Ben Tennyson and Gwen Tennyson (2024)

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Ben Tennyson and Gwen Tennyson have one of the closest relationships in the Ben 10 franchise.

History[]

Background[]

While not twins, Ben and Gwen were born on the same day in December,^[2][3] causing their long-standing rivalry way before they were 10 years old.^{[pop-up 1][4]} Their rivalry was evidently petty and childish in many ways, as they didn't speak to each other for two months over an argument about a stick of gum.^{[pop-up 2][5]} At one point, the arguing between Ben and Gwen had gotten so bad that their parents refused to take vacations together anymore.^{[pop-up 3][6]}

Ben 10[]

During the Original Series, Ben and Gwen were almost always bickering, arguing, name-calling (they called each other "doofus" or "dweeb"), making fun of each other, or fighting, and they had a love/hate relationship.However, deep down they really do care about each other as shown on various occasions throughout the show, especially in Secret of the Omnitrix, when Ben would gofar lengths to keep Gwen out of danger, such as transforming into Four Arms, despite the fact that the Omnitrix's self-destruct mode countdown would only accelerate.

Another example is the episode Back With a Vengeance, when Gwen went in to the Null Void by herself to bring Ben back, and got back the Omnitrix for him after he willingly gave it to Vilgax and Kevin in exchange for Gwen's safety, and in Secret of the Omnitrix Ben was devastated when he thought Gwen died, but after knowing that she was alive, he ran through, open field of fire and hugged her, while she hugged Ben back.

Five Years Prior to Omniverse[]

Their relationship remained mostly unchanged from the Original Series in the Omniverse flashbacks. 11-year-old Ben and Gwen still had the tendency of always fighting, but they still presented that they care about each other on occasions.

Alien Force[]

By the time they were 15 years old, Ben and Gwen's relationship had improved and their hostility had mostly subsided. Gwen even considered Ben to be one of her best friends.^{[merch 1]}

In Alone Together, after Ben was teleported safely back to Earth from Turrawuste, Gwen ran up to and embraced him which he happily returned.

Ultimate Alien[]

In Girl Trouble, when Gwen was attacked by Sunny and Antonio, Ben immediately stepped in and helped fend them off stating that no one can pick on Gwen except him.

In Greetings From Techadon, while at Mr. Smoothy, both of them talked about how they were when they were ten, and how they used to not get along, and then soon laughed at the things they did as younger kids. When Gwen spoke of her issue of not having a car, Ben gladly let her drive his car.

Omniverse[]

Though Gwen went to college early in the show, both openly stated that they would miss each other a lot (hugging one another before she left in The More Things Change: Part 1). In this series, however, they occasionally loved getting on each other's nerves like the old times, like Ben saying that cousin Lucy is awesome because she loves teasing Gwen.

In Ben Again, Ben told Young Gwen openly that he missed her, and that he found Gwen to be cool.

Trivia[]

• During the road trip in the Original Series, disliking Max's cooking was one of the few things Ben and Gwen agreed on.^{[pop-up 4][7]}

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