Day 4: “Your Favorite Villain?”
My favorite villain, huh? Hmm...I’m gonna go with the twins: Ardos & Eldes.
You’re probably wondering why. For Ardos, it’s the potential. After defeating him post-game, he straight-up tells Michael that he fully intends to revive Cipher, and have them track the kid’s every move when that comes around. That was supposed to be a hook. A hook for a sequel. A SEQUEL WHERE THE FUCK IS MY SEQU--
Not just that; Ardos basically said, “Once we come back, I’m having them stalk you.” Remember, Michael is 12 at youngest, 14 at oldest. And he’s being stalked by a group of people fully capable of harming Pokémon & people in order to complete their goals.
To me, this implies, “Interfere again. I fucking dare you.” Like, holy shit, what are you gonna do, assassinate him?!...Actually, that’s not out-of-the-realm of possibility, considering he fully intended to kill him (and everyone else there) by blowing up Citadark Isle.
Now on to Eldes. It’s because of the potential this time, too, though it’s slightly different. Let me explain: Eldes isn’t all that bad of a dude. He questions what he’s fighting for when he’s seen at Mt. Battle, for example; questioning his own motives and his worry for putting his Pokémon under too much stress.
It also helps that he technically saved Michael’s life, along with the lives of everyone else there, by convincing the main baddy to not blow up the Isle like Ardos tried to do. He even convinced the boss that Cipher was done for; there’s no point to prolong it any further.
But the potential I find lies in his interactions with Michael on two certain occasions, and the possible connection there.
The first occasion is the second encounter with Verich in Gateon. The latter and Ardos walk away right after the conversation is over, but Eldes doesn’t leave right away. He just...gazes for a bit before taking off. This may just be due to his character, but you gotta wonder if there’s another/different reason (which I’ll get to).
And then there’s the moment right before you battle him for the first time. He tells Michael that the battle that they’re about to have will not be a test of skill nor friendly, and he wishes it didn’t have to be like the way they must fight now. Again, character depth, but it also makes you think: Eldes wanted to battle you...but not like this. Not like this.
Now, what was the thing I wanted to get to about Eldes (and indirectly Ardos)?
I have a theory/headcanon that Eldes is, in fact, Michael’s father, who faked his death and left his family to protect them from being found-out by Cipher. Hell, Eldes may have been under alias with the family and changed his appearance when he left. I get it, it might seem Farfetch’d (hehe), but I dunno, it’s possible. I mean, where did Michael and Jovi get their hair colors from? Genetics can be strange, after all...
Anyways, sorry this is longer than usual, but that’s why I have two favori--
Wait--hang on, I actually have three favorites.
Because he’s Miror fucking B!
