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|name = Carl Tennyson |
|name = Carl Tennyson |
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+ | |species = [[Human (Classic)|Human]]{{Refn|Carl is ½ [[Human (Classic)|human]] and ½ [[Anodite]] by heritage. However, since he did not inherit the spark, he is genetically fully human.|group = note}}<br>[[Vulpimancer (Classic)|Vulpimancer]] <small>(temporarily)</small><ref>'''''[[Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens]]'''''</ref> |
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− | |species = [[Human]] |
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− | |voice = [[Dee Bradley Baker]] ( |
+ | |voice = [[Dee Bradley Baker]] <small>(Destroy All Aliens)</small><br>[[Don McManus]] <small>(Alien Force)</small><br>[[Yuri Lowenthal]] <small>(Ultimate Alien)</small> |
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+ | |relative = {{Scroll|[[Sandra Tennyson]] <small>(wife)</small><br>[[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben Tennyson]] <small>(son)</small><br>[[Max Tennyson (Classic)|Max Tennyson]] <small>(father)</small><br>[[Verdona]] <small>(mother)</small><br>[[Frank Tennyson]] <small>(brother)</small><br>[[Natalie Tennyson]] <small>(sister-in-law)</small><br>[[Ken Tennyson (Gwen's Brother)|Ken Tennyson]] <small>(nephew)</small><br>[[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen Tennyson]] <small>(niece)</small><br>Ben <small>(paternal great-grandfather)</small><ref>''[[Rook Tales]]''</ref><br>Jedediah <small>(paternal granduncle)</small><ref>''[[Under Wraps]]''</ref><br>[[Gordon Tennyson]] <small>(paternal uncle)</small><br>[[Betty Jean Tennyson]] <small>(paternal aunt-in-law)</small><br>[[Joel Tennyson]] <small>(paternal cousin)</small><br>[[Camille Mann]] <small>(cousin-in-law)</small><br>[[Vera Tennyson]] <small>(paternal aunt)</small><br>[[Clyde Fife]] <small>(first cousin once removed)</small><br>[[Lucy Mann]] <small>(second cousin-in-law)</small><br>[[Sunny]]<br>Manny Tennyson{{Refn|Manny was mentioned in ''[[Gwen 10]]'', a non-canon episode. It is unknown if he exists in the canon timeline.|group = note}}}} |
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− | |relative = [[Sandra Tennyson]] (wife)<br>[[Ben Tennyson]] (son)<br>[[Max Tennyson]] (father)<br>[[Verdona Tennyson]] (mother)<br>[[Frank Tennyson]] (brother)<br>[[Lili Tennyson]] (sister-in-law)<br>[[Gwen Tennyson]] (niece)<br>[[Kenneth Tennyson]] |
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− | (nephew)<br>[[Vera Tennyson]] (aunt)<br>[[Gordon Tennyson]] (uncle)<br>[[Joel Tennyson]] (cousin)<br>[[Camille Mann]] (cousin-in-law)<br>[[Sunny]] (niece) |
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− | |alias = Ben's Dad<br>Carl |
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+ | |equipment = Plumber Bazooka <small>(formerly)</small> |
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− | |occupation = Work in underground gas pipes<br>Father |
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+ | |Alternate Counterparts = [[Carl Tennyson (RAT Timeline)|Carl Tennyson]] <small>([[Race Against Time Timeline]])</small><br>Carl Tennyson <small>([[Goodbye and Good Riddance]])</small><br>Carl Tennyson <small>([[Dimension 23]])</small>{{Refn|[[:File:Dimension 23 Sandra and Carl.png]]|group = DJW|name = dimension}} |
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− | |equipment = Plumber Weapon}} |
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+ | |home world = [[Earth (Classic)|Earth]] |
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+ | |backcolor = A7B1AE |
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+ | |residence = [[Ben's House]], [[Bellwood (Classic)|Bellwood]] |
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+ | {{Quote|[[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben Tennyson]] is not a good boy, he's a great boy! I don't know if it's bad karma to pat ourselves on the back, Sandra, but we've done a pretty good job as parents.|Carl praising Ben.<ref name="Grounded">''[[Grounded]]''</ref>}} |
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+ | ==Appearance== |
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+ | Carl has fair skin, brown eyes, and brown hair. |
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+ | In the '''[[Ben 10|Original Series]]''', he wore a green polo shirt, a brown belt with a gold buckle, khaki pants, and brown shoes. |
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+ | In '''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Alien Force]]''', he wears a white dress shirt, brown pants, and the same shoes. |
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+ | ==Personality== |
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+ | Carl, as well as [[Sandra Tennyson|Sandra]], is understanding towards [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]]'s life. He believes that his son is a good kid and that they did an excellent job raising him. According to Ben, they raised him to always do the right thing.<ref name="Grounded"/> |
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⚫ | Carl reappeared in ''[[Hit 'Em Where They Live]]''. He was ambushed by [[Charmcaster]], [[Zombozo]] and [[Vulkanus]]. |
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+ | Carl has known about the [[Plumbers (Classic)|Plumbers]] since he and [[Frank Tennyson|Frank]] were kids and is seriously torn up by his [[Max Tennyson (Classic)|father]]'s association to them.<ref name="Grounded"/> |
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+ | Carl and Sandra are much less conservative than [[Frank Tennyson|Frank]] and [[Natalie Tennyson|Natalie]].{{Refn|[[:File:Carl and Sandra Less Conservative.PNG]]|group = DM}} |
