SpongeBoblover
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Would it be best if Misty comes back
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CyberCubed
Yeah, ok!
I like her the way she is now, to be honest. I like her far more in AG than the entire saga of Johto, and that has to say something.
Bringing her back into the cast would ruin all the character development she's received in the Hoso's. The point of Misty's character was she came full circle. She originally ran away from the Gym because of her overbearing sisters and had no interest in being the Gym leader. As time went by, she matured, and when she was forced to go back to the Gym, she did. Finally, as the Hoso's went by, we saw her continually work toward making the Cerulean Gym respectable again, and if her dialouge is anything to go by, she prides herself in being the Gym leader now.
That, and Misty has shown absolutely zero interest in traveling with the group again. Misty has come full circle, and it goes along with game canon. Taking her out of the Gym again would make her character look pathetic, as if she has nothing better to do than be a tag-along rather than a full fledged Cerulean Gym leader. She's run her course, go watch your Kanto-Johto reruns if you want to see Misty again.
Bringing her back into the cast would ruin all the character development she's received in the Hoso's. The point of Misty's character was she came full circle. She originally ran away from the Gym because of her overbearing sisters and had no interest in being the Gym leader. As time went by, she matured, and when she was forced to go back to the Gym, she did. Finally, as the Hoso's went by, we saw her continually work toward making the Cerulean Gym respectable again, and if her dialouge is anything to go by, she prides herself in being the Gym leader now.
That, and Misty has shown absolutely zero interest in traveling with the group again. Misty has come full circle, and it goes along with game canon. Taking her out of the Gym again would make her character look pathetic, as if she has nothing better to do than be a tag-along rather than a full fledged Cerulean Gym leader. She's run her course, go watch your Kanto-Johto reruns if you want to see Misty again.
Champion Jared 14
Well-Known Member
Well, at least you didn't insult her this time....if they brought Misty back, then they have to come up with something important to do, that will be more important than Ash, and May, something even bigger than contests and battle, or it could have both. They should have yearly whirl cup competitions, wher the water trainers must win certain challenges at water stations that dot the region, with rewards and prizes and stuff like that. But, they won't think of anything like that.
MidnightScott
Super Gamer
It's gonna be weird when either Brock or May get replaced for the next season. We still dont know if there are contests for the next region.
Misty's ran her course - though I would rather have her & May then Brock. Brock is starting to get really dull now.
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Misty's ran her course - though I would rather have her & May then Brock. Brock is starting to get really dull now.
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Sure. She can't do any less than Brock does at the moment, and she's currently a better-developed character than him, anyway. Not that I want Brock gone, but this is all hypothetical, so... Having two girls in the group would be a refreshing change, and I think that Misty could have more interesting dynamics with the other three than Brock was ever given the chance to do. She's already bonded with Max, so there's the potential for a cute older sister/younger brother-type relationship. She and Ash can go back to doing that bickering thing they do so well. And as for Misty and May, that one could go in any number of directions. Would they be best friends? Would they gang up on Ash? Would there be friction - would May feel as though Misty was usurping her role of big sis to Max? Would Misty feel as though May was usurping her role as Ash's best galpal? What would Misty's attitude to contests be? Would May look up to Misty? Would they be jealous of each other? Would they - dun dun duuuun - compete over who looks better in a swimsuit??
CyberCubed
Yeah, ok!
MidnightScott said:
We still don't know if there will be Gyms next region either, (gasp!), yet we all expect Ash to go there anyway. Contests are not going to just magically disappear off the face of the earth. It's something people need to realize.
The only time I could see Misty coming back is for a few episodes then go back to the gym. Misty came back in Hoenn for a while, travelled with Ash and co. for a few episodes in Kanto. Why not bring her back again just to see Shinou and go back to the gym with a new pokemon? Misty would get new pokemon but still take care and have a better character development at the gym.
cold_katanagirl
Link Master
If the writers did something with her, then I suppose so. If she's like a female Brock, then no. If she has to come in, I want her doing something mildly useful besides filling in random moments with things I don't find amusing. The idea of Misty and May interacting sounds interesting, as we haven't had two females in the group before. But would the writers actually do anything with it?
Though really, that's simply me being selfish. :x
Though really, that's simply me being selfish. :x
Judai-and-sho
The Best of the Best
Maybe but she has become too much like a Gym Leader that it wouldnt be the same old Misty.
