Brock, his name rhymes with rock, and that’s
the kinda shit he likes. Well, that and the
laaaadieeessss! Seriously this guy just can't
get enough! I mean, dudes (and lesbians...
I guess anyone who's into summa that sweet
Officer Jenny if you know what I mean wink
wink) if ya had half the determination of
this guy you'd be rolling in the joy. But
Brock here never seems to pull it off. Homie
just can't catch a break!
A man with his eyes wide shut, Brock is one
of the most consistent and well-loved characters
from the culturally explosive Pokémon anime.
This guy rocked out thirteen seasons of that
show and still comes back from time to time
to shed a little love on some hot Ash. For
most of us in the Americas and Europe, Pokémon
was our first foray into anime and Japan's...
very different style of comedy. More on that
later, for now, let us bask in the greatness
of this legend and his giant rock snake.
A dude whose passion lies in the geo, and
the pants. A deviant, who loves a lady in
uniform. A true-blue perve who specializes
in the day game. A FIGURE WITHOUT WHOM we
would have no Pokemans cause Ash and Misty
would've gotten lost and died in the woods
somewhere.
But is there more to him than this? Is there
something underneath this sleepy-eyed Tepig
slinger's comical exterior that we've been
missing all along? Something that could explain
his insatiable thirst for some hot Cloyster?
Well that’s why we're here! At the surface
Brock may seem as if he's only out to snorkel
for some Clamperl. But inside... well that’s
where things get juicy.
Come along with me as we search through the
velvety folds of... Brocks brain. To find
the gooey center of this hot chocolate tootsie
pop. To find what makes the turgid rock master
so hard...
to figure out. Because somewhere inside us
all there is a simple truth waiting to be
discovered. This one just happens to be Brock's
truth, the REAL TRUTH!
Brock is a character of simple design, you
take a little Naruto, some Gin Ichimaru, and
sprinkle on that Lando Calrissian and boom,
you got Brock. In the Pokémon games he's
simply the first gym leader you steam roll
on your path to glory. But in the anime, Brock
is not only the leader of the Pewter City
rock-type gym, but he's a main character and
friend of Ash and Misty.
He's also the best character aside from maybe
James, that’s the real truth, deal with
it.
Regardless, if it wasn’t for Brock there
really wouldn't be much of a show. You see,
Ash and Misty are both pretty young, and really
stupid. Neither one of them could navigate
their way out of a cardboard box, especially
Ash but we've covered that. No, we're here
for Brock, so let's go back to the beginning.
We meet Brock in episode 5 of the anime. At
first, he seems like a real hard-ass and he
beats Ash's stupid Pokémon into the dirt
right away, however we learn more about his
backstory quickly when Ash runs into Brock’s
dad. Disguised as a dude who looks like he
drives a white van around giving out candy,
Brock's dad Flint - get it? It's a rock joke.
Another rock joke, cause flint is like, a
stone. Anyway, Flint reveals that he left
his family to become a Pokémon trainer. This,
in turn left Brock to take care of everything
in his stead. These responsibilities included
maintaining the Pewter City gym and raising
and caring for his 10 brothers and sisters
all by himself. It isn't said exactly when
Flint left, but we can assume he's been gone
for a long time. Brock is 15 during the show
which means Brock couldn't have been much
older than a pre-teen when he had to find
a way to financially support a household as
well as feed himself and ten other kids.
Maybe Pokémon gyms are that lucrative a business,
but that's still an insane amount of pressure
to put on a young person! I can barely take
care of myself, let alone 10 other people!
But during his time taking care of his siblings,
Brock not only figured out how to maintain
a business and balance a budget for 11, but
also to cook, clean and sew. He was like a
single mother, washing and drying! And speaking
of mothers! During this exposition we also
learn that Brock's mother is dead. But again,
more on that later. What we're left with when
all is said and done is a 15-year-old kid
living like a middle-aged adult with a family.
Someone who not only dealt with crushing responsibility,
but also the death of a mother and abandonment
from a father. As far as Brock was concerned
all of his hopes and dreams were going to
be taking a permanent backseat to the things
that he had to do. At least until his deadbeat
dad showed back up and took over the gym again.
