History Characters / Ben10BenTennyson

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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]]\\
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!!Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson/Ben 10

-> '''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/TaraStrong (as a preteen), Creator/YuriLowenthal (as a teenager) [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/IsabelMartinon (as a preteen), Creator/CarlosHernandez (as a teenager), Creator/EmilioTrevino (as a preteen, in the Reboot) (Latin-American Spanish), Sauvane Delanoë (as a preteen), Creator/AlexisTomassian (as a teenager) (French), Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese)[[/labelnote]]

[[folder:Reboot]]
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the Original Series he and Gwen were VitriolicBestBuds at best, and would constantly tease, make fun of and hit each other. Here they are on much friendlier terms, rarely argue (and never to the same extent) and are a lot more affectionate.
* AdmiringTheAbomination: He keeps on calling Bashmouth cool in "Introducing Kevin 11" even while the alien was beating him up.
* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Does this to Gwen in "Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom": it was half sincere, half sarcastic and all adorable.
* AllYourPowersCombined:
** In the last episode of the first season, he uses Upgrade [[spoiler:on the Omnitrix, unlocking Master Control]] to fight Vilgax.
** Not quite "all", but in the last part of "Innervasion" he transforms into an amalgam of [[spoiler:Four Arms, [=XLR8=], Diamondhead and Heatblast]].
* AlternateSelf: "Alien X-Tinction" has him meet four alternate versions of himself, each based on the previous four shows and having the same personality Ben had during those shows. As a result, ''Ultimate Alien'' Ben is more cocky due to being famous unlike the younger ''Alien Force'' Ben while Original Series Ben is pretty similar to Reboot Ben due to being the same age. [[spoiler:Alien X also turns out to be an evil alternate universe version of Ben.]]
* ArbitrarySkepticism:
** Despite meeting aliens, sorcerers, monsters and mutants every other day he can't take the idea of the Forgeti being real seriously.
** Taken even further during "The Monsters in Your Head". Ben outright states ''aliens don't exist''. Gwen immediately shuts him down by turning him into Four Arms, after which Ben makes a large list of exceptions (including his and Kevin's aliens, Override, Vilgax and the Bounty Hunters).
* BosssUnfavoriteEmployee:
** Inverted. Ben subjects everyone to this during Roundabout. Because Forever Knight only really needed him and the other Squires were additional members he encountered while tracking Ben, he's the only one Forever Knight needs for the mission. Needless to say, Kevin, Billy and Charmcaster caught the GreenEyedMonster.
** Forever Knight's speech makes it clear he only valued Ben during the last part of their fight, along with having spent the entire season trying to make him switch sides. Ben seems aware of this and [[{{Troll}} boasts]] for a bit while unaware of his real plan.
---> '''Ben:''' "Guys, guys. This guy clearly knows what he's doing, he made the right choice."
* CharacterDevelopment: In Season 2. After his meeting with [[KnightOfCerebus Vilgax]] in season 1, he starts acting more maturely with the Omnitrix, as well as doubting himself if he really deserves it.
* ConfusionFu: In "Omni-tricked: Part 4": at first it was due to a malfunction in the Omnitrix, causing him to switch randomly from alien to alien against his will. Later, [[spoiler:he used Upgrade on the Omnitrix to unlock Master Control]]. It was the only thing that gave him a fighting chance against Vilgax, who already easily defeated Ben in the previous episode.
---> '''Grey Matter:''' "Prepare yourself, brute, for even I do not know my next attack!"
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable:
** Downplayed: both the first two season's finales have him stopping some of the most feared creatures of the universe, but in both cases, he needed help from others and some kind of AllYourPowersCombined. Plus he didn't technically defeat them, more like stopped them from getting what they wanted.
** This goes further in season 3, as he still didn't defeat Forever Knight (or at least, in a way where Forever Knight wasn't pulling the strings) and only managed to restrain him before Kevin kept him from capturing Ben and Gwen inside the timestream.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: He hates pancakes, in contrast to Gwen.
* GenreSavvy: He immediately guessed what Morningstar was as soon as he showed his true colors.
--> '''Michael:''' "You have ''no'' idea who you're dealing with!"\\
'''Ben:''' "Top of my head? You're some kind of energy vampire that feeds off the worship of his fans. Aaand, a dork?"\\
'''Michael:''' ''(beat)'' "Wow, spot on."\\
'''Ben:''' "Well, when you've been in a game as long as I have..."
* IJustWantToBeNormal: He usually loves the Omnitrix, but in "Omni-Tricked" he lamented the fact that due to the device malfunctioning and making him jump from alien to alien, he couldn't eat, sleep and [[spoiler:was facing the real danger to never turn back to human]].
--> '''[=XLR8=]:''' I wish I never found this stupid watch! ''(switches to Four Arms)'' I can't eat! ''(switches to Upgrade)'' I can't sleep. ''(switches to Stinkfly)'' I can't even be me anymore!
** Downplayed in Season 2, where he starts realizing the danger of possessing the Omnitrix for him and his family and the fact he might not be the right person to have it.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: He is a big fan of Captain Betts [=McCabe=], who was apparently the first person to play chicken with an asteroid ''and win''.
* RealMenWearPink: "The Ring Leader" shows he can sew. "My Bodyguard" also reveals he has some impressive cooking skills even ''he'' ignored.
* SecretIdentity:
** Completely averted: he freely transforms in front of others and has never been recognized by bystanders. Nobody really makes a big deal of it.
** Forget bystanders... he and Gwen made a series of videos with him turning in his aliens, with every intention to show them to other people.
* SuperMode: Unlocking Shock Rock gave him the ability to enhance his other aliens for a season.
* SupremeChef: As it turns out, in sheer contrast to the original Grandpa Max rather than Ben himself, this Ben is an incredibly good cook, making cakes and delicious meals with various ingredients.
* ToonPhysics: He gained those powers briefly in the episode "Xingo!" after the titular character escaped in the real world due to a combination of Upgrade and [[LightningCanDoAnything lightning]]. Good thing too, as they were the only things allowing him to fight [[RealityWarper Xin]][[HammerSpace go]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By unlocking Shock Rock and using him to power up his other aliens [[spoiler:he allowed the Fulmini Empire to start the invasion of Earth]].
* VocalEvolution: His voice sounds a bit higher in the 2016 series, than it did in the original series.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In this version, he is not afraid of clowns, but squids (more specifically, their tentacles).
* WrongGenreSavvy: In "Creature Feature": since they were fighting a movie monster Hex brought to life who devoured light, he decided to feed him more light, citing several movies where the monsters overfed themselves and exploded. The creature only becomes more powerful, forcing him to ask Hex how to stop it.
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* CatSmile: He sports this in most of his character models.

