Ben 10 Characters Ranked BEST to WORST

[@TheInkTank]

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[@kingshadow8782]

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[@kingshadow8782]

Awesome

[@Player257]

Ink Tank are so accurate with data, They have cool graphics, they are Upto-date and they give Honest Reviews, They animate stuff and they Respect other Peoples choice and also have different Polls too.They are easily Best Ben 10 Channel in the Entire *Extranet* I just Wish there was a channel like Ink tank in for other show too Like Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law , Gravity Falls Etc or other member of ink tank do this

[@okaradragonicsaiyan]

Are you guys gonna do another power scaling ben 10 video? Because it would be pretty cool

[@maximumaura4544]

My theory for the smoothie contumelia is that they represent Ben's original universe that he couldn't save. The incorrect flavour is a constant reminder and he wants nothing more than to have everyone back instead if exact copies.

[@cobaltisaac4089]

That’s what I was about to say

[@doggo7078]

I wish the creators thoughts were as complex as yours, I bet they were just trying to push a joke

[@saucymongoose7246]

Damn I never even thought of that.

[@ARandomEliatrope]

Did they ever restore bens og universe?

[@4otaru1]

I feel like the smoothie thing is because thats the phisical thing that ben wants, not what he loves the most

[@lordwillshire1398]

Azmuth is one of the characters that’s good in every iteration and I feel like that’s difficult to do. In omniverse he’s like a breath of fresh air from all the goofiness

[@doggo7078]

Mambo!

[@redreaper2088]

He’s just so done with everybody’s Bullshit, it’s great.

[@colossaldonut5190]

They changed his character a lot, but every time it changed the character still felt like it fit.

[@pjdianalan7934]

And also Dr Animo. You can't forget about him.

[@RealCoolstriker64]

Azmuth: *casually makes an omnitrix summoning beacon while trapped in the skeletal rib cage of a monster*

[@StanHanrahan]

I’m glad everyone kinda agrees that omniverse Ben 10k is as dry as a piece of paper lol I thought it was just me

[@KevitoBeavis]

Still way fucking better than UAF’s Ben 10K he was boring as FUCK

[@ilyassebenana3824]

@@KevitoBeavis true

[@ultimatetrishbhatia]

@@KevitoBeavis nah UAF ben 10k had the worst gimmick but he had the best personality

[@ilyassebenana3824]

@@ultimatetrishbhatia in terms of personality, you can't compete with OG Ben 10K

[@stephenking5852]

Dry as salt perhaps?

[@C.Quince]

That “ oh…oh!” when Kuro was thinking about the possibility of Tini being 10 years old SENT me, great video guys. 😂

[@Jackie-McCann]

Same! 🤣

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

That means Synaptak flirted with a 10 year old

[@hertogappel]

@@anthonyvillanueva5226 what if synaptek was also a 10 year old?

[@lilylopnco]

I mean they're Ultimos's sidekicks basically, they're probably on the younger side, his Robin and Batgirl

[@HawkOfKrypton]

@@hertogappel "You're a 10yo, you're a 10yo, EVERYONE is a 10yo!"

[@JosephBrostar]

I'm kinda disappointed that Kevin didn't get his own tier above S, he's that good. Inconsistencies to his character be damned, he is and will always be our good ol' mate Kevin.

[@trenageddon6465]

Don't hate me for this😂 I didn't like Kevins character as much as others did He feels like a Creators Pet character where they literally spend the most time writing stories for him and giving him his own arcs that he feels more like the Main character than Ben himself Also He gets no consequences too Everyone loves Kevin no matter what He does even if it's the most f*cked up stuff Where as if Ben does a small bad thing the fandom and characters in the show give him hell for it Evil Kevin was just too cool I don't like what did to him in UAF and Omniverse Kevin would have been cooler if he was a villian But just My opinion

[@JosephBrostar]

@@trenageddon6465 Thank you for your incredible input. For me, it's just blind love because he is funny. Also, Ultimate Alien Cooper is my favorite because he is voiced by Chris Pratt. Looking forward to that Mario movie.

[@akdrzllol1698]

Facts😂 Kevin is such a great character! I loved him as a villain and I loved him as one of the gang. Not to mention his power is cool asf!

[@JosephBrostar]

@PurpleOwlAnimation I might be...

[@rafaelcorrea1390]

@PurpleOwlAnimation ?

[@HiperPivociarz]

I agree with Ash, I prefer Omniverse Ben. He feels more like a person, as opposed to UAF post rework, where he can flip flop between being really, really stupid and insensitive, and super mature and nice.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

agreed

[@haworthiaace_8334]

Omniverse feels like he finally found a middle ground between being the responsible hero that everyone needed and being a little shit

[@silvertongue.242_99]

@@haworthiaace_8334 true like he has the like I so use to this ish I dick around but can take things serious and be responsible when time comes. Just kind fun version of Ben to be around. Omniverse and Alien Force Ben for me are the best

[@mochapoke3100]

Gotta agree. Omniverse is my second favourite series just behind alien force

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@mochapoke3100 omniverse and classic for me. ua is behind that

[@thecolorblue9609]

Charmcaster definitely deserved a redemption, like Kevin.

[@Artryom]

no

[@herobrine3112]

@@Artryom yes.

[@jdellabeat6245]

Yes.

[@SeiLa-zf1sf]

Because she is pretty? I don't really remember anything for redemption, Kevin was a psychopath but at least he had a reasonably sad history and was friends with Ben for a few minutes

[@risottopose9970]

@@SeiLa-zf1sf They set up a redemption arc in Alien Force or Ultimate Alien and it went no where for some reason

[@trontravolta379]

For Reinrassig, I love that he wants to rule to take the High Breed in a new ethical direction, but the reason the Council gives him that power is likely just because he's technically the most pureblooded still, which is kinda funny

[@MarshallLeeA]

Yep, I'm waiting for the breakdown to mention that, lol

[@au7923]

This is kinda off topic, but does anyone else wish we got to see the highbreed Ben befriended again? It's been a while since we've seen a highbreed.

