Waterfilter

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Waterfilter is the first episode of Ben 10. It is also the first episode that takes place in the Reboot Continuity.

Synopsis

Ben, Gwen, and Max's trip to Niagara Falls is cut short by the horrid Hydromanders, creatures menacing them and their fellow tourists.^{[ATV 1]}

Plot

Sometime after Ben found the Omnitrix, Ben, Gwen, and Max arrive at Niagara Falls, where Ben is warned not to go into the water, as he can be a little bit 'reckless' in it. Gwen offers to be his 'filter' to tell him when one of his ideas is really terrible. Ben, however, wants to go by his "Ben-tuition" as he believes it can never go wrong. But on Grandpa Max's advice, he reluctantly agrees.

Later that night, Ben sneaks out of the Rustbucket as Cannonbolt and does a cannonball into the water, splashing a nearby fisherman and knocking a rock out of place, waking up a Hydromander. This Hydromander starts 'feeding' by eating everything around it.

The next morning, the din wakes Ben, Gwen and Max up, who see the rampage caused by the Hydromander. Ben decides to fight it using a new alien, Overflow, against Gwen's warning, and is ultimately defeated. He goes back to the Rustbucket to complain, but meanwhile, the Hydromander finishes its feeding stage.

Ben and Gwen find it laying down, presumably sick, in the water. Ben does a victory dance at this, before its skin bubbles up, and it sinks beneath the waves only to be replaced by more, smaller Hydromanders. Ben, on Gwen's advice, transforms into Heatblast to fight them, but he is overpowered by them when they multiply faster than Heatblast can hit them. They end up throwing him into the water, where his powers are useless. Gwen admits her mistake and asks Ben to use his "Ben-tuition".

The Hydromanders are about to crush Ben with a rock, when he dodges and turns into Overflow and starts attacking again.

In this time, Gwen discovers that they are weak on land, so she tells Ben to 'do what he always does' and Ben does a huge cannonball into the water, knocking out the Hydromanders from water onto land.

Later, the Hydromanders are locked up and Gwen apologizes for doubting Ben, who turns into Cannonbolt and does another cannonball into the water, soaking Gwen and Max, much to their disappointment.

Major Events

Character Debuts

• Ben Tennyson
• Gwen Tennyson
• Max Tennyson
• Todd
• Sally
• Fisherman
• Hydromander

Omnitrix Alien Debuts

• Cannonbolt
• Overflow
• Heatblast

Characters

Main Characters

• Team Tennyson (first appearance)
  • Ben Tennyson (first appearance)
  • Gwen Tennyson (first appearance)
  • Max Tennyson (first appearance)

Antagonists

• Hydromanders (first appearance)

Other Characters

• Todd (first appearance)
• Sally (first appearance)
• Fisherman (first appearance)

Aliens Used

• Cannonbolt (first appearance; x2)
• Overflow (first appearance; x2)
• Heatblast (first appearance)

Quotes

“

Ben: Diamondhead? Nope. Cannonbolt? Yes!

”

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
German	Der Filter	The Filter
Portuguese (Br)	Filtro de Água	Water Filter
Spanish (HA)	Filtro Acuático	Water Filter

Cast

Voice Actor	Role(s)
Tara Strong	Ben Tennyson Sally
Montserrat Hernandez	Gwen Tennyson
David Kaye	Max Tennyson Fisherman
Travis Willingham	Cannonbolt
Max Mittelman	Overflow Todd
Fred Tatasciore	Hydromander Hydromander Adolescents
Daryl Sabara	Heatblast Fish

Errors

• When Ben's going to transform into Cannonbolt, Omnitrix's core doesn't pop up.
• When Cannonbolt is clapping his hands, the black parts of his fur envelop the entirety of his forearms.
• In one scene, the Hydromander first grabs Overflow by the leg with its tongue, but in the next scene, it is shown that it used one of its tentacles from the sides of his head. In the next few scenes, this mistake repeats several times.

