Ben 10: Alien Force/Episodes

Series Overview

Color	Season	Episodes	U.S. Season Premiere	U.S. Season Finale
	1	13	April 18, 2008	August 31, 2008
	2	13	October 10, 2008	March 27, 2009
	3	20	September 11, 2009	March 26, 2010
	Movie	01	November 25, 2009

Season 1 (2008)

No. in Series	No. in Season	Episode Title	Writer	Original Airdate	Toonami Airdate
01		"Ben 10 Returns (Part 1)"	Dwayne McDuffie	April 18, 2008	May 24, 2008
15-year old Ben Tennyson discovers that the Forever Knights are trading weapons with the DNAliens. At the same time, Grandpa Max has mysteriously gone missing. With the help of his old enemy, Kevin, and his cousin, Gwen, he decides to return the Omnitrix to his wrist and go hero once again.
02		"Ben 10 Returns (Part 2)"	Dwayne McDuffie	April 18, 2008	May 24, 2008
Ben, Gwen, and Kevin follow a lead that takes them to a secret base in the desert. There, they hope to find Grandpa Max but instead find a Highbreed spaceship with a giant cannon, and an army of DNAliens.
03		"Everybody Talks About the Weather"	Dwayne McDuffie	April 26, 2008	May 31, 2008
Gwen discovers that Plumber badges have the ability to signal and pick up distress calls with other Plumbers. When Kevin's badge attains a signal from another badge, the team runs off to find its source. Hoping that it would be Grandpa Max, they meet a familiar alien species instead, a Pyronite.
04		"Kevin's Big Score"	Matt Wayne	May 3, 2008	June 7, 2008
When Kevin meets up with an old friend, he shatters Ben and Gwen's trust when he drives away with the Rust Bucket in hopes of trading it for money. Unfortunately, Kevin's so-called accomplice double crosses him. Now he must prove to his friends what he was really after.
05		"All that Glitters"	Bob Goodman	May 10, 2008	June 14, 2008
The team heads out to find more allies to join them after receiving a message from Grandpa Max. Ben is relieved to find one, but he soon learns that everything is not as it seems with Michael Morningstar.
06		"Max Out"	Jim Krieg	May 17, 2008	June 21, 2008
Ben's cousin, Ken, has gone missing. Ben insists that Kevin should help out, but he could care less, until he learns that Ken is Gwen's older brother. As they search, they encounter Grandpa Max, and learn a shocking secret about the DNAliens.
07		"Pier Pressure"	Len Uhley	May 31, 2008	June 28, 2008
Ben's big date with Julie is soon ruined when a Galvanic Mechomorph named Ship makes trouble at the local fair. Ship is after Ben, but Ben doesn't know why, but he needs to find out before the symbiote alien wrecks his night out.
08		"What are Little Girls Made of?"	Matt Wayne	June 7, 2008	July 5, 2008
When Ben and Gwen learn that their grandmother Verdona is an alien being, Verdona insists that Gwen should come along with her to her home planet and improve her abilities. With this, Gwen is faced with a difficult decision between a human and alien life.
09		"The Gauntlet"	Rob Hoegee	June 14, 2008	August 9, 2008
When Ben stands up to Cash and JT, they soon discover a robotic gauntlet from Kevin's vehicle. With it, Cash decides to get back at Ben, but this time, it's more than just a joke.
10		"Paradox"	Jim Krieg	July 5, 2008	August 16, 2008
A time experiment in the 1950s sends a bizarre monster to Ben's time. Now Ben, Gwen, and Kevin must team up with Paradox, a time traveling hero, to face off against the unstoppable creature.
11		"Be-Knighted"	Stan Berkowitz	July 12, 2008	July 26, 2008
The Forever Knights secure a weapon in the hopes that it will aid them in the slaying of a dragon they are holding captive. What they don't know is that the dragon is not a mythical creature, but an alien.
12		"Plumbers' Helpers"	Len Uhley	July 19, 2008	August 2, 2008
a pair of freelance young Plumbers' kids vow to exterminate any alien they find. But, when they encounter Ben and the team, they mistake them as hostile aliens.
13		"X = Ben + 2"	Matt Wayne	August 31, 2008	Unaired
Emperor Milleous plans to destroy the planet Earth for kidnapping his daughter. In order to save the planet, Ben must uncover the secrets of Alien X.

