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Discuss counterparts from other Pokemon adaptations that you felt were done better than the games and when I say games, I mean what you believe was even better than GameFreak's original idea in-mind. For me I'll start with what I felt like was the most complete and thoughtful take on AZ from the Pokemon XY games, his counterpart from Pokemon Adventures.
AZ is a pretty interesting and mysterious character in the games as he was long ago the peaceful king of Kalos until his greedy brother waged war against him which lead to his most beloved Pokemon, Floette, to die in the war. AZ mourned for the loss of Pokemon and was determine to revive Floette. He succeeded but at the cost of the death of thousands of Pokemon petrified to stone due to the loss of their life energy which today has formed the mysterious stones of Geosenge Town. Upon discovering just how much the war has turned AZ into a vengeful and violent bringer of destruction, Floette left AZ and it was that moment that AZ finally realized he went too far. In the modern day, we later see the immortal AZ walk the earth as a homeless man who still feels the guilt of his actions several years ago. It's all pretty interesting right? The lore sure is but how the character was handled in the games, some people definitely wished it could've been better.
AZ appears pretty late in the game and he has very few and short appearances. His story and his ending is definitely heartwarming for fans but a lot of fans felt like he needed more screen time to flesh out his character better and that's where Pokemon Adventures comes in where it feels like a more complete version of AZ as AZ is met fairly early on compare to his game counterpart, his character as an immortal but guilty man whose seen and experienced so much in his lifetime is expanded upon and unlike the AZ where he appears in a few locations time from time, this AZ actually travels with the main characters from time to time. Not only that but we actually get another reason as to why he was so vengeful and angry in the first place. I must warn you that there are spoilers here.
So yeah, that's some interesting expansion and insight into AZ's character , the manga thoroughly explaining why he was so vengeful long ago, explaining why AZ decided to keep the key to the Ultimate Weapon instead of destroying it this whole time, what his thoughts were on both the kids and Team Flare's actions all while staying true to the character. If you haven't read Pokemon Adventures XY and ignored the spoiler warning, you have to admit that really does sound like a more complete and satisfying take on AZ right?
AZ is a pretty interesting and mysterious character in the games as he was long ago the peaceful king of Kalos until his greedy brother waged war against him which lead to his most beloved Pokemon, Floette, to die in the war. AZ mourned for the loss of Pokemon and was determine to revive Floette. He succeeded but at the cost of the death of thousands of Pokemon petrified to stone due to the loss of their life energy which today has formed the mysterious stones of Geosenge Town. Upon discovering just how much the war has turned AZ into a vengeful and violent bringer of destruction, Floette left AZ and it was that moment that AZ finally realized he went too far. In the modern day, we later see the immortal AZ walk the earth as a homeless man who still feels the guilt of his actions several years ago. It's all pretty interesting right? The lore sure is but how the character was handled in the games, some people definitely wished it could've been better.
AZ appears pretty late in the game and he has very few and short appearances. His story and his ending is definitely heartwarming for fans but a lot of fans felt like he needed more screen time to flesh out his character better and that's where Pokemon Adventures comes in where it feels like a more complete version of AZ as AZ is met fairly early on compare to his game counterpart, his character as an immortal but guilty man whose seen and experienced so much in his lifetime is expanded upon and unlike the AZ where he appears in a few locations time from time, this AZ actually travels with the main characters from time to time. Not only that but we actually get another reason as to why he was so vengeful and angry in the first place. I must warn you that there are spoilers here.
It turns out that the death of his Pokemon wasn't the only reason for his vengeful behavior but also that the masses of Kalos blindly followed his greedy brother without question and he feels that because of the blind and greedy behavior of Kalos's people that help lead to the destructive war and by extension the death of his Pokemon, he lost his faith in people for some time only to be once again be disgusted to see this same behavior appear in the modern people of Kalos as Team Flare, blindly and greedily following Lysandre without question instead of thinking for themselves. It's that moment that the main characters, the group of kids, witness AZ's darker and vengeful side return, not seen since the war thousands of years ago. Upon reaching the conclusion that not much has changed, he reveals the reason why he's never destroyed the key to the Ultimate Weapon in the first place and it's a reason that makes so much sense in the games too. That reason is throughout his years, he was still pondering if Kalos's people were worth defending or should be destroyed based on his own experiences and he comes to the conclusion that he must reactivate the Ultimate Weapon after witnessing how ungrateful Kalos's people are after Team Flare's defeat. Luckily AZ snaps out of it when the kids remind him that if he fully commits to such a horror again, he would be no different from Lysandre or his brother. Realizing the atrocity he was about to commit, he's glad the kids own youthful experiences reminds him that there is still some hope and he finally decides to do the one thing he should've done a long time ago. Destroy the key to the Ultimate Weapon. To everyone's surprise, Floette returns after AZ has finally cast away his burdens, forgiving himself of what he's done. Oh man, it's funny how such a darker look at AZ's character, trying to explain why he kept the key this whole time from the games leads to an even more magical and happy ending right?
So yeah, that's some interesting expansion and insight into AZ's character , the manga thoroughly explaining why he was so vengeful long ago, explaining why AZ decided to keep the key to the Ultimate Weapon instead of destroying it this whole time, what his thoughts were on both the kids and Team Flare's actions all while staying true to the character. If you haven't read Pokemon Adventures XY and ignored the spoiler warning, you have to admit that really does sound like a more complete and satisfying take on AZ right?
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