History Characters / TheRoadYouChoose

* WhatAnIdiot: Madame Boss (Giovanni's mother) basically says this when she learns that Giovanni dismissed Meowth because he couldn't learn Pay Day, observing that Meowth's ability to talk to humans makes him far more valuable than the ability to use a particular attack.

Paul is first introduced in WTWE, although he did clash with Ash and his friends when he first traveled through Sinnoh. He didn't agree with the way Ash and his friends were going about saving the world before saving actual people. His personality specifically clashes with Leaf, although he did manage to strike a nerve on an emotionally wrecked Ash, and almost get himself killed because of it. as far as we know, Paul is helping out people in Sinnoh at the time of WTWE.

* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: in THOL, Ash is unable to use his Aura because of metal bands placed on his wrist. This caused a lot of grief.

These are the descriptions of the many, many characters in this AlternateUniverse, most of which are very OOC in accordance to their anime counterparts, if they even have counterparts at all. The protagonists are listed according to age. Enemies and supporting characters are listed in order of introduction. Then there are side characters, listed in the same way. OCs are listed next to the region they are from.

'''Be wary of unmarked spoilers.'''

[[folder:Brock Slate]]
!!!'''Birthdate:''' March 1st

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Five years Ash's senior, he is around seventeen at the start of TMOA. Acting as an older brother to the kids he travels with, Brock enjoys cooking and doing the chores. Being the oldest of nine, he is exceptional at giving advise and being an overall shoulder to lean on. Originally wanting to be a pokemon breeder, his goal shifted over the coarse of traveling through Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, and helping professor Ivy in the Orange Islands, to where he now studies to be a pokemon doctor. at the time of WTWE, Brock is twenty-two.

* BigBrotherMentor: Whether its with his younger biological siblings or his younger friends, Brock's got the advice, and he's got your back too.
* CasanovaWannabe: He's Brock. It's just that simple.
* PapaWolf: Though not actually a father, he can be seen as this whenever one of his younger friends gets into trouble, from Misty being poisoned to Ash's recent panic attack, you can almost always count on Brock being there for his younger friends.
** and since the death of his parents, its implied that he has become this once again for his younger siblings.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Even called out by Bonnie
* TokenAdult: Although not the best example of one, he can be seen as the most mature and level headed of every group he's been in. Not to mention that besides Tracey, he is the oldest of the main group.

[[folder:Tracey Sketchit]]
!!!'''Birthdate:''' October 5th
!!!'''Residence:''' Orange Islands
As a Pokemon watcher, Tracey is rarely seen without his sketchbook. As of the beginning of WTWE, he is twenty-two and works as an assistant to Professor Oak. Though he can be slightly scatterbrained, and too observant for his own good, he has a good heart and a great work ethic.

[[folder:Cilan Griffith]]
!!!'''Birthdate:''' January 19th
!!!'''Residence:''' Unova

Being four years older then Ash, he is one of three siblings, all triplets, and all in charge of the Striaton City Gym. As he is a Pokemon connoisseur, this being why his speech and behavior can be fairly eccentric, causing him to easily weird people out against his intentions. Being the voice of reason, he often found himself in between fights between Ash and Iris while traveling through Unova before the Unova League. Despite his close relations with Ash, he didn't find out about his use of Aura until the world literally fell apart. While traveling in WTWE, he is the oldest in the traveling group. He can be very perceptive, as shown when he immediately noticed something wrong with Ash in Yesterday's tomorrow, and finding the boy to be allergic to an angry Pokemon that had him cornered. He is twenty-one at the time of WTWE.

[[folder:Gary Oak]]April 22nd - Kanto
The childhood friend of Ash and Leaf. When the three were seven, he was orphaned and raised by his grandfather, Professor Oak. His original goal was to be a competitive battler, but over time he found an interest in researching the worlds history. While he was researching ruins in Michina Town, he ran into Ash, Dawn, Misty, and Brock. He was then awestruck by Giratina, Palkia, and Dialga appearing through portals, and waging a territorial war. He was then thrust into confusion upon finding out that Arceus exists, Ash can use Aura, and Arceus is going to destroy humanity. He is then thrown into the past, along with Ash and his friends, to fix the mistakes made by Damos and Marcus. His knowledge on historical customs did end up helping them as they went along on their crazy adventure. A few years later, while at his grandfather's ranch/lab, he and Tracey meet up with Ash and his Kalos friends, along with Leaf and Misty. Only for a Team Rocket to take over and the whole group, along with some others, to be moved by the league into Johto. He then goes along with Ash, who is once again, called upon to save the world. While traveling with the group, he does his best to do what he can to help in an increasingly bad situation.

* ParentalAbandonment: While his parents were never mentioned in official canon, Gary's parents died in this universe, which explains why he was in Professor Oak's care.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Ever since his parents and aunt's death when he was seven, he was raised by his grandfather Professor Oak.

