History Characters / PokemonSwordAndShield

* SmugSmiler: Of the CatSmile variety. He also has an equally smug toothy grin.

** He always starts a battle with his Wooloo, which later evolves into a Dubwool. He even passes up the chance to get first dibs on a starter because he already has said Wooloo. His league card also specifically mentions his Wooloo in describing him. [[spoiler: The fact that he leads instead with Cramorant and later Trevenant in your battles in Stow-on-side and Route 7 respectively is a major indicator that his losses have been getting to him.]]

* TrueFinalBoss: He's the final storyline opponent of the post-game quest to [[spoiler: catch the cover legendary, and he even has the opposite legendary in his party]]. Once you beat him for the final time, you get the "The End" message a second time.

* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He becomes considerably more effeminate in his appearance and gestures after [[spoiler: succeeding Opal's position, becoming the first male Fairy-type gym leader in an otherwise consistently female roster]]. He gesticulates in a somewhat dainty manner [[spoiler:and is notably heavily-influenced by Opal in his wordage.]] [[spoiler:Even his Gym Leader uniform delves into this, with his overly baggy shirt presumably meant to originally be worn as a dress with how lengthy it continues to stay even after being tied up]]. And in the Isle of Armor DLC he shows more vain side and concern for appearances, as he complains about the weather [[NobodyTouchestheHair messing up his hair]] and advises the player character to take better care of their looks.

* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as his treatment towards Hop was, he ''was'' right when saying that Hop shouldn't expect himself to be all that powerful just because two people (Leon, his brother, and the player, his best friend) associated with him are. This is even lampshaded by Hop himself, who got dealt a CurbStompBattle off-screen, proving that he really didn't have anything to show for it. After this, [[spoiler: Hop stops referring to himself as the next Champion and even starts briefly experimenting with new team set-ups (barring his starter) after his battle with Bede]].

** [[spoiler: Him destroying the Stow-on-Side mural didn't come without its perks, since this boosts Sonia's research on the hero that wielded Zacian and Zamazenta and allows for the legend to unfold properly.]]

* RealMenWearPink: Is a skilled trainer, and uses Pokémon like [[ElegantGothicLolita the Gothita line]], [[WickedWitch the Hatenna line]], and [[{{Unicorn}} the Galarian Ponyta line]]. He also wears a pink/purple long coat. [[spoiler: After Opal offers him the position of Ballonlea Gym Leader, he starts wearing the pastel-tone Fairy Uniform - and becomes the first male Fairy-type specialist.]]

* OutOfFocus: Marnie is completely absent from the post-game storyline. This is the result of [[spoiler: Marnie undergoing the preparations to take over from Piers as the Gym Leader for Spikemuth at the time. Also, since Spikemuth does not house a power spot like all the other Gym cities, the location is not in any danger from the out of control Dynamax Pokémon.]]

* SugarAndIcePersonality: While Marnie rarely shows emotion, she also displays a kind and helpful side to the player as the story progresses. She's genuinely supportive towards [[spoiler: Piers]] as well.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Her work researching the Dynamax phenomenon ended up being used by [[BigBad Chairman Rose]] to start another Darkest Day.]] The player's mom mentions she must feel horribly guilty about this in the post-game.

* BigGood: Is the region's longtime Champion and plays a primary role in keeping the Galar region safe and secure, such as stopping a rogue Dynamax Pokémon that appears near Hammerlocke. [[spoiler: He later tries to talk Chairman Rose into at least postponing his grand plan until after the Championship finals, and when Rose goes through with it anyways he immediately goes to confront Rose and try to take down Eternatus. In the postgame it's revealed he's more or less the new Chairman of Macro Cosmos, having taken over leadership of several of their projects and turned the Rose Tower into the Battle Tower.]]

* TheCameo: [[spoiler: Averted in regards to the Isle of Armor's cameos. He doesn't appear on the titular island. Though it is mentioned he was a former student on the island which is possibly why he had no reason to return. ]]

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: [[spoiler: When facing off against Leon in rematches at the Battle Tower, his Galarian starters can all potentially have their hidden abilities, which isn't legally available for the player at the time.]]

** To add to this, Leon is probably the MOST active Champion when it comes to regional threats as before [[spoiler: Eternatus knocking him out]] Leon takes care of everything to the point that the player is left out of the loop. This is compared to Champions like Steven and Cynthia who are on the sidelines and let the player handle the threats when they were just as capable of getting directly involved. Outside of the above spoiler, Leon takes the idea of being the region's protector more seriously than the other Champions.

