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Why is it so much hate on Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien?

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  • In don't understand it. I generally love those parts of the show, but everybody else hates them. I understand the hate Omniverse and the Reboot gets, even though I love the Reboot, but not this. Was it because Ben was more arrogant at that time, or was it the colosoal amount of deaths in Ultimate Alien?

  • In don't understand it. I generally love those parts of the show, but everybody else hates them. I understand the hate Omniverse and the Reboot gets, even though I love the Reboot, but not this. Was it because Ben was more arrogant at that time, or was it the colosoal amount of deaths in Ultimate Alien?

    @Mortie-10 The reason might be because they tried to be too serious most of the time, but I think the real reason is because of Ben reverting back to his bad habits (like the huge ego and arrogance as well as the fame getting to his head) when he was 10. Wish they kept him mature instead of making him act like kid Ben because of fans complaining how much they love Kid Ben more than Teen Ben.

  • In don't understand it. I generally love those parts of the show, but everybody else hates them. I understand the hate Omniverse and the Reboot gets, even though I love the Reboot, but not this. Was it because Ben was more arrogant at that time, or was it the colosoal amount of deaths in Ultimate Alien?

    @Mortie-10 Ben being more arrogant and obnoxious is one good reason. Other than that, there was a lot about season 3 of Alien Force that many weren't happy about. The way they treated Vilgax is another reason. Vilgax was a ruthless, fearful, power hungry, warlord that only cared about himself. He had to use robotic drones because he was so fearful and threatening that no one wanted to help him. The way that Vilgax was in season 3 of Alien Force showed that the writers understood very little of what made the Original Series great and that they knew little about the Original Series. Vilgax, a wanted warlord, follows intergalactic rules to fight Ben? Vilgax showing care towards his own species? Vilgax begs for Ben's help? That's not what Vilgax is. That's not how Vilgax works. So yeah, that's another thing that many were pissed off about. There were also other reasons why many disliked and criticized Alien Force season 3 as well but I believe that Ben being more arrogant and obnoxious and the way that Vilgax was treated as were the most major reasons.

    As for Ultimate Alien, it's not because of the many deaths in that show. It was because Ultimate Alien was a crappy show. The Ultimate Forms for Ben's aliens was more of a gimmick just to sell more toys and some of the new aliens introduced to the series were pretty much just copies of other aliens (not like a lot of the aliens in Alien Force were copies of some of the Original Series aliens anyways). The biggest contender though was the story, which was crap. The story was slow, uninteresting, filled with filler episodes, etc. There was a lot of bullshit in the show as well, such as Ultimate Ben and the even more retcons that were made. Overall, there were a lot of problems with Ultimate Alien that really screwed it up. I heard that it's currently the lowest rated show in the Ben 10 franchise. Ultimate Alien's merchandise sales did so terrible that it even tanked Omniverse's merchandise sales. Barely anyone were interested in buying Omniverse merchandise and most retail stores didn't even want to sell them because of Ultimate Alien's poor sales.

    That's at least my take on why so many hate Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. They were just overall crap.

  • @Mortie-10 Ben being more arrogant and obnoxious is one good reason. Other than that, there was a lot about season 3 of Alien Force that many weren't happy about. The way they treated Vilgax is another reason. Vilgax was a ruthless, fearful, power hungry, warlord that only cared about himself. He had to use robotic drones because he was so fearful and threatening that no one wanted to help him. The way that Vilgax was in season 3 of Alien Force showed that the writers understood very little of what made the Original Series great and that they knew little about the Original Series. Vilgax, a wanted warlord, follows intergalactic rules to fight Ben? Vilgax showing care towards his own species? Vilgax begs for Ben's help? That's not what Vilgax is. That's not how Vilgax works. So yeah, that's another thing that many were pissed off about. There were also other reasons why many disliked and criticized Alien Force season 3 as well but I believe that Ben being more arrogant and obnoxious and the way that Vilgax was treated as were the most major reasons.

    As for Ultimate Alien, it's not because of the many deaths in that show. It was because Ultimate Alien was a crappy show. The Ultimate Forms for Ben's aliens was more of a gimmick just to sell more toys and some of the new aliens introduced to the series were pretty much just copies of other aliens (not like a lot of the aliens in Alien Force were copies of some of the Original Series aliens anyways). The biggest contender though was the story, which was crap. The story was slow, uninteresting, filled with filler episodes, etc. There was a lot of bullshit in the show as well, such as Ultimate Ben and the even more retcons that were made. Overall, there were a lot of problems with Ultimate Alien that really screwed it up. I heard that it's currently the lowest rated show in the Ben 10 franchise. Ultimate Alien's merchandise sales did so terrible that it even tanked Omniverse's merchandise sales. Barely anyone were interested in buying Omniverse merchandise and most retail stores didn't even want to sell them because of Ultimate Alien's poor sales.

