>>16190049>worthless dumbass>CherenCheren is the sheer definition of well-written character, not only as a rival but as a main character in the series as well
Cheren acts as if he's a genius in the beginning of the games but then struggles against the player and strives for answers. His entire journey was about him finding the answers he needs to becoming stronger. Then the Sage at the freezer place flat out told him that he was weak and he started becoming a dick, a dick that never wanted to be around you. Even after you defeated him and Bianca before you went to Victory Road, he still questioned why he was so weak and what the hell was wrong with him. After the Team Plasma fiasco, his story still isn't over unlike Bianca's and every other rival, because he's still training in Victory Road trying to become stronger. Then when Marshal tells him how he became stronger through Alder, Cheren finally gets the answers to how he can become as strong as you, and then two years later all of that shit he went through pays off because he becomes a Gym Leader.
Cheren is the exact opposite of what you say, and if Bianca was exactly the same as the Gen 3 rival except this time she's ditzy and has a scared dad instead of a supportive one.
