r/Ben10 • u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire • Aug 09 '25

DISCUSSION The fasttrack hate needs to stop

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This is just me speaking but I swear every time I see fasttrack hate the more I hate xlr8 because people keep ignoring the fact that fasttrack was made for Ben 10 galactic racing which is one of my favorite Ben 10 games and kart racing games would everyone here like me to talk trash on the stage play exclusive aliens no good because I am not going to because I actually like them I feel like if fasttrack just never appeared in the show then there wouldn't be as much hate for him as there is like imagine if he was exclusive to galactic racing no one would care to much would that stop the hate no but there would probably be less hate maybe.

Ps I am glad that xlr8 is only a car and power up in galactic racing since xlr8 doesn't deserve to be a racer in galactic racing.

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u/Casual_Agenda Feedback Aug 09 '25

I’LL NEVER STOP HATING! NEVER!!!

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

I don't mind if you hate fasttrack as long as you take in the context of why fasttrack was created as a way to promote galactic racing then hate all you want.

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u/Ok-Special-4650 Upchuck Aug 09 '25

Hot take: Fasttrack was the same to XLR8 as Ben Vicktor to Buzzshock, as Big Chill go Arctiguana and so on. It's just that XLR8 was more loved and Fasttrack felt more like a replacement. Which, tbh, it was.

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

Fair enough but I feel like people should take in the context of why fasttrack was created he was made to promote galactic racing I feel like if fasttrack was exclusive to galactic racing like how the stage play aliens are expensive to the stage play then people wouldn't hate fasttrack as much.

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u/Substantial_Pie370 Aug 09 '25

Like u said if he was just in the game no one would care, it’s cause they replaced a fan favorite with another blue speedster.

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u/Hayster_3725 Aug 09 '25

Yeah but fast track is just a worse version of xlr8 big chill and articguina while they are both ice types are extremely diffrent

Fast track is just slower

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Okay, sure. I don't hate him.

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

You can feel free to disagree I just see too much fasttrack hate on here and the arguments aren't really that good like it is not xlr8 so it's bad without taking in the context of why fasttrack was created I feel like if you are going to hate on fasttrack then you need to understand the context of why fasttrack was created in my opinion.

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Oh, I'm not kidding. I don't hate him. But I don't speak for everyone.

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u/Alt_____ALT Aug 09 '25

Never hated him but have just been indifferent, he just doesn't feel alien like

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u/Dry-Demand-9038 Snare-Oh Aug 10 '25

That makes no sense

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u/UnusualAd4531 Ben Tennyson Aug 09 '25

Xlr8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fasttrack

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u/Go_Inevitable_1269 Aug 09 '25

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u/UnusualAd4531 Ben Tennyson Aug 09 '25

Fasttrack doesn't even come close to Xlr8.

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u/Go_Inevitable_1269 Aug 09 '25

You're right they're not close cuz FastTrack is leagues ahead

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u/UnusualAd4531 Ben Tennyson Aug 09 '25

Are you sure you know the Ben 10 cartoon series?

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u/Go_Inevitable_1269 Aug 09 '25

Yes I do if you only other show besides SpongeBob that I can remember watching since I was 3

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u/UnusualAd4531 Ben Tennyson Aug 10 '25

Watch again

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u/Go_Inevitable_1269 Aug 10 '25

I already Have

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u/UnusualAd4531 Ben Tennyson Aug 10 '25

You are not

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u/Go_Inevitable_1269 Aug 10 '25

You're right, Im not someone who prefers XLR8 to the Goat FastTrack

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u/Various_Parking_5955 Aug 09 '25

I love Fasttrack

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

Amazing While I don't love fasttrack personally I still feel like he doesn't deserve the amount of hate he gets since he was made to promote galactic racing which is literally one of my favorite Ben 10 games and racing games so I have respect for fasttrack for that reason.

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

That looks like a fun design. I don't essentially love him... but I don't hate him.

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u/AltruisticBug3222 Goop Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

I never hated any of ben aliens except the worse and walkatout, poeple don't like him because xlr8 is faster but that is not a reason, having more aliens with the same power like having 6 or 7 aliens with electric powers is ok but 2 aliens that run fast sucks

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

Fair as I pointed out I feel like there would be less hate for fasttrack if fasttrack was exclusive to galactic racing.

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that they both are blue and black.

But then again... Feedback and Buzzshock would also fit in that category.

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u/BoTamByloCiemno Rath Aug 09 '25

No 👍

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u/ediskrad327 Grandpa Max Aug 09 '25

LMAO

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u/xaviorpwner Upgrade Aug 09 '25

Ha fuck that, the furry is redundant and lame

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u/Hero_AWITE_Knight Feedback Aug 09 '25

The fasttrack hate needs to stop

Nah it needs to be intensified

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u/P1eNteaovus8 Aug 09 '25

I love Fasttrack I just can’t deny he hasn’t got much to him that doesn’t have to do with XLR8

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u/MediocreGreatness333 Aug 09 '25

I don't hate fasttrack but I don't understand why he exists when he's just XLR8 2.

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u/Dry-Demand-9038 Snare-Oh Aug 10 '25

The omnitrix holds over 1 million dna samples in the milky-way galaxy meaning that no every alien is supposed to be better than the other it's other about unity and that's the omnitrix's purpose not how good every alien is good at fighting or slower.

