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The villainous teams of ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', and their remakes. Two groups of eco-terrorists, Team Aqua and Team Magma seek mutually exclusive ends. The former, led by Archie, wants to expand the world's oceans; the latter, led by Team Magma, want to expand the world's landmasses. Both of them seek to revive the ancient Legendary Pokémon of the Hoenn region to achieve their goals, which would have [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt grave consequenses]] if successful. Naturally, [[EvilVsEvil the two do not get along]].
In the remakes, ''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'', the teams' motivations were given more depth. Team Aqua is an AnimalWrongsGroup that believes humanity has negatively impacted Pokémon, and seeks to expand the oceans as a means of resetting the world back to its primal state. Team Magma, meanwhile, wants to allow humanity to develop even further, and creating more land at the expense of Pokémon is their means of doing so.
For the first (and so far, only) time in the series, which team fought is version exclusive; ''Ruby'' and ''Omega Ruby'' players fight Team Magma, ''Sapphire'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' fight Team Aqua, and ''Emerald'' has players dealing with both.
In the remakes, ''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire'', the teams' motivations were given more depth. Team Aqua is an AnimalWrongsGroup that believes humanity has negatively impacted Pokémon, and seeks to expand the oceans as a means of resetting the world back to its primal state. Team Magma, meanwhile, wants to allow humanity to develop even further, and creating more land at the expense of Pokémon is their means of doing so.
For the first (and so far, only) time in the series, which team fought is version exclusive; ''Ruby'' and ''Omega Ruby'' players fight Team Magma, ''Sapphire'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' fight Team Aqua, and ''Emerald'' has players dealing with both.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: As mentioned below, she has some {{Yandere}}-tinted ShipTease towards both Maxie and whichever player character is selected. Her lines in Omega Ruby (especially the way her lines from the Magma Hideout are said in ''Generations'') sound particularly creepy when directed toward Brendan.
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* WeaponOfChoice: Sharpedo. In the original games, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve.
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* WeaponOfChoice: Camerupt. In the originals, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve. In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', that honor belongs to Groudon.
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* AdaptationalIntelligence: In ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald'', Archie tries to control Kyogre with a colored orb... only he thinks the ''Red'' Orb controls the blue Kyogre, when in fact the total opposite happens. In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he DOES go for the Blue Orb, and only fails thanks to Primal Kyogre being too powerful to control. The original Gen III Archie in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' seemingly knew to get the Blue Orb as well, since he never mentions losing control over Kyogre.
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* AdaptationalIntelligence: In ''Ruby'' and ''Emerald'', he assumes the Blue Orb controls Groudon as opposed to enraging it, leading to the Legendary Pokémon's drought threatening Hoenn. In ''Omega Ruby'', he knows to use the Red Orb instead, though Primal Groudon is simply too powerful to control. His Gen III counterpart in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' also implicitly used the Red Orb to control Groudon, since Team Rainbow Rocket's members [[TheBadGuyWins all succeeded in their goals]].
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* OlympusMons: An alternate Archie succeeds in controlling Kyogre before being pulled into the world of ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' and uses it as his ace Pokémon.
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* OlympusMons: An alternate Maxie succeeds in controlling Groudon before being pulled into the world of ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' and uses it as his ace Pokémon.
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* TheBrute: In ''Sapphire'' and especially ''Emerald'', he's little more than a battle-hungry thug who is loyal to his leader's cause (willingly providing a distraction for Archie's escape). The remakes downplay this, as while he's not as intelligent as the other three admins (not being a scientist) and his love for battle is taken to BloodKnight levels, he displays greater depths of loyalty and charisma than his original version ever did and thus gets a more nuanced depiction
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The history not mentions any original world and not mentions that he exists in the worlds of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Reading the datamined text, is relatively obvious that the Archie and the Maxie are of different worlds. Beyond this, when writing the chronology of the series, the remakes were not listed. And, based in their speech, they won... and their games are prior to the events of Gold/Silver/Diamond/Pearl
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* EasilyForgiven: After attempting to ''destroy the world'' in the Delta Episode of ''Alpha Sapphire''.
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* [[DefrostingTheIceQueen Defrosting the Ice King]]: Ironically, given his chosen element. Especially in the remake. He’s introduced as being completely stone faced and haughty, looking down at the player. By the end of the game however, he comes to regard the player with humbled respect and gratitude, finally calling them by their name instead of just “child.”
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** Somewhat in Emerald - at the Seafloor Cavern after you defeat Archie, Maxie calls Archie out for waking up Kyogre and causing inclement weather - Archie calls him out and mentions he is NotSoDifferent regarding Groudon, but Maxie (being in a foul mood after his own recent HeelRealisation) snaps that they don't have time to argue the point. He does calm down though and [[HypocrisyNod acknowledge this and admit that he has no ground to stand on in this regard]], but [[JerkassHasAPoint asserts that this is beyond the matter of who is to blame and that stopping the two legendaries is their top priority at this point]].
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-->''"The sea is an irreplaceable treasure for every living thing on this planet. But with our selfish extravagance, humanity dirties the great ocean, destroying this source of all life... Day by day, we're all destroying our most precious resource! If we humans suffer from our actions, well, maybe we'll end up getting what we deserve. But what about the Pokémon in our world? The Pokémon that no longer have a place to live because we stole and soiled their seas? The Pokémon that won't have a place to raise their young and watch them grow? We are creating a world in which innocent Pokémon suffer as a result of our actions... And that is something that I can't forgive! That's why I came to a decision, see? The foolish actions of my fellow humans, the seas we have blighted, nature itself... I will return everything to its unspoiled beginnings!"''
--> -- Archie
'''Tropes that apply to the organization as a whole:'''
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* AdaptationExpansion: The Gen III remakes expand their goals to explain they seek to raise sea levels to return the world back to nature and give back the Pokémon the habitats humanity's expansion has destroyed.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: They're all very tan, though, being based on pirates, this means little.
* AnimalWrongsGroup: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', they want to expand the seas to bring back the habitats Pokémon lost due to humanity's greed.
* BareYourMidriff: The female grunts. In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, one of them calls attention to her midriff, commenting that she has more style than she knows what to do with.
* BeardOfEvil: The male grunts in the remakes have goatees.
* ColorContrast: Blue and white to Team Magma's red and black.
* CombatPragmatist: Poochyena and Mightyena, as well as Carvanha and Sharpedo.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Ruby'', where they help you fight Team Magma.
* ElementalPowers: They use Water, Poison, and Dark-types as their [[WeaponOfChoice types of choice]].
* {{Evil Redhead}}s: Shelly and the female grunts in the original games.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Hoenn-based ecoterrorists who wish to return the Earth's landmass to the way it was once upon a time.
* {{Irony}}:
** They seek to right the wrongs humanity committed against Pokémon out of greed... yet dress up as and theme themselves after {{Pirates}}, a group known for their greed and destructive nature.
** The remakes make them an AnimalWrongsGroup who want to make the world better for Pokémon, yet one of the Pokémon they use is Grimer, a Pokémon that pollutes the environment with its very presence.
* LightIsNotGood: They wear bright white and blue outfits, but are antagonists in ''Sapphire'', ''Emerald'', and ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* MakingASplash: Carvanha and Sharpedo are dual Water and Dark-type.
* PoisonousPerson: The Zubat they use are part Poison-type. The remakes add the Grimer family.
* {{Pirate}}s: They're dressed up like this.
* RaceLift: Often confused as such by fans, as they're significantly darker-skinned in the remakes. In truth they remain the same race (presumably East Asian, specifically Japanese, or a Pokémon equivilant of it) they were in the originals, but heavily tanned.
* StrawCharacter: In the remakes. They think humanity's progress has recklessly destroyed Pokémon habitats and want to return the world to nature. A debate worth having, but they take it to the extreme of environmental terrorism.
* WaterIsBlue: They paint their stuff blue.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Zubat, Poochyena, and Carvanha lines. In ''Emerald'', the Wailmer line is added. The remakes add the Grimer line.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They aim to flood the world to make it a haven for water-dwelling Pokémon, and figure that humanity can learn to adapt ala ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''.
!!Archie (Aogiri)
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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed with the remakes. While Archie was always a powerful trainer, in the remakes he's more muscular, wears an imposing outfit, and in general looks much more threatening than before.
* AffablyEvil: He's quite civil to the player, and between the two different versions he's slightly more politely-spoken than Maxie is. In the remakes this is even more apparent, with Archie constantly calling the player affectionate nicknames and generally acting fond of them.
* AffectionateNickname: In both ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire,'' he refers to the player character as "little scamp."
* AntiVillain: He wants to raise the seas since water is the source of life. He is willing to do low things to succeed, but in his mind, it's the right thing.
* BadassBeard: His beard is very impressive to behold, especially in the remakes.
* BadassLongcoat: His redesign for the Gen III remakes gives him extensions from the hips that invoke this imagery.
* BeardOfEvil: His beard that runs all the way up to his sideburns. In the remakes it even gets a pointed end.
* BigBad: In ''Sapphire'' and ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''Emerald'', opposite Maxie.
* BlingOfWar: He's ''covered'' with gold, including a large pendant shaped like an anchor, in which his Key Stone is set.
* EnemyMine: Sort of in ''Emerald'', where despite still being an antagonist, he and his team are also trying to stop Team Magma from erupting Mt Chimney.
* FangsAreEvil: When really angry, he can apparently have a mouth full of fangs. He's also shown with prominent canines in some art. However, Archie really isn't all that evil (though he is still a villain), so it's not played fully straight.
* FauxAffablyEvil: In ''Emerald'' he's more polite and affable than Maxie is, which conceals the fact that he's even ''more'' of a stubborn extremist who [[HeelRealization doesn't take the hint]] [[GoneHorriblyRight until it's too late.]]
* {{Foil}}: He wants to build a world ideal for Pokemon, as opposed to Maxie, who wants to build a world ideal for humans.
* FriendlyEnemy: He is this full stop in ''Alpha Sapphire''. He's the least hostile of all the team leaders, and treats you almost like a rival rather than a true enemy. Eventually he does a HeelFaceTurn and becomes a real friend to the protagonist postgame, even giving them the Sharpedonite so they can defeat Zinnia.
** Hell, in Alpha Sapphire, you can even invite him to be your partner in battle at the Battle Maison!
* GeniusBruiser: He may not look like much, but he consistently out-maneuvers Maxie in ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He succeeds in awakening Kyogre, and it promptly proceeds to cause a ''lot'' more flooding than he had hoped for.
