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Max Out is the seventh episode of the first season of Ben 10: Alien Force, and the seventh episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Gwen's older brother, Ken, disappears and she gets Ben and Kevin to help her track him down. Their investigation leads them to find not only Ken but also another long-missing relative and a startling secret of the DNAliens. This discovery comes at a high cost as Ben is left with greater responsibilities than ever before.[CN 1]
Plot[]
The episode begins with Max entering the coffee shop and Edna asks him if he would like to hear their special and Max said that he just wants coffee. Edna said that they don't get too many strangers in Santa Mira and asked him what brought him here and Max said that it has great fishing and great weather. Edna said that their fish are farm-raised and that it is the rainy season, leaving Max misinformed. Edna brings him the special and Max said that he didn't order it, and Edna said that it was on the house. The special was revealed to be an Xenocite, who it and Edna attacks Max, but he was able to defeat them both.
Gwen and Ben ask for Kevin's help in locating her brother, Ken, who was supposed to be home from college two days ago. They head for a small town named Santa Mira, where Ken's car, "The Awesome Mobile", supposedly broke down. They find it at one of five garages and when they get inside, Kevin opens the hood to find a small purple high-tech node rigged to the engine block. Kevin explains it's a field projector that dampens internal combustion, which means Ken's car was sabotaged. Gwen can't imagine why since he's got no connection to the aliens or the Plumbers. The owners of the garage show up and a battle of interrogation ensues. The two of them claim to have fixed the car that the owner never came back for, but Kevin proves them to be lying when he tries to start the engine. The truth comes out when a lightning strike flashes, exposing them both as DNAliens.
After interrogating a DNAlien they are led to Xeno Hatcheries where another weather tower has been set up causing the town's dreary weather. Meanwhile, Ken is being interrogated by a DNAlien who allows a parasite, called a Xenocite, to attach itself to Ken. Shortly after, Max mounts a rescue and discovers Ken partially transformed into a DNAlien who incapacitates Max and calls for guards.
Gwen, Kevin, and Ben finally make it into Xeno Hatcheries, sneaking in from the waterway while fighting against hordes of DNAliens. Along the way, Gwen discovers Ken nearly transformed into a DNAlien, and Ben's Omnitrix suddenly gains a life of its own. Stating that it can repair Ken's DNA, Ben does so and removes the parasite from Ken. Later the four meet up with Max, who asks the others to destroy the trucks meant to ship the Xenocites all over the country while Max goes after the head Highbreed. Ben states that the Highbreed operation is over with the Xenocite factory destroyed, his DNAlien troops sucked into the Null Void, and his trucks destroyed. The Highbreed states that more trucks along with a replacement for the egg machine can be there in a matter of hours and also points out the hordes of DNAliens at his command.
Left with no other option, Max turns his Null Void projector into a grenade which will vaporize everything within a half-mile radius. Gwen projects a shield for herself, Ben, Kevin, and Ken. Max detonates his make-shift bomb, and the team is left in the crater that was the town and leave to finish the work that Max started.
Noteworthy Events[]
Major Events[]
- DNAliens are revealed to be Xenocite parasites merged with Humans to serve Highbreed as a mindless work force.
- Gwen's brother, Ken, is kidnapped by the DNAliens and is almost fused with a Xenocite.
- Ben discovers the Omnitrix can repair genetic damage, thereby allowing him to restore DNAliens to normal.
- The team finds Max.
- Max seemingly dies in an explosion caused by the Null Void Projector.
Character Debuts[]
Location Debuts[]
- Santa Mira
- Cozy Cup Diner
- Santa Mira Garage & Towing
- Xeno Hatcheries
Minor Events[]
- This episode reveals that this episode takes place during spring break, meaning that this series started about two to three months after Ben and Gwen's birthdays.
- It is revealed that DNAliens can still spit out slime while disguised.
- The Omnitrix is revealed to have the ability to converse with its wearer, using a digitized version of Ben's own voice.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Supporting Characters[]
- Ken Tennyson (first appearance)
Antagonists[]
Transformations[]
Locations[]
- Bellwood
- Santa Mira (first appearance)
- Cozy Cup Diner (first appearance)
- Santa Mira Garage & Towing (first appearance)
- Xeno Hatcheries (first appearance)
Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Italian | Il Sacrificio di Max | The Sacrifice of Max |
| Polish | Ostateczna Rozgrywka | Final Match |
| Portuguese (Br) | Max Desligo | Max Off |
| Romanian | Max îşi Face Apariţia | Max Shows Up |
| Spanish (HA) | Un Encuentro con el Abuelo | An Encounter with the Grandfather |
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Cast[]
Continuity[]
- Max being on the Highbreed's case since Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 is focused on in this episode.
- Ben points out the weather tower, which the trio first saw in Everybody Talks About the Weather.
Allusions[]
- The main location of the episode, Santa Mira, is a reference to the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Errors[]
- When Max enters the coffee shop and sits down, the flower patterns on his shirt are missing.
- Despite passing the through the waterway, Max, Ben, Gwen and Kevin don't show any signs of getting wet.
- When Big Chill rises out of the water, his Omnitrix symbol is missing.
- Before Ben cures Ken, the Omnitrix's dial faces the wrong way.
- When Ben turns into Jetray and says his name, Jetray's mouth doesn't move.
- In one shot, the Highbreed has five eyes instead of four.
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Trivia[]
- Most of the DNAliens were killed in the explosion, but one survived.[DM 3]
- In the as-broadcast script dated May 5, 2008:[script 1]
- Xenocites are described as half-lobster, half insect larva creatures.
- Santa Mira's welcome sign has the tagline "THE FRIENDLIEST LITTLE TOWN IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA".
- The cooler that Shem carries is labelled "XENO HATCHERIES".
- Shem picks up the phone when he threatens to call the sheriff.
- Ken has brown eyes.
- Max enters the Xeno Hatcheries interrogation room using a skeleton key instead of his Plumber Badge.
- When Ben's astral form is inside the Omnitrix, he sees a large version of Ken's head with a Xenocite on it.
- Everyone in the cleanup crew at the end of the episode is revealed to be a DNAlien, instead of just one person.
