La Pokémon News of the week is about the well-known Legendary Pokémon Lugia. We met the well-known pocket monster (but not too much) of the psycho-flying type in the second feature film starring Ash Ketchum. In “The strength of One“, During one of his travels, he invoked Lugia to put an end to the problems caused by the 3 legendary birds of the Kanto region: Zapdos, Moltres and Articuno. Its "calming" effect on the three crazy pokémon has made fans fall in love, but today we discover an interesting information thanks to its creator.
Pokémon News: Lugia's genre
Second Takeshi shudo, creator of the legendary flying, the pokémon Lugia was not designed to be male or female. The idea was to represent both genders and act as a bridge between two predefined labels.
This information comes from Shudo's personal blog, which alas for some time disappeared. The "doctor Lava", a user who calls himself "the historian of the pokémon", has made a translation of what the blog contains, discovering new details on the intertwined nature of Lugia.
“Of course there was Lugia, whose voice is male - although in my mind, Lugia has both male and female sides intertwined,” Shudo stated on the blog.
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The strength of Lugia
When you look at Lugia, there's no telling what gender the Pokemon is. His voice is male in the dubbing of the second film, but the role of peacemaker made him more "maternal" in Shudo's eyes. According to the writer, Lugia draws on maternal instincts since she is the "creator of all life on Earth" (per the legend of the film). Shudo was therefore very upset when the dub ended up playing the Legendary as strictly male.
“The advertisements had already been broadcast. It was too late, we couldn't suddenly turn Lugia into a female… I was drinking alcohol and drugs. I started feeling like I wanted to die, ”Shudo admitted.
Over the years, Lugia has taken an increasingly marginal role in the pokémon franchise, disappearing from anime, movies, video games and shops. Shudo's death had a major impact on the legendary wheel, but he recently starred in a brief appearance in the latest Pokemon Journeys animated series. The hope is that in the future a way will be found to give new life to Lugia and make it more faithful to the original idea of its creator.
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