Ben 10: Alien Force

Ben 10: Alien Force is the second iteration of the Ben 10 franchise and the sequel of the original Ben 10 series. It was created by the studio Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
The storyline is notable for having matured the characters into teens and taking a darker tone, with increased narrative complexity and frequency of character deaths. Despite initially mixed reactions to the change from fans, Alien Force garnered positive reviews and successful ratings, leading to further continuation of the franchise and thus the production of a sequel series called Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.
==Synopsis==
Ben Tennyson is now 15 and becoming a leader wearing his powerful Omnitrix again. Grandpa Max is missing and Ben needs the help of Gwen and Kevin to find him.
==Summary==
Five years after the Original Series, 15-year-old Ben Tennyson has returned to a normal, everyday life. His adventures all done, Ben has taken off the Omnitrix and has grown from a young boy into a confident teenager; however, the mysterious disappearance of Grandpa Max makes Ben put the Omnitrix back on, as well as forcing him; his cousin Gwen; and his old enemy Kevin to search and locate Grandpa Max. At the same time, they must enlist the help of the Plumbers' kids (children or grandchildren of retired Plumbers which are commonly half human and half alien) and repel attacks from a new enemy, the Highbreed.
In the second season, Vilgax returns as the main antagonist, forcing Ben, Gwen, and Kevin to tackle bigger problems and find out more secrets about the Omnitrix. In the series finale, The Final Battle, Ben faces Vilgax again in their final battle, destroying the Omnitrix in the process. At the end, Ben is now armed with a new Omnitrix called the Ultimatrix.
==Characters==
===Allies===
====Main Characters====
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
====Secondary Characters====
*Max Tennyson
*Julie Yamamoto
*Ship
*Professor Paradox
*Azmuth
*Argit
*Carl Tennyson
*Sandra Tennyson
*Frank Tennyson
*Natalie Tennyson
*Ken Tennyson
*Verdona
*Devin Levin
*Kevin's Mother
*Cash Murray
*JT
*Tetrax Shard
*Alan Albright
*Manny Armstrong
*Helen Wheels
*Pierce Wheels
*Cooper
*Reinrassig III
*Tyler
====Others====
*Magister Labrid
*Sheriff Mason
*Officer Wells
*Lucy
*Trina
*Carol Smith
*Baz-l
*Edna
*Hugo
*General Groff
*Squire
*Dragon
*Serena
*Bellicus
*Frolic
*Magister Prior Gilhil
*Big Chill's Offspring
*Lu
*Tiny
*Tiny's Father
*Tiny's Mother
*Jeff
*Highbreed Councilors
*Myaxx
*Ultimos
*Tini
*Synaptak
*Lukik
*Mouldywarp
*Dodds
*Orb
*Decka
*Probity
*Judge Domstol
*Bailiff
*Zaw-Veenull
*Cicely
*Prince of Lewoda
*Sugilite
*Ishiyama
*Elena Valadis	
===Villains===
====Main Villains====
*Highbreed
**Highbreed Commander
**Former Highbreed Supreme
*DNAliens
*Vilgax
**Psyphon
**Bioids (Original)
**Mechadroids
**Bioids (Omnitrix Army)
====Secondary Villains====
*Albedo
*Vulkanus
**Pickaxe Aliens
*Darkstar
*Hex
**Charmcaster
**Rock Monsters
*Zs'Skayr
*Vreedle Brothers
**Octagon Vreedle
**Rhomboid Vreedle
====Forever Knights====
*Patrick
*Connor
*Joseph Chadwick
*Sir Morton
====Incursean Empire====
*Milleous
*Attea
*Sangfroid
*Raff
*SevenSeven
====Others====
*D'Void
*Simian
*Jarett
*Sunder
*Ssserpent
*Kraab
*Ragnarok
*Mayor Coleman
*Blue Leader
*Red Leader
*Victor Valadis
*Techadon Robots	
===Aliens===
====Original Aliens====
*Alien X (debut)
*Big Chill (debut)
*Brainstorm (debut)
*Chromastone (debut)
*Echo Echo (debut)
*Goop (debut)
*Humungousaur (debut)
*Jetray (debut)
*Spidermonkey (debut)
*Swampfire (debut)
====Additional Aliens====
*Cannonbolt