    That's at least my take on why so many hate Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. They were just overall crap.

    @Tactical-Ochoa I respect that you think its crap, but Ben 10: Ultimate Alien was the best show in my opinion. And whats wrong with the ultimate forms? They was one of the reason I liked it. And how could the toy sales say it was bad? The show itself could be good anyway. I mean the Ultimate Aggregor arc was epic and even more the Diagon arc. And I don't think Vilgax was different from the original (besides his voice and appearence). He knew the Galactic laws could give him benefits. And the thing about caring about his own people does make sense. I mean, why would he hate his own species? Protecting them and become their warlord give him respect and power. Vilgax enjoys being their leader, which is why his ultimate dream is to become the leader of the universe. I respect your opinions Tactical-Ochoa, but nobody havent given me a good enough reason why Ultimate Alien sucks.

  • @Tactical-Ochoa I respect that you think its crap, but Ben 10: Ultimate Alien was the best show in my opinion. And whats wrong with the ultimate forms? They was one of the reason I liked it. And how could the toy sales say it was bad? The show itself could be good anyway. I mean the Ultimate Aggregor arc was epic and even more the Diagon arc. And I don't think Vilgax was different from the original (besides his voice and appearence). He knew the Galactic laws could give him benefits. And the thing about caring about his own people does make sense. I mean, why would he hate his own species? Protecting them and become their warlord give him respect and power. Vilgax enjoys being their leader, which is why his ultimate dream is to become the leader of the universe. I respect your opinions Tactical-Ochoa, but nobody havent given me a good enough reason why Ultimate Alien sucks.

    @Mortie-10 I'm referring to what people think. Yes those are my opinions but they're also the opinions of many others towards Ultimate Alien. The terrible toy sales further shows the overall reception for Ultimate Alien as well. Toy sales don't determine the success of a show but they do show just how much support some fans are willing to give. That's why shows such as the original PPG and Ben 10 had such huge success in the sales of merchandise. They were great shows that many got invested in and buying all that merchandise showed just how big of fans many viewers were and how much they wanted to support those shows. Having high merchandise sales is the result of a great show building up a strong fanbase, something that Cartoon Network apparently doesn't understand. Again, doesn't determine the success of a show and is just an optional factor but it can show how supportive and invested the fanbase is to the show.

    I didn't say that Vilgax hates his species. I said that Vilgax only cares about himself. And yes, Vilgax was different from the Original Series. He was ruthless, cunning, fearful, intelligent, etc and Alien Force season 3 ended up discrediting some of those characteristics about him. Do you really think that Vilgax would just show up on Earth, announce his presence, and declare a battle between him and Ben, giving Ben a time window to prepare for it? No, Vilgax would do what he did in the Original Series and that is attack and ambush Ben when he least expects it.

    What's wrong with the Ultimate Forms? Well first off, they made Ben even more powerful and Alien Force already made Ben too powerful and unbalanced. Second, some of the Ultimate Forms don't make sense since that it works off an evolution feature of the Ultimatrix (Humungousaur firing rockets out of his arms, for example). Third and again, it was a gimmick just to sell more toys and just so they didn't have to add any more new aliens than what they've added.

    The first season was a good start and the Diagon story did have some potential but that doesn't mean that they didn't have their problems. There are still the numerous amounts of filler episodes that dragged Ultimate Alien on for way too long and sidetracked the main story too often. Some filler episodes were pretty good but many others were pretty bad. When I went back and re-watched Ultimate Alien, I found myself skipping so many episodes because I wanted to get to the main story and I was getting bored out of my mind over all the filler episodes that Ultimate Alien had. Many have found the ending to be quite anticlimactic and I agree. It was a really crappy and generic ending. The pacing of the main story was just really bad. The first season didn't really end that well either. Many criticized how Ben just suddenly went a full 180 on his behavior and morals during the conflict with the mutated Kevin even going so far out of line and out of character that Ben even attacked Gwen (the one person he cared about the most) for opting to save Kevin, not listening to her reasoning at all.

    If you like Ultimate Alien, that's fine. I'm just explaining to you as to why there was so much hate towards Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. You asked the question as to why there's so much hate towards them. I am answering that question for you. Most, if not all, of what I mentioned here are reasons for why there is so much hate towards Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. You don't have to agree with it but that's why there's so much hate.

