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'''AZ''' (Japanese: '''{{j|AZ}}''') is a mysterious man who appears in [[Pokémon X and Y]]. He is the former king of the [[Kalos]] region and the creator of the ultimate weapon. In modern Kalos, he has the appearance of a disheveled homeless man. He is said to be over 9 feet (3 meters) tall.<ref>[http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/characters/AZ/ Pokémon.com - AZ]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/xy/character/other/03.html Pokémon.co.jp - AZ]</ref>
'''AZ''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|AZ|エーゼット}}''') is a mysterious man who appears in [[Pokémon X and Y]]. He is the former king of the [[Kalos]] region and the creator of the [[ultimate weapon]]. In modern Kalos, he has the appearance of a disheveled homeless man. He is said to be over 9 feet (3 meters) tall.<ref>[http://www.pokemonxy.com/en-us/characters/AZ/ Pokémon.com - AZ]</ref><ref>[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/xy/character/other/03.html Pokémon.co.jp - AZ]</ref>


==In the games==
==In the games==
AZ is first seen on {{rt|13|Kalos}}. When the player encounters him, he mutters about "the flower Pokémon," then leaves.
AZ is first seen on {{rt|13|Kalos}}. When the {{player}} encounters him, he mutters about "the flower Pokémon," then leaves.


He appears once again much later, being held prisoner by [[Lysandre]] in the lowest levels of [[Lysandre Labs]]. When he is found, he explains the story of Kalos's history from three thousand years prior: there once was a man who had a Pokémon he loved very much. A war broke out in Kalos, and that Pokémon went to fight in the war, where it was killed. The man received the body of his beloved Pokémon some time later, and out of unspeakable grief, he built a giant device to restore it to life. He succeeded, but he was unable to overcome his despair and turned the machine into a weapon, with which he destroyed both sides of the war to bring it to an end. His Pokémon, disgusted with the fact that the machine was powered by the life energy of other Pokémon, left him. Lysandre reveals that AZ's name is the same as the king from three thousand years ago, and that he had the key to the weapon around his neck; Lysandre has taken him prisoner and claimed the key in order to use the weapon to destroy all of humanity except for [[Team Flare]].
He appears once again much later, being held prisoner by [[Lysandre]] in the lowest levels of [[Lysandre Labs]]. When he is found, he explains the story of Kalos's history from three thousand years prior: there once was a man who had a Pokémon he loved very much. A war broke out in Kalos, and that Pokémon went to fight in the war, where it was killed. The man received the body of his beloved Pokémon some time later, and out of unspeakable grief, he built a giant device to restore it to life. He succeeded, but he was unable to overcome his despair and turned the machine into a weapon, with which he destroyed both sides of the war to bring it to an end. His Pokémon, disgusted with the fact that the machine was powered by the life energy of other Pokémon, left him. Lysandre reveals that AZ's name is the same as the king from three thousand years ago, and that he had the key to the weapon around his neck; Lysandre has taken him prisoner and claimed the key in order to use the weapon to destroy all of humanity except for [[Team Flare]].
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Documents kept in Lysandre Labs reveal more of AZ's story: he had a younger brother who wished to claim Kalos out of his own greed. After AZ ended the war by launching his weapon, his brother realized the error of his ways and sought to make amends for his actions by burying the weapon in an attempt to prevent it from ever being used again.
Documents kept in Lysandre Labs reveal more of AZ's story: he had a younger brother who wished to claim Kalos out of his own greed. After AZ ended the war by launching his weapon, his brother realized the error of his ways and sought to make amends for his actions by burying the weapon in an attempt to prevent it from ever being used again.
Although not by name, AZ is mentioned several times during the [[Delta Episode]] of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. He and his actions 3,000 years ago are first mentioned by [[Mr. Stone]], who tells that his grandfather got the idea to use the same energy used by the ultimate weapon to improve the lives of people and Pokémon alike, thus leading to the creation of [[Infinity Energy]], which the [[Devon Corporation]] used to grow into one of the top industries in [[Hoenn]]. Later, the player overhears [[Wallace]] talking with his master, learning that the tree planted in front of the entrance to the [[Cave of Origin]] was given to the people of {{ci|Sootopolis}} by a "huge man who visited from the Kalos region." Underneath the tree grows a flower of the same kind as the one carried by AZ's Floette. AZ is mentioned once more by [[Zinnia]] at the [[Sky Pillar]], telling that "a tall visitor from a distant land" once witnessed how {{me|Rayquaza}} stopped a fight between [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and Primal {{p|Kyogre}}, having said, "It is the Δ (Delta), born of the great disturbances in this world. By the bonds born of mankind's wish and the power of the stones, it will calm the troubles that plague the world."


