Line #88 Characters/PokemonCrossingTheHawkwinds


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4	An influential family of eagles who hail from Rustboro City.
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6	Tropes fitting two or more Hawkwinds:
7	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Apollo is this to Frank: while both defeated the Elite Four in a region, Apollo was able to beat the past Champion while Frank couldn't.
8	* BadassFamily: All Hawkwind seen on-screen train fully-evolved Pokémon, and one of them is ''the regional Champion''. Frank also defeated the Sinnoh Elite Four, but wasn't able to overthrow the champion.
9	* BigScrewedUpFamily: The entire family is much more screwed up than they let on. Don is a serial adulterer with several bastard children, Amelia is constantly cheated on yet refuses to get a divorce, Frank is a chain smoker who lets his trauma dominate his life, and Apollo is frequently harassed by both the media and annoying fangirls.
10	* DrinkBasedCharacterization: Both Apollo and Frank are fond of drinking whiskey, fitting their masculine nature.
11	* FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo: Frank isn't Apollo's cousin, he's actually [[spoiler: his paternal half-brother, and the result of a family affair. Don kept this quiet to keep up appearances in certain parts of Hoenn.]]
12	* HereditaryHomosexuality: Frank and Apollo, "first cousins", actually [[spoiler: half-brothers]], are Hawkwinds and both gay. Celia, another Hawkwind bastard, is implied to be gay as well.
13	* MusicalThemeNaming: The family gets their last name from the [[Music/{{Hawkwind}} British space rock band]].
14	* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Apollo is the Noble (a distinguished regional champion with a steady love life), while Frank is the Rogue (an aggressive traumatized Pokémon trainer with a messy love life). Their love interests apply too: Wolfgang is a polite journalist while Rooney is a somewhat-aloof League challenger.
15	* SiblingTeam: After the family switcheroo is revealed, Frank and Apollo become one of these: a pair of [[spoiler: half-brothers]] who fight together.
16	* SignatureMon: The entire family is associated with Skarmory, [[spoiler: including the illegitimate members.]]
17	* SpeciesSurname: The Hawkwinds are a family of eagles.
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19	!! Don Hawkwind
20	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/don_13.png]]
21	The owner of the tech giant Hawkwind Corp, with a lot up his sleeves.
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23	* AFamilyAffair: One of his countless affairs is with Tatiana, his own sister-in-law.
24	* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler: He's Apollo's and Frank's father, and is responsible for both Cottage and Pastel.]]
25	* BigBad: [[spoiler: He's the one who's behind both evil teams, causing most of the trouble in the main story.]]
26	* BitchInSheepsClothing: On the surface, he's a hardworking family man whose CEO of one of Hoenn's biggest companies. [[spoiler: In reality, he's an extremely manipulative chessmaster whose backing two criminal organizations.]]
27	* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: He's the one manipulating both Pastel and Cottage into fighting each other, along with keeping them well-funded.]]
28	* CigarChomper: When stressed out, he pulls out a large cigar and chomps down on it.
29	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: He's the head of the Hawkwind company and the one responsible for Pastel and Cottage wreaking havoc on the Hoenn region.]]
30	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While he's fine with Cottage and Pastel causing chaos around Hoenn, he genuinely cares about Apollo and draws a line at Team Cottage sending Apollo to the hospital.
31	* ExecutiveExcess: He's the owner of a large tech company and comes with plenty of hedonism to match (smoking large cigars, drinking plenty of sake, and sleeping with at least thirty-six women).
32	* ExtraOreDinary: Like his [[spoiler: legitimate]] son, he uses Steel-types (owning a Bronzong and Empoleon).
33	* GreyAndGrayMorality: Has some questionable morals i.e. frequently dismissing both his son and nephew, lashing out at employees. However he's nice to Coco and the boys by giving them fossil Pokémon. [[spoiler: However he's only nice to Coco because he's having an affair with her, and the boys so they can trust him.]]
