Warner Bros MultiVersus: Ben 10’s Moveset Explained - How It CAN Work!

Ben 10 in MultiVersus seems like it can be done in a number of ways. Here's a basic guideline on how it may be possible.

TIMECODES:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Why Ben 10?
3:52 - How It Would Work
4:20 - Ben Tennyson
5:41 - Alien #1
8:22 - Alien #2
9:38 - Alien #3
11:28 - Alien #4
12:07 - Alternative Skins
14:44 - Message to the MultiVersus Developers

Outro Music: Noxi (NoxiMationsArts)

[Tristan_Hitchens]

This is cool, but they could also try to go for the Pokémon Trainer route and cycle between aliens using a move

[iGwen_YT]

I agree wit some comments saying that Heatblast should be added as the long range attack and Big Chill as the flying one would be cool, he is one of the favorites. But also if we are talking about trying to squeeze some aliens, i may have some options, one for the game itself and other just for the lols. Maybe having Diamondhead or Ghostfreak as his way of "defense" like, Diamondhead creating a shield and Ghostfreak just standing there being intangible, kinda like the shield in Smash. And for the other three just the presentation, winning animation and losing animation? Maybe he can appear in the arena as XLR8 running, if he wins, he can turn into Fourarms and flex his muscles and if he loses he could turn into The Worst, because...well. Great video as always! Super entertaining

[XanderFlicks]

Really enjoyed this video, and hope to see Ben in MultiVersus. Would be great if the devs saw this!

[Aidan_Yao]

I feel like Ben should be made more in line with Shulk from Super Smash Bros, where a certain special move opens a dial to approximately 5 aliens, and while it will require more modelling, it at least allows more aliens to be playable. Also, they could implement a system where after taking a certain amount of damage in battle, Ben unlocks something similar to Master Control, where the dialled alien can stay in that form for as long as they please and can swap without having to turn back into Ben. To me, it feels like this could further show Ben in a game like this and show his growth.

[AussieDragoon]

With the same process in mind, my Alien choices would be (3 option each):
Close-Range: Four-Arms, Rath, or Bullfrag/Kickinhawk
Long-Range: Feedback, Diamondhead, or Swampfire
Jump: Big-Chill, Astrodctyl or Stinkfly
Ultimate: Alien X, Atomix or Way Big

And here's my reasoning, Prime Ben may have 4 series, but really on 3 distinct eras (Classic, UAF, and Omniverse) so if Ben has 3 aliens in his moveset (sans Ultimate) then they really should have one rep for each era. So the lay out would be either Four-Arms/Feedback/Big Chill, Four-Arms/Swampfire/Astrodactyl, Rath/Diamondhead/Astrodactyl, Rath/Feedback/Stinkfly, BForKH/Diamondhead/Stinkfly, or BForKH/Swampfire/Stinkfly. I lean towards the first options as it has the strongest line-up for fans I think.

As for why those Aliens in particular, it comes down to who voices them:
Four-Arms (in UA and OV), Rath, Bullfrag and Atomix are voiced by John DiMaggio (Jake's actor)
Diamondhead and Way Big (OV) are voiced by Eric Bauza (Bugs's actor)
Feedback, Kickinhawk, and Alien X are voiced by Yuri Lowenthal (Ben's actor)
Stinkfly, Big Chill, Astrodactyl, and Swampfire are voiced by Dee Bradley Baker (who's just kind of a necessary evil to get since he voices all of Ben's fliers and could easily be used for additional voice work and creature voices elsewhere in the game to justify his inclusion. Bonus, he also voices all of Ben's aliens except Rath in UAF (who he voices in the Reboot), so Ben could easily be half Yuri, half Dee and still have all his official voices as another justification for his inclusion)

For the Ultimate I lean towards Alien X since it is Ben's best known powerhouse and if they wanted to do a short cutscene like some Smash characters have, Belicus's AF voice (Kevin Conroy) is already on hand and considering Serena's voice changed in each series her voice doesn't matter too much. So there's more fun to be hand.

[PK-Radio]

Ben 10 is pretty much the most iconic cartoon network character
And definitely the best
So I think ben getting in would be inevitable
I mean, if ULTRA INSTINCT SHAGGY can get in I think Ben can

[bradleyrg]

I feel like switching should solely be reserved for guarding that way people can play normally as their preferred alien. Also, I think the alien choice should be staples from all the series. Rath works for AF, Feedback for Omni, but maybe do Heatblast for OG. Voice actors dont matter as much since Heatblast has been changed around before

[sunsetvibe]

Personally, if we’re only going to have 4 aliens in total I would like to see one alien that represents a specific era of the classic series. A long ranged alien could be heatblast because he was the first alien to be shown. A close ranged alien could be rath because he’s a fan favourite. Ampfibian because I couldn’t think of any other flying alien from alien force that would work. And finally atomix as the ultimate attack because atomix is unanimously considered one of bens strongest transformations. But these were just my first thoughts for what aliens I would like to see in this game

[UrSammich]

I'm not sure if Kuro realized or forgot, but Tara is voicing Harley Quinn. I know there's at least one alien she voices in Ben's list of aliens, which could be an optional flying alien along with the temp ability to make enemies sleep, like jigglypuff. Basically combo into flying, sleep dust (dream), then transform into Wrath for the heavy combos.