Juputoru
M-m-m-m-onobear?!
No, even though "WHAT!? NO, I HATE MISTY SOOO MUCH :X" isn't really accurate...I do like her, but I understand that she will not, and should not, come back.
Misty's run her course. She was interesting in Kanto up until she got Togepi, then she slowly turned into a lifeless prop and stayed that way until she left in Johto. Then her Hosos came around, and she was *gasp* interesting again. Let's leave it that way - with her at the gym, making a cameo once in a blue moon. Characters without goals that have definable stages of progress ala Ash's badge collecting or May's ribbon collecting seem doomed to become uninteresting at some point or another, and that's exactly what happened to Misty(and Brock) - without their goal really being worked on, they pretty much just fell out of the picture when it came to how important they were.
Plus...MISTY IS A GYM LEADER NOW. She has shown no signs that she wants to quit. She's put effort into doing this. She's actually GOTTEN SOMEWHERE, which is more than you could say for her for 99% of the series. Having her come back now is just as stupid as having another random gym leader join the group - these people cannot leave their posts at the drop of a hat, and Misty's no different, ESPECIALLY since her sisters have been shown to be unreliable. Misty CARES about the gym, and she's not going to leave to become an unnoticed background character again for 300 episodes.
Seriously. She's been out of the picture for FOUR YEARS. Give it up. She ain't coming back. Her character has found its place in the series, and it's a HELL of a lot better than what it was for the vast majority of the time that she was with the group. I fully support something happening for Brock similar to what happened to Misty, actually - A boring, useless character was given a point by doing something that they couldn't do while traveling with Ash. Misty had her day, but that passed about six years ago. The writers have tried to fix that by ushering her into a Gym Leader position(and were quite successful in doing so), and there are STILL people who want to kill that and make her tag along just because "MISTY IZ TEH ROXXORZ!!!!!111one"? Please. Just leave her where she belongs -a character with the occassional cameo, nothing more.
Misty's run her course. She was interesting in Kanto up until she got Togepi, then she slowly turned into a lifeless prop and stayed that way until she left in Johto. Then her Hosos came around, and she was *gasp* interesting again. Let's leave it that way - with her at the gym, making a cameo once in a blue moon. Characters without goals that have definable stages of progress ala Ash's badge collecting or May's ribbon collecting seem doomed to become uninteresting at some point or another, and that's exactly what happened to Misty(and Brock) - without their goal really being worked on, they pretty much just fell out of the picture when it came to how important they were.
Plus...MISTY IS A GYM LEADER NOW. She has shown no signs that she wants to quit. She's put effort into doing this. She's actually GOTTEN SOMEWHERE, which is more than you could say for her for 99% of the series. Having her come back now is just as stupid as having another random gym leader join the group - these people cannot leave their posts at the drop of a hat, and Misty's no different, ESPECIALLY since her sisters have been shown to be unreliable. Misty CARES about the gym, and she's not going to leave to become an unnoticed background character again for 300 episodes.
Seriously. She's been out of the picture for FOUR YEARS. Give it up. She ain't coming back. Her character has found its place in the series, and it's a HELL of a lot better than what it was for the vast majority of the time that she was with the group. I fully support something happening for Brock similar to what happened to Misty, actually - A boring, useless character was given a point by doing something that they couldn't do while traveling with Ash. Misty had her day, but that passed about six years ago. The writers have tried to fix that by ushering her into a Gym Leader position(and were quite successful in doing so), and there are STILL people who want to kill that and make her tag along just because "MISTY IZ TEH ROXXORZ!!!!!111one"? Please. Just leave her where she belongs -a character with the occassional cameo, nothing more.
CyberCubed
Yeah, ok!
Romance is such a small part of this show that they won't flesh it out. These characters are kids, remember? I find it amusing that most of the people who want her back are shippers, please don't let the show be ruled by ships. If you only want her back for the sake of "OMG she blushed!" moments, then that's not a very good reason to warrent a return at all. Don't let this show be ruled by ships, it'll get you nowhere.
^ That's a bit pot-kettle, isn't it? 
I was under the impression that Misty's long-term goal was still to be a water Pokemon master. Her working at a water gym can help her achieve that, but it's not the only option available to her, and if the chance to go travelling came along, I don't see why she should turn it down. All that's required is for Daisy to become competent enough to run the gym - and one episode set in Cerulean is all that would be needed to accomplish that - and there's nothing left tieing Misty to the gym. Tah-dah.
