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The Gauntlet is the tenth episode of Ben 10: Alien Force.

Plot

Gwen and Kevin are fighting a Techadon robot in a warehouse, while the Omnitrix is recharging. They manage to hold it off, but it is too strong. However, the Omnitrix recharges and Ben transforms into a Polymorph from Viscosia named Goop. After Goop defeats and destroys the robot, while also showering Gwen and Kevin with slime, Kevin snatches the one of it's hands, which Gwen sliced off before it was destroyed, and throws it in the trunk of his car. The hand is revealed to still have some life in it.

At Mr. Smoothy, Kevin is wiping his car, thinking it still has the goo Ben blasted on it when the Techadon exploded (even though Goop's Anti-Gravity Projector gathered up all of it). Nearby, Cash and J.T. spill juice on Ben and make fun of him. After dissuading Kevin from interfering and attempting to laugh it off, Ben nearly goes alien on them, but decides they're not worth it. Instead, he tells Cash and J.T. how it's just sad how they've never changed their bullying ways since they were kids, making Cash and J.T. look like fools in front of a crowd of people watching them and Ben was applauded for standing up to them.

Later, Cash gets in a stop and J.T. suggests they trash Kevin's car. They throw it off an incomplete road, but it fails to break, and the technology Kevin stole pours out. J.T. grabs the Techadon arm and run off when Ben, Gwen and Kevin arrive. Ben wants to catch up with them using Jetray, but Gwen dissuades him from doing so.

At Manny & Ken's, an old manikin factory, Cash thinks the gauntlet is dumb, but J.T. tries to make it seem cool. When playing with it, he fires a laser into the ceiling accidentally and this inspires Cash. He takes it and puts it on. He decides to use it to get back at Ben, but J.T. notices something wrong. He tries to ask for it back, but Cash won't give it up. J.T. tries again later at night, but Cash warns him off. Noticing that Cash is behaving strangely, J.T. rushes to warn Ben.

J.T. tells Kevin and Gwen Cash's location and what's wrong with him (without mentioning the gauntlet). Kevin goes after Cash to get vengeance on him wreaking his car, while Gwen questions J.T. for his decision of hanging around Cash, since he was originally a friend of Ben's. J.T. says that Cash isn't that bad, since he makes J.T. laugh and looks out for him. He also says that he would rather see Cash beat up others instead of him, which Gwen thinks is a "great" friendship. Gwen asks J.T. why he isn't with Cash, with J.T. replying that he wanted to warn Ben. Gwen says that Ben can look after himself. J.T. asks about his own safety and Gwen assures him that nothing bad will happen.

When Kevin finds Cash at the factory, he is fused with Techadon and is super strong. He beats Kevin up in a fight, leaving him with parts of stone, a metal arm and a torn face on his body. The Techadon moves through Cash and he orders Kevin to tell Ben to meet him at Mr. Smoothy at three o'clock.

Gwen and J.T. find Ben and tell him about Kevin. They head to the factory and find him in his weakened state. Kevin tells them about Cash and J.T. reveals what the gauntlet is doing to him. Kevin tell Ben where Cash wants him and they rush back to Mr. Smoothy, leaving Kevin behind.

Cash threatens the customers until Ben Gwen and J.T. arrive. J.T. tries to reason with Cash, but he is angry that J.T. betrayed him and leaps towards him, but Ben transforms into Chromastone and knocks Cash away before battling him. Chromastone tells Cash that he does not wish to fight him, however Cash proceeds to give him a beat-down, which barely fazes him. Chromastone overpowers Cash and J.T. gets him to fight the Techadon's influence and he reverts it into the glove, freeing himself.

J.T. reconciles with Ben and leaves with Cash, while Gwen feels that she has forgotten something. Ben tells her it is probably nothing. Kevin is then heard moaning off-screen.

Noteworthy Events

Major Events

Cash and J.T. learn about Ben's ability to transform into different aliens with the Omnitrix.
Ben first shows his affection for Mr. Smoothy.

