Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1

Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 is the first episode of the second season of Ben 10: Alien Force, and the twenty-seventh episode overall.
==Synopsis==
Armed with the power of 10 alien champions, Vilgax sets his sights on Earth. And the only hero standing in his way is Ben Tennyson.
==Plot==
On T.K., Tini searches for Synaptak, who is trapped under rubble. However, as soon as she finds him, Vilgax attacks her and wants to fight Ultimos. Ultimos arrives and attacks Vilgax, but he is easily defeated. Vilgax has issued him a Conqueror's Challenge for his planet, and now controls it. Psyphon, Vilgax's new right-hand man, arrives with several Bioids, who bring a machine to Vilgax, hooks up a machine to Ultimos that transfers his powers to Vilgax. He now has the powers of the greatest heroes of 10 worlds, which he intends to use to get revenge on Ben.
On Earth, Gwen and Kevin are having trouble with fighting a snake-like alien named Ssserpent. Gwen is irritated that Ben isn't there yet. Ben is at home, watching TV when an ambassador, Lukik, teleports into his room and gives him a medal for saving the universe from the Highbreed. Ben puts it in the closet with his other trophies and he sees a commercial for a Sumo Slammers movie and freaks out. Gwen calls Ben and tells him to come to the fight. Ben transforms into Jetray and flies there. After he arrives, Jetray transforms into Cannonbolt as he lands and easily defeats Ssserpent. Cannonbolt transforms back into Ben and Gwen yells at Ben for not being there, but he shrugs her off. Gwen and Kevin storm off. 
In the Rustbucket 2, Max picks up an alarm on a training mission with the Plumbers' Helpers and drives to a park where Psyphon is preparing a machine. The police are already there. They attack him, but Psyphon blocks their attacks and throws a grenade. The officers run. Psyphon warns them not to distract them again and he projects a force field around the park. Vilgax arrives and he and Psyphon issue a Conqueror's Challenge to Ben, with the Earth as the prize. The Rustbucket arrives, and Max and the Plumbers' Helpers exit. Cooper attacks Vilgax, but he is defeated and rescued by Helen. Vilgax attacks and knocks out Helen with a laser. Manny attacks Vilgax, but is also defeated. Alan takes on his Pyronite form and attacks, but Vilgax uses his newly acquired ice breath to put out his flame and send him into a tree. Pierce is the next to attack but is easily taken down. Vilgax then searches for Max and Max comes out of hiding, using a mask to render himself invisible, and blasts him with a blaster. The blasts have little to no effect and Vilgax swats him away. Psyphon starts to drain him, but Vilgax tells him not to. Vilgax says that he will return in one day to fight Ben 10, and he will destroy the Earth if Ben doesn't show up.
At Mr. Smoothy, Ben, Gwen and Kevin are drinking smoothies and yell at Ben for being full of himself, but he dismisses their concerns saying that after having defeated the Highbreed, they should take it easy. The team is about to have a smoothie fight when Max calls Ben. He tells Ben that Vilgax has returned and has issued a Conqueror's Challenge. Kevin says that Ben can't accept it, but he does, and he is confident that he will win. Later, the team watches the Plumbers Helpers fight Vilgax. Gwen and Kevin are concerned with Vilgax's new powers, but Ben is not. Kevin opens his garage to reveal a machine that he intends to use to hack the Omnitrix in an attempt to re-unlock the Master Control. Kevin sets up the machine, but Gwen doubts that this would work.
Ben knows that with the Master Control, he can do almost anything with the Omnitrix. Gwen is worried, but Kevin is sure that he can do it. Kevin starts the machine and briefly transforms the Omnitrix into its old form. However, once back into its recalibrated form, Azmuth appears on the communicator and warns Ben not to stray from the hero's path and hack the Omnitrix, stating that he is not yet ready to use its full power. Both Kevin and Gwen think that it was a very close call and decide to call the whole thing off. However, the Omnitrix starts to overload, and Kevin tries to help Ben get it off. It releases a burst of energy, destroying the garage.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*Vilgax absorbs all the powers from the heroes of 10 worlds and challenges Ben to a Conqueror's challenge.
====Character Debuts====
*Vilgax (Alien Force debut)
*Bioids (Alien Force debut)
*Psyphon 
*Ssserpent
*Ultimos (Alien Force debut)
*Tini (Alien Force debut)
*Synaptak (Alien Force debut)
*Lukik
===Minor Events===
*Since Ben saved the universe from the Highbreed, he has been receiving numerous trophies and medals from various planets.
*Ben and Kevin try to hack the Omnitrix.
==Characters==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
===Supporting Characters===
*Max Tennyson
*Plumbers' Helpers
**Cooper
**Helen Wheels
**Pierce Wheels
**Manny Armstrong
**Alan Albright
===Antagonists===
*Vilgax (first reappearance)
**Bioids (first reappearance)
*Psyphon (first appearance)
*Ssserpent (first appearance)
===Other Characters===
*Galactic Enforcers
**Ultimos (first reappearance)
**Tini (first reappearance)
**Synaptak (first reappearance)
*Lukik (first appearance)
*Azmuth (hologram)
==Aliens Used==
*Jetray
*Cannonbolt
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*Ben has been awarded many trophies for his victory over the Highbreed, which occurred in the previous episode.
