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Hiatus March 3rd, 2014 3:01 PM

May or Brendan?
 
When playing Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, which character did you choose—May or Brendan? How did you choose him or her? What did you name them after? As for me, I chose May in Ruby, to go accordingly with my own gender. I named her my real name, which would be Ashley. xD" In Emerald, I chose Brendan. Don't remember what I named him, but I think it was Landon.

The OG Blaziken Mask March 4th, 2014 9:22 AM

in video games where i have a choice (particularly mmorpgs) i usually go with females but in those games the characters have a fully created model with something to look at but in pokemon no so much so i tend to always play as males. i used brendan in ruby and emerald but i cant remember what name i used. i vaguely remember possible names birch gave if you chose him as a rival and i ended up using one of those when i chose him to play as so i think i used landon too

oshawottlover13 March 4th, 2014 12:20 PM

it was brendan and may meaning i picked both. i loved their character designs and how brendan was wearing a hat the whole time. and mays bandana thing. i loved them both so i switched between them on every playthrough.

xxReshiramxx March 4th, 2014 3:15 PM

I picked May and I went with the name "Kristen" which is my name Lol. I just like picking the character that's the same gender as me it makes more sense to me that way.

Jmacc March 5th, 2014 7:49 PM

Brendan cause I was boy I played wen I was kid haha and myself or my "cool" nickname haha. It was like usernames before usernames for me haha

Anuya March 6th, 2014 10:34 AM

Brendan because as Jmacc I was a boy, well... I think I am a boy...
^o^

Blueredemption March 6th, 2014 2:33 PM

Back when i first bought sapphire i chose Brendan, and i think that i named him "coop" which is an abbreviation of my name. nowadays i just use blue for everything :P

Shadeh March 6th, 2014 2:38 PM

Brendan for when I wanted to play as serious as possible, also put my irl name in it too.
As for May, I did it for 2nd playthrough or just for "Lols". Named her various feminine names, but sometimes but random slurs for good measures xD

Kikaito plush March 7th, 2014 4:17 AM

I picked May in Sapphire and named her "Amy"

soreninja March 8th, 2014 6:02 AM

I picked Brendan, not just because I'm a boy, it's just because of the character's attire, especially his emerald design, it was probably my favorite design out of all the player characters in the whole Main Series

Pendraflare March 8th, 2014 7:02 AM

Most of my playthroughs have had me picking May. In fact, all my Emerald playthroughs have had me as May. xP I've always found her design interesting enough.

Elaitenstile March 9th, 2014 1:36 AM

It was the first time I played a Pokémon game, so I just went in sync with the intro and chose Brendan in Ruby. Ever since, it became a habit to choose the male player, but yes, I liked Brendan's design and the fact that his hat actually became green in Emerald. It's the first time a clothing change occurred, though that was between two versions.

pyx March 9th, 2014 4:54 AM

I picked Brendan since I´m a guy and named him Nai like all my other characters.

Captain Gizmo March 9th, 2014 10:17 AM

I chose Brendan, well because... I'm a guy :P
And I named him LilJz since that's my gaming IGN :)

Sopheria March 9th, 2014 10:38 AM

In my most recent playing of Pokemon Emerald, I played as May. I have to say, I really don't like the Brendan character when he's your rival, he's pretty rude, especially considering that this is a girl he's talking to.

CelticsPhan March 9th, 2014 11:14 AM

I chose Brendan and used my first name. However, Emerald May looks pretty good, so I have used May in playthroughs ever since.

http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/9/99/Emerald_May.png/180px-Emerald_May.png

(While searching for the above image, I found that the birthstone for the month of May is the emerald. Odd.)

Brendino March 9th, 2014 2:38 PM

I chose Brendan so that I could name Brendan Brendan (just like I have all the other male protagonists before and after). Though, the only time that I decided to use the female character on a playthrough was Sapphire, and that was just for the novelty of having a rival with the same name as me.

Danny0317 March 9th, 2014 6:41 PM

I always pick Brendan for a few reasons. I'm a boy, he looks cooler and May's overworld sprites look pretty bad. I usually name him Brendan, Danny, or Daniel (my name). I've beaten the game with May but I still prefer Brendan. Plus, Emerald was my first game and I played as Brendan.

Hikamaru March 10th, 2014 4:06 AM

I picked May because it's always a tradition for me to choose the female trainer as I am female myself.

Aurora March 11th, 2014 3:05 AM

I identify as female, so I always choose the character that corresponds with my gender identity: in this case, May. Nothing much more to it.

Zorogami March 11th, 2014 6:41 AM

On my very first playthrough i picked the male protag, and named him Ales after myself (Alejandro). I realized later on that i like the female design better, so whenever i replay the game now i pick May and name her Lara or Laura

pokemasta92 March 11th, 2014 12:59 PM

I always pick Brendan because I'm a guy. Most video games don't let you pick your own character and name so when I get the chance I try to be myself as much as possible. So of course I name Brendan my name which is Colton. In Pokemon games where you have the choice of naming your rival I always name him after my brother. If it's a female I will name it after a friend of mine or girlfriend (if I have one...).

jpnm92 March 12th, 2014 2:31 PM

In pokemon i always go with the male guy so brendan

Sheep March 15th, 2014 12:25 PM

May! Named her May because.. that was her name haha. I named my characters after their official names around that age but later started calling them by my real name.

Used Brendan in a new file on an emulator but usually I go with May because I pick the same character as my gender. But yeah.. May's overworld sprite does look pretty bad, ugh.

Judge Mandolore Shepard March 15th, 2014 12:34 PM

Every time I have played Pokemon Sapphire, I have used Brendan. Course I have always named him Mando. Course I prefer May's design more than Brendan's design.


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