>most popular male protagonist since Red….How does he do it??
>>59388587Just make Elio x Ethan but older and give him a face that can pass as both white or asian pretty boy, complete with a touch of casual, not sporty at all, outfit that is pretty much inspired by the typical Japanese and Asian fashion sense.Now make it so you can dress the MCs to look like the opposite genders which multiplies the shippings and romance too in the way the player prefers so that you can even have selfcest with the rivals that are just mirror customized MCs designs with prettier outfits.
>>59388587>according to... my ass!
>>59388587>Retarded ceo girlfriend is the strongest trainer in the franchise with multiple megas he still beat her in front of her granny to show absolute dominance>Has every mega plus all the new ones including two mega evolved trio masters and a mega evolved form of a mon that is immortal and unreleased for years>Has enslaved a champions kid to make donuts 24/7 for him>Has the local mafia on his side.>Never had to leave the cushy city a single time while going from zero to a godlike trainer while other trainers wander around their region for ages like vagabond losersAnd thats just the tip of his iceberg
>>59388587people: NOOOOOO, you gotta play as your own gender otherwise you're a tranny>female dominated poll releases>Male MC much more popularSo are all girls just FtM trannies then?
>>59388587 No one would give a shit about this faggot if not for ZA’s industry plant shill forms
>>59388752Are you implying that Paxton players are mostly women? I know that lots if guys play as girls for gooner reasons but I’ve never seen evidence of the opposite happening
>>59388797fujos
because Paxton is a giga chad alpha male who’s exactly the kind of pretty boy gallant hero who makes Asian females wet themselves
>>59388587He's passed for 15 or 16 in Japan. Fujos won't feel bad sexualizing him.
>>59388832This is selfcest
>>59388587By being literally me
>>59388587He did it by having Harmony come out looking like a disaster, first impressions matter
>>59388587calem was better
>>59388587>How does he do it??By showing his tummy.
>>59388587By being a generic handsome asian boy
>>59388587He got sharp eyes, wears black and worked with the mafia
>>59388587He appeals to everyone
Male protags always look like stupid dorks. This is probably the first time the guy was moderately cute.
They gave him a cool green/black color palette, instead of the typical blue.
>>59390954This, the dark color scheme works really well
>>59388587doubt.jpg, but the fact that he's a little older probably helps.I find Calem the most attractive because of that. Lanky fuck.
>>59390840Florian has cute feminizable shota energy rather than just being a soiboi like Elio/Victor
>>59390798And there’s your answer, OP: porn addicts.
>>59388792Chadton
>>59391063Finally, some good fucking food.
Who fucks hilda
>>59391063>>59392357I thought Calem was unpopular because of the granny sunglasses
Boys rule!!
>>59393099I dunno, I never thought much of his glasses. I just look at cute boy with cute hair with the laced boots and thin legs and go awooga. He's even a depressed anxious asshole in pokespe if you like that.
>>59388752Women playing as boys cus they want to fuck them is based.Men playing as girls because they want to fuck them should be based but it's always the cringiest fucking faggots who argue in favor of it online so they ruined the whole thing for everyone.
>>59388752>>Male MC much more popularI'd probably rank most female protags higher but that doesn't mean I play as them.
>>59388587
>>59393399The legs are what do it for me. Unfortunately, there are very few Calem lewds that show them off because either artists pair him with a girl or a Pokemon and the focus isn't on him, or he's feminized to the point where his thighs become significantly fatter. As crazy as it sounds, I've seen AI art that keeps Calem more on model than how fan artists tend to depict him.
i have no idea why baggy pants on women took off, that shit is one of the most eye-searingly hideous getups you could put on a human being
>>59394264>*Aborts your child*
>>59388587>>59390708>By showing his tummy.This
>>59391346Hey, it works for the girls in Pokemon, so why not the boys as well?
>>59395025Why are french boys like this?
>>59395471There is no indication he is from France. He is a visitor.
>>59395481Could just be from another city in Kalos though?
I'm glad we get older protags and rivals every so often
>>59393099News to me.
>>59388587He is a MC during the period where Pokemon is the most popular and known thing in human history.
>>59395471>that tan>>59395481>>59396105He's clearly a pretty little Medshark from the South of Kalos or Sicily or Milan
>>59396722>Every so oftenMore like once a decade, despite their given age Rei and Akari are no different from Lucas and Dawn in stature or appearance and every protagonist after XY is just a kid.
>>59397539So between Poppy being a toddler at 9 and Dawn looking the same at 15 as she did at 10, does that mean there's 3 ages in Pokemon and they just hit sudden growth spurts at 10 and 20?
