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Everybody knows who Red, Blue, and Prof. Oak are, as well as Brock and Misty. They are all some of the most widely-recognized and iconic characters from the franchise. Even people who haven't touched Pokémon since 1999 know who they are.
But, what about those characters who didn't *quite* get that far? The ones that even the fandom barely remembers, let alone the mainstream? While the first two Generations don't have as many of these characters as later Gens (for better or worse), they still have their fair share:
But, what about those characters who didn't *quite* get that far? The ones that even the fandom barely remembers, let alone the mainstream? While the first two Generations don't have as many of these characters as later Gens (for better or worse), they still have their fair share:
1. Kris. She was the game's first female player character ever, and yet, she's been completely forgotten, long since overshadowed by newer, more heavily promoted female PCs like May, Dawn, and Hilda. I guess that's what getting cut from the remakes will do to you, alas. (Remember that Crystal came out before many younger fans were even born.) It's a shame, too, since she has one of the coolest designs of any player character, male or female.
2. Leaf/Green. Talk about a shat-upon character. Not only was she cut from the original games due to space issues, but she has also received little to no acknowledgment outside of her debut games, FireRed and LeafGreen, never appearing in the anime in any way, shape, or form, never appearing in any promotional material (outside of an early PBR commercial), and so forth. The ultimate F*** You came when she failed to return in the very sequels to FRLG, HeartGold and SoulSilver, written completely out of the games' canon. While her male counterpart is one of the most iconic characters ever, she doesn't even have an official name. (No official materials have ever referred to her as "Leaf." That name was only mined from FRLG's data.) What a crappy way to go.
3. Lorelei. Elite Four Members, in general, tend to get the shaft, but compared to the other Indigo Elites (usually the most developed and memorable of the bunch), Lorelei has probably gotten it the worst. The original games failed to even give her the slightest bit of characterization and made her vanish without a trace in GSC. FRLG tried to amend that, but it was half-hearted (like everything else in those games), and she, yet again, failed to return in HGSS. In fact, she has failed to be seen or even, heard from in any game since then (something even Agatha's gotten, being referenced by Shauntal in B2W2), making her one of the only NPCs to have never appeared on the DS or 3DS. It seems like Game Freak really wants to forget about her (Gee, I wonder why? *cough*Jynx*cough*), which is a huge shame. I've always found her to be one of the coolest and most interesting Pokémon characters.
4. Daisy Oak. I guess when you're nestled in-between a super-famous and iconic grandfather[/a] and younger brother, it's easy to fade into the background. It's not hard to see why Daisy has been forgotten--She doesn't even have a battle sprite, let alone any kind of official art, and she has zero characterization beyond "cool older sister." The Fame Checker hinted at her being a skilled coordinator of some sort ("The Spring Pokémon Contest's Grand Champion is Daisy Oak of Pallet Town!"), but that was never expanded upon in any other games. You could wipe her out of existence, and not a single thing would change about the games. That's how non-relevant she is.
2. Leaf/Green. Talk about a shat-upon character. Not only was she cut from the original games due to space issues, but she has also received little to no acknowledgment outside of her debut games, FireRed and LeafGreen, never appearing in the anime in any way, shape, or form, never appearing in any promotional material (outside of an early PBR commercial), and so forth. The ultimate F*** You came when she failed to return in the very sequels to FRLG, HeartGold and SoulSilver, written completely out of the games' canon. While her male counterpart is one of the most iconic characters ever, she doesn't even have an official name. (No official materials have ever referred to her as "Leaf." That name was only mined from FRLG's data.) What a crappy way to go.
3. Lorelei. Elite Four Members, in general, tend to get the shaft, but compared to the other Indigo Elites (usually the most developed and memorable of the bunch), Lorelei has probably gotten it the worst. The original games failed to even give her the slightest bit of characterization and made her vanish without a trace in GSC. FRLG tried to amend that, but it was half-hearted (like everything else in those games), and she, yet again, failed to return in HGSS. In fact, she has failed to be seen or even, heard from in any game since then (something even Agatha's gotten, being referenced by Shauntal in B2W2), making her one of the only NPCs to have never appeared on the DS or 3DS. It seems like Game Freak really wants to forget about her (Gee, I wonder why? *cough*Jynx*cough*), which is a huge shame. I've always found her to be one of the coolest and most interesting Pokémon characters.
4. Daisy Oak. I guess when you're nestled in-between a super-famous and iconic grandfather[/a] and younger brother, it's easy to fade into the background. It's not hard to see why Daisy has been forgotten--She doesn't even have a battle sprite, let alone any kind of official art, and she has zero characterization beyond "cool older sister." The Fame Checker hinted at her being a skilled coordinator of some sort ("The Spring Pokémon Contest's Grand Champion is Daisy Oak of Pallet Town!"), but that was never expanded upon in any other games. You could wipe her out of existence, and not a single thing would change about the games. That's how non-relevant she is.
