


It was still notable, however, for two major Author's Saving Throws: giving an explanation for Kevin's change of personality between the original series and Alien Force, and turning back the badly decayed Vilgax and Forever Knights into credible threats. It was generally viewed as too similar to Alien Force to even be considered as a separate series, and it is usually rather seen as a continuation of the previous one the only major changes it brought to the franchise were Ben starting to use a new Omnitrix and his identity being revealed to the world, confirming further his evolution as a Living Legend in-universe. Much like its predecessor, Ultimate Alien had a controversial reception and maintained the Broken Base amongst the fans. The second season is mostly made of filler episodes, but there are some episodes that link into the third season's story arc involving an Eldritch Abomination named Diagon linked to the past of the Forever Knights.
