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The Frogs of War: Part 2 is the tenth and final episode of the third season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the thirtieth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
With Ben missing, the Incurseans now control the Earth. It's up to Rook and the remaining Plumbers to lead the resistance and fight back![CN 1]
Plot[]
Ben has been exiled as a result of Emperor Milleous' threat to destroy Earth. Floating aimlessly in space, Ben dryly remarks "I hate you, universe" as the power in his escape pod runs out.
With his army of Way Bads, Milleous has all governments and countries under his firm control. Will Harangue speaks well of the "benevolent" overlords while they blow up the White House behind him. Meanwhile, the team of Gwen, Kevin, Rook, Blukic, and Argit attempt to smuggle some weapons, but they are noticed by patrolling Incurseans and are forced to drop their contraband and regroup at their temporary headquarters in Mr. Baumann's shop, where they have been attempting to collect weapons for mounting a resistance - without much success. Rook notes that they haven't made much progress while Kevin is adamant about not risking their lives, the two briefly argue, Gwen admits that the team is at a deadlock when Argit suggests going after Dr. Psychobos, since he's responsible for mentally controlling the Way Bads. The others briefly muse at the oddity of Argit actually proposing a good idea before agreeing to go with this new plan.
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Bullfrag debuts
Assembling outside Milleous' damaged ship, the team prepares to hijack the patrolling convoy Psychobos is supposedly on, but Gwen realizes that Psychobos isn't on the convoy and that they've been set up. Argit shoots at the ship, prompting General Attea and her bodyguards to arrest the group. Argit pleads for mercy, having already made a deal with Attea to betray the others, but she shoots him anyway, then suddenly a notably taller, Incursean disables Attea and the other Incurseans, beckoning to the heroes to follow him. Introducing himself as Bullfrag, he leads them to a spaceship and flies away with them before Attea and the other Incurseans can catch them. On board, Bullfrag jokingly asks where his "thank you" is, only for Kevin to knock him out. The group interrogates Bullfrag, who insists he is an ally, and Gwen seems to agree after a scan. Bullfrag reveals that he has a plan to reach Psychobos, as well as rescue all the Plumbers imprisoned in Plumber Headquarters.
At the base, Bullfrag easily passes himself off as one of the Incurseans, with the rest of team held "prisoner". This allows the team in, letting Rook find the Plumber security system so he can free the imprisoned Plumbers. Upon finding that the passwords were reset by the Incurseans, Blukic smacks the console with his wrench, overriding the system and unlocking all the doors. As Argit escapes, unbeknownst to the group, the team finds Driba and a heavily dehydrated Magister Patelliday, realizing that they need to find Max to mount the full counterattack. At Max's cell, Bullfrag helps Max to his feet, addressing him as "Grandpa" - in return, Max addresses Bullfrag as Ben. Kevin is shocked at the revelation, Gwen is merely relieved, and sarcasticly speaking Attea holds the group at gunpoint as Kevin balks at the fact that Bullfrag is, in fact, Ben. Gwen candidly states that only Ben would come up with a name like "Bullfrag" but admits that she guessed his true identity almost as soon as she saw him, he explains that he had to maintain his cover, while Attea rants that her father is going to publicly execute Ben for daring to return. Much to Kevin's revulsion, Bullfrag begins flirting with Attea, complimenting her on her rebelliousness and other Incursean traits. Embarrassed but happy, Attea begins flirting back until Gwen knocks her out with a manna blast, admonishing Bullfrag for flirting. Knowing that his cover has been blown, Bullfrag deactivates the "Life Form Lock" on the Omnitrix and transforms back into Ben.
Max remarks that at this point, the planet is in danger of Milleous' wrath, but nonetheless asks Ben how he managed to escape. In a flashback, Ben reveals that shortly after the power went out on his escape pod, he realized that one of the manacles holding him down was loose and he barely managed to pry himself free. Some hours later, Azmuth showed up in his ship and not only fixed the Omnitrix's Randomizer, but also placed Incursean DNA into the Omnitrix so Ben could infiltrate Attea's forces as Bullfrag, where she became infatuated with him almost immediately.
From elsewhere, Rook contacts the group where he, Driba, and Blukic have been attempting to subdue Psychobos, and confirms that he also suspected that Bullfrag was Ben (to Kevin's annoyance). They explain that he summoned a Way Bad at their direction. Max tells Blukic that the team is ready to regroup, and Ben transforms into XLR8 to deal with the incoming Way Bad, temporarily knocking it down before transforming back into normal. Ben is greeted by a fireman who is not only relieved to see him alive but reveals that humans and aliens alike have joined forces to resist the Incurseans. Ben is pleased at this, but he quickly tells everyone to evacuate as the Way Bad prepares to attack and he transforms into Way Big. From his ship, Milleous is furious to see that Ben has returned and calls for liftoff to attack him, despite his ship not being fully repaired. Way Big defeats the Way Bad, only to find that two more have surrounded him. Rook attacks Psychobos from above, shutting down his mind-control; however, Way Big finds that the Way Bads have not stopped attacking. Psychobos gloats that being feral, they will attack everything in sight, forcing the team to come up with an alternative plan.
While Way Big is caught in a headlock by the Way Bads, Argit inadvertently knocks one out with his spikes in his escape. Rook, Driba, Blukic and Patelliday drive by, shooting the Way Bads with a Null Void Projector and sending them to the Null Void. This allows Way Big to fire his own laser beam to intercept Milleous' conquest ray, forcing the Incursean emperor to escape before his ship is blasted to bits. As Way Big transforms back into Ben, Rook's group leaves to catch all the Way Bads on Earth, while Ben, Kevin, Gwen, and Max confront Milleous, with Attea and Psychobos in chains.
