When BEN 10 Leveled-Up! [Ben 10: Ultimate Alien] | Billiam

[@billiam]

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[@username65585]

Make the next ben 10 video within the next 14 hours or else something will probably happen!

[@ScarlettTheGoat-s8s]

@@username65585 yeah no

[@hccupit]

@@username65585 what-

[@username65585]

@@hccupit Something. Or maybe nothing.

[@insanemakaioshin]

Make Omniverse review!

[@travisfree2206]

One episode I'll never forget from Ultimate Alien is "Catch a Falling Star." One of the darkest episodes from my childhood. Like, so many people were killed, not to mention the Stockholm Syndrome situation. Other standouts are "Prisoner Number 775 is Missing", "Hit 'Em Where They Live", and "The Purge". While UA has some ups and downs, it's still my favorite series in the franchise.

[@johntheanimator4317]

Yeah this show was dark as fuck and I love it soo much!

[@neilstone3583]

I like any episode with Rath in it. He makes everything better

[@diegopansini3152]

When I was a kid, I didn’t care much for it. My little kid brain wanted big action after big action. But rewatching it now, it really is a highlight

[@jvbon646]

@@neilstone3583 UA had Rath facing against his biggest and most powerful enemy ever... . Gravity

[@flarestorm9417]

"To Catch A Falling Star" was my first introduction to Stockholm syndrome. They also explicitly say the term in that episode too if memory serves. No euphemisms or flowery language to get it past the censors.

[@theeffingralyks5722]

my favorite part of ben 10 was the bit where some villain was like "hey maybe we should try kidnapping bens family to force him to not attack us?" and gwen was like "yeah you can do that, just like i can brutally torture you all to death" and then everyone just stopped trying to attack the family

[@fightingmedialounge519]

The show kind of went back and forth on that issue.

[@JoshtheOverlander]

It makes sense that the Ultimatrix is the version of the Omnitrix that glitched out the most and was by far the most inconvenient model, considering it was originally made by Albedo, not Azmuth.

[@pikminman13]

didn't albedo only steal it and it was still azmuth's? or was that retconned, ben 10 isnt very good with its extended continuity.

[@thexarchives]

@@pikminman13 i think the ultimatrix was unfinished and albedo did a hack job of finishing it.

[@jvbon646]

No, it was made by Azmuth but finished by Albedo Tho the evolutionary function was added by Albedo

[@adam-dn3hi]

@@pikminman13 no ben 10 is very good with continuity this was never retconed its just that the ultimatrix was just not finished at all(it was still just a core) and albedo builded the rest of it

[@JoshtheOverlander]

@@jvbon646 Point still stands, at least. Albedo's level of intelligence isn't as vast as Azmuth's, leading to the closest thing he has to his own Omnitrix being a subpar variation

[@nickp3065]

I don't know why but Ben 10's world is one of those that I love from the beginning just from the concept that there is this device that allows Ben to transform and fight aliens from different planets. Getting to see more of it makes it so much more amazing.

[@eclipsedbadger]

The weirdest episode that still shocks me was one where Professor Paradox shows up...and it's obvious they are in the middle of a town that was used for nuclear testing, like in Alamos or somewhere else. And it's incredibly creepy somehow. This guy is from the past, the future, the now, another now...went insane and then became sane because he got bored. He is cool, an ally, but it just felt so creepy in a way. A guy that can be everywhere and nowhere in time and you can't really know. That was nice 🤷

[@GardeniaCreations]

"Currently half-alien" Kevin's backstory is the most inconsistent thing in the prime franchise

[@sheenyhive]

Didn't Omniverse reveal that his alien backstory was an elaborate hoax via memory altering? Meaning he murdered that one guy in alien force for nothing?

[@demonic_myst4503]

Reveal no retcon they retconed it in classic he was a mutant , they git new writers for alien force and ultimate alien who retconed it to alien then omniverse retconed it back

[@demonic_myst4503]

Making kevin part alien was done to standadise benten to move away feom magic and mutants to aliens Classic ben ten tried bring in so many far fetched conceots Alien force and ultimate tried to ground it in aliens like making gwen part alien instead of just a witch like she wasmin clasic They made kevin part alien and changed the mutant partmostly moving away from mutants Omniverse went back to the inconsistent magic and mutant stuff and went off the rails

[@sheenyhive]

@@demonic_myst4503 I mean I wasn't a fan of AF tying everything to aliens, but yes it was a retcon and it was stupid

[@parry3439]

@@demonic_myst4503 making everything aliens would be so lazy and takes away from the mysticsm and secrecy from the show

[@Piggly8w8]

I’ve never seen Omniverse, but I would really enjoy seeing you review it. A few of your reviews have actually inspired me to go and watch the entire show purely because of how entertaining you made it seem. Looking forward to it whenever you have time

[@Alpha121198]

Heads up, if you decide to watch Omniverse you’re going to want to look up the series production order. Omniverse is notoriously the series that had its release schedule tampered with by executives the most. Instances of this being seen is the sequence of events the viewer would see, like Ben unlocking an alien being a huge deal, but several episodes previously he used that alien very nonchalantly. That being said Omniverse is by far my favorite iteration of Ben 10. Sure it has its problems but it’s really a fun watch.

