Marina's old DP cameos

[Cybersai]

Marina had two cameos in early DP episodes, one in which she advertised the Poketch:

And in another episode where Zoey/Dawn watch Marina performing a Contest appeal with her Feraligatr.

Do you think the writers knew that GameFreak would be removing Marina from the GS remakes, and did this as some sort of "last hurrah" for the character? Or do you think the writers thought Marina would be included, so this was their way of a sneak preview...since both these cameos happened before Platinum even came out.

If anything, I find it funny that Marina got two cameos in DP, and now she's been retconed from game canon.

 

[Hassel]

Her picture was also in that fat man's shirt in the Maid Café episode.

 

[Nekusagi]

Sebastian, Bashou, and Buson all made cameo appearances in movie 9.

We've not heard from them since.

You do the math.

 

[Dorothy LaRouge]

Do you think the writers knew that GameFreak would be removing Marina from the GS remakes, and did this as some sort of "last hurrah" for the character? ....and now she's been retconed from game canon.

Hold up. First, Marina is an ANIME character. Second, we don't KNOW that the new cirl isn't the new Kris. So she has new clothes and hair. Whoop-de-doo. Her clothes needed modernizing, and no one in the world has natural blue hair. Plus, as I've said, these are GOLD AND SILVER remakes. NOT Crystal remakes. So why, oh why would they include an unaltered Kris?

 

[Luxio2k8]

I'm sure Marina's cameos were meants as "hints" to fans from the writers that Gold/Silver re-makes are on the way and now she doesn't even exist in the new game canon. Ahhh. . .irony.

 

[Dorothy LaRouge]

I'm sure Marina's cameos were meants as "hints" to fans from the writers that Gold/Silver re-makes are on the way and now she doesn't even exist in the new game canon. Ahhh. . .irony.

Uhm... Look at my above post for my reaction to complaints that the new girl "isn't Kris."

 

[ii kanji]

But Jabberwocky...it plainly isn't Marina/Kris/whatever-her-name-is. The only resemblance they have is that they've got 2 ponytails, and they're even different shapes!

 

[Dorothy LaRouge]

But Jabberwocky...it plainly isn't Marina/Kris/whatever-her-name-is. The only resemblance they have is that they've got 2 ponytails, and they're even different shapes!

Maybe she was redesigned to look more realistic. Who knows. I'm just playin' devil's advocate here.

 

[Maxim Posthumus]

Her clothes needed modernizing, and no one in the world has natural blue hair.

What a plausible reason to kill a character.

 

[Musashi]

No one has killed anyone. You're overreacting over nothing.

 

[Weedle Mchairybug]

Maybe she was redesigned to look more realistic. Who knows. I'm just playin' devil's advocate here.

I doubt it's because of differences, otherwise, Red would have been completely redesigned as well (by that, I mean everything about him, even the hairstyle.).

Besides, they never redesigned Gold to match up with the remakes, so why would they redesign Kris (Assuming that the GS girl IS Kris and not an entirely different character.).

@Rocket Girl: by "kill", I think he means that they ruined her, not that they actually "killed" her. Besides, even if he did mean it in that sense, some people, even movie/tv producers use the word "kill" in regards to removing or otherwise changing their design beyond recognition (eg, Killing off a character).

 

[Sketch]

No one has killed anyone. You're overreacting over nothing.

Oh, you know Maxim, hon. Overreacts at the drop of a hat.

 

[Piplup]

I wouldn't call this "overreacting"
Some people can REALLY like a character and this might be a big disappointed for them even if personally for you it doesn't matter or even a good thing
I'm also disappointed they didn't use Marina... (I know it's not her in-game name, I don't care) but I won't automatically hate the new girl... altough I do think she doesn't look as good as all previous girls... she's the first I didn't really like but that can change over time, especially if she'll appear in the anime

 

[Flaze]

I say WHO CARES just because there's a new female character for HGSS it doesn't men Marina will be removed in fact they could even be two differentpeople and like Jabber said it'sa Gold and Silver remake not a Crystal so again I say WHO CARES

 

[J J M]

If anyone has to get a major role, it should be Jimmy. There isn't anything really appealing with Marina. Plus, it would be fun to see their interactions.

 

[Insanish Danish]

I originally didn't even think much of Marina's cameos when they first happened. Now I'm really wondering if the writers were trying to tell us something.

 

[Trainer Rachel]

Man, Marina does look a lot cooler than the new girl. Oh well, maybe the new girl would look better in anime style. Or at least in the in-game sprites, where it'll count.

 

[PDL]

I'm not entirely sure what "messages" you guys are getting (It's a case of Everyone is Jesus in Purgatory). But the message I'm getting from the Marina cameos is:

She's a Top coordinator and she's already reached the highest level of skill. Since she manages to be famous enough to appear in commercials and to have her own "fan club". It's entirely possible that we don't need to see her because there isn't anything more to develop.

The main purpose of following a character on the show is to see them develop as a character. If you introduce a character that's already "perfect" in every way. You get nothing to work with. In fanfic terms, this is a Mary Sue.

 

[Evil Raichu]

I think, if anything, they may have been hints that GS remakes were on the way.

Also, people need to calm the hell down about the new girl. It's not that big of a deal. I was admittedly a little disappointed when I first saw that the girl character had been totally redesigned, but I'm giving the new girl a chance instead of GETTING MY PANTIES IN A KNOT.

YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF NEGATONS AND I'M SICK OF IT D:<

The GS remakes are a wonderful gift to the fandom, something people like me have been dreaming about for a long time. If the rest of you continue to piss and moan about one character, they may never do anything nice for us again. :/

As long as the contests continue in the anime, I wouldn't be surprised if Marina (who is NOT Crys) made another cameo or two in the future.

 

[Cybersai]

Marina probably won't get a speaking-role or contest appearance in the anime, mainly because it would blatantly be May's role she would be stealing.

We're not supposed to view Marina as a main character coordinator, she's just an example of a contest champion.

However I would like to see another special with Kenta/Marina be made like the Raikou one around the time the GS games debut, since we'll still be in Sinnoh at the time.