D/P Characters in Retrospect

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Now that D/P is almost over, let's take a good look at the characters (Pokemon are characters too!) that drove such a great season.


Add "Why" to all these questions, which are for discussion-purposes only. It's not a survey; it's just to get the ball rolling.

1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
7. What characters hogged the spotlight?

...That's enough, I think. For now.

My answers:
1. UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH probably the maid cafe is the most notable filler to me, so Aki. I really did like Hikari's doppelganger though.
2. JUN.<3 aaaandd Shinji and Kouhei. For reasons of awesome.
3. Can't decide this one. I REALLY like the Ginga subplot though, and Mars, Saturn, Jupiter fit the bill of awesome for me.
4. Satoshi-Jun-Hikari-Shinji, Satoshi-Haruka-Hikari-Nozomi
5. Outside the obligatory "main characters hikari takeshi kasumi haruka" I really would like to keep seeing more of Shigeru and Shinji and Jun. But they might leave Shigeru in Shinou D:
6. Uhhh Naoshi. And poor Kengo.
7. AS MUCH AS I LIKED HER, Aoi. We need an arc that spanned a whole summer AND a separate episode for a girl who had no significant role other than to play Satoshi's school rival and love interest?
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
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2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Barry
3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
I dunno
4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
?
5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Brock :(
6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Brock
7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Jessie's contests
 
1. I dunno. Don't think I really had one to be totally honest.
2. Barry. FOR. THE. EFFING. WIN.
3. I loved the Wallace Cup arc, simply because my lovely May was there. She made it what it was. And the HGSS arc was awesome, thanks to the amazing Lyra and Khoury. And the Galactic finale.
4. Ash-Brock-Dawn-Lyra-Khoury. Those two really livened up the otherwise dull and boring DP trio.
5. Barry, Barry, and Barry. And Lyra, but no way that's gonna happen.
6. Kenny. I hate him, but I felt bad for him. So useless. Oh, and Brock.
7. Dawn and Zoey. Frick I can't stand those two.
 
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1. Don't know, I haven't really thought of that.
2. Barry or Paul, both were awesome, one was freakin funny and the other was epic.
3. My favorite arc was the tag team battle one. Seeing Ash and Paul team up was so cool. I'd say Paul and Conway made them awesome.
4. Ash and Barry did this count?
5. Dawn, I'll miss her when she leaves and hope she gets a cameo. Also Paul of course, he was my favorite rival of Ash.
6. I agree with one of the people here, Kenny deserved it the most. They really treated this guy horrible LOL. Not that I care, cuz he's my least favorite.
7. Pipulp??? Bird took spotlight away from every Pokemon.
 
1. Sho. He was pretty epic.
2. BARRY!!!!! He = pure awesome! <3 and Ursula
3. The Tag Battle Arc. The Paul and Ash interaction was awesome!
4. Team Rocket! They were the best group of the entire series.
5. Paul, Barry, Nando, Ursula and Takuto
6. Takuto, Nando, Kenny, Brock and James
7. Infernape. Especially VS Paul. Would it have killed the writers to let Torterra win ONE battle? :(
 
1. That guy from the Croagunk contest episode.
2. Barry.
3. The Sinnoh League. They saved the best for last. I think Paul and Ash's battle helped it.
4. Ash and Paul as a pair.
5. Paul, Takuto, Ursula, Dawn.
6. Takuto. He should of been in the series before the Sinnoh League.
7. Infernape. His side story ran for THE ENTIRE SERIES.
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?

Yuri/Lila.

2. Favorite recurring character(s)?

Barry and Ursula

3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?

Hearthome Tag Team - Pretty much everybody was awesome here
Wallace Cup - Dawn and Piplup made it awesome

4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?

Ash - Paul - Dawn - Barry. Bar none accept no substitute.

5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?

Dawn, Piplup, Barry. Volkner and Flint on their honeymoon...

6. What characters do you think deserved more development?

Deserved? Ursula and Barry, both should have been introduced earlier.

7. What characters hogged the spotlight?

Could have used a bit less Zoey and also, as awesome as it is, I could have used a bit less Croagunk... Everybody got their time in the limelight on Ash and Dawn's team but Sudowoodoo and Happiny really got shafted...
 
Favorite C(s)oTD?

Umm...Would Lyra count?

If not, I liked Marble. Her personality was pretty cute if yoyu ask me.

Favorite recurring character(s)?

Conway. Conway is just...too awesome for words, even for a stalker. XD His interactions with Dawn made me love him.

Also, Ursula.

Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?