[@plantainsame2049]

@@au7923 They are busy fixing the universe

[@au7923]

@@plantainsame2049 They could just say they already fixed the universe.

[@plantainsame2049]

@@au7923 yea I'm just giving a in universe reson for why we don't see them again. Thare home word is trashed

[@DiamondBolt]

I'm really enjoying these ranking videos (even if I don't agree with all of them lol), keep it up!

[@TheInkTank]

Thank you!

[@guy1705]

Lol I like ben 10

[@mahmouddagher5127]

Dude its diamondbolt

[@mrobamacare4205]

It's Australian man

[@jeraldthea1tenderenginever248]

ITS DIAMONDBOLT MATEEEE-

[@joshfarmer8408]

Kuro messing around with the filters through out this episode was low key the best part about this video Also you forgot princess looma, her dad, and the ultimate s tear character in the entire franchise. PRINCEPLE EDWARD WHITE

[@axelnilsson5124]

They were unable to include every character it’s not even half

[@RealCoolstriker64]

Principal White was awesome. I remember really liking him as a kid, and still do!

[@duxhunt]

*The Panty Dropper Earthquake Causing Stronger than Alien X Pricipal White There are probably more titles but I don't have them memorized by heart yet

[@chernan74]

29:38 Ash you just broke the internet with that! My jaw dropped! How has no one thought of that?!

[@perryporker4876]

really glad to see Ester get the credibility she deserves; I stand by the thought that she should've been a permanent addition to Omniverse's main cast, there's so much you can do with her in the setting Omniverse has set up.

[@mayotango1317]

Sadly she is more a Ben's groupie that a character. And usseles.

[@kainightingale253]

Obviously the best guy is the mayor of the megawatt town, I mean, what’s his backstory? Who is he? How did he trap the megawatts in a rubber band ball? So many questions left unanswered!

[@huzaifahahmed4303]

Mind the signs! That's all you need to know

[@diegopansini3152]

@@huzaifahahmed4303 Exactly

[@pjdianalan7934]

Duh, he used his Chad energy to one shot them.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@pjdianalan7934 lmao

[@RealCoolstriker64]

He just got some punk kid before Ben to do it.

[@jdellabeat6245]

Azmuth is a great character. He's like the flawed aspect that they explored in Omniverse.

[@dohickey7184]

29:48 Damn I think that's the biggest plot twist in all of Ben 10. That ge uinely never crossed my mind

[@dannyphantom3090]

Honestly ben, Gwen and Kevin are the only characters I feel should have been ranked by all versions so classic, uaf and ov ben Gwen and Kevin as separate characters

[@trenageddon6465]

I agree Especially Ben You can't rank his Classic,UAf and Omniverse character as 1 character due to how vastly different they are

[@ahmed4363]

You're gonna fill up the S tier like that

[@The_Big_Jay]

The thing with Ben 10K is that one of his major appearances boils down to, "Oh no, the universe will be destroyed by this time thing. Younger, weaker, less experienced me, you fix it." And then he proceeds to do very little noticable things. Ben 10,000 felt like a stronger version of Classic Ben. Ben 10k somehow feels weaker than Omniverse Ben.

[@DOYOUNOTHEWAY]

Sad fact is this is true

[@aaronputhalath5551]

This is pretty accurate although I still prefer him to Ultimate Ben personally.

[@The_Big_Jay]

@@aaronputhalath5551 Yeah, Ultimate Ben was kinda lame. One of the coolest parts of Ben 10 is the aliens, and UB is just like, "What if we didn't?"

[@ryzl1178]

Thats because Omniverse Ben (Prime Ben) is the strongest Ben. Ben 10k is stronger than Ben 10,000 but they're both weaker than Prime Ben because of him having the complete Omnitrix with the modification that allows the failsafes to work beyond time and space.

[@The_Big_Jay]

@@ryzl1178 I don't care what techno-babble explanation for it you have, it's not satisfying to see the future of a character and say, "Oh yeah, he gets weaker." Because at the moment Ben meets his future self, that is his future if he had never met them, with it of course changing afterwards. So this version of Ben is strong and smart enough to defeat Maltruant, but will get older, gain more experience and knowledge, and become weaker and dumber than Maltruant?

[@i-am-nerdz1425]

I can’t stop laughing at kuro messing with Ryan using those face things 😂

[@agrimrana9518]

I would say Ben 23 is an A. He has a cool backstory, with him learning how to use the Omnitrix after Max died, and he basically became a superhero that streamed on Twitch. The blue color palette on his aliens looks really cool and the crappy names he gives them are pretty funny. And he does go through some character growth. Not to mention there was a bunch of crew statements about the differences between his universe and Ben Prime’s.

[@HerohammerStudios]

Yeah, but he's fucking awful in execution though

[@yxrackman2397]

@@HerohammerStudios exactly Id rather that the writers would made him older for more maturity but then it wouldn't make sense with whole azmuth thing so at least go more into his character or differences

[@plantainsame2049]

@@yxrackman2397 I mean he still has the prototype watch and that makes a lot more sense than the evil Ben's How the heck did they get the full model

[@FMK03]

@@yxrackman2397 You know, I would actually take a page from UAF's book and have No-Watch Azmuth give No-Watch Ben his own Omnitrix and have No-Watch Ben accompany Ben Prime on the other adventures as opposed to Ben 23.

[@AlienSteel5253]

28:43 that’s also kinda like the Only “Jetray” appearance in Omniverse

[@axelnilsson5124]

Which is very unfortunate

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

And jetray was supposed to be in the show as well to bad the design wasn't finished

[@eduardofonseca5087]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 was it? I thought he didnt appear because Derrick hated him or something

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@eduardofonseca5087 Nah.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@eduardofonseca5087 That wasn't really the case.