* GracefulLoser: In the remakes he takes defeat pretty well. Aside from brief surprise he acts almost proud whenever you beat him. Shown best compared to Maxie who is prone to NotSoStoic moments when he loses.
* HotBlooded: Archie is this in the remakes. This attitude is what gained him many followers.
* HeelFaceTurn: After releasing Kyogre and having his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. In the remakes, Archie also assists the player in confronting Kyogre by giving him or her the Aqua Suit and guiding him or her in following Kyogre to the deepest depths in the Cave of Origin. He later returns the Red Orb to Mt. Pyre in the originals, or gives the Blue Orb to the player in the remakes.
* {{Hunk}}: Archie is buff and handsome, in contrast to Maxie, who is slender and pretty.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite totting about how wonderful Water Pokémon are, he only has one in his team of three (four in the remakes) Pokémon, [[ComMons despite them being pretty much everywhere in Hoenn]].
* IdiotBall: While ArtisticLicenseGeology under Maxie's entry above explains the problems with his plan to expand the landmass, Archie's plan makes even less sense. Does he really think creating worldwide flooding and raising global sea levels is a good thing that will benefit the planet? He claims it will create new habitats for Pokémon to live in, which it may, but it's also going to destroy a lot of existing habitats. He's either completely delusional or incredibly stupid to not see the negative consequences of his plan. The remakes avert this by shifting Team Aqua's goals to specifically turning the world back to nature; the destruction of water-based human cities is their own fault for being greedy and stealing that land from the Pokémon.
%%* TheMcCoy: In contrast to Maxie being TheSpock
* MakingASplash: Naturally he leans to Water-types, with his team leader being Sharpedo.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: Similar to Maxie, he thinks that expanding the sea is a great idea; the sea is the cradle of life from which all the world's creatures evolved, and they all need it to survive. Once he realizes that Kyogre cannot be controlled and the world will drown in endless rain if it isn't stopped, he abandons his plans.
* MoralityPet:
** His Crobat (Golbat can only evolve into Crobat if it's at maximum happiness).
** In the remakes, his Sharpedo can Mega Evolve, something that requires a strong bond with one's Pokémon.
* MrFanservice: The fangirls always found him attractive, but the remakes turned the squeals UpToEleven; skintight wetsuit? Check. Facial hair evolution? Check. Wetsuit bearing his chest? Check. Suffice to say, he's gotten a lot of 'attention' since his redesign was revealed.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After awakening Kyogre, he realizes that Kyogre will flood everything, including humanity.
* NiceHat: He wears a bandanna like the rest of Team Aqua.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He does not seem to realize the bad parts of his plans or why people try to stop them; only when it is too late to stop does he realize the bad parts of releasing Kyogre and flooding the world. Realizing it causes him to make a very fast HeelFaceTurn.
* PerpetualSmiler: He's nearly always smiling, usually a cocky grin.
* RecurringBoss: In ''Sapphire''.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironically, the red to Maxie's blue. Maxie is a HollywoodNerd emotionally reserved smart guy while Archie is friendly and out-going and HotBlooded.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gives the impression of being the Manly Man to Maxie's Sensitive Guy. The remakes play this up further with Archie redesigned as a buff pirate while Maxie looks like a slim scientist.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Archie shares N's ideas of a better world for Pokemon, despite his own actions.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: In Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
* TalkLikeAPirate: In the remakes.
* ThreateningShark: His Sharpedo.
* TomTheDarkLord: Similar to Maxie; the name Archie doesn't quite stand up alongside other villain names in the series.
* WeaponOfChoice: Sharpedo. In the original games, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to expand the seas so that Water Pokémon have more places to live. And just to drive the point home that he is a nice (but stupid) guy, he has a [[PowerOfFriendship Crobat]].
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: His "mega-rage state" is apparently quite frightening. When enraged his face becomes red and he even has what look like shark teeth.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: In the Gen III remakes, a grunt claims that Archie and Maxie used to be "on the same team".
!!Matt (Ushio)
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* AmbiguouslyGay:
** His dialogue with Tabitha in the demo has shades of this.
-->'''(To Tabitha):''' Oho! Good idea, bro! That's my funny little man! You, me, and our Pokémon are gonna have a real good time later!
** In ''[[VideoGameRemake Alpha Sapphire]]'' itself, "I love interesting, strong dudes! That's why I love my bro, Archie!" [[ManlyGay You love strong dudes, huh, Matt?]] NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
** [[invoked]] He immediately follows this up with "[[FoeYay And that's why I'm gonna start loving you from now on, too!]]", [[AmbiguouslyBi regardless of]] [[BiTheWay gender]].
* AscendedExtra: More important (and characterized) in the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga. Like with Courtney, also true for the post-game of the remakes.
* BloodKnight: In the remakes, he makes no secret of his love for a good fight, without caring much about whether he wins or loses.
-->'''Matt:''' I can feel it! I can feel it, all right! The strength coming offa you two! More! I still want more! But looks like we're outta time... Let's tussle again someday!
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where he and Shelly share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'' especially, where he only appears with his leader twice - at Meteor Falls, and at the Seafloor Cavern. He only appears once in ''Emerald'' - at the Aqua Headquarters - but is more significant in that he battles you, providing a distraction while his boss escapes.
* DragonTheirFeet: In the ''Alpha Sapphire'' Delta Episode, after Team Aqua's HeelFaceTurn.
* DualBoss: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', the first and last battles against him both see him fight alongside a female Aqua Grunt.
* EnemyMine: In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, he teams up with Tabitha from Team Magma to take out the player and Steven teams up with you to even the odds.
* EvilLaugh: As a substitute for Team Magma's Tabitha, he does a lot of chuckling and giggling. In the remakes, his laugh is rendered as "Hoohahaha!"
* HeelFaceTurn: Although in the remakes, it takes him and the remaining Aqua Grunts until the post-game to get there.
* TheHyena: Chuckles so much that in ''Sapphire'', ''Emerald'', and the ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' demo, every line he has begins with a laugh.
* IOweYouMyLife: Matt is very loyal to Archie because the latter saved the former's life at an earlier point.
* KingpinInHisGym: Implied in ''Alpha Sapphire''. When you infiltrate the Team Aqua Hideout, a punching bag and cassette player can be found within his room.
* ManlyTears: At the end of Delta Episode, he breaks down crying while apologizing to Archie for going rogue and trying to destroy the world. He breaks down even more when ''Archie'' apologizes to ''him'' for failing to recognize his loyalty and live up to it.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "tide". Matt could possibly come from the "mast" of a ship.
* MoralityPet: His most villainous point, the Delta Episode, shows us his Mega Sharpedo, showing through the ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation in-universe]]) necessary bond to achieve such a Mega Evolution that he's still not a wholly bad guy.
* NiceHat: He wears a bandanna like the other members of Team Aqua. He doesn't wear anything on his head in the remakes though.
* OmnicidalManiac: After Archie's defeat, he tries to sabotage the attempt to use the rocket to destroy the meteor so that not only will it unleash a wave of devastation even greater than the one [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY AZ's Ultimate Weapon unleashed]], but the meteor will stay on course and finish off what's left of the world. He outright states that he's doing it to avenge Archie suffering a breakdown due to said defeat.
* RecurringBoss: He gets a few matches throughout the games.
** In ''Sapphire'', he's battled twice - first at Mt. Chimney, and again at the Aqua Hideout. He only gets one fight in ''Emerald'', though - the Aqua Hideout battle.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he's battled five times - the first three during the main plot, and the final two in the Delta Episode post-game.
* SatelliteCharacter: He's just there to provide a battle (in ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald''). Subverted in the remakes.
* ScaryBlackMan: His design in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' sure evokes this... despite the fact that his homeland is based on southwestern Japan.
* TattooedCrook: He has a tattoo in the shape of Team Aqua's logo on his chest in the remakes. It could just be an oddly-shaped tan line though.
* ThemeNaming: His name has a naval theme like the rest of Team Aqua.
* VillainousBreakdown: His actions in the Delta Episode, it gets worse until you beat him and he manages to calm down.
* WeaponOfChoice: Sharpedo.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In the original games, all he wore on top was a vest. In the remakes, he goes completely bare-chested.
* {{Yandere}}: Towards Archie. When his defeat leaves him a broken man, he's so furious he takes what's left of the team and tries to destroy the world and restart it.
!!Shelly (Izumi)
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Red-haired in the originals, black-haired in the remakes.
* AmbidextrousSprite: Somehow played straight for a 3D model. At various points in the game, her bangs are either covering her left or right eye.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime and ''Emerald'', where she appears to be Archie's sole lieutenant, and also in the remakes.
* BareYourMidriff: Just like the other female members of Team Aqua.
* ChildhoodFriends: Turns out she's this to Archie as there's a photo in Archie's room of them together as kids with Jirachi.
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where she and Matt share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DarkActionGirl: The female Aqua Admin.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Ruby'' - she only appears once at Meteor Falls, and once more at the Seafloor Cavern.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Tabitha in ''Emerald'' (as TheDragon to their respective leaders), and more so in the remakes where they serve the same story roles (including the moment of a HeelRealisation).
* TheDragon: To Archie in the original games. In the remakes, she's more CoDragons with Matt.
* DualBoss: In ''Alpha Sappire'', her first battle is alongside a female Aqua Grunt.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', Shelly is horrified once she learns what will happen if Kyogre is awakened. This is what causes her to start working to get Archie and Team Aqua off the path they're on.
* EvilGenius: Shelly is the brains of Team Aqua in the remakes. And one of scientist in Aqua hideout says that she used to be a scientist who worked in Devon contributed significantly to the team's research.
* EvilRedhead: In the original games, as her hair is black in the remakes.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Her most defined features in the remakes. The receptionist at the Weather Institute notes that Shelly wears too much of it.
* FieryRedhead: Again, only in the original games.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: A Grunt in the secret demo mission mentions finding a Pokedoll in her room. They then {{Squee}} over the implications that she may have [[SugarAndIcePersonality a hidden softer side.]]
* GogglesDoNothing: Her redesign has a pair on her head, seemingly for decoration.
* HeelFaceTurn: Along with her boss (and in the remakes, her HeelRealisation precedes Archie's).
* MaamShock: In ''Omega Ruby'', when Wally cuts past her and the other Aqua leaders and addresses her this way while apologizing, she gets upset, declaring that she's clearly a "miss", not a "ma'am".
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name means "spring/fountain". As for "Shelly"... sea shells, anyone?
