Gwen Tennyson

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tennyson, occasionally known as Lucky Girl, is a fictional character that appears in Cartoon Network's Ben 10 franchise, created by Man of Action. The paternal first cousin and best friend of title protagonist Ben Tennyson, Gwen is a core member of Ben's team who frequently aids him in his various adventures to defeat villains and criminals and protect and save earth and the universe. A highly intelligent and strong martial artist, Gwen later develops magic abilities that are eventually revealed to be alien in nature, having inherited it from her alien paternal grandmother, Verdona.

Gwen Tennyson
Ben 10 character
Gwen Tennyson as depicted in (from left to right) Ben 10 (2005), Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse, and Ben 10 (2016).
First appearance"And Then There Were 10" (2005)
Last appearance"Alien X-Tinction" (2021)
Created by
Voiced by
  • Meagan Smith (2005–2008; 2012)
  • Tara Strong (future; 2006–2007)
  • Ashley Johnson (2008–2014)
  • Montserrat Hernandez (2016–2021)
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Full nameGwendolyn Tennyson
AliasLucky Girl
Sorceress
The Witch
NicknameGwen
SpeciesAnodite (genetically human)
Affiliation
  • Team Tennyson
  • Plumbers
  • Anodites
Family
  • Frank Tennyson (father)
  • Natalie Tennyson (mother)
  • Ken Tennyson (older brother)
  • Ben Tennyson (paternal cousin)
  • Carl Tennyson (paternal uncle)
  • Sandra Tennyson (paternal aunt-in-law)
  • Manny Tennyson (paternal uncle)
  • Max Tennyson (paternal grandfather)
  • Verdona (paternal grandmother)
Significant othersKevin Levin
ChildrenEunice / The Unimatrix (genetic copy)
Relatives
  • Gordon Tennyson (paternal granduncle)
  • Betty Jean Tennyson (paternal grandaunt-in-law)
  • Vera Tennyson (paternal grandaunt)
  • Joyce (maternal grandaunt)
  • Ben (paternal great-great-grandfather)
  • Jedediah Tennyson (paternal great-granduncle)
  • Sunny (paternal cousin)
  • Joel Tennyson (paternal first-cousin-once-removed)
  • Camille Mann-Tennyson (paternal first-cousin-once-removed-in-law)
  • Clyde Fife (paternal second-cousin)
NationalityAmerican
AbilitiesMagic/sorcery and mysticism
  • Life force/chakra creation, manipulation and absorption
  • Spellcasting of various types of magic, sorcery and mysticism
  • Teleportation spells
  • Power augmentation spell

Elemental magic

Extrasensory/psionic abilities

  • telepathic abilities; namely mind-reading
  • Dowsing
  • Clairvoyance
  • Telekinetic and levitation spells

Natural abilities

  • High intuition
  • Expert martial artist
  • Enhanced intelligence
  • Enhanced agility
  • Natural potential to utilize supernatural artifacts

Gwen was created for Ben 10 (2005–2008), in which she was voiced as a 10-year-old by Meagan Smith. Smith was replaced by Ashley Johnson, who voiced the teenage Gwen for the sequel series Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse, while Montserrat Hernandez voiced Gwen for the 2016 reboot. Tara Strong also briefly voices a version of Gwen set in an alternate future from the original series.

An anime spin-off solo series starring Gwen, set in the original continuity as she attends college, is in active development.

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