Ultimate Humungousaur - comes Four arms and humungosuaur - Who are you Ultimate Humungousaur I am better version of you in terms of strength and also i can shoot missiles. I gave ultimate Kevin good fight.
Considering how future Ben 10s show time travel as usually having a very set conclusion with the same events playing out over and over in a time loop, yeah she definitely wasn't going to die anytime soon.
@@mmangalisomasinga432 thats actually not exactly true, things constantly change although only when be meets his future self does this normally happen.
She only brought younger be and gwen to give her present a long life lesson what he lost, he forgot and lost who he was as humanity and his own kind, and kept on being the other aliens.
I would argue that you missed something about Ben 10,000's characterization: He seems to hate his past self. He's more dismissive to ben than to his own family and snaps at him whenever he acts childish
That's quite true actually. Heck even in Ultimate Alien, where 10yr Ben meets his teenage self, that future is annoyed as well. I think Ben is just ashamed of how he used to act
@@damienofthedamned To be fair, isn't it how we would be if we met our younger self? We often hear people saying how they would love to slap some sense in their younger self if they could.
@@damienofthedamned Honestly, I never thought of him as a jerk, that's just Gwen being Gwen imo. I haven't watched Ben10 in ages so I don't remember a lot, but I do know that I always thought that Gwen was always a bit of a bitch, so her calling him a jerk for just not acting nice 24/7 is pretty much well within her character.
Tbf, 10 y/o Ben is kind of an annoying little shit. Hell, I’m pretty sure we’d all snap at our younger selves if we met them. If I met 10 y/o me, I’d probably drop kick him based on how cringe I was back then.
I imagine the line "They aren't pets, I don't name them" was meant to try and portray him as being more joyless, but I always interrupted it as him having grown more respect for the transformations, and understanding that the dna came from a previously sentient being.
@@CrustyFox87 not to mention when you account for some of the future episodes with things like big chill having babies, alien x's split personalities, the ultimate aliens, the who chromastone sugilite fiasco. It seems like he's come to realize and accept that perhaps the aliens are alive in more ways than one. Even if you say the exclude most of the later stuff in the series, he still had ghostfreak as an example that maybe he should treat the aliens as there own beings.
But him naming them is PART of the respect that Ben has for his Aliens. It's not totally consistent but Ben will commonly call his transformations by name and sometimes refers to them as though they were entities separate from themselves. Naming these transformations isn't somehow disrespectful, it's part of Ben identifying with his alien forms and actually achieving the goal of the omnitrix.
I mean everybody knows the later you go into the Ben 10 universe, the more jerky our universe Ben gets. Yet he learns to humble himself and then becomes more of a jerk
There's something else that I noticed for how Ben 10k is treated like he's wrong when he's not. Gwendolyn says he sleeps in his HQ because he doesn't have time for them anymore, but honestly, aren't both of them like 30+ now? I get the point she's trying to convey, but isn't it normal that he'd have his own place by this point, even if he wasn't the most famous superhero in the world, probably across multiple galaxies if it's anything like the other timelines? Does she not have her own place? Also, where are their parents in all this? Staying with Max in the Rustbucket was only the arrangement for that one summer.
I realized while watching, how EASY it could be for writers to EXPAND on several aspects of the show. The plumbers could have their own spinoff show, and yet these concepts are never explored in the newer series. Shame...
@@jaydherb5793 Exactly my thought and this conment, i always thought the could made a prequel whe max and mabye a spin of done right for gwen 10 and divelry on furthr ben 10,000 but i knoenlayer seris ruin this and if made now could hardly made same as this, t lst we got two episodes made for the original series of it.
I love how Ben 10.000's aliens actually look physically different from young Ben's (like Stinkfly, Wildmutt and Heatblast) since they are essentially grown-up versions of the aliens
I don't think the Future Bens needs gimmicks like using powers in human form, or fusion aliens. Just seeing the current aliens future-ified and a few new ones that we've yet to see is great on its own
head blast is a fucking brick in the future with those shoulders! Stinkfly does look super cool and very stylized and wildmutt is pretty dope with the stripes. it's very cool!
To me, Ben 10K's problem isn't that he's a jerk, it's that he refuses to take time for himself. Being a hero 24/7 is impossible for anyone to keep up for more than a couple years.
Yeah definitely, the problem that future gwen is trying to address is saving ben from himself. The problem is ultimately he tries to take on all the universes problems by himself when he doesn't need to. He has help and he needs help seeing that.
Well, I mean his reactions are the jerk part, though his reasons are sound. He's probably so cold because he never gets enough sleep and god only knows when he gets in time to eat or shower. He literally said he travels the world to keep everyone safe, even as XLR8 getting from point A to point B on opposite sides of the planet can take a bit (which would probably be easier if her asked Gwen and Grandpa to help since Gwen can likely open portals to different places). Just as well, I wonder if Grandpa's new arm is a reason for his cold response to everything, including Young Ben? He distances himself from Gwen and Grandpa and gives his past self the most flak for just being there. Could be reading into something that's not there, but it would make sense. (I don't think they elaborated on what caused Grandpa's injury that resulted in a new arm or if it was just a choice Grandpa made, did they?)
it's funny that we're told Ben is a jerk but in reality he's just... an adult. like, most older men in my experience are always just drowning in their work, sacrificing their normal life because they NEED to do that job. To keep their family safe; physically or financially. and you end up loosing those intimate family moments.
I'd always imagined Ben's fooling around while dealing with a villain was what led to Max losing his arm, and to make sure he doesn't repeat the same mistake, he finally starts taking his job seriously. Max has gotten older and the threats are much stronger, so for his own safety, Ben probably wants to keep him away from all the fighting.
@@eugenideddis Doesn’t Onniverse reveal Ken’s mother is the one chick from the Benwolf incident? I forgot her name but I swear that was the big reveal.
Truck-Kun, I found the whole Gwen being an Andoite thing pretty stupid in Alien Force onwards, and I liked her having magic powers instead because it focused on showing that she didn’t need alien powers to be on equal footing with Ben with his omnitrex.
@@thegarunixking1101 That. That is a great idea. Cause you don't want your younger self to get so prideful knowing that she herself is a alien herself. Because that may change the future for past gwen.
I mean, how were 2 financially dependent ten-year-olds on a road trip supposed to be able to get an entire cake without their sole guardian finding out.
I think that was the beginning of the rift, both of them were pretty immature and since Ben couldn't get the cake maybe she made it a big deal, and couldn't stop bringing it up until Ben stopped caring.
I think the reason Future Gwen's portal appeared just before the Rock Paper Scissors match was decided is cause in her timeline she lost the match and had to get the cake but could not get one.
I never thought he was a jerk, I thought he was a good person and grown up that needed a reminder about who he was and what he had miss. He needed to smell the roses in the future.
Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange... Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE. Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean. He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously. I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime, who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being. And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant. I never believed Paradox to mean that.
@@slevinchannel7589 he did unlock all the alien on that watch though. It was never switched out or rebooted like in the main timeline, so he only has what the og prototype did.
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Don't think Ben 10,000's Omnitrix has ever been explained so if I had to guess that the original intention was to have the Omnitrix grow as Ben does. But since as of Omniverse this it still Ben's canonical future, or at least the most probable, we can assume that Ben 10,000's Omnitrix is just a future version of The Omnitrix(OV) that has been upgraded/recalibrated at some point.
I think as kids we all thought he was a jerk but as we grew older we came to this new understanding that he really wasn’t, he was just an adult with major responsibilities he shouldered on his own.
Gwen quite literally changed her own future. Grandpa’s birthday was the start of “jerk” Ben ignoring his family. When Ben10k gives present Ben the cake, he doesn’t become a “jerk”. I think Ken 10’s timeline was birthed through this action, essentially making Gwen the reason Ken exists.
@@da-vidcargill4975 , I didn’t like anything after the original series except the Ultimate Ben episode of Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, so I wasn’t certain if Ben had a kid named Ken in Omniverse.
I never felt he was a jerk, I just felt he matured and took his role as earth's protector seriously, like a workaholic dad. This seems like the best natural progression for Ben, him growing up with Omnitrix learning it and the reality of being a superhero. Future Gwen brought him, to actually loosen up a bit and realize that he can rely on others
@@muzammil292they mean that he treated the entire Earth and universe like a child that needs protection and that he's the only one to do it without any help.
Ben 10k is the most powerful person in the world and he’s well aware of that fact. Any time someone is in danger and he doesn’t save them he’s making a deliberate choice to do so. Having the weight of that kind of responsibility would harden anyone.
Well, universes are infinite every time the heroes made a choice a new timeline was created, hell, in 50% of all timelines, ben would be female, as their were 2 outcomes for his birth.
He got too focused on being a hero for the world and forgot how to have fun and relax. I wouldn't call someone like that a jerk, they just need someone to smack some sense into them.
Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange... Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE. Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean. He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously.
There's nothing wrong with being a serious hero and growing up is a part of life,but it's what I like with Spidey,he may be grown up but Peter still has his joking nature and acts like a teenager. With Ben 10K he needed to remember who he was.
@@slevinchannel7589 I like to imagine he just stopped counting or caring after he had unlocked 10 thousand aliens (or at the very least used 10K aliens).
To this day the Ben 10,000 we see in this episode is by far my favorite especially his design. I always liked that his shirt’s colors became inverted. Ntm the amazing omnitrix that basically became a gauntlet
Kevin's car getting upgraded to be "everything-proof" only to be zapped away by magic in Omniverse is still one of my favorite "Kevin's Car Gets Trashed" moments.
Just imagine what kinda stuff he's been through in these 20 years, I would be pretty cynical too if I saw the worst of what the universe can offer on a daily as he does. The most horrific and disturbing things that I can imagine are probably not even Tuesdays to him at this point
Tbf ben 10k is like I'd imagine older spiderman would be, man gone through some tough shit and had a lot happen to him (sorta like spider-verse) and tbf? This ben 10k really did seem like what ben would ultimately become being the wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe as said by him.
