#leader maxie

[rainbowrocketquotes]

Ghetsis: My biggest flaw? I have no such thing! I am perfect incarnate, and I DARE you to find a single problem that I have!

Giovanni: Old.

Archie: Wrinkly.

Maxie: Atrocious outfit.

Cyrus: Punchable.

Colress: Really, really dumb, for someone so attractive.

Lysandre: I could easily run you over with a tricycle.

[mamasplat]

Why do I care so much about deciphering character ages in Pokemon?

Simply put, angst. Or in long terms-

The art of storytelling is not so cut and dry, anyone with basic media literacy knows this. There is so much subtext and unspoken information that rings loudly in the implications of a story, something as simple as the age of an MC will dictate how heavily their experiences will affect them. Using the Gen6 games as examples (XY and Omega Ruby specifically)

By figuring out where to place Calem Serena and Zinnia in age, the story they live through gains added context. They all share the same bracket of 18-19 meaning they are in they’re late late teens and budding into the incoming subconscious weight of young adulthood, the subconscious urge to be stronger and reckless to prove yourself as capable in the real world; while still being young and having so much to learn. They have further motive to get involved in the heavy actions they take and will fall and break down even harder when they fail. Such is the right of growing up.

And for more adult characters, the same still holds true.

Doing the same thing I did with the kalos protags age by calculating off of a canon characters official age (emma) and then taking into account mannerisms dialogue and design; Admin Tabitha from team magma is officially 27, stated by himself. So going off of the work place hierarchy, Leader Maxie with his experience and status should be in his late 40s to maybe early 50s, making him the prime age for an early onset midlife crisis, linking that to his past relationships with Archie and the reasoning for making his team, his clear strong sense of justice even if misplaced, you have a man who can quickly spiral into a rather pitiful sight if pushed too hard in the wrong direction. First he bares his teeth, then he whines. Like a scared dog trying to protect itself and the image he has made for himself.

Meanwhile Courtney who is evidently more experienced than Tabitha is confirmed to have been with the team longer than him, as his paperwork is still seated on her desk, seems to be in her early 20s, I originally assumed she was in her mid 20s but then she released in pokemon masters and I was able to study her behavior more closely, she has this uncanny glimpse of childlike wonder at times that makes me believe she’s maybe younger than Tabitha, that added to the fact Tabitha seems to look out for her with her social struggles, almost taking on a brotherly role it seems.

Her being in her early twenties adds more weight to her codependency on Maxie as well as her reckless devotion, she’s younger and somewhat impressionable, she’s not against violent action to protect her passions.

And because I was able to gather Courtney had more experience while being younger I can come to the conclusion that it’s very possible Courtney was a science prodigy of some sort, as she is known in her field. And seeing she’s been with team magma longer and has evident close bonds with Maxie, it’s even more possible they worked together when she was younger.

Originally that led me to the thought she might have worked in relation to the Devon corporation, but with the art of visual storytelling in Sea Mauville, it’s not insane to assume Archie and Maxie may have worked together with the Mauville Corporation and that’s what makes them so jaded in modern day, a bad work environment being a stepping stone to their fall from grace. By Sea Mauville’s writings alone I don’t see them being against overworking a young teen prodigy. It’s possible maybe leader Maxie knew Courtney from his time there and brought her onto his team when the company went under. (This also means I need to retcon tf out of my in character Courtney blog.)

This also can explain Courtney’s role playing more into a team disciplinary, her time in Sea Mauville so young could’ve taught her to be more aggressive in order to earn her respect and get better outcome from rookie labor, as it’s heavily shown grunts seem to fear Courtney in some respects.

And ALL of this is merely the writing on the wall I can read when I take into account the age of our cast

[selkiebinch]

With most serious scientist types, a lot of ppl including me are like "they're somewhere on the ace spectrum!" which is absolutely valid but

Maxie Pokemon ORAS is so gd gay. he is absolutely consumed with thoughts of oiled up muscleheads 24/7. He tries to keep himself contained and professional, but when he gets wine drunk, he is screaming, "DAMN IT, I LOVE MEN!" thru out HQ

this is my truth and I hope y'all can agree

[crimebunny]

little magma man in my phone

[ellipsis-ultima]

I forgot to post some memes I made from the pokemas photo feature!

based on the brick wall meme-

[hoennsgeologyboy]

So i've been putting two and two together, based on what you've said in previous posts...

you've mentioned you work for team magma not of your own volition, so i figured you had a parent in team magma. this was confirmed when you mentioned your father in your most recent post, but then um

you have admin priveledges????

