Tag: Lysandre

Do you have any headcanons for Archie/Maxie, Steven/Wallace, and Lysandre/Sycamore?

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Oh hell yeah I do. These are three of my fave ships after all. So it is going to get a bit long whoops.

HardenShipping HCS

  • I like the hc that the two are exes by the time ORAS happens and it fuels their rivalry. I definitely also like the hc that the team they used to be on together was Team Rocket, but like back in its old days when Gio was this cocky young aspiring criminal mastermind and Delia and Miyamoto were also there… good times. Archie was a grunt and Maxie was a scientist! Lots of fun spicy times back then, until they both left the team to pursue their own ambitions and grew estranged…
  • After ORAS they merge their teams after getting funding/support from the Aether Foundation to establish a Hoenn branch, thus becoming “Team Aether” in a sense. Since Rayquaza represents the sky and aether is the element that exists above the terrestrial sphere (like where Rayquaza lives…) it’s a fitting route for them! Like their parent foundation, Hoenn Aether focuses on conservation and pokémon rehabilitation, essentially the goals of Team Aqua and Magma but without all the extremism. Archie & Maxie are the co-leaders now and while they’re an unconventional duo they make it work and get a lot done.
  • Kiran was a total accident and the two weren’t even fully reconciled/back to their old relationship when Maxie found out he was expecting. Legit she was conceived only a few months post ORAS whoops. Maxie claims he’ll never forgive Archie for it, but they both love their daughter and she was in many ways what fully brought both teams together (in both the reconciliation sense and the romantic sense as I ship the admins together as well haha.) 
  • Archie actually picked the name Kiran out (as conciliation for accidentally knocking Maxie up haha), as it can have multiple meanings in different languages. It can be from Sanskrit and means “dust” or “sunbeam”, tying into Archie’s heritage but also the Team Magma theme. As a Japanese name, the kanji used are 磯藍, meaning “seashore” and “indigo”, tying into Maxie’s heritage but also the Team Aqua theme. Archie is very proud of himself for coming up with it.

OriginShipping HCS

  • Steven and Wallace have been friends since childhood, having met through Steven’s father Joseph being old friends with Wallace’s grandfather Drake. They set out on their pokémon journey together, with Steven challenging the Hoenn League and Wallace aiming for that year’s Grand Festival. However, after Steven’s other father, Célestin, passes away that year Steven decides to go to Sinnoh rather than remain in Hoenn and be stuck at home with Joseph, who he had a strained relationship with at that point. Wallace of course goes with him, sympathizing with his friend as he’d lost his own parents unexpectedly in a storm some years previously.
  • While in Sinnoh the two end up befriending Cynthia, though she and Steven are initially rather antagonistic rivals. They’ll deny this as adults and claim they’ve always gotten along (Wallace is quick to correct them every time.)
  • The two were dating and had been for quite a long time by ORAS, though they hadn’t tied the knot yet. I do like the idea of them getting engaged during the events of the game, then getting married the summer after, either not long before the Delta Episode happens or right after. Steven would have been happy with a small event but Wallace of course wanted a huge wedding. I’m sure there was plenty of fun drama thanks to all the coordinators who attended (coughHarleycough).
  • When it came to choosing names for their children, Steven wanted rock names of course, while Wallace was more reluctant about those, wanting nice elegant names. In the end, they came up with two rock names and two non-rock names (one of each for both masculine and feminine names). Wallace did quality control the rock names though since he didn’t want Steven choosing any “weird” ones like Bort or something. Since their first children were twins, they used one of each – Maia for the girl (after May) and Jasper for the boy. Wallace ends up using the other name he picked out for their next child, a son named Alphonse. Steven was gunning for another child so he could use Larimar, but since that didn’t happen (Wallace was firm that three was enough) he’s set his sights on their first grandchild getting that name.

PerfectWorldShippingHCS

  • I hc Lysandre as being a bit younger than Augustine, so they first met in a more mentor/student capacity back in Lysandre’s research days. He admired Augustine’s research and was excited for the chance to work with him. They quickly became friends and that eventually led to romance. However, they became a bit more distant after Lysandre left to start his own company, mainly due to both being busier than ever and no longer working together. They remained a couple, but there was a bit of a rift there that led to Augustine not noticing Lysandre slip further and further into extreme views.
  • Their son was conceived shortly before Lysandre enacted his plan to use the ancient weapon, intended to be a final intimate moment before the world changed forever. Instead of that happening though, of course, Augustine was left finding out he was expecting after the final battle, when Lysandre was presumed dead. He had assumed his symptoms were due to grief and shock at everything that happened, but finding out the true cause was another rollercoaster of emotions. He keeps it a secret for as long as he can, but eventually others noticed and while he never does outright say who the other parent is… it’s pretty obvious to anyone since he had always happily broadcasted his relationship with Lysandre. When their son is born, Augustine chooses to name him Florian as a way to honor his (presumed) late partner.
  • Of course, in this verse, Lysandre wasn’t actually dead but had rather been spending time rethinking his life choices in “so you tried to destroy the world, what now?” bootcamp with AZ. He does eventually decide to come back like five years later and is certainly surprised when he finds out he has a kid. There are a lot of road bumps but things eventually work out and he and Augustine get back together. (There’s more on this in Florian’s profile.)
  • Augustine’s red socks were a gift from Lysandre for his birthday that Lys was very apologetic about since he thought they weren’t enough, so to prove that any gift from Lys was perfect, Augustine has regularly worn them ever since.
  • Alain and Calem are Augustine’s nephews in this verse and while their grandparents became their primary guardians after their mother passed away, Augustine was always more of a father figure to them, as was Lysandre after he and Augustine started dating. So, in some sense they had a bit of practice parenting before Florian came along, though due to everything their relationship with their nephews is complicated.