[@georges2842]

In hindsight, Kai would've made a good permanent addition to Ben and Rook's dynamic as a third team member after London. It would've given plenty of space to expand her relationship with Ben, even just the two of them developing a more solid friendship, and it could open an entirely new can of worms of "which is the stronger Team Tennyson?" The correct answer is UAF Team Tennyson. Kai and Rook have their advantages, but neither of them can ignite a supernova after a bad day like Gwen.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

they nerf gwen to bits

[@donzelromairebaldicano512]

Glad to see it's not just me that thinks Kai would have made a great third member.

[@mayotango1317]

I think Julie is the perfect foil to Ben and Rook. The fanfic Ben 10 Guardians is Omniverse but better.

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

Fun Fact: Unatrix does appear in Omniverse, in the episode they brought back almost all the girls that appeared in the show for whatever reason. I wonder what she does for Azmeth since Primus got retconned?

[@robertkovarna8294]

Probbaly just another helper for him in the lab when it comes to DNA based things.

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

Science stuff

[@Juli_is_Online]

God that episode is truly a giant black hole of continuity isnt it

[@flarestorm9417]

@@Juli_is_Online Honestly, the thing that bugs me most about that episode is how goofy it is, and how if taken seriously it raises several questions about the Ben 10 world. The Anur System is something Ben and co. had to dedicate a specific set of days to travel to, or at least one whole day. The Null Void is supposed to be something that's difficult to get in and out of, being a pocket-dimension prison and all. And yet, some random alien TV host has the power to transport to such locations across the galaxy instantly? And at that, he can just pluck people from all across the universe with complete accuracy, even when it's something as broad as "every significant female Ben has ever interacted with"? Why does only this alien have this technology?

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@flarestorm9417 Facts. like why

[@S4IF616]

I would prefer if y'all ranked each ben on his own but ok

[@trenageddon6465]

I agree

[@moona3206]

Me too

[@RayLightningArm]

I could agree with that

[@HerohammerStudios]

They're so different that it feels a bit weird not to

[@mechajay3358]

I agree with this. Each Ben from OG to OV is basically their own character

[@RealCoolstriker64]

I can’t remember (I think it was Kuro) who said that contemalia should have looked like Grandpa Max, and now I can’t watch anything that references them without thinking about it.

[@arthuredington6171]

It was Kuro

[@RealCoolstriker64]

@@arthuredington6171 it’s such a good idea. Massive missed opportunity

[@au7923]

That was a much better idea then a joke, seriously, what were they thinking.

[@pathumdilhara7831]

No way, it was the end of the show. We have already seen what kind of relationship Ben has with his grandfather. If the contemalia was him it would have been a very disappointment. They thought it from the point of view of the audience. People don't understand how creative the makers were at that point. First I saw the scene I loved it. And I still do.

[@strikerblitz2164]

Watching the breakdowns and now this has made me realize how many cool characters that they only used for two episodes or so. Tetrax, Gluto, Myaxx and Xylene. Also side note: I really hate how they changed Myaxx's designs in UAF & OV, in SotO her design wasn't overly feminine, but then every subsequent design got worse.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Myaxx never appeared in UAF or Ov right?

[@strikerblitz2164]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 She has a minor cameo in the AF finale, and she was one of the people in the gameshow in OV.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@strikerblitz2164 oh ok

[@pjdianalan7934]

@@strikerblitz2164 I don't really remember those.

[@strikerblitz2164]

@@pjdianalan7934 Yeah, I don't blame you, I don't think she had any speaking lines in OV and her brief appearance in AF was pretty forgettable. I'm pretty sure she told Azmuth that the Ultimatrix was stolen in The Final Battle pt 1., and Myaxx was one of the contestants trying to win Ben's hand in marriage in "The Most Dangerous Game Show" and she got eliminated in the first round.

[@StupidWeb]

The second I knew I was in love with Pakmar as a character was when Ben said to Clyde "Ben 10 doesn't break everything!" And EVERYONE in Belwood stopped and stared at him. Twas amazing, same ad when he and Bill Gaxx were having their whole scene together

[@ahmed4363]

"BEN TENNYSON DOESN'T GO AROUND WRECKING STUFF!!" *complete silence*

[@jacksykes4680]

Rook’s face in that scene is too perfect

[@darrylbonner7208]

I did this just because 11:21 Copper Kuro 11:39 SWAG Kuro 12:45 3-D Kuro 13:17 Minnie Mouse Kuro 13:59 Criminal Kuro 14:18 Minion Kuro 15:05 French Kuro 16:58 Kuro in Candyland 17:15 Kuro in a theater near you 17:33 Kuro in a 1957’s TV 18:01 Kuro surrounded with diversity 18:31 Kuro the Unicorn 19:06 Kuro the Hippie 19:39 Kuro the Hippie, IN SPACE 20:15 Kuro the Hippie, in the Nuilvoid 20:46 Kuro the Artist 21:00 KO Kuro 21:37 Kuro in the woods 22:05 Kuro with 4 slave bens and Techness 22:14 Kuro and Ash 22:24 Kuro and Mochi 22:42 Kuro with Turnips 23:31 Kuro with crazy bug 24:04 Kuro’s bizarre adventures 25:03 Kuro with a flower 31:09 Rainbow Kuro 31:46 Pirate Kuro

[@darrylbonner7208]

Along with 27:04 Ultimate Kuro 28:13 Moustage Kuro 29:41 Mask Kuro 29:56 graduating Kuro 32:42 White eyebrow Kuro 32:48 Icy-Hot Kuro 32:52 Christmas Kuro Bones: 4:38 Fusion Ash

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

damn thanks now we know about all of kuro's alien forms

[@darrylbonner7208]

Thank @@kermitgotthesickkicks4265, but now I need to found the 1,000,000 rest

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@darrylbonner7208 So his hair styles as well?

