Some Ben 10 episodes, as well as Secret of the Omnitrix and Race Against Time, had special versions containing various pop-up trivia facts that provided deeper insight into the world and behind-the-scenes info. During Ben 10 Week, Cartoon Network aired a marathon of these special episodes. The following is a gallery of all pop-up trivia facts, listed chronologically by episode.
Pop-Up Trivia Episode Galleries[]
Ben 10
| And Then There Were 10 |
Vilgax's ship is called "The Chimeran Hammer." Introducing Benjamin Kirby Tennyson - our hero Ben goes to Madison Elementary in the town of Bellwood As revealed in episode #20, Ben and Gwens's rivalry comes from sharing the same birthday As revealed in episode #43, the smaller ship is piloted by Max's old alien girlfriend Xylene The Omnitrix is responding to Tennyson DNA - that's why it "jumps" at Ben Heatblast, the first alien Ben becomes, is considered the favorite by many fans Vilgax is a Chimera Su Generis from the Shadow Realm - a strange system of planets near a cosmic rift into the Null Void The Omnitrix uses special omni-energy to merge its wearer's DNA with the thousands of DNA samples it holds to create transformations Wildmutt is a Vulpimancer from the poisonous planet Vulpin Living in dark caves beneath the surface, Vulpimancers have no need for eyes and use their amazing sense of smell to "see." Ben has unlocked or collected nine additional aliens and lost one during the series, making 18 total (not counting Ben 10,000) Since he's no longer a Plumber, Max knew nothing about the Omnitrix until now so he's not completely faking The Omnitrix automatically uses the molecules of its wearer's clothes to create coverings for the aliens |
| Hunted |
The Rustbucket was designed by the plumbers to run on regular gas as part of its "disguise" "Hoverboard" is the codename for Tetrax Shard - one of the last living Petrosapiens in the universe This is Ghostfreak's 2nd appearance in the series Is this Ben talking here or the real Ghostfreak? Kraab is a Piscciss Premann Ghostfreak's protosplasmic DNA is how his species adapted to living near an anti-matter sun SixSix speaks in the Sotoroggian language Tetrax is hard on Ben because his own lack of thinking caused the destruction of his homeworld Petropia This is Grey Matter's 2nd appearance in the series Grey Matter's brain capacity makes Ben smarter even about things he's never seen before - like Kraab's alien circuitry |
| Kevin 11 |
Ben's dad's name is Carl, Carl is Max's son Kevin wears a padlock around his neck. It's a souvenir from his first crime - stealing a bike Apparently, security around the new Sumo Slammers game is pretty intense This is Stinkfly's 4th appearance in the series The non-sumo guy on the sign is Dave Johnson, the show's art director Ben can only stay an alien for 10 minutes at a time. Although it's impossible to show this in "real time" in an episode This is Four Arms' 4th appearance in the series Kevin has six arms - two of them are his normal human arms Without the Omnitrix to control the DNA, Kevin's transformations are more like mutations of human and alien DNA mixed together The Omnitrix has a built-in energy feedback blast against anyone trying to force it off of its owner |
| Lucky Girl |
Introducing Hex - evil magician and master of the black arts Ben's trophies include a piece of Animo's tech (episode #2), a picture of the Krakken (episode #3) and a picture of Ben and Gwen in Sparksville (episode #6) Gwen's dad Frank is brothers with Ben's dad Carl Gwen lives across town from Ben in Bellwood with her dad and her mom Lily Gwen has an older brother named Ken that Ben worships The combined power of the charms allows Hex to alter reality, including making the book's spells real |
| Gwen 10 |
This episode never really happens - it takes place outside the real Ben 10 storyline - and was done just for fun Ben is referring to events that took place in episode #13 History change! Vilgax isn't blown to bits here like he was in in Episode #1 Many fans wanted to know what would happen if Gwen got the Omnitrix so this special episode was done to show them Female Galvans have hair while male Galvans do not Ben didn't learn how to use Diamondhead's projectiles until episode #5 History change! Grandpa didn't reveal his Plumber past to Ben until episode #14 History change! Grandpa went to Mt. Rushmore with Gwen before attacking Vilgax's ship |
| Grudge Match |
