Kenny Hudson

Kengo Tsugiharu Hudson (nicknamed "Kenny") is one of the secondary protagonists of Tears of the Fallen. He's from Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh region. He's traveling with Barry Suzuki and Zoey Williams and is a member of Division B of the Mokusetsu.

Background
Kenny is from Twinleaf Town in the Sinnoh region, the same hometown as Dawn and Barry and is a childhood friend of Barry, but he never met Dawn when they were younger.

Despite being from Sinnoh, he chose to attend Kalos Academy to learn more about a region much different than his own.

Joining Barry and Zoey; Forming Division B
Kenny made his debut in Ransom. He was contacted by Barry shortly after he started traveling with Zoey. In Twinleaf Town, he was asked to join the two of them on their journey to bring back Paul. He accepted.

Kenny has one more year left until he completes his time at Kalos Academy, so once the summer break is over, he has to return, giving him less time to stay with the group.

Alain sent the three of them on a separate mission to Kasai Village in Kalos to help clean up after recent disaster. While there, they helped Sanpei and the rest of the village overcome crisis and received helpful martial arts training. This helped to set them up as a separate division of the Mokusetsu, named Division B.

Finding Sinnoh Plates
Some time after this, Kenny, Barry, and Z oey traveled with Alain, Ash, and Dawn in Sinnoh to find the Plates hidden there. Since Kenny has to go back to Kalos Academy soon, he doesn't have time to become a Manipulator, so he stays on the sidelines during battles, along with Dawn and Ash's Pikachu, and supports in any way he can.

In Sinnoh, in an attempt to be more useful, he comically organized a "Plate-searching team" that consisted of himself, Dawn, and Ash's Pikachu. This was meant to improve their perceptive skills to find Plates while the fighters fight the battles when confronting the Tekiyoku. He named Pikachu as the leader, asking him what they should do next. Pikachu would always respond with the usual, "Pika!", which Kenny would (falsely) translate as some impossible task, which he comically justified as being able to help them get better at something usually unrelated to finding Plates. Dawn always worriedly tried to get out of doing these tasks.

Kenny was keeping an eye on Barry when the latter started acting weirdly. Barry would walk outside the hotel at night and appear to contemplate deeply about something. Kenny would watch from around the corner, unbeknownst to Barry. One night in Sinnoh, when he was doing that, Paul showed up. Kenny ran out there as Barry tried to strike Paul, although unsuccessfully. Paul did not fight back, but remarked on how weak Barry was for not being a Manipulator at the time. After this, Barry remarked to Kenny that he's been thinking of becoming a Dark Manipulator to become strong enough to beat Paul. Kenny talked some sense into Barry, advising him not to go this route, since the Manipulation was impossible and Barry did not need that kind of power anyway. Barry calmed down and they agreed to not tell Alain about this encounter.

Kenny was there hiding on the side as the Mokusetsu fought the Tekiyoku for all Plates in Sinnoh. It was successful for every Plate: Seirei, Kowamote, and Fushigi.
 * Hidden Plot Information

Johto
After SInnoh, Kenny, Barry, and Zoey (Division B) left Division A and traveled to Johto while Division A went to Alola. Division B helped to clean up in Ecruteak City after the damage done to it by Archie and The Iron-Masked Marauder. They volunteered with a group led by Sayuri Priscilla while seeking to recruit more people to the Mokusetsu. They encountered Bianca as they were cleaning. She wanted to see Ash, who saved her life when he was in this city before, but he wasn't there. After more cleaning and conversation, Kenny appeared on a video call with Division A as the latter was on their way to Paniola Town to get Hi no Tama.

After Division A's success in getting the Fire Plate, the next day, Kenny, Zoey, and Bianca join Barry, already on a video call checking in with Division A (who's traveling with Lillie, Kiawe, Lana, and Mallow). Kenny learns that Division A's next goal is Ganseki, the Rock Plate, in their current location, Hau'oli City. The call results in Barry designing the official logo for the Mokusetsu.

Personality
Kenny is an upbeat young man who has a more balanced-out personality compared to Barry and Zoey. He shows great signs of loyalty, since he stepped in for his childhood friend, Barry, to travel with him and Zoey on their journey to bring back Paul and help others in need. He's comical at times, but he has a good heart.

Kenny is a great friend to Barry, helping to calm down Barry when he was overcome with distress over not being able to bring back Paul yet. He's usually there to talk sense into Barry when Zoey's not around.

Additional Information

 * Hidden Plot Information

Barry
Kenny knew Barry back in their childhood days in Twinleaf Town. The two are determined to improve in any way they can. Kenny attends Barry's training sessions and supports him and Zoey in their endeavors. He does his best to be useful since he doesn't have the time to become a Manipulator and stay traveling with the Mokusetsu.

Kenny assures Barry to never give up with what he said he would do, which is to bring Paul back home. He understands Barry's resolve to still look at Paul as a best friend, even though he's personally never met Paul before this mission.

Naming

 * His first name, Kengo, is his Japanese name in the official Pokémon anime. This probably comes from kongo, which means "diamond".
 * His nickname, Kenny, is his name in the English dub of the anime. It simply comes from his Japanese name, Kengo.
 * His middle name, Tsugiharu, was randomly picked from a Japanese name generator.
 * His last name, Hudson, is the last credited name of his second English dub voice actress, Bella Hudson (Erica Schroeder).

General

 * His birthday, September 1st, is the original United States air date of the English dub version of the Pokémon anime episode he first appeared in.