Ben 10: Alien Force/Continuity Callbacks

Table of Contents 	Table of Contents 	Table of Contents 	Table of Contents
Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes 	Episodes
Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 	Undercover 	Simple 	
Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 	Birds of a Feather 	Singlehanded 	
Everybody Talks About the Weather	Pet Project 	If All Else Fails 	
Kevin's Big Score 	Unearthed 	In Charm's Way 	
All That Glitters 	Voided 	Ghost Town 	
Pier Pressure 	Inside Man 	Busy Box 	
Max Out 	War of the Worlds: Part 1 	Con of Rath 	
What Are Little Girls Made Of? 	War of the Worlds: Part 2 	Primus 	
Plumbers' Helpers 	Ben 10: Alien Swarm 	Above and Beyond 	
X = Ben + 2 	Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1	Time Heals 	
Darkstar Rising 	Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2	The Final Battle: Part 1	
Good Copy, Bad Copy 	Inferno 	The Final Battle: Part 2	
Save the Last Dance 	Don't Fear the Repo 	 	
==Episodes==
===Ben 10 Returns: Part 1===
*It is revealed that Ben took off the Omnitrix at some point after the Original Series.
*Ben tells Magister Labrid that they've tangled with the Forever Knights before, referring to their encounters in the Original Series.
*Ben states that Kevin is still supposed to be in the Null Void after the events of Back With a Vengeance.
===Ben 10 Returns: Part 2===
*Ben recalls the encounters he had with Kevin during the Original Series while persuading Kevin to join him and Gwen to defeat the Highbreed.
===Everybody Talks About the Weather===
*The trio remark how Alan looks like Heatblast, the first alien Ben transformed into and one of his regular transformations during the Original Series.
*Ben mentions the aliens they were fighting looked like the ones they fought before in Ben 10 Returns.
===Kevin's Big Score===
*Ben and Gwen recall the first Rustbucket Max used to own during the Original Series, as well as the summer vacation where they drove all around the country and encountered Kevin who was still evil.
===All That Glitters===
*Near the beginning of the episode, Ben is seen playing a Holo-Viewer with a message from Max, which he obtained in the previous episode.
===Pier Pressure===
*Gwen is still upset with Kevin for not asking her out in the previous episode.
*Ben mentions that he used to be able to transform into Upgrade during the Original Series.
===Max Out===
*Max being on the Highbreed's case since Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 is focused on in this episode.
*Ben points out the weather tower, which the trio first saw in Everybody Talks About the Weather.
===What Are Little Girls Made Of?===
*Max's death from Max Out is mentioned frequently in this episode.
*The possibility of Gwen having alien heritage was first mentioned by Kevin in Everybody Talks About the Weather.
*When Gwen opens the drawer under her bed, her Lucky Girl mask which she wore in Lucky Girl and Tough Luck is shown, along with the Keystone of Bezel.
*While they sit on the roof, Ben recalls Gwen telling him that putting on the Omnitrix again was his choice, from Ben 10 Returns: Part 1.
*Verdona mentions Shag Carpeting being Max's favorite band, which was revealed in Monster Weather.
===Plumbers' Helpers===
*Ben refers to Helen as an XLR8 and mentions that he used to be able to turn into him.
===X = Ben + 2===
*Near the beginning of the episode, Gwen says they should go to the lake, and Ben mentions "We've kinda done the lake", referring to the events of What Are Little Girls Made Of?.
*When hearing about SevenSeven, Ben recalls fighting SixSix in the past.
===Darkstar Rising===
*Ben and Magister Gilhil mention the former's defeat of Vilgax, which occurred in Secret of the Omnitrix.
*Ben mentions that Kevin did his time in the Null Void, which happened after he was sent there back in Back With a Vengeance.
*The trio recall their encounters with the Highbreed and the DNAliens from previous episodes of the season. Ben mentions that he destroyed one of their ships, which he did in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2.
*Kevin mentions that Darkstar absorbed the energy of the girls from his school, which occurred in All That Glitters.
===Good Copy, Bad Copy===
*When she interrogates Ben, Gwen mentions that Max is gone, referring to his presumed death in Max Out.
