The Episode That Changed The Fandom Forever ft. O.R.Ash

[@da-bee8]

Omnitrix: is literally indestructible. Ben breaks it with a screwdriver.

[@magnificentiPod]

I agree one million percent. The only way to beat Ben is by breaking or disabling the omnitrix

[@razernexus2717]

It also broke from a self-destruct

[@bread5795]

maybe the omnitrix doesnt activate its defenses against its bearer?

[@SamG5457]

@@bread5795 This actually makes sense

[@austinmccormick8952]

@@bread5795 that's a good point

[@theshellderinslowbrostail5422]

Asmuth: This is a tool for peace Ben: Screwdriver time

[@christianparrish6647]

Hehehe

[@fireplace3385]

A pokemon i also have a pokemon profile picture

[@lockonstratos7787]

Did you mean on slowbros tail?

[@dr.rajasaurusandunclebonec6526]

He(Ben) spelled *piece* wrong...

[@spicybreadproductions1972]

It's screwdriver time!

[@memeboi6942]

Asmuth: Finally! The omnitrix is in good hands. Ben: Next time, get a watch that can handle the tennyson style.

[@nerocumberbatch7974]

"Later, N-!"

[@deadaccount8054]

This episode is basically just a really, really, really great fanfiction.

[@velvetdarksoul8741]

Bahahaha, so true!

[@nerddeooo]

Ben 10 Omniverse in a nutshell

[@lunakingsley.7247]

Yap!

[@thomasraines1396]

Yeah that pretty much sums it up.

[@dragonwren1893]

But in a good way

[@Penroseapostle]

Heatjaws was probably the greatest fusion idea, simply because Ben had to overcome Ripjaw’s weaknesses, while at the same he had to deal with Heatblast’s weaknesses, and vice versa, while using their best assets would harm him

[@dabuff1319]

I'm surprised he was able to live I thought his lungs would go out from breathing in smoke his existence is biologically impossible... Litteraly in universe.

[@masterblaster2678]

These guys say they forgot this happened, but this fusion is the entire reason I remember this episode. It's such a cool thing to see that fusing two things together does not always improve on the originals, some things aren't meant to exist together. While I'm not a big fan of the design (they just mashed them together without changing anything lol) I think it was a really cool and memorable concept. Also "Ripblast" and "Heatjaws" are both absolutely fire names, no pun intended.

[@Penroseapostle]

They should've brought Heatjaws back in Omniverse so we can see how much Ben improved with the fusion

[@teneesh3376]

Just wished the actual design didn't look very lazily designed

[@DamianSiIvers]

I like how Heatjaws has Ripjaws' voice with the effects of Heatblast’s

[@trontravolta379]

That's Steve Blum, Heatblast's voice actor

[@PrimalDragon1740]

@@trontravolta379 Wow. That man's career is wider than I thought. I knew him in all his video game rolls such as Mortal Kombat characters like Sub Zero and Reptile as well as Hobgoblin in Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions and Ares in God of War

[@nzuzovilakazi901]

@@PrimalDragon1740 he also voiced Ghostfreak and Vilgax in the OS. And a few other minor characters.

[@leolizard3152]

I love Steve’s Vilgax. He’s a phenomenal voice actor.

[@austinforgie1069]

I was thinking Ripblast.

[@river8803]

I’m disappointed Wildvine and Cannonbolt did not have a fusion in this episode. They are the only 2 extra aliens Ben had at the time so it would have been neat to have seen them fused together

[@StardustLegend]

It would’ve also been great to see him fumble around with the powers. I could imagine the vines getting tangled up whenever he rolls and the cannon bolt part being too heavy to support the vines

[@paynevess8822]

@@StardustLegend Wreckingball.jpeg?

[@dr.science_0177]

Damn I forgot wildvine is a thing.

[@scrunglee]

Coulda used his vines and turned himself into a giant wrecking ball or paddleball

[@dabuff1319]

He just turns into a giant eco friendly slingshot.

[@matthewchambers3073]

Those baby gators makes me wonder why isn't the mother guarding the nest, or carrying the babies to the water? That's what alligators do, same with their cousins the crocodile, Cayman, and gharial.

[@MysterySeeker]

Cause the mother's been stuck in the kiddy pool of course.

[@theomnimushroom5290]

Mother alligator: please help me I'm being continually harassed and abused by underage children, my children just hatched and they cannot defend themselves.