*The Plumbers' Helpers are seen travelling with Max after he took them under his wing in the previous episode.
*Ben recalls the time he threw Vilgax into space in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.
*Ben and Kevin recall the latter trying to steal the Omnitrix from Ben during the Original Series. 
==Allusions==
*The ability of Vilgax's eye beams to change direction and follow their target is reminiscent of the Omega Beams utilized by the DC Comics villain, Darkseid.
*Kevin accidentally and briefly transforms the Omnitrix to its old appearance, matching how it looked in the Original Series.
*All four members of Man of Action get name-dropped in this episode. Vilgax's ray and shield are named after Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle respectively; and the Conqueror's Challenge was said to be ratified by the "Casey-Kelly Accords", i.e. Joe Casey and Joe Kelly.
VoV1 (526).png|The Omnitrix with its appearance prior to the reconfiguration
==Errors==
*Vilgax and Psyphon call Ultimos "Ultimo". The end credits also spell his name as such.
*When Vilgax says "Few have withstood an assault from the Ruby Ray of Rouleau", the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD's closed captioning says, "You have withstood an assault from the Ruby Ray of Ulo". Ssserpent's name is also misspelled as "Serpent".
*After Kevin is sprayed with venom, his arms are no longer metal.
*Although Kevin is sprayed with water from the fire hydrant, his clothes and hair show no sign of being drenched.
*Despite the end of the previous episode implying that Ben's aliens were replaced with a whole new roster, he is shown to have all his aliens still in this episode.
*When Jetray transforms into Cannonbolt, his back is white for a split second.
*Right before Ssserpent gets hit by Cannonbolt, his chest is green for a split second.
*Cannonbolt is more brightly colored than usual after he defeats Ssserpent.
*When Max receives the planetary defense alert, for one frame, Helen is drawn in a different pose. Additionally, her head is missing and her arm from the next frame can be seen.
*When Psyphon throws the Nuclear Fusion Grenade, he has heavier than normal shading on his hand.
*When Max calls Ben, Cooper is shown injured, even though he didn't get hurt in the fight.
*While Azmuth talks to Ben through the Omnitrix before it gets hacked, its faceplate is like the original Omnitrix's faceplate and has grey colors.
*When the dots appear above the Omnitrix before it overloads, some of them are clipped.
AF Vol 7 DVD Ruby Ray Error.png|Incorrect closed captions on the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD
VoV1 (158).png|No metal
VoV1 (166).png|Kevin isn't drenched
VoV1 (275).png|Green chest
VoV1 Ssserpent Error.png|Incorrect closed captions on the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD
VoV1 (286).png|Brighter colors
VoV1 (294.5).png|Missing head/Extra arm
VoV1 (314).png|Heavier shading
VoV1 (377).png|Cooper is not injured
VoV1 (496).png|Cooper is injured
VoV1 (538).png|Faceplate error
VoV1 (563).png|Credit error
==Trivia==
* In the Australian and Indian Cartoon Networks, both parts of Vengeance of Vilgax were joined together.
* In this episode, Ben states that he had last seen Vilgax when he was 10, referencing the events of Secret of the Omnitrix. This is retconned in Omniverse, as it is revealed that he had an encounter with Vilgax when he was 11.Bengeance is Mine
*The episode's title is listed as Vengeance of Vilgax Pt. 1 within the episode itself, Vengeance of Vilgax, Part 1 on the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 7 DVD, Vengeance of Vilgax Part 1 on the Cartoon Network website, Vengeance Pt. 1 on Amazon Prime Video, and The Vengeance of Vilgax, Pt. 1 on iTunes.
*The image seen on Ben's TV is from Butch Lukic's early composition roughs when the series was in early development.
*Ben found a couple more aliens while playing with the Omnitrix prior to this episode.
**Heatblast is one of those aliens, as his hologram is seen when Ben scrolls through his aliens in front of Lukik.
*Ben's increased fame in space due to defeating the Highbreed was first hinted at by Dwayne McDuffie on September 19, 2008.
*Dwayne assumed Vilgax killed Ultimos in this episode, but Matt Wayne and Derrick J. Wyatt believe he is still alive as of Omniverse.
==Notes==
==References==
===Crew Statements===
====T.J. Collins====
====Dwayne McDuffie====
====Matt Wayne====
====Derrick J. Wyatt====
===Cartoon Network===
===Ben 10 Planet===
es:La venganza de Vilgax
it:La Vendetta di Vilgax (Prima Parte)
pl:Zemsta Vilgaxa: część 1
pt-br:A Vingança de Vilgax: Parte 1
ro:Răzbunarea lui Vilgax: Partea 1
Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Alien Force Season 2 Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Alien Force Episodes
Category:Two Part Episode
Category:Vilgax's Revenge Arc
Category:Episodes Written by Dwayne McDuffie
Category:Episodes Directed by Dan Riba