What old (not main) anime characters would you like to see return?

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I was curious what older characters people would like to see return for an episode or more in the current anime. I don't mean characters that actually might return like travel companions (of course we all want May to return), but characters that we didn't see every episode during a series. I was watching some reruns recently and I love how they always mention how they will see a certain COTD again, but of course never do. The top ten (although there are many more) I would like to see again are

1. Ursula
2. Lyra
3. Morrison
4. Duplica
5. Barry
6. Casey
7. Suzy (with Vulpix)
8. Trick Master
9. Richie
10. Skyla

I really enjoy when old characters are revisited, although it typically is within the same series and most of my choices wouldn't make sense in XY, but it would still be really fun to see. If not the main anime, SS episodes like chronicles would also be cool to show old characters, although it is super unlikely that will ever happen again. Anyway, what other random characters does everyone else want to see again?
 
Well I'd love to see the following make a return-
Gary
Casey
Ritchie
Suzy (yup with Vulpix obviously)
Drew
Harley
Morrison
Paul
Ursula
Zoey
Barry
Butch and Cassidy
Magikarp Salesman
Jessebell
Stephan
Cameron (so that Ash could beat him, though technically this applies to all the league rivals including Ritchie)
Bianca (from BW)
Misty's sisters (especially Daisy, I want to see how her career as Pokemon Co-ordinator is coming along)

Although really, I wish they would just bring back all the older characters (both main and non-main) for some cameos, specials etc. There is so much potential to give more character development, backstories, depth and interesting story-lines to all of them. So not bringing them back makes it feel like they are missing some really good opportunities. It would have been great if they would've started something like those Hoso specials again. I had really loved that concept where we had episodes focusing on older characters.
 
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1. Paul. All rivals after he left have been horrible/weak in comparison.
2. Barry and BW Bianca. Having them meet was a missed opportunity!
3. Butch and Cassidy..... I miss them. I loved them in Chronicles, getting missions from various restaurants. If the beloved TRio can be serious they deserve the right to become comical.
4. Giovanni. Pikachu needs revenge.
5. Zager, he was a great character. He needs to come back in a supporting role and give the TRio missions. He's that TRio's Prof Namba! speaking of which...... he's 6
7. Magikarp Salesman. I loved that guy. How he kept finding ways to rip off the TRio was hilarious especially when one such case caused him to finally encounter Ash. And I laughed so hard in Chronicles when he tried to sell Tracey one, causing Tracey to yell at Delia later thinking he came back.
8. Casey. It was stupid how she didn't get to fight in the league. -_-
9. Harley.
10. Drew IF May gets to come back
11. Domino :)
12. That TR girl who had a grudge at Jessie over a smoothie...... whatever happened to her?
13. Jessebell. James' episodes are THE best
14. Gary Oak. "Smell Ya later" in the games....... appearance in the manga. Come on..... he better get an anime appearance.
15. Does TR Delibird count?

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I'd love to see the return of Harley. Maybe he could somehow compete in a Showcase and try to sabotage Serena's performance.
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He could pass for a girl easily.
I'd like if he recognized Jessie and mocked her again. "You're still hanging out with that group of losers?"
 
I'd really like to see the return of some of the unique Team Rocket members, it seems like a waste to create them for only one story when the team reoccurs throughout the entire series. Like Domino, Attila and Hun, Annie and Oakley, etc. Especially Attila and Hun! Last time we saw a tiny cameo of them in gen 3 they were shown capturing a Rayquaza... man I wanna see that plotline as a real episode~

Also you could kinda expect this considering my avatar, but I'd love to see a return of Charon even though its incredibly unlikely. I was always so confused why he was the only member of Team Galactic that never got captured in the anime. I thought with that and Cyrus vanishing into the void it meant we'd get a Platinum-based sequel plot someday, but it ended up being a TG-less Giratina movie instead. (Though that was awesome in its own way!)
 
Aside, aside from former Ash-tachii members and major rivals:

Hunter J

Other Team Rocket members.

Duplica (why we never heard from her again I'll NEVER understand)

Brodie

Remy or the colorful trainers from Act 4 of the Mega-Evolution mini-series.

