Since I had to drop this video early, the Poll results didn’t have as much of a chance to receive a fair amount of votes at 2:03. Side Effects has now doubled the amount of Lucky Girl votes, but it still isn’t as big of a margin as Hunted and Kevin 11 were in their own polls.
You may not hear this but i just wanted to ask remember when you said ben 10 could beat anyone what if someone is able to age ben 10 would they be able to beat him. i dont remember exactly how weak baby alien x was but i remember it being vulnerable does the omnitrix have some kind of counter measure to age. Because weren't his aliens also made younger like baby heatblast if you read this please respond. (Wrote this in your other video)
Secrets has the best representation of Vilgax because of the buildup throughout the season of his return and the dichotomy of him and Ben. Throughout the first season we’ve seen Ben grow as a hero and get used to his powers and fighting a different assortment of villains. They might have given trouble but he was able to hold his own. Vilgax is calculating, cruel, powerful and knowledgeable, but most importantly he has decades of experience and seeing him destroy Ben just shows how Ben has so much more to learn about being a hero and the omnitrix (which Vilgax also knows more about)
@@khalidahmed8402 I agree that Secrets is possibly the best (to me) but I also think the one where he teams up Kevin 11 is good because it more properly showcases his intelligence and knowledge of the Omnitrix and his cunning and so on.
The weird thing about Vilgax in later shows is that he doesn't know how to operate the Omnitrix when in the classic series he almost knew the Omnitrix inside and out
@@pyrosfolly5698 maybe, but he doesn't even know how to turn into a different alien in Alien Force until Ben explains it to him which is odd when you remember that in the classic series he said that it won't take him that much to figure out the master control which is a harder function to unlock. I always had the impression in the classic series until Secret of the Omnitrix that Vilgax had something to do with the creation of the Omnitrix
@@bogdan-ionut7660 and also, in the same season, in the episode in which Ben got his hand cut off, some random kids who found Ben's hand figured out how to use the Omnitrix. Also, hello Romanian brother.
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What I liked about OS Vilgax is that he could never be beaten with just one form. Every time he fights Ben, Ben gets the ability to quick-swap, and this simply puts him on _equal footing._ The obvious exception, of course, being SotO, but that just exemplifies the sheer power of Way Big.
@@megalampada2372 Canonically, AF, UA and OV Vilgax are stronger than OS Vilgax but yeah his threat level has been lessened to some random squid that Ben has to deal with.
Another reason Vilgax is scarier in the first series is because his face is mostly obscured by his tentacles and his breathing mask, it makes him that little bit less relatable
For all Alien Force changed about Vilgax, I do like that his plan with the Omnitrix in The Final Battle is actually completely faithful to this episode.
Will give Alien Force that. As much as they get a bit wrong with Vilgax, seeing that part of his plan come to life while being faithful to the OG series was great to see.
@@jacobfoxfires9647 True. Like, I like Alien Force. Well, S1-2. Season 3 is when it started to go downhill, especially Vilgax. But the final episode at least is true to the OS, that I can agree with you on.
A very silly point: I love the way you title these videos. Instead of like “Series review Pt. 3” it’s just a genuinely interesting question or sentence
It's probably helpful for the algorithm as well, since people tend to be less willing to click on a part 2 if they haven't seen part 1, but names like these imply that you don't have to see the previous parts
Damn, he has incredible range then if he can go from playing an intimidating warlord to a scheming second-in command. Dude really voice acted in 2 of my favourite childhood shows.
The original Vilgax was a classic. A force to be reckoned with that Ben couldn't beat, couldn't outsmart, couldn't escape. Blum's VA work was fantastic, and that villain monologue is honestly fantastic, even if it is the typical bad guy evil plan speech. Vilgax was this kind of cosmic horror-lite, representing a part of the world Ben didn't understand and couldn't beat on his own. (Also, the talking to ben in his sleep bit was kind of a Cthulhu thing to do. Also, anyone who's played D&D may recognize his alliance with Rojo to be a great old one warlock pact, complete with eldritch blast, a detail that makes this funnier is that Vilgax ends up on the other end of a similar relationship with Dagon later in the series.) Edit: that's not even getting into the fantastic character design, making unclear as to whether or not his arms are made of muscle or tentacles wrapped into an arm shape... or how the technology of his drones and ship are fantastic, being this techno-organic look that feels original and isn't derivative of HR Geiger.
The original Vilgax can't be topped. All major roles that Steve Blum performed in the classic series were just phenomenal. Heatblast, Ghostfreak/Zs'Skayr, and Vilgax. All just wonderfully done.
Don't worry, there wasn't anyone in the building, it was filled with explosives which is why it randomly blew up when Vilgax pile drove(pile drivered?) StinkFly into it
@gabrieldevoogel6225 for real ben 10 and justice league unlimited always comes to mind when I think of random people dying off screen because both have so much destruction
I love that Grandpa Max starts out as the type of character to whack a bad guy with a frying pan to knock them out, but he goes full murderhobo to absolutely slaughter Vilgax. It really does sell how dangerous Vilgax is
Kuro: now thats a wholesome image Vigax: and I took that personally. Vilgax seemed like this ultimate juggernaut of genetic and Machine augmentation in the first series, I really liked hid Future counterpart the most where he’d been edited to counter every single one of bens aliens! He looked and acted the coolest in the first series while having the neatest power set, Dagon augmented vilgax and malgax are pretty cool looks and amps but I don’t much care for Omniverse or alien force vilgax in retrospect.
The issue with the watch just sliding off had such an easy fic that it's honestly amazing that none of the writers thought of it. We see in Secrets of The Omnitrix that Azmith disables the self destruct by removing the dial but the actual band stays attached to Ben's wrist. When they go to Primus the dial could have just detached itself and flew off and then Azmith could have just had a spare band that he kept around just in case of emergencies and Vilgax could have stolen one of those spare bands and then just needed the dial itself, meaning that when Ben gave up the Omnitrix he only had to remove the dial and then he could have removed the dial from the ultimatrix and inserted it into the omnitrix and the omnitrix could then have changed to look like the ultimatrix, like how it changed when Ben first put it back on. It's an easy fix.
Yeah that could of been neat. Show case that the Omnitrix is the thing attached to Ben’s being. And the actual core of it is what changes the Omnitrix and have it be morphed and updated. Did find it a bit of a buzzkill that Ben can just slip it off with a passcode. I get that it kinda makes sense but still.
@@Waqas_Khan02 Albedo had already made the band for the Ultimatrix. We see it on his wrist when he inserts the core into it. The only thing that changed was the color of the dial xD
I liked Vilgax in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, but he was decidedly weaker than in the original. The Original Vilgax was brute force and cunning intelligence that got undercut by his ego. Alien Force and Ultimate Alien Vilgax is pretty much the same one. I like that we got to see who he is to his people, that we get to see him at war with the galaxy. He's less of a mustache twirler and more of a personality. And while his new gadgets make him more interesting in combat, he lacks that same weight in his punches. He seemed genuinely unstoppable until Ben pulled up with Way Big. Ben thinks back on *that* Vilgax when he breaks the Omnitrix to try and get that form back
The og Ben 10,000 timeline vilgax is the coolest one for me, basically just the oc one but even more advanced! I use to like alien force more but then i realized they took too much ‘inspiration’ from darkseid and doomsday from the DCAU. His power set is weird and he cares his relation with space politics is weird. Although i still like the episode where he teams up with ben to stop ghost freak from invading his world. Shows theres a soft spot to him. I like how ultimate alien starts with vilgax stuck in his weakened true form and trapped in a glorified aquarium, its kinda a call back to when he was injured and stuck in a tube in the first series. Shows his scheming at his best.