This is the first time the name "Kevin 11" has been said in the show Kevin's bite comes from his Ripjaws DNA and not just because he has a big mouth Rumors that the Omnitrix really existed and was in the hands of a human spread across the galaxy after this Look there's a Tetramand and a Galvanic Mechomorph on the screens Ben's having too much fun mixing the powers - something he can't do - to realize he's making Kevin a tougher enemy Most of these "warriors" were just average beings kidnapped by Slix and forced to fight This is Upgrade's 7th appearance on the series Upgrade is a Mechomorph from Galvan B - a moon of Galvan Prime Ben unlocked Cannonbolt after Kevin absorbed the Omnitrix so he's new to Kevin |
| Ultimate Weapon |
The Plumbers were created to fix "leaks" in the normal everyday world like aliens, monsters and ghosts Operating in secret, the Plumbers took on anything too tough or weird for normal law enforcement to handle Greymatter - making his 7th appearance - is a Galvan from the tiny but highly advanced planet of Galvan Prime The Plumbers were established by the Founding Fathers in the 1700s. George Washington was one of the first members The Plumbers fought mostly paranormal and dimensional trouble until the appearance of the alien Eon in the early 1800s Both groups have done research on each other since first meeting in episode #11 The Forever Knights are an ancient organization who seek out powerful weapons and tech for reasons yet unknown There are many orders of Forever Knights all over the world. They first came to the U.S. in the 1920s The Plumber combat suit is standard issue for all field agents The Plumbers also built garbage trucks, station wagons and a riding lawnmower with weapons and gadgets like the Rustbucket The knights have used cover names - like "The Organization" - to make it harder to link their activities to one big group Enoch is the liege of this order of knights, his family has been in the knights for centuries This is Four Arms' 13th appearance on the series Tetramands have multiple arms to help them fight the giant predators on their planet Khoros Though Enoch is in charge here, the true leader of this order is the Forever King Enoch isn't dead- he comes back in episode #35 |
| Back With a Vengeance |
The Megacruiser from episode #18 - now under Kevin's control after defeating Technorg Vilgax tried to teleport out of his ship before it exploded. The damage caused a malfunction that beamed him into space Lepidopterrans spend most of their lives harvesting the giant plants on their swampy planet The real winner here would be Upchuck but Ben hasn't discovered him yet The Null Void Projector was introduced in episode #14 There are two species of Cannonbolt - the more primitive kind lives on Wildmutt's home planet of Vulpin Grandpa has been afraid to use the projector since he thinks it was damaged while fighting with Phil in episode #14 These winged beasts - known as Nullvoiders - are the only indigenous lifeforms in the void Grandpa's Plumber suit is made of a special material that conforms to fit any size person - like Gwen Havoc Beasts love eating metal and are known to devour entire spaceships mid-flight |
| Ben 10,000 |
Omnitrix City - 20 years into the future. Sometimes called "New Xenon" by alien visitors Future Ben enhances each of his aliens with nanotech - like XLR8's scanners here XLR8 is the only Kineceleran on Earth. The slow rotation - compared to their planet Kinet - makes them sick after a few days Ben's interaction with aliens eventually opens the door for contact and trade between Earth and other planets Gwen's custom belt is a tribute to her days as Lucky Girl Even though he's 80, future medicine keeps Max looking younger Most of the buildings will be designed by Ben's friend Edwin Grand Smith from episode #23 Living criminals go to the Null Void, but destroyed or "sleeping" villains are kept at Fort DNA-X Animo accidentally destroys his body trying to recreate the Kevin 11 mutation, leaving only his head undamaged Vilgax has been enhanced by Animo - including genetic implant weapons and bio-boosters Max will have his arm replaced with this cybernetic one during the Limax wars in 2017 The Omnitrix will transform itself as Ben gets older, giving Ben more control and access to more aliens Arctiguana is a Polar Manzardill - one of many species of Manzardill- from the ice caps of planet X'Nelli The Nuevo Circus Freaks are led by a middle-aged Frightwig |
| Benwolf |
