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The difference between this show and its [[Ben 10: Alien Force|predecessor]] is that the Omnitrix is gone. It has been replaced with the Ultimatrix. [[Amplifier Artifact|The main difference is that Ben can now make his aliens transform into stronger versions of themselves.]] The Ultimatrix also lacks several of the Omnitrix's functions, as it is incomplete.
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* [[Abandoned Warehouse]]: In "Double or Nothing", Albedo works on his "bomb" in an abandoned warehouse. Kevin [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it.
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Yuri Lowenthal]] voicing a character getting an alien that can [[Tunnel King|dig through dirt with ease]]? [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|I wonder ...]]
** Yuri's in a [[Paprika|final instalment of a supernatural series, huh?]]
** Not to mention [[Tara Platt]] voicing the actress who he enters into a relationship with.<ref>They're married in real life.</ref>
** [[Greg Cipes]]' and [[Ashley Johnson]]'s characters not getting along with [[Tara Strong]]'s character initially? It's [[Teen Titans (animation)|Beast Boy, Terra, and Raven]] all over again.
** [[Greg Cipes]]' character {{spoiler|[[Teen Titans (animation)|turning into a psychotic monster]]?}}
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* [[Cassandra Truth]]: After an episode of taking credit for Ben's various acts of heroism, J.T. and Cash get their act together and actually save Ben's life... which no one sees them do, and having outed themselves as frauds mere minutes earlier, no one believes him when they try to take credit this time.
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: The later parts of season 2 get rather dark. The main characters are {{spoiler|''murdered'' (then revived)}}, and Captain Nemesis {{spoiler|straight up murders several people in his reappearance. Ben also broke his arm in that same episode, a rare instance of such a damaging injury sticking.}}
** [[Cerebus Rollercoaster]]: However, the episode after "Catch a Falling Star"<ref>
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Humans may not have any superpowers, but with enough Plumber training, they can jump as high as Fourarms or Spidermonkey.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Kevin spends most of "Video Games" blowing spitwads at people. Guess what he has to do to help stop the Stalker robot?
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** In the season finale, ''no one'' is surprised that Darkstar tries to betray everyone at the end, and he's promptly dealt with in less than 2 seconds. No cliffhanger for you, buddy!
** A government [[The Men in Black|Man in Black]] displays this in "The Widening Gyre":
{{quote|'''MIB:''' Standard operating procedure is to show up unannounced, then ''demand'' you come with us. But we know we're dealing with Ben Tennyson<ref>
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Gwen manages to take this [[Beyond the Impossible]] when she slaps Humongosaur out of a drug-fueled rampage. She can canonically beat substance abuse right out of people.
** [[Armor-Piercing Slap|Not to mention actually she seemed to make it hurt.]]
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* [[Hurl It Into the Sun]]: The defeat of the trash [[Golem]] in "The Widening Gyre".
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Sunny and Antonio.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: When Galapagus says that he was in prison, Kevin says "Told you he couldn't be trusted!"… this is from the guy who was trapped in the Null Void somewhere between
** When Captain Nemesis imitates Ben's [[Transformation Name Announcement]], after seeing him do it as Fourarms:
{{quote|'''Fourarms:''' Why are you shouting your name out? It's ''stupid!''}}
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*** Bringing the Jameson reference full circle, it's also near identical to a plot Jameson used to attack [[Spider-Man]] back in the day.
** Ben uses an attack from ''[[Show Within a Show|Sumo Slammers IV]]'' that looks a lot like [[Street Fighter|E Honda's]] Hundred Hand Slap.
** At the start of Escape from Aggregor, Ben fights Dr. Animo and a mind controlled Yeti in [[The Simpsons (animation)|Sector 7-G]].
** During the showdown between Captain Nemesis and Ben, Captain Nemesis is referred to as the "old school" while Ben is called the "[[Men in Black (film)|new hotness]]".
** In "Ultimate Aggregor", Paradox claims he can't help with the Aggregor situation because he has other business "[[Star Wars|a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.]]" Kevin immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|calls him on this]].
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** "The Widening Gyre" has quite a few:
*** Kevin mentions a show he used to watch that was pretty much an exact description of the plot to ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''.
*** The two agents who show up are pretty much [[Expy
*** Kevin also mentions a narrator from [[The Powerpuff Girls|another show]].
*** The fight at the end of the episode is pretty much exactly what you'd expect from an episode of ''[[Ultraman]]'', complete with heroic music, the group's attacking the garbage monster with the Rustbucket much like the Ultra support teams, and {{spoiler|Way Big pulling out a power he was never previously shown possessing to win}}. The only thing missing would be the Omnitrix timer going off right before the finale.
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** "Albedo" means "mirror." In this case- a mirror image of Ben.
* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: The entire cast's reaction to Rozum's imprisoning 775 aliens for decades in horrible conditions with no good reason other than "national security" and without due process of law, instead of handing them over to the Plumbers for a proper trial. The audience probably agrees.
* [[Time Skip]]: According to [[Word of God]], the time between the finale of ''Alien Force'' and the beginning of ''Ultimate Alien'' is only a few weeks; Ben and Gwen have their birthday in that short time frame. This means, according to information from the first series, that the starting point of this new story is roughly some time after New Year's.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Rojo, who got two appearances in the first series, has a new gang, and each girl has her own suit of [[Powered Armor]] and combination [[Cool Bike]]/[[Flying Car]]. Okay, so they're still pretty easy to beat, but they still deserve points for trying.
** The peace-loving Galapagus seems to fit this bill. Inside of one episode, he learned how to kick butt.
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** Colonel Rozum's opinion on the aliens he imprisoned in Area 51 without due process of law (as when Ben and company capture an alien, they leave it to the Plumbers to give them a proper trial) is they aren't human so he doesn't have to treat them like them. [[What the Hell, Hero?|Ben and company strongly disagree]].
** The Forever Knights' creed is basically their answer to this question.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Grandpa Max and Gwen call Ben out<ref>
** Ben's entire group, including Max, call out Colonel Rozum when they discover he's been keeping aliens prisoner in horrible condition for over 50 years without due process of law. Not only is this morally wrong, it violates interplanetary law. He "justifies" his actions by being his duty to serve and protect his country, no matter the cost.
** {{spoiler|In a "What the Hell, [[Anti-Villain]]" moment, Charmcaster's father calls her out on using life-exchanging black magic to resurrect him. Apparently, it didn't occur to her that he might not approve of her killing '''600,000''' ''living beings'' just to bring him back. Then he sacrifices himself to undo her work, leaving Charmcaster in a mix between [[Heel Realization]], [[My God, What Have I Done?]], and [[Villainous BSOD]].}}
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