Ben 10#Elements of the franchise#Omnitrix

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As of 2024, the five concluded series are split into two continuities: the classic continuity, including the original series and its sequels{{En dash}}Ben 10 (2005{{En dash}}2008), Ben 10: Alien Force (2008{{En dash}}2010), Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010{{En dash}}2012), and Ben 10: Omniverse (2012{{En dash}}2014), and the reboot continuity of Ben 10 (2016{{En dash}}2021), with its 2021 April specials serving as both the series finale for the 2016 reboot and a crossover event connecting both continuities. As of 2025, there are a total of 393 episodes.

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As of 2020, there have been three animated films {{En dash}} Secret of the Omnitrix (2007), Destroy All Aliens (2012), Versus the Universe (2020) and two live-action films {{En dash}} Race Against Time (2007), Alien Swarm (2009) released in the franchise.

Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge is a game show developed for television by United Kingdom-based company Twenty Twenty, which airs on Cartoon Network in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, the Nordic region, Hungary, Poland, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Chile, United States and the Middle East. Ultimate Challenge is a trivia show that tasks children with answering questions about all three series.[http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/06/07/ben-10-gets-a-live-action-game-show-ben-10-ultimate-challenge/ "'Ben 10' Gets A Live-Action Game Show: 'Ben 10: Ultimate Challenge'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812002428/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/06/07/ben-10-gets-a-live-action-game-show-ben-10-ultimate-challenge |date=2011-08-12}} Ultimate Challenge is produced by Mandy Morris and executive produced by Daniel Marlowe.{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/calling-all-ben-10-fanatics-1.1186079|title=Calling all Ben 10 fanatics - IOL|access-date=2011-11-27|archive-date=2013-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617021141/http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/calling-all-ben-10-fanatics-1.1186079|url-status=live}}

• Ben appeared as a parody of Benjamin Franklin on the show MAD, in an episode titled "Ben 10 Franklin". Franklin was flying his kite when he was struck by a lightning bolt, gaining the Omnitrix. He used Swampfire to sign the Declaration of Independence. He also used Humongousaur to defeat the British and smash down a junior high school bully's house in revenge. He used other aliens from Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, where they have his hair and glasses.
• Also in MAD, a reference to Alien Force was made with a parody of the movie Cowboys & Aliens, with many titles: "Cowboys & Alien Force", "Cowboys & Equestrians", and "Cowboys & Silly Bands". The reference was made at the beginning when Jake awakes with Ben on his side, but with Jake wearing Ben's pants and hat, with the Omnitrix on his wrist. He also used the Omnitrix to become an alien with the mix of Diamondhead, Chromastone, and Way Big to smash a cowboy.
• In the South Park episode "You're Getting Old", Cartman's mother mentions that Cartman gets upset when he does not get a present every time someone else gets a present at a party. One of the presents Cartman gets is a "Ben 10 Wrist Rocket".
• The Robot Chicken episode "Hurtled from a Helicopter into a Speeding Train" shows Ben on his 14th birthday party, where he complains about his gifts given by Azmuth.
• Ben 10 villains, such as the Enoch, Hex and Animo, make a brief cameo in The Secret Saturdays episode "Van Rook's Apprentice". References to Galvan Prime and Wildvine's species also appear in "Guess Who's Going to Be Dinner?" and "Eterno" respectively. Both references were made by the Secret Scientist Dr. Arthur Beeman, the UFOlogist for the series.
• In the Peep Show episode, "Man Jam", Jeremy jokingly refers to Ben, the boyfriend of a woman he admires, as "Ben 10" during a phone call to him.{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/peep-show/on-demand/47548-002|title=Peep Show - On-Demand - All 4|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-date=2015-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123063249/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/peep-show/on-demand/47548-002|url-status=live}}
• Teenage Ben Tennyson appeared in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley in 2009.
• In the Jellystone! crossover special titled "Crisis on Infinite Mirths", 10-year-old Ben Tennyson uses the Omnitrix to transform into Stinkfly to fight Floral Rugg of The Hillbilly Bears.{{cite web|title=Cartoon Network Showcases Massive Crossover With Crisis on Infinite Mirths|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/cartoon-network-shows-crossover-jellystone-crisis-on-infinite-mirths/|website=ComicBook.com|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=May 14, 2025}}

• Ben 10 is featured as a crossover character in Brawlhalla, a 2D platform fighting game. He appears as his alien forms Heatblast, Diamondhead, and Four Arms in the form of the crossover "skins" for certain playable characters.{{Cite web|last=Mammoth|first=Blue|date=2020-06-10|title=Ben 10 comes to Brawlhalla! - Patch 4.02|url=https://www.brawlhalla.com/news/ben-10-comes-to-brawlhalla-patch-4-02/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=Brawlhalla|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624174431/https://www.brawlhalla.com/news/ben-10-comes-to-brawlhalla-patch-4-02/|url-status=live}}
• Ben 10 is featured as a downloadable content (DLC) expansion pack in Minecraft Bedrock Edition. The player teams up with Ben Tennyson, Gwen Tennyson, and Max Tennyson to stop an alien invasion by transforming into various aliens to face off against notable villains from the 2016 iteration of the franchise.{{cite web |title=Minecraft Ben 10 DLC Trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrBY8P6ers |website=YouTube |publisher=Minecraft |access-date=May 14, 2025}}

The game features famous and notable Cartoon Network characters in robot-type form. Big Chill, Swampfire, a DNAlien, Kevin, Vilgax, Rath, Armodrillo, Ultimate Humongousaur, Ultimate Echo Echo, and Ultimate Big Chill appear as playable characters.

