Ben 10: Alien Hero is an American animated action-adventure-science fiction television series based on the Ben 10 franchise, being a sequel to Omniverse, created by Man of Action, being developed by TBD. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and it airs on Cartoon Network since October 6th, 2022.
Synopsis[]
Ben Tennyson is now in his 20s and is considered Bellwood's greatest hero as he gets visited by Grandpa Max who reveals that the Plumbers have been training five "trouble child" Plumbers and that Max believes Ben should be the one to mentor these alien preteens as Ben has to try his best to become a mentor while dealing with threats, both old and new.
Characters[]
Main[]
- Ben Tennyson (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) - a goofy and sometimes immature but still kindhearted young adult who thanks to Grandpa Max, is now charged with training five rookie Plumbers as he tries his best to mentor these kids, deciding to have Rook help him in the mentoring of these rambunctious Plumbers.
- Rook Blonko (voiced by Bumper Robinson) - Ben's stoic and rule following but truly kind best friend and fellow Plumber who is recruited by Ben in order to help train this new batch of Plumbers as he can be somewhat stricter to the kids but truly cares about them and their safety as well.
- Veelra Mallox (voiced by Erika Ishii) - a grouchy and gloomy Lenopan who has full shapeshifting abilities as she is one of the Plumber Kids that Ben is forced to mentor as she quite doesn't like either Ben or Rook and sometimes acts without orders but somewhat truly cares for them as well. She also hates being called a "Sludgepuppy" often getting into arguments with Ben due to him sometimes slipping and calling her that.
- Xavior (voiced by Darren Barnett) - a quite egotistical and lazy Uxorite who is a Plumber Cadet and part of the recently named Plumber Kids as he uses his race's inherit telekinetic powers to just get anything he wants without moving as he slowly starts to become more of a team player, trying to use his telepathic powers in more meaningful ways.
- Druko Salpor (voiced by Kyle McCarley) - a shy and anxious bookworm Merlinisapien who prefers to read books and be left alone, often turning invisible as he is one of the Plumber Kids and is soon taught by Ben to become somewhat more heroic, trying to use his more thought oriented powers to help Ben out at times.
- Charlo (voiced by Ashly Burch) - a goofy and silly Pantophage who is a member of the Plumber Kids as she quite loves eating and making jokes, sometimes her instincts causing her to try and eat other life forms but soon begins to mellow out thanks to Ben's help, while also getting addicted to Mr. Smoothy thanks to Ben.
- Magnara (voiced by Michaela Dietz) - an aggressive and fight loving but playful Detrovite who quite loves fighting as she is one of the Plumber Kids, often rushing into battle without thinking although her strength can be quite useful in a fight, being the physically strongest of the five Plumber Kids that Ben has to train.
Ben's aliens[]
- Rath (voiced by John DiMaggio) - Ben's sample of an Appoplexian who is quite aggressive and fight-loving as he almost never thinks and always charges into problems headfirst, although to make up for that, he's quite strong and skilled at many forms of martial arts as well.
- Echo Echo (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - Ben's sample of a Sonorosian who is somewhat emotionless and can both duplicate himself and let out a supersonic scream, although he isn't the best hand to hand combatant to make up for it.
- Heatblast (voiced by David Kaye) - Ben's DNA sample of a Pyronite who is quite fierce and hot-headed yet strong-willed, as he is able to manipulate fire and fly, often being used in combat in one way or another, being quite skilled in ranged combat.
- Grey Matter (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - Ben's DNA sample of a Galvan who may not be good at fighting enemies due to his small size but is surprisingly smart enough to think the way out of a situation although Ben absolutely dislikes turning into Grey Matter, seeing him as one of his weaker aliens despite his brain power.
- Humongousaur (also voiced by John DiMaggio) - Ben's DNA sample of a Vaxasaurian, he is one of Ben's favorite aliens as he is considered to be one of the strongest and most durable of them although Ben is slowly starting to appreciate the other aliens in his Omnitrix and not just Humungosaur.
- Gutrot (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Ben's DNA sample of a Periodicoan who is capable of creating gases through absorbing and transforming materials, being a shockingly skilled chemist and is quite useful in situations that require versatility, with Ben sometimes using him when he thinks to use him.
- Blitzwolfer (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - Ben's DNA sample of a Loboan who is practically a werewolf as he uses him for his exceptional tracking and combat skills, finding him to be quite cool and is quite useful in a fight as well.
- The Worst (also voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - Ben's DNA sample of an Atrocian who Ben claims to be his worst alien as he is extremely durable, being capable of surviving many attacks but can't really do anything else of worth, with Ben hating it whenever he turns into the Worst.
- Sandbox (voiced by Kellen Goff) - Ben's DNA sample of a Harnaopian who he discovers he has unlocked the sample of during a showdown with the Vreedle Brothers as he is a strange sand-like creature capable of forming his body into numerous constructs and weapons as he can be quite useful in a fight.
