This was the only time in the AF series that he transformed into nine different aliens consecutively. In the "Rise of Darkstar" episode, after making three consecutive alien transformations, he stated that he was tired of switching between so many aliens.
Also, just because the Calibre Omnitrix is a later form of the Classic Omnitrix doesn't mean it's better in every way.
I don't think Ben being tired in "Rise of Darkstar" really explains the scene where he uses all the aliens against Mr. Smoothie in Vilgax Attacks. Especially since Ben isn't tired at all after using ten different aliens in rapid succession, and still loses aliens afterwards
Plus, it generally just doesn't make sense that this should even be a risk for him given what we see in "Back with a Vengeance". Even if you wanted to argue the Calibrated Omnitrix isn't more advanced than the Classic Omnitrix, it shouldn't be worse, right? That just wouldn't make sense
I think you forgot, Julie occasionally lends the Ship to Ben and her crew for missions.
That she does, but that isn't how it's posed in the game. In Vilgax Attacks, the attack from Vilgax
SAY THAT AGAIN? is posed as a complete surprise. Only after that first level does Ben summon Ship seemingly out of nowhere. It doesn't seem implied that Ben, Gwen, and Kevin were already lending Ship for another mission or with the knowledge that Vilgax was about to attack
This dialogue doesn't prove that the aliens he's talking about have never been to those planets before. Even if he saw a few planets inhabited by aliens like Grey Mater, he didn't see them all. Just because I say "I'm curious about the cities of Turkey" doesn't mean I haven't visited any cities in Turkey. I could agree with Benjamin if he had seen all the aliens' planets.
I definitely get what you're, but the way Ben phrases it here and with how Yuri voice acts the line makes it sound like he's much more surprised and enthusiastic as if this is a first time thing, with Kevin additionally adding that he needs to get out more. It just seems much more narratively implied that in the VA continuity, Ben hasn't seen any of his aliens' homeworlds. If he phrased it differently (both in terms of wording and tone), then I probably wouldn't even bring up this point
That's a good point, but I think it would invalidate the part of the game that only features Zs'Skayr.
I think it's much bigger than that personally given how "Ghost Town" treats the return of Zs'Skayr. This is another thing I've noticed with both VA and CD. They have a habit of having villains make their own returns in those continuities that drastically differ from the main continuity enough to where it's pretty clear they aren't mainline. This also lines up with how Charlotte says she tried to make the games fit as much as possible, but ultimately she concedes that they aren't canon and the show's going to take priority
That's a good point, but I don't think that's the main reason. In one part of the story (I haven't watched this part xD, I'm writing what I heard), it's stated that Vilgax doesn't believe in the existence of the Celestial Sapiens. At the end of the VA game, Benjamin transforms into Alien X right before Vilgax's eyes... I can't say Vilgax is someone who doesn't even believe what he sees. Yes, perhaps the most important part of the game is invalid... I admit.
Another thing I'd like to bring up about Alien X in this game (that I should've in the original post, but this is a good time to bring it up) is that Ben
tells Bellicus and Serena that if they don't do anything about the Null Projector that's going to be shot at them, the Omnitrix will be destroyed and thus, so will Alien X. Bellicus then asks "
All in favour of being destroyed?", which in the real world is followed by "
Motion...denied! We will not be destroyed!"
What I find significant about this is that the Omnitrix DOES get destroyed at the end of AF, but in UA when Ben accesses Alien X, Bellicus and Serena are there still. Furthermore, we know the two existed well before the Omnitrix ever enabled Ben to use Alien X
The reason I'm bringing this up is because Alien X is clearly a much less powerful being in VA to the point where Bellicus and Serena agree with Ben that the destruction of the Omnitrix would legitimately lead to their own destruction. That's kinda crazy with how much it differs from the invulnerability that Celestial Sapiens have in the mainline multiverse
Like, this is really weird compared to the mainline continuity's portrayal of Alien X, right? Oh yeah, also the game seems to imply that in the VA continuity, Ben has a better dynamic with Bellicus and Serena, and thus they can carry out motions faster, so that's kinda interesting
I agree with the other points regarding the game.
Gotcha. I'll add your vote