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Cynthia is a fan favorite Champion. But is she too flawless of a character in the games? What's your opinion?
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Do any of the champions outside of Blue really have any flaws (outside of generally silly ones like being poor at directions)? I don’t really recall Steven or Lance, for example, having any sort of major flaw.But is she too flawless of a character in the games? What's your opinion?
Do any of the champions outside of Blue really have any flaws (outside of generally silly ones like being poor at directions)? I don’t really recall Steven or Lance, for example, having any sort of major flaw.
True. I specifically referred to her game self, but you are not wrong that her anime self has this funny quirk of taking ages which flavor of ice cream she wants to eat, and overall having an affinity for sweets.I know this isn’t exactly a flaw, but doesn’t the anime characterize her with a large affinity for sweets or something?
I wouldn’t say Lillie’s the closest candidate for a Mary Sue, and I think that her timidness and inability to confront her mother proves just that. Mary Sue’s are flawless while Lillie clearly has flaws in her inability to stand up for herself and reliance on others.Lillie is the real candidate for a Mary Sue. She's very timid, and the player has to confront Lusamine for her- even after she gives Lusamine a piece of her mind, the player has to fight her.
IMHO, Professor Kukui & Leon are the two characters that I would say are true Mary Sues by my definition, even though they're male characters. Kukui is a Pokemon Professor, a pro wrestler who all the ladies swoon over, and the only reason he's not also Champion is because 1) Elio/Selene moved to Alola and, 2) he built the Alola League himself, so he feels like that wouldn't be fair. Leon is established as the strongest Trainer in the Galar region from the get-go, Victor/Gloria is heavily implied to also be a fan of his, and we NEVER stop hearing about how awesome he is, to the point that it honestly felt to me like the main reason he exists is because somebody at GameFreak is a die-hard Charizard fan who wanted to shove the orange lizard down our throats as much as possible.
... How is that sue-ish at all? If anything, the protagonist is the mary sue here: even during the big character moments, they still butt in to steal the glory.Lillie is the real candidate for a Mary Sue. She's very timid, and the player has to confront Lusamine for her- even after she gives Lusamine a piece of her mind, the player has to fight her. That being said, I do think its cool that Lillie goes on her own journey out of inspiration from the player