  • I felt alien force was good for the part of my life i was in. I was just getting older starting to think more logical about things and not everything was fun and games anymore. Its actually funny how during omniverse was when i actually started to have fun and go out more and omniverse was basically all about fun. So i feel every ben 10 show was good for the part of my life im in.
    Its funny even the reboot fits into my life stage. I just got a job am going to college so alot of things are changing just like how ben 10 is changing.

  • @Mortie-10 I'm referring to what people think. Yes those are my opinions but they're also the opinions of many others towards Ultimate Alien. The terrible toy sales further shows the overall reception for Ultimate Alien as well. Toy sales don't determine the success of a show but they do show just how much support some fans are willing to give. That's why shows such as the original PPG and Ben 10 had such huge success in the sales of merchandise. They were great shows that many got invested in and buying all that merchandise showed just how big of fans many viewers were and how much they wanted to support those shows. Having high merchandise sales is the result of a great show building up a strong fanbase, something that Cartoon Network apparently doesn't understand. Again, doesn't determine the success of a show and is just an optional factor but it can show how supportive and invested the fanbase is to the show.

    I didn't say that Vilgax hates his species. I said that Vilgax only cares about himself. And yes, Vilgax was different from the Original Series. He was ruthless, cunning, fearful, intelligent, etc and Alien Force season 3 ended up discrediting some of those characteristics about him. Do you really think that Vilgax would just show up on Earth, announce his presence, and declare a battle between him and Ben, giving Ben a time window to prepare for it? No, Vilgax would do what he did in the Original Series and that is attack and ambush Ben when he least expects it.

    What's wrong with the Ultimate Forms? Well first off, they made Ben even more powerful and Alien Force already made Ben too powerful and unbalanced. Second, some of the Ultimate Forms don't make sense since that it works off an evolution feature of the Ultimatrix (Humungousaur firing rockets out of his arms, for example). Third and again, it was a gimmick just to sell more toys and just so they didn't have to add any more new aliens than what they've added.

    The first season was a good start and the Diagon story did have some potential but that doesn't mean that they didn't have their problems. There are still the numerous amounts of filler episodes that dragged Ultimate Alien on for way too long and sidetracked the main story too often. Some filler episodes were pretty good but many others were pretty bad. When I went back and re-watched Ultimate Alien, I found myself skipping so many episodes because I wanted to get to the main story and I was getting bored out of my mind over all the filler episodes that Ultimate Alien had. Many have found the ending to be quite anticlimactic and I agree. It was a really crappy and generic ending. The pacing of the main story was just really bad. The first season didn't really end that well either. Many criticized how Ben just suddenly went a full 180 on his behavior and morals during the conflict with the mutated Kevin even going so far out of line and out of character that Ben even attacked Gwen (the one person he cared about the most) for opting to save Kevin, not listening to her reasoning at all.

    If you like Ultimate Alien, that's fine. I'm just explaining to you as to why there was so much hate towards Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. You asked the question as to why there's so much hate towards them. I am answering that question for you. Most, if not all, of what I mentioned here are reasons for why there is so much hate towards Alien Force season 3 and Ultimate Alien. You don't have to agree with it but that's why there's so much hate.

    @Tactical-Ochoa Ok, ok. I understand. Don't wanna discuss this with you anymore

  • ah with me I did not like alien force and ultimate alien because with alien force they had ben working with kevin and gwen falling in love with him and also with ultimate alien what they did to vilgax

  • My Ben 10 aliens playlist

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    @Mortie-10 Here's mine [image: 1619813967998-playlist.png] I believe that it is a really balanced playlist with a range of different aliens, none of whom are too overpowered meaning that they are all of equal importance in my eyes. People may question why I have Rath in there instead of a proper strength alien like Four Arms or Humungousaur for melee combat, but the reason is that the Appolexian transformation would help me be fearless in battle. I'm by nature a quiet person who isn't the first one to put their hand up for a fight and I'd definitely be terrified if I had to engage in hand to hand combat, and Rath's personality would help me overcome that. Or else I could just swap him with Four Arms. Buzzshock and Feedback are also argued to be similar but I think that Feedback is more general when it comes to energy absorption and, well, feedback and is my personal favourite out of all the absorbing aliens. Buzzshock however is more electricity-specific and has powers which Feedback doesn't which makes me have him on my roster. I tried my best not to include any "fusion" aliens like Echo Echo or Jetray (especially not Jetray) as I find that they're too overpowered. Big Chill is the exception here, but only really because I would be worried about using Ghostfreak because of the Ectonourite personality thing. I also tried to include my favourite canon designs of all of them. Granted Pesky Dust's design is a bit unrealistic for me even though I like the idea of the alien, but it's the only one we ever got.
  • what would ultumet alien x look like

