Ben 10/ Generator Rex: Cartoon Network’s Best Team-Up!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
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TIMECODES:
0:00 - Introduction
4:34 - Episode Breakdown
1:04:51 - The Review
1:09:28 - Final Thoughts
_______HOW MY BREAKDOWNS WORK:
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Ultimate Alien Breakdowns - bit.ly/3aaSe4o
THE REVIEW
I watch each episode with my own commentary, often pausing the scenes to get my words out without having to talk over the episode, and also to point out and analyze the show's art and animation. I have seen each episode already growing up, so these reviews are to compare and contrast the five categories listed below.
PLOT (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
The foundation of the episode. Uniqueness and overused tropes are taken into account, but it is also judged on how well it tells the story of the episode. An episode can score a 5 even with a basic/ cliche plotline as long as it has good pacing, worthy use of its tropes, and feels well-polished. An episode can lose points due to plotholes, uneven storytelling, and relying too heavily on cliches to do the work for it.
CHARACTERIZATION (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
How well the characters are written. Do they feel like themselves compared to the grand narrative of the franchise? Are the supporting or one-off characters interesting, or pure plot devices? Did the humor land? Did the actions and character motivations make sense?
VISUALS (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
Basically, everything that happens on-screen. Character Design. Animation. Backgrounds. Creative mechanics and solutions. If there is CGI or digital effects added, how well do they blend into the show, and were they used as an enhancement, or a crutch?
IMPORTANCE (Scaled from 1 to 5 Points)
This includes, but is not strictly based on, how important the episodes are to the current story arc (if there is one) or the general narrative of the Ben 10 Franchise. Points can also be awarded for how impactful the episode was, or how favored/ important it is to the general Ben 10 fanbase. I ask myself, "If I skipped this, would I be missing out on the 'Ben 10 Experience?' "
ENTERTAINMENT (Scaled from 1 to 5)
Pretty much the most important part of developing a tv show. You can be perfect in all four of the previous categories, but the episode can still be boring. On the flip side, the episode can be absolute garbage, but still an enjoyable watch. How likely would you be to put this episode on if you were in the mood to watch Ben 10? 
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The funny thing about this crossover is, as you watch Generator Rex, sometimes it can annoy you how immature and hot-headed Rex can be, but after teaming up with Ben, you realize how mature he is compared to Ben!
Both have their good days and bad days.... though I do think Rex may have more of a consistent temper, even if he doesn't act on it.
@@bthsr7113 Nah. Rex is definitely more mature & competent.
I always forget how great Generator Rex's animation style was.
Same, Its such an amazing style. I wish more cartoons were animated similarly.
Ben and his alien forms are done so well in the GenRex style. It makes we want Ben’s whole line up done that way so we can see how it looks.
@@jbcatz5 Well, unless we're talking the cameo aliens during Ben and Rex's backstory exchange.
Hmm, it's fine, but I don't like the colour palate
Just watch anime made my wit and mappa you will get great animation scenes
Best thing about this crossover (apart from great animation and art style specially for Ben and his aliens) was just how well Ben fitted into the world of Generator Rex. It didn't feel out of place and actually added more things to the plot of the main series of Generator Rex. Also Alpha's overall design and voice were just the perfect. So intimidating and cool looking. Oh yeah and who could forget the love letter to the fans of both shows of Ben upgrading Rex's builds in that upgrade combination of both the heros. Truly they were heros united. We will never get something like this ever again on CN in today's times.
I feel we can have hope for this level of quality in the future. It just wont come Cartoon Network.
... How about O.K. K.O.? They have a referenial episode, a few actually.
@@harrietr.5073 I remember that... kinda weird that there was an original Teen Titans Raven but not Original Ben 10
I remember when i was watching this for the first time without knowing it was a Ben 10 crossover, when Humungosaur fell out of the rift in the sky my kid brain just melted, i couldn't comprehend the sheer awesomeness of seeing two of my favorite characters duke it out on my TV screen.
I envy you. I envy you so ******* much. That must have been the most awesome experience ever.
@@brunowillich1837 It was, i was addicted to Ben 10, and i had just started watching Generator Rex, so when Humungosaur fell out of the sky i was whispering to my self "No way" over and over, i did throughout the whole fight up until Ben turned back from Rath, that's what cemented it to me that i wasn't dreaming and this was real.
Can we all agree that this was the greatest super hero cross-over of all time?
