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A New Dawn is the tenth and final episode of the eighth season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the eightieth and final episode overall. It is also the final episode of the Classic Continuity.

Plot[]

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Ben and Rook chase Maltruant through the timestream

Continuing from the previous episode, Maltruant flees the scene on a chariot driven by a Time Beast. Before Ben and Rook give chase, Professor Paradox appears, informing Ben that he doesn't have much time left. Ben takes this advice as the Time Cycles go after Maltruant in the timestream. Recklessly, Ben rams the Time Cycles into Maltruant's ship, first knocking the Time Beast, then Maltruant out of the stream before their Time Cycles follow and crash.

As they get out of their Cycles, Ben and Rook are confronted by George Washington, who stands down after the heroes explain themselves. Washington wields a modified rifle and is revealed to be in an organization that predated the Plumbers but works similarly. Meanwhile, Maltruant recovers and begins sending out a distress signal.

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Ben, Rook and Skurd meet George Washington

Washington explains that he is on the hunt for a shambling monster, which Ben describes as a zombie and wishes to find out what happens. A zombified Redcoat soldier shows up, and to the surprise of Washington Ben transforms into Ghostfreak to deal with it. Ghostfreak attempts to possess the soldier, but as he has no brain to possess the soldier beats himself up until Ghostfreak is forced out. Ghostfreak binds the soldier with his tentacles and calls for help, prompting Washington to approach and pour a vial over the soldier, curing him of his zombification.

Washington lets the soldier go to Ghostfreak's surprise, who wonders about the American Revolution. After Ghostfreak transforms back into Ben, Washington has no idea what Ben is talking about, and Rook realizes that they're in the early 1770s. Rook recalls Plumber archives stating that the first documented alien contact happened in 1773 with the sighting of an alien ship known as the "Cherry Tree."

Indeed, the alien ship shows up: the Chimeran Hammer piloted by a young Vilgax, summoned by Maltruant's distress call. Vilgax had been exiled to Earth after being banished for his warmongering behavior. Maltruant praises Vilgax, offering a Chronosapien Time Bomb for payment so Vilgax can fix his chariot.

At the same time, the heroes move to investigate with Rook doubling back to retrieve the Time Cycles. Against Ben's suggestion, Washington charges into the fray, and Vilgax calls on his droids to stop him. Washington handles himself rather well, but Ben is hesitant to show himself to a Vilgax that has never seen him before. Skurd points out that the timestream would only be affected if Vilgax saw Ben himself, prompting Ben to transform into XLR8 and fight Vilgax before he can come to blows with Washington.

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Mole-Stache battles a young Vilgax

Vilgax is surprised by this but nevertheless beats XLR8 away as the Omnitrix times out. Instantly, Ben transforms into Mole-Stache, shocking Vilgax with his ability to transform. Skurd modifies Mole-Stache's mustache into Heatblast maces, and Mole-Stache quickly gains the upper hand and he and Washington defeat Vilgax. Meanwhile, Maltruant prepares to intervene, but Rook arrives in time with the Time Cycles. As Vilgax retreats, Washington arms his rifle with a pair of axes and releases a kite attachment, which gathers a bolt of lightning and supercharges the axes which fire, severing the attachment cable from Vilgax's ship.

As Vilgax floats off into the sky, he sees Mole-Stache's transformation time out and resolves to possess the transformation device for himself one day. Rook informs Ben that Maltruant has escaped, and the two quickly board the Time Cycles but not before Ben says goodbye to Washington, referring to him as "Mr. President."

Ben is confident that without a Time Beast, Maltruant's chariot is no match for the Time Cycles, but Maltruant takes out another Time Beast Egg and ages it into a mature beast, which takes him into the timestream. The heroes chase after him, and the chase eventually takes them into a massive blank void. A familiar ship appears in front of them, and the Time Cycles crash into it, landing inside a hallway. Ben and Rook recognize the ship as a Contumelia ship and eventually make their way to the bridge, where they think Maltruant is.