[@LeRodz]

The mother is getting paid so the people can borrow their kids duh

[@Ichizaka_Kururi]

Bro u are so funny 🤣🤣😂

[@matthewchambers3073]

@@theomnimushroom5290 poor mama alligator

[@RealMelodyHope]

I absolutely adore the symbols on the Omnitrix. It normally looks like an hourglass... it's a watch, something that keeps time. Like the time that Ben has when he turns into different aliens. But when he's opening it up to change, the indents cross into a double-helix before turning into a diamond, showing a silhouette of the alien. Then when it is malfunctioning in this episode, it never fully finishes crossing into the diamond, staying as a double-helix. Double, as in two aliens fusing together.

[@christianparrish6647]

Your profile picture is pretty.

[@dragon47mobile]

@Christian perish why are you skimping like wtf seriously wrong place

[@Amirifiz]

@@dragon47mobile Dude. I'm pretty sure thats not simping.

[@maniacgreen8609]

That sounds so awesome

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Huh, I never reallt though that deeply into it! Kinda makes me wonder why the omnitrix symbols plastered all over plumber stuff then.

[@StanHanrahan]

oh my goodness yay, i love these!

[@fireplace3385]

Me too buddy

[@MaybeMania]

SECOND YES I MADE IT

[@loraninkabysssanskimerysce5944]

Hello I Seen Your Video I Love Them

[@AtelierGod]

The face plate more than likely helps the Omnitrix focus in on a single aliens dna which is why you can’t spin it without the face plate and random dna gets into random transformations.

[@michaelcheng9987]

This might be a stretch, but I could have seen the face plate as looking like a lens(just ironically the frame around it and not the actual lens). And of course, lenses are tools to help you _focus_ edit: Actually a frame is also appropriate because thematically, it's confining the scope of the transformation to a single alien's dna; a frame draw your attention(focus) to what's inside it rather than around it.

[@ghostspider2056]

I like how Heatjaws was fighting two monsters that are also water and fire attributes separately, making it more challenging for Ben.

[@moviehermit5631]

Dr. Animo is starting to remind me of a Spider-man villain who had this incredible interaction with Spider-man Spider-man: "You can rewrite DNA on the fly, and you're using it to turn people into *Dinosaurs?* But with tech like that, you could cure *cancer!"* Sauron: "But I don't *want* to cure cancer. I want to turn people into dinosaurs."

[@edgargaebolg9307]

I swear I could only think of Dr Amino when I saw that guy

[@greatmind179]

Man has messed up priorities but would you be able to resist turning people into dinosaurs if you had that power.

[@anthonyrodriguez8788]

@@greatmind179 with great power comes great responsibility. Sauron gave into the temptation of dinosaurs and now he's a bad guy.

[@twistedyogert]

@@greatmind179 Only if people wanted to be a dinosaur and I could reverse the process. Dinosaurs weren't that bright. The T-Rex was basically a giant chicken.

[@dlwsports563]

Sauron is more of an X-Men villain.

[@Agis5512]

Remember the second Ghostrider movie? How the movie really showcased Ghost Rider's ability to transform any vehicle he piloted into a demonic hellfire machine? That's how I imagine the Heatblast+Upgrade fusion working.

[@CrowMan434]

Woah 🔥

[@TMDTheMaskDirector-ye5oe]

I just imagined it, it’s cool.

[@HealthGage0336]

Shit you got a point

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

I wish they had included Greymatter and Ripjaws in the DNA lab and added Ditto, Eyeguy, and Waybig later. Would a Wildmutt/Eyeguy fusion have eyes? That would actually be a really good fusion for tracking and be impossible to sneak up on. I imagine he would have Wildmutt's vision overlayed with Eyeguy's similar to snakes with heat pits.

[@greatclubsandwich5612]

I would have it so that wildmut's scent gills covered the design like eye guy's eyes and he had "Hyper Smell" and could sense the difference between 2 grains of salt. Not sure how the energy beams would work though... Beyond gross sneezes...

[@DJDroz-tz4qc]

@lalrivunga hnamte I always called it Vinemutt. You could make the same debate with Upgrade and Upchuck too, Gradechuck. Speaking of Vinemutt, the "official" version has Wildvine's shoulder eyes? In fact a few Wildmutt fusions have eyes so Eyemutt most likely would too?

[@TheCrunkulous]

@@DJDroz-tz4qc Chuckgrade sounds a lot better

[@joaodala549]

@@TheCrunkulous UP UP

[@LucyWest370]

Eyes everywhere but the face

[@theplaguegamer6216]

6:57 I thought it made sense when the crab mixed with stinkfly because crabs share a lineage with insects and stinkfly is an insectoid species.