Original Vilgax: Has an absolutely amazing fight with Ben that lasts almost the whole Episode... Dagon Powered Vilgax: Gets defeated by Ben less than 40 seconds into their fight...
@@romulofigueroadiaz480 True, but at the same time Vilgax literally has the power of the Dagon, one of the most powerful beings in all of existence, you can't tell me you wouldn't want to see them fighting in space having an Ultimate Battle.
I feel like I could do a whole essay on what makes Vilgax such an amazing villain. He's clearly heavily inspired by Cthulu, both in his appearance and the fact that Ben first meets him in visions and dreams. Seeing him here in his first battle with Ben, he inspires fear and defies understanding much like his Lovecraftian counterpart, albeit for different reasons. He arrives in a vehicle clearly alien in design and completely blatant in announcing his intent to destroy. The moment he steps out, his shear stature alone betrays his overwhelming confidence and power. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this first battle is that he doesn't actually use any gadgets for the majority of it, outside of the drones and his own mechanically augmented body. Ben prides himself on his wide skill set across all of his alien forms. Even so, Vilgax fights with brute strength, while Ben is unable to land a meaningful hit, as if Vilgax is boring a hole straight through all the experience he's managed to accumulate over the last season. It's all he can do to slow Vilgax down and get away. There's a certain sport to his movements, like a gladiator who's won countless battles. He doesn't necessarily take joy in combat, but he nevertheless seems to come alive as he breaks Ben down. He's a warlord through and through, single-minded in his ambition and ruthless in his means. In his mind, he's going to get the Omnitrix, and anything or anyone he breaks in the process is just dust in the wind. The moment he deactivates the Omnitrix with just a touch, it creates a huge rip in what we thought we knew about the watch up to this point. It's perhaps the first time when Ben has felt completely at the mercy of a villain. With everyone else, he just had to think on his feet until he could go hero or get bailed out by Max and Gwen. With Vilgax, though, he finds himself face-to-face with someone who truly knows what they're doing. On his ship, he finds himself restrained and vulnerable to a variety of alien tools and weapons meant to pry the Omnitrix off without any regard to his wellbeing, as well as an apocalyptic vision of Vilgax's Omnitrix army. Overall, his mere presence in the original series announces an extraordinary challenge for our heroes before it even begins, and like with many great villains, those battles are often less about actually beating Vilgax and more about keeping him back and surviving long enough to figure out how. Honestly, he's hands-down one of the best villains in animated media I've ever seen, and especially from Cartoon Network.
I like how fast the transformation to XLR8 is when Vilgax tries to grab him. Some of those transformations lasted several frames but just like his transformation sequence XLR8s transformation is instantaneous. Very fitting for the fastest alien.
Og Vilgax was the best his design was just so dope and his voice was hype when he pulls up just his very steps destroy the ground. Alien Force Vilgax kinda tried to copy Darkseid they even gave him a dessad rip off that only became a villain in Omniverse.
The OG Vilgax intimidation factor could also be because Ben is at his most inexperienced. He only has access to 10 aliens, Doesn't have a ton of experience with those 10, hasn't been off planet yet so he's still unaware of the galaxy, no Plumbers experience, no alternate versions of himself, no real fighting skills as a human, still relatively new to being a superhero, and he's still a kid who is scared of aliens.
Vilgax is definitely the most intimidating in this Show, especially how he can defeat most of Ben’s aliens like Diamondhead instantaneously. Something Ben corrected later on when he mastered Diamondheads powers and defeated a supposedly more powerful Vilgax who had taken the power of warriors he challenged across the galaxy. All things considered I would say he is the best here. But I won’t deny the reboot didn’t take an interesting direction with Vilgax, it didn’t just make him a by the book villain, but rather a mentor improving his opponent’s capabilities, at least from what I remember, I haven’t seen the reboot in a while.
Also like the new abilities he gotten that we see with Ben’s transformation with Gax. Makes sense in my mind that he’s a mass of strong muscular tentacles that he can form into strong limbs.
As a kid, Whenever Vilgax used to turn up,I literally used to pray and hope that Ben will quickly turn into Four Arms and defeat him. He was so terrifying!
Make the poll a “season wrap-up”, where we decide how we rank the first season of ben 10, from 1-5. You could do this for all the seasons, and see which season is considered the best season of each series.
You know, the scene you talk about at 19 minutes kinda also displays a lot about his character. In many modern shows with a villian whenever the hero gives up and agrees to the bad guys deal, the bad guy normally just breaks the deal, kills the family then attacks the hero. Ive seen a lot of that lately. But in ben 10 Vilgax actually keeps his word and spares Bens family, and would of most likely not gone after them again (at least directly) as long as they don't go after him. Showing that Vilgax despite being evil, does have some form of warrior honor.
When Ben is thrown in the pod, he was meant be scruffy and dirty, it was redone because it was too violent Edit: this episode was also meant be a LOT darker and meant to be longer than usual if I remember right
And it contrasts with the opening, where Ben is indisputably at the top of his game. The way he’s silent comes off like this is becoming the norm, making Vilgax a big wake up call.
Yes, Vilgax after the OS was turned somewhat into a bumbling buffoon. The OS made it seem like Vilgax conquered a few galaxies or at least much of the Milky Way and was gearing up to conquer the rest of the universe hence why he wanted the Omnitrix. After the OS, they not only took away his knowledge of how the Omnitrix works but it is revealed that he only ever conquered 10 planets in his entire career as an intergalactic warlord. (Its important to note Vilgax according to Omniverse has been active since at least the 18th century AD.) It made me wonder why he was so feared that the mention of his name got everyone shook.
One of the animation errors that drove me mad was when the heatblast kid (Alan Albright) in ‘Everybody Talks About the Weather’ had his badge taken off him by the police but it kept appearing during a chase scene.
An animation error that I noticed in this episode: at 6:27 when rustbucket stops and heatblast opens it's door the door doesn't open and opens at the same time. Btw great vid as always, keep it up The Tank 😊.
One of the reasons I love OG Vilgax is that not only does he have such a presence, he's also really intelligent and tactical. He's like Bane with a PhD in Alien technology.
I don't really like the Alien Force version of Vilgax. The episode, "Primus" just kinda ruins him. For those who don't know, he doesn't know how to use the Omnitrix in that episode. As shown here, he effortlessly switches Ben back to his human form. Or he claims that unlocking the master control is child's play in "Back with a vengeance". But in Alien Force he doesn't know how to turn into aliens. And the different omnitrix is not a fair argument because in the same season in the episode in which Ben gets his hand cut off, some random kids find his severed hand and instantly figure out how to use the Omnitrix.
