Dave Johnson

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Dave Johnson is an artist who worked as the art director for Season 1 and 2 of Ben 10.^{[TP 1]} He designed Ben, Gwen, the first twelve aliens, Vilgax and his robots, Animo and his mutants, the Limax, and the Krakken among many others. He left the show after being treated poorly by the network,^{[DJ 1]} having Thomas Perkins replace him. He also designed Feedback for Ben 10: Omniverse after being asked for it by Derrick J. Wyatt.

Designs Created[]

Ben 10[]

Chimeran Hammer
Xylene's Ship
Vilgax
Mechadroids
Bioids
Ben Tennyson^{[DJ 2]}
Cash Murray^{[DJ 3]}
Gwen Tennyson^{[DJ 2]}
Omnitrix^{[DJ 2]}
Heatblast
Wildmutt
Diamondhead
XLR8
Dr. Animo
Grey Matter
Mutant Hamster
Mutant Frog
Mutant Parrot
Four Arms
Stinkfly
Jonah Melville/Duane/Jack wetsuits
Krakken
Ripjaws
Upgrade
Marty, Retirement Home Senior Citizens (Permanent Retirement)
Ghostfreak
Limax
Kraab^{[DJ 4]}
SixSix^{[DJ 5]}
Kevin Levin^{[TP 2]}
- Kevin 11 (with Thomas Perkins)^{[TP 2]}
Rojo^{[TP 3]}
Bank Robber from Side Effects^{[DJ 6]}^{[DJ 7]}
Plumber Suits^{[DJ 8]}
Cannonbolt (with Tom Perkins)^{[TP 4]}^{[DJ 9]}
Vulkanus^{[DJ 10]}^{[TP 5]}
Galactic Enforcers^{[TP 6]}
- Ultimos
- Tini
- Synaptak^{[TP 7]}
Zs'Skayr^{[DJ 11]}
Wildvine (with Thomas Perkins)^{[TP 4]}^{[DJ 12]}
Buzzshock^{[TP 8]}

Ben 10: Omniverse[]

Feedback

Trivia[]

Side (141) — Dave Johnson as a bank robber in *Side Effects*

According to pop-up trivia from the enhanced version of Kevin 11, the non-sumo guy on one of the signs on the buildings is Dave Johnson, the show's art director.^{[pop-up 1]}
Dave was never shown Steve E. Gordon's designs before drawing the original aliens.^{[DJ 13]}^{[DJ 14]}
Dave had a problem with Ripjaws' original design, believing that Ripjaws not having lips made it harder to emote and his eyes were "dead".^{[DJ 15]}
Dave's favorite Omnitrix alien is Four Arms.^{[DJ 6]}
Dave designed a bank robber after himself in Side Effects.^{[DJ 6]}

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Crew Statements[]

Thomas Perkins[]

Dave Johnson[]

Pop-Up Trivia[]

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See Also[]

