Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4897796-20130329210812/@comment-67.233.243.68-20130417020600

I don't think that it proves anything, necessarily. The Ben 10,000 that debuted in the OS inhabited another universe. It appears that he still wears the original Omnitrix, and it seems to hint that he never took it off between the OS and AF. Kevin almost certainly never became his friend. Most of the things that you list were bound to happen eventually (unlocking Toepick, regaining the use of old aliens, giving up counting), and as for his generally more serious tone, all that proves is that Ben is growing up.