Professor Paradox

Professor Paradox is a time-traveling professor who can travel anywhere in space or time, within reason. While he forgot his true name from centuries of being trapped in a separate reality, he now goes by the name "Professor Paradox" after taking a liking to being referred to as such.
==Appearance==
Professor Paradox has fair skin, grey eyes, and black hair.
In Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, he wore a white lab coat over a white shirt with a brown vest and black tie, black pants, and black shoes. He also wore goggles with green lenses around his neck.
In Omniverse, his outfit has been modified. Despite not being able to age, his hair is grey on the sides and he has wrinkles on his face. His white lab coat now has brown and black pouches and gold trim, and underneath, he wears a black turtleneck with a white scarf, and his brown vest has gold buttons and pouches. He has a new pair of goggles around his neck, the Chrononavigator disguised as a metal gauntlet on his right hand and a fingerless glove on his left. His black pants now have brown kneepads, and he wears a pair of brown boots with gold straps.
Paradox OV Young.png|Paradox in the Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 flashbacks
Paradox Goggles AF.png|Paradox wearing goggles in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien
Paradox Goggles.png|Paradox wearing goggles in Omniverse
==Personality==
Paradox is portrayed as a calm, easy-going man. He talks much like a stereotypical scientist, with dialogue requiring a greater command of the English language to fully understand. When he was displaced outside of time, he went insane; however, millennia later, he "got bored of that, too" and became sane. "Very sane."
In his first appearance, Swampfire tried to capture Paradox (not knowing whether he was friend or foe), but he always "teleported" away. When Swampfire asked how he did that, the calm Paradox replied "It's called walking". He also likes gumballs and is often seen offering them to anyone he meets.
Paradox has a habit of getting events that haven't happened yet (from the perspective of the viewer and those he is talking to) and those that have (from his perspective) mixed up, due to his travels through time.
Paradox can be cryptic at times, such as when he foreshadowed Dagon's scheme by warning Ben and his team to "beware Old George [and] the creature from beyond".Ben 10,000 Returns
Paradox's calm personality also makes it difficult to tell when he is joking or not, such as telling Kevin that his replacement car (factory new from the past) would "explode like anti-matter" if it came in contact with anything else from the same year it was made.
==History==
===Background===
At some point, Professor Paradox was working for Area 51. It is unknown what his job was exactly, but it had something to do with the alien prisoners there. In the flashback portion of Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51, Paradox was called by Colonel Rozum to help with the investigation about Blukic and Driba's fall on Earth.
Having discovered special properties in quartz crystals during the 1950s, Paradox received government funding to break a hole in the space-time continuum. However, a slight miscalculation and an explosion accidentally caused by his panicked assistant Hugo threw Paradox into the event horizon, where he remained for a hundred thousand years.
Paradox was displaced outside of time, where he lost the ability to age and was unable to sleep or eat; just exist. He went insane for a while, but then got bored and regained his sanity. Gaining complete understanding of the space-time continuum, Paradox renamed himself "Professor Paradox", though he forgot his original name in the process.
Paradox used his newfound knowledge to travel across time, defeating thousands of foes, saving the world hundreds of times, and making different parts of history better for others. He also claimed he would help Ben Tennyson save the "whole entire universe".
===Ben 10===
Prior to Race Against Time, Professor Paradox travelled to the Race Against Time Timeline and managed to thwart some of Eon's early attempts to control that universe's Ben Tennyson.Ben 10: Race Against Time
===Alien Force===
Professor Paradox first appears in Paradox, where he learns that the accident sent an extra-dimensional creature fifty years from the time of the experiment. He traveled to the Alien Force time to stop it, meeting Ben's younger self. It was at this point that he gained his new moniker, with Gwen bringing it up as the name of his original time travel project. After a few fights with the creature, Ben told Paradox to take them all back to when the accident took place.
