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Ben 10,000 Returns

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Ben 10,000 Returns is the seventh episode of the third season of Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and the twenty-seventh episode overall.

Synopsis[]

Eon is back and it's up to an older and wiser Ben from the future to help the crew defeat him using the Hands of Armageddon to win the battle.[CN 1]

Plot[]

Eon's return

Eon's return

Twenty years into the future, Eon is attacking Ben 10,000's headquarters. Ben 10,000 criticizes Eon's decision to attack him alone. He is then attacked by Eon's minions, but Ben 10,000 fights Eon and his minions with his Omnitrix. He evolves into Ultimate Ben and uses the powers of Ultimate Humungousaur, Arctiguana, and Heatblast. As Eon is about to hit Ben 10,000 with a time ray, Ultimate Ben uses Clockwork's time ray and apparently destroys Eon and his minions before reverting to his normal form. Suddenly, Paradox appears and tells Ben 10,000 that the fight with Eon is not over and that it has barely just begun.

Back in the present, Ben, Gwen and Kevin are investigating a signal the Ultimatrix found. They find the Hand of Armageddon, and when Ben touches it, it releases some of Eon's minions. Ben transforms into Spidermonkey to fight, but after defeating them, they disappear. In the future, Paradox tells Ben 10,000 that Eon is not dead, and he is destroying alternate versions of Ben. Realizing he is targeting his past self, Paradox and Ben 10,000 go to the past to meet the gang after Gwen uses a spell to use the Hand of Armageddon to see through time. Soon, Paradox and Ben 10,000 appear.

Ben meets Ben 10,000

Ben meets Ben 10,000

Ben 10,000 reveals he is a different future version than the one Ben met when he was 10 and that he is Ben's real future. Paradox informs them that the Hand of Armageddon is the source of their troubles, so Four Arms and Ben 10,000 strap the Hand of Armageddon in the Rustbucket 3, and Paradox explains cross-time to the team. After the explanation, the Hand of Armageddon reactivates and releases more minions. Ben attempts to transform into Rath, but he transforms into Goop instead and Ben 10,000 evolves into Ultimate Ben, who uses Spidermonkey and Ultimate Humungousaur's powers to fight. When the ship goes down, Ultimate Ben uses Jetray's powers to land the ship safely.

Paradox appears again and tells them that the Hand of Armageddon must be destroyed. Ben transforms into Way Big and Ultimate Ben uses Clockwork's powers while Gwen protects herself, Kevin and Paradox from the blasts. However, their Ultimatrix and Omnitrix symbols glow purple and a portal is opened for Eon to emerge. When Way Big tries to stop him, Eon fires a blast transforming Way Big into a disintegrating statue, eliminating him from the Ultimatrix.

After Way Big transforms back into Ben, he is still safe, and transforms into Swampfire then evolves into Ultimate Swampfire to fight while Ben 10,000 uses XLR8's powers. Eon destroys both Swampfires, and as he was about to destroy Ben, Ultimate Ben protects him with Diamondhead's diamonds. He then gets him away from Eon using XLR8 again. While Kevin and Gwen fight Eon's minions, Gwen uses another spell to freeze them in place. They take off the helmets of Eon's minions and discover that they all have Ben's face.

Eon reveals his identity

Eon reveals his identity

Eon reveals that instead of destroying the Bens he defeats, he absorbs them and turns them into his slaves. Eon takes off his own helmet to reveal he has Ben 10,000's face and reveals his plan to create a new timeline where he is the only Ben Tennyson in existence. Soon enough, Eon is defeated when Jetray destroys the Hand of Armageddon, causing all of the timelines Eon altered to be restored to normal. While helping Ben get Way Big and both Swampfires back, Ultimate Ben unlocks all of his remaining aliens from since Ben was age 10, as well as several new aliens for Ben "because it'll annoy Azmuth". Before leaving, Paradox gives a warning to the team about Old George and "the creature from beyond".

Noteworthy Events[]

Major Events[]

Character Debuts[]

Ultimatrix Alien Debuts[]

Location Debuts[]

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

Supporting Characters[]

Antagonists[]

Other Characters[]

Transformations[]

By Ben[]

By Ben 10,000[]

Spells Used[]

By Gwen[]

  • Ostendo specialis
  • Statua

By Ultimate Ben[]

  • Contego

Locations[]

Quotes[]

“


Ben: Are you...?
Ben 10,000: That's right, Ben. I'm you, only even more awesome!
(He grabs Ben's hand and shakes it, as Ben is left completely stunned.)
Ben 10,000: Ben 10,000, at your service.
Kevin: I heard about you. You're the jerk from the future.
Ben 10,000: I'm a different Ben 10,000. But I do remember going to that future back when we were ten. What a buzzkill that guy was...


