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Count Furness

Basic Info​

  • Age: 35
  • Gender: Male
  • Hometown: Marigold City
  • Trainer Class: Count
  • Affiliation: Pokémon League (officially), Syndicate (unknown to Player)

Appearance​

  • Physical: Long, flowing red hair and a prominent scar running down his right eye. Of slender, tall build, with pointed features.
  • Clothing Style: Always immaculately dressed in full morningwear with cravat.
  • Notable Features:

Personality​

  • Traits: Enigmatic, brilliant, moody, intimidating, aloof, principled, disdainful of social elites, emotionally repressed.
  • Motivations: Return to his original timeline and reunite with his family and Pokémon; despises the era’s social structures; believes progress must be achieved at any cost.
  • Fears/Weaknesses: Fears being trapped in a time not his own; emotionally scarred by isolation and loss; haunted by the potential destruction he might cause; blinded by grief and desperation.

Background​

History​

Count Furness was originally a 14-year-old boy from the present day who was cast into the past through a temporal tear. Isolated, without his Pokémon, and presumed orphaned, he was placed in an orphanage where he quickly stood out due to his intelligence, futuristic knowledge, and somber demeanor. He was adopted by the wealthy and childless Count Furness, inheriting the title and fortune upon the elder Count’s death. With his knowledge of future technology and his resources, he built a vast empire of innovation, founding Furness Co. and becoming known as the "Father of Invention."

Key Events​

  • Falling through a temporal tear and arriving in the past.
  • Being adopted by the elder Count Furness.
  • Building Furness Co. and introducing innovations like the television and Poké Cap.
  • Forming The Syndicate as a means to return to his own time.
  • Losing hope upon discovering his original timeline has likely been destroyed.
  • Attempting to harness Dialga’s power, and ultimately realising the cost of his ambition.

Relationships​

  • The Lady: Possibly a parallel-universe version of a familiar character; mysterious ally who sees broader multiversal threats.
  • Player: A mix of mentor and antagonist; Furness tests and challenges them, then allies with them in the climax.
  • The Syndicate: Tools for his goal, not true allies—he holds their cultish behaviour in contempt.

Role in Story​

First Appearance​

Furness first appears in Marigold City, presenting himself as a reserved, refined benefactor who helps the player gain access to the underground gym. His charisma is evident, but there's something unsettling about him.

Major Plot Points​

  • Helps the player gain gym access in Marigold.
  • Battles the player in his tower to assess their skill.
  • Appears at Mt. Centory under the guise of helping monks under attack.
  • Revealed to be the Syndicate mastermind with plans to use Dialga.
  • Activates the time machine, causing massive instability.
  • Realises his timeline no longer exists after seeing his own ruined future.
  • Teams up with the player to stop Dialga and repair time.

Character Arc​

Furness begins as a cold, calculating figure driven purely by his personal loss and goals. Over the course of the story, he is forced to confront the cost of his actions. His arc transforms from antagonist to tragic anti-hero to reluctant ally. By the climax, he embraces a selfless choice to help repair what he broke, finding some measure of peace.

Team​

  • Omopede/Locopede/Velocipede: His ace
  • Claydol: Symbolic of an interest in ancient, mystic things during his search for a way back.
  • Klinklang: Represents industrial progress and loss of innocence.
  • Galarian Weezing: Represents the industrial revolution
  • Coalossal: As above.
  • ???

Trivia​

  • His inventions echo real-world 20th-century technological revolutions, though several decades early.
  • His adopted aristocratic name masks his origins—his real name is never revealed.
  • Subtle hints early in the game (e.g., knowledge of events, odd phrasing) foreshadow his origins.
  • Inspired partly by figures like Nikola Tesla, Da Vinci, and tragic Bond villains.