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Comm. from Delthero - NOT the villain you seek
Things sometimes have a way of working out, and turning for the better.
...like how the recently-announced Pokemon/Nobunga's Ambition crossover clearly has Mewtwo as good-aligned, given the character he's paired with.
...like how I just so happened to be checking deviantArt when
Delthero (better known on his DA - http://delthero.deviantart.com/ ) just posted a journal offering commissions, and how I just so happened to have the perfect idea to go along with it.
There has been much villification of Mewtwo in recent years. From his initial character in Mewtwo Strikes Back, I can understand that. But so many things have changed since then. Mewtwo Returns should have all but eradicated his evil side. The manga shows him as a driving force for the protagonists. This recent Pokemon crossover should do well for his image, also.
Having said that, this work from Delthero is indeed a statement piece - the statement being "What's it going to take to get everyone to stop casting Mewtwo as evil in their fan works?" Hopefully the good-aligned canon Mewtwo works keep coming, and continue to make the idea of Mewtwo as a ruthless evil creature make less and less sense. Until then, I'll continue doing what I can.
...like how the recently-announced Pokemon/Nobunga's Ambition crossover clearly has Mewtwo as good-aligned, given the character he's paired with.
...like how I just so happened to be checking deviantArt when
Delthero (better known on his DA - http://delthero.deviantart.com/ ) just posted a journal offering commissions, and how I just so happened to have the perfect idea to go along with it.There has been much villification of Mewtwo in recent years. From his initial character in Mewtwo Strikes Back, I can understand that. But so many things have changed since then. Mewtwo Returns should have all but eradicated his evil side. The manga shows him as a driving force for the protagonists. This recent Pokemon crossover should do well for his image, also.
Having said that, this work from Delthero is indeed a statement piece - the statement being "What's it going to take to get everyone to stop casting Mewtwo as evil in their fan works?" Hopefully the good-aligned canon Mewtwo works keep coming, and continue to make the idea of Mewtwo as a ruthless evil creature make less and less sense. Until then, I'll continue doing what I can.
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See, you get it! Those of us who followed the Japanese Mewtwo Strikes Back version, and Mewtwo Returns, always HAVE gotten it.
But the group of people who haven't gotten it, and in my opinion really need to, just haven't yet. Hence my commissions, my speeches, etc.
But the group of people who haven't gotten it, and in my opinion really need to, just haven't yet. Hence my commissions, my speeches, etc.
Of course I get it.
I've long had a silent respect for Mewtwo's stance, because I personally identify with his inward struggles. And deep down, I think Mewtwo is all of us. Others don't always get us. Some make us out to be villains. But we're all just looking to find a place where we'll be welcomed with open arms. I know it's a song from 2000's end credits and not MSB, but... I liken it all to "Flying Without Wings." An incomplete being, searching for that one person, place or thing to complete him. And who knows where or when Mewtwo, or anyone else, will find it...
I've long had a silent respect for Mewtwo's stance, because I personally identify with his inward struggles. And deep down, I think Mewtwo is all of us. Others don't always get us. Some make us out to be villains. But we're all just looking to find a place where we'll be welcomed with open arms. I know it's a song from 2000's end credits and not MSB, but... I liken it all to "Flying Without Wings." An incomplete being, searching for that one person, place or thing to complete him. And who knows where or when Mewtwo, or anyone else, will find it...
I really like this piece. I never really spoke up much on most of your submissions and journals related to that matter but, here it is. Even when I first saw the movie, as a CHILD even, I questioned the way they'd portrayed him. I've never seen the Japanese version of the movie though, however I have seen both the English and Japanese version of his origin story. So, I share Syrynn's views.
On another note, Mewtwo was actually most of the reason that lead me down the path to joining this fandom.
On another note, Mewtwo was actually most of the reason that lead me down the path to joining this fandom.
Thank you for speaking up - we need more vocal people as part of our little corner of the Pokemon fandom! Mewtwo has done so much for me in the course of my life, and I'm sure I'm not the only one; if we're not actively speaking our minds about Mewtwo, then there's no reason for the powers that be to continue to give him appearances and screen time in the future.
But judging by that new crossover game...we might be on the right track.
But judging by that new crossover game...we might be on the right track.
Thank you. That means a lot to me.
Like I said, we're on the right track. We just need more pro-Mewtwo fanwork, less of the stuff bashing him, and just to be a visible presence.
We need to swarm the fuck out of any public polls, should any show up for Smash or anything else.
Let's make 2012 the end of the world for those that hate on our little corner of the world.
Like I said, we're on the right track. We just need more pro-Mewtwo fanwork, less of the stuff bashing him, and just to be a visible presence.
We need to swarm the fuck out of any public polls, should any show up for Smash or anything else.
Let's make 2012 the end of the world for those that hate on our little corner of the world.
Awesome pic. *faves*
"What's it going to take to get everyone to stop casting Mewtwo as evil in their fan works?"
I've wondered that too. Maybe mass-spreading the key parts of Japanese version of Mewtwo Strikes back could make them at least rethink about how they're casting him in their fan works. One of the reasons why I stopped reading Mewtwo fics was just that people casted him as evil in them. There isn't enough stories where he was casted as good. I've never seen him as a villain, he is just a misunderstood being who seeks to find his true reason for existing.
"What's it going to take to get everyone to stop casting Mewtwo as evil in their fan works?"
I've wondered that too. Maybe mass-spreading the key parts of Japanese version of Mewtwo Strikes back could make them at least rethink about how they're casting him in their fan works. One of the reasons why I stopped reading Mewtwo fics was just that people casted him as evil in them. There isn't enough stories where he was casted as good. I've never seen him as a villain, he is just a misunderstood being who seeks to find his true reason for existing.
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