To promote the Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United special, Cartoon Network updated Titanic Kungfubot Offensive, adding new bots, such as "Shocksquatch" and "Clockwork"; both of which are aliens accessible to Ben.

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The character design for Ben Tennyson was changed when the original Ben 10 series ended and was replaced by Alien Force. In the game, he serves as a "Player Guide" offering guide-based missions and special items.

In another browser-based game entitled Cartoon Network Universe: Project Exonaut, Ben's aliens, alongside Gwen and Vilgax, appear as "exosuits". The exosuits' purpose is protecting the player and giving them unique abilities and powers. The planet Kylmyys (the home of one of Ben's aliens, Big Chill) and the Perplexhedron are featured as battle arenas. Ultimate Kevin and Alien X are currently the new exosuits for Project Exonaut representing Ben 10. The new exosuits feature Gold versions of Manus, Marceline, Mojo Jojo, and Rath.

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Ben appears in the game as a playable character. Swampfire, Humongousaur, Big Chill, and AmpFibian appear as Ben's playable aliens. Vilgax, the archenemy of Ben Tennyson appears as a playable character for the first time. Gwen and the Vreedle Brothers are "summons" in the game. Additionally, Bellwood and the Null Void are included as battle arenas. Kevin also appears as a "summon" in the game, but is featured as a playable character on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii versions called Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL. Kevin in Ultimate Kevin form appears in the game as a boss. The young version of Ben appears in the console version of the game as a playable character.{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/cartoon-network-punch-time-explosion-xl-video/|title='Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL' Aims to Supersize Original Game on Consoles [Video]|date=7 November 2011 |access-date=2017-04-20|archive-date=2017-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421033219/http://comicsalliance.com/cartoon-network-punch-time-explosion-xl-video/|url-status=live}}

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The main characters include Ben Tennyson and his cousin Gwen Tennyson, Grandpa Max Tennyson, Kevin Levin and Rook Blonko, along with the villains Vilgax, Aggregor, Doctor Animo, Eon, Hex and Khyber.

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Following the success of the Ben 10 animated TV series and films, various Ben 10 merchandise has been released for general sale. These items include comic books, board games, card games (such as Top Trumps), toys, video games, Lego construction sets, bedding, coloring books, footwear, and watches (the Omnitrix and the Ultimatrix). All four shows have been released on DVD.

The game franchise has many different formats. The video games franchise started in 2006 with the release of Ben 10 for the HyperScan, while the franchise's first official video game Protector of Earth came out in 2007. Twelve games have been released:

Bandai manufactured Ben 10 toys from the first four series,{{cite news |first=Jennifer |last=Wolfe |title='Ben 10 Omniverse: Aliens at War' DVD Announced |url=https://www.awn.com/news/ben-10-omniverse-aliens-war-dvd-announced |work=Animation World Network |date=August 16, 2013 |access-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814233044/https://www.awn.com/news/ben-10-omniverse-aliens-war-dvd-announced |url-status=live}} while Playmates Toys has produced toys for the 2016 reboot.

Six construction sets were produced by Lego, depicting Spidermonkey, Humungousaur, Swampfire, Chromastone, Jet Ray, and Big Chill.{{cite web|url=https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Ben-10-Alien-Force|title=Ben 10: Alien Force|website=Brickset.com|access-date=April 30, 2019|archive-date=October 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013191126/https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Ben-10-Alien-Force|url-status=live}}

The series received three McDonald's Happy Meal promotions internationally, as well as one in America in August 2011.{{cite web|url=http://api.ning.com/files/Tz8mW7nYVzXfk6EDkZwf2BUReVcQUQ*wbguKs0k2z6vdHyN7XrKW0OfnZDDO5Tt8PQGbsFL3qx4S*T1XlxYWRcTkMx08XYQO/ben10mcdonalds.bmp|title=Ben 10: Ultimate Alien{{ndash}} McDonald's USA Toys|access-date=2011-07-30|archive-date=2015-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106060032/http://api.ning.com/files/Tz8mW7nYVzXfk6EDkZwf2BUReVcQUQ*wbguKs0k2z6vdHyN7XrKW0OfnZDDO5Tt8PQGbsFL3qx4S*T1XlxYWRcTkMx08XYQO/ben10mcdonalds.bmp|url-status=live}} The toys are colored translucent figures of some Omnitrix/Ultimatrix aliens and their Ultimate forms, with a small photo of Ben inside. The Alien Force toys are four rings, each one is an alien (Goop, Jetray, Alien X, Chromastone) with features linked with their powers.

Developed by Jason Hall, Min G. Kuand and Heroic Age, the Ben 10 comic revolves around Ben's summer vacation with Gwen and their Grandpa Max, travelling in the Rust Bucket. The Ben 10: Alien Force comic revolves around Ben, with Gwen and a reformed Kevin, battling the Highbreed and the DNAliens.

Cartoon Network Action Pack was a 2006–2012 comic book series made by DC Comics which showcased Ben 10 alongside Samurai Jack, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Secret Saturdays, or Generator Rex. Some of the issues were connected with the franchise, while others are non-canon.

In February 2013, IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comics based on Cartoon Network properties. Ben 10 was one of the titles announced to be published.{{cite web |url=http://www.idwpublishing.com/news/article/2507/ |title=IDW Teams Up with Cartoon Network! |publisher=IDW Publishing |access-date=2013-05-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804051016/http://idwpublishing.com/news/article/2507 |archive-date=2014-08-04}}

In July 2024, Dynamite Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Brands and Experiences announced new comic books featuring Ben 10.{{Cite web |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2024/07/26/dynamite-warner-comics-ben-10-captain-planet/ |title=New Dynamite/Warner comics for Ben 10, Captain Planet, and more announced |last=Brooke |first=David |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}

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