Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-67.142.173.22-20130407183140/@comment-24.229.249.40-20130521003742

On the topic of Ultimate Rath: If you look at this picture from the comic books--this is apparently an Ultimate, unfortunately this is a cliff-hanging topic with the resources I have. However we can conclude that Ultimate Rath's chest and stomach fur are black from the area around the Utlimatrix.

On the topic of control: Does Ben have control of Rath-yes, I have come to the conclusion that  Ben's lack of "control" over Rath in his premiere episode is merely due to the fact that the Omnitrix was malfunctioning. All the transformations have their instincts bond to them. Upchuck's gluttony, NRG's considering of power sources delicous as shown in "Hot Stretch" when he swallows the nuclear fusion device and says something along the lines of "Mmmm. That's some good Fusion Reactor.", Big Chill's reproduction instinct, Wildmutt's wild animal-like habits, Spider Monkey's playful personality and of course, Rath's anger issues and lack of intelligence. This is supported by a few sources that state that if Ben stays in a transformation long enough, more of its instincts will kick in. A perfect example is Bullfrag, I believe 100% that Ben was not making it up when he said "It was the DNA" after he changed back from flirting with Attea.