YES SIR
Agreed. This was the BEST thing 7 years old me saw years ago because I was a huge fan of both Ben 10 and generator rex
Yes
He'll yeah
Absolutly
18:28 Small correction. White Knight did have nanites. However WK was accidentally stuck in a machine that would eradicate all nanites in a host, as well as the host. But Rex managed to stop the machine before it could kill him. But WK came out with all his nanites destroyed and body bleached. But alive.
But that's a spoiler that wasn't addressed here and wasn't needed for this breakdown... 🤫
@@scottjs5207 calm down, kuro gave backstory on White Knight who is a main character
Thanks for putting this because I completely forgot why White Knight's body changed like that.
Which episode was that?
@@NintendoSegaGuys It was the episode when it’s Rex’s Birthday and Six thinks back to when he first met Rex. Season 1 episode 19.
I actually like Ben being a bit bulkier in Gen Rex's art style compared to his UAF look, especially when you consider that every Future Ben we've seen is tall and broad shouldered and fairly bulky. This kind of build feels more like a midpoint between 10 year old Ben and 30+ year old Ben, since otherwise he's gonna grow an extra two feet taller and about a foot wider after the age of 18... though I agree his face is a little bit too mature
accurate description
How is he bulky anyways? Does the omnitrix help with metabolism?
The dude is a chilli fried addict. I always thought that realistically he'd be skinny fat lol.
@@N.I.A23 to be fair, he exercises a lot as well, since he plays soccer and is always running after and fighting a villain tho, sometimes in his human form
@@N.I.A23 He plays soccer and is apparently a pretty decent martial artist. He definitely keeps in shape.
@@N.I.A23 he’s young so his metabolism is probably super fast, then he probably works off the chili fries on one adventure.
"Mess with Ben, you get the 10" the silence from Kuro is what KILLED me tho-😭
@theinktank7692 bro this damn scammer ass bot...
@@mu1_regenerate when?
42:07 killed me personally
You can feel the secondhand embarrassment lol
@@vgngolley341No.
I genuinely feel like Ben, Rex, and Zak Saturday would’ve been perfect as a Multiverse Hero Trio
I want to add Duncan from the fire breather movie but sadly it never took off, but that trio is fire enough ofc
@@OilyAnimal3 Would be dope
Hmmm alpha dr animo and zack’s main enemy (forgot his name) are the bad guys why those three easy best way to utilize all their uniqueness is dr animo using the alpha nanite to make an army of evo mutants and the third guy could double cross or give him access to the animals Zack deals with
Zac and Ben are in the same universe though. They did an episode with the two of them together in Omniverse.
@@chrishansen1842 yeah but before that episode we assumed due to the Rex crossover different universes for all three characters but hey a crossover with all three could still work it’d have to be something cooler though
I love how the crossover wasn't afraid to push Rex's plot further a bit yet still being semi-newcomer friendly. The episode is too good to skip anyway, so it's cool how they pulled out all the stops
Cartoon Network could have EASILY built a Marvel or DC Sized universe. Man of Action were ALREADY setting the foundation. Ben 10(Aliens), Generator Rex(Evos aka Mutants) and Secret Saturdays(Cryptids aka Yokai). Such DEEP LORE already and we only have 3 characters...so much POTENTIAL WASTED
warner bros makes bad decisions
Something like Five Years Later. Rex world got mentioned in this series too
I like to think that all of Alpha's Ultimatrix transformations are EVO's of the transformations.
I also like to think the reason Shocksquatch one-shot Alpha is because he just fired the full charge of the Ultimatrix into Alpha, temporarily frying him.
that or the fact that Alpha is a mechicial being made of tons of little tiny machines. The electricity must have gotten a critical hit on him. Like imagine every single cell of your being all the same time feeling a massive amount of pain.
Generator Rex is highly underrated. The team for Generator Rex were able to tell a good story and keep the characters mature. Instead of compromising character development or story elements. Plus, the art and fight choreography are solid.
It failed because of a lack of toy sales. Gen Rex has less unique looking characters compared to ben 10.
Also, it wasn't on as often, so it was harder to get in to.
@@leathmccaffrey1532 Which was ALL CN's FAULT because they were NEVER COMPETENT🤦♂️
@@leathmccaffrey1532 So do you wonder what will happen if they are going to make a new chapter of their comic series about Danny Phantom and Ben 10 5YL with the Generator Rex’s world for being back on TV again like the crossover special with Ben Tennyson and the Alpha?
