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. This series is followed-up by another sequel series called Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.
Alien Force is set roughly five years after the original series. The storyline is notable for having matured the character and taking a darker tone, with more complex plots and more characters dying. This change received mixed reactions from the fans, and caused a division amongst them. Despite this, Alien Force's ratings were successful, allowing the production of Ultimate Alien.
==Plot==
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 third and final 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 two-part 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==
===Main Characters===
*Ben Tennyson
*Gwen Tennyson
*Kevin Levin
===Recurring Characters===
Ben_10_season_one.jpg|The Main Three Of Ben 10 Alien Force
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*Julie Yamamoto
*Max Tennyson
*Alan Albright
*Professor Paradox
*Carl Tennyson
*Sandra Tennyson
*Manny Armstrong
*Helen Wheels
*Cooper Daniels
*Pierce
===Villains===
*Xenocite (mostly extinct)
**DNAliens
*Highbreed (formerly)
*The Forever Knights
*Argit
*Vulkanus
*Michael Morningstar/Darkstar
*Techadon Robots
*Sevenseven
*Albedo
*D'Void
*Vilgax
*Psyphon
*Ssserpent
*Vreedle Brothers
*Sunder
*Charmcaster
*Hex
*Zs'Skayr (sealed)
*Ragnarok (presumed deceased)
==Omnitrix and Ultimatrix Aliens==
Main Aliens
*Goop
*Swampfire
*Chromastone
*Big Chill
*Humungousaur
*Brainstorm
*Jetray
*Spidermonkey
*Echo Echo
*Alien X
=== Additional Aliens===
*Cannonbolt
*Upchuck
*Way Big
*Diamondhead
*Lodestar
*Ghostfreak
*Rath
*Nanomech
===Ultimate Forms===
*Ultimate Humungousaur (by Albedo)
*Ultimate Swampfire
==Episodes==
:Main Article: Ben 10: Alien Force/Episodes
Ben 10: Alien Force lasted for 3 seasons with a total of 46 episodes.
==Video Games==
*Ben 10: Alien Force The Video Game
*Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
*Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
==Movies==
*Ben 10: Alien Swarm
==Opening==
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The opening showed Ben's ten main aliens in Alien Force. The aliens appear in this order:
*Goop
*Swampfire
*Chromastone
*Big Chill
*Humungousaur
*Brainstorm
*Jetray
*Spidermonkey
*Echo Echo
*Alien X+
+: Only the silhouette of Alien X was seen at the first season, while his full image was later seen at the start of season two and onward.
== Home media ==
DVDs:
* Volume 1
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Volume 5
* Volume 6
* Volume 7
* Volume 8
* Volume 9
Digital releases:
All three seasons are available on iTunes and Amazon Prime.
The series was available on HBO Max from May 2020 to May 2023.
Ben 10: Alien Force was entirely released on the Cartoon Network app for free on September 2023, along with Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse.
==Trivia==
*On iTunes and PlayStation Network, Season 3 was cut to make Season 4 (Primus is the first episode of season four), but it only applies to iTunes and PlayStation Network.
*It went under the working title Ben 10: Hero Generation.
*The original Alien Force logo had the original series' Ben 10 logo rather than the current one.
*On iTunes, the icons of each seasons have the following aliens: Season 1 - Chromastone, Swampfire, and Echo Echo, Season 2 - Spidermonkey, Season 3 - Humungousaur, and Season 4 - Big Chill.
== Gallery ==
File:IMG 4020.jpg|HBO Max cover
File:Ben10AlienForceAppleTVVolume4.jpg|Volume 4 Apple TV cover
File:Ben10AlienForceVilgaxAttacksXbox360cover.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks Xbox 360 cover
File:Ben10AlienForceVilgaxAttacksDScover.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks Nintendo DS cover
File:Ben10AlienForceVilgaxAttacksPS2frontandbackcover.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks PS2 front and back covers
File:Ben10AlienForcBenTennysonactionfigure.jpeg|Ben Action figure
File:Ben10AlienForceSwampfireactionfigure.jpeg|Swampfire action figure
File:Ben10AlienForceActionPack2.jpeg|Alien Force Action Pack 2
File:Ben10AlienForceHorizontalHBOMaxcover.jpeg|Horizontal HBO Max cover
File:Ben10AlienForceVilgaxAttacksPSPgamecover.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks Playstation Portable cover
File:Ben10AlienForceVolume1DVD.jpeg|Volume 1 DVD
File:Ben10AlienForceVolume2DVD.jpeg|Volume 2 DVD
File:Ben10AlienForceVoleum5DVD.jpeg|Volume 5 DVD
File:Ben10AlienForcevolume6DVD.jpeg|Volume 6 DVD
File:Ben10AlienForceVilgaxAttacksDSgamecard.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks Nintendo DS game card
File:Ben10AlienForcevideogameadaptationDScover.jpeg|video game adaptation Nintendo DS cover
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File:VilgaxAttacksWiigamedisc.jpeg|Vilgax Attacks Wii game disc
File:Ben10AlienForcePS2frontandbackcover.jpeg|video game adaptation PS2 front and back cover
File:Ben10AlienForceWiiPALcover.jpeg|video game adaptation Wii PAL cover
File:Ben10AlienForceondemandcover.jpeg|On Demand cover
File:Ben10AlienForce2011calendar.jpeg|2011 calendar
File:Ben10AlienForceCompleteGuide.jpeg|The Complete Guide book
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File:BenTennysonFusionFall.jpeg|Ben as he appears in FusionFall
File:GwenTennysonFusionFall.jpeg|Gwen as she appears in FusionFall
File:KevinLevinFusionFall.jpeg|Kevin Levin as he appears in FusionFall
File:BenTennyson(teenager)FusionFallmessageboxicon.jpeg|Ben Tennyson's message box icon from FusionFall
File:GwenTennyson(teenager)PreupdatemessageboxiconFF.jpeg|Gwen Tennyson's pre-update message box icon from FusionFall
File:KevinLevinFusionFallmessageboxicon.jpeg|Kevin Levin's message box icon from FusionFall
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