[@Piggly8w8]

@@Alpha121198 Thanks for letting me know! That kind of thing would've bugged me a bit so I really appreciate knowing ahead of time

[@aliencodmshorts5232]

@@Piggly8w8 omniverse is better than all ben 10 series in story line it has universal level villains

[@blitz4506]

@@aliencodmshorts5232 it's my fav in the series but this is def a hot take

[@aliencodmshorts5232]

@@blitz4506 yep👀but waiting for new ben 10 alien force movie

[@Original_Syn]

18:10 I think that Ben and Gwen are fully aware of what absorbing alien energy does to Kevin and the fact that he chose to do it solely to save their lives. So it kinda makes since for both of them to immediately forgive him. Also there’s an extra layer for Ben because he would most likely feel somewhat responsible for Kevin going off the deep end since he couldn’t stop the villain in addition to it being him (or least a version of himself) that convinced Kevin to absorb the Ultimate Omnitrix in the first place.

[@calmcnutt481]

It's also very in character for Ben and Kevin to skip over the awkward forgiveness talk for a while and approach it later (read: when they're force to). They're not exactly the best at heavy topics, so going for a smoothie to relax after this big issue is finally passed them sounds about right. Gwen doing a heel-turn is slightly off-beat, but like you said, they know exactly what happened and are mostly happy to have him back to normal. Now, does Kevin need to go make up for some of the shit he pulled? Yes. He put someone in the hospital for $8. I just assumed the ones he'd actually feel bad about were handled off-screen.

[@Boobster_Gild]

I just want to say that I love Kevin as a big lovable Meathead. Like, “I sense I’ve made a mistake” is so funny man.

[@cherrybomber69]

I scrolled for so long to find this comment

[@MrRedkid555]

Ben 10 is basically an elongated, Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Ben is the druid. Gwen is the sorcerer. Max is the artificer. Kevin is the fighter.

[@jollythejackalope]

I like the fact that after Kevin turns back to normal, the group goes back to normal too. Especially since it's an interaction between Kevin and Ben that shows us this. It just seems to me like these two have decided that bygones should be bygones. Which is essentially their whole relationship through the show.

[@misterdewott8766]

Idk it still feels extremely fast that Ben went from "I'm gonna scramble your fucking brains with soundwaves" to "Smoothies?"

[@EmeralBookwise]

It helps that Kevin wasn't really himself that whole time.

[@spartanking1405]

@@misterdewott8766 i can see where you are coming from, when i heard that ben was willing to kill his best friend after sharing touching moments with him beforehand and seeing how far hes become, really did make me pissed off at ben's character. i would've liked it a lot if they made ben reconsider what his grandpa max told him, and perhaps get rid of him wanting to kill kevin and perhaps just keeping him contained or sum like that

[@jasonnguyen2575]

Why, ​@@spartanking1405? Ben has killed many times before, no matter if they’re innocent or not if they are evil/too far gone Ben will kill his enemies. Just ask the burned enslaved DNA humans he killed in “Max Out”, or the Squid Aliens from “They Lurk Below”. It’s always in his character to kill his enemies. I do agree that the dilemma was poorly written, but it’s not because Ben wants to kill; again that’s always in his character as a hero. The problem is that like you alluded to, Kevin is his friend and they should’ve written the dilemma around that instead of this narrative that this “isn’t Ben”.

[@tylerjames7447]

Ben 10 as a whole is a series that I remember loving as a kid, but looking back at it, there's so much that I don't remember at all. I remember Ultimate Alien coming out and all that, but I guess I really didn't watch it all that much since I absolutely don't remember Aggregor or the entire second arc of the show. I still have a major fondness for this show and seriously love it. So please watch and review Omniverse so that I don't have to, and just experience it vicariously through you

[@Strato_Casterrr9898]

Omniverse is fun since it has a TON of world building. It also deals with loss, abuse, and irresponsibility for some reason. Many mature themes in that show.

[@livid_spider]

Every season was actually really long compared to other cartoons that’s probably why

[@thatrantinggirl7376]

I definitely watched ultimate alien but I very barely remember it, some random parts are stuck in my brain but the majority of it is just gone

[@malikkailani854]

Are you a Tamers fan??

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Same here. I mean, I recognize some of the aliens like the turtle one and the furnace one, and I kinda recognize Agregor’s combo alien form, but I didn’t remember any of the story elements.

[@Lucarioforce]

*Insert billboard here* I remember watching all these Ben 10 series as a teenager and I really was fond of them. I recognize that there's a lot of flaws and redundancies in the series now, but I think there's a lot of cool ideas and concepts that were also introduced. If you do get to make one, look forward to the Omniverse retrospective!