>>59397539Well, for a while anyway, we were getting older protags and rivals. Hilbert and Nate are said to be 14, Calem 16 (or 17), and although I don't think Victor has a confirmed age, I've seen more people say he's 14 or so.
>>59394264>Is imagining him naked
>>59388587Red has been dethroned for quite some time
>>59398367>Red dethroned by clone of RedNah
>>59398512>red but betterYea
>>59398367Gold legit did
>>59398367>Red but blue
>>59398512There are some similiarties in how they look, but I think calling one a clone of the other is a stretch.
>>59399588This.
Paxton's age makes him appeal to women that prefer older guys, but also he's probably the most twink-like of all the male protagonists, and twinks are really popular among gay men. I think that's why that's why there's a good variety of art of him being shipped with both girls and guys.Also, at least some anons on /vp/ in the past have said that they are tired of always having to play as young kids, and want older protagonists. I'm sure that's an opinion reflected elsewhere outside of /vp/ to some degree as well.
>>59397552>Dawn looking the same at 15 as she did at 10Akari is confirmed to not be Dawn.
>>59399588Gold's og design is the only one that rival's Red's og design, but Paxton is the best male protag in a LONG time.
>>59401130Rival Akari isn't, just Assistant Dawn's ancestor. Player Akari is Player Dawn
I find Gold, Ruby and Black more popular male lead.Barely nobody talk about ZA outside the animation, Poketopia got more buzz
luv me redluv me goldluv me brendanluv me lucasluv me nateluv me calemluv me oras brendanluv me elioluv me floriansimple as
>>59401647No, the protags from PLA are confirmed to not be the ones from DPPt.Even Masters gave Rei and Lucas separate voice actors. It would've been cheaper to reuse Lucas' grunts but made the effort to not.
>>59398367niggas name is Hilbert
>>59401689Victorbros.....
>>59401120In that fanart he doesn't look like a twink, more masculine and lean
>>59401910That's how he looks in official artwork too
>>59390708Paxton is biggest male tummy slut in Pokemon
>>59401910The art I posted was more of an example of the type of Paxton art that I think appeals to women, but here's twink Paxton, which I think is probably more accurate to how he would look if there were a shirtless option in Z-A.
When can we expect to see him in mastersex?
>>59401893more like Loser KEK
>>59402904Soon probably
>>59388587>malepic unrelated
>>59402904They're sure taking their time to implement Z-A characters
>>59391346nta, but if its the porn addicts, why isn't Harmony (and by extension, Taunie) not as popular?
>>59388587literally who?
>>59402904Probably next year at the earliest, they're already starting to run out of new Hisui and Paldea characters to add
>>59406919Still waiting for Dendra
>>59404957Harmony doesn't have a gock
>>59404957Nonces have taken over
it's the hat
>>59401689>lucaspissing, shitting and vomiting on his retarded face and JUST FUCK MY SHIT UP haircut
>>59408972it's because he's gay
>>59388587Bump!!!
>>59408972So if someone else puts on the hat does that mean Paxton's popularity goes poof??
>>59388587Cute trans girl!
I don't know why, but I'm glad that he is!
>>59412032Very handsome lad
>>59396722He's got the perfect beach body...
>>59412034indeed
>>59388587>5 KB JPG>>most popular male protagonist since Red That's actually fucking depressing if true No one cares about the boys for real damn
>>59388587He looks cute even in cross-dressing.
>>59413808I do
>>59413881Urbain visibly doesn't though. Paxton mogs him again.
>>59388587He's a chad
>>59392519Hilbert, who was also more or less the last masculine pokeboy
Despite the gender-locking, I'm glad that Paxton's popularity has led to a good amount of art of him and Urbain together.
>>59415003Why would Hilbert care about Hilda when he already has N?
>>59415349Supported picrel art to prove anon's point.
>>59415362Hiker Andy POV
I still think that ZA should've done more with the gangs thing, with the city having all these teams coming relentlessly after Team MZ and lots of "The Warriors" type stuff happening
>>59392519N
What starter should Paxton get in masters?
>>59415705Venusaur, Tentacruel, or Machamp
>>59415341They should just let us pick the rival instead of this gender lock bs
>>59415362Good to see Hilbert being a responsible young man! Everyone should be more like Hilbert!
>>59415705What he will get: Mega FeraligatrWhat he should get: Mega Chesnaught
He's great.
>>59418344know, you just
>>59417315I hate that you're probably right on the money.
>>59388587>male
>>59420360Yes, that one is male. There is a separate female one exhibited, here.
