What Makes Malware So Great? (Ben 10)

[@Genesis-XE]

It’s crazy how even though Omniverse is the most light hearted and comedic of the original 4 shows, Malware is one of the most terrifying and psychotic villains of the entire franchise.. and in all of his appearances he is consistent

[@axelnilsson5124]

Animo was consistent in all his appearances too

[@SuperGamefreak18]

@@axelnilsson5124 almost said something but yeah Animo was the best of his returning villians, sure without context his alien force version was awkward because he's prison jacked still but yeah that's a nickpick at worst

[@LuisGustavoSO]

​@@SuperGamefreak18other than the Ma Vreedle scene, I really think OV Vilgax is consistent as well. I really wished they used some other villain to be intimidated by her, but I get why they used Vilgax since it would need to be a ruthless villain for the joke to work and he's the standard

[@mayotango1317]

¿Really? I never feel that teenager Ben is scared of him.

[@N.I.A23]

Malware was great because he was taken 100% seriously all the time. Even khyber and psychopus became jokes later on but not malware

[@filipvadas7602]

To be fair to Malware, its kind of implied that: A) He was actively in immense physical pain B) He was basically an outcast among his own species due to the corrosive effect he had on all technology, including other Mechamorphs So him losing patience was understandable, despite still being a mistake on his part

[@PrincessTwilightdash]

To be fair all mechamorph were considered a accident

[@monkiking778]

Also his sanity was affected by his creation aswell as he has probably been waiting for all we know he has been waiting for hundreds of years

[@kamijounotouma5596]

​@@PrincessTwilightdashYeah, but he was an accident among the accidents.

[@RedTheWeeb]

I always remembered yellow malware being immense pain since birth and he reaches out for technology including his own people when hes born to try and fix his code and subdue his pain. Also makes sense for malware to be such an outcast when he killed one of his own people are birth

[@Eternatus00]

No it wasn't a mistake on his part

[@CynicalSerperior]

If Ben was stuck as an alien a week, for a month (roughly 4 weeks), then that could further prove Diamondhead’s line when he fights Vilgax in Alien Force: “I’ve had a lot of practice with this one!” Maybe one of those weeks was as Diamondhead.

[@Nereek-fl4kz]

We also see Ben in the show train with aliens and I think Kuro even pointed that out in that classic episode breakdown

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

I really love how the bad guys in this arc are a trio, a team, all with unique powers, goals, motivations and a reason to join. We rarely see villains that are a group of equals, all important and with a different role. Usually villains have a boss and henchmen, teams are nearly exclusively for heroes.

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Si son el mejor equipo de villanos que ha tenido ben 10

[@mayotango1317]

No, Psychobos try to be the boss but fail because Malware is the best.

[@mayotango1317]

@@erkantiryaki5542 And you scared me. Stop.

[@Wepushingthatboulder]

el otro son los 10 negativos, y son bastante malos xd@@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511

[@SerpentHashiraObanaiIguro]

However, they're not immune to infighting, which honestly makes their dynamic more interesting. Rarely do you see infighting amongst villain groups.

[@connormedeiros5970]

To me, Malware is the best villain in the show. He has every piece for a good villain. Great design, great voice acting, intimidating, and I’d argue he’s sympathetic. I love how he’s directly tied to azmuth as a little Frankenstein and his monster theme. And that speech after his upgrade, and when he calls Azmuth “father” in the finale, chills, literal chills.

[@kingchurros9021]

couldnt agree more, my personal fav ben 10 villain.

[@jaywhy7150]

In omniverse yes

[@kanemccarthy1979]

"LIAR! EVEN NOW YOU CONSPIRE AGAINST ME! IT *IS* TOO LATE!" Amazing scene

[@KraylebStudios]

@@kanemccarthy1979 And we have no idea if he's right

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

FACTS TBH

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

one thing I really like about this episode is that Albedo is shown to have such high respect for Azmuth, it makes what happens in UAF and later in Omniverse feel a bit more tragic seeing how much Albedo has had grown to hate him

[@hubertcalculus34]

Yeah. Never meet your heroes

[@sumeracarnatia6997]

Really makes his “I hate you!” in his debut episode hit a lot harder.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

It feels so good to see the omniverse breakdown return 🎉

[@emymondragon7370]

Same

[@Rose-yx6jq]

A month. We waited a month. Worth it.

