Ben 10 (TV series)

Ben 10 is an American animated television series. The series was produced by Cartoon Network Studios.

• 4.1 look and feel of
• 4.2 synchronization

• 7.1 Ben 10: Alien Force
• 7.2 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
• 7.3 Ben 10: Omniverse

Action

The 10- year-old Benjamin Tennyson spends his summer holidays with his grandfather Maxwell Tennyson and his cousin Gwendolyn Tennyson same age and expects boring camping vacation in Grandpa's old camper. But in the very first night he finds an alien device that gives him the ability to transform into ten different aliens.

With these new powers, he fights crime and protects the Earth from hostile aliens. For him, his grandfather and his cousin the summer holidays to a great adventure. Soon he has to find out, however, that this device, called the Omnitrix, is wanted by an alien conqueror named Vilgax who wants to gain power over the whole universe. It so happens that Ben soon must avoid repeatedly that Vilgax - and, increasingly, other opponents - the device get their hands while he tried to use the Omnitrix as a superhero.

Characters

Protagonists

• Benjamin "Ben" Tennyson is a ten year old who likes to play video games. With the power of the Omnitrix he can not handle at first, because he is very playful and often somewhat cocky and boastful. He loves his family and is in need immediately ready to do everything for them.

• Gwendolyn " Gwen " Tennyson is Ben's ten year-old cousin, with whom he frequently argues. Unlike him, she is reasonable and well-read, and secretly she likes Ben, but what they never openly admits. She is well versed in the martial arts, and in the course of the series, she also discovers her hidden magical talent.

• Maxwell " Max" Tennyson is Ben and Gwen's grandfather. First, he's just a nice old man who loves his RV and idiosyncratic cuisine. Later, however, it turns out that he formerly belonged to a special unit called " The Plumbers" fought against enemy aliens. His experience and equipment to help more than once Ben and Gwen from big trouble.

Recurring antagonists

• Vilgax is a vicious, intergalactic conqueror, who wants to possess the Omnitrix. After he was severely injured in his first attempt to attain it, his body was cybernetically enhanced, making it an extremely dangerous opponent.
• 11 Kevin ( Kevin E. Levin ) is a boy with the ability of energy absorption. He has accepted a monstrous hybrid of the original 10 Alien forms in the sequence An unexpected reunion of the contact with the Omnitrix, from which he can not change back. He makes Ben responsible for his condition and wants revenge on him.
• The Shadow Monster ( Ghostfreak / Zs ' Skayr ), originally part of the Omnitrix has, can fully preserve its original personality because of its special nature. Finally, he breaks out and tries to take over Ben's body and thus the Omnitrix. In his later attempt to irradiate the Earth with Corrodium and to wrap into eternal darkness, alien versions of the Mummy, the Werewolf and Doctor Vicktor work ( Frankenstein's Monster) for him. In Ben 10 Week Event (April 2008) his real name was announced as Zs'Skayr.
• Hex, a power-hungry master magician with a distinctive skull -like face paint. Its main source of power were the talismans of Bezell that were destroyed by Gwen.
• Fluchwerferin ( Charmcaster ) is Hex 's niece and apprentice of sorcery. In the third season of the series Gwen gained her spells book and finally learns magic itself.
• Doctor Animo is a crazy animal scientist who wants to redefine the creation of mutant monsters evolution. After he comes behind the functions of the Omnitrix, he used every opportunity to ' improve ' with her ​​his creatures.
• The Eternal Knight (The Forever Knights ), a secret society of masked knight hoard, and study alien technology, especially weapons systems. First Enoch appears to be their leader, but the true leader of the organization is the Eternal King ( Forever King ), a former " plumber" named Driscoll.
• Six Six ( Sixsix ) an alien bounty hunter.
• The Circus Freak Trio (Circus Freak Trio) is a group of three mutants called Poison Breath ( Acid Breath ), Steel Crusher ( Thumbskull ) and terror Hair ( Frightwig ), who eke out their special skills as thieves and henchmen.
• JT and Cash are two boys from Ben's class who like to bully weaker classmates. After Ben, however, gained the Omnitrix, he gives them to taste just like a tasting of their own food in the form of XLR8.
• Vulcan ( Vulcan ), a very strong and insensitive to pain Alien, bats and partner of Six Six.

