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Despite not enjoying the Kalos games all that much, I think that Team Flare fucking rocks.
To this day, their aesthetic is the most unique out of any other villainous team. Members of Team Rocket, Team Magma & Aqua, Team Galactic and other teams all have generic bad-guy getups, but members of Team Flare have bombastic attire that just exude swag. Lysandre and Xerosic in particular look especially awesome.
I also love how the admins aren’t their own characters but are instead a casual trainer class; super grunts, if you will. It feels a lot more believable than other villainous teams who are comprised of an ocean of disposable grunts with only a handful of members being of high-status. Besides, the Scientists of Team Flare fill the mini-boss role that traditional admins did in the past.
Lastly, I think that Lysandre is a fantastic character. This is only subtly mentioned in XY as throwaway dialogue, but he is the descendant of AZ’s younger brother and he takes great pride in his heritage. This can be interpreted as a prerequisite to his superiority complex. He has an authoritative presence in the games which can be attributed to his noble background. It makes sense that someone so well-versed in the history of Kalos would be able to sniff out the ultimate weapon’s location and revitalize it as a part of his master plan. Although very extreme, I find his stance on the preservation of the world’s beauty to be very relatable. Think overpopulation, strict distribution of goods, cultural decline, etc; these are all legitimate, real-world issues that aren’t outright mentioned in-game but are heavily alluded to. In my opinion, it’s a lot more thought-provoking than the pretentious story of BW.
Anyway that’s all I gotta say. I’m not a fan of anything GameFreak has shat out post-B2W2, but Team Flare really is underrated and over-hated.
