James "Jimmy" Jones is a kid who is a major fan of Ben and his alien heroes. He runs a website with pictures of aliens around the world including, every alien Ben has ever turned into, even dating back to when Ben was ten years old. He always refers to Ben as Mr. Tennyson.
Jimmy wears a hoodie similar in design to Ben's jacket. Jimmy sent out a video that finally showed the world that Ben has the ability to turn into aliens, as he thought Ben would like the fame and money.
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Jimmy first appears in Fame when Ben finds out that Jimmy has been posting things and a video about him and his aliens on a website. He and the team realize that Jimmy is pretty useful so they let him do what he wants.
In Andreas' Fault, Jimmy told Ben about the Forever Knights and where they can go to find the castle.
In Eye of the Beholder, Jimmy gave Ben "relationship-advice".
In The Big Story, Jimmy was trying to get some footage of an alien ship but instead finds a plant alien trying to take over Earth. Jimmy was able defeat the plant and plant copies of Ben, Gwen and Kevin using peanuts which proved to be the plants only weakness.
In The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1, Jimmy and his mother are transformed into Esoterica.
Appearances
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
- Fame (First appearance)
- Andreas’ Fault
- Eye of the Beholder
- The Big Story (Protagonist)
- The Ultimate Enemy: Part 1 (Cameo)
Games
Jimmy appeared in Cosmic Destruction giving Ben advice on Evil Way Big, and asking trivia questions to Ben (according to Ben). At the end of the game, he gives Ben the trailer for a new Sumo Slammers movie.
Trivia
- For a strange reason, when he is transformed into a Esoterica he gains height until he's the same size.
- Jimmy thought Jetray was called "Jeffrey", until Ben corrected him.
- Jimmy Jones is homage to Jimmy Olsen and Rick Jones, to Superman and the Incredible Hulk being sidekicks and fans to them respectively.
- According to Ben, Jimmy provides reliable information.
- Jimmy plays Craft of War (a wordplay on World of Warcraft) with a Forever Knight NCO that uses the user name, "foreverduke838".
- Jimmy seemingly has an addiction with peanuts since Eye of the Beholder.
- Ben and Jimmy both share the same similarity of liking Sumo Slammers.