>>30068048>committed reasonable crimes that succeeded>arguably most level-headed, not an eco-terrorist or political extremist, just a mob boss>only retires doing crime things to get stronger>left enough of an impression his executives hung around for an entire gen after continuing to fuck shit up in his name>gets a fedora to wear without looking autistic in Gen VArguably his most ambitious move that failed was holding Saffron City hostage and occupying Silph Co. And he would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for that meddling kid. Like all these other leaders, he gets smacked around by the protagonist and realizes that getting beat up by a 10 year old is pretty fucking shameful. Little difference there. Team Rocket was already 'successful' in a general sense just running a black market gig and making mad dosh, I think that's part of what people see when they look at him.
Lysandre still has that bitchin mane tho
