>>56221656Well, it is a Pokémon game, they can't make the story TOO dark. I mean all the implied shit is already honestly horrible if you think about it.
Realistically, Arven is definitely a little too well-adjusted for what he is, but I think he would maybe be too much of a depressing character otherwise to be featured in a game for toddlers. And I think it adds to his character depth because it implies that he works hard to not become like his parent. He loves the outdoors, eats healthily and keeps his things very clean and organized. We never really meet his parent but from their background story and their in-game workplaces, we know they basically lived the opposite way: they barely left their lab, there's packages of instant ramen and their workplaces are all really cluttered. It's interesting how big the contrast is between them.
He does still have pretty severe abandonment issues with how much he's clinging to the MC and acting almost aggressively towards people who compete for the MCs attention/affection. Plus he's a little socially retarded since he had no clue what Carmine meant when she asked him if there's any "special feelings" in the Paldea group. He's definitely not "normal" and still a surprisingly tragic character for a Pokémon character.
