Man of Action isn’t ready to hear me talk about how we could explore Reboot!Rex moral compass with how he is aware that Providence is bad and possibly how Consortium is using them to clean up their mess.
It may upset some with my gripe and I’m sorry, it doesn’t get talked about with how the citizens in the Bug Jar are thrown under the bus in the original narrative. In early as episode two, we know Rex is willing to listen to the EVOs to help them, but with the Bug Jar citizens it only comes up once in the whole narrative and is dropped in subsequent episodes. Like even after the crossover episode when the shield is destroyed, the citizens are still there.
It feels weird to me when you consider in UAF, Man of Action is willing to talk about immigrates deserved to be respected and how the military treats them is bad. But in Generator Rex only gets that one or two times even though we know some EVOs are orphaned teenagers like Circe, Tuck, Cricket and Skwydd. Possibly Breach too, but again it’s rarely touched on. Most of Rex’s time is spent fixing people even though that’s great, but he also makes a point to Hunter Cain that everyone has Nanites. Yet we’re just going to ignore how bad the Bug Jar incident is?
In the hypothetical reboot, if we can have Bug Jar or place the location elsewhere with how real world conflicts currently are, I doubt they can do it in Kiev, I’m doubtful they could. Either it has to be in a different country or completely dropped and reworked in a different way. Reboot!Rex would actively explore how the world would quickly abandon a city or country if it were to contain with EVOs who clearly need help instead of being cut off from the world. NoFace or a NoFace equivalent would still feel hurt by those who abandoned them view them as animals, but when they accidentally bring in Rex because they thought it was a means to freedom, but ended up being a child and monkey. Rex asks them where they are and why they were brought down. At first the NoFace equivalent would accuse him being of the people who trapped them.
Rex, being a kid and not being with Providence, would ask them “who trapped you?” To which makes them surprised. It probably doesn’t take long for Providence to track down Rex to the new Bug Jar, and probably think it will be easier to catch him as there’s no way out.
The new NoFace being paranoid and angry after being trapped like this believes Rex brought the new assault on to them and their people. Providence being Providence would generally attack those in order to get to Rex. Rex tries to inform the leader of the new Bug Jar that he didn’t mean to bring them here.
“You brought pain. Torment. Like the before.” They accused, pointing at them.
“What? No!” Rex exclaimed.
“You brought them here to destroy us!” They shout, clenching their fist.
“You have to believe me, I don’t know what you’re talking about or the “before” are!” He explained, his eye’s shimmering in sadness. “I never wanted to bring harm to your people, I swear!”
“Liar!”
“Look, buddy,” Bobo snapped, glaring at them. “The last thing the kid wants to do is bring harm to anyone. So don’t yell at him for it!”
They didn’t respond, as they breathed heavily, anger emanating from them.
“I never meant to bring them here,” the boy said, eyes filling with tears. “I’m sorry if pain follows me everywhere I go.”
They turned to another EVO. “Take them below. I will finish the boy later.”
Rex has already established that he hates putting people in unnecessary danger whenever Providence follows him. Having whoever leads the Bug Jar equivalent say that he brought pain and accuse him to be like the one before hurts. Whereas like the new NoFace would have a lot of pent up anger because I like leaving clear traits a character expresses the most into the next incarnation. I.e. Rex’s desire to help those in need that he shows to be his strongest trait in the original series. The new NoFace or NoFace equivalent would have their anger and pain, but also the desire to help their people. Like how even if NoFace was free in season three, he still decided to return to the Bug Jar.
Anyways, the new leader would eventually realize Rex never meant to bring Providence here, as he joined the surface and began protecting their people. They realize how much Providence chase after him even though he is just a child. When Providence make opening to take Rex out, they debate on whether they should leave, but instead decide to something else.
“Wait! What are you doing?!” Rex exclaimed, as he was being grabbed. “You can leave! You can all leave!”
“No time.” They grunt, running with one arm with child and the other with monkey. “Go.”
“No! I can help!” He argued, squirming. “I won’t leave you!”
“No time.” They state, as they pulled their arm back. “Go.”
They hurled Bobo through the air. The monkey’s screamed, as he passed through the fray and out the hole. As soon as he landed on the other side, they pulled their other arm back.
“NO! STOP!” He shouts, trying to struggle out of the grip. “ I’M NOT LEAVING!!”
“No choice.” They said, as they threw him.
Shots grew closer, as they watched the boy safely pass through the exit. The boy didn’t waste time scrambling to his feet, shouting to them. They ignored him as they whipped around, punching the nearest soldier.
“No!” Rex shouts, as he raced to the closing hole, but Bobo grabbed his arm. “I can help! Let me help!”
“We can’t, kid.” He said, holding him back. “They’ll be fine.”
“No they won’t!” He snapped, as he tears trailed down his cheeks. “We can’t just leave them! Everyone else already abandoned them!”
“There’s nothing we can do, Rex.”
“We haven’t tried!”
“We did, but that prison isn’t coming down.”
“But—!”
“They saved you. Now don’t undo their good gesture by running back in.”
He stopped struggling, bowing his head.
“They wanted you to be free just as much as they did.”
“Can…can we try getting them out again some other time?” He asked softly.
“I…I don’t know, kid.”
“I’m not giving up on them.”
