Was Ash meant to be Red's counter-part?

[Fantastische Hure]

His anime counter-part? Obviously he stayed long after but was that the initial idea?

 

[Papasmurf]

Red's beta name was Satoshi until it was changed to Red in Generation II, so yes.

The only difference though, is that Red can actually win a tournament that matters 2

 

[Fantastische Hure]

And Ash stayed-around way past Johto.

 

[Papasmurf]

You also forgot Red can actually age. 2

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Ash is forever 10.

Isn't there also a Pokémon manga on Red? I heard it was brutal for Pokémon.

 

[Papasmurf]

There was a scene where a girl got impaled by a Rayquaza and then got shot with a Hyper Beam dawg

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Images aren't working for me.

The universe is conspiring to keep Pokémon family-friendly in everyone's memories. dawg dawg dawg

 

[Papasmurf]

I uploaded them

 

[Fantastische Hure]

dawg dawg dawg

 

[Papasmurf]

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Did that Snake just get cut into two?

I did hear though that Pokémon die in the manga so not all too surprised although the brutality is still very surprising if you only know Pokémon through the anime or games.

 

[Papasmurf]

Wrll, Pokemon die in the games too. It just doesn't happen in the animu.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

They do? I don't think I knew that.

 

[theallpowerfulpuipui]

Red with his hat off

 

[Papasmurf]

They do? I don't think I knew that.

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Marowak_(ghost)

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Interesting. She was still around as a ghost though, so I guess that kind-of cushioned the implication of death. 2 2 2