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Gwendolyn Tennyson is Ben and Kai's daughter and Ken's sister[pop-up 1][1][pop-up 2][2][DM 1] from an alternate timeline.[note 1]
Trivia[]
- Gwendolyn and her brother were named after Ben's cousins, Gwen and Ken.[DM 1]
- Many fans have believed that a human girl from Ken's 10th birthday party was Gwendolyn. However, Thomas Perkins revealed that she was created only as a background character.[TP 1] This is evident by the same girl appearing as a bystander in Ben 10,000, which chronologically set 12 years prior to Ken 10.
- When asked if Gwendolyn exists in the Omniverse Future Timeline, Derrick J. Wyatt initially said she did not,[DJW 7] stating that he hated that she was named after Ben's cousin Gwen and ignored her existence.[DJW 8] When made aware that Gwendolyn's existence was revealed via pop-up trivia years later, Derrick admitted that he forgot she existed. He also explained that the reason she was never used in Omniverse is because the crew, who had studied the Original Series episodes, did not have access to the pop-ups. Therefore, they were not aware that Ben 10,000 had a daughter.[DJW 1]
Notes[]
- ↑ The Ben 10,000 from Omniverse is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 2]
- This is evidenced in-show by the fact that both the Ben 10,000[3][4] and the future Dr. Animo[5] from Omniverse 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 would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
- This was due to the crew's preference of the original Ben 10,000 over the Ultimate Alien portrayal,[DJW 4] as well as executives wanting everything to be more like the Original Series.[DJW 3]
- Derrick J. Wyatt made several statements to corroborate the story, expanding on what is known from the Original Series, such as the backstory for the Biomnitrix invoking the plotline of Ben 10,000,[DJW 5] and the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 6] "shifted" from the original age of 15.[pop-up 3][1]
- The writing of the show also indicated this viewpoint, with Ben identifying the future Dr. Animo from Animo Crackers to be the same as the one he encountered in Ben 10,000, and other efforts made throughout the last few seasons to align the story with the future timeline.
- 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 2] This can be interpreted as a retcon. This wiki, however, considers the two Ben 10,000s, and by extension, the two futures, separate.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://archive.is/UMcud
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:DJW OV Future Response.png
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:OV Ben 10K Explaination.png
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Derrick Doesn't Like Ultimate Ben.png
- ↑ File:Biomnitrix Explaination.png
- ↑ File:Ben 10K Now Serious At 20.png
- ↑ File:Ben will not have a daughter.PNG
- ↑ File:DJW Ignored Ben's Daughter and Gwen's Brother.png