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cecilioque · 1 year

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VOLO’S OUTFIT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BAD. And here is why I think so...

To begin, we are not talking about the Ginko guild design, we are talking about the “final boss” fit. We all know that Volo’s outfit is dumb, but I’m mad because it was actually thought out and VERY symbolic in the sense that it essentially represented things Volo said/wanted.

I, like everyone else looked at this outfit and went “wow, that is dumb” and then hated on it. Although it is not the most appealing or cool outfit, there was actually a lot of thought that went into it. I could be really over analyzing this, but here is my interpretation.

To begin with, the concept art is a lot more revealing about the intention of the design then the actual game play. On a surface level we see Volo in what I can only assume is a Arceus gijinka cosplay. So the hair, the stars, and color scheme are all elements of Arceu’s design. Cool. Good job especially since Volo had in fact never seen Arceus before.

To fully understand this outfit we have to go back to Hisui and the remains of this so called “ancient civilization”. In the Pokemon world, there is this general idea that the ancient culture was either Roman or Greek inspired. We see evidence in Legends of Arceus by the obvious column heavy architecture and use of Greek Doric columns ( one of the earliest styles of columns used for temples) and in the ruins and temple.

The Temple of Sinnoh is obviously based off of the Parthenon. It’s funny because game freak went as far as to even mimic both Ionic and Doric styles in the Temple of Sinnoh just like the Parthenon. I will go as far to add that the Sinnoh temple is much simpler than the Parthenon due to the fact that it was not embellished with an elaborately carved frieze or any decoration on the exterior for the most part. Bizarre when even the broken ruins have evidence of some sort of ornamentation. It makes complete sense why the game developers chose this style seeing how is is know for being very simplistic. But it also dates it in context. It makes the Temple of Sinnoh the first temple that was build and the others that followed were build as the civilization grew ( thus more elaborate but we can only see the crumbled remains).

I will be ignoring the Snowpoint temple because it is a weird combination of styles and almost seems alien and out of place which very much fits the Regi theme. It is also based on the early game design which was limited and blocky for game space sake.

Ok, heavy Greek and Roman influence. Back to Volo and his obviously Greek and Roman fit. Volo’s name itself means “I wish” in latin and could possibly be a reference to the phrase “volō, ergo sum” (I wish, therefore I am). Very in character since it is the wish for more” and he did everything he could to achieve that.

The actual influence for the design is more Roman in nature. This bothered me because we can see that research and thought went into it, but they just simplified it. And this actually has a point.

To begin with the obvious stuff, we see that volo’s shirt is definitely toga like. It even goes so far to be decorated with a Fibula (brooch)in a way that indicates a higher rank or status. Cool Volo, we get that you think highly of yourself. Color choice is also same as Arceus, but we also know that white togas were also used by senators and high political officers.

Next , the shoes. These are just the basic stereotypical Spirit Halloween Greek god/goddess type of sandals you can get at your local costume shop. This was actually the most disappointing part of the outfit for me. But it makes sense they went with the most simplified and recognizable style. They wanted us to look at this outfit and go “ Wow, Volo has been studying his myths and recreated an outfit”. This is what you could expect someone to create with just a written description of the clothing used during that time.

The necklace is interesting because it stands out so much compared to the gold colors. I am no sure what they were going for here by making it so prominent, but it brings us to an interesting thought. If they necklace does have meaning, it is related directly to the design/shape. The waterdrop could be the Greek symbolism for "tears of grace” or in a sense “gods grace”. The idea that the tears of god water the harvest and provide life. Alternate interpretations could simply be water as a source of life, or a symbol or sadness a mourning. If it is a symbol of of mourning, this might be a clue to why Volo might desire to rewrite the world so much.

Last but not least, the pants. I think we can all decide this is one of the worst parts of the outfit, and to me it is just straight up confusing for two main reasons. For starters, the color green is so prominent when green is an accent color on Arceus. So maybe the color has meaning itself. But if you look at the image above, the color mainly refers to life and “the harvest” (possibly like the necklace). It has a weird connections to life and creation itself, which probably is why it was included in Arceus’ design and makes sense as Volo essentially wants to become the creator of life in a new world.

