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“Welcome to Kitakami! For your first experience, get ready to eat dirt!” Carmine quotes out of context is the best

“We’ll make you regret coming back to life”. Honestly, that line had no reason to be so hard.

The battle between Carmine and Nemona for custody rights over the main characters will be truly legendary

“WE’LL MAKE YOU REGRET *EVER* COMING BACK TO LIFE!” Is one of the hardest quotes in the franchise

I love how both Kieran and Carmine's teams reflect their personality. Kieran's team is literally a team of ogres, onis and trolls, and Carmine's team tend to reflect her aggressive, traditionalist behavior. An abrasive Mightyena, the two-faced Morpeko, a nurturing yet deadly Leavanny, the elegant yet grudge inflicting Ninetales, and the perfectionist and proper Sinistcha.

I thought Carmine was gonna be cool, calm, and collected so her real personality really shocked me. I hope her and Nemona meet

I love how she generally grew to be a nicer character as the story went on. Really hoping to see more of her in Part 2. :)

"Welcome to Kitakami. For your first experience, get ready to eat dirt!!" *Sends out Poochyena*

bruh when that milotic jumped us in the double battle, her pokemon went first and crit it and knocked it out in one hit i'm in love

I like how Carmine has the same "dead stare" as Kieran when he loses his mind, makes you think that the relentless battle style runs in the mask maker's family, but she is mature enough not to let it begrudge people who defeat her or making her a mean person. She's intense, but is actually very emotionally wise.

Honestly, I think morpeko being on her team fits her character PERCECTLY

I screenshotted so many of Carmine's quotes during my playthrough. She's just so dang quotable.

Love how Paldea’s story theme of “Subverting Expectations” carried over to Kitakami. First impressions flipped over by the end of the story. Kitakami’s theme of “dropping the mask” also blended rather well.

I like she turned from smug and sceptical to us to actually really liking us. And Kieran had the exact opposite...

Classic Pokémon. Never loses with their music.

I love how her theme is a mix between friendly and rivalry. I thought her theme would change in her final battle, but the fact that it didn't symbolizes that it wasn't her that changed, it was our perception of her. We were wrong. Her theme is both friendly and badass, with a hint of spunk present. This represents Carmine well. She changes slightly, but she was never evil to begin with, just misunderstood. Kieran, on the other hand, makes a total 180° and pretty much became obsessed with power. This obsession eventually overpowers his desire for Ogrepon to live the life she wants, making him the real villain in this story. This is why his theme went from "friendly" to "evil team leader". Excellent DLC. Best characters we've seen since N.

I like Carmines growth to be accepting of Outsiders well not just cause of her bonding with your trainer, but also for her learning to accept Ogrepon, who's lonely life has lead her to consider the importance expanding her world too.

Is nobody gonna talk about how Blueberry acadamy literally decided to send Carmine and Kieran on a field trip to their hometown 🤣

Carmine really rizzed us up through the whole story only to be the good character at the end (poor Kieran tho)

I want to see her interact with Nemona so bad XD I personally like to think they've already met and battled. Carmine lost and hates Nemona for it, but Nemona is blissfully unaware of that.

im glad gamefreak is no longer afraid to slay with their character's designs and personalities

The older siblings forgive Carmine. The younger siblings never forget.

Morpeko suits her more due she got two sides; Nice, sweet side and rough, ANGRY SIDE(the latter more prominent of course)

I friggin love Carmine as a character. As someone who comes across as overly aggressive and unkind, i really enjoyed seeing her develop. I don't feel that she's abusive to Kieran, though she is a bit sharp, and there's actually dialogue where Kieran states himself that she's not as bad as she seems. Kieran is phenomenally written as well, as he genuinely unnerves me in the end. It's one thing to be intense and frustrated about other people surpassing you. It's another to express that you don't care about the feelings of the being you claim to love so much. He seems like someone who has had a rough time socially, but has taken it in a rather dark direction, protecting his problems onto Ogerpon and vicariously the player and Carmine as well and seemingly having a very "if you're not explicitly and absolutely with me, you're bullying me" mindset. I can't wait to see how he develops further.