>>59420672>AIAtleast post the real stuff
He's older and that's part of the appeal, but he's still young enough to be cute and silly, too.
>>59421498it's 'wild and silly', anon
>>59415705All of his official art features Totodile line
A protagonist that is finally old enough to legally drink is a nice change of pace
>>59422206He's not that old
>>59422966I've read speculation that Paxton is at least 18, but could be 21 or older. In France the legal drinking age is 18.
>>59418677Boys don't do that...
>>59423838Pokeboys do
>>59424556I see...
>>59421916The patrician choice
>>59424575heh heh, dog type trainer
He's got it going on.
lucky lucario
He's a very chill and cool protagonist.
>>59431205he's canon the faggiest protagonist in pokemon history tho
>>59432301Well the thing about Pokemon protagonists is, since they're all a blank slate anyway for the most part, you can headcanon them however you want.
>>59429565I'd be sure to give him a nice tip!
I want to frot with him...
I'm seeing some Paxton slander in this thread and I will not stand for it!
>>59388587>handsome dark-haired older French teen perfect for yumejo and fujo alikeHow indeed...
>>59432301He's one of the few you can argue that has a gf (The other being Nate. Elio and Florian too if you squint)
>>59434632Florian has a bf thougheverbeit
>>59434632>getting together with the hottest bitch in KalosSome men have all the luck...
>>59434701Florian has several gfs and bfs, he's a chad like that
>>59434632>indebts you>fucks off to go work for a corporation>gets replaced by KorrinaI'm pretty sure Taunie isn't your girl friend, anon
>>59388587ENOUGH FROM THE ANDROGYNOUS MALE PROTAGONISTS
>>59434860>looks like a boy>acts like a boy>is a boy>ANDROGYNOUSAnon..?You have something you wanna tell us?
>>59434881>looks like a boyjust say you're blind, it's cleanerthe last male protagonist that looked like a boy was gold
>>59434860.t Florian
>>59434887But Paxton looks like a normal boy anonWhy do you say he's androgynous? Is it because he makes you feel funny?
>>59434887>the last male protagonist that looked like a boy was goldFacts
>>59434840>He didn't get the sex minigame at the end of the game
>>59434887You're either blind or severely insecure of your sexuality
>>59434887>the last male protagonist that looked like a boy was goldUm, excuse me, but Hilbert??
>>59436379>N's personal femboyNah.
>>59434860preach
>>59436411We're really just using this word for everything now, huh. As a femboy enjoyer, the only protag with any femboy potential (outside character customization that looks nothing like their base design) is Florian. Elio and Victor are soibois but still clearly male. Everyone else is still very clearly boys and this comes off as either you being gay for Red and Gold or just being nostalgia blind. Probably both
>>59436828Florian is like 12, not a femboy
>>59437175That one mom NTR comic is probably the most famous example but fanart has shown that you can very much make Florian look like a girl while still looking like Florian. Every other protag I've seen femboy fanart from either departs so drastically from the base design it might as well be an OC or just slaps a dress on them and calls it a day
>>59388587By making a thread no one cares about and necrobumping it for a month
>>59437190>my tranny cuck porn proves otherwise!Nigga he's fucking 12He looks like a fucking CHILD not a girlTake your meds you porn addicted freak
>>59388587I don't believe you. I never hear or see anything about this fucker.
>>59437249Nigga we gonna kill you
>>59437236So are these but they're still clearly boys even when crossdressing
>>59409233That kid's going bald by 15
>>59437190Have you thought about not gooning to pedophilic cuck porn and looking at official art to judge a character's look instead? Fucking trannies, man. >>59437422>clearly boysAnon they have TITS and wide hips. It's all the same trannified pedo gooner garbage. Kill yourself.
>>59436828>outside character customization that looks nothing like their base designBut Paxton is still a femboy
>>59437236>he's fucking 12Out of 10
>>59437831Nemona...
>>59436411Anon, if you can't stop looking a N x femboy Hilbert art, that's a you problem (or not, if you get off on that, I'm not gonna judge), but THIS is clearly a boy (as is the BW2 male protagonist, Nate). You just need to stop looking at art by artists that draw them in girls' clothing/with girls' features (or you can keep looking, again Idc what tickles your pickle, but there's no denying these are boys).
>>59401793HEELBURT THE HEEROO
>>59437190That looks nothing like Florian.
Sex with Red, Ethan, Brendan, Lucas, Hilbert, Nate, Calem, Elio, Victor, Rei, Florian, and Paxton
>>59437829I don't see it
>>59402454It's not like he has a lot of competition sadly aside from Brendan and Elio.
