#hz074

[yasii3]

Why does young Gibeon and Amethio look so similar… I’m gonna cry…

[smilingperformer]

IF Crave is Amethio's father, then he has to be an in-law relative to Gibeon, because Crave doesn't look like Gibeon at all. Not like Amethio does. So, I wonder if HZ075 will give us more answers relating to Gibeon's lineage. Because the RVT folks have a point, Gibeon is way too old to be just a grandpa of Amethio. Either he is great-great-grandpa like Lucius is to Liko, or something else is going on.

But I highly suspect that Lucius as well is alive in Rakua, probably also partly pink now lol. As it would seem Rakurium can cause eternal life, if we are to believe Gibeon to be the same Gibeon Lucius knew.

[amelikos]

Looking more closely at the preview for HZ075, it appears that Rystal owned a copy of the Scarlet Book.

The characters speculated that Lucius must have read Heather's book back when they met Briar, so Rystal is probably the one who showed it to him.

[applemagspie]

I just remembered I drew Rystal while on a flight yesterday. I drew her from memory so some things may be wrong but here it is! I love her sm I can’t wait to see more of her! ^^

Maybe I’ll clean this up later

[hupla222]

Silly Little Summaries: HZ071-HZ075

Don't think I forgot about this one. I was just waiting for the hype to die down a little before I posted it. Nothing new to say so onto to the "reviews":

HZ071: The Chaos Trio experiences two different flavors of crazy lady

HZ072: In the woods looking for some Kleavage

HZ073: Cat Girl gets Kleavage, with some help from Friede Jr. and Anti

HZ074: Pokemon Horizons turns into a soap opera for a hot second

HZ075: The original Chaos Trio have a journey, such delightful lore

Alternate Title: Cat Girl adopts Tortellini

[michaellambert]

Let's Talk About Pokemon HZ074

Let's Talk About Pokemon HZ074

[smilingperformer]

Wanted to share this tidbit from Dephender, usual translator for Anipoke news.

Liko's great grandmother is named Layla, which means night.

So the theme naming of the Lucius - Layla - Diana - Lucca lineage seems to be names related to moonlight in various ways?

I did have a feeling the name intend would be Layla. And them having moonlight related names is so cool.

[applemagspie]

Tumblr keeps lowering my quality but here is a sketchbook doodle of Rystal and Lucius! God my art style is so inconsistent

I JUST REALIZED I DREW HER HANDS WRONG

[smilingperformer]

Bye Sazareeee, HI DIANA!!!

Agshsjskks we learned a new name from Basagiri flashback, I still need to go check what the name was but possibly for the third person in the Lucius/Gibeon group.

EDIT: PREVIEW CONFIRMS THE THREE WERE THE ORIGINAL EXPLORERS, AAAAAHHHH

[smilingperformer]

Considering Rystal comes from Crystal, I'm willing to believe it is intended to be Rystal.

However... I keep hearing Lystal and that is bothering me so muuuuuch 😭 It makes sense for her to be Rystal, just like it makes sense for HZ trio to be Liko Roy Dot (Lucius Rystal Gibeon). Damn.

Watch her be Lystal in dub <.<

[smilingperformer]

Holy shit the lore dumps in HZ074 are huge.

Everyone in RVT now knows about Gibeon, Lucius confirmed as the creator of Explorers, Rystal confirmed great-great-great grandma of Liko, thus same status of pa for Lucius. Could have one less or more great.

Next week we'll learn exactly what happened to Lucius, Rystal and Gibeon. Holy fuck.

[amelikos]

I am already a big enjoyer of Friede and Amethio's rivalry and dynamics in general, so if Crave turns out to be Amethio's father, I feel like this knowledge would reframe their rivalry in very interesting ways and give additional readings and perspectives..

[amelikos]

First promotional pictures for HZ074 (link here and here).

There is a picture of Diana and Hamber when they were younger. I wonder if they traveled together for a while.. either way, they were close enough to take pictures together at some point in their lives.

Our first look at Rystal. The three adventurers that founded the Explorers are definitely Lucius, Rystal and Gibeon. I like Rystal's design and can't wait to see it in color since the picture is old so it's in black and white. The picture showcases the (potential) personalities of the characters well, too. Lucius and Rystal are both more prone to smiling in pictures, while Gibeon doesn't. Rystal being in the middle of the picture is also a detail I like.