After years of being a failure, Flint finally
decides to come back to allow Brock to go
on his own Pokémon journey, and without a
single second of contemplation Brock hands
him a list of things he needs to know about
the kids and leaves.
I mean, I would too.
But that’s pretty hilarious! "Bye kids!
Good luck with dad and stuff, you'll be fine!"
After being liberated by Ash, Brock clearly
feels like he owes the kid some kind of wookie
life debt, cause he sticks around with that
idiot for wayyy to long! Do you know how many
broken bridges and pitfalls Brock walked into
cause of Ash? Way too many. Though, perhaps
at this point this is what Brock knew how
to do best, take care of stupid little kids.
Throughout their journeys it was always Brock
who cooked the food, set up camp, carried
the maps, and was the voice of reason when
arguments broke out between Ash and Misty,
who just need to bang and get it over with
already. Brock took care of the Pokémon and
provided the medicine, he even coached Ash
through some of his toughest battles. Honestly
Brock seems like a really good dude!
Well, that is until he gets a whiff of the
ladies.
On the surface, Brock would be a pretty good
catch...If I was of the manmeat persuasion
brock would be pretty high on my waifu list.
Alas, we can only dream.
However, all of Brock's positive personality
traits never get to shine when it comes to
the Nurse Joy's and Officer Jenny's of the
world...or really any other woman besides
Misty. You see, Brock has some serious inner
demons that come out when he's around women
and his personality completely changes. Besides
becoming the best Pokémon breeder in the
world...which I mean, ALSO has to do with
sex, but, I'm not touching that one...Brock
really just wants to find a girlfriend. However,
he's so desperate to do so he goes all sexnuts
and starts babbling like, like idk, like he's
Ash or something trying to win a Pokémon
battle! However, Brock's naughty desires seem
very "directed" if you know what I mean. Let
me break it down for you.
Throughout his adventures Brock is always
accompanied by a female travel buddy as well,
generally some chick who has a boner for Ash.
Despite being around them all the time, Brock
never shows any interest in the slightest.
Instead it's made pretty obvious that Brock
is looking for a woman, or at least someone
older than him like: Officer Jenny, Nurse
Joy, this ghost lady, Pokémon groomer chick,
the biker punk with the green hair, sometimes
Jessie... you get the point. Perhaps what
it comes down to is Brock fitting under the
totally scientific classification of "boob
guy" but I think it's something a little more
messed up.
Though, if you doubt this real truth I invite
you to fight me bro, cause look at how jealous
Misty Dawn and... May's little brother get
whenever Brock starts getting all drooly over
some rando! They're totally using protect
against his Arbok if you know what it is that
I am saying!
But let's take a step back towards the root
of this problem.
You may remember earlier when I mentioned
Flint saying Brock's mom is dead? Well guess
what? She's NOT. In 2006 a little offshoot
of the Pokémon anime briefly got an airing
in the states and in episode five Brock goes
home from his adventures in Johto to find
that his mother, Lola, has returned! Not only
that but she's taken over the Pewter City
gym and turned it into a water type gym, AND
WE KNOW WE DON’T NEED TWO OF THOSE IN KANTO,
goddamn ing Starmie stupid piece of
Anyway, Brock gets really triggered and forces
his dad to battle his mom on the terms that
the gym will change back to a rock type center
if she loses. But Flint is a rock type user
and Lola is a water type user. Ey sumthin
seems a little fishy here!
Naturally Flint gets his ass kicked but he
and Lola reconcile their love. Unimpressed
Brock notices his brother Forrest is upset
about the change to the gym and promises to
win it back, you know, for the rocks. Big
beautiful rocks. you know, people used to
drive those babies for miles! Needless to
say, Brock wins back the gym and sets off
to Hoenn with his MESSED up family in his
rearview mirror.
So, in review, we have a 15-year-old kid,
obsessed with mature, strong women. He has
a knack for being a caretaker, in fact it's
his dream to become a Pokémon breeder and
eventually a Pokémon doctor. As a child he
was abandoned by his father and his mother
who was assumed dead for who knows how long
and left to take care of his 10 brothers and
sisters and maintain his family business.
