Mr. Fuji: Difference between revisions

name=<span style="color:#fff;">Mr. Fuji</span> |

jname=<span style="color:#fff;">{{tt|フジろうじん|Fuji Rōjin}}</span> |

tmname=<span style="color:#fff;">Elder Fuji</span> |

generation={{gen|I}}, {{gen|II}}, {{gen|III}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}, {{gen|IV}}{{sup/4|HGSS}} |

'''Mr. Fuji''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|フジろうじん|Fuji Rōjin}}''' ''Elder Fuji'') is a kind old man who lives in [[Lavender Town]].

Mr. Fuji looks after abandoned and orphaned {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} at the '''Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|あいの ボランティア ポケモン ハウス|Ai no Borantia Pokémon Hausu}}''' ''Affection Volunteer Pokémon House'') in [[Lavender Town]]. He subscribes to {{DL|Pokémon magazines|Pokémon Fan|Pokémon Fan Magazine}}. It is revealed that he is not a native of Lavender Town as he used to live on [[Cinnabar Island]] and is the founder of the island's [[Pokémon Lab]], back when he was apparently known as '''Dr. Fuji''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|フジはかせ|Fuji-hakase}}''' ''Dr. Fuji''). This assumption has also led to speculation that he is the author of the [[Pokémon Mansion journals]]. He used to be a close friend of [[Cinnabar Gym]]'s [[Blaine]], as a portrait in the Gym on {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}} shows them together. Mr. Fuji is supposedly shy.

Mr. Fuji wishes for the happiness of all Pokémon. He cares for the {{p|Cubone}} that Team Rocket orphaned.

The interaction with the portrait at Pokémon Lab of Dr. Fuji, who is thought to be Mr. Fuji in his youth, retrieves the following text from the games:

;Generation I

{{sign|FRLGspeech|A photo of the {{color2|606060|Pokémon Lab|LAB}}’s founder&hellip;}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|{{color2|606060|Team Rocket|TEAM ROCKET}}’s abusing {{color2|606060|Pokémon (species)|POKéMON}}.}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|So, we’re just talking it over as}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|The application form is&hellip;}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|Gone! It’s been clipped out.}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|There’s a rumor&hellip;}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|I hear that MR. FUJI’s not from}}

;Portrait in [[Cinnabar Gym]]{{tt|*|This portrait is exclusive to FireRed and LeafGreen as it's not present in Generation I.}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|It’s a photo of {{color2|606060|Blaine|BLAINE}} and}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|They’re standing shoulder to}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|of just your {{color2|606060|Pokémon (species)|POKéMON}}&hellip;}}

{{sign|FRLGspeech|&hellip;Can I get you to wish for the}}

* It is theorized that he may have been the inspiration for [[Dr. Fuji]] from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', due to their similar names and history in studying {{p|Mew}}. However, Dr. Fuji is considerably younger than Mr. Fuji, leading to another theory that the senior Fuji is the junior Fuji's father. However, besides having the same surname and their shared interest in Mew, there is nothing to back this up.

** At [[Pokémon Lab]] in [[Cinnabar Island]], there is a portrait of Mr. Fuji, where he is tagged as '''Dr. Fuji''', with this name supposedly used during his work in the Pokémon Lab. Furthermore, the interaction text with the portrait is of surprise from the {{player}} to the name, since Mr. Fuji is known to be kind and wouldn't harm Pokémon whereas Dr. Fuji, as described in-game, conducted ill experiments on {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} such as {{p|Mew}}. This could possibly mean that perhaps Dr. Fuji is a younger Mr. Fuji in the {{pkmn|anime}} as well. Despite this, and like mentioned above, this is all speculation.