🔥WE DID IT 🔥Watch a FULL 5 MINUTE PREVIEW of the next episode of 5 Years Later early - RIGHT NOW! Thank you for helping us reach our goal. We now have a collective total of over 500 supporters across KZfaq and Patreon. The preview is available for all supporters, and you can join now starting at only $1 to be a part of our legacy, and enjoy tons of rewards and behind-the-scenes bonus content. Also, I forgot to record this in the video, but a lot of commenters informed me that Ben & Rook’s fake-out death was used to motivate Max’s decision at the end of the episode. I do see those dots connected now, so thank you for pointing that out. However, it still feels oddly incorporated into the episode, and there was enough happening for Max to agree to that choice regardless. Additionally, Max has already seen Ben survive many scenarios where he thought he was dead, such as Voided, War of the Worlds: Part 2, Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2, and so on. It feels frivolous that he would easily fall for it again after all this time.

Seeing the difference between Bullfrag and the other Incursians, it is very easy to see that the Omnitrix really makes Ben the APEX of the species.

"Don't blame me, blame this DNA." I laughed the first time, thinking he was flirting with Attea to distract her. Then it was revealed that he was serious..... Then I laughed harder.

Ben got that inherited rizz from max. Grandpa was clapping alien cheeks throughout his plumber career

Ben: “I hate you universe” Bro, you literally created it 🤦‍♂️

Another reason why the Bullfrag twist works at tricking the audience is that the show hardly ever introduces a new alien off screen and has NEVER not shown Ben as a new alien without the other characters knowing it's him before. There is no precedent for Ben to be a new alien in secret from the audience's perspective so for them to do it, it's completely unexpected! Very well done from the creatives of this episode

I like to think that Attea also knew Bullfrag was Ben. She didn’t seem too surprised during the scene when it’s revealed, and it explains why she lets Bullfrag escape during his debut scene; all according to plan to tear down daddy dearest.

The reason Bullfrag wears sunglasses was to hide the green eyes all of Ben's aliens have. Another hint that he was Ben in disguise. He still keeps the sunglasses afterwards because they look cool, but the lenses are changed to green. If i had to call him something else i would have chosen something simple like "Leapfrog"

When he said "blame this DNA" He didn't mean incursian DNA, he meant Tennyson DNA hahahhahaha

I love this episode because it lets us fall in love with bullfrag first, then when we learn it’s a transformation, it lets us all know “yeah, he’ll be back eventually”

9:24 "When frogs are in your face, he puts them in their place, Ben 10"

5:17 DID ROOK JUST USE A CONTRACTION?! OH, THE SHAME, THE HORROR! DISHONOR! DISHONOR ON HIS WHOLE FAMILY! DISHONOR ON HIM, DISHONOR ON HIS PROTO-TRUK!

Ahh yes the 2 Boons inherited from Grandpa Max: Infinite Tennyson Strength and That Alien Rizz.

That kick that Way Big does on a way bad is so satisfying. Probably my favorite move of his period

5:45 is obvious that the reason the purple light dissapear along with the hologram is because the ship itself was shutting down, not because the hologram is the source of the light, probably thats what the hologram was warning in the first place.

I kinda like that the Incurseans aren't defeated but instead remain a looming threat. Makes them feel more dangerous than the usual villains of the week. Plus its understandable that Max would accept Attea's terms: the Plumbers and Ben's team are all either exhausted or too busy sending the Way Bads to the Null Void to fight an entire armada and Max has a responsibility to Earth first and foremost since it's his sector of space to look after. Furthermore, making big moves against the Incurseans is probably something that only the Magistrata can authorise.

I love this arc bc Ben doesn't win and it shows that even someone as overpowered as Ben isn't completely invincible. The frogs outplayed the earth using nothing but strategy which made the stakes actually matter, and even when the earth is saved it's not because of Ben but because attea planned it that way

My genuine reaction the FIRST time was "Why are you trusting this Frog?" Because the guy with the Quils just betrayed them, and I was so surprised when it was revealed. I don't really like Bullfrag, but most of my appreciation of him comes from this episode. It was so creative. Ever since when I'm rewatching Omniverse, I get excited for this part of story.

34:05 And here we have Ben casually killing an entire ship of Incursions directly, we've had Ben let people get killed, but this is directly killing them.