[@Rose-yx6jq]

@malvina- no I checked. The last breakdown was a month ago. It was the episode where Dr. Animo was controlling giant ants.

[@elizabethsusanlibra]

@@Rose-yx6jq "It Was Them" was released on June 17th which would make it nearly 2 months ago or 7 weeks ago.

[@hybridvenom9]

I think that i recognize the voice because of the old teenage mutant ninja turtles it sounds like the krang exact voice actor i don't even know who is called

[@harryblocks]

I love how they slowly make Malware get more powerful and bigger. Kind of like recent depiction of The Spot where each fight gets more difficult

[@crystalmoon101]

A villain's logic has to make sense to them, regardless of what the world says around them, and Malware is a very good example of that.

[@thepbrit]

I always saw Malware's "birth" as being Azmuth and the Mechamorphs turning off the Helix as it had already done what was needed and leaving it on could only cause problems, unfortunately Malware was mid creation as they did this causing him to be spat out as an incomplete entity, a premature birth

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Yeah I always thought that was the visual intention there.

[@kampa8949]

A cool headcanon I have is that Malware had his own personal grudge against Feedback beyond just getting rid of him to torment Ben. Feedback is a near perfect counter to Malware power-wise and had beaten Malware on 3 separate occasions (the 1st episode flashback, trouble helix, and the plumber base fight)

[@misterdewott8766]

Malware destroying Feedback gives me such Reverse Flash energy hahahaha

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@misterdewott8766 IT WAS ME BEN I WAS THE ONE WHO DESTROYED FEEDBACK TO LEAVE YOU DEPRESSED DEPRESSED ENOUGH FOR YOU TO TAKE OFF THE OMNITRIX.

[@oswaldtime]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 Read that in Malwares voice. Is that bad?

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@oswaldtimeThat's perfect.

[@twistedyogert]

That makes sense. It seems that Feedback was the only transformation that really was a significant threat. Diamondhead could only immobilize him as he was basically immune to blades and projectiles which are Diamondhead's main offensive abilities. Perhaps electricity is the only thing that can kill a Galvanic Mechamorph. I guess the tiny circuits within their bodies are damaged by strong EM radiation.

[@interlegere5603]

I honestly think the entertainment should be a 5. There’s never really a dull moment in this episode. Even the backstory exposition part is entertaining because it gives us new lore and interesting visuals.

[@nateds7326]

I think he was just hesitant to give the episode a perfect 25. But it kind of deserves it. I wouldn’t say it’s one of the all time best episodes, but it is one of the ones with the least wrong with it.

[@KraylebStudios]

Tbh it IS a flashback episode to when he's a kid so I can understand why he didn't think it was great

[@ravindupadmanath2802]

One thing that i like about malware, is that he's one of the few ben 10 villains that doesn't just start out evil, or least the same way from villgax or Gregory. He wanted to be cured and he was desperate to the ponit where he would hurt anyone who get in his way. Theres certainly a level a sympathy you can give before the power riddles his mind to the standard obsession of power that villains have.

[@gabrielebasa4292]

It was also kind of implied, like he was in some sort of constant pain, and him absorbing mechamorphs and technology is probably some sort of way to reduce the pain and discomfort

[@levievil9220]

Why does he and albedo have a similar story both want to be cured of a from they’re in and then both go crazy

[@StanHanrahan]

one of my favourite omniverse episodes. So cool seing the Galvan lore and how it all connects

[@TheInkTank]

OV made the Glavans very interesting!

[@Scuffedskeleton2025]

An interesting character even to me as a braindead child acknowledging how bad it was for malware

[@monkiking778]

Ok calling Ben brain dead is a BIT of a stretch

[@jasonnguyen2575]

The user is calling themselves brain dead as a kid,@@monkiking778; not Ben.

[@jakariashafin1695]

​@@monkiking778he was calling himself brain dead

[@monkiking778]

@@jakariashafin1695 oh my mistake

[@jakariashafin1695]

@@monkiking778 it's fine mistakes happen all the time.