Season 2 (2008-2009)

No. in Series	No. in Season	Episode Title	Director(s)	Writer	Original Airdate
14	01	"Darkstar Rising"	Dan Riba	Dwayne McDuffie	October 10, 2008
When the team finds Forever Knight activity, they realize that it was bait meant to lure them into getting arrested for impersonating the Plumbers. They are prohibited from continuing their investigations on alien activity. But things get much worse when a new villain shows up going by the name: Darkstar.
15	02	"Alone Together"	Dan Riba	Charlotte Fullerton	October 17, 2008
While the team fights a Highbreed commander, Kevin accidentally activates a portal, zapping Ben and the commander into the stream. There, Ben and the Highbreed are teleported to a desert planet, forcing them to team up to find a way back.
16	03	"Good Copy, Bad Copy"	Butch Lukic	Charlotte Fullerton	October 24, 2008
A galvan named Albedo builds his own Omnitrix and impersonates Ben. However, he becomes stuck in human form and hopes to steal and use Ben's Omnitrix to return to his original form.
17	04	"Save the Last Dance"	Dan Riba	Amy Wolfram	November 7, 2008
Gwen asks Kevin to the school dance, while Ben starts to lose control over the Omnitrix; he can't stop transforming into Big Chill. Can Kevin and Gwen figure out what's wrong before he hurts himself and anyone else who gets in his way?
18	05	"Undercover"	Butch Lukic	Adam Beechen	November 14, 2008
Cooper Daniels is kidnapped by the DNAliens, who want him to build a mystery arch.
19	06	"Pet Project"	Butch Lukic	Len Uhley	November 21, 2008
To find and destroy the alien dragon species, the Forever Knights capture Ship to control a starship they built out of alien technology.
20	07	"Grounded"	Dan Riba	Jim Krieg	November 26, 2008
When Ben's parents discover his ability to turn into aliens, they forbid him from using the Omnitrix and later ground him from using it again. Eventually Gwen is grounded too leaving Kevin to stop the DNAliens alone.
21	08	"Voided"	Butch Lukic	Jim Krieg	December 5, 2008
After Gwen receives an S.O.S. from Helen, Ben must go into the Null Void to save her and Manny. Once there, he must find The Wrench in order to stop D'Void, who happens to be Ben's old enemy Dr. Animo.
22	09	"Inside Man"	John Fang	Matt Wayne	December 12, 2008
The team rescues a young man named Tyler, who stole the Oscillator Key for the Highbreed's hyperspace gateway from Los Soledad and is also suffering memory loss.
23	10	"Birds of a Feather"	Dan Riba	Stan Berkowitz	March 24, 2009
The prince of the Arachnachimps (Spidermonkey's race), Simion, needs help in retrieving a crystal which is supposedly the symbol of the monarchy on his planet and the team offers its help.
24	11	"Unearthed"	Butch Lukic	Charlotte Fullerton	March 25, 2009
A DNAlien mining operation under Los Soledad uncovers an alien spacecraft, from which a large alien creature is released.
25	12	"War of the Worlds (Part 1)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	March 27, 2009
Paradox and Azmuth arrive on Earth to warn Ben, Gwen, and Kevin that the Highbreed are conquering planets and their fleet is heading towards Earth. Now Ben, Gwen, and Kevin must gather whatever allies they can find to counter the threat.
26	13	"War of the Worlds (Part 2)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	March 27, 2009
Ben goes to the HighBreeds' world in an attempt to stop their attack on Earth.

Season 3 (2009-2010)