[@theplaguegamer6216]

@@BrandonTBlackwell Crustaceans and insects share a common ancestor in the genetic lineage

[@Fei-Chan]

Then why grandpa max turn into a maggot stinkfly? God that part gave me nightmares when I was a kid

[@theplaguegamer6216]

@@Fei-Chan because the omnitrix was "bugging" out (I am so sorry. I know that was lame)

[@chriswentz5197]

@@Fei-Chan imagine if instead of him turning into a super sad creature that would like to die instead of live in that body,He turned into a tetramand and absolutely wreck animo spine in half?

[@CrustyFox87]

@@chriswentz5197 that would've been pretty cool

[@deadaccount8054]

This series Gives me that Iconic feeling Of waiting for A new Episode to air on tv i haven't felt in like 7 years. Thank you :)

[@kevingb6778]

very true

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

True

[@bashengatheblackmanta7003]

I got that feeling back with marvel tv show on Disney +

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

A little weird that animo goes to a gator farm and DOESN’T mutate one of the gators immediately. Funny enough I think the heatbat is the coolest thing to come out of this episode pffft!

[@filipvadas7602]

The fact that this idea of "fusions" comes back in last third of Omniverse is kinda cool

[@ride-playerbb2818]

One of the good things that came out of that show

[@areallymeanperson]

@@ride-playerbb2818 one of?

[@1dr]

@@ride-playerbb2818 omniverse arent that bad tho

[@ronswanson7371]

@@1dr isn’t*

[@1dr]

English With @@ronswanson7371

[@andyzhang7890]

I was so obsessed with the fusion website... The Ghostfreak, Benmummy, Benwolf, Benvictor, and Wildvine combinations were so damn cool. Diamondfreak... perfection

[@shyguygaming5397]

I remember writing a dumb comic on like 15 pieces of office paper as a kid about Ben having the same problem again for no reason, only he was fighting Kevin. I remember making a Ghostfreak-4 Arms that was only in like one panel and a Stinkfly-Grey Matter that Kevin took down with a fly-swatter. The problem just went away at the end with no explanation. It was one of my proudest achievements.

[@Lh0000]

Yeah, that sounds oddly reasonable for an episode.. like I could see the problem just going away for no reason actually happening in an episode, not like a serious one.. but an episode where Kevin fights with a fly swatter is not going to be a serious episode. I rank your comic 25/25 wish it was actually animated as a full episode.

[@burner555]

Do you still have the comic?

[@shyguygaming5397]

@@burner555 nope. Lost to time.

[@burner555]

@@shyguygaming5397 R.I.P.

[@CuriousNeon]

@@shyguygaming5397 R.I.P

[@Andy-ld8zk]

So, remember when HeatJaws attacked the mutated frog underwater and it passed out? Frogs breathe through their skin, they are amphibious because their skin needs to be wet. The frog was barely alive and breathing very heavily by the end because Ben nearly suffocated it.

[@CrowMan434]

Damn thanks for that knowledge :)

[@thomasraines1396]

Something about Diamond-Matter just looks weird, I think it’s his eyes.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

Imagine if he'd gotten an Upgrade-Wildvine fusion which combined Upgrade's ability to meld with and modify technology & Wildvine's ability to merge with plantlife into Upgrade but for living matter, and that was how the mutations were undone- By Ben in that fusion state merging with the mutated creatures/ Max & seperating the alien dna out, undoing the mutations "manually".

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

O con ghostfreak

[@peshomighty5051]

CannonR8 cant be a ball can’t be fast. Regular speed punchs prone to tripping over tail. Upgrade and uh Wildmutt. Shoot lazer out of the gills. And shoots the quills(wildmutt can shoot quills?) Upgrade and Stinkflys. SLIME no bones upgrade becomes a flammable liquid. Uh burns organic matter and tech. Ages technology a downgrade not unupgrade.

[@TYLER-fs5ks]

Original series with ben : With one screwdriver, hé break the Omnitrix alien force with ben dad : He broke all his tools and didn't even scratch thé omnitrex

[@GeorgeCowsert]

In all fairness the Omnitrix did update and physically transform to match, so the hardware is probably way more durable than it's original form.

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

maybe Azmuth got status updates and saw how it got broken so updated it in the recalibration to accommodate for... "human ingenuity"

[@TYLER-fs5ks]

@@GeorgeCowsert i realy think in that

[@raydgreenwald7788]

@@Xeno-The-Wanderer honestly I do not know how the Ben 10 fandom on tumblr has not yet mixed with the "aliens exasperated by human insanity" people.