[@darrylbonner7208]

Sorry @@kermitgotthesickkicks4265, I’m not a hair expert

[@thedoninator5935]

Kuro fucking with the filters got a consistent laugh from me, legend says he's still wearing deal with it glasses to this day

[@squeethemog213]

Always fun to see you and Ash bounce off each other. 🤣

[@JudgeTyBurns]

That Carl Wheezer bit was hilarious!

[@axelnilsson5124]

Petition for a Ben 10 Jimmy Neutron crossover

[@artist-gj]

On the Charm caster and age thing, I always did find it weird how she was clearly much older then Ben and Gwen in classic, but UAF onward treats them as the same age. Her and Gwen even get to be bff's for a short bit. I dunno, maybe she magically stopped her aging, or her race stays in their teens for longer. For the frog princess, we don't know how her people mature, so it's reasonable she could've hit puberty in-between UAF and Omni

[@laurenstanciel1247]

I think Charmcaster was supposed to be 14/15 in OG and 19/20 at the start of UAF which is why she looks around the same age. Because you grow so much between 10 and 14/15 but not quite as much from 15-19 in physical appearance, it’s more mental growth.

[@flarestorm9417]

I think when it came to Attea they just wanted to repurpose her character and make her around Ben's age to make it make more sense. They just wrote around it by saying Incursions mature faster than humans (I don't know if this applies to real-life frogs though). Omniverse repurposed a few characters (e.g. Magister Patelliday, Mr. Baumann), and being honest, I'm kind of fine with it since I legitimately didn't even know these characters showed up pre-Omniverse because they got barely any screen time and/or were otherwise just forgettable. As for the alien ages thing, I think at best they just design the aliens to look around a general age range rather than anything specific. No one really remarks that 10-year-old Ben's aliens are children, nor do they make mention of 15/16-year-old Ben's aliens being teenagers, at least not much. There are differences between them, but they aren't as stark as say, a kid versus a teen versus an adult in real life. I think they just design the aliens to look appealing, and use them as a benchmark to make other members of a given aliens' species. So I just chalk up things like Tini hitting on Four Arms to be different aliens maturing at different rates for an in-universe explanation. As for the Charmcaster thing, I never really thought about it, but it should be noted that she probably is emotionally stunted due to her upbringing and conflicts with the Tennyson family. I could totally see her just being irrational for her age, especially when she got a bit crazier in Omniverse. Heck, her relationship with Gwen paints her as a vindictive, somewhat petty person, which makes sense when we put her character in this context. When Gwen stole her spell book she made no effort to get it back, instead taunting Gwen about being incompetent with magic. And when she stole Gwen's powers she went back because she was Gwen had a little power left (which was a lie), despite her not even needing Gwen's power in the first place.

[@flarestorm9417]

Thinking about the Charmcaster kissing Kevin thing, it just reminded me that Michael Morningstar/Darkstar dated Gwen and Charmcaster, despite Gwen being 15/16 and Charmcaster being around 19/20. Then there's Jennifer Nocturne having a faux relationship with Ben (who was 16 at the time), and trying to run off with Carl Nesmith/Captain Nemesis/Overlord, despite Nesmith clearly being a grown adult in presumably in his mid 30s at the earliest. Charmcaster can be ignored since that was just a trick anyway, and she was disguised as a different person at the time (not saying it's not creepy, but she wasn't trying to form an actual relationship). Noctune and Nesmith can be ignored too since it wasn't meant to be a healthy relationship, as it was born from Stockholm syndrome. As for Morningstar, you could place him around 17/18 years old to try and rationalize it, and neither relationship was really genuine to begin with (he just wanted to drain Gwen like the other girls, and he just wanted to feed off the power of Charmcaster's realm). So while there are some weird ages going on here, if they're made to be wrong in the first place I'm not really bothered by it, though I admit I didn't think about the ages much when I first consumed this material. I never thought about it as a kid, but I do get what Kuro and Ash mean when they say that the characters are whatever age they need to be.

[@FMK03]

Charmcaster is human.

[@mikethepowerscaler1131]

I think Ben should have been S tier just due to the fact that he he has admitted that Gwen is better than him as shown in classic where Ben ended up in a timeline where Gwen got the Omnitrix and his relationship with Kevin and keep in mind the he was also one of the main reasons why Kevin became a good guy in the first place and helped him with his character arc and while Omniverse Ben is goofy he has shown to be serious in dark situaitons

[@rewrose2838]

Yes. Everything good that happened in that universe that we saw as the audience, was all in some way thanks to Ben. Even Prof. Paradox would be worried about the time monster if Ben didn't help him. And Azmuth, biggest brain regained faith in life when he met Ben 😅

[@silvertongue.242_99]

I agree Ben is a S rank character or A if you look at inconsistency but honestly overall Ben is a great and fun person to watch right up there with Gwen

[@mikethepowerscaler1131]

@@rewrose2838 glad you agree with me

[@fightingmedialounge519]

@@mikethepowerscaler1131 which is why kuro said the good outweighs the bad, doesn't mean the bad gets ignored.

[@SamirSiraj8542]

​@@fightingmedialounge519Ben is SSS+ tier character

[@alexsere3061]

8:15 I love bazel because he likes magic tricks rather than true magic. I feel like that is incredibly unique, and really well executed. The way real magic is treated like a joke in fantasy rather than liked for what it is.

[@AlienSteel5253]

22:13 I do know. The Omniverse design does look pretty good. 🤣 Also, Ash’s Background

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

lmao

[@scottking8189]

Honestly as someone who watched classic and has now seen every season. Omniverse is just my favourite series. I know its not got as good of a plot and character development as others but it was so fun and just felt like what i wanted from ben 10 as a kid

[@TheInkTank]

Omniverse can be very fun! It’s great more people are coming around to it.

