>>56573749Some more schizo rambling on this – I went back and watched Some Stuff's sub of episode 4 and:
- Friede recognizes Orange Islands as they approach it
- Friede was "investigating" something on Orange Islands prior to the start of the story
- Friede was also "looked after" by Roy's grandfather previously. The two seem pretty familiar, with him calling Friede "Professor". I think it's interesting to note here that Roy's grandfather is also the dude who happened to be in possession of Rayquaza's pokeball to start with, he just gave it to Roy.
Could definitely be nothing/scrapped, but I don't think we should write off the possibility that Friede has a hidden backstory completely when there are a few breadcrumbs.