Future Gwen (both her Ben 10,000 and Ken 10 designs) are my favorite designs for her with her first Omniverse design coming in second. She looks VERY attractive in those episodes. ❤❤❤
Also, adult Ben gave me a lot of Batman vibes. Like, the obsession and paranoia and loner attitude, but with the responsibility of someone like Superman.
I always loved how you didn't see Ben 10K's human form until the end of the episode. That's just so cool to me, it gets to the point of knowing Ben 10K more as his Kinneceleran form than his human form. Also, I never saw Ben 10K as a jerk. I completely understood why he was how he was and his mentality that his duty to save the world was more important than any thing else. Plus this has always been my favourite version of Ben 10K. He's just so cool, and they use him to introduce two new aliens! Plus his alien designs were the best and this version actually seemed to have master control unlike Ultimate Ben who kinda just used quick swap (but by hitting the omnitrix) and Ben 10K (OV) who didn't show any signs of having master control other than not getting the right alien and not timing out, which is much more boring than the quick transformations we get with this version
In the episode where 16 year old and 11 year old swap bodies, the 11 year old said "I finally got an alien I know how to use" when he gets arcticguana even though he never actually used him
I always liked ben 10,000. The concept of characters meeting there future versions was always fascinating to me. This ben just seemed older and I like how he changed so much in the years and his personality while also having the same like spirit as 10 year old ben.
22:47 Theory time, what if, Ben not giving Grampa the cake was the cataclyst for him going solo and distant from family? Gwen got mad at him and Max was dissapointed. Maybe if Future Gwen didn't interrupt them Ben would've won the bet and wouldn't need to buy the cake, he goes somewhere and slowly becomes solo hero. Maybe he finds an alien in the foods, and decides to help people around.
Man this breakdown just makes me want a future Ben 10 even more, like a series in which we follow Ben 10,000, Gwendolyn and Kevin 11,000 like how awesome does that sound, and even if they wanted a "Hero's Beginning" type show they can just shift the focus from Ben to his son Ken, as he struggles to live up to his father's reputation of being the "Hero of Heros" , God damn it Man of Action
It will be so awesome, especially if future ben is a mix of this one and ben how we left at the end of omniverse. I would also like to see ken beeing stuck with 10 "lame" aliens like it was meant to be in ken10 episode. An omnitrix mixing some underrated aliens, with alien species we saw in the show and some new guys would be cool.
And gwen could be the protagonist of that spinoff, she is really cool and doesnt need as much shapeshifting animation. I could dig her as cool aunt too who he confines in.
The show could focus on ken 10 defending the future earth with the help of grandpa max and kai (maybe) meanwhile ben/gwen/kevin save difference galaxy/planets so they leave earth to ken and friend/plumber child
I agree that future Ben isn’t the jerk the episode seems to try and code him to be, just incredibly serious and work driven, which has degraded his relationships along the way. It’s defiantly an issue, especially taken to its ultimate conclusion (I’ll get to that in a second), but it certainly could’ve been framed better. I think the real thing Gwen was trying to change wasn’t Ben’s attitude, it was his work-o-holic tendencies. You made good points in that Ben 10k has likely realised exactly how crucial the Omnitrix and by extension, himself, is to the survival of his planet. There are many issues that would require someone with his level of power, and with so many aliens and enemies around now, he feels he needs to be constantly vigilant for any and all crisis. The key word here is “he”, Ben and only Ben should have to take on these life-threatening tasks for the sake of protecting others, his family especially, to the point where he feels like no one can come close to his skill and is therefore at risk of being seriously hurt or killed (maybe he blames himself for Max’s arm needing to be replaced?). So he pushes everyone away and is constantly on patrol for danger... which cannot be good for his psyche at all. No one, even with the Omnitrix, could ever handle that kind of stress 24/7, Ben would eventually break either mentally or physically under that kind of pressure. Not to mention it destroys his social circle and cuts him off from any of those that could help him. That’s probably why future Gwen brought their younger selves to the future, to remind Ben 10k that he’s only human, despite whatever he looks like on the outside. Being human has its limitations that can only be mended with help from others, you can’t have the world sitting on you!re shoulders without support, it will crush you eventually. Future Gwen would never want to see that happen to Ben 10k, and clearly all previous attempts to help have likely failed gaging by her attitude. And she likely wouldn’t want to tell either of their younger selves this, as it might effect how Young Ben develops in the future, so better to just simplify it down to “yeah, Ben 10k is being an antisocial jerk, remind him that he can still have fun.” But that’s just my two cents. Certainly paints this concept in a darker light than before.
@@swslwatts Except batman isn't always on the mission. Bruce Wayne isn't some mysterious shut-in that the city never sees. (Editing here preemptively): The point being, Bruce still goes out, attends business meetings, has a personal life outside of being batman, AND while being batman (justice league, robin, batgirl, catwoman). Ben meanwhile keeps everyone else OUT of the hero business by choice. He chooses not to rely on anyone and becomes a recluse with no sense of humor or joy. So yeah, he's an uptight jerk.
@@swslwatts except he doesnt. It would be easy to install figureheads at the company and be known as yet another rich recluse. Not to mention, tim, dick, barbara, hell he has a kid with talia and that sure has nothing to do with keeping his identity secret cause she knew he's batman.
Honestly, I think during that one Arc in Omniverse where Paradox gathers all of the Bens, it would've been cool if he also gathered this Ben 10000, as well as the one from UA, in addition to Ben 10K. Essentially have all three future Ben's that present Ben has met.
Man, that really would've been cool as hell, especially since it's canon that the multiverse exists and that Ben visiting his future self is what changes his future, so it would make perfect sense that those futures would branch into their own parallel universe after Ben interacts with them and "loses sync" with said future. Maybe someday we'll get a Ben 10,000 show on Adult Swim or something. I really hope we do, or at the very least get some kind of continuation of the OG continuity at some point, cuz there's still soo many cool stories that could be told in the world of Ben 10, it'd be such a waste if they just let the franchise stay stagnant until it's eventually forgotten 😢
Of all the Ben 10,000 futures, this is my favorite. The city looks cool, Ben doesn't have any annoying gimmicks like ultimate Ben or fusions, and Gwen is still using pure magic. I'm not a fan of the annodite magic, Gwen's powers were largely simplified down to purple/pink beams and barriers, it's a lot less interesting.
Maybe less interesting, but they sure are useful and quick. She can still do magic, she chooses to use the more practical use instead of the spells that aren't as effective
I like that you noted that the future aliens was the biggest take away, because I noticed something in the original series. Every time something happens to Ben that affects his aliens too, four arms has been affected by all of them. Ben caught a cold - four arms developed stinky hives Gwen 10 timeline - four arms was one of the four aliens she transformed into Ben broke the omnitrix - four arms fused with stinkfly Ben 10,000 still frequently uses four arms Even in later episodes like when Ben turned 5 because of the fountain of youth, four arms was the alien first affected by it and when Ben and Gwen got sucked into the sumo slammers game four arms got some pretty sick samurai style armor
@@gurubhaktmohit i think it's just because super strength (Four Arms and Humungousaur) is an ability that easy to write around as opposed to Alien X, Clockwork, Toepick or other aliens that can solve a specific problem in an instant.
One thing that's worth noting is that Gwen is still using magic and it still has natural elemental appearances instead of becoming pink energy goop that it turns into in Alien Force when they redefine her powers as alien energy and not magic. Even having the magic gems on her arm was a fantastic design choice and leads into that same sense that she really is using magic and not just some alien energy manipulation power
@@thomasraines1396 Oh yeah, I genuinely hated what they did with Gwen starting from Alien Force onwards. I also didn't like how Kevin lost his electric powers and the alien abilities. I ended up falling off the show around the Alien Force Vilgax fight cause I just lost interest, but this retrospective has made me really nostalgic for it, and my friend had been referencing the show recently, so I was getting curious. Now I remember why I used to love it so much but also why I fell off
@@Chronoflation I liked some ideas that came out of the UAF era, but on the whole there were just more problems than good things by my book from that run of the show. Every power was 'aliens,' nighttime practically all the time, alien X, etc. The most surprising thing for me was how much I loved omniverse. I went into that show knowing I was going to hate it, but by the end of the 1st episode I legit liked it.
@@SilvrSavior sometimes it's good to have low expectations to really help enjoy things more, but for me, the multiverse stuff becomes too all encompassing there
This episode gave me so much hope for Bens future. When I saw it, I thought. Dude, Ben could grow up to be a badass, a bit too edgy, but a badass. Granted, in the subsequent behind-the-scenes material and fan-theory craftings. I came to realize, that version of Ben likely hung out with his family a lot. Probably goofed off a lot. Then Grandpa Max lost an arm, I believe to Vilgax. And Ben blamed himself. I'd wager after that, he struggled night and day to figure out the secrets of the omnitrix and how to get master-control back. Once he figured that out, he grew out of using his human form. Instead, choosing to be XLR8 most of the time because it was one of his fastest Aliens and could get him to the scene of the problem fast. Ben 10k wasn't a jerk. He had a hard life up till then, and grew to think that he had to do it all. To be that workaholic superhero. Young Bens presence was meant to help him loosen up. I agree, they kinda sent the wrong message. Greg Whisman does prove once again what a solid writer he is.
To me the big thing that Ben 10k needed to learn is although work (any work) is good to much is a problem and you'll just end of working yourself to death and disconnect from people, you need a balance of work and relaxation Its actually kinda of a metal heath lesson
The best part about the design of Ben 10,000's Wildmutt is that that is how the adults of the species look and since it's Ben's adult self, his alien forms are in their adult versions as well. Makes me wonder if his alien forms were in their own awkward teenage phases when he used them when he was going through his awkward years lol
Most likely Fun fact, just like his Omnitrix, all his Aliens were also upgraded with Nano-Machines, making them more Powerful, which is really unnoticed
He's not a jerk, he's a workaholic. Like Ultimos said, it's a big world with other heroes but he still feels the need to do everything himself and never takes a break since he's unlocked the omnitrix's master control.