[@Sebastian-zt4dq]

It's my favorite one too

[@silvertongue.242_99]

@@TheInkTank real I am happy cause I love omniverse and like to promote how good it is

[@anthonyvillanueva5226]

Omniverse is on tier with Alien Force for me. It's really just Ultimate Alien that I really didn't like by the end lol

[@silvertongue.242_99]

@@anthonyvillanueva5226 I feel ya i going to watch ultimate alien soon rewatch. Stuff and episodes i like but as a whole not that good

[@_Whyro_]

I like how Julie was "Omg Ben, the Dagon's gonna help us all with his powers and fight againts evil. Don't hurt esoterica." And then went "No Ben, you can't use your powers to destroy evil!" At the ua finale.

[@marcoa6319]

I took it as her more or less learning her lesson and recognizing that Ben is going on a dark road that she needs him to stop.

[@Nameless82284]

I remember the time Julie wanted Ben to watch her game instead of saving the day. Getting some Chi-Chi from Dragon Ball vibes over here

[@marcoa6319]

@@Nameless82284 While there are times that Julie might have taken Ben’s hero time for granted, “Duped” was not Ben’s finest moments. It’s one thing to split yourself into three duplicates to solve your wants and needs. But it is entirely another thing for you to watch a movie while your jerk clone goes to your girlfriend’s game. In short, both sides have their faults.

[@ciarangleeson2880]

Yeah, if he was swapped around with the nice Ben who went to “fight” the Forever Knights with Kevin, both situations would have gone a LOT smoother.

[@ciarangleeson2880]

Also, the ending really annoyed me. Not just because Ben made Julie mad by saying that he went off to see a movie during her match, but also how easily he could have avoided it. If he just said yes instead of no when she asked if he wanted to see it, then there would been a much more satisfying ending.

[@Jackie-McCann]

14:25 I’m with Ash, I don’t care what the writers say. Magister Gilhil was an Incursean, and you can pry that from my cold, dead hands. 😂

[@kallmekatt_318]

Kuro changing his filter throughout the vid is hilarious

[@Justgrizz16]

After this vid, I feel much better about saying Ben isn't necessarily my favorite character. 5yl made me love him more, as he is a blend of the best parts of ben.

[@lulukomadori9651]

12:59 Happy for Ester, think she still work with Ben out of the rest, just him having an alien gf feels right. Plus with her species needing heat, her hugging ben too keep warm would be the cutest thing

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Dang Never thought of that. That'd be pretty wholesome

[@Sebastian-zt4dq]

Thats thoughtful

[@mahermagdy4604]

At 4:05, when you mention Bellicus' voice actor in one episode he is voiced by Kevin Cornoy, the legend who voices batman.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

I love you guys. Your one of my biggest inspirations. Keep it up and keep it fizzy. Also, are you gonna post the honorable mentions for the fan art contest?

[@Player257]

Ink Tank are so accurate with data, They have cool graphics, they are Upto-date and they give Honest Reviews, They animate stuff and they Respect other Peoples choice and also have different Polls too.They are easily Best Ben 10 Channel in the Entire Extranet I just Wish there was a channel like Ink tank in for other show too Like Phineas and Ferb, Milo Murphy's Law , Gravity Falls, Teen Titans Go and Oggy and Cockroaches Etc or other member of ink tank do this

[@TheInkTank]

Thank you very much! If you're looking for a good Phineas/ Milo Channel, I'd recommend kzbin.info

[@Player257]

@@TheInkTankYes, I am Subscribed to 2nd Dimension but I think that Ink Tank would have done Better with it Btw this is my First Comment getting a Love from the Ink Tank

[@sagehero7768]

I think you just summed up what I thought of the Ink Tank too. Thanks to them I realized that Ben 10 was much, much cooler then what I thought when I was younger. With how much they kept the community alive, I wished there was an ideal world where there's people like them in other communities like Pokemon and Smash Bros. That said, it's a shame that Ben himself isn't S Tier. But with all the writing inconsistencies he has, it's understandable why he isn't. (He's still an S Tier in my heart, though. Childhood Animated Hero right there)

[@Player257]

@@sagehero7768 Thank you

[@akdrzllol1698]

Tbh majority of the Ben 10 characters are cool and likeable to me😂🤝 such a great series! Ben is definitely S imo but I agree Gwen and Kevin are much better!

[@mihaiciucle6252]

And you ink tank helped me to past a lot of my problem and I love what you do and keep it like that

[@TheInkTank]

Stay strong!

[@mihaiciucle6252]

@@TheInkTank thank you

[@mihaiciucle6252]

@@TheInkTank literalmently you make me hapy evrey time you post something

[@ShibuNub3305]

I love how every tier list has Kuro fucking with shit, whether it’s his mask, the tier list itself, or now his camera filters. Please keep this running gag alive for future lists it’s hilarious

[@idkibk7]

Every main character was an S tier except ben himself 😂

[@axelnilsson5124]

As well as a few supportive characters

[@ericwalsh2954]

I always felt like ultimate alien should of just had Ben trying to save and redeem his former villains, gives the team some new dynamics and there's so many to choose from you could easily have enough to make episodes about new team members and still have space for villian of the week stuff

[@huzaifahahmed4303]

I had so much hope for Charmcaster's redemption after the episode with her father, I thought they were actually taking her in a more interesting direction!!

[@ericwalsh2954]

@@huzaifahahmed4303 always felt like qwen needed her own kevin, he always pushed ben and I think they probably should of leaned into him absorbing energy from the omnitrix say just enough to change a arm or legs or something(could also sell more toys ) give him and Ben a little more in common when he isn't monstered out

[@BRG_Rain]

@@huzaifahahmed4303 they really did Charmcaster dirty...