[@Truck-kun11]

I don't see a problem with Malware being impatient, as it looked like he was in constant agony because of his imperfect form. Imagine spending years in pain waiting for the closest thing to a parent you have to help you, only to be answered with "I need more time"

[@nateds7326]

It's like if you had the world's worst case of scoliosis, and there was one doctor in the whole world who could fix your spine. I think most people in that situation would grow bitter and hateful, especially if A. You were surrounded by other beings without your problems, living their lives as they should and B. The doctor in question said your condition was "complicated" while busying himself with other side projects.

[@twistedyogert]

​@@nateds7326 I have muscular dystrophy and I can emphasize with Maleware. I was kind of a jerk when I was younger.

[@nicholassgobero]

​@@nateds7326he's also The smartest Man in The universe and constantly Brags about it

[@life_is_a_myth]

​@@nicholassgoberoNot the Universe, in like 5 Galaxies.

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

18:54 a mix of Malware not having chill (and his own people ostracizing the poor guy) and Albedo being… Albedo

[@duncananderson2113]

17:02 its funny how he said he wanted Diamondhead yet its a running gag in classic of how he never gets Four Arms

[@epicfail7874]

18:44 I mean yeah but he also seemed to have been keeping Malware completely in the dark about progress towards the cure for years

[@greymatterfanboy4256]

The idea of ben switching between aliens before the omnitrix is recalibrated is smart. But I personally believe that him worrying about the timeout function is a thing that is purely linked to the prototype omnitrix

[@Ben10Abridged]

Yes, I agree. Malware is the best Omniverse villain.

[@ultimatex1334]

Honestly the whole "Azmuth didn't help Malware enough" VS "Malware didn't have enough patience" thing for me comes down to how long Malware was stuck waiting. Like if it was only a few years then yeah, I can understand Azmuth's side of things. But if it was decades of waiting, I'd say Malware has a point.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@InevitableOption-ic2vx Damn that makes it all the more worse lol.

[@yep1486]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 makes it a shame Azmuth didn't get killed or severly wounded by him

[@ultimatex1334]

​@InevitableOption-ic2vxidk if its centuries or not but even if it were like 50 years between Malware's birth and this episode I'd still say Azmuth fucked up.

[@kamijounotouma5596]

Not to mentioned that I think the inclomplete version of Malware probably hurt him to some degree.

[@LuisGustavoSO]

Azmuth is in the wrong, but he's not new to being in the wrong lmao, he didn't gave credit to Myaxx for assisting on creating the Omnitrix and he left it lost somewhere in the universe with people like Vilgax searching for it. Azmuth is intelligent, but he's also arrogant and a jerk sometimes. Doesn't excuse Malware's actions though.

[@Scorchlette]

Honestly, Malware probably wouldn't have been as memorable if it weren't for Corey. The man has a talent for voicing these kinds of characters. I mean, he's Shockwave, after all.

[@eye-conicben1048]

30:54 Grandpa Max: "It's always the same plan" 30:54 Subtitles: "It's always the Satan plan"

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Lmfao I had the captions on for that part and blurted out laughing.

[@kyubeysstand7622]

This episode illustrates why Malware is my favourite Ben 10 villain due to his personal connection to both Azmuth and Ben while also being a threat in his own right.

[@anthonytonythegeek5561]

Corey Burton’s voice fits so well for Malware, and the mechanical filter they used reminds me of his time voicing megatron lol

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

They probably used the same filter. Since Derrick J Wyatt worked on transformers animated with him.

[@anthonytonythegeek5561]

@@kermitgotthesickkicks4265 probably is

[@acmeanvil3022]

23:56 To play devils advocate for a second, Azmuth did spend an unknown amount of time on Xenon out of bitterness while Malware was waiting for a cure.

[@akhil108]

Yeah Azmuth fucking off to Xenon for who knows how long definitely didn't help things with Malware. It's never directly acknowledged but it makes sense if you think about it

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

That makes solid sense.

