Lorenzo
| Lorenzo ボンゴレ Vongole | |
 Lorenzo | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Hometown | Alto Mare |
| Region | Johto |
| Relatives | Bianca (granddaughter) |
| Anime debut | Pokémon Heroes |
| English voice actor | Wayne Grayson |
| Japanese voice actor | Yūzō Gucci |
Lorenzo (Japanese: ボンゴレ Vongole) is a primary character from Pokémon Heroes. He is the grandfather of Bianca, and is also curator of the city's museum, a gondola builder and the protector of Latios and Latias. He is a kind man with much wisdom but can be stern and angry at times.
History
He first appears during Ash's visit to the museum where he explains the history of the city and the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare (DMA). Ash gets distracted by the presence of Bianca, whom he thinks is the seemingly normal girl he had saved earlier (who was not Bianca, but rather Latias disguised as her), and is scolded by Lorenzo for absentmindedly leaning on the DMA. He follows Bianca and Latias to the secret garden of Latios and Latias. Lorenzo arrives just in time to prevent Latios from attacking Ash and Pikachu, and allows Latias to play with them. He shows Ash the Soul Dew and explains that he knew the father of the two Guardians, and how he now protects Latios and Latias after their father's death. As Lorenzo, Bianca, and Ash leave the garden, they cut through Lorenzo's workshop where he constructs gondolas.
That night, Lorenzo is later incapacitated by Annie's Espeon. He is later found by Bianca, and they rush to the museum where they are captured and bound by Ariados. They can only watch helplessly as Oakley uses the DMA and Latios suffers the consequences. Ash, Latias, and Pikachu come to save them and stop the DMA. Lorenzo warns Annie not to touch the corrupted Soul Dew, but it was too late for her to hear his warning. Annie touching the corrupted Soul Dew causes the DMA to go out of control, to ruinous effects. Lorenzo is present at Latios's sacrifice and is the first to realize that he had died. He later bids farewell to Ash, Misty and Brock as they leave the city.
He is later seen in the credits with a construction crew, appearing to be either rebuilding or fixing the DMA in the museum.
Artwork
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| Ken Sugimori's design of Lorenzo |
Voice actors
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Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ボンゴレ Vongole | From vongole, Italian for clams. |
| English, Italian, German | Lorenzo | Common Italian name. Also a variation of Lawrence, meaning from Laurentum. |
| Korean | 봉봉 Bongbong | Reduplication of the first syllable of his Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 本葛雷 Běngěléi | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
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