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Ben 10: Alien Force is the second iteration of the Ben 10 franchise and the sequel of the original Ben 10 series. It was created by the studio Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios.
The storyline is notable for having matured the characters into teens and taking a darker tone, with increased narrative complexity and frequency of character deaths. Despite initially mixed reactions to the change from fans, Alien Force garnered positive reviews and successful ratings, leading to further continuation of the franchise and thus the production of a sequel series called Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.
Synopsis
Ben Tennyson is now 15 and becoming a leader wearing his powerful Omnitrix again. Grandpa Max is missing and Ben needs the help of Gwen and Kevin to find him.[APV 1]
Summary
Five years after the Original Series, 15-year-old Ben Tennyson has returned to a normal, everyday life. His adventures all done, Ben has taken off the Omnitrix and has grown from a young boy into a confident teenager; however, the mysterious disappearance of Grandpa Max makes Ben put the Omnitrix back on, as well as forcing him; his cousin Gwen; and his old enemy Kevin to search and locate Grandpa Max. At the same time, they must enlist the help of the Plumbers' kids (children or grandchildren of retired Plumbers which are commonly half human and half alien) and repel attacks from a new enemy, the Highbreed.
In the second season, Vilgax returns as the main antagonist, forcing Ben, Gwen, and Kevin to tackle bigger problems and find out more secrets about the Omnitrix. In the series finale, The Final Battle, Ben faces Vilgax again in their final battle, destroying the Omnitrix in the process. At the end, Ben is now armed with a new Omnitrix called the Ultimatrix.
Characters
Allies
Main Characters
Secondary Characters
- Max Tennyson
- Julie Yamamoto
- Ship
- Professor Paradox
- Azmuth
- Argit
- Carl Tennyson
- Sandra Tennyson
- Frank Tennyson
- Natalie Tennyson
- Ken Tennyson
- Verdona
- Devin Levin
- Kevin's Mother
- Cash Murray
- JT
- Tetrax Shard
- Alan Albright
- Manny Armstrong
- Helen Wheels
- Pierce Wheels
- Cooper
- Reinrassig III
- Tyler
Others
- Labrid
- Mason
- Mr. Wells
- Lucy
- Trina
- Carol Smith
- Baz-L
- Edna
- Hugo
- Mr. Groff
- Squire
- Dragon
- Serena
- Bellicus
- Frolic
- Prior Gilhil
- Big Chill's Offspring
- Lu
- Tiny
- Tiny's Father
- Tiny's Mother
- Jeff
- Highbreed Councilors
- Myaxx
- Ultimos
- Tini
- Synaptak
- Lukik
- Mouldywarp
- Mr. Dodds
- Orb
- Decka
- Probity
- Domstol
- Bailiff
- Zaw-Veenull
- Cicely
- Prince of Lewoda
- Sugilite
- Ishiyama
- Elena Valadis
Villains
Main Villains
Secondary Villains
Forever Knights
Incursean Empire
Others
- D'Void
- Simian
- Zs'Skayr
- Jarret
- Sunder
- Ssserpent
- Kraab
- Ragnarok
- Mr. Coleman
- Blue Leader
- Red Leader
- Dr. Victor Valadis
- Techadon Robots
Aliens
Original Aliens
- Alien X (debut)
- Big Chill (debut)
- Brainstorm (debut)
- Chromastone (debut)
- Echo Echo (debut)
- Goop (debut)
- Humungousaur (debut)
- Jetray (debut)
- Spidermonkey (debut)
- Swampfire (debut)
Additional Aliens
- Cannonbolt
- Diamondhead
- Ghostfreak
- Heatblast[1][DR 1] (unused)
- Lodestar (debut)
- Nanomech (debut)
- Rath (debut)
- Murk Upchuck (debut)
- Way Big
- Wildmutt[DM 1] (unused)
Ultimate Forms
- Humungousaur (debut)
- Swampfire (debut)
Vehicles
- Rustbucket 2
- Kevin's Car
- Highbreed Cruiser
- Highbreed Destroyer
- Highbreed Tractor Beam Ship
- Antarian Obliterator (Ship)
- Vilgax's Ship (Alien Force)
- Resolute
- Plumber Ship
- Max's Motorcycle
- Elena's Motorcycle
Movies
Video Games
- Ben 10: Alien Force (Video Game)
- Ben 10: Alien Force (DVD Game)
- Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks
- Ben 10 Alien Force: The Rise of Hex
Naming and Translations
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Бен 10: Извънземна Сила | |
| Korean | 벤 10: 에일리언 포스 | Ben 10: Alien Force |
| Portuguese (Br) | Ben 10: Força Alienigena | Ben 10: Alien Force |
| Romanian | Ben 10: Echipa extraterestră | Ben 10: Alien Team |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ben 10: Fuerza Alienigena | Ben 10: Alien Force |
Cast
Voice Cast
Live-Action Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryan Kelley | Ben Tennyson |
| Galadriel Stineman | Gwen Tennyson |
| Nathan Keyes | Kevin Levin |
| Alyssa Diaz | Elena Valadis |
| Barry Corbin | Max Tennyson |
| Herbert Siguenza | Dr. Victor Valadis |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Big Chill Humungousaur |
| Alex Winter | Nanomech |
| Jeremy Decarlos | Helio |
| Brian Beegle | Genaro |
| Eric Mendenhall | Fitz |
| Tony Larkin | Ship-It Employee |
| Wendy Cutler | The Queen |
| Patrick Cox | Big Ed |
| Michelle Wang | Molly Suda |
| Joyce Kurtz | Computer |
| Aaron Munoz | Psycho 1 |
| Justin Welborn | Psycho 2 |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Financial Guy in Suit |
| Deborah Duke | Nurse |
| Nicole Krausen | International Plumber 1 |
| Shankar N. Mahadevan | International Plumber 2 |
| Cesar Aguirre | Mechanic Zombie |
| Grace Baine | Alien |
| Stephen Bise | Robe-Wearing Zombie Factory Worker Zombie #1 |
