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The '''Mayor of Trovitopolis''' (Japanese: '''ビッグシティの市長''' ''Mayor of Big City'') is a [[character of the day]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''. | The '''Mayor of Trovitopolis''' (Japanese: '''ビッグシティの市長''' ''Mayor of Big City'') is a [[character of the day]] in the {{pkmn|anime}} episode ''[[EP102|The Mystery Menace]]''. | ||
While {{Ash}} and {{ | While {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} were heading through [[Trovitopolis]] on the way to [[Trovita Island]], they landed in the sewers after one of {{TRT}}'s attempts to steal {{AP|Pikachu}} went wrong. The Trovitopolis [[Officer Jenny]] found them down there after [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] got kidnapped by a creature. After Ash and his friends got out of the sewers, they were locked in jail. The mayor wanted to get rid of the creature in the sewers so he could get re-elected, and hired a personal SWAT team to carry out his needs by guarding every sewer entrance in the city. However, after sealing all the exits in the sewers, it turned out the mayor was more concerned about getting re-elected than what was going on down below. | ||
[[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis child.png|thumb|left|The mayor as a child]] | [[File:Mayor of Trovitopolis child.png|thumb|left|The mayor as a child]] | ||
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The mayor revealed the fact he abandoned the Bulbasaur because it wouldn't [[Evolution|evolve]]. After hearing what happened, the townspeople refused to vote for him. He was put away, and the town's [[Nurse Joy]] agreed to take care of the Bulbasaur. | The mayor revealed the fact he abandoned the Bulbasaur because it wouldn't [[Evolution|evolve]]. After hearing what happened, the townspeople refused to vote for him. He was put away, and the town's [[Nurse Joy]] agreed to take care of the Bulbasaur. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The mayor appears to be a caricature of authoritarian rulers, and his appearance may be based on {{wp|Josef Stalin}}. The appearance of numerous posters of himself, and the presence of a statue of his likeness, may be a reference to the {{wp|personality cult}}s created by rulers such as {{wp|Saparmurat Niyazov}}. | * The mayor appears to be a caricature of authoritarian rulers, and his appearance may be based on {{wp|Josef Stalin}}. The appearance of numerous posters of himself, and the presence of a statue of his likeness, may be a reference to the {{wp|personality cult}}s created by rulers such as {{wp|Saparmurat Niyazov}}. | ||