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==In the games==
==In the games==
===History===
Three thousand years prior to the events of {{g|X and Y}}, a war broke out between two countries. This long conflict was drawn out and many lives were lost. People treated Pokémon with special powers as mere tools in their conflict, so they gathered lots of Pokémon, including Pokémon with unique powers. In order to emerge victorious, the soldiers believed that they needed even more powerful Pokémon. AZ loved his Floette, which he had received from his late mother, but it was forcefully taken from him by the soldiers and became just another sacrifice in the war.<ref name="Game Informer">[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/02/14/afterwords-unabridged-pokemon-x-and-y.aspx Game Informer]: Afterwords – Pokémon X & Y</ref>
AZ received the body of his beloved Pokémon some time later, and out of unspeakable grief, he built the [[ultimate weapon]] to restore it to life. He succeeded, but unable to overcome his despair, he turned the machine into a weapon, with which he destroyed both sides of the conflict, ending the war. His Floette, disgusted with the fact that the machine was powered by the life energy of other Pokémon, left him.
AZ's younger brother had wished to claim Kalos out of his own greed. After AZ ended the war with the ultimate weapon, his brother realized the error of his ways and sought to make amends for his actions by burying the weapon, in an attempt to prevent it from ever being used again.
AZ's incredible height resulted from his exposure to the ultimate weapon.<ref name="Game Informer"/>
====Pokémon X and Y====
AZ had kept the key to the ultimate weapon around his neck.
AZ is first seen on {{rt|13|Kalos}}. When the {{player}} encounters him, he mutters about "the flower Pokémon," then leaves.
AZ is first seen on {{rt|13|Kalos}}. When the {{player}} encounters him, he mutters about "the flower Pokémon," then leaves.


He appears once again much later, being held prisoner by [[Lysandre]] in the lowest levels of [[Lysandre Labs]]. When he is found, he explains the story of Kalos's history from three thousand years prior: there once was a man who had a Pokémon he loved very much. A war broke out in Kalos, and that Pokémon went to fight in the war, where it was killed. The man received the body of his beloved Pokémon some time later, and out of unspeakable grief, he built a giant device to restore it to life. He succeeded, but he was unable to overcome his despair and turned the machine into a weapon, with which he destroyed both sides of the war to bring it to an end. His Pokémon, disgusted with the fact that the machine was powered by the life energy of other Pokémon, left him. Lysandre reveals that AZ's name is the same as the king from three thousand years ago, and that he had the key to the weapon around his neck; Lysandre has taken him prisoner and claimed the key in order to use the weapon to destroy all of humanity except for [[Team Flare]].
[[Lysandre]] captures AZ and takes the ultimate weapon's key, so that he can use it to destroy all life except [[Team Flare]]. The player encounters him in a cell in the lowest levels of [[Lysandre Labs]], where he tells the player the story of the history of Kalos.


After the player defeats Lysandre once and for all in the [[Team Flare Secret HQ]] beneath [[Geosenge Town]], AZ—now freed from his prison—approaches and thanks them for stopping the weapon from being used again.
After the player defeats Lysandre once and for all in the [[Team Flare Secret HQ]] beneath [[Geosenge Town]], AZ—now freed from his prison—approaches and thanks them for stopping the weapon from being used again.


AZ makes a final appearance in [[Lumiose City]] after the player has defeated [[Diantha]] and become {{pkmn|Champion}}. During the parade arranged by [[Professor Sycamore]] to celebrate the player's success, AZ approaches the stage and challenges the player to a battle, wishing to learn about what a {{pkmn|Trainer}} truly is. After the battle, AZ smiles, thanking the player for freeing him from his long torment, thus fully revealing that he is indeed the man from his story. Then, he sees a sparkle in the sky. Having sensed the liberation of AZ's heart, his beloved {{p|Floette}}—who was granted eternal life alongside him three thousand years ago—finally returns to him. AZ collapses to his knees, overjoyed that his Pokémon has finally returned. He is not seen again after this.
After the player defeats [[Diantha]] for the first time to become {{pkmn|Champion}}, during the parade in [[Lumiose City]] to celebrate the player's success, AZ approaches the stage and challenges the player to a battle, wishing to learn about what a {{pkmn|Trainer}} truly is. After the battle, AZ smiles, thanking the player for freeing him from his long torment. Then, he sees a sparkle in the sky. Having sensed the liberation of AZ's heart, his beloved {{p|Floette}}—who was granted eternal life alongside AZ 3000 years ago—finally returns to him. AZ collapses to his knees, overjoyed that his Pokémon has finally returned. He is not seen again after this.
 
====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire====
Although not by name, AZ is mentioned several times during the [[Delta Episode]] of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}.


Documents kept in Lysandre Labs reveal more of AZ's story: he had a younger brother who wished to claim Kalos out of his own greed. After AZ ended the war by launching his weapon, his brother realized the error of his ways and sought to make amends for his actions by burying the weapon in an attempt to prevent it from ever being used again.
[[Mr. Stone]] mentions that his grandfather used [[Infinity Energy]], the same energy as the ultimate weapon, to improve the lives of people and Pokémon alike, which the [[Devon Corporation]] used to grow into one of the top industries in [[Hoenn]].


