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* The [[CeilingCling Ceiling Peon]] is the last thing players need when their team is on its last legs. Struggling through some abandoned complex looking for a healing machine, and a Peon drops right in front of trainers, pulls out their Pokémon, and wipes theirs out. Unlike the other teams, Cipher employs Ceiling Peons regularly in all of its installations. Taking this even further, one Ceiling Peon ambushes the player on the elevator during the ONBS raid.
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* The [[CeilingCling Ceiling Peon]] is the last thing players need when their team is on its last legs. Struggling through some abandoned complex looking for a healing machine, and a Peon drops right in front of trainers, pulls out their Pokémon, and wipes whips theirs out. Unlike the other teams, Cipher employs Ceiling Peons regularly in all of its installations. Taking this even further, one Ceiling Peon ambushes the player on the elevator during the ONBS raid.
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* Cipher's plan is just as bad as the organization itself. "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may ''sound'' cheesy for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies in practice - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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* Cipher's plan is just as bad as the organization itself. "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may ''sound'' cheesy for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies in practice - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but except a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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*** Hyper Mode can be seen as a form of SanitySlippage. These Pokémon have such corrupted hearts that they will attack anything; [[BodyguardBetrayal even their own table-flippin' trainers.]] They also deny help in the form of Items from their trainers, and their Shadow Rush move, a move that can only be known if a Pokémon is a Shadow Pokémon, has an increased chance of getting a Critical Hit. They are practically denying any Trainer's help and doing the fighting themselves.
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*** Hyper Mode can be seen as a form of SanitySlippage. These Pokémon have such corrupted hearts that they will attack anything; [[BodyguardBetrayal even their own table-flippin' trainers.]] They also deny help in the form of Items from their trainers, and their Shadow Rush move, a move that can only be known if a Pokémon is a Shadow Pokémon, has an increased chance of getting a Critical Hit. They are practically denying any Trainer's help and doing the fighting themselves.
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*** Shadow Pokémon were considered in-game by Cipher to be Pokémon that were turned into weapons incapable of feeling love. They're denied true emotion and can feel nothing but ''rage.'' Kind of like the [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]], but can be cured.
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*** Shadow Pokémon were considered in-game by Cipher to be Pokémon that were turned into weapons incapable of feeling love. They're denied true emotion and can feel nothing but except sheer ''rage.'' Kind of like the [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]], but can be cured.
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* The actual owners of Shadow Pokémon fall into four categories - people who want to set them right (Wes, Rui, and Michael), people who don't know the bum deal they got, people who want them for their power, and the members of Cipher. Ranks in said organization are typically indicated by how many Shadow Pokémon the members possess - lowly grunts typically have one or two, with higher-ups having up to four. [[BigBad Greevil]] has a grand total of seven, four of which are ''legendaries'', and one of which ([=XD001=], that is, Shadow Lugia) is so thoroughly corrupted that its physical appearance even changed to reflect this. Considering [[LouisCypher Cipher]] is one of those NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast, it's easy to see how the whole group beats out Cyrus in terms of sheer evil.
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* The actual owners of Shadow Pokémon fall into four categories - people who want to set them right (Wes, Rui, and Michael), people who don't know the bum deal they got, people who want them for their power, and the members of Cipher. Ranks in said organization are typically indicated by how many Shadow Pokémon the members possess - lowly grunts typically have one or two, with higher-ups having up to four. [[BigBad Greevil]] has a grand total of seven, four of which are ''legendaries'', and one of which ([=XD001=], that is, Shadow Lugia) is so thoroughly corrupted that its physical appearance even changed to reflect this. Considering [[LouisCypher Cipher]] is one of those NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast, it's easy to see how the whole group beats out Cyrus in terms of sheer evil.
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** Also, when fighting him there is [[NothingIsScarier no music]] at all. All that can be heard is the crowd chanting "BATTLE! BATTLE! BATTLE!" endlessly. Every time you faint his Pokémon, they boo as one voice; every time the player's party suffers a defeat, they all cheer for him. Basically, the definition of VillainWithGoodPublicity taken to a ridiculous extreme with a colosseum full of Es Cade's fans.