>>59437236Holy shit, just go back if you're going to be this professionally triggered by everything here. You're not achieving anything other than emboldening your opposition.
>>59388603Hit the nail on the head.
>>59436828Poor Victor, just because the boy knows how to cook, he gets labeled all sorts of things. Guys that know how to cook tend to get a lot luckier with BOTH sexes because it's a very attractive quality being able to make tasty things!
>>59442490I'm not triggered, I'm just saying Florian doesn't look masculine because he's YOUNG and not because he's a tranny cuck femboy or whatever other porn addict bullshit you're jerking off to. I'm simply calling out your bullshit, and if that upsets you then you're the triggered one>nooo you have to respect my heckin fetishes!Shut the fuck up man
Wish Calem would've appeared alongside Paxton... might've helped boost Calem's popularity a little.
He's tall. Tall guys are popular.
Unironically, catering to women seems to have degraded a lot of things in this franchise and the world as a whole.You have men in asia rejecting anything even remotely masculine because its deemed as 'gay' and the women throw a fit about it.The Love and Deep space controversy is disturbing. We will never get a protag like Red or Gold again. All generic dorito chinned femboys.
>>59446773>Love and Deep spaceI've never heard of this otome mobileslop until now. Just try to get the facts straight, the new character was cancelled due to insensitive promotion materials but not being masculine.
>>59446832The other LI's literally kidnap, hold hostage, break in, etc the MC. It isn't due to some violence against women thing even if thats the story they are going with now.It was absolutely because they thought the new character was too masculine (which to them means GAY).Its easy enough to do the research on it.
>>59446832>>59446845LADS drama goes way deeper than "they thought the new guy looked gay". It's not easy to research at all, this shit has like 7 different layers. It's not only that specifically Chinese and Asian women thought he "looked gay", it's also cause they thought he was pandering to Western audiences and they don't like that either. They saw this as pandering to other audiences such as gays, fujos and Westerners which they don't want. They're very protective of the franchise because it's something that many yumejoshi (female husbandofags basically) always dreamed of and got very attached to for obvious reasons. So the prospect of the devs moving to other audiences made them very wary.Then there's also the fact that he was kind of the villain of the story so they thought it would be weird to have him be a LI. Then there's ALSO the fact that some other characters were completely starved for content, so fans of those characters were pissed that they're getting a new guy rather than more content for the guy they already liked. I could honestly go on forever, this whole shitshow is an extremely deep rabbit hole and the consequences of the discourse are staggering. It went as far as the Chinese government catching wind and realising what LADS even is and how popular it was. They're now banning all new otome-like games because they're worried about the declining birth rates in China and think that games like this contribute to the issue. Fucking imagine, the drama was so big that the fucking government was involved.They actually just straight up cancelled the release of the character, which means that they basically lost years worth of work and won't get a single cent for it. Then there's tons of people who DID want the new guy to release but are now disappointed that he's never coming out. Basically everyone is pissed off and has been flooding the game with 1 star reviews to the point that the rating dropped to 1.3/5.
>>59446994Simply put we will never get a regular male protag in pokemon again. Everything has to cater to asian beauty standards now. Specifically womens beauty standards because the original red and gold were manly. Before they started catering to women
>>59446994I thought i heard that someone reported it to the Chinese government to get back at the women getting all their waifus censored
>>59437203Lel
>>59439490Sign me up.
>>59388587he's just taller (older)that's all
>>59388587>most popular male protagonist since Red…Ha Ha Ha, that's Ash Ketchum.He surpass Red in popularity.
>>59450422If Ash is so popular why isn't he the main character in Horizons, or in Horizons in some role?
>>59388587Good haircut
>>59401793the Hilbert Effect
>>59450422Ash is just Red with a dash of Naruto mixed in
>>59451169Because the current writers wants to shill their self insert and afraid that Ash will take all the attention away for them.
>>59451358>Ash is just RedAsh is expressive, optimistic, snark , competitive while Red is silent, calm and stoic. They are completely the opposite of each other.
The real question is why Brendan is so universally hatedMy man gets NO love
>>59451530one too many arguments over his hair/hat has left both sides sour
>>59451530in what universe is he universally hated and how are you communicating from it
>>59451335the what now
>>59451530I think you mean Lucas.
>>59455588Lucas, Victor, and Nate all seem to attract a similar amount of ire. Not that I agree with it, but it just seems to be how it is.
>>59455588Lucas didn't seem hated to me when I was growing up. Just not really cared for. Nate seemed like the first one that was actually hated by a lot of people
>>59456720>>59456734How could you hate Nate? He's so adorable!
