| 1 | [[WMG:[[center:[-'''''Manga/PokemonAdventures''''' '''[[Characters/PokemonAdventures Character Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresKanto Kanto]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresJohto Johto]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresHoenn Hoenn]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresSinnoh Sinnoh]] | '''Unova''' | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresKalos Kalos]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresAlola Alola]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresGalar Galar]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresPaldea Paldea]] | [[Characters/PokemonAdventuresRangers Rangers]]]]-]]] |
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| 4 | Characters appearing in the long-running manga, ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. This page contains characters appearing in the ''Black & White'' and ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 7 | |
| 8 | !Dex Holders |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:Black]] |
| 11 | !!'''Black''' |
| 12 | !!!The Dreamer |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ->''"[[LargeHam YAAAAA...HOOO! I'M GOING TO THE POKÉMON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND I'M GONNA WIN!!!]]"'' |
| 15 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/god_1.png]] |
| 16 | The male protagonist of the BW arc, he is an eager boy who aims to win the Pokémon League. He has a one-track mind regarding his dreams, to the point that he needs an outlet so that he can think about anything other than the League. First Pokémon are a Rufflet named Brav and a Munna named Musha while his starter is a Tepig named Tep. |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | * AmuletOfDependency: Defied when it comes to Musha. Black refuses to have Musha help him focus in Gym battles, as he feels that he wouldn't be a good trainer if he were that dependent on his Pokémon. Played straight in other situations, though. |
| 19 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: But usually only when his Munna's helping him out; otherwise he's far too distracted. |
| 20 | * BadassBookworm: |
| 21 | ** Surprisingly, he is very studious and reads up on various information on his own (but only when said subject is on Pokémon, of course). Before going on his journey, he looked up to see who the current Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and Champion were and also looked up his own Pokémon to see what they would eventually evolve into. |
| 22 | ** Black has claimed that, since he was little, he would go to the local library to look up anything he didn't already know. [[spoiler:Turns out, the real reason why he becomes like that was because Bianca's father won't allow her to play with him and Cheren if he isn't knowledgeable enough to be a Champion. He's so single-minded and determined in pursuit of his study, studying was more like breathing for him and made him incapable of multitasking if he had set his eyes on something.]] |
| 23 | ** [[spoiler:He even came up with a plan to attempt to get Kyurem to absorb the Light stone so that they could fight it from the inside. It didn't pan out, but it shows his intellect hasn't diminished before he gets free.]] |
| 24 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Spends a good portion sealed inside the Light stone with Reshiram with no way out in the Black 2 White 2 arc. Though White eventually found him in the Entralink, where the Light stone had gone to.]] |
| 25 | * BodyguardCrush: His ShipTease with White, with him being her employee. |
| 26 | * BoisterousBruiser: If Pokémon Battling can be considered Bruising then he fits this a bit. It helps that he’s a LargeHam and that he's pretty Keet as well. |
| 27 | * CatchPhrase: When he begins his SherlockScan moments. |
| 28 | --> "The White noise... turns into black... and my mind... becomes blank!" |
| 29 | ** When explaining why he knows any relevant info: |
| 30 | --> "Of course! I did my research after all!" (And variants thereof). |
| 31 | * CharacterDevelopment: After blowing off his friends for his dreams at the start, something Cheren actually tells him quite clearly when he talks to him, he obviously shows that he cares for White, Cheren and Bianca much more. |
| 32 | * ChildhoodFriends: To Cheren and Bianca. |
| 33 | * TheChosenOne: For Reshiram, to defeat Zekrom and Team Plasma as a whole. Also deconstructed, as it gets in the way of his agenda of winning the league. |
| 34 | * TheDeterminator: '''Nothing''' will stop him on his quest to become Champion. |
| 35 | * DitzyGenius: He is incredibly diligent and smart when it comes to Pokémon battling and his goal but he tends to lose focus and forget important things if they are about another subject. |
| 36 | * DorkKnight: Like Diamond, despite not being a true knight, he has more than enough LargeHam and BadassBookworm dorkiness to compensate. |
| 37 | * FatalFlaw: He ''really'' can't function without his Munna. In fact, just thinking too hard without it will cause him to pass out from exhaustion. |
| 38 | ** Focusing too much on his dreams and forgetting others was one at the beginning. |
| 39 | %%* FaceFault: He's rather prone to this. |
| 40 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His title The Dreamer is related to the idea of the Dream World, which plays out in a fashion through his link with his Munna. |
| 41 | * GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:When White is going to compete in the Battle Subway, he has shades of this, since he had turned down his own chances at trying it out, only for White to do so herself]]. This leads to a minor case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, [[spoiler:as Black is encouraged by Marshal and he later agrees to help White catch a Pokémon so that she can prepare for the Battle Subway. He even gives her Brav so she can have enough Pokémon to participate and very genuinely cheers her on ]]. |
| 42 | * HesBack: After a long wait, [[spoiler:Black is freed from being stuck in the White Stone]]. |
| 43 | * HeroicBSOD: |
| 44 | ** Understandably enters a state of shock when [[spoiler:he learns that Musha only stayed with him for the taste of his dreams, and leaves him because the dreams have changed.]] |
| 45 | ** [[spoiler: Gets out of it though, with the encouragement of his other Pokémon. And later on Musha comes back, evolved as a Musharna, and reveals that it actually left so that it could become stronger to support Black's new dreams.]] |
| 46 | * HotBlooded: Begins everyday by shouting his dream to the world. Is very loud and boisterous all throughout. |
| 47 | * HyperAwareness: He has very good deducing skills, but mostly only after his head is cleared with his Munna's help. |
| 48 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: He blew off his friends quite quickly to start his adventure and would rather obtain badges to pay the the debt he placed on the B&W Corporation. That said, if he is called out on this, he [[CharacterDevelopment will make an effort to fix that attitude]] and he's certainly never truly mean about it . |
| 49 | * IdiotHero: Strangely, crosses over with BadassBookworm. He spends hours in libraries studying and has great intellect, but due to his single-minded focus on his dreams it often doesn't come out. But when Munna eats his dreams he becomes incredibly focused and observant. That's not to say he isn't smart without his Munna. He does his research after all. |
| 50 | * InvisibleParents: Cheren mentions that he has both a mother and a father, but they were never shown. Still, they're loving enough to move to an entirely new neighborhood at their son's request. |
| 51 | * LampshadeHanging: When Black is seen shouting in the early chapters, White's director wonders if someone's filming a "hot-blooded teen drama". |
| 52 | * LargeHam: Just see his quote. |
| 53 | * TheLeader: Charismatic, among Cheren and Bianca. |
| 54 | * NiceGuy: Yes, he has several InnocentlyInsensitive moments and can sometimes forget everything and everyone else but his goals, but Black’s default mode seems to be cheerful and affable and it's later shown that he’s both very fond and very protective of his friends. |
| 55 | * NoIndoorVoice: Whenever he declares his dreams, he isn't particularly observant of his surroundings. |
| 56 | * ParalysisByAnalysis: When offered a chance to battle one of the Elite Four, Black is left perplexed at the thought of needing to yield his badges in defeat. |
| 57 | * SealedGoodInACan: [[spoiler:Ghetsis seals Black into the Light Stone at the end of the BW chapter.]] |
| 58 | * SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's Manly Man to Cheren's Sensitive Guy. |
| 59 | * ShipTease: With White. Everyone they meet thinks they're a couple, except for the couple in question. |
| 60 | ** He spent a whole night frantically searching for White, and when he sees a mysterious figure holding her, he brings out his ''whole'' team to fight against them. |
| 61 | ** He's willing to give up a chance to go on the Battle Subway AND HIS OLDEST POKÉMON just so White can grow stronger. |
| 62 | ** The arc ends with him revealing [[spoiler: he tried to keep his promise of promoting the agency at the end, wearing their logo under his shirt and wanting to reveal it as he was crowned champion. He asks White whether his debt is repaid, and she tearfully says yes.]] |
| 63 | * ShonenHair: It's spiky, but at least it isn't Red's mountain. |
| 64 | * ShoutOut: His personality seems somewhat based on [[Manga/SoulEater Black Star's]], as shown with his constant shouts of [[{{Catchphrase}} YAHOO!]] and his dream [[ToBeAMaster to be the best trainer]]. |
| 65 | * ShutUpHannibal: [[https://jb2448.info/picture.php?/7566/category/2115 Towards N]]. |
| 66 | * TheSmartGuy: Comes from being not only being a BadassBookworm and using AwesomenessByAnalysis, but also being willing to learn. |
| 67 | * SpiritedCompetitor: Very much so. |
| 68 | * ToBeAMaster: His goal, a surprising rarity for the series. |
| 69 | * TrainingFromHell: Forced into this by the Gym Leaders so they can defeat Team Plasma [[spoiler:and use Reshiram]]. |
| 70 | * WorkOffTheDebt: Black has a massive debt for destroying a movie set which White paid for. He is now stuck with her, though White being the person she is, she actually doesn't expect him to pay all of it. [[spoiler: Heartbreakingly ended at the end of the arc, with White declaring him free from his debt before he's trapped in the Light Stone.]] |
| 71 | * WingdingEyes: When he's [[AwesomenessByAnalysis analyzing a situation]] after his mind has been 'blanked'. |
| 72 | |
| 73 | !!'''Brav (Warr)''' |
| 74 | [[quoteright:596:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_brav.png]] |
| 75 | The first Pokémon Black (technically) captured with the help of the then-wild Musha. Black uses Brav for air travel. |
| 76 | |
| 77 | * BadassAdorable: As a Rufflet. |
| 78 | * BlowYouAway: Flying is his secondary type; he also knows Whirlwind. |
| 79 | * {{Flight}}: The primary form of flying, and most reliable given [[spoiler:Reshiram's...issues]]. |
| 80 | * NonElemental: Normal is his primary type. |
| 81 | |
| 82 | !!'''Musha''' |
| 83 | [[quoteright:772:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blacks_musharna_colorized.png]] |
| 84 | Black's second captured Pokémon, after helping Black out Musha allowed himself to be caught because he liked the taste of the boy's dreams. Black uses him to eat his dreams to enhance his senses. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | * BigEater: In addition to knowing Dream Eater, he has the tendency to be attracted to anyone that has a lot of dreams. |
| 87 | * UseYourHead: Knows Zen Headbutt. |
| 88 | * PsychicPowers: He's Psychic-type. |
| 89 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: N said he only worked with Black to eat his dreams. When the taste of Black's dreams changed, he left. Subverted when it turns out he just wanted to evolve, and CameBackStrong for Black in the finale.]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | !!'''Bo; previously Tep and Nite (Buoh; previously Poka and Chao)''' |