[[folder:Misty Waterflower]]
!!!'''Birthdate:''' April 28th
!!!'''Residence:''' Kanto
Met Ash on his first day as a trainer, and is the same age as him. Even though they used to fight constantly, and still argue to this day, since then they became close friends, eventually they began to date. She took over the Cerulean City gym from her sisters before showing Daisy how to run the place. It's never truly revealed if Daisy ever passed the test or not, leaving the knowledge of wether or not Misty is still the official gym leader unknown. Her goal is to become a Water Pokemon Master. When her boyfriend was traveling in Sinnoh, she would come out every so often and visit for a week. On one such visit, she was poisoned by a Shaymin. She almost died, but they managed to get to the Flower Garden in time for Leaf to administer the antidote. Another time she visited, she fell into frozen water, and Ash purposely let her miss a buss she needed to catch, causing the two to get into a serious fight. Then they were thrust into the past in order to keep Arceus from destroying the world. Though, both conflicts were solved in the end. She wasn't able to visit Ash in Unova or Kalos until the Kalos league. Unfortunately, she along with Delia, who came with her, were kidnapped by team Rocket. After breaking themselves and Ash out, the seventeen year old followed Ash on his journey to help Arceus stop the world from falling apart.

* OfficialCouple: With Ash.

[[folder:Ash Ketchum]]
!!!'''Birthdate:''' May 22nd

The main protagonist of the series and the Chosen One. His goal as a competitive battler, is to reach and defeat Pokemon Master Red in battle. His Aura was unlocked when he accidentally released a Lucario from an ancient staff. He went to Dr. Young's laboratory, thinking he was challenging the Battle System. He was captured and got a concussion along with his memories painfully searched by the Mirage Master, before he destroyed the entire system with an aura sphere. A few years later, he, Brock and Dawn, May and Misty came to Alamos Town. The town was then cut off by Palkia and Dialga. And a Darkrai, who was trying to warn everyone, ends up giving Ash nightmares, and later on, tells Ash about what it means to be the Chosen One. Then, while traveling elsewhere in Sinnoh, they come across Leaf, and a Shaymin who poisons Misty. He Takes the annoying Pokemon to its flower garden, while on the run from Zero. He makes a few trips to the Reverse World, where he meets Giratina. Eventually he and Dawn end up having to save Giritina's life from Zero, and succeed. Even later on that year, while traveling with Dawn Brock and Misty, he ends up running into Gary, and Giratina, Palkia, and Dialga. Then Arceus comes to destroy humanity. Palkia and Dialga send them into the past, and they end up on an adventure in ancient Michina Town. A few years later, while traveling in Kalos, he is kidnapped by Team Rocket, sparking an adventure with almost all his friends, all while the world is falling apart around them. He is seventeen at the time of WTWE.

* AdaptationalBadass: Aside from Ash himself, several of his unevolved Pokemon [[note]] including Bayleef, Gible, Oshawott, and Snivy [[/note]] have reached their final stages in this timeline.
* BeginnersLuck: Though he did eventually get some training from Riley, most of what Ash does with his Aura is plain guesswork on his part. He did have some trouble early on when his aura would lash out angrily.
* ConfrontingYourImposter: Once Dawn brings them to the resistance in Sinnoh, the group realize that Richie has disguised himself as Ash so that they could get the prize money from Team Rocket.
* OfficialCouple: With Misty.
* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: in THOL, Ash is unable to use his Aura because of metal bands placed on his wrist. This caused a lot of grief.

Warning, spoilers.

Use This layout.
!! All characters - regardless of birth date - and birthplace
All the main protagonists age as the story progresses, this causes them to change from their original, anime cannon, selves (if they have one to begin with).

[[folder: Protagonists]]
!! Brock Slate - March 1st - Kanto

* BigBrotherMentor: whether its with his younger siblings or his younger friends, Brock's got the advise, and he's got your back too.

!! Tracey Sketchit - October 5th - Orange Islands

!! Cilan Griffith - January 19th - Unova

!! Gary Oak - April 22nd - Kanto

!! Misty Waterflower - April 28th - Kanto

!! Ash Ketchum - May 22nd - Kanto

* BeginnersLuck: though he did eventually get some training from Riley, most of what Ash does with his Aura is plain guess work on his part. he did have some trouble early on when his aura would lash out angrily.

* PowerLossMakesYouStrong: in THOL, Ash is unable to use his Aura because of metal bands placed on his wrist. this caused a lot of grief.

!! Leaf Green - June 22nd - Kanto - OC

!! Iris Stevens - July 11th - Unova

!! Serena Paschall - August 15th - Kalos

!! Clement Lisco - August 30th - Kalos

!! May Maple - December 16th - Hoenn

!! Dawn Berlitz - Febuary 7th - Sinnoh
Being four years younger then Ash, she looks up to him, as well as Brock, as a big brother. As a Pokemon Coordinator, she can be very vain, often fretting over her bed head in the morning. Most people compare her to Ash, calling her a male version of him, it is unknown wether she is aware of the comparison.

