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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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