''Generator Rex'' is an American animated

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television series created by Man of Action for

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, with John Fang of

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serving as supervising director. It was inspired by the comic ''

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'', published by

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in 1999. The series premiered in the United States on April 23, 2010 on Cartoon Network, and concluded on January 3, 2013. A

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special with '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', titled '' Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United'', aired on November 25, 2011, while a second 44-minute four-part special, '' Ben Gen 10'', aired on April 11, 2021, featuring new versions of the ''Generator Rex'' characters in the ''Ben 10'' reboot universe.

Plot

Five years ago, a massive explosion released high concentrations of underdeveloped, incomplete

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into the atmosphere, infecting almost every living thing on Earth. These nanites may randomly activate inside their hosts, mutating the subject into a monster known as an E.V.O. (short for "Exponentially Variegated Organism"). Though some E.V.O.s retain human-level sanity, intelligence, and memory and are in full control of their special E.V.O. abilities, most transform into monster-like creatures and go violently berserk, causing widespread chaos and destruction. An international military-style organization known as Providence exists to combat the E.V.O. threat. Rex is a sixteen-year-old

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c teenager who is a permanent E.V.O. Unlike most E.V.O.s, he lacks any physical deformation but has forgotten his past. He is also able to control his active nanites, allowing him to manifest from his body a wide variety of various bio-mechanical abilities and powers. Rex has the unique ability to deactivate nanites inside other E.V.O.s, effectively curing them of their monstrous mutations and returning them to normal. Working for Providence under Agent Six, and White Knight, Rex uses his unique abilities to stop and cure rampant E.V.O.s. His archenemy, Van Kleiss, is a British E.V.O. scientist who despises Providence and is connected to the original nanite explosion (which is noted as simply "The Nanite Event" throughout the series). His ultimate goal is to be all powerful, using E.V.O.s to get him there, he promises to tell Rex about his childhood past if he will join him. Rex is eventually thrown into the future, in which everything has changed since his "six-month disappearance" and that Providence has been taken over by a woman called Black Knight, who attempts to manipulate Rex into utilizing him and his ever-developing and evolving abilities for her side in "saving" humanity by restarting the Nanite Project with those who had funded it six years ago in order to become all-powerful by ensuring the creation of five certain meta/master-control nanities that contain "the God Code", only four of which were scattered all across the planet, with the fifth and most powerful one having been kept hidden undetected within Rex himself.

Characters

Cast

* Daryl Sabara as Rex Salazar, Rombauer (1st time), White Fighter, East Side kid *

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as Agent Six, Captain Calan, Maxwell, Systems Op * John DiMaggio as Bobo Haha, Skalamander, Architect, Jungle Cat, Pete Volkov, Robo Bobo Haha, Michael, Hunter Cain (2nd time), Dark figure, Rath, Providence Agent (1st time), Huckster, Vostok, Pyreptryx, Nyquist, Biruta, Umpire, Infected 2, Human EVO, Lunk, Waiter (1st time), Payson, Bug, DJ, Older Providence worker, Dock Worker, Guard 1, Providence Tech (2nd time), Villager, Providence Soldier 1 (2nd time), Black Pawn *

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as Rebecca Holiday, ZAG-RS, Little Girl (Slug EVO), Woman (Rock & Mud EVO), Female Co-pilot, Doctor Rhodes, Diane Farrah, Isabella, Violeta Salazar, Little Spanish boy, Reporter, Kate, Larvus, Wade, Waitress, House wife, Trig Student 2, Beach Girl 1, Echoey Voice 2, Computer, Innocent girl, News Reporter, Librarian, Lady *

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as White Knight, Cured E.V.O., Waiter (2nd time), Control Voice *

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as Noah Nixon, Beagle (1st time), Waylan, Infected 1, Sit-Ops Tech, Team leader *

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as Van Kleiss, Biowulf, Agent Weaver, Roswell, Captured zombie, Businessman, Etude, Echoey Voice 1, United Nations Official, Providence Tech (2nd time), Guard, Male Party-Goer, Providence Soldier 1 (1st time) * Hynden Walch as Breach, Chinese hostess * Tara Sands as Circe, Beach Girl 2 * Freddy Rodriguez as Caesar Salazar, Contraption Voice, Providence Soldier 2 *

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as Shades * Joe Kelly as McKelly *

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as Foul Mouth, Stork EVO, Principal Rothberger, Gabriel, Humungousaur, Diamondhead, Lodestar, Big Chill, Four Arms, Cannonbolt, Upchuck, Terrified student * Luke Perry as Jacob * Will Shadley as Caleb *

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as NoFace, Providence Tech (1st time) * Khary Payton as Male Pilot, Beasly, Male cadet, Gang Punk * Danica McKellar as Claire Bowman * Felicia Day as Annie *

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as Quarry, Scientist 2 * Dante Basco as Tuck * Jason Marsden as Skwydd, Lieutenant, Scientist 1, Gamer boy, Hipster * Vyvan Pham as Cricket, Female vendor *

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as Vendor, Providence Agent (2nd time) *

