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Out of the OG 12, which is the most peak design from the Ben 10 classic series
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Fukkkkkkk the hardest question that’s ever been asked on this sub.
Either XLR8 because the mask to protect the face is badass and the fact that he runs on the literal balls of his feet is awesome, Wildmutt because the idea of a blind lupine alien that sees through gills is unbelievably cool and creative, or Ghostfreak because the basic elements of his design take on new significance as the show goes on.
Gun to my head, Wildmutt. He was my favorite as a kid.
Edit: didn’t expect this kinda response, I guess ppl respond to the truth lol
Yeah, I was always waiting to see him transform into that one.
Explain the ghostfreak part
Ghostfreak opens up his outer skin to reveal a more terrifying face. At first Ben just uses it as a sort of special move to scare his enemies, but the audience can’t see it. Eventually, when it is revealed it’s actually kinda cool.
I'd put OG rip jaws over ghost freak but I agree with you on Wildmutt
oversimplified mentioned!
Bro I was just watching this video yesterday
haha same. I wonder when he's gonna release part 3?
Absolutely unacceptable and false advertising at its finest. The creators must be publicly hanged for their sins!
There were always more than 10, he just couldn’t use them all right away.
People should stop naming show or band or something that capped with number lol
Ben 10 (for now)
Ben 10 is catchy , plus what other show has done this?
Hot wheels Battle Force 5 added two other characters later on (it was Red, Yellow, Green, Purple, two blues that were essentially Junkrat and Roadhog, then they added White/Chrome and Brown) and still called themselves "battle force 5"
Big Hero 6 kind of added a 7th member in the show with minimax (i think that's his name?) but he's kinda dumb so he's more like a mascot
What's funny is that even the writers tried to gaslight us on this in the OS. During the last season, some guys ask Ben how many aliens he has and he said 10 when it was 17 at this point
Immersion ruined
It’s Ripjaws, hands down. They butchered him severely in AF/UAF and underutilizes him in Omniverse. And Reboot? NOT EVEN FUCKING THERE.
It sucks because it’s not like they got rid of him completely, they had the gul to replace him with that fucking fire fighter dude who looks lame AF
The problem with Ripjaws is that it, although it is a sick-looking design, it was a very location specific transformation. Either you are near a body of water, or you will be suffocating. And that was sad as he was pretty much the only water-themed transformation until Water Hazard came around.
And it's kind of an uphill battle
It's betwee "Water version of wildmutt" or "heatblast but water version"
No way that’s what makes him awesome it means that when Ben turns into ripjaws (on purpose or on accident) the plot gains another complication
Well yeah, but that also meant that we couldn't get him as much as most locations they went to didn't have that much water. And I do wish that they would have brought him out more so we could seen more Ripjaws action.
But that also follow that every time that he would be a mistransformation, then Ben's first priority would be to look for water so he could breath to be effective. And not just crawl on the floor because he couldn't breathe.
I think the most popular is the heatblast, but personally I like Xlr8 the most.
I'm not sure if the most popular is actually heatblast. He was the poster boy and put on all of the marketing but from forums and real life, not a lot of people seem to choose him as their favourite. Even in this thread there's only one mention of him and that's to say he's "alright". Even ripjaws seems to get more love. It's kinda funny.
Four Arms seems to be the subtle favorite
It definitely is
Heatblast was my favorite as a kid! I still really like the cracked magma aesthetic, it makes him look cool and more unique compared to other fire-themed characters
I'm not sure if that has anything to do with Heatblast himself, or if it has more to do with the general bias people have against poster boys. It's like how nobody ever plays Mario in Mario kart.
One thing I liked about heatblast was that he could also fly along with being good at fighting which made him more of an all rounder compared to other aliens.
He's the Shoto of the original roster
Heatblast is prolly the most solid all around alien along with Diamond head
Something i hated from the Spanish dub i grew up with is that they didn't even attempt to translate the "accelerate" word play. The name was just "XLR8" (equiseleerreocho) and it was a nightmare to both remember and pronounce to a kid.
Same in Portuguese. I never understood the meaning of the name until I heard it pronounced in English
Same in the German version
IIRC the most popular were heatblast xrl8 and fourarms
It’s simple, but I’m an Upgrade fan
Upgrade is definitely one of the cooler, simpler designs. It's sleek and simple but shockingly effective at expressing exactly what he is and what he does.