Omnitrix Alien Debut

Goop

Character Debut

Techadon Robots

Minor Events

Cash is revealed to know about Kevin, stating that he used to be the coolest kid in town.
It is revealed that Ben and J.T. used to be friends when they were young before the latter met Cash.

Characters

Villains

Techadon Robots (first appearance)

Aliens Used

Goop (first appearance)
Chromastone

Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
French	Le Gant	The Glove
Hungarian	A páncélkesztyű	The Gauntlet
Portuguese (Br)	A Manopla	The Gauntlet
Spanish (HA)	El Guante	The Gauntlet
Spanish (Spain)	El Guante	The Gauntlet

Cast

Voice Actor	Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal	Ben Tennyson
Ashley Johnson	Gwen Tennyson
Greg Cipes	Kevin Levin
Dee Bradley Baker	Goop Chromastone
Matt Levin	Cash Murray
Scott Menville	J.T.

Allusions

When Ben said to Kevin "no juice for you," it is a parody of a scene in the Seinfeld episode The Soup Nazi where the soup chef says "no soup for you."

Trivia

This episode was in the works as early as November 29, 2007.^{[merchandise 1]}^{[merchandise 2]}
When Kevin put straws up his nose in the diner, Ben was enjoying it, despite looking embarrassed.^{[DM 1]}

References

Crew Statements

Dwayne McDuffie

↑ File:Ben Enjoyed Kevin Straws.PNG

Merchandise

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ben 10: Alien Force Volume 2 DVD
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:The Gauntlet Early Script.PNG

Ben 10: Alien Force Episodes

Season 1	Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 • Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 • Everybody Talks About the Weather • Kevin's Big Score • All That Glitters • Pier Pressure • Max Out • Be-Knighted • What Are Little Girls Made Of? • The Gauntlet • Plumbers' Helpers • Paradox • X = Ben + 2 • Alone Together • Darkstar Rising • Good Copy, Bad Copy • Save the Last Dance • Undercover • Birds of a Feather • Grounded • Pet Project • Unearthed • Voided • Inside Man • War of the Worlds: Part 1 • War of the Worlds: Part 2
Season 2	Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 • Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 • Inferno • Don't Fear the Repo • Simple • Fool's Gold • Singlehanded • If All Else Fails • In Charm's Way • Trade-Off! • Ghost Town • Busy Box • Con of Rath • Primus • Above and Beyond • The Secret of Chromastone • Vendetta • Time Heals • The Final Battle: Part 1 • The Final Battle: Part 2
Movies	Ben 10: Alien Swarm

Season 1	Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 • Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 • Everybody Talks About the Weather • Kevin's Big Score • All That Glitters • Max Out • Pier Pressure • What Are Little Girls Made Of? • The Gauntlet • Paradox • Be-Knighted • Plumbers' Helpers • X = Ben + 2
Season 2	Darkstar Rising • Alone Together • Good Copy, Bad Copy • Save the Last Dance • Undercover • Pet Project • Grounded • Voided • Inside Man • Birds of a Feather • Unearthed • War of the Worlds: Part 1 • War of the Worlds: Part 2
Season 3	Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 • Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 • Inferno • Fool's Gold • Simple • Don't Fear the Repo • Singlehanded • If All Else Fails • In Charm's Way • Ghost Town • Trade-Off! • Busy Box • Con of Rath • Primus • Time Heals • The Secret of Chromastone • Above and Beyond • Vendetta • The Final Battle: Part 1 • The Final Battle: Part 2
Movies	Ben 10: Alien Swarm

[3] File:Ben Enjoyed Kevin Straws.PNG

[AF_Vol_2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ben 10: Alien Force Volume 2 DVD

[TG_Script-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:The Gauntlet Early Script.PNG

[merchandise 1]

[merchandise 2]

[DM 1]

