>>36453607>>36453440>Ash lost his chance because Yajima screwed it .No? How does other characters having a Mega stop Ash from having on? And Ash's Ash-Greninja is basically a super special snowflake Mega that's better than all the other Megas.
>>36453446Yes, Alain was naive and Lysandre manipulated him. That was the whole point.
>Maybe I should act like a jerk and push people away because our world has bad people that does bad thing. Alain was specifically in the wrong for pushing people away. He was manipulated by Lysandre to push away Sycamore, but it was still wrong. Being cold to Manon, while all-meaning, was wrong and he can only blame himself for that. Which he does.
>A Elite 4 member with type Advantage!My point is that he's not invincible and doesn't get everything he wants, like the other guy said. Yeah, things were stacked against him. He was cocky and thought he could win, but failed.
>Nope! He helped Lysandre get what he wanted, again. Legends also attacked and endangered everyone, including his friend. Act IV was about him trying to get stronger to prepare for his missions, while trying to protect those he cared about. Also, didn't Lysandre threaten to take his Ring away if he failed during Act IV, which was a response to Act III? Genuinely asking since I don't remember.
>He believe himself to be super important and saw Manon as a liability that stop him from reaching his glory. Alain said that because he wanted to push her away, thus putting her out of danger. Because he genuinely does see her as a friend. That was the whole point of the scene: he cares about her, but his idea of caring is to push her away and be an asshole "or the greater good."
>HE NEVER HAD NEVER ANY DEVELOPMENTBackstory-wise, we see how he went from a nice kid to an edgelord. In the show proper, he started off as a jerk, bonded with Manon and opened up a bit, and learned to be happy again. He ends the series trying to start over and do things the right way.