It is eventually discovered that the creature was a frightened and confused Hugo, who was turning everything to dust. By preventing Hugo from being sucked into the event horizon, it negated his time-accelerating existence. After returning to Ben's present, Paradox was stoked that he did not see it in the first place. When an older Hugo turned up, Paradox greeted him and took him to a "behind-the-scenes look" at eternity. Paradox left the trio one last gift, Kevin's regressed car, factory new from 1976. However, a note warns him that if the car comes in contact with anything from that era, it will explode like antimatter. However, this was merely a joke.
In War of the Worlds, Paradox meets up with Azmuth, who greets him as "Time Walker", just as the Highbreed begin to invade Galvan Prime. Paradox convinces Azmuth to escape the planet's destruction, before meeting up with Ben. He informs Ben of the impending crisis, who resorts to gathering all the allies he made. Paradox aids Gwen and Kevin in recruiting Alan, Cooper and Darkstar to help in the fight, by teleporting them to the right location. He then joins Ben's team and partakes in the following battle against the Highbreed. Here he displays the ability to slow down time using his watch, allowing him to move at high speeds and take out a large number of DNAliens. Later he accepts a gun made by Cooper and uses it to turn DNAliens back into humans.
In Time Heals, Paradox tries to stop Gwen from travelling back in time to stop Kevin from mutating but is unable to persuade her. After Gwen succeeds in her endeavor, she returns to the present to discover a post-apocalyptic world enslaved by Hex and Charmcaster. Paradox appears again and informs her that she is the cause of all this, as well as telling her that "time travelling is for immortals and fools".
Paradox proceeded to bring Gwen up to date with the events of this alternate future, which end up with Ben getting captured, Kevin becoming enslaved by Charmcaster, and Gwen being killed. A shocked and guilt-ridden Gwen attempts to repair the damage she has done, to which Paradox cautions her to be careful, only to discover she has already left. He smiles knowingly and states that "youth never listen". After Gwen manages to retrieve the Archamada Book of Magic, and manages to fix her mistake, Paradox appears once more in the restored present. Gwen asks him whether there is any more trouble, to which he states that everything is fine before vanishing.
===Ultimate Alien===
In Ultimate Aggregor, Paradox appears to tell the team about Aggregor's plan on using the Chronologger to help him absorb the powers of the five Andromeda aliens and gives Kevin some advice about his future before vanishing. It is also revealed he divided the Map of Infinity into four pieces in the past.
In Perplexahedron, it is revealed Paradox created the planet Perplexahedron to hide the final piece of the Map of Infinity from those who would misuse its power.
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In The Forge of Creation, Paradox took Ben and his team towards the Forge of Creation. After Aggregor was defeated and Ultimate Kevin left, Paradox returned 10-year-old Ben back to his own time.
In Ben 10,000 Returns, Paradox visited Ben 10,000 and helped him and present Ben's team foil Eon's evil plan. After Eon was defeated, he asked Ben 10,000 to restore Swampfire, Ultimate Swampfire, and Way Big. In the process, Ben regains every alien he has ever turned into. Paradox also gives a warning to Ben's team about Old George and the creature from beyond before leaving with Ben 10,000.
===Omniverse===
Sometime in his life, Paradox would undergo a "steampunk general makeover" and participate in a Time War, during which Ben 10,000 accidentally cut off his right hand. As he replaced it with a robotic prosthetic, he disguised his Chrononavigator as the prosthetic itself for safekeeping. Paradox also managed to trap Eon in the Main Timeline to prevent him from crossing into others to cause chaos.
In So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies, Paradox became aware that the universe was destroyed by the Annihilarrgh and replaced with a near-identical one created by Alien X.
In Ben Again, Paradox responds to Eon switching the minds of 11-year-old Ben and 16-year-old Ben. He goes five years into the past to talk with 16-year-old Ben following Max's warning him not to give spoilers about the future. He informs Ben of his involvement in the Time War are the reason for his missing hand and that he has gone to great lengths to prevent Eon from causing havoc. However, Eon finds him and cuts off his right hand, which is actually his disguised Chrononavigator, and takes him to the end of time to be interrogated.
