Top 20 Darkest Ben 10 Moments That Fueled Our Nightmares

The sci-fi hero of "Ben 10" has had to deal with more than his fair share of dark moments! For this list, we’ll be looking at moments in this animated franchise that seemed mature for kids or just plain disturbing. Our countdown includes Dr. Animo mutating Grampa Max, Man-eating aliens abducting senior citizens, the End of the Universe, Charmcaster's dark ritual, and more! Which “Ben 10” moment freaked you out the most? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@neonzplayz5060]

First

[@belladonna1032]

Sometimes, even the Ben 10 franchise takes a turn to the dark.

[@pkmntrainerredsecretmario1638]

Ghosts

[@portalmasterdragon7326]

The most darkest moment when Eon transformed Ben into him when his cousin and grandfather watched with fear of what Eon did with Ben and the omnitrix

[@mydeadlyadventuredescanorj9756]

Mine was when Gwen scared zombozo

[@Outflex]

Ben 10 was a really great show that wasn’t afraid to have dark moments. That made the show 10x better in my opinion!

[@jcj268]

The new reboot is nothing but a kiddie show cash grab

[@luphuong5239]

@@jcj268 I couldn't agree more. Original Series , Alien Force and Ultimate were the best 🤗☺, whilst Omniverse and Reboot were shitty and trash , only 3 years old kids would wanna watch that . 😑🙄😒. I mean the way they design characters in omniverse is so sick and disturbing. Kevin looked like a thug or drug dealer. Gwen looked like a nerd. Why the heck was Alien X look quite similar to crimson chin. Who even would put the omnitrix symbol on Up Grade and Nanomech's eyes. How can they able to see or shoot laser beam from their eyes. Big Chill looked jacked, did he just come out of the gym ? I have a feeling that OS and Omniverse share the same storyline and universe while AF and UF are a different storyline and universe. Because ben never mentioned anything about Feedback none of his aliens wore clothes in AF and UA, even Vilgax in this version didn't have anything similar to Vilgax in Omniverse and OS. He had a sword and a gaunlet, can shoot laser from his eyes and can fly in space.

[@SSADO-]

You should see transformers prime

[@Brendan.C]

@@jcj268 dude the reboot isn’t that bad. It’s just a fun show to watch that you don’t need to think much of, and you shouldn’t take it seriously

[@jcj268]

@@luphuong5239 at least omniverse stayed within the universe

[@TheAwesomeAlan]

"Ben, you promised we'd try it my way first." "Yeah. I lied." *proceeds to almost murder Kevin*

[@7swordquanta459]

Then again, using Ultimate Echo Echo was the most sensible thing Ben did to save Kevin.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@7swordquanta459 yeah, at least it was going to be a quick death

[@yngwayne]

He was so cool when he said that😝😘

[@garthdavis6223]

My favorite episode.

[@AbRas644]

Pretty sure it was part of his plan to save him. Like he said to Gwen, "You care about not hurting me. And that's why, you don't have what it takes to deal with Kevin". He's faced Kevin before, and understood clearly why he is who he is, and therefore, decided to be serious to stop him well and proper. He knew that, right now, he's running on rage and power like when he was younger. If defeated as normal, he'd flee to some corner of the universe and start life again until someone like Quarrel taught him to cool down and become normal. He didn't want to lose Kevin again, as Ben's code is to trust, give them a second chance and let them redeem themselves.

[@mlggamer5296]

Ben thinking Gwen died was very dark. Him saying "it should have been me" repeatedly definitely shook me at the time watching

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

That line alone just shows that he really does care for his cousin despite the constant bickering they get into

[@mlggamer5296]

@@williampulfer-melville8536 yeah. They both annoy each other but at the end of the day they still family

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

@@mlggamer5296 precisely family must stick together

[@bruh8545]

@@williampulfer-melville8536 dom approves

[@rafaelculahara5229]

When i was a kid i watched too much anime i even think Ben10 was an anime that time soo this isnt close to dark to me' the ghostfreak episode was more darker

[@Unblasphemy]

Damn, today's kids will never understand how good shows were back in the 2000s...sadly.

[@code_breaker3756]

Yeah i loved the shows back then and the shows now... Well i like them but kinda not really

[@souvikdey2655]

I used to watch it everyday this makes me sad today's Ben 10 is weird

[@akarimomo9219]

@@souvikdey2655 FINALLY SOMEONE WHO THINKS LIKE ME

[@user-ts1yw6ji2o]

ᴀꜱ ᴀ ɢᴜy ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ 2008 , ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴡꜱ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɴᴏᴡ-ᴀ-ᴅᴀyꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʀᴩ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠᴇʀᴛɪꜱᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ

[@LunaticNikbro]

Ya

[@bob52650]

Darkest part for me is when Ben didn’t hold back anymore and wanted to kill people especially Kevin. That was super dark

[@josephbiddle1637]

TRUE! I love the plot lines that have heroes being pushed to a limit and being ready to cross some major lines. That’s part of what made Varian’s turn to evil in season 1 of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure so engaging.

[@ardzzz1010]

I love it when the heroes suddenly turn into anti-heroes. It just shows that these people are still humans and they still have limits with their emotions.

[@PIB2000]

The most chilling part is that there's nothing really stopping Ben from destroying multiple civilizations other than his morality.

[@PIB2000]

@@ardzzz1010 It really does show that the villain has crossed a moral boundary most others wouldn't.