And Vilgax also was no threat during this season First he got easily Deafeated by Diamondhead Then he got easily Deafeated by Way Big Then he got easily Deafeated by fucking jet Ray
I also agree with this due to one key thing he said in first season, he claimed he was a master of the omnitrix meaning he should know how to operate any kind of omnitrix, this is something I guess they expected us to forget
@@mouseinhouse4326 I think the reasoning behind it was that vilgax only knew how to operate the prototype version of the omnitrix and had no idea what to do with the recalibrated version
7:29 This scene right here, is testament to how awesome Steve Blum can get with his characters. Voicing both Heatblast and Vilgax in this scene, he succeeds in capturing Ben's shock and fear of Vilgax as well as making Vilgax sound as equally intimidating.
Something I always enjoyed about Ben 10 battles, which I know we all love, is how brutal they let punches be. I feel the pain when Vilgax threw XLR8 against the rock. Or when Ben is fighting Kevin 4 Arms for the first time, and their strength is very well translated to the camera and audio.
Well if Ben had just used Ultimate Echo Echo it would have worked. And we had to forget that Ben can switch between Aliens for him to feel like a threat
@@sheikhalneri9883 I don’t think so. Remember Kevin only absorbed 10% of the Andromeda 5’s power while Greg was able to get all of their powers by converting them into energy. As such Greg is more durable
My favourite part of the classic series has to be how painful the transformations look. It's not slipping a suit on or gently morphing. It's a full on mutation into another creature. Love it
Vilgax was so freaking threatening! Even when Ben was switching from alien to alien, he could barely hold his own. Btw, I loved the way Ben swapped aliens in this episode. It really felt like he was morphing and abuse changing. It may be a pipe dream, but I dream of a version of master control where Ben doesn't just have a green flash, instead physics changing on screen.
THE WRITER FOR SECRETS IS THE SAME AS THE ONE WHO WROTE FOR THE ULTIMATE ENEMY?? I... I just... That explains so much! Wow. Love really _is_ in the details, I'm so glad I know that. Seriously though, I enjoy these reviews for both just Kuro's presence and style, but also, these type of informative tidbits are just great to have.
They destroyed him in alien force and ultimate alien... Vilgax was ruthless in the original and the dude never needed Ben's help with the omnitrix, the fact that waybig was the only alien who was able beat him in the original itself shows who he is
I thought Ben was excited for stink fly because as far as Ben knew vilgax had no way to reach or attack stinkfly who was his only flying alien with projectiles
I started watching Ben 10 as a kid from about mid season 3 of AF onward. So I had no exposure to the classic series outside of SOTO and a rerun of Ken 10. So I was surprised to go back and watch the Original Series and see how genuinly scary Vilgax was. He is like a freight train on legs.
I've always taken it that Ben altered to the controls of functions somehow before Vilgax got it. Kinda as a last F-You to buy them some more time. You can't tell me that'd be out of character for Ben to do.
@Hooty HOOT HOOT except there are buttons. The two grey rectangles. And the dial and everything else are still the same function-wise. Vilgax literally just tells the Omnitrix to work and expects it to do something.
So glad to see you finally cover this episode! I've always felt that Vilgax's execution on the whole was immensely underrated. The level of authority he commands from this point in the series, as well as his perfect voice, perfect name, and truly perfect design makes him stand as Ben 10's official Darkside or Thanos.
Oh my gosh I absolutely love this series. Breaking down all the small nuances and details One one of my favorite shows of all time. And why I love it, I feel like you should at least for this year only focus on the classic series. As I saw from your process video on five years later, it takes a lot to make it. And I would rather you focus your time on that so the process isn’t grueling or exhausting like the last chapter rather than have you reviewing all the episodes. This this is actually really fun! Have a good day!
Just noticed this on a rewatch of the breakdowns but at 06:28 the rust bucket door gets opened twice, once just by itself and then again immediately after by Heatblast
17:47 - 17:50 I always felt like this just showed how Vilgax punched SO hard that by the time Ben was even beginning to cover his face his hand would've gouged him if it weren't for the Omnitrix's instantaneous transformation.
Loved this episode. The form swapping animations were something I never really appreciated, but now? That’s a beautiful episode. My ONE very small gripe is that I wish Fourarms fought Vilgax. It always stuck out in my head that Ben never got to use his strongest form on him outside of that one dream episode, and it would’ve been so dope to see Vilgax overpower him. (He might have been the only alien besides Wildmutt he didn’t actually fight? Which makes me think that Fourarms was planned to be Ben’s lifeline against Vilgax). But that’s a very minor thing. I love this episode, and I’m super appreciative that you felt like doing this review series!
I suspect Four Arms wasn't used because of the possible reasons: a) his voice actor may not have been available for that episode. Richard McGonagle's name wasn't listed in the credits for Four Arms for the episode. Or b) it was probably a production or story choice that Ben shouldn't use Four Arms that much to give Vilgax the spotlight. Even if Ben used Four Arms I think Vilgax would have still defeated him. Or there could be any other reason that I can't think of at the moment. Just thought of some reasons I thought made sense
@@zohebrafi B is kinda my point honestly; I think it would’ve been great to see Vilgax and Four Arms fight to really confirm whether Ben even stands a chance alone; but as it is now there’s not really a clear answer. As for the voice actor, it seems like they were fine with all the other aliens? They could have just kept him silent during his scuffle? (though I think I remember hearing him in this one anyway) I like to think Four Arms would be able to match Vilgax in strength somewhat, but the latter’s hundreds of years of experience let him utterly dominate their battles.
I always liked the idea that the Omnitrix grows with Ben as he aged and I would have preferred it if he had kept the original Omnitrix and have it grow with him as the series went on, eventually looking like it did in "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10", rather than it randomly changing shape in AF or getting replaced in UA and OV.
@@Andrew-Bastin it’s why I wish the Ultimate evolutions were a natural feature in the Omnitrix. It showed that the watch gets more powerful as Ben learns more about it. It grows as he grows his life.
@@3DSDF Was never a fan of the Ultimate Forms, it always came of as a cheap gimmick and it never made sense to me why Ben would waste time and energy on making a alien stronger when he could just switch to an alien more suited to the take at hand.
this episode was perfection altough in the framed episode witch he hasnt rewived but will ı wish kevin only had the parts of the aliens like the episode he was interduced rather than having a bootleg master control
First season was so much fun to watch and there are so many things that deserved to be appreciated I am glad Kuro started this series so that's how we can appreciate the efforts of creators of Ben 10
Idk, Vilgax' characterization kinda goes downwards the further you go in the series, the first Vilgax was the most menacing and had the cooles design imo
I love this version of Vilgax, but I have to say the reboot Vilgax is my favorite. He’s was a recurring threat for a season, made an epic return, and his introduction was marvelous.
Watching this Episode with my family and friends on a Saturday Morning Eating Breakfast before Playing Tag outside. Best Memories. So in Depth with this Episode now it only makes it more Special.
One thing I think people overlook in this episode is Ben's ability to think of ways to fight Vilgax on the fly, whilst the omnitrix is giving him random aliens and almost zero time to strategize. Ben's tactical skills and ability to come up with an attack plan on the spot, are some of his underrated skills.
