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“ | I know magic? How wicked is that? What else do I know how to do? Did I ever get my black belt? | ” |
– Younger Gwen amazed by her future self.[1] |
Gwendolyn Tennyson is Ben's paternal cousin and one of Gwen's futures from an alternate timeline.[note 1][note 2]
Appearance[]
In Ben 10,000, Gwendolyn had short red hair that had bangs in the front. She wore a blue and black spandex suit with black combat boots and the Charms of Bezel on her right arm. She had a hood and only sometimes wore it. She had a belt with a cat on it, the same cat Gwen wore on her shirt when she was ten.
In Ken 10, Gwendolyn had much longer hair, tied back in a ponytail and her black combat boots are now high heels.
Occasional Appearances[]
In Ben 10,000, Gwendolyn briefly wore a blue mask.
Personality[]
Gwendolyn keeps most of her younger self's personality traits such as her intelligence, maturity, and rationality. She is still very caring towards her loved ones, as she brought her and Ben's younger selves to the future to talk to him, believing he needed an attitude adjustment in time for Max's 80th birthday.[1]
Gwendolyn is cunning and quick-thinking, growing to be an adept and master magician.
History[]
Prior to Ben 10[]
Gwendolyn journeyed at some point to the dimension of Bezel, where she had new charms made for her.[pop-up 3][1]
Ben 10[]
In Ben 10,000, 30-year-old Gwendolyn came through a portal to the Prime Timeline and grabbed Gwen to lead Ben (as XLR8) into her timeline. Though the younger Tennysons believed the "crisis" Gwendolyn was talking about was Vilgax and Dr. Animo, Gwen Prime eventually realized that Ben 10,000 just needed a major attitude adjustment.
In Ken 10, 42-year-old Gwendolyn appeared as a hologram and gave Ken a Rock Monster pet as a birthday present. Later in the episode, she and Ben 10,000 discussed whether or not Ben 10,000 should let Ken fight.
Powers and Abilities[]
Gwendolyn can use magic by casting spells to achieve a specific result. Though she often has to recite the incantation in order to cast a spell, she does not always have to do so, as shown with her portal creation spell.[1]
Equipment[]
Gwendolyn owns the Charms of Bezel, allowing her to use the abilities of each one and also granting her the power of flight.[1]
Relationships[]
Family[]
Ben Tennyson[]
Gwendolyn and Ben rely on each other since their relationship has grown in the twelve years following their team-up with present Ben and Gwen.[pop-up 4][9]
Appearances[]
Ben 10[]
Season 3[]
- Ben 10,000 (first appearance)
Season 4[]
- Ken 10 (hologram)
Books[]
Cartoon Network Action Packs[]
Ben 10[]
Trivia[]
- Gwendolyn's custom belt is her tribute to her days as Lucky Girl.[pop-up 5][1]
- Gwendolyn was designed by Thomas Perkins.[TP 1]
Notes[]
- ↑ 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 3][DJW 4][DJW 5][DJW 6][DJW 7][DJW 8][DJW 9][DJW 10]
- He is from further in the future, after having learnt the lessons from his encounter with his 10 year old self[DJW 10] and lightened up.[DJW 11]
- This is due to:
- The executives' push for having everything more like the Original Series, which was the most successful of the franchise.[DJW 8]
- The crew's preference of the original Ben 10,000[DJW 7] over the Ultimate Alien portrayal.[DJW 9][DJW 12]
- 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 Kevin Levin invoking the plotlines of Ben 10,000[DJW 11] and Ken 10[DJW 13] respectively, the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 14] "shifted" from the original age of 15,[pop-up 1][1] etc.
- The writing of the show also explicitly called this out, such as when Ben identified the future Dr. Animo in Animo Crackers as the same person who he encountered in Ben 10,000,[2] and other 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.
- ↑ Ben 10,000 is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 6][DJW 15]
- This is evidenced in-show in Omniverse by the fact that both the Ben 10,000[3][4] and the future Dr. Animo[2] recalled characters and events from the present day. Chrono-Spanner also frequently visits present day with effects of his actions manifest in his present.[5] This would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
- It was pointed out by fans that this created a plot hole with the Original Series, as Ben 10,000 was from an alternate timeline[6][7][pop-up 2][8] in which he never travelled to the future when he was 10, and consequently did not give Max a cake on his 60th birthday, while Ben Prime did.[1] Thus, Ben 10,000 did not recall the events of the episode from his younger self's perspective.[7][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 6]
- He further explained that future is always in flux,[DJW 16] and is constantly affected by current events, especially by the meddling of the present by time-travellers.[DJW 15] This was also showcased in Ben 10,000. Thus, Ben 10,000, ie, Ben's current true future will always be changing, depending on the future writers of the show.
References[]
Crew Statements[]
Dwayne McDuffie[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ File:Nega Ben Gwen.PNG
- ↑ File:Benzarro Gwen Scientist.PNG
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/417381300865888378 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/421752490921325024 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/425001921745540846 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 File:DJW OV Future Response.png
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Derrick goal restore original Ben 10k.png
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:OV Ben 10K TPTB statement.png
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:Ultimate Ben Is Lame.png
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 File:Ben 10k learned lessons from OS episode.png
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:DJW came up with Biomnitrix.png
- ↑ File:OV crew didn't want to do Ultimate Ben.png
- ↑ File:Kevin 11K is Both a Hero and Villain.png
- ↑ File:Ben 10K Now Serious At 20.png
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 File:Future is always in motion.png
- ↑ File:Future in Flux.png