Leon gives you a bit of a pep talk after the whirlwind that happened with you becoming Galar's Champion Hi there! This audio is a little bit more of a character exploration and experimentation than like a comfort or lovey SFW audio, but sometimes to get the feel I want for a character, I make audios like this. I do feel like his voice is too low for his character, which is something that I want to fix, and as I said on Twitter, sometimes I don't get the voice right the first try, and I gotta tweak things. I think this audio has good bones, which lies in the accent. Now, there is a headcanon for my accent choice with Leon lol. Your character, Hop and Leon all come from the same small town, and while I know that they just announced that the expansions are gonna be more northern, I like to think that Leon has an accent that's sort of rural/mixed, since he's been running around being the Champion for a long time in different regions of Galar. So some things might sound more Received Pronunciation, some things sound a bit Northern, and some things might even sound a bit Welsh. I feel like he's the kind of guy where he picks up things and doesn't realize it lol. But then he spends one summer at home and his natural accent gets really thick again. Anyway, I'm rambling now, so I hope you enjoy the audio regardless of any wonky-ness with the character! ~Audio Transcript Below~ Greetings, Champion! *laughs* You’re going to have to get used to it sooner rather than later. Practically everyone in Galar knows who you are, so it’s gonna be happenin’ whether you’re used to it or not. *pause* I know how you feel, trust me. Everything seems so surreal once you’re at the top of the mountain, but don’t think that what you’ve achieved is something insignificant. You’ve come this far, through everything, you never gave up, no matter what life threw at you. Even after Chairman Rose and all the business with Eternatus, and the nonsense…. Shit, this is really the first chance you’ve had to breathe since you became the Champion, isn’t it? With those royal weirdos or whatever. How long has it been since you’ve even been home like this? *chuckles* Yeah…...I can imagine it’s a little rough on you right now, I promise it’s not always this crazy, being the Champion and all….. Doesn’t mean it isn’t…..but I think you’ve got the stuff for it…. *pause* I’ve been watching you progress, the entire time. Even when I was battling others and trying to deal with the Dynamaxing problem, my mind was always on you…. *pause* My brother? *laughs* of course my mind was on my brother. It always is…..I worry about him, but…...I knew….I knew from the very start, shit, even since before you started your gym challenge, that there was something special about you. The bond that you have with your Pokemon, the respect and the love that you have for them and for Galar and--*chuckles* well everything is something to behold. The way you view the world, the way you solve problems and run headfirst into trouble even when you shouldn’t have to. The way you protected your friends and the entirety of Galar…..the minute you stepped out onto the pitch for our final battle, I had an inkling that I wasn’t going to be the one to walk away victorious. *pause* That doesn’t mean that I didn’t give you my all, you know, you won that battle fair and square and it was fucking glorious. *pause* But look at us, yeah? The both us from...from the same small town that no one has ever really believed in or given a chance, and we climb all the way to the top. I think they need to stop underestimating, don’t you? I sincerely wish you all the success you deserve…..and if you ever need help, or any advice or anything about how to be the Champion, I’m your man. After all, I was the Champion for ten odd years or so, you know….until you came along….. *chuckles* I’m only slightly bitter about it…...but no…..if I had to lose it…...I’d rather it be to you…… *pause* Don’t tell Hop that, he’ll lose his marbles and I’ll never hear the end of it. I hope that your reign as Champion is as long as it can be. It’s certainly is well deserved and well earned. But remember, losing isn’t the worst thing in the world. If you give yourself your all, there’s nothing to be ashamed about. *chuckles* That’s what I’ve been telling myself. In losing to you, it seems like the entire world has opened up to me. Not that I hated being the Champion or anything, but it seems like, if even I can lose, nothing seems impossible. *laughs* I’ve always been told that you learn more in defeat and failure than you do in success, and while I think it’s a bit of hyperbole, I can honestly say that losing to you did teach me things…..and maybe someday, we’ll have a rematch--*chuckles*--and we’ll see whether it was a one off or not…… But something tells me…….no matter how much I train or how much I change from this experience…..that it’s your time now. That doesn’t mean I won’t be pushing for your success, however. A new era of trainers is coming for you, so you’ll have to be ready. *huffs a breath* I have a feeling you’re going to do just fine. Congratulations once again, Champion…..I’m sure I’ll see you around…...