>>40441406>>40441406>Ash had no real connection to him other than as Kukui's proxy, which, while that existed for the player character in the Gen 7 games (Kukui wanted the player to fight Guzma in his stead), Guzma's character and your relationship with him developed beyond that.Ash is the physical representation of Kukuis ideals fully realized while his methods only bring anger to himself and self harm. The anime just took a different route with the character. You seem butthurt that the anime decided to go on a different route. Same with Lillie were her character came full circle and they decided to keep her around to have fun with the character in a new light.
