pkmin3033
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I would say it's a fairly safe bet - surely they'd wait until a later trailer or magazine scan to showcase customisation options, rather than do it from the get-go?
The Protagonists
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Considering the way they are zoomed-out like when after the S/M protagonist puts on their hat and bag, it's fair to say these will be the default outfits.
I have to say the new protagonist designs are definitely an improvement. The female looks super cute and I admit she's definitely going to be liked more than Moon since she actually has a better hat and more fitting clothes for Alola.
Don't like the male though. He reminds me way too much of Nate from B2/W2, with that wearing shorts over tights thing.
Don't like the male though. He reminds me way too much of Nate from B2/W2, with that wearing shorts over tights thing.
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The female is nice.
The male is also nice, but I think he's about on par with SM's male.
The male is also nice, but I think he's about on par with SM's male.
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heh, imo it would be hard to top the hairstyles. I do think the clothing options are gonna be fabulous.
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Girl looks fine and better than SM.
Boy looks...odd. Clothing is fine, it's the pose that doesn't do it for me. He's clearly showing motion, as shown with his feet movement, but what a weird way to walk - and if he's not walking, then he's jumping at which point why is the hat motionless. At least the girl is holding onto her hat.
Boy looks...odd. Clothing is fine, it's the pose that doesn't do it for me. He's clearly showing motion, as shown with his feet movement, but what a weird way to walk - and if he's not walking, then he's jumping at which point why is the hat motionless. At least the girl is holding onto her hat.
Selene's pose is great - she's showing motion and actually looks much more "alive" than artworks of the previous protags. I'm surprised they've stuck with static poses for this long. Her new hat's an improvement from her flower hat imo.
Elio's weird pose aside, his shorts and undershorts remind me a lot of Nate's design. Can't help but wonder if that's a reference to BW2.
Elio's weird pose aside, his shorts and undershorts remind me a lot of Nate's design. Can't help but wonder if that's a reference to BW2.
Hopefully with more clothing options this time. SM's were just recolours of the same handful of clothes imo.
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The girl protagonist's design looks so cute, aaaaaaaaaaaa~
The boy's on the other hand... Ugh. I really hate the shorts over tights look (does anyone even dress like that IRL?), and that bucket hat... Bleh. Thank goodness there's customization.
The boy's on the other hand... Ugh. I really hate the shorts over tights look (does anyone even dress like that IRL?), and that bucket hat... Bleh. Thank goodness there's customization.
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I love the girl character's design! The hat is much cuter than the original one, not that it matters too much with all the customization options available. Can't really comment on the boy's since I never play as a boy. Like everyone else, I hope they have more expressions this time... it would make them seem more human.
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I thought these two were just SM characters redesigned. Where did it say that they are new?
Bulbapedia seems to have updated their pages with the new art, confirming that these protagonists are still "Sun" and "Moon" but with new outfits and different hair. This makes them the first protagonists to change outfit within games of a generation since Lucas and Dawn's outfit change between D/P and Platinum.
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I don't think I understand. they arent the same literal Champion character, so why does it matter what their names are. Plus did people really think they would be named "Ultra Sun" and "Ultra Moon"..? nah of course they're still gonna be Sun and Moon lol
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The new trainer art looks terrible, but Moon at least improves on her original design (which felt too much like a mashup of the Hoenn protagonists, IMO). Both her new hat and her new hairstyle look way better.
Sun, on the other hand, continues to be lame. :rolleyes2: It's bad enough that he was already yet another generic Red/Ash clone dressed in blue, but now they've flat out made him a partial Nate ripoff (and Nate himself was a partial ripoff of Emerald Brendan, though still retaining Hilbert's boring red/blue/black color scheme).
Were they really that out of ideas for his design? And, would it really kill them to design a male PC that wasn't wearing blue? It annoys me how generic and samey the male PCs have been since Gen 4, and I say this as someone who usually plays as the girl.
Sun, on the other hand, continues to be lame. :rolleyes2: It's bad enough that he was already yet another generic Red/Ash clone dressed in blue, but now they've flat out made him a partial Nate ripoff (and Nate himself was a partial ripoff of Emerald Brendan, though still retaining Hilbert's boring red/blue/black color scheme).
Were they really that out of ideas for his design? And, would it really kill them to design a male PC that wasn't wearing blue? It annoys me how generic and samey the male PCs have been since Gen 4, and I say this as someone who usually plays as the girl.
Altairis
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oh do you think that it's the SM protagonist that went on to be Champions, then got rid of their Pokemon and are starting a new journey on Alola? Is that what you mean by same protagonists? sorry just trying to understand
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I believe USUM are alternate stories which means SM events never happen in the USUM universe. Therefore the main characters are the same without any issues/complications.
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well this is what I always thought but Hikamaru was confusing me with her wording, implying that they were the literal same which makes no sense
It is indeed the same protagonists (at least I think since Bulbapedia and the official media is claiming so) but taking place in a story that's different to S/M.