But the true genius lies in the episode “Malgax Attacks” when Ben is forced to temporarily ally with a past version of Vilgax—one from before his descent into madness—to stop his future self. This leads to a heartbreaking moment of self-reflection where the younger Vilgax looks at what he will become and is visibly disturbed. It’s a rare moment of pathos for the squid-faced tyrant, suggesting that the desire for the Omnitrix isn’t just greed—it’s an addiction that destroys the soul.
And for the fans, that’s enough.
But then, the final scene. In the void between dimensions, Maltruant’s head—still functional—is drifting. A shadowy, familiar figure picks it up. It is (the alternate-dimension Ben from Ben 10: Race Against Time ), or rather, a being claiming to be the original Ben Tennyson from a timeline where he never took the watch off. He whispers, “The Forge of Creation is unguarded... and the Chrono Navigator is almost complete.” ben 10 omniverse season 6
In the sprawling, ever-expanding tapestry of the Ben 10 franchise, few entries have been as polarizing, visually daring, or narratively ambitious as Ben 10: Omniverse . Spanning eight story arcs across 80 episodes, the series concluded its run not with a whimper, but with a bang—specifically, the eight-episode block designated as Season 6 (sometimes referred to as the final volume of the series). For fans who weathered the tonal shifts and the introduction of rookie partner Rook Blonko, Season 6 offered a grand, time-bending finale that paid homage to everything that came before while closing the book on the classic continuity. But the true genius lies in the episode
For those who grew up with Ben, Season 6 offered a chance to say goodbye. It honored the past, lived wildly in the present, and (despite the cliffhanger) looked toward an infinite future. It was the end of a universe, but as Ben himself says in his final line of dialogue: “Don’t worry. There’s always another timeline.” And for the fans, that’s enough
What follows is a time-jumping, dimension-hopping chase that feels like Doctor Who on a sugar rush. Ben and Rook chase Maltruant through the beginning of time, the end of time, and into the "Contumelia" realm—the domain of the mysterious, jellyfish-like beings responsible for creating universes. Every long-running Ben 10 series needs a defining final transformation. For Omniverse , that alien is Feedback . Introduced as Ben’s favorite alien (a living electric conduit), Feedback was the form Ben lost to Malware in a traumatic flashback, leading him to temporarily give up being a hero. Season 6 brings the character full circle.