[@deadaccount8054]

Omniverse: the Omnitrix is a bracelet

[@keeganmoore99]

Would've been cool if Diamondmatter have shot various crystals for the Fire Bat to avoid, eventually leading the bat to fire a blast at him which would've reflected from crystal to crystal, focusing into a beam that would end the bat.

[@VaritySport]

Can’t wait for “Back For Vengeance” next week

[@vetarlittorf1807]

I wanted to see a fusion of Heatblast and Stinkfly. Or at least Diamondhead and Four Arms.

[@robertkovarna8294]

DiamondArms would be a good fusion I feel.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@robertkovarna8294 What about Heatfly? He'd probably be shooting napalm instead of slime.

[@robertkovarna8294]

@@vetarlittorf1807 Yes. And hmm. What would be a good alien for Xlr8 to fuse with?

[@vetarlittorf1807]

@@robertkovarna8294 A xenomorph maybe?

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

that diamondhead and four arms fusion from that dna game was EVERYWHERE in Ben 10 knockoff merch, and i thought it appeared in the show but it didn't

[@warricklendon5140]

I love that I can rewatch Ben 10 with a person who knows what he is talking about

[@hunterfox6176]

Upgrade-Wildvine fusion could definitely work in a clockwork fantasy setting. His vines gould grow outward and take manual control of airships and stuff

[@somehelluvafanboy8357]

4:25 The way O.R.Ash says "He uses _g u m_ " kills me

[@zainuddin4076]

ggggggum*

[@hiashi1943]

You could tell he was disgusted 😂

[@neoretrothemasksculptor6261]

Big brain moves here

[@elmocko12]

Bruh the DNA lab is the most terrifying thing I have ever witnessed also great vid probs one of my favourite videos of yours currently also I like how u did this with ash btw I Love his art especially his symbio aliens so cool

[@ViperOnRR]

The least believable part of this episode is how perfectly Ben lines up the gum with the rim of the face plate.

[@dreadman8210]

19:24 the masterpiece that Adam Diamondbolt himself envisioned.

[@aidianajones]

Question for everyone: Would a Wildmutt fusion be able to talk, or only make Wildmutt noises?

[@christianparrish6647]

Good question.

[@blue_boo3171]

What if it was sort of growl-based, so it wasn't super clear but could still be vaguely interpreted?

[@christianparrish6647]

@@blue_boo3171 we will never know.

[@Hilijix]

My guess is somewhat, but not perfectly. Probably broken English. An Evolved Vulpimancer could talk though.

[@aidianajones]

@Leanne Webber Ooh, I like that.

[@ploppman7524]

As a kid I always assumed Stinkfly was dr. Animo's favourite alien because it was the one most like an animal. Realizing now that Wildmutt was a thing... maybe he just wanted Stinkfly's ability to fly.

[@mertensiam3384]

Maybe he likes it cause it's the weirdest looking of the OG aliens like anything fused with it is gonna look gross

[@souptikchakraborty2004]

The last transformation that Ben locked into before the stabilizer came off, got glued to the stabilizer Thus every fusion was stinkfly

[@pedroff_1]

​@@souptikchakraborty2004except for the heatblast bat...

[@matijasostojic4288]

I imagine it's because stinkgly is a bug and bugs are always the first used when it comes to looking at and experimenting with genetics. Maybe being a bug actively makes Stinkflies DNA easier to manipulate than any other alien.

[@StardustLegend]

While it is questionable that Ben was able to remove the face plate of the watch with a screw driver, we also see Azmuth remove the god damn core of the watch with his bare hands in secret of the omnitrix

[@chriswentz5197]

Azmuth was the one that created the omnitrix tho

[@craigpeoples9883]

@@chriswentz5197True

[@JanizMakudomaru]

If he had Wildvine, I think Ripjaws and him would've been a pretty good combo when out on the swamp.

[@rayhaanahmed1139]

I never got how Ben would be able to break the omnitrix with a screwdriver. The thing which is suppose to be bottom line indestructible, is broken by a 10 year old with a screwdriver.

[@dabuff1319]

It's a wierd mix of early installment weirdness and plot convenience.

[@HSISN06942]

Someone said maybe it doesn’t defend against its user

[@kermit4036]

@@HSISN06942 I mean, if it could kill it's user that would potentially try to take it off because of frustration and fear it's kinda the opposite of what Azmuth was going for?