[@neeljavia2965]

@@PIB2000 Exactly. That's why he always try to not use alien x even when he can now do anything that he wants with it. Last time he used alien x, he became a sadist who pitted his friends and enemies against each other and enjoyed a battle royal.

[@StanHanrahan]

19:39 one of my favourite moments in the whole franchise. Chills everytime

[@bobbyahmad5197]

Hi Stan

[@jkaylin6]

Greatly preferred the original 4 series

[@Earth-uu3nf]

🥶

[@gaminggoof1542]

I like how even before AF he cared about her

[@johntheanimator4317]

stan my man! how u doing bro?

[@milkhunter72]

The episode where GhostFreak went all rogue scared the living shit outta me

[@SacredSpirit1337]

He remains a threat through every series. His final form in Omniverse resembles the Grim Reaper, complete with scythe.

[@Elvusmiw]

The dream scene oof

[@dantemustdie00]

@@SacredSpirit1337 Yeah his alien species is terrifying, we're lucky we haven't seen a planet full of his kind, tho I hope their not all psychopathic as he is, like Vilgax's people aren;t evil themselves.

[@ezenwakenechukwu1227]

@@dantemustdie00 actually we have. Anur phatos

[@thebush6379]

Wait, why does Michael have a belt with a Omnitrix belt

[@johny1220]

Ben 10 is still one of the best fucking shows ever made, Ben turning into Ghostfreak and scaring Zombozo to stop him and wave the day was so badass and scary from their perspective, especially considering Ben didn’t even have full control over Ghostfreak and he even freaked himself out, then him escaping the Omnitrix because he was actually trapped inside was such an awesome twist even as a kid, so cool man! 😄

[@crimsoncrusader518]

You said it. This show is easily one of my favorites.

[@tweetybirds2547]

Yep I still watch it not the reboot tho

[@crimsoncrusader518]

@@tweetybirds2547 agreed. It might as well be the GT of the franchise.

[@briansilva3344]

@@crimsoncrusader518 I'm not a fan of the reboot, but it does have its strengths. Even made by the original Man of Action team. Most are mad that it's not a continuation of the original continuity.

[@lightningawesomefantasy5354]

@@crimsoncrusader518 LMAO GT

[@thedandymancometh]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the 'Camp Fear' episode. Its heavily implied that literally 90% of the campers were eaten/digested alive by a massive sentient underground fungalspore. They only save 3 kids in that episode.

[@Osama_Rashid]

Dude, I thought all of them left that place 😓.

[@nothere3982]

Fuck I remember that episode, it was horrifying

[@dangerouspie0319]

A monster that would use the humans it consumed to wipe out all humans in less than a day. Gut-wrenchingly terrifying.

[@ezrawyvern6795]

Actually, a earlier scene in the episode indicates that the campers and camp personnel evacuated before the Tennysons arrived. Those three just so happened to be left behind accidentally.

[@toyzpowergaming1740]

​@@nothere3982ok

[@corvus1221]

Ben: I promise that you'll regret it for the rest of your very short lives The moment Ben said this, I can imagine him nearly reaching his breaking point It scared me the first time I watched that episode, I'd probably get the hell out of there and not experience what it's like to be beaten by any of Ben's aliens/various transformations and their Ultimate Forms

[@donovan802]

I also like how in that episode, Ben neglected Kevin’s idea of using Way Big to win against that Forever Knight (which I agree with Kevin, that would’ve be hilarious 😂), but Ben decides to fight honorably and use Spider Monkey to make the match pretty even.

[@DeepakKumar-kh6ry]

Episode no pls

[@ardzzz1010]

Ben becoming a more anti hero is probably a scary sight, more scarier than Vilgax using the omnitrix I think.

[@PIB2000]

Can you imagine someone who could grow to the size of a 50ft skyscraper or potentially wipe out all of existence threatening your life?

[@ardzzz1010]

@@PIB2000 I think Ultimate Echo Echo is already enough to wipe out all the forever knights in Earth.

[@Chikadulce10]

I will never forget that two-parter where Ben almost killed Kevin in Ultimate Alien. My poor little heart couldn't take it.

[@gilbertmillers4865]

Agreed

[@Joumae_Saori]

Yeah... same...

[@ggbb5621]

I love how ben had completely different attitude when Kevin joined Servantis in the omniverse

[@tjjohnson1675]

Ghost freak opening his skin to scare zomboso was freaky as hell but still pretty funny a little

[@robertmerin1080]

What about toepick?

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

He went all beetlejuice on him

[@RainbowKidDoesThings]

@@nicktechnubyte1184 yeah I was gonna say, that move was very Beetlejuice

[@fatherpucci8170]

The things I can't understand how zomboso back ?

[@Osama_Rashid]

The darkest moment was when Wildmutt talked in the beginning of "Ghostfreaked Out".

[@Outliess]

I know exactly what you’re talking bout 😂😂 i was little and was tripping out when i heard it

[@Osama_Rashid]

@@Outliess Hahaha, yeah and what makes it more funny is that Wildmutt was talking in Ben's voice. I think, no one saw that coming.

[@user-ts1yw6ji2o]

@@Osama_Rashid ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴢꜱ,ꜱᴋᴀyʀ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴢ'ꜱ,ꜱᴋᴀyʀ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴏʟ

[@Osama_Rashid]

@@user-ts1yw6ji2o Glad you didn't cuz he has scared so many kids. Indeed he's cool.

[@Osama_Rashid]

@Kayden Milorale Dude, it was a joke.

