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| “ | I am Vilgax, Conqueror of Worlds! | „ |
| ~ Vilgax's most famous quote. |
Vilgax is the main antagonist of the Ben 10 reboot series.
He is a tyrannical galactic conqueror who is the sworn archenemy of Ben Tennyson and a previous enemy of Ben's grandfather Max Tennyson. He has both conquered and destroyed many planets and intends to use the Omnitrix in Ben's possession to take over the universe.
He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, who also played Albedo.
Appearance[]
Vilgax is a strong squid-like alien with a muscular build. He resembles his Original Series counterpart, but with red veins on his arms and a visible mouth. The ends of his tentacles are darker, and he wears a brown-black armored suit with fingerless gloves. His shoulder pads and forearms have spikes for added intimidation.
In his incomplete form, "Vil" appears as a frail old man in a purple cloak. He is short, hunched, and has skinny feet.
After his defeat by Ben, Vilgax has dark patches of flesh on his left side as a permanent reminder of his defeat.
Throughout The 11th Alien, Super-Villain Team-Up, and Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, Vilgax dons a ragged cloak reminiscent of his former attire as "Vil".
Personality[]
Vilgax is serious and calm under normal situations. He is a master strategist and will think of alternate ways to get things that he wants, such as tricking his enemy, if physical force is not enough. He is a very convincing liar and will do whatever it takes to get to his goal, even teaming up with unlikely people such as Dr. Animo.
Vilgax has seemed to learn a lot after his numerous battles with Ben, such as learning to ignore his quips and how to counter most of his alien roster. Ben so far has needed to rely on pure power or something Vilgax has never tackled before, such as Omni-Enhancements and Way Big, to defeat him.
Vilgax is shown to have no trouble killing a child, as he attempted to murder Kevin only to be interrupted by Glitch.
Biography[]
Background[]
Vilgax was Azmuth's friend and worked as his assistant, helping him with the creation of the Omnitrix. However, Vilgax went down a darker path upon developing an obsession of weaponizing the Omnitrix, stealing it from Azmuth's lab and using it to go on a warpath across the universe. Azmuth could not let his creation be used this way, prompting him to use the Omnitrix to absorb half of Vilgax's DNA, leaving him powerless, and hiding it from him on Earth.
Ben 10[]
Prior to Waterfilter, Vilgax sent drones to retrieve the Omnitrix when it was on its crash course to Earth. The drones found the Omnitrix with Ben but were destroyed by the boy.
| “ | Vilgax: I am Vilgax once more! Ben: What did you do? What happened to Gax? Vilgax: "Gax" is but a fraction of my DNA. My true power trapped inside that Omnitrix to be used as a child's plaything. But now, the halves have become a whole! I have returned to my full strength, and I will destroy that cursed device! |
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| ~ Vilgax after absorbing Gax and revealing his true nature to Ben. |
Vilgax was introduced as the main antagonist of season 1 in Omni-Tricked: Part 3. He wore a cloak and, after meeting Gax, named himself as 'Vil'. He gained Ben's trust by teaching him how to use Gax's laser vision properly, before betraying him and removing Gax from the Omnitrix altogether. This seemingly caused a malfunction in the Omnitrix, forbidding Ben from returning to his human form until Vilgax was defeated.
In Omni-Tricked: Part 4, he refueled his ship, the Chimerian Hammer, in the lava at Mount Megalodon. He was confronted by Ben, who gained the upper hand thanks to his unpredictable transformations before Vilgax repaired the Omnitrix for him. He captured Ben and attempted to remove the Omnitrix but failed. Ben then crashed the Chimerian Hammer by taking control of the main control console using Upgrade. He then upgraded his own Omnitrix, temporarily unlocking a form of master control, and defeated Vilgax leaving him in his ship as it sank into lava.
In Out to Launch, Vilgax returns scarred from his volcano encounter and attempts to take over a ship "piloted" by Betts McCabe and intends on weaponizing its engine. However, he's stopped by Ben once again after another lengthy battle and being thrown out of the cargo bay by McCabe and Diamondhead.
Vilgax made his first alliance in Animorphosis, proposing a team-up with Dr. Animo to steal DNA from the Omnitrix, and offering an upgrade to Animo's creatures in return. However, Vilgax winds up double-crossing Animo after they retrieve the DNA, and converts his laboratory into an alien superweapon; Overflow and Animo attack Vilgax, but he quickly overpowers the two, only to be attacked by a Rath-transformed Animo. Vilgax is consumed by an explosion the two created, and manages to escape.
