~ Cynthia ~
Analysis:
I have always believed a Pokemon trainer would be a unique addition to the Brawl roster. Since a Pokemon trainer is now confirmed, maybe there is room for one more. As the Pokemon trainer is 3 characters in one, the possibility of another trainer is likely slim. Even so, I am sure you all have learned to expect the unexpected. This thread is for examining merely the possibility of another "Pokemon Trainer" character. I'll assume there may be many trainer related topics after this one, so I will try not to make this one horrible. I can already see another trainer thread besides this one..
Reasons for Cynthia:
1 - There are of course many Pokemon trainers, but if another trainer were to make the cut- it should no doubt be a less generic one. Cynthia is the Pokemon Champion of the Sinnoh Region featured in the recent hit games Diamond and Pearl.
2 - Steven Stone made it on Sakurai's poll, who was the Hoenn Champion featured in Ruby and Sapphire. Cynthia gains the advantage however of being a female of a more successful/recent game, who sports a much more original appearance than most other Pokemon trainers.
Note ~ I highly doubt the Steven Stone suggestion, resulted in the creation of the trainer. I believe Sakurai had the idea already set in stone, but the suggestion merely added fuel to a fire. It's of course unknown if the trainer is a replacement for Steven or any other possible trainer, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility of another trainer so easily.
3 - Here I come to the most obvious reason for any one who's played the game. Lucario has of course been a popular candidate for Brawl and it is no doubt a good choice for a playable Pokemon. One of the Pokemon Cynthia includes in her roster happens to be Lucario. If Cynthia was revealed, I'm sure some people would resort to calling Lucario "less of a character" and be upset he was not his own playable character. I of course can understand why, however before jumping to conclusions ~ it is really unknown how the Pokemon will actually play. For now, most of how the Pokemon will play - is merely speculation.
4 - Wasn't going to include this reason, as it is a bit of a stretch. Since adventure mode is more fleshed out and it appears to be again World specific, having a rival for the Pokemon Trainer would definitely be the obvious move. You can correct me on this, but the characters revealed so far do not appear to be the ones who will have to be unlocked. I do not believe the Pokemon Trainer would be secret, if ANOTHER trainer was in the game. Simply because it's logical to have the trainer be forced to overcome his rival, before it was unlocked. What better rival would there to chose than a champion? However even then, the Trainer revealed today, is less focused on the newer generations all together.
5 - The lame reason with no meaning. The music featured before and during the fight with Cynthia are simply beautiful. It would be a crime to exclude either for the game. I think it's time to finally include a wonderful battle theme in the games as opposed to the generic ones.
Cynthia's Pokemon:
From (Left to Right):
Lucario, Roserade, Gastradon, Spirtomb, Milotic, Garchomp
From (Left to Right):
Lucario, Roserade, Gastradon, Spirtomb, Milotic, Garchomp
Most Likely Choices: Garchomp, Lucario, Roserade
Fin
Now again, not saying this character would be overly expected. However, IF there were another trainer aside from the generic "Pokemon Trainer", I believe Cynthia would be one of the most logical.
*Flame Shield*
