Headcanon – Death and Pain
Silver is no stranger to pain… The one and only time he’s tried to reach out, to help somebody a selfless act… His father had him killed. He’d been forced to watch as Gold was killed in front of him… Watched as he couldn’t do anything as Pokémon were viciously slaughtered.
He’d screamed out, begged Giovanni to stop, but then all Silver had known was pure horror as he watched Mewtwo turn on his father and rip him apart as well. Silver had crawled to Gold’s side, trying to perform CPR… But he felt as if he was being torn apart.
Only to find he was bleeding profusely from his chest, blood spewing down his legs and arms. Weakness is not allowed here, you useless child.
He dies over and over again in a very agonizing way, though he never remembers each death he’s forced to suffer through. As such… He has a very high pain tolerance, but… He’s terrified of death or of others dying.