Line #17 Trivia/AshesOfThePast


1	* DevelopmentGag:
2	** One is done to the [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Johto games]], as Misty was originally intended to be an Elite Four member in them, while she does successfully become one here.
3	** There were ideas for Latias to join Ash's group. However they were vetoed because the staff didn't want Ash to own a Legendary because Ash's other Pokémon would be OvershadowedByAwesome, nor did they want [[NonSerialMovie the movies to be canon to the anime proper]]. [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter This didn't sit well with fans]], who rejoiced when Ash did catch Latias in the fic.
4	* HeAlsoDid: Saphroneth also writes for ''FanFic/TheInfiniteLoops''.
5	* InMemoriam: Chapter 256 has a Johto contest rival for May that is a tribute to the author's grandmother, who had passed away only recently.
6	* MilestoneCelebration:
7	** Chapter 100 contained the entirety of the 5th movie adaptation, when major events are normally split into multiple chapters.
8	** Chapter 150 features purely secondary characters and none of the main characters, dubbed as "Ashes Nowhere to be Seen"
9	** Chapter 151 has an appearance by Mew, [[DontExplainTheJoke which is the 151st Pokémon in the Pokédex]].
10	** Chapter 200 is focused on various legendaries, including the early appearance of [[spoiler:Manaphy]].
11	** Chapter 250 contained the entirety of the 10th movie adaptation, much like Chapter 100 with the 5th movie.
12	** Chapter 300 has Ash's battle with Volkner, an Electric-type gym leader and the final Sinnoh gym.
13	* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: There have been some suggestions from his Spacebattles readers that made it into the story. One example is Ash's Honedge. It had been considered a new OC Pokémon to add to the cast, but it was a reader that suggested it would come from a ceremonial sword Ash had received prior, considering the physics-defying stunts Ash pulled off with it.
14	* SeriesHiatus: The story has been put on hold in part due to the author working on ''Fanfic/AccidentalApotheosis''. Another reason for the hiatus is general burnout and lack of motivation, especially since Saph continues to have new ideas for fics and can't focus on everything at once.
15	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There are a lot of major and minor examples of plans changing either before or during the writing of a chapter, often due to either the situation working better in a different way, or fan-input on opinions. Examples include, but are not limited to the following:
16	** Team Flare was planned to be connected to Cyrus' plot. Dropped after Team Flare made an appearance in the anime.
17	** Zinnia was considered to make an appearance in the Destiny Deoxys adaptation, as foreshadowing the Delta Episode.
18	** An early version of the N buying Pokéballs scene had him purchasing a Master Ball, but readers on the Spacebattles forum objected to it, stating that N shouldn't have gotten a Master Ball from a normal shop, even if he did have the money to afford one.
19	** Zoey wasn't going to be one of the "remindable", due to the author's lack of knowledge regarding the character. He quickly pulled a AuthorsSavingThrow after being told by the readers on the Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom forums how a major part Zoey was in Dawn's character development.
20	** The human that became Ash's Honedge was originally named Kelly Burns, but Kelly was considered a bit to Anachronistic a name for a female knight that lived centuries ago. The reason Kelly was originally picked that it would be a rather ordinary name for a legendary weapon.

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