List of characters in Ben 10

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This is a list of characters in the American animated television series Ben 10 and its sequel Ben 10: Alien Force.

Contents 1 Heroes 1.1 Ben Tennyson 1.2 Gwen Tennyson 1.3 Max Tennyson 1.4 Kevin Levin 2 Allies 2.1 Abel North 2.2 Alan Albright 2.3 Andy and Mandy 2.4 Aunt Vera 2.5 Azmuth 2.6 Bellwood Plumbers 2.6.1 Constantine Jacobs 2.6.2 Doris Dalton 2.6.3 Ed White 2.6.4 Mr. Hawkins 2.6.5 Fire Chief Weddington 2.6.6 Old Man 2.7 Camille Mann 2.8 Captain Shaw 2.9 Carl Tennyson 2.10 Cooper 2.11 Devlin Levin 2.12 Donovan Grand Smith 2.13 Edwin Grand Smith 2.14 The Galactic Enforcers 2.15 Gatorboy and Porcupine 2.16 Gilbert 2.17 Gluto 2.18 Hector 2.19 Ishiyama 2.20 Joel 2.21 Julie Yamamoto 2.22 Kai Green 2.23 Ken Tennyson (Ben's Son) 2.24 Ken Tennyson (Gwen's Brother) 2.25 Krakken 2.26 Laurence Wainright 2.27 Lt. Steel 2.28 Magister 2.29 Myaxx 2.30 Sheriff Mason 2.31 Technorg 2.32 Tetrax Shard 2.33 Verdona Tennyson 2.34 Wes Green 2.35 Xylene 3 Neutral 3.1 Councilwoman Liang 3.2 Frank and Lily Tennyson 3.3 Howell Wayneright 3.4 Jamie 3.5 Joan Maplewood 3.6 JT and Cash 3.7 Lucy 3.8 Mayor of Sparksville 3.9 Mr. Jingles 3.10 Mrs. Fang 3.11 The President of the United States 3.12 Sandra Tennyson 3.13 Shelby 3.14 Ship 3.15 Super Alien Hero Buddies 3.16 Tiffany 3.17 Todd Maplewood 3.18 Tim Dean 3.19 Vance Vetteroy 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Heroes

[edit] Ben Tennyson

Benjamin "Ben" Tennyson (voiced by Tara Strong) is a typical ten year-old boy — he plays video games, rides his bike, and often gets into mischief. Graham Phillips portrays Ben Tennyson in the live action film Ben 10: Race Against Time.

During a walk Ben finds the Omnitrix, which latches to his arm. Unable to remove it, he uses its powers to become a super hero. However, he finds the job trickier than he imagined, especially with the evil alien warlord Vilgax pursuing him relentlessly to retrieve the Omnitrix. No matter what bizarre form Ben takes, inside he is still the same mischievous 10-year-old boy. He is something of a glory hog, sometimes taking credit that he does not deserve.^[1] He also tends to be a sore loser, especially when it is Gwen, with whom he shares a love-hate relationship who outdoes him. Ben is not above using the Omnitrix to pull pranks, even during urgent situations.^[2] In spite of all this, Ben is good-hearted and will stop at nothing to protect his family or anyone in danger. Even when not in alien form, Ben's resourcefulness has saved himself and others from many a dire situation, especially when the Omnitrix cannot activate or does not provide him with the form he originally wants. His most frequent catchphrase, usually said when something goes wrong, is "Aw, man!" His others include "It's hero time!" and "Going hero!"

Twenty years into the future, Ben (this version voiced by Fred Tatasciore) has become a full-time superhero. He no longer bothers to conceal his identity, as he is recognized everywhere as Ben 10,000 or Ben 10-K. He also has 10,000 alien forms, hence the name, and has once again unlocked the Omnitrix's master control function, allowing him to switch forms at will. Having been fighting crime for such a long time, Ben 10,000 has grown into a more strict and serious character, though his interaction with his past self in the episode "Ben 10,000" causes him to lighten up somewhat. Ben's alien forms have aged with him, which is evident in their appearances and abilities. For example, Ben 10,000's XLR8 is noticeably taller with grey outlines in place of the ordinary blue, as well as being considerably faster. Ben eventually has a son named Ken, whom he gives an Omnitrix of his own in the episode "Ken 10".

In the sequel, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) is a more mature character, having learned the value of teamwork through his role as a goalkeeper for his soccer team. His relationship with Gwen is also improved; they no longer fight, and their quips about one another are more friendly. He now sports a black shirt, a green jacket with a white vertical line and the number 10, while his soccer uniform resembles his original clothing. He found a way to remove the Omnitrix roughly five years before the series began, allow him to live a normal life. When Grandpa Max goes missing, he teams up with Gwen and a reformed Kevin to find him. The Omnitrix has been recalibrated, giving access to a new set of alien forms; in addition, it reconfigures into a more watch-like shape. It also carries a new weakness: if Ben's aliens are hurt when the Omnitrix times out, so too is Ben hurt as a result. Contrary to the Omnitrix's previous ill-timed deactivations, the Omnitrix appears to deactivate more or less to Ben's will, and can be used multiple times in succession, though its power level will eventually deplete and will require time to recharge.

[edit] Gwen Tennyson

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson (voiced by Meagan Smith) is Ben's ten year-old cousin (the two share the same birthday).^[3]. Haley Ramm portrays Gwen in the live-action film, Ben 10: Race Against Time.

Gwen uses her laptop to research any strange people and/or creatures they might come across.^[4] Although Gwen shares a love-hate relationship with Ben, insulting him with dry wit and sarcasm most of the time^[5]. Gwen is a capable gymnast and has had some training in martial arts.^[6] She has also shown an almost innate skill in using various complicated devices or objects, such as in the "What If?" episode "Gwen 10", when Gwen gained the Omnitrix instead of Ben and proved to be far more adept in its use than he initially was.

Overall, her most notable skill is her innate, if latent, ability at magic. Having within her what Charmcaster calls a "magical aura", Gwen is capable of using various magical artifacts and spells.^[7] When using the magical, luck-giving Charm of Bezel, she was able to activate it instinctively, whereas Hex did or could not.^[8] Later on, when she gets a hold of his staff, she was able to make it fire an energy blast — according to Charmcaster, only someone of Hex's skill should have that ability.^[9] Gwen starts tapping into her magical powers when she procures a book of spells from Charmcaster in the episode "A Change of Face".^[10]

In the possible future of "Ben 10,000", future Gwendolyn (voiced by Tara Strong) combination of physical and magical training leads her to become both a black belt and a master magician using the Charms of Bezel (Gwen has traveled to the Dimension of Bezel where a new set of charms was created for her), which makes her a hero in her own right.

On two occasions, Gwen has used magical items known as the Charms of Bezel to become a superheroine by the name of Lucky Girl (bearing resemblance to the Marvel Comics character, Black Cat). At first, her ability drew from the "luck" Charm of Bezel, which innately gave Gwen perfect luck. While wearing the charm, any action Gwen took would result in an Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction benefiting her original intent but usually injuring Ben in the process.^[8] She later brought back her superhero identity after obtaining the Keystone of Bezel, which increased her natural abilities to superhuman levels rather than affecting her luck.^[9] Both times, Gwen was forced to retire when the Charms of Bezel were destroyed.

