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Must I explain myself? From your perspective, I suppose it must seem that I am doing something terrible. I don't expect you to understand. But I must provide the Galar region with limitless energy to ensure everlasting prosperity. It is my purpose, my duty, my destiny!
~ Chairman Rose

Chairman Rose, or simply known as Rose (in Japanese: ローズ), is the main antagonist of the 2019 video games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

He is the chairman of the Galar Pokémon League and the CEO of the Macro Cosmos conglomerate. His main goal is to unleash Eternatus so he can harness its energy to prevent a future energy crisis from affecting the Galar region, even if it means causing a repeat of the Darkest Day.

In Pokémon: Twilight Wings, he was voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji in Japanese, and Keith Silverstein (who has also voiced Hawk Moth and Hisoka) in English. In the anime, he is voiced by Kenichirou Matsuda in Japanese, and Barron B. Bass in English.

Appearance[]

Rose is a tall rotund man who wears a grey business suit, a white dress shirt underneath and red shoes. His black hair is side-swept and undercut. As a form of disguise, he sometimes wears a white skintight jacket and spotted blue shorts with sunglasses and a branded cap. He notably has one sole diamond earring, a gold watch and a hexagon shaped belt buckle.

Personality[]

Rose is a very charming man and also supportive in terms of endorsing the Galar Gym Challenge. He also shows a calm business demeanour, always being respectful to everyone around him. Rose is very caring about the Galar region's wellbeing, going as far as to reawaken Eternatus for the sake of preventing a future crisis from striking Galar and immediately disqualifying Bede after he attempted to destroy a historical monument of the region.

He also had a motive of bringing Eternatus into the world, to unleash its ultimate power so Galar can be in eternal light. But he also seemed to show no concern that his beliefs are right for the people of Galar, without thinking about the long-term consequences or potential destruction he'll bring once Eternatus is out. He does regret his actions, however, and turns himself in after Eternatus is captured by the player character.

In the anime, Rose is more outright evil. While he has the same benevolent motives, his attitude in achieving them is far less sympathetic. He only shows remorse with the defeat of Eternatus; to avoid facing the aftermath of his crimes, he goes into hiding afterwards.

Biography[]

Games[]

Rose once was a talented Pokémon Trainer who participated in the Galar League and finished in second place. For a long time, he worked in Galar's coal mines before becoming a highly successful businessman, owning a business conglomerate that runs much of the facilities within the region and eventually becoming the chairman of the Galar Pokemon League. At some point, Rose sponsored a child named Bede to join the gym challenge, taking him under his wing, and gave him his first partner Pokémon, a Hattena.

Rose realised that within 1000 years time Galar's energy would be completely depleted. In researching a solution, he discovered of the Pokémon Eternatus, an alien Pokémon that nearly destroyed Galar thousands of years ago and came to be known as "The Darkest Day of Galar". Rose knew that the particles that are Galar's electricity source and used to Dynamax Pokémon are the same as the energy that the husk of Eternatus radiated, so he plotted to continuously feed the deceased Eternatus husk Wishing Stars in order to revive and then capture it as a new energy fuel.

Rose signed up Bede for that year's Pokémon League. Rose's secretary, Oleana, instructed him to gather as many Wishing Stars as possible. Rose gave the opening ceremony then proceeded to host an exhibition match to celebrate the annual Galar Pokémon League. Right after the ceremony, Rose met Hop and Victor/Gloria, the two Trainers that the champion Leon had endorsed.

Rose is seen once in Hulbury wearing a casual disguise and interacting with fans. After Victor/Gloria beats Nessa's gym, he invites them to a local seafood restaurant with Sonia where they discuss their respective work and the history of Galar. Later on, Bede asked to borrow Rose's Copperajah, which despite the concerns from Oleana, she agreed to give him. Bede then tried to use the Copperajah to destroy an ancient mural in Stow-On-Side, believing there may be Wishing Stars behind it. Upon discovering this, Rose became incredibly disappointed, stating Bede showed "no love for Galar", and disqualified him from the Gym Challenge.

Later on, Rose is seen again during the Championship Finals where he called Leon to a private meeting to discuss his plan to prevent Galar's future energy crisis. Leon strongly disagreed with Rose's drastic measures and refused to postpone the final match that would take place the next day. Hop and Victor/Gloria crashed the meeting because they were worried that Leon had been gone for too long, but Leon assured them that there was nothing to be worried about and left with the two. The next day, Rose proceeded to awaken Eternatus on his own accord and prepared his company Macro Cosmos to capture it; however, Eternatus easily escaped and began a rampage, forcing Rose to interrupt the Finals to tell Galar that the Darkest Day had returned.

It is then Leon attempted to capture Eternatus while Rose is met by Victor/Gloria at the Hammerlocke power plant, after Oleana told the pair that the plant was on the brink of collapse with Rose inside. When the duo arrived, Rose stated that despite putting Galar in danger by reviving Eternatus, he only did so to prevent the tragic future that the region would suffer if the energy crisis isn't stopped as soon as possible. Rose battled the two Trainers but was defeated by Victor/Gloria, after which he congratulated them and allowed the two to go face Eternatus. Eternatus was then defeated by the combined efforts of Hop, Victor/Gloria, Zacian, and Zamazenta. Rose turned himself in to the authorities and was arrested.

Following Rose's imprisonment, Oleana can be found in one of Galar's mines; she claims that even though Rose is now in prison, she is still his assistant and assures Victor/Gloria that Rose regretted putting Galar in grave danger even if it was for a good cause.

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Trivia[]

  • Rose's team consists of Steel-type Pokémon. Fittingly, the Steel-type counters Eternatus' Poison-type.
  • Rose is the first main antagonist who introduces the game to the player instead of the professor. He is also the first main antagonist who appears at the start of the game.

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