History YMMV / Ben10

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The various console games based on the series tend to be SoOkayItsAverage at best in terms of critical reception. Additionally, one of them was a pretty blatant rip-off of ''VideoGame/MarioKart'', and the first one was exclusive to the universally-hated UsefulNotes/HyperScan.

* CantUnhearIt: Expect many viewers to associate Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/YuriLowenthal as the title character, Creator/PaulEiding as Max Tennyson, Creator/GregCipes as Kevin Levin and Creator/SteveBlum as Vilgax amongst others.

* CantUnhearIt: Expect many viewers to associate Creator/TaraStrong and Creator/YuriLowenthal as the title character, Creator/PaulEiding as Max Tennyson, and Creator/GregCipes as Kevin Levin amongst others.

*** Ben was heavily shipped with Stella from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' long before Alien Force had even aired aired. [[https://youtu.be/P_b8VEq3yKw These]] [[https://youtu.be/VBk5VwYBUiE videos]] are the most popular representation of the ship.

* EvilIsSexy: Charmcaster. Which of her character designs is sexiest is up to debate, though.

** The premise of the show being about learning through the eyes of another being and to not make assumptions about others due to their race is soured significantly after Ben's primary voice actor Tara Strong made Islamophobic Tweets in light of the UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict.

* CryForTheDevil: With how malicious and sadistic he is, it's easy to forget that Kevin is an 11 year old boy who was shunned because of his powers, forced to live alone on the streets, and became an insane, savage monster before he could ever get real help. His grotesque, painful transformation in his second appearance is especially tragic, considering he ''already'' viewed himself as a freak, and that this is partially because Ben even showed him the Omnitrix in the first place. Kevin wasn't a good person by any means when he first showed up, but he might not have become as monstrous as he did if Ben hadn't shown him the Omnitrix and initially joined him in his crime spree.

** The premise of the show being about learning through the eyes of another being and to not make assumptions about others due to their race is soured after Ben's primary voice actor Tara Strong made controversial Tweets many perceived as Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian in light of the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.

** The premise of the show being about learning through the eyes of another being and to not make assumptions about others due to their race is soured after Ben's primary voice actor Tara Strong made Tweets many perceived as Islamophobic in light of the recent Israel-Palestine war.

* HarsherInHindsight: "Ken 10" can come off as this post-Alien Force given how Kevin is depicted as an irredeemable murderous psychopath willing to kill even his own son ForTheEvulz. Given Kevin's genuine HeelFaceTurn in ''Alien Force'' and how he eventually becomes a good friend and brother figure to Ben, the idea of him relapsing back to evil in a distant future is just downright tragic.
** WordOfGod claims "Ken 10" is a parallel universe and not the main timeline's direct future. Still, it's disheartening seeing what Kevin could have turned into...and made worse in Omniverse where a BrainwashedAndCrazy Kevin ends up with the same chin scar as Kevin 11,000 in "Ken 10", seemingly implying that Kevin ultimately goes off the deep end in this continuity...