”


“


Gwen: You just landed a spaceship!
Ultimate Ben: (giving a finger gun) From the outside! Don't forget the cool part.
Ben: How do you do all that without transforming?
Ultimate Ben: I haven't bothered to for years. Not since I discovered my best transformation.
Gwen: "Ultimate Ben"?
Ben: What power comes with that?
Ultimate Ben: Pretty much all of 'em. You'll figure it out some day.


”


“


Eon: Tennyson! Prepare to die!
(Eon readies a time ray.)
Ultimate Swampfire: Maybe later.


”


“


(Ultimate Ben rushes Ben to his allies, as Kevin starts removing the helmets of the other minions. Likewise, they are all also Ben.)
Ben: This raises some questions!
Kevin: Yeah, like where did you learn ninjutsu?


”


Naming and Translations[]

Language Name Origin
Bulgarian Бен 10,000 Се Завръща Ben 10,000 Is Returning
Hungarian Ben 10,000 visszatér Ben 10.000 Returns
Italian Il ritorno di Ben 10.000 The Return of Ben 10,000
Portuguese (Br) Ben 10,000 Retorna Ben 10,000 Returns
Russian Бен 10,000 Возвращается Ben 10,000 Returns
Spanish (HA) Ben 10.000 Regresa Ben 10,000 Returns
Spanish (Spain) El Regreso de Ben 10.000 The Return of Ben 10,000

Cast[]

Voice Actor Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal Ben Tennyson
Eon (masked)
Ashley Johnson Gwen Tennyson
Greg Cipes Kevin Levin
Dee Bradley Baker Jetray
Four Arms
Goop
Spidermonkey
Way Big
Swampfire
Ultimate Swampfire
David McCallum Professor Paradox
Sean Donnellan Ben 10,000
Eon (unmasked)


Continuity[]

Allusions[]

Errors[]

  • Eon should not be able to be in the future as the Hand of Armageddon had already been destroyed in the past.
  • When Eon's minions charge towards Ben 10,000, Eon's neck overlaps his cape.
  • When Eon is hit by the time ray in the beginning, he doesn't have his cape. Also, the fire around him is gone.
  • When Ben 10,000 changes from Ultimate Ben to normal Ben, he still has the Omnitrix symbol on his chest.
  • In the museum, Kevin keeps shifting between human and metal form.
  • When Gwen makes vocalizations while fighting Eon's minions, her mouth does not move.
  • Spidermonkey is much bigger before he reverts back to Ben.
  • When Ben shakes hands with Ben 10,000, it is shown to be with the right hand, but when the scene changes, they are shaking with their left hands.
  • Ben and Ben 10,000's heights change throughout the episode. Ben is initially shown to be a head shorter than Ben 10,000, but later, he is taller.
  • When Ben 10,000 tells Ben about that he defeated the third Vilgaxian invasion, his Omnitrix's dial is facing the wrong way. This error occurs again when he tells Gwen that she saw into an alternate timeline with the spell she casted earlier.
  • Goop's hologram is darker than usual and is missing the Anti-Gravity Projector.
  • Even though Goop says that he wanted Rath, it can be seen that Goop's hologram was active on the Ultimatrix.
  • Before Ultimate Ben uses Spidermonkey's powers, his Omnitrix symbol's colors are inverted.
  • Before Ultimate Ben uses Jetray's powers, his Omnitrix symbol is fully black.
  • When Eon begins to emerge from the Hand of Armageddon, Ultimate Ben is missing until Eon disintegrates Way Big with a time ray.
  • When Kevin absorbs a stone to fight Eon's minions, the stone he absorbs is brown, but his armor is shown to be grey.
  • When Ultimate Swampfire grabs Eon, his Ultimatrix symbol is slightly shifted.
  • When Eon throws Ultimate Swampfire on the ground, the four spikes on the Ultimatrix symbol are missing.
  • When Ultimate Ben takes Ben to run from Eon, his Omnitrix symbol is gone.
  • Ben, Gwen, and Kevin are noticeably shorter in this episode.
  • Before Ben transforms into Jetray, his hologram is drawn incorrectly.

