Cyllene Might Be My New Favourite Pokemon Character
Cyllene was initially my least favourite character in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Sure, she offered something a little different from the usual cheery, overbearing characters in that one of her first lines is a warning that you might die, but she swung too far the other way into a distant coldness. Legends: Arceus suited the happy-go-lucky tone of Pokemon because it was a fresh experience of exploring the wild blue yonder, so clueless buffoons whose biggest priority in life is ‘what do Shinx’s ears look like’ make sense for the setting. It didn’t help that Cyllene was the gatekeeper stopping you from leveling up your Pokedex, but mostly it was that she was so damn out of place.
The meanness doesn’t bother me inherently. Silver is my favourite rival ever precisely because he’s a real rival with a nasty streak rather than just a mate who occasionally challenges you to a friendly, no stakes battle. Bede is second. Jack, with her punk rock edge, is my favourite character in Mass Effect. My official ranking of American Horror Story characters goes 1) everyone Emma Roberts plays 2) everyone else. I did a tier list of the Elden Ring bosses before I even played Elden Ring and decided my favourite was the villainess who steps on you. Meanness doesn’t put me off - in fact, I think I might have a problem.
Related: Let Me Play As Team Rocket Already
The worst thing with Cyllene was that it didn’t seem to go anywhere. You catch some rare Pokemon, vanquish some noble beasts, then hand her your findings and all you get is a C+, a stony face, and another assignment. The side quests are far more developed in Legends: Arceus and should be the series’ future (though they still need to grow a little more to match up to most modern titles), so
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