#its blues pokemon getting murdered and now ohhhh the player is HORRIBLE for hurting him and now its a revenge story

[perenlop]

am i being an ass by not liking the “blue’s raticate was killed by red” theory (at least when its done as if it objectively happened in canon)

#ik its for kicks but it kinda ruins their arc to me. blue is a smug little kid whos letting his famous granddad get to his head #and while oak still sucks at the end for rubbing salt into the wound its still part of blues arc of getting humbled #but when you toss in pokemon murder into that it changes the dynamic entirely. now it isnt a petty kid fight that gets kinda out of hand #its blues pokemon getting murdered and now ohhhh the player is HORRIBLE for hurting him and now its a revenge story #that ends with the murderer winning and the victim getting berated. and then in later games theyre buddy buddy #like. i think in fanworks im open to it being done with nuance (i actually like it in nuzlockes cause it fits the tone. im talking abt canon #but in the game its clear that he just tossed it in the pc and his interaction at lavender town is him being an insensitive kid #echoed voice