Line #17 Trivia/Ben10


1	* AdoredByTheNetwork: Why else did you think that the show got [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce so]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien many]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse sequels]] and a [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 reboot]]? Eventually, Creator/CartoonNetwork got tired of the series.
2	** In 2017, Cartoon Network bought reruns of the original ''Ben 10'' back as promotion for the reboot. However, the reboot got very little reruns to the point where there were actually more reruns of the ''original''.
3	* AscendedFanon: The franchise has had a history of doing this by accident. For several years [[https://ben10.fandom.com/wiki/Ben_10_Planet Ben 10 Planet]] had an undocumented history of fans vandalizing pages to add minor details about characters and species, such as listing Dr. Animo's middle name as "James" and dubbing Eye Guy's species as "Opticoids". As a result of these vandalizations never being removed, writers would use the fan wiki for research and add these details to episodes and guidebooks, unaware they were made up by fans, though for Eye Guy, he was called a Scleran in [=FusionFall=].
4	* CreatorBacklash: Dave Johnson, the original character designer for Seasons 1 and 2 of the original series, later shared several character model sheets in his Website/DeviantArt account in 2010, talking about how he felt about his designs in hindsight. He expressed regret for making some designs that the animators has a lot of difficulty working with, such as [=XLR8=], Wildmutt, and Ripjaws. He especially regrets the latter, even claiming that he would change it if he had the opportunity to, explaining that the character's lack of expression, "dead eyes", and absence of lips made him an unappealing design.
5	* CrossDressingVoices: Creator/TaraStrong voices the 10 year old Ben.
6	* DawsonCasting: Both done in Race Against Time, and in Alien Swarm.
7	** Creator/GrahamPhillips (Ben) was 13, playing a 10 year old, and Creator/HaleyRamm (Gwen) was 14, also playing a 10 year old in Race Against Time.
8	** Also, in Alien Swarm, Creator/AlyssaDiaz (Elena) was 24 playing a 16 year old, Creator/RyanKelley (Ben) was 23 playing a 16 year old, and Creator/NathanKeyes (Kevin) was 24, playing a 16 year old.
9	** The only actual teenager was Creator/GaladrielStineman (Gwen), who was 18 during filming, and playing a 16 year old.
10	** This is played straight with the voice actors for the show, who are all fully grown adults playing teens and kids.
11	* FakeNationality: Kenny, Ben and Kai's future son, is biracial (half-Caucasian and half-Native American) but was voiced by a white actor.
12	* FlipFlopOfGod: Regarding the Ben 10,000 timeline: [[https://archive.is/e6wq0 Matt Wayne]] and the [[Recap/Ben10S3E1BenTenThousand original episode]]'s [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/8/8d/Ben_10K_Possible_Future.png/revision/latest?cb=20190502121857 pop-up trivia]] stated that it's simply one of Ben's many possible futures, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/c/c5/OS_Ben_10K_Didn%27t_Remember.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20200312101058 Dwayne McDuffie ]] stated that it was never our Ben's timeline, [[https://archive.is/0bL2p Derrick J. Wyatt]] stated that it's Ben Prime's current future, and [[https://twitter.com/rouleau1/status/1313012996101165056 Duncan Rouleau]] isn't sure.
13	* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Creator/ManOfActionStudios created the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' show. It has been repeatedly stated by them and others that they have nothing to do with [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce the]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien three]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse sequels]], as those shows had entirely different creative teams: Creator/DwayneMcDuffie for ''Alien Force'' and ''Ultimate Alien'' and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Matt Youngberg]] for ''Omniverse''. Even then, they were mostly on writing duties in regards to the original series, due to the inexperience they had with animation production at the time. They only gained full creative control upon the ContinuityReboot, which still had various corporate mandates from Cartoon Network.
14	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz as Grey Matter. The little alien is certainly more subdued (and a heck of a lot smarter) than a few of Horvitz's [[WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers other]] [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim well-known]] [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy roles]].
15	* ShoutOut:
16	** At the very end of the where the elves try to get Grandpa Max to be Santa, you'll notice that the three children who talk to the old man look familiar. Who are they? Why, none other than Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon from Franchise/{{Naruto}}!
17	** And "Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures" has Sakura Haruno (from Naruto's team, minus the pink hair) near the end in the crowd.
18	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/Ben10 Enough for its own page]].
19	* WordOfGay: The writers [[https://twitter.com/rouleau1/status/1247403086336806912 confirmed on Twitter]] that Rojo is a lesbian.

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