[@HiperPivociarz]

So glad everyone agrees Corey Burton is an amazing voice actor. The champ's been doing this since the 80s, and he's one of the many voice actors Derrick worked with on Transformers Animated. Except with Corey that was kinda like working with Yuri Lownethal for us. Corey Burton voiced Shockwave on the original show, and a lot of fans love him. On Animated he not only reprised his role, but got to play Megatron. Keep that in mind whenever Malware fights any of David Kaye's aliens. You're hearing a rematch.

[@godzillaslayer5817]

Never thought of it that way, heh nice

[@frankieking3133]

*reads title* well, the design, the powers he has, and the fact that he can TRANSFORM INTO A FRICKIN KAIJU!!!

[@gabrielalvesrangon]

Its literaly godzilla earth 😂😂

[@Cassowaryeatingnoodles]

16:53 I don't think that counts as a wrong alien transformation because Ben says he was "hoping for diamondhead" and didn't choose him

[@axelnilsson5124]

He’s said like twice that it counts as a mistransformation if Ben doesn’t get the alien he wants regardless of anything

[@ChazzDiBianco]

27:01 The range of the Ben 10 voice actors is RIDICULOUSLY INSANE!!

[@wardenlight5625]

22:50 to answer that question Asmith was shutting down the helix which had these four energy prongs that stabilize the who thing so when it shut down it spit out what was left

[@captianblitz]

20:42 Here’s some info on messing with the moon from your local science person. TLDR? Azmuth’s experiment on Galvan B would probably be perfectly safe. The reason messing with the Moon is a problem is that the Moon helps regulate the tidal forces on Earth via its gravitational pull. So moving or even outright removing large portions of the moon (thus changing its gravitational field) would cause the tides to suddenly change, producing massive waves and permanently changing the tidal currents. However, simply adding an atmosphere to eventually allow for habitation? That’s perfectly safe provided the air you add doesn’t add to much mass to the planet (and it shouldn’t). So Galvan Prime would be fine after Azmuth messed with Galvan B, unless he decided to take a MASSIVE chunk out of it.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Thanks for the facts bro.

[@darrylbonner7208]

16:52 As you can see, Kuro’s soul is leaving his body yet again.

[@raumanu1001]

Theres a couple of ben's original aliens I'd like to see malware fight: - Wildmutt, just because it'e be interetsing to see how Wildmutt sees him - Stinkfly, what would happen when stinkyfly's goo touches malware - Ditto, just think it'd be cool

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Wait, did we ever get to see OV's version of wildmutt vision? I can only remember OS doing that

[@erikpng]

​@@GreaterGrievobeast55we do. Idk if it was in more episodes but the one I can remember is in Fight At The Museum.

[@lucaslima9792]

​@@erikpngWe also see no watch Ben seeing Gwen 10 in this vision

[@nateds7326]

Even when I was watching Omniverse as a kid I knew Malware was something else. Hes incredibly intimidating, very well animated with all of his powers, and he holds a ton of weight since hes one of the very few villains who actually scares Ben to his core. He hasnt been this screwed up by a villain since Vilgax or classic Kevin. And Corey Burtons vocal performance is top notch.

[@mayotango1317]

I never feel that teenager Ben was scared of him.

[@yashbjoshi12]

@@mayotango1317 Because u are a typical ov hater.

[@mayotango1317]

@@erkantiryaki5542 What the hell?

[@gabrielebasa4292]

​@mayotango1317 Well, when malware met ben again, bens tone seemed afraid, saying things like no it can't be or stay back I'm warning you so the trauma was probably returning

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

I actually do like that Malware was retconned to being the reason Ben took off the watch, but a part of me likes to head canon that he's part of the reason Azmuth cut ties with Albedo. By upgrading Malware he not only made one of Azmuth's creations even more dangerous and unstable but he also inadvertently caused Ben to lose Feedback after Malware destroyed him. At that point I don't think Azmuth would be on good terms with Albedo afterwards, it might not have been the nail in the coffin between the two but it was, in my opinion, probably the shovel that started the digging.

