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Into the Mirrorverse (Pokemon)
I feel like the mirror world from the XY Anime is very underused, and I’m theorizing on what more characters are like.
What we know
Mirror Serena likes to battle and picks on her Ash a lot.
Mirror Ash is a crybaby.
Mirror Team Rocket are Heroes of Judtice who should get their own spin-off series.
Mirror Clemont is a sorcerer.
Theory
I imagine the following Mirror Counterparts for these characters are like so:
Alain: Hates Charizards despite having a Megazard Y, big softy, complete jobber. This dude is Krillin from DBZ- No, wait Krillin got a girlfriend. Mirror Alain is Yamcha from DBZ.
Gladion: is basically Wally.
Lusamine: Pretty much her game counterpart.
Wicke: Evil. (Five bucks simps with a thing for mommy characters are going to like this version of Wicke and liken her to Dimitriscu.)
Faba: The good one at the Aether Foundation.
Kukui: Wears a shirt.
Burnet: Is secretly the Cowled Crook, a fem fatale Thief Kukui is enamored with but doesn't know is actually his wife. (Kukui secretly feels horribly guilty being attracted to the Cowled Crook.)
Leon: is the very much beatable Champion of Galar with an unimpressive Charizard.
Hop: Deeply disappointed in his brother. Wants to be nothing like him.
Mirror Tobias: Complete villain, basically Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Darkrai. This version is actually fleshed out and has a personality (evil though it is). He once beat Mirror Ash so badly the latter almost gave up on his dreams.
Mirror Cynthia: Basically Volo from Legends Arceus. She put an entire region in danger simply to meet Arceus.
These two are still powerful, but it's more of a personality distortion than power distortion.
Mirror Paul: He is known for treating his Pokemon with respect and care, even if he isn't the best battler. (Unironically, Mirror Paul actually feels like an Ash variant). He played an important role in stopping Mirror Tobias.
Iris: super polite and feminine city girl
Mirror Steven: A rock collector who doesn't really understand what he is collecting and only does so because he thinks those are valuable. He's still well-intentioned though.
Mirror May: She dislikes contests, preferring battles, and is terrible at preparing food of any kind.
Mirror Ghetsis: Actually the person he says he is (and not a front for something far darker. Ironically enough he resembles canon N.)
Mirror Rose: A serial cheater in Pokemon battles and rigged Mirror Leon's matches (with the latter unaware of it). Eventually he is stopped by Mirror Hop.
Mirror Giovanni: A Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) esque character who took over Team Rocket to stop the illegal use of steroid drugs in Pokemon. He has been largely successful--at least in Kanto.
I also had the idea of Mirror Lance as his Pokemon Adventures counterpart (who had an immense distrust of humanity). The rest of the Kanto Elite Four would fall into this category as well.
Mirror Blaziken Mask: A supervillain rather than a superhero. He has done a very good job of keeping his true identity secret.
Mirror Hau: Actually strong and is more like Ultra Sun and Moon Hau who is champion level. Personality is rather similar except a bit more interested in Pokemon battle strategy.
Mirror Zinnia: (Ok, we never got Anime Zinnia, but I want to do this one). She has been driven insane by a strange meteorite and wants to call down a much larger one to destroy Hoenn. (Yes, there are similarities to Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth).
Now for the Pokemon
Mirror Greninja: Actually weak, even in its final form, because Mirror Ash has the wrong personality to use it to its full potential. (Although here, being weak isn't really Greninja's fault).
Mirror Pikachu: Game accurate Pikachu strength (in other words, disappointing). However, like Greninja, it could be that Mirror Ash once again has the wrong personality to use Pikachu to its full potential.
Mirror Darkrai: Shares its personality with its Trainer (Mirror Tobias). Completely deranged and beats its opponents with sadistic glee. Powerful even by Darkrai standards.
Mirror Leon's Charizard: Talks a big game (metaphorically speaking), often loses and Rose is the reason why it doesn't lose more,
Mirror Alain's Mega Charizard Y: Bullied by its own kind for being weak, which gave it a distrust of its own species. A low self-esteem makes it a disappointment, so far.
Plot Issues
We have no reason to assume the continuity in Mirror World is in any way the same as the continuity in the main world. Just that the travelling group in Kalos is the same.
So no Froakie/Ash-Greninja connection, no Battle Frontier, no Sinnoh League.
Mirror Ash simply went to Kalos at some point, met Serena, Clemont and Bonnie in some way and was travelling with them. The specifics are almost definitely entirely different and Mirror Ash has definitely not travelled through Kanto, Orange, Johto, Hoenn, Battle Frontier, Sinnoh or Unova prior to his Kalos journey.
It is likely that Mirror Ash was sent off to Kalos early given his complete inexperience.
If this gets traction, I can make story arcs.
