>>51054997Lysandre is a shallow villain because he represents the shallow nature of Kalos. He is an elitist who only cares about rich, famous, and skilled people. He sees others as takers not worthy of life.
Think about Lumiose City. This is a world where you can’t even get certified hairstyles without proving you are worthy. Lysandre extends this concept to make the entire region a place only for the worthy.
“ Your convictions, and those of your Pokémon, please me! You are here to stop me. But I ask you to wait. I tried to save people--and the world--with the profit from this lab. But my efforts had no effect... The world was just too vast...and too full of fools that I couldn't save through my hard work alone... That's why I decided the only way to save the world was to take it all for myself. I don't expect that I will ever make you understand how I think and feel...”
