Contradictory Retcons

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Throughout the Classic Continuity, various retroactive additions or alterations of the continuity (otherwise known as retcons) have been made. This is because the crews behind each show take what they want and ignore what they do not like. Different story editors and designers often want or need to change preexisting canon. Sometimes, canon can be a good guideline. Otherwise, it can be creatively restrictive especially when the needs of the audience change.

Below are listed some of the retcons made throughout the franchise which contradict established continuity, some of which were off-screen information subject to revision.

Retconned In-Series Information

Ben 10

• When the Plumbers were first introduced, it was stated that they retired sometime after Vilgax was defeated in the 70s. However, in Big Fat Alien Wedding it is revealed that the Plumbers were active a few years prior to the Original Series, long enough for Joel and Camille to have met.

Ben 10: Alien Force

• It was initially established that the Plumbers were a secret government organization comprised of only humans. From Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 onwards, the Plumbers are instead portrayed as an intergalactic police force with human and alien membership.
• The Omnitrix's hourglass-like symbol was previously a hallmark of Azmuth and his inventions, seen in his clothing and suit. However, this is changed to being the insignia for both the Plumbers (as seen on the Plumber Badges) and the Galvan race.
• It was stated in Ben 10: Race Against Time that Ben and Gwen's grandmother was deceased. However, this is retconned in What Are Little Girls Made Of?, as she is revealed to be alive.
• Gwen's mother was originally referenced as Lily. From her on-screen debut in What Are Little Girls Made Of? onwards, she is instead called Natalie.
• Gwen's proficiency in magic was originally interpreted as due to having a magical aura. In What Are Little Girls Made Of?, it is revealed that she descended from a race of energy-based aliens who can manipulate manna.
• In What Are Little Girls Made Of?, it is stated that assuming Anodite form would destroy Gwen's body. This was later retconned in War of the Worlds: Part 2, where Gwen is seen assuming her Anodite form and it is instead stated that she would lose her humanity rather than her body.
• What Are Little Girls Made Of? revealed that magic does not exist. However, this was changed later in production, with Dwayne McDuffie stating that just because Frank believes magic does not exist, doesn't mean it's true. Magic would later be reintroduced on-screen with reappearances of Charmcaster and Hex.
• At the end of War of the Worlds: Part 2, it was heavily implied that the Omnitrix had rebooted with an all-new roster of aliens. However, this is completely ignored during the next season, with every transformation discovered and/or acquired during the previous season still being available.
• In the Original Series, Max and Kevin were portrayed as being unfamiliar with one another. However, this is retconned with a flashback in Vendetta which reveals that, through his partnership with Devin, Max has known Kevin since the latter was a young child.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• It was stated in Primus that the Codon Stream contains the DNA of every sentient species in the Universe. This was retconned in Fame with the introduction of the Andromeda aliens, as the Ultimatrix has to scan them to add their DNA to the Codon Stream.
• Initially, an Osmosian's absorption ratio was more proportional, as shown with Pyronite Kevin and Tetramand Kevin, which possessed a greater balance between aspects of their regular form and the alien forms that made up the mutations. However, Kevin's Framed Mutation showed the ability to fully transform into the alien forms. Meanwhile, the Kevin 11 mutation possessed 1/10th the power of the Omnitrix transformations. Subsequently, it is established in Escape From Aggregor that Osmosians gain the fixed amount of 1/10th of a lifeform's abilities, regardless of the circumstances.
• In Paradox, Professor Paradox's Chronologger was destroyed in the past by Gwen. This is retconned in Ultimate Aggregor, where it appears fully intact.
• In the Original Series, absorbing energy from the Omnitrix granted Kevin the ability to transform into the aliens who were unlocked in the active playlist at the time. Furthermore, he only mutated into Kevin 11 after losing control of his rage. However, as of The Forge of Creation, absorbing energy from the Omnitrix or Ultimatrix causes Osmosians to immediately mutate into an amalgamated form.
• In Kevin 11, Kevin says that his parents hated their son for having powers. This is retconned in Vendetta with the reveal that Kevin's powers were inherited from his biological father. Furthermore, in Absolute Power: Part 2, it stated that his mother and step father actually loved him very much and that they never kicked Kevin out, he actually demolished their house and ran away.
• In Ben 10: Alien Swarm, Elena and Victor's surname was spelled and pronounced "Validus". As of Revenge of the Swarm, their surname is spelled and pronounced "Valadis".
• In Ben 10: Race Against Time, Eon was portrayed as a Chronian from the planet Chronia. This has been retconned in Ben 10,000 Returns, where he is revealed to be an alternate version of Ben Tennyson.
• In The Big Story, it is shown that the Ultimatrix goes to the wrist of whoever activates it. However, King Xarion activated the Ultimatrix in Viktor: The Spoils and it did not go to his wrist.
• In The Visitor, it was stated that Max and Verdona met in St. Louis. However, in Moonstruck, it is shown that they met in Nevada.