@@leathmccaffrey1532 honestly I prefer that because it just got a good ending. Instead of overstating it's welcome
It’s a shame they never made a sequel to this crossover. I would loved to have seen Rex again and have them finish off Alpha
There is a comic sequel called hero times two
Man as a kid i always thought Rex got injected with the Alpha instead of the Omega, since i never saw the finale of Rex i imagined the finale would be something related to Alpha lol.
Having the characters of the two universe interact would be so much fun like Bobo getting his hands on the wheel of Kevin’s car. Vilgax with Van Kleiss’s nanite manipulation abilities available to him wood be terrifying, or Animo having access to that since he teams up with Argost in the Secret Saturday’s crossover during Omniverse.
didn't the robot have another crossover?
@@juanbisonosuero3650 that's different though
I like how Ben and Danny meeting in 5YL is pretty much the same as Rex and Ben meeting in this one: random portal, assumed threat, real threat happens due to Ben (HU Ben brought Alpha with him, 5YL Ben woke up a Way Bad), they call a time-out to their spar to deal with it, and learn to work together. And 5YL Ben accepting Danny a lot more easily makes sense, because he's been on the _receiving_ end of "mistaken for threat" in HU, so of course he'd be like "alright, I'll listen and we'll see how this plays out".
One small little detail about the black pawns. Not all providence agents wore black when black knight took over. They still were primarily wearing white armor, the black uniformed ones were just Black Knight's elite commando units.
If we could get a full Ben 10 series with this artstyle (in the same continuity) it’d be the best thing ever
This art style is hands down my favorite
Animation in fights would suffer massively though
Just watch generator rex
@@Itcouldbedust yeah but there’s a reason I said a Ben 10 series…
FAX FAX FAX
100%
Fun fact this episode actually contains most of what we know about the goals of the original nanite project. That the yellow nanites are mindless by design, and rex’s blue and alphas red ones were meant to shepherd them. Only those two cause they use all 3 of the same powers (constructs, nanite communication, technopathy)
This adds the nuance that black knights unique nanites, that she bragged about being the finished product of rex’s were actually underpowered compared to his, likely only offering constructs, so the nanite project team mistrusted her long before the betrayal that triggered the nanite event.
Theres not a lot of real story telling we get about what happened with the original nanite project so any additional information that can be inferred about the salazars is a win.
huh ı though all were supoosed to be blue neat
right! from what I understand, the Nanite Project's original goal was to augment human biology in order to cure disease and strengthen humanity as a whole; Rex and Black Knight being the only two people who are perfect examples of that dream as they are both enhanced humans, not like Evos with all the nasty side-effects
@@mastergreeen1385 end hunger and all
But I wonder do meta nanites "shepherd" or something else?
@@lorekeeper685 I ....... don't think so; the metas are just nanites that specifically target high end stuff like matter, energy, time etc. and then enhance a person around that, so they're like just "super nanites", but even they required Rex's omega nanite in order to be utilised so I don't think they have any control or "will" of their own, they need someone else to tell them what to do
@@mastergreeen1385 ah okay they talked and all so was curious and tech nanite seems to be copy of rec stuff am not fully sure
I guess they are just elite nanites whole omega is like monarch?
A concept I like to apply with multiverse stuff is the idea of multiversal echoes - so, two universes might have very little in common but people from one universe might still have analogues/counterparts in the other. I think the concept of Rex being an alternate Ben would fit into that
I always LOVED this type of alt universe counterpart. Where two character can be different characters but still be counterparts on a universal level. Like Sonic and Blaze who is another perfect take on this.
I love the fact that they used aliens like Lodestar, Upgrade which would interact with Rex in an interesting way.
If only he had Juryrigg at the time
@@axelnilsson5124 i'm almost sure jury hadn't debuted yet at that point, so maybe a bit hard
@@manrix6 that’s what I mean
@@axelnilsson5124the crossover would be over
I haven’t watched this crossover in years but man is this nostalgic
Man I'm telling yah
I like your profile picture midnight.
@@christianparrish3292 thank you
@@midnightfox3157 you're welcome
As someone who's still never seen Generator Rex, this special is very nostalgic. And surprising how Shocksquach debuted here of all places.
Also, Merry Christmas, Kuro and the rest of The Ink Tank team.
I highly recommend Generator Rex. It is like a classic Ben 10 with consistent characters and an overarching story. It also has a phenomenal voice cast. (J. K. Simmons, John Dimaggio, Troy Baker and Grey Delisle are in the main cast.) After seeing that show this episode will became much better.
