I don't think this show gets enough attention. The original Ben 10 (not so much the shows that followed) was a breath of fresh air in the cartoon superhero genre. While the main character was a kid and the show was clearly directed at younger audiences, I feel the show had plenty to offer older audiences.
While the titular Ben has most of the power in the show, it is imperfect and quirky, making it fun and unpredictable. Along for the ride but by no means background characters are his cousin Gwen and their grandpa. Gwen is tech savvy and has much to offer along the way while grandpa seems very aware of what is going on for most of the series and ultimate is revealed to be something of a Men in Black sort of guy.
The villains in the show are a combination of enemy-of-the-day and ongoing foes with many return appearances and even evolutions in powers and then nature of the characters. This creates an immensely entertain romp through a very good comic book universe of its own. There are the usual combination of disasters, low-level thugs, and super villains to keep the action ever-changing and interesting.
Ben's powers are also an amazing bit of power and world building, using a strange bit of tech to produce a set of powers that are not fully understood and ever-evolving but which also tie into the world at large. The limitations of his powers also make for a fun set of parameters in which the character can be written or, in a TTRPG, could be played.
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