The three of them seemed close friends, if they were taking pictures together and wanted to keep memories of their adventures. Given the flashback that was showcased in the previous episode (HZ073) showing Lucius defending Basagiri from people, it also makes me think that the Explorers shared similar values and were on the same wavelength. I imagine that Gibeon may have been someone who cared about Pokemon just like Lucius and Rystal (I can't imagine Lucius befriending someone who wouldn't care about them?). Maybe Gibeon showed kindness to Pokemon the same way Amethio does to Soublades. I wouldn't be surprised if Amethio was similar to Gibeon when he was younger.

I wonder at what point the three of them met. I think Lucius and Rystal were married, so when did Gibeon join them on their journey? Were they acquainted with Gibeon before that? Is Gibeon someone Lucius and Rystal met when they were looking for Rakua, and they both invited him to join them so he could help them with his knowledge? I am really curious about the kind of dynamics the three of them had.

Taking a closer look at young Gibeon's design.. it seems a bit similar to Amethio's. Similar clothes? He also has that same gemstone? jewelry-like thing? that Amethio has. I wonder if he gave it to Amethio as a gift (similarly to how Diana gave the pendant to Liko). I wonder if Amethio perhaps wants to emulate Gibeon, which is why he wears the outfit he does now.. or if it's just the kind of clothes they wear in their family? Those don't seem to be clothes you'd picture when you think of an adventurer?

At the very least, when I look at Gibeon in that picture, it feels like his clothes could indicate something about his background (refined?). He also seems to be wearing a long coat, which makes me think of "researcher".. I wonder if Gibeon was into research and mysteries, which is the reason he would have wanted to go on a journey. It's also interesting that the current Gibeon wears clothes that are similar to the ones Lucius was wearing in the past. It says a lot about Gibeon's feelings towards Lucius to me. I wonder if part of Gibeon doesn't want to forget about Lucius and wants to keep his memory alive in some form, so he keeps the Explorers name in the current day and wears similar clothing, etc...

Gibeon is the only character in that picture that is confirmed to be alive. Rystal is going to appear at the Crystal Pool which means she's already passed on, and Lucius's status is currently unknown. It adds mystery around Gibeon's existence, who is probably over 100 (which means he's reaching the limits of a human lifespan, etc).. How is he still alive? Probably because of the Rakurium. For what purpose is he keeping himself alive? What is so important to him that he is doing all of this? I wonder if Liko and the others will learn of Gibeon's name in the upcoming episode and Liko will connect the dots with what Amethio told her in HZ065 and realize that Amethio's grandfather is the same person on the picture with Rystal and Lucius. Though they could doubt that because Gibeon would be considered too old to still be alive.

[amelikos]

I wonder if Rystal appearing at the Crystal Pool means that she remembered that event somehow in the past or some bits of it and knew that Terapagos would be okay.

The alternative being that Rystal lost literally everything and had to live her whole life not knowing what happened to everyone.

[amelikos]

Liko casually revealing that she knew Gibeon's name and nervously looking away when the others said that they haven't heard of what happened in the cave and pretending that she forgot to mention..

She really considered her heart-to-heart with Amethio a private conversation and kept it to herself.

[amelikos]

Gibeon being confirmed to be the chairman of Exceed.. definitely gives more weight to the idea that Crave is his son?

Bringing up Exceed at this point and giving it more depth than just the place Friede used to work at, confirming that Gibeon used it as a cover to conduct research on the Rakurium, Friede only being aware of Crave as the director (and bringing him up by name in this week's episode).. I feel like it'd be a reasonable train of thought that Gibeon would let his son be the director of Exceed as a facade (and entrusting him with this position and no one else), so no one else suspects that there is a guy who is suspiciously too old as the actual chairman. No one at Exceed has actually met Gibeon, and Crave was aware of higher ups and talked about the fact that there are people he cannot disobey. So he seems aware of Gibeon's existence on some level.

Besides, it just keeps adding to the narrative around Liko and Amethio's characters. Liko's mother, Lucca, being Friede's teacher and who is the reason Friede and Cap met and helped him become the person he is now. Crave (potentially Amethio's father) who is someone who personally took interest in Friede's research and offered him an opportunity to work with him. Both characters helping and guiding Friede at different points in his life, and Friede doing the same thing for Liko and Amethio now (albeit in different ways).. It makes too much thematic sense and feels like an intentional set up.