10 Video Game Protagonists Who Became Heroes By Accident
2. Red - Pokemon Red
Although the main plot of all Pokémon games is about children travelling the world to earn gym memberships, somehow they always end up saving the world along the way.
The best example of this phenomenon is the original protagonist, Red, from Pokemon Red and Blue.
Red is responsible for thwarting several major plots of the criminal Team Rocket, and yet all of these victories happen by chance.
You're basically just a random ten-year-old with a questionable thirst for animal pit fights, and it's only a coincidence that when you look for your next challengers, some of them are hardened criminals in the middle of some really illegal activity.
Pretty much none of Red's encounters with Team Rocket happen because you're actively searching for them. You singlehandedly dismantle their whole operation because they just so happened to be on your way.
Which begs the question: Are Team Rocket really that big of a threat if one child can completely ruin their business? Or is it that Red is some kind of Pokémon demigod who could conquer the world if they ever cared about anything else other than gathering gym badges?