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Mewtwo ~ The Prologue to Awakening (BWSP1)
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Spin Attaxx
2012-2013
And then on Pokémon Smash, he outright said this Mewtwo was different. And several other factors in the manga, film and prologue point to this not being the same Mewtwo. And someone who saw an early screening said it wasn't the same Mewtwo, and that the old one isn't mentioned at all.
Yuyama probably lied about that to hide the fact it was different.
Pepsi_Plunge
Dojyaaa~~aan
Either lied or changed ideas, I think he just changed ideas personally, pretty cheap if he lied just to promote the movie, well its marketing but still pretty damn shady.
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Almighty Zard
He has returned.
Whoa...Mewtwo actually destroyed the pokeballs belonging to that guy's pokemon freeing them? Dang that's crazy.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
...Well, Virgil, once again, your damned Eevee remains a damned Eevee, and your Leafeon almost makes some significance, unlike how the writers love Glaceon over it. Why couldn't Trip be the focus character?
I guess they just didn't want Ash and the others interact directly with Mewtwo so that it feels refreshing to them in the movie...
But still, destroying the Poke Balls? Now we know Pokémon can be involuntarily set free from the hands of oppression known as trainers.
I guess they just didn't want Ash and the others interact directly with Mewtwo so that it feels refreshing to them in the movie...
But still, destroying the Poke Balls? Now we know Pokémon can be involuntarily set free from the hands of oppression known as trainers.
Pepsi_Plunge
Dojyaaa~~aan
Because Virgil made sense being a ranger and all.
Mewtwo was figthing the villan pokemon and they got buried in the rocks and I believe he called a "ranger" to help him, that ranger was Virgil.
Alfred the Second
Dracoflare
You deserve a gold medal.
Cresselia92
SM Ash = New Ash
I only watched the pictures, but this seems a cool special. I agree that it seems pointless, but the animation seems really good. Can't wait to watch it! 
Haunter ゴースト
Well-Known Member
Just watched the prologue - wow it was brilliant.
Damn shame not much back story is told but the special none the less was great. Definitely has the old anime writing vibe - I hope this is the turning point of writing in the anime where everything becomes more emotional and epic instead of immature and silly.
Now for the movie.
Damn shame not much back story is told but the special none the less was great. Definitely has the old anime writing vibe - I hope this is the turning point of writing in the anime where everything becomes more emotional and epic instead of immature and silly.
Now for the movie.
The explanation is simple enough: "Yuyama's statement was mistranslated".
This has been explained before. He never once stated this Mewtwo was the same as before, his statements were just worded in a way that made it a bit unclear whether he meant this was a different Mewtwo, or the same Mewtwo who had been changed by its more recent experiences.
I'm not sure where the translation Crimson Blazer quotes comes from, but it's not a correct one. It was explained back in February what he had actually said.
Also, him stating he "felt it would be better if this was a different Mewtwo" is him talking as a director. It fit the story better for the Mewtwo to be a different Mewtwo. It really isn't something to get so hung up about.
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So, Oldtwo is going to be completely ignored (like it never existed) in favor of Newtwo huh? Stupid, but I digress. The special didn't look too bad, though.
Edit: Since the creator said that Newtwo would be better suited, I won't complain about it. Besides, Newtwo is really growing on me.
Edit: Since the creator said that Newtwo would be better suited, I won't complain about it. Besides, Newtwo is really growing on me.
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FlyAsADunsparce
Well-Known Member
What? No. It's obviously a different Mewtwo.
So as expected, nothing was explained? Figures. I think the audience was expected to be enthralled by the superior animation, which was gorgeous I'm not gonna lie (why can't the regular anime have such fantastic animation), but that wasn't what this prologue should have been about imo. I really wanted the plot holes to be covered, but that didn't happen. We have no idea how this new Mewtwo came to be and that's just bad storytelling imo.
WaterShuriken
"I..I..Iron Tail, Pikachu."
I like the fact that it is a new Mewtwo. It's backstory will likely be revealed in the games but not the anime, like Rotom.
It's nice seeing Virgil but his Eeveelutions did squat. The only ones who did something were Espeon, Umbreon, and Vaporeon.
It's nice seeing Virgil but his Eeveelutions did squat. The only ones who did something were Espeon, Umbreon, and Vaporeon.
AuraChannelerChris
Easygoing Luxray.
Seems Leafeon is the anime's butt monkey unlike his anime superior cousin Flareon.
Pepsi_Plunge
Dojyaaa~~aan
It wasn't weak, Escavalier and Tyranitar didn't do anthing to him actually, it was the machines that the evil dude used that did some damage.
Since the games =/= anime, any information about Mewtwo in the new games will likely not be canon. I don't see why the director didn't at least try to come up with a good explanation for the new Mewtwo. I mean this prologue special was the perfect opportunity for that, but it didn't happen. Speaking of which, I honestly felt that Virgil and his Eevee team were redundant. They didn't do nearly as much as they could've done. They just sort of stood there for promo reasons. :c
The Great Butler
Hush, keep it down
Anna and Oscar didn't really have anything special to do in this, Virgil almost literally did nothing, and Danku was little more than a blend of Vicious, Domino and J. Admittedly, he was the best character, but in a cast this weak, it's not saying much.
It sure looked like Mewtwo Q killed Danku at the end, too, because after it attacked him, I don't think he was seen again.
Mewtwo Q only made two short appearances prior to the mid-episode eyecatch by my count, and despite their opportunity, there is still literally nothing making it a memorable character on its own. If you strip away everything that was blatantly lifted from the real Mewtwo, all that remains to distinguish it is the female voice and the Awakened Form.
It doesn't help that this episode was basically the same thing as Mewtwo Returns with Team Rocket removed. Both have Mewtwo escaping from its creators, going to a place where sympathetic Pokémon are with it, being pursued by its creators, meeting a group consisting of both existing characters and COTDs, being attacked by a villain who disguised themselves as a hero, and ultimately overcoming machines deployed against it and soundly defeating the villain.