D.B.

**D.B.** is the Gym Leader of ???'s Gym for both paths in Pokémon Donut. He awards trainers the *Challenger Badge* to those who manage to defeat him. He specializes in Nuzlocke-themed Pokémon using a wide variety, with his ace and partner being a Gallade.

## Appearance

It may not look like it at first, but D.B. is Filipino. Standing at 5'5", he normally sulks around town, trying to interest himself in things until a new Gym challenger hits his Gym. He wears a dull-green shirt, a black coat with yellow outlines, white pants, and black boots. He is normally seen using Ultra Balls.

## Personality

D.B. is normally very laid-back, maybe even lazy at times. He likes looking for things that interest him. He also likes to joke around at times (made evident by his aliases). But when it comes to being a Gym Leader, he's serious with it, while still having that laid-back trait. He easily gets bored though, especially when the match is very much in his favor. He understands his flaws, and tries to improve them, even if it doesn't work out most of the time.

If you can't see D.B. anywhere near his Gym's city, he's likely researching about competitive Pokémon, Nuzlocking on his Nintendo DS, or researching digital technology in a library in Donatu. Sometimes you may find him just laying down in the plains while vibing to the music playing on his phone.

## Backstory

Back when D.B. was a little kid, he tried to save a Ralts getting beaten up by other Pokémon, only for him to get beaten up himself. Despite this, he still saved the Ralts, and after a bit of telling it to go back to its habitat, he befriends the Ralts and it becomes his first partner. When he turned 10, his family moved to Sinnoh, and there, he caught the team he uses during the Gym battle with him in the Natoo Path. As he was ready to fight Cynthia, he got his butt handed to him, and he lost. In an effort to become stronger, he journeyed through the Pokémon world, somehow only taking him 3 years to do. But after defeating Cynthia, he declined the title of Champion and proceeded with his journey.

Some say he spent most of those 3 years before the events of Pokémon Donut in the Borrius region, wherever that may be. Eventually, he settled in Donatu as a Gym Leader, despite the fact that he beat a Champion.

In the 3 years between the events of the Natoo Path and the Custom Character path, D.B. got bored and lost the thrill in battling after many trainers failed to prove their strength as a Gym Challenger. At one point, he continued on an adventure, all the way to Galar and Paldea. The last person he remembers that gave him that thrill was the trainer he referred to as Señor Natoo. That is, until another trainer put him on the edge and relit his flame, thanking them for giving back that thrill he loved about Pokémon battling.

## Trivia

* In every Nuzlocke Challenge the Infernape Guild held (at the time this was written), D.B. always landed 2nd place, right behind Iker.
* People have asked D.B. what his name meant, but the only answer he's ever given to them is *"It's up to you to decide what that means"*.
* D.B. got the alias *Morbick* from an activity in one of the Discord servers he was in, which the server called 'Morb Month' after the movie *Morbius*. "*It's best not to ask why they did that."* - D.B.