[@madladdie7069]

28:18 Minor correction but... Ben's not the sample. That's not why Albedo was stuck as Ben. He was stuck as Ben because Ben's human form is registered in the Omnitrix as the default. His duplicate Omnitrix synced up with Ben's and gave him Ben's default form.

[@jamesbarras3834]

The fact I remember every one of the new aliens from this show so well 12 years later proves how well they were designed

[@beast_boy97]

To defend ultimate alien here for a second, when Kevin turns back to his normal self, it really is like a Jekyll and Hyde situation. It wasn't really him talking and acting, but a dark twisted part of him that took control. So when he gets turned back to normal, they treat him the same that they did before all that happened.

[@Stargazer_Ley]

It's also mentioned like 3 times before that point that Osmosians become less mentally stable when they absorb energy and absorbing the Ultimatrix was probably more dangerous than the original. This isn't just because the Ultimatrix is more powerful but because it wasn't created by Azmuth or at least not fully.

[@haydnedwards5684]

@@Stargazer_Ley it's because the ultimtrix had around 56 different aliens unlocked at the time compared to when he absorbed the original 10

[@piranhalettuce]

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[@haydnedwards5684]

@@piranhalettuce ?

[@fightingmedialounge519]

That really doesn't make up for what he did, or counter billions point.

[@TheKpa11]

I really liked the aliens that Agregor had taken. I wish we had a few episodes with them together as a group, it almost sounds like a Star Wars story even. A bunch of unique aliens, forced to cooperate to survive

[@Zacman1123]

Would've been nice

[@sdbzfan1]

Bivalvan was great and Rad has a personality I just jive with

[@kaiserblader2129]

Same here. I wish we saw more of Andorema 5 aliens

[@au7923]

I remember Ben stating he would use 5 of the Andromeda aliens against aggregor, but he used one of them against aggregor.

[@TheKpa11]

@@au7923 I’m pretty sure Ben never said that, Aggregor needed their powers with his device to give himself a form to allow him to survive the journey to getting his hands on godlike power thru alien X.

[@Deckscavate]

Oh man. This is one of the best things to happen today lol. I love when Billiam does Ben 10 content.

[@AlexBromley1993]

Same

[@maccamachine]

@@recitationtohear let’s be honest whoever made this bot is a virgin neckbeard mfer🤣🤣

[@SticklsOfDoom]

I'm incredibly relieved to see you got your channel back, i'm looking forward to the soon-to-be-released video on Omniverse

[@oldmanlogan9616]

Im currently watching Omniverse for the first time, it has been really nice to catch up with Ben 10 after over 10 years of the Ultimate Alien ending. You reviewing it would be very cool.

[@Minumer]

"Michael Morningstar, he's like a handsome male succubus." The term you are looking for is 'Incubus', Billiam

[@marocat4749]

I see him more as vampire. as sexy vampire. But yeah incubus.

[@thevoid8272]

He really is Morbius

[@TheReZisTLust]

Pathfinder fan?

[@onihaiena6152]

McDuffie was a legendary part of this series and the superhero genre and comic book medium in general, having not just created Static but also the entirety of Milestone Comics, something made to introduce more black voices into the comic industry. Milestone really worked for him, having been able to not only make iconic heroes like Rocket and Static but also introducing more black heroes and creators into comics, stamping his mark onto the DC Universe in a very impactful way as a writer. His work on the Ben 10 series will not be forgotten, especially with how Ben's grown as a character. Thank you for trucking on with this retrospective series. Can't wait for the Omniverse video.

[@tomjames9681]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention “Hit ‘em where they live”. First appearance of one of the best recasts in the show, with John DiMaggio (Jake the dog/ Bender) as Zombozo. Gwen is pretty hardcore that episode.

[@jvbon646]

I love DiMaggio in roles like Rath, Bender and Jake But not gonna lie, he is seriously underrated for more serious/darker characters. I still remember 1st hearing him as the Joker in the Red Hood movie, and that mf really send shivers down your spine. The 2nd best Joker voice after Mark Hamill, imo

[@tomjames9681]

@@jvbon646 I agree. The script he got as the Joker helped but man is his voice perfect for that role. Kinda why I like his Zombozo it’s quite similar.

[@misterdewott8766]

I just didn't like that Zombozo was made into a Discount Joker. They just made him another generic evil clown with clown motifs rather than a clown that's a mixed with Scarecrow

[@tomjames9681]

@@misterdewott8766 Yeah I get what you mean. He becomes more supernatural in omniverse again but shows up about twice in the whole show I think?

[@gamingnubs7628]

John DiMaggio is already on the UAF cast alot. He does a bunch of voices for the show. It makes sense they would eventually reuse Zombozo.

[@jkai_._330]

this ben 10 series and the prior season to this was my childhood, loved it and still do

[@jkai_._330]

had all the watches and stuff 😂

[@rickrhone8420]

that "alien x smoothie" bit was fuckin GREAT and i never caught onto it as a child

[@sebastianesquivel5011]

Going off of your "Marvel Shows" speech, I agree with you, I can't believe superhero media went from being cheesy-ish, 22 minute self contained stories with a small continuing storyline, to 1 super serious story line that, although only branches out once in a while, is way complex, to us wanting cheesy-ish stories again. And sure we've had that a little bit with marvel cartoons, but they definitely don't have the quality things like Justice League had. But hopefully that'll start happening sooner or later.