He's that guy that practically runs the floor and gripes at every body because he does so much and they just do their job. That if you didn't know all of what he does, he would seem like a jerk, but put it in his view and no, he's not a jerk. In fact, he could have been worse
This episode is my favorite, for several reasons, but particularly the message that leaves, for me, which is never to leave your inner child, if we look closely, the Ben 10K that they present to us, at the beginning, looks totally different from our Ben , and precisely, that child's attitude is something that always represents Ben, and for me, in addition to not leaving his humanity, the lesson he gives himself, is to never leave that inner childhood, which was one of the things that pushed him to use the watch heroically.
I get that he speeds up most likely to avoid copyright but i cant be the only one who liked when he just let it play and skipped little bits to not get striked.
@@TheInkTank kuro can you make an alternate ben on your comic where asmith dies before completing the prototype and ben and the plumbers have to modify the omnitrix themselves. Just an idea for five years later.
@@TheInkTank Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange... Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE. Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean. He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously. I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime, who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being. And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant. I never believed Paradox to mean that.
@@TheInkTank Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange... Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE. Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean. He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously. I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime, who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being. And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant. I never believed Paradox to mean that.
The only awkward thing about watching this episode is knowing all the aliens Ben unlocks later and doesn't think to use here. Future Vilgax still seems like no match for Way Big, let alone Alien X lmao
I saw Ben 10K as a jerk as a kid, but as an adult who has responsibility I see now that he isn’t and I think that should show that the writers for this episode are FANTASTIC! Because they made a character who depending on what age you watch this episode is completely different. As a kid you side with Ben 10 as an adult you see what Ben 10K’s responsibilities are and you relate in some small way to him needing to be a responsible *Hero of Heroes*
I never thougt he was a jerk, I didn't understand why every one was saying that he was until I rewatched this episode and the reason why everyone thougt that is... because Ben and Gwen say that he is .
@@imagiccion Yeah there’s that, but the episode paints Ben 10K as if he’s a jackass. The video points out that adult Ben is actually right for how he acts most of the time.
@@3DSDF Except that even if he is "right", the way he expressed himself WAS rude and dismissive towards others. Even if your points are right, that doesn't mean that your method of expression doesn't matter at all. I agree that maybe the episode overplayed his "jerkiness," but then, it's not like Ben 10,000 has a complete 180 at the end of the episode. He just recognizes that they had a point that he needs to not always be so strict and to let others in. I thought the episode was more about balance. After all, younger Ben kind of learns a lesson too, realizing how important family is to Grandpa Max as well.
@@imagiccion But as others pointed out, a lot of people would find their past selves annoying. Ben knows how annoying and hard-headed he was as a lid, so it’s not surprising that he was dismissive towards them. And even then, he is right to tell adult Gwen to send the kids because if anything bad happens to the kids, then the future will be in trouble.
@@3DSDF yeah, but compare to how 16 year old ben handles 10 year old ben in the forge of creation in ultimate alien. he does find younger ben annoying and calls him out for being mean but he's also a lot more patient with young ben than this ben 10,000, even though the circumstances were actually more dire there.
Anyone else remember how in Ben 10 Protector of Earth, one of the bosses is Dr.Animo but the future gorilla body?. Same thing with Vilgax, he had the giant cannon arm
He didn't have a giant canon arm, but his arm was a little more different than in the classic Ben 10 series in the game. It wasn't a canon arm at all, but if you're saying it's a bit bigger and buffed up than his other arm as this Ben 10,000's Vilgax than I hear you loud and clear. Doctor Animo does have a mechanical gorilla body in the game, I'm assuming I don't think it's from a real gorilla hopefully not. The thing is in the future, Dr.Animo only has his head somehow and a containment tube for his head attached to the body.
I just realised, what if the omnitrix colour when alien isn't about the status or protection of the omnitrix, its about the clothing, since the original aliens wore clothing or armour based on the omnitrix and Ben 10,000 wore black and white so the colour would be white too, and when he wears green mainly in ultimate alien force and omniverse makes it green. Clothing dictates how some alien looks such as a tetraman, a vulpimancers armour and diamond heads species. To me just make sense, also the galvanic mechamorph is different too, don't see others have a white chest it's usually the same colour as the techno textures on the rest of them.
@@Gravitti85 thanks man, been trying to find out why the face plates changed since kuro brought it up and seeing Ben 10 thousand gave me the idea, could also be a mix of how the omnitrix looks too
Now I completely agree with you on this.... Cause Albedo's Ultimatrix turned red.... You know cause of the red jacket But when Ben got it, the ultimatrix turned green..... But this theory has a loophole (what about the times ben didn't have his green jacket??) but the watch still had the green color? Was it something the watch accustomed to or?
@@Gravitti85 well maybe it takes the colour of what the wearer was wearing when attached, like when it transforms the user back to the clothes it was wearing when the user attached it, like on the half moon and half sun planet
I didn't have strong memories of how I felt about Ben 10,000 as a character, but after watching this and hearing your views, honestly, I relate to the guy. Not to toot my own horn, but sometimes I kinda feel like how he is. Always trying to do what you feel needs to be done, feeling like larger responsibilities are on your shoulders, in an odd way I get it. I feel like if I had the Omnitrix I'd be the same way.
People seeing Ben 10 000 as a jerk reminds me of people thinking alien force ben was too mature, like maybe for a 15 year old sure but from the way gwen and him are around one another during early episodes and how willing he was to have kevin join makes me think ben could always grow up too fast, being responcible for others lives could do that to you just like forge of creation showed when kid ben brought it up only for gwen to ask 16 year old ben in ultimate alien if thats why he'll flip between serious and jokey only for him to go "no sometimes im just oblivious" probably to stop her from figuring him out but it makes sense
Looking back at all the shows (excluding reboot) the proper progression of Ben's emotional state should have been omniverse, UA, AF. With season 3's emotion maturity just being jettisoned into the null void.
@@SilvrSavior I think Omniverse is the best portral of his character, minus the Julie stuff because I hate how off screen that relationship just died after the final episode of Ultimate Alien, especially with all the good Elaina did for their relationship to grow the right way But I'll always love early Alien Force for how competent it made him, he's past all the cockiness but still humble and willing to make jokes, but like the Cash and JT episode showed there are times when he wants to lash out and be a teenager but he has to be better kinda like Spiderman holding back from getting at his bullies just because he has powers now but Kevin sticking up for Ben was always nice to show how he's still not Upstanding but not a sociopath like he used to be, Season 3 Alien Force some people say is a bad taste because Seasons 1 and 2 made ben so mature but I'd argue if my intro to teen ben was Season 3 I'd wonder why he never grew out of his Kid persona after having Max and Gwen help him all the time, Kids get away with being annoying because they are kids but when a teen or early adult acts immature it makes you not want to be around them like that's so lame, Ben 10,000 may have been a deby downer but he wasn't out right insensitive just laughs were gone
Honestly, i remembered 10'000 as more of a battle-hardened veteran. he didn't seem like a jerk to me, his time is valuable. He can't afford to waste time hanging out with his younger self, because that time could be used saving lives.
I subscribe to the theory that the real reason Ben stopped naming his aliens was because one time his naming style of a pun or something about their most obvious trait led to him accidentally saying something really offensive. Like, he turned into a rhino-like alien and called it "Unihorn" as a play on "unicorn", only to later be informed that, on their home planet, "Unihorn" was a derogatory term used by an empire who tried to conquer them, and it's considered disgusting to refer to them like that.
I doubt that the writers had Professor Paradox in mind at that time, but it would be nice to have an extra scene with him appearing and questioning the future Gwen for traveling back in time just to teach Ben a moral lesson.
Professor Paradox wasn't created at the time of the original series. He was made in Alien Force. If I think of an in-universe explanation it could be that maybe Gwen consulted Paradox before traveling back in time.
Even as a kid, I always thought there was something off about antagonizing Ben 10K in this episode. Like, as a kid it made me think that growing up and taking responsibilities was a bad thing.
I think this episode was more about how overworking yourself to an unhealthy degree is bad and how spending a little time alone or with family is good. Generally don't try to solve all the world's problems but solve as many as you can while taking care of yourself.
I came with up with this headcannon that Ben 10Ks wife and kid were killed by Vilgax. Hence why Ben mercilessly ripped Vilgax apart and has been this hardened lone wolf since. The Ken 10 episodes is a result of that not happening due to young Ben first meeting Ben 10K and they both inspire each other.
Each timeline is different from every Ben 10,000. We have at least 3 versions, Ben 10,000, Ultimate Ben, and Ben 10K. So each of them are different with a different life.
@@WildWeavile The comics were considered canon by Duncan Rouleau and the writing staff while the OG series was airing but when UAF aired Dwayne McDuffie said they were non-canon, as the comics don't contradict the main series it's really up to you whether they're canon or not. I personally consider them canon.
These breakdowns have reignited my love for this show. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it as a kid. It's great to see it again as an adult and see that the show still really holds up
To be honest, I never saw Ben 10,000 as a jerk. He decided to be a hero full time and in doing so abandoned what made him....well.... Him. It was a great way to show that even though great power comes with great responsibility, never forget who you are and why you became a hero.
I would really love a Ben 10,000 series, there's so many untold stories: - The "finale" battle that lead to Ben killing Vilgax - Gwen getting all the Charms of Bezel and her mystical quests - Kevin absorbing energy and becoming criminally insane for over a decade - Max losing his arm - Rook becoming a Magistratus - Kai's adventures as a archaeologist/tomb raider - Ben marrying Kai and raising two kids - Learning more about Ben and Kai's daughter Gwen - Kevin 11,000 being cured of his insanity - Exploring Kevin and Devlin's relationship, there's definitely issues there - Ben creating the Biomnitrix - The mission that caused Ken to have his Omnitrix confiscated - What happened after "The End of an Era"
@@da-vidcargill4975 Oops my mistake, fixed it. For some reason I forgot he was promoted in "The Final Countdown" and that he was a Magistratus in "The End of an Era". Guess that what happens when it been over 6 years since you last watched a show.