[@blastthechaos6083]

I feel that's unfair, it's not like Albedo predicted all this or was his intention and it's not like Azmuth cared in particular about Feedback that much aside from how it affected Ben

[@hattoripool1533]

You know part of me always wanted to see Ben accidentally transform into Upgrade just to see how Ben would do in a form that would be instant death for him against someone like Maleware

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

The sense of dread I felt when malware absorbed Ben can only compete with the relief I felt when he turned into feedback

[@slovakiaballif24]

I forget where I read it, but it was something like “intelligent people develop a superiority complex because they spend so much time in their own heads” and I feel like that is a good way to sum up the Galvan’s attitude towards other species. Why they are so condescending from Azmuth and Albedo to the random Galvan soldier that insists on calling Malware a subspecies. They just are so full of their own intelligence, it makes them take a clinical, “we are always right because we are smarter” view towards every other species.

[@Atticus-Catnipp]

Malware is the antagonist Ben was ever more afraid of and didn't want to meet again. I mean he dissolved 3 times and kept coming back from the supposed dead.

[@Maybeupgrade]

Not even the vilgax did that

[@axelnilsson5124]

9:34 I like both pronunciations for the same yet different reason: while the Omniverse pronunciation is more human the UAF pronunciation is more strange and due to him being an alien it makes sense for something like that

[@kinggoodra8563]

17:30. I would honestly like to see any of his aliens go up against Malware. But for original series aliens, the first one that comes to mind is Wildvine. Mostly because I like the idea of a technology alien going up against a plant alien.

[@shadic4566]

6:17 To answer that question, Ben was still covering his face from the blaster.

[@AtelierGod]

23:00 here I get the feeling he was powering down the machine causing a unfinished sample to leak out becoming Malware.

[@SpiceOfOnii]

33:40 I do wanna say, about Max's talk with Azmuth, I just realised maybe it was about Feedback? Remember later on, in the episode where we learn how Ben lost feedback, before that happened Azmuth, Max and Gwen were talking to Ben about overusing Feedback. I feel it's implied in Feedback's first appearance that Ben had him for a while, so maybe Max was already starting to notice that Ben was overusing Feedback and went to Azmuth to talk about it and that lead to them sitting down to talk with Ben about it later on.

[@pagananarchist4723]

Honestly, Malware is far better than Servantis since his motivations and twisted personality make sense when you consider how he came to be and his inferiority complex turning into an Albert Wesker-esque superiority complex. It also leads up to the creation of the Nemetrix, and by extent, Khyber's involvement in Omniverse.

[@DankFirewolf]

I'm glad you pointed out that this episode is one of Chromastone's 2 appearances in the entire series. At least it's better than Fasttrack or Jetray.

[@aktivniigomes1989]

and his appearances are memorable, like in the finale when he appeared with alien x sword

[@austinforgie1069]

Ah Malware. The only alien that killed one of Ben's aliens and led Ben into removing the Omnitrix until the events of Alien Force. Edit: 5:55 They forgot the green glow that happens when Ben transforms.

[@skylerfisher4347]

I’d love to have seen Upgrade VS. Malware purely for the potential threat it poses to Ben. Malware can do that thing that effectively kills mechamorphs, so having Ben have to go on such a sheer defense would’ve been interesting

[@batsnake__113]

Malware is my favorite ben 10 villain his character is just so fascinating how you can understand his logic and his anger while also clearly seeing how it all keeps escalating bcuz of his impatient when others where just trying to help (and like you pointed Azmuth is also a little to blame on not showing concern in how this made Malware feel). And yeah his design as the yellow version is absolutely amazing it totally sells the incomplete and sickly feel.

[@bartman156.]

I think the conversation with Azmuth was probably him asking questions on the Omnitrix to try to prevent issues and to help coach Ben to use it better. Maybe he asked Azmuth for a solution to always getting the wrong alien or to ask him to stop Ben from always picking the same one.

[@christianparrish3292]

Also to point out something about Blukic and Driba. Blukic is based on Butch Lukic and voiced by Paul Eiding, and Driba based on Dan Riba, and voiced by Eric Bauza.

[@Aphelia.]

Man, seeing the new breakdown notification literally made my heart race from excitement. I am sooo addicted!

[@Vinylmelody1517]

What if max was talking to azmuth about the feedback issue? Maybe ben was stuck as feedback during the month or maybe max already noticed the ben and feedback situation and wanted to get azmuth 's opinion

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

That's actually possible!