I don't know why I like Carmine so much. She's such a unique rival character, and I like what they did with her design.

I adore her: her arc, her design and her theme of course, her team, the legendary quotes, everything! She would literally make me laugh out loud while playing and I have never abused my screen cap button more😂

I like how she flashes the crazy eyes that Kieran gets at the end of the story. Right before the text "Carmine wants to Battle" appears in case you are wondering.

She’s such a good character! The people who hate her aren’t good at reading into context

"welcome to kitakami! For your first experience get ready to eat dirt!" *Sends out lvl 55 poochiana*

Carmine went from a character I hated to one I love!! The bond between you two really grows once Ogrepon comes into play

Gotta appreciate how Carmine's theme sorta indirectly changes in context in contrast to Kieran's in the story: Although her theme doesn't change, what initially comes across a more antagonistic theme fitting of what you'd expect of a "jerk" rival turns out to be more chill as you connect more with Carmine and get more context for how she acts, and you realize parts of it resemble more of a "friendly" rival theme . This especially becomes more prevalent as her theme begins to contrast with Kieran's more once his theme shifts to a more unfriendly and threatening tone in his final fight. Carmine's theme DEFINETELY feels like more of a friendly rival theme in her final fight the day after Kieran's sudden shift.

Carmine literally 180'd me. Went from a character I couldn't stand to being honestly one of my favorite characters in the whole franchise now

I'm really digging this battle theme. I like the energy. I look forward to learning more about Carmine if I ever get my hands on the DLC. She looks like an interesting character.

I looooove Carmine, one of my new favorites in the whole franchise. She’s unforgettable.

Iswtg I was expecting a "Welcome home cheater" sign from nemona after your back from DLC

