Why Did Ben 10,000 Punch the Time Bomb And Die?

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TIMECODES:
0:00 - Introduction
2:04 - Theory #1
3:43 - Theory #2
4:58 - Theory #3
7:43 - Conclusion
Footage from Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse, and Justice League: Doom.
Stock Footage from Vecteezy.
Ending Music from Epidemic Sound.

[@TheInkTank]

For all the comments about diving infinity in half: you have to understand, this is fiction. There's no feasible way within our realm of understanding how a Celestialsapian can exist in the first place, none-the-less have their powers cut in half. But this explanation is a way to show that if it COULD be possible to spit infinity, this is a visual explanation on how to do so. I actually got this explanation from a source I will link below, and I think it can also be applied to Ben 10's manor of science fiction. If you don't like the explanation, there's still two other theories in this video that you can choose. However, if you want to claim that you can't cut a Celestialsapian's powers in half solely because the mathematical explanation doesn't make sense, then you're watching the wrong show. LINK: www.hoodedutilitarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Inf.jpg

[@sblower9410]

Here is your idea on infinity worded a little differently: 1) character A has an infinite number of possible uses of their powers. 2) character A's powers can be numbered. Example: power No #284 can see all universes at the same time, Power No #285 can prevent things you see from being destroyed provided the destruction is limited to what you see. 3) now explain how character A is still infinite even when they can only use odd numbered abilities. 4) while character A has only odd numbered abilities they can't stop a Multiverse bomb using power No #285 like they would normally be able to because they currently can't pair it with ability #284. 5) even if a character B has both power No #284 and power No #285, and as a result CAN use power No #285 to stop a Multiverse bomb, it doesn't prove they have any power advantage over character A while character A can only use his odd numbered abilities. It just means character A should try a different method to stop the bomb than their "normal" method. I am not saying this is EXACTLY why Alien X was defeated here. This is just an oversimplification to why somebody with half their "infinite" powers might not be able to do what they think they can on their first try. I am saying it is entirely possible Alien X has what we might think of as "methods" of solving problems. In their minds they think: to fix this I'll do the usual method of doing some "X" also "Y" and little of "Z." If there is some "methodology" as we understand that idea to Alien X's powers: this could be a weakness if their power is combined/ mixed up with another power in some events. Maybe doing whatever "Y" is in this case functions a little differently resulting in what we observe as a temporary performance issues. As I am writing this I am slowly coming to the conclusion that this is still the weakest of the 3 ideas. Ben should really learn to have more backup strats if this is true, this explanation doesn't account for why ben couldn't have tried an infinite number of solutions at the same time since the bomb didn't work instantly.

[@YonDivi]

My headcanon for celestialsapian fusions is that it just takes a finite sample of alien X's power and gives it to whatever alien its fusing with. Like imagine a celestialsapians powers as an infinite ocean and the biomnitrix fusions as the bucket that gets filled by said ocean. It makes sense for Ben 10 and for maths as a whole. That's my interpretation anyway but I'm biased into making it work in a real world mathematical because I've been studying constantly for my maths finals so I'm definitely more prone to analysing things mathematically at the moment lol.

[@shiooo1662]

I would like to say that how u explained the infinity of natural number being greater than infinity of even or odd number is a little wrong by my understanding. They r actually the same. All three infinity scales to same level. even, odd and positive nature number have same lvl of infinity. If you can't understand how think of it like this. Take the help of concept called bijection. Pair up every nature number with its multiple of two. For each positive natural no. You will have its positive multiple of two. Whether it is 1, 2, 6, 10,1000000 or ♾️ all these positive no. Will have their own multiple of two and hence will have a bijection or will be paired up. Therefore this tells us as long as natural no. line goes, the separate even or odd no. line goes just as long. This also tells us that all the infinity of natural no are same. What I mean by this is ♾️+1 is not greater then ♾️. They r same. Any amount of addition of positive natural no. to infinity will be same as the previous infinity. The infinity of real no. is what's bigger than natural no. infinity. Real no. r any number u can think of including fractional. Natural don't have fraction.

[@shiooo1662]

So theoretically this explanation of atomic x having half the power of atomic x is definitely false. And I think your source video should also be wrong if it explained infinity to you like this. No hate or whatever. I am just fascinated by concept of infinity.

[@anonymousmouse7161]

In the first place, there isnt even any such thing as infinity in real life. There is only the universe and everything it encompasses. If its power is "infinite" then all it simply means is that its power is equal to all energy in the universe.

[@langadube9611]

The last theory makes a lot of sense when you realize Ben 10K was the one who told no watch Ben about Clockwork

[@TheRealSkillaholic]

Yeah that's what really gets me. He sounds like he knew exactly what he was doing right then

[@Merilirem]

Thats definitely the nail in that theory.

[@snowboundwhale6860]

"Definitely taking this opportunity to make sure the kid knows which alien to use and why when the time comes"

[@chaosdirge4906]

There is something else to cutting infinity in half. Regardless if you cut infinity in half it will eventually reach all possible co figurative even without the same set of numbers because the values of such numbers are infinite. If the theory of how light works is true from the moment it is created it is also destroyed. To a particle of light's perspective it would seem like it never existed at all even though it stretches to infinity. Dividing that in half would just produce the same effect though the reaction to the effect could be longer or shorter depending on what exactly was taken away. In the end doing that combo might also belike a safety lock that makes Ben exist regardless of the outcome.

[@tswelopeleseleka9641]

This makes sense to me.

[@LucasThePhantomThief]

Even if we don’t see him a lot I like that they gave Atomix an actual form after it was only mentioned in Ken 10

[@johntheanimator4317]

yeah the big chin transformer with Goku's abilities was cool

[@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976]

That sounds awesome though

[@notBK]

Same with Toepick.

