really? again? Absitively posolutely. how many people have posted this stupid conspiracy theory verbatim? Not sure, I'm not one of them. I took the liberty of paraphrasing, thank you. and how does that make Red and Blue a "good" relationship?
Depends on how you define "good". "Good" can mean 'nice' or it can mean 'interesting'. Which, considering the setting, dealing that much psychological damage to a person is fascinating considering the context, and not unlike some more mature-minded revenge plots. Maybe Red snapped under the constant shadow of his long-time rival and decided to get back for once. I think it's interesting for the same reason why I still wonder why red is so stoic at the end of Gold and Silver: Because I read between the lines and I like what I read..
If you're going to psychoanalyze a one-dimensional video game character, lets analyze him. Sure. Blue is quite arrogant in his attitudes and speeches, one might even consider him a bully. Yep. He is clearly skilled with Pokemon to challenge you (the player) at every turn. But part of the point is that it becomes less about 'I've got shinier toys than you' and more about 'I made a promise and I intend to keep it'. Perhaps the cavalier attitude later on is simply a facade. After all, if someone's that arrogant and badass would they really want to admit that they feel pain over a dead rat? AND, considering you have the ability to own hundreds of Pokemon and they never die in battle, ever (notice everyone else in the Lavender Tower says their Pokemon died of "old age" or were "hit by a car" not one person makes any reference to "battled too hard" or "died in/after battle")Look at a bidoof, then look at metagross, then look at hyper beam and tell me the little beaver will just faint after getting hit by a laser. Maybe no one makes a reference to it because they're not there at the time. It's a big world, after all., then it is likely to assume he simply obtained a stronger pokemon. Of course he did, but if he was at least somewhat human and he had that one rattata up until about a third of the way through his career, one could assume some attachment would happen.
Also, is Blue really so obsessed with the player such that he has no other friends, relatives, pokemon, etc.? Never said he was that obsessed with the character, only that he now just has a sister and a grandfather. And iirc, they don't really say much about him which would imply that he doesn't call often. Sure he may have friends, he's Gary Fucking Oak, but someone can have something eating at them even when they're content with other people. Signs point to "no". Consider how you obtained your own pokemon. You caught some, and traded for others (including with in-game characters). Particular evidence of this is Blue's Golem, which only evolves once traded (and appears after he drops Raticate). Chances are, he either traded Raticate to obtain Golem, or dumped the rat in the computer box (as you probably did about halfway through the game, aka Lavender Town?). Then why is he so pissed when you talk to him in Lavender Town? If he snaps at you for none of your pokemon being dead when none his are either, then what is he doing there?
Cannonically, Blue (3 years later, aka. Gold and Silver) plies his skills to become the Viridian Gym leader after Red takes down Giovanni and Team Rocket. (speaking of psychological murder, where does HE go hm? does he "disappear" as Blue does at the end of the original Pokemons? he's no longer in the gym after you beat him and Team Rocket is gone and makes no direct appearance later. How would you feel if you were a powerful mob boss defeated and thwarted by a 10 year old and his pet rat, lizard, turtle, and whatever else? he should have just shot you after you defeated him. how's that for character development?) a) There are apparently no guns in pokemon. Canonically speaking, people used pokemon as weapons in war. b) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pExn-S7WduQ#t=4m57s Hear that loud sound? Sounds a bit like a splash. Yeah, we were on top of a several story-high waterfall. The situation reminds me of a certain french inspector.
Admittedly none of that is known at the end of Red/Blue. It's called a "cliffhanger". It makes you want to find out what happened and therefore play any sequels that come out. Stop trying to find meaning that isn't there.Unless you're Junichi Masuda in disguise, you can't say for a fact that it really isn't there. People can believe whatever they want, and if you think it's bullshit, go for it. Your explanation is as valid as mine until someone directly in charge clarifies, and bitching about people considering connections between odd elements in a plot isn't going to help your case.