Stunningly, Vilgax attempts to retrieve the Omnitrix with viable reasons in The 11th Alien: Part 1, where he warns Ben of the dangers of unlocking Shock Rock (and nearly falling under the effects of being attacked by said alien). While he escapes, he asks Ben for the Omnitrix once again in The 11th Alien: Part 2 though it's revealed that Vilgax had faked Shock Rock's rampage with help from the Weatherheads, whom Ben is able to convince that Vilgax will cheat out of conquering Earth, causing yet another villain-against-villain confrontation. Vilgax ultimately is blasted away along with the combined Weatherheads after Shock Rock unleashes a devastating electric attack.
Vilgax reappears in Drone On, when he made some drones in an abandoned car factory to get some power rods for his new spaceship and had them attack the Tennysons. Gwen used a wing glider to attack Vilgax's drones that were after them, with Ben transforming into Omni-Enhanced Heatblast to join in the fight but eventually timed out and was saved from falling by Gwen. Ben then used Grey Matter to hack one of the drones to continue fighting. Ben and Gwen found the abandoned car factory, where Vilgax's new ship had been completed. Since his drones were no longer needed, the drones self-destructed with Vilgax's new ship going up into space.
Vilgax reappears in Super-Villain Team-Up, where he teams up with Zombozo so they could use the DNA extractor to extract the aliens out of the Omnitrix and control them with the help of Zombozo's mind control technology. After capturing Stinkfly, Zombozo getting him into the DNA extractor but accidentally presses the Omnitrix dial, causing Ben to transform into Omni-Enhanced Four Arms. Elsewhere, Grandpa Max and Gwen destroy Zombozo's hypnotism machine. During the fight, Ben timed out and Vilgax aimed a powerful laser at him, which nearly destroyed the ship and put it on manual override. Team Tennyson escaped using Gwen's thinking and Omni-Enhanced Diamondhead's powers, and Zombozo was thrown overboard.
Vilgax made his next appearance in Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar, when he was found in the Warbot attacking Ben and Gwen, who proceed to capture Vilgax in an energy cage created by Shock Rock. He again attempts to warn the Ben about the dangers of said alien, the High Override, and the Fulmini. He is seen in the rest of the Innervasion special, and helps Ben and Glitch repair the Omnitrix. Despite Vilgax's strength and evasion skills, he is banished into the Null Void by High Override following a failed attempt to betray the boys and commandeer the Omnitrix for himself. He resides there following Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter.
Prior to This One Goes to 11, Vilgax sent blueprints for the Antitrix to Kevin in a dream. During his imprisonment in the Null Void, Vilgax met an incarcerated Opticoid, which whom he shared his knowledge about the Omnitrix and his plans to escape to Earth and get his revenge.
Vilgax remained imprisoned in the Null Void until prior to Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie, where he escaped aboard a pod. As Vilgax made planetfall on Earth, Omni-Naut Jetray attempted to intercept him, under the impression the pod was merely a meteor. However, the Omnitrix's "autopilot" took control and sent Omni-Naut Jetray flying into a portal.
Arriving at Phil's house to retrieve the Antitrix, Vilgax defeated Kevin and claimed his creation before transforming into AntiVilgax. Chasing Team Tennyson in the Rustbucket driving away, AntiVilgax attempted to destroy them only for Glitch and Kevin to surprise him. After downing Glitch, AntiVilgax easily destroyed his Rustbuggy form. Glitch, however, survived by merging with Kevin as a combat suit.
As AntiVilgax uses Bootleg's powers to terraform the Earth, Ben finally returns and battles AntiVilgax as Omni-Kix Four Arms. After defeating Omni-Kix Four Arms, AntiVilgax stole the Omnitrix Key before transforming back. Though Kevin managed to reclaim the Antitrix as he inserts the Omnitrix Key into it, Vilgax still manages to transform into Alien V. Despite his Celestialsapien powers, Alien V is soon defeated by Ben as Way Big. Azmuth uses the Omnitrix to absorb Alien V's Celestialsapien DNA, reverting him and the Earth to normal in the process. Vilgax was taken into galactic custody by the Incurseans and Azmuth.
Powers and Abilities[]
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Trivia[]
- Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor for Vilgax in the reboot, was originally the voice of teenage Ben in the classic continuity since Alien Force. Lowenthal would later reprise the role of teenage Ben in the finale movie (as four alternate universe variants), and while a version of Vilgax played a key role, it was relatively minor and lacked any dialogue aside from narration.