[@MaverickX578]

I think the darkest moment for me was when Ben was legitimately ready to kill Kevin after he attacked his friends and Gwen. Really shows just how serious Ben can be when you hurt those closest to him.

[@bleachfanbk]

I like that aspect of ben, because it angers me that batman lets people like the joker live, ben is willing to kill to the pile of bodies stops growing

[@Cruzer871]

No one talking about Gwen thoe when Bozo the clown was taking her family hostage

[@karimayiaholmes4001]

There are lines that Ben would never cross and alongside watching anime and cartoons like Yu Yu hakusho and Power rangers.

[@Evankiller122]

@@bleachfanbk one time batman killed the joker and you know THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS WAS FORMED??? Seriously and then he turned into the THE DARKEST KNIGHT Bruce knows he will lose control of himself once he kills someone his own father (when Bruce died and his mother and father survived) started to go on a killing rampage after losing Bruce

[@bleachfan2.029]

@@Evankiller122 ok, even then what angers me about Batman is he’s smart enough to make contingency plans to stop the justice league, but doesn’t apply that intelligence to stop the killers from escaping, also putting them back in arckem which is proven to be unable to keep them contained. If your morality is so unstable that killing a monster will turn you into one, then at least he could put the effort to stop them from escaping

[@henryqu19]

Ghostfreak is a nightmare himself

[@shelbybayer200]

Ghostfreak's real name Zskayr, was one of the BEST villains

[@horusplayz3598]

Its not his real name.its just a name.his real name is never mentioned

[@vakeesanvaikuntharajah1541]

@@horusplayz3598 It is 09:40

[@horusplayz3598]

@@vakeesanvaikuntharajah1541 its there but its not his real name

[@vakeesanvaikuntharajah1541]

@@horusplayz3598 It is. But when Ben is in control its Ghost Freak.

[@horusplayz3598]

@@vakeesanvaikuntharajah1541 the part about when ben is in control is true.bit i remember something about zskayr not being his real name

[@carlossoto1715]

You know what’s the scariest thing about Ghostfreak? His true name is not revealed or spoken outside of references. The name Zs’Skayr definitely sounds sinister, but neither he nor the characters mention it, even WatchMojo here doesn’t make note of it.

[@SacredSpirit1337]

Actually Watchmojo *does* mention it at 9:40 “Ghostfreak’s personality is so creepy and serious, that it’s almost as if Zs'Skayr, Ghostfreak’s real identity, is the one in control.” As the Wiki puts it: “Zs'Skayr's real name was first conceived during the original series but was never used on-screen until Rad Monster Party (an episode of Omniverse). Before then, people only called him Ghostfreak. However, in From Hedorium to Eternity, he is referred to as Zs'Skayr by Ben and his team. This is an error, along with other errors in the episode like Zs'Skayr having his hood and his head in an upright orientation, both of which should be seen only after Rad Monster Party chronologically.”

[@sehajdeepsikka5401]

Man to me I have always wanted to know what he shows his opponents when he opens his chest. Lol

[@shelbybayer200]

@@sehajdeepsikka5401 Black and white tendrils

[@diegopansini3152]

Z’Skayr’s name is spoken in Omniverse

[@carlossoto1715]

@@SacredSpirit1337 That mention was more passive as if he was barely acknowledged, since the occurrence was not actually true.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

This is what I love about this franchise

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Agreed, shows get good when they decide to do things like this, though there's nothing wrong with a little light moments here or there.

[@josephbiddle1637]

@@crimsoncrusader518 Oh, definitely. There’s nothing wrong with levity. I think we can all agree that cartoons become great when they get some serious moments to balance against it and don’t just try to appeal to the youngest audience possible for no reason other than to make money. I mean, Young Justice REALLY nails it when it comes to balancing grimness and levity. Just as an example.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

@@josephbiddle1637 you said it. We do need some dark moments in our shows or games. They makes us feel more mature getting through them.

[@neeljavia2965]

@@crimsoncrusader518 True. But today's shows are like they are made for 5 year olds. Even OV and reboot fans don't want to accept the fact that serious moments do add a lot to the story and make it better. Instead of everything being just black and white and sunshine.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

@@neeljavia2965 I understand perfectly. Like I said, there needs to be more dark moments in shows.

[@Zofkdk]

She is right, Kevin doesn’t deserve that. I wished that we could see how Ghostfreak really looked like.

[@andymk8951]

Well the problem with Kevin was not only that he was violent but also being a ticking time bomb which grew stronger and more power-hungry/mad after each victim. Like I always felt that Ben wanted to kill him so he couldn't grew to strong and endager even more humans

[@andymk8951]

@Ultra Z I thought he meant the second time Kevin absorbed the omnitrix

[@andymk8951]

@Ultra Z Yeah

[@tanandalynch9441]

We literally do in Ghostfreaked Out. That is his true form.

[@benwebb671]

I grew up with Ben 10 and can I just say I had no idea that I wanted this video but am so glad it exists. It is so great to revile childhood memories. Love your work 😁😁

[@WatchMojo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Jay-fy5ob]

Man I love my childhood

[@demonwolf3286]

What makes the recreation of the universe far darker is that Ben technically has no actual family there all the people in the new universe are not the original people he knew meaning if he actually gave that a thought it would probably break his mind knowing he's actually completely alone in this new universe

[@JabamiLain]

Like Simon Jarret and everybody else from "SOMA".

