#altomare

I don’t want a new Pokémon Venice, I want the OLD Pokémon Venice, with Latias and Latios! And boat races!

DESCRIPTION:

DEFENSE GRID AREA 124 - 204: ISLAND OF ALTO MARE. LAST-DITCH SECURITY FOR ORDER OF ARCEUS PERSONNEL IN EVENT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. DM-A204 DEFENSE GRID COVERS THE ISLAND OF ALTO MARE IN ADDITION TO 5 KILOMETERS AWAY FROM COASTAL LINES.

DEFENSE TYPE:

ISLAND-WIDE HYDRO-KINESIS AND MAGNO-KINESIS VIA TACTILE OPERATING SYSTEM.

OPERATION:

TWIN GUARDIAN CONDUIT SYSTEM.

WARNING: OVERUSE WILL RESULT IN SEVERE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAUMA TO BOTH USER AND CONDUIT.

USER MAY BE INCLINED TO DEPUTIZE POTENTIAL HUMAN SUBJECT FOR CONTROL OF DEVICE, OR ANY SUBJECT THAT CAN FIT IN THE OPERATING POD.

IN EVENT OF DM-A204 ACTIVATION:

FIRST DEFENSIVE LINE: KINESIS

WATER SURROUNDING AND OCCUPYING ISLAND TERRITORY CAN BE EFFECTIVELY REPURPOSED AS BOTH AN OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE MULTI-TOOL. ALL METALLIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS USED WITHIN ALTO MARE'S ISLAND LIMITS CAN BE MANIPULATED FOR ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT AND WEAPONRY.

SECOND DEFENSIVE LINE: SENTINELS

DESIGNATION: ALT-001-KA, ALT-001-AE

AUTONOMOUS SENTINEL DRONES TO PERFORM RECONNAISSANCE AND KEY THREAT ELIMINATION. FOSSILIZED REMAINS ARE TO BE CONCEALED NEAR DM-A204'S OPERATING MECHANISM AND RE-ANIMATED FOR USE IN DM-A204'S DEFENSE.

KEY SENTINEL OBJECTIVES ARE TO DEFEND DM-A204 AND REPORT ALL ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF DM-A204 OPERATING CHAMBER

FINAL DEFENSIVE LINE: CATACLYSM

CATACLYSM EVENT VIA HYDROKINESIS WILL BE ACTIVATED TO ENSURE DESTRUCTION OF ORDER ASSETS.

WARNING: DM-A204 WILL AUTOMATICALLY LAUNCH CATACLYSM IN THE EVENT OF OPERATOR DYSFUNCTION OR MULTIPLE CONDUIT OVERLOADS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE COMPLETE ANNIHILATION OF ALTO MARE AND ITS INHABITANTS.

ENGAGING THE FAIL SAFE PROTOCOL FOR THIS EVENT WILL RESULT IN THE EXPENDITURE OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER.

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CATACLYSM EVENT AVERTED (5/16/03)

ASSET RECOVERY CREW

SHEPHERD AYR

ARTIFICER LEO

STEWARD MIN

DM-A204 PERSONNEL

STEWARD JIN:

LOST

REINCARNATED AS NEW CONDUIT FOR DM-A204

STEWARD LIA:

DEBRIEFED AND RELOCATED TO ORDER HQ

IN POSSESSION OF DM-A204'S CONDUIT

DM-A204 RENDERED INERT BY ASSET RECOVERY CREW. ALL ASSETS IN ALTO MARE HAVE BEEN DISCREETLY REALLOCATED TO OTHER DEFENSE MECHANISM SITES. ALL WITNESSES SILENCED.

COUNCIL EXECUTIVE ORDER 7132.ALT - USAGE OF DM SITES TO BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR THREAT TO ORDER OPERATIONS. REVISION OF SECURITY MEASURES AND PERSONNEL TO FOLLOW ON LATER DATE

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Thanks to @negagogo93 who let us scan his postcard collection, we've finally rescued this iconic piece  ラティアスとラティオスのいる風景 by Ken Sugimori, dated March 2002 on the back.

Gen 3 concept art by Ken Sugimori featuring the infamous Latiken and their mysterious blue-haired trainer, possibly  2000. Enhanced by us from  a pic taken by twitter user kurowasan at the 2012 Game On expo in Brazil. One of the Gen 3 Proto-dex entries might refer to this very Pokémon, it reads:

 "Sightseeing Pokémon, A Pokémon that loves to fly with a human riding it. It quietly flies and is completely comfortable to ride. When it tires, it rests with its wings floating atop the sea" "Has a calm personality, so it dislikes fighting. Its horn(s) have magnet-like cells that act as a compass."

*is no longer living*