>>48364824>thinking about it, it seems Masuda really liked a touch of irony with his evil teamsNigger, irony is the entire reason they're evil and not the protagonists
You as the protagonist understand that their goals are misguided and will result in the world, universe, and life itself imploding as soon as they're achieved
Lysandre was at least prepared to die with his plans of extinction of the human race, the others are just idiots with an inflated ego. Lysandre being ready to die for his cause makes him infinitely more based than every other team admin.
Except for Team Magma though, Leader Maxie is based too 