The Omnitrix is also given more features and actually useful compared to the Running Gag in Omniverse, where it would frequently give him the wrong alien even if it had no reason to. Some of the newer aliens introduced in UAF and Omniverse are this, such as Fasttrack, Crashhopper, and many others are given some upgrades.
Villains such as Billy Billions and other Omniverse-introduced villains are also given this treatment to better fit with the fic's more serious tone.The Helpers themselves are also given more time to shine. Julie has now joined the Plumber's Helpers as a young recruit, which means she received training and is much more capable of handling herself than her mainstream counterpart.Revonnah-Kai is even given a bit of a buff by the expansion of it as a sort of Chi-based martial arts and not just limited to one move (Stone Cutter).Rook Blonko has a much better mastery of Revonnah Kai in this continuity.Adaptational Badass: Many of Ben's lesser used aliens get some buffs given the age ups.This version reimagines him as a sort of Kilowog Expy. Sheriff Wat-Senn, the Plumber in charge of Rennovah, was a relatively human-looking alien in canon.Bloxx isn't a humanoid Lego creature, he's instead a sort of shapeshifting Land Coral that is more organic-looking than before.Acceptable Breaks from Canon: Since Julie is still with Ben here, she plays a much larger role here than in "Omniverse" and play a role in events where she was absent.The Prater Magia is revealed to be an even greater mage, as Hex bows before him when they first meet.Albus Guiden of Friedkin University and Verdona Tennyson are the High Magus of Earth and Anodyne respectively. The Archmage: In this universe, there is a title in the universe known as 'High Magus', given only to the strongest mages of their specific planet or universe.Absurdly Youthful Mother: Fay Brasher (nee Tennyson) is actually quite young-looking for a mother of a teenage daughter and the eldest daughter of Max and Verdona.