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

• In Ben 10 Returns: Part 2, Gwen stated that she had never performed a tracking spell before. This is retconned in Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, where she is seen performing a tracking spell.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• Originally, two out of Alien X's three personalities needed to agree in order to perform an action. From So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies onwards, all three have to agree.
• The pronunciation of Albedo's name is changed from "Al-bee-do" to "Al-bay-do".
• In The Galactic Enforcers, Vulkanus and Technorg's species' name was revealed to be Detrabytes. In Many Happy Returns, they are called Detrovites, which was previously used in Ben 10: Protector of Earth, Vulkanus' Bandai card and the Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: The Wild Truth DVD.
• The original Earth Plumbers are revealed to have been a separate group until they joined the intergalactic Plumbers at some point.
  • Correlating with this, the design of the Plumber Badges have been changed from depicting the symbol of Galvan technology to instead the symbol of Plumbers, the red spots on their uniforms.
• In Ben 10: Alien Swarm, it was established that Elena was Ben's first crush. This was retconned in Showdown: Part 1, when Ben's first crush was revealed to be Patty Berkenfeld when he was in the third grade.
• The future established in Ultimate Alien was the true future of the Prime Timeline, and the future established in Original Series an alternate timeline, but that has since been changed as of Omniverse, with the re-introduction of the original Ben 10,000 as the current true future of Ben Prime.
• In The Purge, Mr. Baumann stated that he had not seen Ben since the latter was 12 years old. This is retconned with a flashback in Special Delivery featuring 15-year-old Ben and Mr. Baumann interacting with each other.
• In Of Predators and Prey: Part 2, when Khyber saw that Ben had turned into Grey Matter, he states that "it appears this hunt requires another predator" before Rook stops him from whistling, indicating that the Nemetrix already had the DNA of a natural predator of the Galvans. However, the Faction only managed to obtain DNA from the Galvan predator in Showdown: Part 1.
• During Omniverse's early run, Rook used contractions sporadically for some time. However, it is later established that Revonnahganders consider using contractions as bad language.
• Originally, "To'kustar" was pronounced "Toe-coo-star". The pronunciation is changed to "Toe-ku-star" from The Frogs of War: Part 1 onwards, which was previously used in Cosmic Destruction.
• The Lewodan race underwent some changes from what was established in Con of Rath:
  • Firstly, the Lewodans were originally a monarchy. However, in Food Around the Corner, they are stated to be a republic.
  • Secondly, the term "Tiffin" was originally used as the title of the Prince of Lewoda. However, the context of that name has been altered, as it is revealed that all baby Lewodans are called Tiffins.
• Originally, Ditto's clones shared a link to keep track of each other, making it so that if one Ditto was hurt, all the others would feel the same pain. Therefore, it is inferred that if one Ditto got killed, the others were automatically killed as well, thus negating the ability to form an army of clones. This is no longer the case, as each clone is independent from each other's pain, meaning a clone can be killed without harming the others.
• Originally, it was stated that Zombozo feeds on happiness or positive energy. In Something Zombozo This Way Comes, it is stated that Zombozo feeds on fear instead.
• Originally, Perk Upchuck was unable to consume human food. This is retconned, as he can now eat normal food as well as everything else.
• In Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1, Ben stated that he had last seen Vilgax when he threw him into space, referencing the events of Secret of the Omnitrix. However, this has been retconned in a flashback in Bengeance is Mine, showing that he had an encounter with Vilgax after that.
• In Catch a Falling Star, Carl Nesmith had gotten plastic surgery to change his appearance to the point where he was no longer easily recognizable. However, in The Vengers, his present-day appearance is the same as how he looked in a flashback set five years earlier.
• "Osmosian" is revealed to be a term coined by Servantis referring to a subspecies of human with a unique genetic component that gives them powers that vary between individuals rather than a different species of human-like aliens with absorption powers.
  • Correlating with this, Max's partnership with Devin Levin is revealed to have been a series of fake memories that Servantis had implanted in his head as a means of watching over Kevin. Similarly, it is also revealed that neither the planet Osmos V nor the sun Osmos exist because they were both made up by Servantis.
• The Plumbers' Helpers now have different origins. In Weapon XI: Part 1, they are revealed to be humans whose appearances and DNA were altered when Kevin used his powers on them and their alien donors.
• The flashback portion of Blukic and Driba Go to Area 51 introduces several retcons to various details regarding Max, Colonel Rozum, and Professor Paradox:
  • Firstly, in Moonstruck, it was shown that Max's first meeting with Verdona was his first time meeting an alien. In the aforementioned flashback, which takes place before his meeting with Verdona, he meets Blukic and Driba.
  • Secondly, in Ultimate Alien, Rozum looked significantly younger than Max. However, the flashback he is seen as the boss of a teenage Max and looks almost the same more than 40 years later.
  • Thirdly, Rozum originally had no idea who Professor Paradox was when they appeared together on-screen. This has been changed, as they used to work together at Area 51.
  • Fourthly, it was established that Paradox's experiment in 1952 had caused him to be stuck out of time. In the aforementioned flashback, he was shown to be working for Area 51 when Max was a teenager in the 1960s.
• It was previously shown with Rook Shi and Rook Ben's early appearances that Revonnahganders start off having tails (known as b'inthaks) at a young age before they eventually fall off at puberty. Similarly, Rook Ben was initially named Young One because he had not gone through his naming ceremony. It is later established in Rook Tales that the naming ceremony occurs after a young Revonnahgander's tail has fallen off, contradicting Shi's early appearances, in which she had both a name and a tail at the same time. Correlating with the change, Shi later appears without a tail.
• In The Mother of All Vreedles, the Great Vault of Sulcus was on Sulcus itself. In Vreedlemania, it is embedded in an asteroid.
• The flashback episode From Hedorium to Eternity introduces several retcons to details about Kevin:
  • In Undercover, Ben and Gwen were unaware that Kevin and Cooper are acquainted with each other. However, Kevin and Cooper become acquainted for the first time in the episode, with Ben and Gwen being present.
  • Secondly, Ben was unaware that Kevin could absorb matter until their reunion at age 15. However, Ben first witnesses Kevin absorbing matter and demonstrating its use at age 11.

