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Dia!
Maybe for the Comic, you have it follow both Simon/Sophia AND Ricardo. Sort of like a cut away sort of deal, they're traveling seperatly. I can really see Ricardo being a sort of Silver-type deal, but not a carbon-copy.
Ricardo could start out in the comic as doucherado, a complete and utter asshole.
As the comic progresses, you see a more emotional side of him, his father left his large family or something, he loathes him/hates him, whatever.
Instead of making it all happy-ending or whatever, his problem never goes away. He doesn't really cry, but instead gets angry (and maybe takes it out on his pokemon?) Kinda like how bullies are bullies because they're bullied (or something)?
I'd really love to see Ricardo portrayed as a tortured soul.