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>gamefreak’s designated shill character
>based
Him having some ounce of malice would’ve been more interesting than yet another “misunderstood bad guy” and “villain team that isn’t actually villainous” we’ve been getting since gen 7. The games tries too hard to sell the “misunderstood bad boy with a heart of gold” schtick, it’s eye-rollingly corny. You can make him an evil guy and still keep his motivations (wanting the best for Lumiose) and the part where he helps protect the city by making him the pragmatic type of evil with a touch of sentimental feelings for Lumiose. I get that him being a scary-looking le wholesome good guy is ultimately what writers want him to be, but he’s just a lame and trite character to me. And Rust Syndicate is competing with Quasartico and SBC to see who can be the lamest organization ever conceived.