Hmm. My favorite would be the Wallace Cup arc. It was great to see Dawn be badass and it was great to see May again. Not to mention the AdvanceShippy scenes. Seriously, I was rooting for Dawn the whole time. So Ash-Dawn-May-Zoey.

In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?

Dawn and Conway, Ash and Paul.

What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?

Hmmm...Dawn, Conway, Lyra, and Khoury.

What characters do you think deserved more development?

Kenny, he would've been so much better if he had some backstory.

What characters hogged the spotlight?

None for me. Also, everytime someone says Piplup for this question, a kitten dies. :]
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD? Reiji/Reggie, Kouhei/Conway, and Aoi/Angie have too big a role to be characters-of-the-day... then! I'll go with Mai/Marley. Absolutely adorable and hilarious.
2. Favorite recurring character(s)? Reiji and Shinji... and all of the above, minus poor Mai. Jun was hilarious too.
3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you? Hikozaru-centric episodes, in addition to the parts focusing on its character from the Tag Battle arc... as for a proper arc, the Summer School arc! It was surprising, fresh, and adorable/fun.
4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics? Satoshi-Shinji-Hikari, with Kouhei interruptions and stalking. :D
5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW? Of the DP characters, Hikari and Shinji! ;_;
6. What characters do you think deserved more development? Kengo had plenty, I feel! So did Nozomi. <3 Poor, poor Naoshi... he had enough for his simplicity, but I would have liked to see more scenes of him in general. Not enough screentime, although he had more than enough development!
7. What characters hogged the spotlight? Nobody? Pochama in the Roketto-dan episodes? I liked the screentime everybody got, personally. And I loved Pochama, thank you very much!
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
Evil Togepi, Angie

2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Barry, Zoey, and Cynthia

3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
Either the Hearthome Tag Battle Tournament or the Wallace Cup. For the Hearthome Tag Battle Tournament, I believe the introduction of Conway made the series more interesting. And Chimchar was added to Ash's team. As for the Wallace Cup, I think May's interactions with Dawn and Zoey were pretty realistic and seemed natural.

4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
Ash-Dawn-Zoey, Ash-Dawn-Barry, Dawn-Zoey-Nando

5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Brock's Croagunk, Cynthia, Takuto, Dawn, Paul

6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Takuto, Nando, Kenny

7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Piplup and Pikachu (I still like them though).
 
1.COTD
Melodi, you know that girl with gardevoir in J's debut episode.She is the prettiest COTD.
2.Recurring
Barry and does Lyra count?
3.arc
The summer school arc and team galactic's arc(s).
4.Best dynamic
I honestly don't have an opinion on this.
5.Cameo's in BW
Misty, Gary, Barry, paul and lyra.
6.Development
Ash needed much more than that.
7.Spotlight stealers
Dawn and piplup.
 
1. CoTD: wow, this one is hard. Lol, I can hardly even remember most of the CotDs this season, but honestly we really didn;t *have* that many in comparison to other seasons. the rivals were used very often, and there were a lot more game character episodes. But I guess I'd say...That girl with the Cherubi who was obsessed with cuteness. She was funny.

2. fave reaccurring: erm...I don;t know. Probably Kouhei. But Jun is awesome too

3. fave arc: I guess probably the Tag battle Arc, cause it introduced Kouhei and we got to see all the main characters battling, and it had good development for Ash and Shinji;s rivalry.

4. Best group: I...am not really sure. Any group that does not include Brock, how bout ^^?

5. Return for BW: I'd like to see any of Ash's rivalx return, as well as Hikari.

6. deserved more development: Nando, just cause he had almost none at all. But I would have also liked more screen time for Kouhei.

7. Spotlight Stealing squad?: Say it with me...PIPLUP!!!!! But other than him...I do think that Nozomi and Kengo showed up a little too often in the contests, and we didn;t get many CotD cordinators as a result.
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
Clayton.
2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Barry.
3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
Wallace Cup, Ash-Dawn-May-Zoey combo.
4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
Ash-Barry-Dawn, also Ash-Dawn-Lyra-Khoury.
5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Brock, Dawn, Paul, Takuto (that one is unlikely).
6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Nando and Brock because it is/was his last saga.
7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Infernape just too much battles and Kenny he was useless, converting Kenny's spotlight into Brock's would be better.
 
