Or they were just common criminals as the game, the anime, the manga and now even Origins continually restates. Why the fuck are people so desperate to make your player character the villain anyway?
>NO GUYS DONT YOU SEE THE GIOVANNI HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH MEWTWO STOP THE TEAMS GOOD GUY ALL ALONG
You mean like how you, the player, caught Mewtwo and stopped the teams? Alright cool.