Ben attempts to confront Maltruant but is surprised to see the bridge manned by three Mr. Smoothys. Rook, however, sees three copies of his father, Rook Da. The Mr. Smoothys reveal themselves to be Contumelia, whose fifth-dimensional forms cannot be seen by any three-dimensional beings, and instead take the form of whatever the viewer holds as having the most influence over their heart. The Contumelia explain that they're in the midst of an experiment: creating a new universe.

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The group encounters the Contumelia

Rook is suspicious, since the stories he'd heard from childhood described the Contumelia as destroyers of universes. Ben realizes that the Contumelia Annihilarrgh not only destroys universes, but creates a brand new one in its place as well. The Contumelia are intrigued by Ben and Rook's knowledge, wondering if they have anything to do with their "other guest." Ben realizes that Maltruant seeks to create a universe of his own design with the modified Annihilarrgh.

The Contumelia teleport Ben and Rook into another chamber where Maltruant is busy swapping out an Annihilarrgh from a machine with his own modified copy. Maltruant gloats that Ben is too late, and the Contumelia (whom the egomaniac Maltruant sees as copies of himself) confirm that the machine's sequence cannot be stopped or canceled. Ben tells Rook to handle Maltruant while he stops the device. Rook charges in and begins fighting Maltruant, whose time powers do not work in a world that existed before time itself.

After some struggling, Ben lets Skurd pick an alien, and he transforms into Chromastone. Unfortunately, he cannot breach the protective barrier around the Annihilarrgh. Skurd modifies his arm into an Alien X arm with a Celestialsapien sword, but as Chromastone pierces the barrier, the Annihilarrgh drops through a hatch, ready to destroy his universe. Chromastone forces open the barrier and dives in; Maltruant, barely managing to beat Rook, attempts to chase after him but fails to breach the barrier. In the emptiness before time, the Annihilarrgh falls endlessly until it opens up, forming a black hole. Chromastone reverts back to Ben, and the black hole shrinks, releasing a red explosion of energy right in front of Ben and Skurd.

Rook, watching from the ship, is horrified that Ben has been killed. Maltruant roars with laughter, believing that he has destroyed Ben's universe and made a new one in his own image, which he will now rule. Suddenly, the energy rises out of the void and back into the ship, much to Maltruant's horror. The pulsing energy is being held by Ben as Feedback, who cycles through nearly all of his alien transformations, containing the energy before finally transforming into Feedback again. Feedback blasts Maltruant with the Annihilarrgh's energy, causing the rogue Chronosapien to implode into bits and pieces.

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Ben cycles through his aliens while containing the explosion of the Big Bang

After he times out, Ben crushes the modified Annihilarrgh beneath his feet. Rook is amazed that Ben survived, and Ben explains that the Omnitrix had a function that would protect the wielder if the wielder ever died; something which he'd always guessed it had. Ben remarks on the Omnitrix somehow always giving him the right alien to transform into, even if it's not the one he wants.

The impressed Contumelia congratulate Ben for his efforts, inviting the two to watch their universe be created, remarking that it might be "the most interesting one yet." Ben and Rook are awestruck by the experience, and a Contumelia reveals to them several chambers filled with Slime-Biots.

Skurd is surprised at the sight of other Slime-Biots besides himself; the Contumelia explains that Slime-Biots are the most important species in all of creation who carry samples of DNA and spread them across the created universes, seeding life. The Contumelia invites Skurd to join his ancestors, pointing out that he has forgotten his original purpose after billions of years. Skurd shares a heartfelt goodbye with Ben before willingly detaching himself, joining the other Slime-Biots to seed DNA throughout the created universe.

Professor Paradox makes his appearance, praising Ben for not letting him down. Ben admits that he believed things would happen this way, as Maltruant is stuck in a time loop. Paradox confirms this: Ben would defeat Maltruant and separate him into pieces, which Paradox would hide; Maltruant would revive himself, retrieve his missing pieces and attempt to return to the beginning of time only to be defeated by Ben in an endless cycle that Maltruant isn't aware of. Paradox invites Ben and Rook to help him hide Maltruant's parts across the multiverse before sending them home.

