Gwen Tennyson (Gwen 10)

Gwendolyn Catherine Tennyson, commonly known as Gwen Tennyson or Gwen 10 is the main character of Gwen 10. Making her first appearance in Chapter 1 of the manga series, she is a Human originating from the planet Earth of Universe GW-015.

She was once an ordinary teen girl who traveled to Japan in order to attend College early, staying with her grandmother Verdona Tennyson as she did so. Until on one mysterious night she woke up with a mysterious device known as the Omnitrix located on her left wrist, with no memory of how and what happened on that night. Now she spends her days trying to handle being a regular teenager while also trying to deal with supernatural threats, all while trying to figure out how this happened to her.

Appearance
Gwen is a 17 year old girl, being 5.7 feet in height and having a slime figure. She has long orange hair, with a red strip on her left side. Green eyes and a slight athletic build. Her outfit usually consists of her school uniform, an Japanese uniform in shades of dark and light blue with a blue cat symbol on the left side of her chest. A red ribbon tied around her collar, knee length black socks and dark blue shoes.

On her left wrist is the Omnitrix, a blue watch-like device in the shape of a cat head with a hourglass screen with pink energy glowing from it. A small button is located on the front, with more pink energy coming from vents on each side of the device.

Personality
Since she was a little girl, Gwen had always been very intelligent and mature for her age. This gave her the ability to axel in her studies and skip several grades, eventually being able to attend a very private girls college in Japan, which was one of the most difficult and extinguished in the world. Gwen does have her moments of stubbornness and immaturity on occasion, often being quick to make accusations and slow to admit fault.

She had been known to have had several serious arguments with her cousin, Ben Tennyson due to their conflicting personalities. One of the biggest reasons Gwen moved to Japan was actually to get away from him, as the Tennyson Family couldn't find a peaceful solution for their continued conflict.

Abilities

 * Enhanced Intelligence- Gwen's intelligence has always been ahead of it's time, being able to learn and understand concepts and knowledge beyond most others of her age.
 * Photographic Memory- One of the advantages of her high intelligence was being able to remember anything she has seen or read with a hundred percent accuracy, even on subjects that happened years ago in her early age.
 * Athletic Skills- Gwen's physical capabilities are equal to that of an skilled athlete, being able to preform high levels of gymnastics and athletic movements.

Equipment

 * Omnitrix- Gwen is in possession of an highly advance device known as the Omnitrix, rumored to be the most powerful device in the galaxy. This device allows her to transform into multiple different species, each with an arsenal of abilities. The Omnitrix's arsenal of transformations, combined with Gwen's high intelligence proves to be an skilled combination.

Weaknesses

 * Human Weaknesses- Without her transformations Gwen is only Human, and as such she is lacking in any combative or defensive abilities. She is a skilled athlete and very smart, but without her transformations Gwen can be caught off guard and potentially killed.
 * Transformation Weaknesses- Every single transformation Gwen has in her arsenal has their own weaknesses and limitations, thus Gwen has to be extremely careful on which alien she picks in every usage.
 * Illness- Whenever Gwen is under any type of Illness or disease it effects her aliens, in some situations in unexpected ways.
 * Acrophobia- Gwen has a fear of heights, becoming serious when above 30 feet of the ground.

Before Leaving For Japan
Gwen was a very intelligent girl, being able to excel in her schoolwork and pass every subject with flying colors. She was even able to skip both the third and forth grade while in preschool. Due to her high intellect and short temper Gwen didn't have many friends growing up, and would often get into fights with her cousin, Ben Tennyson. The two have had countless fight over the years, so many in fact that their families stopped taking vacations together due to the constant conflict.

Gwen took an interest in martial arts after witnessing a match on TV, it tempted her to take classes, however her busy school schedule made it impossible to find enough free time for it. She did however made sure to get into as many athletic classes in both middle and high school, thus gaining some athletic ability along with her high intellect.

Traveling To Japan
Two weeks after her 17th birthday, Gwen received an acceptations letter from one of Japan's most luxurious and Exclusive private colleges. After much discussion, her parents allowed Gwen to travel to Japan and stay with her Grandmother Verdona while she studied at the university.

The Night Everything Changes
On a mysterious night, Gwen woke up in a abandoned warehouse with a strange device attached to her left wrist. She has no memory of how she got in the warehouse, how she gained the watch or even what happened on that night at all. Now she much cope with having to struggle with handling an alien device with the ability to transform her into monstrous species while also trying to regain her missing memories.

Gwen 10 Manga
Gwen 10 Chapter 1

Trivia

 * The Gwen in the manga adaptation has no magical or alien connections in her family DNA, thus she isn't an Anodite hybrid.
 * Gwen's has a fear of scorpions.
 * Unlike her cannon counterpart, Gwen is 2 years older then her version of Ben.
 * This was done to give Gwen more reason to argue with Ben, due to their age difference.
 * Gwen can speak several languages besides English, such as Japanese, French and even German.