I am so grateful for your ben 10 content. When i was a child this was my favourite cartoon. I would wear a watch and pretend that im transforming all day long. To know there are peole who feel the same type of love towards this series makes me happy. Keep up the good videos
This is what I hate about the creators. Kids nowadays have seen way worse shit. I don't get their thinking process that scary monsters won't make us enjoy the show
This was absolutely the best version of Vilgax. He was an imposing presence that spoke with ruthless determination, you KNEW he was a big deal and this episode shows that he is every bit as formidable as he seemed. He isn't just strong either, he is strategic, he tracks Ben and lures him out, then overpowers him in battle and finally threatens his family to make him surrender. Vilgax represents the combined threat of a true equal in terms of physical power and the knowledge and experience that Ben does not have. He can tank almost anything thrown at him and dish it out with brutal force. That and he knows the Omnitrix inside and out means he is actually at a decisive advantage over Ben, he loses because he is overconfident and Ben and Max are resourceful enough to squeak out a win. Later versions water down Vilgax and it sucks, the warlord Vilgax in Alien Force isn't horrible, but it contrasts with this monster in the original series and he just lacks the villainous presence needed of an arch-villain. Instead it was the Highbreed that replaced Vilgax as the greatest threat in the universe and while they were certainly monstrous villains, their motivation was idiotic, obsessed with racial purity and dying out because of inbreeding... really...?
Since I had to drop this video early, the Poll results didn’t have as much of a chance to receive a fair amount of votes at 2:03. Side Effects has now doubled the amount of Lucky Girl votes, but it still isn’t as big of a margin as Hunted and Kevin 11 were in their own polls.
That timing was amazing, I was looking at comments on the previous video as you uploaded this.
Cant wait for season 2 reviews & Technorg....
You may not hear this but i just wanted to ask remember when you said ben 10 could beat anyone what if someone is able to age ben 10 would they be able to beat him. i dont remember exactly how weak baby alien x was but i remember it being vulnerable does the omnitrix have some kind of counter measure to age. Because weren't his aliens also made younger like baby heatblast if you read this please respond.
(Wrote this in your other video)
Make a poll based on best villains in season 1
@@yosore861 vilgax or Kevin
Watching Vilgax beat the absolute living shit out of Ben as a child was something else not gonna lie
Tense as FUCK
Most definitely not to mention how he beat up a child and didn’t even care
As godzillamendoza says "they beat each other's arses in this show
Secrets has the best representation of Vilgax because of the buildup throughout the season of his return and the dichotomy of him and Ben. Throughout the first season we’ve seen Ben grow as a hero and get used to his powers and fighting a different assortment of villains. They might have given trouble but he was able to hold his own.
Vilgax is calculating, cruel, powerful and knowledgeable, but most importantly he has decades of experience and seeing him destroy Ben just shows how Ben has so much more to learn about being a hero and the omnitrix (which Vilgax also knows more about)
@@khalidahmed8402 I agree that Secrets is possibly the best (to me) but I also think the one where he teams up Kevin 11 is good because it more properly showcases his intelligence and knowledge of the Omnitrix and his cunning and so on.
The weird thing about Vilgax in later shows is that he doesn't know how to operate the Omnitrix when in the classic series he almost knew the Omnitrix inside and out
It's probably because he doesn't know the newer versions as well as he did the classic prototype
@@pyrosfolly5698 maybe, but he doesn't even know how to turn into a different alien in Alien Force until Ben explains it to him which is odd when you remember that in the classic series he said that it won't take him that much to figure out the master control which is a harder function to unlock. I always had the impression in the classic series until Secret of the Omnitrix that Vilgax had something to do with the creation of the Omnitrix
@@bogdan-ionut7660 that episode never happened in my mind
@@bogdan-ionut7660 and also, in the same season, in the episode in which Ben got his hand cut off, some random kids who found Ben's hand figured out how to use the Omnitrix. Also, hello Romanian brother.
@@erikpng Salut
Kuro: that’s a wholesome image.
Villgax: *destroys monitor*
That's how bad he is.
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@@AxxLAfriku No
EXACTLY LOL
He is a cyber cthulu
What I liked about OS Vilgax is that he could never be beaten with just one form. Every time he fights Ben, Ben gets the ability to quick-swap, and this simply puts him on _equal footing._ The obvious exception, of course, being SotO, but that just exemplifies the sheer power of Way Big.
Agreed Ben has fought like 2 times in classic series and He always had the master control or some sort of quick change feature.
But then he got _Nerfed_
@@megalampada2372 Canonically, AF, UA and OV Vilgax are stronger than OS Vilgax but yeah his threat level has been lessened to some random squid that Ben has to deal with.
@@ManicFiction 😂
Wouldnt even say it puts him on even footing its more that it gives him a chance to actually fight back haha. OS Vilgax was a beast.
When you get to Alien Force, you should start doing a Mr. Smoothy counter
And a "character inconsistency" counter once he reaches s3.
Yes
YAS
@KVAcedo27 CHILI FRIES.
@@theirishpotato6588 UNTIL THAT DAY BRING ME CHILLI FRIEEESSS!!!!
Not really a bug, but I hated how after the classis series, Diamondhead stopped shaping his hand when he shot crystals
I agree!
In the omniverse version he only did some weapon shape but he didn't do any bullet shape arms which was take out the badasary of diamondhead
@@brawmankerlexterminateurde860 at least they tried whereas UAF completely forgot about that gimmick
Diamondhead did morphed his hand in on episode of AF titled
"If all else fails"
@@Symbiotian albedo did morph in ''the final battle part 1''
“Wow, Ben’s reading” that got me😂
Me too😂😂
Half the time I forget he can even though he’s actually quite smart
Didn’t know Ben could read tbh
I didn't even realize he was reading, that's shocking
5:28 I never noticed that one until now and I laughed a lot 😂
I don't know why after all these years only now I've realized how truly horrible and traumatic this was for Ben who was only ten during this time.
If this was more realistic, Ben would’ve been traumatized on the first episode after he started a forest fire.
I mean it’s impressive he isn’t traumatized. Meanwhile Steven from Steven Universe was traumatized.
Honestly, I think that having PTSD as a weakness could add good story development. Although not everyone gets PTSD.
@@twistedyogert You’re right on that one.
Ben is just built different
Another reason Vilgax is scarier in the first series is because his face is mostly obscured by his tentacles and his breathing mask, it makes him that little bit less relatable
For all Alien Force changed about Vilgax, I do like that his plan with the Omnitrix in The Final Battle is actually completely faithful to this episode.
Will give Alien Force that. As much as they get a bit wrong with Vilgax, seeing that part of his plan come to life while being faithful to the OG series was great to see.
@@jacobfoxfires9647 alien force was great it was ultimate alien that was the problem
@@jacobfoxfires9647 True. Like, I like Alien Force. Well, S1-2. Season 3 is when it started to go downhill, especially Vilgax. But the final episode at least is true to the OS, that I can agree with you on.
A very silly point: I love the way you title these videos. Instead of like “Series review Pt. 3” it’s just a genuinely interesting question or sentence
I still think it should at least be in brackets tbh)
@@nightlypiano4116 not really because if your following the series it shouldn't matter
It's probably helpful for the algorithm as well, since people tend to be less willing to click on a part 2 if they haven't seen part 1, but names like these imply that you don't have to see the previous parts
That's called clickbait you shill.
