Anyone notice that the writers have purposely made Hikari into a mix of the other two protagonists of the series?
She has a lot of similarities to Ash such as:
- Both were very interested in starting their journey as a trainer. May, by contrast, was the total opposite of Ash/Hikari in the beginning since she was disinterested in Pokemon altogether. Ash and Hikari looked foward to their 10th birthday and getting their first Pokemon more than anything.
- Hikari and Ash both saw a legendary at the start of their journey. D/P #4 even has Ash/Hikari talk about it so we're spoon fed it. May on the other hand, never saw a legendary at the start of her journey.
- Hikari and Poochama didn't get along at first, lots of little squabbling, similar to Pikachu not obeying Ash in the first episode. Again, May and Torchic were the total opposite of them as she got along great with her starter.
- Hikari, thus far, seems to be an impulse battler. She's partaking in quite a lot of battles outside of Contests, and seems to want to capture as many Pokemon as possible. May wasn't as competitive battle-wise outside of Contests, and the only impulse capture she had was Wurmple. Hikari shares a lot of the same characteristics as Ash in Kanto.
- Hikari is just as stubborn as Ash. D/P #4 has her arguing/bickering with Ash that Contests are better than Gyms, and she refuses to back down until the end of the episode. Reminds me a lot of Ash and Misty arguing back in Kanto. Some have even suggested the fact that Ash was like Brock when he mentored May, (they rarely argued), but he's more like Misty when he mentors Hikari, (they seem to argue a bit, and Hikari's profile on the D/P site says bickering is in her nature)
- Poochama using Bide to defeat all those Ariados seems to be a homage to Pikachu defeating all those Spearow in the first episode.
- Both Ash and Hikari have just a single parent, a mother.
- Lastly, both are treated as main protagonists. Hikari is being billed as a real co-star for everything D/P, and she truly shares the spotlight 50/50 with Ash. Ash/May spotlight was split more like 60/40.
Similarities to May include:
- Both are extremely girly. Hikari has many of the same girly mannerisms that May had, such as squealing when she sees cute Pokemon, acts very energetic, clueless during some aspects of battling, and likes cute Pokemon.
Not to mention Hikari puts jewlery on her Pokeballs and wears pretty dresses during her Contests, which is much more girly than what May did during her Contests.
- Both are coordinators. Duh. They both essentially have the same quest, so the similarities during their appeals and battle style may become apparent as we get into a number of Hikari's Contests.
- Both May and Hikari were mentored by Ash. The difference here is as I said above, if Hikari/Ash continue to bicker, Ash is acting more like "Misty" toward Hikari, while he acted more like "Brock" toward May. It'll be interesting to see if the writers did this purposely to pay homage to how Misty/Brock mentored Ash back in the day.
- If her first two captures are any indication, the writers will be giving Hikari the same type of cute Pokemon that May had. Thankfully even though Torchic/Poochama are bird Pokemon, their personalities are hella different. It'll be interesting to note where Hikari's captures go next, as there is a lack of cute Pokemon in Shinou.
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That being said, what do you think? Are the writers essentially writing Hikari as a mixture of both Ash and May? A lot about her screams the stubborness of old Kanto Ash, while she has the same quest (Contests) and a lot of the same girly mannerisms that May had.
Do you think the writers just write all their protagonists the same way, or are they making an effort to bring certain elements from Ash and May and use them with Hikari?
She has a lot of similarities to Ash such as:
- Both were very interested in starting their journey as a trainer. May, by contrast, was the total opposite of Ash/Hikari in the beginning since she was disinterested in Pokemon altogether. Ash and Hikari looked foward to their 10th birthday and getting their first Pokemon more than anything.
- Hikari and Ash both saw a legendary at the start of their journey. D/P #4 even has Ash/Hikari talk about it so we're spoon fed it. May on the other hand, never saw a legendary at the start of her journey.
- Hikari and Poochama didn't get along at first, lots of little squabbling, similar to Pikachu not obeying Ash in the first episode. Again, May and Torchic were the total opposite of them as she got along great with her starter.
- Hikari, thus far, seems to be an impulse battler. She's partaking in quite a lot of battles outside of Contests, and seems to want to capture as many Pokemon as possible. May wasn't as competitive battle-wise outside of Contests, and the only impulse capture she had was Wurmple. Hikari shares a lot of the same characteristics as Ash in Kanto.
- Hikari is just as stubborn as Ash. D/P #4 has her arguing/bickering with Ash that Contests are better than Gyms, and she refuses to back down until the end of the episode. Reminds me a lot of Ash and Misty arguing back in Kanto. Some have even suggested the fact that Ash was like Brock when he mentored May, (they rarely argued), but he's more like Misty when he mentors Hikari, (they seem to argue a bit, and Hikari's profile on the D/P site says bickering is in her nature)
- Poochama using Bide to defeat all those Ariados seems to be a homage to Pikachu defeating all those Spearow in the first episode.
- Both Ash and Hikari have just a single parent, a mother.
- Lastly, both are treated as main protagonists. Hikari is being billed as a real co-star for everything D/P, and she truly shares the spotlight 50/50 with Ash. Ash/May spotlight was split more like 60/40.
Similarities to May include:
- Both are extremely girly. Hikari has many of the same girly mannerisms that May had, such as squealing when she sees cute Pokemon, acts very energetic, clueless during some aspects of battling, and likes cute Pokemon.
Not to mention Hikari puts jewlery on her Pokeballs and wears pretty dresses during her Contests, which is much more girly than what May did during her Contests.
- Both are coordinators. Duh. They both essentially have the same quest, so the similarities during their appeals and battle style may become apparent as we get into a number of Hikari's Contests.
- Both May and Hikari were mentored by Ash. The difference here is as I said above, if Hikari/Ash continue to bicker, Ash is acting more like "Misty" toward Hikari, while he acted more like "Brock" toward May. It'll be interesting to see if the writers did this purposely to pay homage to how Misty/Brock mentored Ash back in the day.
- If her first two captures are any indication, the writers will be giving Hikari the same type of cute Pokemon that May had. Thankfully even though Torchic/Poochama are bird Pokemon, their personalities are hella different. It'll be interesting to note where Hikari's captures go next, as there is a lack of cute Pokemon in Shinou.
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That being said, what do you think? Are the writers essentially writing Hikari as a mixture of both Ash and May? A lot about her screams the stubborness of old Kanto Ash, while she has the same quest (Contests) and a lot of the same girly mannerisms that May had.
Do you think the writers just write all their protagonists the same way, or are they making an effort to bring certain elements from Ash and May and use them with Hikari?
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