ok so we're about to get into edmund's backstory so umm spoilers for my pokemon ocs i guess?? idk also dark topics warning basically, edmund is forced to join an evil team that his childhood friend gianna made, who is by the way currently posessed by a nihilego. in this team, he's forced to hurt a lot of people, steal, and even kill some. he also has to stand by and watch as his own friends who are also stuck on the team suffer, and he can't do anything about it. this makes him really protective over those he's close to, and he beats himself up alot when they get hurt even when it's not his fault. it's even worse with gianna- her mental state is getting worse and worse every day thanks to the nihilego, and it causes her to become more and more violent, eventually getting so bad that she physically and mentally scars him for life. this basically traumatizes him and it makes him really nervous around her. he still stays strong, though- he doesn't want to give in. he doesn't want to be a bad guy.