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Ben 10: Alien Force is an American animated television series created by Dwayne McDuffie and Glen Murakami and the studio "Man of Action" (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle), and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It is a sequel to Ben 10. Set five years after the original series, the storyline has matured with the characters and has a darker tone. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on April 18, 2008 in the United States, with its Canadian premiere on Teletoon on September 6, 2008. The series was originally produced under the working title of Ben 10: Hero Generation. It will be followed by Ben 10: Evolutions.
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1 Plot 2 Characters o 2.1 Heroes o 2.2 Villains 3 Ben 10: Alien Swarm 4 Ben 10: Evolutions 5 Video games 6 Comics 7 References 8 External links
[edit] Plot
See also: List of Ben 10: Alien Force episodes
Five years after the events of the original series, 15-year old Ben Tennyson has returned to a normal, everyday life. His adventures done, Ben has taken off the Omnitrix and has grown from a young boy into a confident teenager.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Heroes
Main articles: List of main characters in Ben 10 and List of allies in Ben 10 Benjamin Tennyson Ben fills the role of leader after Max disappears. The Omnitrix has been recalibrated, giving him access to a new set of alien heroes. Over the past few years, Ben has matured dramatically. Gwendolyn Tennyson Now 15, Gwen is much more proficient with her powers, able to manipulate energy directly as opposed to using spells (this is revealed to be due to Gwen having an alien heritage),where she can manipulate energy to create blasts, shields, and energy like grapple holds. Although she's not nearly as fiery or shorttempered as before, Gwen is still always looking out for her cousin. She also is presumed to have feelings for Kevin Levin (below). Kevin Ethan Levin A former nemesis of Ben, Kevin is now getting by as an alien tech dealer. He unintentionally gets involved in the Highbreed plot, and joins Ben out of a desire to make up for his actions. His abilities now allow him to absorb the properties of any solid matter he touches. He has feelings for Gwen, but is somewhat shy about it and over the course of time, the pair have started dating. Max Tennyson Max is a semi-retired member of the Plumbers. He disappears while investigating the Highbreed plot, leaving only a few cryptic messages for Ben to find. He is briefly reunited with his grandchildren in "Max Out", but sacrifices himself to destroy a Highbreed factory at the end of the episode. In the episode "Voided", Ben and Max reunite in the Null Void, and he promises Ben that he'll come back soon. He eventually returns in the second season finale of the show, "War of the Worlds" to aid Ben in his final assault against the Highbreed. Julie Yamamoto Julie is Ben's current love interest and later becomes his girlfriend. She enjoys tennis, eating chili fries, and caring for her pet, Ship (an alien Mechomorph found by her and Ben).
[edit] Villains
Main article: List of villains in Ben 10 Highbreed The Highbreed believe themselves to be the purest of all species, and intend to cleanse the galaxy of impure lower life forms. Earth is their current target. It's later revealed that they are dying out, having lost their resistance to disease due to
heavy inbreeding, and that they intend to destroy the rest of the universe with them. DNAliens Hybrids of humans and alien drones that serve the Highbreed, the DNAliens are able to disguise themselves as humans using special identity masks.[1] The Forever Knights A secret organization that has worked in secret ever since their formation in the Middle Ages. The Forever Knights will trade alien technology with anyone who's willing, even the Highbreed.[1]
[edit] Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Main article: Ben 10: Alien Swarm Ben 10: Alien Swarm is a live-action film based on the series was announced by Cartoon Network at their 2008 upfront. It is a sequel to Ben 10: Race Against Time. A teaser trailer was shown on October 3, 2008 during the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and a full trailer was shown after the season 2 finale on March 27, 2009. The film is currently set for release in November 2009. According to the sweepstakes site, it will be rated TV-PG. Again directed by Alex Winter, the film's cast includes Ryan Kelley as Ben, Nathan Keyes as Kevin, and Galadriel Stineman as Gwen. Lee Majors was offered to reprise his role as Grandpa Max, but he turned it down; the role has since been recast with Barry Corbin. The film will also feature Alyssa Diaz as a new character named Elena.[2]
[edit] Ben 10: Evolutions
At Cartoon Network Upfront 2009, it was announced that another series called Ben 10: Evolutions will premiere right after the end of Alien Force in 2010. The all-new animated series follows 16-year-old Ben Tennyson as his secret identity has been revealed to the world and now he's an international mega-star super hero, loved by kids all over the world but distrusted by many adults. Now armed with a mysterious new Omnitrix, Ben will see action in places he's never been before. The first season of the series is set to contain 20 episodes.
[edit] Video games
Monkey Bar Games and D3 Publisher made a game of the show. It is for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii and PSP. Playable characters in the game include Ben, Gwen, and Kevin. All versions of the game allow Ben to become Swampfire, and Humongousaur; the DS version includes Chromastone, Echo Echo, and Goop, while the console versions include Big Chill, Spidermonkey, and Jetray. A second game entitled Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is set to be released in October 2009.[3]
Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall currently features this series' Ben, Gwen, and Kevin and Vilgax, Hex, and Tetrax from the original Ben 10 series.
