User blog:Keyon Jackson/Are The Tapus the Anti Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

Whats Hoopning Pokemon trainers its KeyJack with a new Pokemon theory. Now today I'm bringing you a theory that might intrigue you. I'm gonna try to prove if the 4 tapus are the reverse 4 horsemen. By that, I mean they have opposite traits.

Now I know what your thinking, what are the 4 horsemen and what do they have to do with the Tapus. Well in the Bible, the four horsemen were harbingers of the last judgment. Each of the four horsemen was sent from God to create a calamity of some sort and rule a quarter of the earth. Each represented a different calamity. Now there are many interpretations of the four horsemen, especially the white horse, but will get to that later.

So now let's get on with it.

So the Tapus guard the islands of alola and protect the people and Pokémon from any big disasters. You can start to see where im going with this. Anyway, the first horseman that will be talking about is the pale horse. Now the Pale horseman represents death and causes death during the rapture. Now the Tapu that is the opposite is Tapu Lele. This was very obvious being that tapu Lele is the tapu of life and is said to heal the wounds of Pokémon, it's pretty self-explanatory.

Second is the Black horse which is said to represent famine and brings massive hunger by either raising the price of food to ridiculous levels ir by pest destroying crops. Crops, food, now which tapu represent that, why tapu bulu. Now Tapu Bulu is based on the Hawaiian god Lono who is the God of Agriculture, abundance, and peace. Tapu Bulu is the Tapu of abundance which means an abundance of crop. And the people of Alola may pray to tapu Bulu I'm ordered to have a good harvest to avoid...Famine. Plus tapu Bulu has control over plants with its Pokedex entries saying that it has control over trees

Now the last two opposites are hard to put together because they're not so black and white like the other ones. However, there are some interpretations of the other horseman that may fit but it's kinda a stretch.

So the third horseman is the red horseman, the horseman of war. Now what's interesting is that Tapu Koko, the one who I'm pairing with this horseman, is based on the Hawaiin god of war Ku. Which means that they're not opposites but do the same thing. However, I have a different interpretation. Tapu Koko in the games is not seen as a Tapu of war but specifically conflict. Perhaps that Tapu Koko might be a different type of war, more like a war for freedom and defense, while the red horseman represents war as in mindless killing.

Now to the last pair is the white horse and Tapu Fini. Now the white horse represents to some as either false profits, evil, to righteousness, or holy war. However, there is this interpretation. The white horseman is sometimes referred to represent pestilence, which means infectious disease. Tapu Lele's moon dex entire reads:

"The guardian deity of Poni, it can control water. People say it can create pure water that will wash away any uncleanness."

The last part about the water could be used to heal disease as it says it "washes away any uncleanness". Also, tapu fini learns heal pulse at level 1 which the other tapes can't.

But now that I'm thinking about it, calling the Tapus guardians is a bit of a stretch. Multiple Pokédex entries tell that Tapus have a rather...malevolent nature. The Tapus ultra sun and Ultra moon dex entire reads:

Tapu Koko

"Although it's called a guardian deity, if a person or Pokémon puts it in a bad mood, it will become a malevolent deity and attack."

Tapu Fini

"Although it's called a guardian deity, terrible calamities sometimes befall those who recklessly approach Tapu Fini."

Tapu Lele

"Although called a guardian deity, Tapu Lele is devoid of guilt about its cruel disposition and can be described as nature incarnate."

Tapu Bulu

"Although it's called a guardian deity, it's violent enough to crush anyone it sees as an enemy."

All these Entrees say that the tapus can be violent and cruel. They could even destroy Alola if they wanted to. Tapu Bulu could easily bring a large famine, and Tapu Lele could easily kill people. Perhaps the tapus could not be as different than the Four Horsemen.

Anyway thanks for reading. Its been a while sense I last made a theory blog so I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to like and follow me if you can. As always I'm KeyJack Hoopa and I'll see you laters.