[@koalafromtomorrow5656]

Ominvcwse is not cannon

[@demonwolf3286]

@@koalafromtomorrow5656 technically after I believe the seventh episode which is when the universe is remade I feel like it is a reboot and takes place with and alternate universe where the universe died an Serena and bellicus remake it and Ben

[@shikigranbell7608]

@@koalafromtomorrow5656 what?

[@shikigranbell7608]

Demon Wolf the plot line is basically almost identical to jojo part 6 stone ocean manga where pucci resets the universe only living emporio al nino all alone in this new universe with no family or friends to recognize.

[@DVZZZZ]

I think the moment Gwen “dies” and Ben shouts “i don’t care” is one of the best moments and every time I watch give me goosebumps

[@oscarjacquot]

As a Ben 10 fan, I’m impressed

[@christianparrish6647]

Hello fellow Ben 10 fan.

[@csbhosale6226]

@@christianparrish6647 Hello, who's your favourite Alien ??

[@christianparrish6647]

@@csbhosale6226 one of my favorites is blitzwolfer.

[@Reaperguy67]

You know what's funny. It's been a while since I watched that show.

[@fatbgmanbg975]

Bro, I know that ghostfreak is cool and all, but! Chills bro, like the flying freezing thing, 4 me, is up there!

[@saavugrakki]

Cartoons having serious and dark moments break the template that "Cartoons are for kids" And, Ben 10 nailed it!

[@7256658]

Unfortunately cartoons post 2013/14 (same year Omniverse ended) are for kids. Only exception i can think is Invincible. RIP action cartoons

[@christopherbennett5858]

I've always had issues with that statement. One being that children can handle darker themes. Just look at Revenge of the Sith which was PG despite having Anakin burn alive, strangle his pregnant wife and the results of when he killed many child soldiers. Not to mention a lot of shows in the 2010's tried to court an older audience but either mishandled more mature topics that the writers could not handle or tried to apply playground logic to them even when the stories shifted to things that were less personal and on the grand scale the vocal adult fans claimed to want (RWBY, Steven Universe and Legend of Korra are all big examples) Didn't help that, as new blood came into the industry, for some reason, people just saw children's media as 0-5 year olds rather than also including 6-9 and 10-12 year olds. What made the episodes stick out more was the levity and characters developed between these moments, giving more tension..

[@waled7564]

Cartoons are for kids because kids love's the scary things to prove that they grow up even if they are only 9 years old

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@waled7564 Exactly. I mean, that's why Halloween is generally more for the young and young at heart. Kids love to do a test of courage. Plus, if kids weren't supposed to handle scary stuff, then we wouldn't have child actors in horror movies.

[@saavugrakki]

@@waled7564 meh... boomer...

[@jimmyhu6014]

8:47 "It's just a gadget, be the hero!" My God they knew what made good writing on this show!

[@henryqu19]

Michael Morningstar is a underrated villain from Ben 10 , but a really powerful one

[@fatherpucci8170]

Yes I hope they focus about Michael Morningstar story like who is His parents or how he gets his power?

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

@@fatherpucci8170 plus I thought his personality was interesting for a villain he's manipulative selfish and vain and considering his surname is Morningstar kinda indicates that he's a vampire of some sorts

[@ardzzz1010]

@@fatherpucci8170 his parents according to him are very rich and his either one of them are former plumbers.

[@Artisan1979]

How are he always called Ben's cousin "lovely Gwen" after their first encounter always sounded creepy.

[@Luminar_Yurei]

I believe Dwane McDuffie actually believed that Darkstar was Ben's most dangerous enemy.

[@RomaroBrandon]

The fact that Ben recreating the universe is on but not Ben dying when Vilgax killed Chromastone is wrong. This wasn't like the time Ben sacrificed himself so the Ultimate Aliens could live, Ben was murdered for a brief moment. If recreating the universe is dark, so is him getting blasted when the Annihilargh exploded in A New Dawn

[@BAlex2209]

What'bout the time he used gloops gravity disk to keep the aqua planet togather almost sacrificing himself, Ben 10 in the rocket ship with the mummy, the werewolf, the Frankenstein and ghostfreak.

[@BAlex2209]

What'bout the time he used gloops gravity disk to keep the aqua planet togather almost sacrificing himself, Ben 10 in the rocket ship with the mummy, the werewolf, the Frankenstein and ghostfreak.

[@RomaroBrandon]

@@BAlex2209 what he did as Goop isn't as dark as Ben as himself jumping into lava so the ultimates could live.

[@demonwolf3286]

Ben didn't die as chromastone he simply switched forms and was apparently in a Hibernating period the omnitrix does not allow death to it's wearer unless it is beyond it's scientific abilities such as universe warping or time tampering Ben didn't die and neither did chromastone he simply switched to a more useful form I'd suggest you dig a little bit deeper into the story in which you are telling before attempting to say it is dark that's like saying when the hybreed blew swampfires head apart and no one saw it coming that he was still alive and could regenerate that part of his body it wasn't dark it was a dark moment to show a characters power but that's like oh idk any superhero who somehow pulls a form out their butt and comes back from near death like oh idk hmm how about a lot of marvel heroes DC etc

[@demonwolf3286]

@@RomaroBrandon again goop wasn't that bad and Ben knew the risks and he also knew that there were things around to help him breathe. the darker or darkest part of that episode is we literally hear Ben be crushed to death by agregor and he is still alive and able to change into big chill to save himself

[@henryqu19]

The fact that Ben thought Gwen was dead proof thst he cares about her no matter what

[@vetarlittorf1807]

In the OG series, they obviously did love each other, they just didn't like each other. Although by the series finale they finally did start to appreciate each other, which was the reason why Max took them both on the road trip.

