PXFIRE Comics

[Neo Emolga]

Please note this goes completely against what I originally had in mind, but hey, we know how many times that happens!

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Name: Jangnan
Species: Well, Jirachi of course!

Personality: For one week every thousand years, Jirachi, or as his lesser-known name "Jangnan" goes, has to put on a show and pretend to be the sweetest, kindest, most sincere wish-granting Pokémon he can be. He'll happily grant childhood dreams, restore natural balance, and whatever provided the wish actually makes sense.

And then when said week is over, well, he just has to make everyone think he's snoozing while he can go do whatever the frick he wants! It's a very, very easy gig and so far no one suspects a thing! He gets caught every now and then, but no one's added it up that "hey, didn't so-and-so see Jirachi awake a few months ago? But I thought..." No one's put it together yet.

So what does Jangnan the Jirachi do with so much free time? Lots and lots of online gaming! Now, just like real people, Jangnan can get carried away and if he gets killed just a little too often in whatever game he's playing, that's where... a little wish power can run amuck. So if John thousands of miles away in Kalos killed Jangnan in Pledge of Steel just one too many times, well, he'd better hope he backed up his hard drive. Or at least knows someone that can somehow undo being turned into a Torchic and having only a beak to play a first person shooter with. It's hard.

Background: Jangnan the Jirachi was originally set up to kind of be a last resort Pokémon. Oh, humans nuked the world to a wasteland? Well, we can kind of wish for that to be undone. Zombie apocalypse? Well, wish that away. Thing is, Arceus didn't want this to be done so many times and for it to be too obvious to the point where it became an everyday reliance. Again, last resort wish-granting powers just to keep the world intact. It's kind of like working in an information technology role where you're just there in case things go really wrong. And because for most of the year they don't, you can kind of kick back and relax, chew gum, sleepily scroll though emails, check the weather, play solitaire, you know the deal.

So now you know that legend that states Jirachi sleeps for a thousand years and only wakes up for a week is a total frickin' lie. The real truth is Jangnan is off doing other things that other legendary Pokémon wouldn't even consider during that huge chunk of downtime. Things like all-night gaming, first person shooters, listening to thrash and power metal, guzzling energy drinks, and using the magical anonymous nature of the internet to hide his real identity. He doesn't venture out very often, so the chances of him getting caught awake are very seldom. And even if he does, well, he'll grant a quickie wish to whoever spots him and be on his way. And usually because he just wants to get back to gaming, sometimes said wish is rushed and ends up not exactly being the thing the person wanted. Be careful what you wish for! Especially when your wish granter has a game to get back to.

So the next time you play against "ShadowSlayerJ" or "XxCooldude385xX" in an online game, ask yourself... who are you really playing against?

Special Abilities: Wish granting! Only... he can get carried away with it and it can get impulsive sometimes. And if he loses just a little too often and gets trolled for it or someone criticizes his aggressive and hasty play style... beware!

Likes: Online gaming, first person shooters, energy drinks, metal music, graphic t-shirts, and many other hidden, not-quite-so-obvious passions surrounding computers, gaming, and "geeky" stuff like that!

Dislikes: Formality, really complicated and what-the-fudge-are-you-asking-for wishes, instant message windows popping up while he's in the middle of a game, busted hardware, trolling after losing a game, and anyone who dares say "gg ez" when they win against him. Saying "gg ez" is very, very dangerous and totally sets him off!

One interesting fact about them: "Jangnan" actually means "mischief" in Korean (and South Korea is extremely big into gaming)! And so a legend was born!

Notes: Any comics with Jangnan the Jirachi will be more like your Sunday newspaper comics where they're a quick funny gag of only a single page or a few panels. I don't really have plans to make a long, deep storyline with this, but more of a collection of quick, funny goodies. >:3