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+ | ==History== |
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+ | ===Ben 10=== |
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+ | Carl chronologically first appeared in '''''[[Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens|Destroy All Aliens]]''''', where he and [[Sandra Tennyson|Sandra]] grounded [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]] for not telling them where he went, for the mysterious footprints that were on the floor and a mishap in Ben's [[Madison Elementary School|school]] where the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]] accidentally teleported his homework. They forced Ben to stay home and complete a history report. Later on, Carl and Sandra informed Max and [[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen]] that Ben had escaped the house. Ben later returned home as [[Grey Matter (Classic)|Grey Matter]] and entered. After Sandra began attacking Grey Matter, he was thrown outside and transformed into [[Diamondhead (Classic)|Diamondhead]]. Sandra passed out and Max knocked Carl. Afterwards, the Omnitrix malfunctioned and transformed him into [[Wildmutt]] and Sandra into [[Heatblast (Classic)|Heatblast]]. Eventually, Ben and Gwen used the Omnitrix to revert him and Sandra back into normal and they, having forgotten that they grounded Ben, allowed Ben to go on a fishing trip with Gwen and Max. |
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+ | [[File:Grounded (109).png|thumb|Carl and Sandra ground Ben for lying to them]] |
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⚫ | Carl first appeared in ''[[Grounded]]'', where he and [[Sandra Tennyson|Sandra]] were caught in the middle of a [[Highbreed]]'s nighttime rampage while driving into downtown [[Bellwood (Classic)|Bellwood]] and discovered [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]]'s superhero activities at the same time when they caught him transforming into [[Swampfire]] to fend off the alien. Apparently unable to handle the thought of their son constantly risking his life, and upset with him for hiding his activities from them for five years, they grounded him, forbade him from using the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]], and tell [[Frank Tennyson|Gwen's]] [[Natalie Tennyson|parents]] of her superheroism, resulting in her grounding as well and [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin]] being forced to fight the Highbreed alone. |
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⚫ | When the mission proved to be too much for Kevin to handle, Ben openly defied his parents and used the Omnitrix to turn into [[Humungousaur (Classic)|Humungousaur]] and, (literally) broke out of the house and helped Kevin. Through this, they realized how important the things Ben did really were. They came to help Ben and Kevin fight, and admitted that they were proud of Ben, allowing him to resume his heroism. During this time, Carl admited that he had known all along about [[Max Tennyson (Classic)|Max]]'s time in the [[Plumbers (Classic)|Plumbers]] and resented him for it, but now realized that he was protecting them, just as Ben was. |
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⚫ | Carl reappeared in ''[[Hit 'Em Where They Live]]''. He was ambushed by [[Charmcaster (Classic)|Charmcaster]], [[Zombozo (Classic)|Zombozo]] and [[Vulkanus]]. They flattened his car tire, making him unable to escape. They were about to strike when [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]], [[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen]], and [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin]] came along and saved him. He was completely oblivious to what was happening. |
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+ | ==Powers and Abilities== |
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+ | ===Equipment=== |
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+ | [[File:Grounded (409).png|thumb|Plumber Bazooka (formerly)]] |
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+ | Carl formerly owned a Plumber bazooka, stored in the attic of [[Ben's House|his house]]. The bazooka used to belong to [[Max Tennyson (Classic)|Max]],<ref name="Grounded"/> who has since taken it back.<ref>''[[Absolute Power: Part 2]]''</ref> |
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+ | ==Relationships== |
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+ | ===Family=== |
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+ | ====[[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben Tennyson]]==== |
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+ | [[File:Grounded (100).png|thumb|Ben revealing his secret to his parents]] |
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+ | Ben has stated that he loves and cares about his mom and dad, and that they're good parents and raised him well enough to become the person he is today.<ref name="Grounded"/> |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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===Ben 10=== |
===Ben 10=== |
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+ | ====Movies==== |
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− | *''[[Ben 10: Race Against Time]]'' |
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+ | *'''''[[Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens]]''''' <small>(first chronological appearance)</small> |
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− | *''[[Goodbye and Good Riddance]]'' |
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− | *''[[Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens]]'' |
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===Alien Force=== |
===Alien Force=== |
