Ronan

**Ronan** was an antagonist in *A Dark Warrior*. He was a team captain in the Pokémon guild, and Yoru's rival and killer. He was also Emma's fiancé before his death at Yoru's hand after she was revived.

## General Information

### Type(s)

Fighting (Riolu)Fighting/Steel (Lucario/Mega)

### Ability(s)

Inner Focus (Riolu and Lucario)Adaptability (Mega)

## **Physical Appearance**

He was a lean, tall Lucario with bright orange eyes and the traditional color scheme for most Mega Lucario; however, his blue fur was noticeably darker-colored, and his paws lighter-colored. He wore a red vest to indicate his position as team captain. He had a scar over his right eye and another on his left arm. He also wore a Keystone around his neck.

## **History**

### **Early Life**

Not much is known about Ronan's early life except that as a Riolu, Brandon took him in shortly after his mother died. In gratitude, Ronan dedicated his life to his trainer, seeing him as a father figure, and carried out his orders without question. At some point, he evolved into Lucario and later Mega Evolved. When Brandon founded the Pokémon Guild, he made Ronan a vice captain due to his leadership abilities, much to the latter's delight.

## ***A Dark Warrior***

### **Chapter 1: Signs**

While scouting the border between the city and wilderness, Yoru senses Ronan's aura and discovers he's near the fences. She goes to get a closer look and sees him with his back towards her. Realizing he's a Mega, Yoru notes how strong his aura is and thinks she wouldn't want to get into a fight with him. She freezes in fear when Ronan senses her presence and looks right at her, silently begging him not to approach.

Ronan continues staring at Yoru until a call makes him turn his head. Yoru follows his gaze and sees Emma calling to him again. After Emma leaves, Ronan glances at Yoru again before following his Guildmate.

### **Chapter 2: Danger**

Yoru smells the hunters in the woods and hears Ronan's name among a few others. She quickly hides in the marsh nearby, and shortly after sees Ronan alongside Emma, a Passimian, and a Zangoose, all of whom are carrying leg traps. Yoru watches in disgust as they set the traps before Ronan calls them together. He orders the Zangoose and the Passimian, named Hal and Cindy, respectively, to head south and try to flush out any wild Pokémon that are hiding in the area. He then tells Emma to come with him and wishes everyone good luck.

The two pairs split off, with Ronan and Emma staying close to the marsh and beginning their search. Yoru listens as the two whisper to each other other before Ronan suddenly senses her presence via his aura.

### **Chapter 3: Captured**

Yoru, now on the verge of panicking, watches as both Pokémon are now a few feet away from her hiding place. Emma asks Ronan what's up, and he tells her he sensed Yoru, confirming she was the one he saw the other day. He whispers that she's close and directs Emma to lure to the closest trap after he flushes her out of hiding. Now infuriated, Yoru, thinking it won't happen, leaps out of hiding and uses a Rolling Kick attack on Emma. She knocks the Zeraora to the ground and uses her aura to push Ronan back when he tries to help his fiancé before running off.

Emma yells to Ronan that Yoru's getting away, prompting him to pursue her, yelling and barking. Sensing his rage, Yoru springs several traps and hurls an Aura Sphere at him to throw him off, only for him to simply swat it away with one paw. The chase continues until Yoru manages to outrun Ronan and scales a small hill before hiding behind it. Ronan arrives, looking for her, and Yoru seizes the chance to pounce on him. He throws her off and the two circle each other angrily. Ronan snaps that Yoru hurt his girlfriend and he won't let her hurt anyone else. In response, Yoru snarls she'll hurt his comrades unless they leave her and the other wild Pokémon alone.