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The Universe

Back in their own universe, Ben and Rook have another day at Mr. Smoothy's, although Ben is bored; having witnessed the creation of a universe with his own eyes, his present state of peace is dull by comparison. Ben, inspired, proposes that they should explore the universe they watched being created, and Rook agrees with this sentiment. Ben calls Gwen on his cellphone, declaring that he, Rook, Gwen and Kevin are going on a road trip.

The camera pulls back from Bellwood, then Earth, revealing the vast expanse of the universe as the episode, season, and series ends.

Noteworthy Events[]

Major Events[]

  • Vilgax is given his Chronosapien Time Bomb by Maltruant, and is inspired to hunt down the Omnitrix.
  • Maltruant is defeated and his components are scattered across time and space by Professor Paradox, creating a recurrent time loop.
  • Ben and Rook witness the universe's creation.
  • Skurd decides to stay with his ancestors, leaving Ben forever in his mission of seeding life across creation.

Character Debuts[]

Minor Events[]

  • The Omnitrix is revealed to have a fail-safe that kicks in when Ben is about to die.
  • Ben, Kevin, Gwen, and Rook decide to go on a road trip across the universe together.
  • It is revealed that the Contumelia create universes, not destroy them.
  • The Time Cycles are destroyed.

Characters[]

Neutrals[]

Villains[]

Aliens Used[]

By Ben[]

By Skurd[]

Quotes[]

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Vilgax: I received a distress signal. Is someone in need of assistance?
Maltruant: Vilgax. What a pleasant surprise.
Vilgax: You know me, Chronosapien?
Maltruant: Your... reputation precedes you.
Vilgax: From a time traveler, that's high praise. The only reputation I've earned thus far is one for ambitious disobedience, which is why I've been exiled to this armpit of the universe.


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George Washington: Back to the stars with you, beast!


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Vilgax: The ability to transform at will... The power of that device will be mine!


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Skurd: Would you like me to give it a go?
Ben: Eh. What difference does it make?
Skurd: (Selects Chromastone) And voilà. (Ben transforms into Chromastone)
Chromastone: Holy moly! It's Chromastone! Nice!


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Skurd: Well, we had a good run, dear friend.
Chromastone: Sorry I called you a snot rocket.
Skurd: You never called me a snot rocket.
Chromastone: I thought it.
(Transforms back to Ben)
Ben: I can't believe my last words are SNOT ROCKET!


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Ben: (Witnessing the creation of the universe) This is the most amazingest thing anyone could ever see.
Rook: "Amazingest" is not a word.
Ben: Do you have a better word for it?
Rook: (After a moment of thought) No.


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Rook: I see 3 of my Father.
Ben: No, I've met your dad; he doesn't have a straw coming out of his head.
Contumelia: You are both correct, we are the Contumelia; but our 5th Fifth-dimensional forms cannot be seen by your eyes, what you are seeing is only a projection of what holds the most sway in your hearts.
Skurd: Than why I'm seeing 3 masses of energy?


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Ben: George Washington? Oh man, this is amazing!
George Washington: You have me at a disadvantage. I have never met you, nor your weapon-toting beast.
Skurd: If it's any consolation, I don't know you, either.
George Washington: The muck upon your arm speaks?!
Ben: Yeah, but he never says anything worth listening to.


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Maltruant: You cannot do this!
Feedback: You wanted your very own BIG BANG! (blasts Maltruant with the energy from the Annihilarrgh).
Maltruant: Nooo!!!(glows green and is compacted into a sphere)


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Rook: I thought you were-
Ben: Nah. I always figured the Omnitrix had a failsafe that wouldn't let me die, and sure enough, it kicked in right when the big bang started. Gave me just the alien I needed.
Skurd: Your recklessness never ceases to amaze.
Ben: Not reckless. It always seems to give me the right alien, even when I want something else. Guess I should stop fighting it. It seems to know me better than... me.