[@lenildo_lindao]

Maybe the Omnitrix has some parts that aren't indestructible

[@stonalisa3729]

@@lenildo_lindao azimuth did take the core out in secrets without any tools

[@ravindupadmanath2802]

next thing you know ben breaks the Omnitrix again cause him to obtain the powers of his aliens while still retaining his human form. man, could you imagine that? that would be the lamest thing that could happen to ben. thank goodness that didn't happen to Ben *AT ANY POINT OF HIS FUTURE...*

[@daraghokane4236]

Also undermine the point of it, instead of walking in the shoe and being someone eles he just gets there power

[@pedrohenriquemoraessantos1164]

It would be way more cool if he transform parts of his body like skurd does

[@daraghokane4236]

@@pedrohenriquemoraessantos1164 Even still that undermines its role. Like during the civil war on upchucks planet he could turn into both species so he was on both sides and neither side. This ben ten would not do that he would just have there power

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheDailyHood]

......

[@captainchaos5705]

I really wish we could've seen a wildvine/upgrade fusion. I imagine him shooting tendrils towards machines and kinda remote controlling/upgrading them

[@wolfknight6061]

Diamond matter could’ve used his brains to ricochet the shards he shoots to be able hit the mutated animals. For example if he was stealthy in the episode he could ricochet shards shots to confuse the mutants of where he is exactly.

[@Ab0min4tor]

I don't remember if it was the DNA lab or not, but i do remember a fusion game in some shady ben 10 site. You entered codes and it would give you an alien. Put 2 codes, and bam, fusion. It didn't have all aliens from the classic series, but there was another one for Alien Force Edit: watching the video before comenting is a good thing. Yes, it was dna lab, but as i said, it was on a shady ben 10 site and had the codes on the same page. Well, now i know why it had codes at least And it still doesn't explain the AF one

[@ricardomiles2957]

When I played DNA lab I remember I used to go to a "official" CN site with a lot of flash games, and it was just like that, each alien had a code. The AF was wacky and not fun bc it wasn't pre made art like DNA lab, it wasn't even about fusion, you had generic alien parts and you chose color

[@infinitypercival5958]

Hey I remember messing around with fusions in the Alien Force one! I don't remember a whole lot of what kind of fusions I made, but I think I used Alien X's body and turned it red at one point lol.

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

I remember there was this “make your own alien” thing on the cartoon network website.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

I remember using that too

[@T1tanSalazar]

Dr animo and the mutant Ray was always my favorite episode as a kid Here comes that Intro song, man this is catchy

[@coreytaylor8151]

My town has a festival for Black Walnuts. We have a carnival open for the first few days and a race on the Sunday it ends. My dad runs in the race nearly every year. But thinking about it, the Black Walnut Festival is kinda an 'in name only' thing: I don't see much Black Walnut themed stuff at the carnival or race. It probably is just an excuse to have a festival for people to let loose. Also, my town is the County Seat, so the whole county just comes over to celebrate.

[@RadikAlice]

Your comment about the episode having a comic book feel is just on point. It's basically another what if scenario. And about the DNA Lab, I was gonna comment But then Ash basically echoed my thoughts "I've never seen this, that's so cool"

[@khalidahmed8402]

By the way “Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray” is such a a great episode title, Idk y but it just works so well for me

[@fresh10]

Ripjaws and Heatblasts Fusion was so badass and he was the best in this episode

[@anthonylezama1645]

6:09 It's funny you point that out, i remember in the Ben 10,000 episode Animo's entire design was one big white-haired gorilla body. I like to think of this as the prototype

[@Kucoz]

Just when I finished watching the other videos! Obviously I love hearing fan talk about cool things, but I really value your perspective as an artist, its helping me see farther into all cartoons not just this one

[@whirl3690]

During the breakdown, you mentioned that perhaps an Upgrade fusion could merge with the machine and destroy it. What if it was the Upgrade-Heatblast fusion from the DNA Lab? He would merge with the machine and use the flames to destroy it.

[@carbinecryo30716]

I actually have a theory about why the Ripjaws/Heatblast fusion is so blatently just an alien creation chamber It could probably be because the powers don't work together

[@safiyypro5467]

I remember my 8 yr old self being very excited when they decide to fuse some Aliens, from this episode to even the Ben 10000 in Omniverse

[@charcoal8234]

Thanks for showcasing my fan art, Kuro! This video is really fun to watch !