The Incursean arc is done, next stop is Albedo. Bullfrag debut episode. Attea is now the leader of the Incursean empire. 13:19, “There’s a gap up ahead Ben, Chose the alien that will help you clear the jump”

34:07 And people say Ben doesn't kill his enemies. He killed everyone on that ship, excluding Milleous, but he didn't know that initially.

So Bullfrag is the peak of incursions that impressed Princess Attea 😂

The fact that Princess Attea, leader of the incursion empire, one of the only villains in the entire show to fully completely beat Ben, also cannonically has a huge unhealthy crush on him is so funny to me. And the fact that she is voiced by Tara Strong, the original voice of Ben 10, is just a huge cherry on top.

35:10 it's kind of cute that Ben talks in Bullfrag's accent to Attea

31:11 every day, I become more convinced that I'm the only person alive that knows that the omnitrix is drawn wrong in that shot

Bullfrag is easily in my Top 10 favorite aliens. He’s just so cool! And man, John DiMaggio knew how to lay on the charm when voicing him! 🤩

Love how the 2 parter start with the randomizer wondering why it even has that feature to life form lock makes complete sense why the omnitrix would have that

Ben, I hope you realize that we don’t have much time before the Incursean forces discover us. Get the power source from the supply yard!

We are now 30% done with Omniverse. Good morning/ good afternoon/good evening everyone!

Gotta tell ya, I really was fooled by Ben's Bullfrag act. Honestly, I thought he was just some rebellious Incursean. Also, episodes like this proves why OV always have the best two-parters.

It always felt strange that Ben rarely ever used the Omnitrix to disguise himself and infiltrate or investigate. When he does, it results in a really good storyline

10:17 this Cars design kinda looks like Hot Rod from Transformers. Derrick just loves hamming in those Transformers References and I for one am all for it

Here we go! The introduction of Bullfrag!

Bullfrag is a fire alien glad they introduced him to Ben's roster of aliens, i wish he was used more in the show though after his debut he could have become a memorable alien easily with more screentime just like feedback.

While I didn't get it from the first scene, I do remember going "Bullfrag? that sounds like a name Ben would use for 1 of his aliens... then again, it's not the first time I've had that thought" I think I remember figuring it out before the reveal, (specifically when Gwen said to rescue Grandpa first, and Ben agreed) but that's also essentially right before the reveal so... not sure how much that counts

Im a little late but 10:08 the wheel pattern allows for more downward force on the front allowing better turning over the reverse of that pattern

Incurseans: We have banned you from the Planet, we have Way Bads prepared to destroy your world, you think you'd win? Ben, dialing in Bullfrag: Nah, I'd Frag

I never thought aetta and ben would become a actaully relationship but it does add a interesting dynamic that i admittedly kinda like flirting enemies but not actually love interests. Also bullfrag is a chad he could fool me with that sweet talk

When kuro forgot about Argit betraying them, I fkn died 😂😂😂

Yo this episode made me realize, how tf did Ben live for a month without food or water when he was drifting through space? Did Azmuth pick him up instantly? Or.

The advantages of having a three-wheeled car is that the back wheel is direct drive, meaning that it has a better throttle response. So yes, there are some advantages to a three-wheeled car. The most famous being the Slingshot and the X-Bow.

I love the twist with Bullfrag. Not only that I love the design and think it perfectly shows the peak species idea of the aliens. Probably just as good as with Kicknhawk. Equally Ben using his alien to flirt with an enemy is a cute touch showing a new idea to an alien that makes sense.

26:11 FoW p1: *Blukic's wrench fails to fix the Omnitrix* FoW p2: *Blukic's wrench saves all the imprisoned plumbers* best redemption arc in Ben 10

These 2 episodes were the War of the Worlds for Omniverse. Attea could have more easily persuaded Ben to join her, if she just said, he could come as he is. Clearly, he has a weird, maybe twisted liking for her too. (Though naturally, of course she'd want Bullfrag to be on, 24/7.) And gotta love the Way Bad's expression at 32:52 after being shot by Argit. Probably the animator's favourite one for design/animation. (And a fan favourite for a reason, from all the Way Bads.)

