Admit it, Professor Willow is totally bangin'
If you haven't played Pokémon Go yet – first of all, what's up with you? And second of all, you'd be unaware of this beautiful, rare creature. He defies labels. He's all about that intellectual, researcher realness. His name is Professor Willow. He's HOT, and it has not gone unnoticed.
The internet has become so smitten with the Pokémon Professor and his alluring mixture of masc aesthetics and geeky charm.
But to really understand the hold that Professor Hottie has over the world right now, you need only look into the primordial soup of youth culture that is Tumblr. It's here where Professor Willow is better known as "daddy." And not without cause. Here's just a few (SFW) reasons why the world is fawning over a cartoon RN.
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He's greying prematurely
Everyone knows that people who go grey prematurely are classy AF. George Clooney, Helen Mirren, Barack Obama, Mr. Shelfield from The Nanny. Professor Willow is the silver fox to rule them all.
He loves animals
Look how good he is with Pokémon! Sure, he wants us to capture as many as possible and fight with them, but don't you get the impression that he's the scientist with a heart of gold? Anyone that smoking hot obviously has the best interests of Pikachu and co. at heart, right?
He's goofy
Look how adorably clueless he is about fashion. He's wearing Crocs! Despite being butch as a bunch of power tools, Willow (hot name) has the air of a hopeless dad about him. Can a cartoon man carry that kind of je ne sais quoi? This picture says yes.
You keep him in your pocket
Professor Willow is with you always. You can him in your phone. Convenient! Not since My Gay Boyfriend has an avatar been so attractively available. Except unlike that clingy gay boyfriend, this guy is always willing to help you out and asks for nothing in return.
Topics Pokemon
Jerico Mandybur is the editor of Mashable Australia. Previously, she worked as a digital editor at SBS, Oyster Mag, MTV and ASOS. Tweet her at @jerico_m.