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** Also, when fighting him there is [[NothingIsScarier no music]] at all. All that can be heard is the crowd chanting "BATTLE! BATTLE! BATTLE!" endlessly. Every time you faint his Pokémon, they boo as one voice; every time the player's party suffers a defeat, they all cheer for him. Basically, Essentially, the definition of VillainWithGoodPublicity taken to a ridiculous extreme with a colosseum full of Es Cade's fans.
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* Cipher itself is easily the most despicable villainous organization in '''all of Pokémon history''' and the most dangerous and competent. The ''first admin'' Wes runs into in ''Colosseum'', Miror B., might look and act like a silly DiscoDan, but he's competent enough to overrun a town by himself, something that not even ''Ghetsis'' succeeded in despite having vastly more resources, and it only gets worse from here. Taking control of the economy is also only their stage one -- their true head Greevil wants to create a group of impossible to purify Shadow Pokémon to take over the world.
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* Cipher itself is easily the most despicable villainous organization in '''all of Pokémon history''' and the most dangerous and competent. The ''first admin'' Wes runs into in ''Colosseum'', Miror B., might look and act like a silly DiscoDan, but he's competent enough to overrun a town by himself, something that not even ''Ghetsis'' succeeded in despite having vastly more resources, resources [[note]]To compare, what Miror B. did would be like Rood of the Seven Sages taking over Driftveil City, forcing the local Gym to shut down and nobody in there has any Pokémon because he convinced everyone to release theirs[[/note]], and it only gets worse from here. Taking control of the economy is also only their stage one -- their true head Greevil wants to create a group of impossible to purify Shadow Pokémon to take over the world.
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* Cipher itself is easily the most despicable villainous organization in '''all of Pokémon history''' and the most dangerous and competent. The ''first admin'' Wes runs into in ''Colosseum'', Miror B., might look and act like a silly DiscoDan, but he's competent enough to overrun a town by himself, something that not even ''Ghetsis'' succeeded in despite having vastly more resources, and it only gets worse from here. Taking control of the economy is only a means to the end unlike Team Plasma -- their true head Greevil wants to create a group of impossible to purify Shadow Pokémon to take over the world.
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* Cipher itself is easily the most despicable villainous organization in '''all of Pokémon history''' and the most dangerous and competent. The ''first admin'' Wes runs into in ''Colosseum'', Miror B., might look and act like a silly DiscoDan, but he's competent enough to overrun a town by himself, something that not even ''Ghetsis'' succeeded in despite having vastly more resources, and it only gets worse from here. Taking control of the economy is also only a means to the end unlike Team Plasma their stage one -- their true head Greevil wants to create a group of impossible to purify Shadow Pokémon to take over the world.
* Cipher itself is easily the most despicable villainous organization in '''all of Pokémon history''' and the most dangerous and competent. The ''first admin'' Wes runs into in ''Colosseum'', Miror B., might look and act like a silly DiscoDan, but he's competent enough to overrun a town by himself, something that not even ''Ghetsis'' succeeded in despite having vastly more resources, and it only gets worse from here. Taking control of the economy is only a means to the end unlike Team Plasma -- their true head Greevil wants to create a group of impossible to purify Shadow Pokémon to take over the world.
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* Cipher. "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may ''sound'' cheesy for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies in practice - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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* Cipher.Cipher's plan is just as bad as the organization itself. "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may ''sound'' cheesy for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies in practice - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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* Lovrina's DeathGlare when she's ready to battle for the second time. You [[BewareTheSillyOnes suddenly realize then that you've underestimated her.]] And even long before that, she be fairly creepy despite her PerkyFemaleMinion attitude, such as promising to "punish" her underlings multiple times and sporting a SlasherSmile in her battle intro, implying she's more evil than she seems on the surface. She thankfully becomes a FriendlyEnemy to you in post-game coliseum battles, and knowing what she's capable of, you'd best hope it stays that way.
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* Lovrina's DeathGlare when she's ready to battle for the second time. You [[BewareTheSillyOnes suddenly realize then that you've underestimated her.]] And even long before that, she be she's still fairly creepy despite her PerkyFemaleMinion attitude, such as promising to "punish" her underlings multiple times and sporting a SlasherSmile in her battle intro, implying she's more evil than she seems on the surface. She thankfully becomes a FriendlyEnemy to you in post-game coliseum battles, and knowing what she's capable of, you'd best hope it stays that way.
