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Ben10's Omnitrix is DEADLY!

Film Theory

Film Theory

Tv & Film

4.8894 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Is the Omnitrix KILLING Ben10? Join Film Theory Host Lee as he digs deep into the lore of this series and discover how this handy device could possibly lead to a fatal end to Ben.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:23.6

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0:30.0

The Omnitrix is destroying Ben 10. If you dig into the lore of this series and actually look at the

0:35.5

science of what's going on with this handy little device, you'll realize that Ben 10 might be digging himself a deeper grave every single

0:42.1

time he's using it. And that could result in a fate even worse than death.

0:51.2

Hello internet, welcome to film theory, the show that's no ordinary kid because an alien device stuck to my wrist and did what it did.

0:57.9

So if you didn't pick it up, today we are finally cracking open the absolute classic that is the Ben 10 franchise.

1:03.8

This cartoon network series is all about a 10-year-old named Ben Tennyson, whose life changes forever when he finds an extraterrestrial weapon called the Omnitrix while out on a walk in the woods.

1:12.6

With this device, he can transform into any alien on a genetic level, each species with their own unique abilities.

1:18.7

Speed, flight, strength, durability, shooting fire from fingertips, rewriting entire galaxies from scratch.

1:26.1

You know, the basics for crime fighting.

1:27.9

Basically, if there's any superpower you can imagine, there's an alien for it.

1:31.8

So, Ben teams up with his cousin Gwen, who has magical talents,

1:34.8

and their grandpa, Max, who already knows a suspicious amount about alien life and technology

1:39.8

to do heroics across the world.

1:41.8

And from there, the entire franchise follows Ben's journey as he

1:44.8

matures and masters his newfound powers to defend Earth from threats both domestic and

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