No specific hate to those two characters btw. I just never liked how Paradox, Eon, Vilgax and even NW Ben constantly used the term "Bens" when referring to alternate versions of Ben, and I'm expected to just accept that Gwen and Albedo fit that term.

All other Bens make sense as different versions of the same guy across various timelines. Gwen and Albedo however are characters who should not have any direct link to Ben's timeline tree. They should be their own individuals with their own messy timelines.

I thought "Ben" was used as a generic term that meant omnitrix user, making Gwen and Albedo valid, but it get's a bit funky when you consider Eon who was also considered a Ben. As well as NW Ben who was still addressed as a Ben even before he got Ben Prime's omnitrix.

Honestly, I think it would be way nicer if instead of Gwen we got a genderbent 11 yo version of Ben. That way, it's easier on my mind to accept that they are an alternate version of our Ben Tennyson that was born with XX Chromosomes. Probably name her something like Benitta to make it even more obvious that she is a Ben. 

And if you have a problem with her not getting a storyline for herself, don't be. All the other Bens aside from Ben 23 and Mad Ben literally have no story behind them as well, and the special is still fine without that.

If they really wanted to feature the Ultimatrix in the special, we didn't need to bring back Albedo for that. Just give it to Bad Ben and call it a day. He's already the most blandly designed Ben alternate (just a hair recolor and a represented by a pale green), so the Ultimatrix would be a very cool way to distinguish him. 

The Ultimatrix is already considered as a weapon by most of the fandom, so it being used by Bad Ben fits very nicely. Maybe they can even change his theme color from pale green to something more fitting.



For as much as I loved the 200th episode special, I always hated the inclusion of Gwen 10 and Albedo as "alternate Bens". I'd rather swap them out for a genderbent Ben, and Bad Ben with the Ultimatrix.