[@sdbzfan1]

I miss avengers earths mightest heroes

[@fightingmedialounge519]

That's normally the difference between live action super hero properties and animated ones.

[@asturias0267]

I haven't seen the Harley Quinn show but I hear it's pretty good.

[@TheCalAlia]

While Omniverse has a much different tone and art-style from the other series, I love it and would absolutely love a video covering it! It is the longest of the Ben 10 series though, so take your time

[@JustAnotherArtist123]

Omniverse is honestly my favorite because of the lore. Yeah some characters are a bit more cartoony, but the show makes up for it in a lot of other aspects. Rook is also a great character.

[@HiperPivociarz]

I hope you like Omniverse. It has my favorite art style. But they do put clothes on Jury Rigg, so you may hate it. But if you loved the updated designs this season, you will love it. They really think outside the box.

[@shonenfanboy1943]

44:34 From June 30, 2022 to June 15, 2023. 350 days when this video was posted, you did it and I'm going to see it now.

[@roberthansen5727]

So happy that this video came out a few days before I watched the previous one for the first time

[@misterzygarde6431]

Thinking about it, considering how the Ultimatrix works by putting the selected species in a simulation where they’d be in a worst case scenario for a million years, I wonder how the aliens would’ve evolved if they simulation had them do something else for a million years like rescuing many or training to deal with their weaknesses. tl;dr It would’ve been interesting if we got different ultimates created from different simulations.

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5zbpGOVicp-kLs Finally it's here. *Yes*

[@TheKpa11]

Maybe if they had pokemon’s money. Pokémon could do this with their designs

[@amberhernandez]

Theoretically, if Ben absorbed Goku's DNA, then put it through the DEFCON system, a million years would be enough to hit Super Saiyan 3, right?

[@gamingnubs7628]

@@amberhernandez well its 1 million years of war, but we dont know what KIND of war. Is it war like we know it? What if its war how saiyans see it? Theoretically speaking, if this war is basically just Goku vs 1 million other Gokus, then he'd certainly go over SS3.

[@diputsnoob3815]

@@amberhernandez ultimate saiyan is super saiyan 4. Even in GT, super saiyan 4 is always described as the ultimate form Ben cannot go god or blue since these form are not natural saiyan form

[@josephbiddle1637]

I really want to see your review of Omniverse. I know it gets a lot of flak from the community, but it’s actually my favorite segment of the classic continuity. I will absolutely affirm that it’s not perfect. But it’s drama vs comedy balance was the best of the four. Maybe not for everyone but this is my opinion. It also had some of my favorite episodes of the franchise and Ben’s egotism is well balanced so it doesn’t make the whole episode frustrating to watch like some UAF episodes. (Ghost Town from AF comes to mind for me.)

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Facts

[@owensanfordstuff]

I love omniverse, it's got the best blend of comedy and drama like u say

[@Dijusticx]

I'd say Omniverse is my second favourite but I agree with what you said 🙂

[@Santoryu90]

I wasn’t a fan I’ve some of the retcons and changes made with that series. But I still liked it for what it was, it did plenty of good stuff.

[@josephbiddle1637]

@@Santoryu90 Yeah, some of the retcons we're awful. I was okay with Feedback, but the Rooters and the whole Osmosian thing is just a garbage fire.

[@GenerationWest]

It's been 12 to 10 years since I've seen all of Ultimate Alien, and I still remember some of the one offs, because of how bizarre they could get, and I couldn't believe we were getting a Gwen episode, or Jennifer Nocturne's Stockholm Syndrome episode. And it took me years to adjust to Omniverse, hopefully you get to it, and speedrun through mine and many years of internal conflict lol

[@oldmanlogan9616]

Yes Lol i have 11 years of internal conflict about Omniverse by now Lol

[@kylejohnson4615]

I had no idea this came out, and I am so glad. The wait was absolutely worth it, and I can’t wait til the next installment of this series!

[@neevasken6054]

I need more content sir billiam, I can’t just keep rewatching

[@grimfin3214]

24:40 Don’t know if you read all the comments, but as a long time Ben 10 fan, Omniverse is my favorite of the four series. I really think you should give it a watch through, not just because you’ve done three out of four of the main shows but because it took a really bold tonal shift that brought the franchise to an interesting place.

[@willlegok9]

The Ultimatrix evolutions were weirdly underused in this series. I was so disappointed that Ultimate Waybig and Wildmutt were the only new forms introduced after the original slate of forms were first shown in marketing. The show also doesn't understand how evolution works, but I can let that slide for Rule of Cool.

[@edgarbarrett2489]

They said these ultimate evolutions are combat based.