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as Knuckles, EVO Guard, Tripp * John Cena as Hunter Cain (1st time) * Dave Wittenberg as Instigator, Blue collar worker *

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as Bouvier †, Agent Jackson, Providence tech, Cap-Com, Providence Technician, Loud Speaker, Pyramid guide * Carlos Alazraqui as Drill Instructor Hutton, Dos, Lansky, Reynaldo, Lecturer, Senor Muchado, Rafael Salazar, Old man, Providence Agent (3rd time), Uniformed Providence Agent, Judge * Rutina Wesley as Kenwyn Jones *

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as Dr. Fell, Fortier * Greg Ellis as Gatlocke * Marion Ross as Carmen, Determined Grandmother, Grandma *

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as Dr. Hogdson, Reddick, Sir Anthony Haden-Scott, Ship Captain * Matthew Lillard as Serge * Kath Soucie as Mouse, Female Party-Goer *

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as Thump *

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as Trey *

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as One, IV * Olivia d'Abo as Five * Maria Canals-Barrera as Valentina * Miguel Sandoval as Oso Maretelo, Agent Alvarez, Guard 2 * Phil LaMarr as Rombauer (2nd time), First Talking Announcer * Tom Kenny as Mr. Buchiner, Fitzy Feakins, Announcer * Daran Norris as Coach, Burly Jock * James Arnold Taylor as Video kid, Trig Student 1 *

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as Mayor Esteban *

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as Abeula Salazar * Bobby Soto as Federico Salazar * Nolan North as Branden Moses, Security Guard * Jennifer Stone as Beverly Holiday *

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as Beagle (2nd time), Providence agent (2nd time) * Jennifer Hale as Black Knight *

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as Lance, Rand *

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as Moss, Ben Tennyson, XLR8, Upgrade * Maurice LaMarche as Valve *

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as Beatriz *

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as Donna * Bob Joles as Egyptian cook *

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as Ghaurn Set *

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as Googles Girl, JoJo *

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as Black Pawn Lieutenant *

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as Shocksquatch * Michael Emerson as Alpha * Corey Burton as Septimius Severus * Andy Milder as John Scarecrow *

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as Peter Meechum (2nd time) * Rick Negron as Senor Durango * Christian Lanz as Chiquito * Steve Blum as Sebastian, Leon Adler * Greg Cipes as Sly Tyler *

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as Beau Boe

Episodes

''Generator Rex'' currently does not air on

. Episodes 56 through 60 were released on iTunes for purchase before they aired. The show "ended" with its third season, but had left out many important things unresolved ''before'' the two-part season three finale "Endgame"; namely Rex and Circe's romantic relationship that finally blossomed at the end of Episode 51 "Assault on Abysus" and with Rex rescuing her from Providence ("Mind Games") some time before the two-part finale.

Crossovers

On July 11, 2011, the schedule for the 2011

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revealed that during

's panel, a crossover special between the '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' and ''Generator Rex'' series titled ''Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United'' would be discussed. During the conference, show creators "Man of Action" revealed that the crossover would be a special, extended episode of ''Generator Rex,'' which aired on November 25, 2011 on Cartoon Network. The double-length special revolved around Ben and Rex fighting a villain, originally created by Rex's older brother Caesar, the Alpha Nanite. Rex makes a cameo appearance in the ''

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'' episode, ''Crossover Nexus'' along with many other Cartoon Network shows. On February 17, 2021, it was announced ''Generator Rex'' would have a 44-minute crossover special with ''Ben 10'' (2016–21), which aired on April 11, 2021.

Other media

Home video

Warner Home Video released Volume 1 DVD, a two-disc set that contains the first nine episodes of the series on October 19, 2010.

Video game

A video game, entitled ''Generator Rex: Agent of Providence'', has been developed for

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and

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. The game was released on November 1, 2011 in the United States, published by Activision. The plot involves Van Kleiss attempting to find blueprints to build an Omega-One Nanite. The entire voice cast reprises their roles from the series. ''Agent of Providence'' was given an E10+ rating by

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. The game was also scored by the series' composer,

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Toy line

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has produced a toy line based on the series. For the main figures each is approximately 4 inches tall and packaged with an ''ordinary day'' E.V.O. There were also deluxe figures, EVO attack packs, as well as other waves and lines that were never released including a line from MEGA Bloks was announced (in 2010) featuring construction sets.

Publications

Cartoon Network has featured ''Generator Rex and Ben 10 '' in their and

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s ''Cartoon Network: Action Pack'' comic books.Watch and Read: Super Teen Machine: Cartoon Network's 'Generator Rex'
/ref> Two 3D picture books (featuring cardboard 3D glasses) "EVOs and Heroes," a whole analysis on characters and their abilities and "The Swarm," an adaption of the episode of the same name, where Rex must fight insect E.V.O.s that feed on metal, have also been released. For beginning readers, the story "Leader of the Pack" is also based on an episode and features Rex and Bobo being captured and locked in an underground prison cell. In February 2013,

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announced a partnership with Cartoon Network to produce comic books and issues based on its properties. ''Generator Rex'' along with ''Ben 10'' was one of the titles announced to be published.

Awards

References

External links

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