Vincent
- If you were looking for the character of the day with the Japanese name Vincent, see Victor (Kanto).
Vincent ジュンイチ Jun'ichi | |
Vincent | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | New Bark Town |
Region | Johto |
Trainer class | Trainer |
Anime debut | The Legend of Thunder! |
English voice actor | Anthony Salerno (as Jackson) Kevin Kolack (as Vincent) |
Japanese voice actor | Daisuke Sakaguchi |
Vincent or Jackson (Japanese: ジュンイチ Jun'ichi) is the third protagonist of The Legend of Thunder!. His English name when he is seen in the Silver Conference is Jackson; his English name in The Legend of Thunder!, however, is Vincent. His starter Pokémon was Chikorita, received from Professor Elm of New Bark Town, at the same time as Jimmy and Marina received their Cyndaquil and Totodile.
Vincent has a crush on Marina. Knowing Marina admires people who wear capes, Vincent dresses up in a cape to impress her. He has also used different personae in a bid to impress her. While it is disputed whether Jackson was one, he calls himself Fabu-Vinny in The Legend of Thunder!, as Marina calls Lance Fabu-Lance. Vincent sees Jimmy as a rival for Marina's attraction, which is not unfounded as QuestShipping is near-canon.
As Jackson, he first appeared in Tie One On! where he battled Ash Ketchum in the final battle of the preliminaries of the Silver Conference. The match ended in a draw but Ash proceeded to the next round on points as Jackson had lost his previous match.
Pokémon
This listing is of Vincent's known Pokémon:
Debut | The Legend of Thunder! |
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Voice actors | |
Japanese | Katsuyuki Konishi |
English | Katsuyuki Konishi |
- Main article: Jackson's Meganium
Meganium was Vincent's starter Pokémon, obtained by him on the same day that Jimmy got his Cyndaquil and Marina got her Totodile, as a Chikorita. It was first seen being mean to Squirtle and Bulbasaur along with Vincent's Azumarill until Harrison's Miltank used Heal Bell to calm them down. Vincent used Meganium in the Silver Conference in a battle against Ash's Bulbasaur. After a fierce battle, both Pokémon fainted resulting in a draw.
Debut | Tie One On! |
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Magneton made its sole appearance under the ownership of Jackson in Tie One On!. Jackson sent it out to battle Ash's Pikachu. After a long battle, Magneton finished Pikachu off with a Tri Attack, then went on to defeat Cyndaquil, before finally falling to Bulbasaur.
It's only known attacks are Tri Attack,Thunder Wave and Thunderbolt
Azumarill |
Poliwhirl |
Golduck |
Quagsire |
- Azumarill: Uses in his battle against Ash's Squirtle in the Silver Conference and was later fainted by Ash's Pikachu Tie One On!.
- Poliwhirl: Battled and lost to Macey's Quilava in Tie One On!.
- Golduck and Quagsire: Seen on Jackson's side of the board during Jackson and Macey's battle at the Silver Conference in Tie One On!.
Voice actors
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Trivia
- In the Israeli dub of The Legend of Thunder! special, Vincent was named Jackson, just as in the original series, because the error was caught by the director of the series dub, Maya Bar Shalom.
- Jackson's name is also similar to that of Ash's Silver Conference and Ever Grande Conference opponents Harrison and Morrison. Along with the aforementioned "-son" ending, they are all named after famous singers (George Harrison, Jim Morrison and Michael Jackson respectively).
- Vincent's English name change may come directly from Pokémon Gold and Silver. There is a minor Trainer named "Junichi" in the Japanese version whose name was localized as "Vincent" in the English translation - a Guitarist in the Vermilion City Gym with three Magnemite and a Voltorb. The dubbers may have mistaken this character for an unrelated anime character. The same thing happened to Jimmy.
External links
- Jun'ichi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)
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