Fourth Wall Jokes in Ben 10

[@wingedbluj1674]

I like how when Reboot Ben asks about Alien X, he grows two extra fingers so he can have 10.

[@TheInkTank]

It’s a great detail!

[@SpectacularSpidey670]

Nice way to complement an joke

[@whitebeard_d_banana]

Looks like they know how to count

[@jackcomas]

Alien 8

[@burner555]

​@@jackcomas Alien VIII

[@Goodoldpal_]

How could you forget Ben transforming into Cannonbolt during the Highbreed finale? He looks directly in the camera and says “I’m feeling nostalgic.” 😂😂

[@stormeider1122]

He said that to gwen

[@Goodoldpal_]

@@stormeider1122 maybe, but it's a close-up shot of him looking into the camera. I consider it a 4th wall break

[@sunsetvibe1063]

I liked in the Alien X-tinction special. When reboot Ben turns into Heatblast next to the classic Heatblast. He replies with ‘Heatblast is a classic’. Because Heatblast was the first alien Ben ever transformed into.

[@HelenaSan425]

That Fan with a Alien X smoothie Cup is secretly an Celestialsapien confirmed

[@CapsirusPrime]

I feel like that is something Omniverse would 100% do if given the chance

[@georgehiscott700]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@garg4531]

They’re disappointed in Ben’s use of Alien X or lack thereof

[@smb-c3po]

an Alien X* a Celestialsapien* We need an alternate Ben 10 where MatPat finds the Omnitrix.

[@luigiboi4244]

I mean... that is Scott Menville... at least I think that is.

[@Pedro_Marangon]

I don't know if you can count it as a 4th wall joke, but in Heroes United at the start Rex is talking abut getting a theme song and the one he came up is basically a Generator Rex themed version of Classic Ben 10's theme (he literally sings the following: "It started when the nanites went ka-pow upon the scene Transforming all the lifeforms like nothing you've ever seen But there's one lucky hombre that can make them build machines He's Gen Rex." With the OG theme being "It started when an alien device did what it did And stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid Now he's got super powers, he's no ordinary kid He's Ben 10!" )

[@notBK]

I thought this is what he was going to talk about when he brought up Heroes United.

[@princen632]

Am I the only one who sang it as the og ben 10 theme

[@Victor-056]

@@princen632 That was kind of the point? Sing it to the tune of the OG Ben Ten Theme?

[@Dispencerhere]

Kuro adressed that during the heroes united review, to forget it? That's just anticlimactic

[@princen632]

@@Victor-056 I was only asking if others also sang it while reading the comment

[@timedragon5492]

The whole "Shouting your name is stupid" joke is actually followed up by a joke of the same caliber by Captain Nemesis. "My name's not stupid, although I should probably drop the 'Captain' part. It doesn't really describe me accurately anymore." This could be a reference to how "Ben 10" has way more than 10 aliens and that part of the name is pretty inaccurate.

[@SpectacularSpidey670]

I throught It was Ben 10 because of Ben's name

[@gracekim1998]

@@SpectacularSpidey670a bit of both but in this case mainly his name 😅

[@temidayobello1311]

i've realised that ben saying captain nemesis shouting his name is stupid makes him a hypocrite i mean he did it all the time in af/ua

[@Manden17]

@@temidayobello1311like Kuro said it’s supposed to be a 4th wall break but ur right he even explained later that he does it to strike fear into his enemies

[@Lulu-ew7oh]

⁠@@Manden17 Ben: Humungousar Hybreed: oh no the horror 🤣

[@StanHanrahan]

being a bigger fan than Collectimus is cool, but having your comic mentioned in Ben 10 cannon is the REAL flex 😎😎 super awesome, that was for sure an acknowledging nod to 5yl

[@TheInkTank]

Ayyye thanks bro

[@The_Nailsmith]

@@TheInkTankcongrats my friends! You managed to make it into the big league

[@fx_1513]

Nah both have already been in big leagues​@@The_Nailsmith

[@x-zotic_minded]

Was the five y L published during the making of the episode?

[@tobiascampbell4755]

​@@TheInkTankYo since when the final chapter is gonna released?