[@curtisleblanc5897]

19:46 THE CUTENESS! IT'S TOO MUCH!

[@dagon7259]

Genuinely surprised you didn't give entertainment a 5. I think its arguable whether to give this a 4 or 5 but I'm curious about your reasoning aside from "oh its a flashback so we know there's no consequences". I think a good flashback is still worthy of a 5 if its entertaining enough especially since we finally see how malware came to existence, we know he's impatient, explained what he can do and why he's different, and also gave us a motivation or reason as to why he is the way he is.

[@neilfinnart1874]

16:53 I always interpreted this moment as Ben relying on muscle memory for dialing his aliens. Like he was quick dialing Diamond Head, knowing where he appears in his rotation. Of course the omnitrix gives him a miss-transformation. Totally looking too much into it, but it’s a fun idea.

[@eyadamr1566]

Malware for me was always one of the most memorable villains in Omniverse and I'd even argue the entire Ben 10 saga. I can't wait to see your analysis of the arc. Also seeing feedback taken away from young ben still gives me chills.

[@ParallaxMotive]

What if being stuck as feedback for a week was his favorite alien out of the four, which is what lead to his attachment to the alien throughout early omniverse.

[@postmary4333]

I feel like the reason malware works as a villain is because he’s a dark representation of Ben but not like albedo more like a lingering shadow that he cannot defeat

[@mobgabriel1767]

"if the moon gets messed with even a little bit the whole planet goes to shit" its fine azimuth took a page from piccolo's book on ignoring physics

[@zbh9268]

Corey Burton is one of my all-time favorite voice actors. Malware is one of his best performances. The character combined the calculating apathy of Brainiac from the DCAU with the frigid malice of Megatron from Transformers Animated.

[@velvetdarksoul8741]

That's why he sounded so familar! 😂

[@akhil108]

16:56 Kuro's reaction had me cackling Also in case y'all didn't know 5YL is being uploaded to Line Webtoon too

[@kamijounotouma5596]

Ben : *Uses the Omnitrix in a weird way* Kuro : You little shit-

[@pogggaming4470]

@@kamijounotouma5596I love when Kuro becomes toxic when that happens

[@thebloodline8683]

Malware was always in that S or A tier when it comes to villains for me the flashback of him in the season 3 premier (my favorite episode of Omniverse) made him truly awesome for me

[@erikpng]

The season 3 premiere is supposed to be the season 2 finale but Cartoon Network, as always, messed up the order they aired the episodes in. Cause I mean, logistically, why would you even have the conclusion of an arc as a season premiere?

[@thebloodline8683]

Yeah I figured it always felt out of place to me to have two big 2 parters like the Showdown and Frogs of War in the same season @@erikpng

[@KadeStringer2.0]

@@erikpngit is sometimes and not always

[@colelawry2024]

6:33 “to make a pickle fine, you soak it in some brine, Ben 10” had me rolling💀

[@epicfail7874]

18:11 Kuro after Max got backhanded: the durability of this man Albedo who's far weaker then Max and got backhanded too: am I a joke to you?

[@christianparrish3292]

Lol

[@Gamegod-st1hz]

The freeze frame of max always makes me laugh

[@idle_speculation]

20:50 only if they’re significantly altering its mass or orbit or something. That’d start messing with the tides and other gravitational interactions.

[@The_Phantasm]

Corey Burton is incredible in every role he has ever played but to me he will always be Brainiac. The calculating and emotionless voice he had as Brainiac was one of the first legitimate times I remember being blown away by the voice of a character as a kid.

[@senabecool7232]

Malware scratching buildings and the buildings exploding reminds me of Thrax from Osmosis Jones, where everything his finger scratched melted or exploded

[@datboiahmed1808]

Loving the breakdowns, and the little iterations you make to the OV theme song. "To make a pickle fine, you soak it in some brine" made me chuckle!

