Ben 10 (2016 TV series)

Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson has spent his summer vacation traveling across the country with his cousin Gwen and Grandpa Max, in an RV nicknamed the Rustbucket. However, after coming across a strange high-tech watch known as the Omnitrix, which enables him to transform into 10 alien heroes, he finds himself in the position of a superhero. At each place his family stops, Ben goes from trying to find a source of entertainment to doing battle against supervillains such as the mad scientist Dr. Animo, the dark sorcerer Hex, the psychotic clown Zombozo, the technology-loathing Steam-Smythe, and the emotionless Weatherheads, amongst other threats both big and small. Despite having lots to learn, he hones his hero skills with Gwen and Max's help.

While battling one of Animo's mutant creations during a trip to Portland, Ben unlocks an 11th alien he names Gax, a Chimera Sui Generis with laser vision and great strength. However, unlocking this form seems to have an odd effect on the Omnitrix, leaving him unable to control his transformations. To determine the source of this issue, Max calls in his old friend Phil. Ben finds himself under attack from three alien bounty hunters named Tetrax, Kraab, and Sixsix. While he's able to fend them off, he meets a mysterious aged Chimera Sui Generis calling himself "Vil", who trains Ben to use Gax's powers. However, it turns out "Vil" and Gax are the two halves of alien conqueror Vilgax, who tricks Ben into freeing Gax from the Omnitrix and subsequently absorbs Gax's power to restore himself to full strength. The bounty hunter trio were hired to prevent Vilgax from reforming and thus team up with Ben to prevent the conqueror from destroying the watch. Vilgax wins this battle, dispatching the hunters and leaving Ben rapidly changing between his alien forms and, according to Phil, unable to return to human form.

Vilgax intends to use lava from Mount Megaladon to recharge his ship and restart his conquering spree. Ben, regardless of his current state, engages Vilgax in battle. The tentacle-faced villain becomes interested in possessing the Omnitrix rather than destroying it, after seeing what it can do to a weak human boy like Ben. While at first hampered by his inability to predict which form he'll become next, Ben is able to turn the tides and defeat Vilgax by upgrading the Omnitrix, supposedly sacrificing the Galvanic Mechamorph. Ben makes it out alive and Vilgax is defeated.

The Tennysons continue to visit some of America's greatest tourist spots, as Ben continues to take his hero career to new heights. As his enemies grow stronger, Ben is aided by the appearance of new "Omni-Enhanced" versions of his alien forms, who possess a strange blue energy that packs a major punch in battle. He also has unlocked a new alien hero whom he dubs "Shock Rock", whose form is made up of the same blue energy.

Meanwhile, Vilgax, still seeking a method to escape Earth, forms alliances with some of Ben's enemies to harness the Omnitrix's power. Team Tennyson make it their mission to defeat Vilgax and stop his devious machinations from seeing light.

However, following a battle with Vilgax's war-bot, Ben learns that his new forms are a sign of a bigger threat. Shock Rock is a Fulmini, whose DNA pod replaced Upgrade following his sacrifice. The Fulmini Empire and their leader, the High Override, have been manipulating Ben to invade Earth and use the Omnitrix as a gateway. Ben and Vilgax team up, entering the Omnitrix and allying with a heroic fusion between his DNA and Upgrade's damaged DNA calling itself Glitch. Though the High Override banishes Vilgax to the Null Void, Team Tennyson are able to free Ben from his control and purge the Fulmini from the watch, causing it to reboot. Glitch survives the reboot by escaping the Omnitrix, joining the family.

After a serious battle with the High Override, Glitch merges with the Rustbuggy and becomes part of the Tennyson family. Ben gets frustrated when the Omnitrix reboots for a week, but it activates just as the Tennyson family is about to do some world traveling. Phil has created a helicopter called the "Omni-Copter" for the Tennyson Trio so they can travel around the world. The reboot reveals three new aliens, Rath, Slapback, and Humungosaur, who replace Grey Matter, Overflow, and Wildvine. With Vilgax in the Null Void, Ben has a new enemy to fight: Kevin Levin, who has an Omnitrix of his own, called the "AntiTrix", which gives him access to altered versions of Ben's aliens. A mysterious villain called the Forever Knight gathers up Ben's villains for a common cause. As revealed in the two-part finale Roundabout, his goal is to go back in time and prevent alien signals from contacting Earth.

Throughout the season, the Forever Knight tests Team Tennyson's enemies to determine those he needs for this goal: the final roster consist of Kevin, Charmcaster, Vin Ethanol, Billy Billions, Simon Sez, and a delusional Ben. While searching for Ben, Phil gifts Gwen with a robot cat suit. Kevin, angry at the Forever Knight for discarding him, teams up with Gwen to help Ben prevent the Forever Knight from altering history. In the end, both Kevin and the Knight end up trapped through time and space.

