Fankidtober Day 20: Poppy
Full Name: Aspen Pendragon-Redwood
Family: Iris Pendragon & Benga Redwood (Parents), Cypress Vallas (Older Foster Brother), Acacia, Jaz & Clem Pendragon-Redwood (Older Sisters), Laurel Pendragon-Redwood (Twin Brother), Hyacinth Pendragon & Ravi Vasuki-Pendragon (Grandparents, Deceased), Kino Redwood (Grandmother), Drayden Pendragon (Great-Grandfather), Alder Redwood (Great-Grandfather)
Date of Birth: May 4, 3019
Age: 17
Hometown: Opelucid, Unova
Occupation: Pokémon Trainer
Starter Pokémon: Gible -> Gabite -> Garchomp
Notes:
- Poppy was out of touch with the world and regular life for a while due to a kidnapping incident when he was younger, so he’s a bit unsure of what he wants to do and has developed a slight rebellious streak. Seeing how unsure Poppy was, Laurel just decided to drag him along as his traveling buddy and get him to join the League Challenge with him. As Laurel had already traveled in Unova, Poppy starts out in Kalos alongside his twin.
- While Poppy loves dragon-types like his parents and most of his pokémon (the one exception really being his Hattrem) are dragons. This leads to quite a few arguments with Laurel, who thinks dragon-types are overrated and refuses to use any on his team. Poppy is continuously scandalized by this horrifically bad take from his own twin brother of all people. (Further proof that tall people are evil.)
- Poppy’s nickname comes from an inside joke with some of his friends back when he was in middle school, so most adults don’t really call him that. He’s fine being called Aspen, but will introduce himself as Poppy, so it’s generally his preferred name. He gives a different story every time when asked where the nickname originated from.
Pokémon Legends & Legacies 