Grandpa Max seems very sad when he said Ben hasn’t needed his help in a long time but honestly in the future shows he almost never gets help from Grandpa Max and Max seems totally fine with that so it’s just kinda weird to me
It's more about Ben's attitude than about him really needing help. Here Max was surely hurt because after all these years kindly helping out his grandson, he doesn't pay him attention at all
Ben is obviously suffering from s severe case of burnout. I'm guessing that the capes abandoned him for a while, and Gwen was willing, but not able to help. This is supported by the fact that Ben is blatantly antagonistic towards the capes, but not gwen. Grandpa max probably did his best to help, but was injured in the process leading ben to take on everything by himself.
Also!! The more heavily reconstructed Vilgax arm in this episode was actually the same one that was closest to the explosion in Goodbye And Good Riddance! Nice to see this theory gain some traction!
Fan Theory: Kuro is right about this episode but young Ben learned all the wrong lessons from the events, and this leads to the fluctuations in Ben's characterization in future Ben 10 series as every time Ben matures, he fears becoming "a jerk" like Ben 10,000, and resists his own maturity.
One continuity thing i like in this episode is that future gwen says shes gone by gwendolyn since college Later in omniverse she demands ben calls her gwendolyn
Time travel plots are always a treat, and the way the series handled it is amazing too, the idea that every time they go to the future they change their own so much that it's even irrecognizable is an interesting take on the butterfly effect.
when this episode was new I was in my 20s. he became the worlds hero, he had a 24/7 schedule, he had to use accelerate to run everywhere, and that's if the alarms noticed, he's the hero equivalent of an employee working overtime and short staffed, almost all the time.
To me as a kid, i always saw ben 10k as a hero who is very strict and being too serious, that he forgets that he is not alone and needs to lighten up. Heck, he doesn’t even name his aliens anymore
I think that it wasn’t that ben 10k was a jerk, he was just trying to hard to not be his ten year old self. He was being too mature and too distant. It’s probobly something that is clearer if we had more time on the inbetween of the time skip
This episode is my all time favorite from the series. I wouldn't say he was a jerk. It was more like he has become so serious and a real workaholic that he isolated himself from his friends and family that Adult Gwen had to bring their younger-selfs to the Future to show and remind him of who he was.
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"10,000 aliens and still try use Four arms all the time"
Ominverse Ben: lOok aT mY fRiEnD hUmUnGaSaUr
Ngl I kinda hate the fact that he replaced Four Arms
I thought something similar. "If this was really a future Ben he'd be using Humungasaur all the time"
@@ShamBTW to be fair humungosaur didn’t exist yet
what about feedback
Ultimate Humungousaur - comes
Four arms and humungosuaur - Who are you
Ultimate Humungousaur I am better version of you in terms of strength and also i can shoot missiles. I gave ultimate Kevin good fight.
The reason Gwen doesn't hesitate to jump into battle is that she figured out she has plot armor
Considering how future Ben 10s show time travel as usually having a very set conclusion with the same events playing out over and over in a time loop, yeah she definitely wasn't going to die anytime soon.
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@@mmangalisomasinga432 thats actually not exactly true, things constantly change although only when be meets his future self does this normally happen.
She only brought younger be and gwen to give her present a long life lesson what he lost, he forgot and lost who he was as humanity and his own kind, and kept on being the other aliens.
@@mmangalisomasinga432 well, no that only happened to be the case for Maltruant.
I would argue that you missed something about Ben 10,000's characterization: He seems to hate his past self. He's more dismissive to ben than to his own family and snaps at him whenever he acts childish
That's quite true actually. Heck even in Ultimate Alien, where 10yr Ben meets his teenage self, that future is annoyed as well. I think Ben is just ashamed of how he used to act
@@damienofthedamned To be fair, isn't it how we would be if we met our younger self? We often hear people saying how they would love to slap some sense in their younger self if they could.
@@combinecommando001 Sound logic. All in all, still would mean he's not being a jerk just isn't fond of his youth
@@damienofthedamned Honestly, I never thought of him as a jerk, that's just Gwen being Gwen imo.
I haven't watched Ben10 in ages so I don't remember a lot, but I do know that I always thought that Gwen was always a bit of a bitch, so her calling him a jerk for just not acting nice 24/7 is pretty much well within her character.
Tbf, 10 y/o Ben is kind of an annoying little shit.
Hell, I’m pretty sure we’d all snap at our younger selves if we met them. If I met 10 y/o me, I’d probably drop kick him based on how cringe I was back then.
I imagine the line "They aren't pets, I don't name them" was meant to try and portray him as being more joyless, but I always interrupted it as him having grown more respect for the transformations, and understanding that the dna came from a previously sentient being.
That's a really good point
@@CrustyFox87 not to mention when you account for some of the future episodes with things like big chill having babies, alien x's split personalities, the ultimate aliens, the who chromastone sugilite fiasco. It seems like he's come to realize and accept that perhaps the aliens are alive in more ways than one. Even if you say the exclude most of the later stuff in the series, he still had ghostfreak as an example that maybe he should treat the aliens as there own beings.
This and he has like, a million of them, of course he's not gonna remember all of their names
But him naming them is PART of the respect that Ben has for his Aliens. It's not totally consistent but Ben will commonly call his transformations by name and sometimes refers to them as though they were entities separate from themselves. Naming these transformations isn't somehow disrespectful, it's part of Ben identifying with his alien forms and actually achieving the goal of the omnitrix.
Well, I suppose that that is the case, but also with what kuro said, that after a few hundred aliens you end up getting tired of naming them.
12:40 I love how they were all "You could always save a couple of the bad guys for us" then immediately fail against a guy who was already beaten.
To be fair, they probably didn’t know he could do that.
You mean SixSix? With the little AOE.
"As many of you recall he was a jerk... or was he?" *Vsauce music starts playing*
"Hey InkTank, Kuro here-"
Hey Vsauce, Michael here
I mean everybody knows the later you go into the Ben 10 universe, the more jerky our universe Ben gets. Yet he learns to humble himself and then becomes more of a jerk
There's something else that I noticed for how Ben 10k is treated like he's wrong when he's not. Gwendolyn says he sleeps in his HQ because he doesn't have time for them anymore, but honestly, aren't both of them like 30+ now? I get the point she's trying to convey, but isn't it normal that he'd have his own place by this point, even if he wasn't the most famous superhero in the world, probably across multiple galaxies if it's anything like the other timelines? Does she not have her own place? Also, where are their parents in all this? Staying with Max in the Rustbucket was only the arrangement for that one summer.
Ben 10.000 was a jerk right?
WRONG!
Nothing will ever be able to match the feeling I got seing this episode for the first time. So much un-tapped potential...
Word up brother
Bro please make part2 of Albedo horror
@@nomanbutt5004 it’s Ben 10 horror
I realized while watching, how EASY it could be for writers to EXPAND on several aspects of the show. The plumbers could have their own spinoff show, and yet these concepts are never explored in the newer series. Shame...
@@jaydherb5793 Exactly my thought and this conment, i always thought the could made a prequel whe max and mabye a spin of done right for gwen 10 and divelry on furthr ben 10,000 but i knoenlayer seris ruin this and if made now could hardly made same as this, t lst we got two episodes made for the original series of it.
I love how Ben 10.000's aliens actually look physically different from young Ben's (like Stinkfly, Wildmutt and Heatblast) since they are essentially grown-up versions of the aliens
I don't think the Future Bens needs gimmicks like using powers in human form, or fusion aliens. Just seeing the current aliens future-ified and a few new ones that we've yet to see is great on its own
@@trontravolta379 Same, Thats the Reason why this Ben 10.000 is my Favorite
@@trontravolta379 I do like the fusion concept though.
head blast is a fucking brick in the future with those shoulders! Stinkfly does look super cool and very stylized and wildmutt is pretty dope with the stripes. it's very cool!
@@trontravolta379 this future Ben was alweys my favorite
To me, Ben 10K's problem isn't that he's a jerk, it's that he refuses to take time for himself. Being a hero 24/7 is impossible for anyone to keep up for more than a couple years.
Yeah definitely, the problem that future gwen is trying to address is saving ben from himself. The problem is ultimately he tries to take on all the universes problems by himself when he doesn't need to. He has help and he needs help seeing that.
@@crossin8772 so he needs a therapist
Well, I mean his reactions are the jerk part, though his reasons are sound. He's probably so cold because he never gets enough sleep and god only knows when he gets in time to eat or shower. He literally said he travels the world to keep everyone safe, even as XLR8 getting from point A to point B on opposite sides of the planet can take a bit (which would probably be easier if her asked Gwen and Grandpa to help since Gwen can likely open portals to different places). Just as well, I wonder if Grandpa's new arm is a reason for his cold response to everything, including Young Ben?
He distances himself from Gwen and Grandpa and gives his past self the most flak for just being there. Could be reading into something that's not there, but it would make sense. (I don't think they elaborated on what caused Grandpa's injury that resulted in a new arm or if it was just a choice Grandpa made, did they?)
Wait so is omniverse and classic Ben 10,000 the same?
@@artslife4424 No, all future Bens are different
it's funny that we're told Ben is a jerk but in reality he's just... an adult. like, most older men in my experience are always just drowning in their work, sacrificing their normal life because they NEED to do that job. To keep their family safe; physically or financially. and you end up loosing those intimate family moments.
Ultimately? I think this is truly the sad reality of well....growing up? and becoming your own person
Yeah episodes of any show like this example YGO GX season 4 shows growing can be scaring as you'll lose intimate moments with family and friends
and that's healthy?
@@artist0154 who said being an adult is healthy?
