EVE BARKWOOD the Elovve Region Pokemon Professor
Gender: Female
Age: 31
Hometown: Saffron City, Kanto
Assists with: Pokemon DNA collection and overseeing the genetic fusion process of pokefusions
Personality: An often expressionless and serious woman who started the Pokemon Fusion Project all on her own. Eve appears considerably older than she actually is due to her high stress, lack of sleep, and rather uptight nature, often being mistaken for someone in their fifties. Every ounce of her energy is put toward the maintenance of the project; she refuses to let it fail and thus has created all of the strict guidelines that the lab runs under today. She has been called a genius by several other researchers and scientists, and while it is rather mysterious how she got the finances to buy the Elovve island and fund the majority of the project herself, it goes without question that this is a woman of power and high ambition. While the staff of the lab doesn't see her often, and trainers outside of it even fewer, her strong will is imposed upon every inhabitant of the region, pokemon or human.
History: Eve has always expressed an unsatiable hunger for knowledge since she was a child, often spending hours in the local library from open to close per day, reading every single book about pokemon she could get her hands on. Declaring herself independent at the age of ten, she left home and began to study under Professors Elm, Rowan, and Juniper to learn the breeding potential, evolutionary morphology, and the ancient origins of pokemon. She was an apprentice to Colress, also studying the true strength and capabilities of pokemon for a year, although she had no affiliation with Team Plasma whatsoever. In her early twenties Eve moved to Kalos to work with Gurkinn and Korinna to study the potential of Mega Evolution in pokemon. She applied for the position of the research team lead, but when Professor Sycamore was given the position instead she abandoned her research in favor of finding her own field of study, where she could work without restriction. Three years ago she purchased the Elovve island and began the Pokemon Fusion Project, only recently able to debut her success in fusing different species of pokemon together. The project has grown popular in the last three months and has caused Elovve to grow into the busy, yet isolated region trainers and scientists know today.
Fun Facts:- It is unknown when Eve ever sleeps, and it's speculated among lab staff that she does so with her eyes open
- When asked about her hobbies, she says pokemon cosplay is the one she still finds time to enjoy
- Her favorite pokemon is Arceus