[@johntheanimator4317]

i wanted to see Ultimate jetray and eatle (yeah that mf)

[@adam-dn3hi]

it does understand how evolution works i think you just didnt search up how the ultimatetrix makes the ultimate aliens it takes the alien and puts him in a simulation of the hardest possible scanerio a never ending warzone for billions of years and through the simulation makes what the creature would evolve to if put in that situation for billion of years

[@harrietr.5073]

@@adam-dn3hi Very metal.

[@jvbon646]

It does understands how it works, it's just that it isn't a "natural" evolution. The watch is controlling every possible variable to make sure that all evolutionary pressures push the DNA into the "kill machine" direction instead of what would actually happen. That's why they explained that all Ultimates were more "combat oriented", which is how you end up with a giant ankylosaurus with machine gun hands

[@HarrisArtz]

Fun fact: Ben’s Ultimatrix has a glitch that makes him transform into aliens naked. After getting his new Omnitrix in the Omniverse series, his aliens start transforming with clothes on.

[@Strato_Casterrr9898]

Wait, what!? That wasn't a design choice? Lmao, that is so funny!

[@bananabread682]

What about alien force omnitrix

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

I love how Rath was Completely naked.

[@jasonnguyen2575]

@@bananabread682, don’t ask, the Omniverse crew didn’t think that far lol.

[@flarestorm9417]

Until it was brought up I never realized how naked Ben's UAF era aliens were.

[@masonmiller7350]

Series has been great! Pls do the next one!

[@allmightyturtleduck5408]

Ominverse is the series I grew up on so I would love for you to cover it

[@Aaron__Parker]

Not going to spoil, just gonna say that Omniverse had some balls for the thing they did. I think it's worth getting to for that alone. I don't know if I should say the EP number, want you to be surprised when you get there.

[@jarrithmccoy4417]

Wait what are you referring to???

[@gamingapocalypse7973]

@@jarrithmccoy4417 either goodbye and thanks for all the smoothies or and then there were none/ben

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Billiam, I think you would absolutely love the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon from a decade or so ago, if you haven’t seen it already. Well written, fun, and with a digestible 22-minute episodic format.

[@bogdanisgod]

26:22 according to some video I watched years ago, they thought that by making Ben more like his younger self, the show would get higher ratings and that's why they scribbled over so much of his character development. P. S. They didn't get higher ratings.

[@jaysonkang]

Billiam really doesn’t understand how badly we want the omnivores review yet 😭 please man, give us what we want!

[@beautychao7]

Man I need to watch this show. I left after the first Ben 10 ended. Also this show reminded me Balan Wonderworld existed again.

[@theking8347]

Kevin feeling a sense of responsibility also works considering the scrapped (but still canon) retcon in Omniverse that Aggregor was created using his DNA.

[@connorr8071]

I would love to see a follow-up video for Omniverse! It has some of my favorite episodes of the entire franchise, along with some of the best one-off jokes Ben 10 has to offer, and I personally think a lot of the major arcs were well done from a story-telling perspective. (Key word being MOST, but it wouldn't make a very interesting video if they'd all been fantastic, would it?)

[@hamoiq908]

I just remember loving the new vibe the show had. Felt just like Ben 10 but brand new as well

[@theXVthshadow]

Ultimate Alien is a weird one for me. I remember quite liking it for the Aggregor/Ultimate Kevin arcs. But once we got to the Forever Knights vs Flame Keeper's Circle, I really just felt myself checking out. The ending especially where Vilgax once again became the franchise's buttmonkey. Which sucks because I think a lot of the new aliens are really cool. Water Hazard is actually one of my favorites. And even the "Ultimate" gimmick was cool in theory with Ultimate Spidermonkey and Echo Echo, but it felt underutilized. Mostly because it wasn't used much and even then, it only rarely made an actual difference on the aliens. What's the difference between regular Cannonbolt and Ultimate Cannonbolt. Uh. Ultimate is pointier I guess.

[@uspresdientcentral]

I do like how the concept of Ultimate Cannonbolt makes less sense in theory, as the spikes should mess up his speed. Then again it isn't explained how Cannonbolt can see when he rolls anyway so maybe it's fitting.

[@adam-dn3hi]

"pointier" those are spikes do you know the diffrence between blunt force and piercing damage? its way easier to impale something than to destroy it with blunt force its practicly a 10 times diffrence between it

[@flarestorm9417]

I liked the ultimate designs that really went far with it. Ultimate Big Chill and Cannonbolt aren't that different, though I do think Ultimate Big Chill looks cool. Ultimate Humungousar I would say is a far enough change to be acceptable, and could act as a benchmark for differences in forms.

[@Tony-oh]

I think he can shoot spikes which was never shown (Got that from the wiki and the cartoon network site years ago). I will admit, I like Ultimate Cannonbolt's design over regular Cannonbolt

[@bluefire9285]

Ultimate Cannonbolt is so ass and it's kinda sad since I like cannonbolt

[@Nimble.ninja910]

I love the fact that he met the species in his omnitrix because of your point but to further that point it put things into perspective for the viewer and Ben, these aren’t just toys\tools at your disposal, this is the actual of actual being beyond your observable environment.