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** Also, how a ship got out in the middle of the desert in the first place - the Pokémon onboard were jacked by Cipher while the ship itself was being psychically carried by [=XD001=]. ''[[OlympusMons A Lugia.]]'' This time the syndicate doesn't fool around: they beach a ship ''as a weapons test''.
*** They weren't even ''trying'' to beach the ship - they wanted it brought intact to their base so they could MindRape all the Pokémon inside. Lugia somehow wound up dropping the ship. Imagine being carried through the air on a terrifying voyage, only for gravity to suddenly reassert itself and send you hurtling to your doom.
*** Lugia dropped it there on purpose so Cipher could capture the Pokémon (but never found Bonsly) inside. But in the beginning, you can see two crewmen get thrown overboard as Cipher steals the ship. They're reported missing, ''but never found''.
*** They weren't even ''trying'' to beach the ship - they wanted it brought intact to their base so they could MindRape all the Pokémon inside. Lugia somehow wound up dropping the ship. Imagine being carried through the air on a terrifying voyage, only for gravity to suddenly reassert itself and send you hurtling to your doom.
*** Lugia dropped it there on purpose so Cipher could capture the Pokémon (but never found Bonsly) inside. But in the beginning, you can see two crewmen get thrown overboard as Cipher steals the ship. They're reported missing, ''but never found''.
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** Also, how a ship got out in the middle of the desert in the first place - the Pokémon onboard were jacked by Cipher while the ship itself was being psychically carried by [=XD001=]. ''[[OlympusMons A Lugia.]]'' Lugia]]'', one so completely twisted that it's physical appearance changed. This time the syndicate doesn't fool around: they beach a literally kidnapped an entire ship ''as a weapons test''.
*** They weren't even ''trying'' to beachtest''. And the ship only reason it crashed in the desert at all - they wanted to bring it brought intact to their base so they could base, to MindRape all the Pokémon inside. Lugia somehow wound up dropping the ship. inside - is because of a "slight miscalculation".
** Imagine being carried through the air on a terrifying voyage, only for gravity to suddenly reassert itself and send you hurtling to yourdoom.
*** Lugia dropped it there on purpose so Cipher could capturedoom. And the Pokémon (but never found Bonsly) inside. But in the beginning, you can see two crewmen get you see thrown overboard as Cipher steals the ship. They're are reported missing, ''but never found''.
*** They weren't even ''trying'' to beach
** Imagine being carried through the air on a terrifying voyage, only for gravity to suddenly reassert itself and send you hurtling to your
*** Lugia dropped it there on purpose so Cipher could capture
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** The MindRape is no more evident than a rather uncommon occurrence in Colosseum; '''''HYPER MODE.'''''
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** The MindRape is no more evident than a rather uncommon occurrence in Colosseum; '''''HYPER MODE.both games; '''''Hyper/Reverse Mode.'''''
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*** In Pokémon XD, Shadow Pokémon are no longer capable of using any attacks aside from Shadow ones (at least when first caught), and there is a much wider variety than just Shadow Rush. They often affect both Pokémon in double battles, including status moves that cause confusion or harshly lower the Defense stat. Additionally, their Reverse Mode will still harm them but will not cause them to disobey or attack their trainer. In other words, Cipher had improved on the old Hyper Mode and made the Shadow Pokémon more efficient.
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*** In Pokémon XD, Shadow Pokémon are no longer capable of using any attacks aside from Shadow ones (at least when first caught), and there is a much wider variety than just Shadow Rush. They often affect both Pokémon in double battles, including status moves that cause confusion or harshly lower the Defense stat. Additionally, their Reverse Mode will still harm them but will not cause them to disobey or attack their trainer. In other words, Cipher had improved on the old Hyper Mode and made the Shadow Pokémon much more efficient.
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** Another thing to consider. ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' was released in the early 2000s. ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' was released 2010-2011. Cipher was the undisputed bottom of the morality barrel for nearly a decade, and even with Ghetsis showing up, all that's changed is the "undisputed". And not even Ghetsis has dared to challenge their title as the patron saints of ParanoiaFuel.