| 92 | [[quoteright:386:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bo_18.png]] |
| 93 | Black's "starter" Pokémon that he got from Professor Juniper. |
| 94 | * BadassAdorable: More as a Tepig, somewhat present as a Pignite. |
| 95 | * [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Trainer, Like Pokémon]]: He catches a cold in the first chapter of BW arc, just like what Black later from waiting in rain. |
| 96 | * MeaningfulRename: Black tends to nickname is Pokémon based on the final forms they take upon evolution. For Nite, because he didn't have any data on him, he decided to change his name to match his current form every time he evolves. |
| 97 | * MessyPig: When he was first introduced, Tep was seen gobbling a bunch of berries and getting juice everywhere. |
| 98 | |
| 99 | !!'''Tula''' |
| 100 | [[quoteright:700:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_tula.png]] |
| 101 | A Galvantula Black caught in Accumula Town. He was abandoned by his previous trainer, who was swayed by Ghetsis' speeches to release him against his will. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | * AllWebbedUp: Knows Spider Web. |
| 104 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: Was once a Pokémon that attacked people after it was release by its trainer, but followed Black after he defeated it. |
| 105 | |
| 106 | !!'''Costa (Goura)''' |
| 107 | [[quoteright:258:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_costa.png]] |
| 108 | A Carracosta that Black caught in Nimbasa City as a Tirtouga. Once belonged to Marshal, who released him due to Costa not wanting to obey him, but obeys Black just fine. |
| 109 | |
| 110 | * DishingOutDirt: Rock is his secondary type. |
| 111 | * MakingASplash: Water is his primary type. |
| 112 | * OlderAndWiser: He's centuries old. He can detect whether his trainer is fully committed to a fight, and will only listen when he is. |
| 113 | * PrehistoricMonster: He's hundreds of years old. |
| 114 | * TheSlacker: The original problem with him, he'd just laze about all through a battle. Averted later when he starts to trust Black, and subverted when he does it again only because Black was hesitating. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | !!'''Reshiram''' |
| 117 | [[quoteright:524:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_reshiram_adventures.png]] |
| 118 | The legendary Pokémon of Truth. It selects Black as its chosen trainer. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: Dragon is its primary type. |
| 121 | * PlayingWithFire: Fire is its secondary type. |
| 122 | * SealedGoodInACan: It was sealed in the Light stone until Black released it. [[spoiler:It gets sealed again after the battle with N and Zekrom ends, except with Black getting trapped alongside it.]] |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:White]] |
| 126 | !!'''White''' |
| 127 | !!!The Dreamer |
| 128 | |
| 129 | ->''"Anything from acting in dramas, films, ads, plays to printing, please leave it to the BW Agency!!"'' |
| 130 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/egjdntdwoaegefb.jpg]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | |
| 133 | The female protagonist of the BW arc, she is the president of a company that rents out Pokémon for commercial purposes, such as TV shows. Her star Pokémon, Gigi, doesn't actually battle, but later she decides to become a Pokémon Trainer in order to understand it. She eventually gets her starter, a Servine named Amanda, and her own Pokédex from Bianca. |
| 134 | ---- |
| 135 | * BodyguardCrush: Her ShipTease moments with Black, her employee. |
| 136 | * ClothingDamage: When White is hit by a powerful razor leaf, her [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140309083108/pokemon/images/e/eb/Pokemon_Adventures_White_Midriff.jpg shirt tears up to her navel.]] Her clothes remain in this state for the rest of the chapter. |
| 137 | * DoingItForTheArt: {{Invoked}} - even if she loses money doing so, she always makes sure her Pokémon are in top shape and that her clients are satisfied. |
| 138 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Like Black, Dreamer ties into the Dream World. However as manager of BW Agency, she's more the representative of Pokémon Musicals and Pokéstar Studios. |
| 139 | * GenkiGirl: She's very...eccentric. Part of it is an act to get work and promotion for her business. |
| 140 | * SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: She specifically says, word for word, that Black "Is not my boyfriend" when the massage spa manager mistakes Black to be her boyfriend and insists that she go on a cruise with him. [[ShipTease Not that how she acts is very convincing]]. |
| 141 | * HonorBeforeReason: She'll do ''anything'' if her company's reputation is on the line. |
| 142 | ** Similarly though, she'll risk losing money from the company for the sake of helping other people (IE Black). |
| 143 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:After Gigi abandons her for N, complete with DullEyesOfUnhappiness. Has since rebooted and is looking into the Battle Subway [[TookALevelInBadass for an OS upgrade]].]] |
| 144 | * ImprobableAge: She works as the representative of a company starting around the age of 14. In fact, she's their president AND their boss. Two years later at the age of 16, she essentially helps create Pokéstar Studios, aka POKÉMON HOLLYWOOD. |
| 145 | * InsistentTerminology: Tells Black to call her "Boss" ("President" or "Prez" in the Japanese version). |
| 146 | * TheLeader: Mastermind and Charismatic of the Black and White duo, even though she can't [[spoiler:initially]] fight. |
| 147 | * LettingHerHairDown: Unlike most examples, this signifies her depression. Incidentally, fans all agree she's much prettier with her hair down. |
| 148 | * LovableCoward: Gives off this vibe, considering that her first reaction to being attacked by Pokémon always seems to be screaming. [[spoiler: Completely gone after [[TookALevelInBadass her tenure on the Battle Subway.]]]] |
| 149 | * OhCrap: She freaks when she realizes that due to someone else's carelessness she doesn't have the Pokémon needed for a shooting. |
| 150 | * PromotionalConsideration: Once she realizes that Black has his own dreams to pursue, White agrees to sponsor him by taking care of all his out of battle needs in exchange for a gigantic EnforcedPlug of the BW Agency after he's crowned champion. [[spoiler: He manages to become champ, but he couldn't pull off the plug...]] |
| 151 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She doesn't actually expect Black to pay the entirety of his massive debt and only wants his Tepig around for a few more shootings. She also gives him time to train for his own goals. |
| 152 | * SayMyName:[[spoiler: Delivers a massive "BLAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!" as the latter becomes the Light Stone and flies away from her reach. This is in fact the last thing she says in the BW arc.]] |
| 153 | * ShipTease: With Black. She denies any allegations of being his girlfriend, but many people still say otherwise. |
| 154 | ** At one point, she notices that she has been talking about Black a lot, and talks about how he is actually pretty cool. It doesn't help that she tries to make up an excuse...all while she's only ''talking to herself.'' |
| 155 | ** The arc ends with her [[spoiler: tearfully saying Black's been freed from his debt before screaming Black's name as he's trapped in the Light Stone and spirited away.]] |
| 156 | ** When [[spoiler:the two of them are finally reunited in [=B2W2=] and they're getting ready to escape the Dream World, she tells him she'll never let go of his hand again.]] |
| 157 | * TakeUpMySword: A lighter and much more nonlethal version. After she helps out Bianca in figuring out her dream of becoming a lab assistant, Bianca hands the Pokédex over to her, initiating her into the legend of the Dex Holders. |
| 158 | * TomboyishPonytail: For the most part, until she lets her hair down briefly. |
| 159 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:She started out as not being a Trainer. After the incident with N, White decided to learn how to defend herself but wasn't very good at it initially. After training on the Battle Subway, White goes from being unable to defeat a single Pokémon to actually managing to get far enough to face the Subway Bosses, Ingo and Emmet. She's also managed to evolve the Servine following her around into a Serperior, proving she's gotten pretty good at battling. By the ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter, she appears to be as formidable a trainer as any other Dex Holder, and is even the one to lead the charge in the final battle.]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | !!'''Gigi (Bubu-chan)''' |
| 162 | A Tepig from the BW Agency. |
| 163 | |
| 164 | * BadassAdorable: Despite being a small piglet she was able to [[spoiler:defeat the Champion.]] |
| 165 | * FaceHeelTurn: Defects to [[spoiler:N's side after realizing that White was holding her back from her potential as a fighter.]] |
| 166 | * ForgivenButNotForgotten: While White [[spoiler: does let her return to the BW Agency, she states that she still considers her N's Pokémon, even after he let her go.]] |
| 167 | * HeelFaceTurn: Gigi decided she [[spoiler:enjoyed show business, and White let her rejoin the BW Agency after she defected back from N.]] |
| 168 | * PlayingWithFire: She's Fire-type. |
| 169 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Eyelashes and a bow. |
| 170 | |
| 171 | !!'''Amanda''' |
| 172 | [[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_amanda.png]] |
| 173 | A Serperior that White received as a Servine. |
| 174 | |
| 175 | * GreenThumb: She's Grass-type. |
| 176 | * {{Planimal}}: A Grass-type serpent. |
| 177 | * SmugSnake: Though only appearance-wise. |
| 178 | * VineTentacles: Knows Vine Whip. |
| 179 | |
| 180 | !!'''Darling (Jessica)''' |
| 181 | [[quoteright:369:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_darlene.png]] |
| 182 | A Deerling that White caught in Nimbasa. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | * GreenThumb: Grass is her secondary type. |
| 185 | * NonElemental: Normal is her primary type. |
| 186 | * {{Planimal}}: Grass-type deer. |
| 187 | |
| 188 | !!'''Dorothy''' |
| 189 | [[quoteright:323:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_dorothy.png]] |
| 190 | A Stunfisk that White caught during her Battle Subway training. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | * DishingOutDirt: Ground is her primary type. |
| 193 | * {{Gonk}}: Even if her face wasn't flat, she'd come off as this. |
| 194 | * PunnyName: Contains "doro", Japanese for dirt. |
| 195 | * PsychoElectricEel: Flatfish is more like it. |
| 196 | * ShockAndAwe: Electric is her secondary type. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | !!'''Nancy''' |
| 199 | [[quoteright:135:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20130605092235white_nancy.png]] |
| 200 | An Alomomola that White caught during her Battle Subway training. |
| 201 | |
| 202 | * MakingASplash: She's Water-type. |
| 203 | * TheMedic: Her ability is Healer. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !!'''Sally (Yunibou)''' |
| 206 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_solly_duosion.png]] |
| 207 | A Solosis that White caught during her Battle Subway training. During the Black 2 and White 2, its revealed to have evolved to a Duosion. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | * MegaMicrobes: He's effectively a giant cell. |
| 210 | * TheOneGuy: The only male on White's team. |
| 211 | * PsychicPowers: He's Psychic-type. |
| 212 | |
| 213 | !!'''Barbara''' |
| 214 | [[quoteright:511:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_barbara.png]] |
| 215 | A Vullaby that White caught during her Battle Subway training. White intends to use her to play villainous roles in her productions. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | * BadWithTheBone: Bones all over that she can use as weapons. |
| 218 | * BlowYouAway: Flying is her secondary type. |
| 219 | * CastingAShadow: Capable of this with her Dark attacks. |
| 220 | * CombatPragmatist: Dark is her primary type. |