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+ | *''[[Grounded]]'' <small>(first appearance)</small> |
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===Ultimate Alien=== |
===Ultimate Alien=== |
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+ | ====Season 1==== |
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− | *''[[Hit 'Em Where They Live]]'' |
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+ | *''[[Hit 'Em Where They Live]]'' <small>(first reappearance)</small> |
+ | ====Season 3==== |
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+ | *''[[The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2]]'' <small>(flashback; cameo)</small> |
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+ | ===Books=== |
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+ | ====Cartoon Network Action Packs==== |
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+ | =====Alien Force===== |
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+ | *''[[Double Trouble]]'' |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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+ | *Carl's design in '''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Alien Force]]''' and '''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Ultimate Alien]]''' was modeled after his voice actor, [[Don McManus]], who had previously portrayed his [[Race Against Time Timeline|'''''Race Against Time''''' Timeline]] [[Carl Tennyson (RAT Timeline)|counterpart]]. |
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− | *Like [[Frank Tennyson|Frank]], Carl knows about his father's secret and his mother's identity as an [[Anodite]]. |
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+ | *Like [[Frank Tennyson|Frank]], Carl knows about his [[Max Tennyson (Classic)|father]]'s secret<ref name="Grounded"/> and his [[Verdona|mother]]'s identity as an [[Anodite]]. However, they only found out about the latter when they were adults.{{Refn|[[:File:Frank and Carl Knew About Verdona.PNG]]|group = DM}} |
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+ | *Carl has a [[Plumbers (Classic)|Plumber]] bazooka hidden in his attic, his current residence also being his childhood home.<ref name="Grounded"/> |
− | *Unlike Sandra, Carl is softer on Ben, up to the point of letting him live his life. Carl seems to contradict Sandra when it comes to disciplining Ben, being more loose than stern, though like Sandra and one of his alternate counterparts, he insisted to be called by his name and yet Ben refers him as Dad. |
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+ | *Carl and [[Sandra Tennyson|Sandra]] approve of [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]]'s friendship with [[Rook Blonko|Rook]].{{Refn|[[:File:Carl and Sandra Approve of Rook.png]]|group = DJW}} |
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− | *In the original series, Carl looks like a younger, thinner version of his father Max Tennyson, but with the same green eyes as his son, Ben, his niece, Gwen, and his nephew, Ken, and was voiced by [[Dee Bradley Baker]] (this Carl is from an alternate timeline), while in his only appearance in the ''Alien Force'' series, Carl's appearance was modeled after his live-action film actor, [[Wikipedia:Doc McManus|Doc McManus]], from the live-action film, ''[[Ben 10: Race Against Time]]'', who also provided Carl's voice. |
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− | *Given the similarity of their personalities, it is likely that Carl takes after his mother [[Verdona]], although they have yet to be seen together on screen. |
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+ | *Carl is mostly out back doing yard work,{{Refn|[[:File:Carl Yard Work.PNG]]|group = DJW}} which explains his absence from '''[[Ben 10: Omniverse|Omniverse]]'''. |
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+ | **There were no plans for Carl to appear in '''Omniverse''',{{Refn|[[:File:No Plans For Carl To Appear in Omniverse.png]]|group = DJW}} as there was never a real reason to have him in.{{Refn|[[:File:No Reason to Have Carl in Omniverse.png]]|group = DJW}} |
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+ | *[[Dimension 23]]'s Carl is similar to his [[Main Timeline (Classic)|Prime Timeline]] counterpart but a little more lax and lazy because of his lifestyle.{{Refn|group = DJW|name = dimension}} |
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+ | ==Notes== |
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+ | {{Reflist|group = note}} |
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+ | ==References== |
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+ | {{Reflist}} |
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+ | ===[[Dwayne McDuffie]]=== |
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+ | {{Reflist|group = DM}} |
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+ | ===[[Derrick J. Wyatt]]=== |
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+ | {{Reflist|group = DJW}} |
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+ | [[it:Carl Tennyson]] |
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+ | [[pl:Carl Tennyson]] |
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+ | [[pt-br:Carl Tennyson]] |
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+ | [[ru:Карл Теннисон]] |
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+ | [[tr:Carl Tennyson]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 7 April 2024
This article belongs to the Classic Continuity |
“ | Ben Tennyson is not a good boy, he's a great boy! I don't know if it's bad karma to pat ourselves on the back, Sandra, but we've done a pretty good job as parents. | ” |
– Carl praising Ben.[4] |
Carl Tennyson is Sandra's husband and Ben's father.