*** One could argue that Cipher still undisputed as the most immoral part of the franchise. Ghetsis is undeniably one of the most evil, if not '''the''' most evil, villain in the entire franchise, yet the most we ever see or hear about him mistreating Pokémon is the max-power Frustration attack of his Hydreigon and the only thing that arguably makes him stand out from the likes of Cyrus and Lysandre is being an irredeemable ManipulativeBastard and an AbusiveParent to N. There's no clear evidence of his cruelty to Pokémon going into MindRape territory, and despite how hard he tried to, he still failed achieve what Cipher ''already did from the beginning effortlessly''; manipulating and controlling a whole region's economy and livelihood to his favor.
*** One could argue that Cipher still undisputed as the most immoral part of the franchise. Ghetsis is undeniably one of the most evil, if not '''the''' most evil, villain in the entire franchise, yet the most we ever see or hear about him mistreating Pokémon is the max-power Frustration attack of his Hydreigon and the only thing that arguably makes him stand out from the likes of Cyrus and Lysandre is being an irredeemable ManipulativeBastard and an AbusiveParent to N. There's no clear evidence of his cruelty to Pokémon going into MindRape territory, and despite how hard he tried to, he still failed achieve what Cipher ''already did from the beginning effortlessly''; manipulating and controlling a whole region's economy and livelihood to his favor.
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* The [[CeilingCling Ceiling Peon]] is the last thing players need when their team is on its last legs. Struggling through some abandoned complex looking for a healing machine, and a Peon drops right in front of trainers, pulls out his Pokémon, and wipes theirs out. Unlike the other teams, Cipher employs Ceiling Peons regularly in all of its installations. Taking this even further, one Ceiling Peon ambushes the player on the elevator during the ONBS raid.
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* The [[CeilingCling Ceiling Peon]] is the last thing players need when their team is on its last legs. Struggling through some abandoned complex looking for a healing machine, and a Peon drops right in front of trainers, pulls out his their Pokémon, and wipes theirs out. Unlike the other teams, Cipher employs Ceiling Peons regularly in all of its installations. Taking this even further, one Ceiling Peon ambushes the player on the elevator during the ONBS raid.
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* Lovrina's DeathGlare when she's ready to battle for the second time. You [[BewareTheSillyOnes suddenly realize then that you've underestimated her.]] Lovrina herself can be fairly creepy despite her PerkyFemaleMinion attitude, such as promising to "punish" her underlings multiple times and sporting a SlasherSmile in her battle intro, implying she's more evil than she seems on the surface. She thankfully becomes a FriendlyEnemy to you in post-game coliseum battles, and knowing what she's capable of, you'd best hope it stays that way.
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* Lovrina's DeathGlare when she's ready to battle for the second time. You [[BewareTheSillyOnes suddenly realize then that you've underestimated her.]] Lovrina herself can And even long before that, she be fairly creepy despite her PerkyFemaleMinion attitude, such as promising to "punish" her underlings multiple times and sporting a SlasherSmile in her battle intro, implying she's more evil than she seems on the surface. She thankfully becomes a FriendlyEnemy to you in post-game coliseum battles, and knowing what she's capable of, you'd best hope it stays that way.
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** He set a record for his time as to how low a villain will stoop to deal with the player trainer -- whereas the leaders of Teams Rocket, Magma, and Aqua all ceded when their plans tanked, he suggested to BigBad Greevil that they take off and detonate Citadark Isle ''with you on it''! He advised mass murder (the Peons still on Citadark are [[WeHaveReserves apparently expendable]]) as a way of dealing with you. Not even Ghetsis in the video games and Lusamine pre-Ultra would willingly approach this level of depravity. Ardos' actions would easily be '''overkill''' compared to Ghetsis, and Lusamine had to be intoxicated by Nihilego to even go far enough.
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** He set a record for his time as to how low a villain will stoop to deal with the player trainer -- whereas the leaders of Teams Rocket, Magma, and Aqua all ceded when their plans tanked, he suggested to BigBad Greevil that they take off and detonate Citadark Isle ''with you on it''! He advised mass murder (the Peons still on Citadark are [[WeHaveReserves apparently expendable]]) as a way of dealing with you. Not even Ghetsis in the video games and Lusamine pre-Ultra would willingly approach this level of depravity. Ardos' actions would are easily be '''overkill''' compared to Ghetsis, and Lusamine had to be intoxicated by Nihilego to even go far enough.