34	* LightIsNotGood: He's a pale yellow eagle in a lavender suit, and is a morally corrupt boss who constantly cheats on his wife along with being [[spoiler: the main antagonist of the story]].
35	* LipstickMark: Several chapters note lipstick on his collars. It's later stated that he's having countless affairs.
36	* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: He's manipulating both Judy ''and'' Dobie by giving them information on the other teams, not telling them that he's behind both evil teams.]]
37	* MeanBoss: He's a CEO who yells at his employees, most of his relatives, [[spoiler: and rarely acknowledges his bastard children.]]
38	* OriginalCharacter: He's not based on any existing VideoGame/AnimalCrossing character. However, his colors are based on Unovan Braviary.
39	* ParentalFashionVeto: At one point in the story, he yells at Apollo for wearing a crop top in public.
40	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's [[spoiler: the main antagonist of the story]], and he insults Wolfgang (his son's boyfriend) by calling him a mutt (a slur for canines in this setting). He also deadnames Holly.
41	* ReallyGetsAround: Aside from his wife Amelia, he's had affairs with ''thirty-six'' women, including one whose a ''Gym Leader''.
42	* WeddingRingRemoval: Fitting for his sleazy nature, he always removes his wedding ring before getting intimate with his affairs.
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44	!! Apollo Hawkwind
45	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/apollo_8.png]]
46	The current champion of the Hoenn League.
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48	* TheAce: He's the strongest trainer in the Hoenn region, is constantly respected and adored by everyone around him and is constantly looking out for ordinary trainers.
49	* BadassLongcoat: He's powerful enough to be the regional league Champion, and his default outfit includes a long flowing trenchcoat.
50	* BitchSlap: In one chapter, Apollo slaps Frank for suggesting that he take the protagonists along to Slateport City.
51	* BizarreTasteInFood: A drink variant: one drink he enjoys is a [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "smorgasvein"]] (a shot of lager dropped into a glass of wine).
52	* BlowYouAway: Has the Flying-type Skarmory on his roster.
53	* BrokenAce: While he's presented as an all-powerful Champion who can get anything he wants, he's exhausted of the press constantly bombarding him and fangirls squealing over him. He's also gay and afraid that coming out will put both him and Wolfgang in danger.
54	* ClashingCousins: He and Frank used to get along, but don't anymore, despite Apollo wanting to reach out to Frank. They start talking to each other again in chapter 39. [[spoiler: Except they're not actually cousins, they're half-brothers]].
55	* ClosetGay: While his friends, the few family members he trusts, and his long-term boyfriend know he's gay, he has to stay closeted in public due to his annoying fangirls.
56	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Apollo is in a stable relationship with Wolfgang, but Don thinks of Wolfgang as "a mangy mutt".
57	* DragonTamer: He’s good friends with Latios, after the latter saved his life. He returns the favor by helping rescue Latias from a Pastel admin.
58	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Aside from the squealing fangirls, Apollo has his share of male admirers (namely, Benedict, Kidd, Tank, O’Hare and Julian).
59	* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Apollo's Metagross (Servo) is a shiny who sparkles when released from its Poké Ball.
60	* ExtraOreDinary: His type speciality is Steel.
61	* {{Expy}}: Of Jotaro Kujo. Both have muscular builds, wear black trenchcoats, and have a rough relationship with their family yet care deep down for others. However Apollo is much more respectful to women.
62	* FullFrontalAssault: On Route 120, Apollo relaxes in a natural hot spring. A group of Pastel grunts tried to ambush him, but he jumped from the water, not bothering to get dressed before getting in a fight.
63	* GroupieBrigade: Has one in Slateport City, to his dismay. He hates the way they swarm all over him.
64	* HeroicBuild: He's muscular and is a heroic character who fights villainous teams to protect others.
65	* HypocriticalHumor: Apollo is critical of Frank's behavior while possessing it himself, usually in front of the protagonists:
66	** Frank says "damned grunts" and is met with "Watch your fucking language".
