Primus (Episode)

Primus is the fourteenth episode of the second season of Ben 10: Alien Force, and the fortieth episode overall.
==Synopsis==
In the middle of fighting a Techadon robot, Ben, Kevin and Gwen are unexpectedly transported by the Omnitrix to an alien planet named Primus.
==Plot==
On Vilgaxia, Vilgax is unsatisfied with the applause of his people despite Psyphon telling him he has a lot. He then remembers the secret of the Omnitrix that Zs'Skayr told him: Primus.
The team are fighting a red Techadon Robot. Kevin reveals that the Techadons are mass-produced battle robots and the fact that they are not a single being like the team had previously thought. Lodestar pulls the Techadon Robot apart and the gauntlet starts to escape, but Kevin destroys it. Just as the Techadon is about to be destroyed, Lodestar transforms back into Ben and the Omnitrix says that it must return to Primus. Ben tries to transform, but the Omnitrix keeps saying that it must return to Primus. Ben and Kevin wonder who Primus is. Just then, the Omnitrix teleports Ben to a jungle planet, and Gwen and Kevin jump in just in time. They emerge next to a stream of green lava leading to a volcano. A group of various blue alien wasps, known as Volaticus biopsis, drink it and fly to the volcano. They attack the group and while Kevin and Gwen fight them, but Ben cannot transform. The Omnitrix scans the Volaticus biopsis and determines that it has returned to Primus. The Omnitrix disconnects from Ben and the Volaticus biopsis bring it to the volcano.
The team heads to the volcano through the jungle and Ben is concerned that Azmuth is going to be mad at him for losing the Omnitrix. They come across destroyed Volaticus biopsis with scorch marks that were destroyed recently. Ben is disgusted by the jungle. A creature in the green lava watches the team and Gwen makes a mana bridge over it when the creature grabs Ben and pulls him under. Kevin leaps in and Gwen grabs them both with mana, splashing the lava all over and they enter into a tunnel in the volcano and go inside. The team see Humungousaur and Vilgax fighting, and they believe that Humungousaur is Primus. Ben says that he and Vilgax have to be working together and Vilgax defeats Humungousaur and he transforms back into Azmuth, surprising the team. Vilgax throws a rock at Azmuth, who transforms into Rath and catches it. Rath attacks Vilgax and they fight, and Gwen and Kevin run out to help Azmuth, telling Ben to stay hidden. Vilgax defeats them easily and takes the Omnitrix from Azmuth (after he is defeated and transforms back from Rath).
Vilgax demands that Azmuth tell him how to use the Omnitrix. Azmuth refuses and Vilgax tries to transform, failing. Ben goes to Azmuth. Azmuth tells Ben that the Omnitrix is now Vilgax's and that the team has to leave to prevent them from falling into his hands. Vilgax tells Ben to come out or he will kill Gwen and Kevin. Azmuth tells him not to, but Ben doesn't listen and reveals himself. Vilgax chains the four up while he tries to work the Omnitrix. Gwen and Kevin have headbands that prevent them from using their powers and the floor opens, revealing the green lava. Azmuth explains that the lava is actually the Codon Stream, and that Primus is the planet. He created it to contain the Codon Stream, which contains the DNA of every sentient species in the universe, collected by the Volaticus biopsis. The Omnitrix wirelessly connects to Primus and accesses its DNA. When Vilgax arrived, Primus summoned Azmuth and the Omnitrix. Vilgax overhears and threatens to destroy Primus if he isn't told how to use the Omnitrix. Ben volunteers to tell him on the condition that his friends are set free. Vilgax agrees to this, despite the fact that Ben isn't free in all this. 