[@silvertongue.242_99]

@@ericwalsh2954 yeah I could see that if he could just control the DNA from Omnitrix stored in him would be cool. Like still have his energy absorption powers but when things get dicey use a fusion transformation. Like have it three to four different aliens so you get some cool forms and it shows he controlling his mutation not getting out of control

[@HerohammerStudios]

Why? That seems pretty random

[@cds7012]

Ben being an A because of inconsistency. Vilgax being an A because of inconsistency. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@viridityone3106]

Sonny is literally just the Blackfire to Gwen's Starfire but less interesting

[@anotherjason]

I really love the amount of "Done with this shit" reactions from ash. 22:14 Especially this one.

[@WildWeavile]

I really hope if Omniverse does comes back instead of the 11 year ben scenes we sometimes got, I would rather see what Ken and characters in the future on ngl. Like you got some characters we could explore, like Future Kevin and Future Gwen. You could expand that world since the future is kinda bare bones.

[@jordanm.7616]

They should make a spinoff series focusing on Ken with the omnitrix set in the future.

[@WildWeavile]

@@jordanm.7616 Idk just give us omniverse, idk if people would watch a ken 10 show since it's basically would be boruto... like ben needs to be there as the main characther.

[@jordanm.7616]

@@WildWeavile there was originally going to be a season 9 of omniverse about a galactic road trip but it got canceled. Hopefully we get an omniverse revival so we can see how that would play out.

[@Sebastian-zt4dq]

Same I wish omniverse was brought back

[@HerohammerStudios]

It won't

[@lycanthis9963]

11:20, 22:13, 27:05, 28:33, 29:55 & 32:41 XD I love when Ash reacts to what Kuro has on is webcam.

[@spectraphantom5870]

2:44 I nearly spit my coffee out hearing that

[@ARDIZsq]

15:19 As far as I know, this is still on the table. In September 2021, a fan asked someone at Man of Action about a spinoff for Gwen during her college years, and the response was that they were working with a Japanese anime studio to make one, citing Gwen's popularity in Asia as one of the reasons. I hope things work out, since a Gwen anime at Friendkin University is one of those things I never new I wanted but now am really hoping for, ESPECIALLY if they keep her glasses. I love seeing glasses representation in media, since hardly any characters have them.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

That'd be awesome

[@ahmed4363]

yooo Gwen anime

[@doggo7078]

Do you think Kenny from the Original series was the son of Kai Green? You know, because they have darker skin tone, as if he had inherited the trait from the mother

[@arthuredington6171]

Yeah Kai was his mom in the og

[@b-sidecassette]

i love how kuro is just fucking around with his background throughout the entire video

[@1rbdt]

"What the fuck are you now?" Basically me throughout Kuro's whole identity crisis

[@HiperPivociarz]

16:08 I don't think those are comparable. It's not like Kenny is the only person defending the Earth. Also, Ben got grounded for doing the right thing, Ken got his Omnitrix taken away because he wasn't worthy, which implies he abused his power. And yeah, Ben abused his power as a kid too, but Grandpa Max didn't have the option of grounding him from using the Omnitrix. I'd imagine he would if he could.

[@Drone_D125]

I really like Ben 23 because of his initial episode showing how Ben needed max and how he would be worse without him but his appearances after though really just the mad ben arc where he was just there so ben wasn’t alone he sucked but if he just appeared in the time war I feel more people would care more about him

[@ryzl1178]

I personally liked Baezel (The magic dude). Idk y just really like the idea that the guy with the strongest magic skills doesnt give a shit about it and prefers earth's magic tricks instead. I thought he was worth atleast a B or C. I also Really liked Rad Dudesman, I like that he hates his job all the time yet still is a badass bounty hunter. (Edit: Why wasnt Clyde 5 in this?)

[@trenageddon6465]

Same

[@samdalseide5060]

They couldn't put every single character in the list. For example, Looma and Gar (her father) are also missing.

[@ryzl1178]

@@samdalseide5060 Yea but they put Clyde's grandma who almost no one remembers but doesnt put Clyde 5 who is arguably the most well known OV gag character?

[@samdalseide5060]

@@ryzl1178 Vera also appears in Permanent Retirement.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@ryzl1178 The Ink Tank didn't make the tier list they just gave a tier to the characters that were on the tier list. The actually site for the tier list is kind of funny.

[@acemaison2834]

I’m glad that most characters got pretty well rated , as for Kai she was a decent character. I just don’t like the force marriage with Ben , idk Ben had a lot do girls after him but ester & Julie had the best chance I’d say over Kai . Also I love how kuro was messing with background , emotes and nonsense while doing this cause this is so what I would do during video calls .

[@trenageddon6465]

Aye Portgas D Ace Best anime IMO

[@Atom85825]

30:01 i also had this talk with people posting about her flirting like, they never confirmed her age and they seem to be okay recruiting ben, a 10 y.o, so

[@RiderBenDragon]

This video was spectacular! And hilarious at the same time keep up the amazing work! Also Asher‘s dog in the background is super cute. As well as the filters Kuro keeps putting on.

[@robonaught]

They actually did say the name of Vilgax's species in the reboot but they just simply said "Chimera" or "Chimeran" they didn't flat out say the full name of the species

[@KiksuAnimations]

My mind when I saw notification: "🤯🥳 Yes! Another Ben 10 breakdown!" *Reads the title "Oh come on!" Still, I'd watch it. No hate on it tho, I just thought its a breakdown.

[@TheInkTank]

Thanks for clicking anyway!

[@KiksuAnimations]

@@TheInkTank No probs dude!

[@BlueSparxLPs]

Eventually they'll run out of episodes to breakdown, so you'll definitely wanna branch out more and check out the other great content they put out

[@KiksuAnimations]

@@BlueSparxLPs I do check them out, sometimes I forget that they will run out of episodes to breakdown.

