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I'm all for new main characters, don't get me wrong-- I've long grown fatigued of Ash, and while I like Goh, the show fucked him over one too many times. The idea of new characters is exciting.
But the designs of the new protags are straight up dogshit. They're way too '2022', with the two-toned hair on both of them, the overabundance of accessories on Riko, and the red/pink/black/white color scheme on Roy. Their designs don't feel like they're ever going to become iconic in the way that I believe Ash (and even Goh) are. Like, if we're to keep using Riko and Roy for gen 10 and onward, how can we expect these designs to hold up and be iterated upon? We can't. They feel like JN characters of the day, not protags.