Lorenzo

Lorenzo (Japanese: ボンゴレ Vongole) is a main character who appeared in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias. He is the grandfather of . Lorenzo is also the curator of the Alto Mare's museum, a builder, and the protector of the Legendary Pokémon and .
==History==
He first appeared during 's visit to the museum where he explained the history of the city and the Defense Mechanism of Alto Mare or DMA for short. Ash got distracted by the presence of , whom he thought was the seemingly normal girl he had saved earlier, but she was actually disguised as her. He was scolded by Lorenzo for absentmindedly leaning on the DMA. 
Ash followed Bianca and Latias to the secret garden of and Latias. Lorenzo arrived just in time to prevent Latios from attacking Ash and , and allowed Latias to play with them. He showed Ash the Soul Dew's resting place, a pool of water and then explained that he knew the father of the two Guardians, and went onto protect Latios and Latias after their father's death. As Lorenzo, Bianca, and Ash left the garden, they cut through Lorenzo's workshop where he constructs gondolas.
That night, Lorenzo was later incapacitated by 's . He was later found by Bianca, and they rushed to the museum where they were captured and bound by . They could only watch helplessly as Oakley used the DMA, and Latios suffered the consequences. Ash, Latias, and Pikachu came to save them and stopped the DMA. Lorenzo warned Annie not to touch the corrupted Soul Dew, but she ignored the warning. Annie touching the corrupted Soul Dew caused the DMA to go out of control, to ruinous effects. Lorenzo was present at Latios's sacrifice and was the first to realize that he had died. The following morning, Lorenzo took Ash and the others out in one of his gondolas to search for the guardians. While Latias was located, Latios confirmed that he had sacrificed himself to protect the city, and gifted Lorenzo and Bianca a new Soul Dew. 
Lorenzo later bid farewell to Ash and as they left the city. He later returned to the museum to watch as a construction crew repaired the damaged DMA.
==Character==
Lorenzo is a kind, wise man, but can also be stern and angry at times, especially wherever Alto Mare's history is concerned. Having witnessed the destructive powers of evil in the past, Lorenzo holds personal responsibility for the protection of Alto Mare and its two guardians.
==Pokémon==
===Cared for===
==Artwork==
's design of Lorenzo
==Trivia==
* In the 1994 book Guide to Venice (ヴェネツィア案内, Venezia Annai) which is a renowned publication about Venice in Japan,ヴェネツィア案内 there are photos of a particular gondola workshop and its owner, and the appearance of the workshop very closely resembles Lorenzo's workshop, and the owner has similar hairstyle to Lorenzo, causing some fans in Japan to speculate that these could be real-life models of Lorenzo and his workshop.ボンゴレ(ポケモン)
==Voice actors==
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ボンゴレ Vongole 	From vongole (Italian for )
English, Italian, German	Lorenzo 	A common Italian name. Derived from , which is a symbol of wisdom.
Korean 	봉봉 Bongbong 	Reduplication of the first syllable of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	本葛雷 Běngěléi 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese () 	邦格連 Bōnggaaklìhn 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Thai 	บงโกเระ Vongole 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
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