[@krimson8089]

What i love about Rad Dudesman is that he's a looney tunes character, someone who can outsmart ben and be smug about it. Rad argued with Ben alot, and he always made a point. He has 3 middle-names They're wrong about him being a gimmick, he does have a character! He had a whole episode, just for him!

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

facts

[@theblackhairedweirdo4511]

2 episodes

[@DonniedrakoE]

Omg I love the gag of info getting a bunch of different accessories is hilarious

[@HiperPivociarz]

I like Sunny. I don't know if it's the episode as much as the idea itself. I feel like Sunny is Gwen's Ben 23. She's Gwen if she grew up without any good role models. And there's almost like a temptation angle there. Sunny disobeys her parents constantly, has no regard for other people's feelings, is great at whatever she does without trying, and just wants to have fun, and enable her bad boy boyfriend. Compare that to Gwen. She has to do superhero work, organize stuff, study, train martial arts, obey her strict parents, keep in touch with friends who are angry at her for not spending enough time with them, rein in Kevin's worst impulses. And as we see in It's Tough Being Gwen, that eats away at her. There are days when she hates that life. I am sure Gwen fights with an urge to just.... wreck shit up, start disobeying and just let lose.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

That sounds interesting

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Really doesn't work considering sunny doesn't have anything Gwen wants. Gwen can get exhausted by her own life, but she's never shown to not wan to live it Also wouldn't call her Gwen's Ben 23 since that version of Ben had some similarities with the main version outside of looks and powers.

[@SparkBlazeWarriors]

Gotta say, I love Kuro’s chaotic energy in this vid

[@hulkinglasses7174]

For Sunny I think it was in a pop up trivia or it was somewhere I read that she purposely took Gwen's appearance to irritate her but i could be wrong

[@Recon-601]

I'd love to see a 5YL character tier list Or some ultimate designs for the original aliens in it,maybe like the first 10 original aliens you guys designed

[@Bollocks505]

You have no idea how much i like your channel guys, you saved my quarantine.

[@Silly_Sulky_Seli]

great video, Kuro's messing with camera effects was a fun bonus xD

[@EduardoTorelly]

i like Eunice i feel like she is cool and she shows that Azmuth didnt just make the omnitirx right out of the bat. In contrast Azmuth's girlfriend just makes the creation of the omnitirx look more superficial because Azmuth did this because his girlfirend left him.

[@firstnamelastname8006]

I wish you gave Mad Ben a B at least. Vilgax and Maltruant were his Grandpa Max. His for respect them is so high, that even after Maltruant left they kept digging, because he didn’t tell him to stop. His temper even shows if anyone bad mouths the two. I feel like he also has more experience using his transformation, rather than hit watch has this power. I saw this when he used Diamondhead, stretching his arms and containing the two Ben’s by erupting crystals from the ground, a power that Ben forgets sometimes. I ain’t counting Ben’s lifting crystals in the air feet during the Vilgax fight, all of his powers in that fight was literally retconned into a glitch, and that was how he won. Like, did Diamondhead win that fight vs Bilgax because Diamondhead got stronger and Ben got more experienced or because of just plot. And Mad Ben’s choices of aliens really highlight his personalities and attitude.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

I agree honestly even tho I had to piece together what most of the words you used meant

[@firstnamelastname8006]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 lmao sorry.

[@firstnamelastname8006]

Kinda went on a Diamondhead tangent lol. That transformation I believe helped display the combat style of most Omnitrix users. From Albedo to Mad Ben.

[@matyno2127]

Kuro the chad.keeps messing with something whenever he does one of these First his costume then the tier list and now the filters.

[@littlemisstfc]

I think that with more LAYERS and focus, Alan makes an interesting protagonist in a potential reboot/sequel.

[@HerohammerStudios]

Why? Always hated him as a kid lol

[@SilvrSavior]

I always had a problem with the plumbers kids. Legit wondered how the hell his mother got pregnant by a flaming rock, or how any of those kids could even come to be. Omniverse at least attempted to give a plausible explanation of that mess.

[@FMK03]

Sucks that they retconned his alien heritage. Considering the fact he was the oldest of his siblings, they could have had an episode where he helps his younger brother or sister with his/her developing Pyronite abilities.

[@FMK03]

@@SilvrSavior So, apparently a diamond alien having teeth, a tongue and eyelids makes sense? A fire alien having hands, feet, fingers, and toes makes sense? You should go all the way when considering the logic behind the aliens in Ben 10 instead of arbitrarily stopping right smack dab in the middle.

[@SilvrSavior]

@@FMK03 I'm willing to suspend my disbelieve for certain sci-fi tropes (humanoid body plan, super tech super powers). I would have suspended my disbelief if the pregnancy was given some kind of explanation otherwise you have a fiery rock somehow having the additional superpower to produce gametes capable of fertilizing human egg gametes. Hell I have an issue with anodites not having DNA because it leads to weird implications with the Tennisons that must be filled with "magic did it."

[@UthmaanXDFire]

I feel like Kuro has more energy now than at the beginning of the AF season 2 breakdowns

[@_LightningAnime]

25:35 This is the funniest exchange I've heard on this channel. "Perry the Platypus is a fucking G."

[@bigcdo1498]

Kuro's filters are their own character arc.

[@silvertongue.242_99]

I honestly think Ben is a S character like all the good of a Ben as a hero and person but I agree inconsistency would lower him especially on Ultimate alien for me. Omniverse I agree with that point that he was the most consistent and what his character is like mostly. I would put him personally in S or A ranking

[@monkweirdo]

I honestly really loved Bezel i mean he is the ultimate master of actual real magic who is so used to that shit, that normal sleight of hand card tricks amaze him more Honestly it is an amazing idea and I stole it for one of my DnD stories :D

[@crowqueen47]

How did the tierlist makers forget the best character ever? Clyde Five!$$!