You need to give Generator Rex a watch it's fantastic.
Honestly I feel like Generator Rex is like Ben 10's less popular but more responsible older brother. It's a slightly more serious, but still fun. It's a lot more consistent. (Ironically Rex the show is younger)
Shocksquatch is so funny since he debuts here, never appears in UA and is then redesigned for OV.
While i think ben 10 had higher peaks in its runtime, I strongly believe that Generator Rex as a whole is a much better show
@@HotDogTimeMachine385 *younger. Not tryna disagree or anyrhing, I was just sayin-
As someone that watched both shows as they were airing, I can confirm this was amazing when it came out
I never knew about all the detail on Alpha until this breakdown so thanks for that. Fun Fact: Similar to Secret Saturdays in Omniverse, Generator Rex and Ben 10 were meant to share a universe rather than being parallel universes. I forgot the reason for why that couldn't happen, but this idea wasn't realize until the reboot.
If generator rex happend in bed 10 Ben and the plumbers would easily solve every problem.
I adore the fact that Rex is Argentinian!! I will forever be thankful to Man of Action for taking a shot at making a latino hero who's cool yet, his culture lies far away and it's not something he'd be used to. I'm Argentinian myself and I'm pretty sure Rex even Visits Argentina in some episodes to fight some EVOs!! How Rex calls himself "Hombre" and Cesar says "Lo siento, mijo!" before using the escape pot always surprised me.
Aparentemente, Rex tambien es mitad mexicano
Yeah, it's funny cause you get two separate parts of his life from the episodes he finds his Parents' home. You find out where he was raised before going to Europe for the nanite program and then one for him with the Evo crew in Hong Kong. Technically, you get a story of 3 totally different people from one Argentinian teen! They really took advantage of that amnesia!
Yeah, I hate characters whose race is a big part of their personality and powers. It's cool that writers pat homage to ancient cultures but they never appealed to me.
This why I was never into black panther all that much.
Yes he does.
Finds some childhood friend there who is an evo werewolf.
Mitad argentino, mitad mexicano, nacido en Suiza
What I love about the upgrade suit is that it's probably one of the first things you'd think of watching if you're a ben 10 fan, so it was a treat to see it done. Also have to agree, Rath looks incredible in the rex style.
Honestly the best thing about this crossover was how natural it felt. Most cartoon crossovers feel very forced by their networks. Ben felt like a great temporary addition to Rex’s world cause he didnt feel out of place. Teenage boy who can turn into aliens in a world that had a chance to mutate people into horrible monsters? They even thought Ben was an Evo at first. And Ben is no stranger to dimension hopping adventures so to him thats just another day on the job
11:10, I think about the "gen rex" part is something he is coming up in the spot, like "I need a superhero name, I create machine from nothing, so ..... gen rex", for how he talks he wouldn't use the complete "generator"
Currently showing my friend who missed out on a childhood all the cartoons I watched growing up, and we’re about halfway through Ultimate Alien right now. I’m planning on starting Generator Rex immediately after finishing OV, saying it was made by the same people who made the original series, and _never_ mentioning the fact that a crossover is coming. I can’t wait to hear the excitement in his voice when he realizes what’s going on in this episode.
Yo that sounds amazing.
that sounds fire 🔥
Based!
How'd it go
One of my favorite crossovers EVER, so glad you finally got to talk about it!
This special reminds me of the golden age for Ben 10. Takes me back to my teen years, when everything felt more simple.
Seeing UA's art style done justice with this animation quality makes the UAF era sting all the more with how it feels like they just give up with the animation periodically.
I always thought that a reunion could have taken place in Omniverse. I know technically Gen Rex had more serious plot and arcs, but sometimes had this Goofy cartoon humor like Omniverse.
Would make sense considering we got a Zac Saturday episode.
Honestly, if the prime continuity versions of these two ever reunite then I would pay to see Rex and Ben using their giant forms ( Rex’s giant robot form and Way Big ) to take down the Villain
@@zyro7756 Imagine Ben upgrading Rex's robot form, that would be something to behold.
@@aragaminightmare9527 Full E.V.O. Form w/ Upgrade would be amazing (whichever form or a combination of Rex's Original and Omega E.V.O. Forms would be sick).