But this isn’t the part that gets me the most. The second thing that confuses me is the fact that the Greeks and Romans did not use pants. This was because pants were associated with non-Roman/Greek cultures (the Germanic tribes and Vikings) who they looked down upon. On top of that, the Greeks thought pants were feminine and silly. This could also just simply be a design choice because they didn’t wanna draw Volo in a full toga and accidently make him look like Christ. But this leads to my final point of the physical outfit itself.

VOLO’S OUTFIT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD. IT’S SUPPOSED TO LOOK DORKY AND BAD BECAUSE IT WAS FLAWED! This is based on the real world cultures it was based on. And although Volo may have done a lot of research, he still didn’t completely understand ancient culture. It’s bad because Volo made it himself. His outfit was flawed just like his ideology. It is his own interpretation of a culture that he had idolized without truly understanding that this great and ancient culture crumbled. And based off of the architecture of the ruins and temples, it never even reached a prime before it fell.

But Volo thinks its correct/cool/accurate. He is being a fool about it because he didn’t understand the bigger picture and had become consumed with this desire for power and control. This as an idea is really cool and I find it funny that you can also wear the outfit. Its essentially mocking him. If we look at the outfit in this light, the design was a success in getting us to dislike it and evoke this distaste. We didn’t know why, but this is why.

SO IN SUMMARY, OUTFIT WAS BAD ON PURPOSE. It wasn’t thoughtless, in fact there was a lot of research behind it and yet that seems to be thrown out to simplify the design in a way that looks like someone hand made it based off of what they had put together themselves.

But this isn’t my favorite part of the concept art. My favorite part is the hands.

Look at his hands. Why are they in those positions? Wouldn’t it have been easier to create more standard poses? To me the hand gestures here are just too specific. So I started digging around for what they could be on a Art history level. I looked at Non Christian art first and then Christian symbolism within their mosaics, illuminated manuscripts, and paintings. And I found some verrrry interesting similarities. I am not trying to make this religious. I just found some interesting similarities between old Christian art and Volo’s design. Which makes sense if we go back to this Greek/Roman influence because these cultures eventually converted to Christianity. And Arceus is kind of a weird goat god Jesus.

The left hand is where the biggest symbolism is. Basically, this hand gesture has been used to indicate “the hand of god” or the “hand of justice”. Christ sometimes is draw with a similar hand position and could be a sign of the cross, but this would also refer to some sort of divinity. I will also note that Volo is in no way making the classic “blessing” hand gesture.

As for the right hand he is making what I assume is a Greek/Roman orator (speaker) gesture. This would mean that Volo is calling for attention. Note, that I didn't’ compare this to prophets. That’s because orators speak for themselves and prophets for god. And Volo thinks he is god.

Under this context, in the concept art Volo is essentially saying “I am God”. If we add the symbolism of his outfit, it only further solidifies this idea. Volo’s outfit/concept comes together and screams “behold, I am god , the hand of justice. I will be the creator or the new world”. Which is so freaking clever because that’s literally what he tells you.

Sure his hands are switched and lowered compared to actual real world art examples (thank you Game freak for not throwing in actual religious symbols/gestures), but I think the intention is still there. It’s so good that I am mad. So as much as I hate this dumb outfit, I cannot deny that it was well thought out, that the character was well thought out.

To conclude, these are my assumptions. I am not an expert on art history or religion. If you have further insights on this feel free to share. I’d be interested with what others had to add. I the end this could all be wrong and just crazy for overthinking the designs of a pokemon character, but it just seems too intentional to be carelessly thrown together. This is just one possible interpretation.

Though its just more evidence in my mind that a lot of love and care went into developing Legends of Arceus. Despite their limitations and resources.

