#the outfit from RS Brendan

[wolfwillowisp]

Sense I’m actually, you know, writing the fic hes the protagonist of, thought I should post more of this guy- so here! Russel and his Altaria

[mountmortar]

this is just me musing btw but honestly the way kris’s design looks like it was created with gold/ethan in mind and the way lyra’s design looks like it was inspired with leaf’s in mind. like there’s just something about the way kris was the only female pokémon protagonist to get something as practical as a proper BACKPACK all the way up until elaine was introduced in lgpe. and i understand that kris’s design can also be attributed to the 90s/early 2000s style of things but you really can’t deny the practicality in her clothing (sneakers, reasonably-sized shorts, a JACKET even though it’s cropped) mirrors gold/ethan’s (using an inversion of colors) without completely overdoing it on the femininity. the only other two protagonists that feature that same sort of balance are brendan and may in ruby/sapphire ONLY because their designs for emerald + oras already start changing may especially to fit the overly feminine mold (losing her sleeves & making her outfit “cuter” and more girly. you know how it is). this is kind of rambly and it’s 1am so idk if it even has a point to it but the reason kris’s design (and may’s in rs. she’s an in-between) was Fine all things considered and the reason that it seems like almost every girl introduced from frlg -> forward is Cutesy is because leaf’s design was created and they started sticking with things that looked like THAT instead of things that made actual sense to adventure with. does this make sense. it doesn’t have to