[@josephbiddle1637]

That moment when Ben threatens to wipe out the Forever Knights if they don’t end the Purge is AWESOME! It gave me the same vibe as when Korra threatened to keep Bataar Jr away from Kuvira at all costs for the rest of her life in LoK season 4.

[@jediclonekag13]

Zs'Skayr and Malware are definitely among my top 5 favorite villains from the "Ben 10" franchise, especially since they gave us two of my favorite darkest moments from this franchise.

[@chocoberryvanillacake4297]

"You don't have to be an alien to become a monster" Truer words have never been spoken.

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

More inaccurate* Humans are not monsters just because they do things you don't like.

[@Aceplays679]

Bro that entire ghostfeeak arc gave me nightmares for 7 years and even now I still can't sleep Correction it was 9 years

[@Aceplays679]

@Blue The Velociraptor no joke i had nightmars for that long due to this shit

[@emmanuelharris6445]

Man it gave me nightmares for only days ago till I got over it when I was 10 years old back in 2006

[@Aceplays679]

@@emmanuelharris6445 you are so LUCKY

[@Aceplays679]

@@emmanuelharris6445 o couldn't sleep for 9 years and got insomnia

[@apixieswhisper]

Same

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Wow, these are the dark moments in the entire ‘Ben 10’ TV franchise.

[@natwalsh2710]

They sure are. O.O

[@Unovakid24]

The various shows may have had dark moments, but that's what made them so enjoyable to watch

[@sifilore9462]

Pierce was a cool character they never should've killed him off.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Plus I liked how he was this human Hedgehog hybrid

[@Luminar_Yurei]

Gosh, that episode was dark. It wasn't even confirmed that he died until Omniverse, I believe. Honestly, I think that episode would've been better if rather than having *ARGIT,* they had the Plumbers' Helpers tell Ben & company about what happened to Pierce and work from there rather than having Argit tell them about what's going on with aliens on Earth.

[@mlggamer5296]

Oh yeah ghostfreak trying to takeover Ben was really creepy but not as much as his transformation once he got separated. That upside-down skull is an image that I will never forget.

[@christopherfreitas-leonard7099]

As a kid, I’ve watched the beginning of Ben 10, there are some episodes that I consider fitted for Halloween time but never occurred to me that they were dark. Alien Force and Ultimate Alien were much darker and it never occurred to me to consider any scenes to be darkest to fuel nightmares. As for Omniverse, with it’s redesigned and Ben’s personality having degrease, it was less dark than the two. Though, thinking about what Ben went through as a kid, he would have suffered anxiety like Steven Universe if it wouldn’t for his friends and family to help him.

[@createach9935]

Ben 10 classic is the best

[@matthewallen445]

@Crea Teach To me, Alien Force/Ultimate Alien is the peak Ben 10 era. The original show is the weakest for me, due to its loose focus on long-term storytelling and mainly consisting of one-offs. Ben's personality can get kind of grating too, since he's constantly cocky and arrogant. I know he has his good moments, but to me, it's more of a 60/40 split. I also don't like the fact that Ben and Gwen constantly argue and borderline hate each other. I'm glad they fixed this in UAF where the two have matured and actually care for each other.

[@santiagoindisguise7289]

"cough" "cough" nega ben "cough"

[@coryakabueze4541]

Top 10 courage the cowardly dog scariest moments

[@ketchupm1231]

YES THAT SHOW WAS AWESOME AND SCARED THE SHIT OUTTA ME

[@memelord2988]

It exists allready i guess

[@natwalsh2710]

It’s one of the best shows!!

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

4:39 even though Kevin was still a villain at this point I can agree I did feel quite bad for him and I do appreciate how the show decided to give him a redemption arc in Alien Force

[@joshbacon8241]

Most painful things in existence: - Childbirth - Bullet ant stings - Removal of the Omnitrix in ‘Back with a Vengeance’

[@DjF-cs1qg]

Underrated comment

[@deleonjohnrenzol.3587]

8:45 Time Bomb in the No Watch Timeline actually erased every other version of Ben Tennyson and their "timelines" from existence.

[@Osama_Rashid]

Yep except No Watch Ben's Timeline.

[@cyberend1863]

I mean, in the episode where we first learn Ghostfreak has his own consciousness, I actually felt bad for Zy'Skayr. Imagine his point of view. He's a sentient being forced to live inside the Omnitrix, and the only time he gets a taste of freedom is when Ben used his DNA, and even then it's not true freedom because until that episode, Ben was the one in control. Eventually all sympathy went out the window. Part of me wishes they went another way with his character, and had him be a little mentally unbalanced, sort of like his time in the Omnitrix traumatized him, and have Ben help him, maybe even becoming one of Ben's allies. Just a little what if on the character.

[@gemrock]

Looking at from point of view ghostfreak before knowing it was evil. You can kinda understand why he did it think about it being stuck stuck in a watch for God knows how long. Being use as toy for a child and being forced to be used. I think anyone in the situation would go crazy.

[@josephbiddle1637]

That would be an awesome alternate timeline opportunity. Though, along a similar thread, imagine if one of the alternate evil Bens that Vilgax got into his army in Omniverse was a Ben who was successfully taken over by Za’Skayer (hope I spelled that right). That would’ve been epic!