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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'''[[Lysandre Labs]]'''
'''[[Lysandre Labs]]'''
:''"Listen, one who will face [[Lysandre]]…"''
:''"Listen, one who will face [[Lysandre]]…"''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"A terribly long time ago…"}}''
:''"A terribly long time ago…"''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"There was a man and a Pokémon. He loved that Pokémon very much."}}''
:''"There was a man and a Pokémon. He loved that Pokémon very much."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"A war began."}}''
:''"A war began."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The man's beloved Pokémon took part in the war."}}''
:''"The man's beloved Pokémon took part in the war."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"Several years passed."}}''
:''"Several years passed."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"He was given a tiny box."}}''
:''"He was given a tiny box."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The man wanted to bring the Pokémon back. No matter what it took."}}''
:''"The man wanted to bring the Pokémon back. No matter what it took."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The man built a machine to give it life."}}''
:''"The man built a machine to give it life."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"He brought his beloved Pokémon back."}}''
:''"He brought his beloved Pokémon back."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The man had suffered too much. His rage had not subsided."}}''
:''"The man had suffered too much. His rage had not subsided."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"He could not forgive the world that had hurt the Pokémon he loved."}}''
:''"He could not forgive the world that had hurt the Pokémon he loved."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"He turned the machine into the ultimate weapon."}}''
:''"He turned the machine into the ultimate weapon."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The man became a bringer of destruction that ended the war."}}''
:''"The man became a bringer of destruction that ended the war."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The Pokémon that was given life must have known…"}}''
:''"The Pokémon that was given life must have known…"''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"That the lives of many Pokémon were taken to restore its life."}}''
:''"That the lives of many Pokémon were taken to restore its life."''
:''{{color|{{white color dark}}|"The resurrected Pokémon left the man."}}''
:''"The resurrected Pokémon left the man."''
:''"Get the key back. It should not be used. Everything will vanish again. Do you want to know unending pain…like I have?"''
:''"Get the key back. It should not be used. Everything will vanish again. Do you want to know unending pain…like I have?"''


'''[[Geosenge Town]]'''
'''[[Geosenge Town]]'''
:''"A long time ago. A very long time ago."''
:''"A long time ago. A very long time ago."''
:''"The man made an ultimate weapon. Using it enquired the life force of many Pokémon… The Pokémon granted eternal life learned this."''
:''"The man made an ultimate weapon. Using it required the life force of many Pokémon… The Pokémon granted eternal life learned this."''
:''"The resurrected eternal Pokémon left the man's side. The man was surprised and sad. He had revived it so they could be together…"''
:''"The resurrected eternal Pokémon left the man's side. The man was surprised and sad. He had revived it so they could be together…"''
:''"Day after day passed, but they were never to meet. Eventually, he became a mere shell of a man. A man condemned to wander forever by the light of the weapon…"''
:''"Day after day passed, but they were never to meet. Eventually, he became a mere shell of a man. A man condemned to wander forever by the light of the weapon…"''
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* Before battle
* Before battle
:''"Battle with me."''
:''"Battle with me."''
:''"I want to know what a 'Trainer' is."''
:''"I want to know what a “Trainer” is."''