@@kendallcuddles no it isnt clickbait.
Fun fact: Steve Blum’s accent makes Vilgax more terrifying. And he made the perfect Starscream in Transformers Prime.
Damn right
Fr when i watched the alien force voice i laughed. Vilgax went from my nightmares to a joke
@@beastedninja3757 It's another reason I found the Highbreeds better than the AF Vilgax.
Damn, he has incredible range then if he can go from playing an intimidating warlord to a scheming second-in command. Dude really voice acted in 2 of my favourite childhood shows.
They should have kept his voice. It was perfect for vilgax
The original Vilgax was a classic. A force to be reckoned with that Ben couldn't beat, couldn't outsmart, couldn't escape. Blum's VA work was fantastic, and that villain monologue is honestly fantastic, even if it is the typical bad guy evil plan speech. Vilgax was this kind of cosmic horror-lite, representing a part of the world Ben didn't understand and couldn't beat on his own.
(Also, the talking to ben in his sleep bit was kind of a Cthulhu thing to do. Also, anyone who's played D&D may recognize his alliance with Rojo to be a great old one warlock pact, complete with eldritch blast, a detail that makes this funnier is that Vilgax ends up on the other end of a similar relationship with Dagon later in the series.)
Edit: that's not even getting into the fantastic character design, making unclear as to whether or not his arms are made of muscle or tentacles wrapped into an arm shape... or how the technology of his drones and ship are fantastic, being this techno-organic look that feels original and isn't derivative of HR Geiger.
facts
The original Vilgax can't be topped. All major roles that Steve Blum performed in the classic series were just phenomenal. Heatblast, Ghostfreak/Zs'Skayr, and Vilgax. All just wonderfully done.
@@zohebrafi that's why I love that man
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 pure fact about vilgax
Yup vilgax was to me a cybernetic cthulu with some xenomorph material
You can't tell me nobody died in this episode especially when that building blew up
They most probably die, but it's never mentioned due to being for kids
I'm sure they're fine
Don't worry, there wasn't anyone in the building, it was filled with explosives which is why it randomly blew up when Vilgax pile drove(pile drivered?) StinkFly into it
Yeah, Ben 10 was always a more “kill them offscreen now ask questions never” sort of show with Randi humans
@gabrieldevoogel6225 for real ben 10 and justice league unlimited always comes to mind when I think of random people dying off screen because both have so much destruction
This is how you make a truly terrifying villan
He was man......
I for real used to be scared of Vilgax when I was little. He’s so intimidating, especially when he deactivated the omnitrix.
Bane lovecraftian space man yeah
i wanna like it but it is at 69 so imma leave it
@@jay_sun2088facts, but also ghostfreak, he legitimately gave me nightmares
I love that Grandpa Max starts out as the type of character to whack a bad guy with a frying pan to knock them out, but he goes full murderhobo to absolutely slaughter Vilgax. It really does sell how dangerous Vilgax is
What's funny about that phrasing is that in The Final Battle from Alien Force, Max still hits Albedo with an actual frying pan
Kuro: now thats a wholesome image
Vigax: and I took that personally.
Vilgax seemed like this ultimate juggernaut of genetic and Machine augmentation in the first series, I really liked hid Future counterpart the most where he’d been edited to counter every single one of bens aliens! He looked and acted the coolest in the first series while having the neatest power set, Dagon augmented vilgax and malgax are pretty cool looks and amps but I don’t much care for Omniverse or alien force vilgax in retrospect.
Disclaimer: *Vilgax’s Steroid injectors in his arm do not endorse the usage of drugs*
I think I read somewheres when he grows like that, he is in pain.
@@morganrussman and also becomes enrage whenever he does that I think
“Now that’s a wholesome image”
*Vilgax destroys image*
The issue with the watch just sliding off had such an easy fic that it's honestly amazing that none of the writers thought of it. We see in Secrets of The Omnitrix that Azmith disables the self destruct by removing the dial but the actual band stays attached to Ben's wrist. When they go to Primus the dial could have just detached itself and flew off and then Azmith could have just had a spare band that he kept around just in case of emergencies and Vilgax could have stolen one of those spare bands and then just needed the dial itself, meaning that when Ben gave up the Omnitrix he only had to remove the dial and then he could have removed the dial from the ultimatrix and inserted it into the omnitrix and the omnitrix could then have changed to look like the ultimatrix, like how it changed when Ben first put it back on. It's an easy fix.
Yeah that could of been neat. Show case that the Omnitrix is the thing attached to Ben’s being. And the actual core of it is what changes the Omnitrix and have it be morphed and updated. Did find it a bit of a buzzkill that Ben can just slip it off with a passcode. I get that it kinda makes sense but still.
Your comment really make sense may be thats how Albedo created the Ultimatrix he just simply put the core and boom the band changes to ultimatrix.
@@Waqas_Khan02 Albedo had already made the band for the Ultimatrix. We see it on his wrist when he inserts the core into it. The only thing that changed was the color of the dial xD
@@PitifulAlloy7 Talking about omniverse, he needs a crystal of some kind to match his omnitrix into the ultimatrix. Why didn't he need it back then?
@@JustAguy006 the crystal was to stabilize his transformations supposedly and maybe the facsimile omnitrix he has just holds the ultimate feature
Maybe the poll should be "Which version of Vilgax do you like better?"
Original Series
Alien Force
Ultimate Alien
Omniverse
Reboot
Original
I liked Vilgax in Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, but he was decidedly weaker than in the original. The Original Vilgax was brute force and cunning intelligence that got undercut by his ego.
Alien Force and Ultimate Alien Vilgax is pretty much the same one. I like that we got to see who he is to his people, that we get to see him at war with the galaxy. He's less of a mustache twirler and more of a personality. And while his new gadgets make him more interesting in combat, he lacks that same weight in his punches. He seemed genuinely unstoppable until Ben pulled up with Way Big. Ben thinks back on *that* Vilgax when he breaks the Omnitrix to try and get that form back
OG vilgax
The og Ben 10,000 timeline vilgax is the coolest one for me, basically just the oc one but even more advanced!
I use to like alien force more but then i realized they took too much ‘inspiration’ from darkseid and doomsday from the DCAU. His power set is weird and he cares his relation with space politics is weird. Although i still like the episode where he teams up with ben to stop ghost freak from invading his world. Shows theres a soft spot to him.
I like how ultimate alien starts with vilgax stuck in his weakened true form and trapped in a glorified aquarium, its kinda a call back to when he was injured and stuck in a tube in the first series. Shows his scheming at his best.
OG and alien force
Vilgax in the original series was a villain who made you see surviving an encounter with him as a victory- anything else was just a bonus.
"Now that's a wholesome image"
*PUNCH*
That was the funniest part
**destroyed**
Vilgax hates cats, that's canon.
Best Vilgax HANDS DOWN
Both him, Shredder and Slade were the best villains in that time.
Oh god. 4Kids!Shredder.
That fucker was insane.
Word
Wait which Shredder are we talking about
@@potatospeedwagon39942k12
@@potatospeedwagon3994i think 2000s one, although all of them are cool af
Original Vilgax: Has an absolutely amazing fight with Ben that lasts almost the whole Episode...
