The HIStory of the Future (and Now, with Pokémon)

Every day create your HIStory

Every path you take you're leaving your legacy

Every soldier dies in his glory

Every legend tells of conquest and liberty

Every day create your HIStory

Every page you turn you're writing your legacy

Every hero dreams of chivalry

Every child should sing together in harmony

-- "HIStory", Michael Jackson

Like anything that has lasted for many, many years, Pokémon has a very lengthy history of all its own. It's a history closing in on two and a half decades in length, and it may be said that currently fans, players, and everyone are on the road to that very milestone. They are the makers of that long and rich history. But I'd also like to think that the makers of that history also lie in the characters belonging to the conceived visions of the world of Pokémon. With that, I'm reminded of this minor hit song from the King of Pop as well as the lyrics contained within it.

Considering the song as a whole, it is quite motivational. It's to inspire people to do good things to make the world a better place, given everything that has happened. This is fairly evident by all the voice clips related to world history, as well as the verse and pre-chorus parts. Then there's the chorus, which I've quoted above in its extended form as heard in the second half of the song. It's also the part that evokes Pokémon visions the most as I'm reminded of the song within these recent times.

There may be lots of ways to interpret, imagine, and connect the chorus, but I'll detail what comes to my mind. The "paths of leaving legacy" could be construed as the many routes in the main series games, or the efforts fans take to express their interest. The "dying soldier" is a strong reminder of Sorrel's Luxray in the 20th movie. The "legends of conquest and liberty" obviously brings up Pokémon Conquest and the things that transpire within the game. From the first half, these are all already significant.

The significant connections continue in the second half. The "pages of written legacy" evidently has a personal connection in the form of this blog. For the "heroes who dream of chivalry", there are all the protagonist Trainers whose Pokémon battles on the field are to be fought fairly with the greatest honor and respect for each other. Finally, the "children who sing in harmony" is representative of the children found in all Pokémon things and who are interested in Pokémon in general, perhaps enough to sing together.

Again, these Pokémon visions for the chorus may be different for another Pokémon fan, but if they are pretty much along the same lines, then that may bring fans together, especially now with a significant milestone for Pokémon ahead. All the Pokémon "HIStory" that have happened to today are important, and so should be the future history, which might just bear even more semblances to the chorus above. All that is left is for all fans to revel in what's here and what's to come. Perhaps another line that follows the chorus above would sum up everything nicely:

All nations sing, let's harmonize all around the world...

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