Appearance
Carl has fair skin, brown eyes, and brown hair.
In the Original Series, he wore a green polo shirt, a brown belt with a gold buckle, khaki pants, and brown shoes.
In Alien Force, he wears a white dress shirt, brown pants, and the same shoes.
Personality
Carl, as well as Sandra, is understanding towards Ben's life. He believes that his son is a good kid and that they did an excellent job raising him. According to Ben, they raised him to always do the right thing.[4]
Carl has known about the Plumbers since he and Frank were kids and is seriously torn up by his father's association to them.[4]
Carl and Sandra are much less conservative than Frank and Natalie.[DM 1]
History
Ben 10
Carl chronologically first appeared in Destroy All Aliens, where he and Sandra grounded Ben for not telling them where he went, for the mysterious footprints that were on the floor and a mishap in Ben's school where the Omnitrix accidentally teleported his homework. They forced Ben to stay home and complete a history report. Later on, Carl and Sandra informed Max and Gwen that Ben had escaped the house. Ben later returned home as Grey Matter and entered. After Sandra began attacking Grey Matter, he was thrown outside and transformed into Diamondhead. Sandra passed out and Max knocked Carl. Afterwards, the Omnitrix malfunctioned and transformed him into Wildmutt and Sandra into Heatblast. Eventually, Ben and Gwen used the Omnitrix to revert him and Sandra back into normal and they, having forgotten that they grounded Ben, allowed Ben to go on a fishing trip with Gwen and Max.
Alien Force
Carl first appeared in Grounded, where he and Sandra were caught in the middle of a Highbreed's nighttime rampage while driving into downtown Bellwood and discovered Ben's superhero activities at the same time when they caught him transforming into Swampfire to fend off the alien. Apparently unable to handle the thought of their son constantly risking his life, and upset with him for hiding his activities from them for five years, they grounded him, forbade him from using the Omnitrix, and tell Gwen's parents of her superheroism, resulting in her grounding as well and Kevin being forced to fight the Highbreed alone.
When the mission proved to be too much for Kevin to handle, Ben openly defied his parents and used the Omnitrix to turn into Humungousaur and, (literally) broke out of the house and helped Kevin. Through this, they realized how important the things Ben did really were. They came to help Ben and Kevin fight, and admitted that they were proud of Ben, allowing him to resume his heroism. During this time, Carl admited that he had known all along about Max's time in the Plumbers and resented him for it, but now realized that he was protecting them, just as Ben was.
Ultimate Alien
Carl reappeared in Hit 'Em Where They Live. He was ambushed by Charmcaster, Zombozo and Vulkanus. They flattened his car tire, making him unable to escape. They were about to strike when Ben, Gwen, and Kevin came along and saved him. He was completely oblivious to what was happening.
Powers and Abilities
Equipment
Carl formerly owned a Plumber bazooka, stored in the attic of his house. The bazooka used to belong to Max,[4] who has since taken it back.[5]
Relationships
Family
Ben Tennyson
Ben has stated that he loves and cares about his mom and dad, and that they're good parents and raised him well enough to become the person he is today.[4]
Appearances
Ben 10
Movies
- Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (first chronological appearance)
Alien Force
Season 1
- Grounded (first appearance)
Ultimate Alien
Season 1
- Hit 'Em Where They Live (first reappearance)
Season 3
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 2 (flashback; cameo)
Books
Cartoon Network Action Packs
Alien Force
Trivia
- Carl's design in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien was modeled after his voice actor, Don McManus, who had previously portrayed his Race Against Time Timeline counterpart.
- Like Frank, Carl knows about his father's secret[4] and his mother's identity as an Anodite. However, they only found out about the latter when they were adults.[DM 2]
- Carl has a Plumber bazooka hidden in his attic, his current residence also being his childhood home.[4]
- Carl and Sandra approve of Ben's friendship with Rook.[DJW 2]
- In the chapter books, Carl's name is misspelled "Karl".
- Carl is mostly out back doing yard work,[DJW 3] which explains his absence from Omniverse.
- Dimension 23's Carl is similar to his Prime Timeline counterpart but a little more lax and lazy because of his lifestyle.[DJW 1]