| 221 | * {{Heel}}: The reason White captured her. |
| 222 | * SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: As per the species. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:Blake (''Lack-Two'')]] |
| 227 | !!'''Blake''' (''Lack-Two'') |
| 228 | !!!The Arrester |
| 229 | ->''"Codename: Black No. 2...superintendent of the International Police."'' |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_adventures_transparent.png]] |
| 232 | The male protagonist of the [=B2W2=] chapter, Blake is a high-ranking member of the International Police. He went undercover in the Trainers' School to hunt down the remaining members of Team Plasma. His first Pokémon is also his starter, Dewott. |
| 233 | ---- |
| 234 | * TheAce: According to Looker's superiors, he's this to the International Police. He's even called "Mister Perfect". |
| 235 | * AceCustom: All of Blake's Poké Balls have special grips molded exclusively for him, and he has special armor under his suit. |
| 236 | * BadassNormal: Blake doesn't just stand on the sidelines and shout orders when battling. While battling Genesect, Blake barrages it with Poké Balls, forcing Genesect to fight both Blake ''and'' his Pokémon. |
| 237 | * BeneathTheMask: He may seem like a skirt chasing class clown, but he's really part of the International Police. When he's not in class, he's pretty serious and professional. |
| 238 | * BridalCarry: His return to the Trainer's School after encountering Keldeo was like this with Whitley, making all the girls jealous. |
| 239 | * BrutalHonesty: Due to his [[spoiler:inability to understand emotions]], he tends to speak very bluntly to the point of being rude, something which irritates Black and White. |
| 240 | * ButNowIMustGo: After Ghetis and Colress are apprehended, Blake leaves for parts unknown with only his Pokémon for company. [[spoiler: The epilogue, at least, heavily implies that he's the "Colress" that appears in the Sun & Moon Chapter.]] |
| 241 | * TheCasanova: His classroom persona. |
| 242 | * ClothingDamage: Genesect's attack destroys his outer clothing (twice), but his body suit remains intact. |
| 243 | * ChickMagnet: After the battle that caused the aforementioned ClothingDamage is done and the surrounding area is leveled, a bunch of civilians come to see what happened. Amongst them are two girls who fight over who gets to bring Blake home and treat his injuries. |
| 244 | * ChildSoldier: When compared to the other Dex holders who were often dragged to the conflict of evil organizations; Blake's character arc focuses solely on fighting Team Plasma, being one of the International Police's strongest trainers at the age of 12. [[spoiler:This gets a justification later that he was taken in by the International Police as a baby and had been trained since]]. |
| 245 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: While both Black and Blake are written as [[BadassBookworm Badass Bookworms]] with excellent deducting skills, who got their starts from constantly reading texts from when they were young, the former is also a Hot-Blooded Idiot Hero and on top of that, requires his Munna bring out his focus, and [[spoiler:cares about how Pokémon are treated, to the point of getting pissed at how awful Cheren treated his Snivy]]. Blake is shown to be a Stoic PerpetualFrowner wearing the mask of a Casanova and a Troll, is capable of using his deductive skills flawlessly under that persona, and [[spoiler:makes it clear that he really doesn't care for how his Pokémon are treated]]. |
| 246 | * DatingCatwoman: Downplayed in that he and Whitley are not dating, but he is a member of the International Police [[ShipTease flirting]] with a (former) member of Team Plasma. |
| 247 | * DubNameChange: The official Japanese romanization of his name is Lack-two, but the official English translations give him the name Blake. His Japanese name is retained in that his International Police codename is "Black No. 2" |
| 248 | * DullSurprise: He initially appears shocked when he finds out he is [[spoiler:dismissed from the International Police]], but he casually brushes it off as inconsequential. |
| 249 | * {{Foil}}: To Whitley, being a [[TheAce capable]] and [[TheStoic emotionless]] International Police Agent, whereas she's a Team Plasma member who is poor at handling herself under pressure and is very expressive with her emotions. [[spoiler:He's also an [[SociopathicHero amoral person]] who doesn't comprehend the concept of right and wrong, whereas she's TheHeart and pursues her goals out of compassion.]] Even their titles show their contrast -- he's The Arrester, she's The Liberator. |
| 250 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: As The Arrester, he represents the Seven Sage mission in the BW postgame. |
| 251 | * IShallTauntYou: Pulls one on Colress in their first battle to learn more about Genesect. |
| 252 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In his introduction, he breaks up with his girlfriend Yancy so she can pursue her career as an idol. [[spoiler:But actually he only saw her as a suspect and discarded her as soon he confirmed she wasn't his target.]] |
| 253 | * ImprobableAge: He's a 12 year old who is a high ranking member of the International Police. He even outranks Looker. |
| 254 | * InterpolSpecialAgent: A member of the International Police, and a superintendent/inspector at that. [[spoiler:Though he gets discharged for breaking the rules by taking Genesect when it was under strict supervision.]] |
| 255 | * LetsGetDangerous: When it's time to get serious, you can hardly believe this is the same kid who has been flirting around with every girl in class. |
| 256 | * [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Trainer, Like Pokémon]]: All of his Pokémon have Serious nature. |
| 257 | * MakingASplash: Blake appears to have a preference for Water-type Pokémon since half of his line up consists of Water types. Not to mention that Genesect’s Techno Blast can be a Water-Type attack with the Douse Drive installed. |
| 258 | * MementoMacguffin: [[spoiler:He had the DNA Splicers with him for a long time as a remnant of what he knew of his biological family]]. |
| 259 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He's a little ''too'' friendly for Whitley's taste, but she ''is'' the only girl in their class who he hasn't ruled out to be ex-Plasma. In any case, Whitley's Foongus certainly doesn't appreciate him trying to get too close to its trainer. |
| 260 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: Masquerades as a flirt that goes after every woman in his sight, only to turn into a stoic badass when he's on the job. |
| 261 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Possibly. He states that he goes by "Blake" at the Aspertia Trainer's School, indicating that it's not his real name. Then again, when Colress asked him his name [[WorthyOpponent as a sign of respect]], he said his name was "Blake" then as well, so it could be real. |
| 262 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Blake is orphaned from a crime that involved the International Police and was raised by an agent there since]]. |
| 263 | * PerpetualFrowner: The biggest difference in his persona on the job: His default expression becomes a DeathGlare. |
| 264 | * SimpleYetAwesome: The body suit he wears under his clothes is actually a highly protective armor that helps him withstand Pokémon attacks. |
| 265 | * ShipTease: InvokedTrope with Whitley as part of his mission. [[spoiler: It's thoroughly sunk by the end, with Whitley coming to accept that he doesn't actually feel that way toward her (or feel much of anything, for that matter), but still is glad to consider him a friend.]] |
| 266 | * TheStoic: Very cool-headed while in his police persona. [[spoiler:It turns out he is unable to feel emotions.]] |
| 267 | * SecretTestOfCharacter: [[spoiler: The Magician reveals that his "firing" from the International Police was one, in order to show if he would still do his job and hold strong to his morals regardless. He passes.]] |
| 268 | * SociopathicHero: All his previous actions (manipulating girls' feelings, giving third parties access to Interpol's info in exchange of equipment, taking away dangerous Pokémon without authorization) foreshadowed he was this, but what confirmed it was when he was willing to [[spoiler:push a very damaged Genesect in order to unfreeze the Musketeers, when confronted for the cruelty of this, he answered that he doesn't understand how that is cruel -- if Genesect gets hurt he will just heal it. He admits that concepts like "fear" and "pity" are unknown to him, shocking Whitley and Keldeo with the latter realizing that he wasn't collected with his emotions like his masters, he just doesn't have any.]] |
| 269 | * {{Troll}}: In his classroom persona, he seems to enjoy messing with Whitley as much as he hits on her. At one point he even brings her along with him to a Virbank City concert ''while she's still unconscious'', leading to a very rude awakening for poor Whitley. |
| 270 | * WhenHeSmiles: After the confrontation with Colress and Genesect, it seems as though he gives an earnest smile to Looker... only to be [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] as he was actually going back to his cover persona and trying to woo girls that gathered at the scene of the crime. |
| 271 | * WorthyOpponent: To Colress. [[spoiler: In the penultimate chapter of B2/W2, Colress even says that while his defeat frustrates him, he can accept it because it came from Blake.]] |
| 272 | |
| 273 | !!'''Dewott''' |
| 274 | [[quoteright:329:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_dewott.png]] |
| 275 | Blake’s first Pokémon. Blake chose him to be his partner at the International Police Headquarters. He always makes sure to sharpen his scalchops to keep them sharp. |
| 276 | |
| 277 | * MakingASplash: He’s Water-type. |
| 278 | |
| 279 | !!'''Genesect''' |
| 280 | [[quoteright:837:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/team_plasma_genesect_adventures.png]] |
| 281 | A Genesect Blake captured after freeing it from Colress’s control. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | * BackpackCannon: Through which it fires its Techno Blast move. |
| 284 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Bug is its primary type although it doesn’t look like it due to its artificial body. |
| 285 | * ExtraOreDinary: Steel is its secondary type. |
| 286 | * TransformingMecha: Is able to change from its bipedal form to a flying saucer-like form. |
| 287 | |
| 288 | !!'''Kelden (Keldemaru)''' |
| 289 | |
| 290 | A Keldeo that was mentored by the Swords of Justice. Blake offers to help it become stronger in exchange for working with him. |
| 291 | |
| 292 | * ArchEnemy: The Shadow Triad, but not Genesect. Ironically, it ended up on a team with the latter (though it's not known if it knows Genesect was used to do the deed). [[spoiler: Later learns that this wasn't the case, it being the work of a different Genesect.]] |
| 293 | * AllYourPowersCombined: Being mentored by the Swords of Justice has let it learn the unique skills of all three. It learned the power of charging from Terrakion, speed and sharpness from Virizion and how to keep a strong heart and never flinch from Cobalion. |
| 294 | * BareFistedMonk: Fighting is its secondary type, although its subverted in that it uses a sword. |
| 295 | * AnIcePerson: Knows Ice Beam, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation something it can’t actually learn in the games]]. |
| 296 | * LaserBlade: The form Sacred Sword takes. |
| 297 | * MakingASplash: Water is its primary type. |
| 298 | * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Intervenes in the battle between the Triad and the Trio for this reason, prompting the other musketeers to do the same. |
| 299 | * UnstoppableRage: As soon as it sees the Shadow Triad, it goes nuts. |
| 300 | |
| 301 | !!''' Kabutott (Kabutomaru)''' |
| 302 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_kabutott.png]] |
| 303 | A Kabutops that is Blake’s fourth Pokémon. |
| 304 | |
| 305 | * DishingOutDirt: Rock is its primary type. |
| 306 | * MakingASplash: Water is its secondary type. |