Grandpa's friend Wes was a Plumber in the extradimensional control division This is our first look at the teleportation "lightning" energy from the Anur System Wildvine's species - Florauna - are savage by nature and have little intelligence other than pure instinct Loboans have voracious appetites and will eat anything - including their own kind The Loboan's swipe accidentally switched on the Omnitrix's collect mode - the way it gets alien DNA into its storage banks The Omnitrix's creator Azmuth used the collect mode to gather thousands of species over hundreds of years The Yeti is actually a creature stranded here from another dimension Max doesn't recognize the Loboan as an alien because very few beings have any contact with the Anur System Luna Lobo is a lush, forest covered moon - one of the few "beautiful" places in the whole Anur System Benwolf has green eyes like all Loboan cubs. Adults have red and pale orange eyes Ben learns its not because it was scratched but because it was switched, and he would make a cool Vilgax Cities on Cannonbolt's planet Aruburia were connected by thousands of little roller tunnels - like a hamster cage |
| Game Over |
This "storm" is a result of the Anur System teleportation energy created by Dr. Viktor Mechamorphs can't "upgrade" living beings, making the merge with Ben's DNA incomplete. That's why he speaks with Ben's voice Sumo Slammers is Ben's favorite game, book and TV show - followed by "Space Pirates" and "Weirdworld" Ishiyama has the ability to "sumo-size" himself and grow larger for battle Funny enough, the popularity of Ben's aliens with kids makes Sumo Slammers not so popular by the end of summer Tortugans are built to spin, not walk, that's why Ben has a hard time staying balanced as Cannonbolt Like all videogames, the "main boss" fight with Kenko is the hardest level |
| Super Alien Hero Buddy Adventures |
Handy Buddy's Scottish accent shows that the "hero buddies" cartoon is way off from reality Fiery Buddy's rhyme talk is a joke on many 80's cartoon characters that talked the same way Ben copied a lot of fighting moves from Kangaroo Commando Doggy Buddy's voice is a nod to many cartoon dogs that spoke in a similar way Wildvine's species is from the jungle world of Flors Verdance |
| The Visitor |
Ben and Gwen don't know much about their grandmother, other than she's "gone" Xylene is an Uxorite from the planet Ringa Morr The "mergey thing" is a reference to the criminal Rojo from episode #8 Xylene's "main brain" is in the same place as a human but has a small brain in each one of her hood folds Upchuck is a Gourmand from the planet Peptos XI (they ate planets I-X) Gorumands are basically walking stomachs that can eat almost anything (except normal Earth food, believe it or not) |
| The Return |
The Loboan - last seen and thought destroyed in episode #31 The alien "mummy" imprisoned by our heroes in episode #34 The prisoner with the chain is modelled after the episode's director Scooter Tidwell The Rustbucket has so many hidden gadgets, Grandpa often doesn't remember them until the right moment The purple lightning - seen throughout season 3 - is really teleportation energy from the Anur System Dr. Viktor is secretly a Transylian - electromagnetic beings from Anur Transyl The "mummy" is a Thep-Khufan from the planet Anur Khufos Ben collected the Theo-Khufan's DNA during episode #34. This is the first transformation Anur Khufos is a desert-like wasteland of highly radioactive Corrodium We first met aunt Vera - Grandpa's sister - in episode #4 All three aliens are from the mysterious Anur System of planets that revolve around an anti-matter sun Anur Transyl was once home to two dominant species - the Transylians and the vicious Vladats During a war on Anur Transyl, the Transylians wiped out the Vladats using the energy of captive Pyonites This is the bell tower from Bancroft Academy, last seen in episode #24 Ghostfreak, the evil Ectonurite that was once part of the Omnitrix, has retuned! |
| Be Afraid of the Dark |
Ghostfreak's real name is Zs'Skayr - High Ecto-Lord of Anur Phaetos Zs'Skayr learned of the Omnitrix when one of Vilgax's scout probes crashed on Anur Phaetos and he read its data files Zs'Skayr finally encountered Myaxx, Azmuth's assistant, collecting samples with the Omnitrix on Flors Verdance He possessed he Florauna being sampled and traveled in his ghost form with the DNA into the Omnitrix Since Ben was the first being to wear the Omnitrix since Zs'Skayr entered it, Zs'Skayr needs Ben's human DNA to become whole The Ectonurites used their ghost-like powers to slowly become rulers of every planet in the Anur System Transylians learned how to harness the lightning from their planet's giant storms with their own electric powers The combination of Corrodium's power and danger make it extremely rare and valuable throughout the galaxy Once, when Ben went Ghostfreak to sneak into a horror movie, Zs'Skayr took control and contacted Viktor with these plans The generators on Ben's back aren't machines but natural metallic-organic growths |
