Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26200221-20151211162449/@comment-27470546-20160129015034

I personally don't see what's wrong with Kevin being a good guy right now. Granted, this might be because of what they did with Ben 10 and I've just gotten use it to the point where it just seems natural, but I view Kevin as more of an anti-hero; he knows good from bad and sticks by Ben and Gwen through thin and thick, but he has the tendancy to round back on his previous criminal ways, such as being part of a scam with Argit in "Simple" or trying to sell the Rust Bucket to pay off some debts.

True, it's a little awkward hearing Kevin saying Ben's his best friend out loud, but when you look back on his life and see all the people he's encountered over the years, Ben and Gwen have been the only ones to consistently keep coming back, whether he wants them to or not. It's gotten to the point where it feels kinda. . . natural after so long. Granted, I think it would be better if it was just something unspoken and never said but always implied, like believing Ben's dead or something, Kevin just kinda gives a last testamet to their friendship and immediately denies everything when it's revealed Ben's alright and he and Gwen start asking him about it.

I get what some people are saying about the Ultimates, and I have to kinda agree. . . but only part way. It's an ingenius idea that I really like, taking the aliens we know and love and putting a new spin on them, but I think it would be better if only Albedo had them; I could see Ben at one point using the Ultimatrix's Evolutionary feature as a last resort, stealing it off of Albedo to save the universe before having it stolen back or something like that, but the Ultimate Aliens are more appealing if they're only used by Albedo. It gives you a sense that Ben is, for once, at a disadvantage in battle, a reason why the Nemetrix predators were a huge success in my opinion (I hope they keep that I idea in the reboot. It was well thought out and a brilliant concept).