Retconned End Credit Information

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• Dr. Viktor's name was originally spelled with a "c" as in "Vicktor", in the credits. His name was spelled as "Viktor" in the pop-up trivia, and Ben 10: Protector of Earth, which has become the official spelling as of Viktor: The Spoils.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• In Con of Rath, Jarret's name was spelled as "Jarett". This changed in The Color of Monkey to "Jarret".

Retconned Crew Statements

Ben 10: Alien Force

• Originally, Vulkanus' body was described as naturally being the way it appeared. This has been retconned in Kevin's Big Score, with Vulkanus being revealed to have always been small. It has also been explained that he wore flesh-colored prosthesis in the Original Series.
• It was originally stated that Kevin's surname Levin belonged to his stepfather Harvey. This is changed in Vendetta, as it is revealed that the Levin surname belonged to Kevin's biological father.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• Originally, Alien X was not the most powerful alien in the Omnitrix. This was retconned in The Forge of Creation, where it is revealed that Celestialsapiens possess the greatest power in the universe.
• It was originally implied that Harvey was deceased. This is no longer true, as Harvey is shown to be alive.
• The events of Race Against Time were originally canon to the Prime Timeline. They have been retconned into an alternate timeline.
  • Curiously, this retcon would reconcile the idea of Verdona being deceased for her counterpart in the film's setting.
• Originally, Sir Patrick was the Forever King of the line that directly flowed from the Forever Knights' formation. This is retconned in The Creature From Beyond, as it is revealed that Sir Cyrus' faction was the only faction that followed the way of the First Knight, Sir George.
• It was previously stated that the Ultimatrix could passively scan aliens it already had and move them to active playlists. This has been changed, as aliens that the Ultimatrix has DNA sampled in its database can only added to an active playlist when they are directly scanned, as shown when Ben unlocked Chamalien by scanning Prisoner 775.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• Originally, Tetramands seemed fairly Bronze Age-y for their level of technology. This is retconned in Many Happy Returns, as Tetramands are shown to have a far more advanced civilization than humans.
• Originally, SixSix and SevenSeven had no relation with each other. This is retconned in Vilgax Must Croak, where it was revealed that they are brothers.
• Rather than being naturally small, Vulkanus is revealed to have originally been large and muscular like the rest of his kind, until his fight with Ben lead him to being caught in an Element X-induced explosion. Vulkanus survived, but his body was destroyed, leading him to be put into a regeneration suit until he finally grows to full size.