In the sequel, Ben 10: Alien Force, Gwen (voiced by Ashley Johnson) is now a black belt. In this version, Gwen wears a plain, blue shirt with a white collar, a black skirt with black tights, her hair is much longer and darker, and her lips are more visible. Her magical abilities have also grown considerably. She is able to create energy constructs for nearly any purpose, usually creating platforms to levitate herself (and others), beams to grab enemies, and circular blasts to knock enemies back. She also has a wide range of other loosely defined magical abilities, such as tracing a object back to its original owners and clairvoyance. Just as Kevin likes Gwen, so too does she like Kevin; however, Gwen is notably more forward about this affection (to the point of bluntly asking why he won't ask her out), while Kevin is less willing to admit it. She gives him a kiss in Episode 8. Her magic powers are also revealed to be alien in origin, as her grandmother is an energy being known as an Anodite, and that Gwen, Ben, and their respective fathers are all descended from her, though only Gwen has the powers to speak of it.

[edit] Max Tennyson

Maxwell "Max" Tennyson (voiced by Paul Eiding), or Grandpa Max as his grandchildren call him, is the 60-year old, rather overweight and a bit slow at times, paternal grandfather of the cousins Ben and Gwen Tennyson. With a keen sense for adventure and a strange taste in food (the only topic about which Ben and Gwen never argue), Max always ends up taking the kids on interesting trips.^[5] As soon as school lets out, Ben looks forward to going on a traditional summer road trip with Max. Much to Ben's annoyance, Ben discovers that his cousin Gwen (whom he dislikes) is joining them as well. Max travels in a motorhome nicknamed "The Rust Bucket", which he has modified with advanced technology.^[11] The Rust Bucket is a replica of a GMC Classic Motorhome.^[5] In the live action Ben 10 film, Max is played by Lee Majors.

Max was once in the army, had joined the astronaut program, and was a "plumber" (among other things, it seems) and has been through his share of scrapes; he takes his grandson gaining superpowers in stride and supports Ben in any way he can. Ben and Gwen were ignorant of this at first, believing him to have been a literal plumber. They began questioning this after several incidents in which he displayed knowledge and skills that a plumber would not normally have; everything from military-style hand signals^[4] to a working knowledge of nuclear reactors.^[2] Max and Vilgax are also old enemies, with Vilgax even going so far as to call Max "a thorn in his side."^[11]

In reality, Max was indeed a plumber, but not the kind that Ben and Gwen thought he was. He was part of a government organization called "The Plumbers" which dealt with extraterrestrial, paranormal, and other situations that many others could not handle.^[12] Their base was beneath Mount Rushmore.^[11] The group was disbanded shortly after Max defeated Vilgax for the first time, suggesting that Vilgax had been largely responsible for the various incidents they dealt with.^[12] Max was to have been among the candidates eligible for the Apollo 11 mission, and would have gone were it not for other concerns.^[1]

By the age of 80, Max has further modified his RV, grown a beard, and lost his arm in the Limax Wars of 2017. In its place, he uses a neuroprosthetic replica of his arm, which can also extend and transform into a laser. Further in the future (now 92), around when his great grandson Ken is 10, Max has lost his beard and much of his weight and height, which was explained as being due to his age and a steady diet of futuristic health food.

Max is an old friend of an alien named Xylene. She had intended to send the Omnitrix to Max, but Ben found it by accident.^[13] Max and Xylene seem to have been romantically involved and work well as a team. Xylene tries to convince Max to form a partnership and travel across the galaxy with her, but Max eventually turns her down twice: the first time due to his duties as a Plumber, and the second time due to his need to look after the kids.^[13]

In Ben 10: Alien Force, Max looks mostly the same as before, save for couple of minor wrinkles and whiter hair. He disappears shortly before the start of the series, leaving only a holodisc with a message for Ben. In the message, he states that he is investigating renewed alien activity on Earth and that Ben need not worry. A follow-up message erroneously claims that he has the Omnitrix, followed by an image of a DNAlien flickering at the end. In "Kevin's Big Score", Kevin tracks down a second holodisc containing a message from Grandpa Max. This one, while still cryptic, does not contain any hints of deception as the first does. In it, Max advises Ben to form a team to fight the alien threat, recommending that he track down other child Plumbers. He appears in person in "Max Out", where he infiltrates a Highbreed factory to rescue Ken Tennyson, and is captured by him, partially mutated into a DNAlien. He is reunited with Ben and Gwen when they come to free him. In order to stop the factory from mass-producing DNAliens, Max uses a Null Void Projector (minus the focusing lens) to destroy everything within a half-mile radius, and is presumably dead due to this. However, it is possible that he survived, due to his being in the alternate/possible future shown in "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10" in the original series. It is interesting to note that his right arm, the arm that was replaced by the cybernetic prosthetic in said future, was the same one that he used to detonate the unfocused Null Void Projector that destroyed the Highbreed's DNAlien factory. If he did survive, it is possible that the blast may have destroyed his arm and he might have the cybernetic arm from the Ben 10,000 future if he appears in person again.

[edit] Kevin Levin

See also: Kevin 11

Kevin Levin (voiced by Greg Cipes) is a mutant Ben met during his summer vacation. He initially had the ability to absorb any type of energy and release it at will. He is a villain in the original series, bent on getting revenge on Ben after exposure to the Omnitrix mutates him into a monstrous amalgam of Ben's alien forms. He was trapped in the Null Void at the end of the second season.

Kevin reappears in Ben 10: Alien Force, initially brokering a weapons deal between the Forever Knights and the DNAliens. After Ben interrupts the deal and captures Kevin, in the process preventing him from being paid, he joins Ben and Gwen in their quest. Though he only does so to get his money back at first, Magister's death convinces him to genuinely assist them. He has returned to his human form and his power no longer drains energy, instead allowing him to take on the properties of any solid object he touches, similar to Marvel's Absorbing Man or DC's Grunge. Unlike the Absorbing Man, however, this ability is only skin-deep; his power creates a thin covering which can be destroyed with enough force. (such as Mike Morningstar's giant blast when he tries to save Gwen) his attire has seen minimum change compared to his younger self & he is now wearing trousers instead of shorts, he also has a modified, green plumber's car and apparently a crush on Gwen (which she returns), though he won't admit it. Kevin is something of an anti-hero in the series; while he wants to help, he is not above stealing treasure from the Forever Knights when the opportunity presents itself, and attempts to sell the Rust Bucket for alien technology, albeit technology he intended to give to Ben.

In "Max Out", while aiding Ben and Gwen in saving Ken Tennyson from the Highbreed factory, Kevin humorously mentions that their names all rhyme, and then cracks jokes about what their parents' names are (which do not rhyme with their children's names, of course). In "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" Kevin; unlike Ben who was a bit submissive of Gwen leaving with their grandmother to Anodine, expresses his reluctance, afterwards Gwen kisses him on the cheek for it. While Gwen was trying to reason to Verdona that she wanted to stay on earth with her friends and family, Verdona mentions that Kevin is just as adventurous and troublesome as Max was, indicating a bit of a similarity between the two.

[edit] Allies

[edit] Abel North

Abel North (voiced by John Cygan) is the actor behind Kangaroo Commando, Ben's childhood hero from the show of the same name. He appears in "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures". Abel's show got replaced when Tim Dean made the show Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures, a poorly-made knock-off series about three of Ben's alien forms. Various accidents begin occurring shortly after Ben meets the actor, who is able to save the day in appropriate attire. Gwen suspects that Abel is actually the one causing the accidents, but his twin brother, Kane, is revealed to be responsible. Kane was actually the one who made Kangaroo Commando's gadgets and he held a grudge against Abel, who took all the credit.