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+{{Original}}
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 |directed by = [[Dan Riba]]
 |prev = What Are Little Girls Made Of?
-|next = Paradox (Episode){{!}}Paradox}}
+|next = Plumbers' Helpers}}
-'''The Gauntlet''' is the ninth episode of ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]''.
+'''The Gauntlet''' is the tenth episode of '''[[Ben 10: Alien Force]]'''.
 ==Plot==
-[[Gwen Tennyson|Gwen]] and [[Kevin Levin|Kevin]] are fighting a [[Techadon Robots|Techadon robot]] in a warehouse, while the [[Omnitrix]] is recharging. They manage to hold it off, but it is too strong. However, the Omnitrix recharges and [[Ben Tennyson|Ben]] is able to defeat and destroy it by transforming into a Polymorph from [[Viscosia]] named [[Goop]]. Kevin snatches the arm, Gwen sliced off before it was destroyed and throws it in the trunk and it is revealed to still have some life in it.
+[[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen]] and [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin]] are fighting a [[Techadon Robots|Techadon robot]] in a warehouse, while the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]] is recharging. They manage to hold it off, but it is too strong. However, the Omnitrix recharges and [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]] transforms into a [[Polymorph]] from [[Viscosia]] named [[Goop]]. After Goop defeats and destroys the robot, while also showering Gwen and Kevin with slime, Kevin snatches the one of it's hands, which Gwen sliced off before it was destroyed, and throws it in the trunk of his [[Kevin's Car (Original)|car]]. The hand is revealed to still have some life in it.
-While Kevin is wiping his car of the goo Ben blasted on it when the Techadon exploded, [[Cash Murray|Cash]] and [[J.T.]] spill juice on Ben and make fun of him. After dissuading Kevin from interfering and attempting to laugh it off, Ben nearly goes alien on them, but decides they're not worth it. Instead, he tells Cash and J.T. how it's just sad how they've never changed their bullying ways since they were kids, making Cash and J.T. look like fools in front of a crowd of people watching them and Ben was applauded for standing up to them.
+At [[Mr. Smoothy]], Kevin is wiping his car, thinking it still has the goo Ben blasted on it when the Techadon exploded (even though Goop's [[Anti-Gravity Projector]] gathered up all of it). Nearby, [[Cash Murray (Classic)|Cash]] and [[J.T. (Classic)|J.T.]] spill juice on Ben and make fun of him. After dissuading Kevin from interfering and attempting to laugh it off, Ben nearly goes alien on them, but decides they're not worth it. Instead, he tells Cash and J.T. how it's just sad how they've never changed their bullying ways since they were kids, making Cash and J.T. look like fools in front of a crowd of people watching them and Ben was applauded for standing up to them.
-Later, Cash gets in a stop and J.T. suggests they trash Kevin's car. They throw it off an incomplete road, but it fails to break. The technology Kevin stole pours out. J.T. grabs the Techadon arm and run off when Ben, Gwen and Kevin arrive. Ben wants to catch up with them using Jetray, but Gwen dissuades him from doing so.
+Later, Cash gets in a stop and J.T. suggests they trash Kevin's car. They throw it off an incomplete road, but it fails to break, and the technology Kevin stole pours out. J.T. grabs the Techadon arm and run off when Ben, Gwen and Kevin arrive. Ben wants to catch up with them using [[Jetray (Classic)|Jetray]], but Gwen dissuades him from doing so.
-Cash thinks the gauntlet is dumb, but J.T. tries to make it seem cool. When playing with it, he fires a laser into the ceiling accidentally and this inspires Cash. He takes it and puts it on. He decides to use it to get back at Ben, but J.T. notices something wrong. He tries to ask for it back, but Cash won't give it up. J.T. tries again later at night, but Cash warns him off. Noticing that Cash is behaving strangely, J.T. rushes to warn Ben.
