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[[Characters/Ben10MainCharacters Main Characters]] ([[Characters/Ben10BenTennyson Ben Tennyson]]) | [[Characters/Ben10OmnitrixAliens Omnitrix Aliens]]\\
Villains premiering in: [[Characters/Ben10VillainsOriginalSeries The Original Series]] ([[Characters/Ben10Vilgax Vilgax]], [[Characters/Ben10ForeverKnights Forever Knights]]) | ''[[Characters/Ben10VillainsAlienForce Alien Force]]'' | ''[[Characters/Ben10VillainsUltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'' | ''[[Characters/Ben10VillainsOmniverse Omniverse]]'' | [[Characters/Ben10VillainsSpecials The Specials]] | [[Characters/Ben10Villains2016Series The 2016 series]]\\
'''Supporting Characters'''-]]]]]

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[[AC:Reboot]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Since [[spoiler:Vilgax didn't destroy his planet]] in this version, he is still an amoral bounty hunter.
* BondBreaker: While calling him, Kraab and Sixsix TrueCompanions or even friends would be pushing it (as seen during their interaction in "Bounty Ball") it's implied they have worked together for quite some time and acted as a team on several missions. Due to Tetrax betraying the other two in "Mutiny for the Bounty", it's doubtful they'll work together ever again.
* ChainedHeat: With Ben in " Mutiny for the Bounty ": it's a subversion, since it was Tetrax that chained them together to bring Ben to his client and could have released them anytime. The device holding them was also designed to counter Ben's transformations, like creating two more cuffs when he turned in Four Arms.
* ExactWords: He captures Gwen and uses her as a hostage to force Ben to surrender, promising he will let her go if the child does. After Ben is captured, he drops her from the train roof they were fighting on.
-->'''Ben:''' "You said you'd let her go!"
-->'''Tetrax:''' "I ''did'' let her go."
* KickTheDog: His ExactWords example above.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Vilgax gives him, Kraab and Sixsix a CurbStompBattle and sends them packing through their own teleporter, they wisely decide to not go back to the battlefield.
* HealingFactor: Possibly averted: in "Mutiny for the Bounty" Kraab shatters one of his arms and he doesn't regrow it before leaving.
* IOweYouMyLife: After Ben helped him fight Kraab and Sixsix (who Tetrax double-crossed to keep all the bounty to himself) he lets Ben go. He is quick to add that it's only for this time.
* TheLeader: Of the group he forms with Kraab and Sixsix. After "Mutiny for the Bounty" it's safe to assume their group has been disbanded for good.
* OnceASeason: Tetrax is a fairly recurring villain, having shown up once every season.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Which makes him unpredictable: one episode he could be helping Ben fight Vilgax, in another trying to hunt the kid.
* NothingPersonal: He said it verbatim to Ben in "Bounty Ball", explaining they were only hunting him for money. Ben (as Grey Matter) argued back that attacking his person is the definition of personal.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He and the other bounty hunters run away when Shock Rock proves too much for them.
* SuperReflexes: Enough to keep up with [[SuperSpeed XLR8]], much to Ben's surprise.
* TeleportGun: He uses it to quickly arrive and leave a scene.
* VaguenessIsComing: When they give up on the hunt, he warns Ben it's only the beginning.
--> "You're no longer worth the trouble anymore, flesh child! [...] We just wanted money! There will be others who want far more from you!"
* WildCard: He has nothing personal against Ben, therefore it's impossible to guess if he will be on his side or not when they meet.
* TheWorfEffect: He, SixSix and Kraab are quickly defeated by Vilgax, showing what kind of threat the conqueror is.

-> Voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore (original series, Reboot), Sean Donnellan (''Ultimate Alien''), Creator/JuddNelson (''Omniverse'')

[[AC:Reboot]]
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Unlike the original Ben 10,000s, this version has [[AchillesInHisTent pulled out of active superheroics]] after an incident where his Grandpa Max died.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: This version of Ben 10,000 NeverGrewUp and is a ManChild living out of the dump with Hitch and a few dummies made out of trash.
* AdaptationalWimp: Lacks the access to the Master Control his original counterparts had, and is thus just as prone to turning into the wrong alien as the 10-16year-old versions.
* TheAllegedCar: His Omnitrix barely functions, and at one point leaves him [[BodyHorror stuck between human and Spidermonkey]].
* BeardOfSorrow: His facial hair is reimagined as this, and [[spoiler:he shaves it off once he gets out of the funks]].
* CompositeCharacter: Takes on a few traits of Alien Force-era Ben, such as the habit of drinking Mr. Smoothies, the ability to turn into Spidermonkey and [[spoiler:his look after cleaning himself up]].
* HesBack: Resolving the invasion by the Xerge [[spoiler:leads Ben to clean himself up and get back into active heroism]].