The twins' names are allusions to Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam, the first human in Judeo-Christian mythology; this is a tongue-in-cheek homage to Adam West, known best as the actor who portrayed Batman/Bruce Wayne in the 1960s live-action Batman TV show, in both the given and familial naming (Kane & Abel, as opposed to Adam, and North, as opposed to West).

[edit] Alan Albright

Alan Albright (voiced by Zeno Robinson) is an African-American boy who is the son of a human mother and a Pyronite father. As a result, Alan can switch between a human form and a Pyronite form at will, though he has trouble flying. He appears in the Ben 10: Alien Force episode "Everybody Talks About the Weather", where he is pursued by local authorities (led by Sheriff Mason) for various acts of arson, though Alan insists he's innocent. During the chase, Alan loses his Plumbers' badge (given to him by his father) and it activates, which signals Ben and his friends. Upon their arrival, Ben, Gwen, and Kevin initially believe he had attacked the police on purpose and he gets into a fight with Ben as Jetray, which Ben eventually wins. After they are chased down by the police (Sheriff Mason believing Ben to have been helping Alan with "his" numerous arsons), Ben and Alan escape to an abandoned building where Alan explained everything. After this, Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Alan work together to fend off the police and expose the true arsonists: the DNAliens, who are building a weather machine to reduce the temperature in the area. Ben gives Alan a few pointers on how to fly, and together they destroy the machine. Afterwards, Sheriff Mason apologize to Alan and asks for his help in defending the local area from other alien threats, which Alan gladly accepts, though he offers to help Ben whenever he needs it.

Both his human and pyronite forms bear striking resemblance to the Teen Titans character Hotspot, also know as Joto. At first, he tried to fly in the same manner as the Human Torch; after Ben gives him some pointers, he does it in a manner similar to Ben when he was Heatblast.

[edit] Andy and Mandy

Andy (voiced by Kim Mai Guest) and Mandy (voiced by Jennifer Hale) are twins from Camp Opinicon in the episode "Camp Fear". Although, originally, they shared everything, after being threatened by the mutated fungus, under the stress of the moment they began to bicker with one another over whose fault it was that they were in such a bad situation. They help Gwen and Gilbert escape the assault of the Fungal Brain's minions long enough for Ben to kill it.

[edit] Aunt Vera

Vera (voiced by Miriam Flynn) is Ben's aunt, a stereotypical "senior citizen" who lives in a retirement community in the desert (the specific location is unclear). She seems to have a similar cooking taste to Max, making food that, while not as strange, is certainly unusual even for the current day and age. Her cooking habits are similar to those of women in the 1950s in that she makes gelatin molds with odd contents, such as pork chops.

It is hinted that Vera might have some knowledge of Max's strange past, as she tells Ben to keep up the good work when dealing with aliens. This may only have been done for comedic effect, however. Aunt Vera appears in the episode "Permanent Retirement" and she is mentioned in "Monster Weather" and "The Return".

[edit] Azmuth

Creator of the Omnitrix, Azmuth (voiced by Robert David Hall) is a Galvan, the same species as Grey Matter, that appears in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix. Azmuth seems to be quite old, as he has a beard and walks with a stick. He has a large mechanical body suit looking similar to a black Cannonbolt that is based on the ancient machine gods worshiped by the primitive Galvans.

Azmuth is very pessimistic, and was unwilling to shut down the Omnitrix's self-destruct at first, despite it meaning the destruction of the universe (including him), simply because he didn't believe the universe was worth saving. This is because he invented the Omnitrix to help the aliens of the universe to better understand each other, but people like Vilgax only wanted to use it as a weapon of war. He's also very paranoid, evidenced by his creation of such a self-destruct system and the great pains he takes to hide his world from the rest of the universe. However, he lightens up and repairs the Omntirix for Ben, unlocking a new alien form, Way Big in the process. He abandons his home planet after it is attacked, taking his assistant Myaxx with him.

It is revealed that Azmuth is hundreds of years old and spent most of his life traveling the universe collecting thousands of alien DNA samples. He built many failsafes into the Omnitrix; in fact, many of the problems Ben has had trying to get the Omnitrix to work have been due to failsafes placed in by Azmuth. He watches all of Ben's adventures through a device inside the Omnitrix.

[edit] Bellwood Plumbers

In Ben 10: Race Against Time, several characters in Ben's hometown of Bellwood are also Plumbers. Among the Bellwood Plumbers are:

[edit] Constantine Jacobs

Constantine Jacobs is the Plumber in charge of Eon. After Eon escaped, he was aged into a near-death state. When he died, Max described him as a "good friend." Unlike the other Plumbers, who have actors, Constantine is merely animatronic.

[edit] Doris Dalton

Doris Dalton is a kindly café worker. She is portrayed by Aloma Wright.

[edit] Ed White

Ed White is the principal of Ben's school. A recurring gag in the movie is that he keeps trying to find a particular key on his keychain. He is portrayed by Robert Picardo.

[edit] Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Hawkins is the local mailman. He is portrayed by Jeff Jensen.

[edit] Fire Chief Weddington

Fire Chief Weddington is the local chief of the fire department. He is portrayed by Michael Runyard.

[edit] Old Man

An unnamed old man who makes himself known to Ben when he saves him from Eon in an alley. He is portrayed by Sab Shimono.

[edit] Camille Mann

Camille (voiced by Grey DeLisle) is of an alien race called Sludges, a shapeshifting race that has been in conflict with the Plumbers for a long time. She wants to make peace with Earth by marrying Joel, a Plumber whom she fell in love with. When her parents try to ruin the party, she fights back out of anger, fending off the Sludge disguised as the Best Man while Ben fights her parents.

Although her true form is shown to be the same monstrous appearance as the rest of her species, she usually prefers to stay in a more humanoid form when using her powers. Camille appears in "My Big Fat Alien Wedding".

[edit] Captain Shaw

Shaw (voiced by Jim Ward) is a sourly fisherman who relentlessly pursues the Krakken, a beast that roams the lake in which he fishes. Upon first seeing this creature, he swore to "capture" it (by means of a harpoon cannon) in order to verify his claims. This mission has earned him a less than favorable reputation among the nearby residents, and most think of him as crazy. Ben helps him to reveal the existence of the Krakken, but Shaw is unable to capture it, instead capturing Ripjaws, thinking him to be a baby Krakken, only to have him revert back into Ben. Captain Shaw appears in the episode "The Krakken". He also makes a cameo in "Monster Weather" as a pole-fishing retiree.

[edit] Carl Tennyson

Carl (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is Max's son, Ben's father, Frank's brother, Gwen and Ken's uncle and Ken's grandfather, who works as a gas line engineer and holds some resentment against his father for his work as a plumber (the sanitary kind), which had taken him too often from his family's side. He learns about the Omnitrix and his father's actual work the hard way when he is captured by Vilgax, but freed by Ben as Cannonbolt. He joins Ben, Gwen, and Max in fighting off Vilgax, setting off one of the gas lines and seemingly incinerating Vilgax. He and Max reconcile somewhat after that.

