Hey guys, HDvee here! Now today’s video
is about the Pokemon Anime, but it doesn’t
feature Ash Ketchum for a change, instead,
today we’re looking at one of his first
travel companions, Brock. We all know who
Brock is, the loveable chef and Pokemon breeder
that travelled with Ash and Misty all the
way through Kanto and is also the leader of
the Pewter city gym, seeing as we’ve seen
all that featured in the actual Pokemon Anime.
But in today’s video, let’s find out a
little more about him. A while back, i made
a video taking a look at Ash Ketchum’s and
Misty’s childhood, and all the things that
were missed out of the Pokemon Anime and so
today, I thought we’d round up this little
mini series and take a look at Brock’s childhood
and see if there were any secrets not featured
when he was travelling in his time with Ash.
How do we find out all of this information
about Brock though? Well, just like I explained
in the video I made about Ash and Misty’s
childhood, Takeshi Shudo, creator of the Pokémon
anime, published in 1997 and in 1999 two books
in which he revealed some of the greatest
secrets of the Pokémon anime. These secrets
hide many details about the characters of
the animated series and also clarify several
inconsistencies in the episodes. Do note though
that the informations that Shudo reported
in these books are not another version of
the anime, but informations that, for various
reasons, Shudo could not explain in the episodes.
Unfortunately, them being old books and being
available only in the Japanese language, it
is extremely difficult to find the full translations.
However, after a thorough search on the internet,
there are comprehensive summaries of the most
important information. Don’t hesitate to
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First off, let’s see what kind of a person
Brock is. Brock is considered the most mature,
wise and level-headed of the main characters,
and he is arguably the most intelligent character
as well. He often acts as an older brother
and caretaker to the other characters and
a voice of reason in disputes. He will usually
place others before him and will help and
support his friends even against his better
judgment or at his own expense. While he is
not shown to battle often, he can understand
the situations and strategies in any Pokémon
battle, and often explains them to the other
characters, probably due to the fact that
he was once a Gym Leader. His wisdom is possibly
derived from how observant he is; he can tell
just by sight how a Pokémon is feeling.
In the anime, Brock is a Pokémon Breeder
and a former Gym Leader of Pewter City who
is studying to become a Pokémon Doctor. He
is a close friend and former traveling companion
of Ash, Misty, May, Max and Dawn. Some notes
on official sketches of his character set
his age at 15 at the start of the series.
He is an experienced cook and caretaker by
nature, so he always makes scrumptious food
both for Pokémon and for humans.
Not much is known about Brock's early childhood
from the anime, except that his first Pokémon
was an Onix he received as a gift at the age
of 10. Sometime after, his father Flint left
home to become a great Trainer. When he never
returned, his mother Lola left them as well,
leaving Brock to take care of his siblings,
as well as their house and the Pewter Gym,
by himself. However, Flint eventually returned
home considering himself a failure, and instead
of returning to his family he donned a disguise
and sold rocks as souvenirs at the edge of
town. After Brock awarded Ash the Boulder
Badge, Flint came forward and confessed who
he was. Flint took on the responsibilities
of the Pewter Gym and his family, leaving
Brock free to journey with Ash and Misty.
When he was younger, Brock participated in
Little League Baseball, as mentioned in The
Little Big Horn. Early on, he showed that
he carries around a Boulder Badge for identification.
He has Contest Passes for the Kanto and Hoenn
regions, though only once did he compete in
a Pokémon Contest.
Now that we’ve looked into the anime side
of things, let’s take a look at the books.
Shudo, in these books, explained that the
“Pokémon Anime” hides some very important
messages. For example, there is a very specific
reason for which many main characters in the
anime didn’t have a father, or at least
have a problem with him: “Children who do
not have a model of a father grow up thanks
to a trip”. Another important message relates
to Brock, explaining why he never succeeds
in winning the heart of any girl:
Brock falls in love with every girl he sees,
because he unconsciously wants to give a new
mother to his brothers. He wants to replace,
in some way, the mother figure that hasn’t
been present in the past. However, because
of this, Brock will never get to the heart
of any girl, until he changes his way of seeing
“love”.
As for Brock, Shudo also told the story of
his family. Brock’s mother, in fact, married
and divorced several times because she had
problems with the Pewter Gym. Brock’s father
left home because he wanted to become a Pokémon
trainer and the woman tried to manage the
gym herself, a task that, however, wasn’t
easy at all.
There were strict rules, such as the one for
which after 3 consecutive defeats, the Gym
Leader is exonerated from his role. For this,
many times, challengers were corrupted by
the gym leaders. Moreover, the costs were
high and the government’s support was not
enough. She remarried several times, but all
her husbands ended up running away, unable
to bear this responsibility. Brock’s brothers
are actually the children of all these husbands.
When Brock got his license of gym leader,
the mother ran away from home leaving a letter:
“I had too many successors (perhaps intended
as sons). Since my duty was done, from now
on I want to enjoy my life”. Unfortunately,
the real Brock’s father didn’t came back
and the boy was forced to give up his dream
of going on a trip because of his family,
although the brothers encouraged him to leave
home because they felt guilty for him.
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