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Guess I'm making one

I'm just in a situation where I can't see a downside lol

The minute Iris starts picking on Ash she's defending him

Her "little kid" comments are a direct challenge to his passion. And after Paul last arc, she'd defend him big time.

I think if they're treated as a tandem unit it forces better writing but that's just me.

— The finals of the Masters 8 was also a good appearance for her!

I think all I can say in closing is any issues with Dawn post her original series is solved by letting her be on the show as a permanent second protagonist.

— her in character by letting her be there vs a cameo.

To be clear, I'm talking about the Gates of Warp. I think the Darkrai story for her was great, save for the stopping and smelling the roses in her own home region! (Come on girl! What are you doing!!) —

— too much.

I get when we get into Journeys how it makes things a little more difficult for Dawn there, but she lost a lot of personality. Would that be fixed with her sticking with Goh and Chloe and Ash? I don't know, but I think you have a better chance at keeping —

— likely to defend him. Dawn was adopting Iris's mannerisms. Something she doesn't do if she's not just dropping in.

I also don't think her addition would clutter the Unova protagonists either. Despite the way she treated Ash, the cameo arc did pretty well! So it wouldn't be —

— gimmicky. I wouldn't even be that mad if she simply was letting Iris walk all over Ash. But here's the kicker.

SHE JOINS IN.

I do not at all EVER see her joining in ridiculing Ash, especially for his passions.

In the event Dawn travels to Unova with Ash, she's more —

— She could dip for a few episodes or even a season to do a contest arc in another region like Goh with Project Mew and then return.

Now, Dawn had two major cameos in the anime. Her first was in Best Wishes for the Junior Cup. I do not like how she is played here. It's very —

— her ambitions and dreams. Let's take Goh for instance. He was a dual protagonist and still could do his own thing. He traveled with Ash when it was important, and when it came time for stuff like Project Mew? He left!

So what does this mean for Dawn? —