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Skurd: [Gasps] More of me! I thought I was alone in the universe.
Contumelia: No. Your species is the most important in all of creation. For eons, these Slime-Biots will carry, gather, mix, and deposit DNA across the growing universe. Would you like to join your ancestors? It seems you have forgotten who you are, which is understandable after billions of years.
Skurd: When I first met you, I saw you as nothing more than a free lunch.
Ben: Are you talking to me or the Omnitrix?
Skurd: If I hadn't found antagonizing you so much fun, I would have never stuck with you. Thank you for everything, dear boy.
Ben: Thank you, Skurd. I owe you my life.
Skurd: And I owe you mine.
Rook: Goodbye, Skurd.


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Skurd: (To Ben, after Maltruant escapes with a Time Beast, right after Ben made a comment about it) Must you always jinx us?
Rook: (Appearing on a screen) In my experience; yes, he must.
Ben: Hey!


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Ben: Gwen. Okay, fine -- Gwendolyn. You and Kevin -- pack your bags. We're going on a road trip!


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Naming and Translations[]

Language Name Origin
Italian Un nuovo giorno (seconda parte)
Polish Nowy Wszechświat New Universe
Portuguese (Br) Um Novo Amanhecer A New Dawn
Romanian Un Nou început A New Beginning
Spanish (HA) Un Nuevo Amanecer A New Dawn

Cast[]

Voice Actor Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal Ben Tennyson
Feedback
XLR8
Bumper Robinson Rook Blonko
Eric Bauza Chromastone
Contumelia
David Kaye Skurd
Mole-Stache
George Washington
Steve Blum Ghostfreak
Vilgax
Bioids
David McCallum Professor Paradox
Mark Hamill Maltruant
Red Coat


Continuity[]

Allusions[]

Errors[]

  • George Washington states that "Plumbiers" is the French word for "iron workers". However, this is false; the word is not the translation of "iron workers" (ferroniers) nor "plumbers" (plombiers).
  • When Chromastone jumps after the Annihilarrgh, his Alien X arm is missing.
  • In one shot, Chromastone's upper arms are magenta like his lower arms.
  • When talking to Skurd, Chromastone's chest is colored green like his jumpsuit.
  • During the mass alien transformation scene:
  • When Feedback is about to launch his final attack on Maltruant, there is a rendering error in the right side of the scene.
  • When Feedback reverts back to Ben, Ben is seen with Alien X's left arm. Not only is it missing its standard white rim-lighting for most of its screentime, but its presence and retraction imply that it was brought out by Skurd while containing the Annihilarrgh's explosion but was not animated.
  • When Skurd deactivates Alien X's left arm, Ben's arm is missing its shading.
  • As Ben and Rook watch the formation of the universe, the Omnitrix is missing.
  • The Slime-Biot cage is open before the Contumelia opens it.
  • Towards the end of the episode, parts of Rook's Proto-Tech Armor are blue instead of black.

Trivia[]

  • This episode has the most aliens used by Ben, with 54 aliens used and with 59 individual transformations.
  • Murk Upchuck, Arctiguana, Buzzshock, Frankenstrike, and Snare-oh are the only aliens who have previously been featured in Omniverse to be absent in this episode.
  • Apart from Ben, Vilgax is the only character to physically appear in both the first and the last episodes of the entire Classic Continuity.
  • Steve Blum is the only voice actor to lend his voice in both the first and the last episode of the entire Classic Continuity.
  • The crew wanted to show the Earthly origins of the Plumbers fighting the supernatural since the beginning of the series. George Washington was originally going to be travelling with Ezekiel Saturday, but the idea was nixed due to time constraints.[DJW 3]

References[]

Derrick J. Wyatt[]