@@ilyassebenana3824 there´s a lot to unpack there
I'd always imagined Ben's fooling around while dealing with a villain was what led to Max losing his arm, and to make sure he doesn't repeat the same mistake, he finally starts taking his job seriously. Max has gotten older and the threats are much stronger, so for his own safety, Ben probably wants to keep him away from all the fighting.
That makes a lot of sense
I’d like to add we meet Ken, but we never meet his mother. She might’ve died in that fight, which would further Ben into taking everything seriously.
@@eugenideddis Doesn’t Onniverse reveal Ken’s mother is the one chick from the Benwolf incident? I forgot her name but I swear that was the big reveal.
@@theoverlord3937 Difference is that they are two different timelines.
@@CatacombSaint OV treats them as the same timeline, despite how little sense that makes.
As sandman said in spider-man 3 “he’s not a bad person,he just had bad luck”
LOL
XD
If I found the Omnitrix, I'll turn into my favourite Ben 10 alien Four Arms and use his powers to win WWE wrestling championships.
@@ladiesman217sun-luc-dong5 like that one episode?
@@Mirrorcomics24 I loved every single episode.
I wonder if in this Ben 10,000's timeline Gwen never came to discover her Anodite origins.
Or maybe she did, and she just didn't want to spoil that for her younger self?
Or maybe the writers didn't think of it yet
@@suzzetecolesharp8978 probably the more likely answer
Truck-Kun, I found the whole Gwen being an Andoite thing pretty stupid in Alien Force onwards, and I liked her having magic powers instead because it focused on showing that she didn’t need alien powers to be on equal footing with Ben with his omnitrex.
@@thegarunixking1101 That. That is a great idea. Cause you don't want your younger self to get so prideful knowing that she herself is a alien herself. Because that may change the future for past gwen.
The most heartbreaking part of this episode in retrospect is that Ben 10,000 implies that he never got Max that cake when he was younger.
i mean yeah at the beginning of the episode neither ben nor gwen had a cake for him lmao
I mean, how were 2 financially dependent ten-year-olds on a road trip supposed to be able to get an entire cake without their sole guardian finding out.
The cake was a canon event
@@tavianroberts4423well ones ten aliens and the other is a wizard, that could help
I think that was the beginning of the rift, both of them were pretty immature and since Ben couldn't get the cake maybe she made it a big deal, and couldn't stop bringing it up until Ben stopped caring.
I think the reason Future Gwen's portal appeared just before the Rock Paper Scissors match was decided is cause in her timeline she lost the match and had to get the cake but could not get one.
I never thought of that
I never thought he was a jerk, I thought he was a good person and grown up that needed a reminder about who he was and what he had miss. He needed to smell the roses in the future.
Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange...
Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE.
Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean.
He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously.
I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime,
who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being.
And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant.
I never believed Paradox to mean that.
@@slevinchannel7589 he did unlock all the alien on that watch though. It was never switched out or rebooted like in the main timeline, so he only has what the og prototype did.
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Don't think Ben 10,000's Omnitrix has ever been explained so if I had to guess that the original intention was to have the Omnitrix grow as Ben does. But since as of Omniverse this it still Ben's canonical future, or at least the most probable, we can assume that Ben 10,000's Omnitrix is just a future version of The Omnitrix(OV) that has been upgraded/recalibrated at some point.
I think as kids we all thought he was a jerk but as we grew older we came to this new understanding that he really wasn’t, he was just an adult with major responsibilities he shouldered on his own.
Ah,, yes, the beginning of the TIMELINE SHENANIGANS
TIME TRAVEL SHENANIGANS
Timey-Wimey is great and all, but its no SHENANIGANS
@@blackwolfboi3679 REALITY ALTERING SHENA-- oh wait, wrong channel.
The og ben 10k was the best
The first of many, all in the line of eternity.
Gwen quite literally changed her own future. Grandpa’s birthday was the start of “jerk” Ben ignoring his family. When Ben10k gives present Ben the cake, he doesn’t become a “jerk”. I think Ken 10’s timeline was birthed through this action, essentially making Gwen the reason Ken exists.
Ken 10's timeline is this same timeline, both of the OS B10K are the same
@Zach Bartolo , that’s because having romantic feelings towards people is useless if the universe is always at danger all the time.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr he married kai and had ken omniverse confirmed it
@@da-vidcargill4975 , I didn’t like anything after the original series except the Ultimate Ben episode of Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, so I wasn’t certain if Ben had a kid named Ken in Omniverse.
@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr Yeah, but Ultimate Ben and Ben 10,000 from the original series are two different Bens.
I never felt he was a jerk, I just felt he matured and took his role as earth's protector seriously, like a workaholic dad. This seems like the best natural progression for Ben, him growing up with Omnitrix learning it and the reality of being a superhero. Future Gwen brought him, to actually loosen up a bit and realize that he can rely on others
He wasn't s dad yet
@@muzammil292they mean that he treated the entire Earth and universe like a child that needs protection and that he's the only one to do it without any help.
Ben 10k is the most powerful person in the world and he’s well aware of that fact. Any time someone is in danger and he doesn’t save them he’s making a deliberate choice to do so. Having the weight of that kind of responsibility would harden anyone.
But he is still a human, interaction is important. If he doesn't have mental health he can't think probably
Professor Paradox: *slaps series* this baby can fit so many timelines in it
When you say slaps the series, makes me think he slaps a dvd case.
Well, universes are infinite every time the heroes made a choice a new timeline was created, hell, in 50% of all timelines, ben would be female, as their were 2 outcomes for his birth.
Now that I think about it I’m surprised he didn’t do any fourth wall jokes or meta jokes
But wait, there’s more!
"Let's show him what we Tenneysons are made of."
Infinite Tenneyson strength
Proceeds to turn to WAYBIIIIIG
Max and ben: *proceeds to be able to trip monstrious aliens several times a humans size and likely much, much heavier.*
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 Then Gwen just *knocautes a giant gorilla with a kick*
Grand max: *lifts**up**a**building*
He got too focused on being a hero for the world and forgot how to have fun and relax. I wouldn't call someone like that a jerk, they just need someone to smack some sense into them.
Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange...
Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE.
Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean.
He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously.
This is. Acceptable.
There's nothing wrong with being a serious hero and growing up is a part of life,but it's what I like with Spidey,he may be grown up but Peter still has his joking nature and acts like a teenager.
With Ben 10K he needed to remember who he was.
So far I'm just getting the impression Ben10k is "over self-reliant" and not asking for help.
@@slevinchannel7589 I like to imagine he just stopped counting or caring after he had unlocked 10 thousand aliens (or at the very least used 10K aliens).
To this day the Ben 10,000 we see in this episode is by far my favorite especially his design. I always liked that his shirt’s colors became inverted. Ntm the amazing omnitrix that basically became a gauntlet
agree this Ben and Gwen by far have the best designs in the franchise
He's SEXY!
How about we take the best parts of each future outfit also noticed how Ben always has a beard when we see his future form
@@levievil9220 yeah I just think he's too lazy to keep up with a clean shave
@@ilyassebenana3824 really he seems pretty active to me
Fun Fact: Ben 10,000 is voice by Fred Tatasciore; he also voiced Ripjaws, Cannonbolt, Way Big, and The Incredible Hulk.
Kuro should do a ‘Kevin and his car’ counter when he does the alien force and ultimate alien review
"My Ride!" counter
Kevin's car getting upgraded to be "everything-proof" only to be zapped away by magic in Omniverse is still one of my favorite "Kevin's Car Gets Trashed" moments.
I need this in my life
I think there’s already a video about thag
Kevin: Can you fix my car??
Just imagine what kinda stuff he's been through in these 20 years, I would be pretty cynical too if I saw the worst of what the universe can offer on a daily as he does. The most horrific and disturbing things that I can imagine are probably not even Tuesdays to him at this point
Not to mention constantly being an alien, which locked his human side out. His true personality.
I mean do you remember how upset he was when Gwen was taken by those plants when they went to Azmuth's place?
Tbf ben 10k is like I'd imagine older spiderman would be, man gone through some tough shit and had a lot happen to him (sorta like spider-verse) and tbf? This ben 10k really did seem like what ben would ultimately become being the wielder of the most powerful weapon in the universe as said by him.
“He may know how all your aliens work, but does he know what Ben Tennyson can do”
Chills every time
“Easily Gwen’s best design in the whole franchise”
Facts man. I was a simp for her
On mah knees
Future Gwen (both her Ben 10,000 and Ken 10 designs) are my favorite designs for her with her first Omniverse design coming in second. She looks VERY attractive in those episodes. ❤❤❤
Best design was 1st episode of onniverse
Also, adult Ben gave me a lot of Batman vibes. Like, the obsession and paranoia and loner attitude, but with the responsibility of someone like Superman.
This Ben 10,000 is ruthless, even willing to finish Vilgax for good.
As he should
ben 10,000 is a serious person who takes the protection of the universe seriously and vilgax is a big threat to his enemies
@@viittaritaricomic3761 That's why he is my favourite Ben 10,000.
I mean, the guy's an intergalactic warlord and an absoulte bastard of a character so I can't blame him
Realistically Max would’ve been told him to off Vilgax
I love how every time they go to the future Grandpa Max is always still alive.
Max must be in phenomenal shape or have access to something that’s keeping him alive.
@@thomasraines1396 A combination of future medicine, alien technology, and plot armor.
@@alexanderchippel but mostly plot armor.
@@thomasraines1396 Which makes me wonder how Max 23 died.
@@alexanderchippel he must’ve not had plot armor.
kuro casually playing with his cat while explaining ben 10 stuff is a mood
Grammar?
@@slevinchannel7589 yes
@@plasticstraw5033 Would be cool if you 'edit' some grammar in. Just a little.
@@plasticstraw5033 Its a way to make your comment 'even better'.
Nyaa, good human.