67	** Apollo chews out Frank for his party trick (balancing a lit cigarette on his tongue and swallowing it whole), then is convinced into showing off ''his'' party trick (shotgunning a can of beer).
68	* MrFanservice: He has a muscular build, wears tight and revealing clothes, and multiple characters find him handsome. He's also starred in several adult magazines, and he has a healthy sex life with his boyfriend Wolfgang.
69	* ShoutOutThemeNaming: His Pokémon seen are nicknamed [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 a Skarmory named Crow, an Aggron named Jonah and a Metagross named Servo]].
70	* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Gender inverted. Apollo is considered ''incredibly'' handsome. Unfortunately, it means countless fangirls only care about his looks and power instead of his personality. Fortunately he has Wolfgang, who loves him for who he is.
71	* ThemeNaming: All his Pokémon are named after Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 characters (Jonah, Joel, Crow and Servo).
72	* VagueAge: Averted. He's 25.
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74	!! Frank Hawkwind
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76	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_cousin.png]]
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78	Apollo's younger "cousin", dealing with his own psychological problems. He temporarily joins the protagonists starting in Fallarbor Town, and leaves after battling at Mt. Chimney.
79	!!! His past team: Croagunk, Hawlucha, Poliwrath, Lucario, Hitmontop and Machamp.
80	!!! His current team: Hawlucha, Talonflame, Gliscor, Skarmory, Swanna and Pidgeot.
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82	* AllThereInTheManual: The notes in several [=AO3=] chapters reveal his current team.
83	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: In a modern-day setting, he's wearing a simple kimono and sarashi, and other characters don't comment on it. As a teenager he wore a letterman's jacket straight out of the fifties.
84	* BadassLongRobe: He wears a navy blue kimono over his clothing, and has a strong team full of fully-evolved Pokémon.
85	* BareFistedMonk: Used to train multiple Fighting-types until [[spoiler:his beloved Croagunk died]]. He still has a Hawlucha named Rico on his team.
86	* BastardBastard: Downplayed. While Frank is [[spoiler: one of Don's illegitimate children]], he's only aloof and prickly.
87	* BlackSheep: Uses Flying-types, unlike the rest of his family who use Steel types. [[spoiler: Using Flying-types is common with illegitimate Hawkwinds, like his half-sister Celia.]] Before then he used Fighting-types, but stayed to the family's typing and had a Lucario.
88	* BlowYouAway: He currently uses Flying types on his roster, symbolizing his desire to 'fly away' from his tragedy.
89	* CharacterDevelopment: Frank starts as a stoic aloof chain-smoking trainer who fights alone. Later, he starts warming up to Apollo and the protagonists. Chapter 39 even has him lose his cigarette and join Apollo for some whiskey. In chapter 43 he finally starts talking to Rooney again. In chapter 46, he [[spoiler: quits smoking once he comes to accept Belladonna being gone for good.]]
90	* CultureEqualsCostume: He wears a kimono and a sarashi underneath, fitting his Hoennian heritage.
91	* CurbStompBattle: During his time in the Sinnoh region, he was able to defeat the Elite Four, but his team was effortlessly defeated by the Champion's Garchomp.
92	* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 18 puts focus on him, showing him and Holly venting their frustrations. [[spoiler: It's heavily implied he had suicidal thoughts and was about to kill himself before going to see her.]]
93	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Frank's past starts with him as a teenager battling the Elite Four but failing to defeat the Champion. After [[spoiler: Belladonna's untimely death]], Frank fell into a start of darkness. He and his boyfriend split up, he gave away most of his Pokémon, started smoking regularly, stopped talking to his friends and family, went to jail for trespassing and has suicidal thoughts. He's slowly starting to get better, though. [[spoiler: Until it's revealed that he's the result of one of Don's multiple affairs.]]
94	* DeadSidekick: [[spoiler: Belladonna, his Croagunk, was murdered several months before the story began.]]
95	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction scene has him cussing out a Team Cottage grunt for abusing several Ariados.