Carl makes his debut in Goodbye and Good Riddance. In the live action movie Ben 10: Race Against Time, he is seen as a new-age style parent who wants Ben to have his "freedom," insisting on being called Carl, not dad, and letting Ben run off on mysterious adventures without asking questions. He seems to be even more laid back than his wife, and is seen at least twice telling her to let Ben have his fun. For instance, near the end when Ben's mother tells him to not eat too much cheese, Carl says to "Let the kid live a little" and eat all the cheese he wants.Carl Tennyson is half human/half Anodite like his brother Frank Tennyson.

[edit] Cooper

Cooper (voiced by Cathy Cavadini) appears in "Ben 10 vs. The Negative 10". He is initially introduced as the grandson of one of Max's friends in the Plumbers, who the Tennysons are giving a ride home to. However, Cooper is unwittingly drawn into the fray when the Negative 10 attacks. Cooper is a genius with machinery, having enhanced the Rust Bucket with a high-power jet engine, and is also a technopath(or a robot), allowing him to communicate with various machinery.

When Ben and Gwen meet Cooper, the young mechanic offers them a single spare ticket to an upcoming movie premier, causing Ben and Gwen to fight for Cooper's affection. However, Cooper is soon drawn into the action when the Negative 10 strikes. Although Cooper does try his hardest to help, he ends up in one of Sublimino's trances and is manipulated to act against the Tennysons. Fortunately, he is quickly subdued before he or anyone else gets hurt, and quickly recovers. At the end of the episode, Cooper arrives home and reveals to Ben and Gwen that he had no spare ticket to begin with; he had made up the story only so that they would actually hang with him.

[edit] Devlin Levin

Devlin is Kevin's 11 year old future son, who was born during one of Kevin's many escapes from the Null Void over the years, during which he fled to a colony on Saturn and started a family, though he mentions that his dad spent most of his childhood in the Null Void. He originally befriends Ben's son, Ken, in an attempt to free his father from the Null Void. However, while his desire to see his father is noble, Kevin doesn't see it the same way, and shoves his son aside as he focuses on destroying Ben. Heartbroken, Devlin helps the Tennysons defeat his father after being attacked by him for defending Ken, and is later adopted by the Tennyson family.

Devlin has the ability to transform himself into his father's original mutant form due to inheriting his dad's mutated DNA, but not his absorption powers, while his father has since further mutated through the absorption of alien DNA. However, unlike his father at the time, Devlin can switch between his human and mutant forms at will.

[edit] Donovan Grand Smith

Donovan (voiced by Tom Kane) is one of Max's old friends. He had made an offer with Max that would have resulted in both of them being rich, which Max had declined; he doesn't know of Max's plumber days.

Smith is a successful hotel tycoon with 15 resorts worldwide. His 16th hotel was an underwater resort in the center of the Bermuda Triangle, but it was destroyed before opening to foil the plans of aliens taking residence in the area. At the end of the episode, Donovan mentioned that he planned to build a new 17th resort on the moon. Unlike Max, Donovan tries to mold his grandson, Eddie, in his own image. The ending of "They Lurk Below" suggests that this relationship might change, though.

[edit] Edwin Grand Smith

Edwin (voiced by Kath Soucie) is Donovan Grand Smith's grandson. Like Ben, Edwin is brave and resourceful: when facing the Bermuda Triangle aliens, Edwin displayed virtually no fear, and even saved Ben by lancing one of the aliens with an oar. Edwin is also rather mischievous, much like Ben. For example, although it was his grandfather's prized possession, Edwin took the Undersea Manta Ray out for a joy ride. He also was quick to deduce from Ben's absences and the simultaneous appearance of alien rescuers that these and Ben were one and the same.

Donovan attempted to model his grandson Edwin after his own image, a role not to Edwin's liking; he vented his frustrations in cynicism and mischievousness. Edwin played a critical role in defeating the aliens of the Bermuda Triangle by rewiring the hotel's energy source, which Donovan had taken from the aliens, to cause an implosion, at the expense of the hotel. Still, this came with the benefit of having earned him his grandfather's genuine affection, and their relationship has improved considerably.

In the Ben 10 enhanced marathon, it is explained he helped design Fort DNA-X in the future episode "Ben 10,000".In 'Ben 10,000" Edwin made all the buildings in the backround.

[edit] The Galactic Enforcers

The Galactic Enforcers are a group of alien super heroes who act as law enforcement for the universe. The three of them seen in the series make their first appearance in the episode "The Galactic Enforcers". Its current members include:

• Ultimos the Specimen Prime (voiced by Tom Kane) — The leader of his team, Ultimos is a Superman pastiche, complete with the same powers. His attitude is an ultra-strict copy of Superman, as well, as he follows the Galactic Code of Conduct too much to the letter. Earth chocolate is poisonous to his species (in essence, his kryptonite), causing his body to shrivel and turn brown.
• Synaptak (voiced by Greg Ellis) — Possibly the team scientist, Synaptak is a telekinetic, flying brain with an octopus-like lower body and a computerized face. He is initially jealous of Ben, as he has a crush on Tini but she loves Ben more, until he saves her life. He and Tini are hinted to have become much closer after that.
• Tini (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) — The muscle of the three, Tini is a female Tetramand, Fourarms' species, and hence has the same powers, as well as better mastery over them. Her name (pronounced "tiny") might be considered a pass at humor, since she is approximately ten feet in height. She had a crush on Ben upon meeting him in Tetramand form (this persisted even after he had turned back to his original form), until Synaptak saved her life.

After arriving on Earth to arrest Sixsix and Vulkanus, Ultimos grants Ben an honorary membership in their organization, the Omnitrix making him a hero by proxy. Tini develops a crush on Ben after first seeing him, Ben having inadvertently timed his transformation into Fourarms with their arrival. He makes it a point to avoid the form afterwards, despite Tini's desire for him to use it. This in turn brewed up jealously in Synaptak, who is in love with Tini. Ben, however, is perceptive enough to catch onto this and goads Synaptak into revealing his feelings for Tini, granting both their wishes.

The three appear again in "Ben 10,000", where future Ben's near-perfect policing of the entire planet leaves them basically without a job, being forced to ferry Ben's captured criminals to prison instead. After future Ben is "reformed" by his past self, he tells them to handle the Neuvo Circus Freaks in his stead. They have not appeared again in the 'present day' of the series past their first appearance.

Although only three members have been shown in the actual series, it has been hinted that the Galactic Enforcers have had many other members who have served in the past. In fact, the very first group of Galactic Enforcers were responsible for creating the prison colony Incarcecon, which Ben visited in Secret of the Omnitrix.

[edit] Gatorboy and Porcupine

Gatorboy and Porcupine are two mutant brothers turned pro-wrestlers. Both have, through unknown methods, gained animalistic attributes as suggested by their names (it is hinted to be genetic). They became involved with organized crime, and were forced to compete in wrestling matches in order to obtain the needed money to save their mother and their farm. After Ben won the competition, he ended up aiding them to save their mother and turned over the prize money. Gatorboy is voiced by Jason Spisak while Porcupine is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

[edit] Gilbert

Gilbert (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is a boy who Grandpa Max almost ran over in "Camp Fear". He is from Camp Opinicon. His personality suggests he is a scaredy-cat, but shows bravery near the end.

