Technology Levels

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Technology Levels are the levels of complication, danger or sophistication given to the technology in the Ben 10 series. The tech levels known thus far are 1-20, although some technology is confirmed to be higher than Level 20 (e.g. the Naljian Destructors and the Annihilargh^{[citation needed]}).

Technology With Known Levels

Level 1

• Hammers
• Sharpened Sticks
• Levers
• Pulleys
• Wheels

Level 2

• Steam Engines
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Wires

Level 2-3

• The Batmobile^{[DJW 1]}

Level 3

• Nuclear Fission Technology
• Prypiatosian-B Containment Suits
• Universal Translators
• Plumber Badges^{[DJW 2]}

A grill of a Prypiatosian-B Containment Suit

Prypiatosian-B Containment Suit

Universal Translator

Plumber Badge

Level 4

• Anti-Gravity Projectors (some models)
• Energy Broadcast
• Nuclear Fusion Technology
  • Nuclear Fusion Grenades
• Remedial Biological Technology
• Simple Nanotechnology
• Taydenite Car^{[DJW 3]}

Anti-Gravity Projector

Nuclear Fusion Grenade

Taydenite Car

Level 5

• Anti-Gravity Projectors (some models)
• Intermediate Nanotechnology
• Laser Lances
• Oscillator Keys
• Hyperspace Jump Gate
• Highbreed Weather Array

Kevin wielding a Laser Lance

Hyperspace Jump Gate

Highbreed Weather Array

Level 6

• Tenn-Speed^{[DJW 4]}
• Plumber Tanks^{[DJW 5]}

Tenn-Speed

Plumber Tank

Level 7

• Plumber Ship
• ID Mask^{[DJW 6]}

Plumber Ship

ID Mask

Level 9

• Nanochip

Level 10

• Advanced Hazmat Suits
• Handheld Null Void Projectors^{[DJW 7]}

Level 12

• Class 12 Armored Mecha Suits
• Techadon Robots^{[DJW 8]}
• Galvan Walkers^{[DJW 9]}

Level 15

• Pokéballs^{[DJW 10]}

Level 17

• Time Cycles^{[DJW 11]}

Level 18

• Hokestar's warp field generator^{[DJW 12]}

Level 19 - 20

• The Nemetrix
• Chronosapien Time Bomb^{[DJW 13]}

Nemetrix

Chronosapien Time Bomb

Level 20

• The first Omnitrix
• The second Omnitrix
• The Ultimatrix
• The recreated Ultimatrix
• The Hero Watch^{[DJW 14]}
• The Power Watch^{[DJW 14]}
• The Zombitrix^{[DJW 14]}
• The Negatrix^{[DJW 14]}

The Ultimatrix

The first Omnitrix after recalibration

The first Omnitrix before recalibration in Omniverse

The second Omnitrix

Level 20+

• Naljian Destructors
• Annihilargh

Naljian Destructor

Annihilargh

Planets With Known Levels

Level 2

• Earth

Level 15-20

• Galvan Prime

A Galvan Jetpack

Trivia

• Earth is at least 500 years away from being a Level 3 planet.^[1][2]
• Anti-Gravity Projectors are Level 4 or Level 5 depending on how they are made.^{[DM 1]}
• Real life steam engines, internal combustion engines, nuclear fissions and wires are Level 3 and broadcasting signals and simple nanotechnology are Level 4, despite the fact that Earth is a Level 2 planet and shouldn't have any Level 3+ tech on it.^{[DM 2][DM 3]}

References

Crew Statements

Dwayne McDuffie

Derrick J. Wyatt