+At Manny & Ken's, an old manikin factory, Cash thinks the gauntlet is dumb, but J.T. tries to make it seem cool. When playing with it, he fires a laser into the ceiling accidentally and this inspires Cash. He takes it and puts it on. He decides to use it to get back at Ben, but J.T. notices something wrong. He tries to ask for it back, but Cash won't give it up. J.T. tries again later at night, but Cash warns him off. Noticing that Cash is behaving strangely, J.T. rushes to warn Ben.
+J.T. tells Kevin and Gwen Cash's location and what's wrong with him (without mentioning the gauntlet). Kevin goes after Cash to get vengeance on him wreaking his car, while Gwen questions J.T. for his decision of hanging around Cash, since he was originally a friend of Ben's. J.T. says that Cash isn't that bad, since he makes J.T. laugh and looks out for him. He also says that he would rather see Cash beat up others instead of him, which Gwen thinks is a "great" friendship. Gwen asks J.T. why he isn't with Cash, with J.T. replying that he wanted to warn Ben. Gwen says that Ben can look after himself. J.T. asks about his own safety and Gwen assures him that nothing bad will happen.
-<gallery type="slideshow" widths="200" position="left">
-Chromastone Struggle3.png
-Chromastone Struggle6.png
-Techadon Cash.png
-Techadon Cash2.png
-Techadon Cash3.png
-Techadon Cash4.png
-Techadon Cash5.png
-</gallery>
-J.T. tells Kevin and Gwen, Cash's location. Kevin goes after Cash to get vengeance on him wreaking his car, while Gwen questions J.T. for his decision of hanging around Cash, since he was originally a friend of Ben's. When Kevin finds Cash, he is fused with Techadon and is super strong. He beats Kevin up, leaving him with parts of stone, a metal arm and a torn face on his body. The Techadon moves through Cash and he orders Kevin to tell Ben to meet him at Mr. Smoothy at three o'clock.
+When Kevin finds Cash at the factory, he is fused with Techadon and is super strong. He beats Kevin up in a fight, leaving him with parts of stone, a metal arm and a torn face on his body. The Techadon moves through Cash and he orders Kevin to tell Ben to meet him at Mr. Smoothy at three o'clock.
-Gwen and J.T. find Ben and tell him about Kevin and they find him in his weakened state. Kevin warns Ben, and he rushes back to Mr. Smoothy. Cash threatens the customers until Ben arrives and fights him as [[Chromastone]]. Ben tells Cash that he does not wish to fight him, however Cash proceeds to give him a beat-down, which barely fazes Chromastone. Chromastone defeats Cash and J.T. gets him to fight the Techadon's influence and reverts it into the glove.
+Gwen and J.T. find Ben and tell him about Kevin. They head to the factory and find him in his weakened state. Kevin tells them about Cash and J.T. reveals what the gauntlet is doing to him. Kevin tell Ben where Cash wants him and they rush back to Mr. Smoothy, leaving Kevin behind.
+Cash threatens the customers until Ben Gwen and J.T. arrive. J.T. tries to reason with Cash, but he is angry that J.T. betrayed him and leaps towards him, but Ben transforms into [[Chromastone]] and knocks Cash away before battling him. Chromastone tells Cash that he does not wish to fight him, however Cash proceeds to give him a beat-down, which barely fazes him. Chromastone overpowers Cash and J.T. gets him to fight the Techadon's influence and he reverts it into the glove, freeing himself.
 J.T. reconciles with Ben and leaves with Cash, while Gwen feels that she has forgotten something. Ben tells her it is probably nothing. Kevin is then heard moaning off-screen.
-==Major Events==
+==Noteworthy Events==
+===Major Events===
-[[File:Goop 3.PNG|thumb|Goop's debut]]
