19 Temmuz 2017 Çarşamba

Analysis of Types: Chapter 7: Normal-type: Part 3: In-Universe Symbolism and Mythology

So, what is Normal-type's role, really?

The Legendaries and Their Role:

Non-elemental:

Regigigas:


The non-elemental creator of Regis, he is based off Oumitsunu, one of the Japanese demigod kings who pulled the land to expand his kingdom, eventually shaping modern Japan.

Creator Deity:

Arceus:

Despite being more closely associated with creator deities of Shintoism, it seems he is more closer to Izanagi. Nonetheless, he has elements of Yahweh, though largely of earlier pre-monotheistic descriptions of Yhw than anything else.

Song-based:

Meloetta:

Based on music, Meloetta seems to based off Terpsichore, Greek muse of dance.

Synthetic:

Type: Null-Silvally:

Wow. So fake. Much god. Type: Null and Silvally are based on chimeras and Frankenstein's Monster. It's status as a Chinese(actually German in this case but whatever) knock-off copy of Arceus alludes to the Golden Calf.

The Trainers and Their Roles:

Whitney:

Called "The Incredibly Pretty Girl", she is a representative of the pre-Fairy era. Though she is a dumb pinkie, she is actually quite into sports.

Norman:

The only canonical father player character has, his title is "A man in pursuit of power!" He is from Johto, so his Gym is like a Buddhist dojo. He is focused on balance.

Lenora:


"An Archeologist with Backbone", she runs the Nacrene Museum and its library. She is married.

Cheren:


"The one who seeks the right path.", he trains the young trainers in the Trainer School. He also helps you later as a mentor of sorts to Hugh and kicks New Team Plasma around.

Ilima: 


He is basically just the honor student. Apparently he went to Lumiose City to train around.

The Overview:

With the exception of Meloetta, all Normal-type Legendaries have a non-elemental theme, generally due to their mastery over more than two types. Regigigas' Normal-type is also meant to fit rest of Regis' Fighting weakness, and Type: Null's Normal-type is supposed to reference to fact that its RKS System is closed off. Arceus' Normal-type also runs a pun on Extreme Speed, whose Japanese name is God Speed, and other Normal-type moves like Refresh and Perish Song it gets for pseudo Abrahamic symbolism.

The trainers of Normal-type are varied in personality, but like Flying-type trainers they all wish to train to improve themselves. The difference from Flying-types is that most of them focus on balance, and have some sort of mentor or school aesthetic. In this view, Normal-type could be said to represent self-betterment and curiosity.

Because there aren't a lot of Normal-type legendaries and trainers are lesser compared to other types, Normal-type's symbolic role remains a bit undefined.

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