 10,000 years old, having regularly restored his youth and powers using special pools of light. Additionally, he is not from another dimension and is a normal human.[4]

Dr. Animo

Voiced by Dwight Schultz

Dr. Aloysius Animo is a mad scientist obsessed with genetic experiments on animals, and the most commonly recurring enemy of Ben. His main goal is to take over the world with an army of mutant animals. Using the device he wears on his body and head called the DNA Transmodulator, he is able to mutate his animals to monstrous proportions. As of Omniverse, the top of his head has been replaced with a glass dome exposing his brain and allowing him to telepathically communicate with his animals better. In the future, Animo destroys his own body accidentally, and his head has been cybernetically placed on a gorilla's body.

In the reboot continuity, Animo no longer has telepathic abilities or the Transmodulator. Instead he uses a handheld gun called the Animerger to mutate animal DNA, as well as mind-control devices to keep his animals in line. He also gains his gorilla body much sooner during the present, which has been redesigned to have combined fish-like and gorilla-like features. His main goal is to live up to and outdo the legacy of his father, the great veterinarian Apotheosis Animo.

Khyber the Huntsman

Voiced by David Kaye

Khyber the Huntsman is a Zaroffian big-game hunter from the planet Sangerosia, a possible parody of Kraven the Hunter, and a major recurring antagonist in Omniverse. The self-styled "greatest huntsman in the galaxy", he hunts for sport and for profit, and has been hired by various other villains to hunt down Ben himself. Khyber uses a replica Omnitrix called the Nemetrix, which contains the DNA of various alien animals that prey on the species of Ben's aliens. He rarely uses the device on himself as all its DNA samples are non-sentient, and would thus drive a sentient wearer to insanity. The Nemetrix has been worn by Khyber's pets, which include a dog-like Anubian Baskurr (later adopted by Kevin under the name Zed), and a self-cloning lion-like Panuncian from the planet Hathor, both of which are female. In his final appearance, Khyber uses the Nemetrix on himself out of desperation and goes insane.

References

  1. ^ De Boever, Arne (2018-03-06), "Financing the Novel: Ben Lerner's 10:04", Finance Fictions, Fordham University Press, doi:10.5422/fordham/9780823279166.003.0007, ISBN 978-0-8232-7916-6
  2. ^ "Ben 10 | Aliens and Characters | Cartoon Network". Archived from the original on 2011-04-14.
  3. ^ a b "Ben Tennyson (Young) Voices (Ben 10)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. ^ Turnbull, Kelly (November 20, 2023). "Kelly Turnbull on Twitter: "He's not from another dimension or anything in the reboot, he's just an ancient human sorcerer who's been hanging around for like 10,000 years collecting enchanted artifacts..."". Twitter. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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