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Have I Got a Deal for You is the eighth episode of the first season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the eighth episode overall.
Synopsis[]
Ben and Rook must stop a giant rampaging alien from destroying Bellwood while dealing with a peace-loving alien-rights activist who doesn't want it hurt.[CN 1]
Plot[]
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Shocksquatch fights Sunder
In Undertown, Shocksquatch is fighting with Sunder while a crowd watches. Sunder wants to have the Omnitrix and Shocksquatch saves a child from Sunder's attack and resumes the battle. In the crowd, an alien named Blarney T. Hokestar tries to sell something to the spectators, but they are not interested. He notices the battle and discovers an opportunity. Shocksquatch shocks Sunder, sending him flying and ending the battle, before transforming back into Ben. Hokestar approaches Ben and tells him that he needs a bottle of miracle elixir.
Hokestar says that the elixir will change everything. Ben leaves, so Hokestar decides to demonstrate to the crowd. His henchman, Solid Plugg, comes out and Hokestar demonstrates the elixir on him. He grows a full head of hair. The aliens still there each purchase a bottle as Ben watches, still skeptical. Hokestar brings Ben to his shop, where Ben finds a rare Sumo Slammer toy. Hokestar says that he can have it for free if Ben considers being his spokesperson. Ben agrees to think about it and walks off. Ben calls Rook at Plumber Headquarters and tells him to search for information on Hokestar. Rook tells him that he is a con man, but the Plumbers don't consider him to be a threat. While he walks, Ben encounters a Florauna hippie named Pax. Pax tells Ben that Hokestar is holding an alien hostage and milking it to make the elixir. They go to Hokestar's shop only to find that Hokestar isn't there. At Pax's urging, Ben transforms into Spidermonkey and opens the door. Spidermonkey and Pax look around the shop. Spidermonkey accidentally raises the alien's cage and it presents a small creature that is called a Screegit. Spidermonkey transforms back into Ben and Pax informs him that Screegits are endangered. Pax presents to Ben how Hokestar milks the Screegit, much to Ben's disgust. Hokestar arrives at the shop with a gun that he aims at Ben and Pax, but he trips and accidentally fires his gun.
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Pax gets shot
The blast misses Ben, but it destroys Pax instead. As Ben and Hokestar observe, Pax regenerates. Hokestar apologizes for shooting Pax and Ben tells him to put down the gun. He tosses it outside and asks what they are doing in his shop. Pax tells him who he is and that he is there to free the Screegit. Hokestar insists that he is treating the Screegit well, and that it needs to be milked. Ben notes that the Screegit appears to be happy in its cage, but Pax dismisses him. Hokestar and Pax continue to argue and ignore Ben. Ben gets fed up and grabs the Screegit and says that it's coming with him. Holestar and Pax lunge at him as Solid Plugg arrives. Solid Plugg then joins the fight between the three. Ben transforms into Ampfibian and shocks Pax and Hokestar before more aggressively shocking Solid Plugg, who is unaffected. Solid Plugg battles Ampfibian and takes the Screegit. But, Ampfibian then activates the milking machine, which traps Solid Plugg, and takes the Screegit. Ampfibian exits from the shop via flying and he is followed by Pax and Hokestar.
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Ampfibian lets the Screegit go
In Bellwood, Rook tells Ampfibian that the Screegit is dangerous as it grows and breaks free of its cage. Ampfibian follows it by landing on the ground and transforms back into Ben. Ben sees that the Screegit has grown into enormous size and Rook tells him that the Screegit will become dangerous if it is in a nitrogen-rich environment. Pax arrives and Ben yells at him for not telling him about the nitrogen issue. The Screegit rampages through Bellwood, drooling acid on everything. Ben sprints after the Screegit and transforms into Swampfire. Swampfire lights a fire in front of the Screegit, which it puts out with acid. The Screegit unintentionally detonates a gas station as Pax and Swampfire watch and then it lumbers away. Swampfire transforms back into Ben.
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The Screegit grows and lays rampage
Ben attempts to transform into Fasttrack, but he transforms into Wildmutt instead and, with Pax riding him, gives chase to the Screegit. Likewise, Hokestar and Solid Plugg also gives chase on a rented scooter. While chasing the Screegit, the creature demolishes a train bridge as Wildmutt and Pax arrive, and a train approaches. Wildmutt transforms back into Ben and Ben then attempts to transform into something big to save the nearby train, but he instead transforms into Juryrigg, Grey Matter, and Nanomech before transforming into Bloxx.
