>>8043217I think the main reason we see them as badass is because here are these people, and they control creatures that can throw flame balls, shoot thousands of volts, create torrential floods with no effort. It's gotta take a certain degree of badass to stand there and give monsters orders without fear.
And in the case of Red, he's still in that mountain by himself, which is unnecessary to train (for others), but he's taking it upon himself to be isolated on Mt. Silver in order to remove himself from distractions (or maybe to wait for a person who can finally give him a challenge).
Anyways, have some more pictures.