I always loved how you didn't see Ben 10K's human form until the end of the episode. That's just so cool to me, it gets to the point of knowing Ben 10K more as his Kinneceleran form than his human form. Also, I never saw Ben 10K as a jerk. I completely understood why he was how he was and his mentality that his duty to save the world was more important than any thing else. Plus this has always been my favourite version of Ben 10K. He's just so cool, and they use him to introduce two new aliens! Plus his alien designs were the best and this version actually seemed to have master control unlike Ultimate Ben who kinda just used quick swap (but by hitting the omnitrix) and Ben 10K (OV) who didn't show any signs of having master control other than not getting the right alien and not timing out, which is much more boring than the quick transformations we get with this version
In the episode where 16 year old and 11 year old swap bodies, the 11 year old said "I finally got an alien I know how to use" when he gets arcticguana even though he never actually used him
H easy Ben 10k use him.
Wyatt said Ben unlocked artiguana and feedback around the same time. Also Spitter but another top writer recently disputed that
I always liked ben 10,000. The concept of characters meeting there future versions was always fascinating to me. This ben just seemed older and I like how he changed so much in the years and his personality while also having the same like spirit as 10 year old ben.
22:47 Theory time, what if, Ben not giving Grampa the cake was the cataclyst for him going solo and distant from family?
Gwen got mad at him and Max was dissapointed.
Maybe if Future Gwen didn't interrupt them Ben would've won the bet and wouldn't need to buy the cake, he goes somewhere and slowly becomes solo hero. Maybe he finds an alien in the foods, and decides to help people around.
Fun fact: the pop ups said Ben was about to win the RPS game. So actually....
Damn, you have a point
@@krspaceT1 Oohhhhhhhhh
in the foods?
@@krspaceT1 So does that mean it's a self contained timeline? Aka Future Gwen caused Past Ben to become solo hero Ben.
Man this breakdown just makes me want a future Ben 10 even more, like a series in which we follow Ben 10,000, Gwendolyn and Kevin 11,000 like how awesome does that sound, and even if they wanted a "Hero's Beginning" type show they can just shift the focus from Ben to his son Ken, as he struggles to live up to his father's reputation of being the "Hero of Heros" , God damn it Man of Action
It will be so awesome, especially if future ben is a mix of this one and ben how we left at the end of omniverse. I would also like to see ken beeing stuck with 10 "lame" aliens like it was meant to be in ken10 episode. An omnitrix mixing some underrated aliens, with alien species we saw in the show and some new guys would be cool.
just imagine a Ben 10,000 series, trying to be faithful to the original series.
And gwen could be the protagonist of that spinoff, she is really cool and doesnt need as much shapeshifting animation. I could dig her as cool aunt too who he confines in.
The show could focus on ken 10 defending the future earth with the help of grandpa max and kai (maybe) meanwhile ben/gwen/kevin save difference galaxy/planets so they leave earth to ken and friend/plumber child
Maybe even show ben and company returning to earthto prepare for a war or something and see how ken has mature
I agree that future Ben isn’t the jerk the episode seems to try and code him to be, just incredibly serious and work driven, which has degraded his relationships along the way. It’s defiantly an issue, especially taken to its ultimate conclusion (I’ll get to that in a second), but it certainly could’ve been framed better.
I think the real thing Gwen was trying to change wasn’t Ben’s attitude, it was his work-o-holic tendencies. You made good points in that Ben 10k has likely realised exactly how crucial the Omnitrix and by extension, himself, is to the survival of his planet. There are many issues that would require someone with his level of power, and with so many aliens and enemies around now, he feels he needs to be constantly vigilant for any and all crisis. The key word here is “he”, Ben and only Ben should have to take on these life-threatening tasks for the sake of protecting others, his family especially, to the point where he feels like no one can come close to his skill and is therefore at risk of being seriously hurt or killed (maybe he blames himself for Max’s arm needing to be replaced?). So he pushes everyone away and is constantly on patrol for danger... which cannot be good for his psyche at all. No one, even with the Omnitrix, could ever handle that kind of stress 24/7, Ben would eventually break either mentally or physically under that kind of pressure. Not to mention it destroys his social circle and cuts him off from any of those that could help him.
That’s probably why future Gwen brought their younger selves to the future, to remind Ben 10k that he’s only human, despite whatever he looks like on the outside. Being human has its limitations that can only be mended with help from others, you can’t have the world sitting on you!re shoulders without support, it will crush you eventually. Future Gwen would never want to see that happen to Ben 10k, and clearly all previous attempts to help have likely failed gaging by her attitude. And she likely wouldn’t want to tell either of their younger selves this, as it might effect how Young Ben develops in the future, so better to just simplify it down to “yeah, Ben 10k is being an antisocial jerk, remind him that he can still have fun.”
But that’s just my two cents. Certainly paints this concept in a darker light than before.
He's basically like Batman where he's all about the mission.
@@swslwatts bat 10000
@@swslwatts Except batman isn't always on the mission. Bruce Wayne isn't some mysterious shut-in that the city never sees. (Editing here preemptively): The point being, Bruce still goes out, attends business meetings, has a personal life outside of being batman, AND while being batman (justice league, robin, batgirl, catwoman). Ben meanwhile keeps everyone else OUT of the hero business by choice. He chooses not to rely on anyone and becomes a recluse with no sense of humor or joy. So yeah, he's an uptight jerk.
@@spartanseventyeight8673 Bruce has to do those things in order to protect his identity. As far as he's concerned he's Batman 24/7.
@@swslwatts except he doesnt. It would be easy to install figureheads at the company and be known as yet another rich recluse. Not to mention, tim, dick, barbara, hell he has a kid with talia and that sure has nothing to do with keeping his identity secret cause she knew he's batman.
Honestly, I think during that one Arc in Omniverse where Paradox gathers all of the Bens, it would've been cool if he also gathered this Ben 10000, as well as the one from UA, in addition to Ben 10K. Essentially have all three future Ben's that present Ben has met.
Man, that really would've been cool as hell, especially since it's canon that the multiverse exists and that Ben visiting his future self is what changes his future, so it would make perfect sense that those futures would branch into their own parallel universe after Ben interacts with them and "loses sync" with said future. Maybe someday we'll get a Ben 10,000 show on Adult Swim or something. I really hope we do, or at the very least get some kind of continuation of the OG continuity at some point, cuz there's still soo many cool stories that could be told in the world of Ben 10, it'd be such a waste if they just let the franchise stay stagnant until it's eventually forgotten 😢
Of all the Ben 10,000 futures, this is my favorite. The city looks cool, Ben doesn't have any annoying gimmicks like ultimate Ben or fusions, and Gwen is still using pure magic. I'm not a fan of the annodite magic, Gwen's powers were largely simplified down to purple/pink beams and barriers, it's a lot less interesting.
Same
plus the original ben 10k and his aliens just look much better design wise
I liked the fusions and ultimates but this was the best ben10k.
Awesome Design and story.
Maybe less interesting, but they sure are useful and quick. She can still do magic, she chooses to use the more practical use instead of the spells that aren't as effective
Isn't Fusions Ben 10k THIS Ben 10k?
I like that you noted that the future aliens was the biggest take away, because I noticed something in the original series. Every time something happens to Ben that affects his aliens too, four arms has been affected by all of them.
Ben caught a cold - four arms developed stinky hives
Gwen 10 timeline - four arms was one of the four aliens she transformed into
Ben broke the omnitrix - four arms fused with stinkfly
Ben 10,000 still frequently uses four arms
Even in later episodes like when Ben turned 5 because of the fountain of youth, four arms was the alien first affected by it and when Ben and Gwen got sucked into the sumo slammers game four arms got some pretty sick samurai style armor
I am thinking its probably because either the writers love him too much, or that he is the best one to show all the changes you mentioned, or both
@@gurubhaktmohit i think it's just because super strength (Four Arms and Humungousaur) is an ability that easy to write around as opposed to Alien X, Clockwork, Toepick or other aliens that can solve a specific problem in an instant.
Also he was one of the aliens used in Game Over (and was the only one along with cannonbolt to get a sumo slammers redesign)
@@samiahmed2327 that’s the one where they get sucked into the game, dude.
@@storymaster164 ya and his design was affected by the game
One thing that's worth noting is that Gwen is still using magic and it still has natural elemental appearances instead of becoming pink energy goop that it turns into in Alien Force when they redefine her powers as alien energy and not magic. Even having the magic gems on her arm was a fantastic design choice and leads into that same sense that she really is using magic and not just some alien energy manipulation power
Which really shows how bad of a retcon what happens later is.
@@thomasraines1396 Oh yeah, I genuinely hated what they did with Gwen starting from Alien Force onwards. I also didn't like how Kevin lost his electric powers and the alien abilities. I ended up falling off the show around the Alien Force Vilgax fight cause I just lost interest, but this retrospective has made me really nostalgic for it, and my friend had been referencing the show recently, so I was getting curious. Now I remember why I used to love it so much but also why I fell off
@@Chronoflation yeah it’s interesting to look back on stuff and see somethings you missed or just forgot about you know?
@@Chronoflation I liked some ideas that came out of the UAF era, but on the whole there were just more problems than good things by my book from that run of the show.
Every power was 'aliens,' nighttime practically all the time, alien X, etc.
The most surprising thing for me was how much I loved omniverse. I went into that show knowing I was going to hate it, but by the end of the 1st episode I legit liked it.
@@SilvrSavior sometimes it's good to have low expectations to really help enjoy things more, but for me, the multiverse stuff becomes too all encompassing there
8:38 my god future Gwen how dare an adult decide to sleep in his own house instead of living with his cousin and grandfather.
Lmao facts
It's the fact that he never visits them anymore. Showing how he disconnected from his humanity.
@@SteveCrafts2kyeah I don't get why most people didn't understand that part
This episode gave me so much hope for Bens future. When I saw it, I thought. Dude, Ben could grow up to be a badass, a bit too edgy, but a badass. Granted, in the subsequent behind-the-scenes material and fan-theory craftings. I came to realize, that version of Ben likely hung out with his family a lot. Probably goofed off a lot. Then Grandpa Max lost an arm, I believe to Vilgax. And Ben blamed himself. I'd wager after that, he struggled night and day to figure out the secrets of the omnitrix and how to get master-control back. Once he figured that out, he grew out of using his human form. Instead, choosing to be XLR8 most of the time because it was one of his fastest Aliens and could get him to the scene of the problem fast.
