Reboot Continuity
The Nature of Things
Original broadcast January 31, 2018
Intended
Production
U.S. Airing
Season Episode Number
2
15
Series Overall Franchise Overall
55
285
Season Episode Number
2
15
Series Overall Franchise Overall
55
285
Season Episode Number
2
15
Series Overall Franchise Overall
55
285
Written by Angela Kim
The Nature of Things is the fifty-fifth episode of Ben 10
Synopsis [ ] While sightseeing at the Geyser Gulch National Park, the Tennyson trio uncover Steam Smythe 's steam-powered generator and must shut it down before it overloads the power grid or, even worse, causes a massive earthquake that destroys the entire park![ ATV 1]
Plot [ ] Omni-Enhanced Heatblast underground
Ben , transformed into Omni-Enhanced Heatblast , flies through underground waterways. He finds himself flying above a pool. which turns out to be a geyser that promptly erupts in his face. Above ground, Gwen and Max appreciate the Geyser Gulch National Park from atop a boardwalk. Behind them, Omni-Enhanced Heatblast is launched out of one of the geysers, and he lands in the mud. He times out and Gwen chews him out for messing with nature, though he shrugs her concerns off.
Steam Smythe and Aristocrow
Meanwhile, Steam Smythe unveils his newest creation, a battle robot called the Steam Smasher . He uses it to place piping over the geysers, creating a generator called the Smytherator . He admires it alongside Aristocrow , though the bird prompts him to explain his plan to use the Smytherator to power engines, which will decimate the United States' power grids, thereby allowing steam power to take over. As they tweak the machine, Aristocrow gets fed up with Steam Smythe, and he sends it off to patrol the area. He reactivates the Steam Smasher, causing the geysers by the Tennysons to suddenly erupt. Ben transforms into Diamondhead and uses his crystals to plug the newly-formed geysers, though they don't stick. Not picking up any radio signals from the park, Max suspects it isn't Ben's doing. Gwen then spots Aristocrow, and they put together who's behind everything. Max and Gwen leave to find where the earthquakes are coming from, while Diamondhead goes to fight Steam Smythe.
Aristocrow returns to Steam Smythe, but after he ignores his warnings, Aristocrow quickly quits on him. Steam Smythe moves forward, prepared to take on Diamondhead. Back in the Rustbucket , Max and Gwen figure out that something is blocking the geysers' activity. They are met by Diamondhead flying at them, courtesy of the Steam Smasher. He times out, but just as the Steam Smasher crushes the Tennysons, the Omnitrix times back in and Ben transforms into Omni-Enhanced Four Arms . Gwen comes up with a plan to distract Steam Smythe so that she and Max can disable the Smytherator, when suddenly, Aristocrow appears and offers his allegiance to Team Tennyson .
Omni-Enhanced Four Arms takes on the Steam Smasher
Later, Aristocrow catches the attention of Steam Smythe running amok in the Steam Smasher. It lures him into the mud, getting the Steam Smasher stuck. Omni-Enhanced Four Arms appears before him, revealing their team-up. At the Smytherator, Gwen and Max arrive in the Rustbucket. They think to stick Gwen's binoculars inside the Smytherator's inner workings, which successfully causes it to malfunction. Steam Smythe, meanwhile, manages to fight off the combined efforts of Omni-Enhanced Four Arms and Aristocrow. However, the destruction of the Smytherator distracts Steam Smythe, allowing for Omni-Enhanced Four Arms to tear apart his controls. Later, as Steam Smythe is taken away by park rangers, Omni-Enhanced Four Arms times out. Ben calls Aristocrow his Aristobro , prompting Max, Gwen and Aristocrow to leave him as he laughs at his pun.
Noteworthy Events [ ] Minor Events [ ] Characters [ ] Main Characters [ ] Supporting Characters [ ] Antagonists [ ] Aliens Used [ ] Locations Visited [ ] Geyser Gulch National Park Quotes [ ]
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Gwen: Your Heatblasting caused that geyser to erupt. You need to stop messing around with nature. It's better to observe and admire it for what it is.Ben: Wait a minute... I'm getting some strong readings. (waves around the Omnitrix, pointing it at Gwen) Whoa, whoa, found it! Total buzzkill!
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Max: If my earlier calculations are correct, these quakes could destroy not only the park, but take out the entire western power grid as well!Gwen: (gasps) No more nature?Omni-Enhanced Four Arms: (gasps) No more video games?Gwen & Omni-Enhanced Four Arms: We can't let that happen.
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Steam Smythe: I was going to free this world from it's modern shackles, begin the glorious start to a new steam era, and you lots have ruined it all!Aristocrow: (caws) Omni-Enhanced Four Arms: Your little plan would've trashed the whole country with a super volcano and like, a bazillion earthquakes.Steam Smythe: Oh, really?
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Naming and Translations [ ]
Language
Name
Origin
Portuguese (Br) A Natureza das Coisas
The Nature of Things
Spanish (HA) La Naturaleza de las Cosas
The Nature of Things
Cast [ ]
Errors [ ] In one shot, Diamondhead's body is cut off for two frames.
In one shot, Diamondhead's line art is entirely black, when ordinarily, his crystalline body has dark teal line art.
When Gwen sticks her binoculars between Smytherator 's gears, it sparks with electricity, despite running on steam. References [ ] Other [ ] Apple TV [ ]
Ben 10 Episodes
Season 1
Waterfilter • The Filth • Clown College • The Ring Leader • Take 10 • Ben 24hrs • Freaky Gwen Ben • Rustbucket RIP • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Villain Time • Something I Ate • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Cutting Corners • Animo Farm • Riding the Storm Out • Need for Speed • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Forgeti • Shhh! • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Scared Silly • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • All Koiled Up • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family • Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2
Season 4
Summer Breakers • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Season 1
Waterfilter • The Filth • Clown College • The Ring Leader • Take 10 • Ben 24hrs • Freaky Gwen Ben • Rustbucket RIP • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Villain Time • Something I Ate • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Cutting Corners • Animo Farm • Riding the Storm Out • Need for Speed • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Forgeti • Shhh! • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Scared Silly • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • All Koiled Up • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus
Season 1
The Filth • Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Take 10 • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Animo Farm • Clown College • Adventures in Babysitting • Something I Ate • Steam is the Word • The Beast Inside • All Wet • Villain Time • Drive You Crazy • Tomorrow Today • Story, Bored • Hole in 10 • Recipe for Disaster • Rustbucket RIP • Freaky Gwen Ben • Ben 24hrs • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Bad Penny • Zombozo-Land • Forgeti • Max to the Max • Cutting Corners • Xingo • Scared Silly • Need for Speed • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Creature Feature • Bomzobo Lives • Animorphosis • Assault on Pancake Palace • High Stress Express • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • Super-Villain Team-Up • Can I Keep It? • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • All Koiled Up • King Koil • The Charm Offensive • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • Vote Zombozo • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • The Sound and the Furry • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • The Feels • Past Aliens Present • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Rath of Con • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Beach Heads • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Moor Fogg • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • LaGrange Muraille • Lickety Split • The Claws of the Cat • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2 • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Prey or Play • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus
Season 1
Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • The Filth • Freaky Gwen Ben • Take 10 • Animo Farm • Clown College • Something I Ate • Rustbucket RIP • Ben 24hrs • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Need for Speed • Cutting Corners • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Villain Time • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Forgeti • Scared Silly • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's the Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear the Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • All Koiled Up • Ben Again and Again • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • And Xingo Was His Name-O • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Summer Breakers • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Tales from the Omnitrix • Bottomless Ben • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu the Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus
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