Retconned Pop-Up Trivia

Ben 10: Alien Force

• Originally, the Forever Knights were like "Anti-Plumbers", exploiting unusual threats instead of fighting them. However from Be-Knighted onwards, the Forever Knights are revealed to be highly xenophobic.
• Originally, the Omnitrix only held thousands of DNA samples. This is retconned two ways:
  • Firstly, the Codon Stream contained over one million DNA samples.
  • Secondly, the Omnitrix was revealed to be a wireless receiver for the Codon Stream instead of containing DNA.
• Two facts about the Chimera Sui Generi were retconned in Ghost Town from what was originally established:
  • All female Chimera Sui Generi had a dark "beauty mark" somewhere on their center face tentacle, but none of the females seen in this episode have them.
  • Most Chimera Sui Generi were trained from birth for combat and craved any chance for it, but in this episode, Vilgax states that most of them are innocent people.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• It was stated that the Plumbers fought mostly paranormal and dimensional trouble until Eon appeared on Earth in the early 1800s. This is retconned in Ben 10,000 Returns as Eon didn't appear in the Prime Timeline until that episode.
• Originally, Rustbucket 2 was used by Max because the original was destroyed by Eon in Race Against Time. Much like other lore established in that film, this is retconned in Ben 10,000 Returns as the events of the movie are stated to take place in an alternate timeline.
  • Because of this retcon, it is unknown what happened to the original Rustbucket.
• Initially, female Galvan were shown to have hair while male Galvan did not. However, since Solitary Alignment, no female Galvan has been shown to have hair.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• Originally, XLR8 was the only Kineceleran on Earth because the slow rotation of the planet made other Kinecelerans sick after a few days. This is retconned, as several Kinecelerans reside in Undertown.
• Originally, Ben 10,000 loses his childlike glee of being a hero when he is 15. But it’s later changed to when Ben is 20.
• Originally, the future Omnitrix was the prototype model evolved by Ben's age. However, now it is just a new model that Ben received.
• Originally, Florauna were said to be savage by nature, and have little intelligence other than pure instinct. This behavior has been shown to not be absolute in Have I Got a Deal for You, as Pax is an example of a very social and intelligent Florauna.
• Originally, the Yeti was an individual creature stranded on Earth from another dimension. However, this is retconned in T.G.I.S., as it is revealed that the Secret Saturdays are from the Prime Timeline, and Yetis are Earth creatures on their show.
• Initially, Weird World was stated to be one of Ben's favorite shows. However, this is changed when Ben stated that he did not watch the show very often as it was on at the same time as Sumo Slammers.
• Originally, Peptos XI was originally described as a volcanic planet. However, Peptos XI was not shown as such in Tummy Trouble.
• It was stated that all Loboan cubs had green eyes, whereas adults had red and pale orange eyes. However, the Loboans seen on Anur Transyl have eyes of varying colors.
• Initially, it was stated that Hex's skull facepaint was the same as that worn by the warriors of Bezel. This is retconned in two ways:
  • Firstly, Hex's facepaint is revealed to be a tattoo.
  • Secondly, Bezel is revealed to be a person, not a civilization.
• The Charms of Bezel were originally described as being advanced Bezelian technology that seemed magic to Earth's inhabitants. This is retconned, as Bezel is revealed to be a person.
• Frankenstrike was originally considered to be Ben's second smartest alien. He was also credited one of the aliens Ben 10,000 used to build Ken's Omnitrix. This was retconned, as hyper-intelligence is not a common trait among Transylians. Therefore, Ben does not become any smarter as Frankenstrike.