[@tjy6557]

In the Ben 10 reboot Season 4 episode " Tim Buk-TV ". Ben sings the OG theme song while transforming into Shock Rock.

[@fennekin1750]

I never knew that before, then I looked it up on YT, & I loved that that was included.

[@ChouRaiyuki]

The transformation itself and Gwen's "he thinks they look cooler than they are" is also similar to UA Gwen shouting "wildmutt" and makes it a double nod of sorts

[@exknight39]

In "Vengeance of Vilgax Part 1", when Ben told Kevin there was a Sumo Slammers movie and Kevin asked "Live action!?". It may be a 4th wallbreak joke or at the very least a nod to the live action movies

[@thedeanogaming]

I think it even reference that the live action movie alien swarm was going to come out during the events of season 3 in which alien swarm came out in November 2009 and Vengeance of Vilgax came out in September 2009.

[@christianparrish3292]

And I love fourth wall breaking.

[@bobbyahmad5197]

Me too

[@christianparrish3292]

​@@bobbyahmad5197 Hey buddy

[@kingrex1606]

So do I

[@vgngolley341]

Same

[@Gunter4life]

*Wenk wenk*

[@Ray-zp3lm]

You missed the ‘copy of wildvine’ comment young ben made about swampfire in the forge of creation

[@SpectacularSpidey670]

And then Ben proceeds to do something Wildvine could do, seriously that episode finale was so rushed and stupid, made my boy Greg dirt

[@PPrexor-qk9vq]

Wildvine couldn't grow more plants, he, for the most part, was just the stretchy guy@@SpectacularSpidey670

[@fennekin1750]

@@SpectacularSpidey670 The finale was super amazing in every single way in regards to the concepts, ideas, everything like that. It should've been 3 episodes instead of 2, at the very least.

[@pogggaming4470]

@@SpectacularSpidey670which made me laugh out loud

[@elixir123ify]

@@SpectacularSpidey670 Even the Ben kid personality in that episode was so angry... for some reason i mean he was even kidnapped with Kevin in an episode and was happier

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

In Reboot, young Ben sings the Classic theme song while fighting a villain before transforming

[@Manden17]

Oh yh when he was on that tv show and they literally saw him transforming midway and Gwen was like Ben only thinks the transformation are cool

[@ghostspider2056]

There’s reboot Ben and OG Ben both choosing Heatblast and calling him a classic.

[@Quillobyte_]

7:31 I can't find the tweet where I read it, but I remember hearing that Bloxx was almost in Reboot Ben's initial rotation, and that line was supposed to be a nod to that.

[@TheInkTank]

That would've been neat, perhaps he'd fit pretty well if he ended up in the Reboot.

[@BorisTheAnimal-p5y]

There was another in Omniverse episode "Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51" when Blukic, Driba and Luhley break the fourth wall during the scene where they narrate their backstory.

[@WackoMcGoose]

"Any last words?" "None that I'm allowed to say on television..." Same energy as "Begone pests, and give me the bird!" "We'd love to, really, but the Fox censors won't allow it!"

[@danielendless]

I'd say the Pre-Omniverse ones are 3.5th wall breaks. Omniverse just says "screw it"

[@lightyearpig12]

I'm not sure if this counts, but in the Ultimate Alien episode Prisoner 775 Is Missing when Ben transforms into Wildmutt, Gwen shouts out Wildmutt's name since he can't talk and she says someone had to do it, which was part of a running gag throughout the episode of the trio commenting on how Ben feels the need to say the name of whatever alien he turns into.

[@georgehiscott700]

Imagine if Ben had an alien who could actually break the 4th wall much like Deadpool but also can alter the reality or can even control the story within the episode

[@AmericaChavez17]

Isn’t that Alien X?

