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03/31/10(Wed)20:39:02 No.212157XXXIn
the original Pokémon Red/Blue, When you encounter your rival in
Lavender Town, he asks whether or not you know what it's like to have
one of your Pokémon die. At this point in the game, he no longer has his
Raticate that he used in previous battles.
Your Rival battle
before this took place aboard the S.S. Anne. Your rival's Raticate
sustained serious injuries from the battle but, because of crowding and
confusion on the luxury liner, he was unable to make it to the Pokémon
Center in time and the Raticate passed away. The real reason your rival
is in Lavender Town to begin with is to lay his deceased friend to rest.
Despite all of this, your rival never outwardly tells you that you're
responsible for the death of his Pokémon. He hides his grief and instead
channels that energy into the motivation he needs to continue his quest
to become Indigo League Champion. The death of his Raticate effectively
destroys your rival's impish, childhood innocence. Although he tells
himself that he doesn't hold you responsible, he subconsciously holds a
great deal of resentment towards you which further fuels his ambitions.
Tearfully swearing upon his Raticate's grave not to fail in what he set
out to do, he trains hard in hopes of becoming better than you...
Defeating you... and to eventually make it to the Pokémon League.
Mere moments after he became Indigo League Champion, he was defeated...
be you. Although he fulfilled his promise to his Pokémon, it was only
for a painfully brief instant.
In the end, your rival is scolded
by his grandfather while you receive the professor's praise. During the
course of the game, you steal your rival's innocence, crush his dreams,
and ultimately snatch away the love of his grandfather.
How do
this make you feel? |
