Mystery, Incorporeal

Mystery, Incorporeal is the second episode of the fifth season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the forty-second episode overall.
==Synopsis==
An old enemy emerges while Ben and Rook visit Kevin and Gwen at college.
==Plot==
One night at Friedkin University, a villain named Punchinello escapes from the roof holding an object. However, he is stopped by Gwen, who is in the guise of Lucky Girl. Gwen tells Punchinello to drop the plutonium. Punchinello suddenly starts firing lasers from his nose, but Gwen blocks them with her mana shield. Punchinello then runs into the schoolyard, but Gwen quickly cuts him off. The other students of Friedkin University arrive to watch the action and Gwen and Punchinello start firing at each other. Gwen uses her mana shield to knock down Punchinello and break his mechanical nose. She then unmasks Punchinello as Professor Aniceto of the Drama department. The excited students start to pull Gwen away and Professor Aniceto uses this opportunity to try and escape. However, he runs into the Proto-TRUK. Ben and Rook exit the Proto-TRUK and notice Aniceto on the ground.
It is now daytime and Ben and Rook look at a picture that seems to be watching them. Gwen leads them to the courtyard and asks what brings them to the university. Ben says that the university is having an open house and says that when he decides to go to college, he'll go with her. Gwen is a little annoyed by this, saying how she wanted to have a normal life at college and Rook notices that's the reason Gwen assumes her "Lucky Girl" alter-ego. Ben likes the atmosphere of the college and wants to go there, but Gwen says that he wouldn't fit in. Kevin and Zed arrive, and the entire group is ready to order food from the HP Lunchkraft. When a kid named Dante is seen being bullied by two students, Gwen and Kevin step in. However, the students are more excited to see Ben and ask for his autograph. Ben asks the group of students if he should go to their college, and they all reply with cheers much to Gwen's disdain. Gwen is more interested in resuming her studies, and Zed starts to growl at Dante when he leaves with Gwen. Rook urges Ben to go, but all of the students suddenly start backing up. 
A Rock Monster appears and destroys the food trucks, also sending Ben and Rook flying backwards. Ben transforms into Juryrigg. He runs into the Rock Monster and it knocks him away. Rook uses his Proto-Tool to fire an arrow at the monster, but it simply blocks it. Kevin manages to get onto the monster and absorbs its material, turning himself into stone to fight it. Juryrigg turns the damaged food truck into a machine, shooting fireballs at the Rock Monster. However, the food truck vendor's head gets stuck, and the machine cannot fire. The Rock Monster lunges at Juryrigg but it touches the Omnitrix, making a shockwave which sends the Rock Monster flying backwards. Juryrigg transforms back into Ben, who notices the Omnitrix is only displaying Ghostfreak's icon. Ben, Kevin, and Rook chase the Rock Monster into a lecture hall, but it seems to have gotten away. They notice the curtains on the stage moving and Ben assumes that Charmcaster is there. They are caught sneaking backstage by Gwen and Dante and Gwen wonders why they are back there. Dante then informs them that it's Professor Xagliv's class, but Ben doesn't think so and pulls back the curtain to reveal just Xagliv herself. Ben, Kevin, and Rook are scared by her appearance and Xagliv tells Gwen to take her seat.
Xagliv begins to teach her class, which bores Ben and Kevin. Ben makes a joke that causes Kevin to laugh, but Gwen quickly silences them. Annoyed, Xagliv orders Gwen to leave her class and take the others with her. As Gwen and the others are leaving, Xagliv reveals a stone that looks very familiar to Gwen. Rook notices that Gwen recognizes the artifact and Gwen says that she thinks that it's one of the Charms of Bezel. Ben and Gwen thought that they were destroyed when they were kids, but Dante suddenly arrives, also talking about the artifact and someone can be seen spying on the group from a nearby closet. Back out in the courtyard, Ben still thinks that something is up with Xagliv and Rook says that the Rock Monster disappeared the exact moment Xagliv appeared. Kevin reminds them it's one of Charmcaster's monsters and Gwen noticed that Xagliv kicked her out just after the artifact was revealed. Suddenly, more Rock Monsters appear, but with hooded students riding them this time. Ben turns into Eye Guy and he and Kevin (with Zed) begin to fight the Rock Monsters. A Rock Monster attempts to attack Gwen and Dante, but Gwen puts up a shield and the Rock Monster is caught by Rook. Rook swings the Rock Monster into the air and Eye Guy destroys it. Gwen causes a minor distraction to assume her Lucky Girl persona once more. Gwen tosses away the hooded student and destroys the Rock Monster. After Eye Guy transforms back into Ben, the other hooded students run away while Ben, Gwen, and Rook watch them. The students are excited by Ben's performance, while Gwen is just happy to have saved the students.
