>>28886613>>28886615>this shit meme againmale protagonist and female protagonist are alternate versions of the same character
male rival and female rival are alternate versions of the same character
the male protagonist is NOT the male rival, and the female protagonist is NOT the female rival
Xavier and Yvonne are the XY protags, Calem and Serena are the rivals
Orlando and Anna are the ORAS protags, Brendan and May are the rivals
as for SM, we've seen two sets of names: Sun and Moon, and Elio and Selene. It's unclear which refers to the playable characters since we don't see the other used as rivals.
