Ben Tennyson

Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, also known as Ben 10 and Ben Tennyson, is the main protagonist from the Ben 10 series. 
== Charactah Account ==
Ben was an ordinary ten-year-old boy until he found the Omnitrix, a powerful watch-like device that allowed him to turn into ten different aliens. Though initially immature and clumsy, Ben grew to be a true hero. By the time he was sixteen, he had become famous in not only his hometown of Bellwood but on Earth and beyond. Ben has also been deputized by the Plumbers and has gained more aliens as time progressed.
Initially cocky, childish and arrogant, Ben's immaturity and attention-seeking behavior often led him to joke around, regardless of the situation. His allies often criticized his attitude, unaware of the fact that he used humor to mask his fears. Despite some childish attitude, he was heroic, caring and generally good-natured, always willing to save others at any time.
Over the years, Ben has displayed good leadership skills, as well as the ability to adapt his attitude to a situation, becoming serious when it's called for. He became more mature, responsible and sensible. He's kind-hearted, willing to sacrifice even his own life for others. His idealistic views and unwillingness to compromise his values – aspects condemned by Azmuth, yet commended by others – sometimes drive him to act against reason, such as helping his enemies if they need it (most remarkably Vilgax). Professor Paradox has praised Ben's good nature, going so far as to say he had the gift to make the right choices at the right moments. 
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Ben 10
*Ben 10 Season 2
*Ben 10 Season 3
*Ben 10 Season 4
*Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United
*Ben 10: Alien Force
*Ben 10: Alien Force Season 2
*Ben 10: Alien Force Season 3
* Ben 10: Omniverse
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 2
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 3
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 4
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 5
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 6
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 7
*Ben 10: Omniverse Season 8
* Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
*Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Season 2
*Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Season 3
=== Comics ===
* Ben 10
* Ben 10 Alien Force: Doom Dimension
* Ben 10 Classics: Beauty and the Ben
* Ben 10 Classics: Powerless
* Ben 10 Omniverse
* Ben 10: Ben Here Before
* Ben 10: Omniverse Halloween Special!
* Cartoon Network Action Packs
* Cartoon Network Block Party
* Cartoon Network Fusionfall
* Cartoon Network Super Sampler
* Super Secret Crisis War!
=== Movies ===
* Ben 10: Alien Swarm
* Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
* Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
=== Video Games ===
* Ben 10 Alien Force: The Game
*Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
* Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
* Ben 10 Omniverse: Alien Unlock
* Ben 10 Omniverse: Alien Run
* Ben 10 Omniverse: Game Creator
* Ben 10 Omniverse: Rise of Heroes
*Ben 10 Triple Pack
* Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction
* Ben 10: Alien Force
*Ben 10: Galactic Racing
* Ben 10: Omniverse
*Ben 10: Omniverse 2
* Ben 10: Protector of Earth
* Ben 10: Samurai Warrior
* Ben 10: The Alien Device
* Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall
* Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
* Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL
* Project Exonaut
* TKO
== Trivia ==
* Ben will have a glorious future. Azmuth even said that Professor Paradox once told him of Ben's "grand destiny" and that Ben would be "the legendary being who..." before Paradox cut him short.
* Ben's history now has to be read at the Plumbers' Academy. It comprises approximately a "chapter and a half."
* Gwen's birthday is in December, which would put Ben's in December too, as they both share the same birthday. Their rivalry in the original series was caused by this.
** At some point, the crew considered Ben's birthday to be a reference to the premiere date of And Then There Were 10. However, they never nailed down a specific birthday to spare Ben some embarrassment, because after his birthday comes and goes, he will still be 16.
* Ben has received an honorary doctorate degree from Friedkin University.
* Ben does not have good table manners.
* Ben used to shout the names of his aliens because they were asserting their identity as they gained consciousness, as well as to strike fear into his opponents. He stopped doing so, and changed his outfit, in Omniverse because he got tired of it.
** It was Dwayne McDuffie's idea to have Ben shout the names of his aliens, as he thought it would help younger fans know the aliens' names.
* In Alien Force, Ben was in his freshman year of high school.
** In Ultimate Alien, his teachers were not nice on grading him, but they were fine with his bad attendance record.
** Ben still goes to school in Omniverse, but not much. He can get an excused absence very easily, and his assistance to the Plumbers counts as work-study.
* Ben considers both Rook and Kevin his best friend.
* Ben still owns several black T-shirts.
* Ben sometimes goes to Undertown just to hang out.
* Ben sometimes thinks about moving to an apartment or Plumber Headquarters due to the trouble he brings to his home.
* Ben knows some things about the original Ultimatrix that Eunice doesn't, and vice versa.
