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Post by DawnForever101 on Aug 4, 2015 17:02:12 GMT
This is a thought I've had for a while now. In the XY series, Serena is shown to cut her hair and change her attire during the anime, which is the first time any character has had a new character design within the anime! Even Ash never got a change in his attire during the run of a season and he's the main character! It just seems like the writers are favouring this girl...
Serena changing her attire just because of suffering to a loss is plain ridiculous. Going further, if she were to lose again, she'd probably be bald right now! For instance: take a look at Dawn. She had to go through a series of losses and she was emotionally devastated, but did she go and cut her hair? NO! In fact, she had the guidance of her friends to show her what she did wrong. And that's one of the reasons I like pearlshipping so much: It's because of the bond that these two have and how they always support each other when one is feeling down.
So finally, I have a few questions:
1) Why do you think Dawn has never changed her attire, even when she returned in BW? (And don't give me that she doesn't need to because she's hot!)
2) Do you think Serena changing her attire is unfair to other characters? (You can provide your own opinion!)
Please answer and give me your honest opinion!!
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Post by IceArceus on Aug 4, 2015 17:22:56 GMT
DawnForever101 1) Dawn COULD have changed her attire. It's just that May's outfit was from Emerald and Dawn's Platinum outfit had already been shown. The writers just couldn't be bothered to design her a new outfit, I think, which is a shame. 2) I think Serena's changing her attire was to reflect the fact you can change your attire in the XY games, and when people try to play it up to her being more independent etc I think they overdo it sometimes because she's still pretty dependent on Ash. The writers do favour her a lot and it's kind of like watching the teacher's pet in class.
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Post by DawnForever101 on Aug 4, 2015 17:32:55 GMT
IceArceus In that case, the writers are playing favourites and I think that's really unfair. And yeah, Serena is really dependent a lot on Ash. And if she got an attire change based on the XY games, then everyone else should have gotten changes in their attire.
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Post by NovaStorm on Aug 4, 2015 18:08:22 GMT
1. As for her no new clothes in Unova, I think it's a combination of laziness and not needing to make a new outfit. If it's not broke, then don't fix it. And ueah, they'very already shown the Platinum outfit so they really have nothing else.
Honestly, I hope Dawn's attire changes the next time we see her. Too many people criticize her because of her minidress.
2. Serena changing her attire is fanservice in my opinion. XY does allow you to change attire in the games, but the staff were also aware of how much love Serena would get because of the change. She trends on social media for goodness sake.
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Post by SneakySalamander on Aug 4, 2015 21:22:33 GMT
This is a thought I've had for a while now. In the XY series, Serena is shown to cut her hair and change her attire during the anime, which is the first time any character has had a new character design within the anime! Even Ash never got a change in his attire during the run of a season and he's the main character! It just seems like the writers are favouring this girl...
Serena changing her attire just because of suffering to a loss is plain ridiculous. Going further, if she were to lose again, she'd probably be bald right now! For instance: take a look at Dawn. She had to go through a series of losses and she was emotionally devastated, but did she go and cut her hair? NO! In fact, she had the guidance of her friends to show her what she did wrong. And that's one of the reasons I like pearlshipping so much: It's because of the bond that these two have and how they always support each other when one is feeling down.
So finally, I have a few questions:
1) Why do you think Dawn has never changed her attire, even when she returned in BW? (And don't give me that she doesn't need to because she's hot!)
2) Do you think Serena changing her attire is unfair to other characters? (You can provide your own opinion!)
Please answer and give me your honest opinion!! 1) I dunno actually, it's probably because Dawn knows that she doesn't need a change in attire to wow Ash, and she knows that Ash won't care what she wears as their friendship as transcended that level (idk I just used some big words, I hope it made sense xD ) But I guess one could say the most logical explanation was that the animators were too lazy to draw a new outfit for Dawn, considering she already used her platinum outfit in the actual DP anime, plus it would have been silly to walk around a beach wearing a huge coat, right? 2) Nahh, I think it's actually unfair on Serena that she hasn't had much character development, and has had to have a change or constant changes in outfits to keep her fresh or entertaining (*cough* fanservice *cough*) Maybe her clothes are evolving in the place of her Pokémon, I dunno xD
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Post by DawnForever101 on Aug 4, 2015 21:33:27 GMT
SneakySalamander 1) That makes sense but it was a tad unfair to Dawn, still. Sometimes Dawn is criticized for that mini-skirt of hers and people should know that she's actually a pretty much developed character than Serena and ACTUALLY deserves a change in attire. 2) No, she's developing slowly but she's also equally dependent on Ash much as well. Serena's about as entertaining as a stick.
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Post by SneakySalamander on Aug 4, 2015 21:49:05 GMT
Dawn is criticized for that mini-skirt of hers I think it's such a stupid thing about Dawn to criticize about D: The only reason that her outfit had a miniskirt was because it was popular in japan at the time! can't they criticise something else like how creepy brock looks with his eyes open?
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Post by DawnForever101 on Aug 4, 2015 21:54:20 GMT
Dawn is criticized for that mini-skirt of hers I think it's such a stupid thing about Dawn to criticize about D: The only reason that her outfit had a miniskirt was because it was popular in japan at the time! can't they criticise something else like how creepy brock looks with his eyes open? Yeah me too. Was Misty criticized about her EXTREMELY short shorts?
Yeah true, he does look weird.
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Post by PlatinumSun on Aug 5, 2015 2:47:33 GMT
They could have given Dawn Hilda's outfit. It's not like her attire was ever used in BW.
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Post by Unarmed Civilian/pokemongeof on Aug 5, 2015 7:34:38 GMT
This is quite an interesting topic, so I'll throw my two cents in.
1. Honestly, Dawn's attire didn't need to change in the slightest. The outfit she normally wears seems to suit her better as a character. Of course we all know what all the main female's outfits look like; just that Dawn's is more attached to her character. Also, the animators were lazy AF, and decided not even to use Hilda for possibly a new outfit.
Also, miniskirts is absolutely no reason to complain about a character! I mean, isn't 10 around the age where girls really decide to be more fashionable, and for a 10 year old, a miniskirt is pretty commonplace. Others may claim its "provocative and highly suggestive", THEY'RE ALL TEN! I'm pretty sure Dawn is not trying to provocative.
2. TBH, I do not think its unfair. Sure, she is receiving more attention than the other PokeGirls, but regardless, there is a reason behind it (albeit kinda stupid). Since the new games have the ability to change outfits, they felt the need to incorporate that into the character.
Also she has quite low self-esteem and can't seem to get back into it without a new "image". She is just WEAK.
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