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* AsteroidsMonster: The Megawhatt is sliced in half by Upgrade, but both halves regenerate into two separate Megawatts.



* SeeTheInvisible: Kraab is able to see Ghostfreak with his sensors.
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* SeeTheInvisible: Kraab is able to see Ghostfreak with his sensors.


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* TouchTheIntangible: Kraab is able to spray a fluid to solidify Ghostfreak's protoplasm.
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* BrickJoke: The prologue opens up with Ben having a face-making contest with a kid in the next car over, ultimately winning by turning into Stinkfly, much to the child's fright. Later, when Stinkfly extinguishes a fire on the same highway, that same boy from before shrieks "It's the monster who [[DramaticIrony ate that kid]]!"

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Nice Job Breaking It Hero is when the hero’s attempt to do good makes things worse.


* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''Thrice''.
** Ben inadvertedly frees the Megawhatts by using the Omnitrix near "It".

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''Thrice''.
** Ben inadvertedly frees the Megawhatts by using the Omnitrix near "It".
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Ben inadvertently frees the first Megawhatt by using the Omnitrix near "It", a giant rubber band ball that keeps the Megawhatt trapped, with it absorbing energy from the Omnitrix to escape.
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* TourismDerailingEvent: Despite having several fair attractions, what's keeping Sparksville afloat is a big attraction referred to as "it", namely a giant rubber ball. Due to Ben's recklessness when trying to lift it as Four Arms, it's tossed away and causes destruction all over the town, and at one point it's shown that the ball has electrical beings (called Nosedeenians) capable of absorbing electricity to gain extra power; in fact, absorbing some from the Omnitrix allows them to escape and multiply, causing even more trouble and endangering the town. By the end of the episode, the Nosedeenians are trapped in a giant glass bowl, which then becomes the new main attraction of the town ("the largest bulb in the world"), giving it newfound popularity.

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* TourismDerailingEvent: Despite having several fair attractions, what's keeping Sparksville afloat is a big attraction referred to as "it", namely [[TrashyTouristTrap a giant rubber ball.ball]]. Due to Ben's recklessness when trying to lift it as Four Arms, it's tossed away and causes destruction all over the town, and at one point it's shown that the ball has electrical beings (called Nosedeenians) capable of absorbing electricity to gain extra power; in fact, absorbing some from the Omnitrix allows them to escape and multiply, causing even more trouble and endangering the town. By the end of the episode, the Nosedeenians are trapped in a giant glass bowl, which then becomes the new main attraction of the town ("the largest bulb in the world"), giving it newfound popularity.
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* TourismDerailingEvent: Despite having several fair attractions, what's keeping Sparksville afloat is a big attraction referred to as "it", namely a giant rubber ball. Due to Ben's recklessness when trying to lift it as Four Arms, it's tossed away and causes destruction all over the town, and at one point it's shown that the ball has electrical beings (called Nosedeenians) capable of absorbing electricity to gain extra power; in fact, absorbing some from the Omnitrix allows them to escape and multiply, causing even more trouble and endangering the town. By the end of the episode, the Nosedeenians are trapped in a giant glass bowl, which then becomes the new main attraction of the town ("the largest bulb in the world"), giving it newfound popularity.
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** Gwen creates dozens of clones after using a giant thermometer as a lightning rod. Given that the ground is a giant conductor, the Megawhatts simply find the nearest way to the surface: The underground phone lines.

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** Gwen creates dozens of clones after using a giant thermometer as a lightning rod. Given that the ground is a giant conductor, the Megawhatts simply find the nearest way to the surface: The underground phone lines.lines, and charge up, creating more duplicates.
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** Same also applies to Upgrade, because being living metal means you’re basically target practice for the aliens that can shoot lightning.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Gwen slaps Four Arms because he "turned [her] into a criminal" and he's hurt by her. Remember, this is the guy that fought a mammoth without breaking a sweat.
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* TheHyena: Megawhatts are known to laugh very maniacally.
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* FirstNameUltimatum: Max calls the children "Benjamin" and "Gwendolyn" after correctly assuming that the destruction of a few buildings was caused by them. Gwen is appropiately scared.
* ForTheEvulz: This sums up the Megawhatts motivation, they just want to create as much destruction as possible.

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* FirstNameUltimatum: Max calls the children "Benjamin" and "Gwendolyn" after correctly assuming that the destruction of a few buildings was caused by them. Gwen is appropiately appropriately scared.
* ForTheEvulz: This sums up the Megawhatts Megawhatts' motivation, they just want to create as much destruction as possible.
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* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The giant ball of rubber bands has dozens of signs telling everyone to avoid touching it, photographing it, and using batteries or electrical equipment near it. Gwen and Ben don't think it's dangerous so they barely pay attention to the signs. They should have.

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* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The giant ball of rubber bands has dozens of signs telling everyone to avoid touching it, photographing it, and using batteries or electrical equipment near it. Gwen and Ben don't think it's dangerous so they barely pay attention to the signs. They should have. At the end of the episode, there's now a sign that reads "In case of emergency, do NOT break glass."

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* FirstNameUltimatum: Max calls the children "Benjamin" and "Gwendolyn" after correctly assuming that the destruction of a few buildings was caused by them. Gwen is appropiately scared.



* FullNameUltimatum: Max calls the children "Benjamin" and "Gwendolyn" after correctly assuming that the destruction of a few buildings was caused by them. Gwen is appropiately scared.
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* DullSurprise: The townsfolk's reaction to everything.


