Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-24588058-20180513191821

After rewatching the final episode of Ben 10 Omniverse, a thought crossed my mind, followed by a series of questions which have formed as I have looked here to find answers (I apologize if any of the questions I ask do have answers on here which I missed). Does the Omnitrix have the ability to collect the DNA of aliens which are cross-dimensional? I thought not, but isn't Alien X considered an interdimensional being? In that regard, then, Diagon, also an interdimensional demon, could be DNA as well? I'm not positive about the Contemelia, mainly because they are fifth-dimensional beings and are not really processable to those in the third dimension (therefore it could be argued that the Omnitrix would be unable to process the DNA of the species, even if it recognized it as an unknown DNA sample. But Diagon is clearly a third-dimensional being, as is Alien X (or at least processable to third-dimensional beings), so isn't it possible that Ben could turn into Diagon (or the prime of the species)?

On a somewhat related note, regarding the Contemelia, as Celestialsapiens are considered interdimensional beings, would they be able to see the Contemelia in their true form? Or is there something about the fifth dimension which makes it impossible for any beings who do not reside/form specifically in the fifth dimension to process?

Why isn't the Omnitrix able to accommodate beings from Ledgerdomain? Is there something about the DNA that prevents it from being read? Or do they even have DNA, in the way that we know it? One could argue Charmcaster is human, and the Omnitrix recognizes the base DNA and won't take a different sample. But are there any unique species which would otherwise be scanned by the Omnitrix that can't, or are any species in Ledgerdomain simply altered versions of species in the universe (like how Charmcaster is basically human and Adwaita is an altered species of Terraspin)?

I have a question about one particular function/purpose of the prototype. It says, "It would serve as a repository for the DNA of over a million different intelligent species, preserving them in the event that any of them should ever become extinct and bring them back." But we know that Arburian Pelarotas homeworld, Arburia, was destroyed, and that the species is believed to be extinct or close to extinction (it seems fairly plausible that at least a handful could have been offworld at the time of the planet's destruction). But by this reasoning, even if we assume that the original Ben 10 series the Omnitrix wasn't able to do this (since it appears the recalibration unlocked and changed a number of features), why is the species still on the brink of extinction? Surely Azmuth would be aware that his own creation has the ability to bring back species?

Here's questions about the two new features seen in the Omnitrix: the Randomizer and the Life Form Lock. First, the Randomizer. I can understand it's functions and it's usefulness. But how can the user adjust between the two (number of transformations for some time verses random transformations which revert the user back each time)? Or was the randomizer not fully functioning properly (perhaps a glitch or an issue that Azmuth had not fully considered when adding it, which could have feasibly been fixed after The Frogs of War)?

Second, again a useful feature, Life Form Lock (which is good if Ben needs to stay as a specific alien for much longer than normal, as even the prototype could only keep Ben as an alien for hours if needed, but not indefinitely without the Master Control, and even then it couldn't hide it to keep Ben from being found (although could that just be a matter of it's positioning on Bullfrag that makes it hideable?)) But in the episode "Food Around the Corner" (which, regardless of the order you watch it in, production or airing, still takes place after Frogs of War), Ben relied on Blukic and Driba to attach a device to keep him from turning back as opposed to this system (which was clearly added for a reason such as this). If Ben had simply used this function, then he could have reverted back to normal without risking his own destruction (since Gravattack couldn't remove the chip on his own if needed). I also wonder that, if the user is in Life Form Lock and something such as this would happen, which threatens the user's life, whether the Omnitrix would automatically detransform or if the fail safe would kick in? I think it's likely that the chip added by Blukic and Driba, being an external device, could override any safeguard (unintentionally, of course), which could feasibly include the fail safe (as the Omnitrix would be externally forced to stay as an alien and be unable to change, whereas it's Artificial Intelligence could recognize the danger in this case and turn Ben back or, if needed, activate the failsafe).

Speaking of the A.I., I had a thought. I think some of Ben's mistransformations, especially after his knowledge of why it can "mistransform" and the amount of time it has spent with its user, are the result of the Omnitrix thinking that one alien would be better than what Ben was thinking. Ben mentions it in the finale of Omniverse, and I think we can see the Omnitrix learning throughout the season how it's wearer thinks and operates. This allows the Omnitrix to help the user even more, from turning Ben back automatically when he needs to change aliens (thereby saving energy as opposed to switching from alien to alien, which Azmuth said can drain the Omnitrix's energy even faster) to, as I said above, to give Ben a better alien than the one he is thinking of (and possibly one which, if he had thought a little more, would work just as well or even better than his gut feeling). But I'm curious to see if anyone else has any thoughts as to what else the A.I. could do to help Ben.

And one last question (sorry if I'm being a bother asking so many questions): How many of the Prototype Omnitrix's features are in the true Omnitrix? Just looking at the possible ones, I would say that the most likely ones are the Self-Destruct Option (the absolute last resort or last barrier if it is somehow taken from Ben by some strange, unknown force, though it may not be necessary with the feedback pulse (see below), the identification barrier, and the fail-safe features added), a defensive feedback pulse (which I believe was seen in the Anur Transyl arc), and Genetic repair and manipulation (along with possible tame ones like matching eye color). Are there any features I missed which might be included? 