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** Speaking of Ardos and Greevil, the entire thing with their family is a nightmare. Greevil forced Ardos and his brother to watch as he created his Shadow Pokémon empire from the ground up, and what's worse is that he never even called them his sons. N as a PuppetKing was bad, but when it comes to Ardos, it's much worse; if there ever was any goodness in him, it's long gone.
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** Speaking of Ardos and Greevil, the entire thing with their family is a nightmare. Greevil forced Ardos and his brother Eldes to watch as he created his Shadow Pokémon empire from the ground up, and what's worse is that he never even called them his sons. N as a PuppetKing was bad, but when it comes to Ardos, it's much worse; if there ever was any goodness in him, it's long gone.
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* Cipher. [[{{Narm}} "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may sound cheesy]] for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. Any remotely "scary" Pokémon becomes suddenly even worse, much worse. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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* Cipher. [[{{Narm}} "Seal the hearts of Pokémon" may sound cheesy]] ''sound'' cheesy for an EvilPlan, but the real horror is what it implies in practice - they MindRape a Pokémon by stripping it of all sense of compassion, emotion, and empathy, leaving nothing but a soulless, heartless killing machine behind. Any remotely "scary" Pokémon becomes suddenly even worse, much worse.behind. It's also a DeadlyUpgrade in ''XD'', thanks to the Pokémon refusing to receive items from the trainer and sustaining damage at the end of each and every turn of the battle (when in Reverse Mode at least.) Not even [[TraumaInn Pokémon Centers]] can do anything about Shadow Pokémon other than healing them.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he ends up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos obviously does and he outright tells Michael that he WILL.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he ends up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around.round. Ardos obviously does and he outright tells Michael that he WILL.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he end up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos obviously does and he outright tells Michael that he WILL.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he end ends up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos obviously does and he outright tells Michael that he WILL.
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* Ardos is one of the big reasons the people of Orre have trouble sleeping at night. Also, just like Ein, he's still at large as far as we know.
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* Ardos is one of the big reasons the people of Orre have trouble sleeping at night. Also, just To put bluntly, his vileness would make even Ghetsis and Cyrus look like Ein, he's still at large as far as we know.small potatoes.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he end up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos is still ready for another round even after everyone else isn't.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he end up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos is still ready for another round even after everyone else isn't.obviously does and he outright tells Michael that he WILL.
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** Last but not least, ''this guy is still at large.'' And [[NothingIsScarier we don't even get any confirmation on where he end up after this]]. Volo is the only person comparable to Ardos in terms of heinousness (and their approaches were different) and faces no real accountability over his schemes, but at least we can be sure he won't be there for another around. Ardos is still ready for another round even after everyone else isn't.
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** He set a record for his time as to how low a villain will stoop to deal with the player trainer -- whereas the leaders of Teams Rocket, Magma, and Aqua all ceded when their plans tanked, he suggested to BigBad Greevil that they take off and detonate Citadark Isle ''with you on it''! He advised mass murder (the Peons still on Citadark are [[WeHaveReserves apparently expendable]]) as a way of dealing with you. Not even Ghetsis and Lusamine (pre-Ultra) would willingly approach this level of depravity, Ardos' actions would easily be '''overkill''' compared to Ghetsis, and Lusamine had to be intoxicated by Nihilego to even go far enough.
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** He set a record for his time as to how low a villain will stoop to deal with the player trainer -- whereas the leaders of Teams Rocket, Magma, and Aqua all ceded when their plans tanked, he suggested to BigBad Greevil that they take off and detonate Citadark Isle ''with you on it''! He advised mass murder (the Peons still on Citadark are [[WeHaveReserves apparently expendable]]) as a way of dealing with you. Not even Ghetsis in the video games and Lusamine (pre-Ultra) pre-Ultra would willingly approach this level of depravity, depravity. Ardos' actions would easily be '''overkill''' compared to Ghetsis, and Lusamine had to be intoxicated by Nihilego to even go far enough.
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