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William "Will" Harangue[note 1] is J. Jonah Jones' cameraman. He is Will Harangue's future self as of Omniverse.[note 2][note 3]
Appearance[]
Harangue looks similar to his past self in Omniverse, but with wrinkles on his face.
History[]
Omniverse[]
Harangue appeared in The End of an Era, working as J. Jonah Jones's cameraman during the latter's coverage on Argit's arrival at Plumber Headquarters. Harangue forgot to put a SIM card into the camera, irritating J. When J reported on the power outage and Harangue tried to help him complete his sentence, he reminded Harangue that he was replaceable.
Appearances[]
Omniverse[]
Season 8[]
- The End of an Era (first appearance)
Notes[]
- ↑ Harangue's surname is misspelled Harrangue in Eye of the Beholder[script 1] and Return to Forever[credits 1][1], however this is due to both episodes being written by Len Uhley. Bar one model sheet,[ms 1] all other instances of his name use the former spelling.[credits 2][credits 3][credits 4][credits 5]
- ↑ 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 the events of Ken 10,[DJW 9] after having learnt the lessons from his encounter with his 10 year old self[DJW 8] and lightened up.[DJW 10]
- 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 11]
- 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 future Kevin Levin invoking the plotlines of Ben 10,000[DJW 10] and Ken 10[DJW 12] respectively, the defining tragedy in Ben 10,000's life having now occurred at the age of 20,[DJW 13] "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 as the same person who he encountered in Ben 10,000.[3][LU 1]
- ↑ Ben 10,000 is stated to be Ben Prime's true future self.[DJW 4][DJW 14]
- 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 creates causal time loops and would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
- Deliberate 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. Examples include setting up Ben's relationship with Kai,[7][DJW 15] Kevin getting his chin scar,[8][DJW 16] Gwen going by Gwendolyn since starting college,[9][2] and so on.
- It was pointed out by fans that this created a plot hole with Ben 10,000 Returns, as Ben 10,000 was stated to be from an alternate timeline[10] 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.[11][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 17] and is constantly affected by current events, especially by the meddling of the present by time travellers.[DJW 14][2] Thus, Ben 10,000, ie, Ben's true future will always be changing, depending on the future writers of the show. Any of the futures we see on the show are thus only possible futures.[MW 1][MW 2] Ben 10,000 is thus only Ben's current future, but may not be the one he ends up being.[pop-up 2][2][pop-up 3][12]
- 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 creates causal time loops and would not be possible if these characters belonged to an alternate timeline.
References[]
Production Material[]
Model Sheets[]
Scripts[]
End Credits[]
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Crew Statements[]
Derrick J. Wyatt[]
- ↑ File:Derrick same Ben10k.PNG
- ↑ 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
- ↑ File:OV Ben 10k after Ken 10.png
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:Future is always in motion.png
- ↑ File:Derrick's Opinion on Ben's Girlfriends 2.png
- ↑ File:Kevin's Scar.png
- ↑ File:Future in Flux.png
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