[@nightcorecat8873]

@@notBKam I the only one who thinks Toepick is actually cool?

[@notBK]

@@nightcorecat8873 no

[@Dorkyboi-1218]

Ben 10K knowing about it does speak to how Ben works. He notices small details that don’t always appear relevant. No Watch Ben having a variant hoodie may be something he’d recognize along with the fact that he’s dealt with his past self before so a reintroduction would have tipped him off to which one he could be dealing with. Paradox is not the most up front kind of guy so it gives the work for Ben to pay more attention to everything around him when Paradox IS involved.

[@shadowednight1600]

Ben's detail orated. In the line of work he does he has to be, one detail can lead to either victory or defeat

[@firepaca2626]

Good comment *with* a good reply, that is rare

[@manavnair4218]

then how would you explain the fact that he every time Ben sees his future it changes. orginal universe Ben already knows about Ben 10K so it doesn't make sense as orginal Ben's future would have already changed which means Ben 10K shouldn't be knowning about this. We have already seen this in UAF episode Ben 1000 returns as future Ben doesn't know who Eon is. Because if he already knew that it was going to happen then we would if done something different. even profesor paradox was shocked by this.

[@firepaca2626]

@@manavnair4218 like the man in the video said time loops

[@Benzcrimsonitacilunarnebula]

All maybe he trusted his gut instinct nd acted without thinking no head brain empty thaughts instinct epmty too

[@dndkeg]

Theory 3 makes the most sense to me. Anything with Ben 10K (at least in Omniverse) and Paradox usually means to me in a certain sum of words, “Ah shit, here we go again.”

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

accurate.

[@GamingHero2099]

Yeah and when you take a look at the whole series up to that point, there's a lot of evidence to support it as it makes sense both in universe and characterization, as ben 10k has always followed the events as they unfolded before (in his prospective at least) and never once tried to change it

[@Mr.Un0riginality]

Never have I heard about the sacrifice perspective until now but I love it and it’s my favorite option now. I love the idea of Ben maturing to the point he realizes he has to die for everything to work out and fully accepting it.

[@yep1486]

mf could have rewind time himself or give that verse' ben the alien to do it

[@theflamingarrow1833]

Even when ben was just a teenager he would still sacrifise himself for the greater good. There is an episode of ultimate alien when the ultimates gained consciousness and decided to rebel against Ben. Ben decided to sacrifise himself for those ultimates so they can be free. I don't remember the name of the episode.

[@Rhobeni]

@@theflamingarrow1833 it’s called the ultimate sacrifice

[@theflamingarrow1833]

@@Rhobeni Thanks mate

[@Mr.Un0riginality]

@@theflamingarrow1833 True, that is a very valid example, honestly during this I forgot about Ultimate Sacrifice. Tho I believe my point still stands for his character as a whole

[@1MrFamilyguy]

I gotta give hella respect for the explanation of how to cut infinity in half using even and odd numbers

[@johntheanimator4317]

lol

[@bautistacardozo7092]

It is also a great copypasta if conversations regarding power scaling get annoying, as they can do lmao

[@leithbenali]

It’s technically wrong, according to set theory, the set of all natural numbers is mathematically still the same size as the set of all even/odd numbers, this is because they are both countably infinite sets as opposed to all decimal numbers which are uncountably infinite because you can’t even begin to count them

[@johntheanimator4317]

@@leithbenali lol

[@furkanudmir550]

@@leithbenali yeah but it is still less than the infinite number itself

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

Ben 10K sacrificing himself to preserve the timeline was an option I thought of before but didn't entirely like until this video. Now I think it makes the most sense out of the three and is actually a really good way on keeping continuity when it comes to the series' timeline shenanigans.

[@Animeaddiction]

Nope. Ben 10K had no knowledge of the Time Loop. Just like he didn't have any knowledge that his son was Chrono Spanner until the second to last episode of Omniverse. It was just all of Paradox's time shenanigans. It wouldn't surprise me that Paradox already knew what was going to happen. He knew that Ben 10K was going to suggest Clockwork, and explained the Sotobro effect so No Watch Ben would get the idea to use Clockwork and reverse the Time Bomb's effect. Paradox also purposely left No Watch Ben out of the fight until after the Time Bomb exploded so No Watch Ben could reverse it back. If Ben 10K knew about the Time Bomb, why didn't he just turn into Clockwork or a hybrid fusion of Clockwork and reverse the Time Bomb's effect himself? Ben 10K correctly guessed after seeing Gwen 10, Ben 23 and No Watch Ben that it involved alternate versions of Omnitrix wielders. C'mon, it's a cliché in plot devices.

[@colegaming5849]

@@Animeaddiction Well they did say that they had to preserve the timeline. Ben 10K could've done that yes, but in doing so the time loop would be broken and as Paradox said "Things would get worse before they get better."

[@Animeaddiction]

@@colegaming5849 Paradox said that because he KNEW what was going to happen, not because if Ben 10K were to do something. Remember that Paradox is completely free from the effects of time itself. Sort of like the Reverse Flash. Remember when they first met with the Professor Paradox in Alien Force? They met with a 'future' version of Paradox when he failed to save the Earth. "Well, I certainly hope you do better than I did." Professor Paradox is able to move all the way to the beginning of Time and to its end. He couldn't go to that White Void because time had not yet begun. It was only after the universe was created and time began that he could. Also keep in mind that Paradox is allowed 'do-overs' like in Let Do the Time War Over. So trying to change a predestined time loop is irrelevant since Paradox can just go back and fix what went wrong. So no, Ben 10K didn't sacrifice himself. He was just being as reckless and headstrong as usual. They really dumbed Ben down in Omniverse and he didn't grow up too much as Ben 10K in the Omniverse's future.

