One of the reasons I hate Ben 10 crossover authors is because I can't stand majority of the battles. The top factor that must appeal in a good story is the kickass battles, or we might as well watch shojo instead. The battles should take away your breath, It should increase your heartbeats. I didn't tell people to turn Ben into Gary Stue but they shouldn't apply all of their brainpower in protecting the other side's interests. Instead of focusing all your strength in putting restrictions on one side, It can be written in a way so its enjoyable to everyone. Other crossovers do that, Especially Ben 10 authors have became lazy and literally started licking the feets of other fandoms just to get reviews and protect the interests of more popular fandoms. I don't see that happening in Generator Rex but when Ben 10 gets involved authors are all going goo goo gaa gaa over balancing scales. The term itself is respectable but its has been so much overused that it literally makes my eyes bleed.
Once again think with Unbiased prospective and compare how Harry Potter, Marvel, DC, Hell even Light novels authors write Anime crossovers , Or people have lost their motivation and love for the franchise to write stories which are atleast fair to both sides. It's like favourism is allowed but not to Ben 10.
What the # #? This is the Ben 10 section for Christ's sake. Have some respect for the character and his fans! You can't just brush aside a side's opinion just because you think they don't matter. If you are open to praises and salutes, You should be ready to accept criticism and dislike. Seriously guys, You have turned even worse then Pokeman fans. It's not alright to create mary sue but for crying out loud its not alright to make someone a Butt monkey either. People even defend Gary Stue Natsu stories, So why can't I speak up against this prejudiced and biased attitude of people who consider themselves entitled to every thing. Ben 10 is not my property but its not yours either. So shut up and don't judge people because you are as much stupidly prejudiced as I am.
Balance is good but when balance is weaponised to serve beloved Author's prejudices and unfair favourism. Sorry to disappoint you Pals, It's not so fair. Excessive fanservice is never good. And one sided fan service and kicking us Ben 10 fans in our balls even at the slightest mention of disagreement... You are literally trying to bully us around. Its like we need your permission to exist, To breath, To write... This is the most crappiest part of being a Ben 10 fan. Not even authors who write Ben 10 are supporting us, Infact they are chewing us out at the first chance they get. Tired of hearing this " Do you want Ben to win all the time? ", "Story must be balanced" taglines. If you are so hellbent on continuing this claptrap, At least get creative and use something new. This balance balance game has gotten older and one sided. If Naruto had been turned Mary Sue by Fanfiction, Ben 10 had become the eternal Butt monkey and Mr Worff.
This balance balance fairness fairness game to hide your balant favourism and Ignorance had been dragged for a long time. It's almost as if Ben 10 authors believe if they don't fulfil the demands of other side, No one is going to read their stories.
I've got 47 volumes of the manga and have read 430 chapters a bit late to quit don't you think? Plus I still love a few characters and I hope it goes back to it's former self. To me the Last good Arc was Tenrou Island. Now I love FT Zero and enjoy FT Ice Trail, the main series is just horrible anymore.
My Issues with Ultimate Fairy, It's scattered as hell because I've been working on it as time passes by. Come on Ultimate10, Can't you work on something believable to send Ben in Fairy Tail Universe? Fairy Tail: Omniverse Invasion and Null Fairy made it atleast somewhat believable.
Impromptu writing, a plot that's both rushed and snail-paced (yes, both can exist in the same story), handling of his own characters (often overhyping them, only for them to get embarrassed badly) and a lot of it is your average rince and repeat of ''the heroes always win'' (known as PoF/Power of Friendship/Nakama power) "In any cases Ben can never ever outshine fairy tail characters ( Known as Worff effect applied on less popular character or Balant favourism) One sided fanboyism And I don't get this obsession with Pairings. Naruto Authors write ridiculous harems but they are somewhat believable , Come on Dude! Don't be lazy. The pairing is literally hammered on people's heads, Just because Erza is so damn popular doesn't mean you can use the pairings to furthermore enhance your reviews. You have used the pairing as plot device.
His story is sloppy, Entrapment Arc was literally created in order to get Ben and Erza together. Okay, I love cheesy pal but even twilight does a better job than that. And don't even start on Galuna Island, It's literally Ben becoming side kick of Fairy Tail group.
Again, Erza is still a mary sue. Also, there is nearly no character progression in fairy tail. Everyone is still as "boring" as they were in episode/chapter 1. When you compare ft to what people write in naruto, bleach or onepiece crossovers, you'll see the difference. The story is a living example of how much attention you can get using pure fanservice and balant fairy tail favourism. The challenge would be writing Ultimate Ninja though. Nah, I don't think Ben 10 authors are capable of handling that much challenge. Balant favourism and Fairy Tail worshipping won't get you reviews there
His fights are horrbily done and follow the same formula each time
Natsu/Lucy: HI WE'RE FAIRY TAIL AND WE'RE HAPPY YAY!
