Ben and Kevin then stepped in to defend Gwen and, after the brief battle, Gwen explained to Verdona that she would rather stay on Earth with her friends and family.
22.
When they were grown up and out of the house, she returned to Anodyne; after so many years on Earth, Verdona wanted to get back in touch with her background.
23.
After a short battle, Gwen firmly tells Verdona that she wants to stay on Earth and stay the way she is, saying that it's what Max would have wanted.
24.
Arguably, Ben inherited his grandmother Verdona's spirit, sense of humor and overconfidence, while also inheriting his grandfather Max's determination, adventurous, bravery, and self-sacrificing attitude.
25.
She shows in this episode that she is as fond of Ben and Grandpa Max as Verdona, noting that Max's food is inedible and Ben doesn't have the best table manners.
26.
In 2008, co-starring with her daughter Juliet Landau, Bain voiced the character of Verdona Tennyson in " What Are Little Girls Made Of ? ", an episode of " Ben 10 : Alien Force ".
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There is also another side of Verdona which is somewhat amoral and uncaring, for example when she almost destroyed Ben and Kevin when they first confronted her, only being stopped by the intervention of Gwen and learning who they really were.
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"' Verdona Tennyson "'is Max Tennyson's wife, mother of Carl and Frank Tennyson, paternal grandmother of Ben and Gwen, and also could see that she is great-grandmother of Big Chill's proliferation.
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During their time together, Verdona hid from Max that she knew about his occupation as a Plumber, prompting Max to always lie to her every time he left . Eventually after a long, happy and yet somewhat distant relationship, they parted.
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Verdona then tells Gwen that she wished that Max had been an energy being like them, expressing her deep longing for him, hinting that her desire to take Gwen with her could be just a front to fill the void in her heart.