* Ben passed the third grade by choosing C for all the answers on multiple-choice tests.
* Ben's favorite color is green and his favorite food is Chili Fries.
* Ben's favorite drink as a teenager is smoothies from Mr. Smoothy's, despite hating it when he was 11 years old.
** He is still searching for his favorite smoothie flavor. Up until So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies, he never tried the same flavor twice.
* Ben's first crush was Patty Berkinfield from 3rd grade.
* Ben has a scar on his body in the shape of New Jersey.
* Ben hates mushrooms, though this may have been a consequence of his ordeal with the Living Mushrooms.
* Ben owns a Tetramand flag in his bedroom.
* Ben has a habit of referring to other members of his aliens' species by the names he gives his aliens because he does not know the names of most of his aliens' species.
** As such, he is often surprised on hearing them, such as when he learned from Hokestar that Bloxx is a Segmentasapien, but never admits to this.
* When Ben was 10, he used to sleep with his teddy bear, called Furry Freddy. However, Ben defended himself saying that Furry Freddy had his own bed, which happened to be right next to his.
* According to both Azmuth and Sir George, Ben is the same as they were when they were young.
* Before the events of the original series:
** Ben and Gwen once did not speak to each other for two months over an argument about a stick of gum.
** At one point, the arguing between Ben and Gwen had gotten so bad that their parents refused to take vacations together anymore.
* During the road trip in the original series:
** Disliking Max's cooking was one of the few things Ben and Gwen agreed on.
** Ben was secretly sorry for what happened to Kevin.
** Ben still had gym clothes from the first grade in his gym locker.
* Sumo Slammers is Ben's favorite game, book, and TV show, followed by Space Pirates.
** In the original series, Weird World was listed as one of Ben's favorite TV shows. This was changed in Omniverse, as Ben stated he did not watch Weird World very often as it was on at the same time as Sumo Slammers.
* When he was younger, Ben's high energy often got him into trouble. As he got older, he learned to focus that energy into sports.
* Ben has a lot of pull with the Plumbers.
* Ben has other friends than the ones seen onscreen, but his coming out of retirement in Alien Forcepushed them away.
* Ben misses the good old days when he used to hang out with Gwen and Kevin without being mobbed by fans, so much that he secretly hates being famous and wishes he had his secret identity back.
* Ben has not thought about his career plan at all.
* The reason Ben plays soccer as a goalie is because Dwayne McDuffie used to play competitive soccer as an All-State Goalie in school.
** Ben still plays soccer when he can.
* Many voice actors auditioned to voice Ben in Alien Force. Yuri Lowenthal was called back multiple times before landing the role.
* The loss of Feedback, who was Ben's favorite alien at the time, was supposed to be the reason Ben took off the original Omnitrix and retired from being a hero, but it was ultimately Cartoon Network executives who vetoed the idea, which many crew members were thankful for.
** Prior to Omniverse, the five-year gap between the original series and Alien Force was discussed and various possibilities were kicked around, everything from "Wow, what if there's something huge and cool that happened there" to "Maybe absolutely nothing interesting happened there".
* Derrick J. Wyatt compared Ben to Scott Pilgrim.
* As of Omniverse, Ben's shoe size is 10.
* Initial concepts for Ben's Alien Force and Ultimate Alien design were made by Glen Murakami. His head and hair were reworked by Glenn Wong, who also gave him his green jacket, while colors were added by Chris Hooten.
** Ben's green trunks in What Are Little Girls Made Of? and In Charm's Way were designed by T.J. Collins.
* In the Gweniverse, Ben is not an Anodite and does not know magic. In fact, he does not have any powers in general. He is essentially a tagalong that gets in Gwen's way.
* Ben was one of the balloons featured at the 2010 and 2011 Open Your Dream Balloon Parade in Taiwan. The balloon was made and sponsored by Cartoon Network, is roughly the same size as a small house and reportedly cost over 2 billion dollars to make.[citation needed]
* Ben (as seen in Alien Force) was one of the characters featured in the 2009 Official BBC Children In Need Medley.
* Duncan Rouleau claims that the four alternate Bens featured in Alien X-Tinction are the same as the Ben Prime from the previous four series. However, there are subtle differences between the Bens compared to their Classic counterparts, such as Ultimate Alien Ben wearing his Ultimatrix backwards. While this is likely an error, it is never stated whether or not Maximillian or Alien Force Ben's device can travel through time. Furthermore, Cartoon Network considers Alien Force Ben and Ultimate Alien Ben to be two distinct Bens from different dimensions. As such it is open to interpretation as to whether or not they are Ben Prime.
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== External Links ==
* Ben Tennyson at Ben 10 Wiki
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