#gibeon

[ena-the-eepy]

Erm. So like. Grandpa Gibby went to hell.

[ultraericthered]

While the situations aren't entirely comparable since Spinel's been with us since very early on and now Gibeon's most certainly not coming back, I think the matter is like trading Emperor Zarkon out for Prince Lotor in V:LD. Gibeon, like Zarkon, was an epic Big Bad, but he was also a bit impaired by how doped up and single-minded he was. As the Explorer's boss he was all directive and objective, no actual scheming and planning. Whereas Spinel, like Lotor, is far more dangerous because he has no such impairment, and is able to plot, calculate, contemplate, manipulate, and employ diabolically well thought-through strategies to get him closer to what he wants.

Personally, I'm rooting for Spinel to be the main villain since it seems that Gibeon doesn't really have a plan for the Laquium besides "let it consume everything" rather than using it in a more intelligent way, he's too hopped up on it to care. Moreover, Spinel has shown himself to be capable of pulling the wool over Gibeon's eyes, like how he played the situation with Amethio's "betrayal", and he's just been pressing the protagonists more heavily overall, between his intro arc where he was disseminating false info to slow them down and make it harder to find the amnesiac Liko, the plan to get Rayquaza in Ep44-45 seemed to be mostly his and how he initially trapped Friede, who was unable to get past him and was forced to escape + how he admitted to just using the other Explorers during the battle, and that attempted murder plot and how he intended for Coral and Sidian to stall Roy and Dot so the trail would go cold.

My main issue with Spinel as the main villain is he doesn't have a big potential "final boss" Pokemon like Gibeon does with Zygarde and has already lost to Friede. (Tho I think he took that L somewhat willingly, going by how gracefully he takes it and that he still has Magneton while Friede's Pokemon are shown to be pretty worn down from their fight. It's mostly that fighting Friede wasn't really what he came there to do. It's also possible that with the "Laquium sphere" plans Amethio found, he might not even need his Pokemon, similar to how Lysandre had the false Zygarde/Megalith thing in XYZ.)

[nerdinsandals]

He is not one of us🎵

He has never been one of us~🎶

Have Amethio without all the lighting and effects too! Just because I'm pretty happy with how the hair turned out and you can't really appreciate it in the final version haha

[buoy-base]

Getting banished by your (grand)father isn't helping you beat the Zuko allegations, Amethio...

[aurelicar]

Explorers member comfort Amethio, ig?

[trelinha9]

So... Are we talking about this?

[paulok3tchup]

Rakurium

This one was made over this frame of the opening cuz I thought it looked cool

[bubbledcoffee]

My hand slipped and I drew kitty pokemon horizons stuff

[l00rem]

something something the way amethio faces gibeon in his first bit in the op but then is walking towards friede (as he also walks forward) in the next shot…

[the-spam-specialist]

Gibeon: Amethio, you must seize Terapagos and Rayquaza and fulfill your duty as heir of my blood.

*sees a video of Amethio being a decent person*

Gibeon: On second thought, fuck you

[ena-the-eepy]

What if Lucius just grabbed Gibeon by his handle and dragged him off to the nursing home for Bingo Night after the boss battle

Also RIP Spinel’s crotch💔

[ultraericthered]

Dai Sato and the folks on PokeAni really cooked with this guy, huh?

[ritinja-draws]

I wonder what is happening in Amethios heart right now.

In his core he doesn’t want to do harm, he tends to do right things, has a moral compass.

And it was his desicion to start conversation with Liko, he choosed the right words to say to Liko (what shows also his own believes), he cooperates with her, helped her to get out of the cave (my boy is such a gentleman), warned her About Spinel once more.

He is a good person

Who wants to do right things

How bad should it feel, being punished for him doing good and right things. His own Grandfather, someone who is clearly for now the only family member Amethio can “rely on”, is disappointed in him.

Poor boy

poor poor teenager, who just wants to be loved and be “enough” to DESERVE recognition, but instead got sabotaged and kicked out to his lowest

Can’t wait for his mental breakdown

RVT, please, adopt him

[ballonleaparadise]

Family, Blood Ties and Redemption in Pokemon Horizons

I really felt for Amethio in episode 65. Spinel will do anything to get rid of him, huh? I can definitely see Amethio joining forces with the rvts in the future, either as a member or as an ally.

I want to call this a 'redemption arc' but I don't even know if that's the correct wording. Amethio is not being redeemed because he was never bad to begin with. He is a kid who has been manipulated by his own grandfather. I think this really showed during his conversation with Liko, where he said that his goal is to simply fulfil Gibeon's wishes. In addition to this, Amethio has shown numerous times to care for other's safety, regardless of whether they side with him or not (ie. When he saved Liko from Rayquaza's attacks in episode 45, and when he subsequently teamed up with Friede.) In other words, Amethio is a good person who has been taught to do bad things.

In this sense, Pokemon Horizons highlights both the importance of family and the dangers of blood ties and manipulation. The rvts are a family who care for and trust each other. Meanwhile, the Explorers are built from selfishness, deception and greed. Amethio does what Gibeon demands because he is his grandfather. When someone close to you treats you badly, it can completely bypass you because you care about them and their behaviour becomes normalised. Amethio seems to have been raised with the Explorers, so it's no wonder why he has been so loyal to them. As a result, Gibeon has been able to use Amethio for his personal gain. It reminds me of N's dynamic with Ghetsis in Pokemon Black and White.

Out of context, I found it funny how the plot of this episode was Liko and Amethio trying to get out of a cave. Whether that was a reference to Plato's analogy of the cave or coincidence, who knows. Either way, Amethio has seen the light (literally). He has seen Gibeon's true colours, Spinel's real intentions, and gained insight from Liko.

If Amethio does switch sides, I don't think this will be immediate. As he said to Liko, he is on a different path to her. Even though he is banished from the Explorers, he has still been loyal to Gibeon for so long. It makes me wonder what really happened to his Dad- did he willingly leave the Explorers or did he 'disappoint' them in the same way that Amethio did? For now, Amethio needs to decide whether he's prepared to join the other side, even if it means completely betraying his grandfather.

[arjengelly]

Ok hear me out lol

I just find them a bit similar

[thena0315]

The 100+ year old guys turning into sparkles and going to the after life