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

facts

[@typpie6719]

Mad ben might be there because of the world exploration that we didnt see with the other evil bens

[@siryoshi2004]

Kuro messing with the filters and backgrounds is the best part of the video!

[@darianmcpeak7159]

I’m glad you guys made this list and that these characters are getting the recognition they deserve!

[@shockedbucket]

I love how they are having a semi-serious debate and Kuro is just messing with the zoom filters heh.

[@ADRIENNightcore]

I'm glad Kuro agrees with me. Julie was done dirty. They didn't need to do that. If you are dating a superhero (a famous one) things will get bad, I'm sure she knew that, but the crew made her a different person by omniverse.

[@tippy1731]

Don't even get me start with there Break up in Omniverse, it was stupid.

[@ADRIENNightcore]

@@tippy1731 Very, like they did it just for that one Julie-comeback episode.

[@marcoa6319]

For those who wished Julie would’ve been more prominent in the show, I highly recommend the fanfic “Ben 10 Guardians” by Shadow_DJ. It is a retelling of Omniverse with the tone of the UAF era. One of the most notable changes in this remake is Ben and Julie remaining a couple. There is also the fact that Julie has been promoted to main character with Ship by her side to use various suit modes in battle. Aside from the fact that Ben and Julie remain together in this continuity, the fanfic still follows the main arcs in the canon show with some changes and original episodes in between. Please, I highly recommend reading this fanfic. Besides BenxJulie still being a thing, this fanfic expands on the show’s lore as well as reutilizing almost every character from across the franchise. While story currently hasn’t been updated due to the author’s writer’s block, it’s still a good read and the intended plans for future stories are worth being invested in. You can find “Ben 10 Guardians” in fanfiction.net: m.fanfiction.net/u/1917318/?cid=2464&s=0&a=s Archive Of Our Own(AO3): archiveofourown.org/users/ShadowDJ/pseuds/ShadowDJ/works?fandom_id=223732 Shadow_DJ’s Deviantart account: www.deviantart.com/shadow-dj/gallery/52066955/ben-10-guardians

[@flarestorm9417]

I think the original series only made Kai Ben's wife because she was the only love interest he really had in the original series. Well, I guess Tiny exists, but that makes even less sense, and raises questions about the age gap. I recall Julie and Ben arguing a lot, so I'm not surprised they broke up, but I don't like how they did it so flippantly and treated it like a gag. It doesn't help that Kai was M.I.A. for two whole series, and never liked Ben in that way to begin with (she wasn't even much of a friend if we're being honest), so her romantic relationship with Ben didn't feel super authentic.

[@mikemorro140]

@@flarestorm9417 Yeah that's always been my biggest problem like yeah it's perfectly reasonable for Ben and Julie to not end up together they fought a lot and you don't always end up with your first girlfriend but one still have them break up normally instead of a joke because their relationship was a thing for multiple season. Two,if you really wanted him to end up with Kai have her appear more like she hadn't been around since the original and that was in one episode but we're supposed to believe Ben's held a torch for her for years. Like I think it would've gone over well if they had just made her a member of the team, her, Ben and Rook could've been Omniverse's trio instead of introducing her at the end

[@axelnilsson5124]

14:01 the way it’s phrased reminds me of something from kindergarten where I was supposed to continue a story about an old guy and his dog and I wrote “the old guy went and died”

[@ovidiuvergil]

The worst thing they did in Ben 10 omniverse was change Kevin's backstory the way they did. Like seriously, we had an episode in which he avenged his father in alien force just for us to find out that Devin Levin never actually existed?

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

I mean Alien force it self doesn't even line up with the classic series Kevin.

[@ovidiuvergil]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 How? It was explained that he escaped the void prison, and yeah they did not tell how he unmutated but it wasn't stated that it was impossible.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@ovidiuvergil I am mainly referring the part of Kevin being a run away. In the Classic Series.

[@ovidiuvergil]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Ok, but how does alien force contradict that?

[@jaycethebigguy]

29:44 I shit you not I had the same thought at work and was brainstorming how each alien ages

[@axelnilsson5124]

Shouldn’t Gwen be called Gwen 10,000 in the future in the universe where she got the omnitrix?

[@stephenking5852]

Yes!

[@rewrose2838]

Only if she's still a Tennyson Otherwise she would be like Gwen Daniels for example (if she married Cooper)

[@Nameless82284]

Future Gwen goes by Gwendolyn

[@samdalseide5060]

​@@Nameless82284 The Gwens from Omniverse and OS Ben 10,000's future go by Gwendolyn. That doesn't necessarily mean that Gwen 10,000 goes by Gwendolyn.

[@axelnilsson5124]

@@samdalseide5060technically she would because it’s the same character regardless so Gwen 10 would still go by Gwendolyn when attending Friedkin University it’s just her super name would be Gwen 10 and when getting older it’s Gwen 10,000

[@6ImBatman9]

I love the soundtrack at the end 😌

[@tronero1756]

"You look like someone that just snorted Christmas." is not what I expected to hear today.

[@curtisleblanc5897]

22:53 I'm actually the opposite. I love whenever Pakmar is on screen and get lots of enjoyment out of it. (A or B Tier) whereas Mr. Bauman INFURIATES ME with the way he treats Ben, and even just the reasoning behind his grouchiness. (D Tier)

[@TheInkTank]

"Pakmar will send you the bill...again!"

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@TheInkTank Hahah. Classic Pakmar!

[@webtely]

I am happy that ester got an S I love her so much! Great list I agree with most of your opinions.

[@AlienSteel5253]

32:47 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh man, Kuro’s filters are awesome

[@Омнихуйстер]

Holy shit! Kuro looks just like a Jetstream Sam with this badass haircut