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'''Professor Hastings''' (Japanese: '''シンバラ教授''' ''Professor Shinbara'') is a [[Pokémon professor]] who lives in [[Fall City]] in the [[Fiore]] region.  He is the Ranger Union's chief of technology. He has a very hasty personality.
'''Professor Hastings''' (Japanese: '''シンバラ教授''' ''Professor Shinbara'') is a [[Pokémon professor]], who appears in the Pokémon Ranger series of games.
 
==In the games==
[[File:Professor Hastings ra.png‎|thumb|left|Art from {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}|100px]]
He stays in [[Fall City]] when in the [[Fiore]] region.  He is the Ranger Union's chief of technology. He has a very hasty personality.


Professor Hastings is the creator of the [[Capture Styler]] and is an important figure for the Ranger federation. It is one of the hero's first missions to escort him from [[Ringtown]] back to Fall City, however along the way they are attacked by the [[Go-Rock Squad]] and Hastings's new prototype "Super Styler" is stolen.
Professor Hastings is the creator of the [[Capture Styler]] and is an important figure for the Ranger federation. It is one of the hero's first missions to escort him from [[Ringtown]] back to Fall City, however along the way they are attacked by the [[Go-Rock Squad]] and Hastings's new prototype "Super Styler" is stolen.
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[[File:Professor Hastings ra.png‎|thumb|left|Art from {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}|100px]]
Near the end of the first game, it is revealed that Hastings and [[Gordor]] went to school together and at one point used to work as colleagues.  
Near the end of the game, it is revealed that Hastings and [[Gordor]] went to school together and at one point used to work as colleagues.  


In the third Ranger Net mission, {{player}}s are sent to capture a Mew so that Hastings may do research on it.
In the third Ranger Net mission, {{player}}s are sent to capture a Mew so that Hastings may do research on it.
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He will also be reappearing in the upcoming [[Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light]], along with [[Murph]].
He will also be reappearing in the upcoming [[Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light]], along with [[Murph]].


== In the Anime ==
==In the anime==
Prof. Hastings made his debut in a flashback during the first Locus of Light special, which aired as part of [[Pokémon Sunday]].
[[File:Professor Hastings anime.png|thumb|left|In the anime]]


Professor Hastings first appeared in a flashback in the anime special for the third game.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 02:19, 28 February 2010

Professor Hastings
シンバラ教授 Prof. Shinbara
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Artwork from Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Gender Male
Hometown Fall City
Region Fiore
Trainer class Pokémon professor
Generation III, IV
Games Pokémon Ranger and Shadows of Almia, and Locus of Light

Professor Hastings (Japanese: シンバラ教授 Professor Shinbara) is a Pokémon professor, who appears in the Pokémon Ranger series of games.

In the games

He stays in Fall City when in the Fiore region. He is the Ranger Union's chief of technology. He has a very hasty personality.

Professor Hastings is the creator of the Capture Styler and is an important figure for the Ranger federation. It is one of the hero's first missions to escort him from Ringtown back to Fall City, however along the way they are attacked by the Go-Rock Squad and Hastings's new prototype "Super Styler" is stolen.

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Near the end of the first game, it is revealed that Hastings and Gordor went to school together and at one point used to work as colleagues.

In the third Ranger Net mission, players are sent to capture a Mew so that Hastings may do research on it.

He reappears in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, investigating the Gigaremo Units. He is the first to discover the Dark Shards inside the machines, after Elaine takes a Gigaremo apart. After the player becomes a Top Ranger, Hastings appears in the Ranger Union.

Years ago, he, Erma, and Lamont were childhood friends with dreams. His dream was to invent a tool capable of transmitting friendship feelings to Pokémon. The three shared a journal that was hidden in a cave in the Ranger School.

He will also be reappearing in the upcoming Pokémon Ranger: Locus of Light, along with Murph.

In the anime

In the anime

Professor Hastings first appeared in a flashback in the anime special for the third game.

Trivia

  • Out of all the Pokémon professors so far, Hastings is the only one who is also a professor (教授 kyōju) in the Japanese version, whereas the others are all doctorate holders (博士 hakase)
  • According to Herbert, a researcher working for him, when he sneezes, he says hack-chooly.
  • His prototype name for the Capture Styler was "The Capture Loopy-Looper".
  • In the journal he, Erma, and Lamont shared, he signed off as "Hatagnits" and "Hatsting" when he was excited.
  • Hastings is like Professor Oak in several ways: both invented an item important to the player character's mission in their respective series (Oak invented the Pokédex, while Hastings invented the Capture Styler), while both have reappeared several times, being the only Pokémon professors to do so.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese シンバラ教授 Shinbara-kyōju
English Professor Hastings From hasty, and possibly the battle of Hastings.
French Prof. Pressand From pressant, urgent, pressing.
German Prof. Hastings
Italian Prof. Frenesio From frenesia, frenzy.
Spanish Prof. Gobios From agobios, worries.


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