| 307 | |
| 308 | !!'''Gliscott (Liomaru)''' |
| 309 | [[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_glisott.png]] |
| 310 | A Gliscor that is Blake’s fifth Pokémon. |
| 311 | |
| 312 | * BlowYouAway: Flying is its secondary type. |
| 313 | * DishingOutDirt: Ground is its primary type. |
| 314 | |
| 315 | !!'''Escavalier''' |
| 316 | [[quoteright:388:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blake_escavalier_adventures.png]] |
| 317 | Blake's sixth Pokémon. In preparation for another battle with Team Plasma, Blake caught a Karrablast in Abyssal Ruins, which then evolved when he temporarily traded it with Whitey's Shelmet. |
| 318 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Bug is its primary type. |
| 319 | * ExtraOreDinary: Steel is its secondary type. |
| 320 | * FingerInABarrel: Blake has it plug one of its lances into [[spoiler: Colress' Shiny Genesect's cannon to disrupt its Techno Blast at the last second, damaging them both.]] |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Whitley (''Whi-Two'')]] |
| 324 | !!'''Whitley''' (''Whi-Two'') |
| 325 | !!!The Liberator |
| 326 | ->''"My “dream” is...umm...a world where Pokémon can live as they please without getting hurt."'' |
| 327 | [[quoteright:144:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eemnab5x4aalkel.png]] |
| 328 | The female protagonist of the [=B2W2=] chapter, Whitley was once a member of Team Plasma, having believed in their (false) ideals. Her first Pokémon is a Foongus named Foongy. |
| 329 | ---- |
| 330 | * AdaptationalVillainy: Subverted. While she was part of Team Plasma, she is neither villainous nor does she have a mischievous personality. |
| 331 | * AnimalWrongsGroup: She's a former member of Team Plasma, and still believes in its mission of liberating Pokémon. Played with in that, given that she was ten at the time and serving with her mom, it comes off as blindly following her parents' beliefs and not thinking things through herself yet. |
| 332 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler: Whitley is the one who delivers the BreakingSpeech to Ghetsis in the end, making him realize that he's doomed to perpetual failure due to all the Pokémon he's victimized.]] |
| 333 | * BreakingOldTrends: She's the first female Pokédex Holder to not have a starter Pokémon at all. [[labelnote:Explanation]]While one could argue that she 'does' have Gigi at one point, Gigi is ultimately considered N's Pokémon, not hers[[/labelnote]] Averted in ''XY'' where she ends up getting Malva's former Delphox. |
| 334 | * BrokenPedestal: All of the leadership of Team Plasma that isn't N is this to her, ''especially'' Ghetsis. She's also [[spoiler:[[WasItAllALie quite crushed]] when she realizes that Blake only pretended to care about her as part of his mission.]] |
| 335 | * TheCameo: Appears in the final chapter of the ''XY'' arc, having been given the Delphox that used to belong to Malva to see if she can get Delphox to open up to her. While she, Foongy and Accelgor are scorched, Whitley does reveal she's made progress in getting Delphox to trust her. |
| 336 | * ClassicalAntihero: She's quick to panic under pressure, is a bit of a doormat and ButtMonkey, and her very Foongus has little respect for her, seeing her as someone who can't be left on her own. |
| 337 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Her history with Team Plasma which she now tries to hide. |
| 338 | * DominoMask: She wears one as part of her costume in the Pokéstar film she partakes in, as the heroine fighting against Brycen-Man (played by... well, Brycen.) |
| 339 | * DubNameChange: The official Japanese romanization of her name is Whi-two, but the official English translations give her the name Whitley. |
| 340 | * {{Foil}}: To the [[TheAce capable]] and [[TheStoic emotionless]] police agent Blake, being a Team Plasma member who is poor at handling herself under pressure and is very expressive with her emotions. [[spoiler:She's also TheHeart and pursues her goals out of compassion, whereas Blake is an [[SociopathicHero amoral person]] who doesn't comprehend the concept of right and wrong.]] Even their titles show their contrast -- she's The Liberator, he's The Arrester. |
| 341 | * FreudianSlip: Admits her allegiance to Team Plasma to [[spoiler:Blake]] while afraid as she didn't really partake in their crimes. This only confirms [[spoiler:Blake's]] suspicions and leads to Whitley's capture. |
| 342 | * LovableCoward: Moreso than White was, as she gets easily freaked out not just by Pokémon battles but by anyone making close personal contact with her out of fear that her ties to Team Plasma will be exposed. |
| 343 | * MustMakeAmends: She develops this attitude after learning just how unjustified Team Plasma was in most of its "liberation" of Pokémon. [[spoiler: At the end of the arc, she joins N, Anthea and Concordia in personally returning all stolen Pokémon to their trainers.]] |
| 344 | * NewTransferStudent: She transfers to the Pokémon Trainer's School at the start of the second term in September. |
| 345 | * PlotCoupon: She is in possession of a chip that contains Team Plasma's "liberation" records and the blueprints to stop a machine Colress is building. [[spoiler:It's now in possession of Hugh]]. |
| 346 | * {{Protectorate}}: Yamamoto states that she has an innate sort of helpless quality that makes most Pokémon ''want'' to protect her, the trade-off being that the Pokémon don't necessarily respect her as their trainer. [[spoiler: Trevor takes advantage of this quality by sending her the Delphox Malva stole and raised. The Delphox refused to listen to anyone else, but it appears to have grudgingly accepted Whitley.]] |
| 347 | * ShipTease: While she was initially put off by Blake's advances, she slowly starts to develop feelings for him, to the point that he even replaces [[UndyingLoyalty N]] in her dreams. [[spoiler: It's thoroughly sunk by the end, with Whitley coming to accept that he doesn't actually feel that way toward her (or feel much of anything, for that matter), but still is glad to consider him a friend.]] |
| 348 | ** There is also some hints for [[spoiler: her and Hugh, particularly in the final chapter where it's implied that Hugh might have developed feelings for her.]] |
| 349 | * ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler: When Ghetsis is being arrested and swears that he'll escape one day and fool people into making him a leader once more, Whitley shuts him down by telling him that the Pokémon will never be fooled, as they will never forgive or forget what he's done to them.]] |
| 350 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Depending on the translation, she speaks like this. |
| 351 | * UndyingLoyalty: For N and the original Team Plasma, still believing in their just crusade to free Pokémon from humans. As such, she wasn't exactly thrilled to receive a Pokédex, the icon of Pokémon enslavement. [[spoiler: This changes by the end of the arc, as she realizes that Team Plasma's crusade was completely misaimed, although she still remains loyal to N, who's come to the same conclusion about "Pokémon liberation".]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !!'''Foongy (Dake-chan)''' |
| 354 | [[quoteright:247:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whitley_foongy.png]] |
| 355 | Whitley's first Pokémon. He was initially one of the Pokémon "liberated" by Team Plasma that Whitley took care of. He is fiercely protective of Whitley. |
| 356 | |
| 357 | * TheCameo: Alongside Whitley in the final chapter of X and Y. |
| 358 | * ChestMonster: He looks like a Poké Ball. When Whitley was first presented with the Pokémon she was supposed to take care of, she was confused that there was a Poké Ball with them and accidentally threw Foongy after learning he was a Pokémon. |
| 359 | * GlassCannon: Foongy can one shot opponents he really shouldn't be able to even under the most generous of circumstances, but it doesn't take much for him to get knocked down, either. |
| 360 | * GreenThumb: Grass is his primary type. |
| 361 | * PoisonousPerson: Poison is his secondary type. |
| 362 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Is deceptively powerful for his size. He knocked out a Pawniard with one Giga Drain, and a whole room of Muk with a single Clear Smog. |
| 363 | * ThisIsMyHuman: After they meet N during the final stretch of the arc, he reveals that Foongy considers himself to have adopted Whitley, seeing her as in need of his protection. She's a little insulted at this. |
| 364 | |
| 365 | !!'''Accelgor''' |
| 366 | [[quoteright:419:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whitley_accelgor_adventures.png]] |
| 367 | Whitley's second Pokémon. In preparation for another fight with Team Plasma, Whitley, with a Quick Ball given by Blake and with Foongy's help, caught a Shelmet in Abyssal Ruins, which evolved when she temporarily traded it with Blake's Karrablast. |
| 368 | |
| 369 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Bug is their primary Type. |
| 370 | * ButtMonkey: Its appearance consists of being slammed into a wall due to Whitley's inexperience with throwing Poké Balls and then being literally pressed against it to use Acid Spray. It was also scorched by Delphox in the X and Y chapter. |
| 371 | * TheCameo: Alongside Whitley in the final chapter of X and Y. |
| 372 | * HollywoodAcid: Knows Acid Spray, which Whitley uses to get to N on the Plasma Frigate by melting a wall open. |
| 373 | |
| 374 | !!'''Delphox''' |
| 375 | [[quoteright:503:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/whitley_delphox_adventures.png]] |
| 376 | Whitley's third Pokémon. After Team Flare was defeated, Trevor gave Delphox to Whitley to see if she could get it to open up to her after Delphox refuses to listen to Trevor. |
| 377 | |
| 378 | * HeelFaceTurn: Slowly but surely, she's made one while under Whitley's care. |
| 379 | * PlayingWithFire: Her primary type. |
| 380 | * PsychicPowers: Her secondary type. |
| 381 | [[/folder]] |
| 382 | |
| 383 | !Allies |
| 384 | [[folder: Unova]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | !!'''Professor Juniper''' |
| 387 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art_of_pokemon_2_full_1517952893036_2.png]] |
| 388 | The regional professor of Unova. |
| 389 | |
| 390 | * ControlFreak: Has some shades of this. |
| 391 | * ButtMonkey: A rare female example in the B/W arc. Her starter Pokémon often beat each other up, leaving a destructive mess in their wake (one such site being her own lab) and two of her three Dexes are broken with the remaining functioning one in the hands of someone whose sanity she questions. [[spoiler: Then in a darker turn of this, N flat out states that she only sees Pokemon as objects due to her not actually doing anything for the starters and always choosing to prioritize her research over them, leaving her in a stunned state.]] |
| 392 | * CharacterDevelopment: After [[spoiler: called out by N, she reassesses how she does things and by the B2/W2 arc has become a more competent scientist who cares more about Pokémon.]] |
| 393 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: Her treatment of the starters in BW: She failed to notice how they were nervous, ignoring them to talk on the phone, and then scolding them for messing up her lab when they got into a fight. She then packaged up the Pokémon and had them mailed rather then giving them out herself. [[spoiler: All of this was seen by N’s Zorua who reported it to him, leading him to massively call her out for how shoddily she treated the starters and declaring that she only sees Pokémon as objects]]. |
| 394 | * JerkassRealization: [[spoiler: Has one in regards to how poorly she treated the starters after N called her out, causing her to reevaluate how she does things.]] |
| 395 | * StrawHypocrite: [[spoiler: Called out by N for treating Pokémon as things and not caring for them enough to give them to their Trainers personally. [[JerkassHasAPoint The results]] [[HeroicBSOD weren't pretty]].]] |
| 396 | |
| 397 | !!'''Cheren''' |
| 398 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art_of_pokemon_2_full_1517952893036.png]] |