[@homerman76]

@@Animeaddiction I wouldn't say he was being headstrong, it would be more accurate to say that he was acting on impulse to try and stop the calamity that was before him. It should also be noted that Ben prime also seemed to be sacrificing himself so that No Watch Ben would receive his Omnitrix. One possibility is that the writers intended to do more with No Watch Ben and Ben Prime and Ben 10k were working to try and help this Ben to find his path to being a hero for one reason or another.

[@Animeaddiction]

@homerman76 No, Ben Prime only threw himself in front of No Watch Ben in a futile attempt to protect him. He didn't plan on giving him the Omnitrix. It just fell off as he became immaterial, and it latched onto No Watch Ben. I know this because later, No Watch Ben easily took off the Omnitrix to give it back to Ben Prime. Ben Prime could have done the same thing instead of throwing himself in front of Ben Prime. Way too convoluted to be planned.

[@luiscortazar6291]

A theory I had is that by sacrificing the near infinite power of Atomic X he weakened the Chronosapian Time bomb just enough to be reversible by a "normal" Chronosapian like no watch Ben's Clockwork.

[@dynamicender]

Technically it's no watch Ben with prime bens Omnitrix

[@lucielm]

Watching this Video I considered the exact same theory. He basically charged the energy just right to make it reversable. Alien X is universal+ but he's not Omniversal. He can't change all universes and thus not surpass the bomb. However, if he altered the bomb to be able to be reversed, then it would do some work.

[@rydergolde3169]

@@lucielm wait- if the bomb is omniversal/multiversal level in terms of what it can do wouldn't that mean Atomic-X would have to be near that power to be able to alter the blast? genuinely asking because I don't quite know how the power would scale in comparison to the time bomb, *assuming* that Atomic-X *did* weaken the blast

[@azreal4062]

@@rydergolde3169he didnt do anything to the bomb . He let the future be untouched,since that is the only way no omnitrix ben becomes the hero he wants to be . So for the future of no omnitrix ben , he sacrifices himself knowing he will eventually be back. Or he would not have introduced clockwork in the first place.he knew what he was up against .

[@rydergolde3169]

@@azreal4062 no I'm not arguing whether 10K did anything or not I'm trying to figure out, given [@lucielm]'s comment, how powerful actually is Atomic-X luci suggested that Atomic-X *weakened* the time blast in order for No Watch to *be able to reverse it in the first place* my thought was, if that's true, then wouldn't Atomic-X need to be *at least* at an omniversal level in order to weaken it? basically- we know Ben 10K didn't undo the bomb because time loop we *don't* know whether Atomic-X's punch *actually* did something or not, given how Clockwork is significantly weaker than Alien X (and by extension, Atomic-X) assuming Atomic-X *did* weaken the time blast, would that not place him at some level of multiversal?

[@ronnyherrera8233]

I've always been of the belief that fusing any alien with Alien X would be redundant for a celestial sapien since they could do whatever that alien could just by choosing to. I like to think that fusing Alien X with another species just increases that species' abilities to a cosmic level.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

yes.

[@MagicHamsta]

Agreed it would be redundant for an actual celestial sapien but not for Ben. Fusing lets him bypass Serena & Bellicus. Because going full celestial sapien leaves him basically comatose while he's stuck trying to convince Serena & Bellicus.

[@christianhenry4173]

It makes atomic x more deadly. Maybe fusing both aliens would causes atomix radiation bombs to sky rocket to Cosmic star power bombs. Which is dangerous meaning he could send ripples of black holes in space I he unlocked that potential Or punch through time

[@JahanaraBegum-gl1sf]

@@MagicHamsta doesn't he have full control over alien x.

[@georgeuferov1497]

Except Atomix can't teleport buf Atomic-X can

[@rainbow_vader]

It took me so long to wrap my head around the "combining aliens actually makes their powers weaker" thing because by then I hadn't seen the show for a while and I had become a massive Dragon Ball fan and in that series fusion almost always guarantees _exponential_ increases to your powers

[@aryanbhattacharya4238]

Gg hope you ain't a blind dbs fan

[@TokyoDrift456]

Fusion in dragon ball is so overpowered its actually hilarious

[@eciyahsmalls-sanders8880]

@@TokyoDrift456 I mean it combined the two abilties it's supposed to be a power boost

[@NianJKL]

Well the thing is it’s like Krillian and Goku using the fusion dance if it doesn’t have the requirement for them to match power levels. It meets in the middle of the two power levels which makes Goku much weaker because Krillian dilutes them.

[@TokyoDrift456]

@@eciyahsmalls-sanders8880 fusion in dragon ball is said to make the result miles stronger than either fusees, as Gogeta said "our powers aren't just put together, they are significantly magnified" A fusion like Gogeta or Vegito in base form are stronger than goku and vegeta in super saiyan blue, it's insane

[@SuperSpider9098]

I like the idea that young Ben Prime sees Ben 10K punch the bomb, then when he grows up and reaches this point thinks "I don't know why i punched that, but I did so must be important" and does it again, and after enough time loops simply doesn't know anymore

[@aaronolson6736]

That's what I love about Paradox's character. As all knowing as he is, Paradox knows some things have to happen, people have to make mistakes and die because that is what they were meant to do and changes can cause disasterous ripples. Also you can be quite calm and cheeky when you have knowledge of everything.

[@lunakingsley.7247]

Paradox isn't all knowing he himself states that there are things he doesn't and didn't realize are happening (he couldn't find vilgax and eon. Not to mention the stuff with eon.).

