#also almost gave him a trevenant to represent the dreadmasters but i figured he had too many ghosts

[ebitenpura]

Got bored, so I made a Pokemon card for Eight with hypothetical main team from right to left, top to bottom: Absol, Aegislash, Gallade, Banette, Lucario, and admin's favorite fighting birb Staraptor.

Absol resembles an echa'olm and is a bearer of misfortune much like he is, so that's a given. Aegislash represents his sword in-game as does Gallade, though Gallade is more a representation of his gallant side and hidden honor; Banette is a cute and creepy misunderstood ghost companion that only he would find endearing despite being an entity of pure hatred and may or may not be a stand-in for how he views Jadus. Lucario represents his Echani heritage in being a "fighting" type and a canine, and Staraptor is also a fighting type with a proud and intimidating demeanor that parallels how some used to view him.

TLDR; he's mainly a fighting type trainer with ghost/dark influences. This makes him the exact opposite of an ice-type trainer, who Nosta (being a Chiss) would've been.

In this theoretical Pokemon AU, he would've joined one of those criminal organizations (most likely Team Rocket or Team Galactic if we're trying to find an Empire equivalent) and then later reformed as an inside-agent/Pokemon Ranger, since he has a habit of befriending dark entities you're not supposed to be able to befriend while having no desire to control them.

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