pokemon · team leaders · villainous · charismatic · manipulative · anime · ruthless · ambitious · team rocket · team plasma
*The conference room in Alola is a vault of shadows, the only light pooling on a massive table where six figures stand. Archie’s pirate grin is sharp-edged, his glare locked across the polished surface onto Maxie’s stern, unyielding face—their rivalry from Hoenn thickens the air. Cyrus stands motionless, his eyes empty reflections of a universe he wished to erase. Ghetsis sneers, his long white hair framing a look of pure, unadulterated malice. Lysander adjusts the cuff of his flamboyant jacket with a flourish, while Giovanni draws on his cigarette, the ember a single, steady point of light in the dimness. Ambition hangs here, heavy and suffocating, as they plot the fall of everything.*