[@Williamspider40]

19:45 hey Carol, that’s how I also hold my dachshund since sometimes

[@andrewwhite7385]

You know, as someone who loves Omniverse to the point it's my favorite of all 5 series. These breakdowns just reinforced why it's my favorite and gives me a greater appreciation for this series than I already have, keep up the good work Kuro!👍

[@calebglitch2518]

I think Malware was actually a mecamoph that was about to be made but sadly never finished. It's why he was made after the machine turned off. He was not done being born. It can explain he has power to absorb machines, it was a mutation because he was born without the ability to merge. (Like how people born blind can have incrase hearing, except super alien logic. Which can explain why azmithe feels responsible, malware could have been a normal mecamoph if the machine was turned off a little later.

[@axelnilsson5124]

8:00 that just makes me wonder why Myaxx ain’t there since she also assisted Azmuth in making the omnitrix and they even went to Galvan Prime together at the end of SotO

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

could be in another room

[@Rexyfanboy1234]

My headcannon is that Myaxx was on vacation.

[@WackoMcGoose]

17:06 "If you're gonna give me the wrong alien all the time, why do you even _have_ a dial?" To be fair to Ben, that's a pretty kickass way to activate the watch if he knows it doesn't matter who he dials in...

[@Joumae_Saori]

17:28 what i wanted to see before, was ben as uprade, vs malware. But i feel like upgrade would've end up being another victim of malware like what he did later on to the other mecha morphs.

[@Tainted_Human]

It still amuses me to this day the episode itself goes "it's not that simple" about the Malware situation, and some fans still think they know better and that they know Azmuth just didn't care (him trying again and again over and over is evidence he does truly want to help)

[@Libra712]

27:21 I don't think that scenario would happen. Malware despises Galvan so he would never work with Albedo. Even if Albedo somehow manage to persuade Malware to cooperate, there's no doubt Malware would either take advantage of Albedo and ditch him when things go south or he would double cross him at one point.

[@GhettoJohnWick]

It's likely that there's very specific minerals in the ground that comprise the Mechamorphs. I think the helix was preventing the materials that created the Galvanic Mechamorphs directly beneath it. Then, he finally sprang to life. It'd also explain why he's different since he'd have a longer gestational period before he came to life.

[@jaywhy7150]

Omni verse is pretty underrated, when I was little I was not a fan of the art style, but being older I can appreciate it

[@mayotango1317]

No, still is bad later.

[@idle_speculation]

Art is inherently subjective

[@godzillaslayer5817]

@@mayotango1317that has nothing to do with what he said 💀

[@axelnilsson5124]

28:03 now Ash has to make a Ultimate Malware similarly to how he did Ecto-god with the Anur aliens

[@AndrewLike1941]

I think Malware’s upgraded and modern forms are his best and if the writer’s wanted, they could have made his modern form an upgraded combat form while his upgraded form could be his normal form. That way he can take his enemies by surprise if he so wished. Regardless, Malware is still one of the franchise’s best villains hands down.

[@givemethasauce5720]

heres my theory as to why the scratched buildings exploded only the first time. he probably messed with the mechanical components actively as he scratched it since it looks like the buildings look like its pretty much completely machine

[@christianparrish3292]

Maybe

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

31:14 I really like that he has an _eevil khyber-themed flash drive._ Now that's branding!

[@charllanders4764]

Completely understand that the channel is going in a different direction and I'm really excited to see what happens big ups to the new frontier But damn it feel good to have another breakdown 😂

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Truth haha

[@StupidWeb]

One of my favourite Ben/Max exchanges near the end of this episode "My plan always works" "It's always the same plan" it really is, Ben

[@thebonfireofgains]

I think Khyber was looking for blackmail material. And at this time, he needed to know Malware more

[@Dorkyboi-1218]

I think the talk Max had was already told to us in the finale of Alien Force. He prolly had to argue the case that Ben needs to keep the Omnitrix because despite him being a child he’s decently adjusted and is highly capable.

[@jasonnguyen2575]

In Omniverse’s logic, sure. But dang that would seriously be out of character if that was the case. Azmuth at that Omniverse flashback already accepted Ben to be highly capable already during his debut. And had let Ben get away with a slap on the wrist for much worse (Destroy All Aliens).

