People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor

People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor

Move over, Professor Sycamore. There’s a new daddy in town. (NSFW warning!)

Illustration: Sam Woolley

As many of you know, every Pokémon game comes with a Pokémon expert who guides you on your journey to catch ’em all. In the first generation of games/anime, we had good ‘ol professor Oak:

People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor

For a while, this was more or less the standard for Pokémon professors: older, wiser and kind of dad-like.

Then Pokémon X & Y happened:

People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor

Professor Sycamore, pictured above, was not like most Pokémon professors. He looked young. He looked hip. He looked fashionable. And as weird as it is to say about a Pokémon character, Sycamore looked, well… hot. Sure enough, a horny fanbase followed online.

Pokémon Sun and Moon are entirely new games of course, which means that they come with their own region-specific Pokémon academic. And for whatever reason, Pokémon developers Game Freak decided to up the ante in the professor’s design. Meet Professor Kukui:

People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor

Yes, that’s a shirtless Pokémon professor. Now, arguably, you could make the case that he’s shirtless for a reason: Pokémon Sun and Moon take cues from Hawaii, so the setting is probably tropical and hot. Still though. There’s something pretty damn extra about perpetually showing off your abs like that, especially in a game like Pokémon.

You might even ask yourself, “What’s the point of wearing a lab coat over nothing but bare skin?” There’s no way the coat offers any real protection. Which leads me to believe that the point is sexiness. Certainty, that’s the way most of the Pokémon fandom is parsing Kukui; many people believe that Kukui is intentionally designed to make players hot for teacher. Though Pokémon Sun and Moon aren’t actually out yet, Professor Kukui is already amassing a very thirsty fandom online.

Just today, The Pokémon Company dropped new footage of Kukui, along with a few new details about him. Players are eating it up. They have been since Kukui was revealed earlier this year, really:

http://azumarillvevo.tumblr.com/post/145309380775/petition-to-put-professor-kukui-in-pokemon-amie

One thing the fandom has latched onto is Game Freak’s description of Kukui’s research style. Kukui has apparently “taken direct hits from Pokémon when there was something to be learned from it”. This seemingly innocuous detail has only fanned the flames, as some fans fantasise about what this could look like in action:

Eagle-eyed Pokémon players also noticed that Kukui appears to wear a wedding band, and this has prompted its own series of hilarious reactions as well:

http://dameofspace.tumblr.com/post/145305100713/ahaha-see-that-ring-on-kukuis-finger-that-means

https://orasgiveaways.tumblr.com/post/145305232723/they-knew-all-you-hoes-would-be-thirsty-for

Naturally, the fandom has gone into overdrive in its love for Kukui, and has gone ahead to whip up some intense Pokémon fan art and Photoshops. Hell, we threw our hat into the ring with a tasteful Kukui illustration up top, courtesy of our art team’s Sam Woolley.

Most images online follow suit, accentuating Kukui’s abs, chest hair, and sometimes even his dick. Yeah, what follows can be considered NSFW.

http://cloveochai.tumblr.com/post/144379625907/please-wear-a-shirt-when-walking-children-in

http://ono-sasazaki.tumblr.com/post/144379513155

http://eternalflowersycamore.tumblr.com/post/144584837533/more-no-es-bueno-para-el-corazón-de-la

http://mattpichette.tumblr.com/post/144237306144/finished-my-drawing-of-prof-kukui-cant-wait-for

http://junkshark.tumblr.com/post/144171513117/rqin-the-spirit-of-the-new-starters-being

http://azsurance.tumblr.com/post/144152714339/welcome-to-paradise-cousin-gone-are-the-days

People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor
Created by: Doctor Anfelo

Created by: Doctor Anfelo

http://liivolt.tumblr.com/post/144208938883/ribsgrowback

http://edtertainer.tumblr.com/post/144583078962/kukuis-free-dlc-outfit

http://azsurance.tumblr.com/post/144392109459/i-have-a-canon-theory-that-kukuis-addressing

http://shiartfarts.tumblr.com/post/144388346035/man-it-sure-is-hot-today-joining-the

http://yachirobi.tumblr.com/post/144414861235

http://fummel.tumblr.com/post/144175018066/professor-kukui-is-a-kukutie

Mind, this is some of the tamer stuff out there. I’ve seen some wild shit, like professors from different generations banging each other. Nothing is sacred, because this is the internet.

The conspiracy theory floating around as a result is that Game Freak counted on this reaction though, and that they intentionally designed Kukui to get people riled up. Whatever you believe, know this: the thirst is real, and even games like Pokémon are not immune to it.


The Cheapest NBN 1000 Plans

Looking to bump up your internet connection and save a few bucks? Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Kotaku, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


14 responses to “People Are Thirsty For Pokémon Sun And Moon’s Hot New Professor”