[edit] Gluto

Pilot of Tetrax's ship, the Resolute, Gluto (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is a Protost who debuts in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix. His true form resembles a large human heart with tendrils and eyes while Gluto can shapeshift to a degree, which comes in handy when piloting a ship that requires at least three arms to run properly. Gluto wears a suit that allows him to walk on legs for better mobility. His only naturally distinct features are his three eyes and two antennae-like tentacles.

Gluto quickly develops a fondness for Gwen, who sneaked onboard, which provokes him to place himself in harm's way to help her. When Vilgax's forces invade the ship, Gluto attacks Vilgax himself, and Gluto is seemingly killed when one of Vilgax's drones explodes after he has enveloped it. Later, it is revealed that Gluto has regenerative capabilities, as he saves Gwen from vicious Floraunas before joining in during the final battle. After Vilgax is defeated, Gluto is revealed to be able to speak (and understand) English, of which Ben had been unaware; Tetrax, when questioned about Gluto's regeneration and speech ability, replies humorously, "Who knew?".

[edit] Hector

Hector (voiced by Josh Keaton) is a man who was charged to guard the Fountain of Youth by Juan Ponce de León 400 years ago. Hector is kept alive and young by its magic water. Unfortunately, Hex is able to force him to reveal its location. Hector has led a lonely existence because, if he became attached to people, they would eventually grow old and die while he would keep living without them. Hector warns a then-10 year old Grandpa Max not to long for his kind of life. When the fountain is destroyed at the end of the episode by Ben as Heatblast, Hector reveals that the effects of its water will gradually reverse themselves after a while. Therefore, he will continue to age until he dies and rejoins all of his friends from 400 years ago.

[edit] Ishiyama

Ishiyama (voiced by Keone Young) was credited as a Great Sumo Slammer Warrior in "Game Over" with the power to increase his size and strength in battle. His name is Japanese for "stone mountain".

When Ben and Gwen were sucked into the Sumo Slammer Smackdown video game, he aided them in their progress. At first he believed Ben was his arch enemy, Kenko the shape shifter, but was convinced otherwise by Gwen. He is very honorable, responding that "A Sumo never cheats!" when Ben asks him if he knows any cheat codes to help them out, but decides to make an exception (possibly due to the urgency of the situation) and show them a shortcut to the last level. He considered Gwen a far greater fighter than Ben; this may have been because of Ben's reckless efforts at impressing him as well as Ben accidentally costing him two of his lives. He and Gwen fought Kenko while Ben searched for the Upgrade token on the final level. Kenko took his last life, but Ben revived him as Upgrade. He declared that he found Max, who joined them at the last minute and was little more than a rookie, to be the greatest warrior of all for knowing that cleansing Sumo salt would reveal Kenko's true form when he disguised himself to deceive Ben and Gwen.

[edit] Joel

Appearing in "My Big Fat Alien Wedding", Joel is Max's nephew and a fellow member of the Plumbers alongside Betty Jean and Gordon. Having developed a relationship with an alien Sludge named Camille (despite there being a war between the Plumbers and Sludges for years), Joel marries her in hopes of reaching a truce between the two sides. While the ceremony did not go as well as planned, thanks to the bride's parents, the marriage was made successfully with the Tennysons' aid.

Joel is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

[edit] Julie Yamamoto

Julie Yamamoto (voiced by Vyvan Pham) is introduced in Ben 10: Alien Force as Ben's new love interest. She first appears in the first episode, where Julie congratulates Ben on his soccer win, sparking Ben's feelings.

Julie later plays a bigger role in "Pier Pressure", where Ben manages to ask her out on a date (with help from Gwen). Their romantic evening at the pier soon turns wild when a Galvanic Mechomorph attacks the area. Although Ben is initially desperate to hide his heroic lifestyle from Julie, he is eventually forced to come clean about it. Surprisingly, Julie is quite accepting of Ben's Omnitrix-fueled exploits, and later helps him to repair a damaged Mechomorph ship.

[edit] Kai Green

Kai (voiced by Bettina Bush) is the granddaughter of Wes Green, a friend and former partner of Grandpa Max. She first appeared doing a spiritual dance in the episode "Benwolf". She was Ben's first crush, but only took interest in him after he started becoming Benwolf because she wanted to, as quoted, "train and tame him". When she admitted to this, Gwen gave her a stern talking to. She briefly reappears in Ben's dream world in "Perfect Day" as a cheerleader.

On April 13, 2008, the enhanced version of "Ben 10,000" says that she marries Ben and had two children named Ken (named after Gwen's older brother who Ben looks up to) and Gwendolyn (most likely named after Gwen). She was not seen in "Ken 10" due to being on a diplomatic mission in the Shadow Realm, Vilgax's home system, meaning that she is a Galactic Diplomat.

[edit] Ken Tennyson (Ben's Son)

Kenneth "Ken" Tennyson (also called "Kenny", voiced by Tara Strong) is Ben and Kai's future son, named after Gwen's older brother, and is first seen in "Ken 10". Ken looks a lot like Ben did at his age, except with maroon colored hair and darker skin. He has a sister named Gwendolyn, who doesn't appear. Ben gives Ken an Omnitrix of his own for his tenth birthday, which Ben made for him using the combined brainpower of Grey Matter, Benvicktor, and Brainstorm, but only gives him access to ten forms (not his original ten) and places a limiter on it to keep Ken from trying to fight crime on his own. Ken befriends Devlin after he realizes that his overly concerned father doesn't trust him to handle criminals on his own. Near the end of the episode, Ken uses Grey Matter's intelligence to hack the Omnitrix and unlock the limiter, allowing him to cycle through his forms at will (a tactic which Ben hadn't thought of). Ken acts a lot like Ben at his age; Ben 10,000 even questions where he gets that attitude from while being comically unaware of the fact that Ken acts exactly like he did at the age of 10.

Ken has access to a total of ten alien forms, seven of which he either uses or have appeared before: Buzzshock, Ditto, Grey Matter, Spitter, Stinkfly, Wildvine, and XLR8. The other three are called Sandbox, Snakepit, and Shellhead, the latter only being described as a giant turtle, both in appearance and ability. Ben had originally included another unseen alien named Toepick, but Ken complained about its grossness and managed to convince his father into switching it for Grey Matter. This choice and his later action of hacking the Omnitrix with Grey Matter's brain power suggest a greater insight into how to use his aliens. At Ken's age Ben couldn't see the potential of Grey Matter and his other less powerful aliens before a lecture from Tetrax. Ken also receives a strange dog similar to the creatures Charmcaster summons as familiars and guards, and a hoverboard.

[edit] Ken Tennyson (Gwen's Brother)

Ken Tennyson (also called "Kenny", voiced by Will Friedle) is a college student and Gwen's older brother. Ken is often looked up to by Ben as being "cool", is shown having superior martial arts skills than his sister and was mentioned to be fairly good with computers and other sciences.

In "Max Out", he is captured by the DNAliens and mutated into one of their own through an alien parasite. Enslaved to the alien's will, Ken captures Grandpa Max and later fights Ben and company. Gwen restrains him while Ben uses the Omnitrix to repair the damage caused by the parasite, separating it from Ken. Ken then assists in destroying the parasite eggs being shipped from the factory.

