Ghetsis: Difference between revisions

* During a fan meeting event held in the Yokohama Pokémon Center on August 5, 2012, [[Junichi Masuda]] revealed that Ghetsis's full name was initially '''G-Cis Harmonia Gropius''' (ゲーツィス・ハルモニア・グロピウス). Note the different Katakana spelling for his first name.

* The top of Ghetsis's robes in his {{2v2|Black|White}} appearance resemble the {{wp|battlement}}s of a castle.

* Ghetsis has several unique attributes:

** He is the only [[villainous team]] leader in the [[core series]] games that uses a [[pseudo-legendary Pokémon]].

** He is the first Trainer in the core series games to use seven Pokémon to battle the {{player}}, as he has the player battle the Black{{sup/5|B2}}/White{{sup/5|W2}} {{p|Kyurem}} he controls before challenging the player to a battle with his full [[party|team]] in {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}. The only other Trainers with a similar style of battling are [[Greevil]] in [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] and [[Volo]] in [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].

** He is the only villainous team leader in the core series to wield a full team of six Pokémon against the player.

** He is the only antagonist in the core series games to try to incapacitate the player. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, he attempts to have Kyurem {{status|freeze}} the player with {{m|Glaciate}}, but that move cannot cause freezing when used in battle. Before the English releases of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this threat was mistranslated by various sources as a threat to kill and impale the player using Kyurem's icicles.

** He is the only villainous team leader in the anime to be arrested successfully at the conclusion of his plot.

** He is the only one out of all the core series villainous team leaders who is never battled more than once per game.

* Ghetsis is 2.00 m (6'6") tall.

* In Black 2 and White 2, all of Ghetsis's Pokémon he also had in Black and White are two levels lower in Normal Mode and six levels lower in Easy Mode. However, they are two levels higher in Challenge Mode.

* Ghetsis's right arm is almost always concealed. In the games, it is only seen in Pokémon Black and White's opening, where it is shaded darker than his left arm, while in the {{pkmn|anime}}, it is not seen at all. In [[Pokémon Generations]], both of his arms appear to be fully functional, albeit he still primarily uses the left one. In [[Pokémon Evolutions]], which features animated adaptations of many scenes from Black and White, he is depicted with both arms intact, but is seen wearing a dark glove over his right hand and arm.

** In Black 2 and White 2, Ghetsis mentions that he is going to take the player down with his "own hand" in singular, instead of "hand'''s'''" in plural.

** If Ghetsis's model in [[Pokémon Masters EX]] is viewed with his cape removed, it can be seen that his right arm is intact and is usually held behind his back. The model cannot be viewed in this fashion in normal gameplay, but his right arm can be glimpsed in some animations.<ref>https://twitter.com/PokeMasModels/status/1404594315364651013</ref> The [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center]] Boss Pikachu plush of Ghetsis also has its right arm in a similar position.

** In addition to this, his right eye remains hidden by an eyepiece. In the games, he also appears to have trouble moving the right side of his mouth, as shown by his in-game sprites and models.

** Early concept art for Ghetsis depicts him without his eyepiece and shows that his right eye has a scar around it.

* Ghetsis's anime incarnation appears to combine traits of his two video game incarnations. His personality is similar to his characterization in Black and White, but his outfit and open motives are taken from Black 2 and White 2.

* Ghetsis bears some resemblance to Giovanni in his goals of world domination, a focus on Pokémon theft, uncaring and selfish parenthood, and the degradation of his sanity after being twice defeated by a child. However, Giovanni is shown to have mentally recovered in Black 2 and White 2, whereas it is left unclear if Ghetsis will ever recover.

* In Black and White, Ghetsis's Hydreigon has a super effective move against all of N's Pokémon in his final team.

* Ghetsis's Hydreigon is the only NPC Pokémon to have minimum [[friendship]], and is, therefore, the only one to use {{m|Frustration}} with maximum power.

* Until the release of the music video [[GOTCHA!]] in September 2020, all of Ghetsis's appearances in animation depicted his {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}} design. His original design was seen as a shadow in the music video, and later made its first full appearance in [[Pokémon Evolutions]].

* Ghetsis's cloak in Black and White and the fact he always has one eye covered may be inspired by {{wp|Balor}}, a figure in Irish folklore. Some tales state that Balor has anywhere from one to three eyes, one of which is described as "poisonous." Balor's grandson {{wp|Lugh}} is said to always put out this evil eye, which may be reflected in the eye Ghetsis keeps covered by his monocle.