Although not by name, AZ is mentioned several times during the [[Delta Episode]] of {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}. He and his actions 3,000 years ago are first mentioned by [[Mr. Stone]], who tells that his grandfather got the idea to use the same energy used by the ultimate weapon to improve the lives of people and Pokémon alike, thus leading to the creation of [[Infinity Energy]], which the [[Devon Corporation]] used to grow into one of the top industries in [[Hoenn]]. Later, the player overhears [[Wallace]] talking with his master, learning that the tree planted in front of the entrance to the [[Cave of Origin]] was given to the people of {{ci|Sootopolis}} by a "huge man who visited from the Kalos region." Underneath the tree grows a flower of the same kind as the one carried by AZ's Floette. AZ is mentioned once more by [[Zinnia]] at the [[Sky Pillar]], telling that, a thousand years ago, "a tall visitor from a distant land" witnessed how {{me|Rayquaza}} stopped a fight between [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and Primal {{p|Kyogre}}, having said, "It is the Δ (Delta), born of the great disturbances in this world. By the bonds born of mankind's wish and the power of the stones, it will calm the troubles that plague the world."
When the player overhears [[Wallace]]'s conversation with his master, they discuss that the tree planted in front of the entrance to the [[Cave of Origin]] was given to the people of {{ci|Sootopolis}} by a "huge man who visited from the Kalos region", presumably referring to AZ. Underneath the tree there is a flower of the same kind as the one carried by AZ's Floette.
 
At the [[Sky Pillar]], [[Zinnia]] telling the player that 1000 years ago "a tall visitor from a distant land" witnessed how {{me|Rayquaza}} stopped a fight between [[Primal Reversion|Primal]] {{p|Groudon}} and Primal {{p|Kyogre}}.


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* AZ is the tallest person in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}.
* AZ is the tallest person in the [[core series]] {{pkmn|games}}.
* Despite being classified as a [[Pokémon Trainer]], AZ is the only character in the core series without an official [[Pokémon League]] title to use the [[Gym Leader]] battle theme.
* AZ is the oldest known human in the history of Pokémon, games or otherwise.
* The player can win or lose to AZ when he is battled; the player will not black out and the story will progress either way.
* Despite being classified as a [[Pokémon Trainer]], AZ is the only character in the core series who does not have an official [[Pokémon League]] title to use the [[Gym Leader]] battle theme.
* AZ may be based on the medieval Christian legend of the {{wp|Wandering Jew}}. AZ may also be based on the Mesopotamian king {{wp|Gilgamesh}}; in the ''{{wp|Epic of Gilgamesh}}'', the titular king traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu.
* AZ may be depicted in paintings within [[Parfum Palace]]. When one of the paintings is examined after defeating AZ at the end of the story, the player notes that it reminds them of him. A younger AZ is also depicted in a mural displayed in Lumiose Museum.
* AZ may be depicted in paintings within [[Parfum Palace]]. When one of the paintings is examined after defeating AZ at the end of the story, the player notes that it reminds them of him. A younger AZ is also depicted in a mural displayed in Lumiose Museum.
* AZ is the oldest known human in the history of Pokémon, games or otherwise.
* All of the Pokémon that AZ uses in battle are Pokémon associated with ancient civilization or longevity; {{p|Torkoal}} is based on a tortoise, which can live for multiple centuries, and both {{p|Golurk}} and {{p|Sigilyph}} are Pokémon thought to be from ancient times. Also, all know {{m|Return}}, indicating a high [[friendship]] level with AZ.
* All of the Pokémon that AZ uses in battle are Pokémon associated with ancient civilization or longevity; {{p|Torkoal}} is based on a tortoise, which can live for multiple centuries, and both {{p|Golurk}} and {{p|Sigilyph}} are Pokémon thought to be from ancient times. Also, all know {{m|Return}}, indicating a high [[friendship]] level with AZ.
* An interview with [[Junichi Masuda]] in Game Informer magazine reveals that AZ's Floette was given to him by his late mother and was taken by force by the soldiers fighting in the war.
** The interview also reveals that AZ's great height is due to the influence of the ultimate weapon's power on his body, and that he continued to age despite being immortal.
* AZ shares several similarities with [[N]] from the [[Generation V]] games.
* AZ shares several similarities with [[N]] from the [[Generation V]] games.
** Both use names made up of just capital letters.
** Both use names made up of just capital letters.
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** Both are related to the leaders of [[villainous team]]s.
** Both are related to the leaders of [[villainous team]]s.
* [[Pokémon X and Y beta#Eternal Flower Floette|Unused data]] for AZ's Floette as an alternate form exists in the internal data of the Generation VI and VII games.
* [[Pokémon X and Y beta#Eternal Flower Floette|Unused data]] for AZ's Floette as an alternate form exists in the internal data of the Generation VI and VII games.
===Origin===
AZ may be based on the medieval Christian legend of the {{wp|Wandering Jew}}. AZ may also be based on the Mesopotamian king {{wp|Gilgamesh}}; in the ''{{wp|Epic of Gilgamesh}}'', the titular king traveled long and far in his quest for immortality for himself after the death of his closest companion, Enkidu.


==Names==
==Names==
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