[@ryanchong9965]

I was thinking how some of these fusions would work (at least the ones that seem kinda obvious). New abilities/traits that come with the combined forms basically. Be warned because its a lot and not in a perfect order. Thanks for reading. Blitzwolfer + Wildmutt would give him access to echolocation since Vulpimancers are reliant on sound. The downside is that this reliance on sound is a double whammy as higher-pitched sounds would probably be more lethal to him. Diamondhead + Ghostfreak would have a natural ability where his crystals can not be phased through by Ectonurites and other aliens with the ability to phase like Necrofriggians. Diamondhead + Wildvine has access to terrakenesis, provided his crystals are growing out of the earth he is trying to move. Diamondhead + Wildmutt would have the ability to track stuff using his crystals. Almost like proximity alerts. Diamondhead + Frankenstrike can channel electricity through his crystals. Diamondhead + Heatblast can combine his crystals and his fire. He can control his crystals from ranges where they are simply burning to turning the crystals into magma. Wildmutt + Frankenstrike can sense electricity/electrical beings. Wildmutt + Ghostfreak can sense ghosts/other undead. Wildmutt + Heatblast can distinguish what is and isn't fire and focus on what he wants. This is useful since fire is likely 'blinding' to a normal Vulpimancer. Wildmutt + Upgrade can sense and detect specific technology. However, higher-level technology has a stronger 'scent' so he must learn how to keep track of whatever he is tracking. He can also see normally, though the quality of his vision is poor. Think of like a camera's picture quality at night; that's his vision regardless of light levels. Wildmutt + XLR8 can track things too fast for the human eye to see. His reaction and counters are also almost blindingly fast, but this is technically slower than a natural Kineceleran. Frankenstrike + Cannonbolt would have the ability to charge his rollouts with electricity. It would function in a similar way to how Shocksquatch (Or Electriyetti if you wanna get technical) supercharged Gwen's Cannonbolt, minus the need for two aliens. Depending on how you look at it, his towers can either be retractable, his towers could hide on the inside, or be a major weakness when using the rollout ability. If its considered a weakness, he could only roll forward and never backward. (I'm not sure if the physics would check out on that though) Ghostfreak + Heatblast would create a burning aura instead of a chilling one. Not exactly a true ability, more like a side effect. Perhaps a true ability is that his flames would actually cast darkness? Ghostfreak + Upchuck can now eat magic, souls, and/or undead spirits. The individual/spell affects the taste. (EX: fire-based spells would be considered spicy.) Ghostfreak + Wildvine has the ability to create and control dead plant matter. While he can kill off plant matter, doing so would not be beneficial. A lot of the aliens with movement abilities (XLR8, Cannonbolt, etc.) would create a flame trail and fiery afterimage when combined with Heatblast. For example, XLR8 can now run fast enough to set the ground on fire. Cannonbolt chars the ground he rolls on. Upgrade + Heatblast would probably set vehicles on fire, but would also give the added benefit of high heat resistance. Almost like how Ghost Rider possesses vehicles and turns it into a death metal variant. Upgrade + Wildvine gives access to biomechanical blueprints, instead of being limited to mechanical ones. Upgrade + XLR8 would give inherent speed boosts to whatever he 'upgrades'. XLR8 + Four Arms would lose some strength but retain most of XLR8's speed. This makes Four Arms into a very fast reacting tetramand, but a slow kineceleran. Four Arms + Snare-Oh has much stronger bandages. This is both a strength and a weakness since his bandages can not be weakened past its natural state. Four Arms + Diamondhead is an offensive and defensive tank; Four Arms keeps his strength while gaining Diamondhead's toughness. The downside is that his size and mass means his overall speed and reactions are quite slow; he would lose against any Kinecelerian despite being basically unbreakable. Cannonbolt + Diamondhead is basically if Ultimate Canonbolt could control crystals. However, similar to the Four Arms + Diamondhead fusion, he's very bulky, tanky, and heavy which results in slower walking speeds and poor reactions. His rollout speed is unaffected, and if the two fusions were put to a defensive contest, the Cannonbolt + Diamondhead fusion would win out. Despite the absence of more Grey Matter transfusions, I imagine that there are two that really stand out. XLR8 + Grey Matter turns Grey Matter into a hyper genius, able to solve complex equations in a matter of seconds. This especially helps since he's still small. Four Arms + Grey Matter would be an average between the two sizes. Short for a Tetramand (maybe even midget) but still a giant compared to Galvans. The bonus for this fusion is that he would still know his strength, his limits, and most importantly, how and where to strike. Wow, you read through all of this? Congratulations. Get yourself a cookie. What do you think of it?

[@xmappergamer1002]

Ghost grade can posses and control cyborgs

[@soaringicarus9424]

I would've loved to see a XLR8 and Grey Matter fusion. It's this highly intelligent being with immense physical speed to accomplish any task. Hell, you could've done it to where XLR8 also increased his thought process and so he can't sit still what so ever.