*Diamondhead
*Ghostfreak
*HeatblastVengeance of Vilgax: Part 1; file (unused)
*Lodestar (debut)
*Nanomech (debut)
*Rath (debut)
*Murk Upchuck (debut)
*Way Big
*Wildmutt (unused)
====Ultimate Forms====
*Humungousaur (debut)
*Swampfire (debut)
==Vehicles==
*Rustbucket 2
*Kevin's Car
*Highbreed Ship
*Antarian Obliterator (Ship)
*Vilgax's Ship (Alien Force)
*Resolute
*Plumber Ship
*Max's Motorcycle
*Elena's Motorcycle
==Movies==
*Ben 10: Alien Swarm
==Video Games==
*Ben 10: Alien Force (Video Game)
*Ben 10: Alien Force (DVD Game)
*Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
*Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
===Voice Cast===
Voice Actor 	Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal 	Ben TennysonAlbedoAlien XOmnitrixUltimatrixJeffOrbKenkoJT (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Soccer Player #1 (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Sparring Partner (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Truck Driver (Pier Pressure)Pilot (Be-Knighted)Student (Good Copy, Bad Copy)DNAlien (Unearthed)Patrolman (Inferno)Radio Announcer (Simple)Captive (Time Heals)Various Forever Knights
Ashley Johnson 	Gwen TennysonCarol SmithCicelyGirl (Ghost Town)Mother (Ghost Town)Mr. Smoothy Employee (The Secret of Chromastone)
Greg Cipes 	Kevin LevinSoccer Player #2 (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Farmer's Son (Voided)DNAlien (Inside Man)Alien #2 (Fool's Gold)Kid #1 (Singlehanded)Kid (In Charm's Way)Various Forever Knights
Dee Bradley Baker 	SwampfireUltimate SwampfireEcho EchoHumungousaurUltimate HumungousaurJetrayBig ChillChromastoneBrainstormSpidermonkeyGoopCannonboltUpchuckWay BigLodestarDiamondheadPsyphonSevenSevenOfficer WellsHugoFrolicPickaxe AliensDNAliensBig Chill's OffspringDravekDasypodidaeUnnamed Turrawuste Bug CreatureXenociteTinyTiny's MotherSsserpentPyroxovoreDeckaBailiffMr. Smoothy MascotNaljian DestructorZaw-VeenullPrince of LewodaSangfroidRock MonstersSugiliteBioidsCop (Save the Last Dance)Driver (Save the Last Dance)Farmer (Voided)Highbreed (Birds of a Feather)Man (War of the Worlds: Part 1)Policeman (Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1)Alien #5 (Fool's Gold)Seedling 2 (If All Else Fails)Moley (Ghost Town)Various Forever Knights
Paul Eiding 	Max TennysonLukikMouldywarpIshiyamaHighbreed (Darkstar Rising, Inside Man and If All Else Fails)Truck Driver (All That Glitters)Moe (Max Out)Serf (Voided)DNAliens (Inside Man and War of the Worlds: Part 2)Alien #4 (Fool's Gold)
John DiMaggio 	RathOctagon VreedleJudge DomstolVulkanusRagnarokDoddsComputer Voice (Above and Beyond)
Vyvan Pham 	Julie YamamotoShipProbityMyaxxSandra Tennyson (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Waitress (Save the Last Dance)Kid #2 (Singlehanded)
Tara Strong 	Attea
Rob Paulsen 	Baz-lRhomboid VreedleCotton Candy Vendor (Pier Pressure)Patrolman (Pier Pressure)
Alexander Polinsky 	ArgitJarett
Dwight Schultz 	Dr. AnimoNull Guardians
Richard McGonagle 	Reinrassig IIIHighbreed (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1, Ben 10 Returns: Part 2, Max Out and Inside Man)DNAliensGeneral GroffFormer Highbreed SupremeSensei (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Officer (Everybody Talks About the Weather)Desk Sergeant (Inside Man)Colonel (If All Else Fails)Various Forever Knights
Kevin Michael Richardson	Highbreed CommanderSheriff MasonMilleousSir MortonShip Battle ModeGuard (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1)Warrior #1 (X = Ben + 2)Highbreed (Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 and Grounded)DNAlien (Grounded)Various Forever Knights