As Paradox is not a liar, Eon knows he does not have the Chrononavigator with him and goes to take it from 11-year-old Ben. When Eon begins to use the Chrononavigator to bring his minions into the main timeline, time begins falling apart. He is freed from his shackles thanks to both 11-year-old and 16-year-old Gwen. Instructing both Bens to use Clockwork to place Eon between both periods of time, the timeline is restored to normal, and all memory of the event is erased.
Ben 10,000 later comes looking for Paradox in 16-year-old Ben's era, saying that the Chronosapiens have gone rogue and Maltruant's beasts are on an interdimensional rampage, saying this time war is getting out of hand.
In And Then There Were None, Paradox learns that Eon and Vilgax are abducting and brainwashing alternate Bens into serving them. He and Ben Prime travel to No Watch Ben's timeline and are surprised that there is no Omnitrix in that universe. They are confronted by Vilgax and Eon's evil Bens, who are countered by several alternate Bens. As the battle rages, Paradox vanishes, returning only after Vilgax sets off a Chronosapien Time Bomb, wiping out every timeline but No Watch Ben's. Paradox pulls No Watch Ben out of Vilgax's grasp and tells him they have to restart Ben Prime's timeline.
In And Then There Was Ben, Paradox brings No Watch Ben to Vilgax's ship on the day Ben Prime found the Omnitrix and directs him to ensure events happen the way they originally did. With that done, they begin recruiting the alternate Bens for the previous battle against Vilgax and Eon. Paradox leaves No Watch Ben behind, then returns to send him to the moment after he pulled him away from Vilgax. When the villains are defeated, Paradox returns all the alternate Bens to their own timelines.
In Let's Do the Time War Again, Paradox and Ben 10,000 come to the present to find that time has stopped (due to a clash of energies between Feedback and a Time Beast). They travel further back in an attempt to prevent this from happening. They rebuild the wreckage of Rook's Proto-TRUK and Ben's Tenn-Speed into Time Cycles, using them to save Ben and Rook when the battle with the Time Beast goes awry once more (due to Gravattack accidentally creating a black hole). They travel back to the same time as before, where Ben and Rook aid their past selves, and use their Time Cycles to revert the Time Beast back into an egg. Paradox takes the past Ben and Rook back in time to "close the loop."
In The Secret of Dos Santos, Paradox appears to Ben, Rook, and Kai Green in the Temple of the Sky, revealing that the artifact they had been seeking was one of Maltruant's parts, which Paradox had scattered through time after Maltruant's defeat. The part they found was the main spring, which Paradox had hidden in the temple years ago, under the protection of Ujin. When Exo-Skull attacks, Paradox tells Kai he cannot do anything. After Exo-Skull is defeated, Paradox takes Ujin back home.
In The End of an Era, Ken Tennyson reveals to Ben 10,000 that after he and Kai took his Omnitrix away after getting in over his head on a mission he was not allowed to go on, Paradox gave him a device that would allow Ken to travel through time.
In A New Dawn, Paradox gives Ben and Rook a Time Beast egg, which powers up their Time Cycles enough to follow Maltruant to a place even Paradox cannot reach: before the beginning of the universe. Following Maltruant's defeat, Paradox reveals that the villain is unknowingly trapped in a time loop, doomed to be defeated again and again, with Paradox hiding his parts each time. Paradox asks Ben and Rook to help hide Maltruant's parts before he returns them home.
==Powers and Abilities==
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LDtTWA (231).png|Time Stopping
MoI (166).png|Chronopathy
PX (427).png|Biological Immortality
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PX (384).png|Teleportation
PX (283).png|Age Reversal
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Ben10OVbenagain (163).png|Enhanced Strength
LDtTWA (679).png| Enhanced Durability
SoDS (441).png|Enhanced Agility
PX (356).png|Enhanced Intelligence
PX (163).png|Enhanced Stamina
PX (322).png|Space-Time Lock
ATTWN (194).png|Full Space-Time Knowledge
Due to his time in entrapment for several millennia, Paradox has an in-depth understanding of the space-time continuum. This allows him to travel to any point in space and time, as well as slowing down or speeding up time as he pleases. However, he states that there are places he cannot go and things he cannot do,The Forge of Creation though his specific restrictions are unknown.
