The New Professor Speculation

[Aerilyn]

Originally Posted by Magmaruby and Aquasapphire

I'm hoping the proffesor is young, maybe (s)he is your rival's older sibling. Thus far only Green/Blue, and May or Brandon (depending on which player you chose) have been related to the professor by blood.

However the other rivals seem to have a connection with the professor such as assisting them in their research (Bianca), or tagging along to help them stop the evil team (Pearl), or stealing from them and only apologizing later.

What if the protagonist were to be related to the new professor instead?

[Miss Doronjo]

Originally Posted by Aerilyn

What if the protagonist were to be related to the new professor instead?

I'd certainly be a refresher than the classic bloodlines that tie the professor to our rivals~ Maybe the new professor, in that regard, would give the protagonist more "perks" or something? Although, I'd doubt that since... pokemon professors are rarely biased, haha.

[D Dog master of war]

I hope the professor well be your Dad or Mom

[Jake♫]

Originally Posted by Aerilyn

What if the protagonist were to be related to the new professor instead?

That'd definitely be a nice change, but I doubt it'd have any real bearing on how the games played out. I mean, Gary/Blue/Green/Whatever you want to call him was treated worse than the protagonist in RBY.

[Jimmyray]

Bring back Oak for a cameo

[Forever]

Originally Posted by D Dog master of war

I hope the professor well be your Dad or Mom

Probably not your mother given that she's so useful early on, but maybe your father in a Hoennesque role is possible!