[@ninetailsofthesun279]

This was great! I love Ben 10 so much, and I'm glad you got to my personal favorite part of the series. I just can't wait to hear your thought about the divisive series that is Ben 10 Omniverse.

[@akashsil9994]

Ultimate Alien might be one of the darkest seasons of any mainstream children's show that depends so heavily on toy sales like Ben 10. Stockholm syndrome, on -screen murders, death by lynching, the hero's girlfriend getting indoctrinated into a cult, and an alien attempting to commit suicide by superhero (just off the top of my head).

[@shayanwallace]

So happy for more Ben 10 content 🥲🥲🥲

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5zbpGOVicp-kLs Finally it's here. *Yes*

[@waspywasp451]

Ultimate Alien is honestly my favourite series of Ben 10. I have a lot of nostalgia for it, so there is some bias, but I also like a more cocky Ben. Provides some more interesting dynamics to the group imo

[@Numanuma282]

The comparison of Mega Evolutions and Reginal Variants from Pokemon was a PERFECT way to describe the difference in interest in Ultimate Form and Updated Concepts. Knocking it out of the park as always Billiam!

[@yaboifabio2979]

One thing I loved about ultimate alien was the weird explanations for the ultimate forms. If I recall they aren’t natural aliens or older forms, they’re a result of the omnitrix putting the alien dna into an intense combat scenario to see what the best evolutionary traits are to become the ultimate form of the species

[@majoraswrath2645]

I honestly cannot wait to see your take on Omniverse, since I just recently finished my binge of the original series (all 4 iterations meaning 2004, Force, Ultimate, and Omni) and I liked Omniverse but not without many many gripes with Ben's character and the retcons

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

This video was actually my first time finding out that Dwayne McDuffie wrote Alien Force and Ultimate Alien. No wonder they're so good. (Even with the filler in Ultimate Alien)

[@KevinLeroyGrant]

The filler made for great reruns on the network

[@Vulcazard]

Omniverse is a mixed bag for me. It has some of the highest highs, but also some of the lowest lows. It is very polarising, but i sat through it and in the end I will say, it is not as good as the original, but I like it more than Ultimate Alien at the very least.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Omniverse will be a trip. Overall I think it's fun. It has some good moments and some meh moments. It has some phenomenal moments and some garbage ones. At the core tho it's still Ben 10 so it's still fun. Can't wait to see that video

[@gageferrill110]

I truly loved watershock, you know he was my favorite one of the Andromeda aliens, I loved when he shot water and it wasn't a hazard

[@mattwo7]

11:29 Older celestialsapiens have even more personalities, which is why they never did anything in Ultimate Alien (Omniverse ignored this detail because of course it did). Considering how insane their lifespans must be, it's amazing Ben even has more than one.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

When was it stated in the show that Celestial sapiens have more than 2 personalities?

[@yashjoshijee2294]

Not really, the celestial sapians shown in ultimate alien didn't had their personality balanced and due to this they were in argument and thus didn't do anything in ultimate alien. While in omniverse those celestial sapians had balanced personality and thus they interfare.

[@mattwo7]

@@yashjoshijee2294 If you expect me to believe that so many of them managed to have their personalities agree with each other, I have a bridge to sell you.

[@yashjoshijee2294]

@@mattwo7 Watch "Universe V tennyson " again

[@DankoDeadZone]

Amazing timing with this video, almost done doing a rewatch of Omniverse with a group of friends who never watched it and man we're loving it. Would be awesome to hear your comments on that too since at the time it was a very polarizing show, both for justified and unjustified reasons.

[@Kalaamari]

my grandma watched every ben 10 with me and this was her and my favorite, I'm glad you reviewed this. thanks Billiam!

[@BlackLotusFlame]

This was amazing, we definitely need a follow up for Ben 10 Omniverse!

[@genkaiba15]

That "Lost" show sounds like Trouble in a Jug. 🤣

[@insecdroid]

“He’s like a handsome male succubus.” That would be an Incubus, which is exactly that, a male version of a succubus.

[@flipflop3285]

Omniverse is actually really good, definitely worth the watch. Now do that follow up baybee.

[@wizevmkloarm3462]

I just wish their was a more serious animated Ben 10 series. Even just tv y14, it could be so wonderful.

[@FiveTrenchcoats]

Ultimate Alien is the Ben 10 series that I have a specific kind of nostalgia for since it was the first one that started airing after I'd started using the internet. That meant I spent ages on Ben 10 forums waiting for news and screenshots of new episodes to release. Fun times. I really hope you do an Omniverse video, since that's the series that I never properly finished and I'd like to see your thoughts on it.

[@vlad8101]

18:15 imo that part is actually great/perfect and it shows that they trusted eachother and that the whole killing thing wasnt out of hate or anything like that

[@m4rc3l0fl0r3s]

Omniverse looks way better than I remember it being. It sure shakes things up in the story, but I think you will enjoy the highs of this next instalment.

