Seven Sages

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The Seven Sages in the opening of Black and White

The Seven Sages (Japanese: 七賢人 Seven Sages) are notable ranking members of Team Plasma. They are a group of intelligent people from all over the world gathered by Ghetsis, who acts as their internal leader.

In the games

Pokémon Black and White

The sages are met individually throughout the games, but all of them are seen together in N's Castle where they block the way to N. All the Gym Leaders (with the exception of Cilan, Chili, and Cress) appear and clear the way to N. They typically refrain from battling, having Grunts do so for them.

After Ghetsis has been defeated, the player must help Looker find the remaining six sages all over Unova. Upon being found, each will give the player a TM.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

The Seven Sages have a different role in the sequels.

Rood is encountered in Driftveil City, living with Anthea and Concordia and several Grunts in the original Team Plasma's safehouse. After losing in a battle with the player, he gives the player N's Zorua. Shortly afterward, he appears on Route 6 after the player has encountered Cobalion. Later, he appears leading the members of the original Team Plasma against Ghetsis's new Team Plasma at the Giant Chasm, occupying their forces to allow the player to reach Ghetsis himself.

Zinzolin has joined the new Team Plasma under Ghetsis's leadership, and battles the player several times. After the end of the game, he visits Undella Town and will give the player research conducted by Ghetsis that allows translation of the coded messages in the Abyssal Ruins. For reaching the end of the Abyssal Ruins, he will give the player a Big Pearl, and subsequently depart.

Gorm appears in Pinwheel Forest, while the player and Cheren are investigating there. He tries to sneak up on them much like he did to Hilbert/Hilda in Black and White in the Dreamyard. He speaks to the two briefly and leaves. Cheren follows him.

It is unknown where the other three sages are during the events of Black 2 and White 2.

Pokémon

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Rood

Main article: Rood

Zinzolin

Main article: Zinzolin

Quotes

Pokémon Black and White

Ghetsis

Main article: Ghetsis

Gorm

Main article: Gorm

Bronius

Bronius in Pokémon Adventures

Castelia City

"I thought it would be humorous to prepare a hideout right in front of a Pokémon Gym, but we were detected more quickly than I imagined."

"Yes?"

N's Castle

"When the Way is forgotten, duty and justice appear."

"Accursed Gym Leaders!"

"You shall not interfere with Team Plasma... Or our king!"

Chargestone Cave

"When I saw you in Castelia, I did not care about your existence. Here in the Chargestone Cave, Ghetsis tested your ability... Once more, we will test you to learn what it is you are. Team Plasma, come out!"

"The Pokémon of our Team Plasma are also fighting for their Trainers. It was so obvious that I overlooked it... Thank you for reminding me of that. Here, I'd like you to take this."

"Pokémon do their best for their Trainers even when they are injured. I wonder whether my lord N understands what that means?"

"Those who left Team Plasma and are behaving with respect and understanding toward Pokémon... Them, please forgive! However, those who won't interact with Pokémon in a kind and honest way... Even I will never forgive them!"

Rood

Main article: Rood

Zinzolin

Main article: Zinzolin

Giallo

Main article: Giallo

Ryoku

Ryoku in Pokémon Adventures

Relic Castle

"Ghetsis told us that once again we should test how much power you have. We will see if you can defeat Team Plasma!"

"Go! Hurry and fall through the flowing sands!"

N's Castle

"One can lose the forest for the trees."

"We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. We've done everything in our power. All we can do now is believe in our lord N...and wait."

Relic Castle

"I was planning to catch the Pokémon called Volcarona that lives in this Relic Castle and present it to Ghetsis. But the Shadow Triad said that Ghetsis has gone somewhere, right?"

"The Seven Sages... We always said we were complete when the seven of us were together. Now I don't know the meaning of those words anymore. I guess I don't mind, even if we were being used, but the dream is over."

"I no longer need this. Ghetsis gave it to me, but I have no use for it."

"This Relic Castle and our own castle are both crumbling... But what's different is that this Relic Castle is the remains of a civilization. And our castle left nothing behind..."

"Understood. But we don't know much about Ghetsis or our lord N! We haven't even figured out if they are father and son..."

