Thread:Stryzzar/@comment-26812877-20151216160144/@comment-26812877-20151217055753

I've heard of Ben and Rook. Anyways, it can happen just as long as it's done the right way. In fact, cousin romances shouldn't actually be a big deal anyways. I mean like just go onto TvTropes and look up the page "Kissing Cousins." There's actually dozens of examples, both subtle and prominent, of cousin romances. From comic books to films and from series like Superman to X-Men and etc. Heck, there's an example involving Hulk and She-Hulk having mated with each other or something and those two are cousins to each other. One thing that is important is that there is a reason that justifies implementing that very concept such as this example from TvTropes: As long as it's justifiable and implemented and designed and structured very well, then a relationship like this can indeed happen and work for Ben 10. Plus, one thing that people and Cartoon Network needs to understand is that this is a work of fiction. Not everything has to apply to real life. Besides, what do you think is weirder: Ben and Gwen being in a cousin relationship or Max having a relationship with Xylene, a freakin alien? I'm only referring to the Original Series here; not the sequels. Plus, there's the many other weird moments that the Original Series has.
 * Wolverine and the X-Men made Silver Samurai and Mariko Yashida into husband and wife, even though they're cousins in the comics. It's not mentioned one way or another if they're still related in the cartoon. Justified as they're Japanese and it fits their culture.

This is another reason why I didn't like Kevin transitioning into a hero. The way his transition felt so rushed and Kevin's relationship with Gwen feeling so rushed and forced. I think that this was a major reason why Cartoon Network made Kevin a hero. To prevent Ben and Gwen from getting together. Again, I even believe that this relationship between Ben and Gwen was something that Man of Action always had planned and that this was one of the major reasons why Cartoon Network took the series away from MOA and brought in new writers.

In my opinion, Cartoon Network should have let this type of relationship happen. Regardless of how weird and likely controversial it is, it makes the most amount of sense and would work best for the show, just as long as it's done right. Ben and Gwen really do have the strongest relationship in the series so it would be right to pair them together as a couple, even if they are cousins.

Well, who knows, maybe with Man of Action back on Ben 10, something like this could indeed happen but I doubt that this reboot will be any good and will just most likely cause more harm and damage to the series than good. This is just my take on this concept.