[@SupHapCak]

I wonder how many loops Paradox saw turn out badly before he realized he can't interfere

[@Merilirem]

Paradox just has a perfect playthrough going and doesn't want any changes to ruin it. There could well be better choices and outcomes but Paradox already has what he considers a good run going so he doesn't want to change it and break everything. If he does the easy thing now it would result in him having to deal with something more troublesome later.

[@ZekromAndYugiAndDrago123]

I personally don't think Ben 10,000 was actually expecting to do anything, but rather panicked and just.. chose his strongest two aliens. Yeah he's a superhero but he's still susceptible to panic and it just makes him more human imo. I don't think he genuinely thought "I'm going to destroy this bomb" I think he thought "holy fuck Vilgax might actually win this time what the hell do I do"

[@Mizo-Creeping]

Yup he is older but still ben

[@literallyglados]

yeah that sounds like ben, he might lose but hes not gonna be done trying to punch things until he is long dead

[@jaibarequeson2092]

I never understand why he use AtomX insted of clockwork+Alien X , i mean time stop+ omnipotence yes please , is way more broken than the nuclear + omnipotence setup

[@justinarzola4584]

If the world's at stake why not use your strongest aliens.

[@Pheryos]

if smoothies is not getting destroyed dont expect him to panic

[@nikitakobzar8321]

1:13 I don't think the logic of 50% to 50% alien power works here. Diamond Matter, Heat Jaws and Stink Arms are three fusions which were originally created by a broken prototype Omnitrix. All three fusions are possible with the Biomnitrix. However, they might differ in aspects such as appearance, powers, and weaknesses due to the fact that there is no evidence to support the idea that the broken prototype Omnitrix creates fusions the same way as the Biomnitrix.

[@Frost_Hopper]

I agree with this, adding on, I think it’s possible that the biomnitrix fusion doesn’t cut the powers in half due and just combines the aliens powers due to it being referenced that ben worked on it himself, if I’m remembering correctly, knowing the flaws of the original fusion incident that happened in the classic series though that’s just my thought

[@just_a_tepig3611]

My interpretation of the atomix-x fusion was that it was like a samson situation. Where Samson was given divine beyond human strength. Rather than atomix gaining half the power of alien X, he just received as much power he could while still retaining control. Remember, the biomnitrix was made for the direct intent of fusion, unlike the same fusion event that made stinkfly, who was directly harmed by being 50-50 each.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

Makes perfect sense. Ben 10K is probably not Ben Prime's exact future(as its always changing) and never got control of alien X as Ben Prime did

[@RaveZion]

I actually do really like that last idea. Time stuff is one of my favorite tropes, and I always love how Ben 10 does it

[@jamesrosengrant8675]

So I actually LOVE the idea of Ben 10k just punching the bomb to make it look like it was too powerful for him for the sake of keeping the timeline in order. Since even though he COULD stop the bomb, he knows if it's not no watch ben who does the deed than he wouldn't have gotten his watch in the first place or properly kept maltruint in the time loop prison

[@MatsuyoRific]

Speaking of the power cut from fusing aliens, I think a good way to work around that would be to take two aliens with similar or complimentary powers to help increase the cut strength. Four Arms and Humongusaur are both increadibly strong, so if you fused them, their strength averages out, and you get the benifit of 4 arms and size changing, though you'd only be able to get half as big as Humongosaur's max size. Now I kind of want to see Kuro make a video of the best aliens to fuse together.

[@Lex_Verse]

Ben 10K uses Fourmungasour though, in this very episode even

[@snake450]

Like also upgrid

[@Amirifiz]

@@snake450 Upgrade and Juryrigg fusion?

[@merjildoasuela6902]

Or upgrade with any mechanical alien like echo echo or clockwork

[@cheungmichealcheungkimchi1341]

Iirc four arms is a more skilled fighter (smaller frame, more arms,etc) but is weaker than humungosaur when it comes to brute strength, so if you fuse the two together you get a more rounded alien

[@alexandrutabacaru2965]

As a little detail,when Ben 10k was first recruited he perfectly described the situation just fro seeing the team of Bens,which could be a hint to the thing that he knew about everithing

[@DillonMaynard]

I love stories like these because it shows how smart and resourceful Ben can be.

[@LucasThePhantomThief]

I wish we saw more of the Biomnitrix fusions

[@mr.mcknight9536]

Yeah, it was a stupid gimmick, but if they expanded on it, I was sure to hav liked it more.

[@SublimeLime]

Could be after ash finishes Ultimates Overhaul

[@bobbyahmad5197]

Yeah

[@CANYUR]

Like Way Big and Grey Matter or Nanomech.

[@yudhazacharias9377]

The same reason there are only 8 ultimates in UA series. There's not enough creative minds to design fusion aliens

[@jaime2992]

This is what convinced me 7:32 “Hm I’m gonna be erased from existence for a minute, better make sure he actually knows what to do”

[@lucastheprinceofdarkness9344]

Oddly enough, the last theory actually makes complete sense when you explain it. Ben 10K must have known how the series of events were supposed to play out.

[@Hk-ox4bb]

I like solution 4: ben 10k was suicidal

[@dspace4514]

A fourth theory is by the show's creators showing how powerful the bomb is. If a fusion between Ben's strongest Aliens can't stop it, what could?

[@TheInkTank]

Clockwork!

[@Goat10Solos]

Alien X and Clockwork obviously can. Atomic-X is just weak.

[@yashbjoshi12]

@@Goat10Solos I disagree, combining clockwork with alien x would be waste as alien x is already had mastery in timepowers and it isnt like atomix,ben cant use clockwork that fluently .

