BrOkenICE said:
EDiT: I think Gary is about to post his famous paragraphs.
EDiT 2: Was I wrong? :<
Storm clouds gather and the wind begins to blow, haha. Had to kick my brother off the computer, I should stop browsing on my iPod so much so I can respond to things quicker, I don't even try fighting auto-correct…and we're already on the third page, woops…
To address the situation at hand though, I should ask Shining Dragon: what constitutes the makeup of an abnormal Pokémon? I sure hope no one ever finds the answer to that question, perhaps it'd be a sad day for Pokémon…something to think about <insert introspective wink>.
However, and not to belabor the nitty gritty, but we can ascertain that it's factually incorrect to say symmetry is a universal given in the appearance of Pokémon from known species, as is the case with real-world organisms. Take everything from Weezing to Unown to Absol to Torterra and beyond as your case study. Perhaps Kyurem's "wings" are in fact icy structures not connected to its body as protein-based, instead forming externally in random shapes – there are an infinite number of reasons for saying one wing is shaped and bent different than the other, ultimately it's all Game Freak's creative inspiration, something that doesn't need to work symmetrically either…
I think Hyperbeem proposed a good way to reform this thread:
Hyperbeem said:
Make this thread something about potential forms and how they could help change (let's keep the discussion objective) Pokemon competitively or aesthetically. Then we might get good discussion.
While it may be trivial to discuss innate sentiments towards whether or not a Pokémon may or may not get another form, discussing the prospects of new forms themselves is incredibly constructive. That's however not to say you
shouldn't discuss the potential existence of a new form; if you want to express your thoughts on the prospect that a Pokémon might get another form(s), don't simply shout out your gut feeling, flesh out your argument or theory with examples and evidence from the Pokémon canon, give people
reason to believe that a new form could appear in the future – after all, Giratina's Origin Form wasn't an accident, at least if one payed close enough attention. I understand the romance one would feel in Kyurem having a new form(s), in fact I share it completely. However, the fact of the matter is that if you're going to present the thought of such forms to a discussion intended to be intellectually-based or in some way grounded with an extent of logic, as this thread may be, you need to formulate a basis by which the question of your thoughts could be feasibly true without wishful thinking or the connection of lofty coincidences. So, to everyone attacking Shining Dragon, realize the discussion posed is completely valid, the focus just needs to be shifted to justifying Kyurem's supposed forms with present, substantial, ingame
hints or evidence, and discussing the impacts of those forms therein. I'm gonna leave the thread open on that basis, but otherwise, if the discussion veers towards pure speculation as the trend is now, things can be discussed in The Future Games Speculation Thread.