Paradox can manipulate his own personal time, allowing him to simulate super-speed.War of the Worlds: Part 1 His abilities are not limited to one universe, having visited other universes and the space between them. He can even access destroyed timelines despite them technically not being actual locations.And Then There Were None He can also completely stop time.
Paradox is able to regress a person's age, but is incapable of doing it on something mechanical due to the chronal laws of space-time, instead having to physically pull it out of the past. 
Paradox is able to contain other time travelers such as Eon in a single timeline through unspecified means, preventing them from accessing any alternate reality without the use of the Chrononavigator. However, they can still freely travel through time in the timeline they're trapped in.
Paradox is capable of teleporting people, objects and even places like the Forge of Creation to almost any destination instantaneously without any trouble. He can also make it so that the people he teleports do not need air to breathe and are unaffected by the ambient temperature. He might even be able to teleport buildings or entire planets. However, he does have to follow certain rules; for example, he cannot bring the past and future versions of an individual together unless absolutely necessary.
Paradox's time traveling powers allow him to exist outside of time, rendering him biologically immortal. He does not need to eat or sleep, and he lost the ability to age. As a result, he is unaffected by the accelerated aging of the trans-dimensional creature, though he still feels its effects. He also does not tire, as he claims he could carry on fighting indefinitely and has already done so many times.
Paradox is capable of reverting Ben from an alien back to his human form as he did to Alien X. Though it is possible Paradox can simply pull Ben back in time to before he transformed, while allowing him to return memories that would have existed.
Paradox is able to bypass the Chronal Randomization Barrier that hides the Forge of Creation, which is normally inaccessible to anyone without the Map of Infinity. He is able to open portals through the barrier and bring others into it. However, this could be due to the fact Paradox himself created the barrier.AzmuthMap of Infinity
Paradox can travel through time warps connecting different eras of time without issue, even though they are normally dangerous for organic beings. 
Paradox possesses enhanced strength and agility, as he was able to fight on par with Eon.Ben Again
Paradox can see the faces of Toepick's species clearly. It is not an unknowable horror to him; therefore, he is able to overcome his initial fears.
=== Equipment ===
Paradox wields a powerful artifact known as the Chrononavigator, which allows him to safely traverse space-time. It used to resemble a pocket watch, but it was later fashioned into a cybernetic prosthetic to replace Paradox's right arm, as well as to hide the device itself. The prosthetic Chrononavigator also contained Chronaton Particles, which Ben 10,000 used to build the Time Cycles. 
Paradox has a cane that he can use as a weapon with great dexterity. It's durable enough to clash with Eon's energy blades. The cane can also be electrified.Let's Do the Time War Again 
Paradox carries a bag of gumballs that he likes to share with other people. He can also use them to hit creatures that rapidly age things with a touch, such as the trans-dimensional creature, because they last a long time. 
Paradox had a time-shifting device that allows its user to travel through time. At some point, he gave this device to Ken Tennyson, who used it to travel between the present and future under the alias Chrono Spanner.Ken TennysonThe End of an Era
==Weaknesses==
There are places in existence Paradox cannot reach with his powers, such as before the beginning of time. With that said, Paradox is still able to travel to the first and final moments of time.A New Dawn
Paradox is limited in how much he can directly affect history. According to Paradox himself, there are places he cannot go and things he cannot do, which is why he usually guides Ben and his team to where they need to go. Even then, there are limits to what he can tell people about the future. There are also certain events Paradox simply cannot interfere with. Some events, such as Paradox becoming unstuck in time, must happen naturally. Other events, such as destroying the Hand of Armageddon and battling Eon, limit Paradox for unknown reasons.
