What does Shige think of any kind of underground fighting in the mainland? Does he participate? For fun? For money? Both? Or is he too scared to lose another partner, link or not?
[Shige wishes he was about ten years younger so he could properly whoop everyoneâs asses, for one thing lmaoÂ
He thinks that most of the people in the underground talk a lot of shit for being fucking pansies compared to what heâs used to. A warrior in Ransei could snap just about every participant in half, and thatâs not even thinking of comparing Pokemon, but it is the closest thing to home that heâs come across (save for like the general feudal Johto aesthetics).Â
Or, at least, they could snap them in half in a proper fight and Pokemon clash. Everyone in this region is real quick to just shoot people if things get ugly, which he respects being the door to door mormon of matchlocks in Ransei, but seeing what a modern gun can do and how instantly it ends everything kind of lowkey terrifies him. Itâs what the Saika was after, but they had it controlled.
Considering the various states of disability, Shige doesnât take part in any physical fighting, and he isnât properly trained with any of his Pokemon to participate, but he isnât exactly opposed to the idea should they ever like âgit gudâ as the youngsters say in this region. The techniques he could work out with his Pokemon with his Ransei Samurai training background would be a fucking spectacle.Â
He himself would fight for fun if he was still spry enough for it, but battling outside of regulations would only be for money, and only if his Pokemon were fine with it. Buddy is a natural born killer, and the link he has with Shigehide bolsters that natural instinct to fight to kill and hunt, but the rest of his Pokemon are...well, theyâre baby. Losing Buddy would literally kill him at this point, so he canât ever risk that.Â