[edit] Krakken

The Krakken (vocal effects are done by Fred Tatasciore) is a massive sea-creature that lives in the lake Ben visits in "The Krakken". This particular Krakken seems to be a female, since it has a nest and two eggs. There are aquatic species in which the males take care of the young, but this may not be the case with the Krakken, and Ben does refer to it as a she. However it could be that Ben merely assumed the Krakken to be female. It is highly territorial and protective of its brood, risking just about anything to defend them and lashing out when its nest is disturbed. It initially attacks Ripjaws until it realizes he is defending its eggs.

The Krakken's name is most likely inspired by the mythical sea monster, the Kraken, though it is more similar to a plesiosaur, possibly being an off-shoot of the species, than to the squid-like appearance than the tradition Kraken. The main differences between the Krakken and a plesiosaur are that it has two tentacle-like tongues, each with a "mouth" on the end, and large skin-flaps connecting its fore-legs to its body. Also, the fact that it has legs, and very powerful ones at that, is a major difference, since Plesiosaurs had flippers. Also, Plesiosaurs generally had long necks, whereas the Krakken has a shorter neck (relatively speaking).

[edit] Laurence Wainright

Laurence is a man with brown hair and a moustache with blue clothes. Fairly well off, he owned an expensive RV which was the target of thieves. When they switched targets and stole the Rust Bucket, Ben and family commandeered his RV in order to retrieve it. Laurence was seen in "Ben 4 Good Buddy".

Laurence Wainright is voiced by Neil Ross.

[edit] Lt. Steel

Lt. Steel (voiced by Michael Gough) is the head of SACT which stands for Special Alien Containment Team. His appearance is very similar to Duke from G.I. Joe. He has had many encounters with Kevin, who was posing as the Omnitrix aliens at the time. He is very authoritative, and his men fear him enough to know not to go against any direct order from him. At first, he is very suspicious of Ben and his family, but later allows them to come and go as they please. Ben ends up saving him from Kevin while in alien form. Steel returns the favor by first having his troops fire on Kevin, saving Ben's life, and by letting him go free instead of having his men attempt to take him down, too.

Later, during the Forever Knights' attempt to remove the Omnitrix by trapping Ben in a perfect dream world ("Perfect Day"), a false Lt. Steel arrives and tries to convince Ben that the real Gwen and Grandpa Max are impostors. When the illusion is exposed, Steel transforms into Enoch.

[edit] Magister

Magister (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a fish-like alien Plumber agent who appears in the Ben 10: Alien Force premiere. As a piscine lifeform, he needs to wear a special suit to operate in open air. He directs Ben and Gwen to Kevin's alien weapons racket. His suit is damaged while protecting Kevin from a Forever Knight, and he asks the trio to finish his mission before dying. It is this sacrifice that spurs Kevin into helping Ben and Gwen.

[edit] Myaxx

Azmuth's assistant, Myaxx (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) is a Chimera Sui Generis, like Vilgax. Unlike most Chimera Sui Generis however, she is rather cowardly. She appears in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.

A capable scientist, Myaxx oversaw the design of the Omnitrix, collected much of the alien DNA inside of it, and helped to calibrate the light-absorption field that hides the planet Azmuth is living on. However, he refuses to acknowedge her help in either of these matters. Myaxx, to get revenge for Azmuth's unwillingness to give her credit, encoded her DNA into the Omnitrix in place of Azmuth's DNA signature.

Myaxx ended up on the prison facility of Incarcecon after trying to sell cloaking technology she designed to Spherodion Pirates, where Tetrax and the Tennysons track her to in search of Azmuth. Ben, mistaking her for Vilgax due to her heavy clothing and the lack of many superficial differences between male and female Chimera Sui Generis, attacks her as Upchuck, but quickly realizes his mistake. Upon discovering the Omnitrix is in his possession, she cons her way into the crew under the guise of being Azmuth, revealing herself only after being clear of the prison. She keeps herself useful by offering to lead them to Azmuth.

Though initially cowardly and self-centered, Myaxx still manages to prove helpful by placing a device on the Omnitrix to keep it from releasing any more energy discharges. She also assists in fighting Vilgax's army near the end of the film. Afterwards, Azmuth invites her to relocate with him to a new planet, which, reasoning that it couldn't be worse than going back to Incarcecon, she agrees to, despite his admittance that he will probably treat her no differently.

Myaxx dislikes fighting and normally attempts to avoid it whenever possible, which makes her different from most Chimera Sui Generis, who normally crave any chance for combat.

[edit] Sheriff Mason

Sheriff Mason (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is the sheriff of the police that pursue Alan Albright for his suspected arson. Even when they managed to catch him, he escapes. When it was discovered that the DNAliens are the ones constructing a weather controlling device in the local cornfields, Mason's men ended up frozen by the DNAlien's freezing device. Sheriff Mason managed to hold his ground before being frozen himself. After the DNAliens were defeated by Alan and Swampfire, Sheriff Mason accepted Alan's help in hunting down any remaining DNAliens.

[edit] Technorg

Technorg (voiced by Jack Angel) is a Detrovite captured by Slix Vigma to fight in gladiator games. His strength is on par with Fourarms', likely due to several cybernetic enhancements on his left arm, and he has a large mace in place of his left hand. After Ben spares his life, Technorg pledges his life to Ben. Later, he distracts Kevin while Ben (as Cannonbolt) leaves in an escape pod.

Technorg appears in the episode "Grudge Match", and is last seen about to beat up Kevin as the Megacruiser leaves for another galaxy. Kevin is revealed to have won the fight and assumes control of the Megacruiser though Technorg's final fate remains unknown. The final outcome of their fight was revealed during "Ben 10 Week" in a pop-up factoid and it was revealed he was killed.

[edit] Tetrax Shard

Tetrax Shard (voiced by Dave Fennoy), dubbed "Hoverboard" in his first appearance for his namesake flying device, is a Petrosapien mercenary, hired by Vilgax in the episode "Hunted" to take the Omnitrix from Ben. Coincidentally or otherwise, he also happens to be one of the type of aliens in Ben's Omnitrix. He has nearly impenetrable gray armor, a black helmet with a small, green triangle (presumably for sight) on it, and carries a large rifle. His Petrosapien physiology can manifest through the armor, allowing him to use his powers without removing it.

Unlike the other hunters, Tetrax is allied against Vilgax. Upon first discovering that Ben has the Omnitrix, he laments the fact that out of the planet's six billion inhabitants it would end up on the wrist of a child. He also berates Ben's lack of strategy in regards to its use. After helping Ben to defeat the other hunters, during which Ben learns to use the Omnitrix strategically, he decides that the Omnitrix is in good hands, allowing it to remain with Ben. He also gives Ben his hoverboard, which contained a message that revealed his real name, saying that it might come in handy. Ben uses it several times throughout the series. In Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, the hoverboard is melted in a vat of acid, but Ben is given a replacement.

Tetrax returns in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix, where his past is explained. As a being who cared about no one but himself, he became a mercenary and ended up hiring himself out to Vilgax. When he finished the job Vilgax gave him, Vilgax created a weapon and used it to destroy the Petrosapien homeworld when they would not bow down to him. This caused Tetrax to betray his former employer, and he now works to rid the galaxy of his evil. He arrives on Earth after receiving the Omnitrix's SDM (Self Destruct Mode) signal, and takes Ben aboard his ship in search of Azmuth, the creator of the Omnitrix and the only one who can deactivate the self-destruct function. Unfortunately, Tetrax's problems are multiplied when Gwen stows away aboard his ship, and Ben's transformations are revealed to accelerate the countdown.