Retconned Merchandise Information

Ben 10

• It was previously stated that Cannonbolt was a Vulpinic Tortugan from the planet Vulpin. It is later established that he is actually an Arburian Pelarota from the planet Arburia. The Vulpinic Tortugans were changed to be a sister species to the Pelarotas, while "Tortugan" remained a colloquial term for both species.

Ben 10: Alien Force

• It was previously stated that Crystalsapiens come from MorOtesi. This is retconned later in two ways:
  • Firstly, Sugilite is revealed to be the only Crystalsapien in existence (aside from Chromastone).
  • Secondly, Sugilite hails from Petropia whereas MorOtesi itself is revealed to be merely a legend.
• In his earliest appearances, Kevin was presented as having absorption powers, without being specified as a mutant. However, according to Derrick J. Wyatt, the creators intended for Kevin to be a mutant human, with this detail persisting in merchandise released during the Original Series. Pop-up trivia and merchandise released during the first season of Alien Force referred to him as a human. In Vendetta, Kevin was revealed to be a human/alien hybrid.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• It was previously stated that Celestialsapiens come from Zvezda. In Ultimate Alien, this has been retconned in two ways:
  • Firstly, Celestialsapiens are revealed to come from the Forge of Creation.
  • Secondly, Zvezda is stated to not officially exist.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• Rather than being brought to life by an environmental disaster, the Galvanic Mechamorphs were brought to life after one of Azmuth's projects went awry.
• Encephalonus IV was originally described as a gray, cloud-covered planet with lightning bolts constantly ripping through the sky in an unending electrical storm of spectacular cumulonimbus activity unrivaled by any in the universe. These storms were also the main source of power for the planet. This is retconned, as it is shown that the planet has relatively normal weather.
• Poiana Lüncas was originally described as an asteroid belt in the Andromeda Galaxy. In the distant past, it was a planet but was jack-hammered by the Talpaedans into pieces, a cluster of irregular chunks of rock the size of moons. Talpaedans were living and working on and within the asteroids that were left of this planet, mining the many precious ores and minerals still present. Beneath the surface of each asteroid were vast and complex mazes of caverns, lined with Talpaedans' unique luminous symbols that allowed them to know exactly where they were at any given point underground. This is slightly retconned in Of Predators and Prey: Part 2, as it is shown that Poiana Lüncas is an intact desert planet.
• The Necrofriggians used to be the only living beings on Kylmyys. This is retconned with the introduction of the Psycholeopterrans.
• Originally, Khoros was a dusty and barbaric world where might makes right and survival was a constant struggle. Due to constant conflict, the planet's culture had long devolved, turning from a confederation of thriving city-states into a scorched and boundless wasteland. Nomadic tribes ruled by bloodthirsty warlords ceaselessly roamed the landscape, seeking out relics of Khoros' past glory, all in hopes of rediscovering the secrets that would gain them advantage over their enemies.
  • This was retconned in Omniverse as, judging by the House of Red Wind successfully hosting an auto show with participants from all over the galaxy, Khoros remains developed and civilized; its culture has not devolved; none of its city-states have crumbled; and its inhabitants have no issues surviving.
• It was previously stated that Galvan had three brains, with one in located at the center of the head and two smaller ones positioned behind each eye. This is retconned in For a Few Brains More, where it is revealed that Galvan only have two brains, one containing their intelligence and a pre-brain responsible for basic functions such as walking and talking.
• Originally, nothing actually lived on Anur Transyl. This is retconned, as Anur Transyl is shown to be inhabited by many species native to the Anur System.

Other

Ben 10: Alien Force

• The positioning and coloring of the Omnitrix/Ultimatrix symbols are explained as the result of the devices working properly compared to what was shown in the Original Series.
• When Big Chill first appeared, he was shown being able to turn invisible. However, this ability is removed for the rest of his appearances due to being considered an animation error.

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• The Anur System aliens that Ben obtained (Blitzwolfer, Snare-Oh, and Frankenstrike) were unlocked when the Werewolf, the Mummy, and Dr. Viktor's DNA were transferred into the Omnitrix by touch. During Ultimate Alien's run, the context behind these scenarios has been changed to having the Omnitrix "sample" their DNA, thereby unlocking transformations using DNA that already existed in its database.