I never had any issues with Nate either, but I've also noticed a weirdly high number of hate boners for him.
>>59393406Insane levels of true.
>>59457580Quite possibly my favorite Nate art of all time for how playfully cute he looks.
Hopefully his popularity means we see more of him in the future.
>>59451530He’s not that unpopular. I think Lucas, Elio, Victor, and Nate are less liked than him.
>>59391063It pisses me the fuck off that they retconned his height and turned him into another 150cm manlet. They even changed his model in Masters to have different proportions (not pictured).
>>59451530He's definitely in the top 5 best male protags. The Man's helped a lot
>>59446773Agent 47 knows professional makeup artistry, by the way
>>59388587Femboy, trap stuff. Also he makes a sexier girl than the female model. I'm not gay. If it makes he hard its a woman.
>>59388668he really is just built different huh.like we know how many days he takes to go from literally getting his first pokemon to a champion of champions that rivals isekaied PLA Dawn/Lucas.It's like a month. Two months counting the DLC.When the game is called LEGENDS it's talking about the protagonist. Paxton objectively a GOAT.
>>59462526Gold/Ethan is at least somewhat comparable, taking on two regions and then Red.And Emerald Brandon/May isn't far behind if Battle Frontier is canon.Victor/Gloria is over a similar known amount of days, but even if you add in Crown Tundra isn't actually all that accomplished compared to any other protag.But Hilbert/Hilda, Nate/Rosa, Calem/Serena, Elio/Selene, Floria/Juliana, nowhere close. heroes sure, prodigies, sure, but there's no "jesus christ, what? seriously?" aspect to it. It's a Steibelt vs Beethoven situation. There's big fish in small ponds and then there's just magaladons.
How has this thread lasted a month
>>59463738Because Paxton is popular, duh.
he's sexy
It's actually impressive how Paxton seems to get paired up with both girls and guys fairly equally in fanart. It seems he goes well with everyone, which definitely is a result of (but also further boosts) his popularity.
>>59388587idk who tf that is.
>>59388587just because hes in the backround of almost every meowscarda porn image does not mean hes popular
>>59388587>popularneed a source on that
>>59463738Because he's Chadton
>>59436411N's the femboy my dawg
>>59388797You never talked to women or something ? Lot of them prefer to play as dude.
>>59388587>Can you spare some change?
>>59461400Me too bro. I used to say Masters has really good models until I noticed something being off about Calem. Now they can eat my ass
You're just mad because he would pass if he trooned out and you wouldn't. Be honest.
So popular this thread survived for 2 months because only three people are posting in it
>>59472848Many such casesThis board isn't very active
>>59461400Before the retcon/Paxton, I saw Calem as the tallest protagonist. I would've been fine with Calem keeping his height, but now being the second tallest after Paxton. I hate that he shrank.
Not entirely sure why, but for me, he kinda channels the same energy that the OG Red/Gold had back in the day. Though I do think that's mainly because how some artists draw him.
>>59388668>>Retarded ceo girlfriend is the strongest trainer in the franchise with multiple megas he still beat her in front of her granny to show absolute dominance?
Can I still get all the megas right now in ZA or am I too late?
>>59472848You could probably say that about most threads on /vp/ nowadays. But still. given the amount of fanart I see of Paxton (be it by himself, with Pokemon, other characters), I do think there's some truth to him being popular.
>>59476162Gotta wait
He chose Totodile as his canonical partner so of course he's popular. He picked the best starter so it's only natural people saw him as based and cool as fuck.
He's a stud. Why wouldn't he be well liked?
>>59461400Paxton is gonna get squished too I bet :(
>>59480210Nah senpai, not even close, but nice try (not really, we all hate you)
>>59482869>senpaiKek, I’m such a channer
>>59480210He's literally me
>>59388587I played as Paxton because I wanted to see Taunie on my screen.
>>59483691Based
How many “straight” males jerked off to crossdressed Paxton?
>>59485196
>>59434890why would anyone commission this? I don't get it
I don't know but I'm certainly not gonna complain.
>>59489869>alcremie>maxed instead of ice boys>no wide>already got it to completeYou gonna lose
>>59476157>He didnt play the game
>>59489915People get commissions of vore and giant furries fucking skyscrapers, a boy in a dress is hardly shocking in comparison
>>59494592What really makes me laugh is that someone got so upset about it they remade it to make Florian and the mom black and the bull white
>>59393099they're just legally-distinct wayfarers
>>59494600
>>59415362N POV
>>59415362Why couldn't that be ME sitting opposite to him on that Ferris Wheel car??
>>59489915different strokes for different folks