[jessecrafts]

i could imagine Ben's taunt being the worst or walkatrout and he'll say "Why doesn't this guy do anything!?" and with the Albedo skin he says "Why did Ben scan this guy?"
other taunts could have Ben/Albedo tinker with their omnitrix Ben says "I wonder if this is glitched again." and Albedo says "Blasted machine!" and the last taunt has them eat chilli fries Ben says "Hmm I love these so much." and Albedo says "Cursed human habits" but would have a small chance of saying "I think I might actually like these."

As for special dialog here's what I thought of

Superman
Ben: A Kryptonian? If your the last of your species I can scan you and there will will be more.
Albedo: You seem powerful mind if I scan you?

Steven Universe/Garnet
Ben: I wonder what'll happen If I scan you.
Albedo: *says the same as Ben but more Albedo like*

Iron Giant
Ben: I could use Waybig and end this fight now but where's the fun in that?
Albedo: Why isn't it letting me turn into Waybig!? Guess I'll have to rely on the other aliens."

Jake
Ben: You sound a little like Rath.
Albedo: Stupid earthling dog!

Also I think Ben's neutral special would be the Bio-Feedback pulse blast (for people who don't know the omnitrix has a feature where if someone tries to forcefully remove it it release an energy blast to stop it) Ben would have the omnitrix do it's blast that does great launching damage and protects Ben, the blast itself lasts for a second and while a second may not be long 1 second of a blast that protects you and also damages the opponents is pretty useful however it would require a cool down for balancing and could be assumed that sense Ben is making the Omnitrix do it instead of it doing it by itself it needs to recharge

[alexveverka]

I surprised you didn’t mention how the developers are focused on teamwork gameplay.
Imagine what supportive moves Ben could use

[Winter_Chill_]

using Smash as a great example, I can see two ways to give Ben a fun way to use his aliens
1. Pokemon trainer. Pick a couple of main aliens to use. Maybe Heatblast (Fire), Feedback (Electric), and... fourarms? humungasaur? Something Strength based
2. Hero. Have a way to select an alien for a short time, but each chance is just a couple of them, there being maybe 3 choices at the time, and 10 aliens total. So you can choose to pick one, or just leave it and wait a little until the aliens cycle

[SilvuddyPkmnMusic]

Personally I think Heatblast is too iconic not to include. Even if not voiced by Steve Blum or DBB, he’s still too representative of Ben 10. Honestly he could be the double jump transformation with his fire flight.

[ashoif]

I love your idea of 3 alien types (plus Ben), it's a good tradeoff between variety and ease for the devs. If the devs are feeling generous they could have alt skins change the 3 aliens he uses, or just keep it simple like you outlined. They could even add new skins later after release as well

Since the format is [melee / ranged / flight / ULT] maybe alt sets could be...
- Classic - Fourarms / Heatblast / Stinkfly / Waybig (ULT)
- Alien Force - Humungousaur / Chromastone / Goop / Alien X (ULT)
- Albedo - Ult. Humungousaur / Ult. Swampfire / Ult. Big Chill / Ult. Echo Echo (ULT)

For Fun - Diamond head, Upchuck, Feedback, Toepick (ULT)

[ARDIZsq]

I actually think that the way you want to implement aliens would be MORE difficult to put into the game. You'd have to keep track of if the player is Ben or an alien, which alien the player is, if the player inputs a command that would transform them, transform them between the different aliens, etc. It sounds like too much to keep track of too, since very simple and common inputs switch you into a different form. That and specific aliens would only really be used for a few specific attacks, such as the double jump, so the VA for that alien wouldn't really be needed, and hiring them would be extra unneeded cost.

I think a much better way to implement the aliens would be similar to Shulk in Smash. In Smash, Shulk's neutral B brings up a wheel of his Monado Arts that can be chosen by holding a direction on the thumbstick corresponding to that art. I think having this mechanic for Ben would be the best option, but with the change of it being his down special instead of neutral (I'll get to that). Have him do his down special and it brings up a wheel of 4 aliens that you can freely transform between when selecting them. Having the 4 fighters be representative of different fighting archetypes would be the best and most diverse choice, especially since a lot of fan favorite aliens can be used.