WHO IS YOUR DAD!?!?!?!?!

Ah. I see my heritage has come to haunt me once more. It really was only a matter of time.

Don't get me wrong, I love my father very much. Not many men have the strength to lead an entire team and raise a child at the same time. He's worked very hard to give me the best upbringing possible, and I appreciate that, but his reputation is so imposing that it precedes not only him, but me as well!

For those who have not guessed it by now, I'll say it outright. My dad is Maxie, the leader of Team Magma. I'll warn everybody ahead of time, I'll not have any slander of him on my page.

I hope nobody thinks any different of me. I did really enjoy having so many new friends, even if they are all online, even if it was just for one evening.

[diesaur]

[seagiri]

she harden on my shipping til i

[parasitoidism]

I love his loss animation it makes me laugh every time

[chipsncookies]

In an interview with IGN, Polish artist Rafal Gosieniecki (@rafpointzero) mentioned that he was in charge of the redesigns of the villainous team members, while Ken Sugimori and his assistants were in charge of their settei. (source)

I finally found the person responsible for designing my favourite teams. This is important to me.

[rainbowrocketquotes]

Maxie: Isn't it about time the two of you admitted how you feel to eachother?

Cyrus: No, I think I'm going to wait.

Maxie: Wait for what?

Cyrus: Until at least one of us is dead.

[mamasplat]

father daughter bonding: fucking obliterating the unova champion

[selkiebinch]

Various pkmn villain/redeemed villain headcanons. I still need to make more, but hope y'all vibe with these. Don't be afraid to ask for explanation btw 💖

[ribbononline]

Hoenn crossing, or something

[the-knife-consumer]

Hey guys

[hoennsgeologyboy]

I don’t know if anyone has yet brought up the Copperajah in the room yet, but…..thoughts on Archie/Team Aqua?

Archie... It's far easier for me to sum up my feelings on his team than the man himself. The team is a bunch of idiot pirates, as I have mentioned before, who just want to goof off.

Archie himself is smart. The only reason Team Aqua is of any threat is because Archie is a smart man enabling and directing the force of hundreds of idiots. It's a genius play, but it is a pain in the rear for us. I don't know if Archie really intends to drown everyone in the world and raise the tides, or if he is just playing a large scale game for the thrill of it.

There is another factor in my particular feelings on Archie. There is a nobility to him that his crew sorely lacks. I remember sitting in on the calls between him and my dad, and it was like watching a cartoon character, but then, something interesting happened.

He was in the base causing all sorts of havoc, as he had a tendency to do back in the day, and while he and my dad were battling and yelling at each other, I went to the waters edge (There is a sort of docking port in the base where the water is quite deep.) which I had been told explicitly not to do. There were cute pokémon, wailmers and sharpedo, and I wanted to see if the sharpedo really had sharp skin like I had read about (They do). Of course I over-reached to try to pat one on the nose, and of course I fell in. The sharpedo weren't attacking, but they were definitely curious. I don't think they meant any harm in biting me, they just don't have hands to poke at me with, you know?

Either way, I was a stupid child who didn't listen, and I can't swim, but moments later someone else jumps into the water and shoves all the pokémon off of me, and pulls me out of the water, back onto land. It was Archie, much to everyone's surprise, but he saved me, and just, deposits me in my dads arms, sopping wet.

He was completely serious in that moment, no character or anything, no funny pirate man. He's a complex character to be sure, and I don't think I hate him or anything. I think I would say that I respect him, no more and no less than that. I assume my father has a very similar opinion. He was fervently thanking him after pulling me out of the water. He did also slug Archie dead in the nose after that one time his grunts kidnapped me from school. So perhaps on second though, my dad's opinion may just break even, I'm not sure.

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Unrelated note, but I love that terminology, the copperajah in the room, because it makes me think of copperajah. Absolutely terrifying pokémon, but so beautiful. Nature is fickle.