[@medafan53]

I believe the popup fact files suggest that Zy'Skar deliberately put himself in the Omnitrix, hoping to claim it's power for himself, I believe he was possessing the alien whose DNA was sampled for Wildvine, so don't feel TOO sorry for him.

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@medafan53 Yeah. Feels more like the end of Aladdin when Jafar wishes to be a genie... then gets sealed in a lamp

[@hagane0110]

@@christopherbennett5858 Along with Iago.

[@paigepangrazio8142]

I love the classic Ben 10. It's my favorite❤

[@JabamiLain]

Mine too. But for twisted reasons. I love it because that's his most vulnerable phase of his life. The one in which he's the most innocent and malleable.

[@majoraswrath1417]

The Ben 10 franchise had a lot more on-screen deaths than I remembered upon rewatching. Including the close-up on-screen (obviously temporary, but still) lifeless corpses of all 3 main characters in ultimate alien when Charmcaster took their souls. Like, okay, lifeless body is one thing, but the close up of their faces, dead eyes and mouths hanging open was real dark.

[@MB-te9xw]

Sometimes I forget how good this series was

[@krishnakapadia146]

The list is great but some more moments that should have been there are 1)Ash getting taken over by the gauntlet 2)Ben being taken over be ghostfreak in Ghost town 3)The final battle Part 2 Ben destroying the omnitrix 4) Kevin's Dad entire story with Ragnarok 5)The end of End and beyond where the plumber kids threw Ben from the ship and were ready to sacrifice themselves 6)That dude dying in the ep Preplexhahedron 7)Entire spidermonkey species becoming DNA aliens

[@ardzzz1010]

Let me add more 8)Captain Nemesis tries to murder both Julie and Jennifer Nocturne 9)Vilgax destroys Petropia 10)Highbreed almost killed Simian with acid 11)Aggregor absorbing all the Andromeda aliens 12)Dagon kills Sir George 13)Eon turns Waybig and Ultimate Swampfire in to dust 14)Elena disguised as Julie 15)Elena choking Ben

[@freakystories3583]

The old Ben 10 is much better then the news any day

[@crimsoncrusader518]

You said it.

[@DanielDaVinciArt]

This makes me wanna revisit my childhood and re-watch Ben 10 again

[@bokiller33]

If I could I would download the whole Ben 10 series except for the repoop

[@christophershackelford7162]

I honestly love how Ben 10 could get as dark as it could. This just proves how Cartoon Network is so neutered nowadays.

[@DiamondHB10]

The reason why these moments exist are because since he is simply a hero, heroes take hard challenges even terrifying ones and that’s the reason why these moments exist like if you agree.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

When I decided to watch Ben 10, I turned on my TV to watch an episode randomly And the first episode that I saw was the very first episode ("And Then There Was 10")

[@chamathnadeeshan4008]

one big dark Easter egg many guys miss. In Omniverse, kyber's Ship he have a ultimate Humongousour Skull. Ultimate Aliens does not exist in outside of Omnitrix, Except for one Ultimate Humongousour. That Humongousour who Escaped Omnitrix in UA, kyber must have hunted him before he came after ben.

[@ignisinfernal1843]

Never noticed that! That's a pretty cool detail.

[@kingblueaxolotl6584]

Ultimate humongousour is in omniverse albedo turned into him multiple times I think

[@matthewdennis2911]

@@kingblueaxolotl6584 no I know what they’re talking about, in one episode of Ultimate Aliens, the ultimate forms gained consciousness. They wanted to be free of their prison in the ultimateix, and to do that, they thought they had to sacrifice Ben from within the device. Ben ultimately ends up sacrificing himself to free them, though he lives, the Ultimate Aliens get their freedom. Azmuth then takes them away from Earth to a new home for them. What the first person said, Kyber must have found that planet, and killed Ultimate Humongousaur.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Yes. Just yes, despite being an 10 more entry update, yes.

[@lancelotbustillo6455]

To me, it was when Gwen threatened that if any "low life" zombozo knows tries to hurt or even just bump any of her family members in the middle of the streets, she would kill Zambozo, and after that she just eats cotton candy with her aunt smiling and talking like nothing happened

[@christianparrish6647]

Thank you for adding another Ben 10 video. I love Ben 10.

[@csbhosale6226]

Me too 🥰

[@christianparrish6647]

@@csbhosale6226 what are your favorite aliens?

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Heck yeah Ben 10.

[@csbhosale6226]

@@christianparrish6647 Alien X.

[@csbhosale6226]

@@christianparrish6647 And your's??

[@rhythmwarriorgaming1755]

This has always been my absolute favorite franchise, and always will

[@christopherbennett5858]

Honestly, I would also like to say one of the reasons Catch a Falling Star is the darkest episode is that, outside of Ben's transformations and the weapons, everyone in this is human. What I mean is that aliens are not a stand-in for anything in the episode like the chameleon alien being held in Guantanamo Bay style captivity in place of a human experiencing the same thing. Nor is it the Forever knights killing an adolescent on a date because he's part alien rather than a more direct lynch mob. This showed a big level of depravity and that it was all human.

[@prestongiles9917]

7:23 my memories of that episode are hazy, but Vilgax's expression there is kinda humorous for me. I dunno if its trauma from being frozen, confusion that someone unfrozen him, or the sight of Kevin's mutated form xD

[@Osama_Rashid]

Dude, now I can't forget that 😂.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

RIP Dwayne McDuffie

[@christianparrish6647]

Amen

[@fatbgmanbg975]

Dwayne McDuffie??