Don't know what it is exactly but upgrade has got it!
Upgrade should have stayed green. I don't like him purple :(
NGL, I thought the mummy had a sick design
It's a peak design.
Ripjaws
My goat
For me, it's gotta be Stinkfly. I'm a sucker for cool bug monsters.
I loved how unconventional his design was compared to other aliens, both in the show and outside of it. It feels like a proper alien
In the reboot they made him humanoid. The unique part of his design was the bug shape! In the reboot he’s just any of the other aliens but stinky
That was a major turnoff for the reboot. He literally just looks like a dude in a bug costume now. Part of Stinkfly's whole gimmick is he was useful as hell, but looked, smelled, and acted in a way that is conventionally disgusting because he was an alien!
Same. I'm scared of bugs irl, but I love them in most forms of media. Monster Hunter, Pokémon, Ben 10 and Helldivers all have incredibly cool bug designs that I love.
Ripjaws was so badass but he was used like 3 times. Ghost freak would be my fav though. Simple design on the classic bedsheets ghost with just enough of cool factor + his possessed form is terrifying
I really love the shoulder flames on OG Ben 10k.
Peak fiction design
Upgrade, my beloved
I love the shape of his body, the large body with wide hands and simple, round head. It looks so large and imposing, and that makes his shapeshifting look even cooler
Legally obligated to love any fire based character but Upgrade, Diamonhead, and Cannonball are up there.
Ghostfreak
He used to fucking scare me as a kid lol. Especially when hes escaped from the omnitrix and looked like this
Honestly, the sequence of him ripping his skin off and revealing the tendrils and bone underneath was metal. And I really didn't like it when Omniverse "fixed" his skull. Having it upside down and deformed looking made him way more unnatural and menacing looking.
Explanation: based solely on design (and coolness), which design is PEAK?
Also I’m team UPGRADE
I just think it’s neat
Fk yeah the technology advancing goop is very neat
I don't have a 'favourite' but upgrade is really cool
When I was a kid I really liked Upgrade and Grey Matter, but now I see that Diamondhead honestly has a pretty solid design. That said, I think my favorite is Cannonbolt.
Grey Matter my goat ☺️🙏
Four Arms. Always liked him, just a big dude with 4 arms. Can’t get better than that
Four Arms was hard in the original series. That fight with Ah Puch was crazy to me as a kid.
Grey Matter.
I just really love frogs.
I wish I still had the image but someone made an edit of this shirt design but with Grey Matter. Frogs are indeed peak design.
I really like Plantman. He is underrated.
2, 7, 11 were always my favourites. But where is Way Big?
He was the very last OG Alien introduced, IIRC
I've never watched Ben 10, but a 400 meter tall alien transformation does sound like something you keep for a season finale.
It was a movie at the end of the original series, IIRC. Later series did introduce a couple of stronger aliens, most notably Alien X, who is essentially a god.
Four arms walked so sukuna could binding vow teenagers' asses
Don't even mention that fraud Ben 10 would solo that entire verse 😤
Upgrade! While all of the designs are great, part of the appeal with upgrade is you never know what he's going to look like. That scene where he turns a clock tower's face into a weird helicopter UFO with the hands as the propeller blades sold me on him.
https://youtu.be/UDv9xMD-40E
I also love the way he slinks around with those lanky arms and salamander like body. The black and white with green accents is just such a good combination. They ruined that in subsequent series where they turned everything green.
I’ve always been a fan of Ripjaws and Wildmutt, personally.
Huge fan of the dog still all these years later. No eyes, enhanced other senses. My dude has the daredevil powerset and Im here for it.
Not seeing enough love for Four Arms! He’s an alien with FOUR ARMS! That’s not just peak, that’s the zenith!
It's either Ripjaws or Upgrade
out of the first 12 wildvine for sure but out of all the classic one's upchuck has to be the best
I'm getting the sense you like green tentacles
Diamond head
Upgrade is the coolest power tho
What about Ditto? Upchuck? Waybig? Blitzwolfer? Snare-oh? Frankenstein Strike? Eye Guy?
My favourite is and will always be Diamondhead. Also the OG had a few extra more like upchuck, that one alien that can split into more of itself, the werewolf, Frankenstein, and the mummy
My favourite has always been Ghostfreak.
Upgrade. On another note, ghostfreak use the scare the shit out of me as a kid.