Jeff Bennett 	GhostfreakAzmuthMagister LabridTiny's FatherZs'SkayrUltimosBlue LeaderRed LeaderKraabDNAlien (Unearthed)Rath (Primus)Humungousaur (Primus)Guard #1 (Ghost Town)Policeman (The Final Battle: Part 1)
James Remar 	VilgaxGoop (Primus)Guard #2 (Ghost Town)
David McCallum 	Professor Paradox
Zeno Robinson 	Alan Albright
Kari Wahlgren 	Charmcaster
Wil Wheaton 	Darkstar
Khary Payton 	MannyHexTV Announcer (Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1)
Juliet Landau 	VerdonaNatalie TennysonHelenTini
Adam Wylie 	Pierce
Kim Mai Guest 	LucyZombie Girls (All That Glitters)
Kamali Minter 	TrinaZombie Girls (All That Glitters)
Diane Delano 	Edna
Will Friedle 	Ken TennysonShem (Max Out)
Barbara Bain 	Human Verdona
George Newbern 	Frank Tennyson
Matt Levin 	Cash Murray
Scott Menville 	JT
Greg Ellis 	SquireVarious Forever KnightsJailer (Good Copy, Bad Copy)
Michael York 	Patrick
Hakeem Kae-Kazim 	Connor
Clancy Brown 	Dragon
James Arnold Taylor 	RaffAttendant (X = Ben + 2)
Kevin Conroy 	BellicusWarrior #2 (X = Ben + 2)
Vicki Lewis 	Serena
J.K. Simmons 	Magister Prior Gilhil
Robert David Hall 	Forever Knight (Good Copy, Bad Copy)Counterman (Good Copy, Bad Copy)Highbreed Guard (War of the Worlds: Part 1 and Part 2)
Tim Curry 	Joseph Chadwick
Beth Littleford 	Sandra Tennyson (Grounded)
Don McManus 	Carl Tennyson
Wallace Langham 	TylerDNAlien (Inside Man)
Diedrich Bader 	SimianLu
Brian George 	Mayor ColemanAlien #3 (Fool's Gold)
Powers Boothe 	Sunder
Diane Michelle 	Cosmic Mom
Dave Fennoy 	Tetrax
Pamela Adlon 	Kevin's Mother
Ioan Gruffudd 	Devin LevinRobot Guard (Vendetta)
===Live-Action Cast===
Actor 	Role
Ryan Kelley 	Ben Tennyson
Galadriel Stineman 	Gwen Tennyson
Nathan Keyes 	Kevin Levin
Alyssa Diaz 	Elena Valadis
Barry Corbin 	Max Tennyson
Herbert Siguenza 	Victor Valadis
Dee Bradley Baker 	Big ChillHumungousaur
Alex Winter 	Nanomech
Jeremy Decarlos 	Helio
Brian Beegle 	Genaro
Eric Mendenhall 	Fitz
Tony Larkin 	Ship-It Employee
Wendy Cutler 	The Queen
Patrick Cox 	Big Ed
Michelle Wang 	Molly
Joyce Kurtz 	Computer
Aaron Munoz 	Psycho 1
Justin Welborn 	Psycho 2
Wilbur Fitzgerald 	Financial Guy in Suit
Deborah Duke 	Nurse
Nicole Krausen 	International Plumber 1
Shankar N. Mahadevan 	International Plumber 2
Cesar Aguirre 	Mechanic Zombie
Grace Baine 	Alien
Stephen Bise 	Robe-Wearing ZombieFactory Worker Zombie #1
Erin Leigh Bushko 	Factory Worker Zombie #2
Jon Gould 	Stand-InFactory WorkerMechanic
Travis Grant 	Zombie College Student
Jevocas Green 	Assembly Line Zombie
Ashley Harvin 	Factory Worker Zombie #3
Roger Herrera 	Forklift Driver
Barry Hopkins 	Factory Worker Zombie #4
Shawn Knowles 	Zombie Street Hoodlum
Micheal Leath 	Zombie College Student
Candace Mabry 	Factory Worker Zombie #5
Lynn McArthur 	Waitress Zombie
Katherine Neslund 	Zombie Assembly Line Worker
Bill Pacer 	Factory Worker Zombie #6
Timothy Douglas Perez	Forklift Operator #1
Tammy Luthi Retzlaff 	Zombie Mom
Lauren Rothermel 	Business Woman
Sean M. Sellers 	Factory Worker Zombie #7
Jimmy Shaw 	Zombie Worker
Sonya Thompson 	Factory Worker Zombie #8
Joe Walsh 	Mind controlled Zombie
Steve Warren 	Factory Worker Zombie #9
Ken R. Wheeler 	Forklift Operator #2
Erika J. Wood 	Factory Worker Zombie #10Factory Chasing Zombie
==Music==
===Theme Song===
Main Article: Theme Song (Alien Force)
The theme song shows a slideshow of Ben's first ten aliens in Alien Force. Initially in the first season, the tenth alien, Alien X, was kept as a mysterious silhouette. His full image was later shown after his debut. The melody is an orchestral remix of the two verses of the Original Series' theme song.
