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| “ | "It's great seeing you, too! But the same shirt? Grandpa, it was twenty years out of style, twenty years ago." "Hey! When you find a look that works...!" |
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– Gwen Prime and Max.[1] | ||
Maxwell "Max" Tennyson is Gwendolyn and Ben's paternal grandfather. He is one of Max's futures from an alternate timeline.[note 1][note 2]
Appearance[]
In Ben 10,000, Max wore the same shirt as younger self and blue pants with yellow lines down the side. He had a beard, a slight mustache, and a robotic arm that can turn into a laser gun.
In Ken 10, he became much skinnier, his robotic arm no longer looked like a normal arm, and his beard was gone.
Personality[]
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History[]
Background[]
During the Limax Wars of 2017, Max lost his right arm[pop-up 3][8] and replaced it with a cybernetic one.[pop-up 4][1]
Ben 10[]
Max first appeared in Ben 10,000. He said that Ben never visited him but he saw Gwendolyn frequently. He took Ben, Gwen and Gwendolyn to Fort DNA-X. He later returned during the Bens' battle with Vilgax and helped the Gwens.
In Ken 10, Max gave his great-grandson Ken an X321 Hoverboard for his 10th birthday. He was also shown putting Ben's enemies in the Null Void following their capture.
Powers and Abilities[]
Equipment[]
| “ | "When did you get that?" "A lot can happen in twenty years." |
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– Gwen Prime and Max.[1] | ||
Max can extend his prosthetic arm to reach objects or people which are far away.[1][8]
Max can use his prosthetic arm to enhance his punches with electricity.[1]
Max can shapeshift his prosthetic arm into a cannon.[1]
Max owns a giant electric cannon which is powerful enough to send Vilgax back several feet with one blast.[1]
Max owns a Plumber rifle, which is powerful enough to send Kevin across the room with one blast.[8]
Max owns a Plumber jetpack, allowing him to fly.[8]
Weaknesses[]
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Electricity Vulnerability
Max is vulnerable to electricity, as shown when he was shocked by Kevin.[8]
Appearances[]
Ben 10[]
Season 3[]
- Ben 10,000 (first appearance)
Season 4[]
Trivia[]
- Future medicine keeps Max looking younger.[pop-up 5][1]
- Max lost weight between Ben 10,000 and Ken 10 due to his age and futuristic healthy diet.[pop-up 3][8]
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 1][DJW 2][DJW 3][DJW 4][DJW 5][DJW 6][DJW 7]
- This is due to:
- The executives' push for having everything more like the Original Series, which was the most successful of the franchise.[DJW 6]
- The crew's preference of the original Ben 10,000[DJW 5] over the Ultimate Alien portrayal.[DJW 7]
- 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 8] and Ken 10[DJW 9] respectively, the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 10] "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.
- This is due to:
- ↑ Ben 10,000 is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 4]
- 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 1][DM 2][DM 3]
- 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 4] Therefore, it is an unintentional retcon by the Omniverse crew.
References[]
Crew Statements[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:DJW OV Future Response.png
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Derrick goal restore original Ben 10k.png
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:OV Ben 10K TPTB statement.png
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Ultimate Ben Is Lame.png
- ↑ File:DJW came up with Biomnitrix.png
- ↑ File:Kevin 11K is Both a Hero and Villain.png
- ↑ File:Ben 10K Now Serious At 20.png
