Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5808856-20141104173641/@comment-1409915-20141111160719

Hawkeye2701 wrote:

That aside, given I've finally decided to post here, I don't like Skurd as a concept. Don't get me wrong, I get that even the best intentioned creators are in it to get a paycheck at the end of the day, but I'm generally against corporate interference and when Bandai basically hands down an edict so they can sell more toys, it tends to leave a bad taste for me. Having said that, I think the creators have handled it very well, despite my dislike of his inclusion, I actually find Skurd's personality very funny and like his little quips and things.

Over all though, I find that the idea is somewhat unoriginal, I know it's not exactly the same, but alien crosses have been explored in the OS and with Ben 10k's Biomnitrix and over all, I find it takes a bit of the suspense and such out of it when Ben mis-hits and it gets fixed by Skurd. Not to mention, it kind of removes the chance for more aliens as, while at times I've thought they were running thin on alien ideas anyways, with Skurd, we're not getting any new unique aliens, just pick n' mixes of old ones. It'd be cool if he maybe mixed in something and Ben was all "Wait, who owns this arm?" and have Skurd coyly reply "You'll have to wait and see." or something like that. I believe I'd have to agree with you. Though I do like Skurd, I really just enjoy it being just Ben. When Skurd gotten taken off today, even though I knew it was temporary, I was pretty happy about it.

His personality is awesome and I think it's cool what he can do with the aliens, even if we've seen it before, but when corporate enterprises start messing up affairs, that's when it becomes a problem.

Example other than Skurd being Bandai asking for more aliens so as to make more toys. When they started producing tons of new aliens Bandai forbid them from making anymore.

Skurd's a good concept, and a great character but I do enjoy it being just Ben and Rook.