* TheScrappy: Kai Green does have some fans, but mostly she has a very sizable hatedom due to her only episode portraying her as a rather unsympathetic character who Ben fell in love with for no real apparent reason before she rejected him rather callously (and unlike [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Julie]], no effort was made by the writers to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescue her from being a Scrappy]]) and [[DieForOurShip an obstacle to]] [[KissingCousins Bwen]]. Her return in ''Omniverse'' made it worse as she [[DieForOurShip singlehandedly angered almost all the shippers by turning]] ''[[DieForOurShip every other love interest up to that point]]'' into [[RomanticFalseLead false Leads]] and suffering from a ''huge'' case of StrangledByTheRedString and TookALevelInJerkass.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Creator/ManOfActionStudios, due to kickstarting the franchise, tended to be looked at rather fondly with their lack of involvement with the sequels being criticized. This view significantly lessened in TheNewTens after their Marvel cartoons that aired on Creator/DisneyXD (with a few fans even considering them to have called attention toward [[FranchiseOriginalSin existing problems]] with their writing that became more obvious with them), and the response toward their involvement in the [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 reboot]] was much more [[BrokenBase divisive]], particularly due to its [[DenserAndWackier goofier]] tone.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply to this trope however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 in the reboot]] highlighted [[AdaptationalIntelligence Vilgax’s intellect without sacrificing his raw strength]], this allowed him to act as an EvilMentor and an effective KnightOfCerebus that avoided the pitfalls that the sequel shows fell into when writing him. Overall the reboot’s version of Vilgax is cited as a strong villan and his best portrayal since the original show, even by the reboot’s detractors.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply to this trope however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 in the reboot]] highlighted [[AdaptationalIntelligence Vilgax’s intellect without sacrificing his raw strength]], this allowed him EvilMentor and KnightOfCerebus that avoided the pitfalls that the sequel shows fell into when writing him. Overall the reboot’s version of Vilgax is cited as a strong villan and his best portrayal since the original show, even by the reboot’s detractors.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply to this trope however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 in the reboot]] as a MadScientist and EvilMentor to Ben allowed him to act as an effective KnightOfCerebus and avoided the pitfalls that the sequel shows fell into. Overall the reboot’s version of Vilgax is cited as a strong villan and his best portrayal since the original show, even by the reboot’s detractors.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 in the reboot]] as a MadScientist and EvilMentor to Ben allowed him to act as an effective KnightOfCerebus and avoided the pitfalls that the sequel shows fell into. Overall the reboot’s version of Vilgax is cited as a strong villan and his best portrayal since the original show, even by the reboot’s detractors.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining [[WesternAnimation/Ben102016 in the reboot]] as a MadScientist and EvilMentor to Ben allowed him to act as an effective KnightOfCerberus and avoid the pitfalls the sequel shows fell into. Overall the reboot’s version of Vilgax is cited as a strong villan and his best portrayal since the original show, even by the reboot’s detractors.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillainDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining in the reboot as a MadScientist and EvilMentor to Ben avoided the pitfalls the sequel shows fell into allowing this version of Vilgax to stand on his on his own as a strong villain, in spite of the changes done to his character.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series.]], the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall [[VillianDecay lacked the menace he had in his first outing]]. However, Vilgax’s reimagining in the reboot as a MadScientist EvilMentor to Ben avoids the pitfalls the sequel shows fell into allowing this version of Vilgax to stand on his on his own as a strong villain, in spite of the changes done to his character.

** One area that’s near unanimously agreed to apply however is the writing of [[BigBad Vilgax]]. While beloved in the original series, the sequel shows had Vilgax suffer from inconsistent characterization, BadassDecay, and overall lacked the menace he had in [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 the Original Series.]] However, Vilgax’s reimagining in the reboot as a MadScientist EvilMentor to Ben avoids the pitfalls the sequel shows fell into allowing this version of Vilgax to stand on his on his own as a strong villain, in spite of the changes done to his character.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The series is very popular in India, more than what you would expect in America

** The series being rebooted. Some fans were happy, saying the show was best when the main characters were 10-year-old Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max, that the franchise had suffered so many {{Retcon}}s that a reboot was needed, and that the reboot would likely bring over things people liked about the sequels in a more organic way. Others accused the reboot of being an attempt to draw more cash out of what was already a large CashCowFranchise (merchandise has sold over ''four billions'' at least), and hated the art-style, saying Ben looked a lot younger than 10 and more cartoonish. There's also many who wanted a sequel to ''Omniverse'' instead of a reboot, especially with the former ending's SequelHook that sounded really promising.

* BizarroEpisode: "Gwen 10." Ben finds himself back at the beginning of summer vacation before he got the watch, only this time it attaches to ''Gwen'', and Vilgax, who isn't injured in his ship's destruction, goes after it immediately. How did Ben MentalTimeTravel? Why are things going differently than in the original timeline? If it's an alternate universe, why does Ben remember the main one? If it's a DreamSequence, why doesn't he wake up? Not a ''single one'' of the questions are answered, and the rest of the show acts like the whole thing never happened.

* EvilIsCool: This show is a ''master'' at creating awesome bad guys. Vilgax, Dr. Animo, Kevin, Ghostfreak, Hex, Charmcaster, the Forever Knights (especially the Driscoll), Sixsix and his family, and nearly all the other villains (with the exception of Sublimino, who's a NoRespectGuy even among his teammates) who made up the Negative 10 could count.