* RecurringRiff: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUG_NS0xqSY battle theme]] features the classic Hall of Fame theme, highlighting the cheerful and celebratory nature of the battle against him, compared to the much more climactic and serious fight against [[spoiler: Eternatus]].
* RedIsHeroic: Is the BigGood of the Galar region and his burgundy colored cape is easily his most notable feature. Even after being defeated he remains this as he [[spoiler: [[HonestCorporateExecutive takes the reigns of Macro Cosmos]] and wears a frock coat the same shade of burgundy as his cape.]]

* StepfordSmiler: Implied by [[spoiler: his rare league card, stating that he is much livelier now that he is no longer Champion and Opal's notes on his audition from his Gym Challenge]]. Given the fact that Leon has been in the spotlight ever since he was 10, it's likely he developed this during his decade long win-streak.

* VictoryGloating: In a surprise [[SubvertedTrope Subversion]] from the above SoreLoser entry, if Leon actually ''does'' defeat the player [[spoiler: in one of their Battle Tower rematches, he actually gets upset with the victory and thinks the player [[WorfHadTheFlu wasn't fighting with the same passion they had in their Championship match]]]].

* OutOfFocus: Similarly to previous villain teams, the grunts aren't particularly distinct. But as a team with no admins and [[spoiler: no grand scheme, they fall off in relevance near the climax of the story.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: As cruel as his treatment towards Hop was, he ''was'' right when saying that Hop shouldn't expect himself to be all that powerful just because two people associated with him are. This is even lampshaded by Hop himself, who got dealt a CurbStompBattle off-screen, proving that he really didn't have anything to show for it. After this, [[spoiler: Hop stops referring to himself as the next Champion and even starts briefly experimenting with new team set-ups (barring his starter) after his battle with Bede]].

* LaserGuidedKarma: The result of him [[spoiler:destroying the sacred memorial in Stow-On-Side]]? [[spoiler:He's disqualified from the Gym Challenge by the person he looked up to as a father figure, Chairman Rose.]]

* GreenEyedMonster: Towards the protagonist. He's jealous of the fact that they and Hop were endorsed by Leon and he wasn't, though he tries to mask it by flaunting the fact that he was endorsed by Chairman Rose, saying that Rose is in a higher position than Leon, so Bede's endorsement is much greater than theirs and Hop's. It also helps that he never beats them in a battle.

* UselessUsefulSpell: His Rhyperior has this two-fold. First, his ability is Solid Rock which quarters all super-effective damage...which just means Water and Grass-type attacks deal 3x damage meaning he's still getting one-hit KO'ed. Second, he has Heat Crash for Grass-types...but due to his achingly low speed and aforementioned 3x weakness, he will never, ever get it off before getting KO'ed on the spot.

* WellDoneSonGuy: The closest thing to a "parental" figure he has is [[spoiler:Chairman Rose]], who, during their first on-screen interaction, forgets his name. [[spoiler:He later gets disqualified from the Gym Challenge by Rose after battling the player in Stow-on-Side.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: He is this to Bede. He took him in when he was just an orphan and enrolled him in school to be a powerful trainer.

The secretary to Chairman Rose, known for her calm and collected personality. She also serves as the vice president of Rose's company and largely handles the company's day-to-day affairs. She's popular enough that some League Staff members have formed a fan club dedicated to her.

* HiddenDepths: Her last Pokémon being Garbodor among a team of beautiful Pokémon implies that, for all her genuine and strong loyalty towards Rose, Oleana is still a human. She also says that she's kept that last Pokémon around even after "changing her image", pointing out a close relationship with it despite how it clashes with her current image and nature. If ''WebAnimation/PokemonTwilightWings'' is to be believed, her image was ''really'' different, but she still kept Garbodor as a Trubbish since then.

* IdiotBall: He attempts to catch Eternatus in a regular Poké ball despite not evidently doing much damage to it. This results in Eternatus breaking free and Leon being too winded to confront the legendary, leaving Hop and the player to battle it in his stead. It's especially egregious considering Leon is a well-experienced trainer by this point, and should be aware that at least battling it a bit longer would've upped his chances of catching the beast, especially since he attempted to catch it with a [[RefugeInAudacity regular Poké ball]].