Lucius Cain

Biography

Herbert (real name Lucius Augustus Octavius Cain, nicknamed Bert by Crow) is a Pokemon Trainer hailing from Eterna City, Sinnoh, and the son of a Team Galactic commander. He started travelling with the J-Team in Virbank City. He is fairly introverted and sarcastic, which can cause him to come off as rather dislikeable during first impressions, but tends to become more friendly towards people over time. He tends to become flustered during awkward or uncomfortable situations. His upbringing means that he views Pokemon as little more than animals, though he is working on improving this attitude after being called on it by the rest of the group.

It has been hinted that he is somewhat mentally unstable, suffering from mild schizophrenia and being prone to sudden emotional outbursts. He has a fear of laboratories and scientists, after discovering several Team Galactic atrocities as a child.

History

Herbert was born and raised in Eterna City, Sinnoh. His parents split when he was very young, leaving his father - a devoted Team Galactic commander - to raise him. Herbert loved the style and charm of the team when he was young, and his father often brought home Pokemon they had "acquired" for him to play with. However, on his ninth birthday, his childhood friend Alice convinced him to sneak into the Team Galactic labs, and there he saw the full extent of the twisted experiments his father had been conducting. The incident gave him a crippling fear of laboratories and scientists, which he carries to this day.

At around the same time, he was given his starter, Kirk, and one of his father's Abra's whom he named Maul. When Herbert was 11, Team Galactic was taken down by a trainer by the name of DS, and his father disappeared a week before the confrontation at Spear Pillar. Herbert vowed to find him and put a stop to his plans, visiting and beating five of Sinnoh's gyms and catching a Sneasel he named Ripley before taking his search abroad.

He spent four years searching Orre, Almia and Kanto, catching a Scyther named Bishop along the way, before travelling to Unova and meeting the J-Team in Virbank City. There he met several members of the group, and eventually starred in a movie called From Space With Love alongside Eskay, Jacob, Sakura and Rawst.

Relationships

Herbert has an old friend in Sinnoh called Alice, who he keeps in touch with regularly. He has not been with the J-Team long enough to form many relationships with the group, although he is a fanboy of DS due to her defeat of Team Galactic. Carol has taken a liking to him, referring to him as "adorkable", and there have been hints that the two of them may be harbouring feelings for each other. He is firm friends with Sam, despite some tensions between the two due to them both having feelings for Carol.

He has an unusual relationship with Eskay, as a result of the two meeting when Eskay was genderbent. Herbert attempted to flirt with "her", only to be rejected and realise his mistake when talking to Skye. Eskay continued to tease him about it until his genderbending wore off.

Diane doesn't like him much, as a result of his backwards views towards Pokemon and disparaging remarks about human/Pokemon relationships. She ended up assaulting him in Virbank City after he made some particularly offensive comments. However, the two have become more understanding of each other since Herbert revealed part of his childhood history.

In a similar vein, he does not like Tagg, and the feeling is mutual. He mistrusts Tagg due to his affiliations with PEFE and his insular nature, and the two eventually came to blows in a restaurant in Nimbasa City.

Further Details

Age: 15

Birthday: July 4, 1997

Starter: Kirk the Lucario (Male)

First Appearance: Page 9413

Pokéform: Abra

Attribute: Unknown

Favorite Color: Purple.

Likes: Coffee, travelling, DS

Dislikes: Team Galactic, crowds, cold, snow, sunlight

Accomplishments

• Helped clear Unity Tower of Dream World Pokemon under the command of Delta.
• Assisted with the arrest of Deimos in Black City.

Trivia

• Despite his beliefs about human superiority over Pokemon, Herbert is a devout vegetarian.
• He is somewhere between 5'4" and 5'6" tall.