Kabu and Opal ♦ Character Design Analysis - Pokémon Sword and Shield (w/ Gym Leader Template)

[@The31st]

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[@MJ-sy2en]

Ayy!! You did my request! Rihan Piers- he said himself that he is not a gym leader. :)

[@MJ-sy2en]

Also how do you find what the numbers mean?

[@MJ-sy2en]

How about Honey? And wait Mustards son 😳 awfully young but okay.

[@The31st]

@@MJ-sy2en hes enough of gym leader for me!

[@The31st]

@@MJ-sy2en Bulbapedia, it doesnt have much info but it at least has that. Its because in japanese your can read things multiple ways so if you spelled out the characters for the number you could read them as a word as well.

[@TDIdialgagirl]

Opal: Hey Bede: Yes? Opal: Have you ever heard of 'Stranger Danger'? Bede: No... Opal: P E R F E C T !

[@The31st]

Hahahaha 🤣 too true, everyone is a dangerous stranger in pkmn too

[@tohdohsibir]

Opal is such a great character in terms of not just design, but also personality and how she's a positive influence on Bede. She's got to be the oldest gym leader ever, and has been gym leader for the longest time. You can't help but really respect someone who's been in the game that long.

[@The31st]

I like her alot too, she seems like she cares and I would love to see more of her life cos we caught her just as she was done with being a gym leader

[@Zistheone2]

That & she’s a lovable troll in every incarnation of the series she appears in

[@MJ-sy2en]

Also Kabu's league card says that he is SOO CLOSE to beating Leon so he could've been an elite four.

[@16aok]

Kabus symbol is designed like centiskorch mustache and very close to the kanji for fire. Opals puruple fur is meant to look like a dynamax cloud (look at the umbrella, three dynamax clouds). It is not magenta like the regular one but purple like dynamax Calyrex. It is possible that Calyrex forest was in Ballonlea and Glimwood Tangle, where there are giant mushrooms and tree (and the CT has a giant tree related to Calyrex).

[@The31st]

I completely didn't think about the dynamax clouds, well spotted. I still think it makes way more sense they're purple because that's her canon fav colour than it being related to calyrex but definitely can't rule it out. I did put a centiskorch one screen to show it was linked to the gym logo but it is 100% a kabuto

[@MJ-sy2en]

I thought of cotton candy with the floof on her neck

[@bizzique]

For some reason, Opal is my favorite character. She's pretty wise and funny, just makes the game a bit more entertaining.

[@The31st]

Yh her appearances are never boring, she always brings some life to the scenes she's in, even if they are sometimes creepy af

[@TDIdialgagirl]

4:48 Imagine you're in the Crown Tundra you see one of Kabu's gym trainers floating face down in the water, but you don't see Kabu anywhere

[@The31st]

Just walk away very fast

[@ladydovedove2240]

@@The31st kabu is under the water holding his breath

[@The31st]

@@ladydovedove2240 waiting like a crocodile

[@TDIdialgagirl]

Also, I love that jog Kabu does, it makes me smile

[@The31st]

Me too, I love watching him jog around

[@MJ-sy2en]

88 isn't to much if an accomplishment with to much to go behind it. My grandpa is 85 had cancer three times, born during the great depression and has now been through pandemics. He is tough and SO PERSISTENT.

[@The31st]

Happy to hear he's still going strong!

[@MJ-sy2en]

:)

[@tohdohsibir]

I have to disagree that getting to 80+ doesn't mean much, at least coming from my perspective. My dad died suddenly from a stroke in his mid-50s this year, while my great uncle is still alive and kicking, with no problems to his vision or hearing, at 90. Then there's the pandemic where young and seemingly healthy people aren't spared of unexpected death. Just living long enough to get ever closer to 100, whether you go through significant hardship or not, is an accomplishment in itself.

[@qwmx]

Are you DIMINISHING this fictional woman's achievements? I hope you know she survived Galar's Blitz, fought the Kantonians, rode a bicycle for many hours straight delivering coded messages to the resistance in Kalos. This woman watched the end of the world AT LEAST twice in her life and saw some flashy dragons!

[@earthtominiryu]

as much as swsh has its issues, you gotta admit they did an amazing job with the characters

[@The31st]

AGREED! I think everyone loves them

[@earthtominiryu]

@@The31st i think so too! and not gonna lie this video made me appreciate kabu even more, i love how proud he is of his culture!

[@The31st]

@@earthtominiryu Same, when I found out about all this stuff it just made me love him more

[@zcatcher8955]

Young Opal looks a lot like Diantha

[@The31st]

That's super true she really does! And they're both Star actresses, just ones of stage and the other screen

[@MikelPokeGamer]

I must say young Opal's design kinda reminds me of Diantha

[@The31st]

Yeah I can totally see that, they've got that star artist quality about them, plus the same hair etc

[@missionpawmarshall6375]

I fine it funny that when Opal meet Bede. I see people making jokes about Opal saying to Bede "Hippity hoppity you're now my property" or "Hippity hoppity my gym is your property now".

[@The31st]

LOL I can only picture that in an Australian accent

[@demondollee]

Opal's design imo is clearly based off of the character design from The Triplets of Belleville. If you look at the triplets' young designs you can see the very clear influence, and they follow the same faded performer theme

[@The31st]

I agree, it hadnt crossed my mind but I can totally see that now. It's pretty influencial even though it's a weird silent French film

[@demondollee]

@@The31st I used to watch it as a kid and it honestly scared the life out of me, but as soon as I played the game it reminded me of the movie. I always thought it was pretty obscure but apparently it's decently well known which is cool

[@The31st]

@@demondollee yeah it's a really strange film I can see why it scared you 😂 I only know about it because of French connections but from what I understand it's a pretty special film when it comes to it's animation and its easy to see why.

[@PajkaEagle]

You'lle get famous fast for sure I love your videos

[@The31st]

Thank you very much!

[@qwmx]

Kabu looks like a Galar version of Nanu.

[@The31st]

Hahaha grumpy old men

[@qwmx]

@@The31st Though Kabu is on the other extreme end, he's not lazy and seems like he'll always do his job LOL.

[@AverageEldritchEntity]

Ah, Opal one of the few trainers with poke-powers left. Think she knows Valerie/Olympia?

[@The31st]

I've been curious about her fairy magic and I think it might just be the power of bullying

[@marshmallow8617]

You deserve more as subs so I'm subbing

[@The31st]

Thank you so much it really means alot to me

[@marshmallow8617]

Maybe Kabu is Flannery' Grandpa

[@The31st]

I might be wrong but don't we see her grandpa?

[@The31st]

@Rodrick Young ah is that just the anime?

[@TriggeredSceptileSSJ]

Nice content buddy

[@The31st]

Thanks a lot dude, I'm glad you like it!

[@catcat6427]

Aren't the turquoise streaks and purple fur like a grimmssnarl's palette?

[@The31st]

You're making me wonder if I'm colour blind lol

[@CMND.r_Zed]

Holy damn only 25 likes what the heck??

[@The31st]

I guess I don't tell ppl to like the video enough? I'll start doing it 10x a video

[@rosssherriff-shuping3704]

It is not a Kabuto it is a Centiskorch

[@The31st]

That's funny

[@DirectorClavell2222]

Hello :)

[@The31st]

Hello 😂 looking good

[@DirectorClavell2222]

@@The31st Thank you!