>>55380065Absolutely
not lol but it's fun to act like an unrepentant apologist and ignore his flaws so I get to talk more about my fave and argue with fellow autists. That said, well intended mon with pure motivations that still manages to fuck up at literally every single situation makes for a dynamic that I enjoy immensely and I honestly think I'd like him way less if he were doing things just for shits and giggles or if he had deeper more evil plans like some people expected before the DLC came out. Because sure he only wanted a gift for his nice elderly adoptive parents but his actions led directly to one death and another mon having her life ruined for it so yes he deserved to get murked by Ogerpon. Yet "did everything wrong and brought his own demise upon himself" and "deserves redemption" are two facts that can
and should coexist. Especially when you consider he's never had the opportunity to learn better. His parents were on the mochi craze early on and his three best friends are complet yes-mons that owe everything they have to him and thus can't/won't oppose him. There's no one to teach him and make him understand what he's doing is in fact, bad.