Pokemanz (tower Defense)

#5.
Ground Zero in Pokemon Black and White

Pokemon Black and White introduces a new game environment, a bustling metropolis based on New York City. That's not just us saying that: "[D]irector Junichi Masuda revealed that Unova (Isshu) was modeled after New York City; the games' Castelia City takes the place of Lower Manhattan and the Sky Arrow Bridge serves as a stand in for the Brooklyn Bridge."

Neat, huh? Let's take a look at the map! So there's the Brooklyn Bridge, and there's Central Park, and there's Manhattan, and right below is ...

Oh.

Oh, dear.

So, how does Pokemon choose to depict the sensitive, emotionally charged setting of Ground Zero, a literal scar on our greatest city, left by our nation's most profound contemporary tragedy?


This is still closer to a tasteful memorial than every Toby Keith song combined.

Obviously, they can't say the devastation was caused by terrorists. So they concocted a story about a falling meteor -- an object of unspeakable power that was quarantined by the government and is now being coveted by Team Plasma. Even weirder, another meteor dropped this Pokemon near the city.

Why do we bring him up? Take a look at his Wiki article. His official height is given as 9 feet 11 inches.

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So, hey kids, gotta catch 'em all! Especially that new, super-rare Pokemon that is both the very embodiment of and directly responsible for 9/11.

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Alright, so, #5 is wrong in a few ways...
First of all, Castelia City is based off of New York, BUT the area beyond that is not a Ground Zero. It's Desert Resort and does not have rescue workers there to battle. In fact, the area is called "Desert Resort", so not only is it a natural desert, it definitely doesn't lead the player to believe it's a Ground Zero. Next, Kyurem. His height is 9'10", and I'm telling you this as I look at him in my PokéDex. Not only that, but he's no where near the Desert Resort. He's near Lacunosa Town, which happens to be the blue dot in the top right of the map. He did come in a meteor, but the Desert Resort is supposed to be a whole city destroyed after a great adventure long ago involving the two main legendaries of the game, Zekrom and Reshiram. So no, this is not an offensive reference to 9/11. Sorry, Cracked.

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