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Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson, better known as Ben 10, is the titular protagonist of the Ben 10 franchise, and is also a fictional superhero created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network. In the original series, Ben began the franchise as a 10-year-old boy on a summer vacation with his family and accidentally discovers the Omnitrix, a watch-like device of alien origin that allows the user to transform into various alien species. Originally, the Omnitrix was limited to 10 aliens, but more were unlocked through various methods. Supported by his cousin Gwen and grandfather Max, Ben fights common criminals like burglars and robbers but is quickly drawn into fighting more advanced foes such as Vilgax, Dr. Animo, Kevin 11, The Forever Knights, and more. At some point after the original series, Ben retires and removes the Omnitrix for unspecified reasons. Ben resumes a normal life for 4 years until forced out of retirement after his grandfather's disappearance while investigating the alien race known as the Highbreed in the sequel. In Alien Force, Ben investigates Max's disappearance with the help of his cousin Gwen and Kevin, who reforms and joins Ben's team. The trio learns of the existence of the Highbreed and their henchmen, DNAliens. They continue investigating the Highbreed and form alliances with many individuals. The Highbreed attempt to invade Earth but are stopped by the combined forces of Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Max (who is revealed to be alive), and the rest of his allies. Ben is greatly awarded for his heroic deeds from hundreds of planets across the galaxy, but his judgment becomes clouded and many enemies from his past return to face him. Vilgax teams up with Albedo (someone armed with an Omnitrix which can evolve aliens) and attack Ben and his allies. Ben succeeds in defeating the two, but the Omnitrix is destroyed, and Ben replaces with Albedo's Omnitrix which is dubbed the Ultimatrix. In Ultimate Alien, Ben's wielded the Ultimatrix for roughly a year and his secret identity has been revealed worldwide and tries his best to adapt to it. Over the course of the series, he deals with the arrival of the Andromeda Aliens and the threat of Ultimate Aggregor and helps stop the combined threat of Diagon and the Esoterica and is awarded a brand new, completed, Omnitrix. In Omniverse, Gwen and Kevin leave for college and Ben gains a new partner, Rook Blonko. He deals with stopping the faction composed of Malware, Khyber, and Dr. Psychobos, defending Earth from the invading Incurseans, battles alternative versions of himself, and deals with the Time War in which he's victorious against Maltruant. In the 2016 series, the character underwent a reboot, returning to being a 10-year-old boy who travels across the country during his summer vacation, along with his grandfather Max and cousin Gwen, and uses his powers to fight supervillains. Ultimately, Ben meets his adult future self, helps the young Generator Rex, and fights alongside alternate versions of himself to defeat Alien X, later revealed to be a villainous version of himself as an adult.   Concept and creation Ben 10 was created by Man of Action, consisting of comic book creators Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle, and was produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The group worked on the concept of Ben 10 and its title character roughly three years before Cartoon Network picked up the series. Dave Johnson also helped with the design development. Early on in development, it was decided that a villain would be within the Omnitrix. After Ghostfreak was created, the creators added dialogue into the first season to hint there is something more to Ghostfreak. Originally, Cannonbolt, the 11th alien transformation in the series, was going to be in the original set of aliens, but was replaced with Ghostfreak.When doing test animations for the series, the first alien transformation to be tested was Four Arms, and it was the most popular transformation out of all the aliens for Man of Action. Many unused designs for Upchuck were repurposed in the episode "Ben 10,000" as two of Ben's aliens, Spitter and Arctiguana, and the villain Sploot. Steven E. Gordon worked on an early version of the series, and his concept work shows that Ben was originally going to have red hair. It also shows early designs of the Omnitrix which resemble a watch more than the final version, as well as different designs and names for the alien transformations. Some of the early names for the Omnitrix transformations were "StrongGuy", "Inferno", "RazorJaws", "Dragonfly", "Plantguy", and "Digger", and some of their early designs were more human, similar to Dial H For Hero. The character's middle name, Kirby, was designed as a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby. Initial concepts for Ben's Alien Force and Ultimate Alien designs were made by Glen Murakami. His head and hair were reworked by Glenn Wong, who also gave him his green jacket, while colors were added by Chris Hooten. Personality "You think I don't know? When it's hero time, if I mess up, somebody could die. From what you told me, if we mess up this time, everybody could die... Maybe that's too much to have in your head when you have to win. Maybe if I pretend everything is a big joke, when the time comes, I'll be able to do what I have to do." Initially cocky, childish, and selfish, Ben's immaturity and attention-seeking behavior often led him to joke around, even in serious situations. His allies often criticized his attitude, unaware that he used humor to mask his fears. Despite his childish attitude, he was heroic, caring, and good-natured, always willing to save others. Over time, Ben develops as a character as he becomes more mature and takes on the role of a hero. He has displayed leadership skills and the ability to adapt to a situation, such as when the Omnitrix provides him with the incorrect alien. He is also kind-hearted and willing to sacrifice himself for others as shown with the Sentient Ultimate Forms. His idealistic views and unwillingness to compromise his values – aspects condemned by Azmuth, yet commended by others – sometimes drive him to act against reason, such as helping his enemies. Professor Paradox has praised Ben's good nature, stating he had the gift to make the right choices at the right moments, and Azmuth states that Ben always does the right thing. Ben is also determined to do what is right for those in need, especially his family, friends, and mentors.However, when Ben fails to save someone or if someone is hurt because of his failures, he becomes angry and more violent. Perhaps the most notable of these instances is when Kevin willingly mutates himself to defeat Aggregor, as Ben was set on killing Kevin, even fighting Gwen when she refused to help him. He also threatened to hunt down and destroy the Forever Knights after making Driscoll promise to cease hunting aliens. Later on, Ben starts thinking of himself as more of a superhero than a Plu.... Discover the Ben Kirby popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ben Kirby books.

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