[@langadube9611]

The last theory makes a lot of sense when you realize Ben 10K was the one who told no watch Ben about Clockwork

[@professorparadox795]

@@yashbjoshi12 he didn't mean combination of clockwork and alien x, he meant both of them can.

[@jacksparow3857]

I definitely believe in the time loop. However I believe Ben 10k transformed and attacked the explosion was because he already knew what was going to happen and just speeded things up

[@Ender_Onryo]

I really like the third theory. Given that Ben 10K would already know things would turn out aright in the end would mean they don't have to worry about actually trying to win. Also with how Ben can have an ego on occasion I like the idea that Ben 10K is just constantly suppressing a smug grin knowing that Vilgax is already doomed without knowing it.

[@_obi_wan_kenobi_]

I don't think fusions of Ben 10K cut in half. The example with Four Arms and Stinkfly only applies to one Omnitrix. The fusion feeds from one Omnitrix at that case while Ben 10K has two.

[@naveenkumars8570]

Hello there

[@darrylunlistedbard9527]

IM SO GLAD he did a video on this. I also hope he does more stuff like this.

[@khamareshields9105]

I’m all for the final explanation by Kuro, and I wanna take it a step further: Whenever Ben10K is dealing with a version of his past or alternative selves, he always gifts them a new alien or information about a new one. OG Ben learned of Articguana from the first meet, Atomix was namedropped in Ken’s birthday episode where he (Ken) unlocked more of his playlist, when Ultimate Ben came he reinstalled some of the lost aliens after the fight with Eon and unlocked another hidden playlist in the Omni-Ultramatrix. Then we get to this two-parter where Ben10K is showing No Watch Ben how Clockwork works (not new to the audience but new to No Watch Ben, thus it counts). Because of the timeloop, he can’t directly interfere, but he can answer some questions and help to put the idea in No Watch Ben’s mind to know of Clockwork’s transformation as something vital for the future

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

this makes so much sense.

[@aysharuma8400]

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[@MrRonald327]

This was answered months ago. Alien X could survive the Annihilarg because the Celestialsapiens exist outside the universe. Atomic X was vulnerable to the Chronosapien time bomb because it wiped out everything except that particular universe.

[@Uchenna54M]

That’s why Atomic X is bound by time while Alien X is not Celestialsapiens exists outside of time and space

[@Null47375]

I think I'll go with the theory of Ben 10k knowing all these events and sacrificed himself knowing that he'll come back.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

himself*

[@Null47375]

@@da-vidcargill4975 sorry

[@driveasandwich6734]

He seems quite a bit surprised as to what's happening to him after punching it

[@EntrerrianoMapper]

Small nitpick: the set of (positive) odd and even numbers form an infinity just as big as the set of all natural numbers, despite seemingly forming only half of it, that's easily proven by the fact that for every element of each set, you can pair it with another of the other set. However, there are infinities bigger than others, for example, the set of all real numbers is bigger than the set of all even numbers, You can't pair every even number with every real number.

[@anhthai7005]

Well that’s… certainly interesting. From a narrative stand point the third theory makes sense, ben 10k has come along way and matured enough to make the sacrifice that possibly only he and paradox knew without a second of hesitation. It’s great character development, a bit sad that it’s still just a theory. Though it does make me wonder, did Ben 10k allow Maltruant escape? After all Ben prime and paradox were the ones who created the time loop, so does that mean that for a second time ben 10k let himself be defeated to preserve the cycle behind the backs of his family and friends?

[@massimilianoreali4398]

Probably

[@toystolife1678]

*Time Bomb going off and erasing the multiverse* Ben 10k: “I just gotta hit it. Really hard.”

[@adnan7698]

Goku ahh logic

[@SuperGunzilla]

Theory 3 is def my favorite, surprisingly I never thought about the bigger significance of Ben 10k telling No Watch Ben about clockwork LOL Another amazing video and after being a fan of the channel for 2 years now ( i think ?) I finally subscribed to your Patreon! Keep up the good work Ink Tank !!

[@TheGodofWar-xe5dx]

Ive been under the impression Ben 10K with the Bi-Omnitrix doesnt have the half power issue regardless of Alien X's infinite power. He's never shown to be weaker or have any issues with any alien fusions done that way

[@dimashlavashh6033]

This kind of videos is why i subscribed to this channel back when it was just Kuro the Artist. Super happy to see they haven't lost their charm. Thank you for consistent and enjoyable content

[@professorescanor7310]

I agree that he probably didn't know what was going to happen. I mean it's Ben you can give him all the tools to fix a car, that doesn't mean he knows how to fix the car. It's also in line with past mistakes like trusting kid Kevin or giving the watch to Albedo.

[@thomatho_s]

But if Ben 10K knew about it and decided to sacrifice himself, why did he look confused when he came back when the explosion was reverted? Maybe he was just a bit shocked from living that annihilation sequence and dying while being transformed into a half-god being, or he just hoped that he was right and his sacrifice would make sense, I guess.

[@madladdie7069]

I'd assume the former. The latter doesn't seem like it would elicit that reaction.

[@owo4288]

Knowing something bad will happen to you is usually diffrent from actually experiencing it.

[@jf_kein_k8590]

I prefer the last one, it sounds the most reasonable. Also, Ben10K might have transformed and punched the shockwave just for the fun of it. Like, the shockwave seem to have only accelerated with his punch, maybe he did that on purpose.

[@DJDroz-gh5nt]

That last theory makes too much sense not to be the actual reason for the events in question! Good work on this video, especially since it came out so soon after the last. I guess that's what happens when you have multiple people working on separate projects for the same channel among other things.

[@KeyMasterX]

I would have to agree with the Sacrifice option as since this version of Ben 10K is suppose to be Prime Ben's future, it would make sense that this Ben 10K would remember what happens during this fight cause he went throught it already and had a better understanding on why certain events in time must be maintained.