If anyone hates Carmine, I wish that you read this comment. It's a long evaluation, though. This is my defense for Carmine as a character. I feel bad that, like her brother, she gets judged so quickly by the community. She's just entirely misunderstood by the community because people have passed around the "abuser" title. Her crass nature is just a side-effect of how competitive she is. She is also only a teenager (as far as I'm aware.) So of course she's going to act this way; especially if there aren't any parents around to tell her it isn't nice. In my eyes, she is not abusive. All she does is say mean things to Kieran and the protagonist, as a teasing older sister usually would. She clearly cares for her brother, even in the beginning, trying to apologize as soon as she discovered how it all actually made him feel. She only lied because she wanted to protect him, both from the danger of chasing Ogerpon up a mountain at night, but also to make sure he doesn't try to do a similar thing in the future. She's not trying to control him, she has nothing to gain from that. She admits to feeling bad about lying immediately after he runs off. Her lie was completely within reason. At that point she still believed Ogerpon was a rampant menace with three confirmed kills. Sounds pretty dangerous, right? On top of that, she knows how badly kieran wants to meet Ogerpon. So subconsciously she's probably thinking of how Kiki might react if his older sister and his new and only friend got to see it before him. He's been obsessing over it for most of his life and then his sister, who doesn't like it, and the protagonist, someone who only entered the region earlier that day, gets to meet with it by chance. Yeah, that'd feel pretty terrible and would make most people feel bad if they missed out. And part of the reason that Carmine and the MC didn't tell Kieran about Ogerpon after that is actually because of the grandfather's orders specificlly not to tell him, or anyone. She is outraged to hear the true story behind the loyal three, and wants nothing but the best for Ogerpon, which shows off her compassionate side. She doesn't try to rub it in when Kieran begs to have custody of Ogerpon. She takes the most sensible approach to calming him down through telling him to consider Ogerpon's feelings (which works, by the way,) In the Indigo Disk, she seems to be scared of what he's become, or scared for him. Going silent and shifting her expression to what I can only describe as guilt whenever he talks back to her. But after Kieran's defeat as champion? Her teasing there is much more playful, underscoring that she has learned not to push him after seeing what he can really do. By the end of the Teal Mask she actively apologizes to everyone and states that she really enjoyed spending time with them, and looks genuinely dismayed when we have to part ways. Better yet, she acknowledges Kieran's absence in that same scene and looks concerned and uncomfortable when he doesn't show up to say farewell. And then, there's the ending of the Indigo Disk where she is so happy Kieran is reforming to his usual self she literally cries out of happiness. One of the best-written characters in a good while if you ask me. Not THE best. Of course, but I think she could have been a solid candidate if they actually gave her some kind of arc invloving Kieran and apologizing to him properly. Perhaps she develops some form of anxiety and we see her hair get messier because she's not looking after herself. Blaming herself for everything. Something like that would have gone a long way. At the end of the day she has more development than Nemona, which is why I like her *leagues* more than Nemona. Kieran would state how much he hates his sister if the abuse was there - something would have slipped from his mouth. He doesn't though. In fact, he even defends her right after we see her yell at him, to make sure we don't assume the worst of her. Some people think Carmine is physically abusive, which I think is wrong. She doesn't have it in her to hit Kiki, or anyone for that matter. She is all talk. The first thing she does when Kieran harms himself is ask "Kiki... Are you okay?!" *Bunch of dialogue some people may have skipped over or not seen:* "No one's... picking on him, or anything... right?" -Carmine to Crispin when discussing Kieran settling in at school again. "Now I REALLY can't tell Kiki..." -Carmine to the protagonist when the grandfather tells her not to say anything. It implies she would have liked to, or was building up to it. "If Kieran's down to just one friend, i'm glad it's you." -Carmine to the player when she discusses Kieran in their dorm room. She doesn't want Kieran to be alone. That's another point I want to emphasize. Carmine is very overprotective of Kieran because she herself is rather lonely. Other than Amarys, she only truly gets along with Kieran. Until the player shows up and she starts to come out of her own comfort zone. WE inadvertently draw her out of it. She protects Kieran from anything she believes to be dangerous either physically or emotionally, and contains him within a social bubble where she knows he's safe and not talking to the wrong kind of people, a place where he won't end up leaving her as their parents seem to have. This did, however cause Kieran's shyness. And her shouting at him is likely a factor in why he's like that. But people need to know that she isn't evil or malicious and definitely not abusive, pushy for sure, but not an abuser. She doesn't do it because she wants to. She has her own problems that affect the way she speaks to people. She doesn't recognize it as rude and annoying when it comes across that way. But at the end of the day, these are video game characters, not real. So who cares, really? This is a game for younger audiences, there will always be a mostly happy ending, anyway regardless of what happens. Well... I say that but the main game's ending was pretty dark for poor Arven.

Best theme in the teal mask 100%

I might be overanalyzing but in the ending melody at 0:56 is the same in Kieran's with the difference being the instruments. Carmines is more softer whereas Kierans is more intense. Possibly could be reference to how the characters developed at the end. Carmine be softened up bit, Kieran became more intense.

The poochyena followed by a VOLCARONA IS SO FUNNY

This one really grows on you.

I can't wait to battle carmine again at the blueberry academy 🤩

Really love her theme! Something about the choice of guitar gives me Pokémon Colosseum OST vibes

Interesting how she ended up being the good character and Kieran ended up being the bad one in terms of like...good and evil. It was a really good twist.

Me: *holding hands with Scarlet and Violet's main soundtrack* *looks back at Teal Mask Soundtrack*

HELP I'M ADDICTED.

I never took the opportunity to really admire Carmine's theme, it sounds so good in every part, makes me really want to hear it in Masters EX in the near future

This battle theme SLAPS. Can’t wait for the Indigo Disk

Tsundere Nemona + a sensed pairing with Morpeko, even more than Marnie + good character development as well as having 0:29 and 0:56 that just hit the right spot, while also separating her two emotional states of aggressiveness (rappresented by the guitar) and the cuteness (rappresented by the harp)? That’s how you create a good show don’t tell type of story

She is perfect

Start of DLC you like Kieran and find Carmine annoying. End of DLC you like Carmine and find Kieran annoying.

we all thought she’d be the asshole but the fact it turned out to be kieran was wild. love her.

HELP I READ "COCAINE BATTLE MUSIC" I´M DYING

"prepare to eat kitikami dirt!" oh ok. "Dialga used roar of time!"

