The Rooters are an overarching antagonistic force from the Ben 10 franchise. They were a black-ops variation of the Plumbers led by Proctor Servantis that operated outside the traditional chain of command to the point they were considered above the law. Servantis saw Ben Tennyson and the Omnitrix as a whole to be the greatest threat to the universe, and attempted to rid the universe of him and the device, primarily using Kevin as a means of doing so.
History[]
Pre-Series[]
Servantis was given a space station and equipment in the Null Void, where he stumbled onto the incarcerated Kevin Levin. Using the boy as a conduit, Servantis began to create hybrids of aliens, including himself and several children. Argit was captured and used as the DNA to hybridize with Pierce. To cover his tracks, Servantis used his new electrical powers and position to make people think that Kevin had a father in the Plumbers, and that he was an alien called an Osmosian. The Rooters would attempt to fight Ben that first summer, only for it to fail. Servantis then abandoned the project when Ben took off the Omnitrix. He then erased the memories of the Amalgams and Kevin, sending them off into the world. However, Servantis would continue to monitor Tennyson, and create the clone of Kevin Aggregor.
Ben 10: Omniverse[]
Servantis and his remaining forces, now including Phil Billings, would attack Plumber HQ to look for Kevin. Ben, being an unofficial member, was allowed to go investigate. During the struggle, Kevin began to remember everything Servantis had done, and who/what he really was. Kevin would go on the run, in hopes that Ben or Servantis wouldn't find him.
Kevin's attempts would be in vain, as Servantis did find him, and was able to convince him to join back. Using mind control, Servantis ordered the Amalgams to kill Ben. While Ben was able to stop Kevin, Helen subdued Ben, bringing him to a device which would destroy Ben and the Omnitrix across dimensions. It was here, Kevin revealed he faked allegiance to Servantis in order to destroy the mind control crystal. Kevin revealed that Servantis was wrong about Ben, saying that the universe would have been destroyed several times over had it not been for Ben.
Later, Max and Patteliday would bring the Magistrautus to the Rooters base. While she couldn't arrest the Rooters for their actions, she instead disbanded them, confiscating all of the equipment they had, effectively banishing them to the Null Void.
Trivia[]
- It was confirmed after the series finale that Aggregor was a clone of Kevin created by Servantis
- Among the plans for Omniverse was to add Ragnarok to the Rooters conspiracy but never happened