Paradox is unable to time travel to Los Soledad in the Prime Timeline because traveling through time weakens the fabric of space, and the reality in Los Soledad is already paper thin.Ultimate Aggregor
Paradox is not allowed to go within 500 light-years of any Celestialsapien. He also can't stay in the Forge of Creation for very long for this reason.
Paradox has admitted that he does not lie, and Eon has confirmed this. However, he can circumvent this with clever wordplay to misdirect others.
Getting control of Paradox's Chrononavigator might give one an advantage over him, though this has proven to be a double-edged sword, as Eon almost destroyed all reality when he tried to use it.
If all of Paradox is in one point of space and time, he can be affected by a Nemuina's sleeping dust.
==Appearances==
===Alien Force===
====Season 1====
*Paradox (first appearance)
*War of the Worlds: Part 1
*War of the Worlds: Part 2
====Season 2====
*Time Heals
===Ultimate Alien===
====Season 1 ====
*Ultimate Aggregor (first reappearance)
====Season 2====
*Map of Infinity (flashback)
*The Forge of Creation
*Absolute Power: Part 2 (photo)
====Season 3==== 
*Ben 10,000 Returns
===Omniverse===
====Season 3==== 
*Ben Again (first reappearance)
====Season 5 ==== 
*And Then There Were None
*And Then There Was Ben
====Season 6====
*Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 (flashback; cameo)
====Season 8==== 
*Let's Do the Time War Again
*The Secret of Dos Santos
* A New Dawn
===Books===
====Cartoon Network Action Packs====
=====Alien Force =====
*A Brief Mystery of Time
====Graphic Novels====
=====Omniverse===== 
*Parallel Paradox
====Other Comics ====
=====Ultimate Alien=====
*Time Saver
===Video Games===
====Alien Force====
*Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks (NPC)
====Ultimate Alien====
*Punch Time Explosion (NPC)
*Punch Time Explosion XL (NPC)
===Online Games===
====Alien Force==== 
*FusionFall (NPC)
==Video Games==
===Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks===
Paradox appears in the Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks video game. He first appears during the alien invasion telling Ben that it is not the time to use Alien X. After Azmuth's visit to Ben, Paradox returns and rewinds time to the point before the alien invasion. Paradox even helps Ben escape from Anur Phaetos. After Ben defeated Vilgax, Psyphon steals the energy core to power up the Null Void Projector, Paradox then appears and tells Ben that it is time to use Alien X.
===Punch Time Explosion XL===
During the first Ben 10 level in Bellwood, Paradox makes a cameo in the game.
==Naming and Translations==
==Trivia==
*Due to the nature of Paradox's abilities, it is difficult to tell exactly what order the events of the series take place, from his perspective.
**During his introductory episode, he was already familiar with Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and even later events in the series. His first meeting with them (from his perspective) has never been shown.
*Paradox never discloses anything about Ben's future in order to prevent it from changing.
*Paradox is the creator of the Map of Infinity.
*Paradox isn't allowed to be within 500 light-years of any Celestialsapien. He could be destroyed if he ignores this restraining order.
*Paradox was one of Dwayne McDuffie's favorite characters.
* When asked what he thought Paradox's real name is, Derrick J. Wyatt answered it was Percival Dachs. Matt Wayne said there were never plans to reveal Paradox's real name, but would have jokingly liked it to be Jamie Lee Curtis.
*Professor Paradox is a nod to, but not based on, The Doctor of the British television show Doctor Who. 
**Some similarities between the two characters include their clothing, time travelling abilities, character traits (such as disliking guns and offering confectionery), use of the same phrases, neither being known by their real name, and being associated with a fobwatch.
**Paradox's tendency to offer his companions gumballs in high intensity situations, is similar to the Doctor's use of Jelly Babies, throughout Tom Baker's run as the character in the 1970s.
**Matt Wayne also likens Paradox to Uncle Arthur from Bewitched.
*Paradox has clashed with Eon many times in many different timelines and realities, each never being able to defeat the other.
*Chronosapiens do not approve of Paradox's methods; he does not adhere to Chronosapien law.
*Paradox's appearance in Omniverse was inspired by Voyagers!.
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