So do we think this means he is actually alive? Or do we think this line is referring to the MC returned to the present and donated it?Arguments for>They specify "he">Supports the existing theory that Volo is a time traveller and/or immortal (hence why his team mirrors Cynthia's, he tried to copy the strongest trainer in his family tree and explains why he seems to know exactly what everything is, and where to be. Almost as if he already knew the history and how it took place...)>We never get explicit confirmation that the MC returns to the present after the events of Arceus, although Ingo returning would seemingly imply that the MC does tooArguments against>"He" could just be the male MC of Arceus>Why would Volo look at Laventon's Pokedex nostalgically? He never interacts with it iircMy guess is they purposely left it vague to tease the fans. I want to believe the Volo is a time travelling evil descendent of Cynthia theory but my common sense is telling me that its probably just the MC from Arceus donating it to the Lumiose Museum
>>58511016The nostalgic line is the biggest giveaway to me that that isn't referring to Volo. He may still be alive but that line isn't about him
>>58511016It's not boloIt's PLA MC, note how the MC stops to remember Laventon (why the fuck would Volo care about that faggot)Also it is implied that Ingo returned to the present era. So you can assume that the MC from PLA also returned to his era at the end of PLA
>>58511653They wouldn't have used "he" if it was the protag. Gamefreak is anal about not not canonizing things where there's a choice.
>>58511016It can't be Volo. The Celestica flute is right next to the outfit. Volo never had the Celestica flute, only you.
>>58511798Let's check how it's worded in Japanese, it might be a slip-up of the localization.
>>58512558The JP uses a genderless term, yeah.
>He never interacts with itI heard a compelling theory that it wasn't so much that he was nostalgic for the dex specifically, but rather what the dex represented.Also, doesn't the museum specify that the person who wore these clothes historically donated them? That is bizarre for the museum to say in either fucking direction, MC or Volo. It's not necessarily a point for either being alive though, because the museum could just be old enough for either to arrive after the events of Hisui, and "nostalgia" might be the wrong descriptor after years of passing that information down.I will add that a point in Volo's favor is that he explicitly says centuries when talking about winning in the future, implying that he could live that long.
>>58511016Volo is part of Celestica tribe. They live extra long as proved by cogita old verses
>>58511653Specifying he isn't usually what GF does though
>>58512574Ok well then that makes it more likely to be the MC then
All the Japs think it's referring to Volo to so clearly it isn't a translation thing
>>58512712Of course one would think it was referring to Volo, it's his Arceus outfit and the museum employee even adds that believers would style their hair after Arceus. You can get the outfit but not do your hair like that in-game, plus why would the MC even canonically own it or be fond of it when it's what the villain was wearing?
>>58512721I thought you could wear his hairstyle?Im so confused at this point as to whether it's Volo or the MC. You raise some valid points but why would Volo look nostalgically at the Pokedex? Only reason I can think is because of what it represented, in a kinda bittersweet way. Like he was *that* close to Arceus and achieving his goal. Then it opens the door to what OPs saying about whether he's immortal or a time traveller like OP theorised
>>58511016>Why would Volo look at Laventon's Pokedex nostalgically? He never interacts with it iircIn the postgame, Laventon comments that Volo came to him before fucking off and asked him to "continue the pokedex research".
>>58512935Really?
>>58512937Here, I found the quote>"Volo eventually returned and told me more about what happened at the Temple of Sinnoh... He said that Giratina... That it chose to protect the land of Hisui after discovering it was no match for you. He said that we should study it and add it to the Pokédex. He wandered off after that, saying this was probably the last time we would meet... But I can't help but feel...he's far more invested in our completion of the Pokédex than he would have us know..."So yeah, the mysterious guy in Z-A is definitely Volo.
>>58512928>>I thought you could wear his hairstyle?Oh yeah, you can, I forgot. But the rest of my point stands, it would be odd to have the MC be the one who donated the outfit when it's associated with the main villain as opposed to the MC's default outfit which is also present at the exhibit. If they didn't want to imply Volo did, they could've just had the curator give a more generic description of it and where it came from.
>>58511031>The nostalgic line is the biggest giveaway to me that that isn't referring to Volo.>>58512591>I heard a compelling theory that it wasn't so much that he was nostalgic for the dex specifically, but rather what the dex represented.Are there actually "people" who think the line refers to the Pokédex specifically?What the fuck?The most logical interpretation is that Volo felt nostalgic towards Laventon, not his dex which was an invention of his and that likely reminded Volo of him.Volo is a wandering merchant who likely met him and talked to him many times throughout his journeys and also whenever he passed by Jubilife Village to do business with the Galaxy Team.How else do you think Volo learned about the situation of PLA's MC before anyone else when you first meet him?Laventon was the only one who knew that the MC literally fell out of the sky into PLA's world at that point.
>>58512941Looks like OP may be on the mark with the immortal/time traveller theory then. Between this line and the "I don't care how many months, years, decades etc... it takes me" line, Volo is definitely very very suspicious. Especially the "probably the last time we would meet" line makes me think he's hopping around time trying to achieve something specific
>>58512928Looking at the Pokedex with nostalgia implies that the person has not traveled through time from my point of view.This is because it implies that the person has lived for a long time and has seen technology evolve over time. So seeing something that brings back distant memories creates this nostalgia. If the MC had just returned to the present, the period of time would not be long enough to justify real nostalgia.
>>58514196Not necessarily. If you time travel you can still look back on past events that you experienced. It's just that your timeline of events is different to the rest of humanity since you travel time
The outfit seems to have the proportions of Volo. The MC isn't that tall!Besides, it seems to me that Volo isn't immortal, but that his “race” of the ancient people of Sinnoh had greater longevity.
>>58514217This
holy shit you people are retardedIf you went and check the dex pictures it is very much hinted that the dex pictures werent drawn by Laventen but by LA MC, it is said that the drawings and notes look like a 15 yo'sVolo wasnt nolstalgic of the dex entry or whatever, he was reminded of LA MC which is why he is nolstalgic
