Ben 10 Alien Force HELEN!

Ben 10 Alien Force - Helen Wheels - UK Exclusive - BanDai 2010

I discovered this little gem a few months ago when I reviewed Gwen Anodite.  I still feel that the Ben 10 franchise has produced far too few female figures.  Aside from this Helen figure, all we've seen are variations of Gwen Tennyson so far.  This figure is definitely a step in the right direction.  My favorite thing about Ben 10 is the awesome character design of the aliens.  Even though I don't know much about the storylines or characters, what I would love to see are female figures of each of these alien species.  Helen is one of the Kineceleran aliens (the same species as the main character XLR8).  Almost all sources I've found online state this figure was a UK Exclusive and not available in North America, but I bought mine from Canada so that may be a little inaccurate.  The bright colors, cool design, and overall fun factor of this figure is amazing.  I hope we see more, because I combed through the Ben 10 Planet wiki and there are tons of cool female aliens out there.  For now, let's check out Helen Wheels below!

Ben 10 - GWEN ANODITE!

Gwendolyn Tennyson in her Alien Form - Ben 10: Alien Force - Bandai 2009

I'm a sucker for translucent action figures.  As long as there are intentional design details like paint apps or a tint gradient, they'll find their way into my collection (ie..all the boring solid clear Susan Storms don't get invited to the party).  I've never seen a single episode of Ben 10, but the awesome character designs have been getting my attention in the toy aisles for years.  As fantastic as all the figures look though, I've always been disappointed by the lack of females.  The American releases have been limited to a single character, Ben's cousin Gwen (who happens to be a human/anodyne hybrid).  Bandai has released several Gwen figures, most in her mousy redhead human form. Her full Anodite form like we see in this action figure appeared in the second incarnation of the franchise, Ben 10: Alien Force.  I was super excited to finally get a great looking girl from this series.  She took forever to find, too.  Let's check her out below!