Ok I haven’t seen this misconception a lot, but just enough to make me wanna do a post on it. I’m specifically referring to the “Ben threw Kevin in the Null Void” take.
(I probably shouldn’t be trying to enter discourse this early in my career but honestly I doubt it’s that controversial so I’ll be fine.)
Ben very much in fact did not throw Kevin into the Null Void (at least when they were kids; clearly something along those lines happened with them when they were adults in the og future timeline.) Max is the one who put Vilgax and Kevin into the Null Void, not Ben.
To make it clear that I’m not just expecting ppl to go along with some made up headcanon, here’s some screenshots from the og episode that show what I mean.
We see him take out the Null Void projector to get rid of Vilgax and Kevin. Only Max and Gwen are even in this scene since Ben’s in the middle of a fight
Now we get Max actually firing the projector, thus sending Vilgax and Kevin into the Void. Ben isn’t here yet, but gets dragged in by Vilgax almost immediately after:
And then Gwen has to go in to rescue him. They get cornered, Ben has to give up the Omnitrix to save her, Gwen secretly holds onto it, etc. Then we get one last confrontation with Kevin before the portal closes.
Kevin’s blocking the portal so that Ben and Gwen will have to go through him to escape. If I’m remembering correctly, Kevin has XLR8’s superspeed. He’s also closer to the portal than Ben and Gwen. If he wanted to go through in this moment, they probably wouldn’t be able to stop him (he’d still have to deal with Max, but I’m not trying to argue about Max, I’m trying to argue about Ben). Kevin pretty clearly prioritizes getting revenge on Ben over getting out.
The closest thing to Ben trapping Kevin in the Null Void is him managing to maneuver past Kevin and get to the portal first before it closes, resulting in Kevin getting stranded in the Void.
I wouldn’t call this Ben trapping Kevin in the void though since. 1. He’s not the one who put Kevin there in the first place (that was Max). 2. Kevin had an opportunity to escape and chose trying to kill Ben over his own freedom (I’m not saying “grrrr Kevin evil,” just that Ben cannot be responsible for actions that are not his. And 3. Ben’s own priorities were clearly escaping (and not getting murdered by Kevin) rather than specifically to keep Kevin in the Null Void (cause yeah, it’s highly possible that the superpowered Kevin would be able to kill the currently powerless Ben if he had stayed.)
(Kevin does have mental issues, I understand that, but I don’t think the 10 year-old Ben would be able to help the 11 year-old Kevin healthily resolve his issues in the short period of time that the portal was open for. He’s not a licensed therapist, and even if he was, that kind of mental healing is a lengthy process.)
So, after having established that Ben did not in fact trap Kevin in the Null Void, why is this even an argument? It directly contradicts what actually happens on-screen. Well, I may be heading into speculation territory, but there is an instance of a canon character outright saying that this is what Ben did. And who might this be?
Oh right, that guy. The evil scumbag who wasn’t even there for the event in question (and has an obvious motive for trying to frame everything as Ben’s fault: he wants Kevin to get rid of Ben). I’ve gotta say, if Servantis is the reason why this misconception exists, that really goes to show how good he is at (memory) manipulation. He’s even capable of getting real-life fans to misremember events according to his biases.
Alright, that’s the end of this little diatribe of mine. If anyone has any comments (or even requests for future analyses) please let me know in the comments (or shoot an ask or send a reblog if that’s what you prefer).
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There are a lot of issues with the Rooters arc but Servantis' "Be the Hero" speech to Kevin is one of my favorite moments in the series. Even though Servantis wasn't at all justified in anything he did, it's still one of the few times it's seriously acknowledged how much power Ben has as just a child. Even in the classic series before he got access to Alien X, Way Big could have easily destroyed a city. Even with just the original 10 Four Arms, Heatblast or Diamondhead could have taken out a few blocks before he timed out. We know Ben is a hero at heart and he'll always do the right thing if he was even a little bit more malicious not only could he have done a lot of damage but the universe would be robbed of the good the Omnitrix could have done.
A Random Pokémon Horizons: Mega Voltage/Amethio Theory
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Alright, so I meant to post this a while back, but real life kinda got in the way and this was left to rot in my drafts. Anyway, I suppose there’s no time like the present.
After having put some thought into it and discussing it with @spruguloo, I’ve come up with a potential theory regarding Amethio’s status during & after the time-skip:
What if Amethio has spent all this time in hiding with his father, lying low to get stronger as well as trying to find a means to eventually strike back against Spinel and the other Explorers?
Like, yeah, I get there isn’t much to substantiate this idea, but consider the state Servantis/Crave was in after the Laqua Incident. Not all that long ago your estranged son came to you looking for answers and you turn him away, not to mention one of your own company’s scientists rolls up to critique your parenting, and not long after said estranged son supposedly dies in an accident the aforementioned scientist was present, who then rolls back up claiming he’s the new head of the company after your boss/father in law also died in the same incident under mysterious circumstances.
Laid out like that it would make a lot of sense that Servantis/Crave would probably step down from the company and begin looking for Amethio. Granted, there really hasn’t been any word on whether or not Servantis/Crave did step down or is still at Exceed, but it’s still something to consider even with the tension between father and son.
Honestly, another part of my line of thought is that I can’t imagine Friede and Amethio having the fortune of encountering one another after getting separated from their respective groups as well as a desire to just see more family drama as the two struggle to see eye to eye even as they navigate having to work under the Explorers’ radar.
I’m probably way off base and for all I know Amethio could be locked up with 5/6 Heroes or living a peaceful life in Alola and finally getting to relax after coming down with a case of amnesia. Whatever the case, I thought I’d share this theory before the upcoming episode which looks to be setting up Zirc and Onia teaming up with the RVTs as they search for their lost leaders.
As always, if anyone has any thoughts on or ways to build on this feel free to share.
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There’s little a subject in Ben 10 as divisive as whether Osmosisians exist or not.
Personally, I dislike the concept of Osmosisians and the UAF retcons to Kevin’s backstory. I much prefer Omniverse’s explanation and dedication to explain why everyone thought otherwise, which other retcons (or attempted retcons) fail to do.
However, I cannot ignore Aggregor and his knowledge of Osmos V or Azmuth and Inspector 13’s knowledge of Osmosisians.
Several fans have decided that Servantis was lying the entire time, that Devin Levin existed, and Kevin is a hybrid. However, this doesn’t change inconsistencies with Classic however.
Instead, I’ve rationalized this:
Servantis was lying
…but not about Kevin.
Kevin is a mutant with two humans parents.
However, Osmosisians and Osmos V do exist.
Kevin’s powers just happen to resemble that of Osmosisians. The existence of Servantis lied about to further manipulate Kevin.
With this idea, I think it actually holds water.
1. Osmosisians (in UAF) are supposed to grow horns in their old age. However, in Paradox, Kevin doesn’t despite being aged into an old man. I am aware the out of universe explanation is the crew simply didn’t think of this, but we are never given an in universe explanation.
2. Kevin is the only Osmosisian shown to absorb physical material, with Aggregor and the so-called Devin Levin only ever absorbing energy.
The second is much more minor, but it would hypothetically differentiate Kevin from true Osmosisians.
I am sure this has its own issues, but, hey, it’s Ben 10.