Ben 10: Omniverse Episodes

Arc 1 The More Things Change: Part 1 · The More Things Change: Part 2 · A Jolt from the Past · So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies · It Was Them · Trouble Helix · Hot Stretch · Have I Got a Deal for You · Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 · Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
Arc 2 Many Happy Returns · Gone Fishin' · Outbreak · Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's · Malefactor · Bros in Space · Arrested Development · Rules of Engagement · Showdown: Part 1 · Showdown: Part 2
Arc 3 T.G.I.S. · Tummy Trouble · Store 23 · Vilgax Must Croak · Ben Again · Special Delivery · Rad · While You Were Away · The Frogs of War: Part 1 · The Frogs of War: Part 2
Arc 4 Food Around the Corner · The Ultimate Heist · O Mother, Where Art Thou? · Max's Monster · Evil's Encore · Return to Forever · Mud Is Thicker Than Water · OTTO Motives · A Fistful of Brains · For a Few Brains More
Arc 5 - Galactic Monsters Something Zombozo This Way Comes · Mystery, Incorporeal · Bengeance is Mine · An American Benwolf in London · Animo Crackers · Rad Monster Party · Charmed, I'm Sure · The Vampire Strikes Back · And Then There Were None · And Then There Was Ben
Arc 6 Catfight · Collect This · The Vengers · Cough It Up · The Rooters of All Evil · Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 · No Honor Among Bros · Universe vs. Tennyson · Weapon XI: Part 1 · Weapon XI: Part 2
Arc 7 Clyde Five · Rook Tales · Charm School · The Ballad of Mr. Baumann · Fight at the Museum · Breakpoint · The Color of Monkey · Vreedlemania · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2
Arc 8 From Hedorium to Eternity · Stuck on You · Let's Do the Time War Again · The Secret of Dos Santos · Third Time's a Charm · The Final Countdown · Malgax Attacks · The Most Dangerous Game Show · The End of an Era · A New Dawn

Season 1 The More Things Change: Part 1 · The More Things Change: Part 2 · A Jolt from the Past · Trouble Helix · Have I Got a Deal for You · It Was Them · So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies · Hot Stretch · Of Predators and Prey: Part 1 · Of Predators and Prey: Part 2
Season 2 Outbreak · Many Happy Returns · Gone Fishin' · Blukic and Driba Go to Mr. Smoothy's · Malefactor · Arrested Development · Bros in Space · Ben Again · Store 23 · Special Delivery
Season 3 Showdown: Part 1 · Showdown: Part 2 · Tummy Trouble · Vilgax Must Croak · While You Were Away · The Frogs of War: Part 1 · The Frogs of War: Part 2 · Rules of Engagement · Rad · Evil's Encore
Season 4 T.G.I.S. · Food Around the Corner · O Mother, Where Art Thou? · Return to Forever · Mud Is Thicker Than Water · OTTO Motives · The Ultimate Heist · A Fistful of Brains · For a Few Brains More · Max's Monster
Season 5 Something Zombozo This Way Comes · Mystery, Incorporeal · Bengeance is Mine · An American Benwolf in London · Animo Crackers · Rad Monster Party · Charmed, I'm Sure · The Vampire Strikes Back · Catfight · Collect This
Season 6 And Then There Were None · And Then There Was Ben · The Vengers · Cough It Up · The Rooters of All Evil · Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 · No Honor Among Bros · Universe vs. Tennyson · Weapon XI: Part 1 · Weapon XI: Part 2
Season 7 Clyde Five · Rook Tales · Charm School · The Ballad of Mr. Baumann · Fight at the Museum · Breakpoint · The Color of Monkey · Vreedlemania · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 1 · It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Ben World: Part 2
Season 8 From Hedorium to Eternity · Stuck on You · Let's Do the Time War Again · The Secret of Dos Santos · Third Time's a Charm · The Final Countdown · Malgax Attacks · The Most Dangerous Game Show · The End of an Era · A New Dawn

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