Ben Noir

Ben Tennyson is a hero in Earth 12-42. He has yet to have physically appear, but is off-handedly mentioned and described by Professor Paradox to Ben-Prime. He is a human-anodite hybrid from the planet Earth, of dimension 12-42.

Appearance
At the age of 17, this Ben is almost a physical match of Ben-Prime. All except for taste in clothing. From head to toe, one could mistake this Ben Tennyson for a tourist from Miami. His clothes consist of an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt over a plain white wife beater, bright green trousers, and green/white converse shoes. Clothes aside, he keeps his hair shaggy, and wears green sunglasses that are eerily similar to those of Bullfrag. On the belt of his trousers, he has a holster keeping an incursean blaster that he's kept since the Incursean invasion.

And as common among almost all versions of Ben Tennyson, he has an Omnitrix. Practically an complete match of Ben-Prime's Omnitrix, except for the physical difference of scruff marks and such obtained from past situations. Claims to be too lazy to cleanse them off.

Personality
Oh, where to begin? This Ben does have the basic traits common among most variations of himself. Heroic, selfless, a bit of a goofball with a good heart...just has more of an emphasis on the goofball aspect. After intense adventure after intense adventure, this Ben decided to take a new route of being a hero, but still laid back. Which meant the route of being a detective! Now following his own rules, rather than the Plumbers', he is more of a loose cannon. Which constantly gets him in trouble with his former teammates.

He is very eccentric, tending to come off with childish mannerisms. Exceedingly flamboyant, obnoxious, and a complete extrovert. Despite all of this, he is still a good-hearted hero, who is quite the intelligent and dedicated gumshoe. Trusting his gut and instinct, and determined to protect all life from the forces of evil...just tends to be lazy and might get a smoothie first.

This variation of Ben also tends to be more Pragmatic than most of his counterparts. After the Incursean Invasion, left him a bit shell-shocked, he began to carry a blaster on him. Claims, "Sometimes in a fight, my hand on the blaster is faster than my hand on the Omnitrix's dial."

Powers and Abilities
Common among all Ben Tennyson(s), he is capable of changing into alien forms with his Omnitrix. With years of training and experience, he is more than skilled in the use of these forms, especially in combat. But rather than completely rely on it, Ben does frequently use his natural abilities of combat and intellect.

Among the various fights with aliens, Ben has received basic Plumber training in various forms of hand-to-hand combat. Both armed and Unarmed, for that matter. Whenever Ben actually uses his blaster, he displays such with extreme skill and precision. Even equips the blaster with a voice command of "rapid fire". It's all almost to the point that he only uses the Omnitrix when pressed.

The more impressive skill for this Ben though, is his intellect and skills of observation. For once living up to his above average intellect and photographic memory. With his new route of being a detective, he uses these to skills to solve and analyze crime scenes. Most of the time, he uses all of his senses to investigate such matters.

An off-handed talent of his, being one of the only few to understand the communications of a Vulpinmancer. This is definitely seen as he translates those of his pet, infant Vulpinmancer, Wild pup. While many believe it due to his experience with a Vulpinmancer form, he passes off as "being really good at charades".

Weaknesses
Whenever the Omnitrix times out, Ben is left without it's power until he either dodges or switches to a new alien form. And while Ben's skilled in combat nonetheless, he is still just human. Which of course leaves him a tad vulnerable. And Omnitrix working or not, his alien forms do come with weaknesses that apply to him.

While being more pragmatic and skilled with combat, he is still hindered by multiple variables. He is still an impulsive and reckless teenager, which can hold off on common sense. And even with his use of a blaster, he still does not aim to use lethal force. While noble, this does occasionally hinder him in a gun fight.

Speaking of his hindrance and impulsiveness, he really doesn't do well with others at times. While he can work well, he'd rather do things on his own. Even with the likes of his old teammates (Gwen, Kevin, Rook, etc.). Even if pressed into working with someone, he's ignorance to rules tend to trouble the mission. The only exception to this is his pet, infant Vulpinmancer: Wild Pup.

Off Note: For some reason, during his plumbers training, he never learned to drive well. He is a reckless driver, constantly damaging his vehicle whenever he drives. Miraculously for his current vehicle, an Atrocian Traveler, it can take the damage and continue. He seems oblivious to the damage.

Biography
Up until the canon point of the Incursean Invasion arc, this Ben's timeline was pretty much similar to Ben-Prime's timeline. Some minor differences in between, such as this Ben never broke up with his Julie, never met Ben 23, and such. The primary difference being that after the Incursean invasion, Ben decided that he wanted some relaxation, but just couldn't part with the heroics. So he took the easy route: Become a detective! Still doing heroics, but his own rules, and less stress.

Parting ways with the a Plumbers and his parents' house, he made himself a home in Undertown, at Pakmar's Plaza (And surprisingly, didn't damage it). Acting out of Undertown, Ben has gone on multiple cases, one even leading him in the Null Void. Which coming across, he adopted an infant vulpinmancer. Wild Pup, from then on, would be Ben's little partner.

