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I noticed this while watching Pokemon 2000 a little while ago with a friend. I noticed that the plot is actually very similar to the first portion of Ocarina of Time. We have Ash, a chosen hero that the legends speak of. We have Melody, a character that easily represents Zelda. We also have a villain that could be Ganondorf but doesn't quite fit the role.
The basic plot of the movie is that Ash and friends are blown violently off course while sailing through the Orance Archipeligo. They end up on an island where the people there speak of a legend that, some time soon, the world will be thrown into chaos when there is an unbalanced power between the forces of Fire, Ice, and Lightning. These three forces, of course, represent the legendary birds Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos. Coincidently, a wealthy collector named Lawrence III has decided to take the three birds for himself in order to draw out the "real prize," Lugia.
He manages to capture two of the three bird, but his plans are halted by Ash, Misty, Tracy, Melody, and Team Rocket. Lawrence III only manages to enrage the birds, causing them fight over territory control. Over the course of this adventure, Ash visits the three islands and obtains a sacred treasure at each of them. He meets Lugia, the legendary pokemon that acts as a foil to the three birds, attempting to stop their fighting. Ash then takes the three treasures back to the main island, placing them in a shrine while Melody plays a song sounding similar to the Song of Time. The song revives Lugia and manages to prevent the birds from fighting anymore, saving the world.
The connections are pretty obvious. You have three sacred treasures, and you have the three jewels spread out over Hyrule. You have an Ocarina which is the key to unlocking a mysterious, divine power. And you have a chosen hero. It even speaks in the legend, "thus the world shall turn to Ash" (up until now, it was beleived that the legend predicted the inevitable destruction of the world, but was actually naming the chosen hero).
So why Ocarina of Time? This could have worked just as well for other Zelda games. Well, as the name states, Pokemon 2000 came out in the year 2000, one year after OoT. They were looking to make another Pokemon movie and the time was convenient, so why not borrown the story of another game?
What do you think? Share your thoughts.
The basic plot of the movie is that Ash and friends are blown violently off course while sailing through the Orance Archipeligo. They end up on an island where the people there speak of a legend that, some time soon, the world will be thrown into chaos when there is an unbalanced power between the forces of Fire, Ice, and Lightning. These three forces, of course, represent the legendary birds Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos. Coincidently, a wealthy collector named Lawrence III has decided to take the three birds for himself in order to draw out the "real prize," Lugia.
He manages to capture two of the three bird, but his plans are halted by Ash, Misty, Tracy, Melody, and Team Rocket. Lawrence III only manages to enrage the birds, causing them fight over territory control. Over the course of this adventure, Ash visits the three islands and obtains a sacred treasure at each of them. He meets Lugia, the legendary pokemon that acts as a foil to the three birds, attempting to stop their fighting. Ash then takes the three treasures back to the main island, placing them in a shrine while Melody plays a song sounding similar to the Song of Time. The song revives Lugia and manages to prevent the birds from fighting anymore, saving the world.
The connections are pretty obvious. You have three sacred treasures, and you have the three jewels spread out over Hyrule. You have an Ocarina which is the key to unlocking a mysterious, divine power. And you have a chosen hero. It even speaks in the legend, "thus the world shall turn to Ash" (up until now, it was beleived that the legend predicted the inevitable destruction of the world, but was actually naming the chosen hero).
So why Ocarina of Time? This could have worked just as well for other Zelda games. Well, as the name states, Pokemon 2000 came out in the year 2000, one year after OoT. They were looking to make another Pokemon movie and the time was convenient, so why not borrown the story of another game?
What do you think? Share your thoughts.
