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Fighteer
MOD
(Time Abyss)
2014-09-08 19:54:30
You are correct; this is not a valid example. Moral Event Horizon is when a character crosses the line and becomes forever irredeemable. It may vary depending on the viewer, but by definition it cannot be crossed back.
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MagBas
Since: Jun, 2009
ryanasaurus0077
Since: Jul, 2009
Fighteer
MOD
(Time Abyss)

OK, I have a very serious question about a Moral Event Horizon example on the YMMV page for the Pokémon anime.
"The Trio definitely crossed it in "Round 1- Begin!" While they'd been getting more and more willing to use lethal force to get Ash out of their way for good, going so far as to try to run Ash over in front of his own mother in the preceding episode, it's usually when he has a shot at stopping them. This was... different. Long story short, their latest scheme in "All Fired Up!" is to steal the flames of Moltres, which is used in the Indigo League ceremony. Their first attempt literally backfires, as they nearly burn to death before Ash has Squirtle put them out. This time, not even James shows any gratitude, and they're back in the next episode, with a giant Grasshopper/Firefly mech to hold the flames. They nearly crush him several times until they have what they want, and Ash's and his Pokemon's efforts to stop them are in vain, as they're now able to use the flames for a powerful flamethrower attack. Even though his Pokemon are exhausted and he stands no chance against them, he blocks their path and gives a passionate speech about the flames and what they mean to all trainers and dares them to "take their best shot". Instead of sparing him for saving their lives or out of respect for the balls he's just shown and simply jumping over him with their prize in tow, they proceed to turn him into a smoking pile of his namesake, trying to send him and all his Pokemon(including the Pikachu they've worked so hard and so long to steal) to the very fate he saved them from."
Specifically, does this even count as an example? That was certainly the worst thing the Trio as a whole ever did in the anime (OOC even by Season 1 standards), but some seasons later they became the bumbling buffoons they were up until Best Wishes, and they actually have a bunch of sympathetic moments afterwards, and to my understanding, Moral Event Horizon is the point where the villain who commits an evil deed becomes irredeemably evil and unsympathetic, not simply the worst thing the villain does.
Edited by ryanasaurus0077