In a Dec. 7 Reddit thread<\/a>, many players praised Kieran for entering his likely villain arc, going as far as to say he\u2019s \u201cglowed up like Cherrim on a sunny day<\/a>.\u201d He not only has colder eyes but he\u2019s also rocking a new hairstyle with it pulled back with more purple hair visible than before. He\u2019s no longer the shy kid hiding his face behind his long hair. One player even said Kieran looks more like his sister Carmine<\/a> now, who was quite the confident hothead in The Teal Mask<\/em>. Now it\u2019s Kieran\u2019s turn to exude confidence with a dark side.<\/p>
Others still aren\u2019t sold on Kieran\u2019s villain era<\/a>, saying, \u201cI honestly cannot take this arc seriously after seeing him like this.\u201d The purple hair is a little much for some players, but others are simply looking forward to making him cry again<\/a>. It\u2019s been somewhat of a running joke among Scarlet<\/em> and Violet<\/em> players to poke fun at Kieran\u2019s unhealthy obsession with Ogerpon since The Teal Mask<\/em>, and they still like the idea of rubbing their friendship with the Legendary \u2018mon right in the boy\u2019s face. For example, how mean would it be to beat Kieran with the very Ogerpon he used to love?<\/p>
Regardless of whether you love or hate him, Kieran\u2019s descent to darkness is something players have been talking about since completing the first part of the DLC, which ended on an ominous cliffhanger for our boy. While we still don\u2019t have a lot of official specifics about the storyline in The Indigo Disk<\/em>, all signs are pointing to Kieran becoming our enemy and a more formidable opponent. Something might even be possessing him, according to leaks<\/a>.<\/p>
