Not as bad as their rivals of course, but the early art makes them come across as more cockier and meaner than their Pokespe counterparts.
>>59317637They're confident, not arrogant. Best designs, too.
>>59317637>than their Pokespe counterparts.Literally how considering that Gold in Pokespe is literally cocky and mean? If anything he's the perfect encapsulation of the artwork as a character.
>>59317641Based response.
>>59317637The earlier Sugimori designs were a little grittier to the point where NPCs looked edgy as well.It wasn't until Gen 3 when they realized that pokemon would be a global forever franchise that they immediately course-corrected to doe-eyed happy character designs until the end of eternity.
>>59317720"Gritty" is a strong word, they just looked more smug.And honestly one could argue it was a factor of the times rather than any "intentional" design choice, most Akira Toriyama characters had a smug facial expression by default.
>>59317637I think Red is a shy nonverbal autist
>>59317698Not Gold, sorry. I meant Red
>>59317641This. They just look like they have a backbone because they are the kind of kid that would traverse the wilderness and fight the mafia.
>>59317641>>59317771I swear, as a '97 kid, this is just how other 90s and early 2000s kids looked to me. Boys looked rough and tough but not all of them who looked like this were assholes
>>59317761Why are you pretending to be me?
>>59317637Stop projecting your own character flaws onto fictional heroes.
>>59317720Also on Gen 3 when rivals started to become more friendly
