Thread:Malice Twiright/@comment-24463571-20150718173515/@comment-24463571-20150718195943

Additionally, after rereading the Ruby sapphire arc, I want to comment about the lack of Sapphire's involvement in the final battle.

The battle between the legendaries had to be resolved by Ruby and Ruby alone because he was the one who started it. A normal child would not have attacked the Salamance five years before. A normal child would have ran away or called for help. However, Ruby's pride made him believe he could defeat it. It was Ruby's- that is to say, humanity's- hubris that caused the disaster and therefore it is his duty to fix it.

Sapphire and Ruby battle Maxie and Archie together because it is a battle of humans. Sapphire is an excellent character plot-wise, but she does not represent humanity as strongly as Ruby does. The final battle is being driven by plot. It's no longer a metaphor. The warning has been given, and it is up to the reader to see it and understand.