[@georgehiscott700]

@@AmericaChavez17 Not exactly

[@kingrex1606]

I think Ditto cuold fit the fourth wall breaking alien, Alien-X has the alter reality powers

[@AmericaChavez17]

@@georgehiscott700 I mean Celestialsapians were responsible for recasting of voice actors, character redesigns and even how the universe bends. So Alien X might be able to do all that if only he was given more screen time

[@georgehiscott700]

@@AmericaChavez17 OK you make a point

[@reptile1687]

0:45 i dont think that was a forthwall break, i think that was just max talking to himself

[@garg4531]

He was looking in the audience’s direction though so it can be interpreted either way

[@reptile1687]

@@garg4531 kinda looked like he was looking more to the right

[@garg4531]

@@reptile1687 Hence why I said "direction" instead of directly at them, and how it can be interpreted either way

[@mechajay3358]

It could be interpreted in either way.

[@the_mothdegenerate973]

​@@garg4531that itself can be interpreted as him looking away from the kids so they don't hear him

[@graythepokemonartist6427]

Seriously I liked all these fourth wall jokes they’re pretty clever

[@monkiking778]

Kuro you forgot about in ua when stinkfly calls ult swampfire a wildvine copy

[@TheInkTank]

That's true! It does fit with the theme of this video

[@tadas2719]

Maybe Blocks is an osmosian that touched some legos and now he is stuck in this form...

[@b.c.animation4518]

When Gwen says I'm here to help and Ben says "no you're not in this episode!" And Gwen disappears

[@Blitz_Blazer]

Uh, you may be referring to Chowder, I dint think that's said in Ben 10

[@Al-ro3jf]

In albedo debut, Kevin commenting about him being trapped in ben body " the face is even worse" Both Ben and Gwen gave him an upset face (they know they have the smae face)

[@bobsav76]

Agreed, Chadsmuth's fourth wall break was the best.

[@amirshlomolavan]

You forgot a really good one. Heroes united crossover, rex makes a knockoff of the classic's opening song with himself as the main character

[@Mattucker67]

In the "Forge of Creation" episode of UA, 10 Year Old Ben (as Stinkfly) comments that Swampfire is "Just a copy of Wildvine".

[@ProlXDjames6]

From the classic series there was also the one from the visitor episode where Ben is camouflaged as wildvine as a tree

[@hyperstormx3194]

This is a real stretch, but there might be a third fourth wall joke in Video Games that comments on, well, video games. At one point, Ben questions if the "game" made about him will have multiplayer and wonders if it'd confusing having multiple Bens run around, which is how the Ben 10 video games' multiplayer works.

[@danielsurvivor1372]

6:10 THERE'S JUST AIN'T NO WAY 😱

[@OfficialMisterBoo]

I wonder what where the Celestialsapiens smoking during Destroy All Aliens and Alien Swarm to alter the art style THAT much.

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

Destroy all Aliens looked cool especially for the time it was released

[@fennekin1750]

You mean just Destroy All Aliens. Alien Swarm isn't entirely canon. Only partially canon. I count it being in a separate universe.

[@platypusplayer_0630]

One celestialsapien got a nosefull of that crystal powder from the UA episode with Quarrel and Morg

[@venom_spy437]

Celestialsapiens joke is the best meta-joke ever.

[@RealAshleyChill]

In the stat of Heroes United where Rex and Six are training, Rex tries to come up with his own hero theme song which was just the Ben 10 classic theme song with different lyrics, this probably qualifies I think.

[@HeromakerJB]

I actually liked FastTrack, Bloxx, and the name shouting. Also nothing about Alien X ever disappointed me, ever.

[@TheInkTank]

Glad to have positive folks like you in the fandom 😁

[@HeromakerJB]

@@TheInkTank Aw, I appreciate this reply so much. Between you and me, I do wish FastTrack had a different color scheme, but again other than that I still like him.

[@Aphelia.]

Bro has no enemies

[@fennekin1750]

Fastrack is such a cool alien. Man, he did _not_ deserve his treatment in the series. Y'know, barely being used & just mistreated in general. Bloxx is a cool boy with cool powers. Not my fav alien, but hes cool. I actually don't really like 5YL Bloxx, OV one is better. & Alien X is awesome, his BEST appearances are in OV, by a long shot! & the name shouting is fun, the canon reason to why he does it is funny.

[@christianparrish3292]

I wasn't expecting this. But good morning everyone.