Dagon Powered Vilgax: Gets defeated by Ben less than 40 seconds into their fight...
The ben 10 reboot redeems vilgax & people say the reboot sucks
It’s almost like he has more experience in UA :O
@@KadeSutherland I guess people don't like the reboot because there's already an established OG Universe. Atleast, that's why I don't like it.
@@KadeSutherland I didn't watched the reboot I will watch it
@@romulofigueroadiaz480 True, but at the same time Vilgax literally has the power of the Dagon, one of the most powerful beings in all of existence, you can't tell me you wouldn't want to see them fighting in space having an Ultimate Battle.
I feel like I could do a whole essay on what makes Vilgax such an amazing villain. He's clearly heavily inspired by Cthulu, both in his appearance and the fact that Ben first meets him in visions and dreams. Seeing him here in his first battle with Ben, he inspires fear and defies understanding much like his Lovecraftian counterpart, albeit for different reasons. He arrives in a vehicle clearly alien in design and completely blatant in announcing his intent to destroy. The moment he steps out, his shear stature alone betrays his overwhelming confidence and power. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this first battle is that he doesn't actually use any gadgets for the majority of it, outside of the drones and his own mechanically augmented body. Ben prides himself on his wide skill set across all of his alien forms. Even so, Vilgax fights with brute strength, while Ben is unable to land a meaningful hit, as if Vilgax is boring a hole straight through all the experience he's managed to accumulate over the last season. It's all he can do to slow Vilgax down and get away. There's a certain sport to his movements, like a gladiator who's won countless battles. He doesn't necessarily take joy in combat, but he nevertheless seems to come alive as he breaks Ben down. He's a warlord through and through, single-minded in his ambition and ruthless in his means. In his mind, he's going to get the Omnitrix, and anything or anyone he breaks in the process is just dust in the wind. The moment he deactivates the Omnitrix with just a touch, it creates a huge rip in what we thought we knew about the watch up to this point. It's perhaps the first time when Ben has felt completely at the mercy of a villain. With everyone else, he just had to think on his feet until he could go hero or get bailed out by Max and Gwen. With Vilgax, though, he finds himself face-to-face with someone who truly knows what they're doing. On his ship, he finds himself restrained and vulnerable to a variety of alien tools and weapons meant to pry the Omnitrix off without any regard to his wellbeing, as well as an apocalyptic vision of Vilgax's Omnitrix army. Overall, his mere presence in the original series announces an extraordinary challenge for our heroes before it even begins, and like with many great villains, those battles are often less about actually beating Vilgax and more about keeping him back and surviving long enough to figure out how. Honestly, he's hands-down one of the best villains in animated media I've ever seen, and especially from Cartoon Network.
My feelings exactly
Beautifully written
Wonderfully said!
I like how fast the transformation to XLR8 is when Vilgax tries to grab him. Some of those transformations lasted several frames but just like his transformation sequence XLR8s transformation is instantaneous. Very fitting for the fastest alien.
“The anger in his voice “a child the omnitrix is in the hands of a mair child”
Thats a cool revealing moment in this show.
Og Vilgax was the best his design was just so dope and his voice was hype when he pulls up just his very steps destroy the ground. Alien Force Vilgax kinda tried to copy Darkseid they even gave him a dessad rip off that only became a villain in Omniverse.
Exactly,and the omega beam ability
facts we was badass
I agree. OG Vilgax is the best
I like Af design better
@@bananabread682 I respect your opinion but tell my why? I know he looks good
The OG Vilgax intimidation factor could also be because Ben is at his most inexperienced. He only has access to 10 aliens, Doesn't have a ton of experience with those 10, hasn't been off planet yet so he's still unaware of the galaxy, no Plumbers experience, no alternate versions of himself, no real fighting skills as a human, still relatively new to being a superhero, and he's still a kid who is scared of aliens.
You can possibly do a poll on "What's your favourite vilgax", the options being original, AF, UA, omniverse or the reboot
Vilgax is definitely the most intimidating in this Show, especially how he can defeat most of Ben’s aliens like Diamondhead instantaneously. Something Ben corrected later on when he mastered Diamondheads powers and defeated a supposedly more powerful Vilgax who had taken the power of warriors he challenged across the galaxy. All things considered I would say he is the best here.
But I won’t deny the reboot didn’t take an interesting direction with Vilgax, it didn’t just make him a by the book villain, but rather a mentor improving his opponent’s capabilities, at least from what I remember, I haven’t seen the reboot in a while.
Also like the new abilities he gotten that we see with Ben’s transformation with Gax. Makes sense in my mind that he’s a mass of strong muscular tentacles that he can form into strong limbs.
Nobody:
Absolutely Nobody:
Ink Tank: THAT SMOKE ANIMATION DOE
As a kid, Whenever Vilgax used to turn up,I literally used to pray and hope that Ben will quickly turn into Four Arms and defeat him. He was so terrifying!
Make the poll a “season wrap-up”, where we decide how we rank the first season of ben 10, from 1-5. You could do this for all the seasons, and see which season is considered the best season of each series.
You know, the scene you talk about at 19 minutes kinda also displays a lot about his character. In many modern shows with a villian whenever the hero gives up and agrees to the bad guys deal, the bad guy normally just breaks the deal, kills the family then attacks the hero. Ive seen a lot of that lately. But in ben 10 Vilgax actually keeps his word and spares Bens family, and would of most likely not gone after them again (at least directly) as long as they don't go after him. Showing that Vilgax despite being evil, does have some form of warrior honor.
5:17 "now thats a wholesome image"
vilgax: and i took that personally.
When Ben is thrown in the pod, he was meant be scruffy and dirty, it was redone because it was too violent
Edit: this episode was also meant be a LOT darker and meant to be longer than usual if I remember right
How was it supposed to be darker?
@@simpgod2170 Maybe his clothes were torn off and he would be bleeding.
Correct me if im wrong but was this said in the DVD commentary or somehwere else?
Now I just want them to release that episode. Like a special feature if you buy the season or something.....
Interesting where’d you read that
It's kinda cool that when the Omnitrix is overloaded, Ben transforms like he does in Omniverse
This episode it felt like Ben was genuinely in over his head. It was so awesome seeing vilgax basically take out Ben's aliens one by one
And it contrasts with the opening, where Ben is indisputably at the top of his game. The way he’s silent comes off like this is becoming the norm, making Vilgax a big wake up call.
YES HE WAS! NO ONE CAN CHANGE MY MIND OR SAY OTHERWISE! HE IS THE DEFINITIVE BEST!
Chill bruh chill
Yes, Vilgax after the OS was turned somewhat into a bumbling buffoon.
The OS made it seem like Vilgax conquered a few galaxies or at least much of the Milky Way and was gearing up to conquer the rest of the universe hence why he wanted the Omnitrix.
After the OS, they not only took away his knowledge of how the Omnitrix works but it is revealed that he only ever conquered 10 planets in his entire career as an intergalactic warlord. (Its important to note Vilgax according to Omniverse has been active since at least the 18th century AD.) It made me wonder why he was so feared that the mention of his name got everyone shook.
Yeah I have no idea why Omniverse would put him at 18 century.
