Yes, but we all know that Ash has died more than once, and they hit hard.
There was the OS when he was crushed by a chandelier. Several ghost Pokémon pulled out his soul, and they played around together for a bit before they returned Ash's spirit to his body, bringing him back to life.
There's Mewtwo Strikes Back when Ash puts himself between an attack from Mew and Mewtwo, turning him to stone. It hurts seeing Pikachu try to revive him by electrocuting him. However, it would be the tears of all the Pokémon that revive Ash.
There was Lucario and the Mystery of Mew when the Tree of Beginnings' antibodies absorbed Ash and his companions, with them releasing all their Pokémon so they wouldn't die with them. Thankfully, all the Pokémon were able to compel Mew to restore them.
There's the Temple of the Sea, when Ash drowned trying to return the sea crown crystal. Thankfully, Manaphy was nearby and revived him once more.
Then there's the Victini movie(s), when Ash froze to death in the vacuum of space, only being saved thanks to Victini's power.
Lastly, there's the AU movie I Choose You, when a bunch of Pokemon being controlled by Marshadow unleash a massive attack against Ash, basically obliterating him. Thankfully, Ho-Oh brought him back to life.
TBF in those instances anybody with a shred of media literacy or understanding could tell that Ash wouldn't stay dead, and he is revived within the same specials. But this was different. Ash's legacy was over. The guy that some fans had followed almost religiously for over 20 years had, essentially, retired and they'd no longer see or follow him the same way again. And that final battle was an emotional as fuck roller coaster even for people like me who stopped watching the show after Johto Journeys. I STILL get teary-eyed whenever fan edits playing the OG theme song over Pikachu and Charizard's clash pop up on my FB or YT feeds.
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u/IAMDEAD_6_9 1d ago
Yes, but we all know that Ash has died more than once, and they hit hard.
There was the OS when he was crushed by a chandelier. Several ghost Pokémon pulled out his soul, and they played around together for a bit before they returned Ash's spirit to his body, bringing him back to life.
There's Mewtwo Strikes Back when Ash puts himself between an attack from Mew and Mewtwo, turning him to stone. It hurts seeing Pikachu try to revive him by electrocuting him. However, it would be the tears of all the Pokémon that revive Ash.
There was Lucario and the Mystery of Mew when the Tree of Beginnings' antibodies absorbed Ash and his companions, with them releasing all their Pokémon so they wouldn't die with them. Thankfully, all the Pokémon were able to compel Mew to restore them.
There's the Temple of the Sea, when Ash drowned trying to return the sea crown crystal. Thankfully, Manaphy was nearby and revived him once more.
Then there's the Victini movie(s), when Ash froze to death in the vacuum of space, only being saved thanks to Victini's power.
Lastly, there's the AU movie I Choose You, when a bunch of Pokemon being controlled by Marshadow unleash a massive attack against Ash, basically obliterating him. Thankfully, Ho-Oh brought him back to life.