[@Aumon1042]

"Upgrade has returned to monke" The best quote of 2021

[@lunakingsley.7247]

Love the video. And I love fusions Wich Is why I like Glitch I guess (regardless Glitch is very underrated character in the Ben 10 franchise). Also diamond matter could use graymatter's smarts to use the diamonds in neat ways

[@aydenh6074]

I think Max turned into a fusion of Stinkfly and cannon bolt but since he only has stinkfly's skin, he can't move.

[@bazimga]

That is more disturbing to think of…

[@VermillionPengu]

The scene where Ben transformed into heatjaws and couldn't breath neither on land nor water had me in tears as a kid for some reason.

[@Forgetme413]

12:57 maltruant when he finds out that Ben can survive the Big Bang

[@Frosty4427]

I spent so much time on the DNA Lab as a kid. Absolutely loved it. Every single combination looked like it'd fit in the show.

[@mdudegamer]

I remember I made a list of the fusion codes I could see from outside the package of the toys when we were at the store. I was a big fan of the Ghostfreak fusions, but I also remember thinking HeatFly would be really useful with the explosive goo.

[@3kojimbles895]

you were just like "hm time to commit war crimes ben"

[@matijasostojic4288]

A couple of days ago I had just happened to look inside of my old closet on the corner of my room (it was from like 2013-2015 or so). On the inside of the door I had stuck some like Ben 10 decorations/wall stickers and one of them was Diamondfreak. I saw it from a distance and thought "Chromastone?" but then I realized I had somehow gotten my hands on a fusion without noticing it was a completely Unknown alien to me. I didn't even know they were available or how I had gotten it all the way back around the OV days.

[@bigdoubleu117]

14:15 Great Code Lyoko reference there... is that another review series I smell? Lol. People died a lot in that show.

[@burner555]

23:52 Cretin: Wildchuck Intellectual: *_UPDOG_*

[@animo358]

7:03 I get what you mean, but Stinkfly kinda just FEELS like the alien that would live in a swamp, of the current playlist. So...idk, maybe share it between Stinkfly, Wildvine, and Ripjaws?

[@DonniedrakoE]

Aw yes the episode that spawned a thousand fanarts.

[@izvy]

honestly kuro, these videos are so well produced and so nostalgic! thank you for putting in your time to make these videos for us! keep up the great work 💯

[@lightningmr_dt]

Could you imagine if max gained tiny amounts of the aliens (the 11)(from the second ray hitting him) that he can spread throughout his body, they would be around a fingers worth but it would be so cool and help max out in quite a few scenarios.

[@Noaher256]

9:12 *XRL8 DIAMONDHEAD* *Runner Of The Universe*

[@Flex-np9rm]

23:34 Heat Blast + Upgrade Ghost Rider?

[@twistedyogert]

Only for motorcycles.

[@theblackswordsman3612]

11:05 kill me ... kill me ... end my suffering

[@Winter_Chill_]

i feel like 19:15 CanonArms had to be the inspiration behind Deefus Veeblepister's Slapstrike from that imposter ben episode in Omniverse

[@dontatmebro-]

I thought it was inspired by the nightmares I had when I was kid.

[@EalainEP]

Pretty sure ben 10 introduced me to most of my fav fiction ideas, fusions and transformations

[@crossfire34]

I can't wait for the next episode. It's the one I've been waiting for.

[@LewisWrAllison]

I love how Max Stinkfly still has his eyebrows.

[@willropa4226]

Imagine Ghost Freak and Heat Blast, Ghost Blast, could shoot fire that phases through objects. Match with the theme of the fusions being near powerless.

[@peshomighty5051]

CannonR8 cant be a ball can’t be fast. Regular speed punchs prone to tripping over tail. Upgrade and uh Wildmutt. Shoot lazer out of the gills. And shoots the quills(wildmutt can shoot quills?) Upgrade and Stinkflys. SLIME no bones upgrade becomes a flammable liquid. Uh burns organic matter and tech. Ages technology a downgrade not unupgrade. Ghostgrade super ghost super slimey

[@shikabaneconga]

7:50 "Frankenstein's monster style scientist" Bro you mean Frankenstein? 😂😂😂

[@MidoriNatsume]

Redundant Department of Redundancy.

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

He tends to be redundant a lot, like "religious cultists" in the tick episode.

