Hit 'Em Where They Live

Hit 'Em Where They Live is the third episode of the first season of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and the third episode overall.
==Synopsis==
Now that Ben's secret identity is out in the open, his old enemies team up to attack his family.
==Plot==
Ben's mother Sandra is washing dishes, unaware that she is about to be ambushed by SevenSeven. Fortunately, Max saves her and successfully repels SevenSeven without her noticing. Max soon realizes that Ben's enemies are hunting his family and needs to find a way to stop the attacks.
Ben's old enemy Rojo and her new biker gang are robbing a train. Ben (as Rath), Gwen, and Kevin defeat them. They are praised for stopping them, until Max shows up in the Rustbucket 3. He tells them that ever since Ben's identity was revealed, his old enemies are returning for revenge by targeting his family. Gwen is outraged that their foes are bringing their families into the feud, while Kevin suggests that any foe who comes after their families be put down. Max also explains that the attacks have been organized by someone. 
Meanwhile, Charmcaster and Vulkanus meet with Zombozo to get their revenge on Ben and agree to change strategies rather than continue attacking Ben's family home. Zombozo, Charmcaster, and Vulkanus flatten Carl's tire to keep him busy, but soon Ben (who has seemingly forgotten about Zombozo) and his friends arrive and battle the villains. Ben transforms into Swampfire and manages to drive them off and save his father, without him knowing the dangers. Zombozo then targets Ben's mother again at Mr. Smoothy and attacks her there. He shocks Gwen (who was trying to protect Sandra) and gets her dizzy, and kidnaps Sandra.
Ben, Gwen, and Kevin go to Zombozo's hideout to save Sandra. Ben transforms into Big Chill and fights Vulkanus, Kevin fights Charmcaster, and Gwen fights Zombozo. Kevin manages to defeat Charmcaster and her Rock Monsters. Meanwhile, Big Chill freezes most of the Pickaxe Aliens one by one, but there are far too many of him to take on at once. He has had enough and transforms into Ultimate Big Chill and defeats the army altogether. Vulkanus surrenders and attempts to tell Ben where his mother is, but overfilled with anger, he freezes him with his ice breath. With Vulkanus and Charmcaster handled, Ben and Kevin realize that Gwen is surely with Zombozo. 
Gwen is tied up in tight streamers next to a pillar. Zombozo explains that he intends on not just beating Ben, but also making him suffer. Gwen then sees Sandra on a high tightrope holding a pole before bombs detonate and burn the rope on both ends. Seeing Zombozo trying to kill her aunt in a cruel manner enrages Gwen, who suddenly breaks free from the rope. Gradually changing into her Anodite form and growing to giant size, she demands him to spread a message to all other villains; if any of them have a grudge to settle with her, Ben, or Kevin, then the Tennyson family is to be left alone, promising severe repercussions should they so much as "bump into someone [they] love in the street". She saves Sandra and lets a terrified Zombozo go to inform the villains, then reverts to her human form off-screen. 
After that, Gwen and Sandra are found sitting on a bench, with Gwen eating candy floss. She then offers Sandra some, but Sandra says that processed sugar is poison, before Ben and Kevin show up. Ben asks about Sandra, and Kevin asks about Zombozo. As Gwen is about to take a bite on her candy floss, she pauses and says that they do not have to worry about him anymore. Gwen then says that they came to "an understanding", smiling.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*Zombozo, Charmcaster, and Vulkanus team up to take revenge on Ben and his family.
====Character Debuts====
*Sandra Tennyson (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Max Tennyson (Ultimate Alien debut)
*SevenSeven (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Rojo (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Azul
*Amarillo 
*Zombozo (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Charmcaster (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Rock Monsters (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Vulkanus (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Pickaxe Aliens (Ultimate Alien debut)
*Carl Tennyson (Ultimate Alien debut)
====Ultimatrix Alien Debut====
*Ultimate Big Chill
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
===Supporting Characters===
*Sandra Tennyson (first reappearance)
*Max Tennyson (first reappearance)
===Antagonists===
*SevenSeven (first reappearance)
*Rojo's Gang
**Rojo (first reappearance)
**Azul (first appearance)
**Amarillo (first appearance)
*Zombozo (first reappearance)
*Charmcaster (first reappearance)
**Rock Monsters (first reappearance)
*Vulkanus (first reappearance)
*Pickaxe Aliens (first reappearance)
===Other Characters===
*Carl Tennyson (first reappearance)
==Aliens Used==
*Rath (off-screen activation)
*Swampfire
*Big Chill (x2; goes Ultimate and reverts; second time was a cameo)
**Ultimate Big Chill (first appearance)
==Spells Used==
*Vitalis Eruptum
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*The events of Last Laugh are alluded to several times in the episode.
*Gwen tells Charmcaster her power draining trick won't work this time, referring to the events of In Charm's Way in which Charmcaster drained Gwen of her powers.
==Allusions==
*The title of this episode is based on the phrase "Hit them where it hurts", as well as the 1988 film They Live.
*Zombozo's new modus operandi - using clown props as deadly weapons - mirrors that of the DC Comics villain, the Joker.
==Errors==
*In some shots, Charmcaster's eyes are blue.
*The establishing shot of Mr. Smoothy has Gwen and Sandra both holding smoothies, but in later shots, Sandra's smoothie disappears.
*Before Ben transforms into Big Chill, Big Chill's hologram is not shown on the Ultimatrix.
*When Ultimate Big Chill lands in front of Vulkanus, the lower half of Vulkanus' body is missing.
HEWTL (159).png|Blue eyes
HEWTL (352).png|Smoothie
HEWTL (353).png|No smoothie
HEWTL (466).png|Missing hologram
HEWTL (555).png|The lower half of Vulkanus' body is missing
==Trivia==
*Ben only pretended not to remember Zombozo because he didn't want to admit to Kevin that he used to be afraid of clowns.
*Gwen let Zombozo go to spread the word to all of their other enemies.
*In the as-broadcast script dated April 16, 2010:
**Instead of Azul and Amarillo, Rojo works with the same gang members from The Alliance.
**Max is shown inviting the team into Rustbucket 3.
**During her fight with Charmcaster at Mr. Smoothy, Gwen casts the Contego spell to deflect one of Charmcaster's mana blasts.
**When threatening Zombozo, instead of assuming her Anodite form, Gwen becomes a glowing, coruscating swirling, Lovecraftian mass of energy tentacles.
==References==
===Production Material===
====Scripts====
===Crew Statements===
====T.J. Collins====
====Dwayne McDuffie====
===Cartoon Network===
es:La familia es primero
it:La famiglia di Tennyson
pl:Uderz w dom
pt-br:Ataque Onde Eles Moram
ro:Loveşte-i unde locuiesc
Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Season 1 Episodes
Category:Episodes Directed by Matt Youngberg
Category:Filler