>>55431469>I think Drayton genuinely likes Kieran and holds him on high regard, they both had a positive relationship,This is exactly it, right after Drayton's infamous "Ex-champion" comment, he directly admits that Kieran is stronger than him, then tells Kieran how much he respected how Kieran used to be, Kieran was just too stuck in his own head to realize at the time. Part of me wants to believe that people just portray Drayton as a bully who relentlessly shits on Kieran all the time because it's funny
(desu it kinda is) but this is the same fanbase who reduces Kieran's character to "incel" or think that Carmine hates Kieran, so maybe Pokefans really are that dumb.
