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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 21:45:03 No.33144822 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>33144848 >>33145859 >>33146511

I saw an anon stating that the Tapu are "wooden statues given life" or something like that sorta like the Regis, but when I asked him to explain the thread died before he could answer. So I want to know if you anything about this. Also Tapu thread I guess.

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 21:47:50 No.33144848 Report

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>>33144822
>Posting the worst legendary group to be released within this entire franchise

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 21:48:19 No.33144856 Report

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:00:27 No.33144962 Report

Quoted By: >>33145118

I mean, it makes sense. When creating Alola, Arceus bestowed life on four wooden statues and gave them the responsibility of guarding each of the Alola region's islands. Since the Alola region is so far away from any other region and fairly small, it makes sense that Arceus would want to create specific defenders of the islands.

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:01:43 No.33144973 Report

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>>33144848
Could you at least answer the question?

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:02:21 No.33144980 Report

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>>33144848

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:03:42 No.33144984 Report

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>>33144848
>Tapus
>Worse than the genies, deer trio, or the pixie reskins
(You)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:06:03 No.33144996 Report

Quoted By: >>33145159

I havent heard about wooden statues brought to life but they're based of Ku, Kanaloa, Kāne, and Lono who are usually symbolized as idols,
and the statues of Ku play a role in Hawaiian culture since they're tied to King Kamehameha
So maybe something involving that

With all the DBZ references GF likes to make, I'm suprised we didnt get anything for the guy named Kamehameha

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:07:47 No.33145009 Report

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>>33144848
;_;

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:08:17 No.33145011 Report

Quoted By: >>33145178 >>33145208 >>33145854

This reminds me

What pokémon is the strange souvenir representing?

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:24:43 No.33145118 Report

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>>33144962
Malie Library says the Tapu were gifted with great power, not created that way. They fought against "the legendary Pokemon" (heavily implied to be Solgaleo/Lunala based off the ending cutscene) to get it, so they weren't statues before being given this power. It's possible Arceus created them just as regular Pokemon guardians before all this happened, though, and they just got an upgrade from the box legendary's UB/dimension-hopping abilities later. But I'm not sure what points to that.

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:27:55 No.33145128 Report

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>>33145118
Also worth admitting that the library books may not be entirely canon, a lot of that could be myths like some of the shit Sinnoh pulled. We already have plenty of examples of Alolan locals coming up with superstitions/legends.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:31:50 No.33145151 Report

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>>33144848
*best
Ftfy

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:33:24 No.33145159 Report

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>>33144996
They already did it for Mega Blastoise
>Great Turtle Wave
Mega Launcher is pretty much this

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:35:29 No.33145168 Report

Quoted By: >>33145238

>>33145118
It's also possible that Arceus didn't create them at all. They're fey, or nature spirits, and in the anime Sycamore stated that the XYZ trio were basically born out of nature's desire to preserve its balance. So the Tapu pretty much could have been born when the islands were formed by volcanic activity or something.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:39:35 No.33145178 Report

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>>33145011
Probably just the Tapu in general, they probably didnt have the designs nailed down when XY came out, only the general idea so the Strange Souvenior was meant to represent that

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Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:45:21 No.33145208 Report

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>>33145011
I always assumed it was Zygarde 100%.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 22:51:15 No.33145238 Report

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>>33145168

>Tapus and Zygarde both represent natures balance
>Both are guardian entities
>Both have prominent "face" designs on their bodies
>Zygarde hinted to be in Alola because Ultra Beasts, when Ultra Beasts invade the Tapu are the first to respond

hmmm

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Jul 2017 23:56:23 No.33145731 Report

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>>33145128
All myths about legendary Pokémon are true.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:04:53 No.33145804 Report

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>>33145731
SM proved this false. Solgaleo and Lunala aren't representatives or emissaries of the sun and moon. They're just Ultra Beasts that people revered in the past.

There's no real way of determining most of the legends in the games anyway

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:08:37 No.33145831 Report

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>>33144848
That's not the lake trio.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:11:12 No.33145851 Report

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>>33144980
The pixies are worse. At least the genies had different tails, different body colours, different number of horns and different haircuts as well as mustaches. And they also have their totem forms which sorta redems them. The pixies are literally the same pokemon repeated three times, but with a different haircut.

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Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:11:37 No.33145854 Report

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>>33145011
I believe the souvenir resembles the generic tiki statue that the Tapus reside in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:12:06 No.33145859 Report

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>>33144822
Tapus are legendary Pokemon tasked with the job of protecting Nebby, the heir of Solgaleo and Lunala. That's their only purpose. That's why they don't fuck with humans. Humans only destroy what they live to preserve, which is why Bulu fucked Ula Ula's shit up.

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Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:28:02 No.33145968 Report

Quoted By: >>33146030 >>33146548

>>33145804
"The exception that proves the rule"

All the legendary pokemon have feats that confirm the myths, like Dialga creating a universe in Mt. Coronet, Rayquaza intervening in the fight of Groudon and Kyogre, or Yveltal giving energy to the ultimate weapon to destroy all life on the surface of the planet.

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Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 00:34:30 No.33146030 Report

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>>33145968
In addition Solgaleo and Lunala are not simple ultra beasts, their mere presence affects quite to the dimension in which they are at the moment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 01:50:04 No.33146511 Report

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>>33144822
I thought only Bulu was made out of wood, hence the Grass typing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Jul 2017 01:55:10 No.33146548 Report

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>>33145968
That's not what he said at all retard. He was responding to the anon who claimed "all myths about Pokemon are true." If there's an exception, then it's not true.

Not to mention it's stated that A-Ninetales, Volcarona, and A-Dugtrio were treated as gods too. Cynthia, Ghetsis, and Pokemon Daisuki Club have also cast doubts about the legends, so there is no real way to confirm everything in the legends.

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