I keep looping back around and question Lysandre for the 50th time

WHY HE

Just why

clearly we can never understand his 600 IQ take

looks at lysandre

shakes head

What's there not to get?

He just wants to destroy the world cause people aren't fashionable (translation: because his famous best friend won't talk to him)

Omgggggg

I guess it's cheaper than therapy(???)

Lysandre: I could make a literal mob of fashionistas obsessed with fire theming and three piece suits and also a doctor octopus machine to destroy civilization...or I could pay someone to talk to them about my problems.
Malva: I like the pants.
Lysandre: DOC OCK ARMS IT IS!

He has a vision and we unfortunately have to experience it!!!

Apparently in the adventures manga Malva was gonna double cross him AFTER their goal was achieved which is very funny they actually gave pay off to her being in Team Flare at all, yet also presenting the idea of "yeah I'm down with killing people who don't buy Gucci"

As a student of the sciences, the fact that the first half of his name can come from "lysis" was a warning sign.

His japanese name is also based on the Fleur-de-lis

lots of things going on with him

Yeah Malva in PokeSpe was intense lol not saying she wasn't in the games but she was on a whole nother level

They angled it at first like she was in love with Lysandre like in the games and felt jealous and slighted by his interest in Diantha but really knowing her she was furious at the thought of someone like Lysandre being interested in Diantha who she probably admires to some degree and nost definitely have some kind of intense weirdass passion for

(Lesbiabs)

Except Diantha wants none of either degrees of crazy

RIVAL SPAGONIA : Diantha is a smart lady.

Both names are! Lys and Lis are both acceptable spellings Fleurdelys/fleurdelis.

Diantha trades her poorly balanced team for being a reasonable human being

Diantha was pretty cool in Spe (and the anime too)

this is how Diantha first shows up in Spe and she's so cool oooh