| Erin Leigh Bushko | Factory Worker Zombie #2 |
| Jon Gould | Stand-In Factory Worker Mechanic |
| Travis Grant | Zombie College Student |
| Jevocas Green | Assembly Line Zombie |
| Ashley Harvin | Factory Worker Zombie #3 |
| Roger Herrera | Forklift Driver |
| Barry Hopkins | Factory Worker Zombie #4 |
| Shawn Knowles | Zombie Street Hoodlum |
| Micheal Leath | Zombie College Student |
| Candace Mabry | Factory Worker Zombie #5 |
| Lynn McArthur | Waitress Zombie |
| Katherine Neslund | Zombie Assembly Line Worker |
| Bill Pacer | Factory Worker Zombie #6 |
| Timothy Douglas Perez | Forklift Operator #1 |
| Tammy Luthi Retzlaff | Zombie Mom |
| Lauren Rothermel | Business Woman |
| Sean M. Sellers | Factory Worker Zombie #7 |
| Jimmy Shaw | Zombie Worker |
| Sonya Thompson | Factory Worker Zombie #8 |
| Joe Walsh | Mind controlled Zombie |
| Steve Warren | Factory Worker Zombie #9 |
| Ken R. Wheeler | Forklift Operator #2 |
| Erika J. Wood | Factory Worker Zombie #10 Factory Chasing Zombie |
Trivia
- Many scenes take place in the dark because Glen Murakami likes shows that take place at night. It has the element of teens sneaking out and getting into trouble. It also added to the air of mystery.[GM 1]
- The network complained about there being too many episodes taking place at night.[DRi 1]
- In response to fan complaints that the backgrounds were too dark at times, T.J. Collins stated that it was probably from the color correction of newer TVs. Glen was always very aware of how the colors would appear on the television and would never want to lose detail.[TJC 1] The crew watched every episode that came back and, because the TVs they used were calibrated the same as the computer monitors they had used to do the art, nothing ever looked too dark.[TJC 2]
- Glen and Dwayne McDuffie were developing a new show for Cartoon Network. The network asked Glen if he would do a revamp of Ben 10. After daily discussions with Dwayne, Glen asked him to be part of the project. The network had a lot of creative ideas and Glen and Dwayne went through them. The network wanted to age Ben up and have Kevin as part of the team. That wasn't set but Glen and Dwayne both liked the idea. They mixed and matched between what the network thought up and what they wanted to do.[DM 2]
- Glen described his vision for the show as "three kids wandering around finding aliens". He likened the tone of Alien Force to different movies and series such as Breaking Away (which he was a fan of), Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Stranger Things. While Glen intended the show to be more like a mystery show, the network wanted it to be "poppier".[GM 2][DRi 1]
- Glen also imagined the show as "Scooby-Doo meets The X-Files", citing the strong "mystery meets sci-fi" nature of the program.[GM 1]
- When Glen and Dwayne started coming up with ideas for the Omnitrix aliens, they decided to combine the powers of two different aliens into one alien, such as Swampfire, who has the powers of Heatblast and Wildvine. An exception to this is Humungousaur, who was created because they thought it would be neat to have a "big strong guy".[GM 3]
- The crew was told to keep a lot of the silhouettes for the aliens very humanoid and more of a standard strong superhero build. A lot of consideration was taken into fitting them onto a blister card and onto the toy shelf.[GM 4]
- After the aliens were fleshed out, Man of Action looked everything over.[DM 3]
- It took about nine months to complete one episode of Alien Force.[DM 4]
- Although the first 26 episodes were conceived and produced as one season, they were aired as two seasons of 13 episodes each.[DM 5][TJC 3]
- By April 22, 2008, Season 1 was in post-production, as scripting and voice acting had both been completed.[GM 3]
- Writing for all 20 episodes of Season 2 was completed sometime before March 29, 2009.[DM 4][DM 6]
- The original plans for the season were that Kevin would mutate to save Gwen. However, the original plans were scrapped by network executives and the season ended up being very different from what Dwayne and the crew had hoped to do. Luckily, they came up with something else they liked[ES 1][DM 7] while the original plans involving Kevin were later reworked into Ultimate Alien.
- Glen had wanted to do a Cthulhu arc where Vilgax's "squid face" was to be used to some advantage, but it was not to be.[DM 8] The idea was later used in Season 3 of Ultimate Alien.
- Season 2 was originally supposed to have 23 episodes, with its last three episodes constituting the finale titled Ben 10 vs. Ben 10. Part 2 would have been the 100th episode of the franchise.[sched 1]
- On iTunes and PlayStation Network, Season 3 (in the airing order) was split into two seasons to make Season 4 (Primus is the first episode of Season 4).
- The credits font for the text in this series and Ultimate Alien is Antique Olive Nord.
References
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Production Material
Script Schedules
Crew Statements
Eugene Son
Dwayne McDuffie
Glen Murakami
Duncan Rouleau
T.J. Collins
Dan Riba
Other
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