Ben and Gwen make it back to the present and head back to America aboard the Omni-Copter alongside Grandpa Max, Phil, Vin, and Simon, the latter two being convinced to join Team Tennyson. Also, Billy and Charmcaster get taken into custody.

In the start of Season 4, Ben unlocks the "Omni-Kix" feature on the Omnitrix, thus giving his aliens robotic armor; and later unlocks the alien Jetray, who replaces Stinkfly.

• Ben Tennyson (voiced by Tara Strong) – The ten-year-old cousin of Gwen and grandson of Max Tennyson. He wields the Omnitrix, a watch-like device which can turn him into various extraterrestrial creatures.
• Gwen Tennyson (voiced by Montserrat Hernandez) – Ben's cousin, who uses her resourcefulness, keen intellect. and cunning to help in stopping villains.
• Max Tennyson (voiced by David Kaye) – Ben and Gwen's paternal grandfather.
• Glitch (voiced by Tara Strong) - A fusion of Ben and Upgrade's DNA, who maintained the Omnitrix from within before being freed from the Omnitrix in the season two finale.

• Four Arms (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A Tetramand, a red four-armed humanoid from the desert planet Khoros whose main ability is superhuman strength.
• Heatblast (voiced by Daryl Sabara) - A Pyronite, a magma-based humanoid from the star Pyros whose main ability is control over fire.
• XLR8 (voiced by Josh Keaton) - A Kineceleran, a blue-and-black humanoid velociraptor-like alien from the stormy planet Kinet whose main ability is superhuman speed.
• Diamondhead (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) - A Petrosapien, a humanoid alien made of teal crystal from the crystal planet Petropia whose main ability is generating crystal projectiles and structures.
• Cannonbolt (voiced by Travis Willingham) - An Arburian Pelarota, an armored pillbug-like alien from the beachy planet Arburia whose main ability is rolling into a sphere.
• Upgrade (voiced by David Sobolov) - A Galvanic Mechamorph, a purple technoorganic blob-like alien from the moon Galvan B whose main ability is technological possession.
• Grey Matter (voiced by Todd Haberkorn) - A Galvan, a small grey frog-like alien from the planet Galvan Prime whose main abilities are his high intelligence and small size.
• Overflow (voiced by Max Mittelman) - A Cascan, an armored water-based alien from the planet Cascareau whose main ability is hydrokinesis.
• Wildvine (voiced by David Hornsby) - A Florauna, a plant-based humanoid from the planet Flors Verdance whose main ability is plant manipulation.
• Stinkfly (voiced by Greg Cipes) - A Lepidopterran, a humanoid blue dragonfly-like alien from the swamp planet Lepidopterra whose main abilities are flight and shooting goo from his shoulders.
• Gax (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) - A Chimera Sui Generis, a green squid-like humanoid from the planet Vilgaxia whose main abilities are his laser vision and prehensile tentacle-like arms.
• Shock Rock (voiced by David Kaye) - A Fulmini, a stone-armored energy being from the planet Fulmas who can manipulate energy. He first appears in season 2, replacing Upgrade.
• Slapback (voiced by Todd Haberkorn) - An Ekoleptoid, a muscular frog-like alien from the planet Ekoplekton whose main abilities are his self-duplication and density alteration. He first appears in season 3, replacing Grey Matter.
• Humungousaur (voiced by David Kaye) - A Vaxasaurian, a humanoid dinosaur-like alien from the planet Terradino whose main abilities are his massive size and tail mace. He first appears in season 3, replacing Wildvine.
• Rath (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)- An Appoplexian, a tiger-like humanoid from the planet Appoplexia whose main abilities are his wrist claws and extreme rage. He first appears in season 2, being used by Animo, though Ben gains access to him in season 3, replacing Overflow.
• Jetray (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - An Aerophibian, a red manta ray-like alien from the planet Aeropela whose main abilities are his flight, laser vision and tail, and adaptability to any environment. He first appears in season 4, replacing Stinkfly.