| 399 | Along with Bianca, he is a childhood friend of Black and chose Snivy as his starter Pokémon (Actually, Bianca chose it for him). |
| 400 | * AdaptedOut: His only Pokémon are Servine, a male Unfezant and Gigalith. |
| 401 | * AdaptationalVillainy: To the point that he [[spoiler:joins Team Plasma]], something he would never have done in the games (he was one of the people most vehemently against [[spoiler:Plasma]] in the game). |
| 402 | ** [[spoiler: Somewhat subverted when it's revealed that he only joined Team Plasma because he'd been brainwashed into doing so.]] |
| 403 | * ApologizesALot: Apologizes for even the most pointless of reasons. |
| 404 | * BadBoss: When fighting Black at the Pokémon League, [[spoiler: he reveals that he doesn't have any attachment to his Pokémon. His Snivy hasn't even evolved. However, this is due to Team Plasma's brainwashing of him.]] |
| 405 | * BadassTeacher: Becomes a teacher at the Aspertia City Trainer’s School in the ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter, [[spoiler: and a Gym Leader by the end of the arc.]] |
| 406 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: What causes him to join Team Plasma and turn against his former friend, Black.]] |
| 407 | * DeadpanSnarker: Particularly in regard to Black being a LargeHam. |
| 408 | * DecoyProtagonist: His appearance alongside Black and Bianca in volume 43 indicate this, standing alongside the starter Pokémon. |
| 409 | * DemotedToExtra: Though he possesses a Pokédex and was a rival in the original game, the fact that he's not named after a version and that said Pokédex is damaged places him to supporting character. [[spoiler: His Pokédex eventually ended up completely destroyed.]] |
| 410 | * FaceHeelTurn: At the Pokémon League, he reveals that [[spoiler: he's joined Team Plasma. Later on, it's revealed that he's been [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] into doing so, though.]] |
| 411 | %%* OnlySaneMan: Considering that his best friends are a Pokémon League obsessed boy and [[TheDitz a ditz]], he's certainly this. |
| 412 | * ShipTease: With Bianca in the B2/W2 arc. [[ShipperOnDeck His students notice.]] |
| 413 | * SweatDrop: He does it quite often, seeing how one of his best friends is a LargeHam while the other is a ditz. |
| 414 | * TookALevelInJerkass: By the time he enters the Pokémon League, he's cold and indifferent towards everyone, believing that cheering and supporting contributes nothing in becoming stronger. [[spoiler: However, it was revealed that he was brainwashed all the way back in Driftveil City.]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | !!'''Bianca''' |
| 417 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art_of_pokemon_2_full_1517952893036_1.png]] |
| 418 | Along with Cheren, she is a childhood friend of Black and chose Oshawott as her starter Pokémon. |
| 419 | |
| 420 | * AdaptedOut: Her only Pokémon are Oshawott and Lampent. |
| 421 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: She gets easily distracted upon their arrival at Striaton City that she ignores Cheren's reprimanding. |
| 422 | * DecoyProtagonist: Like Cheren, her appearance alongside him and Black in volume 43 indicate this, standing alongside the starter Pokémon. |
| 423 | * DemotedToExtra: See Cheren. Ironically enough, the lack of screentime further adds to her character, as she feels even more useless as she hasn't accomplished much on her journey, and ends up bonding with White and developing alongside her on one of her adventures. |
| 424 | * TheDitz: Not the brightest of people, although she still looks smart next to [[IdiotHero Black.]] |
| 425 | * GenkiGirl: She's very energetic and excitable. |
| 426 | * JackOfAllTrades: Implied to be her strength, as she knows how to play all kinds of instruments and Professor Juniper describes her as someone that can do anything without flaw. |
| 427 | * ShipTease: With Cheren in the B2/W2 arc. [[ShipperOnDeck His students notice.]] |
| 428 | * TakeUpMySword: Gives her Pokédex to White, making her an official Dex Holder as she returns home to become a lab assistant. |
| 429 | * TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: There really is very little in the way of family resemblance between the two. |
| 430 | |
| 431 | !!'''Fennel''' |
| 432 | [[quoteright:244:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_ohssvhoklt1rgvmfqo1_1280_5.png]] |
| 433 | Professor Juniper's friend and former classmate. She works with her assistant, Amanita, and researches about dreams. |
| 434 | * NoIndoorVoice: She's very loud. Even more so than Black. |
| 435 | |
| 436 | !!'''Cedric Juniper''' |
| 437 | Professor Juniper's father. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | * BigOlEyebrows: And they look even bigger due to EyesAlwaysShut. |
| 440 | %%* EyesAlwaysShut |
| 441 | * SignatureMon: Samurott. [[spoiler: It is the third of the first set of starters that Gigi and Amanda are from.]] |
| 442 | |
| 443 | !!'''Cilan, Chili, & Cress''' |
| 444 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/515px_cilan_cress_chili_adventures.png]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | The triplet gym leaders of Striaton Gym. |
| 447 | |
| 448 | * AdaptedOut: They don't have their Lillipup, nor do they have their Multi Battle Pokémon. |
| 449 | * BishieSparkle |
| 450 | -->Cress: Our teamwork sparkles! |
| 451 | -->Cilan: We, too, are three bright shining stars. |
| 452 | * CharacterTics: Like in the anime, the brothers tend to place their arms in a certain location. Cilan places his behind his back, Chili puts his on his hips, Cress crosses them in front of his chest. |
| 453 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Green for Cilan, red for Chili and blue for Cress. |
| 454 | * ElementalPowers |
| 455 | ** GreenThumb: Cilan specializes in Grass-type Pokémon. |
| 456 | ** MakingASplash: Cress specializes in Water-type Pokémon. |
| 457 | ** PlayingWithFire: Chili specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. |
| 458 | * FieryRedhead: Chili. |
| 459 | * HotBlooded: Chili. |
| 460 | %%* SharpDressedMan |
| 461 | * SkintoneSclerae: Cilan |
| 462 | * SignatureMon: Pansage, which later evolves into a Simisage, for Cilan, Pansear, which later evolves into a Simisear, for Chili and Panpour, which later evolves into a Simipour, for Cress. |
| 463 | * {{Troll}}: Chili. He lied to Black about disqualifying him from challenging their Gym (because of Bianca's interference) only to take it back immediately while laughing uproariously. |
| 464 | * WaistcoatOfStyle: As part of their waiter outfits. |
| 465 | |
| 466 | !!'''Lenora''' |
| 467 | Gym Leader and Museum owner of the Nacrene City Gym. |
| 468 | |
| 469 | * AdaptationalBadass: Her first Pokémon is a Stoutland. |
| 470 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Captured by Team Plasma after being defeated by the Shadow Triad.]] |
| 471 | * HappilyMarried: To Hawes. |
| 472 | * [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: She acknowledges that her Stoutland got taken out in one hit because she had spammed Take Down beforehand, which whittled down its HP. |
| 473 | * NonElemental: Specializes in Normal-type Pokémon. |
| 474 | * SignatureMon: Stoutland. |
| 475 | |
| 476 | !!'''Burgh''' |
| 477 | Gym Leader of the Castelia City Gym. |
| 478 | |
| 479 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Well he certainly is flamboyant enough. |
| 480 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Captured by Team Plasma after being defeated by the Shadow Triad.]] |
| 481 | * BigCreepyCrawlies: Specializes in Bug-type Pokémon. |
| 482 | %%* BigOlEyebrows |
| 483 | * CanonForeigner: A Venipede. |
| 484 | * PerformanceArtist: He uses his art in his Gym challenge. |
| 485 | * ScarfOfAssKicking: A small red one. |
| 486 | * SignatureMon: Venipede. |
| 487 | |
| 488 | !!'''Elesa''' |
| 489 | Gym Leader of the Nimbasa City Gym |
| 490 | * AdaptedOut: A variation in that she has two Emolga but only uses one to battle Black. |
| 491 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Captured by Team Plasma after being defeated by the Shadow Triad.]] |
| 492 | %%* CombatStilettos |
| 493 | * CoolHorse: Zebstrika, which a flashback shows that she's had since she was a little girl. |
| 494 | * MaleGaze: Elesa is formally first introduced with her rear facing the readers while she is on her knees. |
| 495 | * MsFanservice: She is a model after all. |
| 496 | * ShockAndAwe: Specializes in Electric-type Pokémon. |
| 497 | * SignatureMon: Zebstrika. |
| 498 | * TheStoic: Surprisingly averted. She's actually quite cheerful compared to her game counterpart. |
| 499 | |
| 500 | !!'''Clay''' |
| 501 | Gym Leader of the Driftveil City Gym. |
| 502 | |
| 503 | * AmericansAreCowboys: It’s only natural that the Region based off of an America location (even if it is New York City) would have a cowboy Gym Leader. |
| 504 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Captured by Team Plasma after being defeated by the Shadow Triad.]] |
| 505 | * DishingOutDirt: Specializes in Ground-type Pokémon. |
| 506 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be a bit mean but he’s ultimately a good person and he warms up to Black despite their rocky introduction. |
| 507 | * SignatureMon: Excadrill. |
| 508 | |
| 509 | !!'''Skyla''' |
| 510 | Gym Leader of the Mistralton City Gym. She's also the pilot of a cargo company. |
| 511 | |
| 512 | * AcePilot: Capable of putting on air shows with her cargo plane, she delivered an epic finale to the Pokémon Musical along with the guests' prop cases. |
| 513 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Captured by Team Plasma after being defeated by the Shadow Triad.]] |
| 514 | * BlowYouAway: Specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. |
| 515 | %%* FashionableAsymmetry |
| 516 | %%* {{Shorttank}} |
| 517 | * SignatureMon: Swanna. |
| 518 | * {{Stripperiffic}}: For a pilot’s suit it certainly doesn’t cover a lot. |
| 519 | %%* WindFromBeneathMyWings |
| 520 | |
| 521 | !!'''Brycen''' |
| 522 | Gym Leader of the Icirrus City Gym. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | * BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:Is at first seemingly captured by the Shadow Triad with the rest of the Gym Leaders, but it turns out to be just an ice statue. He's still captured by Ghetsis later in the Pokémon League.]] |
| 525 | * CanonForeigner: Has two extra Vanillish. |
| 526 | * CoolMask: A blue domino mask. |
| 527 | * AnIcePerson: Specializes in Ice-type Pokémon. |
| 528 | * TheMentor: He personally trains Black for a time to get him up to snuff against Team Plasma. |
| 529 | * SignatureMon: Cryogonal. |
| 530 | * TheStoic: Although it becomes subverted whenever he is playing Brycen-Man. |
| 531 | %%* TheQuietOne |
| 532 | * WarriorMonk: In appearance only though. |
| 533 | |
| 534 | !!'''Drayden''' |
| 535 | Gym Leader of the Opelucid City Gym. |
| 536 | |
| 537 | * AdaptedOut: He's only got his Druddigon. |
| 538 | * OldMaster: The oldest and strongest of the Unova Gym Leaders. |
| 539 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: Specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. |
| 540 | * SignatureMon: Druddigon. |
| 541 | |
| 542 | !!'''Iris''' |
| 543 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_oe93li3wyq1rgvmfqo1_1280_copy.png]] |
| 544 | Iris is the protégé of Drayden, though she also learned spirituality from Alder. She respects both men very much. |
| 545 | |
| 546 | * AdaptedOut: She doesn't have Fraxure, Hydreigon, Archeops or Aggron. |
| 547 | * AdaptationalNationality: While the games and anime indicate that Iris is a native to Unova, here it's revealed that her birth place is in Johto's Blackthorn. |
| 548 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Her nationality is unknown and even her being from Blackthorn City doesn’t help in that regard. |
| 549 | * BrattyHalfPint: She enjoys teasing Black about his possible love life. |
| 550 | * BrutalHonesty: Straight-up tells [[PerformanceArtist Burgh]] that his newer paintings look terrible, and much later teases [[HotBlooded Black]] about his love life. |
| 551 | %%* GenkiGirl |
| 552 | * GirlishPigtails: A weird double example with two at the top and two at the bottom. |
