Elder (Village of Dragons)

If you were looking for the the Trainer class Elder, see Li.

Elder おばば様 Matriarch
Elder
Gender	Female
Eye color	Purple
Hair color	Gray
Hometown	Village of Dragons
Region	Unova
Anime debut	The Bloom Is on Axew!
English voice actor	Kayzie Rogers
Japanese voice actor	Wasabi Mizuta

The elder (Japanese: おばば様 Matriarch) is a recurring character that first appears in The Bloom Is on Axew!. She is the matriarch of the Village of Dragons.

History

Not much is known about the elder, as she has not made any appearances outside of Iris's flashbacks. It is revealed in a flashback that she was the one who gave Iris her Axew with the intent to develop his skills in Pokémon battles. She believed that Iris had the skills necessary in order to raise Axew to one day become a strong Haxorus.

The elder appears in another one of Iris's flashbacks in The Dragon Master's Path! where she sees Iris off on her journey to become a Dragon master. She tells Iris that the journey will bring a lot of different experiences, both good and bad, but explains these experiences will be important for the growth of her and Axew. In Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!, Iris's flashback reveals the elder watching the development of the annual tournament in the Village of Dragons. She witnesses Iris's battle against the Dragon Master Drayden and seems satisfied with her performance. It is unknown what type of connection she has with Drayden. Iris has mentioned that the elder "does not like the cold" indicating that she may not like Ice-type Pokémon.

She appeared again in BW056.

Pokémon

Given away

		Axew ♂
		Main article: Iris's Axew In The Bloom Is on Axew!, it was revealed that the old woman gave Iris her Axew when he was just a day old.
Debut	In The Shadow of Zekrom!
Voice actors
Japanese	Minami Tsuda
English	Kayzie Rogers

Voice actors

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