Anthea and Concordia

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Anthea (Japanese: の Goddess of Love, バーベナ Verbena) and Concordia (Japanese: の Goddess of Peace, ヘレナ Helena) are members of Team Plasma. They were adopted by Ghetsis when they were children and have taken care of N since then.
==In the core series games==
Anthea and Concordia are first seen in the game intro of . The only encounters them in N's Castle, where Anthea heals the player's Pokémon, while Concordia tells the player more about N's past and Ghetsis.
In , Anthea and Concordia are found in the original Team Plasma's safehouse in Driftveil City. They give the player more backstory about themselves and N, revealing that all three of them were orphans that Ghetsis took in. They were then put in charge of caring for N while he was a child.
===Quotes===
====Pokémon Black and White====
=====Anthea=====
:"I am Anthea... . Before you go to confront my lord N, please take a moment to rest..."
:"Ah, good. Both you and your Pokémon regained energy... s battle to practice their skills and to grow in experience, but never to hurt their Pokémon. My lord N has realized this, deep down in his heart...but he has spent too much painful time here in this castle to admit it..."
=====Concordia=====
:"I am Concordia. I give peace and comfort to N. N has been separated from people since he was young. He was brought up with Pokémon... Pokémon that were betrayed, mistreated and hurt by bad people... Ghetsis deliberately brought only those poor Pokémon closer to N. N was touched by their plight, and started pursuing ideals/the truth, thinking only of Pokémon. N's heart is pure and innocent. But there is nothing more beautiful and terrifying than innocence."
====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
=====Anthea=====
:"Team Plasma is an organization created by a man named Ghetsis to help him take over the Unova region. The one he groomed to help him further his nefarious aims was N. N was a strange boy who was called the child of the Pokémon."
:"I wonder if N understands now. Trainers battle with Pokémon not to hurt them, but so Trainers and Pokémon can understand one another better! It's the simplest way for them to do this. The more serious the battle, the more the true nature of Pokémon and people becomes apparent!"
=====Concordia=====
:"N was an orphan. I heard that right after he was born, he upset people with behavior that suggested he could talk to Pokémon. When he was living in the woods with and , Ghetsis took him in. We are also orphans Ghetsis took in. Our task was to take care of N."
:"I don't understand N's pure and innocent feelings. But I will be very happy if he figured out what he wants to do on his own during his travels with the legendary Pokémon."
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
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===Sprites===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Black & White====
Anthea and Concordia are N's allies, with similar abilities for hearing the voices of Pokémon. They debuted at the end of Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!, where they rescued after he was injured fighting Colress and Team Plasma in a city. With and in tow, they took N to their secret refuge in another dimension where they protect injured Pokémon.
In the next episode, they and N told Ash and company about their past with Team Plasma and Ghetsis. With N, they explained that the three of them were raised in a great mansion by Ghetsis and Team Plasma. However, when destroyed the mansion during a ceremony two years prior, they realized Ghetsis was lying to them and helped N escape. Because of these experiences and Ghetsis's training, Anthea and Concordia were deeply distrustful of humans and even initially believed that Ash and his friends led Team Plasma to their hideaway. Ash, , and defeated the Team Plasma members, who had found their way into the dimension using a special machine, causing Anthea and Concordia to have second thoughts about them. After this, N joined his foster sisters, and disappeared into the mist. When the mist faded, N, Anthea, and Concordia were gone, and Ash and his friends found themselves on a wide field, where they saw the Dragonspiral Tower a short distance away.
They were briefly seen at the beginning of Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!, and in N's fantasy in Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!.
In What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, they came to the to aid N in the fight against Ghetsis and Team Plasma. After providing a distraction for N to free himself, they begged him to return with them, declaring that his heart had been "stained". After N refused and explained the situation, Anthea and Concordia agreed to help him fight Team Plasma - unfortunately, Colress used his machine to take control of their Pokémon. Anthea and Concordia were apprehended by the Team Plasma Grunts, but managed to escape with N when Reshiram was awakened. They watched Ash and the others attempt to destroy the device, with N explaining how the strong bond between Ash and his Pokémon allows them to overcome any obstacle. After Team Plasma was defeated and Reshiram calmed, Anthea and Concordia were finally able to realize that not all people were cruel to Pokémon, enabling them to move on from their past. At N's request, they joined him in his travels, seeking to achieve their dream of a world where humans and Pokémon could live together in harmony.
====Character====
Anthea and Concordia are equally pure-hearted and empathetic. Like , they had an isolated childhood, where they were bound by the walls of their secluded mansion, which led them to develop an innate bond with Pokémon. They have always supported their adoptive brother N, and took it upon themselves to protect him from Ghetsis after the attack two years prior.
Afterwards, Anthea and Concordia grew increasingly skeptical of the bond between humans and Pokémon, and sought to create a world where Pokémon were undisturbed and could truly live in peace. Their secret paradise was located by Team Plasma in Secrets From Out of the Fog!, leading them to flee yet again. By the end of What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!, Anthea and Concordia were surprised by the heroic efforts of , , and their Pokémon against Team Plasma, and learned that not all people were cruel to Pokémon.