* MsFanservice: Has long red hair and walks around wearing a low-cut midriff-baring top and a sleeveless jacket that bares her shoulders. Her redesign, though completely different, fits this just as well.
* MulticoloredHair: She has black hair with blue streaks in the remakes.
* NiceHat: Wears a bandana like the rest of Team Aqua. Not in the remakes, though.
* OnlySaneWoman: In Alpha Sapphire, at least compared to Archie and Matt. She's the only one to figure out the problem with awakening Kyogre ''before'' it happens (not that Archie listens).
* PeekABangs: Her hair covers her left eye in her ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' design.
* RapunzelHair: Both incarnations of Shelly have long hair reaching down to her hips.
* RecurringBoss: In all the game, and quite consistently at that.
** In ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald'' both, she is fought twice in the same circumstances - first at the Weather Institute, and later at Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', she's battled thrice - the first is at Meteor Falls [[DualBoss alongside a Grunt]]; the ''second'' is now the Mt Chimney battle (replacing Matt's role there); the last is the battle at the Weather Institute.
* TheTease: A lot of her demeanour and dialogue is quite flirtatious.
* {{Tsundere}}: After Kyogre is calmed, Shelly tells Archie that he doesn't have any grounds to ask for forgiveness, calls him a dolt, and tells him she'll stand by his side regardless.
** She acts this way toward the player too, calling them "cute" even when yelling at them.
* ThemeNaming: Has a sea-based name like the other members of Team Aqua.
* VaporWear: What the cut-outs on her pants suggest. Makes a bit of sense since her outfit is based on a wetsuit.
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[[folder:Team Magma]]
-->''"The land... It is the stage upon which humanity stands. The land exists so we humans might continue onward and upward, stepping into the future... For us to continue growing and evolving, humans require a grand stage upon which to stand. A land upon which we can stride forward... A land we can explore...develop...exploit... This is the basis for the growth of all human endeavor. That is why we, Team Magma, must increase the landmass of this world! Believe that this will lead to a future of eternal happiness for humanity... And consequently for all life!"''
--> -- Maxie
'''Tropes that apply to the organization as a whole:'''
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* AdaptationExpansion: The Gen III remakes expand their goals to explain that they seek to expand landmass so humanity can further its development, and do not care that their actions may harm Pokémon and believe it's silly to desire co-existence.
* ColorContrast: Red and black to Team Aqua's blue and white.
* CombatPragmatist: The Dark-types Poochyena and Mightyena.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sapphire'', where they help you fight Team Aqua. In ''Emerald'' they as a whole get little amount of screentime but they are still the antagonists.
* DishingOutDirt: The Numel and Camerupt they use are part Ground-type, and they use the Ground-type Baltoy too.
* ElementalPowers: They wield Fire, Ground, Poison, and Dark-types as their [[WeaponOfChoice Pokémon of Choice]].
* EvilIsBurningHot: This villain team uses the Fire-types Numel and Camerupt; fitting, considering their name.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Pro-humanity ecoterrorists based in Hoenn.
* FireIsRed: They paint their stuff red.
* GratuitousEnglish: For whatever reason, they seem to be quite fond of this in the Japanese version.
* InTheHood: Everyone but Maxie wears a hood as part of their uniform.
* PoisonousPerson: The Zubat they use are part Poison-type. The remakes add the Koffing family to their lineup.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In ''Omega Ruby'', they believe that equal coexistence between people and Pokémon is a foolish idea that will only hold back humanity's progress.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their uniforms have a mix of red and black.
* StrangeSalute: Their default pose in ''Omega Ruby'' shows them giving one. Together, they form an "M" like their logo.
* StrawCharacter: In the remakes. They think it's silly to desire peaceful co-existence between humans and Pokémon, as humanity's progress is being hindered by trying to accommodate nature. A debate worth having, but they take it to the extreme of environmental terrorism.
* VisionaryVillain: In ''Omega Ruby'', they believe that humanity's development will lead to greater prosperity for everyone. To achieve this, they plan on expanding the landmass to increase the area people can labor upon, furthering mankind's evolution.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Zubat, Poochyena, and Numel lines. In ''Emerald'', the Baltoy line is added. In the remakes, the Koffing line is added.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They aim to dry up the world to increase landmass for people and Pokémon (less so in the remakes, when they view Pokémon as inferior) to live on.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: The female grunts in the remakes.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The female grunts have dark blue hair.
!!Maxie (Matsubusa)
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: His official art and pre-battle animation in the remakes show him doing so by the corner.
* {{Adorkable}}: Manages to sneak through in the very rare times he loses his composure in the remakes. The best examples being [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/99732d85a847e54065568cb245ec20fc/tumblr_nfh00aMYRt1tfpu96o1_400.gif his losing animation]] and how he awkwardly doesn't know how to respond to Courtney's InelegantBlubbering at the end of the Delta Episode.
* AffablyEvil: Though not so much as Archie, he is still rather courteous overall and this especially shows after his HeelFaceTurn. He becomes more of a genuine (if aloof) friend to the player character, even giving them the Cameruptite to defeat Zinnia.
* AntiVillain: Like Archie, he thinks he is doing justice to the world, since draining the sea would allow humans to travel more easily and would make more room to live. He also pulls a quicker HeelFaceTurn than Archie in ''Emerald''.
* ArtisticLicenseGeology:
** Waitwaitwait - You want to expand the landmass by using a meteor to (somehow) trigger a volcanic eruption in ''the middle of the continent'' (''Ruby'' and ''Emerald'')? And when that didn't work, you want to ''jettison a load of rocket fuel into it to make it erupt'' (''Emerald'')?! How many science classes did you sleep through, Maxie?
** There's some implication that in ''Emerald'' at least, the plan was ''actually'' to empty out the volcano's contents in order to search for Groudon inside it (hence why their base is later built at the Jagged Pass near Mt Chimney, and why Team Magma is absent for a while). The "jettison a load of rocket fuel" was likely the start of a VillainousBreakdown since Maxie's plans were failing, and he was clutching at straws before finally realizing he was wrong.
** Tellingly, ''Omega Ruby'' completely reworks this plan so that their goal is to harness the volcano's energy to forge the meteorite into an artificial Mega Stone.
* BadassLongcoat: Especially his design in the remakes.
* BigBad: In ''Ruby'' and ''Omega Ruby''.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''Emerald'', opposite Archie.
* [[DefrostingTheIceQueen Defrosting the Ice King]]: Ironically, given his chosen element. Especially in the remake. He’s introduced as being completely stone faced and haughty, looking down at the player. By the end of the game however, he comes to regard the player with humbled respect and gratitude, finally calling them by their name instead of just “child.”
* DishingOutDirt: His Camurupt.
* DualBoss: In ''Emerald'', you have to battle him [[RecurringBoss three times]]. The third time, he faces you in a double-battle alongside Tabitha. You get to fight them both alongside Steven, and each person is allowed no more than three Pokémon to balance the odds.
* EvilRedhead: He's the leader of Team Magma, and he has red hair.
* {{Foil}}: He wants to build an ideal world for humanity, as opposed to Archie, who wants to build a world ideal for Pokemon.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: ''Omega Ruby'' redesigned Maxie and gave him a pair of glasses, while leaving his villainous traits untouched.
* GeekPhysiques: His redesign makes his thinness even more apparent, along with him looking like a teacher/scientist.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He succeeds in awakening Groudon, and it promptly proceeds to cause a ''lot'' more drought than he had hoped for.
* HeelFaceTurn:
** After releasing Groudon and having his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. In the remakes, he assists the player by giving him or her the Magma Suit and guiding him or her into following Groudon to the Cave of Origin's deepest part. He later returns the Blue Orb to Mt. Pyre in the originals or gives the Red Orb to the player in the remakes.
** In ''Emerald'', he makes one even sooner once he realizes the potential destruction in releasing Groudon and Kyogre.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Somewhat in Emerald - at the Seafloor Cavern after you defeat Archie, Maxie calls Archie out for waking up Kyogre and causing inclement weather - Archie calls him out and mentions he is NotSoDifferent regarding Groudon, but Maxie (being in a foul mood after his own recent HeelRealisation) snaps that they don't have time to argue the point. He does calm down though and [[HypocrisyNod acknowledge this and admit that he has no ground to stand on in this regard]], but [[JerkassHasAPoint asserts that this is beyond the matter of who is to blame and that stopping the two legendaries is their top priority at this point]].
** In Omega Ruby, he leads the team who believes co-existence between Humans and Pokémon is silly and will hinder humanity's progress, while he has two MoralityPets that are Pokemon.
%%* ItsAllMyFault:
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: In the remakes, which adds to his scientist motif.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: He doesn't seem to realize that summoning Groudon will cause any harm to the world; he thinks that he can use it to dry up the sea and create new landmasses for human civilization to expand on. When he realizes he cannot control Groudon or its power, he has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization.
* MoralityPet:
** His Crobat, almost certainly -- it even gets a decent amount of focus in fanart. [[FridgeBrilliance A Golbat needs a high level of friendship with its trainer to evolve]], so it makes sense.
** In the remakes, his Camerupt can Mega Evolve, something that requires a strong bond with one's Pokémon.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After awakening Groudon and finding out that it will roast every living being in the world he realizes he was foolish in his goals and tries to stop Groudon. In the remakes, he even believes himself to be beyond redemption, until Tabitha snaps him out of it.
* NerdGlasses: A pair of thick frames that also ''contain his Key Stone''.
* NotSoStoic:
** In the remake he initially comes off as cool and calculating, and in his pre-battle animation he looks positively bored with the whole thing. However, he has a terrible temper that flares up when things turn against him, and his ''defeat'' animation has him stagger back, mouth agape and glasses askew, before desperately scrambling to regain his composure.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he falls to his knees in a PoseOfSupplication after getting beaten by his rival. Contrast Archie in ''Omega Ruby'', who becomes shocked but regains his composure almost immediately.
** He lets out an impressive EvilLaugh before his final battle at the Seafloor Cavern, and goes LaughingMad after defeat and after awakening Groudon.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Like Archie, he doesn't seem to realize the bad parts of his plans until it is too late.
* PoseOfSupplication: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he does this in front of Archie after Archie defeats him at the Seafloor Cavern.
* {{Pride}}: Has a habit of calling himself "the great Maxie", even after he's fallen. In general, he's a smug stiff, as opposed to Archie's affable nature.