| 553 | * ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: She wants to take down N for what he did to Alder.]] |
| 554 | * LittleMissBadass: [[spoiler:She participates in the Unova League.]] [[spoiler:In the BW2 arc, it is revealed she has become the champion. In fact, she even defeated the Elite Four, Alder, and even N to earn the title!]] |
| 555 | * LittleMissSnarker: She can be very cutting when she wants to be, albeit in a playful way. |
| 556 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: Specializes in Dragon-type Pokémon. That said, she has [[MakingASplash a Lapras]] in a flashback. |
| 557 | * ShipperOnDeck: Entertains the possibilities of both Black x White and Black x Bianca. |
| 558 | * SignatureMon: Fraxure, which later evolves into a Haxorus. |
| 559 | |
| 560 | !!'''Marlon''' |
| 561 | A cheerful man who initially appears as a League participant. In the ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter he has been made the Gym Leader of the Humilau City Gym. |
| 562 | |
| 563 | * AdaptedOut: He only has Jellicent. |
| 564 | * MakingASplash: Specializes in Water-type Pokémon. |
| 565 | * SignatureMon: Jellicent. |
| 566 | * SuperSenses: He has a very good sense of smell, especially when it comes to water. He can tell where a water Pokémon came from [[spoiler: and that the Hood Man likely didn't have eight badges but was participating in the League anyway, due to the fact that he didn't smell like the water you had to pass by through the Badge Gates]]. |
| 567 | |
| 568 | !!'''Emmet and Ingo''' |
| 569 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emmet_4.png]] |
| 570 | The Subway bosses of the Battle Subway. |
| 571 | |
| 572 | * AdaptedOut: They only have Durant and Klinklang. |
| 573 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: When White is still a beginner at the Battle Subway, Emmet sees her educative as a Trainer that tends to get ovewhelmed and lose every battle. |
| 574 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Emmet. |
| 575 | * SiblingYinYang: Emmet wears white while Ingo wears black. Emmet is also obsessed with battling and requires Ingo to rein him in. |
| 576 | * SignatureMon: Durant for Emmet and Klinklang for Ingo. |
| 577 | * TagTeamTwins: Subverted in that they don’t actually fight together on the Battle Subway. |
| 578 | |
| 579 | !!'''Shauntal''' |
| 580 | Ghost-type Elite Four member of Unova. |
| 581 | |
| 582 | * AdaptedOut: She doesn't have her Cofagrigus |
| 583 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She cheerfully enrages Thundurus and Tornadus further in their fight as to get more inspiration for her next novel. |
| 584 | * GenkiGirl: She is very loud and energetically shows off her novels. |
| 585 | * PerkyGoth: How hyper she is doesn’t seem to match with all the purple and black she wears. |
| 586 | * SoulPower: Specializes in Ghost-type Pokémon. |
| 587 | |
| 588 | !!'''Grimsley''' |
| 589 | Dark-type Elite Four member of Unova. |
| 590 | |
| 591 | * AdaptedOut: His Bisharp is his only on-panel Pokémon but Black's notebook shows he has Krookodile too. |
| 592 | * BatmanGambit: Pulls one off in his introduction to expose a disguised Plasma grunt. |
| 593 | * CombatPragmatist: Specializes in Dark-type Pokémon. |
| 594 | %%* DarkIsNotEvil |
| 595 | * TheGambler: He’s been a casino dealer for over ten years and sees everything as a game. |
| 596 | * ScarfOfAssKicking: A yellow one that’s long enough to go all the way down his back. |
| 597 | %%* SharpDressedMan |
| 598 | * SignatureMon: Bisharp. |
| 599 | %%* TallDarkAndHandsome |
| 600 | %%* TsurimeEyes |
| 601 | |
| 602 | !!'''Marshal''' |
| 603 | Fighting-type Elite Four member of Unova. |
| 604 | |
| 605 | * BarefistedMonk: Specializes in Fighting-type Pokémon. |
| 606 | * BigOlEyebrows: That are somehow also part of his hair. |
| 607 | * CurbstompBattle: He effortlessly defeats Black’s entire team when Black attacks him after seeing Marshal [[spoiler: holding an unconscious White]]. |
| 608 | |
| 609 | !!'''Alder''' |
| 610 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_oe93li3wyq1rgvmfqo1_1280.png]] |
| 611 | Champion of the Unova Pokémon League. |
| 612 | ---- |
| 613 | * AdaptedOut: He doesn't have Druddigon or Volcarona. |
| 614 | * TheBusCameBack: He completely disappeared after losing to N, but [[spoiler: appears at the end of [=B2W2=] arc to help fight against Team Plasma with iris and Gorm.]] |
| 615 | %%* BigOlEyebrows |
| 616 | * CoolOldGuy: He’s incredibly personable and loves playing with his Pokémon. |
| 617 | %%* FieryRedhead |
| 618 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: Pokémon tend to gather around him. |
| 619 | * ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: It turns out he purposely lost his fight against N because he was convinced by Team Plasma's ideals.]] |
| 620 | %%* PermaStubble |
| 621 | * SignatureMon: Bouffalant. |
| 622 | |
| 623 | !!'''Hugh''' |
| 624 | A student at the Aspertia City Trainers' school. He harbors an intense hatred of Team Plasma. |
| 625 | ---- |
| 626 | * BerserkButton: |
| 627 | ** Team Plasma, due to them stealing his sister's Purrloin. |
| 628 | ** He also doesn't take remarks about his sister well, having his Vibrava attack the girls at the trainer school when they bring her up and accuse him of being a bad brother. |
| 629 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He is fiercely protective of his little sister. |
| 630 | * BloodKnight: He is extremely focused on battles and getting stronger, to the point where he is upset at anyone in the Trainers’ school not taking things seriously. |
| 631 | * CelibateHero: He has no interest in romance and gets mad at Blake for wasting his time flirting. [[spoiler: However, he starts having feelings for Whitley by the end of the arc.]] |
| 632 | * HotBlooded: He tends to shout a lot when he is serious about something, which annoys those around him. |
| 633 | * MySisterIsOffLimits: He’s not happy when he learns Leo was with his sister. |
| 634 | * PetTheDog: After [[spoiler: Whitley tearfully admits that Team Plasma was wrong and apologizes for being a part of it, Hugh stops yelling at her and trying to intimidate her, and just tries to get her to lead him to where his sister's Purrloin might be. Then, when the Plasma Frigate launches a freezing ray at the city, Hugh pushes Whitley out of its path, even when doing so causes him to fall and get knocked out.]] |
| 635 | ** Later, he [[spoiler: formally apologizes to Whitley for being so angry with her in the first place since he now knows that her faction of Team Plasma isn't the same as the one he hates.]] |
| 636 | * SeriousBusiness: He takes going to the Trainer's School more seriously than anyone, believing that it'll make him stronger. |
| 637 | * SignatureMon: Trapinch, which later evolves into a Vibrava. |
| 638 | * ShipTease: [[spoiler: With Whitley, particularly in the final chapter which implies he may have feelings for her now.]] |
| 639 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: He was very kind before Team Plasma stole his sister’s Purrloin, making him angry and obsessed with strength. |
| 640 | |
| 641 | !!'''Leo''' |
| 642 | [[quoteright:248:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_ohssvhoklt1rgvmfqo1_1280_1.png]] |
| 643 | One of the participants of the league and enrolls in Aspertia trainer school. |
| 644 | * CannotTalkToWomen: His defining characteristic. |
| 645 | * CanonForeigner: He has no in-game equivalent, being a strange mix of a Youngster and a PokéManiac. |
| 646 | * ShipTease: With Hugh’s younger sister. |
| 647 | |
| 648 | !!'''Roxie''' |
| 649 | Gym Leader of the Virbank City Gym. |
| 650 | |
| 651 | * AdaptedOut: She only has Whirlipede. |
| 652 | * PoisonousPerson: Specializes in Poison-type Pokémon. |
| 653 | * TheRockStar: She’s the lead singer and bassist of a famous band. |
| 654 | * SignatureMon: Whirlipede. |
| 655 | |
| 656 | [[/folder]] |
| 657 | |
| 658 | !Antagonists |
| 659 | [[folder: Team Plasma]] |
| 660 | !!! '''General tropes:''' |
| 661 | * AdaptationalKarma: [[spoiler: All members of Team Plasma, including N, are arrested, with guys like Ghetsis and Colress getting it big time.]] |
| 662 | |
| 663 | !!'''N''' |
| 664 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_oey8ufyv571rgvmfqo1_1280.png]] |
| 665 | The king of Team Plasma. He has the ability to hear Pokémon's voices and wishes to create a world where Pokémon are liberated from humans. |
| 666 | |
| 667 | * AdaptationalVillainy: His sympathetic traits aren't gone, but this version of N is much more villainous then usual [[spoiler: prior to his HeelFaceTurn]]. |
| 668 | * AntiVillain: The "villain" part of this seems to be invoked, what with all the villainous actions he pulls whenever he appears. Some speculate that Kusaka did this to deconstruct most fans' [[EnsembleDarkhorse treat]][[LauncherOfAThousandShips ment]] of his character. |
| 669 | * ArchEnemy: Enforced for Black in the BW arc, with them having the dragons of ideal of truth. |
| 670 | * AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: When he is crowned king of Team Plasma by Ghetsis. |
| 671 | * BigBad: Of the Black/White arc. [[TheManBehindTheMan Except for... you know.]] |
| 672 | * BreakThemByTalking: Quite fond of these, giving one to just about anyone who talks about his morals being in the wrong. Their results include [[spoiler: causing Gigi to abandon White and join him, making Black doubt himself to the extent he passed out, and completely breaking Aurea Juniper's mind.]] |
| 673 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: His default expression when he's not crying. [[spoiler:He loses them in finale of the B/W arc and has them replaced with normal, expressive eyes.]] |
| 674 | * EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Subverted, where he was arrested with all the Team Plasma members in [=BW2=] arc but released on a bail.]] |
| 675 | * FreudianExcuse: He was brought up around Pokémon harmed by humans, so he grew to hate humans and love Pokémon as a result. The state of his eyes also suggest that his brainwashing [[BrainwashedAndCrazy partially has a literal component to it as well.]] |
| 676 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: At the end of the B/W arc.]] |
| 677 | * HeelRealization: [[spoiler: He realizes at the end of the B/W arc that all he's done has only managed to hurt Pokémon rather than help them, and that the villainous path he's been following is not the answer.]] |
| 678 | * TheHero: Refers to himself as this when he awakens Zekrom. [[spoiler: He actually lives up to this title in the B2/W2 arc.]] |
| 679 | * {{Jerkass}}: He’s very brutal in preaching his opinions on Trainers and Pokémon. He attacks Black out of nowhere in their first meeting and delivers [[BreakingSpeech Breaking Speechs]] to Black, White and Professor Juniper over the course of the arc. [[spoiler: He gets better at the end, though.]] |
| 680 | * JerkassHasAPoint: To White on the ferris wheel when bringing up how [[spoiler: she's been denying her Pokémon the chance to do anything other than performing, including what's in their nature to do.]] |
| 681 | ** And then there was the fact that, as he pointed out, Professor Juniper didn't even bother to personally give Black and his friends their Starter Pokémon or Pokédexes. She had them mailed. |
| 682 | * KickTheDog: Because even an AntiVillain can be a {{Jerkass}} when he feels like it. Particularly when [[spoiler: he convinces White's Gigi to abandon her and join him, then acts completely nonchalant when White falls off the ferris wheel.]] [[PetTheDog For some reason, he sends his Servine to her side, so at least he has some sense of trading.]] |
| 683 | ** His Zorua does these kinds of actions on a regular basis. A noteworthy example would be [[spoiler: disguising as Alder towards his Accelgor to think he'll heal him, then attacking him with Flame Burst. That asshole.]] |
| 684 | ** Not only his Zorua, but his Tympole also gets the share, with it being the one to [[spoiler: destroy the Pokédex that was meant for Cheren.]] |
