I'm just responding to this right now:
Ok, here is what I was saying actually:
So, in truth we are just talking about a “symbol” for this character, a large symbol of it in fact, which really opens up the stuff we can talk about. I mean he certainly isn’t the only symbol in this game, but it is a big one.
I’m not saying they don’t look the same, I’m saying it doesn’t matter if they look the same. Red was the 1st pokemon trainer you control in the 1st games, and he is also perhaps the most popular human that isn’t “Ash” as well (even though Ash is suppose to be him in a way). In fact, Red is pretty much based off
Satoshi Tajiri when he was a kid according to him:
http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview2.html
TIME: The main human guy is named Satoshi. That's your name. Is he your alter ego?
Tajiri: Basically, he's me when I was a kid
So of course his image is what they would use for the “symbol” in Brawl/pokemon. When he is based off the creator himself I’d say that
he has a pretty large representation for the base.
It doesn’t mean that it
has to be “him” though, because overall the trainers were designed to be
silent and pretty much anonymous protagonist (in fact he is the ultimate example of one IMO) so that you
the player can connect with him more, I mean the idea is Tajiri’s, and he extends to the pokemon as well:
Pikachu is like the name of the species. But each player can name their own Pikachu. So kids can relate to it more. They get more attached to them that way.
Going on with some things Tajiri says on page 1 that help the idea of a symbol:
http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/99/1122/pokemon6.fullinterview1.html
The Japanese focus on Pikachu, but what I think is important is the human aspect--you need Ash
Funny what he goes on to say about Pikachu though as well in case the naming option wasn’t clear enough:
When they did the anime, they wanted a specific character to focus on. Pikachu was relatively popular compared with the others and potentially both boys and girls would like it. They heard a lot of opinions about this. It wasn't my idea.
Pikachu is in SSB for these same reasons pretty much as well, despite at 1st being a very small character. It most certainly doesn’t make that Pikachu
Ash’s Pikachu or something like that, it is just suppose to be
a Pikachu, do you get my point?
Oh and for whatever reason you didn’t even respond to my point about the starter pokemon, despite how it was a part of the
pokemon trainer as a symbol argument, so I’m going to say it again as well:
Again the same is said for what “pokemon” the PT is using, again let me point out that the starter pokemon that the trainer uses in Brawl are also a symbol for the series. It doesn’t mean that they are the pokemon that we have to talk about canon wise that the trainer will be using for these matches.
Also one last thing about this, If the character select screen for Brawl said
“Red” instead of
”Pokemon Trainer” like it does I wouldn’t be arguing with you about this. You are aware that the name Red is canon for him right according to the 2nd generation? However, they don’t use Red, they use PT.
The only thing I can think of is in Pokemon battles the Pokemon don't aim for the trainers on purpose.
So, did you forget about how the game
clearly gives off the fact that not all of the pokemon battles in the games are little friendly fights between two-four little kids? I mean why wouldn’t Team Rocket or the other *evil bad guys* not attack you and remove you from the fight if they can that way instead of playing fair and just taking out your pokemon?
They are already clearly willing to take over cities, and hold people up into hostage situations as
you can see in the game’s various events including with Team Rocket. So it should be clear the pokemon protect the trainer based off how they are willing to use excessive force to get what they want, just like
it should be clear that Ness/Lucas can use their PK for flight under their psychic powers based off simple logic like what foes they fight.
Oh and again, certain wild pokemon aren’t clearly "nice" as well. They have no reason to not aim at the trainer if they want to, part of the reason for a trainer having pokemon is because of wild ones.