You forgot the werewolf, mummy, and Frankenstein looking aliens. Granted he only ever used them once though. When I was younger I liked Diamond Head and Heat Blast the best, but now I'm not so sure.
I’m tied between Diamondhead, XLR8 and Upgrade, but I’ll give XLR8 the edge due to having the most creative name for a speedster I’ve ever seen.
Upgrade and Ghostfreak are some truly incomprehensible alien designs
Man the classic tem is iconic cause everybody there looks alien like some vague resembling Animals and some Crazy creatures like heatblast, diamondhead wildvine and ghostfreak
Cannonball was my favorite in the DS game, but Xlr8 and Diamondhead get a lot of love from me too. Heatblast was alright for the most part, but I think the others stand out the most.
I’ve always really loved both Cannonbolt and Upgrade’s designs, they look awesome
The concept art is sick too. Man this show had so many great designs
https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterDesigns/comments/1ai0tof/ben_10_concept_art/
Upgrade is goated af
Gotta be Ghostfreak
Ripjaws is sick. One of the best designs in the franchise (NOT INCLUDING AF/UAF) and in OV he’s just cool I guess
When I was younger I just loved diamond head for no reason whatsoever
Upgrade always was and always will be my personal favorite. That being said, Ripjaws is an amazing design, my favorite thing are his legs turning into a mermaid-like tail when he swims.
Heat Blast. Favourite since I was a kid and still one of my favourites even now
Personally, Diamondhead is my favorite.
diamondhead my beloved
I believe in character that can roll up like balls supremacy
Upgrade is my far my favorite
Four arms. if i have to explain why to you leave.
XLR8, Wildvine, Diamondhead
Unmasked Ghostface
You want me to CHOOSE? I really like most of them except maybe wildmutt
imo Diamondhead and Upgrade were fucking awesome as a kid and they’re still cool now
Ghostfreak and heatblast are tied for second, Fourarms and Ripjaw are 3rd
However absolutely all of them are peak
For me, it's got to be four arms and heat blast, they're just so iconic and immediately the first aliens I think of when I hear Ben 10.
I always loved upgrade
Fourarms is such a simple design but so dang good. Always the first I think of when Ben10 comes up. That said, the others aren’t far behind. Excellent designs overall.
Cannon Bolt, an absolute goofy goober, a very silly lad if you will
heatblast, the goat
do nOT MAKE ME PICK BETWEEN MY CHILDREN I DONT HAVE A FAVORITE
Ghostfreak.
I think four arms is the most iconic
God this takes me back… it’s heatblast but xlr8 and four arms get a shout
Ghostfreak or Upgrade, it's impossible to choose
It's kinda funny that cannonball isn't in the og 10, despite being among the most popular Aliens in the show. Anyway stinkfly or wildvine
Hot take: Stinkfly!
Stinkfly is 100% alien, and 100% true to its name. It stinks and it flies! It's not some humanoid, it is genuinely and unapologetically SO foreign from humanity.
Ghostfreak has the Slenderman vibe, but for a ghost. He’s very recognizable, but not quite there. I FUCKING LOVE THAT SHIT!
Ripjaws, my love!
You know it's that ghost mfer. The eyeball on the track, the corporeal form, the evil inside part episode where it's revealed this is just an outer skin to an even more hideous monster inside!!
XLR8 is the best alien and I can be convinced otherwise
ghost freak has always been cool, he's become my favourite of the original cast
Diamondhead, I always liked crystal based characters and characters who manipulate their surrounding, Crystalhead yicks both boxes AND he's mostly badass
Ghostfreak and Wildvine were always my favorite. I love how creepy they are.
Upgrade. One of the most creative and imaginative designs ever that deserves so much more attention than it does
I think XLR8 and Upgrade are the strongest design-wise
Heatblast.
Accelerate, although I absolutely love ghostfreak. However ghostfreak I feel wasn’t as interesting as an alien than as a villain.
upgrade or accelerate is so iconic
The one in the 9th image
Diamond head. In all honesty I can’t decide.
Fourarms or ghostfteak
Diamondhead hands down
All of the above.
Upgrade
Four arms, Upgrade and XLR8 are all such peak designs.
My favorite was always Diamondhead, from how versatile he was.
