OTTO Motives

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OTTO Motives is the eighth episode of the fourth season of Ben 10: Omniverse, and the thirty-eighth episode overall.

Synopsis[]

Kevin and Rook run into an old enemy from the Null Void while attending an intergalactic auto show.^{[CN 1]}

Plot[]

Five years ago, in the Null Void, Kevin is seen moving some objects around. Argit walks up with another object and they both talk about how difficult it is to bring the objects together. A robot named Otto arrives and says that he is going to use the objects to help them get out of the Null Void. Otto tricks Kevin and Argit into turning on the device and escapes without them, leaving the now-dismayed Kevin and Argit trapped in the Null Void.

In the present, on Khoros, Kevin and Rook arrive and Kevin comments on Rook being a slow driver. He then suggests leaving the weapons in the truck in case the guards confiscate them. Rook agrees and puts away his Proto-Tool and they both head for the front gate. Some prisoners are seen wanting something to drink but the Tetramands don't give them any. Kevin and Rook enter into the Khoros Car Show where Kevin explains the event. Blarney T. Hokestar is seen using a smoothie to power a car and SevenSeven is seen holding TwoTwo while enjoying the event. Kevin finds an item he needs but Rook comments that it has been banned in over 12 systems. Kevin responds by saying it's still legal in three and the vendor is forced to let Kevin take it for free. Kevin and Rook suddenly bump into Argit and Kevin wonders if Argit is up to no good. Argit tries to say he is a "solid citizen", but Rook tells Kevin that Argit into a warehouse and stole illegal equipment. Suddenly, Kevin spots someone and it turns out to be Otto, to which Argit replies that they have been looking for him for five years to get payback. Kevin and Argit suddenly start to charge at Otto, but they are briefly stopped by Otto's Violet Offenders. Kevin and Argit are restrained but Otto tells the Offenders to let them go as they were once associates. Otto says he tried looking for a way to get them out, but Kevin doesn't buy it. However, Otto offers a job for Kevin, saying the dangers are great, but the profit is good. Kevin objects and Otto has the Violet Offenders attack the group.

Kevin, Rook, and Argit duck for cover and Kevin urges Rook to call Ben. Ben answers the phone and Rook tells him that there is trouble. Before Rook can finish, the phone gets blasted out of his hand and Otto and the Violet Offenders run toward the main gate. Kevin absorbs some metal and he and Rook start to chase after Otto's group, with Argit staying behind. The Tetramands also try to shoot down Otto's group while Rook and Kevin run toward the Offenders. Rook takes down a couple of them while Kevin takes down the other. The fourth Offender iholds Otto and Rook tells them to put their hands up. They do so and the Tetramands take them away. Warlord Gar appears and thanks Kevin and the others for stopping Otto's group and saving the car show. Kevin is surprised that Gar is happy to see him after not deciding to marry his daughter and Gar responds that she is away. Gar then says that Kevin, Rook, and Argit will be his honored guests at the car show but Kevin and Rook suspect something isn't right.

In a prison cell, Otto is locked up with his Violet Offenders. Otto says it was part of his plan and disrupts the prison gate, unlocking it. Back outside, Kevin still suspects that something is wrong as Otto wouldn't pull a stunt like that. Gar says he will show off his most valuable cars with Kevin and Rook questioning if it is close to anywhere he locked up Otto in. Gar confirms this and, suddenly, cars race out with Otto happily saying he's free. Kevin and Rook quickly get on one of the beasts and they begin to chase after Otto's group. Grick and Grack are seen poking fun at the way that Otto's group drives and how Kevin and Rook are riding the beasts. Kevin steers the beast into ramming into one of the Violent Offenders' cars but gets thrown off his ride along with Rook. Otto's group runs right through the main gate and Argit arrives with the Proto-TRUK and Kevin's car.

On the open field, Kevin, Rook, and Argit continue to chase down after Otto's group. Rook asks to call Ben again, but Kevin says that it will take too long. As Kevin tries to grip onto one of the cars, a group of Sandrippers suddenly starts to chase after them. One of the Sandrippers bites onto the Proto-TRUK, forcing Rook to call Ben again and Ben asks where Kevin is. Rook says that Kevin is facing some Sandrippers in his car and tells Ben to hurry. Kevin is seen driving with a couple of Sandrippers biting his car and Kevin presses a button that shocks them and knocks them off. A Sandripper also attacks Otto's car and Otto tells the Violet Offenders to head up the slab. Kevin confirms it's a good idea as the Sandrippers cannot travel through solid rock. However, the car Otto is in nearly falls off the deep cliff and Kevin saves them. Otto and the Violet Offenders are arrested again with Otto commenting on Rook's vehicle. As Kevin, Rook, and Argit stare down the stolen cars, the Proto-TRUK starts to transform with Otto merged with it. Otto then takes the other cars and also merges with them, transforming into a giant robot. Otto starts to attack the group but Kevin, Rook, and Argit all escape in Kevin's car. As Kevin drives away from Otto, Ben arrives and complains about how tough it was getting Azmuth to teleport him here. Ben transforms into Eatle and eats parts of Kevin's car and blasts Otto down. After reverting to Ben, he gets back into Kevin's car, with Kevin yelling at Ben about his damaged car. After fighting off a Sandripper, Otto chases after Ben and the rest and Ben transforms into Upgrade. Upgrade upgrades Kevin's car into a giant robot and stands beside Otto.