[@LeviChurch]

Your Ben 10 reviews are the best on KZbin. Can't wait to see the Omniverse video and hopefully a Generator Rex review with it.

[@sasukuto]

I would LOVE another Ben 10 episode! I only watched the origional as a kid and have no plans on watching it again or anything past it, but I fully intend on watching any video you make about it! DO more Ben 10!!!

[@sonofhades57]

Ultimate Alien was actually a pretty good installment of the series, imo. I really liked the escalation brought about by the Ultimate Forms and I felt like this series ironed out Ben's characterization at that sweet spot between "messiah" and "dumbass."

[@sonofhades57]

And yes, I would love it if you made an Omniverse video. Not because I enjoy that series, but because I'd like to see you rip into it.

[@Powherkrangunch]

Thank you for making this video and exploring all the characters and events so well. It's true half-hour superhero stories are the most fun, actually Marvel does have the Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes cartoon from the mid 2000s. In my opinion that series was almost as good as Justice League. Definitely worth exploring in a future video. You did Ultimate Alien great justice. I look forward to your next Ben 10 video however long it takes. You gave me some good laughs and clearly had a lot of fun here, so good job!

[@SnoozeNF]

Gonna need that follow up video at some point

[@ZekeAxel]

As someone who only saw bits of the 1st Ben10 series, I am loving this deep dive. Definitely looking forward to Omniverse. Forget Lost, do Omniverse.

[@DJSkywalker716]

We really want that Omniverse video Billiam, so hopefully its in the works after your Lost season 2 project.

[@DeathlySkys]

These Ben 10 videos give me life

[@nathanieldavidsplendid5295]

WE DEMAND BEN 10 OMNIVERSE REVIEW RIGHT AWAY BILLIAM. Love your vids! keep it up.

[@lincolnjohn8227]

As someone who's been a long time Ben 10 fan, omniverse might unironically my favourite iteration. It feels like the show runner noticed the dissonance between all the different tones and styles of the totality of the series and just went YES, IT'S ALL CANON. And just rolled with it.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

agreed

[@Immortal2022]

I have mixed feelings on it. Omniverse has some of the best and worst episodes of the franchise, and a lot of the bad ones being in the first season kinda held it back. That said, the spiderverse episode, and Aziz Ansari episodes go so hard.

[@Soundwave1900]

The thing that keeps pushing me away from omniverse is... they just rewinded all Ben's growth throughout alien force and ultimate alien for nothing, simply because "they had better ratings when ben was a cocky brat you wanted to hit in the face". Its no wonder Julie left him in such a harsh way, the omniverse version of him is the most insufferable of them all T__T His cocky attitude makes him take a lot of L's in rather easy fights he could've owned like a champ if you put a late ultimate alien Ben in his shoes, he keeps picking unfavorable matchups, omnitrix starts giving him random bs aliens again because apparently russian roulette is fun i guess, and even when he finds out why ("you keep hitting this subtle instrument with all your strength when turning") he continues to do so regardless. I couldn't watch much more of that version of him after that... No offense of course, I probably just have different priorities in shows.

[@robloxify]

​@@Soundwave1900yea im a bit late but here's my response for your argument now i completely understand and respect your opinion but i would argue uaf had the same problem of "bratty ben" way before as he became way too cocky in Af s3 after he saved the universe , and about him not getting his wanted aliens omniverse is actually my second favorite after classic in this aspect cuz i find it fun when a character has to work with what power he's got it makes for different and unique ways of fighting i think what made you hate it more than you would've otherwise is the predator concept that nullified every alien even if it wasn't it's natural prey it's just too weak to fight it . Anyway sry for the essay long reply and i hope you give it another chance and enjoy your time watching it.

[@Soundwave1900]

@@robloxify sure, he did turn bratty in af s3, and i hated that, but he thankfully turned back in ua, maybe not completely, but mostly. I'm not against the random aliens concept per se but he was shown to outgrow both his bratty side and his random alien problem, he was shown to be more effective at dealing with problems in af s1-2, and now in omniverse they suddenly completely reverted his growth, both mental and power wise, again, and, it seems, for good this time. I really appreciate growth of characters in media, its probably the most important aspect for me in a good story, and in the end I stayed till the middle of season 4 but nothing really changed for what i consider to be "the better" and I ultimately lost interest. Seems like the show is not for me.

[@Lach90]

They already did monster of the week in season 1 of agents of shield. They weren't 22min but I thought the show was pretty good, but the quality went ALL over the place throughout the runtime. Would probably work well for a long video essay topic.

[@marocat4749]

And agents of f shield is great, and its by jed whedom and his wife i think and sister, but lik any hedon show it just gets better, and the characters, really diverse even, and good fights, and most surprising of all, she had an amazing growth. And good characters, villains . And its aperently really good at adapting comicbook material. like season 4s matrix arc, inhuman (or rather allowed mutants) . and season is amazing . And hits. season is, god at following. Its really good an it really gets started after season 1, its a good inttro thou.