[@LeonardoKlotz]

@@fatbgmanbg975 the guy responsible for reshaping Ben 10 with ALIEN FORCE

[@shantanunish955]

I saw the Michael Morningstar, the ghost freak final form episode, the zombozo episode and the episode where Big chill goes rogue and starts laying eggs, a LONG time ago and I still remember how disturbing they were, man, we had some really good cartoon back in the day

[@LadyCeag840]

This show prepared me for what to expect in the real world way before my parents were ready to!

[@gedhoughton9523]

The classic Ben 10 was class! Hate it when companies just revive it to be a cash cow. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. And cartoons need dark moments. The world isn’t full of sunshine, rainbows and happy endings. Kids need to learn this.

[@felixstone3.14]

I do like darker kids stuff (SWtCW is by far my favorite part of the franchise, for expamle) saying that everything, espacliy kids shows, _need_ to be dark (or at least have dark elements) is some real needlessly edge cringe shit. Stuff can just be fun, and if that's not your cup of tea don't watch. Of course there needs to be dark and deep media, but if that was 110% it would be boring

[@gedhoughton9523]

@@felixstone3.14 never said life was all that, has to be a balance of good and bad. Not this happy rainbow rubbish sjw’s are promoting

[@felixstone3.14]

@@gedhoughton9523 I also never said that. And don't say ''sjw'' unironicly, it makes you look dumb. And, in relation to media, censorship particularly, it was the religious right who pushed for meaningless non stop happy crap until recently (and still is in most parts of the word, and evem some factions in the west. Though, not necessarily happy)

[@nothere3982]

I agree, when I was a kid I really liked moments like this. They give very good lessons that really stay with you all the way. They teach empathy

[@darklinkzerotwo8027]

It's truly awesome whenever the goofy and merciful characters go fully dark.

[@J0Ecorreia]

According to the thumbnail, we are all afraid of Cheek bones and eyeliner

[@cesarvictorino8624]

Top 10 Animated Shows That Lost Their Touch.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

That's a good idea. Too bad the Ben 10 franchise is one of them.

[@cyberend1863]

Spongebob and Family Guy.

[@aniocitex1131]

spongebob all current seth mcfarlane shows ttg (If you can say it had a touch) Pokemon Gumball

[@tangible2770]

@@disneyvillainsfan1666 how? it's still thrivving and is still good to this day.

[@m56214]

@@aniocitex1131 I don't see what's wrong with Gumball

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

4:39 Kevin's mutated form always reminded me of the Marvel Villain Super Skrull as he abused his natural ability to shapeshift to mimic the fantastic 4's powers to the point of him losing the ability to shapeshift

[@bvballer123]

Rath's face and kevin's reaction when the baby tiffin gets eaten😂😂 kinda hard to take it as a dark moment. And the way Rath rescues the baby even better 😂😂

[@ilan_profile]

The classic Ben 10 saga was full of Dark Moments, even as a kid I was able to understand what happened and now as an adult I can appreciate the story even more

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

Having everyone die at the hands of Charmcaster was definitely traumatic as well as the whole “Catch A Falling Star” episode.😳 That being said, “Ben 10” and the sequels series made up a huge part of my life and I’m glad to have watched them.😊💜

[@bolt1089]

8:42 It's called the Chronosapien Time Bomb. The term Chronosapien, is the species of Clockwork

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The ‘Ghostfreaked Out’ episode was really scary because Ghostfreak was actually my favourite.

[@redhood7650]

Don't worry in omniverse Ben gets a replacement ecto neurite sample to turn into, probably from a willing ecto neurite

[@mlggamer5296]

Oh yes I remember Charmcaster's ritual. yeah One had to feel for charmcaster. She just wanted her dad back but because of the way that she had to revive him he was like "nope I can't come back when so many others have died for this" I was an emotional wreck after this episode especially as one without a dad...... Well he's not dead but you know I didn't really get to know him. So I could kind of relate to charmcaster in that way

[@randomnessanimation6831]

I loved this show as a kid! This was my most favorite at the time!

[@redhutsgaming3067]

I know there were some fucked up moments in the show but I really loved the show when I was a kid and still am today. While I wasn’t a big of Ben 10: omniverse it still had some heartbreaking moments like the OG Ben getting destroyed. I really love that you guys made it brings me nostalgia. The only thing that was scary about the show in my opinion was zombozo and maybe that Morningstar episode

[@RokuNuva357]

Anyone else miss shows from the early 2000s?

[@suyashpandey3523]

Ghostfreak episode definitely scared a shit out of me 😞

[@gilbertmillers4865]

Grandpa Max’s sacrifice was sooo deep I’m glad he came back but still that was dark!

[@SSADO-]

The first part where max turns into a maggot gave me nightmares back then.

[@fatherpucci8170]

Same

[@ise5356]

The fact Ghost Freak wasn't number one was an absolute robbery, There was not a single soul that he did not scare!

[@skywatcher1082]

16:06 If we go by implications, Time Heals should be a higher ranked episode, because in this scene it shows Ben has Chronic Pain, which might imply Ben was being tortured while being imprisoned.

[@Nameless82284]

He shouldn't have been there long, he was still an alien before timing out.

[@ardzzz1010]

@@Nameless82284 maybe the omnitrix had malfunction that's why we see ben as Spidermonkey imprisoned?