Contents
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1 Plot 2 Characters o 2.1 Heroes o 2.2 Villains 3 Ben 10: Alien Swarm 4 Ben 10: Evolutions 5 Video games 6 Comics 7 References 8 External links
[edit] Plot
See also: List of Ben 10: Alien Force episodes
Five years after the events of the original series, 15-year old Ben Tennyson has returned to a normal, everyday life. His adventures done, Ben has taken off the Omnitrix and has grown from a young boy into a confident teenager.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Heroes
Main articles: List of main characters in Ben 10 and List of allies in Ben 10 Benjamin Tennyson Ben fills the role of leader after Max disappears. The Omnitrix has been recalibrated, giving him access to a new set of alien heroes. Over the past few years, Ben has matured dramatically. Gwendolyn Tennyson Now 15, Gwen is much more proficient with her powers, able to manipulate energy directly as opposed to using spells (this is revealed to be due to Gwen having an alien heritage),where she can manipulate energy to create blasts, shields, and energy like grapple holds. Although she's not nearly as fiery or shorttempered as before, Gwen is still always looking out for her cousin. She also is presumed to have feelings for Kevin Levin (below). Kevin Ethan Levin A former nemesis of Ben, Kevin is now getting by as an alien tech dealer. He unintentionally gets involved in the Highbreed plot, and joins Ben out of a desire to make up for his actions. His abilities now allow him to absorb the properties of any solid matter he touches. He has feelings for Gwen, but is somewhat shy about it and over the course of time, the pair have started dating. Max Tennyson Max is a semi-retired member of the Plumbers. He disappears while investigating the Highbreed plot, leaving only a few cryptic messages for Ben to find. He is briefly reunited with his grandchildren in "Max Out", but sacrifices himself to destroy a Highbreed factory at the end of the episode. In the episode "Voided", Ben and Max reunite in the Null Void, and he promises Ben that he'll come back soon. He eventually returns in the second season finale of the show, "War of the Worlds" to aid Ben in his final assault against the Highbreed. Julie Yamamoto Julie is Ben's current love interest and later becomes his girlfriend. She enjoys tennis, eating chili fries, and caring for her pet, Ship (an alien Mechomorph found by her and Ben).
[edit] Villains
Main article: List of villains in Ben 10 Highbreed The Highbreed believe themselves to be the purest of all species, and intend to cleanse the galaxy of impure lower life forms. Earth is their current target. It's later revealed that they are dying out, having lost their resistance to disease due to
heavy inbreeding, and that they intend to destroy the rest of the universe with them. DNAliens Hybrids of humans and alien drones that serve the Highbreed, the DNAliens are able to disguise themselves as humans using special identity masks.[1] The Forever Knights A secret organization that has worked in secret ever since their formation in the Middle Ages. The Forever Knights will trade alien technology with anyone who's willing, even the Highbreed.[1]
[edit] Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Main article: Ben 10: Alien Swarm Ben 10: Alien Swarm is a live-action film based on the series was announced by Cartoon Network at their 2008 upfront. It is a sequel to Ben 10: Race Against Time. A teaser trailer was shown on October 3, 2008 during the premiere of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and a full trailer was shown after the season 2 finale on March 27, 2009. The film is currently set for release in November 2009. According to the sweepstakes site, it will be rated TV-PG. Again directed by Alex Winter, the film's cast includes Ryan Kelley as Ben, Nathan Keyes as Kevin, and Galadriel Stineman as Gwen. Lee Majors was offered to reprise his role as Grandpa Max, but he turned it down; the role has since been recast with Barry Corbin. The film will also feature Alyssa Diaz as a new character named Elena.[2]
[edit] Ben 10: Evolutions
At Cartoon Network Upfront 2009, it was announced that another series called Ben 10: Evolutions will premiere right after the end of Alien Force in 2010. The all-new animated series follows 16-year-old Ben Tennyson as his secret identity has been revealed to the world and now he's an international mega-star super hero, loved by kids all over the world but distrusted by many adults. Now armed with a mysterious new Omnitrix, Ben will see action in places he's never been before. The first season of the series is set to contain 20 episodes.
[edit] Video games
Monkey Bar Games and D3 Publisher made a game of the show. It is for PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Wii and PSP. Playable characters in the game include Ben, Gwen, and Kevin. All versions of the game allow Ben to become Swampfire, and Humongousaur; the DS version includes Chromastone, Echo Echo, and Goop, while the console versions include Big Chill, Spidermonkey, and Jetray. A second game entitled Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks is set to be released in October 2009.[3]
Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall currently features this series' Ben, Gwen, and Kevin and Vilgax, Hex, and Tetrax from the original Ben 10 series.
