Happy 13th Anniversary Ben 10!

The first episode of Ben 10; And Then There Were 10, aired in America on December 27, 2005. Today marks 13 years since it aired, and it brought upon numerous sequels, toys and games. The franchise is still going strong with the popular reboot that just got a third season and a lot of toys incoming. Let's see where else the franchise will lead to!

Happy Anniversary, Ben 10!

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SLAPBACK KEVIN HUMUNGOUSAUR SEASON 3 TOYS!

Playmates has officially revealed high quality images of a new wave of season 3 toys. It features Slapback who comes with two minifigures of himself, Humungousaur, Kevin 11 with two alternate alien hands and Rustbuggy Ben with a scooter. Check out the images below!

Slapback and Two Mini Slapbacks

Kevin with Hot Shot and Four Arms-like Hands

Humungousaur

Rustbuggy Ben and Scooter

Interesting to note that Humungousaur doesn't have neck movement unlike his Bandai counterpart. His spikes are also not black. Kevin reveals another alien in his arsenal which resembles Four Arms and Rustbuggy Ben has his season 1 Omnitrix as well as an Omnitrix symbol as a belt buckle that wasn't present in Innervasion.

HUMUNGOUSAUR AND RATH ALIEN WORLDS SEASON 3 LEAKS!

Mike Collins has posted art he did for an upcoming Alien Worlds short on Humungousaur and Rath's home planets and culture. It shows of the Vaxasaurians and the different colors and weapons they have along with the Appoplexiansbrawling against them to win a championship. Check it out!

Artwork for Humungousaur and Rath

Vaxasaurians on Terradino Cheering

Slapback

Slapback is an Ekoplektoid from the planet Ekoplekton. He is an Omnitrix alien introduced in season 3 of the Ben 10 reboot. He is voiced by Todd Haberkorn, who also voiced Grey Matter.

Slapback in Omni-Copped

Appearance

Slapback is a large green, frog-like humanoid with shiny skin. He has a round head which is covered by a grey mask and has black "eye brows". He has green skin showing on his hands, feet and face and wears a white and blue jumpsuit with black stripes. The Omnitrix is located on his back.His voice gets higher pitch every time he duplicates.

SEASON 3 EPISODE OMNI-COPPED PREVIEW

Cartoon Network has released a preview for the first episode of season 3; Omni-Copped. It features Ben looking through his new aliens before transforming into Slapback and testing him out.
 

Gwen and Two Slapbacks in the Omni-Copter

It reveals that Slapback is large but not very strong but is able to duplicate into two smaller, stronger and heavier versions of himself by falling on his back. He also replaces Grey Mattter in the Ben 10 reboot, and shares the same voice actor; Todd Haberkorn. Check out the preview below:

OMNI-COPPED NEW SEASON 3 EPISODE OF BEN 10 REBOOT SNEAK PEAK!

The New Season 3 Opening Feature Rath, Humungousaur and Slapback

A sneak peak of the first episode of season 3 entitled Omni-Copped is available on the Cartoon Network app. Here's the synopsis:

When Grandpa Max's engineer buddy Phil Billings gifts Team Tennyson the Omni-Copter, a state of the art flying vehicle that can transport the Rustbucket for overseas adventures, Steam Smythe takes to the skies to ground Ben and company's first test flight; but unbeknownst to our heroes, Smythe was sent to battle Ben's latest alien forms by a mysterious, powerful enemy: the Forever Knight.

This episode reveals that Ben wasn't able to use the Omnitrix for five days and features the debut of Slapback. Phil Billings returns and gives the Tennysons a helicopter to travel in the skies.

Gwen Poking Slapback

The Omni-Copter

The episode also comes with a new opening that shows of Ben's new Omnitrix, Rath, Humungousaur, Slapback as well as a new ending animation for Ben, Gwen and Max.

Slapback

Rath

Humungousaur

Ben, Gwen and Max taking a Selfie

And finally we got a small recap by Ben of the previous events that shows a cameo of XLRArmBlastDiamond beating High Override in the style of a comic book, which is something the original series sometimes did.

XLRArmBlastDiamond Defeating High Override

 Get hyped for Omni-Copped coming in 2019!

NEW BEN 10 REBOOT SEASON 3 HUMUNGOUSAUR PICTURE

There is a Cartoon Network 2019 ad circling on Twitter that advertises new episodes of CN shows in 2019. We got a couple of glimpses of season 3 of the reboot, including Humungousaur! Check it out:

Humungousaur in the Ben 10 Reboot

Along with it is a short scene of Ben transforming with his new Omnitrix and a short clip where Gwen hugs Ben. It appears that they are at some sort of party.

The New Omnitrix Core

Gwen wearing a Dress and a Medal with Ben in a Tuxedo

Look forward to more Ben 10 goodness next year!