>>38701345>Sugimori is an artist not a writerThey literally said that Sugimori came up with the idea of Masters.
>in almost every official material he is depicted with a frownThat battle pose is the only depiction of the LGPE-style Red that isn't smiling. Even your concept art has him smiling. Hell, most art of Red outside of battles have him smiling.
>>38701363>figure RedYou mean the modernized design of Gen 1 Red.
>This isn't the CLOSEST or anything of the sort to Ash because this is literally Red.I know that he's Red. I've been calling him Red in all my posts. I'm not here to argue that he isn't Red.
>Ash is literally based off of Gen 1 Red. >Sugimori, the guy who came up with the idea behind Masters, designs LGPE Red and Movie 20 Ash as if they were twins as their only phsycial difference are the marks on Ash's cheeks.>Sugimori also depicts Red as a cheery kid outside of battles.I'm not saying that Masters Red isn't Red, nor am I saying that he's Ash. Anon, saying that Masters Red is "the closest we'll get to a mature Ash" is not the same as "Red is Ash." But if you were to ask Sugimori to draw an older Ash, he'll probably just give you Masters Red but with Zs and a blue jacket.