@@aragaminightmare9527 Dare I say
Ultimate Rex? 👀
Kuro initially called it the Omnitrix, but from Lodestar's appearance, he started calling it the Ultimatrix
I like how the first alien that the Omnitrix/ultimatrix turns the wielder into is always heatblast
I think "Benerator Rex" would have been a pretty funny title
The thing that makes this crossover work is how natural it feels compared to other cartoon crossovers..... *cough* Simpsons and Family Guy *cough*
Ben and Rex are an incredibly good fit. They both mutate and transform their bodies because of scifi tech, they are both teen kids with too much power so they're a bit full of themselves, but that never stops them from being heroes, because in the end they want to protect people. They both always choose to punch first even when there's better choices (Rex always prefers the firsts and Ben always prefers Fourarms or Humungousaur)
They're both seen as slackers when it comes to school but both have a talent for it. Ben has his photographic memory and Rex aced a difficult trigonometry test because he already has to do calculations while using his weapons. It's similar to how Spiderman has to make hundreds of angle calculations while webswinging, it's a lot of math.
Rex being a semi alternate Ben is a theory I had too and it made me wish that Zak Saturday was also from an alternate dimension to push the theory even further. All teen superheroes drastically removed from each other but kinda serving the same purpose
Having watched them both as a kid, this truly one of the best crossovers if not the best I can ever think of
You could probably say that Upchucks stomach acids weakened the nanite ball enough for Alpha to break out. It doesn’t really matter but it’s nice to think about why Cesar is wrong by saying it should be difficult for Alpha to escape, especially when his intelligence is shown off a lot in this episode (maybe it is in every episode of Generator Rex but I haven’t seen it so yk)
I mean he initially trapped Alpha in what he thought was an empty void and not.. a populated alien prison dimension.. so it would be fine for him to be wrong.. but it would be kinda funny for him to be wrong twice in big ways in a crossover when he is meant to be very smart
This crossover was amazing! I grew up watching both so seeing this for the first time blew me away lmao🤣 Rex and Ben was a duo I didn’t know I needed to see.🤝🏾
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Same bro it was awesome seeing Rex and Ben crossover.
FACTS
This is literally one of my favorite cartoon crossovers and I'm so glad we finally got its breakdown
I kind of like that Ben doesn't say his aliens' names when he transforms. It feels like something that a 10-year-old is more prone to do, yet 10-year-old Ben doesn't really do that while 15/16-year old Ben does, which I personally always find to be silly.
same tbh.
18:51 “he just attacked him with that johnny test combo” my favourite part of the video so far! 😂😂
Rex is like the better Ben in my opinion. His ego never feels forced, it feels natural cause he's actually really good and it's more of a healthy ego then Ben's from season 3 of alien force and the randomly returning ego he has for the rest of the series.
It helps that Rex's cast felt more consistent and not forced a way for the episode's plot. Need to rewatch Rex cause I never finished it.
True. I had a similar thought. His character definitely felt more consistent compared to Ben.
agreed
Well in Ben's defense he was around a lot longer 9 seasons at this point whereas Rex had 3 plus there was plenty of studio meddling from cartoon network.
Honestly I feel like Generator Rex in general is like Ben 10's less popular but more responsible older brother. It's a slightly more serious, but still fun. It's a lot more consistent in tone, characterization and plot.
Rex being less serious and somewhat childish at times also makes sense because he's had amnesia and only a few years of experience. It also contrasts with how most people he regularly interacts with are adults with responsibilities, other teenagers that don't have amnesia, or Bobo Haha.
Man when I found out this crossover, I was beyond excited. To think that Man of Action would do this is incredible
When I was really into Ben 10 I remember watching this crossover and then years later I came across it again and decided to give Generator Rex a try and still glad I did. A great show that I will always love.
I wish we got more crossovers like this. They could have build out there own cinematic universe, that would've been cool.
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Kinda like how Nickelodeon is making almost all their live action shows exist in the same universe like ICarly exist in the same universe as Victorious with I party Victorious where Carly’s boyfriend is cheating on her with Tory and later on the crossover show Sam & Cat where Sam moves to LA and starts a babysitter business with Cat, Goomer from Sam & Cat also appears in Henry Danger as Frankinis assistant implying that Frankini is Cats often referenced brother from Victorious, The Thundermans existing with Henry Danger from the crossover Danger & Thunder where Phoebe goes to Swellview to help Ray and Henry with the crimes committed, Game Shakers existing with Henry Danger from the crossover Danger Games where the Game Shaker crew goes to Swellview to come up with a new game idea and rents the Hart home where they discover Henry being Kid Danger and help Henry and Ray from stopping Minyak from ruining Double Gs concert and finally The Thundermans existing with The Haunted Hathaways from the crossover The Haunted Thundermans where the Green Ghoul escape ghost prison so the Thundermans go to New Orleans to fight the Green Ghoul along with the Hathaways and Prestons
an hour video? Kuro has blessed us today!