[@Ekko_Chamber]

I love how dedicated you guys are to the channel even when you're doing less work you're putting in even more effort

[@DjPrimeVideos]

-rocks fall on 11 year old Ben- -pops out as Canonbolt unharmed- "I knew the omnitrix wouldnt let me die"

[@blueraccoon1088]

22:50 that makes me think of the well of all spark chamber when a bot's spark is ignited and in time they're adopted to a pair or single mentor. I made 2 oc's adopted by another single.

[@Kikssune2]

25:16 Yeah that's what I've been thinking ever since this episode. I thought he's gonna go Cannonbolt.

[@johntheanimator4317]

33:40 maybe its the conversation Azmuth talks about in Alien Force's finale with Ben during the rain scene

[@filipvadas7602]

Everything from Malware's origin and design to his threat level and the sheer trauma he put Ben through honestly reminds me of Ghostfreak from the original series ,in the best way possible. Malware, despite being softly retconned into the series' timeline, fits pretty well as one of Ben's arch enemies

[@thebigjj4294]

To me personally Malware was THE best villain in all of Ben 10. Even as a pre teen boy he used to terrify me. The dude really destroyed one of Ben's aliens! No other villain has done that before

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Si mallware ha sido el único que le ha quitado algo a ben vilgax es el más malo pero nunca le causó un dolor psicológico

[@thebigjj4294]

@@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511 Vilgax might have been the strongest but Malware legit terrified Ben. Jesus he defeated Ben multiple times

[@erikpng]

I mean, there's Eon but it's not as impactful and he's always been pretty lame to be honest.

[@thebigjj4294]

@@erikpng Eon? He was meh at best. Hell even Zomboso, OG only, was more terrifying and better than Eon.

[@nitzan3782]

My favorite form has to be the sleek red one. He doesn't look like he's suffering anymore, but he doesn't look monstrous, either. Malware is impactful for the same reason Vilgax was impactful: Ben didn't create them as he did Kevin 11(and unless you're a UAF purist, by extension Greg), Albedo, Billy Billions, Nemesis, Harangue or even Dr. Animo. He was simply in their way. But they fundamentally changed him. I feel like a lot of the flashback lines are less snarky and more juvenile. OS!Ben and ESPECIALLY Gwen acted like kids LARPing as teenagers. Ben was like midway between rowdy kid and bratty teenager and Gwen acted like her sequel personality was a role model she's emulating. OVFB!Ben and Gwen act like kids with some extra wisdom thrown in to remind the audience they're 11 and not 6. Gwen was probably allowed to touch Azmuth's equipment because by that point she's been established as better behaved i.e more likely to stop when told to. I'd actually like to see Juryrigg trying to outsmart Malware. As for his patience, I think it's part of his deficit, and that Azmuth interrupted its life code to prevent an even more catastrophic outcome. Plus as Ben just proved, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and maybe Malware would still be broken had he not squeaked like a slaughtered pig. And I headcanon Chadzmuth helped Azmuth draft laws regulating the consequences of the scientific process he ushered, that they have a "natural sciences & humanities" duality Walt & Saul style.

[@kalistaalston8126]

Don't remember if this happened in the show, but Big Chill fighting Malware would have been fun to see.

[@axelnilsson5124]

They appeared in the same episode but we never actually see them fight

[@thammathatsappasiri5948]

Big chill will freeze Malware ben tranform back to human then Malware break free form ice like almost every bad guy ben tried to freeze

[@ForEdders]

I love your passion for each series and how you compliment omniverse, It's nice to see more people appreciate the details and love put in OV Great work as always Kuro!

[@kingshadow8782]

Nice!

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

FACTS!!

[@theamazingspooderman2697]

lately I'm seeing a lot of love for OV, like if in a video someone would say OV is bad (and u guessed it that person would have barely watched OV), the people would correct that guy in the comments by saying OV is good

[@Riyan-m9b]

@@theamazingspooderman2697 critics are annoying not gonna lie. I used to love tv shows and anime. Now I barely can watch it since most of them are just boring and feels outdated

[@TheSoloStuff]

I like to think that Ben spun the dial as like a "Spin the wheel" kind of thing. He wanted diamond head but was gonna leave it to chance, for a rush. Make the fight even more fun