>>42894632I like his Gen 7 look, though. The fact that he's not a flashy champion alumni proves how he was better than his rival. He didn't let his progress get to his head. Plus, while he's definitely designed as Gen 3's adult counterpart, thinking of him as the original's retroactively gives him the "awkward yet charming yearbook photo" look. The look of a determined kid from that era who loved what he loved then.
"It was the 90s".
I think it vidually wraps Red's character up nicely.