!! Premiered in 2016 Reboot

[[folder:Sez Family]]
A family consisting of a grandmother named Maxine and her two grandkids, Simon and Ryan, who're likewise on their own roadtrip and likewise have had their share of supernatural weirdness.

!! In General
* SimilarSquad: To Max, Ben and Gwen. Both drive [=RVs=], have a member with "Max" in the title, heck Max and Maxine even dress similar and, of course, one of the family has a power on them activated through an accessory (Ben his watch and Simon his backpack). Though whereas Ben and Gwen work together, Ryan hardly cares much of what his brother gets into and sees looking after him as just another chore despite, you know, his little brother being able to summon a mech on command.

!! Maxine
-->Voiced by: Audrey Wasilewski (1st Appearance), Debra Wilson (2nd Appearance-Present)

Ryan and Simon's grandmother.
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* CoolOldLady: Like Max, she seems to take a lot of the craziness in stride.
* DistaffCounterpart: Acts as one to Max.

!! Simon
-->Voiced by: Creator/DebiDerryberry (1st Appearance), Ogie Banks (2nd Appearance), David Mudd (3rd Appearance-Present)

The younger of the Sez siblings, somehow acquired a mech that he controls.
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* BrattyHalfPint: He's only six, but is ''very'' temperamental and heaven help you if you get him too riled.
%% Doesn't explain what the reation is. * BerserkButton: Do NOT call him annoying or act like a jerk to use him. Ben got to experience it whenever he lost patience or threatened to end his friendship with Simon.
* ChildProdigy: Downplayed. He knows a lot of interesting trivia and is able to use his mech suit pretty easily.
* ItsAllAboutMe: As he puts it, he's annoyed adults telling him what to do despite a lot of his complaints being childish (Eating certain foods, not to annoy people, etc). Justified as he's still very young and doesn't know much better.
* MirrorCharacter: With Ben, the two tend to be annoying to their more mature family (cousin and brother respectively) and they do bond a bit over it. This thing though is that Simon is still young and not mature enough yet to realize that his actions can tend to annoy others. Also doesn't help that he can be hard to talk down once he's angered.
* MotorMouth: Talks a mile a minute, of course he is just a young kid, but still.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Again six, but has the power of a mech on his side and no qualms using it to get his way.
* PunnyName: Simon Sez, "Simon Says", har har.
* RocketPunch: Can fire rockets out as projectiles.
* ShadowArchetype: Basically Ben if he didn't have restraint in using his power as he tend to cause ''a lot'' of damage once he's in the mech with little regard for others wellfare. [[spoiler:The Forever Knight recruits him for this exact reason.]]
* SpoiledBrat: Pretty obvious Maxine dotes on him too much as a lot of the problems when he's involved are always due to him throwing a tantrum.
%%* TransformingMecha: Can summon one from his backpack.
* TheUnreveal: There's virtually ''no'' explanation how he got his mech, it's just treated as a normal thing in the series. All that is known about it is that Billy Billions owned the factory that created the model of his mech suit. Which also means Billy can take control over the armor at times and make Simon do his bidding (though it never lasts since Simon is still the one piloting it).

!! Ryan
--> Voiced by: Creator/JoshKeaton (1st Appearance), Ogie Banks (2nd Appearance), Charles [=DeWayne=] (3rd Appearance)