[@merjildoasuela6902]

And is the only future not erased

[@yashbjoshi12]

Yeah ,Multiverse arc was the best arc in entire franchise ,even better than highbreed arc

[@Goat10Solos]

Facts.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

facts

[@ben10fanpage56]

Even better than ultimate alien 100 episode

[@ethanfinity]

Either because atomic x only has a fraction of alien X's power or because Ben 10000 didn't know what to do. No watch Ben used clockwork because despite only using him for the second time, he knew what to do and used clockwork to sense and reverse the destruction of the multiverse. So atomic x or alien x could do the same if they had full power or knew how to handle it.

[@professorparadox795]

It doesn't require full power

[@ethanfinity]

@@professorparadox795 it does require intention on how to handle it.

[@professorparadox795]

@@ethanfinity if you deep dive in alien x and ben 10 cosmology scaling, it doesn't require it, but if you simply look at stuff like that? Then yeah I can understand why you think like that.

[@GurrenPrime]

My favorite theory is the first one. The “deliberate sacrifice” theory, while interesting, seems unlikely from a Doylist perspective, since then I’d expect more obvious hints towards it within the show itself. It works from a Watsonian perspective though, but I’d prefer a theory that works from both angles. By contrast, the “halved infinity” one doesn’t work from a Watsonian perspective, since while there are different sizes of infinities, halving an infinity creates an infinity of the same size. To use your example of separating the even and odd numbers: you can prove that the number of whole numbers equals the number of even numbers by matching each whole number with an even number (1 matches with 2; 2 matches with 4; 3 matches with 6; 4 matches with 8; etc). I can believe that was the Doylist explanation, since it’s fairly unintuitive, but again, I’d prefer something that explains it both ways. The “he underestimated it” theory works both in-universe for the reasons you explained, and from a writing perspective since that’s a common way of getting OP characters out of the way for the plot to happen.

[@andydurand8559]

I really like that last theory but I feel the first one makes the most sense. Ben 10k just didn’t know what it was capable of he seemed pretty shocked when he hit it and when he came back. I don’t really see a reason for him to be acting in this moments but it’s still a possibility. Great video Kuro it was a pleasant surprise

[@shadowsmith841]

But ben 10k is still prime Ben's future (for now) so he has went through that experience atleast once before. I feel he was just playing the things as before and directly jumped into the explosion to speed things up. The confused look on his face? Probably the realization that he's gonna feel death again. Or I'm gonna go with my initial theory. Atomic x isn't as powerful as alien x. Atomic x is a powerup for atomix rather than for alien x. Another example to this is how waychuck makes upchuck more physically durable but he's not as powerful as waybig. It's a powerup for upchuck but not for waybig.

[@fresh10]

Anyone remember in the episode where we saw Argit with the Omnitrix? I wonder what his human form would look like... would it be Ben??

[@yudhazacharias9377]

I doubt it. The Omnitrix stores many DNAs but not human DNA

[@schemar17]

@@yudhazacharias9377 it has human dna

[@Dylkill99]

@Yudha Zacharias It does have human dna stored, but Ben couldn't use that since one species can't use the omnitrix to turn into another member of the same species

[@DamianQualshy]

@@Dylkill99 unless the two types of the same species are different enough

[@yudhazacharias9377]

@@Dylkill99 oh okay, sorry guys. Haven't dived deep into this stuff

[@mechajay3358]

That last theory is so confusing, but the one that makes the most sense at the same time.

[@kentonkyuubininefox9264]

Personally I always interpreted it Kind of like how card effects in TCGs work. 'This is a ben from another timeline outside of this one so he gets destroyed' 'this rule overrules the amount of authority alien x plus atomix has but possibly wouldn't overrule the amount of authority alien x would have on its own' Which I guess is basically the 2nd theory you talked about.

[@Arsalan_82]

Even though I really like the sacrifice option I do believe that Atomix X is weaker than Alien X but not because the half DNA thing. I think it’s this way because Ben wanted it this way. We know that Ben 10k is the only version of Ben who actually designed his own Omnitrix with his smart aliens. And ben never enjoyed using Alien X even when he could control it. We rarely see him use alien x and he also had kevin lock it in UA. Ben always rejected having infinite power because he doesn’t think a person should have it. So I think the only way he could accept having this power was by limiting himself. So he still would have a very powerful alien that he can rely on (and we can see that this alien is kinda his go to alien now that he doesn’t need to worry about infinite power from how much he uses it) while not having godlike powers that he’s against

[@GameCyborgCh]

You'd think that taking out all the odd numbers out of the natural numbers would mean there are half as many odd numbers as there are natural numbers but that is not the case. For an infinite set to be larger than another you wouldn't be able to pair every number of the first set to the second set. And you can assign an odd number to every natural number

[@Mun3001s]

I don't think Theory #3 holds up, mostly because Ben 10k seems genuinely surprised at what happened and when it gets reversed. I think it's something like a mixture of #1 and #2. Atomic X doesn't even necessarily has to have 50% of Alien X's powers. Messing with genetics will sometimes result in less than the sum of its parts. It was the whole point of Dr. Animo and the Mutant Ray. I'd gather Atomic X is way weaker than Alien X because the DNA is so unballanced between the two that I don't think the structure of his body could hold the power of a Celestialsapien. It's not math, it's compatibility to get as much value out of each DNA, and I don't think anything is truly compatible with Alien X. He's shown to be pretty succeptible to things like changes in time like when he battled Maltruant. He's pretty consistently outclassed by Chronosapiens. I think he's just Atomix with a couple of extra hax up his sleeve.