Against Azmuth's wishes, Ben teaches Vilgax to use the Omnitrix, and transforms him into Goop. Amazed by this power, Vilgax believes anything is possible, but Ben had planned this, as he takes Goop's Anti-Gravity Projector and deactivates it, immobilizing him. He then takes the Omnitrix back, which transforms Goop back into Vilgax, and puts it on. Vilgax attacks Ben and Ben transforms into Cannonbolt. Cannonbolt and Vilgax fight until they are left hanging near the Codon Stream, which Cannonbolt kicks him into, narrowly avoiding falling in himself and Cannonbolt transforms back into Ben. Azmuth says that Vilgax is not defeated, and he emerges, having grown to an enormous size. Ben transforms into Way Big. Way Big and Vilgax battle in the Codon Stream and Way Big throws Vilgax into space. Later, Azmuth tells Ben that Vilgax will return to normal soon and he reluctantly allows Ben to leave with the Omnitrix.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*It is revealed that the secrets of the Omnitrix Vilgax learned in Ghost Town were about Primus.
*Azmuth and Vilgax use the Omnitrix for the first time on-screen.
**However, this is not the first time Azmuth has used the Omnitrix chronologically, as he mentions he's "a little out of practice".
*The team learns about Primus and the nature of the Omnitrix as a wireless receiver connected to it.
====Character Debut====
*Codon Stream Monster
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
**Kevin's Alien Force Mutation
===Supporting Characters===
*Azmuth
===Antagonists===
*Vilgax (flashback and present)
*Psyphon
*Zs'Skayr (flashback)
*Techadon Robot
*Codon Stream Monster (first appearance)
===Aliens Used===
====By Ben====
*Lodestar (off-screen activation)
*Cannonbolt
*Way Big
====By Azmuth====
*Humungousaur (off-screen activation)
*Rath
====By Vilgax====
*Goop
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*Vilgax remembers his meeting with Zs'Skayr to find the secrets of the Omnitrix which occurred during Ghost Town.
*When Kevin destroyed the Techadon Robot's gauntlet, he said "Not this time", referring to the events of The Gauntlet.
==Errors==
*When the trio teleports into Primus, they are shown to be falling separately, but when Gwen and Kevin reach the ground, they fall on Ben. 
*Gwen noticebly agrees that Ben is nothing without the Omnitrix despite what she said in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.
*Before Azmuth transforms into Rath, his hologram does not appear on the Omnitrix.
*Vilgax should not know about Brainstorm as Ben had never transformed into him in front of Vilgax.
*Gwen's pants are blue instead of gray when she is in shackles.
*Before Vilgax transforms into Goop, his hologram faces away from him.
*When Vilgax gets up after reverting from Goop, he has the Ruby Ray of Rouleau even though he had taken it off prior to wearing the Omnitrix. 
*When Vilgax falls into the Codon Stream, his outlines are green.
*Way Big's voice is a bit higher pitched than usual.
Primus (127).png|Falling separately
Primus (129).png|Gwen and Kevin land on Ben
Primus (313).png|Missing hologram
Primus (480).png|Blue pants
Primus (487).png|Hologram error
Primus (526).png|Vilgax has the Ruby Ray of Rouleau
Primus (549).png|Green outlines
==Trivia==
*While here, Humungousaur (Azmuth) and Vilgax are on par in strength, in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, Vilgax defeated Ben as Humungousaur, even in his giant form.
*Vilgax needed help to operate the Omnitrix because Vilgax only knew how to operate it pre-recalibration. In addition, Ben has set several layers of security, coded to his DNA and voice to make tampering more difficult.
*Azmuth and Vilgax retained their voices in their alien forms because the Omnitrix wasn't bonded to them, unlike with Ben. This is also why Ben could easily remove the Omnitrix from Vilgax. 
==References==
===Crew Statements===
====T.J. Collins====
====Dwayne McDuffie====
===Cartoon Network===
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Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Alien Force Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Alien Force Season 2 Episodes
Category:Vilgax's Revenge Arc
Category:Episodes Written by Charlotte Fullerton
Category:Episodes Directed by Butch Lukic
Category:Episodes with Flashbacks