The older of the Sez siblings.
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* AloofBigBrother: To Simon. Even when Simon's rampaging around in his mech, this hardly phases him and he seems more annoyed whenever it happens.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As aloof and antisocial he can be, he helps Ben handling Simon and even plays video games with him, smiling for the first (and this far only) time in the series. He also does end up acknowledging Gwen when they're stuck in traffic (albeit as they're about to leave, causing her more annoyance than joy).
* LoveInterest: For Gwen, though one sided on her end.
* MoralityPet: To Simon. A few words from him and Simon stops causing trouble. Like Gwen with Ben, he knows how to handle his little brother's tantrums.
* ObliviousToLove: Gwen is infatuated with him, but Ryan doesn't even bat an eye to her advances.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: A good chunk of the time, most of his appearances will just be him checking his cell phone.
* TheStoic: Anti-social to a fault and rarely without a bored expression on his face.
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[[folder:Glitch]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/TaraStrong
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[[caption-width-right:350:Glitch as he first appeared.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:After merging with the Rustbuggy.]]
He once was [[spoiler:Upgrade]], before the fight with Vilgax in "Omni-Tricked" almost destroyed him, forcing him to fuse with [[spoiler:Ben's DNA]]. Since then he became the GeniusLoci of [[spoiler:Omnitrix]], until he escaped in "Innervasion" and joined [[spoiler:Team Tennyson]].
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* BrutalHonesty: He dislikes Vilgax, but had to agree that Ben is "kinda useless" without his alien forms, mostly due to Ben's cockiness carrying over to him.
* CoolCar: He transformed the Tennyson Go-Kart in one [[spoiler:by merging with it]].
* EmpathicShapeshifter: Fused with the Rustbuggy he changes to match the Omnitrix or Antitrix alien driving him.
* GeniusLoci: Being a {{Technopath}}. He has a large control of [[spoiler:the Omnitrix]], even modifying its structure to fight off intruders [[spoiler:like the Fulminis]].
* HalfHumanHybrid: His DNA is a mix of a [[spoiler:Galvanic Mechamorph]] and a human [[spoiler:(Ben)]].
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:Grandpa Max]] immediately declared him a new member of their family.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Barely subverted]]. ''Twice''.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: To Ben [[spoiler:when the High Override put Shock Rock under his control]].
* MrExposition: He is the one who explained how [[spoiler:the Fulminis]] were able to use Shock Rock and the Omni-Enhanced forms to [[spoiler:open a gateway to invade Earth]], as well as how to stop it.[[spoiler:He also explained to Gwen and Max how to access the alien forms]].
* PaletteSwap: Looks exactly like [[spoiler:Ben, only with Upgrade's color scheme]].
* SixthRanger: Joined the [[spoiler:Tennyson family]] at the end of Season 2.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: After Ben lost [[spoiler:Upgrade in the season 1 finale, here comes a new {{Technopath}} to make up for it]]. Of course, it's actually a weird subversion, since [[spoiler:he '''was''' Upgrade, and Ben can't transform into him. He is actually out of the Omnitrix now, acting as a SixthRanger]].
* {{Technopath}}: Just like when he was [[spoiler:Upgrade]].
* WalkingSpoiler: The way he was created and his role in the season 2 finale are a pretty big plot point.
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[[folder:Vin Ethanol]]
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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DavidSobolov
An associate of Lagrange who cares about family.
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* AffablyEvil: While he associates with Lagrange [[spoiler: and later Forever Knight]], he's still a very personable guy.
* CoolCar: Uses a souped-up car for illegal racing, complete with a "family" button on the dashboard.
* {{Expy}}: Of Creator/VinDiesel, particularly his role in Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious series.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Joins the Tennyson family as an HonoraryUncle in the Season 3 finale]].
* PunchClockVillain: Is part of Lagrange's crew, but isn't malicious about it.
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!! The Plumbers

* MakeMeWannaShout: An Echo-Echo megaphone.

* {{Shapeshifting}}: Apparently, Ben is not the only shapeshifter in the family.

!!Gwen Tennyson

Because she's technically one of them, albeit as a late bloomer, she had to be brought up here, as well, which is further cemented by [[DemotedToExtra her reduced narrative importance]] in ''Omniverse''.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: For the most prominent members of the species, Gwen's the nicest (easily because she's the most considerate among them), Sunny's [[IronicName ironically]] the meanest (simply for her SpoiledBrat demeanor), and Verdona's somewhere in-between (due to her personal conflict between her own species of origin and humanity as a whole).

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[[caption-width-right:560:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Anodite form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ben_10_uaf_gwen_anodite.png[[/labelnote]]]]

Since she's technically one of them, albeit as a late bloomer, she has to be brought up here, which is further cemented by [[DemotedToExtra her reduced narrative importance]] in ''Omniverse''.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Anodite form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Verdona_Anodite_3163.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:"Make way for Sunny!"\\

* {{Foil}}: To Lucy Mann. Both are known for messing with others, most notably Gwen, with the use of their respective powers. However, while Lucy herself is undeniably mischievous, she's also [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold a very kindhearted and supportive Plumber]] who's there for somebody when needed. Sunny, on the other hand, [[DarkIsEvil doesn't show any sort of humane remorse]] for her reckless actions.