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I’m starting to sketch some Hemlock designs. The thing is, I have to balance both being intimidating and being presentable while not being too snobbish. I tried the idea of him being bald, but I wonder if that’s too comical. Can someone take him seriously in a situation where he’s being evil? I can’t be sure of that.
While I draw concepts, I’m trying to think of him in terms of backstory and goals.
Hemlock was born in Spikemuth, and he grew up in poverty. He was a privileged mind, both for business and Pokémon battles, but he could never care for anyone other than himself. His bonds with his Pokémon were only superficial, as they’re tools to him. He rose the ranks of Macro Cosmos first in the security division, and then he started to make his name known in the big ranks. When Rose went down, Hemlock took the chance to make a play for his spot. I’m not sure if he’d be the CEO, but at least some kind of regional manager to excuse his deals with Alola.
Hemlock cares about one thing: money. He wants to make sure he’ll never be in a position of poverty or weakness again. To him, Alola is easily exploitable because Alolans are starting to open up, so they’re often naïve. His goal is to turn Alola into his playground for industry and keep them dependent on Macro Cosmos energy so he can keep profiting. The whole energy crisis, to him, is nothing but an excuse. He plans to remove the Totems out of the picture and remodel Alola to his liking so that they’ll be dependent on him, and also because he simply doesn’t like the Alolan way of life. Hemlock thinks they’re uncivilised and backwards, but the future he sells them is really not one they should want.