Trivia[]

  • This episode was released during Ben 10 Week in 2011, on April 15.[CB 1]
  • In the U.K., this episode aired before The Creature From Beyond.
  • A timeline where Gwen got the Omnitrix was briefly mentioned by Paradox. Such a timeline, called the Gweniverse, eventually made its debut in And Then There Was Ben.
  • In Ben 10,000 and Ken 10, the Original Future Timeline was stated to be a possible future of the Prime Timeline.[pop-up 1][1][pop-up 2][2] In this episode, however, it is revealed that the Original Future Timeline was never the future of the Prime Timeline, and that Ben and Gwen traveled to an alternate timeline.[BTP 1]
    • This will later be retconned again, with the Original Future Timeline becoming the current true future of the Prime Timeline as of Ben Again.[note 2][note 3]
  • The events of Race Against Time were originally canon to the Prime Timeline.[DM 5] This episode retcons the movie to taking place in an alternate timeline with many changes to the story such as Eon now being an alternate timeline version of Ben instead of an alien, and Chronians and Chronia no longer existing.[DJW 18][BTP 1]
    • Originally, the Rustbucket 2 was used by Max because the original was destroyed in Race Against Time,[pop-up 4] so the current canon explanation is unknown.
    • Some of Eon's previous attempts to control Ben prior to Race Against Time were thwarted by Paradox;[pop-up 5] it is unknown how true this still holds after Eon was retconned as being an alternate version of Ben.
    • It was stated that the Plumbers fought mostly paranormal and dimensional trouble until Eon appeared on Earth in the early 1800s.[pop-up 6][12] This is retconned in this episode as Eon didn't appear in the Prime Timeline until this episode.
  • In the first draft of the script dated April 30, 2010:[script 1]
    • The episode opens with panning shot going from Tennyson Tower to Ben 10,000's gigantic heroically posed statue.
    • Ben 10,000 has an Omnitrix with a never-seen-before design, tousled hairline, olive green pants, black T-shirt and white unzipped jacket with a black chest stripe invoking the look of his child self from the Original Series.
    • Eon is smacked in the chin from a big overhand instead getting dropkicked.
    • Ultimate Humungousaur, Arctiguana and Clockwork's holograms are animated.
    • During some portions of their battle, Ben 10,000 and Eon have extra lines. Ben 10,000 mentions that he has faced Eon several times in the past instead of just once.
    • Eon's minions are robed like in Race Against Time.
    • When using Ultimate Humungousaur's powers, Ultimate Ben attacks Eon's minions with missiles instead of swatting them aside.
    • After Eon and his minions disappear, Ben 10,000 catches his breath. His Omnitrix also returns to his wrist.
    • Ben parks the Mark 10 short at the museum in a tire-squealing 180 degree U-turn.
    • After Kevin breaks the crate with his spiked mace arm, the museum basement ceiling light turns on.
    • While inside of its crate, the Hand of Armageddon is held by a chain instead of a stand.
    • Gwen casts the Ostendo specialis spell twice.
    • Kevin is in disbelief after seeing the Race Against Time versions of Ben, Gwen and the Hand.
    • The alarms at the museum go off shortly after Ben 10,000 and Paradox arrive.
    • Besides mentioning that the Gwen of his timeline became president of Earth Ben 10,000 mentions that Kevin used to have a full head of hair.
    • Ben is shown transforming into Four Arms to carry the Hand out of the museum.
    • As Four Arms reverts back to Ben, he and Ben 10,000 go to the front, and the latter reminisces about the Rustbucket 3.
    • When Paradox mentions the timeline in which Ben did not destroy the Omnitrix, he also states that he soon after faced Victor Valadis without the Ultimatrix.
    • Kevin and Ben 10,000's dialogue about cross-time is slightly different.
    • Before Eon's minions emerge from the Hand, Ben 10,000 tells Gwen to put up a shield.
    • Ben 10,000 gets out of the Rustbucket 3 hanger via the escape hatch, not the hanger door.
    • Eon and his minions emerge from the Hand via a vortex.
    • Ben 10,000 struggles to warn Way Big not to charge towards Eon.
    • Way Big is aged into a bag of bones instead of steadily crumbling into dust.
    • Paradox vanishes and causes two minions that tried to rush him from either side to collide with each other.
    • As Ben 10,000 restores Way Big, the Swampfires and adds the new aliens, Gwen and Kevin ask him about his relationship with Azmuth.
    • Before he says "It is so Hero Time", Ben plays with and then slams the Ultimatrix dial. The episode fades out with a green flash.