One of the animation errors that drove me mad was when the heatblast kid (Alan Albright) in ‘Everybody Talks About the Weather’ had his badge taken off him by the police but it kept appearing during a chase scene.
An animation error that I noticed in this episode: at 6:27 when rustbucket stops and heatblast opens it's door the door doesn't open and opens at the same time. Btw great vid as always, keep it up The Tank 😊.
5:18 kuro: that's a wholesome image
Vilgax: *SMASH*
Woah he is evil lol
Did you ever find out who was gae?
@@douglasbullet6456yes, is joe
One of the reasons I love OG Vilgax is that not only does he have such a presence, he's also really intelligent and tactical. He's like Bane with a PhD in Alien technology.
6:28
If you pay close attention, you can see the rust bucket having two doors when it opens.
Kuro in this whole episode "smoke animation SmOKE aNimATIoN"
Cool profile picture.
@@christianparrish6647 kuro drew it dude
I mean... It IS some sexy animation.
@@AsinfulParadox bruh
But it's really good this episode, this episode had nice animation
I don't really like the Alien Force version of Vilgax. The episode, "Primus" just kinda ruins him.
For those who don't know, he doesn't know how to use the Omnitrix in that episode. As shown here, he effortlessly switches Ben back to his human form. Or he claims that unlocking the master control is child's play in "Back with a vengeance". But in Alien Force he doesn't know how to turn into aliens. And the different omnitrix is not a fair argument because in the same season in the episode in which Ben gets his hand cut off, some random kids find his severed hand and instantly figure out how to use the Omnitrix.
Totally agree
And Vilgax also was no threat during this season
First he got easily Deafeated by Diamondhead
Then he got easily Deafeated by Way Big
Then he got easily Deafeated by fucking jet Ray
I also agree with this due to one key thing he said in first season, he claimed he was a master of the omnitrix meaning he should know how to operate any kind of omnitrix, this is something I guess they expected us to forget
@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 that was a joke haha
@@mouseinhouse4326 I think the reasoning behind it was that vilgax only knew how to operate the prototype version of the omnitrix and had no idea what to do with the recalibrated version
Vilgax “you’re not my real Dad” might be the funniest thing Kuro has ever said
😂😂
7:29 This scene right here, is testament to how awesome Steve Blum can get with his characters. Voicing both Heatblast and Vilgax in this scene, he succeeds in capturing Ben's shock and fear of Vilgax as well as making Vilgax sound as equally intimidating.
Resect for Steve Blum
Something I always enjoyed about Ben 10 battles, which I know we all love, is how brutal they let punches be. I feel the pain when Vilgax threw XLR8 against the rock. Or when Ben is fighting Kevin 4 Arms for the first time, and their strength is very well translated to the camera and audio.
I loved ben ten as a kid but Kuro and the Ink Tank made me truly appreciate the series at a marvel multiversal level, almost ten years later.
Aggregor was the only enemy that scared me, he felt unstoppable
@redloiyu654jay yeah, he was defeated by mutated Kevin, who caused his own big problems just after defeating Aggregor lol
Well if Ben had just used Ultimate Echo Echo it would have worked. And we had to forget that Ben can switch between Aliens for him to feel like a threat
@@sheikhalneri9883 I don’t think so. Remember Kevin only absorbed 10% of the Andromeda 5’s power while Greg was able to get all of their powers by converting them into energy. As such Greg is more durable
@@skibot9974and Kevin absorb all of that from aggregore
+ 10 percent of 42+ alien ultimate form too
+ plumber helper
One shot by ult echo echo
Altrenate title : he WAS the best vilgax
WO WO WO i just wrote this
I second this
Yup
The reboot would like to have a word with you.
Kade Sutherland fuck the reboot
@@memebrain2177 salty gen wunner over here.
"Now that's adorable" *screen gets broken right after*
I'm surprised you didn't notice the Double Door at 6:29...
A lot of RVs and Campers have that. It’s actually kinda cool that they had that level of detail.
@@RidleyKraid187 But it wasn't a screen door or anything like that, it was the exact same as the main door.
My favourite part of the classic series has to be how painful the transformations look. It's not slipping a suit on or gently morphing. It's a full on mutation into another creature. Love it
Vilgax was so freaking threatening! Even when Ben was switching from alien to alien, he could barely hold his own.
Btw, I loved the way Ben swapped aliens in this episode. It really felt like he was morphing and abuse changing. It may be a pipe dream, but I dream of a version of master control where Ben doesn't just have a green flash, instead physics changing on screen.
THE WRITER FOR SECRETS IS THE SAME AS THE ONE WHO WROTE FOR THE ULTIMATE ENEMY?? I... I just... That explains so much! Wow. Love really _is_ in the details, I'm so glad I know that.
Seriously though, I enjoy these reviews for both just Kuro's presence and style, but also, these type of informative tidbits are just great to have.
This is the best version of Vilgax
They destroyed him in alien force and ultimate alien... Vilgax was ruthless in the original and the dude never needed Ben's help with the omnitrix, the fact that waybig was the only alien who was able beat him in the original itself shows who he is
I actually remember having a nightmare as a kid where I was Ben and in that situation where Ben is strapped to that machine that removed the omnitrix
I thought Ben was excited for stink fly because as far as Ben knew vilgax had no way to reach or attack stinkfly who was his only flying alien with projectiles
I started watching Ben 10 as a kid from about mid season 3 of AF onward. So I had no exposure to the classic series outside of SOTO and a rerun of Ken 10. So I was surprised to go back and watch the Original Series and see how genuinly scary Vilgax was. He is like a freight train on legs.
I find it funny how vilgax knows everything there is to know about the omnitrix in the original series, yet has no idea how it works in alien Force.
Omnitrix: Let me change into something different to screw with this dude...
Vilgax: WTF? Who the hell keeps changing this shit on me?
I've always taken it that Ben altered to the controls of functions somehow before Vilgax got it. Kinda as a last F-You to buy them some more time. You can't tell me that'd be out of character for Ben to do.
@Hooty HOOT HOOT except there are buttons. The two grey rectangles. And the dial and everything else are still the same function-wise. Vilgax literally just tells the Omnitrix to work and expects it to do something.
@Hooty HOOT HOOT fair.
@Hooty HOOT HOOT but he tracks ben's activities through the omnitrix.
So glad to see you finally cover this episode! I've always felt that Vilgax's execution on the whole was immensely underrated. The level of authority he commands from this point in the series, as well as his perfect voice, perfect name, and truly perfect design makes him stand as Ben 10's official Darkside or Thanos.
This is why I love Ben 10 and the Ink Tank, just quality content
I wished you showed Ben's stupid face when Gwen tells him to entertain himself, it so funny
Oh my gosh I absolutely love this series. Breaking down all the small nuances and details One one of my favorite shows of all time. And why I love it, I feel like you should at least for this year only focus on the classic series. As I saw from your process video on five years later, it takes a lot to make it. And I would rather you focus your time on that so the process isn’t grueling or exhausting like the last chapter rather than have you reviewing all the episodes. This this is actually really fun! Have a good day!
I like your profile picture, how about mine?
@@christianparrish6647 awesome
@@jaredtheastralartist2510 pit is one of my favorite smash fighters.
