Character Discussion Thread

[Hyperion09]

Marlon's dialogue is slightly painful to read. It's like the translators just dropped in slang words at random.

TPCi's translation of dialogue in general is painful to read. Feels like it's been dumbed down somehow.

[PKMN Trainer Faye]

TPCi's translation of dialogue in general is painful to read. Feels like it's been dumbed down somehow.

Because "Don't be a noob!" or "My Pokemon is fight!" aren't painful to look at at all, no...

So Hugh is referred to as that "older neighbour boy" so I guess it explains why he had his Pokemon first. The fact that it came out of an egg probably explains why he didn't go out on a journey right away either.

So Christoph and Nancy actually co-exist...so I don't know why they force one gender to interact with the other rather than letting us choose.

"Older" is what got my attention. D: Has the rival ever been stated to be older than the hero? Granted, it could just be a year older...but he does look much taller and more mature than the player character, like, he has smaller eyes. The VS sprite makes him look almost a whole head taller than Kyouhei.

I know, that makes me upset. :< There's a gay option during a specific season, why couldn't Kyouhei date Curtis, and Mei date Yancy? It's baffling.

[The Outrage]

I always figured Silver was older.

Anyway, talking to random NPC's, and one of them mentioned that I looked like one of the Pokemon Centre aides, and asked if I was the child of one (playing as Rosa). Later, I get a phone call from the PC's mother, and she confirms that she used to work at the Pokemon Centre.

I wonder why she quit her job?

EDIT: Evidently Curtis thinks Rosa sounded older than she really was based on her voice.

[Hyperion09]

TPCi's translation of dialogue in general is painful to read. Feels like it's been dumbed down somehow.

Because "Don't be a noob!" or "My Pokemon is fight!" aren't painful to look at at all, no...

You know as well as I do that I'm not talking about unfunny forced memes. Or did you forget that Treehouse did G1-G3 as well? Go grab a random selection of NPCs from each generation, read their dialogue, and I guarantee you that those from the previous generations have much smoother speech than those from BW.

[PKMN Trainer Faye]

TPCi's translation of dialogue in general is painful to read. Feels like it's been dumbed down somehow.

Because "Don't be a noob!" or "My Pokemon is fight!" aren't painful to look at at all, no...

You know as well as I do that I'm not talking about unfunny forced memes. Or did you forget that Treehouse did G1-G3 as well? Go grab a random selection of NPCs from each generation, read their dialogue, and I guarantee you that those from the previous generations have much smoother speech than those from BW.

I do know that. oAo I like the TPCI translations better, even though I also grew up with Treehouse's translations. I only found out like last year that there was different translation team for the games. Even with that knowledge, I rather like TPCI's translations.

I always figured Silver was older.

Anyway, talking to random NPC's, and one of them mentioned that I looked like one of the Pokemon Centre aides, and asked if I was the child of one (playing as Rosa). Later, I get a phone call from the PC's mother, and she confirms that she used to work at the Pokemon Centre.

I wonder why she quit her job?

EDIT: Evidently Curtis thinks Rosa sounded older than she really was based on her voice.

Well in HGSS Silver looks older. D: He always looked the same age as the player in GSC to me.

And since we know that Nate/Rosa's mother was a Pokemon Center nurse, I guess we can confirm that they're all required to wear pink wigs or dye their hair pink.

I have yet to talk to Yancy in my game, I wonder if she'll make the same note about Nate? D:

[Mitch Chesman]

So, who's up for theories on how three of the Village Bride musicians are actually the Shadow Triad?

Surely there's a reason for them being referred to as "Dark Musicians" by an NPC.

Perhaps because the lyrics are a bit moody and the songs not exactly upbeat. That or the Lady Under the Bridge is a Zoroark protecting Ghetsis.

Before you battle Norman he mentions that he moved from Olivine City to Petalburg City to become strong.

So we now have official confirmation of the RSE player characters original home town.
This also might mean more then half of the player characters have had an interaction with Jasmine at one point.

Huh that's kinda neat, I wonder if confirming things like that is random, or if they're preparing us for something......................

May I ask the thread: Did anyone notice just how much Vio (dear old Zinzolin) hates the cold. Makes you wonder why he signed up to join New Team Plasma in the conquest of the Unova Region using Kyurem...

Best part is the use of Ice Pokemon alone, like he has some kinda of fear to overcome. Perhaps he was with Ghetsis when he needed a cane, or perhaps even earlier when he damaged his eye...............

May I ask the thread: Did anyone notice just how much Vio (dear old Zinzolin) hates the cold. Makes you wonder why he signed up to join New Team Plasma in the conquest of the Unova Region using Kyurem...

He strikes me as a masochistic thrill seeker.

Speaking of Zinzolin, did anyone else find it odd that after completing the Abyssal Ruins side quest he referred to the player as an enemy in the present tense...?

Not at all. Something tells me that the story isn't over, and he has something planned. Using you is a rotten trick in the case, and its possibly why he needed you to go down and get the info, to know what the final plan will be.....

[S-connoisseurCilanXZ]

Some NPCs have hilarious lines like that nursy aide saying "hear the cry of my heart!SITDOWN and SHUTUP' they are hillarious in this game aren't they :) abit disturbing sometimes but funny.

[Signas]

TPCi's translation of dialogue in general is painful to read. Feels like it's been dumbed down somehow.

Amen to that. It also sounds really awkward, with strange sentence structures. You know you suck when a fan translation is superior to the official one.

[matt0044]

You know, people complain when a translation is inaccurate yet when it is... well, the phrase "Be careful for what you wish for" comes to mind.

[PKMN Trainer Faye]

Indeed, how exactly are the two translations "different"? How did Treehouse do better? They were clearly cracking in DPPt, with stupid memes snuck in here and there.

[Mitch Chesman]

I dunno if its mentioned but I was wondering if Hugh is from Johto. The reason I ask is cause the same exact words he uses for how to treat Pokemon is used by the running guy in Cherrygrove in SS, and I was wondering if that could mean his grandfather is him. Although that would imply the running guy is now dead, but it does hint that B2W2 and BW take some place between 3-8 years after HGSSPt.

[Silktree]

The reason I ask is cause the same exact words he uses for how to treat Pokemon is used by the running guy in Cherrygrove in SS,

Could you provide the quotes?

[Mitch Chesman]

Something along the line of "And remember,above all treat your Pokemon with the utmost love and respect!" Its one of those lines that sticks, and the way both are said as a reminder to the players are way too coincidental.

[Silktree]

Something along the line of "And remember,above all treat your Pokemon with the utmost love and respect!" Its one of those lines that sticks, and the way both are said as a reminder to the players are way too coincidental.

Is that from the end of the game? Bulbapedia has all his quotes up until Victory Road, and I don't see anything about love or respect.

[Mitch Chesman]

Oh god I got confused, but yeah its basically how the sister says to take care of your Pokemon really really well. It just reminded me of that when I got to cherrygrove.