[@Thomasstart13]

Hey Billiam, a follow up for this covering Ben 10 Omniverse would be pretty cool

[@johntheanimator4317]

Even doh the finale was not satisfying...I still love it to this day and I believe this continuation of the show has the most character development and yeah the Ultimates were the greatest thing I've ever experienced in my childhood

[@trashgamer7716]

Make the Omniverse video! It's honestly one of the best Ben 10 shows, especially in the lore department.

[@ZzzPolio]

This is the first version of the show I saw and so it’s the best this is an objective fact

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

It's not really the best ben 10 show. It only really had ultimate aliens going for it.

[@sighberspook2021]

I can't wait to see the Omniverse review, it's a pretty divisive series but I absolutely love it Especially it's artstyle, it just looks so fresh and unique

[@shenanigans8353]

Based on thoughts and opinions you had on certain elements and characters in this video seeing you react to where they are taken in omniverse would be very interesting

[@ajmentel2453]

Since you want us to annoy you about it, I definitely would like an Omniverse analysis from you. Your media literacy and criticism is crazy good and it'd be interesting to see your take on a piece of the franchise you never interacted with before.

[@mickeyhart7507]

YES!! OMNIVERSE PLEASE YOU'LL LOVE IT! Animation just takes a second to get used to.

[@kokichibestboi]

honestly omniverse is my favorite iteration of ben 10, i really wanna see your take on it

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

same.

[@alguem5996]

About your comment on Marvel's lack of animated shows, there was Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Avengers: Assemble. The former is pretty good, but the later usually has a bunch of misses before a hit.

[@marocat4749]

Sadly earths mighties hero was ended for a , well more misses that hit not as good or iconic show. Really earths mighiest heroes is good. And surprising mature . And why not 22 minutes or a cartoon, agents of shild is really good and just getting better (season 3 has an eem the srcond half has a less good villain, season 4 gets really great thou. an and so on. I think that suits the doing things and apearently its a very good comicbook adaption. And ward is amazing. XD

[@maxcabada4551]

I grew up watching Ben 10 honestly it was probably my favorite show until I discovered doctor who going into highschool a couple years back I did a rewatch of the whole series and I’ve gotta say for how different omniverse is it’s probably tied with the original as my favorite Ben 10 show so I would absolutely love if you covered it I’ve really loved and enjoyed watching all of your reviews on Ben 10 and can’t wait to see how you like omniverse

[@Cegarth]

It has been a long time since I've watched omniverse but from what I remembered it heavily expanded Ben 10 lore albeit with some retcons, had really great animations and kinda mixed characters, definitely interested on your analysis.

[@adans-c262]

Ben in absolute power p2: “ I’ll try to make this asquick and painless as possible.” Ben at the end of the show: “Let’s get some smoothies.”

[@dillblas9139]

This is the Ben 10 I remember the most I was still to young to remember the classic Ben 10 when it aired new episodes

[@Confussed-Oddish]

Can't wait for you to finally get my favorite series omniverse... in about a year or so.

[@sirmel11]

Ben had like 60 something aliens(according to the comments) by the end of this series. It's too many(I originally said this but now I disagree) and some of them started do the same thing like you said. He had two speed aliens, three fire aliens(I didn't even think of this), two aliens that eat things, etc.

[@flarestorm9417]

They even had an episode in Omniverse where Ben kept getting electric aliens. I didn't realize he had 6 electric guys until they acknowledged it (Frankenstrike, Buzzshock, Brainstorm, AmpFibian, Shocksquatch, and Feedback).

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Ben has 64 aliens by the end of the series though 91 named name and 61 shown on screen.

[@sheenyhive]

That's actually one of the big problems I had with Alien Force and *especially* Ultimate Alien on rewatch. So many of the new aliens were objectively superior to the OG roster. Swampfire was Heatblast+Wildvine, Big Chill was Ghostfreak+Arctic-something, Echo Echo was Ditto but more broken, Alien X was literal God, Ultimates made all others obsolete etc. Also Ben could switch forms anytime, which removed pretty much all tension when he could just slap his chest anytime when he got the wrong form

[@sirmel11]

@@sheenyhive Ben is pretty broken pretty broken once he gains access to his old aliens I'd say. There's 0 reason for him to lose.

[@sirmel11]

@@sheenyhive There might be more differences between them? Who knows? I think he still uses Heatblast from time to time.

[@rubendelgado5098]

one of the elements i was most exciting about Ultimate Alien but felt most disappointing, was the roster of aliens since it was advertised as Ben having access to ALL his aliens even showing them in the intro, but then whe you watch the show turn out it was a lie, some of the aliens en the intro dont even show up, that is one of the many aspects that in my opinion Omniverse did better, showing off almost all of Ben aliens

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

exactly this.

[@majesticmo5048]

Yeh what I found funny about ultimate alien is how some aliens in the intro were literally never used, hadn't even been discovered yet. They basically showed his omniverse lineup of aliens in the UA intro cos most of them don't show up until omniverse. Which I always found hilarious

[@walkerj.7895]

7 months later and we still need that Ben 10 follow up video!