Colress Antimony

**Dr. Colress Antimony** is a major antagonist who appears in *The Angel of Reckoning*. He is a member of Polaris who, despite not being a member of the Sacred Helix, has immense influence in the cult's plans due to his position as its chief scientist. His most defining trait is his amoral mindset; he is notoriously apathetic at best to the potentially catastrophic consequences of his actions, viewing them as acceptable in the name of science. The main goal of his research is to draw out the true potential of Pokémon strength, but he is willing to bend this to indulge his interests in wider subjects as well.

Colress was a member of Team Plasma in the past, and also was affiliated with the Aether Foundation through its links to his parents' research facility, the Antimony Research Lab.

## History

As the son of scientists Faba and Wicke Antimony, Colress quickly followed in their footsteps at a young age. He joined them in working at their Unovan facility, the Antimony Research Lab. It was in this way that Colress first developed a link to the Aether Foundation, which sponsored the Antimony Research Lab's work in the name of more peaceful lives for humans and Pokémon.

Years prior to the events of *The Angel of Reckoning*, the lab's work on researching the Meteonite attracted the attention of Team Rocket, who were planning to use the Meteonite to dominate Unova and ultimately the world. During a covert infiltration of the Antimony Research Lab, Colress was approached by Team Rocket spy Nekou Lalume, who was posing as a researcher named "Jane Hammond." She pretended to seduce him in order to copy his access card for the lab's mainframe, then paralyzed him with a Stun Spore-based gas and left him in a coatroom once she had completed her goal. This proved to be a major point in the development of Colress's infamously amoral personality, as he nursed a grudge over this incident all the way until the present day. He joined Team Plasma following their battle against Team Rocket in Castelia City and the Desert Resort, viewing them as a vehicle that could help him gain his revenge while also indulging his voracious hunger for knowledge at any cost. He also, at some point, discovered "Jane Hammond's" true identity.

## Pokémon

Genesect's known moves are Techno Blast, Iron Head, Flame Charge and Electroweb, and its ability is Download. It is equipped with a Chill Drive.

## Relation to Canon

Colress was introduced as a scientist appointed as Team Plasma's leader by Ghetsis Harmonia prior to the events of *Pokémon Black 2 and White 2*. He was portrayed as morally neutral and acted as an antagonist over the course of the games; in later appearances, he became more heroic in nature and developed an adamant hatred of Ghetsis.

His depiction in the *Operation GEAR* series follows his characterization in some spinoff media, such as the anime and the *Pokémon Adventures* manga, more closely. In these, he is portrayed as outwardly evil and malicious. His dislike of Ghetsis is retained, however.

## Trivia

* The visor Colress replaces his glasses with beginning in *Hard Reset* is based on the visor worn by Gendo Ikari in *Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo* and *Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: Thrice Upon a Time*.