Pokémon HeartworkGold & SoulSilver are broadly thought-about to be one of many biggest entries within the long-running franchise, however do you know that the video games’ male protagonist was really altered to look extra like a ninja for the DS remakes?
That’s in response to {a magazine} translation found as a part of DidYouKnowGaming‘s complete dive into HeartworkGold and SoulSilver, with Art Director Takao Unno stating that, sure, he really is a ninja. Who knew..? When requested in regards to the design of the male protagonist – generally generally known as ‘Ethan’ – Unno acknowledged “We needed to make him extra Japanese – or moderately, make him look extra like a ninja.”
When requested straight if Ethan actually is a ninja, Unno mentioned “He certain is, he has the tapered pants and the tight garments”. Now, he may nicely be joking, however he additionally may not be. Hmm…
So there you may have it. HeartworkGold and SoulSilver’s male protagonist is seemingly a ninja. The video additionally goes on to say that the exclusion of the unique feminine protagonist from Gold and Silver within the remakes was largely unintended since Unno had began designing a brand new character with out consulting Ken Sugimori’s authentic paintings. Thus, the brand new character ‘Lyra’ was launched rather than ‘Kris’.
