thread starter MaikuX3 Apr 10 2009
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| Wall of Text Warning............But very worth it. Of all the theories of what the world of pokemon could really be, this is by far the best and most likely to be true (and completely hilarious) "Have you ever noticed that the pacing, tone and story development of Pokemon changes after Ash is hit by lightning in the early episodes, how Ash and his world were relatively normal until after the incident? I have a theory. The accident with the bike put Ash into a coma. Days later he was found and was hurried to the hospital and treated with heavy medications, which is why Team Rocket became less menacing. The medication took effect and stabilized his coma dreams so that instead of being terrifying, they became idyllic, allowing him to live out his Pokemon master fantasies. After the beginning episodes, the series is the result of Ash�s subconscious mind fulfilling his desires, as well as attempting to escape reality. Should Ash realize he�s in a coma, he would wake up, but suffer brain damage, so he must take down all of his mental barriers one by one until he can come to grips with who he is and escape his coma (since his mind will not allow him to escape until he�s come to terms with himself). Further evidence comes from the realization that even though his journeys take him vast distances, he never travels on a bike due to having developed a phobia. The coma and fantasy explains why he doesn�t change much physically. It also explains the worldwide socialism, as he thought up a safe system of government that would run smoothly and keep the world going, allowing his adventures to work like they do. It also explains how a child can go off on his own into a world full of dangerous and untamed animals, and why town has the same police officer and every Pokemon centre has the exact same nurse. Joy and Jenny he knew from his hometown, and they act as a safety net or anchor, allowing him to feel safe no matter where he goes. Joy and Jenny represent stability. The professors represent Ash�s ideals, which is why Gary became a professor. The fantasy also explains why every time he enters a new region, virtually no one has heard of him, despite his conquests. How could Paul, the rival of the Sinnoh area, not know of someone who has placed in at least the top 16 of all three leagues and has destroyed the Orange League and Battle Frontier? Moving on to the characters closer to him, Ash�s traveling partners are aspects of himself that he can enjoy, but doesn�t like to associate with himself. Brock is Ash�s repressed sexuality. Ash fell into the coma a virgin and needed an outlet for his growing sexual frustrations � since he can never experience sex, Brock must never succeed. But Brock isn�t just a projection of Ash�s sexuality, he is also a projection of Ash�s fatherly instincts. Brock leaves his siblings to journey with Ash because Ash can�t cope with having that much responsibility at his age. Brock�s stay with professor Ivy was an attempt to outright suppres |