Yeah, that crossover was some of the most 🔥 CN had ever put out
For Alpha's Omnitrix transformations my guess is that they are all partly ultimate forms because unless I am mistaken, we never get an ultimate Four-Arms or ultimate Heat-Blast. It would be neat to find out that those differences are ultimate form differences.
One of ORash’s ideas for a ultimate Heat-Blast does have 3 tentacles, so coincidence?
ooh nice
Yeah I remember that I had same thought when I first watched that. Alpha's transformation were huge , powerful and also had unique appearance. They weren't in UA art style but worthy enough to consider them as ultimate forms 👌
51:37 I remember when I first saw this crossover I theorized Shocksquatch wasn’t a regular alien, but a creation of the Ultimatrix (akin to Nanomech) to contain Ben’s supposed E.V.O form and give him control over it like a regular alien.
And then Omniverse came in and busted it up. Thanks, Omniverse!
At some point i decided i should watch Generator Rex and this show is really great on itself (i need more Van Kleiss in my life, such a great villain, but what you would expect from the mix of Doctor Doom and Magneto) but finally seeing this crossover after knowing about it only from promotional materials was a real treat. Upgrade suit was one of the hypest superhero team-up moments ever honestly
Van kleiss was like Vlad for Danny Phantom
The VA and the character were actually almost better than the MC if they werent at points in the story
Fun Fact, all of Rex's Ben Boosted Builds also have names, and I will list them here:
The Smack Hands upgrade into The Power Fists
The Boogie Pack upgrades to The Hyper Jet
The Slam Cannon upgrades to The Blast Launcher
The Big Fat Sword upgrades to The Alien Excalibur (my favorite name thus far)
And finally, The Rex Ride upgrades into The Swift Rocket
I kinda like how the names upgrade to be much more fitting and streamlined as the show goes on, really adds a perspective on Rex's growth as a character which I really love
There is something that I have been thinking the Upgrade Suit could've helped end the fight. Rex is technopathic due to his Nanites, and if they are upgraded, then that ability should be, too. His technopathy could've been used to manipulate Alpha and regain the Omega Nanite.
This crossover kinda gives me Flash Of Two Worlds vibes. Even down to how the Bellwood/Manhattan parallel is reminiscent of the Central City/Keystone City parallel, not to mention the obvious parallel between Rex/Ben and Barry/Jay.
This will forever remain one of my favorite crossovers ever. Much love and thanks to the ink tank for the wonderful stuff you've brought us this year. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all
YO LEGIT?! I was not expecting for us to get a breakdown for this but I’m SO happy because of this
This is legit one of my all time favourite crossovers between some of my all time favourite characters, especially now that I’ve watched Rex last year
Definitely a great way to end the year
the fact that ben pops out of the wormhole where he does subtly proves that Bellwood is in new york
The whole dissection of this crossover, especially art wise, reminds me of why teenage me got back into drawing, hoping to someday create something like that.
Let’s go!
This crossover is one of my favourites!
I wish Ben 10 show has Generator Rex art style.
XLR8 returns.
He doesn't even speak
@@christianparrish3292 I know, but at least he’s back.
@@BeastForce141 yep but what would he sound like as Dee Bradley Baker?
3 things I wish to say:
1. I thought this was gonna come after the episode with Ma Vreedle, since that is when it aired and where I personally place it in the Ben 10 timeline since IDK how you'd do it in production order. Glad we got it sooner though.
2. Apparently all of the Upgraded Rex Builds have their own names: Smack Hands are the Power Fists, Boogie Pack becomes the Hyper Jet, Slam Cannon becomes Blast Launcher, BFS becomes Alien Excalibur, and Rex Ride becomes Swift Rocket. IDK f these are official or if the guys who edit the Gen Rex wiki were just having fun and no one has bothered to correct them, but I like the think of them as official.
