[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

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Well, like I learned from administration, numbers hold mean and power. When we talking about duality between legendary pokemon, it is to represent opositive forces crashing against each other. Groundon and Kyogre is the representative forces of Sea and Earth, Water and Earth/Fire. Reshiram and Zekrom? Truth and Duty. Palkia and Dialga? Space and Time. Xerneas and Yveltal? Life and Death. There is a need about duality forces to maintain the balance. Like Light and Darkness, Good and Evil, Ying and Yang. 

But sometimes a third force is necessary, something who have equal power as those two forces, but it is neither one or another, its noth either black or white, but "grey". Its here where a third power of Legendary is necessary, something to counter balance in cases of dual legendaries. This is the of Rayquaza to counter Balance Groundon and Kyogre, Kyurem to counter balance Reshiram and Zekrom, Giratina to counter balance Palkia and Dialga, and finally Zygarde to counter balance Xerneas and Yveltal. At least it is my vision of the mean. And indeed I must admit, in concept of Legendary pokemon, Gen 6 and 7 dont impress very much. Magearna per example its the most uniterest legendary pokemon I ever see. In therms of Lore I mean. As a pokemon with desigh, ability, moves and even typing its something interesting, but in therms of "Legendary Lore" I dont think so. Legendary Pokemon should be consider almost god like beings, capable about change the very ecossystem of the pokemon world, such Entei each time he roar, a new vulcano in the world born. Now THATS a Legendary to be fear.

About Legendary pokemon from other dimensions looks something...interesting to say at least, but thats come a question: In what way that pokemon should be interesting? In what way that thing affect the world or have a mean/goal to even exist? Thats a important question when you make the Lore of very much important beings, such as Legendary Pokemon or not (I know Ultra Beasts dont exactly count as Legendary Pokemon, but since they have a "core role", the Lore behind them its one of the most critical points to be consider). Thats is my point of view in the matter.

Returning to the main topic, I look in the map too of Skull Ruins campaigh and its indeed something interesting the location of each one of the Lake Trio and with Mt. Sentry in the middle of these locations. I don't know what is the reason behind that. Maybe Saminarok somehow imprison a Legendary Pokemon before his downfall? Maybe? Or he act similar to Giovanni and try to create his own War Machine like a artificial pokemon? Mewtwo was not even the first artificial pokemon to be made. Even in ancient times, people used to made artificial pokemon, like Golett who is a golem who bring to life or Claydoll who is the name itself say, its a clay doll create by the ancient. I wouldnt be surprise if by chance we find some of the creation of Saminarok there, or even more a guardian. Something like the final boss from a dungeon. At least thats what I think.

Whoosh! That post took a while. I someway inspire today I guess.

Lore Talk

That's easy to see, yes.  Sea, Land, and Sky.  Yin, Yang, and the absence of both.  Time, Space, and the antithesis of both.  Life, Death, and Order.  Sun, Moon, and Light in its purest form.  But then there's other trios and duos.  Knowledge, Emotion, and Willpower.  Dreams and Nightmares (and the Full and New Moons).  Conflict, Life, Abundance, Hope, and the lack of each.  Lightning, Fire, and Rain.  Day and Night.  Blizzards, Thunderstorms, and Eruptions.  Even with fewer or more pokeman representing things coexisting or opposing, it's still possible to create interesting stories.

Even with single pokemon.  That mostly comes down to the Mythicals, though.  I do agree that Magearna isn't completely interesting at first glance, but its lore is more interesting when you look at what came after its creation (which is mostly explained in the Volcanion/Magearna movie).  Magearna is a life form with an artificial soul, known as the Soul-Heart.  An impressive feat for humanity no doubt.  But as with all artificial Legends and Myths, someone set out to abuse it and try to turn it into an ultra powerful weapon.  In this case: by literally breaking Magearna's heart to turn it into a literally soulless killing machine, as the pokemon itself is the soul in this case, not the body.  Sometimes, the pokedex by itself isn't a very good representation of a pokemon's lore.  Older pokemon have an advantage there, though, since they've had longer to develop new and old lore alike.  You don't fear Magearna because of what it will do.  You fear it because of what humans can do to it and use it for.  A lot of mythical pokemon don't have a huge impact on the entire world and mostly just mind their own business in their basic lore.  I could say Manaphy is completely uninteresting as a Mythical, were it not for its deep connection to the Ranger series.

On the note of UBs: Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma are actually the only Legends among them.  The rest are just all ultra-powerful, everyday pokemon in the world they hail from (with varying rarities, and excluding Cosmog and Cosmoem.  Nihilego are really common, but Guzzlord are incredibly rare).  That's what primarily makes them interesting.  Poipole is even weak/tame enough to be a Starter in that universe.

Back on topic...

Sarimanok already did create war machine pokemon.  He created his Genesect Army, after all.  However, I don't think Atheneum is Sarimanok specific, as it is faaarrr older than the Last King if its stores of knowledge assisted with setting up the First Kingdom.