Yes.Is it bad that I laughed at the kick?
The Looker missions are easily the best part of XY's story and arguably better than most game's stories. I don't know what's up with post-game Looker sidequests having incredible stories attached to them but it's a trend I'm enjoying quite a bit.Alright now, you do NOT just kick one of the single cutest pokemon ever in the face like that. It was seriously upsetting. >:(
However, now I just might go back to XY and actually complete Looker missions because, if this episode is of any indication, they seem pretty good. And I'm pretty sure there are many people out there who don't even know they're in the game since it's not "on your face" post-game content.
Chesnaught's great. It was nice to see they decided on a starter other than Greninja.Three things:
1 - at 0:41, what is Chesnaught doing there? Are they seriously implying that it is the canon starter? No, I refuse to accept that.
2 - They couldn't even be bothered enough to actually animate the war, could they? Half those scenes are exactly like the ones from the games. Like, how lazy can you actually be.
3 - Chesnaught
But really, freaking Chestnaught of all things? Somebody please wake me up from this nightmare.
Worst episode ever.
I said that, but I'm not even surprised chesnaught is canon. It's always usually between the Grass or Fire starter anyway, I just don't like the pokemon lol.Chesnaught's great. It was nice to see they decided on a starter other than Greninja.
The way the war is depicted gives it a feeling of an ancient event or a storybook feel - ie, exactly how it's being depicted narratively. So the way it's shown visually makes sense.
Might also want to change the first post so that it links to all the episodes. And I mean links, I fear posting the actual episodes would cause the first page of this thread unable to be opened.Really minor but could someone change the thread title to remove upcoming since this just finished.
Well, we know from the games and the Kalos war story that the people of Kalos believe that AZ was still roaming the region in search of Floette, and I imagine the story is probably told to the children of Kalos through a picture book (especially considering how the games and this episode tell the story in a storybook fashion). It's not that surprising that she could put two and two together and believe he was the man in the story, kind of like how a modern kid can see an old bearded man and think he's Santa Clause.Also, I call bullshit on the little girl being able to identify AZ immediately with no clues.
So let's assume AZ's story is known and there's a picture book for little kids about it (what a lovely bed time story to read to your kids. There was once a war that forced a king's beloved Pokemon to be taken and killed. The king was so sad he sacrificed many Pokemon to bring his Pokemon back to life and used the machine that did it to kill both armies of the war. The king's Pokemon was horrified by all the lives the king took and so left the king. The king, now immortal, wanders the world hoping to find his Pokemon. The end, everyone is miserable). Now there is a portrait of AZ in Parfum Palace, so let's also assume the illustrator used that as a reference:Well, we know from the games and the Kalos war story that the people of Kalos believe that AZ was still roaming the region in search of Floette, and I imagine the story is probably told to the children of Kalos through a picture book (especially considering how the games and this episode tell the story in a storybook fashion). It's not that surprising that she could put two and two together and believe he was the man in the story, kind of like how a modern kid can see an old bearded man and think he's Santa Clause.
Well, I can't say anything about Kalos parents' choice for bedtime stories, but I think you're looking at the whole thing wrong. I doubt the kid saw him and immediately thought "hey, that's AZ!" She probably noticed they looked similar and thought it was him due to her naivety. AZ's story is definitely known in Kalos in some shape or form since there are NPCs that refrence it in the games, and the little girl in Generations knew the story due to her mother telling her about it. The Kalos war is a pretty big part of the region's history, so I'm sure Kalos kids have heard of it. And if people say that kids stories shouldn't be that dark, I invite them to watch The Secret of Nimh.So let's assume AZ's story is known and there's a picture book for little kids about it (what a lovely bed time story to read to your kids. There was once a war that forced a king's beloved Pokemon to be taken and killed. The king was so sad he sacrificed many Pokemon to bring his Pokemon back to life and used the machine that did it to kill both armies of the war. The king's Pokemon was horrified by all the lives the king took and so left the king. The king, now immortal, wanders the world hoping to find his Pokemon. The end, everyone is miserable). Now there is a portrait of AZ in Parfum Palace, so let's also assume the illustrator used that as a reference:
1. How many outfits would AZ go through after 3000 years? There's no way the clothes he wore when he began wandering would last up till now. Actually just look at the clothes he's wearing, they're modern design.
2. Even though he's immortal, AZ still continued to age. Maybe at a much slower pace, but he kept growing taller, his hair greyed, and his face probably began to sag. Also AZ is filthy looking, he looks like a hobo and you have to wonder exactly how much basic hygiene he does, if any. Point is, he wouldn't look like he did in the portrait when he was young and clean.
The only clue that could be AZ was the key around his neck... which he shouldn't have as Lysandre took it and used to turn on the Ultimate Weapon. There's no way to know that was AZ unless you already knew.
But did people know that? AZ wasn't originally tall, he was tall because he kept aging which I would think is an unknown side effect of the Ultimate Weapon's immortality. So that wouldn't be part of the story.Also the fact he's really friggin' tall
So where did the illustrator for the proposed child book come from? Did the illustrator just get lucky with how AZ looks? If the girl recognized AZ by appearance, how does the she know what he looks like? And how did the person she learned this from know how he looked like? The only picture of AZ is the portrait in Parfum Palace, it's why I brought it up.As for the portrait in the Parfume Palace, that one is probably due to game/anime segregation more than anything, plus I doubt Game Freak really wanted to spend a lot of time making a portrait of a young AZ in the games, that most people probably wouldn't even notice (I didn't even know that post-game, the portrait is confirmed to be AZ till like, a few months ago). In Generations, the AZ in the story looks very similar to his old, modern counterpart.
Edit2: Another thing about the portrait, Game Freak could have intentionally made AZ look different in it so that players couldn't put two and two together and realize that AZ was the King before the big reveal in Lysandre Labs.
It's true that Santa is more memorable as a positive figure, but another reason why he's so memorable is due to how much of an integral part he is to our childhood. If folktales are an integral part of someone's childhood, then yeah, as a kid, they could see a lumberjack or 3 pigs and relate it to their stories. Considering how important AZ's story is to Kalos history, I'm sure many Kalos kids grew up/are growing up listening to the story of the Kalos war and the ultimate weapon.But a thing about a kid thinking a person looks like Santa is because Santa is a person a kid wants to remember. Santa gives them presents, he's a jolly guy who represents goodwill in the world.
But AZ is at best just a folktale figure. Is AZ's story the only folktale Kalos has? We have plenty of folktales. Like when a kid sees a guy with an ax do they think he's the woodsman from Little Red Riding Hood or Paul Bunyan? When they see an animal do they immediately relate it to an animal from a fairy tale (if it doesn't benefit them. Sure, a girl might think of the Frog Prince if they see a frog but would they think of the Three Little Pigs if they see three pigs)?
Considering AZ is a historical figure, and a very important one at that, I seriously doubt the portrait in Parfum Palace (whether it's an accurate depiction or not) is the only description of young AZ in existence; it's simply the only one that you as a player is made aware of. He was a revered king, so it's safe to assume that there are plenty of historical documents that describe him, as well as plenty more paintings that an illustrator could take inspiration from.So where did the illustrator for the proposed child book come from? Did the illustrator just get lucky with how AZ looks? If the girl recognized AZ by appearance, how does the she know what he looks like? And how did the person she learned this from know how he looked like? The only picture of AZ is the portrait in Parfum Palace, it's why I brought it up.