Bad Guy: MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I AM STR0NGER THAN ALL OF YOU!
Ben10: IT'S WAYBIG TIME. HOLY CRAP! I AM NOT A POPULAR CHARACTER SO I MUST BE BEATEN BY EVERYONE
Ultimate10: That's right, You need to train for years before matching the awesomeness of Fairy Sues
Ben10: But When will they train?
Ultimate10: I am master two thousand slaves, Don't you dare question my decision. Reviewers bring me cappuccino
Reviewers: Your wish is our command Ultimate10-sama, You are the best writer Ultimate10-sama,
Author of Devilverse: You are awesome writer but can you please explain your logic to me,
Ultimate10 drinks his coffee while blowing smoke on the Devilverse Author's face: How dare you question me? My logic is the most Ultimate thing on this website.
Reviewers: Devilverse sucks, Author sucks, Go die flamer
Devilverse Author: But I just left a single review
Reviewers: You have no right to question Ultimate10-sama until you get as much reviews as him
*Devilverse Author gets his ass handed to them
Lack of world building
Lack of balancing on the Fairy Tail side
Lack of focus on characters outside Erza, Lucy, Natsu, Grey and a select few others.
Plot is random, Excessive Fanservice, One sided fanboyism.
Favourism ruins too many awesome character moments. Intentionally nerfing Ben 10 aliens so Nakama Sue characters can overwhelm Ben all the time
PIS(Which is always in favor of downplaying Ben) which is dominating this crossover section.
Each arc doesn't lead very well into the next arc. Some arcs seem to come out of nowhere and I don't know how far through this adventure we are. The main characters don't really have a quest to fulfil but are rather just trying to live happy lives in their guild. I don't think they are actively trying to make plot progression but rather they just bump into badguys on quests, at random or sometimes the bad guys just plain come knocking at their door. And please don't give me BS on Jellal vs Ben! Seriously Ultimate10 Didn't you get your coffee before writing battles relying on Excessive fanservice?
The fact that the protagonist always struggles for the sake of fanservice. Or perhaps it's that the "bad guys" suddenly become better at their jobs while facing Ben 10. It doesn't matter because we can all be assured that friendship and faith will prevail against all. But that's BULL. How can you be so much oblivious Natsu Dragneel winning 90% of the time and fairness issue always come when Ben 10 is involved ?
I'm pretty sure Pokemon is more of a kiddie show then Fairy Tail, yet even pokemon doesn't promote the idea of always winning beacause of "reasons". So I can't condone Fairy Tail doing it. But, what bugs me is the why? Why don't you drink your coffee before writing the battles? Seriously, A character can be downplayed and still get awesome fights. But no, Ben only loses for the sake of losing. It's not because of fairness and balance. You anime people can't see him winning, That's why. And it's so much lazily written...Ultimate10 you are way more effective than a glass of milk. It's true! I am barely keeping myself awake right now.
Even the character's defeat can be made epic, But Ultimate10 does it because he can't see Ben winning. I repeat, I didn't say he should pummel everyone to the ground or he should pull one punch man on everyone... Why are you so much obsessed with making him lose?
Every single fight with new characters is the same. The new villains will seem to easily defeat the main character but later on in a rematch with the help from Fairy tail he will win. I hate it when they introduce new adversaries who are so obviously below the hero's power levels but the other side had written this rule that Ben must hand his ass to the Villains. Just because he needs to be written in an inferior way to appease the other fandoms. Anime fans, A main character can't win all the time, It doesn't mean he should lose all the time. Even Sakura # # Haruno has won against enemies, Why are you so much biased against Ben performing well?
Also reading comments from long-time fans defending that stuff is one of those things that's both hilarious and depressing. I understand things should be balanced but Anime fans twisting the term balance and main character can't win all the time to always serve their interests is nothing but shameless fanworshiping. And mind you, I'm not saying that a manga crossover should not have balance and fairness. But always using this word to in our faces as if that's what should be the main focus of the entire plot is ridiculous. This is an unpopular opinion to you folks but don't you feel the same when Bleach and Naruto characters outshines your favourite heroes?
It's fine to be biased but you people have started thinking of Ben 10 side as mindless trolls whose opinion never matters, That's wrong attitude.
The drama.
Some of it is good, the rest is mostly embarassing. Ultimate is an okay comedy writer (I loved the self-reflexiveness of the earlier arcs), but he kind of sucks at drama and romance. The Entrapment arc was the worst offender, IMO: I thought it was poorly written and overwrought on a Digimonesque level.
Delivers lots and lots of hype to dissapoint at the end. KILLING HYPE, is usually the worst thing an author can do while writing a story in a mainstream Shonen Manga,