| Benjamin Kirby Tennyson | |
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Species |
Human |
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Abilities |
Enhanced memory |
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Relatives |
Sandra Tennyson (Mother) |
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Age |
11 |
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Alias |
Ben 10 |
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Counterparts |
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Benjamin "Ben" Kirby Tennyson was a normal ten-year-old kid until he found the original Omnitrix, a powerful watch-like device that allowed him to turn into ten different aliens. Though initially immature and clumsy, he grew to be a true hero.
Appearance[]
Ben's usual clothes consists of a black-striped, white shirt with short sleeves, military green cargo pants and black and white sneakers with black stripes. Ben wears the prototype Omnitrix on his left wrist.
Personality[]
Initially cocky, childish and arrogant, Ben's immaturity and attention-seeking behavior often led him to joke around, regardless of the situation. His allies often criticized his attitude, unaware of the fact that he used humor to mask his fears. Despite some childish attitude, he was heroic, caring and generally good-natured, always willing to save others at any time.
Powers and Abilities[]
Ben has been trained in hand-to-hand combat by black belt Gwen, Max, as well as various years fighting aliens, and received a basic Plumber training.
It's evident that Ben is smart in some respects, possessing an above average intelligence. It was even stated by Gwen that he really isn't working up to his potential at school. He also has fairly moderate grades. Physics and Chemistry are his toughest subjects, yet he still maintains a B+ average.
Ben has a good memory, as he was perfectly capable of remembering and writing down the mystic rune-like symbols for entering the inter-dimensional realm of Ledgerdomain with just one glance from a distance.
Ben is also a cross dominant, skillfully wielding tools and weapons in either hand, in human or alien form.
Equipment[]
Ben is the wielder of the Prototype Omnitrix, which gave him the power to modify his own genetic code in order to turn into various alien creatures. Traditionally, he could only transform into ten aliens at the beginning of both the original series and Alien Force, but he later gains additional forms by either unlocking them or by scanning the DNA of aliens he meets.
Weaknesses[]
Whenever the Omnitrix times out, Ben is left powerless until he either dodges or switches to a new alien form. In addition to gaining the selected alien's , he gains its weaknesses. Additionally, at times the natural biological behavior of certain aliens can override Ben's behavior, such as Big Chill's reproductive phase or Swampfire's blossoming process. Furthermore, any illness Ben is experiencing in his human form will also be affect his alien forms.
Whenever Ben unlocks a new alien form, he is at a disadvantage of not knowing its abilities and weaknesses until he gains experience with using the new alien.
Ben has an allergy to peanuts and has a fear of peacocks. He also has coulrophobia, the fear of clowns.
Ben appears to have a short attention span at times, and more often than not it can get him into trouble.
Trivia[]
- According to Azmuth and Professor Paradox, Ben will have a glorious future.
- According to Natalie Tennyson, Ben does not have good table manners.
- According to Gwen, when Ben was 10, he was sleeping with his teddy bear, called "Furry Freddy." However, Ben defended himself saying that Furry Freddy has his own bed, which happens to be right next to Ben's.
- Ben and Gwen share the same birthday.
- Ben used to shout the names of his aliens to strike fear into his opponents.
- Ben's worst subject is Physics.
- Ben passed the 3rd grade by choosing C for all the answers on multiple choice tests.
- Ben has a habit of referring to other members of his Omnitrix aliens' species by the names he gives his aliens.