Character Age
I recently made an edit saying that Akarai (as well her counterpart, Rei) is at the age of 15, base don Cyllene's statement. This was removed because it's not a clear as to what their age may actually be and is just an assumption on Cyllene's part which is understandable, there's nothing explicitly stating they 15 years old. However, Selene and Elio's pages also state that the characters are "around 11" based on an observed assumption from Wicke. I think the pages should be more consistent with one-another, and I suggest that Elio and Selene's pages be edited to remove their ages that they are 11, or edit the pages to suggest that Rei and Akari are "around 15" like the other two pages. TrainerSplash (talk) 23:02, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
- I think listing their ages as "around 15" would be fine, as long as we're not explicitly stating that they are 15. --SnorlaxMonster 05:38, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
- I feel it's better no not have them listed at all for either one, which I have gone ahead and removed the ages for Elio and Selene. And to a lesser extent, I believe this could also apply to the Trial Captains as "11-19" is also not a precise answer, and is simply an observed assumption gathered from two lines of dialogue. Inkster (talk) 19:56, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
- There is no "ifs, ands, or maybes" for the trial captain ages, the two dialogues are explicit enough to give an age range.--ForceFire 05:22, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- I'd argue any sense of a solid number is fine enough, even if it's "around 15" or "around 11" as it gives the reader a good understanding of what the role they're playing as is and an idea of how old they are. They wouldn't say it in game if it wasn't important, and I think such information should be treated as important even if it's slightly vague. This isn't like the case with Lillie who was described as "around the player's age" on the Sun and Moon website, which doesn't even indicate an age range. TrainerSplash (talk) 07:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Cyllene actually said the player LOOKS 15, which doesn't mean they actually are. And didn't I mention I've already removed Elio and Selene's ages for consistency since you said it was inconsistent? - unsigned comment from Inkster (talk • contribs)
- In Pokemon we rarely get precise confirmation of characters' age. If someone is stated to be around certain age, it's good enough to add it.--Rocket Grunt 14:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Akari isn't even stated to be around 15. And yet you take it as concrete confirmation.- unsigned comment from Inkster (talk • contribs)
- That's just an unnecessary scepticism. In real life we wouldn't take such claims seriously, but Pokemon doesn't even have consistent enough timeline so exact numbers between events are rarely relevant. Look at it this way: it's a concrete information that was stated and we are supposed to know that information in that form. Giving source and exact dialogue lets readers interpret this for themselves however they feel like and it clears any ambiguities. It would be insincere to omit hints of the character's age if that's all we have, because that's what the authors intended for us to know.--Rocket Grunt 13:18, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
- Akari isn't even stated to be around 15. And yet you take it as concrete confirmation.- unsigned comment from Inkster (talk • contribs)
- In Pokemon we rarely get precise confirmation of characters' age. If someone is stated to be around certain age, it's good enough to add it.--Rocket Grunt 14:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- Cyllene actually said the player LOOKS 15, which doesn't mean they actually are. And didn't I mention I've already removed Elio and Selene's ages for consistency since you said it was inconsistent? - unsigned comment from Inkster (talk • contribs)
- I'd argue any sense of a solid number is fine enough, even if it's "around 15" or "around 11" as it gives the reader a good understanding of what the role they're playing as is and an idea of how old they are. They wouldn't say it in game if it wasn't important, and I think such information should be treated as important even if it's slightly vague. This isn't like the case with Lillie who was described as "around the player's age" on the Sun and Moon website, which doesn't even indicate an age range. TrainerSplash (talk) 07:40, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- There is no "ifs, ands, or maybes" for the trial captain ages, the two dialogues are explicit enough to give an age range.--ForceFire 05:22, 10 February 2022 (UTC)
- I feel it's better no not have them listed at all for either one, which I have gone ahead and removed the ages for Elio and Selene. And to a lesser extent, I believe this could also apply to the Trial Captains as "11-19" is also not a precise answer, and is simply an observed assumption gathered from two lines of dialogue. Inkster (talk) 19:56, 9 February 2022 (UTC)