“Of course you won’t…” he sighed, as turned around. “Lets go.”
He transformed into his hoverbike. Bobo got on behind him, as they sped off.
Another grand change that would come from understanding that Providence isn’t trustworthy, is how his dynamic with Circe changes. I will probably go more in-depth in a Circe post, but Rex isn’t introduced to Van Kleiss in the beginning. Like Vilgax in the Ben 10 Reboot, Van Kleiss would take for a more slower build up to his introduction. It’s less that he is no longer having his power like Vilgax was, and more like he can’t leave Abysus like in the original series. I believe he didn’t initially know where Rex was in the original series unless there were claimed sightings of a giant robot otherwise it wouldn’t be until Providence was promoting him as the cure. So in the reboot universe, VK would still look for Rex but doesn’t know where he is as Rex never stays long in one place and is trying to keep under the radar. He gives passing mentions by way of Circe or Breach.
The first member of the Pack Rex meets is Circe, who run into each other. If Rex is younger in the reboot universe, I would believe Circe and Breach would be too. This would give Circe more of a desire to stay with the Pack with her need of a family after possibly being kicked out for being an EVO. A lost child just wishing to have a place to call home and is trying to hide her EVO powers. So instead of focusing heavily on the romance or trying to convince Rex to join at first, they are just friends. They both think the other cool.
“I never really hang out with kids often.” Rex said, smiling. “This was fun.”
“Same here!” Circe beamed. “Well, sort of. Breach and I usually go together when we’re allowed to.”
“Your parents don’t let you or sister out unless you’re good behaviour?” He asked, quirking a brow. “That’s harsh.”
“They…are busy,” she said, tilting her head to the side. “One is usually out working while the other works from home. He does important stuff to help people.”
“Cool. You’re dad sounds awesome.” His grin grew wider.
Her smile flickered briefly. “Right…my Dad is cool. The one who found me is too.”
“Oh! I’m sorry! I didn’t know!”
“It’s ok. I never gave indication.”
“I understand…My parents were gone too.” He said, eyes downcast. “But I’m lucky to have Bobo with me.”
“Bobo?”
“My monkey friend. He’s been with me through thick and thin.”
She smiled. “My bipedal wolf looks after me too.”
“You have a wolf that can do tricks? Cool!”
“Sort of.”
They are more of friends and have more of a sense of understanding. They don’t reveal each other’s powers because they just want to be kids. Rex from personal experience of not attracting Providence’s attention, and Circe’s experience of not showing her powers because she’s had experience chased out or ridiculed. Circe doesn’t think much on the monkey friend and Rex doesn’t think much on wolf guardian.
“I made a new friend, Bobo!” He said, as he took the bowl.
“You did?” Bobo said, smiling. “He must’ve cool.”
“She was cool!” He corrected.
“Oh~~a girlfriend?” He chuckled.
“It isn’t like that! She was nice and awesome. I had the best time!”
“You didn’t tell her you were an…?”
“EVO? No, I…I just want to be a kid.” He said slowly, stirring his broth. “Do you think…if I see her again, I could?”
The monkey took a sip from the broth before scratching his chin. “I don’t know…You know how…regular humans can be, Rex.”
“I know…” he sighed, sipping his broth.
"Maybe in the future we can."
"I'd like that..."
Meanwhile, Circe went to meet her "bipedal wolf guardian" in order to return to Abysus. She and Breach rarely leave Abysus, as they are more younger than their original counter parts, so they wouldn't initially see much fighting at first but would focus on honing their powers. Sometimes they'd leave to explore the outside world for the day. I will go into Reboot Pack in more detail later.
"Where were you?" A deep voice asked.
"Making a new friend." Circe replied, smiling up. Above her, bright red eyes gaze down at her.
There was rumble in response. "What kind of "friend"?"
"A nice kid," she answered, as she walked towards the eyes. "He was funny and a bit awkward, but we had fun. Skalamander would like him."
"Why is that?" The voiced questioned.
"Because he has a sense of humour, Biowulf."
Biowulf huffed, outstretching his hand, arm covered in white fur with sharp claws. She took his hand, as a portal appears behind them.
"Will I see him again?" She asked, glancing up to him.
He hummed in response, as they turned towards the portal they've done countless before. A lanky four armed girl greeted them, teeth grit in determination as her arms trembled.
"I hope I can see him again," Circe said softly, as they crossed the portal. "It was nice to be normal."
"Our life isn't normal, Circe." He states.
"I know..." she murmured. "It was just...nice..."
Carefully, he caressed her hand in reassurance. "Maybe you will see him again...maybe you won't...I cannot say."
"Thank you, Biowulf."
He rumbled lowly. "That's enough, Breach."
Breach inhaled before lowering her arms, the portal closes behind them.
"Good work." He pats her head.
She smiles in response.
"Come along," he said, taking her in his other hand. "Dinner is soon."
They walk quietly through the forest.
If you want I can go into Reboot Pack later on, but Rex would grow to learn they are more morally grey rather than evil like in the OG series. morally grey would allow Rex to try to understand them and more thoroughly explore them. It more explores how some of them consider themselves as family that were abandon by the world. They have more chemistry and because Reboot universe is slow to start and have more shenanigans which are perfect for certain antagonists to further develop them.
Thank you for reading and have a nice day/evening.