[@NomercyMohau14]

What you said about Ben 10k in the beginning was true but you also have to realize that he doesn't remember his past that much for Eg. During the first pt. of the finally Ben 10k genuinely wanted to help Ben prime stop maltruant but paradox stopped and by that point proving Ben 10k does not remember much about the past so theory #3 does still hold up

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

The 3rd solution makes more sense actually since the whole time loop but what adds more to it is after ben and his younger self get their minds swapped back to normal (forgetting the event happened) ben 10k comes in explaining about the time war which hints at the loop happening

[@HelenaSan425]

Definitely 1milion IQ move of Ben 10.000 Having an intelligence of a Shounen Anime protagonist

[@TYLER-fs5ks]

It's good to see old style videos again

[@geigercourtier]

I literally haven’t even heard of this show since like 10yrs ago….crazy it’s still going

[@moosetj4481]

A theory I’ve always had in my head cannon is that splicing alien x with any other DNA makes the celestialsapien DNA impure and therefore no longer omnipotent (but still extremely powerful) with the tradeoff being Ben no longer having to deal with Serena and Belicus. So splicing alien x with Ben’s next most powerful alien creates his most powerful fusion which is still more powerful than any other alien including atomix, just not omnipotent anymore, while giving Ben complete control. So while I think alien x could’ve tanked the time bomb, atomic x being no longer omnipotent could not

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Damn, the power-scaling & these theories are insane!

[@thehybrid3947]

Tbh I believe that instead of Omnipotence being an issue or stuff like that because of the fusion I believe that each Celestialsapien fusion merely gets a Cosmic typed power boost for example we know Atomic X gets normal powers but they are enhanced in power with him getting a few bonus powers like making small wormholes like he did to Vilgax or teleporting but nothing OP like making new universes just by thinking it like another possible example is by say a Heatblast X as a baby Pyronite can get supernova temperatures just by a tantrum and an adult one can probably do that at ease but a fusion would enhance those flames to new levels as well as probably giving similar buffs like Atomic X

[@thegreatscribbles960]

I kinda of believe that logic we really only see atomic x use space based powers

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

i believe that logic.

[@chaotic_doc]

Real quick Math note: The set of all odd integers, and the set of all even integers, is the same size as the set of all integers. There are infinite sets of different sizes (countable vs uncountable infinities), but those sets are the same size.

[@benazirislam409]

Was waiting for this video only ....since the breakdown started...well glad to see it before u reached Omniverse....❤️

[@FMHikari]

I understand the part about dividing Infinity. Sure, it's still infinite, but it is now divided into equally infinite but differently useful parts. We can also theorize that Alien X is not all-powerful, because while we can have apparently(emphasis on that) infinite fractionary numbers between 0 and 1, it's still a finite portion both on beginning and end.

[@Uchenna54M]

Alien X is powerful than y’all think..

[@axelsonicsson7160]

My theory (theory 4) is that the biomnitrix making fusions only has half for each dna and there wasn't enough alien x dna to stop the time bomb explosion and the atomix dna was mostly trying to get rid of it

[@carlhenry3974]

That the very first ben 10k punched the time bomb thinking that would be enough to stop it, but the very next ben 10k new what the time bomb was, and simply allowed himself to die to keep things going how they were in the very first loop

[@ItsHeroTime10_]

My theory is that the chronosapien time bomb is a bomb that lets out some sort of energy that reverses any life form to the point where it doesn’t exist, and puts them in that prior place for all of eternity, erasing them.

[@RegularGuy101]

Man I can't wait for him to get to that episode it's worth the wait!

[@13KuriMaster]

I'm also really liking that third one.... mostly since Omniverse decided to try and do away with the multiple timelines deal in favor of Time loops. Come to think of it... were there any time loops that weren't in Omniverse?

[@rafanliyakkathkhan7377]

Nope

[@merjildoasuela6902]

Yes

[@miguelbianchi968]

Ultimate Ben

[@KABIGON4445]

I can't tell you how much i love Ben 10 content As a kid i only watched Ben 10 No Marvel No DC I'm a guy who knows everything about Ben 10 and love when people like you tell me more about it

[@ethanchaotic]

theory three makes a lot of sense and is very fun considering how much the main trio fight Paradox CONSTANTLY on messing with the past, future ben finally laying his arms down and going "Paradox is right" and just going for it feels very satisfying of a theory

[@rodan9773]

My belief is Atomix lowered Alien X Down so the two could Fuse and Ben was just not aware that would happen. That Fusion diluted Alien X's Cosmic Power and caused the Death. It just goes to Prove just like Fussing any other Pokemon with Whalelord some Fusions just shouldn't Happen....PIKA-LORD NIGHTMARE FUEL. Respect and keep up the epic work.

[@baki484]

Atomix just removes Bellicus and Serina from the equation giving Ben free reign.

[@j_ravioli6154]

I always thought it was a panic move from Ben 10k not knowing what exactly was going on. He didn't realize that he'd be completely ineffective. He's likely been able to fix most problems by punching with Atomic X. Another thing that I thought was that someone else being Atomic X would have worked better since it wasn't a Ben performing the action. Therefore, if Max, Gwen, Kevin, Rook, etc then perhaps they would have been able to do **something** to the explosion.

[@Asumsauce1796]

I always assumed the OS fusions being weaker was because they were caused by Ben playing violin with the omnitrix and causing it to do something it shouldn’t have

[@PokeMaster22222]

I love the goddamn title. So snappy, to-the-point, and makes Ben 10,000 sound like a dweeb. Great work, there!

