Thinking the main character is a turd doesn't mean I don't want to like the game! Actually, I usually name the rival some sort of nickname of fecal matter in Pokemon games and I love those. It just makes me laugh to see a character referred to as "Turd" or "Crap" or "Stool" for some reason.
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"THIS is how you make Nintendo win another generation. Good job, Sony and Microsoft, you're idiots." - Vlado