On the planet Incarceron, Tetrax runs into Sixsix, another of the bounty hunters hired by Vilgax who ended up on the prison planet. After a brief battle, he and the Tennysons find Myaxx, Azmuth's former assistant. Because of her, Tetrax is forced to reveal that the Omnitrix's explosion will create a shock wave affecting the entire universe, instead of just the wearer as he told Ben. Myaxx then leads the group to Azmuth's compound on Xenon, where he faces Sixsix again twice before defeating him. After Vilgax is also defeated, Tetrax returns Ben and Gwen to Earth and departs. Where he will live in space remains to be seen, but it is highly likely that he would rather travel with Glutto than settle down.

[edit] Verdona Tennyson

Verdona (voiced by Barbara Bain as a human and Juliet Landau as an Anodite) is Max Tennyson's estranged wife and Gwen and Ben's grandmother. She is an energy being known as an Anodite, able to manipulate the "mana" (the life energy from every living thing) to produce a vast range of powers, up to the point that she can warp reality at a whim.

Max and Verdona presumably first met in St. Louis (mentioned in the Ben 10 episode, "The Visitor"), fell in love and got married, after which they raised their two sons, Carl and Frank Tennyson. She had hoped that at least one of the two would inherit her Anodine heritage, but neither did, and so after they reached adulthood and moved out of the house, Verdona left Max and returned to her home planet. During their tenure as a married couple, Max had assumed that Verdona was oblivious to his life as a Plumber but the latter knew otherwise and saw it as his way to avoid worry on her part.

When Verdona returns to earth to pay her respects to Max's death, she meets her grandchildren for the first time and is delighted that Gwen; one of her descendants, has inherited her powers. Verdona offers to take Gwen to the Anodite homeworld, Anodine, and train her in the use of her powers. When Gwen refuses however, she decides to destroy Gwen's body so she can exist as an energy being for perspective. After a short battle, Gwen convinces Verdona that she's more fond of being human than she is of her powers, and Verdona takes her leave, saying she'll pop in occasionally to check up on her grandchildren. Ben's personality when he was a kid is obviously from his grandmother wild and childish personality.

[edit] Wes Green

A Native American friend of Grandpa Max, Wes (voiced by Miguel Nájera) was a Plumber and once hunted a Yeti with him. He currently runs a museum dedicated to Native American culture on a Navajo reservation. His granddaughter, Kai, was Ben's first crush and future wife. He aided Ben and family in their efforts against the 'Yenaldooshi(Loboan)' alien in New Mexico.

[edit] Xylene

Xylene (voiced by Grey DeLisle), is an Uxorite and an old friend (and potentially former lover) of Max's whom had come to Earth to retrieve the Omnitrix in "The Visitor". She possesses powerful telekinetic abilities, due to her species having three brains, allowing her to move and manipulate objects with her mind, as well as fly. Unlike Ben and Gwen, Xylene is quite fond of Max's cooking. Xylene was the one who sent the Omnitrix to Earth in the first place, in a spacepod, while Vilgax was firing at her in her spaceship. She had intended to send it to Max instead of Ben, believing he could keep it safe from Vilgax.

When she learns that the Omnitrix ended up with Ben, she speculates that the capsule veered off course. Having been responsible for the safekeeping of the Omnitrix, Xylene possesses in-depth knowledge of the its workings; during the climax of the episode in which she appears, she accessed the Upchuck form on the Omnitrix for Ben by entering a code into it (though she does not the code to unlock the master control).

Her head has two tentacles and three eyes. Her legs are like those of a Yeenadooshi(Loboan), though having a humanoid posture. Being essentially reptilian, she doesn't truly understand things like family relationships ("On my planet, once you hatch, you're on your own.") and seems to view Ben and Gwen as rivals for Max's affection rather than family members, although it is hinted she does care about them.

[edit] Neutral

These are neutral characters that are neither allies nor villains, or are not actually evil despite some selfish intentions.

[edit] Councilwoman Liang

Councilwoman Liang (voiced by Rosalind Chao) was planning a downtown redevelopment program in the episode "Side Effects". When Clancy's home is to be demolished, he tries to have his insects devour her, only to have his home accidentally wrecked by Fourarms while she escapes unharmed.

[edit] Frank and Lily Tennyson

Frank (voiced by George Newbern) and Lily (voiced by Juliet Landau) are the parents of Gwen and Ken. They are mentioned, but not seen, in "Goodbye and Good Riddance". Frank gets a new job at the end of the episode, and they relocate to Ben's home town. Frank and Lily Tennyson make their first appearance in "What Are Little Girls Made Of". Both of them are aware of Gwen's alien heritage and allow her to choose if she wants to learn more about her powers or not, though their opinions of her grandmother, Verdona, greatly differ. Frank, being her son, accepts her while Lily is clearly not fond of her and in Verdon's case, the feeling is mutual. Frank tends to be more adventurous than his wife Lily, whose voice is about as dull as her personality.

[edit] Howell Wayneright

Howell Wayneright (voiced by Larry Cedar) is obsessed with finding proof of alien life, so when he finds Grey Matter at a water park, he sees his ticket to fame. He inadvertently gives this ticket up when he turns Grey Matter over to The Organization, thinking that they'll help him spread the word. Instead, they decide to dissect Grey Matter and dispose of Howell. Howell, however, possesses enough of a conscience to find the dissection distasteful, and rescues and protects Grey Matter as a result, saying that "aliens are people too... well sort of". When Grey Matter reverts back to human form while Howell isn't looking, he decides to give up chasing aliens. Howell appears in the episode "A Small Problem".

[edit] Jamie

Jamie (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is a classmate of Ben's at Madison Elementary School and one of JT and Cash's more frequent victims next to Ben himself. He first appears on the last day of fourth grade in "And Then There Were 10," where he is targeted by the two aforementioned bullies. When Ben tries to help, only to get the two of them suspended on a tree by their underwear, Jamie tells Ben, "Next time you wanna play hero, make sure you can back it up."^[5] He later appears in "Goodbye and Good Riddance," trying to prevent Cash from stealing his strawberry milkshake. When prompted by Ben to "let it go," Cash uses Jamie's pull to send the shake flying into Ben's face.^[14]

[edit] Joan Maplewood

Joan Maplewood (voiced by Kath Soucie) is Todd Maplewood's mother that appeared in "Under Wraps". Max took Ben and Gwen to their farm to learn about hard work.

[edit] JT and Cash

JT and Cash are recurring bullies from Ben's school. JT (voiced by Adam Wylie and by Yuri Lowenthal as a teenager) is short and wears glasses, Cash Murray (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker and by Matt Levin as a teenager) is taller and has darkened skin. They are modeled after series producers Sam Register and Tramm Wigzell. The two take great pleasure in insulting Ben and suspending him by his underwear, though Ben returns the favor as XLR8 after coming into the possession of the Omnitrix.

JT and Cash also appear in Ben 10: Race Against Time, where they, as usual, take pleasure in picking on Ben. JT is played by Tyler Foden, while Cash is played by Tyler Patrick Jones. In Ben 10: Alien Force, they are members of a rival soccer team. JT and Cash also appear in The Gauntlet (episode) where Cash is possessed by an evil spirit within the Gauntlet (item) they steal from Kevin Levin's car.