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Rood

Main article: Rood

Zinzolin

Main article: Zinzolin

Gorm

Main article: Gorm

Sprites and game data

Pokémon Black and White

Sprite	Name	Location met	Location arrested	TM given
	Ghetsis	Accumula Town	N's Castle	None
	Gorm	Pinwheel Forest	Dreamyard	TM75 (Swords Dance)
	Bronius	Castelia City	Chargestone Cave	TM69 (Rock Polish)
	Rood	Castelia City	Route 18	TM32 (Double Team)
	Zinzolin	Cold Storage		TM01 (Hone Claws)
	Giallo	Dragonspiral Tower	Route 14	TM08 (Bulk Up)
	Ryoku	Relic Castle		TM04 (Calm Mind)

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Name	Ghetsis	Gorm	Rood	Zinzolin*
Sprite

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

The Seven Sages in Pokémon Adventures

The Seven Sages debuted as a group in Letting Go. They have appeared separately in many locations, mainly supervising Team Plasma Grunts in their various missions.

Ghetsis

Main article: Ghetsis

The first sage to be seen was Ghetsis in An Odd Speech, discoursing over Pokémon liberation to the citizens of Accumula Town.

Gorm

Main article: Gorm

Gorm appeared in The Mystery of the Missing Fossil while Black was investigating the disappearance of a Dragon Fossil from Nacrene Museum.

Bronius

The next sage to appear in mission was Bronius. In The Case of the Missing Pokémon, he was responsible for the kidnapping of various Pokémon in Castelia City, including Bianca's Litwick. When he is found at a building right next to Castelia Gym, which is "the root of the human evil" in his words, he reveals that Team Plasma intends to bring "the hero and the black lightning bolt" to Unova.

Ryoku

In To Make a Musical, Ryoku was shown at Desert Resort, where he was waiting for his grunts to reunite so that they could enter Relic Castle. As one of them was unconscious after being defeated by Grimsley's Bisharp, Ryoku decided to leave him behind and go inside, looking for Volcarona. He was last seen with a RageCandyBar in his hands, in front of some Darmanitan in Zen Mode.

Zinzolin

Main article: Zinzolin

When Cheren's Tranquill was stolen, he went with Black to Cold Storage, where many stolen Poké Balls were being kept by Team Plasma. Zinzolin was seen there, guiding the grunts in their deed.

Giallo

Main article: Giallo

Giallo appeared after a fight broke out between Tornadus and Thundurus that was quelled by Landorus. After Landorus took away the other two Pokémon and fled into the sky, Giallo caught them in Poké Balls.

Trivia

• They share noticeable similarities with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
• Six of the Seven Sages have quoted proverbs from several Chinese philosophers.
  • Sage Zinzolin quotes a proverb from Mencius and a line from Tao Te Ching at N's Castle.
  • Sage Gorm quotes a proverb from Sun Tzu's The Art of War in Pinwheel Forest, and a line from both The Analects and Huainanzi at N's Castle.
  • Sage Bronius quotes another line from Tao Te Ching at N's Castle.
  • Sage Giallo quotes another line from Mencius at N's Castle.
  • In the Japanese version, Sage Ryoku quotes a line from Zhuangzi at N's Castle. In both versions, he also quotes a proverb by Song Dynasty philosopher Hu Yin at N's Castle.
  • Sage Rood quotes another proverb from the Analects and made a reference to a Chinese idiom at N's Castle.
• With the exception of Ghetsis, their names are references to the colors of the rainbow.
• The TMs given by the sages are all for stat-raising moves.
  • Of these, Rood is the only sage that gives a TM that raises the user's stats by a total of one stage. The other TMs given either raise one stat two stages or two stats one stage.

Name origin

Bronius

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	スムラ Sumra	From سمرة sumra. Arabic for "brownness" or "tan".
English	Bronius	From braun. German for "brown". Also a Lithuanian name.
French	Alezan	French for "chestnut".
German	Aquilus	Latin for "brown".
Italian	Moreno	Spanish for "brown".
Spanish	Sumra	From سمرة sumra. Arabic for "brownness" or "tan".
Korean	스므라 Semra	Same as Japanese name.

Ryoku

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リョクシ Ryokushi	From 緑色 ryokushoku. Japanese for "green".
English	Ryoku	From ryokushoku. Japanese for "green".
French	Glaucus	From glaukos. Greek for "bluish-green".
German	Viridius	From viridis. Latin for "green".
Italian	Verdanio	From verde. Italian for "green".
Spanish	Ryoku	From ryokushoku. Japanese for "green".
Korean	녹시 Noksi	From 녹 (綠) nok, Korean for "green".

In other languages

Language Title French Sept Sages German Sieben Weise Italian Sette Saggi Spanish Siete Sabios

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