Kenta or Marina

N (and his bitches)

Some Gym Leaders, Elite 4 members/Frontier Brains (especially ones that weren't animated before), and maybe a Champ or 2 (besides Cynthia)

Pokémon Rangers
 
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Pallet Fangirl said:
Well I'd love to see the following make a return-
Gary
Casey
Ritchie
Suzy (yup with Vulpix obviously)
Drew
Harley
Morrison
Paul
Ursula
Zoey
Barry
Butch and Cassidy
Magikarp Salesman
Jessebell
Stephan
Cameron (so that Ash could beat him, though technically this applies to all the league rivals including Ritchie)
Bianca (from BW)
Misty's sisters (especially Daisy, I want to see how her career as Pokemon Co-ordinator is coming along)

Although really, I wish they would just bring back all the older characters (both main and non-main) for some cameos, specials etc. There is so much potential to give more character development, backstories, depth and interesting story-lines to all of them. So not bringing them back makes it feel like they are missing some really good opportunities. It would have been great if they would've started something like those Hoso specials again. I had really loved that concept where we had episodes focusing on older characters.
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me mostly like fan girl
however i want dipluca, the gyms leaders from jhoto, sinnoh reigion, the gym leader wan, rockisan the gym leader for rock type in hyonn, the fire gym leader in hyonn, and the gym leaders in kanto
i want to see the gyms leaders in unova region, Cilan's rival, and the the rival of that damn iris, the cute girls in the episodes, and movies, Ritchie, the cute boys also eho said boku, i want bianca from the movie and the unova, the proffesors in the regions, i want N, and his friend the two cute girls.
i don't care about barry but cameron, harley, paul i hope to not see them again anymore
see paul is better than see cameron, or harley.
i want to see the locker, Mars, jinopa, and the third one from ginga dan after some punishment from the police
what will happen to them

I want to see tover, teirno, the serena rivals, the gyms leaders from kalos, the girl who alwas with teirno, and trover and want to see the boy who will get sceptile mega evolution
 
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Paul, at least, should return for a single episode for us to see what he had been doing since the Sinnoh League, and see if that battle with Ash really changed him. He'd probably still be the evil trainer we grew to hate, but him coming back might give a better conclusion to his character arc.

And yeah, we need Gary to return to see how he's doing. Maybe with a Key Stone onhand to allow him to Mega Evolve his Blastoise. Yeah, Gary has not been (outside of flashbacks) seen since the end of the Team Galactic arc, and it's like the writers have forgotten him.

All this is up to the writers, and unless someone nostalgic is hired to write episodes, I don't think we will be running into any old faces soon. It's already bad enough that the expected reappearance of Iris didn't happen, even though two years and 101 episodes have already gone by (Dawn took about 80 episodes). But then again, who likes the anime Iris?
 
Since I couldn't find any recent thread focusing on previous characters who weren't part of main cast i thought i could post some of ideas i had in here. Hope its ok reviving this thread.

Because even though my main interest is in seeing older main characters who we havent saw for a long time,
Like original poke girl who has great character not receiving justice to her unexplored story.

There are still several secondary characters such as recurring faces, rivals, even COTD'S which appeased to my liking and i wouldn't mind in showing up again.

Such as this three candidates:
Harley: If there was character who would win prize for being most cunning, abit narcissisic and peculiar character out there. It would be definitely one if May's rivals Harley admiring how creative his schemes and scurvy tricks were. Sure he was antagonist, mean and egoistic but he managed to express this traits in amusing and memorable way enjoying in his interactions with May, Ash, Soledad and everyone else.

So i would definitely like to see him again , how far he went as coordinator, what new creepy pokemon he gained and besides. His presence could help us in finding indirectly whats been happening with May. If not even serving as link in seeing her in person again.

Paul: it would be very welcome in seeing character who possbly left biggest mark on Ash when were talking about his approach toward training and methodology invested behind it bringing in question Ash strategy and views toward pokemon in general. I would like to hear how his battle vs Brandon went(maybe he managed to win on second try). Possibly compete in league again ending in facing Ash once more in name of good old times. See him learn how to mega evolve his pokemon etc. He definitely has material to offer more to pokemon series.

Gary: because he has perfect justification and reason to travel to Kalos. As pokemon researcher its Gary main motivation and interest to discover new pokemon species, observe their characteristics, learn about new evolutions and changes they are capable of undergoing.

So seeing him doing research about mega evolution as hottest thing right now in XY would give him lot of material to research about. But even more so mysterious and rare transformation phenomen Ash Greninja is capable of undergoing helping Gary to discover whole new way in how can humans and their pokemon partners bond together reaching complete synchronization.

Not to mention Gary himself has impressively large number of pokemon which could in theory mega evolve as well such as Scizor, Blastoise, Alakazam, Pinsir.

Most of all i would like to see him meet and interact with Ash again reviving that flaring and lively atmosphere with his slight arrogance and teasing he was capable of producing in stirring Ash up. Mixed with newborn respect and acknowledgment of Ash worth as trainer once he matured delivering nice extra layer to their relationship becoming even stronger friends.
 
I'd like to see The Master Gary Oak return to the anime as I always loved his interactions with Ash. In a lot of ways Gary helped Ash to get motivated even if it might have been unintentional. :D

I'd also like to see Paul return too for an episode; though I still DO NOT like him one bit, he was a good rival.
 
I would have to say Gary as a link back to the beginning of the series would be nice and their is some interesting things he can do in his role as a researcher like he did in sinnoh so it wouldn't have to seem forced
 
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