1 | Now on his own, Ben sets out to be a solo superhero, with new alien heroes at his disposal, but Grandpa Max has other plans. |
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3 | !!Tropes |
4 | * ArmorPiercingResponse: Ben is on the receiving end of one when he first meets Rook. |
5 | -->'''Ben:''' Who are you?\ |
6 | '''Rook:''' Rook Blonko. Magister Tennyson sent me. |
7 | -->'''Ben:''' Grandpa?\ |
8 | '''Rook:''' [[WhamLine I'm your new partner.]]\ |
9 | '''Ben:''' Huh?! |
10 | * TheBusCameBack: Zombozo returns for the first time since Season 1 of ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]''. |
11 | * CurbStompBattle: In the opening flashback, Ben, in the form of Four Arms, battles a red Galvanic Mechamorph called Malware. Four Arms gets a few good hits in, then Malware feeds on the Omnitrix's energy, causing it to time out early. |
12 | * EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Gwen and Kevin have noticeably different designs. [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/8/86/Ben10omni_char_174x252_gwen.png/revision/latest?cb=20180910014956 The former]] is more noteworthy because different clothes, a different hairstyle, and notably lacks glasses. |
13 | * EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: Due to being written before the change in regime necessitated by Dwayne [=McDuffie’s=] death, a few elements from ''Ultimate Alien'' are carried over here, such as the general tone and Ben’s car. |
14 | * HandBlast: Feedback uses this to defeat Malware in the opening flashback. |
15 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ben is so depressed at Gwen and Kevin leaving that he decides he doesn’t want to go to Mr. Smoothies. |
16 | * PutOnABus: Gwen and Kevin leave for college at the start of the episode. |
17 | * ShoutOut: |
18 | ** The title of this episode is based on the saying "The more things change, the more they stay the same". |
19 | ** Mr. Baumann alludes to the bartender in the cantina from ''Film/{{A New Hope}}'' when he says "No lasers, no lasers!" This corresponds to the bartender saying "No blasters." |
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