No. in Series	No. in Season	Episode Title	Director(s)	Writer	Original Airdate
27	01	"Vengeance of Vilgax (Part 1)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	September 11, 2009
Vilgax resurfaces with a new army and new and stronger powers. Under the Galactic Code of Conduct, he challenges the greatest champion of each world he visits to single combat, the prize being that champion's planet. Each time he defeats a champion, he absorbs their powers. With the strength of ten heroes at his disposal (including Ultimo's), Vilgax heads to Earth and challenges Ben, giving him 24 hours to prepare. In order to gain a sporting chance, Ben attempts to unlock the Omnitrix's Master Control, despite Azmuth's warnings.
28	02	"Vengeance of Vilgax (Part 2)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	September 11, 2009
After their attempt to hack into the Omnitrix fails, the team must track down some of his transformations that escaped, and Ben must face Vilgax in a one-on-one battle for the fate of the Earth.
29	03	"Inferno"	John Fang	Len Uhley	September 18, 2009
Ben, Gwen, and Kevin are sent to investigate an attack by Pyroxivors (a race of subterranean alien cattle) on an oil drilling operation. While investigating they encounter Volcanus, who is planning to drill to the center of the Earth and drop a bomb into the hole, destroying the planet.
30	04	"Fool's Gold"	Dan Riba	Eugene Son	September 25, 2009
Ben, Kevin and Gwen are sent to a town where a teenage alien has gone missing during a Spring Break trip to Earth.
31	05	"Simple"	Butch Lukic	Stan Berkowitz	October 9, 2009
A young alien girl named Probity asks for Ben's help to end a war that's lasted for years on her home planet.
32	06	"Don't Fear the Repo"	John Fang	Charlotte Fullerton	October 16, 2009
Ship's owner decides he wants him back and hires some Repo men to retrieve him. Ben and Kevin go to court to take care of things legally, leaving Gwen and Julie to fend off the Repo men.
33	07	"Singlehanded"	Dan Riba	Marty Isenberg	October 23, 2009
an alien Bounty hunter named Sunder is chasing after Ben in order retrieve the Omnitrix. However, once Ben is caught, Sunder inadvertently sends him to the Null Void while attempting to remove the Omnitrix, leaving only Ben's left hand on Earth.
34	08	"If All Else Fails"	Butch Lukic	Adam Beecham	November 6, 2009
A series of earthquakes awaken a HighBreed officer who has been hibernating deep under the earth's surface. He believes the HighBreed have lost the war and activates a fail safe device that is programmed to destroy the world. Ben must now work together with Gwen and Kevin not only to save Grandpa Max, but also the world from this "giant" problem.
35	09	"In Charm's Way"	John Fang Rick Morales	Peter David	November 13, 2009
Kevin is beginning to lose all hope that he will someday return to his human self. He then meets a girl who doesn't seem to mind the form he is in. Kevin finds himself under her spell, quite literally, as Charmcaster has come back to exact revenge on Ben and Gwen. With Kevin under Charmcaster's spell, he has no choice but to obey his master and tries to destroy Ben and Gwen.
36	10	"Ghost Town"	Dan Riba	Nicole Dubuc	November 20, 2009
Vilgax springs Ghostfreak from his prison for the secrets of the Omnitrix, but Ghostfreak betrays him and starts to possess the people of Vilgaxia, Vilgax's home planet. After his battle with Ghostfreak, Vilgax returns to Earth to seek Ben's help. Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Vilgax travel to Vilgaxia to stop him.
37	11	"Trade-Off"	Dan Riba	Len Wein	December 4, 2009
Kevin and Darkstar (Michael Morningstar) set aside their differences to find an alien artifact called the Dominus Librium which can cure their respective conditions.
38	12	"Busy Box"	Rick Morales	Jake Black	December 11, 2009
Ben, Kevin and Gwen come across an alien box that can transform into a robotic version of whatever it sees. Its power becomes a liability when the Vreedle brothers decide to take the box for themselves.
39	13	"Con of Rath"	Dan Riba	Len Uhley	January 8, 2010
Zaw-Veenull asks Ben to deliver Prince Tiffin to Jarret in order to keep peace between the two species. Shortly, after their trip in space, the Omnitrix malfunctions and turns Ben into an Appoplexian named Rath who wants to fight anything that breathes.
40	14	"Primus"	Butch Lukic	Charlotte Fullerton	January 15, 2010
Ben, Kevin, and Gwen are teleported to the planet Primus. While there, they meet Vilgax and the Omnitrix's power source.
41	15	"Time Heals"	Rick Morales	Len Ulhey	January 22, 2010
Despite being warned by Paradox, Gwen travels back in time to prevent the accident that turned Kevin into a monster from ever happening. Gwen returns to the present only to find that her time traveling caused a series of events that led to Hex ruling the world.
42	16	"The Secret of Chromastone"	Dan Riba	Rick Fogel	January 29, 2010
An ill Ben is pleased to see an old friend in Tetrax, but is caught off guard when Tetrax demands Ben give him Chromastone. Ben doesn't even have a chance to explain what happened to Chromastone when Tetrax attacks him demanding that he be handed over. Ben's situation gets worse when Vilgax shows up and it is learned he is after the same thing. Ben now battles to save himself and to discover why Chromastone is of so much importance.
43	17	"Above and Beyond"	Butch Lukic	Eugene Son	March 12, 2010
The Plumber's Helpers are called upon by Grandpa Max to rescue him from an abandoned space station where he's being attacked by Ben! The team must now find a way to work together as they try to save Max, stop Ben, and keep the space station from crashing to Earth.
44	18	"Vendetta"	Rick Morales	Len Wein	March 19, 2010
Kevin returns home to find his house ransacked, so he enlists Ben and Gwen's help to find out who did it and why. They soon cross paths with Ragnarok, a deadly criminal who recently broke free from the Null Void and is in search of a special key. Kevin is intent on stopping Ragnarok from obtaining the special key, especially after he learns the truth about Ragnarok and his father.
45	19	"The Final Battle (Part 1)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	March 26, 2010
Albedo has stolen the Ultimatrix from Azmuth and has used it to kidnap Gwen and Kevin. Ben goes to face Albedo and rescue his friends when he quickly discovers that Albedo has been working in conjunction with Vilgax.
46	20	"The Final Battle (Part 2)"	Dan Riba Butch Lukic	Dwayne McDuffie	March 26, 2010
After giving up his Omnitrix, a powerless Ben goes aboard Vilgax's ship and faces off with Vilgax to stop his invasion of Earth in their final battle. Albedo gives Ben the Ultimatrix and Ben regains his old aliens and also their evolved forms.

Ben 10: Alien Swarm

No.	Episode Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original Airdate
01	"Ben 10: Alien Swarm"	Alex Winter	John Turman James Krieg	November 25, 2009
This is a live-action film based on the animated series. An old friend of Ben and Gwen comes to town to enlist their help to find her father, whose disappearance is somehow connected to some advanced nanochips. Gwen, Kevin, and Max refuse to help Elena, but Ben agrees to help her. However, what they find may put the whole planet in danger.

References

Toonami Episode Guides
Cartoon Network (1997-2008)
Adult Swim (2012-Present)