TomNamikaze
TomPen94, Banido
Wow, in the games the myth is busted, but in PokéSpe, I totally see this happening. And I kinda want it to happen too, we haven't seen evil Gym Leaders in a long time. It would be a nice plot twist.
I understand different continuity, and can understand it in most places. Gym Leaders really aren't well defined, especially not in the older generations when they barely appeared at all whereas now they exit tehir gyms and have a lot more dialog. pryce and the Rocket Trio didn't have much definition in the games so turning them evil is possible. However, with the Striaton Trio and the Shadow Trio, it is eplicitly shown in game that they are not the same. If not for that Memory link there would be some possibility. The canon are seperate and diffirentiate from each otehr, but it is still based on it so they won't change it. Also the baseless fanon accusations that have been flying around for so long now get on my nerves just so much (Note that while that is part, it isn't the whole thing and I do back my opinion up). I say it is a big old red herring of a fanon nod.
I was talking about the manga. I thought this was obvious (this being a manga thread).
EDIT: To avoid furher confusion, I meant that if they want to include this scene in the manga and use this adapted villainy, these are ways to explain how the scene could be possible.
It's possible to have this scene and still have the San'you City Leaders being the Dark Trinity (Shadow Triad).
1- Three Zoroarks.
2- Time travel.
3- Dopplegangers working for Team Plasma.
In my opinion, if the San'you trio is not the Dark Trinity, then they at least have some kind of connection. Possibly clones or something.
I think maybe Sird is one of the shadow Triad... maybe...
Again, I'm not wishing it hadn't been jossed, I'm talking about the manga, which is what this thread is about. Seems like I'll have to edit my post to avoid a third person from mistaking my words....You know, interestingly, I had an idea for a fic along these lines. They are ninjas, after all, and they've already proven to be good with illusion and concealment. It'd obviously be a branching AU sort of thing, but you're not the only one who still wishes it hadn't been jossed. :C
...I think maybe Sird is one of the shadow Triad... maybe...
That theory just seems so legit, it's hard to think that the manga won't pose the shadow triad as the striaton gym leaders. I don't think that will happen in the anime, however.