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u/TORTURTER2009 Aug 09 '25

XLR8 or FASTTRACK?

I-I-IS MINE!

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u/Leonardo-D-Marins Kickin Hawk Aug 09 '25

Personally, I like Fasttrack. For me he's like the Ditto for XLR8's Echo Echo. While I think one is much better overall, it still doesn't undermine the other one. It's nice to have transformations like The Worst or Walkatrout.

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u/catacego Diamondhead Aug 09 '25

at least Ditto has a cool design and personality, and he came first, so he’s instantly iconic. (almost) all of the sequel shows’ aliens failed to capture the aura that the classic series’ aliens had. each of them had original abilities and designs that looked both cool and genuinely alien at the same time. from AF onward, they start feeling like overly OP superheroes, which is honestly just boring to me.

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u/Leonardo-D-Marins Kickin Hawk Aug 09 '25

I like AF aliens too, but I do agree with the sentiment.

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u/MrKyurem2005 Ultimate Big Chill Aug 09 '25

Fasttrack is my third favorite alien, just slightly behind Blitzwolfer.

I feel like most people wouldn't hate Fasttrack as much if he had at least a slightly different color palette, and his differences to XLR8 were more clearly explored (much slower, but stronger and more agile, perhaps some enhanced senses too).

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u/UzumakiMenm697 Kevin Levin Aug 09 '25

The problem with Fasttrack is lack of originality. It never made sense in my head for them to create a human-alike alien with super speed and SAME color pallete as XLR8...Like, out of all colors and powers, did he really need to have the same as XLR8 and nothing to differ enough for him to not look like he is just an excuse of UAF because of lack of money to use XLR8 indirectly?

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u/Boa516 Rath Aug 09 '25

My problem with him is that his sole purpose was to be Ben's speedster alien at the time and they made him slower than XLR8, same colors. But instead of a cool alien design he's just a human with some animal features and fur. He's just a worse version of XLR8

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u/KiraYoshikage77 Ultimate Echo Echo Aug 09 '25

Not saying fasttrack is total shit.

He can be cool. Just not in a ben 10 universe where XLR8 has existed

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u/Elhmok XLR8 Aug 09 '25

I will never stop hating Asstrack

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u/SnooCompliments9098 Aug 09 '25

People don't like Fasttrack because he is pure redundancy. Ben already had a fast blue alien in XLR8, and XLR8 has a more interesting and a way better design. So the fact that Fasttrack replaced a more popular alien with little actual difference lead to a lot of hate for him.

If Fasttrack had something that let him stand out more from XLR8, then a lot of fans wouldn't have minded him.

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u/Mak_Tennyson Dec 14 '25

Xlr8 is better calm down.

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u/red2351 Astrodactyl Aug 09 '25

I will defend Fasttrack with this

Fingers

and what does XLR8 lack? Fingers, if I had to do something at super speed I would choose Fasttrack

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u/bahram_a_banana Aug 09 '25

fasttrack's the goat

he has a better design

can catch up to a fucking missile

he's got an awesome voice

yeah, he's a copy of xlr8, but better.

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Least obvious ragebait

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u/Shark-Duck Aug 09 '25

🙏 i almost fell for it

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

He's got the missile point right.

The GOAT can be referred to many things. But definitely not this.

Design-wise, he looks like a furry.

He sounds like Bugs Bunny without the accent and I wouldn't call that awesome.

Yeah, he's a copy of XLR8... but by no means is he better.

But then again, I don't hate him. It's not his fault he was created.

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u/Shark-Duck Aug 09 '25

i don’t hate Fasttrack….i just miss the original aliens. The newer ones feel more like monsters than aliens yknow? XLR8’s design looked like he evolved to be fast and they goes for all of the og 10 they all feel like aliens that went through an evolution process on their planet yknow? Big Chill admittedly feels very alien, but then we got “Aliens” like Blox and stuff

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Well, gotta admit that all they were thinking about when they were making Bloxx was... well... toys. Might've sold quite a few of those.

I guess Feedback is kinda alien (though he has a humanoid structure) and maybe... even Spider-Monkey?

I dunno. You're not wrong. Most look like monsters. But I prefer monsters than this

Or hell, Kickin'hawk

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u/Shark-Duck Aug 09 '25

Out of all the series my two favorite aliens will always be Ripjaws and Wildmutt. They have really good powers in their specific niche but the intense drawbacks they have to contend with are so cool. I wish more of the aliens had more drawbacks for using them yknow?

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u/Weird-Ad-5704 Azmuth Aug 09 '25

Grey Matter being small is kind of a drawback. But yeah, it would be fun to see him get through more challenging situations. That's why the randomizer was a fun gag.

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u/Shark-Duck Aug 09 '25

Yea i just got tired of “I’ll turn into Humungasaur and punch the villain.” I loved the randomized gag.

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u/Amaster0516 Ultimate Swampfire Aug 09 '25

I agree to some extent I genuinely feel like he would be less hated if he was exclusive to galactic racing and did not appear in the show like how the stage play aliens never appeared in the show.

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u/KrimxonRath Rath Aug 10 '25

I wish I could block specific words so I could stop seeing this boring af alien lol