• Vilgax (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) – A Chimera Sui Generis warlord and conqueror who tries to take the Omnitrix from Ben to take over the universe, but ends up stranded on Earth after his humiliating defeat by Ben in "Omni-Tricked". He is trapped in the Null Void as of "Innervasion".
• The High Override (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) - The villainous emperor of the Fulmini, who first appears in the season two finale "Innervasion”.
• The Forever Knight (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) - A mysterious armored knight who plots to alter the course of history and remove the presence of aliens from Earth. Over the course of Season 3, he recruits enemies of Team Tennyson to join his cause, including Kevin, Charmcaster, Billy Billions, Vin Ethanol, Simon Sez, and a delusional Ben. He is trapped across time by a redeemed Kevin as of "Roundabout".
• Kevin Levin (voiced by Greg Cipes) - Ben's former school bully and the wielder of an Omnitrix derivative called the Antitrix, which allows him to turn into altered versions of Ben's alien.
• Charmcaster (voiced by Tara Strong) - Gwen's rival and an apprentice magician who, unlike her original counterpart, is portrayed as a regular human carrying a spell book instead of a sorceress from another dimension.
• Maurice (voiced by John DiMaggio) – A human-headed cockroach who loves money and filth.
  • Sydney (voiced by Travis Willingham) – A cockroach-headed human and Maurice's henchman.
• Steam Smythe (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – A Victorian-themed man with a heavy British accent who dislikes various elements of modern-day life, and often uses steampunk gadgets to attack.
• Hex (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) – A powerful sorcerer who desires world domination. In this series, he wields the Charms of Bezel and a purple-and-gold-striped spellbook, the latter of which eventually falls into Charmcaster's possession.
• Doctor Animo (voiced by Dwight Schultz) – A mad scientist who desires to turn the world into a new age of evolution with his mind-controlled mutant animals.
• Zombozo (voiced by John DiMaggio) – An evil clown who commonly uses mind tricks and hypnotism for his schemes.
  • Frightwig (voiced by Jessica DiCicco in season 1 and 2 and Montserrat Hernandez beginning in season 3) – A 10-year-old girl and circus freak with long, prehensile red hair and enhanced agility.
  • Acid Breath (voiced by Josh Keaton) – A circus freak who can generate acid.
  • Thumbskull (voiced by John DiMaggio) – A bald-headed muscular man with super strength and a naillike growth on his head.
• Lagrange (voiced by David Kaye) – An illegal racer with a heavy French accent who is typically seen driving a red race car. He first appears in "Drive You Crazy."
• Billy Billions (voiced by Gunnar Sizemore) – A rich kid who loves to get his way. His weapons usually involve an assortment of high-tech robots.
• Michael Morningstar (voiced by Drake Bell in "Bright Lights, Black Hearts", and Yuri Lowenthal in "The Charm Offensive") – A teen actor from Gwen's favorite TV series, the "Un-Alivers", who turns out to be a vampire that feeds on the life force of his followers. In "The Charm Offensive," he is imprisoned in Charmcaster's spell book as punishment for exploiting her.
• Forever Princess Judith (voiced by Erin Fitzgerald) - The Forever Knight's superior.
• Lord Decibel (voiced by David Kaye) – A sadistic DJ who can control sound and music and erect a solid sound wall.

Unlike the Omnitrix aliens they are modeled after, the Antitrix aliens are all voiced by Greg Cipes and sound just like their user Kevin.

• Quad Smack - Kevin's version of Four Arms, who is colored purple and wears spiked reddish-black armor.
• Hot Shot - Kevin's version of Heatblast, who is significantly larger and has an olive green chest.
• Rush - Kevin's version of XLR8, who is colored green and has silver armor.
• Crystalfist - Kevin's version of Diamondhead, who is made of purple crystal rather than teal.
• Wreckingbolt - Kevin's version of Cannonbolt, who has spiked armor plating.
• Bootleg - Kevin's version of Upgrade, who is colored blue and has a red eye and spiked armor.
• Dark Matter - Kevin's version of Grey Matter, who is significantly larger and has pyrokinetic abilities.
• Undertow - Kevin's version of Overflow, who is bulkier and can spray swamp-green water.
• Thornblade - Kevin's version of Wildvine, who has two thorny vines on his back instead of seeds.
• Skunkmoth - Kevin's version of Stinkfly, who is significantly larger and colored red with golden armor.
• Bashmouth - A husky-like alien who can generate metal.

