Arceus is the most tragic Pokemon story of all time

Any good RPG usually ends with the player killing God. But no game has ever made me want to defeat a mighty god more than Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

This is because the titular character of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, aka the god of Pokemon himself, is far from benevolent and kind, and cares about their creativity. Instead, Arceus is a formidable evil man who doesn’t care much about the world and tells the most tragic stories Pokemon have ever told.

Warning: This article and accompanying video contain major spoilers for the entire Pokemon: Legends Arceus story, including the game’s fallout. Only watch if you don’t care about spoilers or have completed the entire main story quest.

In this in-depth endgame video, I review how Arceus has proven to be not just a neutral mess, but an absolute villain in Pokemon Legends. Their crimes include kidnapping children, causing permanent amnesia in train attendants, trapping benevolent demigods in upturned proportions, ignoring the plight of the people they are meant to protect, and placing all their responsibilities on others less prepared, dealing with them, and abandoning them. Responsibility, divine responsibility, to play and set up collecting games in stadiums across the country. You know, for the funsies.