Apr27

Horizons and the Story Routes in SV

I'm up for how the Terastal Debut (and maybe onward) would adapt the four arcs from Scarlet and Violet (Victory Road, Starfall Street, Path of Legends, and The Way Home) and the extra arcs from The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The anime has never really been faithful with adapting story arcs from the games, and it seems to remain the case even with Ash, Pikachu, and Team Rocket out of the picture. So far, we're seeing Victory Road with Liko, Roy, and Dot challenging the gym leaders (but not for the badges) and maybe the Elite Four, and there's a chance that the chapter will end with a battle between Roy and Nemona, as it did in the games. Penny also made a cameo in HZ046, suggesting we could be seeing elements of Starfall Street, but maybe not a direct adaptation due to its heavier themes.

My main interest is how the anime could handle Arven, the rival featured in Path of Legends and the son of The Way Home's posthumous main antagonist, as he's the only main rival left out of the anime as of this post. Given the anime uses Naranja Acadamy, we can assume Professor Sada is the canon professor in the anime (although Professor Turo could still be included). However, the anime has never been faithful when it comes to villain arcs, and Sada could be portrayed quite differently than the professor from the games.

I could see the Rising Volt Tacklers visit Kitakami later down the line and meet Ogerpon and the Lousy Three, but it could be based more on the Mochi Mayhem bonus route. Would we also see Carmine and Kieran as well? And how would their arc be adapted?

I'm up for any thoughts on this subject, but please keep to this topic.
Written by UxieLover1994