* RecurringBoss:
** He's fought twice in ''Ruby'' and its remake - at Mt. Chimney, and at Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Emerald'', he's fought three times in total (once in a DualBoss situation on both sides) - at Mt. Chimney (again), at the Magma Hideout (which is located inside Mt. Chimney in this game, and is Groudon's location instead of Seafloor Cavern), and finally at the Mossdeep Space Station. This sharply contrasts Archie who is only fought once - ''after'' all three battles with Maxie.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironically, the blue to Archie's red. Maxie is a HollywoodNerd emotionally reserved smart guy while Archie is friendly and out-going and HotBlooded.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gives the impression of being the Sensitive Guy to Archie's Manly Man. The remakes play this up further with Maxie redesigned to look like a slim scientist while Archie is a buff pirate.
* SharpDressedMan: In a manner of speaking.
%%* TheSpock:
%%* SpockSpeak:
* StockCostumeTraits: His design in ORAS. Turtleneck sweater, labcoat, NerdGlasses, etc.
* TheStoic: Maxie is generally fairly calm, and as noted in the ORAS guidebook, his face shows little expression (most of the time).
* TomTheDarkLord: In a series where villains have imposing names such as Giovanni, Cyrus or Lysandre; Maxie sounds a lot less impressive.
* VillainousWidowsPeak: Only on his original design, though.
* WeaponOfChoice: Camerupt. In the originals, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to make more land so that humanity have more room to advance. Like Archie, he has a [[PowerOfFriendship Crobat]] to prove that he is not really an evil person.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: In the Gen III remakes, a grunt claims that Maxie and Archie used to be "on the same team".
!!Courtney (Kagari)
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* {{Adorkable}}: She shows shades of this in the remakes, especially when she gets flustered.
* AmbiguousDisorder: In the remakes. Her official character profile describes her as highly intelligent, rarely speaks, and disinterested in most people and things except for a few special interests.
* AmbiguouslyBi: As mentioned below, she has some {{Yandere}}-tinted ShipTease towards both Maxie and whichever player character is selected.
* AscendedExtra: In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', she receives a surprisingly large amount of characterization and a larger role. Same is true for the remakes, being one of the major post-game antagonists.
* BadassCape: Her uniform has a cape unlike the other members of Team Magma. This is absent in the remakes.
* {{Bokukko}}: In the remakes she speaks with "boku", and is one of the only women in the series to do so, if not the only one.
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where she and Tabitha share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* CryCute: At the end of ''Delta Episode'', she breaks down crying while apologizing to Maxie for going rogue and trying to destroy the world. She breaks down even more when ''Maxie'' apologizes to ''her'' for failing to recognize her loyalty and live up to it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the remakes. Her eyes and hair are both purple, just slightly different shades.
* DarkActionGirl: The female Magma Admin.
* DemotedToExtra: Worse than Team Aqua's Matt in this regard. While both have only an easy-to-miss cameo in the game opposite their team's role (in her case, ''Sapphire''), she's the only notable member of either team that isn't battled in ''Emerald'' either. [[InvertedTrope Not the case]] [[AscendedExtra anymore in]] ''Omega Ruby''.
* {{Determinator}}: In the remakes, once Courtney sets her interest on someone or something, she never gives up in pursuing it.
%%* DistaffCounterpart: To Matt in ''Omega Ruby'''s Delta Episode.
* TheDragon: To Maxie, but only in ''Ruby''. In ''Emerald'', where she never speaks nor fights, she surrenders this role to Tabitha. In ''Omega Ruby'', they are treated more as CoDragons.
* DragonTheirFeet: In the ''Omega Ruby'' version of the Delta Episode, whereas most of Team Magma, Maxie included, had performed a HeelFaceTurn at the awakening of Groudon.
* DualBoss: In ''Omega'', the first and last battles against her both see her fight alongside a male Magma Grunt.
* EvilGenius: She's a former scientist, and is said to have a brilliant mind.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In the original games, her skirt has a gap that exposes her left leg. This isn't present in the remakes.
* HeelFaceTurn: Although in the remakes, it takes her and the remaining Magma Grunts until the post-game to get there.
* TheHyena: In the original ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', she begins everything she says with laughter, whether she's actually happy with the situation or not. Remake Courtney on the other hand prefers [[GigglingVillain giggling]] at the end of her lines.
* InTheHood: In the original games, her hood has black horns with a slight curve unlike the straight horns the other members have. In the remakes, her hood has yellow horns to better distinguish her from the female grunts.
* LaughingMad: She breaks into maniacal laughter when confronted during the Delta Episode.
* MaamShock: Wally calls her "ma'am" when apologizing for bumping into her at the Battle Resort. This is her reaction.
-->'''Courtney:''' I'll... make him cry...
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name means "bonfire". Courtney is derived from "country" - i.e. an area of ''land''.
* MinidressOfPower: In the remakes.
* MoralityPet: Her most villainous point, the Delta Episode, shows us her Mega Camerupt, showing through the ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation in-universe]]) necessary bond to achieve such a Mega Evolution that she's still not wholly evil.
* NotSoStoic: Her introduction has her as very unemotional and calculating. After she [[ShipTease takes interest in you]] when you defeat her in ''Omega Ruby'', though, every subsequent encounter has her acting more and more notably emotional.
* OmnicidalManiac: After Maxie's defeat, she tries to sabotage the attempt to use the rocket to destroy the meteor so that not only will it unleash a wave of devastation even greater than the one [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY AZ's Ultimate Weapon]] unleashed, but the meteor will stay on course and finish off what's left of the world. She outright states that she's doing it to avenge Maxie suffering a breakdown due to said defeat.
* PervertedDrooling: After the player defeats her on Southern Island, her defeat quote suggests she was swallowing drool. It even has a musical note.
* PsychoSupporter: She's not exactly sane, to say the least, in the remakes in particular.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: In the remakes. Rather childlike, and mentally stable she is not.
* PurpleEyes: In the remakes.
* RecurringBoss: At least, when the games actually let her get involved.
** In ''Ruby'', she's fought twice - first at the Weather Institute, and later at the Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Omega Ruby'', she's battled five times - the first three during the main plot, and the final two in the Delta Episode post-game.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: She fits this very well in the remakes; she looks pretty young, has pale skin, her hair is short and is an unusual color, her eyes are an unnatural color, she usually acts emotionless and robotic, she has a strong bond with her leader, and becomes more emotional over time.
* SatelliteCharacter: She's just there to provide a battle (in ''Ruby''), and is easy to miss in ''Emerald''. Subverted in the remakes.
* SayItWithHearts: A lot of her dialogue in the remakes with the player is sprinkled with musical notes, even if she just lost a battle.
* ShipTease:
** She has quite a bit of FoeYay (some of it outright GettingCrapPastTheRadar) with the protagonist in ''Omega Ruby'', which is not present in the original game; though in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' she had some feelings for Ruby, the protagonist of the ''Ruby and Sapphire'' arc.
** She also really, ''really'' seems to like Maxie. It's not clear how much of this is admiration or if she's actually in love with the guy, but given her [[VillainousBreakdown reaction]] [[{{Yandere}} to seeing him defeated]], there's definitely ''something'' strong there.
* TheStoic: Very quiet and unemotional. At first anyway.
* TerseTalker: In the remakes, Courtney is shown to rarely speak. The fact that most of her dialogue has ellipses emphasizes this.
* ThemeNaming: Has a ground-based name like the rest of Team Magma.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Maxie.
* TheUnfought: In ''Emerald''.
* UnholyMatrimony: Seems to ''want'' to be in this with Maxie.
* VillainousBreakdown: After Maxie is defeated and the team's plans foiled. By the time of her last battle, [[NotSoStoic she's visibly livid, and is actually speaking fully-formed sentences]].
* VillainessesWantHeroes: She grows fond of the player. A bit ''[[{{Shotacon}} too]]'' [[{{Lolicon}} fond]].
* WeaponOfChoice: Camerupt, and nothing else.
* {{Yandere}}: Towards Maxie in ''Omega Ruby''. When his defeat leaves him a broken man, she's so furious she takes what's left of the team and tries to destroy the world.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is dark blue in the original games, and lilac in the remakes.
!!Tabitha (Homura)
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* AscendedExtra: In ''Emerald'', he's more important and more prominent than in ''Sapphire'' or even ''Ruby''.
* BadassCape: Unlike the other members of Team Magma, his uniform has a prominent cape. This is absent in the remakes.
* BerserkButton: In the demo, Tabitha does not take too kindly to Matt comparing him to a Makuhita.
-->'''Tabitha:''' You'd better at least make it a Hariyama!
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where he and Courtney share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sapphire'' - he only appears at the Seafloor Cavern, and it's easy to miss that it's him there.
* TheDragon: To Maxie in ''Emerald'', where he is fought thrice and displaces Courtney. In ''Omega Ruby'', the two are CoDragons.
* DualBoss: In his third battle in ''Emerald'', he's fought along with Maxie himself. In ''Omega Ruby'' his first battle is alongside a female Magma Grunt.
* EnemyMine: In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, he teams up with Matt from Team Aqua to take out the player and Steven teams up with you to even the odds.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Omega Ruby'', Tabitha is horrified once he learns what will happen if Groudon is awakened. This is what causes him to start working to get Maxie and Team Magma off the path they're on.
* EvilGenius: Somewhat characterized as such. In the remakes, he used to be a scientist who worked in Devon and contributed significantly to the team's research.
* EvilLaugh: He laughs in every single line of dialogue he has. The remakes give him a rather strange laugh, rendered as "Ahyahyahya!"
* EyesAlwaysShut: In the remakes, save for when he's [[RedEyesTakeWarning angry or acting pretty cocky]]. This contributes to his aforementioned resemblance to Makuhita.
* FatAndSkinny: The Fat to Maxie and Courtney's Skinny.
* FatBastard: He's one of the heavier villains in the franchise.
* GenderBlenderName: "Homura" can go both ways or be a [[LastNameBasis last name]], but Tabitha is always female. The game translators may have [[ViewerGenderConfusion gotten confused by the way the sprite looked]].
* HairTriggerTemper: In the remakes, Tabitha is impatient and has a very short temper. He has been aggravated by the player's meddling in Team Magma's plans, being compared to a Makuhita by Matt and being called [[MaamShock "sir" by Wally]]. After the Delta Episode in Omega Ruby, he even yells at Courtney to apologize to Maxie after the latter two stare at each other for an extended period.
* HeelFaceTurn: Along with his boss (and in the remakes, his HeelRealisation precedes Maxie's).
* InSeriesNickname: According to a scientist in ''Omega Ruby'''s Magma Hideout, he is also known as "Tabitabi".