[@ATVPokemonMaster_02]

To be honest i really liked Biomnitrix fusions ❤️✨. I kinda wanted more of that Ben 10K

[@samuraigoldi2308]

I like to think that the reason why has a fusion with Alien X and Atomix is because in the future, something with Alien X goes bad, like, he no longer has full control, and the enemies get too strong at a point. He figures out that he can bypass this by fusioning it with another alien, and to make it as strong as possible he settles for Atomix.

[@aysharuma8400]

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[@danieloconnell695]

Very nice quick overview of how there are different levels of infinity. For those who want a more in-depth explanation, may I suggest the video by Veritasium on the Infinite Hotel paradox.

[@sub-zero5433]

my only problem with explanation #3 is that ben 10k isn’t the exact future of the main ben, every time he meets his future self, his actual future changes. so it’s very possible that version of adult ben never had those specific events happen to him

[@mohithhoney9630]

About Alien X His powers are described to be infinite But I don't think it's actually infinite but rather so great it's absurd to quantify it So, it's absolutely possible to cut his powers in half

[@Uchenna54M]

Nope his powers aren’t infinite his powers are far higher than that

[@nirmalyajana642]

I'm just curious of the scenario if No-watch-Ben and Paradox had to recruit Argit 10 for some reason, how events would unfold

[@volarex5311]

Damn, so it's No Watch Ben himself giving alternate versions of himself the Omnitrix but he himself doesn't have it. "I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess."

[@zmerc]

Bro was confident, he said I can tank this blast and punch it, I'm built different

[@SamFromSolitude]

Gotta remember that if Ben 10K has full control of Atomic X, there’s a human controlling that, and as humans we sometimes do the wrong things under pressure. I’m sure if you saw a big red energy wave approaching you, your first reaction wouldn’t be to Alien X it away. Then again, it probably wouldn’t be to punch it either. Idk we all got Fight or Flight, 10K chose Fight, the rest went Flight

[@bolt1089]

Simple. Atomic-X is a weak fusion between Alien X and Atomix, and isn't as potent as Alien X. If Alien X were to carry it out, he'd do it successfully

[@schemar17]

Omniverse ben 10k is such a weakling he even told his son to go back and get his 16 year old self to help him🤡

[@Goat10Solos]

You're so damn right,Alien X would casually no sell the bomb. Atomic-X is just a fodder,man got negged by Maltruant.

[@onyx_gabriel]

True. Half an alien and another half isn’t as strong as a whole

[@mochapoke3100]

I like that theory a lot! I honestly agree with it Its neat to see some more of this type of content! Its been a while

[@DigitalPand3mic]

Ben 10k already knowing what has to happen in order for the timeline to continue as it should actually makes complete sense, great vid

[@thehyperdymond3067]

I had always believed that Ben combines Alien X and Atomix to make Atomix more powerful not to make Alien X more powerful. Ben has always been reluctant to pull out his most powerful alien unless it was absolutely necessary, but splicing it with other forms to give them a huge power boost is fair game.

[@FraserSouris]

I'm skeptical. Generally Ben would have been hesitant to pull out his stronger aliens only if they could cause collateral damage. Like, Waybig would have been Classic Ben's strongest alien but seeing as he'd probably destroy more stuff, he might not be the best choice. Like, Ben has a habit of frequently choosing his strongest Alien he can practically use. In Classic, it was mostly Fourarms and Diamondhead. In UAF, Ben does like defaulting to Humongosaur. In Omniverse, we learn Feedback was once Ben's favourite. For Ben 10k, it seems strange for him to want that kind of power boost when he already has full control over Alien X.

[@ashokrai2263]

C -137

[@sussy3778]

My theory is that when there's a significant power gap between the two parties, the fusion will work more as a power boost to the weaker form, Big Chuck for example would be stronger than Upchuck, but he isn't as strong as Way Big, in Atomic-X's case, he would be stronger than regular Atomix and have some space bending powers to boot, but he is no near as powerful as a pure Celestialspaien.

[@KingofBeasts444]

I thought it was because Ben 10K knew no watch Ben had to save the day on a cosmic scale.

[@Power-9Hunnid]

That's what I always assumed too. That he knew prime Ben would eventually bring him back.

[@hattoripool1533]

Ben 10K thought he was Goku and that he could just punch things away

[@aryanbhattacharya4238]

Lmfao

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

lol

[@tike2022]

When will we get more breakdowns? Personally they're my favourite thing to watch on KZbin 💚

[@TheInkTank]

Soon!

[@purpleparadise2001]

Hi there. Thanks for the video to discuss about this topic. Even I had the same doubt.

[@lozzar1069]

You cannot interfere and you know why Pitch meeting producer guy: so the episode can happen? Pitch meeting guy: so the episode can happen

[@NA-ys9ib]

I thought it was a bit weird that Ben 10K would be ok with just continuing a timeloop for the heck of it but remembering that No Watch Ben has to kickstart the entire thing by giving Prime Ben the Omnitrix, it makes complete sense.

[@aysharuma8400]

HIT ME UP ON TELEGRAM 👆👆👆I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU 🙏🙏....

[@makhalid1999]

About the dividing infinity into two thing, it would still be infinity. The number of even number set us still as "big" as the natural numbers, due to the fact that one can be one-to-one mapped to the other set by 2n. Team Theory #3 for the win!

[@nivgaming1255]

I go with the third explanation. I'm going to use it in a fanfiction and credit you when I do

[@zombiegamer123]

Honestly. I’ve never seen this Ben 10 series but the title gave me a chuckle and watched the whole thing because of that.

[@ben10initalia32]

Isn't it possible that maybe he did only to make him sure that the other Bens died. Because after the punch the bomb became faster and in this way the other Bens couldn't find a way to escape. Maybe using Clockwork and travel back in time