Ben 10: Omniverse

• The limited positioning of the symbols was a technical glitch in the original Omnitrix and Ultimatrix that caused the transformations to come out naked and cold. These errors were corrected in the current Omnitrix.
• The Omnitrix symbols being colored grey and white in the Original Series was because of a scratch guard that Ben did not know how to remove. As such, the symbols were "recolored" green when the scratch guard fell off off-screen sometime after Destroy All Aliens.
• During Alien Force's run, it was stated that the Omnitrix can recognize and accept Osmosian DNA. Much like everything regarding Osmosians, this has been altered in Omniverse, as the Omnitrix cannot accept DNA from mutants because they do not count as aliens.
  • Tying into the retcons made to Osmosians, Aggregor is revealed to be a lab experiment created by the Rooters.
• While it was only established on-screen that Max's partnership with Devin Levin was a fake memory, it would eventually be revealed that Devin never existed altogether.
  • Furthermore, the photo of Devin and a young Kevin featured in Vendetta is revealed to have been faked.

Trivia

• Dwayne McDuffie did not consider the changes made to the Plumbers in Alien Force to be an official retcon.
• The decision to introduce Anodites and manna in Alien Force was influenced by Dwayne's opinion that magic and science fiction should not mix.
• The decision to have Ben retain his previously unlocked aliens in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 was made because of the toyline.
• In Omniverse, the Plumber Badge changed from depicting the symbol of Galvan technology to instead the symbol of Plumbers, the red spots on their uniforms due to the hourglass symbol design for the badges used in those series did not make any sense to the crew.
• According to Derrick J. Wyatt, Primus was erased from continuity by the Annihilarrgh during the events of So Long, and Thanks for All the Smoothies.
  • However, Matt Wayne stated that this is not definite as Primus' whereabouts were never addressed on-screen at any point during the series.
  • When the crew started production on Omniverse, one of the mandates they got from the higher-ups was to clean out a lot of the pointless and convoluted continuity that had been turning viewers off from the franchise. According to Derrick, the Omnitrix serving as both a literal way to walk in the shoes of another life form and a database for all known sentient life is a much cleaner concept.
  • In Dwayne's pitch for Omniverse, Primus was to have been destroyed by Annihilus Stalk (who became the basis for the character Khyber) using the Predatrix (which became the basis for the Nemetrix).
  • When made aware of Matt's statements on the matter, Derrick stated there was a 0% chance that Primus was not erased from continuity. He would later be elaborating that, since one of the Omnitrix's functions is as a storage device, there is no need for a backup.
    • Derrick later stated none of the retcons featured in Omniverse were caused by Ben recreating the universe as Alien X, putting his original statement into question. However, it is implied by Dan Riba that the universe being recreated was the reason for some of the retcons.
• The retcons to pop-up trivia seen in Omniverse are due to the fact that the creative team on the show did not have all the information. Derrick stated that he "tried to get a list of all those pop up facts a couple times but never got them" and "[the creative team] want[ed] to be as in line with the Original Series as possible", indicating that some of the retcons might not have been made.
  • For example, Ben 10,000 and Kai were stated to have a daughter, named Gwendolyn, who never appeared on-screen. When asked if Gwendolyn still existed in the Original Future Timeline as of Omniverse, Derrick J. Wyatt initially said she did not, stating that he hated that she was named after Ben's cousin Gwen and decided to ignore her existence. When made aware that Gwendolyn's existence was revealed via pop-up trivia years later, Derrick admitted that he did not know she existed, and was probably confused by the earlier question. He also explained that the reason she was never used in Omniverse is because the crew, who had studied the Original Series episodes for research, did not have access to the pop-ups. Therefore, they were not aware that Ben 10,000 had a daughter.
• Many of the retcons seen in Omniverse had been made to have the continuity of the series become closer to what was shown in the Original Series. Derrick disagreed with the retcons that Dwayne and Glen Murakami made for Alien Force and Ultimate Alien because their retcons were not in line with the continuity of the Original Series.
  • Regarding the Osmosians and Anodites, Derrick also mentioned that he did not want every aspect of Ben 10 lore to be derived from aliens as he considers that a misstep that consequently makes the overall universe of the franchise smaller and less interesting.
  • Kevin's backstory was changed in Omniverse to make things more in line with the concept of him being a mutant and so not everything was derived from aliens.

See Also

• Wikipedia:
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  • Reboot
• Ben 10 Planet:Longstanding Misinformation