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.
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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) |
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Full name | Gwendolyn Tennyson |
Alias | Lucky Girl Sorceress The Witch |
Nickname | Gwen |
Species | Anodite (genetically human) |
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Significant others | Kevin Levin |
Children | Eunice / The Unimatrix (genetic copy) |
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Nationality | American |
Abilities | Magic/sorcery and mysticism
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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.