- Icestorm (voiced by Patrick Seitz) - Ben's DNA sample of a Yetori, gigantic creatures made out of pure ice as he is capable of creating constructs out of ice while also being quite strong, with Ben starting to like this gigantic ice monster and its strength and ice capabilities.
Supporting[]
- Maxwell "Grandpa Max" Tennyson (voiced by Paul Eiding) - Ben's aging grandfather and recently retired Plumber who learns of the five Plumber Kids and decides to entrust mentoring them to Ben as he occasionally gives him advice on how to train them, believing that Ben can find a way to train them well and make them greater than they have ever been.
- Julie Yamamoto (voiced by Vyvan Pham) - Ben's ex-girlfriend who recently broke up with Herv as she is slowly beginning to figure out how Ben is changing and maturing and soon begins to rekindle their relationship, while finding the Plumber Kids to be quite interesting despite all of their problems.
- Magister Patelliday (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - the over-the-top Magister of the Plumbers on Earth and Max's former second-in-command who was promoted to leader after Max's retirement as he often keeps track on Ben and his process on training the Plumber Kids, truly believing that the Plumber Kids have great potential.
- Argit (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) - a greedy and sometimes cowardly Feronite who is somewhat of an ally to Ben thanks to a mutual contact with Kevin as even with Kevin living with Gwen, Ben still visits Argit, either when Argit does something terrible that Ben needs to solve or when Ben needs help from someone a bit more unsavory.
- TBD
- Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson (voiced by Ashley Johnson) - Ben's intelligent and inquisitive half-Anodite cousin who co-runs Hex's mystical library as she tries to keep these items of magic and power safe from harm, sometimes reuniting with Ben although they are both aware that they have their own things going on and don't see each other as much.
- Hex (voiced by Khary Payton) - a wise and aging sorcerer who used to be a villain before deciding to just run his library, taking Gwen as his protegee and co-owner as he is far more knowledgeable about magic and mysticism and often helps guide Gwen in her quest for magic, sometimes conversing with the currently totem trapped Charmcaster as well.
- Charmcaster (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - Gwen's former nemesis who is currently trying to redeem herself due to having been trapped as a totem for a while as she can sometimes still be a jerk but often converses with Gwen whenever she needs help, although she can be quite sarcastic in her help as well.
- Kevin Levin (voiced by Greg Cipes) - Gwen's boyfriend who currently lives with her and is capable of copying any sort of material as he sometimes visits Ben as well but almost only comes whenever Gwen comes to visit as he shockingly has a friendship with Hex due to them seeing each other every single day.
- King Aleos (voiced by Dana Snyder) - the short-tempered king of the Atrocians who absolutely dislikes Ben due to him calling his alien form of Atrocians the Worst as he wants to humble Ben and soon ends up being forced to work with him to deal with other villains as well, showing up at random times.
Antagonists[]
- Albedo (also voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) - a rogue Galvan who is forever trapped to look like Ben as he aged to a teen now and has found a way to steal Alien X from Ben as he becomes quite a dangerous threat to Ben, wanting to destroy everything Ben loves, soon deciding to form his own mirror version of Ben's friends as well.
- Phil Billings (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - TBD
- Michael Morningstar/Darkstar (voiced by Wil Wheaton) - TBD
- Aggregor (also voiced by John DiMaggio) - TBD
- Kundo (voiced by Jeff Bennett) - TBD
- Lady Eveline (voiced by Laura Bailey) - a high-ranking Forever Knight who was still loyal to their beliefs even after their disbandment as she forms her own version of the Forever Knights, believing that all aliens are evil as she plans on destroying all alien life on the planet, becoming a threat to Ben and the Plumber Kids.
- Psyphon (also voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - an alien crime lord who has decided to abandon his full allegiances to Vilgax due to knowing that he won't ever return as he does criminal operations all over the galaxy and begins to clash with Ben and Rook again but also the Plumber Kids who he is beginning to hate as much as Ben.
- Octagon and Rhomboid Vreedle (also voiced by John DiMaggio and Rob Paulsen) - two incompetent cloned mercenaries and bounty hunters who always work for either some villain or for money to get richer as they soon begin to clash with Ben and the Plumber Kids as they start to dislike the Plumber Kids. Octagon is smaller but somewhat more intelligent while Rhomboid is quite bigger but also a massive idiot.
- Malvorius (voiced by Keith David) - an infamous Incursean sorcerer who wanted infinite power and rule over all of the magic in the universe, being banished by Spellbinder into an amulet as he is now waiting for his chance to return, being capable of possessing whoever wears his amulet and transforms them into a gigantic dragon-like monster.
Episodes[]
See Episodes.
Trivia[]
- Despite being a sequel to Omniverse, the series takes cues, characters and elements from all four previous Ben 10 cartoons.
- The series confirmed that Azmuth had died sometime during the time jump.
- There are a few new designs for returning characters such as:
- Ben now has a small stubble and wears a green Hawaiin shirt with khakis.