Ben himself would be an all-rounder, doing average damage and being average speed. Think of him as sort of the Mario of this "team."

Heatblast/Diamondhead would be used as a zoner, shooting out projectiles, while still being able to do quick but weaker attacks up close. Heatblast could even have an additional hit of fire damage on his ranged attack. (These would be their neutral special, hence why down special is the transformation button)

Rath/Humongousaur/Kickin Hawk (Not Four Arms, I'll get to him) would be the brawler/bruiser, having slower but much stronger physical attacks, and focusing mostly on punches and KOs.

XLR8/Spidermonkey/Fasttrack would be the rushdown character, relying on speed rather than damage. Their actual damage per hit would be lower than Ben, but the speed with which they can attack gives them a much higher DPS. They'd have fast combos that don't launch very far, making it easier for them to pull off a follow up.

Finally, Four Arms would be the grappler, focusing on grabbing his opponent, throwing them off stage, and being slow, but also dealing big damage. (His focus on grabs is why he isn't a brawler/bruiser, though he CAN be played like one) ((Rath would also work here, but I think Four Arms visually looks more like a grappler with his, well, four arms)) (((You COULD also make a case for Snare-oh or Wildvine, both having more range for command grabs, but Four Arms is more iconic)

As for his ultimate/special attack (if they have them, ) I think a nice little scene of him turning into Way Big and crushing the opponent would be a nice way to have another alien, while also keeping it simple for the devs to add in. This would function similarly to certain Final Smash attacks in Smash Ultimate, where if the opponent is at a high enough percentage, it instantly KOs them, while if they're below a certain percent, they just get launched.

My personal choices would be Heatblast, Rath, Fasttrack, and Four Arms. (Yes, this has no Omniverse aliens in it, but the final choices aren't mine to decide, those are just my personal biases for who I'd pick from the options available.) I think having 4 fully playable alien transformations provides a better variety, and if players prefer one style over another, they can simply just not transform, while also having a ton of options for mix ups mid fight. Think of them as sort of the Pokémon Trainer of the game where you CAN use all of your options, or you an stay as one transformation (or Pokémon) and use them exclusively.

For taunts, you could have Ben fiddling with the Omnitrix, Ben drinking a smoothie (similar to Young Link's milk taunt), Four Arms beating his fists together and maybe saying something like "come at me!, " and many more fun little things like that.

For alt skins, I agree with the white hoodie, alien force jacket, and Albedo, but I also think Ben 10 Classic can work as a skin, and maybe another referencing Gwen 10, with the orange hair and cat shirt. These don't (and quite frankly shouldn't) use different models (minus the jacket and hoodie alts), since simple color swaps work just fine. Sort of like how Sora in Smash doesn't have completely different models for his KH 1, 2, and 3 outfits, just having a more general color swap, with minor tweaks here and there. (Also I TOTALLY agree with the Albedo alt changing the colors of the aliens. It's not that difficult to do, and would honestly take the devs less than a day to create to textures for)

Not to knock your ideas, I think they're great in their own way, but I think that this option would be both more diverse for players, and a better overall representation of Ben as a character, and the franchise as a whole.

[dracone]

Atomix as an Ultimate move could have him do a variation of the "Nuclear Winner" move being an attack that fills up something like half the map, seeing as he used the move to put a massive hole in a skyscraper, and the named attack sounds like a finishing move (which is usually what people like to think of Ultimate moves as).

[failmeep]

The reason alts exist is to tell who's who when you're playing as the same character, the aliens not having alts seems like a huge oversight.
Also they arent different models, just textures I believe. Could be wrong?

[TheApoke]

Great ideas. Yeah I think a "pokemon trainer" style character that swaps would take too much man power. I think if he's gonna have 4 aliens he should have one from each series

[Accel_Lex]

What I’d like, is if in the menu, you get to select which aliens to have in your inventory to use in battle like Xenoblade uses modes, Dragon Quest guy uses items, or Pokémon uses characters. I’d hope it’s more streamline so you can switch between aliens mid combo to the point where they have to nerf him from crazy combos people do.
In the menu let’s say it’s like being able to select four costumes at once and select them during the fight.
This may be unrealistic since they’d have to make a multiple characters just for Ben to use. If anything, mabye just reskins with different stat/hit boxes/special ability. So four arms and XLR8 would have the same basic attacks with different hit boxes, speed, damage, and Mabye a different special. That way they don’t have to make each one completely unique, which would be neat.

[Merdicano]

"Be vocal, but be respectful" A lesson and sentence that I've promised myself to practice more and more