Board Thread:Ben 10 Discussion/@comment-5486221-20180825033929/@comment-37342686-20190304225737

Agree on all fronts but I'm always of the unpopular mindset (however, OS Cannonbolt's voice was definitely stronger than UAF's).

The Negative 10 was just randomly throwing together Ben's entire rogues gallery for some reason. It was almost interesting but missed the mark, and it never felt like the villain was strong because the viewer wasn't expecting them to win when it's the end of the series. There was no real buildup to anything out of any of these characters, except maybe Charmcaster. A real Negative 10, in my opinion, would be an assembly of aliens, characters that can transform in some way, or at the very least characters like Animo that have truly unique skill sets that have also a long history with the characters. I feel like all of us should challenge ourselves to create our own Negative 10s in our fan works.

Now, Omnitrix symbol placement is iffy. I do really enjoy the chest placement for practicality, but I'm also perfectly fine with anywhere else so long as it's practical - so Four Arms' being on his shoulder or Upchuck's being on his wrist (fiting). I hated the Omnitrix creating its own silly outfit to make the symbol placement work (as in Omniverse with the belts, and excessive luchador outfits). As long as it's accessible to hit (even though Ben can at most times just think up a transformation).

On Anodites and Osmosians, you already know my stance, Ulti.

As for the Ultimate Alien Ben 10,000, I liked the concept. However, if I had a swing at an "Ultimate Ben," I'd have some more physical changes in the way of Humungousaur shifting his physical size. Maybe Cannonbolt blowing Ben up into a ball; Upgrade showing wiring all along Ben's body; Goop placing his controller over his head; or Four Arms giving Ben four human arms. At that point it just becomes half-transformations, but still a bit more fun than an almost complete lack of changes. The way it was executed, however, I completely agree with it being bland though the personality was so much fun.