I commented on Kieran’s theme so it’s fair I do Carmine’s too! 0:00 the light strings are a very nice contrast to Kieran’s heavy violins, also it feels kinda homey? In a way, ironic considering our first meeting with her 0:33 The pause and more slow pace seems to represent her slow change in character, it sounds doubtful in a way (to me at least) 0:39 I really love how the notes keep increasing in scale, it goes from low to high, maybe representing her change to being closed off to more welcoming? Also sounds playful in a way, maybe a representative of Oregpom perhaps? 1:03 URHG I LOVE THIS the second bridge no longer feels out of place within the context of the story, it’s homey because Carmine is more open and welcoming to *us* I’ll repeat it over and over again, no matter the game Pokemon absolutely delivers on the ost department, I feel like their music is becoming more story driven compared to past generations and I love that!!!!

I think Carmine and Kieran are my favorite pokemon characters in general, they are extremly fun and well writted, the themes are bangers too

The bass in this song is crazy

Underrated song- absolute banger

i can’t believe an npc actually carried *me* in double battles

Carmine: Get ready to eat dirt! Me: *brings out Arceus*

“Get ready to eat dirt!” *sends a lv 60 poochyena into my lv 100 iron hands*

Gotta be the catchiest theme in this DLC

Honestly my favourite Pokemon Rival ever

PSA: Xenophobia and hating tourists are two very different things that do not always go hand-in-hand.

Not Kieran in the back with the NPC level cheering

I was playing the dlc and I was in a cutscene with Carmine in it and my mom saw me play and asked me “What is wrong with that girl’s bangs?” 😭 she asked that with Kieran’s hair too

"SO YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT TYPE ADVANTAGES!"

Carmine: *genuinely hates Drayton* The fandom: I diagnose you with down bad.

Carmine is Tsundera Nemona and I love it

The part at 0:44 could be turned into the Game Theory theme so easily

You listening? Okay... Oddish grow, Starly fly, Solrock shine, And brother... *K I E R A N I S C O M I N G* *Y O U N E E D T O **_R U N_* -Carmine in The Indigo Disk, probably

In my opinion she is the best rival so far for gen 9. She starts out rude, but realizes her mistakes and apologizes for her wrongs. Let's see if the next part of the dlc makes me forgive her brother's actions.

Such a good Rival theme. I love the guitar in this.

"You FED them?!"

I kinda wanna see Carmine in a different hairstyle that shows off the red of her hair like Kieran's hair does for the purple.

Favourite theme of the Teal Mask DLC. It's nowhere near as grand or symbolic as some of the others but I just found it instantly catchy. Plus it's a perfect fit for her as a character, like its suprisingly laid back and even borderline friendly but its coated in a layer of trying to come off as really cool.

'That scarf's way too stylish for the likes of you!' This is the best carmine quote

Carmine is an amazing beauty.

God, Kieran and Carmine really swapped personality roles as the story went on...

Though I’m an only child, I personally believe Carmine’s not aware of how her behavior affects Kieran. As the story goes on it becomes clear that her personality is just a front. She’s unaware of how harmful she can be at times, but if she were to be directly told the consequences of her actions she’d shatter. At the bottom of her heart, she cares for Kieran, and the player just as much. Even when she was shown what her actions molded Kieran into, he didn’t give her the chance to properly apologize. She has a superiority complex no doubt, but since it’s protected _her_ , she believes she can protect Kieran with it, not knowing that instead it amplifies his feelings of inferiority and self doubt. She’s more than just a “omg I’m so pretty and so cool you’re so stupid lmao” girl, under all that she’s definitely hurt, and we just don’t know how. I thought I was going to hate her, genuinely! But Kieran gradually grew into something that reminded me of someone I knew in the past, someone who idolized me only to put words in my mouth and treat me like the bad guy when his own feelings are to blame. I have faith we can help Kieran, but the person I knew was beyond saving. Carmine has her issues, but in the end it’s because she’s trying to save face. A majority of the stuff she says are things she doesn’t mean whatsoever. She’s caring, just in an aggressive manner that doesn’t come off well to others, because it’s likely how she cared for herself in the past. This girl’s got trauma and I want to see it, Gamefreak. anyway I’m not surprised more people dislike her than people who disliked Nemona (thank god, Nemona is practically a perfect adhd rep and hating her is a huge red flag) but I wanted to type this out just so people could understand Carmine isn’t actually trying to be a terrible person. A lot of people will take characters at face value, unable to look beneath the fronts they put up when looking deeper into the writing shows you that there’s vulnerability underneath. I want more people to understand that not everyone is aware of how their actions harm others, and I want them to know that communication is key to fixing these issues. Communication clearly isn’t Kieran’s strong suit. So L + ratio I guess. The both of them need mega therapy. They’re so mentally ill. I love this game’s sudden amount of mentally ill characters because it really helps me feel for them as the story progresses. TL;DR: carmines not trying to be mean and I’m 99% sure she’s just traumatized and if kieran told her she made him upset she’d fling herself off of oni mountain