3. I got into this massive argument on Reddit with a guy who says that Rex could already do everything Upgrade could do, and while it was annoying he did give me a new perspective on Rex's powers and their potential and EVEN linked me to an image of a Twitter conversation with Duncan Rouleau where a fan asked him if Rex could make an Omnitrix with his nanites. He said if the Nanites had the schematics and necessary material like Alien DNA it's conceivable, but he does say that Rex doesn't have nearly enough mastery over his nanites to concentrate long enough to build one. Which makes sense as the Omnitrix is WAY more complex than his usual builds. Just google search Generator rex Omnitrix Twitter on Google images and you'll find it.
that's a pretty cool fact on number 3 and 2. I also didn't even know rex's builds had names.
I mean, Alpha was able to copy the Ultimatrix so it wouldn't be too out their to say Rex could make his own Omnitrix (I know that technically, both the Prototype and the Completed Omntrix are more complex compared to the Ultimatrix but still).
People still use that tweet? I asked him because I also had a debate about that with a friend. I didn't think he possibly could, and that Ultimatrix was weaker defense wise compared to the Omniverse Omnitrix, which is why Alpha could duplicate it.
@@gripetype4771 He ain't wrong about the ultrmatrix having bad the defense that thing get's hacked 24/7 and easily taken off.
@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Yeah no that's what I said. I got fed up with this so I just asked Duncan himself
"People and cars on the road, Ben would never."
"Like how'd they even get that!?"
Can we just appreciate this Underrated masterpiece called Generator Rex
Of course ☺️.
The thing pisses me off is that even though Ben have the ultimatrix he never went ultimate in this cross over but the thing suprises me is that shocksqatch was voiced by David Kaye in 2011 before the release of Omniverse where he voiced a plenty of characters along with shocksqatch.
The year 2011 was peak Cartoon Network. It had Ninjago, Batman, Gumball, Star Wars, Ben 10, generator Rex, Symbiotic titan and adventure time
Also the theory regarding Rex being an alternate Ben is basically the idea of there’s always a man, there’s always a lighthouse, there’s always a city
... i had no ideea Juni Cortez was Rex.
This is mind blowing.
I swear I remember shocksquatch being in this longer. It's so weird to go out of the way to introduce a brand new alien, only for it to do nothing.
Definitely do prefer this design tho, the omniverse version never really felt like a "sasquatch" to me, this one captured it a lot better
The omniverse one kinda look more like a gorilla mixed with a sasquatch.
I remember Cartoon Network hyping the heck out of this special. I've never seen Generator Rex and I dropped out of Ben 10 by then, but I knew I had to watch this, and I remember really liking it. This just felt super nostalgic for me even though I've seen it one time. This is was very well done crossover that was written to not be just a crossover, but to have a real plot that at least had lasting impact of one show.
I remember I was a fan of both series before the crossover was even announced and I was on the cartoon network threads requesting that this specific crossover should happen. I think it was weeks or months later that they started advertising it on TV and I think thats one of the most exciting moments I had in my life. (Me being young at the time, I thought they made it directly because they were listening to the fans on those forums) but I'm still really happy they made it.
The crossover was released at a comic-con prior to its debut on TV, that might be how it was spoiled. This is a response to your comment at 40:20.
42:9 not even echo echo could make a sound that loud 💀
I still remember the year that this episode premiered. For weeks there have been constant teasers and commercials for this crossover and I remember just constantly waiting for this to drop. When it did drop, it was all I watched On-Demand nonstop. It is also kinda sad that other than Crossover Nexus, this is the last major crossover CN has done in years
Crossover Shocksquatch is the best design for him simply because it's very yeti-like, looks like an alien that could be inter-tangled with real-world folklore and he's got a Canadian accent. 10/10 alien.
Nah. Still think Omniverse's Shocksquatch is the best among all
30:07 - 30:50 Basically like Bioshock did their multiverse, with their "there's always a man, there's always a lighthouse" thing, Jack Ryan went into the lighthouse and down the stairs there was a submarine to take him down to rapture, Booker Dewitt went into the lighthouse and up the stairs was a pod/rocket to take him up to columbia.
I love how Ben just sounds insane to everyone else when talking about his dimension.
Tbh I think Ben's design in gen rex art style looks sick. He does look a bit matured with his long head, but that's what I like. The aliens also looks cooler than they do in ben 10 art style except big chill and cannonbolt
Small detail, but I love that the slight exhale XLR8 makes when he catches Holiday uses the exact same raspy? vocal effect that was used on his voice during the classic series.
One detail. Six lost his like for his green suit because of an accident that made him forget six years of his life, he tried the suit again, but ditched it when he left Providence.