* InTheHood: He wears the same hood as the grunts. In the remakes his hood has yellow horns like Courtney's, but he keeps it down.
* MaamShock: A rare ''male'' example, as he gets upset when Wally calls him "sir" ("I've only just turned 27!").
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "flame". Tabitha is an anagram of "habitat".
* OnlySaneMan: In ''Omega Ruby'', at least compared to Maxie and Courtney. He's the only one to figure out the problem with awakening Groudon before it happens (not that Maxie listens).
* PsychoSupporter: Between his constant laughter and glee over what Maxie is doing, he seems more than a little unhinged. It's ultimately subverted, however, when he's the first one to realize the dangers of awakening Groudon.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are [[EyesAlwaysShut normally closed]], but when he's angry or acting confident, his eyes are revealed to be this.
* RealMenWearPink: You can find a magazine about cute Pokémon in his room in the Magma Hideout.
* RecurringBoss: The most consistently across the Hoenn games:
** Fought three times in ''Emerald'', and twice in ''Ruby''. The first battle in both is at Mt. Chimney; the second is at the Magma Hideout; the last, in ''Emerald'' is at the Mossdeep Space Centre, [[DualBoss alongside his boss]].
** In ''Omega Ruby'', he's battled thrice just like in ''Emerald'', but the set-up is different - the first fight is [[DualBoss alongside a Grunt]] at Meteor Falls; the ''second'' is now the Mt. Chimney battle; the last is at the Weather Institute (replacing Courtney's role there).
* SpearCounterpart: To Shelly in ''Emerald'' (as TheDragon to their respective leaders), and more so in the remakes where they serve the same story roles (including the moment of a HeelRealisation).
* TheStarscream: It's said that he wants to become the leader of Team Magma, as evidenced by the application forms for promotion on his desk. He ultimately proves to be loyal, but his ambition ends up biting him when he tries to stop Maxie from awakening Groudon, and the leader just uses Tabitha's ambition as a reason to mistrust him.
* ThemeNaming: Has a land-based name like the other members of Team Magma.
* VagueAge: One of the few notable examples to completely avert this in the series in the remakes. He's 27.
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-->''"The sea is an irreplaceable treasure for every living thing on this planet. But with our selfish extravagance, humanity dirties the great ocean, destroying this source of all life... Day by day, we're all destroying our most precious resource! If we humans suffer from our actions, well, maybe we'll end up getting what we deserve. But what about the Pokémon in our world? The Pokémon that no longer have a place to live because we stole and soiled their seas? The Pokémon that won't have a place to raise their young and watch them grow? We are creating a world in which innocent Pokémon suffer as a result of our actions... And that is something that I can't forgive! That's why I came to a decision, see? The foolish actions of my fellow humans, the seas we have blighted, nature itself... I will return everything to its unspoiled beginnings!"''
--> -- Archie
'''Tropes that apply to the organization as a whole:'''
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* AdaptationExpansion: The Gen III remakes expand their goals to explain they seek to raise sea levels to return the world back to nature and give back the Pokémon the habitats humanity's expansion has destroyed.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: They're all very tan, though, being based on pirates, this means little.
* AnimalWrongsGroup: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', they want to expand the seas to bring back the habitats Pokémon lost due to humanity's greed.
* BareYourMidriff: The female grunts. In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, one of them calls attention to her midriff, commenting that she has more style than she knows what to do with.
* BeardOfEvil: The male grunts in the remakes have goatees.
* ColorContrast: Blue and white to Team Magma's red and black.
* CombatPragmatist: Poochyena and Mightyena, as well as Carvanha and Sharpedo.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Ruby'', where they help you fight Team Magma.
* ElementalPowers: They use Water, Poison, and Dark-types as their [[WeaponOfChoice types of choice]].
* {{Evil Redhead}}s: Shelly and the female grunts in the original games.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Hoenn-based ecoterrorists who wish to return the Earth's landmass to the way it was once upon a time.
* {{Irony}}:
** They seek to right the wrongs humanity committed against Pokémon out of greed... yet dress up as and theme themselves after {{Pirates}}, a group known for their greed and destructive nature.
** The remakes make them an AnimalWrongsGroup who want to make the world better for Pokémon, yet one of the Pokémon they use is Grimer, a Pokémon that pollutes the environment with its very presence.
* LightIsNotGood: They wear bright white and blue outfits, but are antagonists in ''Sapphire'', ''Emerald'', and ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* MakingASplash: Carvanha and Sharpedo are dual Water and Dark-type.
* PoisonousPerson: The Zubat they use are part Poison-type. The remakes add the Grimer family.
* {{Pirate}}s: They're dressed up like this.
* RaceLift: Often confused as such by fans, as they're significantly darker-skinned in the remakes. In truth they remain the same race (presumably East Asian, specifically Japanese, or a Pokémon equivilant of it) they were in the originals, but heavily tanned.
* StrawCharacter: In the remakes. They think humanity's progress has recklessly destroyed Pokémon habitats and want to return the world to nature. A debate worth having, but they take it to the extreme of environmental terrorism.
* WaterIsBlue: They paint their stuff blue.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Zubat, Poochyena, and Carvanha lines. In ''Emerald'', the Wailmer line is added. The remakes add the Grimer line.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They aim to flood the world to make it a haven for water-dwelling Pokémon, and figure that humanity can learn to adapt ala ''Film/{{Waterworld}}''.
!!Archie (Aogiri)
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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed with the remakes. While Archie was always a powerful trainer, in the remakes he's more muscular, wears an imposing outfit, and in general looks much more threatening than before.
* AffablyEvil: He's quite civil to the player, and between the two different versions he's slightly more politely-spoken than Maxie is. In the remakes this is even more apparent, with Archie constantly calling the player affectionate nicknames and generally acting fond of them.
* AffectionateNickname: In both ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire,'' he refers to the player character as "little scamp."
* AntiVillain: He wants to raise the seas since water is the source of life. He is willing to do low things to succeed, but in his mind, it's the right thing.
* BadassBeard: His beard is very impressive to behold, especially in the remakes.
* BadassLongcoat: His redesign for the Gen III remakes gives him extensions from the hips that invoke this imagery.
* BeardOfEvil: His beard that runs all the way up to his sideburns. In the remakes it even gets a pointed end.
* BigBad: In ''Sapphire'' and ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''Emerald'', opposite Maxie.
* BlingOfWar: He's ''covered'' with gold, including a large pendant shaped like an anchor, in which his Key Stone is set.
* EnemyMine: Sort of in ''Emerald'', where despite still being an antagonist, he and his team are also trying to stop Team Magma from erupting Mt Chimney.
* FangsAreEvil: When really angry, he can apparently have a mouth full of fangs. He's also shown with prominent canines in some art. However, Archie really isn't all that evil (though he is still a villain), so it's not played fully straight.
* FauxAffablyEvil: In ''Emerald'' he's more polite and affable than Maxie is, which conceals the fact that he's even ''more'' of a stubborn extremist who [[HeelRealization doesn't take the hint]] [[GoneHorriblyRight until it's too late.]]
* {{Foil}}: He wants to build a world ideal for Pokemon, as opposed to Maxie, who wants to build a world ideal for humans.
* FriendlyEnemy: He is this full stop in ''Alpha Sapphire''. He's the least hostile of all the team leaders, and treats you almost like a rival rather than a true enemy. Eventually he does a HeelFaceTurn and becomes a real friend to the protagonist postgame, even giving them the Sharpedonite so they can defeat Zinnia.
** Hell, in Alpha Sapphire, you can even invite him to be your partner in battle at the Battle Maison!
* GeniusBruiser: He may not look like much, but he consistently out-maneuvers Maxie in ''Alpha Sapphire''.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He succeeds in awakening Kyogre, and it promptly proceeds to cause a ''lot'' more flooding than he had hoped for.
* GracefulLoser: In the remakes he takes defeat pretty well. Aside from brief surprise he acts almost proud whenever you beat him. Shown best compared to Maxie who is prone to NotSoStoic moments when he loses.
* HotBlooded: Archie is this in the remakes. This attitude is what gained him many followers.
* HeelFaceTurn: After releasing Kyogre and having his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. In the remakes, Archie also assists the player in confronting Kyogre by giving him or her the Aqua Suit and guiding him or her in following Kyogre to the deepest depths in the Cave of Origin. He later returns the Red Orb to Mt. Pyre in the originals, or gives the Blue Orb to the player in the remakes.
* {{Hunk}}: Archie is buff and handsome, in contrast to Maxie, who is slender and pretty.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Despite totting about how wonderful Water Pokémon are, he only has one in his team of three (four in the remakes) Pokémon, [[ComMons despite them being pretty much everywhere in Hoenn]].
* IdiotBall: While ArtisticLicenseGeology under Maxie's entry above explains the problems with his plan to expand the landmass, Archie's plan makes even less sense. Does he really think creating worldwide flooding and raising global sea levels is a good thing that will benefit the planet? He claims it will create new habitats for Pokémon to live in, which it may, but it's also going to destroy a lot of existing habitats. He's either completely delusional or incredibly stupid to not see the negative consequences of his plan. The remakes avert this by shifting Team Aqua's goals to specifically turning the world back to nature; the destruction of water-based human cities is their own fault for being greedy and stealing that land from the Pokémon.
%%* TheMcCoy: In contrast to Maxie being TheSpock
* MakingASplash: Naturally he leans to Water-types, with his team leader being Sharpedo.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: Similar to Maxie, he thinks that expanding the sea is a great idea; the sea is the cradle of life from which all the world's creatures evolved, and they all need it to survive. Once he realizes that Kyogre cannot be controlled and the world will drown in endless rain if it isn't stopped, he abandons his plans.
* MoralityPet:
** His Crobat (Golbat can only evolve into Crobat if it's at maximum happiness).
** In the remakes, his Sharpedo can Mega Evolve, something that requires a strong bond with one's Pokémon.
* MrFanservice: The fangirls always found him attractive, but the remakes turned the squeals UpToEleven; skintight wetsuit? Check. Facial hair evolution? Check. Wetsuit bearing his chest? Check. Suffice to say, he's gotten a lot of 'attention' since his redesign was revealed.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After awakening Kyogre, he realizes that Kyogre will flood everything, including humanity.
* NiceHat: He wears a bandanna like the rest of Team Aqua.
* ObliviouslyEvil: He does not seem to realize the bad parts of his plans or why people try to stop them; only when it is too late to stop does he realize the bad parts of releasing Kyogre and flooding the world. Realizing it causes him to make a very fast HeelFaceTurn.