| 685 | * LackOfEmpathy: Shows no trace of respect to any human who utilized Pokémon in any way, shape or form, regardless of the person they are, and only shows positive emotion to his own Pokémon. This begins to change toward the end, first toward White and then toward Black and then [[spoiler: toward everyone in the B2/W2 arc.]] |
| 686 | * ManipulativeBastard: He can be this, like he was [[spoiler: to White's Tepig Gigi.]] A strange example as he [[WellIntentionedExtremist does it honestly for the Pokémon's own good rather than for his own.]] This is in ''[[AdaptationPersonalityChange stark contrast]]'' to [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood game persona]]. |
| 687 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Kusaka seems to be playing up N's MemeticMolester status by having him whispering in Black's ear and grabbing him up close to say something in his face. |
| 688 | ** Not helping is when N gets uncomfortably close to White [[spoiler:inside one of the Nimbasa ferris wheel cars]]. |
| 689 | * PetTheDog: He surprisingly comes to show some admiration and respect toward White when he sees her after the ferris wheel incident, genuinely pleased with how far she's come and that she's taken his words to heart and learned more. |
| 690 | * SignatureMon: Zekrom once he is chosen by it [[spoiler: to the point where it is the only Pokémon he doesn’t release at the end of ''Black & White''.]] [[spoiler: However, it's seen leaving N with Reshiram for Black at the end of [=B2W2=], thus giving the role to his Zorua.]] |
| 691 | * SparklingStreamOfTears: When he sees Pokémon being used in a commercial. He also cries during his battle with Black. |
| 692 | * SpeaksFluentAnimal: He can understand the thoughts of Pokémon. |
| 693 | ** Deconstructed. Unlike Yellow and Lance, emphasis is placed on ''speaking''. He occasionally grossly misinterprets a Pokémon's true thought and feelings. It appears to be that unlike the other two, he can't read their minds. |
| 694 | * StalkerWithoutACrush: [[spoiler: He's been watching Black since day 1, and also had his Zorua spy on Professor Juniper.]] |
| 695 | * TheStoic: In his earliest appearances, he would have the same dead expression on his face, even when doing something like crying or having a Tympole sent flying at his face. As the story progresses, he grows out of it and expresses a lot more. |
| 696 | * SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler: Despite all he's done, White can't help but cry when she hears his backstory.]] |
| 697 | * TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: He is a much kinder and truly heroic person in the B2/W2 arc, matching his original game persona. He even forgives and attempts to redeem Ghetsis, [[KickTheDog who is having none of it.]]]] |
| 698 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: The well-being of Pokémon is his motivation. |
| 699 | |
| 700 | !!'''Ghetsis Harmonia Gropius''' |
| 701 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/629px_ghetsis_adventures.png]] |
| 702 | One of Team Plasma's Seven Sages. He is the true mastermind behind Team Plasma, planning to make everyone but Team Plasma give up their Pokémon so he can take control of Unova. |
| 703 | |
| 704 | * AbusiveParents: To N, whom he's raised in solitary confinement and literally brainwashed against humanity, even to the point of using Hypnosis to disorient his mind. And then when he's failed to serve the purpose Ghetsis intended for him, he disowns him, calling him worthless and stating that he'd only ever viewed him as a "decoration" for his plan. [[spoiler: He makes more than one attempt to [[OffingTheOffspring kill N]] in the B2/W2 Chapter, including [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown savagely beating him across the face with his cane]] [[UngratefulBastard when he reaches out to him to save his life]].]] |
| 705 | * AdaptationalVillainy: As bad as he is in the games, he's even worse here. He brainwashes trainers into releasing their Pokemon, attempts to burn Black alive, and [[spoiler: [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats N to near death with his cane]] when the latter attempts to save him.]] |
| 706 | * ASinisterClue: His left eye and left arm are the only ones he keeps visible. |
| 707 | * AxCrazy: Though you wouldn't be able to tell at first, torture and murder appear to be his automatic response to any opposition he faces. [[spoiler: We see just how depraved he truly is in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc, when the mask of sanity breaks completely and he tries to pretty much kill everyone, himself included, just to avoid being taken prisoner.]] |
| 708 | * BastardlySpeech: His successfully convinces some people into releasing their Pokémon. [[spoiler: It's later revealed that he had some in the crowd brainwashed into doing this, which then put pressure on others in the crowd to do it of their own free will.]] |
| 709 | * BigBad: The true one of the ''Black & White'' chapter, and of the ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter, with Colress answering to him. |
| 710 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He's very polite and usually always smiling with good cheer, but it's all part of the mask he wears - in reality, he's a complete and utterly sadistic psychopath. |
| 711 | * TheChessmaster: His master plan has been years in the making and he even has a contingency plan to fall back on in the case it doesn't work out as he'd hoped. |
| 712 | * ControlFreak: At the heart of Ghetsis' personal philosophy is him being in control of all things: plans, people, and Pokémon alike. [[spoiler: His VillainousBreakdown happens as he loses control over everything, including his own final fate and, ultimately, his own mind.]] |
| 713 | * DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: He becomes this in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc, rationalizing that he'd rather die with his dreams of conquest than become a prisoner and be made to face justice for his atrocities. Unfortunately for him, he's denied this pleasure at every turn. Worth noting that this trope only applies to death ''on his terms'' - the notion of being killed in a way he can't control terrifies him.]] |
| 714 | * DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He attempts to be this as he's being led to imprisonment. [[ShutUpHannibal Whitley and the Pokémon of Unova are having none of it]], and he suffers a LaughingMad VillainousBreakdown instead.]] |
| 715 | * DiabolicalMastermind: What he truly is beneath all the pretenses of majesty and righteousness. |
| 716 | * DirtyCoward: [[spoiler: In the B2/W2 Chapter. First he would rather die than be taken as a prisoner, and then he would rather be taken as a prisoner than face the wrath of all the Pokémon he's harmed.]] |
| 717 | * DontYouDarePityMe: [[spoiler: In the B2/W2 Chapter, when N saves him from falling off the burning Plasma Frigate and tells him he still loves him as his father and appreciates what he did for him when bringing him up, Ghetsis ''snaps'' and strikes N across the face with his cane, calling him a "monster" and ranting at him to not dare touch him and tell him he loves him as a father after the way he betrayed him.]] |
| 718 | * EvilCripple: His right arm is damaged and always concealed, and in the B2/W2 arc he always uses his special cane as he walks. |
| 719 | * FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: When Ghetsis' ambitions crumble before his eyes, he's at the point where he would ''prefer'' to die than to be made a prisoner of the law and locked away in disgrace. Unfortunately, that's what ends up happening to him, and after he's been completely broken both physically and mentally. He's now stuck in a MortonsFork scenario where both his desired outcomes - victory or death on his own terms - are beyond his grasp.]] |
| 720 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Once he stops hiding his true colors. Even moreso than his game counterpart, which makes his underlining depravity that much more horrifying. |
| 721 | * {{Jerkass}}: Just like in the games, but made worse because of how [[FauxAffablyEvil polite and cheery he is.]] |
| 722 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: He escapes the B/W arc scot-free, with not even a VillainousBreakdown (unlike in the games).]] |
| 723 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler: In the B2/W2 arc, where his plans completely fall apart, he nearly dies, and suffers a massive VillainousBreakdown as he's hauled off by the police.]] |
| 724 | * KickTheDog: The man is pretty much a habitual dog kicker. |
| 725 | ** The biggest example comes at the end of the Black/White arc: [[spoiler:as Reshiram is being absorbed into the Light Stone (due to Zekrom's resealing), Ghetsis, in a final act of spite at his enemy, uses Colress' Beheeyem to force Black into the pull so that he too is absorbed into the Stone (after using its psychic powers to defend himself). After which he escapes and plans to regroup.]] |
| 726 | ** He tops this when at the climax of the B2/W2 arc when he [[spoiler: [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown bludgeons his own son half to death with his cane]] in fury over N daring to save his life and offer him forgiveness. It's also heavily implied in the visuals that he's beaten his own Hydregion with his cane, and he attempts to blow up the Plasma Frigate with several Pokémon on it, which sends the Frigate on a crash course with N's Castle, which holds even ''more'' Pokémon inside put at risk of getting wiped out.]] |
| 727 | * KillItWithFire: At the BW arc's climax, he tries to have Black and all his Pokémon burned alive in order to erase the "inconvenient facts" of N and Zekrom's defeat by Black and Reshiram. |
| 728 | * KillItWithIce: In the Black and White 2 arc, Ghetsis goes around freezing many populated cities in Unova and plans on unleashing Kyurem's full power upon Unova so that the entire continent would be engulfed by ice, putting a fatal chill over all the inhabitants until they surrender control of Unova to him. |
| 729 | * KnightOfCerebus: Given how vile he is, things take a turn for the grim and serious whenever he shows up. |
| 730 | * KnightTemplar: Even if he doesn't truly believe in the cause of Pokémon liberation, he does sincerely view himself and the world order he envisions as being perfect and necessary enough to justify the cruel, villainous deeds he takes in the name of this goal. |
| 731 | * LackOfEmpathy: Holds no one who isn't himself in high regard, seeing all people and Pokémon as merely tools for him to use and ultimately throw away as he pleases. |
| 732 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: In the B2/W2 arc, his attempt to evade punishment for his crimes is thwarted by Zekrom, the Legendary Pokémon that he'd had his abused son seek out and befriend as part of his plan. And if that wasn't enough, thousands upon thousands of Pokémon he and Team Plasma had made victims of under the guise of "liberation" truly liberate themselves from captivity, leading to many a DeathGlare from them and Ghetsis completely losing his mind.]] |
| 733 | * LaughingMad: [[spoiler: Twice in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc - first when he's falling several feet from the Plasma Frigate to his death, thinking he's about to die on his own terms rather than be captured, and then later when his mind completely breaks due to being surrounded by Pokémon shooting DeathGlares at him, with this laughter being completely mirthless and mixed with panic, disbelief, and pure stark screaming madness.]] |
| 734 | * ManipulativeBastard: One of the series' shining examples of this trope. |
| 735 | * TheManBehindTheMan: To N in the Black/White arc and to Colress in the Black 2/White 2 arc. |
| 736 | * MaskOfSanity: He's always kindly smiling and acting polite even as it becomes increasingly obvious that he's a psychopath. [[spoiler: The mask shatters in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc.]] |
| 737 | * {{Narcissist}}: He believes that he should rule the world and have control over all Pokémon simply because he believes that he is perfect and [[EntitledBastard is entitled to it.]] |