[@Nameless82284]

@@ardzzz1010 But remember, Gwen interior with the past, because of that Ben's Omnitrix wasn't broken

[@ardzzz1010]

@@Nameless82284 maybe the omnitrix was damaged when Ben fought hex and charmcaster? Idk

[@Nameless82284]

@@ardzzz1010 Remember that the Recalibrated Omnitrix is a better version than the Prototype Omnitrix, with no wrong transformations, and a longer time limit. In the episode, Ben looked more sad than hurt, and he probably just decided to give up. Which is a bit confusing, how can Ben be defeated by Hex and Charmcaster, but can beat Vilgax? I guess Ben was depressed about Gwen and Kevin, that even though he gave it his all, he didn't give all 100%. I don't know season 3 of Alien Force is weird.

[@zeokingsilver]

I thought the thing with Ghostfreak was cool, the part where ben's grandpa got changed into that creature was a noble sacrifice hard to be scared.

[@WingGT79]

About the "ben 10 recreates the universe" thingy , everyone Ben knew is dead and everyone currently living are copies made by Ben as Alien X

[@Brendan.C]

I am sad that you didn’t add the first fight scenes between Vilgax and Ben in the season 1 finale. Him kicking Bens butt was oddly strange since we seen Ben won tons of fights, and haven’t really loss that badly

[@Osama_Rashid]

You.. You're the alien from my visions.

[@redhood7650]

Don't forget that time vilgax temporarily killed Ben until he regained Diamondhead

[@Brendan.C]

@@redhood7650 that was a epic moment for Ben

[@Brendan.C]

@@Osama_Rashid At last, we meet. The being that has caused me so much trouble.

[@redhood7650]

@@Brendan.C indeed

[@TheRoguePrince0]

In the episode of ben 10 ultimate alien called couples retreat it's implied that darkstar and charmcaster got it on. whats more nightmare fueled than that.

[@crimsoncrusader518]

In the words of George Takei: OH MY

[@ardzzz1010]

Actually, their appearance can make them a good couple, but ofc, morningstar is a creep, he doesn't deserve charmcaster.

[@engineerman1017]

That's easy, in the episode "be afraid of the dark" where Ben is confronted by Ghostfreak/Zs'skarye when he's been brought back from the dead. I'll never forget that look on Ben's face.

[@horusplayz3598]

The ghostfreak arc scared the living sunshine out of me

[@mlggamer5296]

Yeah I remember this. The ultimates were chanting for him to get burned. And you know what's worse Ultimate humungousaur was my favorite and he's the one that tossed him. I had to rethink my Outlook of the ultimates altogether

[@nothere3982]

Aw man 😂 I'm sorry damn

[@muhammadhafiz2956]

Kevin fainting got me laughing as a kid! 21:58 🤣🤣🤣

[@fredtheinfredible9646]

The animators who work at Man of Action now ought to get kicked in the nuts for massacring most of the aliens who were registered in the Omnitrix in the original series!

[@crimsoncrusader518]

Eh, they mostly just massacred 1 alien.

[@PK-Radio]

*The ink tank wants to know your location*

[@autumbreeze1129]

Number 5 just made me realise how little life there is in Ledger Domain compared to earth. Despite being the source of all magic, it has LESS than 600 000 beings living there (remember, the count of 600 000 souls was including Ben, Gwen and Kevin, so there's actually less than that Number) compared to Earth's over 7 billion, and that's just counting our human population. Counting all the souls of the animals on earth too, which includes billions of species of ants alone, let alone the other billions of insect species, compared to Earth, Ledger Domain is essentially lifeless

[@abhijitdas2987]

Ben 10 was masterpiece... Time travel, multiverse, Omniverse whatever you want this show will give you with a perfect character development.

[@bionelul9983]

I thing that octopus mind controler thing is the scariest thing i ever seen, even the transformation on a "soldier" is even disturbing. And that episode when grandpa Max was put on a giant alien bomb and use like a battery or something ...

[@morganrussman]

You mean the DNaliens? And, I think your talking about the Null void projector that Max ripped the focusing lense off of.

[@Osama_Rashid]

@@morganrussman I think the second one he's talking about is that episode "If All Else Fails".

[@Abhishek-zk4ih]

We want ben 10 back 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Victor.J.]

The episode that really scared me as a kid was when ghost freak turned everyone into the zombie thingys and then that gloomy music started playing. Freaky stuff man.

[@bevondejongh9943]

16:40 one of my favorite episodes and definitely a dark moment, Charmcaster literally killed them, I'm glad this moment is in the top 5 and glad that Charmcaster has two spots in the top 10😌

[@josephbiddle1637]

So… not even an honorable mention for when Kevin purposely let the bag guy (in the Alien Force episode Vendetta) die. Yes, I know the guy killed Kevin’s father, but Kevin doesn’t seem to show any remorse or… anything besides pride in this action. And no one ever mentions it again. Like, Kevin let him die and no one, not even Gwen brings this up? It’s possible that Kevin never told them for obvious reasons, but that’s still dark.

[@ardzzz1010]

Ofc they don't want to bring that up again. It would just remind kevin of how his father died.

[@Osama_Rashid]

There were many dark moments but they made the lore very interesting.

[@fatherpucci8170]

Ben 10 make great lore and story as animation

[@Osama_Rashid]

@@fatherpucci8170 Yep.

[@omphilesenosi9869]

Honestly the creepiest episode was 'Paradox' in Alien Force. Gave me nightmares with its use of suspense horror.