* PerpetualSmiler: He's nearly always smiling, usually a cocky grin.
* RecurringBoss: In ''Sapphire''.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironically, the red to Maxie's blue. Maxie is a HollywoodNerd emotionally reserved smart guy while Archie is friendly and out-going and HotBlooded.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gives the impression of being the Manly Man to Maxie's Sensitive Guy. The remakes play this up further with Archie redesigned as a buff pirate while Maxie looks like a slim scientist.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Archie shares N's ideas of a better world for Pokemon, despite his own actions.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: In Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
* TalkLikeAPirate: In the remakes.
* ThreateningShark: His Sharpedo.
* TomTheDarkLord: Similar to Maxie; the name Archie doesn't quite stand up alongside other villain names in the series.
* WeaponOfChoice: Sharpedo. In the original games, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to expand the seas so that Water Pokémon have more places to live. And just to drive the point home that he is a nice (but stupid) guy, he has a [[PowerOfFriendship Crobat]].
* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: His "mega-rage state" is apparently quite frightening. When enraged his face becomes red and he even has what look like shark teeth.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: In the Gen III remakes, a grunt claims that Archie and Maxie used to be "on the same team".
!!Matt (Ushio)
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* AmbiguouslyGay:
** His dialogue with Tabitha in the demo has shades of this.
-->'''(To Tabitha):''' Oho! Good idea, bro! That's my funny little man! You, me, and our Pokémon are gonna have a real good time later!
** In ''[[VideoGameRemake Alpha Sapphire]]'' itself, "I love interesting, strong dudes! That's why I love my bro, Archie!" [[ManlyGay You love strong dudes, huh, Matt?]] NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat.
** [[invoked]] He immediately follows this up with "[[FoeYay And that's why I'm gonna start loving you from now on, too!]]", [[AmbiguouslyBi regardless of]] [[BiTheWay gender]].
* AscendedExtra: More important (and characterized) in the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' manga. Like with Courtney, also true for the post-game of the remakes.
* BloodKnight: In the remakes, he makes no secret of his love for a good fight, without caring much about whether he wins or loses.
-->'''Matt:''' I can feel it! I can feel it, all right! The strength coming offa you two! More! I still want more! But looks like we're outta time... Let's tussle again someday!
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where he and Shelly share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'' especially, where he only appears with his leader twice - at Meteor Falls, and at the Seafloor Cavern. He only appears once in ''Emerald'' - at the Aqua Headquarters - but is more significant in that he battles you, providing a distraction while his boss escapes.
* DragonTheirFeet: In the ''Alpha Sapphire'' Delta Episode, after Team Aqua's HeelFaceTurn.
* DualBoss: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', the first and last battles against him both see him fight alongside a female Aqua Grunt.
* EnemyMine: In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, he teams up with Tabitha from Team Magma to take out the player and Steven teams up with you to even the odds.
* EvilLaugh: As a substitute for Team Magma's Tabitha, he does a lot of chuckling and giggling. In the remakes, his laugh is rendered as "Hoohahaha!"
* HeelFaceTurn: Although in the remakes, it takes him and the remaining Aqua Grunts until the post-game to get there.
* TheHyena: Chuckles so much that in ''Sapphire'', ''Emerald'', and the ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' demo, every line he has begins with a laugh.
* IOweYouMyLife: Matt is very loyal to Archie because the latter saved the former's life at an earlier point.
* KingpinInHisGym: Implied in ''Alpha Sapphire''. When you infiltrate the Team Aqua Hideout, a punching bag and cassette player can be found within his room.
* ManlyTears: At the end of Delta Episode, he breaks down crying while apologizing to Archie for going rogue and trying to destroy the world. He breaks down even more when ''Archie'' apologizes to ''him'' for failing to recognize his loyalty and live up to it.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "tide". Matt could possibly come from the "mast" of a ship.
* MoralityPet: His most villainous point, the Delta Episode, shows us his Mega Sharpedo, showing through the ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation in-universe]]) necessary bond to achieve such a Mega Evolution that he's still not a wholly bad guy.
* NiceHat: He wears a bandanna like the other members of Team Aqua. He doesn't wear anything on his head in the remakes though.
* OmnicidalManiac: After Archie's defeat, he tries to sabotage the attempt to use the rocket to destroy the meteor so that not only will it unleash a wave of devastation even greater than the one [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY AZ's Ultimate Weapon unleashed]], but the meteor will stay on course and finish off what's left of the world. He outright states that he's doing it to avenge Archie suffering a breakdown due to said defeat.
* RecurringBoss: He gets a few matches throughout the games.
** In ''Sapphire'', he's battled twice - first at Mt. Chimney, and again at the Aqua Hideout. He only gets one fight in ''Emerald'', though - the Aqua Hideout battle.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he's battled five times - the first three during the main plot, and the final two in the Delta Episode post-game.
* SatelliteCharacter: He's just there to provide a battle (in ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald''). Subverted in the remakes.
* ScaryBlackMan: His design in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' sure evokes this... despite the fact that his homeland is based on southwestern Japan.
* TattooedCrook: He has a tattoo in the shape of Team Aqua's logo on his chest in the remakes. It could just be an oddly-shaped tan line though.
* ThemeNaming: His name has a naval theme like the rest of Team Aqua.
* VillainousBreakdown: His actions in the Delta Episode, it gets worse until you beat him and he manages to calm down.
* WeaponOfChoice: Sharpedo.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In the original games, all he wore on top was a vest. In the remakes, he goes completely bare-chested.
* {{Yandere}}: Towards Archie. When his defeat leaves him a broken man, he's so furious he takes what's left of the team and tries to destroy the world and restart it.
!!Shelly (Izumi)
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Red-haired in the originals, black-haired in the remakes.
* AmbidextrousSprite: Somehow played straight for a 3D model. At various points in the game, her bangs are either covering her left or right eye.
* AscendedExtra: In the anime and ''Emerald'', where she appears to be Archie's sole lieutenant, and also in the remakes.
* BareYourMidriff: Just like the other female members of Team Aqua.
* ChildhoodFriends: Turns out she's this to Archie as there's a photo in Archie's room of them together as kids with Jirachi.
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where she and Matt share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DarkActionGirl: The female Aqua Admin.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Ruby'' - she only appears once at Meteor Falls, and once more at the Seafloor Cavern.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Tabitha in ''Emerald'' (as TheDragon to their respective leaders), and more so in the remakes where they serve the same story roles (including the moment of a HeelRealisation).
* TheDragon: To Archie in the original games. In the remakes, she's more CoDragons with Matt.
* DualBoss: In ''Alpha Sappire'', her first battle is alongside a female Aqua Grunt.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', Shelly is horrified once she learns what will happen if Kyogre is awakened. This is what causes her to start working to get Archie and Team Aqua off the path they're on.
* EvilGenius: Shelly is the brains of Team Aqua in the remakes. And one of scientist in Aqua hideout says that she used to be a scientist who worked in Devon contributed significantly to the team's research.
* EvilRedhead: In the original games, as her hair is black in the remakes.
* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Her most defined features in the remakes. The receptionist at the Weather Institute notes that Shelly wears too much of it.
* FieryRedhead: Again, only in the original games.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: A Grunt in the secret demo mission mentions finding a Pokedoll in her room. They then {{Squee}} over the implications that she may have [[SugarAndIcePersonality a hidden softer side.]]
* GogglesDoNothing: Her redesign has a pair on her head, seemingly for decoration.
* HeelFaceTurn: Along with her boss (and in the remakes, her HeelRealisation precedes Archie's).
* MaamShock: In ''Omega Ruby'', when Wally cuts past her and the other Aqua leaders and addresses her this way while apologizing, she gets upset, declaring that she's clearly a "miss", not a "ma'am".
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name means "spring/fountain". As for "Shelly"... sea shells, anyone?
* MsFanservice: Has long red hair and walks around wearing a low-cut midriff-baring top and a sleeveless jacket that bares her shoulders. Her redesign, though completely different, fits this just as well.
* MulticoloredHair: She has black hair with blue streaks in the remakes.
* NiceHat: Wears a bandana like the rest of Team Aqua. Not in the remakes, though.
* OnlySaneWoman: In Alpha Sapphire, at least compared to Archie and Matt. She's the only one to figure out the problem with awakening Kyogre ''before'' it happens (not that Archie listens).
* PeekABangs: Her hair covers her left eye in her ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' design.
* RapunzelHair: Both incarnations of Shelly have long hair reaching down to her hips.
* RecurringBoss: In all the game, and quite consistently at that.
** In ''Sapphire'' and ''Emerald'' both, she is fought twice in the same circumstances - first at the Weather Institute, and later at Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', she's battled thrice - the first is at Meteor Falls [[DualBoss alongside a Grunt]]; the ''second'' is now the Mt Chimney battle (replacing Matt's role there); the last is the battle at the Weather Institute.
* TheTease: A lot of her demeanour and dialogue is quite flirtatious.
* {{Tsundere}}: After Kyogre is calmed, Shelly tells Archie that he doesn't have any grounds to ask for forgiveness, calls him a dolt, and tells him she'll stand by his side regardless.
** She acts this way toward the player too, calling them "cute" even when yelling at them.
* ThemeNaming: Has a sea-based name like the other members of Team Aqua.
* VaporWear: What the cut-outs on her pants suggest. Makes a bit of sense since her outfit is based on a wetsuit.
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[[folder:Team Magma]]
-->''"The land... It is the stage upon which humanity stands. The land exists so we humans might continue onward and upward, stepping into the future... For us to continue growing and evolving, humans require a grand stage upon which to stand. A land upon which we can stride forward... A land we can explore...develop...exploit... This is the basis for the growth of all human endeavor. That is why we, Team Magma, must increase the landmass of this world! Believe that this will lead to a future of eternal happiness for humanity... And consequently for all life!"''
--> -- Maxie
'''Tropes that apply to the organization as a whole:'''
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* AdaptationExpansion: The Gen III remakes expand their goals to explain that they seek to expand landmass so humanity can further its development, and do not care that their actions may harm Pokémon and believe it's silly to desire co-existence.
* ColorContrast: Red and black to Team Aqua's blue and white.
* CombatPragmatist: The Dark-types Poochyena and Mightyena.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sapphire'', where they help you fight Team Aqua. In ''Emerald'' they as a whole get little amount of screentime but they are still the antagonists.