His main deal was being tough as nails, but he was also reasonably strong and fast, and form razor sharp crystals as melee weapons or projectiles. He wasn’t as strong as Fourarms, as fast as XLR8, as mobile as Stinkfly or as strong a range game as Heatblast, but he could do a little bit of everything better than any of the specialists.
I enjoy Upgrade
My fav was always between XLR8, Ripjaw(?) and Diamondhead(?). They’re all just so cool looking. I also like blue.
Ghost freak
Definitely Wildvine
For me it’s either Ghost Freak or Upgrade because man they just look cool and there’s something I like about a ghostly/slimy looking character with eyes and no mouth they just look so cool!
Ghostfreak is pretty great, but the sheer Iconicness that Fourarms has can't be beat.
Diamondhead was always my favourite
Ripjaws was awesome. He needed more screen time.
Heatblast, Diamondhead and 4 Arms were top designs for me, always thought they were the coolest when I watched the show as a kid
Your missing wolf, mummy (I think), clone dudes, battery (a one episode guy), and maybe a few others
I love the simple coolness of Upgrade. Such a cool power as well as such a good minimalistic but awesome design.
This is a nigh impossible question to answer because the appeal of Ben 10 is all of the different aliens together. There aren't any aliens that stick out so far above the rest that they eclipse the others' popularity ala Pikachu or Charizard in Pokemon (although there are definitely a few that are somewhat forgettable).
Gun to my head though I'm actually gonna say Cannonbolt. He has a very unique design/silhouette and a power that's just cool enough to be superhero-esque and grounded enough to feel like it's actually something a living creature could feasibly do. The gold standard of what a Ben 10 alien should be imo.
Upgrade is so cool and has always been one of my favorites
Smash next question
Upgrade and Ghost Freak, no contest
Heatblast, Ripjaws, and Upgrade are peak designs
Swamp Fire 🗣🔥
Wildmutt or Upgrade. But I’m gonna be Frank, Swampfly is the worst
DIAMONDHEAD BABYYYYY
Big ripjaw fan
Dude, diamond hand and xlr8 are PEAK, they look so damn cool
Either Upgrade or Ripjaws.
I am very partial to Ghostfreak and Ripjaws
My personal fav? Ghostfreak
The most peak design? Heatblast and it isn't close lol.
Edit: Nvm, it's still Heatblast but I forgot about XLR8, so it's between those two.
I'm gonna go with Diamondhead.
My personal favorite is either heatblast or upgrade
i still to this day take time to ponder on how cool Ghostfreak looks
Cannonbolt. Big fast sumo guy that can ball
Honestly I can't choose. If somebody said "Pick your favorite Ben 10 alien design out of the OGs or you die" I'd say "Pull the trigger, brotherman"
Hot take: They all look like if Pokemon bred with 2000s Justice League superheroes.
i don't know any of their names but i caught some of the show sometimes as a kid. always loved that orange dog freak, but number 9 is just so pleasing to look at. like regigigas.
It’s between Diamondhead, and XLR8 for me.
Upgrade
Upgrade
upgrade is cool af
Upgrade
I jus like that most of the aliens actually look alien and not like ten different versions of humanoid costume
that orange thing always freaked me out, it always looked so scary to me lmao
Upgrade is definitely the best
Cannonbolt
the answer is XLR8 but number 2 is Upgrade and none of you are ready to hear that
I like that Ghostfreak looks like he's about to spit a diss track about all the other aliens.
Heatblast and wildmutt, xlr8 is close behind them
Gotta be Ghostfreak, love weird/creepy designs
ive always liked xlr8 and diamond head as a kid
Heat blast is the most iconic, but Ghostfreak is we’re counting both forms is my favorite. If not - Diamonhead !
Ghostfreak was so cool
Ghostfreak was always one of my favorites, especially the true form with the tentacles
Heatblast is the definition of childhood nostalgia for me
Fuuuck…I mean as much as I love them all it’s gotta be Ripjaws for me dude. Badass angler fish merman alien dude just fuckin rocks
Grey Matter was always my favorite, but I also have to give love to Stinkfly and Cannonbolt
You can never go wrong with Heatblast. I love his face, he’s just a reliable dude
XLR8
Sleek design with a cool folding helmet/visor. It's so cool it's why everyone in metal gear has that.
Upgrade has the single coolest power of any Ben 10 alien
Fourarms or heatblast lowkey
Heat Blast or Four Arms for sure. I'm pretty sure those were his most used aliens throughout the original series.