Ben 10

Ben 10, an American animated television series, is produced by Cartoon Network Studios and broadcast by Cartoon Network. The first episode of the series was aired on December 27, 2005. The story is about a ten year old boy, Ben Tennyson, who is almost hit by an alien pod. In the pod, he finds ’Omnitrix’ ñ a watch-like structure that bestows him the power to change into 10 unique alien heroes. Each hero is endowed by a distinct superpower.

Ben 10's list of powers include several amazing powers like Heat Blast (allows absorbing fire and heat), Wildmutt with athletic abilities, Diamond Head (a body harder than diamond that also allows him to cut and slash through anything), XLR8 sporting super speed, Grey Matter ñ extreme intelligence, and so on. With all these powers, Ben takes on additional responsibility to save people from mishaps and accidents. The series has a wide range of villains from both human and alien races. Each villain is focused on in one episode.

Ben 10 has been created by "Man of Action" group, which comprises Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly and Steven T. Seagle. The voice over for Ben Tennyson, Benwolf and Upgrade is performed by Tara Strong. Richard Steven Horvitz lends his voice to Grey Matter, whereas Jim Ward gives a voice over to Diamondhead, Wildvine and XLR8. In 2007, two of Ben 10 movies are due for release. The first movie is a simple animated one. The second part is about live-action adaptation of the series. However, the plot for the movie is not revealed yet. Due to high popularity of Ben 10, there are several merchandises like toys, watches, figurines, etc. featured from the series sold in the market. Several online games and videogames have also been created to promote the series.