====Pokémon====
=====Anthea's=====
=====Concordia's=====
====Voice actors====
Anthea	
Concordia
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Anthea and Concordia appeared in The Plan. They were seen in flashback, first witnessing N's coronation as the king of Team Plasma and later discussing the benefits of purity and innocence with N.
====Voice actors====
Anthea	
Concordia
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Anthea and Concordia appear as members of Team Plasma in the . Three years prior to the start of the chapter, they were tasked with raising N, bringing him up to become the man he is in the present. They are first seen in a flashback during 's battle against , in which they are seen accompanying him while he walks to his coronation. After N awakens from the Dark Stone, Anthea and Concordia watch as N attempts to befriend Zekrom and have it join Team Plasma's cause. They are horrified when N is violently attacked by Zekrom.
At the , Team Plasma enacts its plan and summons N's Castle from the depths of the earth to surround the League building. Anthea and Concordia accompany N and he watches the chaos unfold. As N and Black battle each other, Anthea and Concordia remain in N's room, where is ed to after Hood Man foiled her attempt to rat out Team Plasma's infiltration on the League. Although White is startled to learn that they are N's caretakers, Anthea and Concordia assure her that they are not hostile. They tell White about N's past and how he was found by Ghetsis as a child. They reveal that N had slowly changed over the course of his meetings with Black and White, and that he released his Pokémon except for Zekrom. Hearing about N's sad past brings White to tears, and she and Gigi set off to meet up with Black again.
After Team Plasma's defeat, several Grunts that escaped capture prepare to go into hiding under the cover of night. When one of the Grunts, , asks if they can take the Pokémon liberated by N with them, her mother tells her that they can't. Anthea decides to allow the girl to take a Foongus with her, as it was the one she had bonded with the most. Concordia also gives Whitley a locket containing a photo of N.
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In Epilogue, Anthea and Concordia accompany Whitley and N while they try to return Foongy to his original Trainer. However, the Trainer says he didn't want Foongy back, as he had willingly released him after hearing Team Plasma's speech. Though Whitley is happy, N explained Foongy is relieved since it can now "keep Whitley for himself", much to Anthea and Concordia's amusement.
==Trivia==
* Harmonia, a name used by N and Ghetsis, is .
==Names==
Anthea
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	バーベナ Verbena 	From the flower genus . Symbolizes "tender love" in the .https://twitter.com/matsumiyan/status/314678782697029632
English 	Anthea 	From Ἀνθεία (an epithet of and , who are respectively the Greek goddess of marriage and the Greek goddess of love) and possibly
French 	Vénus 	From Vénus (), the Roman goddess of love
German 	Minna 	From minna ( for love)
Italian 	Antea 	From her English name
Spanish 	Amor 	From amor (love)
Korean 	버베나 Verbena 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	巴貝娜 / 巴贝娜 Bābèinà 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	巴貝娜 Bābuinàh芭比娜 Bābéinàh 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	AmorAnthea 	From amor (love)Same as her English name
Vietnamese 	Verbena 	From her Japanese name
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	愛の女神 Ai no Megami 	Means Goddess of Love
French 	Muse de l'Amour 	Means Muse of Love
German 	Muse der Liebe 	Means Muse of Love
Spanish 	Musa del Amor 	Means Muse of Love
Korean 	사랑의 여신 Sarang-ui Yeosin 	Means Goddess of Love
Chinese () 	愛之女神 / 爱之女神 Ài zhī Nǚshén 	Means Goddess of Love
Brazilian Portuguese	Deusa do Amor 	Means Goddess of Love
Vietnamese 	Nữ thần tình yêu 	Means Goddess of Love
Concordia
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ヘレナ Helena 	From Helena, a species of . Symbolizes "peace and wisdom" in the language of flowers.
English, Italian 	Concordia 	From (Roman goddess of concord and harmony) and possibly
French 	Colombe 	From colombe (dove, a symbol of peace)
German 	Elfriede 	From Frieden (peace)
Spanish 	Paz 	From paz (peace)
Korean 	헬레나 Helena 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	荷蓮娜 / 荷莲娜 Héliánnà 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese () 	荷蓮娜 Hòhlìhnnàh凱蓮娜 Hóilìhnnàh希蓮娜 Hēilìhnnàh 	Transcription of her Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese	PazConcordia 	From paz (peace)Same as her English name
Vietnamese 	Helena 	From her Japanese name
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	平和の女神 Heiwa no Megami 	Means Goddess of Peace
French 	Muse de la Paix 	Means Muse of Peace
German 	Muse des Friedens 	Means Muse of Peace
Spanish 	Musa de la Paz 	Means Muse of Peace
Korean 	평화의 여신 Pyeonghwa-ui Yeosin 	Means Goddess of Peace
Chinese () 	和平女神 Hépíng Nǚshén 	Means Goddess of Peace
Brazilian Portuguese	Deusa da Paz 	Means Goddess of Peace
Vietnamese 	Nữ thần hòa bình 	Means Goddess of Peace
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images of Anthea on the Bulbagarden Archives
* Images of Concordia on the Bulbagarden Archives
Category:Black and White characters
Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Members of Team Plasma
Category:Pokémon Evolutions characters
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