Bloxx builds tracks and the train crosses safely. Solid Plugg and Hokestar arrive, and Hokestar tells Bloxx to contain the Screegit so that he can vacuum out the nitrogen, which restores the Screegit to normal. Bloxx agrees, despite the objections made by Pax. Bloxx chases the Screegit and builds a wall. The Screegit spits acid at Bloxx, which melts and causes him great pain. Bloxx uses a fire hydrant in order to wash the acid off before resuming his pursuit of the Screegit. Pax grabs Bloxx and tries to stop him, but the Screegit bites off his head. He regrows it, annoyed. Bloxx stuns the Screegit and builds a dome around it, knocking Pax away. Hokestar uses a vacuum to remove the nitrogen, which shrinks the Screegit to normal. Bloxx transforms back into Ben and Hokestar places the Screegit in its cage. Pax takes it and runs, but Rook and the Plumbers arrest him and take possession of the Screegit. Hokestar tries to take the Screegit, but Ben tells him not to. Ben leaves hastily as the Plumbers try to arrest Solid Plugg.
Noteworthy Events[]
Major Events[]
- Solid Plugg makes his first non-cameo appearance.
- Pax and Solid Plugg are arrested.
Character Debuts[]
- Blarney T. Hokestar
- Sunder (Omniverse debut)
- Pax
- Screegit
- Blue-Worst
- Pink-Worst
- Violet-Worst
- Rad Dudesman
Omnitrix Alien Debuts[]
- Ampfibian (Omniverse debut)
- Swampfire (Omniverse debut)
- Wildmutt (Omniverse debut by 16-year-old Ben)
- Juryrigg (Omniverse debut)
- Nanomech (Omniverse debut)
Minor Events[]
- The Omnitrix's quick-change feature is shown for the first time.
- Bloxx's species is revealed to be Segmentasapien.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Supporting Characters[]
- Blarney T. Hokestar (first appearance)
Antagonists[]
- Sunder (first reappearance)
- Pax (first appearance)
- Screegit (first appearance)
- Solid Plugg
Other Characters[]
- Atrocians
- Orange-Worst (cameo)
- Blue-Worst (first appearance; cameo)
- Pink-Worst (first appearance)
- Violet-Worst (first appearance; cameo)
- She-Worst (cameo)
- Alien Incidental 15 (cameo)
- Rad Dudesman (first appearance; cameo)
- Sponge Gorb (cameo)
- Whalium Whalace
- Toby Monitor
- Blowfeld (cameo)
- Plumbers
Aliens Used[]
- Shocksquatch (off-screen activation)
- Spidermonkey
- Ampfibian (first reappearance)
- Swampfire (first reappearance)
- Wildmutt (first reappearance; intended alien was Fasttrack)
- Juryrigg (first reappearance; accidental transformation; cameo)
- Grey Matter (accidental transformation; cameo)
- Nanomech (first reappearance; accidental transformation; cameo)
- Bloxx
Quotes[]
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Naming and Translations[]
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Dutch | De Kans Van Je Leven | The Chance of Your Life |
| French | Je te Propose un Marché | I Offer You a Deal |
| Hungarian | Áll Az Alku | It's a Deal |
| Italian | L'Elisir Miracoloso | The Miraculous Elixir |
| Polish | Uwolnić Skrzegita | Free Screegit |
| Portuguese (Br) | Tenho Uma Proposta Para Você | I Have a Proposal for You |
| Romanian | Am o Propunere Pentru Tine | I Have a Proposal for You |
| Spanish (HA) | Hagamos Un Trato | Let's Make a Deal |
| Spanish (Spain) | Te Ofrezco un Gran Trato | I Offer a Great Deal |
Cast[]
Allusions[]
- The title of this episode is a play on Have I Got News for You, a British television panel show regularly broadcast since 1990.
- One of the signs seen in Bellwood reads "Paik" and "Norman Ryang", in reference to John Paik and Norm Ryang, a background artist and a prop designer respectively who both worked on this episode.
Errors[]
- Before Ben transforms into Spidermonkey, the Omnitrix is sideways.
- Grey Matter is missing his gills in this episode.
- When Bloxx rubs himself, there is no blue on his belly.
- When Rook shoots Pax at the end, there are two of him, and the Rook without the Proto-Tool is visibly missing his arms.
- When Ben tells Professor Hokestar to stay away from the Screegit, Hokestar can't be seen until the end where he suddenly pops into frame.
- The end credits incorrectly state that Swampfire is voiced by David Kaye instead of Dee Bradley Baker, although he has no lines.
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Trivia[]
- The episode's title is listed as Have I Got A Deal For You within the episode itself.
- Originally, Florauna were said to be savage by nature, and have little intelligence other than pure instinct.[pop-up 1][1] This behavior has been shown to not be absolute as of this episode, as Pax is an example of a very social and intelligent Florauna.[BTP 1]
- The charges on Pax were breaking and entering, Screegit theft, interfering with official Plumber business and loitering.[DJW 1]
- The first act of the episode was storyboarded by Jae Hong Kim,[am 1] whereas the scene where Hokestar finds Ben and Pax in his shop, as well as the subsequent fight scene with Solid Plugg, was storyboarded by Steve Ahn.[SA 1][SA 2][SA 3]
- Sunder is depicted with his Alien Force/Ultimate Alien appearance in the storyboards instead of his Omniverse appearance.
