We Aren't the Greatest

We Aren't the Greatest
General Information
Release Date	23rd January 2021
Series	Ben 10: Omniorigins
Details
Season	1
Episode Number	2
Overall Episode Number	2
Credits
Written by	SOULARCHER20
Story by	SOULARCHER20
Teleplay by	SOULARCHER20
Directed by	SOULARCHER20
Episode Guide
Previous episode	Ten in One
Next episode	Fired Up

We Aren't the Greatest is the second episode of Ben 10: Omniorigins, as well as the second episode of the first season.

Plot

A car drives towards a desert in Bellwood, where Ben and Stuart are within it. The latter is amazed at the Omnitrix's functions, looking at Ben's wrist where an ordinary wristwatch is in place of the Omnitrix. The scene then flashbacks to 5 minutes ago, where Ben is running to The Fictioverse, passing by a watch store. To his amazement, the Omnitrix scans one of the watches and transforms into it, impressing Ben. In the car, Ben stated that the Omnitrix was capable of switching to and fro from an average watch to its original form, in which Stuart deduces that it could be some kind of cloaking mode.

After a while, the two arrive in the middle of a desert. Emerging from the car, Ben wonders which of his aliens he should test out first, while Stuart advises him to choose wisely as they are unsure of what most of Ben's aliens could do. Ben activates the Omnitrix and dials a dragon-like alien he claims to be cool and he decides to transform into it, becoming Bombadrag. Observing his form, Ben wonders if his transformation could fly, before 2 glowing wings emerge from his shoulders. Reminding Stuart to stand back, Bombadrag ignites some form of engine and begins to fly.

While flying, Ben wonders if he could shoot fireballs like an actual dragon, and tries to test it out, only for bullet-like projectiles to emerge instead, nearly hitting Stuart. As Ben apologises, he tests out his hand's powers, where the retract into his wrist and cause the cylinders on his arms to start spinning. Within seconds, the same projectiles are fired out of his arms. As he tries to stop his shooting, he suddenly finds a strange object partially buried in the sand.

Flying back to retrieve Stuart, the two then investigate the mysterious object, causing red lights to form and the two to get knocked back. While they both are unharmed, the object suddenly morphs into a four-legged robot and makes its way to a nearby town. Knowing that the town has civilians in it, Stuart tells Bombadrag they need to stop the robot. Meanwhile, in town, the robot begins firing red lasers in random directions, only for it to be ambushed by a barrage of bullets coming from Bombadrag.

Aiming at Bombadrag, the robot fires laser blasts where the latter easily dodges them, retaliating by firing more bullets. Suddenly, to his surprise, he ran out of bullets, causing the robot to fire a clean hit on him. While he survives the blast, Bombadrag then begins to think of his next move before he accidentally fires a large cylinder from his chest, stunning the robot. Using this opportunity, Bombadrag flies in and rams through the robot, causing it to short out seconds before Bombadrag turns back into Ben, who falls into a puddle of water.

A while later, Ben and Stuart begin helping out with the clean up, where they meet the Mayor of the town, who wishes to thank Bombadrag, not knowing that he was Ben. When Stuart questions the Mayor as to why the robot would specifically attack the town, Ben notices a flashing light from the robot's debris, and goes to investigate. Upon arriving, Ben realises it's a self-destruction bomb and quickly transforms into Powerpipe to take it away from the town, seconds before it explodes.

Unfortunately, the blast begins to enter the town, forcing Powerpipe to quickly rescue all the townspeople, the Mayor and Stuart. During his rescue, Powerpipe sees the name Thorninon one of the flying debris, before concluding his rescue and turning back to Ben, exhausted at his rapid rescue. After recovering from his fatigue, Ben explains his findings to the Mayor, causing the later to explain that the CEO of Thorninon Industries attempted to purchase their land, in which he and the townsfolk refused. Stuart deduce that the robot was actually a plot to eliminate the town so there wouldn't be any objections.

After a while, Stuart and Ben arrive at a small warehouse (after the latter found it using Powerpipe off-screen), where members of Thorninon are seen inside. Ben admitted Stuart's claims about the attackers being close by to the town were right, in which the latter asks Ben what he's gonna do now. Ben dials up an alien and turns into Constrictaconda, and uses his snake-like physique to sneak through the warehouse. During his search, Constrictaconda sneaks through the pipes before he spots something that makes him slither out to investigate. Unfortunately, a crate falls onto his body and he is subsequently knocked out.

Ben reawakens to find he and Stuart are both tied up, surrounded by men in suits. Their boss, Mr. Thorninon, arrives and questions the duo about their actions. He then claims that he saw Ben transform from Constrictaconda, and is extremely impressed with that feat, guessing Ben's unusual watch is the key. He demands the Omnitrix, only for Ben to state he couldn't remove the Omnitrix even if he wanted to. Mr. Thorninon decides to cut Ben's hand off with the Omnitrix still on it, but as he gets closer to the Omnitrix, it releases a blast of orange energy that knocks everyone back and turns Ben into Bombadrag.

Bombadrag frees Stuart and the two battle the henchmen, with the latter utilising a crowbar, as Mr. Thorninon attempts to escape. During the battle, several goons jump onto Bombadrag in an attempt to pin him down, causing him to urge Stuart to chase after Mr. Thorninon. Under the pressure of the weight, Bombadrag's back suddenly opens up and begins firing missiles into the air, knocking back the henchmen. Stuart then catches up to Mr. Thorninon and starts a small fight with him, only for the latter to overpower him. Stuart, however, manages to trip his attacker, causing him to fall and get caught by Bombadrag's. Mr. Thorninon is then knocked out by a punch from Stuart.

A while later, the police show up and arrest Mr. Thorninon and his men as the Mayor thanks the duo for their efforts. Returning to the car, the Ben suggested that they should start their own comic series about their experiences with the Omnitrix, in which Stuart promptly agrees too. As they attempt to head home, Stuart realises he forgot to refill the gas tank, causing the two to look at each other in shock.

Noteworthy Events

Major Events

• Ben and Stuart meet Mr. Thorninon and his henchmen.

Character Debuts

• Mr. Thorninon
• Mayor

Omnitrix Alien Debuts

• Bombadrag
• Constrictaconda

Minor Events

• The Omnitrix's Cloaking and Sentry Modes are used for the first time.

Characters

• Ben Tennyson
• Stuart Garner
• Mayor (First Appearance)

Villains

• Mr. Thorninon (First Appearance)
• Thorni-bot (First Appearance)

Aliens Used

• Bombadrag (First Appearance, x2)
• Powerpipe (x2, second time was off-screen)
• Constrictaconda (First Appearance)

Allusions

• The beginning of this episode is similar to the original series episode, Hunted, where Ben trains an alien's rapid-fire abilities in the desert. The same alien is used again later in the episode.
• The Thorni-bot's design resembles the Omnidroid from The Incredibles, as well as the Stalker from the Ben 10: Ultimate Alien episode, Video Games.
• Mr. Thorninon suggests cutting of Ben's hand, a reference to the Ben 10: Alien Force episode, Singlehanded, in which Sunder does exactly that.
• The way the Omnitrix scans another device for its cloaking mode is similar to the way Transformers acquire their vehicle modes.
• Powerpipe's rescue scene from the explosion in slow motion is based of the Quicksilver rescue scene from X-Men: Apocalypse.
• The plot of the townspeople refusing to sell their land to a higher corporation in this episode was mimicked from the movie, Rango.

Trivia

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