Vilgax (Classic)/Ben 10

Vilgax first appeared in And Then There Were 10, where he was seen shooting at Xylene's ship to recover the Omnitrix, forcing Xylene to throw it down to Earth and causing the main plot of the series. His limbs were all destroyed because of the battle thanks to one last-ditch attack that hit the main bridge of the Chimeran Hammer, requiring him to be placed in a Medi-Tube for healing.
As the series progressed, Vilgax soon discovered the Omnitrix had been taken by someone else (though ignoring exactly who it was) and made several indirect attempts to get the device back. This includes sending Mechadroids from his ship, hiring bounty hunters (Tetrax Shard, Kraab, and SixSix), and controlling Rojo to do the job when she fused with one of his Mechadroids. With the latter, he was able to shortly establish a telepathic link with Ben when the boy was fused to Rojo as Upgrade, warning him he was going to come for him one day.
Eventually, his body was repaired and cybernetically enhanced in Secrets, making him far taller and stronger than before. Tired of the failures of his underlings, he travelled to Earth to get the Omnitrix himself. Ben's aliens proved to be no match for him, and Vilgax captured him. Though surprised to see the one who had caused him so many problems was just a human child, Vilgax revealed his plan for the Omnitrix to Ben and attempted to extract the Omnitrix from him. After several complications, including interruption from Gwen and Max and Ben losing control of his transformations, the Chimeran Hammer exploded.
At the end of the second season, Vilgax was still alive, having survived the destruction of his ship by teleporting out just before the explosion,Back With a Vengeance but having been frozen as a result. He was found encased in ice by Kevin. Discovering Kevin's connection with the Omnitrix, Vilgax decided to team up with him in another attempt to retrieve the Omnitrix. However, both were imprisoned in the Null Void by the end of the episode.
At some point after that, Vilgax escaped the Null Void through sheer luck - happening to stumble upon a portal being opened on another planet.Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
A dream version of Vilgax appeared in the episode Perfect Day to confront Ben. The battle lasted for a short time, and then Vilgax tried to send Ben to the Null Void. As Four Arms, Ben threw him in instead, but this proved to be an error on the part of the Forever Knights, as Vilgax was about to send Ben to the Null Void without first obtaining the Omnitrix. This was the reason why Ben found out that the battle with "Vilgax" was just a set-up.
Vilgax reappeared in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, where he once again attempted to retrieve the Omnitrix. During a flashback, Tetrax revealed that Vilgax destroyed the Petrosapiens' home world, and Tetrax unwittingly gave Vilgax the final element needed to carry out his plan. Vilgax referred to his anger at having been trapped in the Null Void (including showing a short nervous twitch at its mention), which deepened his grudge against Ben to the point where he refused to acknowledge the danger threatening the universe if the Omnitrix were to self-destruct (but nevertheless gained enough respect for Ben to the point of calling him by his first name instead of his last name). He confronted Ben on Tetrax's ship and attacked him, only to be shot out into space through the airlock. He was finally defeated when Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix, gave Ben access to a massive alien, Way Big, who hurled Vilgax into outer space.
===Five years prior to Omniverse ===
A flashback occurred in Bengeance is Mine, where Vilgax was seen with a tied-up 11-year-old Ben. Vilgax threatened to feed Ben to his numerous Squid Monsters, but Ben broke free and transformed into XLR8. The flashback ended with XLR8 being grabbed by a Squid Monster.
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