I LOVED N's character, especially because of him being a 'pokemon whisper' and him deeply caring for them. You can tell that it hurt him to even have to have any of his own in pokeballs and to battle you. Since B/W were obviously rushed, I really hope Gray can REALLY bring more to the story and bring it to life even more.
I can see where you are coming from, but I guess I got my hopes up for months of looking at fan art (lol) and look up info. N seemed... Not as calm as he was in the game. When they released a photo of him, I figured he would be more of a headstrong, excited challenger. He looked carefree and ready to go. When I played the game I was very unhappy to see him so silent and upset all the time.
It made me think of what they did to my favorite rival, actually. Silver. In his first game, he was really epic. Strong, mean, hateful, full of anger. Suddenly, the manga comes out and everyone suddenly imagines him cowardly, scared, innocent, and calm. Even nice, once you get to know him. He even acts snobby and kind toward his Pokemon. I swear to god they turned him from a hard*** into a pathetic, cowering uke. A very unworthy rival.
I can honestly say, I loved the original Silver. But if he were anything like his manga self, I would have always hated him the worst.
...But yes, when they make Gray, I hope they do what they did in Platinum, when they made a whole new world with Cyrus and you could explore it. It was pretty epic. Maybe they will add more to N's past. That would be so awesome! I want N to have a better ending though... Seriously...
He few away with his Pokemon and lived happily ever after. Come now.