I think frog of wars has one of the most unique plots

The twist caught me off guard at first because 1. Most new aliens are debuted on screen with some exceptions but 2. Bullfrag was wearing the entire incursean outfit covering any signs of the Omnitrix of Ben's usual alien color scheme and 3. Ben doesn't become species of Aliens he's encountered as antagonists such as the Anur Aliens and Buzzshock often so I never would have thought he would become an incursean. I guess all his Ben mannerisms went over my head along with the obvious smoothie one.

Couple of things from this episode. First, the gang's escape vehicle is colored like Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod, and like every other Transformer reference vehicle, gets obliterated. Second, I like to think that Gwen and Max were able to tell since they were so close to him, they could see his green eyes through the shades. It would add a nice bit of continuity for Gwen to continue to recognize Ben's transformations through the green eyes as she's done on multiple occasions before.

So attea's plan was crazy and brilliant she really deserves S Trier villain status

Considering how long he was an incursean, he probably had more than enough time to fully be influenced by the biology of the species. He is a teenaged male, with peak DNA, and she is the princess and implied to be very attractive for the species. And of course, add the Tennyson Rizz to the mix, and yeah. Bullfrag's flirting is pretty believable.

I still find it strange that out of all the arcs, Frogs Of War is the one to get a videogame tie-in.

My ass read it as "The best twink in Ben 10" 💀

23:21 He could have been about to say that he was ben, because he just got hit on the head and had a mild concussion. Then he changed his mind as he woke up.

Heres my random headcanon thought: one of the reasons Ben isn't allowed Master Control and the purpose of the timeout function is so that alien DNA doesn't overwhelm Ben's own DNA. So, when Ben says, "Don't blame me, it's this DNA," I kinda believe him. Hes been using Incursion DNA for a month, so his body is probably used to Incursion Hormones that are overwriting his own human ones. So, in that moment at least, Ben is probably genuinely attracted to Attta.

One of the coldest alien forms Ben has ever become 🥶

Slowly realizing the breakdowns are coming to an end

My only problem with this episode was the fact Ben could have just used the Omnitrix to repair any genetic damage done to the Way Bads, but instead just left them mutated and banished to the Null Void, when it wasn’t really their fault. It would have been nice to see some normal To’kustars

Personally, I'd name an Incursean transformation "WarToad". It's a combo of obviously War and Toad, given how they're frogs that conquer planets, but it's also doubly a pun on Wart, which frogs usually have.

🎶“If Attea’s bae, don’t blame this DNA! BEN10!!”🎶

Honestly? Cant think of anything better than Bullfrag. Also "Blame the dna" my ass, you inherited that alien rizz from your grandpa.

I don't know why but i was able to figure it out almost immediately when I was a kid. The fact that the character appeared out of nowhere made it clear to me that it was Ben and he's so much more jacked than the other frogs.

I have to imagine Bullfrag is one of those transformation that changes Ben’s personality when in that form, if he tried to smooth talk Attea like that in Human form there’s no way he’d be that good

So when the mutant tokustar takes the head off of the statue of liberty, there's a sound of stone breaking/crumbling and it messes with my head because the starure of liberty is made of COPPER

27:58 He's not talking about his Incursianie DNA.....He's talking about the irresistible urge for a Tennison to rizz up an alien, I know for a fact that Grandpa Max was smiling with pride watching this

12:32 It's cool seeing this attention to detail the animators put into this chase scene.

I wonder if Grandpa Max took it some kind of way when Ben said flirting with alien girls is in his dna-

10:01 not a car expert but I do note that the car has the same flame motifs and colour scheme as rodimus prime from transformers animated, which derrick also worked on yeah

This episode is so cool I’m glad u pointed out the intricacies of the that chase scene is was so energetic I love it. It’s really interesting to see how the crew handles hiding out and world invasion with all the stress. Even though we don’t see the time pass it still feels like it’s been a long time in this rebellion with how all the characters interact with each other. Bullfrag and the life form lock are great additions to the Omnitrix giving it another unique ability and showing how it can be used for more that just combat. I also love that Gwen almost immediately finds out it’s Ben even without being together for a while she still knows him the best. The Waybig fight and laser scene are so hype especially that drop kick🔥. I think I’d call my incurasean form Toadmander

That 3 wheeled car looks like an homage to Hot Rod/ Rodimus Prime from Transformers, mostly the color scheme.

