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Published: 2015-06-08 06:34:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 2988; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 0
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Description The next human Pokemon series character to add to my gallery shall be Ethan, the male protagonist of "Pokemon 2" (how I refer to Pokemon Gold,Silver, and Crystal, as well as their remakes Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver)!  Some may know him as "Gold" from his interpretation in the Pokemon Adventures manga or as "Jimmy" in the Pokemon Chronicles anime spin-off, but the remakes give him this name, which makes "Ethan" his official confirmed name.  Aside from the name jargon, Ethan is a young boy from the Johto region, which rests on the same continent as Kanto.  He not only gets twice as much Badges as the other protagonists in the series (a whopping sixteen!), but he's the only Trainer so far to successfully defeat Red in an all-out, no restrictions battle!  So does that make Ethan the strongest Trainer in the series?!   ......Well, you could choose to play as Lyra instead (or Kris if you played Pokemon Crystal), but most everyone, myself included, gives the credit to Ethan.

In my interpretation of him, Ethan is very friendly to people and Pokemon alike, traits that Professor Elm decided made him fit to train Pokemon of his own (as well as hold on to the Egg given to him by Mr. Pokemon).  However, he also acts rather indifferent to certain things, such as Silver's harsh attitude or when Kris flirts on him.  Ethan's starter Pokemon in my version of him is still a Cyndaquil, as I agree that does fit him and since all forms of media show him with one.  I really like how my drawing of him came out, so I hope you guys like it as well!

Ethan is owned by Nintendo/GAME FREAK, Inc./The Pokemon Company/Creatures, Inc.

9/4/2023 Edit: Man, it's been forever since I last drew Ethan!  And yet, out of all of my 2015 works, this one didn't age TOO bad...!  I really oughta redraw him at some point, it's much overdue...!  At any rate, thanks for giving this a look, but do please check out my newer stuff!
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Comments: 31

Georgeandasword [2016-10-11 00:51:33 +0000 UTC]

10/10

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JBX9001 In reply to Georgeandasword [2016-10-11 03:22:38 +0000 UTC]

Why thanks dude, glad you think so!

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Ganbare-Lucifer [2015-07-22 19:12:16 +0000 UTC]

I call him Ethan for his true name, but Gold for nicknames.

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JBX9001 In reply to Ganbare-Lucifer [2015-07-23 00:17:27 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see...  Most media refers to him by that name [Gold], specifically the popular manga series Pokemon Adventures, so a lot of fans call him that.  I could see Ethan giving himself the nickname "Gold" as a metaphor for him being the best at what he does (first place gets the gold and all that).

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Ganbare-Lucifer In reply to JBX9001 [2015-07-23 03:40:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, like Ado, i always think that is short for Adolf, or Adeleine's nickname being Addy, or Miles disliking his name (and Sonic nicknames him Tails, which became his common name), or Patricia, due to her project name for her rebuild is Project Peacock, she decided her nickname whould be Peacock because she liked it.

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JBX9001 In reply to Ganbare-Lucifer [2015-07-23 06:13:22 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see

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MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-08 14:17:53 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you worked so fast (and hard) with these. I mean, 4 deviants in a day? Wow.
Needless to say, you did a great job on Ethan/Gold/whatever.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-09 00:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I was in the zone yesterday, even when I took a break to play Super Smash Bros. with my brothers!  I would've drawn more but we also had a movie marathon later on for the rest of the day, which is why I uploaded them so late.  Anyways, I'm glad you like the picture.

His official name is Ethan, but the Pokemon series does seem to have a confusing case of the protagonists having alternate names between different forms of media for the series; most infamously, the debate amongst fans on who should be called Blue and who should be called Green (the rival and female character option in the first games; most people call her by her official name, "Leaf", to avoid confusion).

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-09 00:35:34 +0000 UTC]

I can pretty much function the same way if I'm motivated and have a great deal of free time.

I'm not exactly in the Pokémon fandom, so I dunno of these recurring debates. All I know is that the Pokémon Company is inconsistent with protagonist naming.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-09 02:06:19 +0000 UTC]

I see...

That's cool; I'm into a lot of franchises when it comes to video games (though most of it is based on Nintendo games and third-parties that appear on Nintendo systems).  I'm like an encyclopedia!  Of course, I don't know EVERYTHING, but I've learned quite a bit over the years!

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-09 13:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Feels great to know everything, eh?

I'm much more on thinking what happens "off the stage", you know what I'm saying?

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-09 14:06:02 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, you mean what the characters are like when they're not on adventures or something?

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-09 18:28:38 +0000 UTC]

Precisely. Or just outside of what we see in the video games.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-11 00:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, we do have a pretty good idea of what Mario does when he's not adventuring, since they make games out of that too (sports, go-karting, partying, and being a doctor)!  But in terms of everyday life...  I guess when he has absolutely nothing to do, Mario still runs his plumbing business.

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-11 01:08:34 +0000 UTC]

True, maybe. I like to think that Luigi started to spend more time at Evershade Valley and just goofs around with ghosts now, and Bowser...well, just messes around in his castle.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-11 04:39:30 +0000 UTC]

I can imagine when he's not coming up with evil schemes, Bowser's got his hands full raising his kids.

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-11 12:39:14 +0000 UTC]

Either that or tuning his karts.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-11 23:56:30 +0000 UTC]

That's probably what led to him creating that awesome ride of his in Super Mario 3D World!

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-12 00:02:16 +0000 UTC]

That car was so freaking awesome!

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-12 03:27:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm surprised it didn't show up in Mario Kart 8!  Bowser's awesomeness went up even further when he drove it!

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-12 13:08:05 +0000 UTC]

I guess it's because it was too big! *shot for bringing up a Smash joke*

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-12 22:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Ethan used a Max Revive!

*Gets bricked for making a Pokemon joke*

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-12 23:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Hold on, let me get my potions...
*gets buried in Nuisance/Garbage Puyo for doing the same thing*

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-13 02:33:33 +0000 UTC]

Yikes!

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-13 02:34:50 +0000 UTC]

*suddenly thumbs up from the pile* I'm fine!

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-13 06:18:07 +0000 UTC]

Ah, okay; need someone to clear those Nuisance Puyo for ya?

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-13 13:56:49 +0000 UTC]

I'd appreciate it.

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-14 03:36:24 +0000 UTC]

Alrighty then!  Hop to it Ethan!

Ethan: "Huh, me?!  But what are those things?  They're not Pokemon, right?"

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-14 12:16:53 +0000 UTC]

Don't you think it's better to call Amitie? Or Arle? Ringo, maybe? Or maybe someone with knowledge of Puyos?

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JBX9001 In reply to MegaLuigiZ [2015-06-14 12:55:31 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I was just staying a bit on the topic of the picture here.  They'll be here shortly!

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MegaLuigiZ In reply to JBX9001 [2015-06-14 13:04:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh, okay then! Lemme just try and...get out...

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