Lol I'm incredibly new here and wanted a place to share my OC art. Meet Bibi, Alto (the dude with the black hair), and Tesoro (the one in white), plus a little cameo from ID!Kieran. Feel free to comment if any of them pique your interest!
Bibi essentially takes on the role of the SV protagonist, which I'm sure probably already sets off some alarm bells some people's heads, if it's not your cup of tea that's understandable but eh, she is what she is and I like her.
Her team and backup roster are still in the works unfortunately because I'm terribly indecisive and want her to have a team that can make use of different approaches to battle. What's set in stone is the fact that she's got a Ribombee (first catch), a Skeledirge (her starter), and of course, Koraidon. Now, if you're familiar with the plot of Pokemon Scarlet you'll more or less know what her trials and tribulations are but there are a couple catches!
For the first 12 years of her life she was incredibly sickly and doctors couldn't tell what was wrong with her. She spends most of her days in bed at home or in the hospital obsessively watching league matches, becoming a champion is more or less the entire foundation of her will to live! About 2 years before her story starts she begins to recover from her illness, and it is a borderline miracle. Keeping in line with SV's theme of wishes and ambitions I wanted her story to begin with a wish, a dream, a prayer making itself manifest. By the time shes 14 she's undergone enough rehab to get the clear to live her life as any normal child her age would. And frankly she takes the term "high off life" to the next level, she feels like the world's working in her favor, and as she builds up a win-streak and overcomes challenges it all feeds into this unhealthy view of herself as an invincible hero.
The next major change to the plot comes into play during the final confrontation in Area Zero and the Koraidon vs Koraidon fight. The AI's Koraidon attacks Bibi directly, and it results in a near death experience. She makes it out with the help of Penny, Nemona, Arven, and of course, her own Koraidon, but she's not unscathed either physically or emotionally. She's devastated by having her delusion of invincibility shattered, and struggles to cope with ending up right back where she was a few years ago. She debates giving up on being a trainer or adventuring because what if it means she gets hurt like that again? In her indecision she runs into another one of my ocs, Alto, who chews her out for being a coward and a quitter in his eyes. This makes her so angry she snaps out of her funk long enough to kick off the indigo disk plot.
That one also goes according to script for the most part, except Bibi's unnecessarily wary of Drayton. Despite his friendly and easygoing demeanor, she dismisses him as a no good slacker because of Carmine's warning about him, and his laid back demeanor makes it seem like he's unappreciative of all the support he gets, which frustrates Bibi. What makes matters worse is that shes convinced he must be bullying Kieran, because surely it can't be her fault he's changed for the worse.....Right?
Cue the "ex-champion" remark and Kieran's breakdown. Bibi's just about had it and starts a fistfight with Drayton that she loses badly. Of course, she ends up in hot water for this because what kind of maniac thinks resorting to violence over a petty insult is a reasonable response? The incident also makes Kieran even angrier at her and he calls her out on not letting him fight his own battles and failing to treat him like an equal. This triggers even more introspection. Why had she insisted on playing hero instead of letting her friend stand up for himself or fight alongside her in Kitakami? Why did she think it was OK for her to just impose her will on others through brute force? Bibi has to spend a lot of time thinking over how she interacts with other people and how to make the conscious effort to take their feelings into account when she acts.
She's honestly a bit of a wreck by the time they delve back into Area Zero. She's not quite over the trauma of getting physically mauled by a pokemon. The Terapagos incident happens as it does in game, and her and Kieran have to team up to take it down. Bibi finally realizes she doesn't have to be the strongest, she just has to be there for her friends when they need it, and likewise, she needs to rely on others instead of try to play the hero. A gifted trainer she may be, but that doesn't make her special nor unbeatable.