The group then confront Professor Xagliv in her classroom, and they all start to question him. Rook notices that "Xagliv" spelled backwards is "Vilgax" and Rook removes Xagliv's wig, revealing her bald head. Xagliv angrily takes back her wig, but Ben questions her, saying she has a Charm of Bezel. Suddenly, Dante starts laughing evilly and takes the Charm of Bezel for himself. Dante sends everyone flying backwards and Gwen starts firing mana at him. Dante absorbs them and then starts draining Gwen. Ben, Kevin, and Rook attempt to charge at him, but Dante simply knocks them back. Dante takes Gwen down into the basement and Ben and the others start to chase after them. Dante outruns them and takes Gwen into a room, sealing off the door and preventing Ben and the others from getting inside. The other kids start a chant and Dante removes an ID Mask, revealing himself to be Darkstar. Gwen is angry to see him again and Darkstar remarks that he needs a sacrifice.
Darkstar reminds Gwen of how Charmcaster locked him out of Legerdomain just because of his appearance, to which Gwen replies it was really because Darkstar was a creep. Darkstar says that he enjoys the mana of Legerdomain so much that he is going to use Gwen to make the mana appear through her. Meanwhile, Ben, Kevin, Rook, and Zed all continue trying to break through the door to no success. Darkstar prepares the transfer and one of the hooded students, Margie, comments on Darkstar not fully taking Gwen's power. Darkstar says that all mana comes from Legerdomain and that it must return to the original person. Darkstar then drains Margie's mana and continues opening the portal. Rook gets the group inside by blasting at the door using his Proto-Tool and Darkstar tells his group to keep Ben and the others away. The hooded students get on some Rock Monsters and Ben sees his Omnitrix is still only set to Ghostfreak and decides to fight as himself. He tricks a Rock Monster into knocking over a column, which falls onto it. Rook takes out a group of the Rock Monsters. Kevin smashes through many Rock Monsters and, as more surround Ben's group, their mana (along with that of the robbed students) is drained. Darkstar has just finished the transfer and regains his "perfect" body using his Michael Morningstar name again. Michael flies out onto the courtyard and boasts about his looks. Ben then reluctantly transforms into Ghostfreak and battles with Michael. Ghostfreak, having no mana, isn't affected by Michael's absorption powers and possesses Michael. Ghostfreak fools around with Michael's body and uses it to free Gwen from the control and stop and reverse the transfer. Michael is reverted back to his "Darkstar" body and is soon arrested. Gwen tells the police officer to keep the symbol on Darkstar's head and the officer takes him away.
In the police car, Darkstar attempts to use his magic, but the symbol stops him. The police officer is revealed to be Charmcaster herself. Darkstar believes she forgives him for stealing from her, but instead, she presses the symbol on his forehead, causing him excruciating pain as the car lights up with magic as she tortures him. Meanwhile, the portal Darkstar had created reopens and Zs'Skayr emerges from Legerdomain. Back at the university, Gwen and Kevin are relaxing and Rook is playing with Zed. Suddenly, Ben arrives with students carrying him. Ben says he has an honorary degree and doesn't need to attend college. Ben then addresses himself as "Dr. Tennyson", much to the dismay of Gwen, Kevin, and Rook.
==Noteworthy Events==
===Major Events===
*Ben regains Ghostfreak once again after one of the Charmcaster's Rock Monsters bites the Omnitrix.
*Darkstar is turned into a totem by Charmcaster.
*Zs'Skayr is freed from Legerdomain.
====Character Debuts====
*Helena Xagliv
*Charmcaster (Omniverse debut)
*Professor Aniceto
*Sandwich Vendor
*Rock Monsters (Omniverse debut)
*Margie
*Zs'Skayr (Omniverse present debut)
====Omnitrix Alien Debut====
*Ghostfreak (Omniverse debut)
===Minor Events===
*Friedkin University is seen for the first time.
*Ben gains an honorary degree.