* EveryoneHasStandards: When the Mud Alien bride's evil family in "Big Fat Alien Wedding" moves to ruin it all so humanity and their race can continue fighting, Ben gets notably more irritated and serious than normal. ''Especially'' after the bride gets slapped by her own mother to keep her down.

!!Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson (Ben 10)

->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/TaraStrong (as a preteen), Creator/YuriLowenthal (as a teenager) [[labelnote:Other Languages]]Creator/IsabelMartinon (as a preteen), Creator/CarlosHernandez (as a teenager), Creator/EmilioTrevino (as a preteen, in the Reboot) (Latin-American Spanish), Sauvane Delanoë (as a preteen), Creator/AlexisTomassian (as a teenager) (French), Creator/SoichiroHoshi (Japanese)[[/labelnote]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GrahamPhillips ([[Film/Ben10RaceAgainstTime Race Against Time]]), Creator/RyanKelley ([[Film/Ben10AlienSwarm Alien Swarm]])

-->"[[CharacterCatchphrase It's Hero Time]]!"

--->'''Alan:''' "I guess you're a monster too."\\

-->'''Gwen:''' What about all those times you saved Grandpa? Or me? Or lots of other people when you weren't an alien? You're still a hero, even if you can't ''go'' hero!

-->'''Ben:''' "I've learned my lesson."\\

-->''"It should've been me! '''It should've been me!"'''''

-->"Maybe you have forgotten something: I'm Ben Tennyson, wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe. I stopped the Highbreed invasion, I defeated Vilgax in hand-to-hand combat, and I've beaten the Forever Knights more times than I can count. Here's what's going to happen: you're going to release these prisoners, you're going to crawl back to wherever you came from, and you're going to stop hunting down aliens because if you don't, I promise, you'll regret it for the rest of your ''very'' short lives."

--->'''Ben:''' I've had fun, but I always told myself that when the situation got serious, so would I.\\

-->'''Kevin:''' [[YouKeepTellingYourselfThat You go right on believing that, bud.]]

--->'''Kevin:''' [[JerkassRealization She... she never told me.]]\\

--->'''Ben (as Ditto):''' Three against one? No problem at all when that one is Ben Tennyson.

-->'''Julie:''' "Just how many girls are in your life?"\\

-->"LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, NEW ALIEN PARTNER THAT I NEVER WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT I AM GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO LIKE IN SPITE OF MYSELF..."

-->'''Rook:''' I did notice one omission in your files that peaked my curiosity.\\

--->'''Ben:''' "Guys, guys. This guy clearly knows what he's doing, he made the right choice."

--->'''Grey Matter:''' "Prepare yourself, brute, for even I do not know my next attack!"

-->'''Michael:''' "You have ''no'' idea who you're dealing with!"\\

-->'''[=XLR8=]:''' I wish I never found this stupid watch! ''(switches to Four Arms)'' I can't eat! ''(switches to Upgrade)'' I can't sleep. ''(switches to Stinkfly)'' I can't even be me anymore!

->'''Voiced in English by:''' Creator/TaraStrong (as a preteen), Creator/YuriLowenthal (as a teenager)
->'''Voiced in Latin-American Spanish by:''' Creator/IsabelMartinon (as a preteen), Creator/CarlosHernandez (as a teenager), Creator/EmilioTrevino (as a preteen, in the Reboot)
->'''Voiced in French by:''' Sauvane Delanoë (as a preteen), Creator/AlexisTomassian (as a teenager)
->'''Voiced in Japanese by:''' Creator/SoichiroHoshi

* AmbiguouslyBi: Ben has had several heterosexual relationships [[spoiler: and marries a woman in the canonical future]], but has tons of HoYay with Kevin as well as his partner Rook. WordOfGod even says that Ben's greatest fear is not [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes peacocks or clowns]], but whether Kevin and Rook like each other more than him. ''Huh''.

* StevenUlyssesPerhero: The kid who gained the powers of 10 alien heroes at 10 years old is named Ben '''Ten'''yson.