All by himself.
Whoa! Hold up! Red flags everywhere! Can you
not see it yet? Brock is a classic case!
That’s right, according to one of the most
trusted sights on the internet "urbandictionary.com"
Brock has a serious case of "mommy issues."
A dangerous condition, mommy issues can be
described as "...issues [that] arise when
somebody's mother is an absolute cool cat
and does not give them the care they require
throughout childhood."
" Guys with mommy issues usually turn out
to be players and seek women['s] affection
through sex/ have bad image of women. Or think
they want a gf/wife but really want a girl
to act like their mommy. Also usually those
with commitment issues too"
If this isn't Brock in a seedot shell than
I don't know what is. However, that's not
it. Brock has a dual prognosis, trust me,
I'm a doctor. On top of his horrible mommy
issues Brock also has...
Daddy issues! Like mommy issues, daddy issues
arise from having a shitty neglectful father.
Though commonly thought to be a female-only
problem, research has shown that men are also
equally inflicted by these daddy induced problems.
Daddy issues can be described as:
A condition brought on by a woman or man having
a lack of, or abusive relationship with his
or her father.
This results in a lack of self confidence,
clingyness, whinyness, inability to cope with
ones own bullshit, and generally being an
all-around cat.
Some other symptoms may include:
Needing a partner to feel like a whole person
Seeking validation through someone else's
genitals
Asking to be spanked
Seeking partners who are older or have more
money than you
Enjoying being put down or shamed
Getting more than one STD
Chronic masturbation
Being a f boi
Now, all joking and urbandictionarying aside,
mommy and daddy issues are actually a real
thing, though not in name. Generally, what
it boils down to is the idea of neglect. Neglect
is a horrible and traumatic issue many children
face across the world and can result in some
long lasting social and emotional side effects.
It's a domestic issue that is heavily punished
by the Department of Social Services, at least
in the United States. When a child is proven
to be neglected, DSS will often go as far
as to remove that child from the custody of
their parents. The ordeals that Brock went
through as a child, being abandoned, being
left in charge of his siblings, can permanently
alter someone's outlook on life and society.
On the surface it seems like Brock stepped
up and succeeded in keeping his household
together, but on the inside, he was probably
scared and lonely. It's not like he could
talk to his younger brothers and sisters about
what he was going through. Deep down, all
Brock really wanted was for someone to take
care of him, so he could relax, and feel like
a kid is supposed to.
Unfortunately, a lot of emotional issues become
cyclical in nature, and even though Brock
was freed by his dad coming back, he stuck
with Ash and Misty once again becoming a caregiver,
because that's all he really knew. Brock states
many times that all he wants is a girlfriend,
but what he really wants is for someone to
fill the hole that his parents left him. He
needs someone to always be there for him,
someone to take care of him, someone he can
depend on when he feels like he can't do everything.
However even if Brock got his wish it's impossible
for anyone to be what Brock wants. Because
he has no concept of normality, he expects
that perfect is normal, but nobody is perfect.
When people throw around the terms "mommy
or daddy issues" generally what they're describing
is someone who is desperate for affection
because they never had any. People who come
off way too strong because they have unrealistic
expectations of others. Spending that much
time alone and in your own head, creating
a world where you could be happy, and then
going out and trying to make that dream a
reality is futile and ends up with you getting
hurt, someone else getting hurt, or both.
It's important to understand that everyone
and everything is flawed and that's what normal
really is. Unfortunately, Brock can't do that
yet, so he gets a lot of this!
Regardless, it's important to understand that
people come from all walks of life, and just
because you see them a certain way, doesn’t
mean you're right. Brock is a really good
guy. Someone who was strong enough to step
up and essentially save his family. He cares
deeply about people and Pokémon despite the
neglect his caregivers showed him. Sure, he
hasn't figured it out yet, but has anyone?
Anyway, that's the real truth about Brock
Harrison. That’s right you heard me, apparently
his last name is Harrison, can I get some
verification on that in the comments?? Either
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I'm Ryan and I'll catch you all next time.
Toodles!
