like, they didn't need to remove his more sympathetic traits to get across that he's Annoying. that was very clear just from. everything else about him. i love genesis so much mwah.

i think the aim was to present him as a more obvious villain? or maybe the translation team just didn't like him very much LMAO but i don't think he's really even MEANT to be a villain. he's some other thing. i think you're meant to feel sorry for him.

this cutscene is not the only example but it will always be kind of dazzling to me how much of genesis' desperate insecurity was completely written out of the english version. i also just think they made him less sympathetic as a whole which is. not my fav.

LOOK ME IN THE EYES AND TELL ME HOW 'THE WORLD NEEDS A NEW HERO' AND 'I TOO WANT TO BE THE HERO' ARE THE SAME. TELL ME HOW YOU GET 'THAT'S NO WAY TO SPEAK TO A HERO' FROM 'I JUST WANT TO BE THE HERO'.

but also honourable mentions go to his recent two-toned look, the classic blonde yuta (with an extra shoutout to 2 baddies era) and the ever reliable hairstyle i like to call 'the late 2000s jpop'. also every time he does a half pony