[edit] Lucy

Appearing in "My Big Fat Alien Wedding", Lucy (voiced by Tara Strong) is Camille's cousin, who arrives at her wedding to serve as the flower girl (much to Gwen's disappointment, since she was originally planned to play the part). Like Camille, she too is of the Sludge race, though this isn't shown until near the end of the episode, when Ben slips on Lucy's "feet" while dancing.

[edit] Mayor of Sparksville

When Ben, Gwen, and Max first arrive at Sparksville in "Tourist Trap", they meet the mayor of the town. Mayor Earl (voiced by Dwight Schultz) speaks in a monotone voice with a slight southern accent and has a completely unfazed attitude (as do most of his fellow citizens, but his dwarfs all of their's combined), even as toothpicks the size of javelins are being launched into the ground around him, to which he calmly responds, "There go the world's largest toothpicks. Oh, the humanity." He also is not surprised at all by the sudden presence of Upgrade. The mayor matter-of-factly recognizes the destruction of his town as being the Megawhatt's doing, though Ben was responsible for a good portion of it.

The mayor seems to have extensive experience with the Megawhatts and how they think. About the only thing he didn't know about them is what they really were; he dismissed the explanation of their being aliens as "just plain kooky talk", despite his explanations being equally implausible. After Ben traps the multiple Megawhatts in the world's biggest goldfish bowl, the mayor promptly turns it into a new attraction: the biggest lightbulb in the world, and learning to take more care in his attractions, placing a non-electrical sign under the bulb (In Case Of Emergency, Do NOT Break Glass).

[edit] Mr. Jingles

The holiday-obsessed owner of a Christmas-based theme park in Death Valley, Mr. Jingles (voiced by Richard Doyle) uses the magic of the Jingulator machine to turn the park into a perpetually snowy Christmas village where time moves very slowly and turn all the children into worker elves.

When Ben and his family arrived at his park, he mistakes Max for Santa Claus and kidnaps him, hoping to make his dream of having Santa deliver presents to children a reality. When it came to getting Ben and Gwen to join his staff, he sent Nutcracker soldiers and slithering snowmen. The Nutcracker soldiers and snowmen also served as Mr. Jingle's foot soldiers alongside the giant teddy bears and living toys.

After Ben destroyed his Jingulator as Grey Matter, he was shown the error of his ways. Everyone was restored to normal after Max and Gwen used a sleigh pulled by Stinkfly to deliver the gifts he made. In the process, the theme park was returned to normal and the effects of his curse reversed, making it seem like it had never happened (though everyone involved still retained memories of these events). A Walt Disney-styled statue commemorating him is seen within the town after the curse is broken. On its base is an inscription quoting what Grandpa Max had told him about the true meaning of Christmas. He is likely deceased as Elsgood was a child before the curse was broken, but an old man after and Mr. Jingles was fairly old, likely only alive because of the curse freezing time within the confines of his village.

[edit] Mrs. Fang

Mrs. Fang is the mother to Gaterboy and Porcupine. Unlike her children, she has no animalistic traits (the boys claim to take after their father). She was kidnapped by the mob as insurance that her sons would compete and win money owed to them. She was ultimately rescued by her sons with the help of Ben as Ditto. Voiced by Tara Strong.

[edit] The President of the United States

The President of the United States (voiced by Richard McGonagle) appeared in "The Unnaturals", where "the Squires" and the Forever Knights tried to replace him with a robot. When Ben as Fourarms defeated the Squires Coach robot and the Omnitrix timed out, the robot coach was about to attack the President but Ben saved him and destroyed the robot for good. The President mistakes Ben for Cash, one of the bullies that picks on him, for saving his life because Ben took Cash's place in the last game. It should be noted that this is a fictional president, and not a caricature of the current one.

[edit] Sandra Tennyson

Sandra is Max's daughter-in-law, Ben's mom, Gwen's and Ken's aunt,Frank Tennyson's sister in law and Ken's Grandma. In Race Against Time, she wants her son to call her "Sandra", suggesting that he have freedom. She sometimes goes against that, only to have her husband, Carl, stop her from it. She also appears in "Goodbye and Good Riddance" and is briefly seen in the Ben 10: Alien Force episode "Ben 10 Returns".

[edit] Shelby

Shelby is the waitress from Ben 4 Good Buddy the helped the Tennysons using Laurence Wainright's RV so they could recover the Rust Bucket and she also helped them so they could defeat the Road Crew.

[edit] Ship

Ship is a small Galvanic Mechomorph that first appears in "Pier Pressure". Though it possesses the Mechomorph capabilities of fusing with and controlling machinery, its personality is more akin to a pet dog than anything else, often "growling" at strangers and chasing after vehicles.

In "Pier Pressure", his master's spaceship crash-lands on Earth and Ship is sent to find help. It isn't long before it detects the Omnitrix on Ben's arm and tries to get his attention. However, in doing so, it destroys much of the pier and kidnaps Julie. Following Ship, Ben finds the downed spaceship, and realizes what Ship is trying to say. After Ben rescues the owner, it leaves Ship with Ben, claiming that Ship has come to bond with Ben. It would have been left with Julie but it ran after a truck.

[edit] Super Alien Hero Buddies

Doggy Buddy, Fiery Buddy, and Handy Buddy from the Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures cartoon are cartoony parodies of Wildmutt, Heatblast, and Fourarms respectively. Each has a distinct voice gimmick: Doggy Buddy (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) speaks in a manner reminiscent of Scooby-Doo; Fiery Buddy (voiced by Paul Eiding) says his lines in rhyme, somewhat like a rapper; Handy Buddy (voiced by Steve Blum) speaks with a Scottish accent for no apparent reason, which Ben points out when complaining about the parody. At the end of "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures", Grandpa Max buys Ben an action figure of Handy Buddy(tetramand).

[edit] Tiffany

A student at Bancroft Academy, featured in "Ghostfreaked Out". Tiffany (voiced by Kath Soucie) showed the Tennysons around the campus, and was later captured by Ghostfreak and the Circus Freaks. She had a very snobby attitude towards the family, even after being rescued.

[edit] Todd Maplewood

Todd (voiced by Rob Pinkston) is a boy Ben and Gwen met in "Under Wraps" at a farm where they needed to learn the values of hard work. He is habitually dirty and has one of the farm's piglets as a constant companion.

[edit] Tim Dean

Tim Dean (voiced by Josh Keaton), from the episode "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures", is the writer of a show-within-a-show of the same name, a cartoony parody of Ben's alien forms. Ben, angry at the writer for ripping off his aliens, initially believes Dean is the one causing all the weird things that were happening at the theme park, Planetary Studios. Ben later discovers it's Kane North, the twin brother of Abel North causing the trouble, who wanted revenge because Dean stole his show idea from Kane.

[edit] Vance Vetteroy

Vance Vetteroy (voiced by Mark Thompson) is the Chicago weather man that created S.A.M. in "Monster Weather". He ends up causing S.A.M. to go haywire when he uses it to make a rainstorm occur, only for lightning to strike S.A.M. and drive it crazy. He later tries to smash S.A.M.'s CPU with a pipe while it's incapacitated to make up for what he's done, only to be captured by his own creation. After Ben makes S.A.M. explode, Vettroy accepts he'll have to be just another "handsome face".

[edit] See also

• List of villains in Ben 10

[edit] References

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