I feel like the mirror world from the XY Anime is very underused, and I’m theorizing on what more characters are like.
What we know
Mirror Serena likes to battle and picks on her Ash a lot.
Mirror Ash is a crybaby.
Mirror Team Rocket are Heroes of Judtice who should get their own spin-off series.
Mirror Clemont is a sorcerer.
Theory
I imagine the following Mirror Counterparts for these characters are like so:
Alain: Hates Charizards despite having a Megazard Y, big softy, complete jobber. This dude is Krillin from DBZ- No, wait Krillin got a girlfriend. Mirror Alain is Yamcha from DBZ.
Gladion: is basically Wally.
Lusamine: Pretty much her game counterpart.
Wicke: Evil. (Five bucks simps with a thing for mommy characters are going to like this version of Wicke and liken her to Dimitriscu.)
Faba: The good one at the Aether Foundation.
Kukui: Wears a shirt.
Burnet: Is secretly the Cowled Crook, a fem fatale Thief Kukui is enamored with but doesn't know is actually his wife. (Kukui secretly feels horribly guilty being attracted to the Cowled Crook.)
Leon: is the very much beatable Champion of Galar with an unimpressive Charizard.
Hop: Deeply disappointed in his brother. Wants to be nothing like him.
Mirror Tobias: Complete villain, basically Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Darkrai. This version is actually fleshed out and has a personality (evil though it is). He once beat Mirror Ash so badly the latter almost gave up on his dreams.
Mirror Cynthia: Basically Volo from Legends Arceus. She put an entire region in danger simply to meet Arceus.
These two are still powerful, but it's more of a personality distortion than power distortion.
Mirror Paul: He is known for treating his Pokemon with respect and care, even if he isn't the best battler. (Unironically, Mirror Paul actually feels like an Ash variant). He played an important role in stopping Mirror Tobias.
Iris: super polite and feminine city girl
Mirror Steven: A rock collector who doesn't really understand what he is collecting and only does so because he thinks those are valuable. He's still well-intentioned though.
Mirror May: She dislikes contests, preferring battles, and is terrible at preparing food of any kind.
Mirror Ghetsis: Actually the person he says he is (and not a front for something far darker. Ironically enough he resembles canon N.)
Mirror Rose: A serial cheater in Pokemon battles and rigged Mirror Leon's matches (with the latter unaware of it). Eventually he is stopped by Mirror Hop.
Mirror Giovanni: A Giorno Giovanna (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) esque character who took over Team Rocket to stop the illegal use of steroid drugs in Pokemon. He has been largely successful--at least in Kanto.
I also had the idea of Mirror Lance as his Pokemon Adventures counterpart (who had an immense distrust of humanity). The rest of the Kanto Elite Four would fall into this category as well.
Mirror Blaziken Mask: A supervillain rather than a superhero. He has done a very good job of keeping his true identity secret.
Mirror Hau: Actually strong and is more like Ultra Sun and Moon Hau who is champion level. Personality is rather similar except a bit more interested in Pokemon battle strategy.
Mirror Zinnia: (Ok, we never got Anime Zinnia, but I want to do this one). She has been driven insane by a strange meteorite and wants to call down a much larger one to destroy Hoenn. (Yes, there are similarities to Final Fantasy VII Sephiroth).
Now for the Pokemon
Mirror Greninja: Actually weak, even in its final form, because Mirror Ash has the wrong personality to use it to its full potential. (Although here, being weak isn't really Greninja's fault).
Mirror Pikachu: Game accurate Pikachu strength (in other words, disappointing). However, like Greninja, it could be that Mirror Ash once again has the wrong personality to use Pikachu to its full potential.
Mirror Darkrai: Shares its personality with its Trainer (Mirror Tobias). Completely deranged and beats its opponents with sadistic glee. Powerful even by Darkrai standards.
Mirror Leon's Charizard: Talks a big game (metaphorically speaking), often loses and Rose is the reason why it doesn't lose more,
Mirror Alain's Mega Charizard Y: Bullied by its own kind for being weak, which gave it a distrust of its own species. A low self-esteem makes it a disappointment, so far.
Plot Issues
We have no reason to assume the continuity in Mirror World is in any way the same as the continuity in the main world. Just that the travelling group in Kalos is the same.
So no Froakie/Ash-Greninja connection, no Battle Frontier, no Sinnoh League.
Mirror Ash simply went to Kalos at some point, met Serena, Clemont and Bonnie in some way and was travelling with them. The specifics are almost definitely entirely different and Mirror Ash has definitely not travelled through Kanto, Orange, Johto, Hoenn, Battle Frontier, Sinnoh or Unova prior to his Kalos journey.
It is likely that Mirror Ash was sent off to Kalos early given his complete inexperience.
If this gets traction, I can make story arcs.