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Ben 10,000 (as Ultimate Ben) used an alien's powers off-screen, and as the camera panned back to him, he was shown to have shot ice out of his hands. It is unknown if he used Big Chill or Arctiguana.
  2. ↑ The Omniverse crew brought back the Ben 10,000 from the Original Series instead of working on a new one like in Ultimate Alien.[DJW 1][DJW 2][DJW 3][DJW 4][DJW 5][DJW 6][DJW 7][DJW 8]
    • He is from further in the future after the events of Ken 10,[DJW 9] after having learnt the lessons from his encounter with his 10 year old self[DJW 8] and lightened up.[DJW 10]
    • This is due to:
      • The executives' push for having everything more like the Original Series, which was the most successful of the franchise.[DJW 6]
      • The crew's preference of the original Ben 10,000[DJW 5] over the Ultimate Alien portrayal.[DJW 7][DJW 11]
    • Derrick J. Wyatt made several further statements to corroborate this, expanding on what was known from the Original Series, such as the backstories for the Biomnitrix and future Kevin Levin invoking the plotlines of Ben 10,000[DJW 10] and Ken 10[DJW 12] respectively, the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 13] "shifted" from the original age of 15,[pop-up 3][1] etc.
    • The writing of the show also explicitly called this out, such as when Ben identified the future Dr. Animo as the same person who he encountered in Ben 10,000.[3][LU 1]
  3. ↑ Ben 10,000 is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 4][DJW 14]
    • This is evidenced in-show in Omniverse by the fact that both the Ben 10,000[4][5] and the future Dr. Animo[3] recalled characters and events from the present day. Chrono-Spanner also frequently visits present day with effects of his actions manifest in his present.[6] This creates causal time loops and would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
      • Deliberate efforts were made throughout the last few seasons to align the story with the original future timeline, in terms of character designs, set designs and plot lines. Examples include setting up Ben's relationship with Kai,[7][DJW 15] Kevin getting his chin scar,[8][DJW 16] Gwen going by Gwendolyn since starting college,[9][1] and so on.
    • This was inconsistent with Ben 10,000 Returns, in which Ben 10,000 was retconned into hailing from an alternate timeline[10][BTP 1] disconnected from the Prime Timeline. Thus it was explained why Ben 10,000 was not shown to recall the events of the episode from his younger self's perspective.[11][DM 1][DM 2][DM 3][DM 4]
    • Derrick responded to the matter by saying: "Your 'plot holes' are irrelevant. Time isn't completely fixed, it's shifting. Events can be subtly altered. But Ben 10,000 is the future for the Ben Prime timeline."[DJW 4]
      • He further explained that future is always in flux,[DJW 17] and is constantly affected by current events, especially by the meddling of the present by time travellers.[DJW 14][1] Thus, Ben 10,000, ie, Ben's true future will always be changing, depending on the future writers of the show. Any of the futures we see on the show are thus only possible futures.[MW 1][MW 2] Ben 10,000 is thus only Ben's current future, but may not be the one he ends up being.[pop-up 1][1][pop-up 2][2]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ben 10,000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ken 10
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Animo Crackers
  4. ↑ Let's Do the Time War Again
  5. ↑ The End of an Era
  6. ↑ Fight at the Museum
  7. ↑ The Most Dangerous Game Show
  8. ↑ Weapon XI: Part 2
  9. ↑ Mystery, Incorporeal
  10. ↑ Professor Paradox
  11. ↑ Ben 10,000 Returns
  12. ↑ Ultimate Weapon

Production Material[]

Scripts[]

  1. ↑ Ben 10,000 Returns Script First Draft

Crew Statements[]

Dwayne McDuffie[]

  1. ↑ File:OS Ben 10K Didn't Remember.PNG
  2. ↑ File:Ben Still Plays Soccer.PNG
  3. ↑ File:Original Ben 10K From Alternate Timeline.PNG
  4. ↑ File:Original Ben 10K From Alternate Timeline 2.png
  5. ↑ File:RAT Originally Canon.PNG

Derrick J. Wyatt[]

  1. ↑ File:Derrick same Ben10k.PNG
  2. ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/421752490921325024 (no longer accessible)
  3. ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/425001921745540846 (no longer accessible)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:DJW OV Future Response.png
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Derrick goal restore original Ben 10k.png
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:OV Ben 10K TPTB statement.png
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Ultimate Ben Is Lame.png
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Ben 10k learned lessons from OS episode.png
  9. ↑ File:OV Ben 10k after Ken 10.png
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:DJW came up with Biomnitrix.png
  11. ↑ File:OV crew didn't want to do Ultimate Ben.png
  12. ↑ File:Kevin 11K is Both a Hero and Villain.png
  13. ↑ File:Ben 10K Now Serious At 20.png
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Future is always in motion.png
  15. ↑ File:Derrick's Opinion on Ben's Girlfriends 2.png
  16. ↑ File:Kevin's Scar.png
  17. ↑ File:Future in Flux.png
  18. ↑ File:Derrick on Chronians.png

Becky Lau[]

  1. ↑ https://archive.is/qpu3L

Len Uhley[]