| Perfect Day |
Vilgax is a Chimera Su Generis from the Shadow Realm - a strange system of planets near a cosmic rift into the Null Void Enoch was last seen in episode #35 The real Kevin was last seen in episode #26 This the 1st appearance of the Forever King |
| Divided We Stand |
Dr. Animo is in prison for crimes he committed in episode #25 Ripjaws is a Volann from the aquatic planet of Piscciss This is the second bird that Animo has mutated - the first was in episode #2 Animo was inspired to finish his transmodulator after seeing a news report of "a diamond creature" saving a campground Mechomorph DNA is "programmed" with blueprints of high-tech from hundreds of planets - allowing them to "upgrade" any machine Animo is riding on a Mutant Lepidopterran - the Ben alien he's most fascinated by |
| Don't Drink the Water |
| Ken 10 |
This alien is a Maxatomer - widely thought of as the funniest creatures in the universe Ben built this Omnitrix for Ken using the combined smarts of his aliens Greymatter, Brainstorm and Benviktor The less said about Toepick the better. You don't even want to know This creature is a science experiment from Omnitrix City University gone out of control This is the criminal Mot Snikrep - an escapee from Incarcecon These containment eggs are based on ancient hunting equipment of the alien Protost species Devlin is 11-years-old Ben & Gwen have come to rely a lot on each other for support over the years as their friendship has grown During one of his escapes, Kevin fled to the colony on Saturn and started a family. That's where Devlin was born This future version of Kevin can use his absorbed alien powers - like XLR8's speed - without becomin the alien form Due to his time in the Null Void, Kevin 11,000 has powers from alien DNA that Ben doesn't have in the Omnitrix This is Way Big's first appearance on the series, having first been seen in "Secret of the Omnitrix" movie |
| Ben 10 vs. Negative 10: Part 1 |
Cooper rewired the autopilot so it could handle roads other than straight paths |
Movies
| Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix |
This story takes place between episode #52 and the "Race Against Time" movie - even though it aired before both of them After working with Clancy in the Negative 10 , Animo has discovered ways to gain psychic control over animals Tetrax's ship is called "the Resolute." There are two alternate versions of this movie with different aliens (XLR8 and Eye Guy) in the opening battle Ben's high energy often gets him into trouble, as he gets older, he learns to focus that energy into sports Originally, Gwen wasn't even supposed to come on the road trip - she was going to a summer study program instead The arguing between Ben and Gwen had gotten so bad that their parents refused to take vacations together anymore Since the Omnitrix is Vilgax's most desired prize, Tetrax has dedicated his life to learning everything about it Vilgax escaped the Null Void through sheer luck - happening to stumble upon a portal being opened on another planet Hoverboard-based combat requires intensive training and use of holographic simulators. Ben, however, is a natural As an undercover agent, Tetrax has learned many secret override codes for hundreds of security systems Incarcecon was built nearly 500 years ago by the very first version of the Galactic Enforcers Since many prisoners want to prove how tough they are by taking out the infamous Sixsix, he's wearing this disguise Since Null Void technology is exclusive to the Plumbers, space law enforcement sends its criminals to Incarcecon The explosive power of Upchuck's "loogies" depends on the chemical composition of what he ate to create them The Omnitrix rumors have grow in the Intergalactic underworld since Ben's brief time as an alien gladiator in episode #18 Myaxx was put on Incarcecon after trying to sell advanced cloaking technology she designed to Sphoeroidian pirates Myaxx oversaw the design of the Omnitrix and was send to collect a lot of the alien DNA herself - including Ghostfreak's Xenon is most mysterious planet in the galaxy with a thousand terrible legends surrounding it The Hugopata Quadrant is an uncharted section of space because no ships can survive long enough to explore it Since the