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Post by The REAL Joey on May 15, 2011 11:43:06 GMT 11
Hooray! One for the gym leaders. Quite frankly, my initial impressions upon first seeing them all was that of disappointment. Some of them just seemed a bit... Iffy. Either we'd seen it before in some aspect or they just seemed a bit unusual.
Most of them have grown on me though. Not all that a fan of the trio and Brycen but Clay/Skylar and the dragon gym leaders are pretty cool. Well, Drayden more so than Iris but I never got to face that beardy mofo.
I still much prefer the gym leaders in Kanto as an overall favourite but these guys have their merits too.
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Post by latani on May 15, 2011 12:36:12 GMT 11
My favourite leaders were Skyla and Iris... the others were okay (Lenora and her Watchog can go die though) and I'm probably just biased with Iris being a Dragon leader xD.
Brycen and Burgh are tied for horrible leaders, I kicked both of their asses with relative ease and they weren't really personalized well. They had pretty neat Gym puzzles though.
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 15, 2011 12:41:17 GMT 11
Lenora and her Watchog can go die though RETALIATION!!! *hits like a freight train* Brycen and Burgh are tied for horrible leaders, I kicked both of their asses with relative ease and they weren't really personalized well. They had pretty neat Gym puzzles though. I'm not sure what it is about Brycen. He just seems... Fruity. He looks to be a sort of ninja but then you have some NPC say he was a movie star or something of the sort. He just seems too similar to Pryce in Johto as well really. Both fairly old, use Ice types. Burgh's a neutral one for me. Although, I will say, he is bit of a ped. Having the trainers forced to walk through walls of honey and getting their clothes all stuck down to their bodies.
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Post by latani on May 15, 2011 12:48:31 GMT 11
I'll never look at Burgh the same way again.
I think the whole "Pryce reborn" thing was what really made me dislike Brycen... even their names are similar. >_>
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Post by revolvingscott on May 15, 2011 22:03:26 GMT 11
I loved how Burgh was so creepy. My initial thought when I walked in and was told about the honey was 'You naughty, naught boy' and 'Creepy gym leader? I'LL TAKE HIM'. I actually quite loved him but that was mainly due to the fact that he was a bug-type Gym Leader in a massive, urban city.
Elesa reminded me of Lady Gaga so she gets some props.
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 15, 2011 23:58:19 GMT 11
Speaking of Burgh, in the Best Wishes series his trousers are really... Really... Garish I guess. They just look really odd. You can see them in game but they look even more pronounced on the big screen.
A lot of people say that Elesa reminded them of Lady Gaga but I can't quite see it. I mean, granted, i'm not a huge follower on Gaga but there doesn't seem all that many similarities. It's like saying Blaine is Robotnik/Eggman because they both groom a fine 'stauche.
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Post by revolvingscott on May 16, 2011 1:45:36 GMT 11
I just looked them up... Wow. Who knew someone could wear trousers that thin? Freaky shit.
It was the heels that did it for me. Granted, they are puny compared to Gaga's 14 inch monstrosities but it's the heels, the thinness, the blonde hair, the mental earphones (Gaga herself designed mental earphones - but not like these ones)... Everything. Though the way she's lying in her trainer sprite is very unGaga.
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 16, 2011 11:29:57 GMT 11
I wonder how popular Gaga is all the way in glorious nippon. I know some famous people strike REALLY big for whatever strange reason over in Japan but she seems famous enough no matter where you go.
I also had a good proper look at Drayden's sprite today. He has one gnarly beard. I bet it's even got a Pokemon typing of its own or something, good grief.
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Post by revolvingscott on May 17, 2011 2:52:28 GMT 11
All I know is that Boy George was really big there and so I would assume she is. Also, she always seems to cover Japanese Vogue Homme so one could only assume she's big enough there. Also, JUST LOOK AT HER. Does she not appear to you as if Japan would love her? Still guessing, though.
... His beard looks like teeth. TEETH!
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Post by latani on May 17, 2011 5:46:10 GMT 11
His beard looks like the gate to hell. ;D
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Post by artmage on May 27, 2011 20:08:39 GMT 11
Don't be dissing the beard, mang---for that epic facial hair alone I'm all over his 50-year old (?) ass X3 Dray's aesthetically one of my fave gym leaders this generation due to the combination factors of hot old men dressed to kill and that gym every closet geeknerd/ D&D fan wishes they had in their bedroom when they were younger. That earth dude whatshisname was pretty cool too---hey, Gym leaders who actually DO shit this generation is much better than the past generations who're just content to sit back and let a 10-year old kid take on organized crime on their own
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Post by The REAL Joey on May 28, 2011 4:37:04 GMT 11
Utilising the gym leaders to actively do stuff outside of rotting in a gym is definitely something i'm glad they've decided to build on. I just hope they go even further and have them far more frequent throughout the story. Maybe even give them some post-game quests where you can help them out with a matter or two.
Oh and on the subject of Drayden... I really wish I could have faced him. D: Will have to watch him on Youtube.
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Post by artmage on May 28, 2011 19:03:03 GMT 11
Man, mind you I may love trying to get myself a Wargle, but I'm seriously happy that the last gym leader I had to face was a grown man and not a teenaged girl. It just spoils it somehow for me XDXD *hugs her edition of black* Speaking of Drayden... Now I can't unsee the goddamn resemblance 8[ I'd have hit the guy like a ton of bricks, but Young!Drayden just escalates it. Sorry Morty, but manly just walked into town and your hippy scarf and you ain't a part of it X3 F*cking Fabulous---Nothing like a well-dressed man, that is all. That is one badassed Colonel Sanders if I don't say so myself. Genderbender Drayden being full of desu and one hot as hell male Air Force Skyla/Skyler. They need more men in uniform for gym leaders, srs bzns.
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