The Exile. TV Tropes describes this concept as being someone being "caught committing a crime" that "caused too much property damage, or pissed the wrong people off." The resulting punishment for this crime is that they are"forced to leave his city, state, or country, and never come back." Ronin is an example of this specific character. Ronin is an ex-clan member of the Gekkouga Family (a family of primarily Pokémon from the Froakie line) as a result of an incident that occurred after he lost to a Gabite from a rival clan. It was a disheartening experience for Ronin that left the male to develop a hatred for dragon Pokémon. With his mark of shame being the scars on his neck he received from the battle, Ronin spent the five years of his life, roaming the world. He had no choice in the matter. He didn't have friends outside of his clan, and this was probably the only chance he had to see the horrors and the beauty this world has to offer to him before he decided to settle down. Seeing these would allow the male to grow and figure out a way to survive in the world.

After those six years, the male eventually settled down in Neoma. Neoma is a city that acted as central headquarters of a guild that he worked him (but refuse to join): the Union. Ronin finally established a name for himself. Well at least enough of a name so he can get jobs. By day, he works as a bounty hunter. Taking jobs from questionable individuals, the male spent time capturing criminals for their bounty. By night, he works as an assassin, killing targets for financial gain as well as getting rid of the 'filth' that toxic the world.

It wasn't until recently that Ronin's life changed when he met Lewis. Unknown to them, the two were a bounded pair known as 'The Baile'. Bounded Pairs were two or more fated individuals that were supposedly meant to be together for eternity as the 'Gods' have chosen it. Those bounded are considered bless as a result. However, very few realize they are bounded pair as there are very few that exist in the world. Not only that but information regarding bounded pairs is quite scarce, so it was hard to know what benefits and hindrances it had to offer.

It doesn't help that Ronin and Lewis are stubborn when it comes to accepting the fact they are bounded.

Ronin was born in Village of Kaiyō within the Seikatsu Forest. The Seikatsu Forest is the forest that is said to be the resting place of the Bringer of Life: Xerneas. The Pokémon that live in this forest are supposedly blessed by the Deer God with a longer lifespan and protection against the Bringer of Death: Yveltal. The Village of Kaiyo is the home of the Gekkouga Clan, a clan consisting of primarily Pokémon from the Froakie Line. Very few are able to enter this village without the permission of one of the clan leaders. After all, the clan looked down on outsiders of the clan and feared about dealing with the possibility of someone betraying them.

Ronin is the son of Namako (father) and Kazumi (mother) that hatched during the beginning of spring. Ronin is an extraordinary child in their eyes. With colors of his father and a hidden ability very few of the Gekkouga Family possessed, Ronin’s parents always felt they were blessed to have a child of utmost beauty and thanked Bringer of Life for the creation of the frog. With their influence, they ensured their child was carefully pampered by themselves and the other clan members. For Namako, he wanted the best for his son. For Kazumi, she felt she needed to treat the male as a prince that the clan needed to please to ensure the male won't become tyrannical when he takes over her position as a clan leader.

Now, this isn’t to say that Ronin had a simple life. When the male was around seven, Kazumi was quick to focus on the male training to become a proper Gekkouga. After all, the male was growing up and the time to enjoy childhood was dwindling by the day. The training itself did lead to Ronin gaining new responsibilities. The young man would no longer rely on his parents to do what he now had the capability to do. The young child had to learn how to defend himself. He had to grow up. Ronin struggle to accept this but kept pushing forward. After all, he wanted to please his parents.

However, this training made it harder for him to enjoy the rest of what childhood had to offer to him. In his eyes, he saw that enjoying childhood was wasting his time. Well at least that’s something he assumed was the case with how his mother was training him. As a result, the male ended up growing up much faster to the point that by the time he was a teen, he had a mind of an adult. It wasn’t unusual for those in the Gekkouga Clan, but that certainly didn’t mean it was that healthy especially for someone in Ronin’s position. Pleasing his parents was a priority for the male. His father was easy to please, but his mother was another story.

An example of this would be his evolution into a Frogadier. The development itself happened when he was dueling with his brother [Hanzo] when Ronin was eight. After dealing with the headache of Hanzo’s trickery, Ronin eventually snapped and evolved from his sheer rage. The new evolution allowed Ronin to overpower his older brother due to becoming wiser and stronger. While Namako was pleased by his son’s evolution, Kazumi was indifferent. Maybe even disappointed because it took rage for her son to evolve. It was a low blow to Ronin’s pride but pushed the male to focus his attempts on satisfying his mother’s expectations. Hell, he went so far as to evolve into a Greninja at the young age of 14. This was certainly an impressive feat as most Frogadier in his clan become Greninja in their early twenties.This did impress Kazumi especially how quickly Ronin was learning his lessons. Despite caring for all of her kids, it soon became clear that Ronin became her favorite.

However, all of this would soon end on that fateful day when Ronin was 18.

The Gekkouga Clan was challenged to a duel by the Gaburias Clan. The Gaburias Clan was a family consisting of members of the Gible line. They were the rival clan of Gekkouga and often battled each other once every few months. Pitting the strongest member of each clan against each other, these battles were used as a means to gain unclaimed territory for their respective clan. That day was one of those battles where Ronin and a Gabite pitted against each other. It was supposed to be an easy win for Ronin. He had the advantage of understanding how to fight dragon Pokémon as his mother had specifically trained him to be able to handle those of the Gaburias Clan. Not only that but Ronin was fully evolved so he should’ve been able to handle this.

So imagine the Gekkouga Clan shock when Ronin lost.

The battle was not a pleasant one as both opponents as they seemed to always find a way to outsmart the other. It was a messy one that resulted in Ronin to get the scars he has today. However, in the end, the Gabite was the one who ended up winning the battle. Gabite certainly didn’t cheat to get his victory. The Gabite won due to taking advantage of Ronin's Protean by striking him with a move he was weak to at the time. Ronin was not pleased by this, and rage boiled within him. A rage similar to the one he had when he was a Frogadier that was created from the built of the built-up stress from receiving new responsibilities from his parents and being viewed as a failure in front of his clan. This rage resulted in the male lashing out at Gabite with the sheer purpose of beating the living shit out of the Pokémon.

Unfortunately, he never got far in his attempt as his clan members were quick to pull him off. Kazumi and Namako confronted the male for what he did and bickered with him over what he did. For Namako, he was upset that his son disrespected the Gabite by attacking him when the battle was over. For Kazumi, she was upset that Ronin’s childish actions had brought shame to the clan and they would have to apologize to their rival clan for what he did. The bickering ended with Kazumi denouncing Ronin from the clan and demanding for the male to never return. It hurt, but Ronin accepted it was his own fault that he caused his mother to make that decision. After being healed of his wounds and packing whatever necessity he needed, Ronin left the place he once called home. However, despite the mental heartache he felt, Ronin was excited about the idea of seeing the world that he wasn’t allowed to see in his village. However, he was also scared at the idea of failing to survive in the world due to being haunted by his failure of controlling his rage.

It has been six years since he left his village and Ronin started a new life in the city of Neoma. By day, he is a bounty hunter. By night, he is an assassin. Life for Ronin was certainly decent from the male. To think, all of that change when he met Lewis.