Trivia

• This episode aired was added to the Cartoon Network website as a sneak peek on February 22, 2017.
• The events of the episode take place sometime after Ben found the Omnitrix.
• This episode was the proof of concept episode that got the show a green light from the studio.^{[DR 2]}
  • Even though this was the first produced episode, it has B119 as its production number.^{[USCO 1][PFT 1]}

References

Crew Statements

Duncan Rouleau

Pam Friend Tilkete

Other

Apple TV

United States Copyright Office

Ben 10 Episodes

Production Order U.S. Airing Order U.K. Airing Order Shorts Season 1 Waterfilter • The Filth • Clown College • The Ring Leader • Take 10 • Ben 24hrs • Freaky Gwen Ben • Rustbucket RIP • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Villain Time • Something I Ate • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Cutting Corners • Animo Farm • Riding the Storm Out • Need for Speed • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Forgeti • Shhh! • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Scared Silly • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4 Season 2 Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • All Koiled Up • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override Season 3 Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2 Season 3 Extra Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You Season 4 Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future Season 4 Movie Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie Season 5 Specials Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction Specials Crossover Nexus Season 1 The Filth • Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Take 10 • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Animo Farm • Clown College • Adventures in Babysitting • Something I Ate • Steam is the Word • The Beast Inside • All Wet • Villain Time • Drive You Crazy • Tomorrow Today • Story, Bored • Hole in 10 • Recipe for Disaster • Rustbucket RIP • Freaky Gwen Ben • Ben 24hrs • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Bad Penny • Zombozo-Land • Forgeti • Max to the Max • Cutting Corners • Xingo • Scared Silly • Need for Speed • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4 Season 2 Out to Launch • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Creature Feature • Bomzobo Lives • Animorphosis • Assault on Pancake Palace • High Stress Express • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • Super-Villain Team-Up • Can I Keep It? • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • All Koiled Up • King Koil • The Charm Offensive • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • Vote Zombozo • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • The Sound and the Furry • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • The Feels • Past Aliens Present • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override Season 3 Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Rath of Con • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Beach Heads • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Moor Fogg • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • LaGrange Muraille • Lickety Split • The Claws of the Cat • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2 • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Prey or Play • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family Season 3 Extra Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You Season 4 Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future Season 4 Movie Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie Season 5 Specials Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction Specials Crossover Nexus Season 1 Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • The Filth • Freaky Gwen Ben • Take 10 • Animo Farm • Clown College • Something I Ate • Rustbucket RIP • Ben 24hrs • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Need for Speed • Cutting Corners • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Villain Time • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Forgeti • Scared Silly • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4 Season 2 Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • All Koiled Up • Ben Again and Again • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override Season 3 Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • And Xingo Was His Name-O • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2 Season 3 Extra Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You Season 4 Summer Breakers • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Tales from the Omnitrix • Bottomless Ben • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future Season 4 Movie Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie Season 5 Specials Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction Specials Crossover Nexus Bentuition Bentuition: Upgrade 01 • Bentuition: Wildvine 01 • Bentuition: Diamondhead 01 • Bentuition: Cannonbolt 01 • Bentuition: Four Arms 01 • Bentuition: Heatblast 01 • Bentuition: XLR8 01 • Bentuition: Overflow 01 • Bentuition: Grey Matter 01 • Bentuition: Stinkfly 01 • Bentuition: Wildvine 02 • Bentuition: Overflow 02 • Bentuition: Upgrade 02 • Bentuition: Four Arms 02 • Bentuition: XLR8 02 • Bentuition: Diamondhead 02 • Bentuition: Cannonbolt 02 • Bentuition: Heatblast 02 • Bentuition: Stinkfly 02 • Bentuition: Grey Matter 02 Alien Worlds Four Arms AW1: The Overlordess Games • Diamondhead AW1: Great Petropian Civil War, Part I • Heatblast AW1: Extreme Season • XLR8 AW1: Gauntlet of Gliders • Grey Matter AW1: The Archivists • Upgrade AW1: Crisis on Galvan B • Cannonbolt AW1: Beach Ballers • Wildvine AW1: Wild Siders • Overflow AW1: The Pirates of Cascareau • Stinkfly AW1: The Silent Circle Alien Worlds 2 Diamondhead AW2: Great Petropian Civil War, Part II • Four Arms AW2: The Warspear • Heatblast AW2: Cold Snap • XLR8 AW2: Speed Round • Grey Matter AW2: Lights Out! • Overflow AW2: Sentries of Cascareau • Shock Rock AW2: Fulmanian Conquest • Wildvine AW2: The Worldtree • Stinkfly AW2: The Sweet Smell of Survival • Cannonbolt AW2: When Mega-Shark Attack! Alien Worlds 3 Four Arms AW3: The Stenching Cometh • Diamondhead AW3: Enemies Unite • Humungousaur AW3: Planetary Pin • Heatblast AW3: The Fast and the Fiery • Rath AW3: Endless Party Planet • XLR8 AW3: The Slow Age • Slapback AW3: Population Override • Shock Rock AW3: Spaceships in the Night • Cannonbolt AW3: Beach Bro Brouhaha • Stinkfly AW3: Strange Snow Four Arms, One Liners Four Arms, One Liners: Finn and Jake! • Four Arms, One Liners: Garnet!