 Characters and/or events depicted in this article are slightly retconned from the Classic Continuity.
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 The pre-retcon version, presented in this article, belongs to the Original Series Future Timeline.
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The Maxatomar Kid[credits 1][1] is a Maxatomar who is one of Ken's friends from an alternate timeline.[note 1][note 2]
Appearance[]
The Maxatomar Kid is somewhat hippo-like in appearance. He has a big pink nose and red hat. He has orange and white skin and wears a blue and white T-shirt.
History[]
Ben 10[]
The Maxatomar Kid was seen in Ken 10, where he was one of the few children invited to Ken's 10th birthday party. He was impressed with and somewhat jealous of Ken's father Ben 10,000.
Appearances[]
Ben 10[]
Season 4[]
- Ken 10 (first appearance)
Trivia[]
- According to himself, the Maxatomar Kid's dad is "just a boring old dentist".
- The Maxatomar Kid is a parody of Billy from the TV series, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. He is even voiced by the same voice actor, Richard Horvitz.
Notes[]
- ↑ The Omniverse crew brought back the Ben 10,000 from the Original Series instead of working on a new one like in Ultimate Alien.[DJW 1][DJW 2][DJW 3][DJW 4][DJW 5][DJW 6][DJW 7][DJW 8]
- He is from further in the future, after having learnt the lessons from his encounter with his 10 year old self[DJW 8] and lightened up.[DJW 9]
- This is due to:
- The executives' push for having everything more like the Original Series, which was the most successful of the franchise.[DJW 6]
- The crew's preference of the original Ben 10,000[DJW 5] over the Ultimate Alien portrayal.[DJW 7][DJW 10]
- Derrick J. Wyatt made several further statements to corroborate this, expanding on what was known from the Original Series, such as the backstories for the Biomnitrix and Kevin Levin invoking the plotlines of Ben 10,000[DJW 9] and Ken 10[DJW 11] respectively, the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 12] "shifted" from the original age of 15,[pop-up 1][2] etc.
- The writing of the show also explicitly called this out, such as when Ben identified the future Dr. Animo in Animo Crackers as the same person who he encountered in Ben 10,000,[3] and other efforts were made throughout the last few seasons to align the story with the original future timeline, in terms of character designs, set designs and plot lines.
- ↑ Ben 10,000 is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 4][DJW 13]
- This is evidenced in-show in Omniverse by the fact that both the Ben 10,000[4][5] and the future Dr. Animo[3] recalled characters and events from the present day. Chrono-Spanner also frequently visits present day with effects of his actions manifest in his present.[6] This would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
- It was pointed out by fans that this created a plot hole with the Original Series, as Ben 10,000 was from an alternate timeline[7][8][pop-up 2][1] in which he never travelled to the future when he was 10, and consequently did not give Max a cake on his 60th birthday, while Ben Prime did.[2] Thus, Ben 10,000 did not recall the events of the episode from his younger self's perspective.[8][DM 1][DM 2][DM 3]
- Derrick responded to the matter by saying: "Your 'plot holes' are irrelevant. Time isn't completely fixed, it's shifting. Events can be subtly altered. But Ben 10,000 is the future for the Ben Prime timeline."[DJW 4]
- He further explained that future is always in flux,[DJW 14] and is constantly affected by current events, especially by the meddling of the present by time-travellers.[DJW 13] This was also showcased in Ben 10,000. Thus, Ben 10,000, ie, Ben's current true future will always be changing, depending on the future writers of the show.
References[]
Production Material[]
End Credits[]
Crew Statements[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/417381300865888378 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/421752490921325024 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/425001921745540846 (no longer accessible)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 File:DJW OV Future Response.png
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:Derrick goal restore original Ben 10k.png
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:OV Ben 10K TPTB statement.png
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Ultimate Ben Is Lame.png
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 File:Ben 10k learned lessons from OS episode.png
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 File:DJW came up with Biomnitrix.png
- ↑ File:OV crew didn't want to do Ultimate Ben.png
- ↑ File:Kevin 11K is Both a Hero and Villain.png
- ↑ File:Ben 10K Now Serious At 20.png
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:Future is always in motion.png
- ↑ File:Future in Flux.png