  1. ↑ File:Dr. Animo in Animo Crackers is the same.png

Matt Wayne[]

  1. ↑ File:Matt's opinion on OS future.png
  2. ↑ File:Attea's Crush on Ben.png

Pop-Up Trivia[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:Ben 10K Possible Future.png
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:Kevin 11,000 Possible Future.png
  3. ↑ File:Ben 10K Lost Joy of Being Hero at Age 15.png
  4. ↑ File:Rust Bucket Destroyed.png
  5. ↑ File:Paradox vs Eon RAT.png
  6. ↑ File:Plumbers Fought Paranormal.png

Cartoon Network[]

  1. ↑ File:B10KR CN Synopsis.png

Ben 10 Planet[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Contradictory Retcons

Cartoon Brew[]

  1. ↑ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/cartoon-network-honors-the-ultimate-teen-hero-with-ben-10-week-40458.html
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Episodes

Season 1 Fame • Duped • Hit 'Em Where They Live • Video Games • Escape From Aggregor • Too Hot to Handle • Andreas' Fault • Fused • Hero Time • Ultimate Aggregor
Season 2 Map of Infinity • Reflected Glory • Deep • Where the Magic Happens • Perplexahedron • The Forge of Creation • ...Nor Iron Bars a Cage • The Enemy of My Enemy • Absolute Power: Part 1 • Absolute Power: Part 2
Season 3 The Transmogrification of Eunice • Eye of the Beholder • The Big Story • Viktor: The Spoils • Girl Trouble • Revenge of the Swarm • Ben 10,000 Returns • The Creature From Beyond • Basic Training • It's Not Easy Being Gwen • Prisoner Number 775 is Missing • Moonstruck • Simian Says • Greetings From Techadon • The Purge • The Flame Keepers' Circle • Double or Nothing • The Perfect Girlfriend • The Ultimate Sacrifice • The Mother of All Vreedles • The Widening Gyre • A Knight to Remember • Solitary Alignment • Inspector 13 • Enemy of My Frenemy • Catch a Falling Star • The Eggman Cometh • Couples Retreat • Night of the Living Nightmare • The Beginning of the End • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
Specials Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United

Season 1 Fame • Duped • Hit 'Em Where They Live • Video Games • Escape From Aggregor • Too Hot to Handle • Andreas' Fault • Fused • Hero Time • Ultimate Aggregor • Map of Infinity • Reflected Glory • Deep • Where the Magic Happens • Perplexahedron • The Forge of Creation • ...Nor Iron Bars a Cage • The Enemy of My Enemy • Absolute Power: Part 1 • Absolute Power: Part 2
Season 2 The Transmogrification of Eunice • Eye of the Beholder • The Big Story • Viktor: The Spoils • Girl Trouble • Revenge of the Swarm • Ben 10,000 Returns • The Creature From Beyond • Basic Training • It's Not Easy Being Gwen • Prisoner Number 775 is Missing • Moonstruck • Simian Says • Greetings From Techadon • The Purge • The Flame Keepers' Circle • Double or Nothing • The Perfect Girlfriend • The Ultimate Sacrifice • The Mother of All Vreedles • The Widening Gyre • A Knight to Remember • Solitary Alignment • Inspector 13 • Enemy of My Frenemy • Catch a Falling Star • The Eggman Cometh • Couples Retreat • Night of the Living Nightmare • The Beginning of the End • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
Specials Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United

Season 1 Fame • Duped • Hit 'Em Where They Live • Video Games • Escape From Aggregor • Too Hot to Handle • Andreas' Fault • Fused • Hero Time • Ultimate Aggregor • Map of Infinity • Reflected Glory • Deep • Where the Magic Happens • Perplexahedron • The Forge of Creation • ...Nor Iron Bars a Cage • The Enemy of My Enemy • Absolute Power: Part 1 • Absolute Power: Part 2
Season 2 The Transmogrification of Eunice • Eye of the Beholder • Viktor: The Spoils • The Big Story • Girl Trouble • Revenge of the Swarm • The Creature From Beyond • Basic Training • It's Not Easy Being Gwen • Ben 10,000 Returns • Moonstruck • Prisoner Number 775 is Missing
Season 3 The Purge • Simian Says • Greetings From Techadon • The Flame Keepers' Circle • Double or Nothing • The Perfect Girlfriend • The Ultimate Sacrifice • The Widening Gyre • The Mother of All Vreedles • A Knight to Remember • Solitary Alignment • Inspector 13 • Enemy of My Frenemy • Couples Retreat • Catch a Falling Star • The Eggman Cometh • Night of the Living Nightmare • The Beginning of the End • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 • The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2
Specials Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United

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