Man, she really grew on me.

I genuinely am confused People loved blue and silver because they were rude to you and felt like a rival And now that carmine is a thing everyone hates her

missing Carmine everyday

when she brought out morpeko i already thought, this pokémon suits her very well

Nemona couldnt come with us to Kitakami because Carmine would immediately try to kill her. Itd be an entirely one-sided beef, Carmine would say the most back-handed compliment and Nemona would go "omg wow thank you so much youre so sweet!!!" And Carmine would seethe and mald. This, too, is yuri.

I fw this

Start of Teal Mask: Begone from my homeland, filthy outsider! End of Teal Mask: It sure was fun having all my beliefs shatter before my eyes while my brother goes insane, we should smooch when the next DLC drops!

I don't think we opened a love arc, I think we gave her doubt on briar's goals

Honestly enjoyed her character. A bit of the typical jerk rival attributes, but had they’re own spin on it with her commenting on her looks. Really looking to see how she’ll grow in the second DLC, since it looked like they were setting up something for her to say to the protagonist at the end. Maybe some romance subplot like they did with Shauna/May/Lillie?

Apart from Ogerpon, Carmine was my favorite character from the Teal Mask because of how she grew from hating the player because they're an outsider, to liking the player and being a nicer person. Also when fighting the lousy three alongside her I refused to just spam earthquake because I didn't want to kill her pokemon.

I love that her tsundere ass has Morpeko. Absolute perfection.

"Open up, it's time for the koffing! 💢 " "Oh barbaracle i hate the koffing..." (Its from the threat she made if we told about the mask to anyone especially Kieran lol)

I didn't expect to like Carmine, but she is actually quite sweet and hilarious. I hate her Leavanny, though - that damn bug beat Ogerpon twice until I realized that I needed to swap her mask. Boom, Tera Fire Ivy Cudgel and GG.

love Carmine so much that she is in my top 3 Paldea characters

What people seem most interested in is how kieran will work out in the second dlc being the mentally unstable and insane champion of blueberry academy but no one is interested in how carmine must feel about that. Hope she plays a big part in bringing kieran back to somewhat normal.

Carmine really went from the mean older sister archetype to having a good point at the end

Screw all the deeply philosophical Gen 5 quotes about truths, ideals, enslavement of Pokemon and all that nonesense. *"We'll make you regret ever coming back to life!"* is the best quote in the entire Pokemon franchise ever!

There are days and I mean many days where I feel Pokémon has the best overall music in any Nintendo franchise.

I love how in contrast they decided to put out her final theme from the jump compared to Kieran. I always gravitated to her initially until I got to the final battle with her brother. She’s brutal, brash, & bold but over time became a soft, vulnerable, & empathetic big sister. I can’t wait to meet her reborned at the Blueberry Academy in Unova!!!

Genuinely one of my favorite Pokemon characters completely coming out of nowhere. I hadn’t really paid much attention to any of the DLC until right when it came out and I picked up the game again, then bam I was jumpscared with an awesome character design and one of the most entertaining “Rivals” to date. And I say Rivals because out of nowhere Kieran turned out to be the real rival here, and Carmine the friend