* DishingOutDirt: The Numel and Camerupt they use are part Ground-type, and they use the Ground-type Baltoy too.
* ElementalPowers: They wield Fire, Ground, Poison, and Dark-types as their [[WeaponOfChoice Pokémon of Choice]].
* EvilIsBurningHot: This villain team uses the Fire-types Numel and Camerupt; fitting, considering their name.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Pro-humanity ecoterrorists based in Hoenn.
* FireIsRed: They paint their stuff red.
* GratuitousEnglish: For whatever reason, they seem to be quite fond of this in the Japanese version.
* InTheHood: Everyone but Maxie wears a hood as part of their uniform.
* PoisonousPerson: The Zubat they use are part Poison-type. The remakes add the Koffing family to their lineup.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In ''Omega Ruby'', they believe that equal coexistence between people and Pokémon is a foolish idea that will only hold back humanity's progress.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Their uniforms have a mix of red and black.
* StrangeSalute: Their default pose in ''Omega Ruby'' shows them giving one. Together, they form an "M" like their logo.
* StrawCharacter: In the remakes. They think it's silly to desire peaceful co-existence between humans and Pokémon, as humanity's progress is being hindered by trying to accommodate nature. A debate worth having, but they take it to the extreme of environmental terrorism.
* VisionaryVillain: In ''Omega Ruby'', they believe that humanity's development will lead to greater prosperity for everyone. To achieve this, they plan on expanding the landmass to increase the area people can labor upon, furthering mankind's evolution.
* WeaponOfChoice: The Zubat, Poochyena, and Numel lines. In ''Emerald'', the Baltoy line is added. In the remakes, the Koffing line is added.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: They aim to dry up the world to increase landmass for people and Pokémon (less so in the remakes, when they view Pokémon as inferior) to live on.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: The female grunts in the remakes.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The female grunts have dark blue hair.
!!Maxie (Matsubusa)
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: His official art and pre-battle animation in the remakes show him doing so by the corner.
* {{Adorkable}}: Manages to sneak through in the very rare times he loses his composure in the remakes. The best examples being [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/99732d85a847e54065568cb245ec20fc/tumblr_nfh00aMYRt1tfpu96o1_400.gif his losing animation]] and how he awkwardly doesn't know how to respond to Courtney's InelegantBlubbering at the end of the Delta Episode.
* AffablyEvil: Though not so much as Archie, he is still rather courteous overall and this especially shows after his HeelFaceTurn. He becomes more of a genuine (if aloof) friend to the player character, even giving them the Cameruptite to defeat Zinnia.
* AntiVillain: Like Archie, he thinks he is doing justice to the world, since draining the sea would allow humans to travel more easily and would make more room to live. He also pulls a quicker HeelFaceTurn than Archie in ''Emerald''.
* ArtisticLicenseGeology:
** Waitwaitwait - You want to expand the landmass by using a meteor to (somehow) trigger a volcanic eruption in ''the middle of the continent'' (''Ruby'' and ''Emerald'')? And when that didn't work, you want to ''jettison a load of rocket fuel into it to make it erupt'' (''Emerald'')?! How many science classes did you sleep through, Maxie?
** There's some implication that in ''Emerald'' at least, the plan was ''actually'' to empty out the volcano's contents in order to search for Groudon inside it (hence why their base is later built at the Jagged Pass near Mt Chimney, and why Team Magma is absent for a while). The "jettison a load of rocket fuel" was likely the start of a VillainousBreakdown since Maxie's plans were failing, and he was clutching at straws before finally realizing he was wrong.
** Tellingly, ''Omega Ruby'' completely reworks this plan so that their goal is to harness the volcano's energy to forge the meteorite into an artificial Mega Stone.
* BadassLongcoat: Especially his design in the remakes.
* BigBad: In ''Ruby'' and ''Omega Ruby''.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''Emerald'', opposite Archie.
* [[DefrostingTheIceQueen Defrosting the Ice King]]: Ironically, given his chosen element. Especially in the remake. He’s introduced as being completely stone faced and haughty, looking down at the player. By the end of the game however, he comes to regard the player with humbled respect and gratitude, finally calling them by their name instead of just “child.”
* DishingOutDirt: His Camurupt.
* DualBoss: In ''Emerald'', you have to battle him [[RecurringBoss three times]]. The third time, he faces you in a double-battle alongside Tabitha. You get to fight them both alongside Steven, and each person is allowed no more than three Pokémon to balance the odds.
* EvilRedhead: He's the leader of Team Magma, and he has red hair.
* {{Foil}}: He wants to build an ideal world for humanity, as opposed to Archie, who wants to build a world ideal for Pokemon.
* FourEyesZeroSoul: ''Omega Ruby'' redesigned Maxie and gave him a pair of glasses, while leaving his villainous traits untouched.
* GeekPhysiques: His redesign makes his thinness even more apparent, along with him looking like a teacher/scientist.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He succeeds in awakening Groudon, and it promptly proceeds to cause a ''lot'' more drought than he had hoped for.
* HeelFaceTurn:
** After releasing Groudon and having his MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. In the remakes, he assists the player by giving him or her the Magma Suit and guiding him or her into following Groudon to the Cave of Origin's deepest part. He later returns the Blue Orb to Mt. Pyre in the originals or gives the Red Orb to the player in the remakes.
** In ''Emerald'', he makes one even sooner once he realizes the potential destruction in releasing Groudon and Kyogre.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Somewhat in Emerald - at the Seafloor Cavern after you defeat Archie, Maxie calls Archie out for waking up Kyogre and causing inclement weather - Archie calls him out and mentions he is NotSoDifferent regarding Groudon, but Maxie (being in a foul mood after his own recent HeelRealisation) snaps that they don't have time to argue the point. He does calm down though and [[HypocrisyNod acknowledge this and admit that he has no ground to stand on in this regard]], but [[JerkassHasAPoint asserts that this is beyond the matter of who is to blame and that stopping the two legendaries is their top priority at this point]].
** In Omega Ruby, he leads the team who believes co-existence between Humans and Pokémon is silly and will hinder humanity's progress, while he has two MoralityPets that are Pokemon.
%%* ItsAllMyFault:
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: In the remakes, which adds to his scientist motif.
* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: He doesn't seem to realize that summoning Groudon will cause any harm to the world; he thinks that he can use it to dry up the sea and create new landmasses for human civilization to expand on. When he realizes he cannot control Groudon or its power, he has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization.
* MoralityPet:
** His Crobat, almost certainly -- it even gets a decent amount of focus in fanart. [[FridgeBrilliance A Golbat needs a high level of friendship with its trainer to evolve]], so it makes sense.
** In the remakes, his Camerupt can Mega Evolve, something that requires a strong bond with one's Pokémon.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After awakening Groudon and finding out that it will roast every living being in the world he realizes he was foolish in his goals and tries to stop Groudon. In the remakes, he even believes himself to be beyond redemption, until Tabitha snaps him out of it.
* NerdGlasses: A pair of thick frames that also ''contain his Key Stone''.
* NotSoStoic:
** In the remake he initially comes off as cool and calculating, and in his pre-battle animation he looks positively bored with the whole thing. However, he has a terrible temper that flares up when things turn against him, and his ''defeat'' animation has him stagger back, mouth agape and glasses askew, before desperately scrambling to regain his composure.
** In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he falls to his knees in a PoseOfSupplication after getting beaten by his rival. Contrast Archie in ''Omega Ruby'', who becomes shocked but regains his composure almost immediately.
** He lets out an impressive EvilLaugh before his final battle at the Seafloor Cavern, and goes LaughingMad after defeat and after awakening Groudon.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Like Archie, he doesn't seem to realize the bad parts of his plans until it is too late.
* PoseOfSupplication: In ''Alpha Sapphire'', he does this in front of Archie after Archie defeats him at the Seafloor Cavern.
* {{Pride}}: Has a habit of calling himself "the great Maxie", even after he's fallen. In general, he's a smug stiff, as opposed to Archie's affable nature.
* RecurringBoss:
** He's fought twice in ''Ruby'' and its remake - at Mt. Chimney, and at Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Emerald'', he's fought three times in total (once in a DualBoss situation on both sides) - at Mt. Chimney (again), at the Magma Hideout (which is located inside Mt. Chimney in this game, and is Groudon's location instead of Seafloor Cavern), and finally at the Mossdeep Space Station. This sharply contrasts Archie who is only fought once - ''after'' all three battles with Maxie.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironically, the blue to Archie's red. Maxie is a HollywoodNerd emotionally reserved smart guy while Archie is friendly and out-going and HotBlooded.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Gives the impression of being the Sensitive Guy to Archie's Manly Man. The remakes play this up further with Maxie redesigned to look like a slim scientist while Archie is a buff pirate.
* SharpDressedMan: In a manner of speaking.
%%* TheSpock:
%%* SpockSpeak:
* StockCostumeTraits: His design in ORAS. Turtleneck sweater, labcoat, NerdGlasses, etc.
* TheStoic: Maxie is generally fairly calm, and as noted in the ORAS guidebook, his face shows little expression (most of the time).
* TomTheDarkLord: In a series where villains have imposing names such as Giovanni, Cyrus or Lysandre; Maxie sounds a lot less impressive.
* VillainousWidowsPeak: Only on his original design, though.
* WeaponOfChoice: Camerupt. In the originals, it's his strongest Pokémon. In the remakes, it can Mega Evolve.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to make more land so that humanity have more room to advance. Like Archie, he has a [[PowerOfFriendship Crobat]] to prove that he is not really an evil person.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: In the Gen III remakes, a grunt claims that Maxie and Archie used to be "on the same team".
!!Courtney (Kagari)
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* {{Adorkable}}: She shows shades of this in the remakes, especially when she gets flustered.
* AmbiguousDisorder: In the remakes. Her official character profile describes her as highly intelligent, rarely speaks, and disinterested in most people and things except for a few special interests.
* AmbiguouslyBi: As mentioned below, she has some {{Yandere}}-tinted ShipTease towards both Maxie and whichever player character is selected.
* AscendedExtra: In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', she receives a surprisingly large amount of characterization and a larger role. Same is true for the remakes, being one of the major post-game antagonists.
* BadassCape: Her uniform has a cape unlike the other members of Team Magma. This is absent in the remakes.
* {{Bokukko}}: In the remakes she speaks with "boku", and is one of the only women in the series to do so, if not the only one.