Otto sarcastically acts scared to see a Galvanic Mechamorph and the two giants proceed to fight. They trade blows until Upgrade nearly blasts him off a cliff. Otto blasts him back and tries to punch him, but Upgrade grabs his fist and knocks Otto off of the robot. Upgrade fully takes over the robot and turns it back into the four cars. Rook's Proto-TRUK is the only one that is badly damaged with Kevin poking fun at him. However, Upgrade transforms back into Ben and Kevin's car is badly damaged as well, leaving Kevin shocked. Later at Warlord Gar's castle, Otto is still damaged from his fight and Gar thanks Ben for saving his cars. Ben says that Kevin's car has been damaged and Gar is happy to give Kevin one of his cars. In space, Rook is still angry that his Proto-TRUK is still damaged, and that Kevin got a brand-new car. Kevin plans on selling the car and using the money needed to help fix both the Proto-TRUK and his car. Argit says that there is a problem and Ben confirms that since the car Kevin chose is made of expensive Taydenite, no one has the money to buy it. Kevin and Rook then realize this in shock.

Noteworthy Events[]

Major Events[]

• Kevin and Rook attend a car show on Khoros.
• Kevin's car is destroyed.

Character Debuts[]

• Kevin Levin (Omniverse flashback debut)
• Argit (Omniverse flashback debut)
• Gil Steptoe
• Grick
• Grack
• Parts Dealer
• TwoTwo
• Sandripper
• Otto
• Violet Offenders (Omniverse present debut)

Omnitrix Alien Debut[]

• Upgrade (Omniverse debut by 16-year-old Ben)

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

• Kevin Levin (main character; 12 and 17 years old)
• Rook Blonko (main character)
• Argit (flashback and present)

Supporting Characters[]

• Ben Tennyson
• Tetramands
  • Tetramand Guards
  • Gar Red Wind

Antagonists[]

• Otto (first appearance; flashback and present)
• Violet Offenders
• Sandrippers (first appearance)

Other Characters[]

• Khoros Reptilian Mounts
• Blarney T. Hokestar (cameo)
• Gil Steptoe (first appearance; cameo)
• Grick (first appearance)
• Grack (first appearance)
• Major Glorff (cameo)
• Parts Dealer (first appearance)
• SevenSeven (cameo)
• TwoTwo (first appearance; cameo)

Aliens Used[]

• Eatle
• Upgrade (first reappearance by 16-year-old Ben)

Quotes[]

Naming and Translations[]

Cast[]

Continuity[]

• This episode takes place at the same time as Mud is Thicker Than Water. Ben's arrival is a continuation from the previous episode.
• Argit and Rook mention the events of The Ultimate Heist while discussing with Kevin about Argit becoming an honest citizen.
• Gar mentions that he remembers meeting Rook when he threatened Earth, in Many Happy Returns.

Allusions[]

• The title of the episode is a pun on the term "automotives", another word for cars.
• This episode makes several references to Transformers:
  • The head of Upgrade's Battle mode resembles the head design of Optimus Prime from the original Transformers show, but the design is more akin to Ultra Magnus from Transformers: Animated (minus the head crest).
  • When Otto becomes one with the Proto-TRUK and the four alien cars he stole, he calls himself Otto Gestalt. "Gestalt" means an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. This is a parody of the Transformers Combiners, which fans of the franchise often use the word "gestalt" to refer to differentiate these from other characters who have similar combination gimmicks.
  • The metal that Kevin absorbs is from a black and red car with six wheels. This car is a reference to Crasher, a character from the Transformers' former rival and now spin-off, Gobots, from Tonka, which it eventfully got acquired by Transformers' company, Hasbro in 1991. It also happens to be the inspiration for Fistina.
• Otto mererging several vehicles together to form one huge robot is a common trope in giant robot series, started by the 1974 anime Getter Robo, and has become a mainstay in franchises such as Power Rangers and Voltron.

Errors[]

• The distance between the prisoners changes between shots.
• In one shot when Rook and Kevin ride the reptilian mount, Rook has the Proto-Tool even though he left it in the Proto-TRUK earlier.
• The pacing of Ben's dialogue on the phone does not match the original pacing from Mud is Thicker Than Water.
• In one shot, the cars Otto stole are missing.
• The size of one mountain changes between shots.
• In one shot, Eatle's gums are miscolored.
• In one shot, the right shoulder of Ben's shirt is green.
• In one shot, the upper part of Otto's torso where his head is attaches on is grey instead of orange.
• For a split second after Ben transforms into Upgrade, the palms of his hands are miscolored black, as opposed to their wide-spanning green.
• When Upgrade's head pops out of the dashboard of Kevin's car, the rim of his Omnitrix symbol is green.
• At the end of the episode, there is more space in the Proto-TRUK's cockpit than usual.

Original distance

Distance error

Rook has the Proto-Tool

Missing cars

Original mountain size

Mountain size error

Miscolored gums

Shirt error

Torso color error

Black palms

Omnitrix symbol rim error

Extra space

Trivia[]

• The episode's title is listed as Otto Motives on the model sheets^{[ms 1]} and OTTO Motive on the Cartoon Network website.^{[CN 1]}

References[]

Production Material[]

Model Sheets[]

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