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[[File:Ambertwo anime.png|150px|thumb|right|Ambertwo as seen in ''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin'', just before she dies.]]
[[File:Ambertwo anime.png|150px|thumb|right|Ambertwo as seen in ''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin'', just before she dies.]]
'''Amber''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|アイ|Ai}}''' ''I'') was the daughter of [[Dr. Fuji]], who died while she was still a child. She appeared as a speaking character during the beginning sequence that was originally cut from ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', but later featured on the ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'' DVD as '''''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin'''''. She also appeared in ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'' {{wp|radio drama}}, released in CD format exclusively in Japan. She is voiced by [[Kyoko Hikami]] in the original Japanese dub and by [[Kerry Williams]] in the English dub.
'''Amber''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|アイ|Ai}}''' ''I'') was the daughter of {{an|Dr. Fuji}}, who died while she was still a child. She first appeared in ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'' {{wp|radio drama}}, released in CD format exclusively in Japan, and then in ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'' short, which was added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward.


Her Japanese name is directly based on the English {{wp|Grammatical person|first-person singular}} {{wp|personal pronoun}} ''I'', as explained by [[Takeshi Shudō]] in a blog post of his authority.<ref>[http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/shudo187.shtml 第187回 ルギア黙示録]</ref>
{{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s despair at losing his daughter led him to dedicate most of his life to research into {{wp|cloning}}, with the belief that he would be able to create a clone of Amber if he discovered the secrets of recreating life. This led {{an|Giovanni}} to fund him, with the condition that he would also clone {{p|Mew}}, creating {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}.


==History==
Both Mew and Amber were successfully cloned, and Amber's clone was named '''Ambertwo''' (Japanese: '''アイツー''' ''Itwo''). While they were both growing inside test tubes on [[New Island]], Mewtwo communicated with Ambertwo telepathically. Unfortunately for Fuji, Mewtwo's genetic makeup as a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} and sheer force of power (and tears in the English dub) kept it alive while Ambertwo died. Fuji was heartbroken, but continued his work on Mewtwo with the hope that another try at cloning Amber would be more successful.
[[Dr. Fuji]]'s despair at losing his daughter led him to dedicate most of his life to research into {{wp|cloning}}, with the belief that he would be able to create a clone of Amber if he discovered the secrets of recreating life. This, of course, led {{an|Giovanni}} to fund him, with the condition that he would also clone {{p|Mew}}, creating {{an|Mewtwo}}.


Both Mew and Amber were cloned. Amber's clone was named '''Ambertwo'''. While they were both growing inside test tubes on [[New Island]], Mewtwo communicated with Ambertwo telepathically. Unfortunately for Fuji, Mewtwo's genetic makeup (as a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}) and sheer force of power kept him alive while Ambertwo died. Fuji was heartbroken but continued his work on Mewtwo with the hope that another try at cloning Amber would be more successful.
However, any hopes of seeing her actually alive died alongside Fuji, as Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island.


The next thing to happen to Fuji and his team of {{tc|scientist}}s was just as tragic. The last incarnation of Amber died as Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island, as well as any hopes of seeing her alive again.
<gallery>
Amber photo.png|Photo of Amber with her family
Ambertwo Mewtwo.png|Ambertwo and Mewtwo
</gallery>
 
==Voice actors==
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|ja=氷上恭子 ''[[Kyoko Hikami|Hikami Kyōko]]''
|en=Unknown}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Amber may have been inspired by {{wp|Astro Boy (character)|Astro Boy}} because, like him, she was created by a scientist hoping to recreate his deceased child.
* Amber's Japanese name is directly based on the English {{wp|Grammatical person|first-person singular}} {{wp|personal pronoun}} ''I'', as explained by [[Takeshi Shudō]] in a blog post of his authority.<ref>[http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/shudo187.shtml 第187回 ルギア黙示録]</ref>
** Coincidentally, [[Dr. Fuji]] bears some resemblance to {{wp|Dr. Tenma}}, Astro Boy's father and creator.
** In the early stages of the radio drama's production, Amber was originally referred to as ''Me'', but was later renamed to ''I'' as Shudō felt that it connotes a stronger assertion of self-existence. The name ''Me'' was later used on [[Molly Hale|a different character]].
* If one counts the radio drama and ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'', Amber is the first human to be seen dying in the [[Pokémon anime]].


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Team Rocket scientists]]
* [[Team Rocket scientist]]s
* [[Dr. Fuji]]
* {{an|Dr. Fuji}}
* [[Mewtwo (anime)]]
* [[Mewtwo (M01)]]


==References==
==References==
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Ambertwo as seen in The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin, just before she dies.

Amber (Japanese: アイ I) was the daughter of Dr. Fuji, who died while she was still a child. She first appeared in The Birth of Mewtwo radio drama, released in CD format exclusively in Japan, and then in The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin short, which was added to the beginning of Mewtwo Strikes Back in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward.

Dr. Fuji's despair at losing his daughter led him to dedicate most of his life to research into cloning, with the belief that he would be able to create a clone of Amber if he discovered the secrets of recreating life. This led Giovanni to fund him, with the condition that he would also clone Mew, creating Mewtwo.

Both Mew and Amber were successfully cloned, and Amber's clone was named Ambertwo (Japanese: アイツー Itwo). While they were both growing inside test tubes on New Island, Mewtwo communicated with Ambertwo telepathically. Unfortunately for Fuji, Mewtwo's genetic makeup as a Pokémon and sheer force of power (and tears in the English dub) kept it alive while Ambertwo died. Fuji was heartbroken, but continued his work on Mewtwo with the hope that another try at cloning Amber would be more successful.

However, any hopes of seeing her actually alive died alongside Fuji, as Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 氷上恭子 Hikami Kyōko
English Unknown


Trivia

See also

References


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