Milleous angrily states that he still has his regular Incursean army, but Max reminds him that he is under arrest. From behind, Attea picks her handcuffs free, declaring that with her father arrested, it now leaves her in charge of the Incurseans, which was her master plan all along - much to the surprise of everyone present, she reveals that it was the one who loosened Ben's locks so he could escape, knowing that he would return and save Earth, overthrow her daddy, thereby defeating her father for her. Ben is mortified at the extent of Attea's vicious plot, but nonchalantly retorts that ever since their first encounter, Milleous kept her under close watch, forcing her to take drastic measures to usurp her father's position, she smugly then demands that Ben let her go free, in exchange for the Incurseans pulling back to their original territories, goading Ben on since she knows that the heroes want to avoid a war. Stoically, Max accepts Attea's terms as she offers to pay for damages, having secured her position of power. Milleous is torn between anger and pride about Atteas plot.
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Attea winks at Ben
Before leaving, Attea briefly flirts with Ben, asking him to join her as Bullfrag. Disgusted, Ben declines as Attea shrugs him off, stretching her tongue to kiss him at the back of his head. As Attea's forces take off, Rook calls him to say that news of Ben's latest heroic exploits has spread through the galaxy, and that the Incurseans have pulled back. Mildly amused to note that Attea kept her word, Ben wonders if any Mr. Smoothy stores were damaged since he hasn't been back on Earth in a month. Gwen can only state "Ben Tennyson is back" as the episode ends.
Noteworthy Events[]
Major Events[]
- Humans accept working with aliens.
- General Attea becomes the ruler of the Incurseans.
- Emperor Milleous and Dr. Psychobos are taken into Plumber custody.
Character Debut[]
Omnitrix Alien Debut[]
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Ben's Team
- Ben Tennyson (flashback and present)
- Rook Blonko
- Gwen Tennyson
- Kevin Levin
- Blukic
Supporting Characters[]
Antagonists[]
- Way Bads (flashback and present; flashback was a cameo)
- Will Harangue
- Incurseans
- Dr. Psychobos
Other Characters[]
- Julius (cameo)
- Mrs. Rheault (cameo)
- Plumbers
- Plumber Medics (cameo)
- Molly Gunther (cameo)
- Jerry (cameo)
- Magister Patelliday
- Leadfoot (cameo)
- Magister Arnux (cameo)
- Watchmaker (first appearance)
- Mr. Baumann (cameo)
- Azmuth (flashback; cameo)
Aliens Used[]
Quotes[]
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Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Arabic | ضفادع الحرب, الجزء 2 | The Frogs of War, Part 2 |
| Hungarian | A Békák Háborúja, Második Rész | The Frogs' War, Part 2 |
| Italian | Le rane da guerra (seconda parte) | |
| Polish | Żaby wojny cz. 2 | Frogs of War Part 2 |
| Portuguese (Br) | Sapos de Guerra, 2ª Parte | Frogs of War, 2nd Part |
| Spanish (HA) | Las Ranas de la Guerra, Parte 2 | The Frogs Of War, Part 2 |
| Spanish (Spain) | Las Ranas de la Guerra, 2ª Parte | The Frogs of War, 2nd Part |
Cast[]
Continuity[]
- This episode takes place after The Frogs of War: Part 1 and Ben 10: Omniverse 2.
- Ben says he never usually says "at least things can't get any worse", referencing his superstition in Outbreak.
Allusions[]
- When Gwen and Rook use their communicators, they use the same sound as a Star Trek: The Original Series communicator.
- When General Attea breaks out of her handcuffs, her hands form the Vulcan salute from Star Trek.
- Bullfrag says "rebel scum" twice, which is a reference to Star Wars.
Errors[]
- When Bullfrag speaks to an Incursean, the latter is drawn with four fingers on each hand.
- In one shot, Gwen's stockings are missing.
- The closed captions on the Ben 10 Omniverse: Aliens at War DVD misspell "Cerebrocrustacean" as "cerebral crustacean".
- For a split second, the top of Way Big's head is white.
- When Blukic and Driba shout "Null Void Projector!", Rook's mouth is also shown moving, but his voice is not heard.
- While Ben talks to Emperor Milleous, General Attea's hands are cuffed in front of her. When she picks the lock, they are behind her back.
- While General Attea talks to the team in few scenes, Dr. Psychobos and Emperor Milleous are not shown.
- Zed is listed in the end credits when she doesn't appear at all.
- She was supposed to appear in this episode, but her part was cut for time.[DJW 1]
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Trivia[]
- The episode's title is listed as The Frogs Of War, Part II within the episode itself and on the Ben 10 Omniverse: Aliens at War DVD, The Frogs of War Part 2 on the Cartoon Network website[CN 1] and The Frogs of War, Part II on Amazon Prime Video.
- It's revealed that the Omnitrix has a Life-Form Lock function, which allows Ben to stay in an alien form for an extended period of time without a time-out.
- The scene where Gwen, Kevin, Rook, Argit and Blukic drive away from the Incurseans was storyboarded by Jae Woo Kim,[sb 1] whereas the last eight minutes were storyboarded by Steve Ahn.[SA 1][SA 2][SA 3][SA 4][SA 5]
- In Steve Ahn's storyboards, Gwen has her design from The More Things Change: Part 1 instead of her new design because he did not have her new design when he drew them.
- There is a scene in the storyboards showing a car being thrown into a building which was deleted in the animatic stage.[SA 6]
- This is Matt Wayne's favorite episode.[MW 2]
- Both halves of The Frogs of War were Derrick J. Wyatt's second-favorite episode of Omniverse.[DJW 2]
