Ben 10: Omniverse | |
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Genre | |
Created by | Man of Action |
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Theme music composer | Parry Gripp |
Opening theme | "Ben 10" |
Ending theme | "Ben 10" (Instrumental) |
Composer(s) | Sebastian Evans II |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 80 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22–23 minutes |
Production company(s) | Cartoon Network Studios |
Distributor | Cartoon Network |
Release | |
Original network | Cartoon Network |
First shown in | August 1, 2012 | (Preview)
Original release | August 1, 2012 | – November 14, 2014
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien |
Followed by | Ben 10 (Reboot) |
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Ben 10: Omniverse is an American animated television series and the fourth installment of the Ben 10 franchise, which aired on Cartoon Network from September 22, 2012 to November 14, 2014, in the United States. Man of Action (group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle) created the franchise.
The series was announced at Cartoon Network's Upfront in 2011. Concept art, described as an homage to the original Ben 10 series, designed by Derrick J. Wyatt (Transformers: Animated and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated) was first unveiled at the 2012 UK Toy Fair.
The series premiered on September 22, 2012, with a "sneak peek episode" that aired on August 1, 2012. A "sneak peek" of the series aired after "Ben 10 Week" (March 19, 2012 – March 24, 2012).
The series follows the adventures of sixteen-year-old Ben Tennyson, wielder of the Omnitrix, an extremely powerful watch-like device that allows Ben to change into a multitude of various aliens; each with their own special abilities and skills. The storylines alternate between that of eleven-year-old Ben (one year after the original series) and sixteen-year-old Ben (a few months after Ben 10: Ultimate Alien). After Gwen leaves for college and Kevin leaves to be closer to her, sixteen-year-old Ben gets a new partner, a rookie by-the-book alien plumber named Rook Blonko (surname first). On a mission to explore a secret underground alien city named Undertown, Ben explores the quirkier side of things in the alien underground and discovers that enemies from his past are looking for a rematch.
In "T.G.I.S.", it is revealed that the Ben 10 universe shares the same universe with The Secret Saturdays.
A toy line manufactured by Bandai was originally shown off at Toy Fairs around the world. A possible unintentional leak of official images of the line was released on the website of department store Kmart. Figures that were revealed at Toy Fairs such as Bloxx, Shocksquatch, 16-year-old Ben Tennyson, an 11-year old version of Ben, and Ben's sidekick Rook were listed on the website. The vehicle play-set, "Rook's Truck", has won an award for Best Action Figures/Accessories at the 2012 London Toy Fair. The Omnitrix Touch has a gray color instead of the white it features in the show.