"The Mandarin Island Miss Match" Episode Discussion

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Here is where you can discuss the Elite Four's Lorelei and her Chesty Morgan anime breasts in "The Mandarin Island Miss Match."

My review to come forthwith.

[Wings Don't Cry]

Didn't they call her Prima in the 4Kids Dub instead of Lorelei?

[Blazenwing]

Yeah, I never understood that. Amusingly enough, in Pokemon Puzzle League for N64, they do call her Lorelei, despite having the same voice actress (I think) and the same look as in the anime appearance of Prima. I always found that odd. Was it a dub issue? (i.e. her Japanese name is too short to believably fit Lor-e-lei instead of Pri-ma?)

[Deokishisu]

They changed her name because Lorelei... well, I'll let Bulbapedia explain.

Lorelei's name was changed to Prima in the English version of the anime. According to 4Kids, this was to fit the amount of syllables; the English name "Lorelei" is three syllables while the Japanese name "Kanna" is only two.

Link

[Charaxes]

Right, but don't underestimate 4Kids' not doing the research, either. But then, hey, they got Bruno right, yeah?

Bulbapedia also elaborates on a cut scene involving her, Ash and Misty:

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP099

[DonRoyale]

"Hi. I'm Lorelei Prima, and I have the Most Common Superpower up to 11. I don't want to battle, I'd rather have my head in the clouds.

FINE I'LL BATTLE GEEZ LOL YOU DIED."

Decent overall since Ash needs a headcheck episode every now and again, but I didn't really like that they changed her name, gave her gigantic chesticles, or made her a complete Cloud Cuckoolander.

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Originally Posted by DonRoyale

"Hi. I'm Lorelei Prima, and I have the Most Common Superpower up to 11. I don't want to battle, I'd rather have my head in the clouds.

FINE I'LL BATTLE GEEZ LOL YOU DIED."

Decent overall since Ash needs a headcheck episode every now and again, but I didn't really like that they changed her name, gave her gigantic chesticles, or made her a complete Cloud Cuckoolander.

+1 for all the TV Trope commentary. Then again, appreciate her special assets while you can, as 4Kids would be undoing cleavage from then on. (And, she's the last Elite Four anything until Lance, many seasons later.)

As for her character, yeah, she came off as odd, didn't she?

[DonRoyale]

It's an...interesting contrast to her personality in the games, at least, where she's all "hurr durr I am ice queen I kick your ass, ready to lose, loser? k let's battle now". :V

[Hiiro]

Originally Posted by DonRoyale

It's an...interesting contrast to her personality in the games, at least, where she's all "hurr durr I am ice queen I kick your ass, ready to lose, loser? k let's battle now". :V

One thing I've come to learn is that when it comes to the Gym Leaders and Elite members, their personality or character in the game differs greatly from that in the show (with maybe a few exceptions). With Lorelei, I just see the anime wanting to give her a good and nice impression for viewers like they did with most of the others.

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Originally Posted by Hiiro

One thing I've come to learn is that when it comes to the Gym Leaders and Elite members, their personality or character in the game differs greatly from that in the show (with maybe a few exceptions). With Lorelei, I just see the anime wanting to give her a good and nice impression for viewers like they did with most of the others.

I didn't mind it, either, as I also liked her "tape only. 9.95" remark. Besides, at the time, she wasn't done in Special, and you only had a blob of a text. I certainly understood why they wanted to spice her up.

Although, I was surprised by the torpedos she was carrying, so to speak. Oh, well, that's the way it goes, right?