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where she and Tabitha share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* CryCute: At the end of ''Delta Episode'', she breaks down crying while apologizing to Maxie for going rogue and trying to destroy the world. She breaks down even more when ''Maxie'' apologizes to ''her'' for failing to recognize her loyalty and live up to it.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In the remakes. Her eyes and hair are both purple, just slightly different shades.
* DarkActionGirl: The female Magma Admin.
* DemotedToExtra: Worse than Team Aqua's Matt in this regard. While both have only an easy-to-miss cameo in the game opposite their team's role (in her case, ''Sapphire''), she's the only notable member of either team that isn't battled in ''Emerald'' either. [[InvertedTrope Not the case]] [[AscendedExtra anymore in]] ''Omega Ruby''.
* {{Determinator}}: In the remakes, once Courtney sets her interest on someone or something, she never gives up in pursuing it.
%%* DistaffCounterpart: To Matt in ''Omega Ruby'''s Delta Episode.
* TheDragon: To Maxie, but only in ''Ruby''. In ''Emerald'', where she never speaks nor fights, she surrenders this role to Tabitha. In ''Omega Ruby'', they are treated more as CoDragons.
* DragonTheirFeet: In the ''Omega Ruby'' version of the Delta Episode, whereas most of Team Magma, Maxie included, had performed a HeelFaceTurn at the awakening of Groudon.
* DualBoss: In ''Omega'', the first and last battles against her both see her fight alongside a male Magma Grunt.
* EvilGenius: She's a former scientist, and is said to have a brilliant mind.
* FashionableAsymmetry: In the original games, her skirt has a gap that exposes her left leg. This isn't present in the remakes.
* HeelFaceTurn: Although in the remakes, it takes her and the remaining Magma Grunts until the post-game to get there.
* TheHyena: In the original ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', she begins everything she says with laughter, whether she's actually happy with the situation or not. Remake Courtney on the other hand prefers [[GigglingVillain giggling]] at the end of her lines.
* InTheHood: In the original games, her hood has black horns with a slight curve unlike the straight horns the other members have. In the remakes, her hood has yellow horns to better distinguish her from the female grunts.
* LaughingMad: She breaks into maniacal laughter when confronted during the Delta Episode.
* MaamShock: Wally calls her "ma'am" when apologizing for bumping into her at the Battle Resort. This is her reaction.
-->'''Courtney:''' I'll... make him cry...
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name means "bonfire". Courtney is derived from "country" - i.e. an area of ''land''.
* MinidressOfPower: In the remakes.
* MoralityPet: Her most villainous point, the Delta Episode, shows us her Mega Camerupt, showing through the ([[GameplayAndStorySegregation in-universe]]) necessary bond to achieve such a Mega Evolution that she's still not wholly evil.
* NotSoStoic: Her introduction has her as very unemotional and calculating. After she [[ShipTease takes interest in you]] when you defeat her in ''Omega Ruby'', though, every subsequent encounter has her acting more and more notably emotional.
* OmnicidalManiac: After Maxie's defeat, she tries to sabotage the attempt to use the rocket to destroy the meteor so that not only will it unleash a wave of devastation even greater than the one [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY AZ's Ultimate Weapon]] unleashed, but the meteor will stay on course and finish off what's left of the world. She outright states that she's doing it to avenge Maxie suffering a breakdown due to said defeat.
* PervertedDrooling: After the player defeats her on Southern Island, her defeat quote suggests she was swallowing drool. It even has a musical note.
* PsychoSupporter: She's not exactly sane, to say the least, in the remakes in particular.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]: In the remakes. Rather childlike, and mentally stable she is not.
* PurpleEyes: In the remakes.
* RecurringBoss: At least, when the games actually let her get involved.
** In ''Ruby'', she's fought twice - first at the Weather Institute, and later at the Seafloor Cavern.
** In ''Omega Ruby'', she's battled five times - the first three during the main plot, and the final two in the Delta Episode post-game.
* ReiAyanamiExpy: She fits this very well in the remakes; she looks pretty young, has pale skin, her hair is short and is an unusual color, her eyes are an unnatural color, she usually acts emotionless and robotic, she has a strong bond with her leader, and becomes more emotional over time.
* SatelliteCharacter: She's just there to provide a battle (in ''Ruby''), and is easy to miss in ''Emerald''. Subverted in the remakes.
* SayItWithHearts: A lot of her dialogue in the remakes with the player is sprinkled with musical notes, even if she just lost a battle.
* ShipTease:
** She has quite a bit of FoeYay (some of it outright GettingCrapPastTheRadar) with the protagonist in ''Omega Ruby'', which is not present in the original game; though in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' she had some feelings for Ruby, the protagonist of the ''Ruby and Sapphire'' arc.
** She also really, ''really'' seems to like Maxie. It's not clear how much of this is admiration or if she's actually in love with the guy, but given her [[VillainousBreakdown reaction]] [[{{Yandere}} to seeing him defeated]], there's definitely ''something'' strong there.
* TheStoic: Very quiet and unemotional. At first anyway.
* TerseTalker: In the remakes, Courtney is shown to rarely speak. The fact that most of her dialogue has ellipses emphasizes this.
* ThemeNaming: Has a ground-based name like the rest of Team Magma.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Maxie.
* TheUnfought: In ''Emerald''.
* UnholyMatrimony: Seems to ''want'' to be in this with Maxie.
* VillainousBreakdown: After Maxie is defeated and the team's plans foiled. By the time of her last battle, [[NotSoStoic she's visibly livid, and is actually speaking fully-formed sentences]].
* VillainessesWantHeroes: She grows fond of the player. A bit ''[[{{Shotacon}} too]]'' [[{{Lolicon}} fond]].
* WeaponOfChoice: Camerupt, and nothing else.
* {{Yandere}}: Towards Maxie in ''Omega Ruby''. When his defeat leaves him a broken man, she's so furious she takes what's left of the team and tries to destroy the world.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is dark blue in the original games, and lilac in the remakes.
!!Tabitha (Homura)
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* AscendedExtra: In ''Emerald'', he's more important and more prominent than in ''Sapphire'' or even ''Ruby''.
* BadassCape: Unlike the other members of Team Magma, his uniform has a prominent cape. This is absent in the remakes.
* BerserkButton: In the demo, Tabitha does not take too kindly to Matt comparing him to a Makuhita.
-->'''Tabitha:''' You'd better at least make it a Hariyama!
* CoDragons: In the remakes, where he and Courtney share the role of NumberTwo; just in different ways.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Sapphire'' - he only appears at the Seafloor Cavern, and it's easy to miss that it's him there.
* TheDragon: To Maxie in ''Emerald'', where he is fought thrice and displaces Courtney. In ''Omega Ruby'', the two are CoDragons.
* DualBoss: In his third battle in ''Emerald'', he's fought along with Maxie himself. In ''Omega Ruby'' his first battle is alongside a female Magma Grunt.
* EnemyMine: In the Omega Ruby[=/=]Alpha Sapphire demo, he teams up with Matt from Team Aqua to take out the player and Steven teams up with you to even the odds.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In ''Omega Ruby'', Tabitha is horrified once he learns what will happen if Groudon is awakened. This is what causes him to start working to get Maxie and Team Magma off the path they're on.
* EvilGenius: Somewhat characterized as such. In the remakes, he used to be a scientist who worked in Devon and contributed significantly to the team's research.
* EvilLaugh: He laughs in every single line of dialogue he has. The remakes give him a rather strange laugh, rendered as "Ahyahyahya!"
* EyesAlwaysShut: In the remakes, save for when he's [[RedEyesTakeWarning angry or acting pretty cocky]]. This contributes to his aforementioned resemblance to Makuhita.
* FatAndSkinny: The Fat to Maxie and Courtney's Skinny.
* FatBastard: He's one of the heavier villains in the franchise.
* GenderBlenderName: "Homura" can go both ways or be a [[LastNameBasis last name]], but Tabitha is always female. The game translators may have [[ViewerGenderConfusion gotten confused by the way the sprite looked]].
* HairTriggerTemper: In the remakes, Tabitha is impatient and has a very short temper. He has been aggravated by the player's meddling in Team Magma's plans, being compared to a Makuhita by Matt and being called [[MaamShock "sir" by Wally]]. After the Delta Episode in Omega Ruby, he even yells at Courtney to apologize to Maxie after the latter two stare at each other for an extended period.
* HeelFaceTurn: Along with his boss (and in the remakes, his HeelRealisation precedes Maxie's).
* InSeriesNickname: According to a scientist in ''Omega Ruby'''s Magma Hideout, he is also known as "Tabitabi".
* InTheHood: He wears the same hood as the grunts. In the remakes his hood has yellow horns like Courtney's, but he keeps it down.
* MaamShock: A rare ''male'' example, as he gets upset when Wally calls him "sir" ("I've only just turned 27!").
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "flame". Tabitha is an anagram of "habitat".
* OnlySaneMan: In ''Omega Ruby'', at least compared to Maxie and Courtney. He's the only one to figure out the problem with awakening Groudon before it happens (not that Maxie listens).
* PsychoSupporter: Between his constant laughter and glee over what Maxie is doing, he seems more than a little unhinged. It's ultimately subverted, however, when he's the first one to realize the dangers of awakening Groudon.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes are [[EyesAlwaysShut normally closed]], but when he's angry or acting confident, his eyes are revealed to be this.
* RealMenWearPink: You can find a magazine about cute Pokémon in his room in the Magma Hideout.
* RecurringBoss: The most consistently across the Hoenn games:
** Fought three times in ''Emerald'', and twice in ''Ruby''. The first battle in both is at Mt. Chimney; the second is at the Magma Hideout; the last, in ''Emerald'' is at the Mossdeep Space Centre, [[DualBoss alongside his boss]].
** In ''Omega Ruby'', he's battled thrice just like in ''Emerald'', but the set-up is different - the first fight is [[DualBoss alongside a Grunt]] at Meteor Falls; the ''second'' is now the Mt. Chimney battle; the last is at the Weather Institute (replacing Courtney's role there).
* SpearCounterpart: To Shelly in ''Emerald'' (as TheDragon to their respective leaders), and more so in the remakes where they serve the same story roles (including the moment of a HeelRealisation).
* TheStarscream: It's said that he wants to become the leader of Team Magma, as evidenced by the application forms for promotion on his desk. He ultimately proves to be loyal, but his ambition ends up biting him when he tries to stop Maxie from awakening Groudon, and the leader just uses Tabitha's ambition as a reason to mistrust him.
* ThemeNaming: Has a land-based name like the other members of Team Magma.
* VagueAge: One of the few notable examples to completely avert this in the series in the remakes. He's 27.
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