• Tara Strong as Ben/ Glitch/ Charmcaster/ Sally/ Girl/ Clown 4/ Mrs. Billions/ Upgrade (Gwen version)/ Old Lady/ Amalgam Ben/ Starshine/ I.J. Crowling/ Esther/ Molecular Chef
• Montserrat Hernandez as Gwen/ Frightwig (2nd Time)
• David Kaye as Grandpa Max/ Shock Rock/ Humungousaur/ Azmuth/ Shock-O (1st Time)/ Lagrange/ Fisherman/ Steve/ Trucker/ Spider/ Boxer/ Clown #2/ Lester/ Guard/ Mr. Billions/ Tour Guide (2nd Time)/ Melvin/ Lord Decibel/ Karl
• John DiMaggio as Four Arms/ Zombozo/ Maurice/ Thumbskull/ Phil/ Magg-O-Net Monster/ Glamour Man/ College Guy/ Harry
• Daryl Sabara as Heatblast/ Fish/ Security Guard/ Camper #1
• Josh Keaton as XLR8/ Acid Breath/ Sixsix/ Shady Looking Dude/ Ryan (1st Time)/ Referee/ Bass Guy
• Roger Craig Smith as Diamondhead/ Diamondhead (Ben X4)/ Forever Knight/ Steam Smythe/ Iron Kyle/ Penny/ Kyle/ Bill/ Napoleon (second head)/ Jock #2/ Nerd #3/ Cash/ Dirty Dobs/ Fanboy/ Gill/ Rocky
• Travis Willingham as Cannonbolt/ Sydney/ Tim Buktu/ Kraab/ Ant/ Arte (Clown #1)/ Carl/ Teramite
• Greg Cipes as Stinkfly/ Kevin 11 (as Quad Smack / Hot Shot/ Bashmouth/ Wreckingbolt/ Thornblade/ Undertow/ Dark Matter/ Crystalfist/ Bootleg/ Rush/ Skunkmoth)/ Goatadactyl/ Clown #3/ Kid #2/ Guy/ Robot Mannequin/ Samurai Chef
• Dee Bradley Baker as Rath/ Jetray/ Oliver/ Napoleon (main head)/ Nerd #1/ Nugget/ Slurpstack/ Tour guide (1st Time)/ Cadobbit/ King Koil
• Todd Haberkorn as Grey Matter/ Slapback/ Tetrax/ Grey Arms/ Monster on Tablet/ Tourist/ Camper #2/ Kevin
• Max Mittelman as Overflow/ Todd/ Kid 1/ J.T.
• David Hornsby as Wildvine/ Sewer Chef
• David Sobolov as Upgrade/ Vin Ethanol/ Guy #1

• Carlos Alazraqui as Chinzilla, Minitaur, Jock #1
• Ogie Banks as Ryan (2nd Time), Simon (2nd Time)
• Eric Bauza as Gust-O (1st Time)
• Drake Bell as Michael Morningstar (1st time)
• Jeff Glen Bennett as Hail-O, Shock-O (later appearances), Gust-O (later appearances) Madcow, Wolfen Sheep, Nerd #2
• Keith David as Yawk
• Debi Derryberry as Simon (1st Time)
• Jessica DiCicco as Frightwig (1st Time)
• Robin Atkin Downes as Hex
• Tom Kenny as Xingo
• Yuri Lowenthal as Vilgax/Vil, Gax, Elderly Ben, Michael Morningstar (2nd time)
• Vanessa Marshall as Queen Bee, Woman
• Rob Paulsen as Bruce, Coach Keene
• Dwight Schultz as Dr. Animo
• Gunnar Sizemore as Billy Billions
• Cree Summer as Hippie Vendor, Betts McCabe
• Fred Tatasciore as High Override, Hydromander, Hydromander Adolescents, Bob, Boblins
• Anna Vocino as Nanny Nightmare
• Audrey Wasilewski as Maxine
• Kath Soucie as the Malachi Sisters
• Kari Wahlgren as Quinn, Lucky Girl

In October 2017, Panini UK partnered with Cartoon Network and launched a magazine for the series with an original 8-page comic strip every month written by Jason Quinn with art by Russ Leach.[25]

In June 2015, a toy line for the series was announced to be released in the fall of 2017 by Playmates Toys.[26] It was released in the United States at Toys R Us in June 2017 and in all other retailers in August.[27]

In July 2017, toys were released by Playmates Toys, with Flair distributing them in the UK and Giochi Preziosi Group releasing them everywhere else in the EMEA.[13] Cartoon Network has partnered with various licensing partners across the EMEA to release merchandise ranging from apparel to accessories to publishing.[28]

A video game based on the series was released worldwide on November 10, 2017 (for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One). It was developed by Outright Games and distributed by Bandai Namco in the EMEA. In the game, players discover aliens and use them to help Ben defeat three of his greatest enemies: Zombozo, Queen Bee, and the Weather Heads.[29] On March 3, 2020, it was announced that a second game is in development and is scheduled to be released in Fall 2020.[30]

Ben 10 Challenge is a live-action game show produced by the Spanish production company La Competencia Productions in Madrid for Turner EMEA. It follows two teams of people who compete in challenges and get tested on their Ben 10 knowledge. Versions were created for France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East, Poland, Spain, Turkey, and the UK, with the Spanish version also airing in Portugal dubbed.[31] The English version premiered in the UK and Ireland on October 13, 2017 and in Africa on December 23, 2017.[32][33]