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4th Gen Old Man is actually Old Woman.

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mStar

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    • Has anyone noticed that the Old men in Platinum actually turn out to be old Women when you battle them?

    I was like WTF when I first saw it. At first I tought, hmm, Prolly fergot to change that one, but after that I was LOLing so hard.
     

    Forci Stikane

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    mStar said:
    Has anyone noticed that the Old men in Platinum actually turn out to be old Women when you battle them?

    I was like WTF when I first saw it. At first I tought, hmm, Prolly fergot to change that one, but after that I was LOLing so hard.
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    What...? If you are referring to their long hair, that is actually not at all rare in Japanese culture. It does not mean that they are women.
     

    mStar

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    • Honest Eyes said:
    Wait, what? Where in the game does this happen?
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    One was in the way to Snowpoint City, and another in the cave before the Elite 4.

    Forci Stikane said:
    What...? If you are referring to their long hair, that is actually not at all rare in Japanese culture. It does not mean that they are women.
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    Um. So I ddnt know guys started wearing long skirts.
     
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    subaku

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    • To mStar,

    I suggest reading up on Japanese history, the evidence that males did indeed wear such garments is not really that shocking of a revelation.
     
    Haza

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    Old Man is actually Old Woman.
    Its not even a Kimono. Its a pants style that many martial artists some Samurai wear. The red pants and white top right? They are men.
     

    Suzume

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    • Those Veteran trainers, right? Yeah, they are men with long hair and a kimono. But I MUST admit that I've found them confusing, too, because their overworld sprites look so different. When they challenge you, they look like bald old men with a white beard, but they turn out to be much younger-looking. And they even have a long, dark grey hair! It has always felt pretty weird to me.
     
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    Haza

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    I guess they only had room for one old man sprite. Like how Ace trainers and Dragon tamers share the same sprite.
     

    inhisxeyes

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    • I believe those are hakama, a type of traditional Japanese pants originally worn by men.
    The little sprites don't even have feminine features.. T__T
     

    mStar

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    • .Swift said:
    maybe if you studied up on a bit of Japanese culture you wouldn't be so surprised.
    Even without it, it's hard to mistake them for women...
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    Umm, sorry, but I dont go online to study cultures.
    I have more important things to do
     
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