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[Joshua]

The big things I notice in the boxart are the newly-added tendrils that are coming from Black Kyurem's and White Kyurem's tails and going to their backs.

That's some Mewtwo shit going on with that design aesthetic. As if the fusions were not naturally made.

Edited by Cryogonal, 15 March 2012 - 06:57 PM.

[Azure Yakuzu]

Tried but unfortunately it was the same plot we've have since RSE only slightly deeper. I have confidence that BW2, being sequels, will be properly interesting.

They're probably going to wrap up N's story along with probably telling us what happened to Ghetetis.

[Cola]

The big things I notice in the boxart are the newly-added tendrils that are coming from Black Kyurem's and White Kyurem's tails and going to their backs.

That's some Mewtwo shit going on with that design aesthetic. As if the fusions were not naturally made.

Wasn't it confirmed that it was Kyurem absorbing Reshiram and Zekrom's DNA or something?

also 343 posts omg guilty spark

[Joshua]

Wasn't it confirmed that it was Kyurem absorbing Reshiram and Zekrom's DNA or something?

also 343 posts omg guilty spark

I think all that was said about Black and White Kyurem was that it takes the power of either Reshiram or Zekrom and uses it for its own. There isn't any info on how exactly Kyurem does that.

Kyurem could fuse with the Pokemon in question, but it could also be that Kyurem psychokinetically/spiritually drains the strength of the Pokemon (the teaser trailer for Movie 15 kinda implies this. The first scene depicts statues of Reshiram and Zekrom, and what could ascertained as "essence" being siphoned by the big Kyurem statue in the middle). It would help substantiate Kyurem's apparently evil nature if the latter method was invoked.

[VizardJeffhog]

All I can say is that the idea of Kyurem acting like a parasite onto Zekrom and Reshiram reminds me of Kyurem creepypastas.

[Joshua]

The games don't need more parasite Pokemon, though. I still have trouble sleeping at night once I realized how big of a jerk Parasect's mushroom is.

[Tmsp]

They updated this artwork with those tubes.

[Johnny Boy]

Sweet boxart. Now bring on some screenshots or more trailers!

[Joshua]

Makes you wonder if those tubes are just superficial, or if they have some symbolic purpose.

[goku262002]

My guess on the opposite boxart color thing, they probably want you to buy the opposite version of the version you bought. So lets say you bought White for Zekrom then your going to have to buy Black 2 for Zekrom-B. Plus its probably a way to get all those Pokémon you couldn't get in your particular version without finding someone who had black or global trade.

[Azure Yakuzu]

Makes you wonder if those tubes are just superficial, or if they have some symbolic purpose.

They obviously are meant for something, notice how they connect to the ice stubs on its shoulder blades.

[Thrippa]

My guess on the opposite boxart color thing, they probably want you to buy the opposite version of the version you bought. So lets say you bought White for Zekrom then your going to have to buy Black 2 for Zekrom-B. Plus its probably a way to get all those Pokémon you couldn't get in your particular version without finding someone who had black or global trade.

I think it's the other way around, actually; by going from White to White 2 you get access to many of the missing Pokemon fron White, including Reshiram, who will be either stolen from N or given to you by him [guess]. I suspect they'll also reverse the equivalents of Black City/White Forest and the ancient/futuristic city. Being Pokemon, I doubt they'll actually grant you all the missing Pokemon ffrom B/W in B2/W2. Not having any real facts, these could be set in Unova after BW, an adjacent land with similar Pokemon (like Johto was to Kanto), or an already-traveled land. A completely new area would have too many new Pokes to play well with BW. I would like to know if we stay the same character or someone else; if the same character, I expect someone steals all the captured Pokemon from previous game(s) so we can't recover them until after the base journey is done.

I've clearly been reading too many 'Pokmon conspiracy theories' since the red and blue make me wonder if N fled to Hoenn, so these games are set there. Electric effects are generally yellow-themed rather than blue.

[Joshua]

According to its Facebook page, Black and White 2 are available for preorder at Play~Asia.

[VizardJeffhog]

I think it's the other way around, actually; by going from White to White 2 you get access to many of the missing Pokemon fron White, including Reshiram, who will be either stolen from N or given to you by him [guess]. I suspect they'll also reverse the equivalents of Black City/White Forest and the ancient/futuristic city. Being Pokemon, I doubt they'll actually grant you all the missing Pokemon ffrom B/W in B2/W2. Not having any real facts, these could be set in Unova after BW, an adjacent land with similar Pokemon (like Johto was to Kanto), or an already-traveled land. A completely new area would have too many new Pokes to play well with BW. I would like to know if we stay the same character or someone else; if the same character, I expect someone steals all the captured Pokemon from previous game(s) so we can't recover them until after the base journey is done.

I've clearly been reading too many 'Pokmon conspiracy theories' since the red and blue make me wonder if N fled to Hoenn, so these games are set there. Electric effects are generally yellow-themed rather than blue.

Zekrom's electrical effects were always blue.

[Panda Cero]

Has anyone else noticed that those shoulder things are actually the tips of Kyurem's wings, so maybe those little bulb things act as some kind of electrical outlit like thing, and instead of tendrils those are actually just energy flowing into the body

Edited by Magnus, 16 March 2012 - 05:52 PM.

[Dreamy Luigi]

I think it's the other way around, actually; by going from White to White 2 you get access to many of the missing Pokemon fron White, including Reshiram, who will be either stolen from N or given to you by him [guess]. I suspect they'll also reverse the equivalents of Black City/White Forest and the ancient/futuristic city. Being Pokemon, I doubt they'll actually grant you all the missing Pokemon ffrom B/W in B2/W2. Not having any real facts, these could be set in Unova after BW, an adjacent land with similar Pokemon (like Johto was to Kanto), or an already-traveled land. A completely new area would have too many new Pokes to play well with BW. I would like to know if we stay the same character or someone else; if the same character, I expect someone steals all the captured Pokemon from previous game(s) so we can't recover them until after the base journey is done.

I've clearly been reading too many 'Pokmon conspiracy theories' since the red and blue make me wonder if N fled to Hoenn, so these games are set there. Electric effects are generally yellow-themed rather than blue.

I doubt if we are the same characters that the pokemon would be stolen. It seems to go against the nature of what pokemon is about.

[Lennox]

Official names of alternate forms of Black, White Kyurem revealed (draft)
Kyurem changes form with overdrive status, March 21, 2012
http://bulbanews.bul...Kyurem_revealed

Spoiler

Edited by Lennox/Rallen/Gunnar, 21 March 2012 - 10:01 PM.

[Blue Blood]

They're terrible names. Way to long winded, and they destroy the Black and White symbolism.

[Ruby Havoc]

Yeah I'll just stick with Black Kyurem and White Kyurem if that's okay with everybody.

[Velotix von Skruviktorrius]

They probably roll off the tongue in Japanese. Think about who these names are for.

Naturally these are getting renamed in the English version so don't worry about it too much.