The Omnitrix

The Omnitrix ( portmanteau word from Omni Matrix) is an alien device that is about the size and appearance of a wristwatch. It was created by the Galvaner Azmuth as a kind of intergalactic ark. In their genetic information of 1,000,903 intelligent life forms in the universe and thus of the entire Milky Way are stored, including some now -extinct breeds. In addition, the Omnitrix add more genetic samples on contact. As a secondary function which allows the Omnitrix their vehicles but also to transform into the alien races whose DNA is stored in it and thus to have their skills. Since the Omnitrix combines it with the DNA of the carrier, the uhrähnliche device is not so easy abzumachen. For clarity, the one million aliens are put together in groups of ten. So Ben can turn to the Omnitrix each in ten aliens.

Production and publication

Look and feel of

For the design of the series Dave Johnson was responsible.

The series will be aired on Cartoon Network in the United States. The German premiere took place on kabel eins on 7 October 2006.

Synchronization

Episode Overview

Movies

As of August 2007, a feature film version of " Ben 10 " Ben 10 - Secret of the Omnitrix published, in which the accidental self-destruction mode of the Omnitrix is activated in a reactor. Ben and Gwen travel together with her old friend Tetrax through the universe to find the manufacturer of the Omnitrix, Azmuth, which is to disable the self-destruct mode. First, they travel to the prison planet, where they meet Azmuths assistant. Freeing it and then eventually find Azmuths whereabouts. There comes a decisive battle against Vilgax. Ben and his friends persuade Azmuth to help them and win the fight. The film represents the official end of the fourth and final season of Ben 10

In the USA, in November 2007, the live-action movie Ben 10 - published race against time. This shall include Ben and his cousin Gwen go back to school, summer is over. Ben is not happy about it because the Omnitrix has to stay from now on his secret, so that it always remains himself. No one must know something of his super powers. Ben, it is difficult to live like a normal boy again. He felt the urge constantly, his schoolmates to tell the truth, but he must keep the Omnitrix a secret. But then suddenly appears Eon, Ben's nemesis from another galaxy, and tries to tear the Omnitrix itself to conquer the earth. Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max have to stop him and save the Earth from certain doom. Graham Phillips plays Ben, Haley Ramm Gwen and Grandpa Max Tennyson Lee Majors. Robert Picardo is seen in the role of the school principal white. It was directed by Alex Winter.

The broadcast on 22 November 2007 saw nearly four million viewers and bestowed the transmitter Cartoon Network a new ratings record.

The film was in Germany on June 6, 2010 as the Ben 10 - sent a race against time in Cartoon Network block in one cable.

Continuation series

Ben 10: Alien Force

On April 18, 2008 Original Air Date succession series Ben 10 took place in the USA: Alien Force instead. Five years after the events of the first series new extraterrestrial enemies threaten the planet. Ben decrypted doing a whole range of new aliens in the Omnitrix and wins his old enemy Kevin 11 as allies. The German premiere of the series was held on Cartoon Network on September 19, 2009. In the free TV she was on display from October 17, 2009 on kabel eins.

Even for this series turned Alex Winter a film called Ben 10: Alien Swarm. Ryan Kelley plays the role of Ben, Galadriel Stineman Gwen, Grandpa Max Barry Corbin and Nathan Keyes Kevin. Germany premiere was on 5 December 2009 on Cartoon Network.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

It was announced that Ben 10: Alien Force is set with the third season. Immediately afterwards, however, is directly related to the production of a Ben 10: Alien Force ATTACHING successor series titled Ben 10: Ultimate Alien started. In the new series Ben 10 Ben 16 and Gwen and Kevin 17 years old. Ben no longer has the Omnitrix, but the so-called " Ultimatrix " with which he his old, but can also turn into new aliens in some. Moreover, it can also accept an improved version of six of his aliens, such as freezer - Ultimate freezer; Gigantosaurus - Ultimate Humungousaur, ... ( Echo Echo, Swampfire, Spidermonkey, cannonball ). The German premiere of the series began on 1 March 2011 on Cartoon Network as well as on free TV 2 April 2011 on kabel eins.

Ben 10: Omniverse

In March 2011 it was announced that for 2012 is a successor series planned. It bears the title Ben 10: Omniverse and will be broadcast worldwide in September 2012 on all Cartoon Network spin-offs.

Awards

The episode " Ben 10,000 " was nominated for the Golden Reel Award in the category " Best Sound effects and dialogue in a TV animated series" ( Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, ADR and Music for Television Animation) 2007.