[@S4IF616]

it's literally 4 pm

[@notBK]

It's not morning where I am.

[@zxatoku0]

Mornin' dude.

[@Rikegile]

0:00 I never knew Ben’s favorite color’s blue

[@generalred6260]

Was not expecting the next 5YL Episode so soon, can't wait.

[@hert2458]

Always love how a big franchise pokes fun at its self and it's fanbase. If it's actually funny lol

[@mahadiadiyan8983]

In Omniverse, right after the scene where Billions Tower is destroyed, Azmuth corrects Ben, looks straight at the camera and says, "Why is that so hard to remember?"

[@V4yBerr1es]

There was another done in Classic, the first episode (And Then There Were 10) Max says "This will be an interesting summer" (or something similar) while looking at the camera Also, on an off topic, a 5YL episode/chapter coming out is a great birthday gift since my birthday *is* next week-

[@brandonnielsen853]

“Why are you shouting your name out? It’s stuuuupid”😂😂😂😂

[@kristelvidhi5038]

0:00 so that's why the Reboot exists.

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

It almost feels like they’re trying to be a masterpiece ahead of its time

[@dtay8913]

There's also a scene in the reboot where Ben transforms into shockrock against timbuk two while singing the original theme song.

[@wildste]

I can think of two, though it does fall in the "commenting on fan discourse" area. Theres a line in Alien Force where they ask Ben why he shouts his name and he responds "It strikes fear into my enemies". And when he met up with his younger self, the younger said "Plant Guy, just a copy of Wildvine".

[@sylasexd]

Ben explaining shouting his aliens' names was in Ultimate Alien.

[@cjfhotshot2838]

Another one in UA is also in the Video Games episode since Ben 10 Cosmic Destruction was made and Promoted Heavily at the time

[@Zeynal10]

Since video already featured crossover episode. There is some other fourth wall breaks in crossovers. 1. Heroes United - Rex sings parody of Ben 10 Theme Song 2. Any Malu Convida Ben 10 - There was a joke about Ben 10 having manny versions, when Any Malu seen that Ben is younger than his previous versions, she joked "The Curious Case of Benjamin Tennyson" referencing "The Curious Case of Benjamin Baton". 3. Crossover Nexus - Is full with references and fourth wall jokes. Like Ben 10 Poster and Ben 10 (2016) Logo on Raven's portal to Ben's home world 4. Orientation Videos for Villains: Guide for an Evil Conquest - Episode like show itself is full with fourth wall breaks. The most interesting in episode is Classic Vilgax cameo, when Reboot Vilgax uses Omnitrix Also Reboot referenced to OS Theme Song in Season 4, that scene also have fourth wall break joke about Ben's transformations

[@Zeynal10]

Also Reboot have a lot gags with breaking the fourth wall, like Gwen questioning how location changed so fast and Ben seeing Tim Buktu's "Imagination Clouds" and that's only couple that I remember, my most favorite was from Cosplay Day, when Gwen questions how Kevin was able to get out of time portal, Ben answered "shhhhh we don't talk about that"

[@pyrochrys9555]

I love that you're focusing a lot on the motion comic, but I don't want it to hinder your progress on the next chapters.

[@Lawson_Hedgefox]

I loved that alien force reference in the reboot

[@IamGod-p9r]

He knew that he probably compared the 2 things in his head. So accelerate would lose it. Let it's alright when we're faster than fast track couldn't compared it in his head

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

It’s like they’re trying to be Spider-Man, no way home before that even existed

[@Christian_Martinez_yt]

Ben 10 was my second favorite series on cartoon network when I was a kid

[@TMDTheMaskDirector-ye5oe]

I remember the cooper two parter from the original series, spiders but in the end Cooper revealed that he didn’t actually have a second ticket (or even a first ticket) he just made that nonsense up so Ben and Gwen would talk to him.

[@HBstudios2005]

That thumbnail goes so hard

[@TheInkTank]

Thanks, very proud of it!

