Is red (in hg/ss) really ash

Started by Mr Marine March 30th, 2010 1:06 AM
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FreakyLocz14

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Yes and no.
Red is Ash's cross-canon counterpart. They are based on eachother but are not the exact same people.
Red's team in G/S/C/HG/SS is inspired by Pokemon you recieve as in-game events in Pokemon Yellow Version; the game that is inspired by the Pokemon anime.

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Counterparts

Ash Ketchum from the anime and the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga was designed based on Red. Furthermore, Ash's name comes from one of the optional names for Red. This has caused many fans to mistake Red for his anime counterpart. However, they are analogous but not the same and using one's name for the other is always a mistake. There are also many fans that believe that the main hero from Pokémon Yellow is Ash. This is also untrue. Pokémon Yellow's protagonist is still Red but slightly redesigned to look more similar to Ash, much like the storyline was designed to be closer to the anime. In other words, Ash in the anime is based on Red in the game series, but this cannot imply after all that they are the same. Although this idea is one of the most debatable topics in Pokémon, thinking about the analogy between the two characters is more convenient than considering them totally similar.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_%28game%29

And this is not the board to talk about videogames, so...