| 738 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: His well-meaning quest to liberate Pokémon from trainers turns out to be a facade, as he only wants to make having Pokémon illegal for any trainer who isn't with his Team Plasma regime. |
| 739 | * OffingTheOffspring [[spoiler: In the B2/W2 arc, he attempts to subject his son N to a FateWorseThanDeath, and when that doesn't stick, he knocks him off from high above down towards the ocean using his cane. Later on he bludgeons N half to death as part of his VillainousBreakdown.]] |
| 740 | * SinisterMinister: He holds public sermons where he preaches about the cause behind Team Plasma's crusades, the liberation of Pokémon, to crowds of people he hopes to convert into followers, and appears very kindly and charming...even as he's doing horrible, horrible things. |
| 741 | * SmugSmiler: He wears an insufferably smug and content grin on his face as his default expression. [[spoiler: Until he starts losing it in the B2/W2 Chapter, that is...]] |
| 742 | * SmugSnake: While he's a skilled Chessmaster and ManipulativeBastard who is exceedingly dangerous and not to be taken lightly, his overconfidence leads to his final defeat being that much more crushing for him. This is showcased particularly well in [[spoiler: his last scene where, even after everything, he's ''still'' certain of his skills to manipulate people into believing what he wants them to believe and following him, expressing that he thinks people may one day follow his lead again even after he's been incarcerated. But when Whitley points out that his ability to deceive others will not extend to Pokémon, many of whom will remember the pain he's caused, will never forgive him, and will always rise up to stop him, Ghetsis [[VillainousBreakdown loses his marbles]] and shows himself to be a DirtyCoward underneath all his bluster.]] |
| 743 | * TheSociopath: This is man who puts his own ambitions and desires ahead of the lives, feelings, and well-being of others, treats his Pokémon and even his own son as tools for his uses, looks at his followers as being extensions of his own will, and who would destroy anything and use or throw away anyone in order to get what he wants, all while grinning serenely, carrying a casual air about him and giving no thought to people he harms, even flat out ''enjoying'' their suffering. |
| 744 | * SoftSpokenSadist: He always looks kind and acts polite, even when doing truly horrific things that he clearly enjoys doing. [[spoiler: The "soft-spoken" part is subverted big time when he undergoes his VillainousBreakdown in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc.]] |
| 745 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler: He attempts this in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc, initiating a self destruct for the Plasma Frigate so that he and all people and Pokémon on board would perish just so he wouldn't have to be disgraced by being taken prisoner and facing justice for his crimes.]] |
| 746 | * TortureTechnician: He seems very fond of violent torture using his Pokémon, as well as some emotional and mental torture of others. |
| 747 | * UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler: N saves his life and is willing to forgive him. In response, Ghetsis strikes N with his cane and calls him a freak.]] |
| 748 | * VillainousBreakdown [[spoiler: At the finale of the B2/W2 arc, when Kyurem is freed and his plans are coming apart at the seams, Ghetsis starts to crack and, rather than be captured and face up to his deeds, attempts a [[TakingYouWithMe murder-suicide]] on the Plasma Frigate. When N saves his life and offers forgiveness, he uses his cane to strike N across the face and savagely beat him while raving about how his son is a disgusting creature who has no right to touch him. Ghetsis falls from the Frigate, LaughingMad all the way, only to be caught in the grasp of Zekrom, who looks down at him with a DeathGlare which makes him panic and scream at it in fear. Then, before he's taken away by the police, he attempts to make a point to Black and White with one last BastardlySpeech only for Whitley to refute him by saying "even if you can still fool people, you cannot fool the Pokémon. All the Pokémon you hurt will never forget. Just like today with Zekrom, they'll never let you escape! And they'll never forgive you!" Which rouses hundreds of Pokémon to her side, all of them giving Ghetsis a DeathGlare just like Zekrom had given him earlier. At this, whatever was left of Ghetsis' sanity vanishes and he's reduced to LaughingMad as a frightened, thrashing, gibbering wreck of a man who even attempts to board the police helicopter willingly just to escape the angry Pokémon.]] |
| 749 | |
| 750 | !!'''Shadow Triad''' |
| 751 | [[quoteright:311:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_triad_adventures.png]] |
| 752 | A trio of Team Plasma agents who work under Ghetsis. |
| 753 | |
| 754 | * AdaptationalKarma: They never suffered any real defeat or capture in the games. Here, [[spoiler:they get beat down by the Swords of Justice and presumably arrested off-screen.]] |
| 755 | * AscendedExtra: Are more prominent in this manga than in the games. |
| 756 | * CharacterTics: Each of the Shadow Triad tends to place their arms in a certain location. One places his behind his back, another puts his on his hips, and the last one crosses them in front of his chest. |
| 757 | * [[KarmicDeath Karmic Defeat]]: [[spoiler: In the end, they're defeated by the Swords of Justice, whom they froze in the previous arc.]] |
| 758 | * LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: After Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus break free of their mind control, the Shadow Triad are defenseless against the Swords of Justice, whom they had victimized in the past. [[VillainsWantMercy They plead for mercy]], only for each Sword of Justice to stomp on the head of each Triad member, knocking them unconscious.]] |
| 759 | * OlympusMons: They are given Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus by Giallo [[spoiler: and use them to capture most of the Gym Leaders.]] |
| 760 | * {{Ninja}}: They have this vibe with their designs and their actions. |
| 761 | * RedHerring: Based on the way they hold their arms, them having masks styled after Pansage, Pansear and Panpour, and Cilan, Chili and Cress being absent when the Gym Leaders fight the Shadow Triad, it was implied that the Striaton Gym Leaders were actually secretly the Shadow Triad. However, it turns out they are completely different people when the three Gym Leaders appear to battle the Shadow Triad. |
| 762 | * SignatureMon: A Lilligant, Larvesta and Basculin respectively. |
| 763 | * SpiesInAVan: They do this to spy on the Dark Stone that is under Clay's protection. |
| 764 | * TerribleTrio: They are a team of three villains. |
| 765 | * TheUnfought: Averted. Unlike the first ''Black and White'' games, they are seen battling with Pokémon. They would later be fought in-game in ''Black 2 and White 2''. |
| 766 | |
| 767 | !!'''Rood''' |
| 768 | One of the Seven Sages who is given more focus in [=B2W2=] arc. |
| 769 | * TheAtoner: Spends the arc doing everything he can to stop Black Team Plasma, and is wrecked with guilt for Hugh's little sister's Purrloin. |
| 770 | |
| 771 | !! '''Colress''' |
| 772 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colress_adventures_black_2_&_white_2_arc.png]] |
| 773 | A scientist working for Team Plasma who is made into their leader in the ''Black 2 & White 2'' chapter. He is obsessed with completing his Colress Machine and finding out how to draw out the true potential of Pokémon. |
| 774 | |
| 775 | * AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: He is frozen solid by Kyurem in the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc, although in the final chapter he's recovered from it.]] |
| 776 | * ArchEnemy: He develops this relationship with Blake. |
| 777 | * ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Colress was the one who controlled the Frigate to freeze Unova Region, and even froze Lack-Two and Whi-Two. [[spoiler: In the penultimate chapter of B2/W2 arc, he receives the same treatment by Kyurem.]] |
| 778 | * BigBad: Of ''Black 2 & White 2'', being the primary threat as the leader of Team Plasma, even if he answers to Ghetsis. |
| 779 | * MindManipulation: Not only does he use the Colress Machine to forcibly take control of Pokémon like Genesect and [[spoiler: Kyurem]], he used his Beheeyem to [[spoiler: brainwash people into going along with Team Plasma's ideals behind the scenes.]] [[spoiler: Some of his other victims may even have been Cheren and N.]] |
| 780 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler: He first appears as Hood Man in ''Black & White'', taking part in the Pokémon League before being revealed to be Colress at the end of the arc.]] |
| 781 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was more in line with his more tranquil, analytical game characterization in his earliest appearances, but soon grew into more of a PsychopathicManchild as a contrast to his nemesis Blake who is a kid who acts more like an adult. |
| 782 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: He's very lively and expressive, a stark contrast to N in the previous arc. |
| 783 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: In the penultimate chapter of the B2/W2 arc, he says that his defeat frustrates him but that he is also willing to accept it because it came from Blake, his WorthyOpponent.]] |
| 784 | ** [[spoiler: Curiously, the Viz translation changes this and has him instead being a sore loser who says he won't accept defeat...until Kyurem shows up, that is.]] |
| 785 | * IAmNotLeftHanded: [[spoiler: After Blake destroys his second Colress Machine he was using to control his Shiny Genesect, he orders it to hit Blake with a Techno Cannon, promptly revealing that he personally trained and bonded with that Genesect, making the second machine a bluff just to pull all his other Pokémon away from him.]] |
| 786 | * {{Irony}}: He tells Looker in the beginning of [=B2W2=] arc that bonds and trust aren't enough to bring out the full potential of a Pokémon and is now resorting to the Colress Machine. [[spoiler: In his final battle against Blake, it's his bonds with his Red Genesect, and not his Colress Machine, that he almost manages to finish him off.]] |
| 787 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Although temporarily frozen by Kyurem and then kept in a holding cell after being thawed out, Colress ends the B2/W2 arc a free man thanks to the Magician...or ''does he?'' It is strongly hinted that the Colress we see at the chapter's conclusion is really Blake, going undercover under his identity.]] |
| 788 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler: Abandons Team Plasma and tries to flee once Rood's able to get the Anti-Colress Machine up and running and breaks his control of Kyurem. Blake quickly chases after him on his Genesect to ensure he doesn't get away.]] |
| 789 | * MirrorMatch: [[spoiler:The rematch against Blake pits the Genesect he caught from him earlier against his own Shiny Genesect.]] |
| 790 | * OlympusMons: [[spoiler: As Hood Man, he controls Tornadus, Thundurus and Tornadus, and later on as himself, he is able to control them in their Therian Formes.]] With the Colress Machine, he controls Genesect before Blake captures it, and then takes control of [[spoiler: Kyurem]]. In his rematch against Blake, he uses [[spoiler: a Shiny Genesect against Blake's own Genesect.]] |
| 791 | * PsychopathicManchild: This version of Colress is a lot more immature than other versions, being prone to childish bouts of glee when things go right for him and frustration when they go wrong, as well as lacking an attention span for things that don't interest him personally. |
| 792 | * VillainousFriendship: Played with, with both Ghetsis and Colress calling each other "friends". Colress completely drops this when he realizes that Team Plasma is done for. |
| 793 | * SignatureMon: [[spoiler: Shiny Genesect.]] |
| 794 | * WeWillMeetAgain: Once Blake captures Genesect, Colress promises him that he'll one day be crushed by his Colress Machine before teleporting away. |
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