>>47298133Devil's advocate; Ash was based heavily on Red. What elements Gou shares with Victor can easily be subbed out for subsequent generations. In fact, it's telling in and of itself. Instead of using a game character, they went through the same creative process they went through with Ash. Adorn an original character with game character elements.
I'm pretty locked in on Gou being a mainstay from now on, and I'm mostly okay with it. They just need to work hard to diversify how he goes about his goals and makes progress.
