Ben Tennyson Vs Jaden Yuki

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* Brown-haired laid-back and encouraging teenage protagonists who made their debuts in the mid-2000s (Ben 10 in 2005 & Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in 2004).
* They're considered to be some of the best in their fields (Plumbers & Duelists).
* They use special devices around their left wrists to bring out multitudes of different heroes (Ben uses different versions of the Omnitrix to transform into different aliens & Jaden uses Duel Disks to summon different Elemental HEROs).
* They switch between different catchphrases when they activate their devices (Ben says "It's Hero Time" or "Going Hero" while Jaden says "Get Your Game On" or "Let's Throw Down" with the formers being more iconic).
* Both have similar-themed heroes like fire (Heatblast & Burstinatrix), soundwaves (Echo Echo & Aqua Dolphin), electric titans (Shocksquatch & Thunder Giant) and even cosmic muscular beings of immense power who are their true aces (Alien X & Elemental HERO Neos).
* Both initially have trouble understanding how to use their aces but would find ways to get around those problems (Ben needed to convince Bellicus and Serena to do anything with Alien X which he bypassed in Omniverse & Jaden was confused as to why Neos went back to his deck in his third round with Aster and did not know that Neos Fusions return to the deck at the end of the turn but got the hang of it by the end of the same duel).
* Both went from inexperienced children to more responsible teenagers to going back to their original personalities with a better understanding of when to take things seriously.
* Their adventures took them to different worlds and dimensions where they were the only ones capable of stopping dark forces from controlling and/or destroying their worlds and even the universe and multiverse at times.
* Some of their adventures include past events that they were technically part of before they even came to be which influenced powerful beings to become some of the main antagonists (Ben travelled to the past and came across Young Vilgax who saw the capabilities of the Omnitrix so Ben became the reason why he was driven to get the Omnitrix from the start and become the recurring main antagonist & in a previous life, Jaden was best friends with Yubel who volunteered to become his guardian as Jaden developed his abilities with the Gentle Darkness from his previous life to his reincarnation to his eventual memory loss of Yubel so Yubel set out to reunite with him which caused Yubel to become the main antagonist for Season 3 of GX).
* They wear black shirts and jackets in colors that resemble their devices (Green & Red).
* Kevin Levin and Chazz Princeton are black-haired black-clad rivals with similar abilities (at some points for Kevin) and act more like anti-heroes.
* Kevin Levin and Zane Truesdale are the black-clad rivals that are good at mechanical things (Kevin is a mechanic while Zane is a Cyber Dragon Duelist) and often help the protagonists by reminding them how they get way in over their heads sometimes.
* Albedo and Chazz Princeton are rivals with grudges towards the heroes and have similar capabilities.
* Finally, Albedo's and Aster Phoenix's arsenals are identical to those of the heroes but with massive twists that separate them from the heroes.
* Ben 10,000 (OS) grew up to be absolutely serious with no time for his loved ones but a blast from the past in the form of Kid Ben arrived and made him change his ways which made him into a responsible man who can kick back and have fun every once in a while (Just like with Jaden but with Yugi Muto instead of his younger self).
* Ben 10,000 (UA) eventually accesses abilities within himself that initially weren't accessible like his Anodite powers and could eventually use his alien abilities without transforming (Like how Jaden couldn't access the full power of the Gentle Darkness until he was fused together with the Supreme King and Yubel so he can access abilities without needing to summon a monster).
* Finally, Ben 10,000 (Omniverse) has the ability to merge his aliens together like what Jaden can do with his Elemental HEROs even though Ben did have accidental access to this in an early episode of the franchise.