96	* ExhaustedEyeBags: He has permanent eye bags on his face, fitting his depressive nature.
97	* GriefInducedSplit: After [[spoiler:his Croagunk, Belladonna,]] died, he and Rooney broke up.
98	* GuestStarPartyMember: He joins the boys several times in the story, and his team is much stronger than theirs. He tags along for the Team Cottage arc and leaves by the end of Chapter 21, before joining the group again in chapter 44.
99	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: It's all but confirmed that Belladonna died to save Frank and Rooney back in Sinnoh.]]
100	* IChooseToStay: After [[spoiler: Belladonna dies]], Frank gave away most of his Pokémon. Rico (his Hawlucha) is still on his team in the present day.
101	* IntergenerationalFriendship: Downplayed. Frank is 21, Holly is 14, but they start to build a friendship in Chapter 18.
102	* InVinoVeritas: In chapter 39, he drinks some whiskey with Apollo. After the whiskey, he feels more confident and willing to reach out to others. He's still emotionally scarred from losing Belladonna, but he's willing to crack jokes.
103	* IWorkAlone: Downplayed. Frank doesn't mind teaming up with others to battle, but usually battles alone out of personal trauma. He eventually grows out of this.
104	* ManlyTears: After [[spoiler:Belladonna is brutally murdered by another trainer's Zoroark]], Frank sheds a waterfall of tears in grief.
105	* MustHaveNicotine: He frequently smokes cigarettes in the story, suggested to be a way to cope with [[spoiler: Belladonna's death]]. In chapter 39, he loses his cigarette in the sky, but later relapses into more smoking. [[spoiler: In chapter 46 he uses his last box of cigarettes as incense for Belladonna's grave, then quits in favor of chewing gum.]]
106	* TheNicknamer: He formerly had this trait. [[spoiler: His Croagunk was named Belladonna, while all his other Pokémon had nicknames too. Aside from Rico the Hawlucha, his current Pokémon don't have nicknames.]]
107	* OffscreenBreakup: Frank and Rooney were seen in a happy relationship in Frank's DayInTheLimelight chapter, but their breakup hasn't been seen in the story. He starts to rekindle his romantic interest after his character development.
108	* OralFixation: As part of quitting his cigarette addiction, Frank starts chewing oolong flavored chewing gum.
109	* OriginsEpisode: The fourth gaiden chapter is about his past as a trainer, his accomplishments and how he was mentally broken even ''before'' [[spoiler: his Croagunk was brutally murdered]].
110	* PutOnABus: After the Team Cottage arc, he doesn't appear in the fic until chapter 39. It's later revealed that he was arrested and thrown in jail for trespassing on Team Cottage property.
111	* RoyalBastard: A modern variant: he's [[spoiler:the illegitimate son of the powerful CEO Don Hawkwind.]]
112	* SecondFaceSmoke: In his debut chapter, he blows cigarette smoke in a Team Cottage grunt's face.
113	* SirSwearsALot: He swears much more than the rest of the cast combined, and his debut shows him cussing out a Team Cottage grunt.
114	* SharedFamilyQuirks: Apollo and Frank both are buff gay eagles, use a Skarmory on their team, wear long coats, and are very strong battlers.
115	* StraightGay: [[spoiler:It's revealed in chapter 33 that Rooney is his ex-boyfriend.]]
116	* UnaffectedBySpice: He'll eat entire handfuls of ghost peppers without breaking a sweat, and tricks Apollo into eating one.
117	* VagueAge: Averted. He's 21.
118	* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 21, but looks much older with bags under his eyes. Justified due to his smoking habits and untreated trauma.
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120	!! Amelia Hawkwind
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122	Don's wife and Apollo's mother.
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124	* BatterUp: Appropriately for a woman pissed off about her cheating husband, Amelia uses a baseball bat to destroy his office.
125	* WomanScorned: After finding out about the ''multiple'' times that Don cheated on her, Amelia trashes his office and steals his Pokémon for herself.

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