[@DCTRMN]

14:52 when ben's startled there his entire eyes turn green

[@zmoney7637]

There really is a festival for everything. My hometown had a leek festival, and the highlight of the festival was people racing outhouses down main street. Now that I type it out I'm just now realizing how weird it was.

[@goob_goob_gooby_goob]

Honestly, I would love to see the Heatblast + Upgrade fusion. It'd be really cool to see him upgrade a thing, then having parts of the thing be on fire. Would kinda be Ghost Rider-esque. Like that scene from Ghost Rider 2 where he basically "upgrades" the crane and turns it into a giant firey saw

[@Tombola1993]

Such a good a good episode. It’s really cool how they carroed on the tradition of Omnitrix fusions and that fans took inspiration from this particular episode to make more fusions of several omnitrix aliens. Even the alien force, ultimately aliens and omniverse aliens, including the ultimate forms. Definitely has created an inspirational impact on the fans.

[@wishingstar8701]

Most intellectually impressive fusion. Grey Matter and Upgrade. A vast and superior intellect mixed eith the ability to merge with tech and upgrade it.

[@lpfan4491]

"I made a second omnitrix." "how?" "I used fusion again to become the ultimate mastermind!"

[@michaelrhett4958]

5:40 so Gators sound like a game of Galaga?

[@stereokuuji]

Hey, you said you it 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Potato89869]

fun fact if ben tried to transform into swampfire and fused with heatblast he could have gotten swampfire

[@avottero9007]

The face of the Omnitrix the ring piece is called the DNA interface I just came up with that

[@bkayxyz8297]

Review Day! Thanks for making fridays better than they already are!

[@damienofthedamned]

I have been patiently waiting for this one the most. And I'm glad Ryan is joining, especially since I've recently discovered his work on Fusion Lab. All in all, most loved.

[@DSHAD723]

New episode let’s go!

[@Spooky_2024.]

I love how the bats fire head just stays like it’s normal when it’s upside down

[@benstone1O1]

Before I watch the video anyone remember that Ben10 Fusion game DNA lab thing ...I hope it comes up in the video

[@benstone1O1]

We'll never mind...I remember I used to Google the DNA lab codes ...ah good old days

[@noise7257]

i actually really enjoyed ash being here this episode. it was fun to see his thoughts alongside yours!!

[@adamzielke3541]

I feel like if you did want to have one more fusion, maybe the last fight finally gives Ben the "Perfect" fusion. All the other fusions kind of nerf the aliens, but for the final fight, Ben could've had a fusion where the 2 aliens' powers perfectly complement each other. Not too sure on which it would be and it'd have to be 2 aliens that he didn't fuse prior. So assuming that he doesn't get Heatjaws, he'd still have Heatblast, Wildmutt, XLR8, Ripjaws, Upgrade, Cannonbolt, and Wildvine. So either A. if you could replace Heatjaws with the "perfect" fusion, which would it be, or B. if he started as Heatjaws but then the Mutant Ray changed him into said perfect fusion (thus not heatblast or ripjaws), which would it be?

[@coledignam399]

Ghost matter? Diamond arms? XLRJaws? Idk I kind of hoped I would see those and I feel like these would be really cool. Diamond head and four arms I feel would work because they are both strong. Small ghost freak with gray matters brain would be huge because, well, intangeability and the problem solving ability. Rip jaws was already a very fast predator underwater with hard jaws that could swim fast, but pair that with XLR8's speed and he would become insane in theory.

[@dujedebil]

The reason why I like fridays is here

[@sr.brigadeiro7718]

Same

[@13KuriMaster]

One thing I like about the Fusions is that they weren't the best of both world of the 2 aliens like what often comes in fiction... if you want to fuse 2 of Ben's aliens, you would likely need to be careful of which two you fuse so that they don't interfere with each other. For Ben at this point, that is impossible, as the aliens are grabbed randomly, but for Ben 10K, who can choose what aliens are used in the Fusion and likely has time to practice and test different Fusions when the world is not in peril, it can be a lot more practical.

[@1manApocalypse_CP]

Ikr, Biomnitrix has so much potential, wish it was expanded on/shown more.

[@hiashi1943]

10:40 well, the difference is, if you get a heavy enough bullet (or projectile, line say perhaps, a tungsten rod) and drop it from space, thats a projectile that could kill a lot of people. As for the energy... Yes 😂

[@JunkJester6131]

All the Upgrade and Snare-Oh DNA Lab Fusions are my favorite.

[@mechafreak7938]

23:33 So basically an alien Ghostrider.

[@Raphails]

I remember when I was little, this was my favorite episode