Ben 10k wasn't a jerk. He had a hard life up till then, and grew to think that he had to do it all. To be that workaholic superhero. Young Bens presence was meant to help him loosen up. I agree, they kinda sent the wrong message.
Greg Whisman does prove once again what a solid writer he is.
*a popup says that max lost his arm in something called "the limax wars of 2017"
@@unitds27-delta was that popup recorded? it might be lost, and even the ones we do have they've been retconned
Kuro the Artist: Doesn’t reveal Ben 10,000 face in the intro
Also Kuro the Artist: Shows Ben 10,000 in the Thumbnail
To me the big thing that Ben 10k needed to learn is although work (any work) is good to much is a problem and you'll just end of working yourself to death and disconnect from people, you need a balance of work and relaxation
Its actually kinda of a metal heath lesson
Hello bakugan fan.
@@christianparrish6647 Hello, Danny Phantom fan
@@syrusangi8743 yup. Do you know which character this is?
Ben 10k was a cool guy. I feel he just grew up bitter helping people and seeing younger Ben was a good thing for him.
The best part about the design of Ben 10,000's Wildmutt is that that is how the adults of the species look and since it's Ben's adult self, his alien forms are in their adult versions as well. Makes me wonder if his alien forms were in their own awkward teenage phases when he used them when he was going through his awkward years lol
Most likely
Fun fact, just like his Omnitrix, all his Aliens were also upgraded with Nano-Machines, making them more Powerful, which is really unnoticed
He's not a jerk, he's a workaholic. Like Ultimos said, it's a big world with other heroes but he still feels the need to do everything himself and never takes a break since he's unlocked the omnitrix's master control.
He's that guy that practically runs the floor and gripes at every body because he does so much and they just do their job. That if you didn't know all of what he does, he would seem like a jerk, but put it in his view and no, he's not a jerk. In fact, he could have been worse
This episode is my favorite, for several reasons, but particularly the message that leaves, for me, which is never to leave your inner child, if we look closely, the Ben 10K that they present to us, at the beginning, looks totally different from our Ben , and precisely, that child's attitude is something that always represents Ben, and for me, in addition to not leaving his humanity, the lesson he gives himself, is to never leave that inner childhood, which was one of the things that pushed him to use the watch heroically.
I get that he speeds up most likely to avoid copyright but i cant be the only one who liked when he just let it play and skipped little bits to not get striked.
Depends on what I need to display. Some sentences are too long, and I need to let the whole thing play out, so I speed it up.
@@TheInkTank kuro can you make an alternate ben on your comic where asmith dies before completing the prototype and ben and the plumbers have to modify the omnitrix themselves. Just an idea for five years later.
@@TheInkTank please what happened to your gwen tennyson and Kevin levin power scale video
@@TheInkTank Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange...
Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE.
Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean.
He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously.
I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime,
who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being.
And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant.
I never believed Paradox to mean that.
@@TheInkTank Ben 10k's "NEVER" is totally senseless though... Very strange...
Anyway: He solved all the Mysteries of the Omnitrix... is a LIE.
Otherwise he wouldnt be 10k, if you get what i mean.
He hasnt even unlocked all Aliens, obviously.
I strongly believe he will be surpassed by Ben-Prime,
who's gonna become, as Paradox foretold, a legendary Being.
And i dont think the kind of Legendary like 'Famous' is meant.
I never believed Paradox to mean that.
He's not a jerk, he's just an adult. Becoming jaded, pissed-off, etc. It's par for the course.
21:13 "Anyone can put on a watch, but Ben is the one that knows how to make it works"
I wrote that down
R.I.P Spitter the most underrated alien in the entire series
#ReleaseTheSpitterCut ?
#ReleaseTheSpitterCut
#ReleaseTheSpitterCutter
At least he came in omniverse
@@krystakizito7244 Nope
The only awkward thing about watching this episode is knowing all the aliens Ben unlocks later and doesn't think to use here. Future Vilgax still seems like no match for Way Big, let alone Alien X lmao
Maybe Vilgax has size-shifting powers he just didn't use and I doubt Ben would even think to use Alien X outside a universe shattering crisis.
@@Andrew-Bastin aunque pudo usar a atomix aunque creo que no lo vio prioridad
The Ink Tank: “I wonder how hes able to choose the aliens.”
Me: *flash backs to the Omnitrix touch from omniverse*
"10,000 aliens, and Ben's still trying to use Four-Arms"
_Hey, when you find a look that works_
I saw Ben 10K as a jerk as a kid, but as an adult who has responsibility I see now that he isn’t and I think that should show that the writers for this episode are FANTASTIC! Because they made a character who depending on what age you watch this episode is completely different. As a kid you side with Ben 10 as an adult you see what Ben 10K’s responsibilities are and you relate in some small way to him needing to be a responsible *Hero of Heroes*
This episode aged like fine wine
I never thougt he was a jerk, I didn't understand why every one was saying that he was until I rewatched this episode and the reason why everyone thougt that is... because Ben and Gwen say that he is .
He dismisses his family, with Max saying he never visits, and doesn't even let Gwen (or the other heroes) help???
@@imagiccion Yeah there’s that, but the episode paints Ben 10K as if he’s a jackass. The video points out that adult Ben is actually right for how he acts most of the time.
@@3DSDF Except that even if he is "right", the way he expressed himself WAS rude and dismissive towards others. Even if your points are right, that doesn't mean that your method of expression doesn't matter at all. I agree that maybe the episode overplayed his "jerkiness," but then, it's not like Ben 10,000 has a complete 180 at the end of the episode. He just recognizes that they had a point that he needs to not always be so strict and to let others in. I thought the episode was more about balance. After all, younger Ben kind of learns a lesson too, realizing how important family is to Grandpa Max as well.
@@imagiccion But as others pointed out, a lot of people would find their past selves annoying. Ben knows how annoying and hard-headed he was as a lid, so it’s not surprising that he was dismissive towards them. And even then, he is right to tell adult Gwen to send the kids because if anything bad happens to the kids, then the future will be in trouble.
@@3DSDF yeah, but compare to how 16 year old ben handles 10 year old ben in the forge of creation in ultimate alien. he does find younger ben annoying and calls him out for being mean but he's also a lot more patient with young ben than this ben 10,000, even though the circumstances were actually more dire there.
Anyone else remember how in Ben 10 Protector of Earth, one of the bosses is Dr.Animo but the future gorilla body?. Same thing with Vilgax, he had the giant cannon arm
He didn't have a giant canon arm, but his arm was a little more different than in the classic Ben 10 series in the game. It wasn't a canon arm at all, but if you're saying it's a bit bigger and buffed up than his other arm as this Ben 10,000's Vilgax than I hear you loud and clear. Doctor Animo does have a mechanical gorilla body in the game, I'm assuming I don't think it's from a real gorilla hopefully not. The thing is in the future, Dr.Animo only has his head somehow and a containment tube for his head attached to the body.
I just realised, what if the omnitrix colour when alien isn't about the status or protection of the omnitrix, its about the clothing, since the original aliens wore clothing or armour based on the omnitrix and Ben 10,000 wore black and white so the colour would be white too, and when he wears green mainly in ultimate alien force and omniverse makes it green. Clothing dictates how some alien looks such as a tetraman, a vulpimancers armour and diamond heads species. To me just make sense, also the galvanic mechamorph is different too, don't see others have a white chest it's usually the same colour as the techno textures on the rest of them.
Damn bro that's actually a pretty solid idea /theory
@@Gravitti85 thanks man, been trying to find out why the face plates changed since kuro brought it up and seeing Ben 10 thousand gave me the idea, could also be a mix of how the omnitrix looks too
Now I completely agree with you on this.... Cause Albedo's Ultimatrix turned red.... You know cause of the red jacket
But when Ben got it, the ultimatrix turned green.....
But this theory has a loophole (what about the times ben didn't have his green jacket??) but the watch still had the green color?
Was it something the watch accustomed to or?
@@Gravitti85 well maybe it takes the colour of what the wearer was wearing when attached, like when it transforms the user back to the clothes it was wearing when the user attached it, like on the half moon and half sun planet
@@IcyFlameSkullTM yes I remember that episode... So maybe bad writing???
21:00-21:13
Anyone can put on the watch but Ben’s the one that knows how to make it work
- amazing Ben 10 quote
Probably my favorite
I didn't have strong memories of how I felt about Ben 10,000 as a character, but after watching this and hearing your views, honestly, I relate to the guy. Not to toot my own horn, but sometimes I kinda feel like how he is. Always trying to do what you feel needs to be done, feeling like larger responsibilities are on your shoulders, in an odd way I get it. I feel like if I had the Omnitrix I'd be the same way.
In my Opinion that was the Best Ben 10k, I just really like that he just mastered the Omnitrix and dont has any Gimick
Agreed. He's the ONLY Ben 10k that used Master Control to it's full potential
@@diegopansini3152 That's surely true, and it's one of the reasons why he's one of the best.
You know what I love about Ink Tank, the fact that he points out everything I’m pretty sure most of us never bothered to notice
People seeing Ben 10 000 as a jerk reminds me of people thinking alien force ben was too mature, like maybe for a 15 year old sure but from the way gwen and him are around one another during early episodes and how willing he was to have kevin join makes me think ben could always grow up too fast, being responcible for others lives could do that to you just like forge of creation showed when kid ben brought it up only for gwen to ask 16 year old ben in ultimate alien if thats why he'll flip between serious and jokey only for him to go "no sometimes im just oblivious" probably to stop her from figuring him out but it makes sense
Looking back at all the shows (excluding reboot) the proper progression of Ben's emotional state should have been omniverse, UA, AF. With season 3's emotion maturity just being jettisoned into the null void.
