>>14949473What about all the other characters?
>Original Green was a cocky, arrogant asshole>Special Green is a cold, stoic asshole>Original Sabrina was a pacifist who dislikes fighting>Special Sabrina is evil>Original Silver was obnoxious, cared only about strength and was driven by his desire to be the best>Special Silver is Special Green Ver.2.>Original Norman was a nice guy who was relatively open about his affection for his child>Special Norman is an uptight douche who apparently has no problem nearly grievously injuring his sonAnd that's not even the end of it.
I mean, okay, I understand the idea behind Norman, at least. The author wanted to tell a specific story with Ruby, and warped Norman's personality to fit that story.
However, it's become increasingly clear that the author doesn't actually care about the games' contents at all. He only cares about telling his own story and simply uses Pokemon as a medium for it.