[@c.j.9536]

There is one that I noticed in the ultimate alien episode called video games Ben jokes about how multiplayer would work in his game and makes a reference by saying the game could clone him which is a reference to protector of earth and alien force (the game not the show) both of those games had multiplayer and player 2 would be a clone of Ben

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

1:55 it reminds me so much of Spider-Man, no way home

[@ilan_profile]

Theres an episode on the reboot where Ben sings the intro of the original show while transforming into Shock Rock

[@Enderstorm20]

I don't know if this counts as the type of fourth wall breaking you're looking for but in the Omniverse episode "Evil's Encore" Dr. Animo breaks the fourth wall and explains his plan to us.

[@Kennotgood]

I just realized the next 5yl episode is on my birthday

[@rrr271003]

Was hoping there’d be a new Drawing Matrix video, but this is quite an interesting and fun video too.

[@GSPScorp]

*One you missed: In Game Over Max makes A comment about if he’s in one of those “Hidden Camera Shows”. Which I’m pretty sure is A joke about many fourth wall jokes in TV shows messing with the screen, as if it’s being recorded.*

[@rowatever7295]

I think you missed a pretty big one from andrea's fault Jimmy talks about how the cartoon channels makes one really bad episode of sumo slammers a season so people would buy more toys

[@idle_speculation]

Rex sings a parody of the OG theme song at the beginning of Heroes United

[@danielsurvivor1372]

Classic series one could be just Grandpa Max looking at something else and being dissapointed by the kids, I don't see how was he looking at camera?

[@kydv404]

I remember this one scene, think it was in Duped, that always stood out to me as a fourth wall break of sorts, but more toward CN than Ben 10. Ben said "Everyone knows live action is better than cartoons." While it's not uncommon for cartoons to make jokes jabbing at that sort of thing, it sticks out to me because the episode aired in 2010, would've been in production during 2009, the height of CN Real, as well as overlapping the production/promotion/release of Alien Swarm. Definitely felt like some commentary on CN's direction at the time.

[@calvinmatthews1527]

I think the Ben 10 franchise has some of the best fourth wall breaks of any cartoons.

[@axelnilsson5124]

Tell that to the emperors new groove

[@ATVPokemonMaster_02]

I love the 4th wall breaking characters ❤

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

4:08 bro I am buddy!

[@ariesobieariesobie9867]

There was a Captain Planet reference in Uaf

[@joshpvgvideogamesandanimer5054]

Can't wait for the And Beyond on Buck Wild, love that added alien

[@Delfromteamrad]

The Incursian(likely spelt that wrong) in the reboot, talking about the next reboot, just shows we need more ben 10 stuff nowadays

[@fennekin1750]

True. I would KILL for a OV Season 9 or direct sequel where the main or one of the main stories would be the Space Roadtrip & Ben & Gwen- I mean Gwendolyn would be 17-18. Kevin ofc would be 18-19. & Rook just couple years older, ofc.

[@okemaettaba]

@@fennekin1750 um omniverse end 6 years ago he said a next reboot meaning there going to be another reboot

[@fennekin1750]

@@okemaettaba Did I comment on the wrong comment?? I genuinely don't know cuz its been months since I originally posted this. Also, if we do get a new reboot, I hope its more based on the Prime Continuity. Like, more inspired by it, instead of replacing/changing practically everything

[@okemaettaba]

@@fennekin1750 Agreed season 1 did not do well for the fans the good episode is you guys like is omni-tricked

[@prodigy6511]

If you think about it, super alien hero buddies was a prediction of the reboot way down the road

[@LiamTheBoy1234]

I don't know if it was intentional, but in the Ultimate Alien episode "Fame", Ben states that his throat hurt after being Humungousaur, which may be a nod to Dee Bradley Baker having a sore throat voicing Humungousaur. I think you mentioned that in the breakdown. Not really sure if it counts

[@mc-maitrixgaming4330]

5 Years Later back next week? Hell yeah

[@akiraevangelionultimateali5199]

7:10 specially merchandise as well and magazines

[@christianparrish3292]

A 21 minute episode of 5yl? I'm in.