I'm not saying that she's bound to come back or whatever. Just pointing out that the writers could do it with minimum effort, if they wanted to. And that being a gym leader was never Misty's ultimate aim in life, any more than it is Brock's. She's good at it and she seems to enjoy it, but I doubt she's forgotten her original aim entirely.
I was under the impression that Misty's long-term goal was still to be a water Pokemon master. Her working at a water gym can help her achieve that, but it's not the only option available to her, and if the chance to go travelling came along, I don't see why she should turn it down. All that's required is for Daisy to become competent enough to run the gym - and one episode set in Cerulean is all that would be needed to accomplish that - and there's nothing left tieing Misty to the gym. Tah-dah.
I'm not saying that she's bound to come back or whatever. Just pointing out that the writers could do it with minimum effort, if they wanted to. And that being a gym leader was never Misty's ultimate aim in life, any more than it is Brock's. She's good at it and she seems to enjoy it, but I doubt she's forgotten her original aim entirely.
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I still think he has a point though, the romance in this anime pales in comparison to other shows, in my opinion..
Bsides the fact that they are stil kids, not everyone wants romance, really, you have shojo animes for that.
and as for the topic, I don't have anytihng against Misty, but I don't think right now is the best time for the writers to bring her back.. I'm quite content with them leaving her at the Cerulean Gym as a Gym Leader.
Bsides the fact that they are stil kids, not everyone wants romance, really, you have shojo animes for that.
and as for the topic, I don't have anytihng against Misty, but I don't think right now is the best time for the writers to bring her back.. I'm quite content with them leaving her at the Cerulean Gym as a Gym Leader.
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The only logical way they would bring Misty back is if the writers have anything crucial for her to do. There's no point in bring back a character that they cannot flesh out at this point.
They cannot really add her back to the main cast since we've already seen what it exactly takes to be a water pokemon trainer, and that role is only a tiny bit different then Ash's carrer of being a pokemon trainer. Plus with the nature of the show and her character, it's unlikely that they'll change her goal to something else.
They cannot really add her back to the main cast since we've already seen what it exactly takes to be a water pokemon trainer, and that role is only a tiny bit different then Ash's carrer of being a pokemon trainer. Plus with the nature of the show and her character, it's unlikely that they'll change her goal to something else.
Crystal Clair
Well-Known Member
I think Misty should come back. She'd give the show back what it's missing, some good girl power!
Besides, it's May's turn to leave the show. She's had her time (same goes for Max)
Besides, it's May's turn to leave the show. She's had her time (same goes for Max)
Brock did
Sharpshooter
Battle Factory Champion
I wouldn't say I miss her so much like my life depended on it, but I would like her to some sort of an apperance, a reoccuring role would be fine. Since I think considering she was in 275 episodes straight that perhaps it would be nice to see something of her once in a while, it's not like she was an annonymous one shot character or anything. Tbh, I would even just settle for hoso apparances, baring they came on a regular basis like before.
MasterJedi
Coral Eye Trainer
No, she's had more advancement in a few regular and chronicles episodes than she's had throughout all of Johto! She has nothing to do if she came back also, keep her at the gym and have her show up in the show every so often and everything will be good.
Satoshi
リーリエの為に戦ってるトレーナー
Thing is, she can't have any more "Housou" appearences because Shuukan Pokémon Housoukyoku (Weekly Pokemon Broadcasting Station) ended two years ago.
Unless Shogakukan and TV TOKYO plans on producing other original animated side stories (come to think of it, the Housous were the only "non-special" side stories that were ever produced), Kasumi's appearances will dwindle to only short TV cameos and meetings, if they don't plan on bringing her back anytime soon (I do agree that her current character would be very dull when traveling with the group, if she doesn't do anything like that borefest in Jouto ^^;.
Unless Shogakukan and TV TOKYO plans on producing other original animated side stories (come to think of it, the Housous were the only "non-special" side stories that were ever produced), Kasumi's appearances will dwindle to only short TV cameos and meetings, if they don't plan on bringing her back anytime soon (I do agree that her current character would be very dull when traveling with the group, if she doesn't do anything like that borefest in Jouto ^^;
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