In Ultimate Alien, Aggregor can only track the Ultimatrix when he’s not an alien
Albedo really messed it up
@@craigpeoples9883 huh? that sounds more like agregors problem tracking tech than Albedos cloaking tech.
No, he could track the ultimatrix at any time. The only reason he couldn't track when Ben transformed was because Rad had deactived the ultimatrix.
Just noticed this on a rewatch of the breakdowns but at 06:28 the rust bucket door gets opened twice, once just by itself and then again immediately after by Heatblast
17:47 - 17:50
I always felt like this just showed how Vilgax punched SO hard that by the time Ben was even beginning to cover his face his hand would've gouged him if it weren't for the Omnitrix's instantaneous transformation.
That intro hits hard always gives me goosebumps
And damn I’m impressed
Watching diamondhead almost getting shattered was scary, vilgax fuelled my nightmare s
I found a small animation error In the episode “Game Over” Cannonbolt’s back is coloured white in a few frames
Loved this episode. The form swapping animations were something I never really appreciated, but now? That’s a beautiful episode.
My ONE very small gripe is that I wish Fourarms fought Vilgax. It always stuck out in my head that Ben never got to use his strongest form on him outside of that one dream episode, and it would’ve been so dope to see Vilgax overpower him. (He might have been the only alien besides Wildmutt he didn’t actually fight? Which makes me think that Fourarms was planned to be Ben’s lifeline against Vilgax). But that’s a very minor thing. I love this episode, and I’m super appreciative that you felt like doing this review series!
I suspect Four Arms wasn't used because of the possible reasons: a) his voice actor may not have been available for that episode. Richard McGonagle's name wasn't listed in the credits for Four Arms for the episode. Or b) it was probably a production or story choice that Ben shouldn't use Four Arms that much to give Vilgax the spotlight. Even if Ben used Four Arms I think Vilgax would have still defeated him. Or there could be any other reason that I can't think of at the moment. Just thought of some reasons I thought made sense
@@zohebrafi B is kinda my point honestly; I think it would’ve been great to see Vilgax and Four Arms fight to really confirm whether Ben even stands a chance alone; but as it is now there’s not really a clear answer.
As for the voice actor, it seems like they were fine with all the other aliens? They could have just kept him silent during his scuffle? (though I think I remember hearing him in this one anyway)
I like to think Four Arms would be able to match Vilgax in strength somewhat, but the latter’s hundreds of years of experience let him utterly dominate their battles.
11:19 Omnitrix be like: "i must go my creator needs me"
As a kid, Vilgax legitimately terrified me
Same here
The omnitrix being like a living creature that stuck to Ben's arm on the pilot was amazing till the alien force that really was a dissapointent.
I always liked the idea that the Omnitrix grows with Ben as he aged and I would have preferred it if he had kept the original Omnitrix and have it grow with him as the series went on, eventually looking like it did in "Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10", rather than it randomly changing shape in AF or getting replaced in UA and OV.
@@Andrew-Bastin I prefer the re-calibrated design from AF but I won't deny how iconic the original design is
@Amdrew Bastin the original series had the best designs for both aliens and technology. Tom Perkins did a lot of great work
@@Andrew-Bastin it’s why I wish the Ultimate evolutions were a natural feature in the Omnitrix. It showed that the watch gets more powerful as Ben learns more about it. It grows as he grows his life.
@@3DSDF Was never a fan of the Ultimate Forms, it always came of as a cheap gimmick and it never made sense to me why Ben would waste time and energy on making a alien stronger when he could just switch to an alien more suited to the take at hand.
Diamondhead in the original series: shatters under impact of vilgaxe's strikes
Diamondhead in alien force: Bodies vilgax in 30 secounds
Ikr
Ben was stronger in Alien Force as he was older.
@@Genesis-XE so was vilgax supposed to be
As much as I like Diamondhead getting stronger in later series against Vilgax, it should also be noted that Vilgax also got weaker.
@@zohebrafi nah. he wasn't needing life support now and became a conqueror of 10 worlds and gianed superpowers from defeated champions of those worlds
this episode was perfection altough in the framed episode witch he hasnt rewived but will ı wish kevin only had the parts of the aliens like the episode he was interduced rather than having a bootleg master control
First season was so much fun to watch and there are so many things that deserved to be appreciated I am glad Kuro started this series so that's how we can appreciate the efforts of creators of Ben 10
It was weird because the next time we see vilgax it was in season 2 and he ends ups in space which I didn’t understand.
Idk, Vilgax' characterization kinda goes downwards the further you go in the series, the first Vilgax was the most menacing and had the cooles design imo
0:16 He could beat Ben without his full form. Amazing.
Dude watching this is so fun and I'm actually learning so much about animation from you, thank you!
I love this version of Vilgax, but I have to say the reboot Vilgax is my favorite. He’s was a recurring threat for a season, made an epic return, and his introduction was marvelous.
*Reads title*
Me without hesitation: YES
Watching this Episode with my family and friends on a Saturday Morning Eating Breakfast before Playing Tag outside. Best Memories. So in Depth with this Episode now it only makes it more Special.
Yup that Intro music is stuck in my head now
One thing I think people overlook in this episode is Ben's ability to think of ways to fight Vilgax on the fly, whilst the omnitrix is giving him random aliens and almost zero time to strategize. Ben's tactical skills and ability to come up with an attack plan on the spot, are some of his underrated skills.
I am so grateful for your ben 10 content. When i was a child this was my favourite cartoon. I would wear a watch and pretend that im transforming all day long. To know there are peole who feel the same type of love towards this series makes me happy. Keep up the good videos
Vilgax is so terrifying in this episode later series really let the character down.
Well they don't want the kids getting spooked by the big scary monster guy.
This is what I hate about the creators. Kids nowadays have seen way worse shit. I don't get their thinking process that scary monsters won't make us enjoy the show
Crazy how the Reboot actually made Vilgax a badass serious villain again
The official omnitrix made sense as to why Ben could take it off so easily
This was absolutely the best version of Vilgax. He was an imposing presence that spoke with ruthless determination, you KNEW he was a big deal and this episode shows that he is every bit as formidable as he seemed. He isn't just strong either, he is strategic, he tracks Ben and lures him out, then overpowers him in battle and finally threatens his family to make him surrender. Vilgax represents the combined threat of a true equal in terms of physical power and the knowledge and experience that Ben does not have. He can tank almost anything thrown at him and dish it out with brutal force. That and he knows the Omnitrix inside and out means he is actually at a decisive advantage over Ben, he loses because he is overconfident and Ben and Max are resourceful enough to squeak out a win.
Later versions water down Vilgax and it sucks, the warlord Vilgax in Alien Force isn't horrible, but it contrasts with this monster in the original series and he just lacks the villainous presence needed of an arch-villain. Instead it was the Highbreed that replaced Vilgax as the greatest threat in the universe and while they were certainly monstrous villains, their motivation was idiotic, obsessed with racial purity and dying out because of inbreeding... really...?
6:30 A little bit of an error here, the door to the rust bucket is open and closed at the same time.
6:30 I'm surprised Kuro didn't mention the 2 doors on the rustbucket
I noticed that too
It's weird how he spent so much time just sitting in a tube and he still creeped me out as a kid. That breathing...