!! Max Maple - September 3rd - Hoenn
Being six years younger then Ash, he has only recently began his journey as a Pokemon trainer, choosing to start elsewhere from Hoenn and Kanto, having traveled in those two regions before. Even though she annoys him, Max looks up to his older sister, May.
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!! Bonnie Lisco - November 14th - Kalos
Bonnie is very young, being seven years younger then her brother, Clement. However, this doesn't mean she isn't strong willed, she is. She can also be fairly sarcastic about her brothers inventions, as well as picking up on things adults think will go right over her head. She is a bright little girl, even befriending a legendary Pokemon, and naming the thing Squishy.

[[folder: Supporting]]
!! Professor Oak - ? - Kanto
Professor Oak was born and grew up during the Kanto Civil War, and traveled to Johto to study Pokemon as something more then a tool for battle, or a weapon. While in Johto, he met Celebi and was thrust into the future, meeting Ash while there. He has since become the leading professor on Pokemon, worldwide. When his two children and daughter in law died, he was left to raise his only grandson, Gary. Professor Oak remains one of the few side characters who know about Ash's use of Aura.

!! Delia Ketchum - ? - Kanto
The mother of Ash Ketchum, she used to go by the name of Yellow, and her original maiden name was Bosque, the nickname Yellow was what her mother originally called her. Though most people think of her as a gentle woman, when she needs to be, she can be terrifying, and possibly even dangerous, as shown by her knowledge of how to use a gun. She was the youngest of the original four legendary trainers, going in search of Red who had disappeared. Although, something appears to have happened to her in the past, leaving her unwilling to train Pokemon until her Mr. Mime came along. She spends her time gardening.
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!! Drew Hayden - ? - Hoenn
Drew is May's age, and a coordinator as well. He is helping along with May, Solidad, and Harley to get supplies to refugees after the deaths of Hoenn's major legendary Pokemon, Kyogre and Groudon. He tags along with May to help Ash and his friends in WTWE, and after a few days, during a skirmish on a train they were riding, he falls off. He did end up dying, however, the combined power of Manaphy and Jirachi brought him back, and he was found by May and Max's parents. He and May appear to like each other, but May is as clueless as Ash was.

!! Solidad - ? - Hoenn
Solidad is a coordinator, and older then May and Drew. She appears to have been friends with Harley for a very long time. The four coordinators, May, Drew, Harley, and herself, live in her home, and when Kyogre and Groudon are killed, she helps the refugees, and even offers her home to Ash and his friends. She is the one to warn them about their being wanted by team Rocket, and does her best to help them disappear. It is unknown what happened to her after the group left her home.

!! Paul Wayland - ? - Sinnoh
Paul is first introduced in WTWE, although he did clash with Ash and his friends when he first traveled through Sinnoh. He didn't agree with the way Ash and his friends were going about saving the world before saving actual people. His personality specifically clashes with Leaf, although he did manage to strike a nerve on an emotionally wrecked Ash, and almost get himself killed because of it. as far as we know, Paul is helping out people in Sinnoh at the time of WTWE.

[[folder: Antagonists]]
!! Doctor Young
He was once a researcher, but his unethical experiments got him imprisoned. His research license was revoked, and it is unknown how long he has been with Team Rocket. He is a mass murderer of both people and pokemon, and the creator of Mirage Pokemon. In TMOM, he invited Ash, Misty, and Prof. Oak to his laboratory, where he tried to capture Prof. Oak to get his login for his research data, and after searching through Ash's memories, finally got the older man to put it in the system. This lead to Lance's arrival, and eventually his imprisonment. He was then broken out by Team Rocket, and has since resumed work on his Mirage System, and creating a Mirage Arceus.

[[folder: Side Characters]]
[[/folder]]

The main protagonist of the series and the Chosen One. His goal as a competitive battler, is to reach and defeat Pokemon Master Red in battle. His Aura was unlocked when he accidentally released a lucario from an ancient staff. He went to Dr. Young's laboratory, thinking he was challenging the Battle System. He was captured and got a concussion along with his memories painfully searched by the Mirage Master, before he destroyed the entire system with an aura sphere. A few years later, he, Brock and Dawn, May and Misty came to Alamos Town. The town was then cut off by Palkia and Dialga. And a Darkrai, who was trying to warn everyone, ends up giving Ash nightmares, and later on, tells Ash about what it means to be the Chosen One. Then, while traveling elsewhere in Sinnoh, they come across Leaf, and a Shaymin who poisons Misty. He Takes the annoying Pokemon to its flower garden, while on the run from Zero. He makes a few trips to the Reverse World, where he meets Giratina. Eventually he and Dawn end up having to save Giritina's life from Zero, and succeed. Even later on that year, while traveling with Dawn Brock and Misty, he ends up running into Gary, and Giratina, Palkia, and Dialga. Then Arceus comes to destroy humanity. Palkia and Dialga send them into the past, and they end up on an adventure in ancient Michina Town. A few years later, while traveling in Kalos, he is kidnapped by Team Rocket, sparking an adventure with almost all his friends, all while the world is falling apart around them. He is seventeen at the time of WTWE.

!! Brock Slate - March 1st - Kanto [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/307bbba8a755a409af0118792929b9c8/tumblr_njj5ffga0Y1tctojco1_1280.jpg]]

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