@@SilvrSavior I think Omniverse is the best portral of his character, minus the Julie stuff because I hate how off screen that relationship just died after the final episode of Ultimate Alien, especially with all the good Elaina did for their relationship to grow the right way
But I'll always love early Alien Force for how competent it made him, he's past all the cockiness but still humble and willing to make jokes, but like the Cash and JT episode showed there are times when he wants to lash out and be a teenager but he has to be better kinda like Spiderman holding back from getting at his bullies just because he has powers now but Kevin sticking up for Ben was always nice to show how he's still not Upstanding but not a sociopath like he used to be,
Season 3 Alien Force some people say is a bad taste because Seasons 1 and 2 made ben so mature but I'd argue if my intro to teen ben was Season 3 I'd wonder why he never grew out of his Kid persona after having Max and Gwen help him all the time, Kids get away with being annoying because they are kids but when a teen or early adult acts immature it makes you not want to be around them like that's so lame, Ben 10,000 may have been a deby downer but he wasn't out right insensitive just laughs were gone
@@SilvrSavior yea..... And they should keep the same animation detail
he still should have had some "fun" and flaws but way less
Honestly, i remembered 10'000 as more of a battle-hardened veteran. he didn't seem like a jerk to me, his time is valuable. He can't afford to waste time hanging out with his younger self, because that time could be used saving lives.
I subscribe to the theory that the real reason Ben stopped naming his aliens was because one time his naming style of a pun or something about their most obvious trait led to him accidentally saying something really offensive.
Like, he turned into a rhino-like alien and called it "Unihorn" as a play on "unicorn", only to later be informed that, on their home planet, "Unihorn" was a derogatory term used by an empire who tried to conquer them, and it's considered disgusting to refer to them like that.
Finnaly i was tired of Reloading the Page
Ikr
True that
It was uploaded and immediately was removed for some reason
@@alyanzahid881 yeah that was Weird
Gotta say, This version of future Gwen is probably my favorite Gwen
I doubt that the writers had Professor Paradox in mind at that time, but it would be nice to have an extra scene with him appearing and questioning the future Gwen for traveling back in time just to teach Ben a moral lesson.
Maybe he showed up after this whole adventure to bring it up?
Ben 10 ReWritten when? 👀
Certainly interesting, but a gap between now and eternity, there's enough time to squeeze in a conversation.
@@tekateman6464 Now you say it, a *proper* Ben 10 reboot with all first 3 shows took into consideration from start would be awesome.
Professor Paradox wasn't created at the time of the original series. He was made in Alien Force. If I think of an in-universe explanation it could be that maybe Gwen consulted Paradox before traveling back in time.
Even as a kid, I always thought there was something off about antagonizing Ben 10K in this episode.
Like, as a kid it made me think that growing up and taking responsibilities was a bad thing.
I think this episode was more about how overworking yourself to an unhealthy degree is bad and how spending a little time alone or with family is good. Generally don't try to solve all the world's problems but solve as many as you can while taking care of yourself.
It has probably the best time travel theme in any show to show your future and it's not bleak or bad or "we need to fix-fix it". It was so good.
I came with up with this headcannon that Ben 10Ks wife and kid were killed by Vilgax. Hence why Ben mercilessly ripped Vilgax apart and has been this hardened lone wolf since. The Ken 10 episodes is a result of that not happening due to young Ben first meeting Ben 10K and they both inspire each other.
Ben wasn't married around this time plus in the pop up he was 20 when he mutilated Vilgax.
Huh, I just thought it linked well with the episode 'Goodbye n God riddance' like Kuro mentioned
@Ewan Carner if its 20 years in the future then he's 100% 30.
Each timeline is different from every Ben 10,000. We have at least 3 versions, Ben 10,000, Ultimate Ben, and Ben 10K. So each of them are different with a different life.
What really pissed me off in this ep was that 10 year old ben didn't get arctiguana unlocked... HE NAMED him.... why didn't 10k give to him!?
He does in the comics
@@Andrew-Bastin is that canon tho?
I thought he unlocked articguana when he unlocked feedback and spitter + a bunch of underpowered aliens.
@@WildWeavile he did unlock them after the OG and before the omniverse flashback
@@WildWeavile The comics were considered canon by Duncan Rouleau and the writing staff while the OG series was airing but when UAF aired Dwayne McDuffie said they were non-canon, as the comics don't contradict the main series it's really up to you whether they're canon or not.
I personally consider them canon.
It’s not that easy is it?
These breakdowns have reignited my love for this show. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it as a kid. It's great to see it again as an adult and see that the show still really holds up
To be honest, I never saw Ben 10,000 as a jerk. He decided to be a hero full time and in doing so abandoned what made him....well.... Him. It was a great way to show that even though great power comes with great responsibility, never forget who you are and why you became a hero.
Yeah
Ben learned a lot from video games, like spamming his aliens like moves. “Humungosaur” x4 each omniverse ep, “four arms” 3x an ep
Greg Weisman is such a cool writer. This story explores big multiverse type plots but with a lot of character.
WDYM
I would really love a Ben 10,000 series, there's so many untold stories:
- The "finale" battle that lead to Ben killing Vilgax
- Gwen getting all the Charms of Bezel and her mystical quests
- Kevin absorbing energy and becoming criminally insane for over a decade
- Max losing his arm
- Rook becoming a Magistratus
- Kai's adventures as a archaeologist/tomb raider
- Ben marrying Kai and raising two kids
- Learning more about Ben and Kai's daughter Gwen
- Kevin 11,000 being cured of his insanity
- Exploring Kevin and Devlin's relationship, there's definitely issues there
- Ben creating the Biomnitrix
- The mission that caused Ken to have his Omnitrix confiscated
- What happened after "The End of an Era"
actually, its just Kenny kai gave birth to
@@da-vidcargill4975 No Gwen, Ben's daughter, still exists the writer just forgot about her.
Rook becaomes a magister in th eep Final Countdown , I think you mean magistra rank
@@da-vidcargill4975 Oops my mistake, fixed it. For some reason I forgot he was promoted in "The Final Countdown" and that he was a Magistratus in "The End of an Era".
Guess that what happens when it been over 6 years since you last watched a show.
@@Andrew-Bastinthere’s only Kenny bro
NGL, adult Gwen definitely contributed toward my leaning towards red-heads
I see you’re a man of culture as well
Same
Ah, so this is the Culture Convention.
only adult gwen, of the many fiction characters with red hair she is the only contributing factor for you?
@@azzzanadra No. But Adult Gwen definitely helped
Grandpa Max seems very sad when he said Ben hasn’t needed his help in a long time but honestly in the future shows he almost never gets help from Grandpa Max and Max seems totally fine with that so it’s just kinda weird to me
It's more about Ben's attitude than about him really needing help. Here Max was surely hurt because after all these years kindly helping out his grandson, he doesn't pay him attention at all
I think he was sad more so because Ben doesn’t spend time at all with him, help or not.
Ben is obviously suffering from s severe case of burnout. I'm guessing that the capes abandoned him for a while, and Gwen was willing, but not able to help. This is supported by the fact that Ben is blatantly antagonistic towards the capes, but not gwen. Grandpa max probably did his best to help, but was injured in the process leading ben to take on everything by himself.
I think this is one of those episodes that when you're a child you agree with the child character and as an adult you see the adult's point of view
I wonder if Future Gwen's keystones would also respond to a past version of herself, which is why our present Gwen is kicking Animo's ass so much
17:27 When Vilgax spoke, he like spoke like Prime Starscream. I never thought of that
Steven blum voices both characters.
@@christianparrish6647 I know
@@joseluissifuentes8639 he's an awesome voice actor.
Also!! The more heavily reconstructed Vilgax arm in this episode was actually the same one that was closest to the explosion in Goodbye And Good Riddance! Nice to see this theory gain some traction!
Fan Theory: Kuro is right about this episode but young Ben learned all the wrong lessons from the events, and this leads to the fluctuations in Ben's characterization in future Ben 10 series as every time Ben matures, he fears becoming "a jerk" like Ben 10,000, and resists his own maturity.
That's... actually a really good theory...
Ah yes, the start of the mess of time travel and alternate dimensions that Ben ten would eventually become. Still love it though.
One continuity thing i like in this episode is that future gwen says shes gone by gwendolyn since college
Later in omniverse she demands ben calls her gwendolyn
Time travel plots are always a treat, and the way the series handled it is amazing too, the idea that every time they go to the future they change their own so much that it's even irrecognizable is an interesting take on the butterfly effect.
when this episode was new I was in my 20s. he became the worlds hero, he had a 24/7 schedule, he had to use accelerate to run everywhere, and that's if the alarms noticed, he's the hero equivalent of an employee working overtime and short staffed, almost all the time.
To me as a kid, i always saw ben 10k as a hero who is very strict and being too serious, that he forgets that he is not alone and needs to lighten up. Heck, he doesn’t even name his aliens anymore
I think that it wasn’t that ben 10k was a jerk, he was just trying to hard to not be his ten year old self. He was being too mature and too distant. It’s probobly something that is clearer if we had more time on the inbetween of the time skip
This is my personal favorite episode of the Classic series, I've rewatched it too many times.
it amazes me every time he can deliver his lines while petting his cat who is video bombing
must be a evil mastermind. their cats always bomb monolouges so he's used to just starting to pet the moment he feels the floof
This episode is my all time favorite from the series. I wouldn't say he was a jerk. It was more like he has become so serious and a real workaholic that he isolated himself from his friends and family that Adult Gwen had to bring their younger-selfs to the Future to show and remind him of who he was.
Man you have come such a long way.....
I'm so happy to say that not only have I been here since episode one, but I've been here about a year before you even started this series....
You should be proud of yourself homie. You are truly an amazing content creator..! ✌️
And thank you so much for bringing a piece of the magic from my childhood back to life..! 😍