>>56229736>But N's ideology is clearly idealisticNot that clearly imo, I feel there's some truth behind his views.
>"Pokémon are oppressed" is explicitly false in the game's storyThat's outright wrong though, there's always gonna be people like Ghetsis and the Plasma guys who were shown kicking pokemon and seeing them as nothing more than tools who are going to mistreat creatures that have no say on the matter. Pokemon are pretty much at the mercy of their owners, specially on a world where apparently the idea of these creatures having their own rights an autonomy is for many a novel concept according to BW's story.
The idea that all pokemon are happy and that not a single one will ever get abused IS an unrealistic ideal. Such a perfect world is unattainable as again, bad people will always exist, but it is still an ideal worht fighting for: society should always strive for its betterment. I feel like that's pretty much the core idea (an ideal world where humans and pokemon can coexist without problems and abuse) that the protagonists are defending when they confront N.
Also Reshiram is kinda poetic for N, because his character arc is literally about finding and accepting the actual truth. He starts his journey with a misguided half-truth due to being manipulated by Ghetsis. But at the end of his arc not only he ends up finding the actual truth, but he fully accepts it, recognizes that his views up to that point were wrong, and he begins a new journey to understand the world. He fits Reshiram not because he's right, but because he's willing to accept that he's wrong.
Bottom line is that I feel like the Tao dragons responding to just someone having either truthful beliefs or idealistic views is an extremely superficial take: everyone has a bit of both.
I think it makes much more sense that what the Tao duo respond to is potential:
Reshiram responds to one who seeks and accepts the truth, while Zekrom responds to one who fights for ideals and a better future.