10:40 I almost spilled the smoothie from my mouth cause he said that lol I think the statues are quite different than irl ones... cause the Statue of Liberty is also made of stone for some reason lol

13:53 Hello stranger

19:04 That was the best introduction they gave Bullfrag.

This was the first omniverse episode I watched. Made it easy to accept all the changes that have been and it really got me hooked on the show

Now I can't help but think of the Way Bads sculpting the faces of Attea and her father in rocks to place them faces in every monument of humanity XD

On 3-Wheeled Cars, just look up this one Black & White video from the 30's about how Differential Gears work. The short answer is that using only one rear driving wheel makes turning easier and less complicated, which is actually ideal if you're in a city. NEVER USE ONLY ONE WHEEL FOR STEERING THOUGH! THE RELIANT ROBIN WAS NOT RELIABLE AT ALL!

The sunglasses on bullfrag are a nice touch.

This is the earliest I've ever been to a video

8:16 can't have a breakdown, without the Kevin meme.

Hitting on the frog chick raises a LOT of questions I do not want answers to

As wise alien once said "Ben, I hope you realize..."

Bullfrag RIZZING Athea is goddamn hilarious on my book And the harem episode still cracks up me lmao just saying

The Omniverse 2 Game itself might not be good (still wish we had a solid Ben 10 Video Game) but you gotta give them credit for actually expanding on what Ben was doing during the months after the Incursion invasion.

The Bullfrag twist almost gotten me the first time if it wasn't for him asking blukic for a smoothie, that immediatly gave it away.

19:44 Good thing the outfit covers the dial.

The "no thank you?" Part planted the seed, the mr smoothies part is when i realized

The worst part about this episode was the fact that Bullfrag basically almost never used since

Love when Kuro looked away for a sec, vehicle behind Will exploded 7.50

So Attea's mother was still trapped in stasis and Ben blew up Mileus ship as Way Big...oh shit

Howdy, Kuro and Ink Tank! Longtime viewer and subscriber here. I finally decided to join the cause and become a member and a patron, so I hope others will follow suit so we can get to the goal by the end of the month! Excellent breakdown as usual, I feel that the Incursean Arc is underrated for what it is.

I love Bullfrag's reveal so much. It's so funny. xDDDDDDDD

27:29 as a kid, that line flew over my head so bad but hearing it again over, the writers was in some 50 shades of grey ahh shit 😅😂

10:13 th car kinda looks like something Zac Saturday would drive

My first thought when i saw bulfrag was "is this ben? " but i missed the begining of the episode so that could have an effect

Seeing the old Gwen desing in the storyboards, makes me wonder if the original plan was maybe doing something like Adventure Time, where Princess Bubblegum and Marceline change outfits constantly

Damn it would’ve been cool to see Bullfrag more often over having Humongousaur or Four Arms a dozen times

3:01 Oh I'm getting flashbacks to "Ben I hope you realize-"

The fact a month has passed. That means Ben has been in space for a month, without food or water. That's gotta suck.

I've actually put some thought into this one. You call him "Kersmack." Like a combination of Kermit the Frog and smack, like to hit, and it kinda sounds like one of those onomatopoeias in old comics they'd use for someone getting punched or kicked.

As a kid, the twist blew me away and I loved it. This episode still stands as one of my all time favorite episodes in all of Ben 10 as it just hit all the right spots.Two things of note, along with my name for Bullfrag: 1. The moment I saw the car here in the breakdown, I realized that it's a nod to Transformers. Its paint scheme is meant to look like Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime 2. If I recall correctly, that Argit moment at the end marks the turning point in his story where he starts being less of a fink. He stumbled into being a hero and then goes "Oh yeah, I like the praise from this" and mostly cleans up his act, even with a future version of him becoming President of Earth with his popularity started here 3. If I had the Omnitrix and unlocked the Incursion DNA sample, I would name him Croaker, as its surprisingly hard to make certain puns with names but it also just feels like a strong one. If not that and I could think of better, I'd want something using Polliwog XD

Bullfrag is such a good alien I'm glad he got his part in an episode

Finally the best alien of all times, the chad of chad's bullfrag