+*[[Cash Murray (Classic)|Cash]] and [[J.T. (Classic)|J.T.]] learn about Ben's ability to transform into different aliens with the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]].
-*Ben first transforms into [[Goop]].
+*Ben first shows his affection for Mr. Smoothy.
-*[[Cash Murray|Cash]] and [[J.T.]] learn about Ben's ability to turn into different aliens with the [[Omnitrix (Original)|Omnitrix]].
-*Ben and the gang first meet and defeated a [[Techadon Robots|Techadon Robot]].
+====Omnitrix Alien Debut====
+*[[Goop]]
-===Debuts===
+====Character Debut====
-[[File:Techadon Robot.png|thumb|A Techadon]]
 *[[Techadon Robots]]
-===Omnitrix Alien Debuts===
+===Minor Events===
+*Cash is revealed to know about Kevin, stating that he used to be the coolest kid in town.
-*[[Goop]]
+*It is revealed that Ben and J.T. used to be friends when they were young before the latter met Cash.
 ==Characters==
-*[[Ben Tennyson]]
+*[[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben Tennyson]]
-*[[Gwen Tennyson]]
+*[[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen Tennyson]]
-*[[Kevin Levin]]
+*[[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin Levin]]
-*[[Cash Murray|Cash]]
+*[[Cash Murray (Classic)|Cash Murray]]
-*[[J.T.]]
+*[[J.T. (Classic)|J.T.]]
 ===Villains===
-*[[Techadon Robots]] (first appearance)
+*[[Techadon Robots]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
-*[[Techadon Robots|Techadon]] Cash
-===Aliens Used===
+==Aliens Used==
-*[[Goop]] (first appearance)
+*[[Goop]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
 *[[Chromastone]]
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 |spanish = El Guante
 |spanishd = ''The Gauntlet''
-|hungarian = A kesztyű
+|hungarian = A páncélkesztyű
-|hungariand = ''The Glove''
+|hungariand = ''The Gauntlet''
 |french = Le Gant
 |frenchd = ''The Glove''
 }}
-==Errors==
+==Cast==
-*When Jetray's hologram is shown the first time, he is just standing normally, but when it is shown a second time, he is an upward flying position.
+{| border="1" style="border:1px solid black; color:white; border-color:black; border-collapse:collapse; background:#212121;" cellpadding="2" align="center"
+|-style="background:green;"
+! Voice Actor
+! Role(s)
+|-
+| '''[[Yuri Lowenthal]]''' || [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben Tennyson]]
+|-
+| '''[[Ashley Johnson]]''' || [[Gwen Tennyson (Classic)|Gwen Tennyson]]
+|-
+| '''[[Greg Cipes]]''' || [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin Levin]]
+|-
+| '''[[Dee Bradley Baker]]''' || [[Goop]]<br>[[Chromastone]]
+|-
+| '''[[Matt Levin]]''' || [[Cash Murray (Classic)|Cash Murray]]
+|-
+| '''[[Scott Menville]]''' || [[J.T. (Classic)|J.T.]]
+|}
 ==Allusions==
-*When Ben said to Kevin "no juice for you", it is a parody to the Seinfeld episode'' "Soup Nazi" ''where the soup chef says "no soup for you."
+*When [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]] said to [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin]] "no juice for you," it is a parody of a scene in the [[wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]] episode [[wikipedia:The Soup Nazi|The Soup Nazi]] where the soup chef says "no soup for you."
 ==Trivia==
+*This episode was in the works as early as November 29, 2007.{{Refn|group = merchandise|name = AF Vol 2}}{{Refn|group = merchandise|name = TG Script}}
-*Cash is revealed to know about Kevin Levin, stating that he used to be the coolest kid in town.
+*When [[Kevin Levin (Classic)|Kevin]] put straws up his nose in the diner, [[Ben Tennyson (Classic)|Ben]] was enjoying it, despite looking embarrassed.{{Refn|[[:File:Ben Enjoyed Kevin Straws.PNG]]|group = DM}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+===Crew Statements===
+====[[Dwayne McDuffie]]====
+{{Reflist|group = DM}}
+===Merchandise===
+{{Reflist|group = merchandise}}
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