1:07:23 maybe it’s like how when bigchill fights something that can go intangible he can get hit while he is intangible, cancels each other out
The crossover was definitely awesome,wish Rex would've at least been mentioned in Omniverse.Or even shown up.
They didn't mention his name though but providence was mentioned by Charmcaster and an imprisoned addwaitya in omniverse
Would have been awesome if he showed up in the 200th episode to fight the evil Bens
I'd very much recommend Generator Rex to anyone. It's a great action cartoon. Honestly I feel like Generator Rex is like Ben 10's less popular but more responsible older brother. (Ironically Rex the show is younger) It's a slightly more serious, but still fun. It's a lot more consistent in tone, characterization and plot.
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29:38 also to point out here just bc I am a huge fan of ben 10 like kuro is that when he is talking about how ben has probably flown all around Bellwood as his aliens that he probably has it memorized is an interesting thing bc it has been mentioned many times that ben has a photographic memory like in an episode of UAF he was able to write down those ledger domain symbols after just one look at them
When you started talking about Rex being a paralel Ben, I instead thought it as Ben most likely going EVO when he was 10, and the omntitrix most likely got blasted back off into space
The whole thing with Alpha's nanites flying away at 55:28 really reminded me of Uzumaki by Junji Ito. A horror manga about spirals. Really reminiscent of a scene in the early chapters of the manga having to do with the smoke of a pottery store.
In my mind Alpha being able to hack the Ultimatrix so easily just shows how poor Albedo’s design was…
Albedo you say you’re smarter than asmuth then how come your device has such weak defense walls
If the device was Prototype, Alpha would still absorb it even if the failsafes tries to protect ben but... that one is weak
@@AhsanAnimatez3D weak we say
Oh, lmao, oh God, the reference the homage to the original Ben ten theam that never left me once I heard it
58:20 Upgrade gave Rex the most powerful attack known to man. The Rocket Powered Fist!
Fitting that this crossover breakdown takes place after Ben 10000 returns as that was the point where Ben gets back access to all of his older alens(except feedback). Since Ben didn't even use some of those unlocked old aliens until omniverse so this was nice to see at least two of them again.
Not just some of them most of them
I might be trippin, but wasn't feedback straight up erased before his return? like not even locked like the older aliens, like malware straight up deleted him like he almost did Way Big.
This crossover helped me go through a tough time in middle school when it originally aired. Watching this crossover is my Thanksgiving tradition now. I love both shows and only got the last few episodes of Gen Rex to finish. I love these bois; so badass and hot~! God, this crossover is perfect! 💚🧡
Absolutely agree that this was one of the best major crossovers! I also feel the same with you about Ben and his aliens' translations to the Gen Rex artstyle (though it's a pretty good art direction in general!)
I like how Heroes United shocksquach is more of a yeti while Omniverse's design is inspired by bigfoot.
oh yeah your right.
And another thing, it's really cool how almost ALWAYS the new aliens Ben gets had to do with the episode. In this episode, to fight the machines, BEN GETS AN ELECTRIC ALIEN!
I love the humanoid red-energy look of Alpha, and wished NRG looked more like him
while I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but having the 5YL version look similar is pretty cool for them both being energy absorbing beings.
This is honestly the best crossover I can think of. First it's well done, which can be hard when connecting two different shows but more importantly it's canon, and at least for one show it reveals some important stuff about the in universe history. Another thing is that Ben and Rex both acknowledge each other's strangeness. My favorite part though is that Ben despite being the more powerful character doesn't overshadow Rex at all.
Really REALLYYYY hope you guys give Generator Rex the comeback we didn’t get in the show into 5YL!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
I know it’s a long shot, but I REALLY hope that, if Kuro wants to continue doing breakdowns, he does a generator Rex breakdown series. I would seriously LOVE watching that
same bro
Danny phantom too
yep
I do agree with you that this was absolutely the best crossover I've ever scene like ever. Only complaints I've ever had was that he didn't get more aliens and didn't shout out his alien names. This was also my absolute favorite forms of Upgrade and Rath. Absolutely great video and great episode.
42:08 This man just turned into Black Bolt with that sneeze
Would have been perfect if he said “I’m sorry” instead
Also I’ve never seen someone mention this but the way you only see Ben in alien form for the first few minutes of his appearance in the special parallels the first Ben 10,000 episode, in a way of showing how far we’ve come