DVD Review: “Ben 10: The Complete Collection” mostly isn’t complete Fans again will not be happy with the incomplete Omniverse series

Ben 10 is an animated franchise (with a live action movie and video games) that ran on Cartoon Network for four seasons, from 2005-2008. The sequel series were Ben 10: Alien Force (2008-2010), Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010-2012), and Ben 10: Omniverse (2012-2014). Also included in the set are two animated feature films, Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007) and Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (2012)

The 2016 Ben 10 reboot series (4 seasons, 166 episodes) is not part of this set, and from what I can tell, it isn’t considered part of the original series continuity. And I’m a bit chagrined to admit I knew nothing about this reboot series until now. Nada.

The original series follows Ben Tennyson, a 10-year-old boy who discovers his grandfather Max is part of the Plumbers, a secret intergalactic enforcement organization. Ben becomes involved when he accidentally activates a device called the Omnitrix, initially meant for Max, using the device to enable transformations into alien forms in order to fight for humanity and protect Earth from various alien organizations.

Ben 10: Alien Force jumps forward to 5 years after Ben has removed the Omnitrix in order to start living a normal life, but when Max goes missing during an assignment for the Plumbers, he chooses to wear the device again, picking up where he left off, fighting alongside his cousin Gwen and now the former enemy Kevin in order to prevent humanity from destruction.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien finds now 16-year-old Ben using the Ultimatrix in place of the previously destroyed Omnitrix, still working with Gwen and Kevin to prevent more alien shenanigans aimed at destroying or conquering Earth.

Finally, Ben 10: Omniverse finds Ben with a new and improved Omnitrix, fighting alongside an alien partner since both Gwen and Kevin have left to attend college. More alien multidimensional shenanigans ensue.

Now for the box set breakdown:

There are no inserts for this DVD set, so nothing to read for any series descriptions and breakdowns, and no episode guide. Usually that leans towards a very minimal collection with few (if any) bonus features. I have seen in the past where the case covers contain details printed on the inner side, but for this set, these are also blank on the inside.

Ben 10 The Original Series (2005-2007)
8 discs, 4 seasons, 49 episodes
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Languages: English, Spanish, French

There are bonus features spread out across some of the discs, but you have to dig for them. The Ben 10 original series discs also include promos for other WB cartoons and also the first Ben 10 live action film.

Ben 10 Alien Force
9 discs, 3 seasons, 46 episodes
Subtitles: English
Languages: English

The Alien Force discs include blu-ray promos and trailers for the live action movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm, as well as Alien Database spread across several discs.

and in the second case, we have:

Ben 10 Ultimate Alien
10 discs, 3 seasons, 52 episodes
Subtitles: English
Languages: English

The discs for this series are lighter on the bonus features, containing only an Alien Database.

Ben 10 Omniverse
7 discs, 4 seasons, 35 episodes
Subtitles: English
Languages: English

Disc 1: A New Beginning 1, 5 episodes
Disc 2: A New Beginning 2, 5 episodes
Disc 3: Heroes Rise 1, 5 episodes
Disc 4: Heroes Rise 2, 5 episodes
Disc 5: Aliens at War 1, 5 episodes
Disc 6: Aliens at War 2, 5 episodes
Disc 7: Duel of the Duplicates, 5 total episodes

This is one seriously confusing setup. First, Ben 10: Omniverse is listed as having 80 total episodes across 8 “seasons” with 8 story arcs. On these 7 discs, the episodes are not in the listed broadcast order from other sources, they don’t even have the same “story arc” names.

Ben 10 Omniverse: Galactic Monsters
1 disc, 5 episodes

This separate disc contains the Omniverse episodes “Rad Monster Party”, “Charmed, I’m Sure”, “The Vampire Strikes Back”, with “Something Zombozo This Way Comes” and “Mystery, Incorporeal” listed as Bonus Episodes.

So there are a lot of episodes missing from the listed 80. Those appear to be the entire run of Story Arcs 6, 7, and 8, plus half of the Galactic Monsters arc, half of the Malware’s Revenge arc, and single episodes here and there. Other than running out of space or not wanting to undercut an existing Omniverse set with good sales that contains those episodes, I’m at a loss why this set would say “Complete Collection” when 50% of one of the franchise series is missing.

As far as I can tell for Omniverse, the missing episodes are:
* 2 episodes from story arc 1, “A New Beginning”, episodes It Was Them”, “Hot Stretch”
* 1 episode from story arc 2, “Malware’s Revenge”, episode “Gone Fishin'”
* 5 episodes from story arc 4, “Duel of the Duplicates”, episodes “Food Around the Corner”, “O Mother, Where Art Thou?”, “Mud is Thicker than Water”, “OTTO Motives”, “Max’s Monster”
* 5 episodes from story arc 5, “Galactic Monsters”, episodes Bengeance is Mine”, “An American Benwolf in London”, “Animo Crackers”, “Catfight”, “Collect This!”
* All 10 episodes of story arc 6, “The Evil Rooters”, episodes 51-60
* All 10 episodes of story arc 7, “The Mad Nightmare”, episodes 61-70
* All 10 episodes of story arc 8, “The Time War”, episodes 71-80

I do hope I counted and matched all those correctly, but several folks commenting on my unboxing video for this set expressed concerns that the missing Omniverse episodes would not be included. They were correct.

I did a little more digging, and it looks like there are mostly these same Omniverse episodes missing from the original DVD releases. But all 8 complete story arcs are available digitally, and can be purchased on digital (as of May 2025, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, in addition to being available to watch on Sling and Hulu, but not listed on HBO Max).

Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Languages: English, French, Spanish

Just the movie. Aside from the multilingual features, there aren’t any bonus features at all.

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
Subtitles: English

Honestly, I am not a fan of the 3D animation style used for Destroy All Aliens, but that may simply be because of my long history with 2D animation and anime styles. There have been other 3D animated movies that I enjoyed, but the style of Destroy All Aliens is more distracting than entertaining for me.

All in all, this box set is all over the place with the final two series, but would be a good starting place for new fans who have not yet purchased any of the previous Ben 10 home video sets.

Maybe some day WB will do a full release of Omniverse, since that appears to be what a lot of fans of the series have been eagerly waiting for.

For a little more fun, here’s the “unboxing” video I made for this set:

Follow Ben Tennyson’s epic journey from an everyday, average kid to a legendary teenage hero across four action-packed series. With the Omnitrix – a powerful device that lets him transform into incredible alien heroes – at his side and the help of his cousin Gwen, he battles powerful villains, uncovers hidden alien worlds, and saves the galaxy time and time again! Whether Ben’s facing classic goes, unlocking ultimate transformations or stepping into a new era, every adventure proves that it’s always Hero Time!

The global juggernaut Ben 10 franchise debuted on Cartoon Network in 2005 and also includes Ben 10: Alien Force, and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse, as well as a series of television movies. The franchise also spawned licensed retail merchandise that thrives around the world and continues its appeal from generation to generation.

Ben 10: The Complete Series
Includes all 227 episodes created over the years from Ben 10, Ben 10 Alien Force, Ben 10 Ultimate Alien and Ben 10 Omniverse, and 2 movies including Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix and Ben 10: Destroy all Aliens.