 
Ben 10- Alien Force - Season 1 - Opening Theme (English) (HD)
Ben 10- Alien Force - Season 2-3 - Opening Theme (English) (HD)
==Trivia==
*Many scenes take place in the dark because Glen Murakami likes shows that take place at night. It has the element of teens sneaking out and getting into trouble. It also added to the air of mystery.
**The network complained about there being too many episodes taking place at night.
**In response to fan complaints that the backgrounds were too dark at times, T.J. Collins stated that it was probably from the color correction of newer TVs. Glen was always very aware of how the colors would appear on the television and would never want to lose detail. The crew watched every episode that came back and, because the TVs they used were calibrated the same as the computer monitors they had used to do the art, nothing ever looked too dark.
*Glen and Dwayne McDuffie were developing a new show for Cartoon Network. The network asked Glen if he would do a revamp of Ben 10. After daily discussions with Dwayne, Glen asked him to be part of the project. The network had a lot of creative ideas and Glen and Dwayne went through them. The network wanted to age Ben up and have Kevin as part of the team. That wasn't set but Glen and Dwayne both liked the idea. They mixed and matched between what the network thought up and what they wanted to do.
**Glen described his vision for the show as "three kids wandering around finding aliens". He likened the tone of Alien Force to different movies and series such as Breaking Away (which he was a fan of), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Stranger Things. While Glen intended the show to be more like a mystery show, the network wanted it to be "poppier".
**Glen also imagined the show as "Scooby-Doo meets The X-Files", citing the strong "mystery meets sci-fi" nature of the program.
*When Glen and Dwayne started coming up with ideas for the Omnitrix aliens, they decided to combine the powers of two different aliens into one alien, such as Swampfire, who has the powers of Heatblast and Wildvine. An exception to this is Humungousaur, who was created because they thought it would be neat to have a "big strong guy".
**The crew was told to keep a lot of the silhouettes for the aliens very humanoid and more of a standard strong superhero build. A lot of consideration was taken into fitting them onto a blister card and onto the toy shelf.
**After the aliens were fleshed out, Man of Action looked everything over.
*It took about nine months to complete one episode of Alien Force.
*Although the first 26 episodes were conceived and produced as one season, they were aired as two seasons of 13 episodes each.
*By April 22, 2008, Season 1 was in post-production, as scripting and voice acting had both been completed.
*Writing for all 20 episodes of Season 2 was completed sometime before March 29, 2009.
**The original plans for the season were that Kevin would mutate to save Gwen. However, the original plans were scrapped by network executives and the season ended up being very different from what Dwayne and the crew had hoped to do. Luckily, they came up with something else they liked while the original plans involving Kevin were later reworked into Ultimate Alien.
**Glen had wanted to do a Cthulhu arc where Vilgax's "squid face" was to be used to some advantage, but it was not to be. The idea was later used in Season 3 of Ultimate Alien.
**Season 2 was originally supposed to have 23 episodes, with its last three episodes constituting the finale titled Ben 10 vs. Ben 10. Part 2 would have been the 100th episode of the franchise.
*On iTunes and PlayStation Network, Season 3 (in the airing order) was split into two seasons to make Season 4 (Primus is the first episode of Season 4).
*The credits font for the text in this series and Ultimate Alien is Antique Olive Nord.
==References==
===Production Material===
====Script Schedules====
===Crew Statements===
====Eugene Son====
====Dwayne McDuffie====
====Glen Murakami====
====Duncan Rouleau====
====T.J. Collins====
====Dan Riba====
===Other===
====Amazon Prime Video====
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