*Ben mentions Grey Matter, an alien he would often transform into five years ago, when Albedo reveals he is a Galvan.
*When Albedo claims that he created the Omnitrix, Ben corrects him by saying that Azmuth created it, which he learned in Secret of the Omnitrix.
===Save the Last Dance===
*While talking about the dance, Ben mentions Kevin being in the Null Void, after he was sent there in Back With a Vengeance.
*Julie recalls Jetray from the pier, from Pier Pressure.
*Ben and Gwen recall Ben having a problem with Ghostfreak, who was taken over by Zs'Skayr and escaped the Omnitrix in Ghostfreaked Out.
===Undercover===
When Kevin says to Ben "You used to turn into one of those (insects)", he is referring to Stinkfly.
*Ben mentions that Cooper helped him and Gwen once when they were kids, referring to the events of Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10.
*When the trio arrive at Los Soledad, Kevin recalls fighting a monster the last time they were there in Paradox.
*When Cooper touches the cloaking device before destroying it, he sees flashbacks to Ben 10 Returns: Part 2, Max Out, and Darkstar Rising.
===Birds of a Feather===
*Gwen references the events of Good Copy, Bad Copy when she says "Tell me this isn't one of those evil twin things again".
===Pet Project===
*Dr. Chadwick recalls the events of Be-Knighted when he makes his speech in front of the Forever Knights.
===Unearthed===
*Professor Paradox's experiment from Paradox is mentioned as being the reason Tiny and her parents were stuck in stasis for roughly 50 years.
===Voided===
*Manny, Helen and Pierce are still stuck in the Null Void in this episode. Manny and Helen went into the Null Void in Plumbers' Helpers to look for Pierce, who accidentally went there sometime before the aforementioned episode.
*Ben mentions that he did not need any special equipment the last time he went into the Null Void, which occurred in Back With a Vengeance.
*Ben mentions that Kevin stole the Rustbucket 2, which occurred in Kevin's Big Score.
*Max is shown to be alive in the Null Void after his presumed death in Max Out.
===Inside Man===
*According to Ben, this episode takes place a few weeks after Undercover.
*As shown in Tyler's flashbacks, the Hyperspace Jump Gate is closer to being complete than it was in Undercover.
*Ben and Gwen recall the events of Undercover and Max Out, respectively, to Tyler.
===War of the Worlds: Part 1===
*Ben and Professor Paradox mention the time the team took down a Highbreed ship in Ben 10 Returns: Part 2.
*Azmuth mentions the events of Secret of the Omnitrix, where he told Ben that the secret of the Omnitrix is that it allows him to walk in the shoes of other lifeforms.
*Ben previously thought the Omnitrix contained the DNA of only 10,000 aliens, referencing when he met Ben 10,000 in Ben 10,000.
*The Hyperspace Jump Gate is now complete after the DNAliens acquired the Oscillator Key in the previous episode.
*Cooper saw Highbreed ships invading Earth via the Hyperspace Jump Gate in a vision in Undercover, which comes true in this episode.
===War of the Worlds: Part 2===
*Darkstar says that Ben beat him twice, referring to the events of All That Glitters and Darkstar Rising.
*Kevin collecting alien tech and storing it in his car was first hinted at in Be-Knighted.
*Ben recognizes Reinrassig after their encounter in Alone Together. Reinrassig also mentions that Ben reattached his severed hand using Swampfire.
===Ben 10: Alien Swarm===
*The movie takes place between Seasons 1 and 2 of Alien Force.
===Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1===
*Ben has been awarded many trophies for his victory over the Highbreed, which occurred in the previous episode.
*The Plumbers' Helpers are seen travelling with Max after he took them under his wing in the previous episode.
*Ben recalls the time he threw Vilgax into space in Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix.
*Ben and Kevin recall the latter trying to steal the Omnitrix from Ben during the Original Series.
===Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2===
*Kevin theorizes that his mutation is the result of feedback from the Omnitrix "like the last time", referring to the events of Framed, where he mutated into Kevin 11 after having absorbed alien DNA from the Omnitrix in Kevin 11.
