Strays

Strays

”Lucky one, huh?”

hello. happy late 11.11 here`s some concept art for kev`s mom

she doesn`t have a name in canon so i named her eve. as in - e.levin

get it

i like to imagine that that levin is actually her maiden name and devin took it after marriage in order to - feel better integrated into earth`s society

bonus: some concepts for working and casual fits

babe wake up hugo drew another head bust of kevin e levin

zed is like little kids in fall, she wears her halloween costumes for the month before and after the actual holiday

Kinda related to the topic. Got inspired from it

I always had the impression that Kevin would be extremely dissapointed if he were to find out after the whole arc that Morgg was still alive

No, I don't think the Tennysons would let him know. He would have found out either through the Rooters or any other sketchy ways

Back to what I was saying

As in, dissapointed in himself

For not avenging his mentor when he had the chance

Even as his regular self, I still see him as full of resentment. He just has people around him to prevent him from going after Morgg again and killing him for good

Case and point, Vendetta

And even if he were to try to do that regardless and/or suceed, he'd suffer the consequences, legally speaking

I doubt he'd be able to get away with it like he did with Ragnarok

In the UltimateKevin arc, I doubt he even planned/cared what would happen to him he'd get rid of everyone who "did him wrong"

There was no concrete conclusion to what Kevin exactly wanted after all of this

He was out of his mind, he could barely think past "justified" destruction and feeding himself

I'd argue that after the end of Absolute Power Part 1, he became more-so a force of nature type of threat because of his instincts taking control

Where ever he knew it or not, Kevin was getting closer to death. Either via destroying his body and/or outside interferences

kevin should have got to kill that jerkass prison guard guy

ben 10 2006 kevin arc: addicts arent good or bad. they can be kind and good and pure and everything a person 'should' be and circumstances can still align and draw them to addiction. kevin is a sweet kid who wants to make friends and is continually shown to be kind when sober, but even in his very first moments it's seen that his trip can drive him to hurt others and himself. he doesnt have any other choice though, because he couldn't survive without his addiction and the power that it gives him. this is understood, and yet ben's arc is about understanding that no matter how much you may care about an addict or a mentally ill loved one, no matter how many chances you try to give them, there comes a point where it is lethal for you to keep trying to help someone who cannot be helped. Ben gives kevin mercy, tools to help himself, and while their might be animosity about it, he really only wants kevin to be ok but even if you believe in someone with all of your soul, you cannot stay with them if they can't value you in the way you value them. Addiction is not a fault, but it is also not an illness that breeds nice people, and continuing to try and help someone who will hurt you for trying is less helping and more self-flaggelation.

ben 10 ultimate alien kevin arc: hey look at this horrible irredeemable criminal junkie lol. everyone can treat him like shit and ignore his feelings because he was on drugs once, and hes even been to jail!! isnt that horrible? doesnt he deserve to be the narrative punching bag? hes an ADDICT he can take it!! look at him getting off the wagon lol, isnt he awful for that? let's have his girlfriend and best friend call him ugly and have him get molested and enslaved!!! also when dealing with a partner going through a violent relapse its totally cool and romantic to 'believe' in him even when he is actively seeking you out to kill you. you should not distance yourself and get yourself to safety because thats LOVE and you can FIX him and ONLY YOU CAN DO THAT. we are a progressive show that has progressive politics

(these are my own interpretations btw i cant argue for intent only what i took away from it. but uaf's botched 'progressiveism' grates on me heavily when even ogs's villians are treated with more sympathy about factors out of their control than one og the teen main characters. ill make a seperate post about botched themes and whitewashing of actual issues later but focusing on this rn bc this is what made kevin resonate with me in the first place and i hate how they botched it)