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* ItAmusedMe: The only reason the Megawhatts do anything. Unfortunately, their idea of fun involves wrecking things.


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* NotSoAboveItAll: Max pulls a water bucket prank on Ben at the end of the episode. Doubles as an IronicEcho.
* PassThePopcorn: The mayor's reaction to the destruction caused by the Megawhatts.


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* SuperSpeed: The Megawhatts can use this.

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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Gwen slaps Four Arms because she "turned him into a criminal" and he's hurt by her. Remember, this is the guy that fought a mammoth without breaking a sweat.

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* ArbitrarySkepticism: The mayor of Sparksville theorizes that the Megawhatt could be a ball of lightning come alive but dismisses Gwen's idea of it being an alien as "kooky talk".
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Gwen slaps Four Arms because she he "turned him [her] into a criminal" and he's hurt by her. Remember, this is the guy that fought a mammoth without breaking a sweat.



* NotQuiteFlight: Heatblast can do this by creating a jet-like propulsor under his feet.

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* NotQuiteFlight: Heatblast can learns how to do this by creating a jet-like propulsor under his feet.
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** Gwen creates dozens of clones after using a giant thermometer as a lightning rod. Given that the ground is a giant conductor, the Megawhats simply find the nearest way to the surface: The underground phone lines.

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** Gwen creates dozens of clones after using a giant thermometer as a lightning rod. Given that the ground is a giant conductor, the Megawhats Megawhatts simply find the nearest way to the surface: The underground phone lines.

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* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The giant ball of rubber bands has dozens of signs telling everyone to avoid touching it, photographing it, and using batteries or electrical equipment near it. Gwen and Ben don't think it's dangerous so they barely pay attention to the signs. They should have.



* LogicalWeakness: The Megawhatts can't use their powers if they are trapped by a non-condutive material, like rubber or glass.

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* LogicalWeakness: The Megawhatts can't use their powers if they are trapped by a non-condutive non-conductive material, like rubber or glass.



* SchmuckBait: The giant ball of rubber bands has dozens of signs telling everyone to avoid touching it, photographing it, and using batteries or electrical equipment near it. Gwen and Ben don't think it's dangerous so they barely pay attention to the signs. They should have.



* TheStoic: Sparksville's mayor is emotionless and his reaction to the Megawhatts' outbreak is mild annoyance.

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* TheStoic: Sparksville's The mayor of Sparksville is emotionless and his reaction to the Megawhatts' outbreak is mild annoyance.
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[[caption-width-right:350:They should probably see a dentist.]]

->''Is it just me or is there a lot of excitement today?''

Grandpa Max has a surprise for the children: They are going to Sparksville, an incredibly exciting town full of mysteries and weird things. According to Ben and Gwen, it's just a boring town filled by cheap attractions, so they end up freeing a crazy electrical alien. Accidentally of course.

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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Gwen slaps Four Arms because she "turned him into a criminal" and he's hurt by her. Remember, this is the guy that fought a mammoth without breaking a sweat.
* DeadlyDisc: Upgrade throws a manhole cover at the original Megawhatt, splitting it in two. Both sides regenerate, meaning there are now two dangerous aliens on the loose.
* EyeBeams: Ben discovers that Upgrade can do this.
* ForTheEvulz: This sums up the Megawhatts motivation, they just want to create as much destruction as possible.
* FullNameUltimatum: Max calls the children "Benjamin" and "Gwendolyn" after correctly assuming that the destruction of a few buildings was caused by them. Gwen is appropiately scared.
* GlassShatteringSound: The Megawhatts' laugh is strong enough to break the glass container of the world's largest toothpicks.
* HowDoIShootWeb: Heatblast has balance problems while using his pyrokinesis to propel himself in the air.
* HyperDestructiveBouncingBall: The giant ball of rubber bands starts bouncing everywhere and destroying a few buildings after Four Arms accidentally drops it and he is barely capable of stopping it.
* LogicalWeakness: The Megawhatts can't use their powers if they are trapped by a non-condutive material, like rubber or glass.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Apart from controlling and altering machines, Ben discovers that Upgrade can also shoot a laser out of his eye. Unfortunately, it doesn't help against the Megawhatts.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''Thrice''.
** Ben inadvertedly frees the Megawhatts by using the Omnitrix near "It".
** Upgrade accidentaly creates a clone of the first Megawhatt after cutting it in half by throwing a manhole cover at it.
** Gwen creates dozens of clones after using a giant thermometer as a lightning rod. Given that the ground is a giant conductor, the Megawhats simply find the nearest way to the surface: The underground phone lines.
* NotQuiteFlight: Heatblast can do this by creating a jet-like propulsor under his feet.
* PsychoElectro: The Megawhatts have electrical powers and cause mayhem wherever they go.
* SchmuckBait: The giant ball of rubber bands has dozens of signs telling everyone to avoid touching it, photographing it, and using batteries or electrical equipment near it. Gwen and Ben don't think it's dangerous so they barely pay attention to the signs. They should have.
* SelfDuplication: The Megawhatts are capable of doing this. It requires external forces, though.
* SmokeOut: Heatblast does this to avoid an incoming swarm of Megawhatts.
* TheStoic: Sparksville's mayor is emotionless and his reaction to the Megawhatts' outbreak is mild annoyance.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Gwen reacts this way when Max says that he was looking for Ben and her. Ben stops her before she spills the beans.
-->'''Gwen:''' What? What did you see? We don't know anything about it.
* {{Wedgie}}: Grandpa Max ends up in the receiving end of one thanks to a Megawhatt.

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