#volo #arceus #pokemon legend of arceus #legend of arceus #giritina #art history #temple of sinnoh #i can finally rest after typing up this mad assumption #sunny speaks #a special thank you to my friends who heard me ramble about this #and thanks to game freak for actually doing research for their games #its not perfect but an effort was made #pla

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kurixta · 29 days

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Calming

#volos ginkgo guild outfit is acoustic guitar core and his arceus outfit is violin core does anyone get me #also we need to draw volos hair like this without making fun of it imo #i genuinely like it and didnt understand at first why so many people hate it #pokemon #volo #pokemon masters ex #pokemon legends arceus #togetic #togepi #temple of sinnoh #art #finished art #violin

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sammie-scribbles · 6 months

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TW: Child abandonment

This is a comic about my OC, Keiko’s, backstory. Looks like we’re off to a rough start.

Part 1

#pokemon #pokémon #legends Arceus #sort of? my play through of la is what inspired this oc #hisui #pokemon oc #temple of sinnoh #tw child abandonment #sammie’s pokemon ocs #sammie’s art

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dailydawn150 · 2 years

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No memories of the past, no way back to the future.

#cyndaquil #arceus #pokemon akari #hisui #temple of sinnoh

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jubileus57 · 2 years

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A glimpse in another world.

#giratina #pokemon #volo #smoliv #the thousand year door #new lumos as the distortion word #miitopia #juby draws #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon pla #mount coronet #temple of sinnoh

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lunararchmage · 2 years

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⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️SPOILER WARNING⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️(NOT A SHIP, LITERALLY POST GAME Crap). Here’s something I made :) it’s just a wip and honestly unsure if I’ll finish it cuz like yolo

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camomomomo-blog · 6 months

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Some 3D modeling and story structure school stuff laying around!

Pt. 1, and more to come!

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sunyshorewaves · 1 year

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#pokemon #pokegif #anime #movies #pokemon ranger and the temple of the sea #meditite #medicham #buizel #hoenn #sinnoh #sunyshore splash

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oceandiagonale · 1 year

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Well, the sky is blue once more and everything seems well and dandy; Palkia has been captured and the Lake Spirits seem to have Dialga under control.

Hm... the Temple of Sinnoh hasn't exploded.... yet.

👀

#oceandi answers #darkclouds-rainsounds #I'm actually still deciding the fate of the temple of sinnoh -- there are two things that could happen with it kjfhsdkjhf #I'll probably go with the one that aligns best with canon but the other one would be a little funny To Me

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ghostypetrainer · 2 years

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for the faller gene au, how did emmet and elesa find ingo in hisui? how long did it take for them to decide that they were going to the future?

It wasn't that hard to figure out where Ingo had been sent to when they had someone around who could literally tell them!! All they had to do was google 'Hisui' and 'Warden Ingo' and they came back with results!! Finding Ingo via search engine was not something Emmet had ever considered!!

As for how they actually get to him... I figure they probably track down Celebi! They're drawn to Eliza, who is both displaced from time and also kind of... isn't? Because her father is from modern Unova, and that sort of rubs off on whatever it is that Celebi can sense from her. Emmet and Elesa explain to Celebi, and the Pokemon must understand them, because the next thing they know, it's agreed to come along with them. They head to Sinnoh together, and after some input from both Eliza and from historical records, they roughly figure out a safe place in the Highlands to transport themselves back in time to.

Once they are back in time, Eliza leads them to the Warden's tent, where they should be able to find their father. They actually run into him on the way there, and for a moment, Ingo only has eyes for his daughter, the little girl basically throwing herself into his arms as he hugs her very tight. Emmet and Elesa hang back, even though they are both very eager to have their own reunion... Eliza has told them about her father's amnesia, after all. But finally, Ingo looks up and notices them, and although it takes a bit, a few scattered memories trickle in- enough to recognize them.

And now they're all hugging!

I think there was a lot of debate over what the next step was. Emmet definitely wanted Ingo to come back with him to the future, but Ingo was uncertain that was wise. He could not leave his family behind, and he didn't know if he could take them with him... I think there was definitely a bit of a fight! But eventually they seek out Dialga for his wisdom, because if anyone would know the answer to their question, it would be the god of time right?

And thankfully, things turn out okay, so after a lot of debate, they all decide to go back to the future. Dialga alone was never enough to send them back, but with Celebi's power too, they're able to get there (and they take Akari with them too, of course).