*Gwen reminds Ben that the Omnitrix's Capture Mode is the yellow setting, which is a reference to the events of Benwolf, where the Omnitrix turned yellow when it scanned the Werewolf's DNA.
*One of the rides at the pier has been restored, after Ship took over it in Pier Pressure.
*Kevin saying "You've laid eggs before" when discussing Spidermonkey with Ben is a reference to Save the Last Dance when Big Chill laid eggs.
*Kevin mentions that Ben last beat Vilgax with Way Big, referencing Secret of the Omnitrix.
===Inferno===
*Vulkanus was able to purchase Earth using the Taydenite which his Pickaxe Aliens mined from Kevin in Kevin's Big Score.
===Don't Fear the Repo===
*It is revealed that Kevin kept the ship Lu lent the team in Birds of a Feather.
*Baz-l wants Ship back after hearing about his part in the Highbreed war, referring to War of the Worlds.
*There are several references to Pier Pressure:
**Kevin recalls that Ben and Julie found Ship on their first date.
**Ben recognizes Baz-l as "the guy who left Ship on Earth".
===Simple===
*Kevin makes Argit pay him the money he owes him, which was first mentioned in Kevin's Big Score.
===Singlehanded===
*In the Null Void, Ben visits Max's old hideout, which he used during his time as the Wrench, first seen in Voided.
===If All Else Fails===
*The events of War of the Worlds: Part 2 are referenced.
===In Charm's Way===
*Charmcaster mentions that Gwen stole her spellbook, which occurred in A Change of Face.
===Ghost Town===
*Gwen mentions that Vilgax was banished from Earth, which occurred in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2.
*Ben recalls that Zs'Skayr tried to possess him during the Original Series.
===Busy Box===
*Gwen rhetorically asks Ben and Kevin "You know how my powers have trouble with technology?" referring to the events of Good Copy, Bad Copy, where she was unable to track Albedo in a computer factory.
*Ben asking, "Are we doing this again?", when Gwen corrects the boys by saying the robot was a "she", is referring to Unearthed where they debated Tiny's gender.
===Con of Rath===
*Gwen mentions having tried to go to the beach for a month, indicating that this episode takes place at least a month after In Charm's Way, when the team was last seen at the beach.
*When the Vreedle Brothers enter the Space Tavern, Gwen mentions that the team saw them go up in an explosion, which occurred in the previous episode.
===Primus===
*Vilgax remembers his meeting with Zs'Skayr to find the secrets of the Omnitrix which occurred during Ghost Town.
*When Kevin destroyed the Techadon Robot's gauntlet, he said "Not this time", referring to the events of The Gauntlet.
===Above and Beyond===
*When the Plumbers' Helpers discuss Ben's odd behavior, Manny suggests that Ben needs to lay eggs again, referencing the events of Save the Last Dance.
*Alan mentions that Ben tracked him by his Plumber badge the first time they met, which occurred in Everybody Talks About the Weather.
===Time Heals===
*Gwen mentions to Professor Paradox that she hasn't been able to cure Kevin with her magic. She was revealed to be finding ways to cure Kevin of his mutation in In Charm's Way.
===The Final Battle: Part 1===
*Galvan Prime has been repaired after the Highbreed destroyed it in War of the Worlds: Part 1.
*Max says that the Plumbers' Helpers are off-world, as they were allowed to go to the Plumbers' Academy at the end of Above and Beyond.
*There are more train tracks coming out of the cave Ben meets Albedo in than when the cave was last seen in Unearthed.
===The Final Battle: Part 2===
*Vilgax commands his Bioid army: hundreds of soldiers all with the power of the Omnitrix, finally fulfilling the dream that he confided to Ben in Secrets.
*Azmuth mentions that Ben disobeyed him and hacked the Omnitrix, which occurred in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1. Ben also mentions that he turned Kevin into a monster, as revealed in Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2.
*Vilgax says activating the Omnitrix's Self-Destruct Mode would destroy the universe, calling back to Secret of the Omnitrix.
==References==
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