In terms of his detective business, Ben has then become a frequent ally/annoyance with the Plumbers. In fact, annoyance aside, Ben believes to have become connected to Undertown, "on a personal level". Many of the alien residents have become more warmed up to him. This of course, doesn't save from Magister Gunther's death glares, not enjoying his interference. Ben doesn't pay it any mind though.

At some point, this Ben had an encounter with Professor Paradox, with undiscussed details. As a result, Professor Paradox had mentioned and describe this Ben to Ben-Prime at some point,

Family
Carl and Sandra Tennyson - Ben's relationship with his parents are pretty much the same as Ben-Prime's with his own. The only significance for this Ben's parents, being that they miss him after he moved out. His mother, Sandra, is constantly leaving messages for him at his apartment, asking about how he's doing. Their relationship has remained on positive terms.

Gwen Tennyson - Ben's relationship with Gwen is pretty much a match of Prime's. Gwen is considerably proud that Ben had taken a route in life that isn't constantly plagued with invasions and super villains. Gwen was notably shocked to hear that Ben had moved out of his parents home. While she does has pride in his current actions, she does wish for him to mature a tad.

Max Tennyson - Max has a matching relationship with Ben as that of Prime's. Like Gwen, Max is proud that Ben managed a compromise in his life. One not plagued with invasion and villains, but still maintaining the heroics he enjoys. Unlike most of the Plumbers, Max just simply lets Ben have his fun.

Friends
Kevin Levin - Kevin and Ben have a matching relationship and history as Prime. They do treat each other like brothers, friends no matter the circumstance. Kevin too, approve of Ben's choices, even saying that Ben may be a lot more fun lately. Only downside - Kevin doesn't approve of allowing Wild Pup in his garage.

Rook Blonko - Former Partner, yet still one of Ben's friends. While Rook enjoys Ben's company, he is not exactly fond of Ben's behavior whenever he visits Plumber HQ. While an all-around ally of his, Rook simply wishes for Ben to tone down the antics, and not to get him in trouble with Magister Gunther. When needing help with a case, and needing plumber help, Rook is the first source Ben goes to.

Wild Pup - Wild Pup was once an vulpinmancer pup in the Null Void. No family, he was easy prey for anyone in the Null Void. At one point, this poor pup was surrounded by Havoc beast, about to be eaten. Luckily, Ben comes in and saves the poor guy. At that point, Ben adopted him, and brought him. Ever since then, Wild Pup has been Ben's partner in crime fighting. In a sense, acts like his animal sidekick. Ben seems to be the only one capable of understanding him.

Blarney Hokestar - In this variation, Ben and Blarney's initial meeting is the same, regarding the screegit fiasco. Later on, Blarney began to dabble multiple forms of business; Information being one of them. While Ben uses Rook for information on the Plumbers behalf, Ben uses Blarney as the underground equivalent. With Blarney acting as his friendly informant, Ben can always get a quick lead on a case.

Love Interests
Julie Yamamoto - Now this Ben has an significant change with his relationship with Julie, compared to Prime's. This Ben, being more with common sense, never had the accidental break up with his Julie. Thus their relationship has remained stable and on good terms. Especially since Ben has exchanged super heroics for the detective life. No longer consumed by his work, he and Julie see each other a lot more.

Julie also finds Wild Pup adorable, and allows him and Ship to play together.

Other
Magister Molly Gunther - An Alpha Squadron plumber, promoted to a Magister placed in charge at the HQ. While she once found admiration in Ben's old heroics, she quickly found him annoying after being promoted. She is easily annoyed whenever he comes to HQ, disrupting for information. She tends to bicker with Rook Blonko for enabling him.

Pakmar - Surprisingly, this Ben does not have the history of destroying Pakmar's businesses. In fact, Ben does not become a nuisance for Pakmar in this world until after becoming a tenant of his at ''Pakmar's Plaza. ''And in which, the only two grievances Ben has done is flaking out on paying his rent on time. That, and violating the no pets policy. All in all, Pakmar does tend to be annoyed with Ben.

Appearances

 * Appearance 1
 * Appearance 2
 * Etc.

Trivia

 * The author admits of using Jim Carey's character, "Ace Ventura", as the inspiration for this character.
 * Due to the remained romance with Julie, it is unknown of any history this Ben has regarding Esther or Kai Green.
 * While he is terrible at driving, this Ben drives an Atrocian Traveler. A hover vehicle known for its' durability. It is for that reason, Ben can maintain one vehicle.
 * Ever since adopting Wild Pup, Ben refrains from using Wildmutt at times. Not wanting to be "insensitive".
 * Among the lines of being a detective in Undertown, Ben actually receives payment of Taydens for solving his cases. The only downside, is that he never uses the payment to pay his rent for Pakmar.