>>22882388And here's my rival character. He's loosely Egyptian/Arabic (basically just tweaked "rich sleasy douchebag" to fit "Merrick Ishtar in Pokémon”). Also, Merrick's face is literally where I got the color for Teilo's skin (not Italian…). His clothing is designed to mimic the expensive style of dark type expert trainers (i.e. It's Sidney's new outfit with a different color dress shirt and the sleeves rolled down).
I know he and his theme are pretentious and a bit edgy. That was the point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iONGdto1N2k 