#asks #faller gene au #submas #dialga squinting at the time stream like yeah... yeah it should be okay if you all go live in the future. mostly.#everyone trekking up to the temple of sinnoh bc akari released dialga ages ago #emmet and elesa hate it. why is there so much walking in the future #how are you not out of breath Ingo #*in the past

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goldensunset · 1 year

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babe idk what ‘three pillars in a world of ice’ is supposed to mean…

#i checked the ruins of the temple of sinnoh bc. pillars lol and it’s icy up there!#but that’s a Lot of pillars #exact same problem with snowpoint temple (i’ve been looking but not finding anything)#i don’t know what to look for in the alabaster icelands as a whole #peachy’s re:pla

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egginfroggin · 11 months

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yet another AU

I had a thought. Never a good thing, that. Anyway.

Beautiful Decline AU, so named because I was listening to "Beautiful Decline" by Abney Park and it gave me a brainworm and now this mess exists.

Hisui isn't Sinnoh so-and-so many years in the past; it is Sinnoh centuries, if not millennia, in the future.

By this point, humanity has flown too close to the sun and gone through what is essentially the apocalypse. In the wake of humanity's fall (its decline, you could say), nature has begun to take over what remains.

Thoughts below the cut because this got long.

Paradox Pokemon exist in this era

This version of humanity could be considered Paradoxical, in that humans themselves have become part machine/AI/electronic

Few, if any, living things ever become completely inorganic and purely non-living; most everything had some small amount of life in it somewhere, from which things begin to reverse

Things are slowly beginning to revert back to their original forms; the inorganic parts of what nature has become are beginning to revert back to their organic versions

The fall of humanity is referred to as the "Decline," even though it is implied to have happened rapidly, rather than gradually

The remains of humanity live in the dilapidated ruins of civilization

They are slowly rebuilding, but they are nowhere near what they were during the games and anime and such -- the "present," we'll call it

The "present" is mainstream game era; the "future" is exactly what it sounds like, and can be used to refer specifically to the post-Decline era

Screwing with the fabric of the world at any point in the timeline will mess things up; Time is kind of important, and things can be altered no matter where in the timeline you are if you muck with it enough

I don't know exactly what's going on yet as far as conflict goes

Pokemon like Arceus, the Tao Trio, whatever Xerneas has going on, and the Forces of Nature -- Pokemon that there are only one of, and that play a role as the "embodiments" of concepts or who keep the world going as it should, such as Xerneas doing life things -- remain unchanged

As things become organic again, you have things that seem like they're caught halfway between being alive and being vastly inorganic; this is not always pleasant to look at or think too hard about

What remains of humanity are mostly caught at some point in this process of becoming organic; none are wholly organic yet, but most have external human aspects such as skin, hair, eyes, or entire limbs

Think, like, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but make it Pokemon and make everything an amalgamation of machinery and flesh stuff

("Amalgamation of machinery and flesh stuff" sounds awful, I love it)

This is the closest thing to sci-fi that I think I have ever thought up and oh boy will this be weird to try to develop

How does the machinery come and go from living things?

I'm currently thinking of it as almost a genetic thing; as generations pass, things will become more and more organic again

And machinery could be considered some kind of virus, I guess, in that it started small and then spread until everyone had it and now it's "dying" off

Does this make sense? Who knows! I sure don't! I have no brain left at the moment, sorry

I will be talking more about this, because there is more that I want to say about it and some actual character stuff that I'd like to look at.

This really is another example of me chucking stuff at a wall in an attempt to get something coherent, though, and I am not yet at the coherent part of this development.

I'm still developing things, so this might be messy for a while, but feel free to ask anything; just don't expect the most in-depth or concrete answer. Progress pending, and all that, and I'm mostly character-focused, anyway.

Thank you for sitting through this. Drink some water. Go check out "Beautiful Decline," by Abney Park.

May y'all have a good day.

#pokemon fanfiction #pokemon au #pla au #egginfroggintalkin #eggin's writings #pokemon #I am so sorry reset reverse #and that welcome to sinnoh's temple wip I have #and little stray feathers #I had a thought and that is never a good thing #say hello to your little sibling #beautiful decline au

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