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    @Albedo Like this: [image: 1618591495206-ultimate-alien-x.jpg]
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    @Tactical-Ochoa Yeah it is slightly annoying that they used the series to sell more toys and merchandise over time. Although I find it funny that despite all the Omnitrix models. they never made an Albedo Omnitrix/Ultimatrix despitethat was one of the reasons that Albedo was such a popular character - because he was Ben but with a red colour scheme . I bet that everyone back in the day wanted a red Omnitrix.
  • Ben 10 reboot discussion: Season 3

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    I'm pretty neutral on my thoughts about the reboot. It's not for me and I understand that some people have enjoyed watching it so I don't like to constantly whine and complain about it. But for me it does not match up to the writing in the Prime continuity, especially not to the original series which the reboot shares so many characters and concepts with. I was looking at parent reviews of OS Ben 10 on the slightly infamous site "Common Sense Media" out of boredom today since I only have one exam left. And what I read has led me to believe that there is a huge reason why the reboot seems to be restraining itself when it comes to everything to storytelling to character development to the transformation sequences and even the art style: because CN don't want the parents to be concerned and then ban their kids from watching the show (which would lead to less toy sales and profit). I will say that there are a great deal of parents who do approve of and highly recommend the show and deem it perfectly watchable for kids, although sometimes it may be worth having the parents watch it with them. However, there are also some parents who do not like the OS at all. Many seemed to be concerned that because the show had so many action scenes and admittedly brutal fight scenes, it would lead to their kids becoming violent because the kids couldn't differentiate between reality and fiction. They also seemed to despise how the relationship between Ben and Gwen was presented and how Ben was not a good role model for children due to his cockiness and immaturity. The alien designs also seemed to strike a nerve because they looked like (I quote) "something straight out of hell" and apparently some were far too scary. To all of that, my main response would be that Ben 10 was never meant to be a show just for kids, which seems to be a mistaken impression shared by many parents. It was made first and foremost to be an engaging and compelling show for all ages, with the main target demographic being 10-14 year olds - so not little kids. Yes there is violence but it is not graphic and in my view is necessary to an extent given that it is an action show. The relationship between Gwen and Ben is presented in a very realistic way rather than a 'candy' way (as I read someone saying on the website in defence of the show). They argue and bicker like siblings and are indeed imperfect characters but they do grow throughout the show and actually end up being more relateable for those watching who also aren't perfect. As for the alien designs, well, they're meant to be aliens and not superheroes in suits. Of course they're going to be weird looking and occasionally intimidating. I always thought that the designs were great even when I was much younger. So my conclusion from this? The opinions of a significant portion of parents (as I imagine that these views would be echoed outside of review websites) explain A LOT of the changes which we saw the reboot. The alien designs were changed to look more humanoid and less alien looking and "scary", and the art style was made simpler with a brighter colour pallet to stop younger kids getting scared. Ben and Gwen's relationship showed them getting along for the vast majority of the time to apparently set a better example to kids. The fight scenes are far more toned down and less creative than the original series. The villains are not as intimidating and there aren't significant consequences. One of the major reasons for so many of the reboot's changes is because the network wanted to cash in on the viewership of the younger end of their demographic of 5-10 years old, and so toned down the show so that their parents did not prevent them from watching. This might explain why a lot of Cartoon Network's shows are toning it down these days especially when compared to the mid 200s era. I'm really not trying to diss the parents here and I totally empathise with their concern for their children's wellbeing. Parenting can be rough at times (or so I am told by my parents). For me the solution would be to have sensible discussion with the kids and allow them to understand that lets say, Ben only fights against criminals or other really bad people and never used his aliens to attack anyone else . The misconception of 'all cartoons being for kids' often leads parents to make the mistake of allowing their young children to watch animated programmes which may be too complex or dark for their age, and then with the parents subsequently blaming the programme, it leads to CN making things more younger kid friendly at the cost of alienating the older side of their fanbase. For me, my parents were always cool with me watching Ben 10 as long as I didn't watch too much TV and as far as I remember I never developed behaviour problems while watching the show. In fact I'd think it's the opposite - I thought of Ben as a great role model while growing up, and the fact that he was imperfect only made me relate to him more.
  • Teen Titans Season 6 (Official) Petiton.

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    just sign the petiton anyway.