Ronan lunges at Yoru with a Thunder Punch, but she dodges the attack and counters with Fire Fang. She bites his left arm, causing him to howl in agony, and keeps up her attack by clawing him viciously. However, an enraged Ronan is able to land a Power-Up Punch on her, sending her flying into a tree. Even with swimming vision, Yoru sees Ronan approaching her and lunges at him. She tackles him to the ground and almost incapacitates him. With Ronan now vulnerable, Yoru readies a Metal Claw and prepares to kill him; before she can, however, Emma hits her with a Thunderbolt, knocking her to the ground. Now paralyzed, she watches as Emma runs to Ronan's side and asks if he's okay. Ronan weakly says no, but congratulates Emma on capturing Yoru before thanking her. Emma tells Ronan to rest and that she'll deal with Yoru before knocking her unconscious.

### **Chapter 5: Emma**

In the Guild's hospital, Emma tells the awake, but injured, Yoru that Ronan was her boyfriend and she could've killed him. Yoru retorts she was defending herself and snaps she wouldn't have had to hurt Ronan if he and the others hadn't entered her territory. After Emma explains how the Guild works, she tries to introduce herself, but Yoru cuts her off by stating she already knows who she and Ronan are. Yoru adds to tell Ronan to stay away from her. Emma admits she's impressed with Yoru's fighting skills and that nobody in the Guild has ever beaten Ronan like she did, then leaves shortly after when Yoru's headache gets worse.

### **Chapter 8: The Skirmish**

While eating lunch with Hotaru and her other roommates after the meeting, Yoru sees him looking at her from where he's sitting and looks away, not wanting anymore trouble from him. When she later gets into a fight with an arrogant rookie Breloom named Calvin, she notices Ronan, Emma, a Mega Lopunny, and another Zeraora all rushing over to intervene, with Ronan telling the two to stop fighting. However, they only manage to do so after Yoru quickly defeats Calvin. Ronan and Emma stand between the injured Calvin and the enraged Yoru; the Mega Lucario calls for medics to take Calvin to the infirmary while Yoru storms off with Emma and Hotaru following her.

### **Chapter 9: Training**

The next day, Ronan is present at a training session with the other captains and vice captains while Roko, the male Zeraora from yesterday, teaches the rookies the importance of fighting independently. When Roko pairs rookies with superiors for sparring matches, Ronan is paired with Yoru, much to the latter's displeasure, thinking that he wants revenge on her for beating him. However, as they walk to another training field, he tells her that he was impressed by her fighting skills. Yoru disbelievingly snorts in response before entering the field.

Ronan takes up a fighting stance and tells her to attack him; Yoru runs at him and throws a Power-Up Punch, which he quickly avoids. He counters with the same move, but Yoru dodges and gets behind him. She slashes his back with Metal Claw before knocking him over. He drags her down with him and the two tussle before Ronan pins Yoru to the ground. Yoru, however, launches a Flamethrower at him, sending him flying, and jumps into the air before pummeling him with Close Combat. Ronan lands on the ground, but quickly recovers and throws an Aura Sphere at Yoru. She counters with her own, and the attacks clash, knocking them both backward. The two recover and fight with Close Combat; after a while, Ronan shows signs of tiredness. He tries to knock out Yoru with Metal Claw, but she dodges and fires a Flash Cannon at him. Too tired now to dodge, Ronan widens his eyes as the attack hits him. When the smoke clears, he is still standing, but then faints. Yoru sits next to him until he wakes up before helping him to his feet and walking him back to the main field. On the way there, Ronan congratulates her for defeating him, but she rejects him, telling him it'll take more than a little random chivalry to earn her trust.

## **Known Moves**

### **Fighting-type**

**Power-Up Punch:** Striking opponents over and over makes the user's fists harder. Hitting a target raises the Attack stat.

**Aura Sphere:** The user lets loose a blast of aura power from deep within its body at the target. This attack never misses.

### **Electric-type**

**Thunder Punch:** The user punches the target with electrified fists. This may also paralyze the target.

### **Steel Type**

**Meteor Mash:** The target is hit with a hard punch fired like a meteor. This may also raise the user's Attack stat.

**Metal Claw:** The target is raked with steel claws. This may also raise the user's Attack stat.