Omnitrix can'y be removed, Tetrax modified Ben's spacesuit so the Omnitrix acts as a seal between Ben's hand and arm Vilgax has conditioned himself to survive againts the harsh conditions of space without protective gear for brief moments Ben's pilot skills are a combo of playing video games and tap lessons his mom made him take (he'll never admit it, though) Since these flying attackers have no living pilots, they fearlessly chase their target into any dangerous situation Though Sixsix is from Sotoragg, his monstrous appearance is due to a mutation and is not what others of his kind look like Xenon is home to some of the rarest plants life in the galaxy - much of it planted by Azmuth himself There was so much Infighting between the various races on Petropia that it was easy for Vilgax to manipulate them Gluto had to go back to the ship to get his containment armor - otherwise Gwen and he would have been there sooner The rivalry between Tetrax and Sixsix goes on well into the future until it's finally settled in one final showdown The battle of Xenon will be recorded in the history of the Plumbers as an important turning point for both young Tennysons Way Big is a To'kustar , the ultra-rarest alien species in the universe To'kustars have no home planet. They are created during unpredictable Cosmic Storms After meeting Ben, Azmuth decides to become more involved and eventually connects with the space-based Plumbers Gluto has Universal Translator in his support armor This "zombies" are actually invaders from Anur Ormerow |
| Ben 10: Race Against Time |
Eon is a Chronian, an extremely powerful race of aliens with vast powers over matter, energy and time Heatblast, of the Pyronite species, was the first alien Ben ever turned into after finding the Omnitrix The minions of Eon are made up of warriors from all throughout time - twisted by Eon into the creatures they have become Since her family moved to a different part of Bellwood during the summer, Gwen is going to Ben's school now Ben's parents have no idea that Ben's "watch" lets him turn into alien superheroes or about his adventures over the summer Max has an entire set of tools that are disguised Plumber tech - a sonic blast "hammer," a grappling hook "screwdriver," etc The Null Void is the dimensional alien prison use by the Plumbers and first seen being used in episode #14 Using powers to do things any kid would do - like elaborate pranks - is the main thing that separates Ben from other superheroes Eon first appeared on Earth in the 1800's. The Plumbers had been fighting against mostly supernatural threats up until then Eon has unnaturally aged Constantine into an almost mummy-like state The Plumbers took up normal jobs in Bellwood so as not to cause any suspicion as to why they were there The Hands of Armageddon isn't the only super powerful device being kept in this base The Chronians used their powers to place themselves in another dimension to escape the effects of time but wound up trapped there Chronia was a beautiful world until its people ruined it in their greed to obtain more power over space and time Some of old lady Carlyle's plants are alien (no Wildvines, though) Although Ben has stayed in his alien form for over 10 minutes before, it has never been with the failsafe purposely turned off The Plumbers didn't make the connection between Eon and the Omnitrix until earlier in the summer due to similar energy signatures Due to his powers over matter, Eon was able to retain his personality in his DNA was collected in the Omnitrix Not all Plumbers were fighters like Grandpa - many were simply scientists, researchers and explorers Eon is the second alien form that has managed to repress Ben's personality (the other was Ghostfreak) Some of Eon's previous attempts to take control of Ben were thwarted by the mysterious time-traveler known as Paradox |
Other
| Azmuth & Galactic Enforcers Ben |
| X-Ray Ben & Diamondhead V.2 |
The Omnitrix's power source is smaller and more powerful than Sub-Energy Ben attended Madison Elementary in the town of Bellwood Diamondhead's homeworld of Petropia was a jagged crystal mass Kevin is an Osmosian that can absorb the properties of things he touches |
| Zombozo & Ultra Ben |
Trivia[]
- Some pop-up trivia statements included in deleted scenes featured on the Ben 10: The Complete Season 4 DVD and DVDs released by Bandai were recycled from those included on the Ben 10 Week marathon.









































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































