teal mask spoilers below. thoughts on kieran
so upon finishing teal mask i made the sudden realization that kieran is probably one of the best written characters in pokemon. one of the best written villains in pokemon. because he's so real.
he is an inherently shallow person who only ever sees people's values by their strength. he's shy and socially awkward yet still looks down on people as weak. he doesn't vocalize it, but he hates weak people. and he hates himself because he's weak. and he's reminded every day that he's weak because carmine is strong and carmine is mean to him, and so he internalized carmine's bullying.
he finds comfort in the story of ogerpon because in spite of how much shit is thrown her way, ogerpon is still strong. he sees ogerpon as himself but better, because ogerpon's strong and he's weak. he projects himself onto ogerpon, yet he can never be her because she's strong because she accepts that she has people who love her, yet kieran can't ever be ogerpon because he can't ever accept that his grandparents love him because he views his grandparents as weak for "letting" carmine be mean to him, so he rejects their love.
and then the events of teal mask happens and he meets you, the protagonist, who enters his life by beating carmine handily in battle, as such you are instantly worth something to him. he doesn't shut up at the dinner table about you. he sees you as another ogerpon, another symbol of strength.
so he latches onto you, not as a friend, but as an object. he sees you as a wall to cower behind when carmine's mean to him. and yet you abandon him. you team up with carmine to help ogerpon. and he's not a part of the group. now, you're just another one of the loyal trio to him. a mean bully.
so now, for the first time in his life, he realizes there's no ogre, there's no you, there's only him. and for the first time in his life he has to actually put the leg work in to become his idea of strong.
so of course he collapses when ogerpon chooses you over him. he never treated ogerpon as a person with wants and desires. just like he never treated you as a person with wants and desires.
because he's weak.
god i love this game's writing so much
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Well, I brought this on myself.
Went with my childhood favourites + Golurk from Gen V, one of the only later additions I actually vibe with.
If I had to pick a partner, it's always Swampert. He holds a special place in my heart. Ruby was my first introduction to Pokemon. They do all have names but I'm not calling myself out like that lmao.
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I don't know how but Tumblr lost this post. I wanted to reblog it for the 2nd anniversary of Legends Arceus but I find myself downloading it from Twitter and reposting it :'( the quality got so bad but I loved this drawing when made.
Downloaded Pokemon Home so I could transfer them to Pokemon violet, especially the shinies ^^
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I did it.
Theme is: Pokemon that resemble Essek’s magical abilities. (ex: Ninetales is ray of frost, Dragapult is magic missile, etc.)
Hopefully I find the motivation to do the other characters, too.
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Part 1 of my Pokémon arts!
Prints are available on A3, A4 and A5. Let me know if you'd like to get yours ^^
Featuring:
- Pokémon Sun Moon: 🔥 Litten, Torracat, Incineroar 💦 Popplio, Brionne, Primarina 🌿 Rowlet, Dartix, Decidueye
- Pokémon X Y: 🔥 Fennekin, Braixen, Delphox 💦 Froakie, Frogardier, Greninja 🌿 Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught
- Pokémon Scarlet Violet: 🔥 Fuecoco, Crocalor, Skeledirge 💦 Quaxly, Quaxwell, Quaquaval 🌿Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada
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my favorite pokemons taking a nappie!!
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