[@bobbyahmad5197]

Same

[@fennekin1750]

If hes in, I'm out Joke. I'm actually in

[@goldendummy2099]

i like how ben 10 has barely any 4th wall breaking and then every episode of ultimate spider-man (if you don’t know it’s also made by man of action) spider-man breaks the 4th wall in every episode

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

yeah don't know why they gave him that ability, Spider-Man does talk to himself a lot in comics so maybe thats why? so it doesn't feel awkward

[@SerpentHashiraObanaiIguro]

2:52 Funny you mention UA was the peak of Ben 10's popularity in the US. Especially considering nowadays, you could argue it continues to be far more popular in international markets like Brazil and India than it is in the West.

[@TheDeathbirdhimselfGIGAN2004]

Raboot is the perfect icarnation of ben 10 for 4th wall breaks

[@cold_lenny4207]

I really don’t think the first one with uncle grandpa looking at the camera was a fourth wall break, I think he was just like oh, this is gonna be interesting and looking away

[@PrathamAgnihotri.etwSMIC]

Nice Video Kuro! Just wanted to tell you that I've been a ben 10 fan myself and even after a decade I got my interest back in the franchise just because of 5YL Loving this series Looking forward to the 7th episode Keep it up!

[@manabeni3169]

I love all your vids . You guys are always interning

[@TheInkTank]

Thank you, Manabeni!

[@notBK]

*entertaining 🤓

[@maskph7358]

How about ultimate versions of Ben 10 villains ? For the drawing ultimate videos I mean like - Ultimate classic and ultimate Kevin (but using your version of the ultimates) - Ultimate vilgax - Ultimate Maltruant new version for Ultimate Albedo - Ultimate Malware - Ultimate Hybrid - ultiamte sixsix - ultimate kyber ? - ultimate kraab - ultimate vulcanus ? - Ultimate dnalien? I mean they are basically biological weapons to be fair it would be interesting to see a ultimate of them

[@christianmathew398]

That burn on AF in the reboot is brutal clearly there was some OG Ben fans representing.Still laughed and cheered when I saw it though.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

5:00 Xingo Nation 6:02 Could he...?

[@okemaettaba]

let's forget plus.. never mind just forget what Kevin said

[@arayikmilitosyan1035]

Great video guys. Enjoyed all the fourth wall jokes

[@Johnny2gyro]

Stan and kuro are ready to throw hands with colectimus

[@MrRonald327]

They had some charm.

[@nicholasneally2834]

They also said in Gen 10 when Alpha hacked the watch they asked " can he do that? And then said he just did "

[@psycho7642]

a vid like this so close to the deadpool 3 trailer feels warrented

[@YaBoiJoosh]

Bloxx really needs the love

[@MaybeBT]

I don’t know if this counts, but in the episode called ‘The visitor’ Wild vine looks at the camera and says, “No way.”

[@christianparrish3292]

March 2nd for And Beyond? booyah!

[@bobbyahmad5197]

Yeeeeee

[@blueraccoon1088]

Technically the first max fourth wall break when ben and gwen go to the sumo slammers game when max said "please tell me I'm not on one of those hidden camera shows" lol 😆

[@guilhermeteodosio40]

Omniverse fourth wall breaks are my favorites

[@moonwhooper]

I'd like to see an episode where Kenko teams up with Ishiyama

[@christianparrish3292]

I have a feeling that Clyde five might get a short review. Or if you're considering a full breakdown of the episode, you should do it with Ash, Kellen, or both.

[@fennekin1750]

Clyde 5 deserves a full Breakdown, I agree wholeheartedly. & it'd definitely be great & fun for Ash, Kellen or both to co-host!

[@christianparrish3292]

@@fennekin1750 we'll see. And it's cool that Jon Heder and Edie McClurg guest star.

[@fennekin1750]

@@christianparrish3292 Ok..? Idk who those ppl are, tbh. Edit: Oh, now I know who those are.

[@christianparrish3292]

@@fennekin1750 Google them, I'm sure you'll know who they are.

[@goatman2373]

Only other one I can think of that wasn't mentioned was OS Ben saying that Swampfire was just a copy of Wildvine in Forge of Creation

[@MotivatedMike24]

Man I love the ink tank they are the best part of the of the Ben 10 and Danny Phantom community