PokéDec Challenge Day 29: Favorite Villain
Obligatory disclaimer that while I adore Ghetsis as a sexy and emotion-provoking villain, I do not condone his actions, as they are incredibly manipulative and vile. For those who haven’t played the game, let me explain (Pokémon Black & White spoilers to follow): Ghetsis found an orphan living among pokémon in the wilderness, and took him into his care. Noticing that the boy had a magical sort of empathy and a genuine pureness of heart, Ghetsis took advantage of this and only let the boy spend time with pokémon who had been abused by humans. Over time, the boy learned to distrust most people and desire a separation between humans and beasts. Ghetsis planned all this so that the boy, N, could appeal to the ancient [alien?] dragons of Truth and Ideals and become the new King of Unova. But really, it would be Ghetsis pulling the strings and using the dragon’s power via N. And with the population of Unova forever separated from the support of pokémon companions, there would be nothing to stop him from using the dragon’s power for total, violent control. Ghetsis’ scheme is the very definition of the “long con;” N is somewhere in his 20′s when the game takes place, though has been sheltered enough to maintain somewhat juvenile personality traits. Oh, and when N confronts him at the end, Ghetsis calls him “a freak without a human heart.” So yeah. Dad of the year, am I right?
On a different note, I don’t remember what all monsters were in his party, but I do remember the Hydreigon. I remember getting my rear handed to me by it and being mad that it was such a low-leveled Hydreigon, because at 54 it should have still been a Zweilous, a monster considerably easier to defeat. But hey, it wouldn’t be a final boss without a few unexpected tricks, right?
On a different different note, isn’t the name “Hydreigon” cool? Its previous forms, Deino and Zweilous, also contain German numbers in their names. As you might expect, Hydreigon has 3 heads, Zweilous 2, and Deino 1. Interestingly, these names are only in the English version of the game. The German version refers to them as Trikephalo, Duodino, and Kapuno (according to Bulbapedia).
Tomorrow: Favorite Z-Move