1) Riley. Aura guardians are awesome.
2) Paul. He was a total asshole, but a really good rival for Ash.
3) Wallace Cup. May returning, Dawn winning, Ash competing because of Wallace, and Paul getting a glimpse (what was HE doing there?) all made it enjoyable.
4) Ash-Paul-Reggie. I love how Reggie always tried to bridge the enormous gap between Ash and Paul.
5) I don't know. It all depends on which direction the story goes.
6) Nando. He got one episode in the beginning, a cameo later on, and then appeared in the Grand Festival and Sinnoh League. Please.
7) Piplup. Its attempts at showing off brought a whole new meaning to the word "birdbrain."
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
Marilyn and Sho. One is my anime counterpart and the other is just raw amazing XD

2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Paul, Reggie and Barry

3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
Tag battle arc for sure. This was the episode that confirmed for me that Paul was a ruthless little jerkass (and a perfect comparison point to how much he's changed). The rivalry between Ash and Paul really complicates in this arc and the battles were great to watch. plus, I bawwed when chimmy was released

4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
Ash and Paul. No question about it. Add in Reggie for extra fun XP

5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Paul, Barry, Gary, Conway

6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Nando and Kenny I'd say Paul too, but he's in like, every single one of my answers XD. Wasted potential...I was even starting to become a penguinshipper when they decided to shaft Kenny all together. I expected Nando to be slightly more badass (He redeemed himself in the GF, not so much in the league)

Oh, and Torterra :( but it was kinda boring, so whatever

7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Paul (lol, 3-parter in a sea of single battles?). But I'm glad he did :)
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
Marley. She was awesome.
2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Lyra was pretty cool. Barry just annoyed me. Oh, and Nando.
3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
I liked the Wallace Cup arc because of May and Wallace.
5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Takuto, Brock, maybe Lyra.
6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Takuto, Kenny, Nando, probably lots more.
7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Piplup and Infernape.
 
1. Autumn, because french maids are cool, 'specially the moe kind~ (She also has the same VA as Candice and Mint from Tokyo Mew Mew, so that's pretty cool as well)
2. Barry, because he's, well, Barry.
3. Sinnoh League, considering it's arguably the "masterstroke" in writing for the writers (Despite the pacing being a biiiit rushed)
4. Eh, got nothing to say. Most characters when mixed together generally bore me, though that's obvious coming from a guy like me. If I HAD to pick... I guess Brock and Autumn, I dunno.
5. Takuto being Champ. Jokes aside, it's fairly obvious Zoey and Paul'll have a reference or two, and Dawn. The character I WANT to see again would be Barry, for he is the best rival in Sinnoh, hands down.
6. Definitely Takuto, though he's probably under-developed just because he's a walking Deus Ex Machina. There's countless other CoTDs I want to see developed more, like Marble and Autumn, but uh... Yeah, Takuto's probably the main trainer I want to see some development of, though it's downright impossible that'll happen, right!? ... Right?
7. Paul. Definitely Paul. No argument, seriously... Just Paul. Of all the trainers to not have the Heart of the Cards within them, Paul simply takes that, and gains a fanbase out of it. I mean, he isn't competitive as people keep saying he is. He uses strong things. That's, well, logicial in itself. If anything, it's a bit of a wave to it, but last I've checked, things like Drapion and even Gastrodon were outclassed, so that's also not competitive. In general, he's a hand-wave.

... So yeah, there you go. My stuffs, and whatnot.
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
I don't believe that many made much of a lasting impression.

2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Shinji. And thank heavens he actually recurred with some regularity. I was consistently in utter disbelief every time he showed up.

3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
The League, chiefly because it brought together the characters for which I fostered a fondness.

4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
The main trio, probably, though I do think the dynamic could have been significantly improved.

5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Shigeru and Shinji, but only if their implementation is smart and deserved.

6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
I felt that most of the development enjoyed by human characters was superficial; I'd like to see some deeper efforts made in the future--for everyone, ideally, but I'd most prefer for Satoshi to receieve some greater exposition concerning his past.

7. What characters hogged the spotlight?
Any hogging of the spotlight was something I enjoyed, truthfully. The chimp, I guess!
 
1. Takuto
2. Nando
3. Team Galactic arc. J and Cyrus drew my attention.
4. Ash and Pikachu
5. Palmer, Brock, Takuto, James's Cacnea
6. Palmer, Nando, Takuto, Barry, Conway, Jessie's Yanmega
7. Dawn and Piplup
 
1. Favorite C(s)oTD?
::Sho was pretty epic. Lyra was cool too.

2. Favorite recurring character(s)?
Barry,Conway

3. Favorite arc and which characters made that arc for you?
The Tag battle arc was very cool. Paul-ash rivalry took off

4. In your opinion, what group had the best dynamics?
Ash-Dawn-Lyra-Khoury. Z

5. What are some characters you'd want to see again in BW?
Paul,Berry.

6. What characters do you think deserved more development?
Ursula should have been introduced earlier and Nando should have made a few more appearances.

7. What characters hogged the spotlight?

Piplup.. -_-
 
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