>>22177618Barry has always been my favorite rival. He had a perfect balance between being "against" you whenever things were normal, always trying to best you but not in an annoying way, nor being too friendly either. He, under pretty much every definition of the word, was your rival.
However, when shit hit the fan, like when Cyrus gets to Mt. Coronet, he completely sides with you and helps you get through the Galaxy Admins.
That's the kind of rival I like best. Not cuddly-huggy-kissy friendly like XY's rivals, nor full blown assholes like Silver who are ready to fuck you up every chance they get. Someone who actually considers you his competition, and viceversa, but cooperates with you when you really need to because you don't really hate each other, is what Barry is.