Crew's Unofficial Artwork

Artists
Ben 10	Adam Van Wyk • Alex Soto • Brandon McKinney • Chap Yaep • Dan Riba • Dave Johnson • David Williams • Dusty Abell • Eric Brown • Eric Canete • Jevon Bue • John Fang • Kalvin Lee • Kersti Myrberg • Nollan Obena • Nora Murphy-Berden • Pam Friend • Phillip Bourassa • Poe Tan • Rick Morales • Ross Malorzo • Sam Montes • Scooter Tidwell • Tec Manalac • Thomas Perkins • Tim Divar
Alien Force	Chap Yaep • Derrick J. Wyatt • Eric Canete • Glen Murakami • Glenn Wong • Norm Ryang • Steven Choi • Thomas Perkins • T.J. Collins
Ultimate Alien	Chap Yaep • Derrick J. Wyatt • Glen Murakami • Glenn Wong • Nollan Obena • Norm Ryang • Steven Choi • Thomas Perkins • T.J. Collins
Omniverse	Addis Zaryan • Alan Cadwell • Alan Wan • Alex Dilts • Alex Lee • Aluir Amancio • Andy Suriano • Armen Mirzaian • Art Lee • Art Morales • Arthur Lee • Becky Lau • Ben Jones • Bouakeo Thongkham • Bret Blevins • Brianne Drouhard • Byron Penaranda • Calvin Tsang • Chap Yaep • Chris Battle • Chris Copeland • Chris Hooten • Chris Near • Claire Lenth • Cynthia Ignacio • Dan Riba • Danny Kimanyen • Dave Johnson • David Sherburne • David Jay Baker • David Woo • Derrick J. Wyatt • Dou Hong • Edgar Carlos • Ellen Suh • Elsa Garagarza • Eric Siebenaler • Fill Marc Sagadraca • Francis Giglio • Gary Mouri • George Stokes • Greg Rankin • Jae Hong Kim • Jae Woo Kim • Jake Castorena • James Tidwell • James Yang • Jason Zurek • Jay Baker • Jeff Wong • Jennifer Patton • Jerry Richardson • John Fang • John Paik • Jon Suzuki • Jonard Soriano • Juan Meza-Leon • Justin Copeland • Kalvin Lee • Ken Boyer • Kenji Ono • Kersti Myrberg • Luke Weber • Marcelo Matere • Maria Vitan • Maribel Pozos • Mark Howard • Matthew Humphreys • Matthew Long • Matthew Youngberg • Michael Chang • Michael Collins • Michael Fong • Michael Wetterhahn • Miyuki Hoshikawa • Namsuk Cho • Nora Murphy-Berden • Norm Ryang • Paul Linsley • Philip Allora • Qian Amanda Li • Richard Kim • Robert Haverland • Rodel Gravo • Roulin Li • Roy Burdine • Ruben Procopio • Rudi Berden • Sam Liu • Scooter Tidwell • Sara Arakaki • Seung-Hyun Oh • Shakeh Haghnazarian • Shaunt Nigoghossian • Shayne Poindexter • So Yeong Park • Sol Choi • Steve Ahn • Steven Choi • Steven Gordon • Sung Eun Kim • Sung Shin • Tanner Johnson • Tec Manalac • Thomas Perkins • Thomas Ryder III • Thomas Yakaoka • Timothy Allen • T.J. Collins • Tom de Rosier • Tony Santo • Wendy Park • Will Ruzicka • Young Yoon
Ben 10 (Reboot)	André LaMilza • Angela Kim • Anthony M. Benedetto • April Amezquita • Becky Lau • Benjamin Lane • Bismarck Datuin • Brandon Cuellar • Britney Thoreson • Chap Yaep • Charlies Hilton • Chase Standley • Chelsea McAlarney • Claire Lenth • Damon Moran • Danny Kimanyen • Dashawn Mahone • Dave Sherburne • David Schwartz • Davin Cheng • Deena Beck • Drew Graybeal • Eleisiya Arocha • Elsa Garagarza • Eric Brown • Erin Siegel • Henrique Jardim • Irineo Maramba • Jeff Wong • Jenai Kaeo • Jenn Strickland • John Martinez • John McIntyre • Johnny Vu • Jonard Soriano • Josh Kim • Kaitrin Snodgrass • Kelly Turnbull • Kellye Perdue • Kenji Ono • Lauren Zukauskas • Luke Weber • Maribel Pozos • Monica Ray • Nollan Obena • Nora Murphy-Berden • Pakin Liptawat • Pam Tilikete • Roger Webb • Ryan Kramer • Sarah Visel • Tom Eichacker • Will Patrick

[1] File:OS Character Design Team.PNG

[K11-7] 2.0 ^2.1 File:Tom & Dave Designed Kevin Levin.PNG

[8] File:Dave Designed Rojo.PNG

[Cannonbolt-12] 4.0 ^4.1 File:Dave Johnson Designed Cannonbolt Concepts.png

[15] File:Dave Designed Vulkanus 2.PNG

[16] File:Dave Designed Galactic Enforcers.PNG

[17] File:Dave Designed Synaptak.PNG

[20] File:Dave Designed Upgrade and Buzzshock.png

[2] File:Why Dave Johnson Left.PNG

[Omnitrix-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:Dave Designed OS Ben, Gwen & Omnitrix.PNG

[4] File:Dave Designed OS Cash.PNG

[5] File:Dave Designed Kraab.PNG

[6] File:Dave Designed SixSix.png

[Fourarms-9] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 File:Dave's Favorite Alien.PNG

[10] File:Dave Johnson designed himself.PNG

[11] File:Dave Designed OS Plumber Suits.PNG

[13] ttps://archive.is/Js8I1

[14] File:Dave Designed Vulkanus 1.PNG

[18] File:Dave Designed OS Zs'Skayr.png

[19] ttps://archive.is/IULEs

[22] File:Dave Pre-Production Aliens 1.PNG

[23] File:Dave Pre-Production Aliens 2.PNG

[24] File:Dave's Problem with Ripjaws.PNG

[K11_Trivia-21] File:Dave Johnson Cameo.png

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