Kieran (Pokémon)

Be the unrivalled champion of the Blueberry League. (succeeded for a while, but ultimately failed)
Capture Terapagos to become more powerful. (failed)
Make amends with the player for his mistakes.
Defeat Pecharunt and free the citizens from its control. (both succeeded)

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

He has plenty of undesirable traits despite his sympathetic qualities, which many believe justifies his treatment.
His conflict with the player feels forced due to the game railroading them.

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

His shyness and becoming resentful towards the player make him stand out from other rivals.
Many sympathize with him due to his frequent humiliation and suffering and find it unfair.

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Insecure Rival

**Kieran** (**Suguri** in the original Japanese version) is a recurring character in the DLC expansions for *Pokémon Scarlet and Violet*. He is the younger brother of Carmine and a rival turned ally of the player character Florian/Juliana.

## What Makes Him a Base Breaking Character?

### What Do People Like About Him?

* He is praised for his cool design, being shown with how he pulls away his bangs to make a new hairstyle which symbolizes his character development.
* He has a compelling personality due to his inferiority complex and struggling to live up to his own expectations, which many players can resonate with.
* He has an interesting character arc where he starts off shy and wanting to be the player character's friend before eventually beginning to resent them, which players find to be a unique twist for a rival character.
* Many sympathize with him due to the misfortunes he suffers, after being betrayed by the player character, rejected by Ogerpon and losing the respect of his fellow students after losing as the Blueberry League champion with Drayton rubbing it in his face (and also being implied to have been bullied by Carmine which explains his inferiority complex), so many players feel guilty for betraying his trust. As such, his fans were satisfied that he was able to get over his grudge and reconciled with the player character, even becoming a formidable ally to them in the *Mochi Mayhem* event.

### What Do People Hate About Him?

* He can be hard to sympathize with at times, due to starting unnecessary battles with the player character to satiate his need for acceptance and stealing Ogerpon's Teal Mask out of selfishness, making him no better than the Loyal Three.
* He was blamed for stealing the spotlight from Terapagos during *The Indigo Disk*, as the story focuses more on his arc than the titular Pokémon who given hardly any focus throughout the story.
* He is often the subject of heavy debates over who is right or wrong in the story, with some believing that the other characters like Carmine and Drayton treat him more unfairly than he deserves while others argue that they needed to call out his flaws so he could improve as a person.
* Many feel that Kieran's conflict with the player character was forced, as the game railroads them into having no choice but to lie to him, yet making them feel guilty despite the conflict not being in their control.

## External Links

* Kieran on the Heroes Wiki
* Kieran on Bulbapedia
* Kieran on the *Pokémon* Wiki