Ok so tonight our internet was down, so I rewatched my Pokemon movies and I honestly forgot how good Rise of Darkrai is. It reminds us that Darkrai is not evil, it isn't even that aggressive, it just doesn't have the best way of dealing with things. (I think attacking Palkia is actually how Dialga found it and restarted the fight, though I could be wrong).
It also reminds us in the opening that Pokemon battles are fun for both trainer and Pokemon! Everyone looks so entertained, I love it
I also forgot the Dialga was actually the more aggressive Disaster Twin in this movie. Palkia actually ran away and hid because it was hurt, which by all means should have been a surrender, and Dialga kept chasing it. They both started the fight, don't get me wrong, but I noticed Dialga just would not let it go until the song was played and it calmed down.
(Kinda makes me wonder if Palkia and Dialga intentionally "killed" Darkrai for trying to stop them, or if it was just in their way)
Anyway sorry I just needed to ramble about this
The Rise of Darkrai is SO GOOD honestly my favorite Pokémon movie, I'm glad you enjoyed it ^^
Darkrai is such a good Pokémon and this movie made me love it (it's my favorite Dark-type and my favorite mythical <3 )
But I agree, Dialga was super aggro in this movie, and Palkia seemed to mostly fight because it was being threatened (It even seemed to apologize near the end of the movie when it realized all the destruction it caused :( )
It could explain why Giratina went hard on Dialga in particular in The Sky Warrior, I think it knew Dialga's crimes and wanted to teach its sibling a lesson
I think Dialga and Palkia just got a bit too out of hand and super aggravated when Darkrai was trying to interfere. They were both so upset they didn't realize the damage they were causing around them.
I don't know if 'killing' Darkrai was in their intentions, they're just so significantly more powerful than it and its constant interference seemed to just make them angrier.