==Characters==
*Gwen Tennyson (main character)
*Ben Tennyson
*Rook Blonko
*Kevin Levin
*Zed
*Helena Xagliv (first appearance)
*Sandwich Vendor (first appearance)
*Charmcaster (first reappearance; cameo)
===Villains===
*Professor Aniceto (first appearance)
*Darkstar
*Rock Monsters (first reappearance)
*Margie (first appearance)
*Zs'Skayr (first reappearance; cameo)
==Aliens Used==
*Juryrigg
*Eye Guy
*Ghostfreak (first reappearance)
==Spells Used==
===By Darkstar===
*Contego
==Quotes==
==Naming and Translations==
==Cast==
==Continuity==
*Professor Xagliv makes her debut, after having been indirectly mentioned by Gwen in Many Happy Returns.
*Ben is unsure about using Ghostfreak after having trouble with the transformation in Ghostfreaked Out and Ghost Town. 
*Ben and Gwen mention that the Charms of Bezel were destroyed when they were kids, which occurred in Tough Luck.
*Darkstar mentions that Charmcaster locked him out of Legerdomain, which occurred in Couples Retreat.
==Allusions==
*The episode contains several references to the Scooby-Doo franchise.
**The name of this episode is a play-with-words to the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated television series.
**When Gwen unmasks Punchinello and she says, "Professor Aniceto? From the Drama Department?!", it is similar to most unmasking of villains at the end of most Scooby Doo episodes and movies.
**Kevin says: "Looks like we've got a mystery on our hands," which is a near-verbatim typical quote of Fred's whenever there's a mystery afoot.
**After removing Xagliv's wig, Gwen comments on it being a red herring, which is also the name of a boy Fred Jones presumes is always the masked villain in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
***A red herring is a term for someone who is set up by the author to look like the perpetrator in a mystery but isn't.
**The scene in which Ben, Kevin, Rook and Zed chase Darkstar through the different doorways is an allusion to the typical Scooby-Doo chase scenes.
**Zed grunts twice in a voice that is similar to Scooby's.
*Three of Darkstar's cultists look like Raven and Jinx from Teen Titans, and Stocking from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.
*The way Ben and Rook greet Gwen at the beginning of this episode is similar how she and Kevin greeted Ben in Many Happy Returns.
*The sandwich truck, HP Lunchkraft, is named after acclaimed horror author H. P. Lovecraft. Its most famous sandwich, the Miskatonic Madness, is an allusion to Miskatonic University, a college that is a major setting in the Cthulhu horror stories started by H. P. Lovecraft.
*The first hint to Dante's true identity, is that he wears the intern shirt of Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation, a role previously played by Darkstar's voice actor, Wil Wheaton. In addition, his alias is an allusion to Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet whose most famous book, The Inferno is about hell, which is ruled by Lucifer, who is also called the Morning Star.
==Errors==
*When Ben tells Gwen that he wants to attend her college, a food truck can be seen. However, when Kevin and Zed arrive, the food truck is missing.
*When three of the students go to Ben, Ben is eating a sandwich. The next moment, the sandwich is not there.
*In one scene Rook's right ear is black.
*Darkstar appears to use mana twice in this episode.
*When Darkstar drains Margie, her far hand does not shrivel.
*Zs'Skayr is listed in the end credits despite having no lines. His name is also misspelled as "Zs'skayr".
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==Trivia==
*Gwen uses her Lucky Girl persona to protect her college but prefers to keep her identity a secret.
*Gwen shows progression towards acting like her future self:
**She now prefers to go by her full first name of "Gwendolyn" instead of just "Gwen".
**She has attained her first Charm of Bezel, giving her the ability to fly at high speeds.
*Matt Wayne's pitch for this episode was asking what the worst possible thing that could happen when going to a college in the eastern US would be- the answer to which being the college being a Stephen King-inspired college.
**Zed's presence alongside Kevin in the episode prompted the numerous Scooby-Doo gags.
***Matt Wayne attributed many of the Scooby Doo elements in this episode to Derrick J. Wyatt.
**The idea of the villain's unmasking going array (contrasting the typical plot structure of Scooby Doo) was Matt Wayne's idea.
*The scene where Gwen leads Ben and Rook to the food truck, up until the scene where Ben, Rook and Kevin find Xagliv behind a curtain was storyboarded by Steve Ahn.
**Zed has her old collar and Xagliv has horns in the storyboards.
==References==
===Crew Statements===
====Dou Hong====
====Steve Ahn====
===Cartoon Network===
===Audio Commentary===
es:Misterio incorpóreo
it:Misteri incorporei
pl:Zed i ekipa detektywów
pt-br:Mistério, Incorpóreo
ro:Mistere imateriale
Category:Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Omniverse Episodes
Category:Ben 10: Omniverse Season 5 Episodes
Category:Episodes Written by Matt Wayne
Category:Episodes Directed by Jae Hong Kim