* After being defeated
* After the battle
:''"Thank you very much for battling with me. Now I finally feel free…"''
:''"Thank you very much for battling with me. Now I finally feel free…"''
:''"Free from the part of me mired in sorrow--the part of me that built the ultimate weapon…"''
:''"Free from the part of me mired in sorrow--the part of me that built the ultimate weapon…"''
:''"{{p|Floette}}…"''
:''"{{p|Floette}}…"''
:''"It's been 3,000 years…"''
:''"It's been 3,000 years…"''
===Sprites===
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==In the manga==
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
[[File:Gurkinn AZ Adventures.png|thumb|230px|right|AZ in Pokémon Adventures]]
AZ debuts in the {{chap|X & Y}}. He is first seen in the underground section of the [[Team Flare Secret HQ]], where [[Emma]] wanders into after breaking into the place with her friend, {{adv|X}}. AZ notices Emma's presence and reveals himself to be locked inside of a jail cell.
When {{adv|Tierno}}, {{adv|Trevor}}, and {{adv|Shauna}} break into the Team Flare Secret HQ, they pass by AZ's jail cell. Although initially intimidated by AZ's large appearance, Emma appears to reveal that AZ is a kind man and that she has befriended him. AZ tells the children about his backstory and warns them that they must hurry to stop Lysandre from activating the ultimate weapon. After freeing AZ, the group heads to the ultimate weapon's control room, where they find out that X was defeated by Lysandre, but the battle caused the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Xerneas}} to be revived. Although Xerneas is no longer being used to power the ultimate weapon, Lysandre activates the machine anyway.
Trevor and his friends desperately attempt to remove the ultimate weapon's key from its keyhole, but are unable to prevent the weapon from firing. Despite this, the efforts of the heroes attempt to stop the ultimate weapon from being fired managed to weaken it enough so that no lives were taken in the ensuing chaos. The struggle knocks Trevor and his friends unconscious, so AZ has Xerneas take them back to the surface while he is tied up by [[Xerosic]]'s {{p|Malamar}}. AZ later manages to free himself from Malamar's grasp and make his escape. Just as he leaves, AZ cryptically warned Lysandre that Team Flare's actions have put them under the surveillance of {{p|Zygarde}}, the Watcher of Kalos.
===Pokémon===
====Befriended====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=AZ
|pkmn=Floette
|gender=female
|type1=Fairy
|img=AZ Floette Adventures.png
|img_size=120px
|epnum=PAXY25
|epname=Flabébé Blooms
|desc={{p|Floette}} was a Pokémon he befriended 3,000 years ago. One day, Floette perished after being forced to participate in a war. Out of grief, AZ built the ultimate weapon to revive his fallen friend, but Floette left him after learning that he sacrificed the lives of many Pokémon to power the machine.
None of Floette's moves are known.}}
==In the TCG==
{{main|AZ (Phantom Forces 91)}}
[[File:AZPhantomForces117.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Full Art print of AZ]]
'''AZ''' was introduced as a {{TCG|Supporter card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Phantom Gate}} expansion before debuting in English in the {{TCG|Phantom Forces}} expansion, with both prints featuring an illustration based on the [[Ken Sugimori]] artwork of the character. It was also released as a {{TCG|Full Art card}} in both expansions, with an illustration by [[Naoki Saito]]. AZ allows the player to return a Pokémon to their hand, with all cards attached to it being discarded.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* AZ is the tallest person in the main series games.
* AZ is the tallest person in the main series games.
* Despite being classified as a [[Pokémon Trainer]], AZ uses the Gym Leader music when battled.
* Despite being classified as a [[Pokémon Trainer]], AZ uses the Gym Leader music when battled.
* AZ is the only Trainer outside of a battle facility to give no [[prize money]] on defeat, and from which the {{player}}'s Pokémon do not gain any [[experience]].
* The player can win or lose to AZ when he is battled; the player will not black out and the story will progress either way.
** AZ is also the only Trainer to be battled between the [[Hall of Fame]] and the end credits.
<!--If "HAIL HELIX" and "i herd u leik mudkipz" are notable, then this is.-->
* AZ's final line "It's been 3,000 years..." has become a popular internet meme, with Floette being replaced with something else that was long awaited, most notably [[Pokémon Bank]] and [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]].
* AZ may be based on the medieval Christian legend of the {{wp|Wandering Jew}}. AZ may also be based on the Mesopotamian king {{wp|Gilgamesh}}; in the ''{{wp|Epic of Gilgamesh}}'', the titular king traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu.
* AZ may be based on the medieval Christian legend of the {{wp|Wandering Jew}}. AZ may also be based on the Mesopotamian king {{wp|Gilgamesh}}; in the ''{{wp|Epic of Gilgamesh}}'', the titular king traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu.
* AZ may be depicted in paintings within [[Parfum Palace]]. When one of the paintings is examined after defeating AZ at the end of the story, the player notes that it reminds them of him. A younger AZ is also depicted in a mural displayed in Lumiose Museum.
* AZ may be depicted in paintings within [[Parfum Palace]]. When one of the paintings is examined after defeating AZ at the end of the story, the player notes that it reminds them of him. A younger AZ is also depicted in a mural displayed in Lumiose Museum.
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** They both befriend the player at the end of the game.
** They both befriend the player at the end of the game.
** Both of their identities are unknown until late in the game.
** Both of their identities are unknown until late in the game.
**Both are related to the leaders of [[villainous teams]].
** Both are related to the leaders of [[villainous teams]].
* [[Pokémon X and Y beta#Eternal Flower Floette|Unused data]] for AZ's Floette as an alternate form exists in the internal data of the Generation VI games.


==Names==
==Names==
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| Azett
| Azett
| From ''A'' and ''Zett'' (German reading of Z)
| From ''A'' and ''Zett'' (German reading of Z)
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|Russian
|АЗ ''AZ''
|Transcription of English name
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| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
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