Who’s your favorite family from each region?

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This is a pretty difficult question since for generally my “favorite” family is the one I’m working the most on at any given time, so the answer would change. I can answer for who I’m enjoying working on the most at this point in time though.

Kanto: I haven’t really worked in depth on any Kanto families recently, but I’d say right now I’m feeling very fond of the NamelessShipping fam. I’ve been having a lot of fun with Roy and Sage’s dynamic in particular, as antagonistic siblings is always fun. I also like how they both have some of Green’s arrogance, since cocky characters are fun to work with.

Johto: Hands down the HonorShipping family just since they have so much drama. A very close second is Whitney, Ethan, and Lance’s family, since there’s a lot of fun dynamics going on there as well. I think the sheer outrageous soap-opera levels of drama in the former family are what make me like it more though, as well as how quirky all the kids are.

Hoenn: Probably a tie between TensionShipping and ContestQueenShipping at the moment. ContestQueen will always be my forever Hoenn OTP, so they’re going to be a favorite no matter what, but I’ve been having so much fun with Drew and Harley’s family (and their dynamics with Lisia and May’s family) that I feel like they deserve a shoutout as well.

Sinnoh: The BrokenShipping family is a forever favorite just since it’s one of my weirdest ships. It was basically an in-universe crackship to start out and then the more I thought about it the more I thought it would be great. They’re an unconventional family but one I love working on. Shout-out/runner up goes to the ComaShipping family though since how could I not love Paul and Ash and their goth babies.

Unova: I know this is kind of cheating since it’s like five families but… the Montfort family. All of them. I don’t know how it got so big but all of them are so much fun to work with and I’ve just put some of my most effort into worldbuilding Unova that they’re kind of my babies. Even if some are trash babies like Grimsley and Hymnia and Mindy. And while this isn’t set in stone yet… there’s a good chance the family’s going to be expanding once I incorporate Galar 😉

Kalos: PerfectWorldShipping. Hands down. I have… trouble with Kalos, mainly due to lack of inspiration, so I think it’s probably no wonder that the couple/family with a convoluted story and angst and drama is the one I like best. Florian’s one of my older fankids as well and while he’s changed a bit over the years he’s still one I’m very fond of. I really like thinking of him and his dads being soft together.

Alola: Another region I find myself having a bit more trouble with, but I’d say maybe SnowLilyShipping? Mainly just since they start out very typical but end up being very unconventional with their half-alien meme son, sort-of a zombie son, and then adorable baby daughter. Another fun one is the NineIronShipping fam (Guzma/Molayne/Kahili) just since it’s full of shenanigans and all three kids are gremlins.

And then I have some other regions, but those only have one-two families each so I’ll exclude them. Honestly I think it’s just become obvious that the families I tend to enjoy working with are the ones with more drama/unconventional elements. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy the more typical families – I do immensely! It’s just that when it comes down to picking favorites, I tend to go with the ones like that. Really, this AU is more of a personal/self-indulgent project than anything, which is why things get over the top or dark sometimes. I simply want to explore lots of different ideas I find interesting and use this world as a way to do so.

Rank order how legit (as in how likely they would be to happen in your canon) all boss/subordinate ships (for evil teams)

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That’s a lot of ships Syd! But I’ll do it for you~

Giovanni/Archer (SubordinateShipping – These two probably had the best relationship out of all the boss/subordinate ships. They were just fwb even if Archer had romantic feelings, but they respected each other and remain on good terms.)

Giovanni/Ariana (SilverSpawnShipping – The only reason this is so high up is because they were married. It was not a healthy relationship though and it was a very bitter and spiteful marriage overall.)

Lysandre/Bryony (RiskShipping – They were not romantically involved and only hooked up a few times, but Lysandre never treated Bryony poorly and had he not died, he would have supported her and their son.)

Archie/Shelly (ShiverMeTimbersShipping – They probably could have dated under different circumstances, being close childhood friends.)

Guzma/Plumeria (SkullShipping – Same with Archie and Shelly, the could have easily dated under different circumstances.)

Archie/Matt (SailorShipping – Less likely than Archie/Shelly, but perhaps could have happened.)
   
Cyrus/Jupiter (TBHShipping – They do hook up but it’s just Cyrus indulging Jupiter hence why it’s not higher on the list.) 

Cyrus/Saturn (GingaShipping – Perhaps if Saturn had been bolder, he too could have taken the same opportunity Jupiter did.)

Maxie/Courtney (AuthorityShipping – Courtney had some feelings for her boss, but never confessed them, nor did she ever expect Maxie to return them.)
   
Lysandre/Aliana (TriumphShipping – If Aliana had wanted to, they could have hooked up probably, but there weren’t any romantic feelings.)

Lysandre/Celosia (SuccessShipping – Same deal as with Aliana.)

Giovanni/Petrel (MusicalTheaterShipping – Same deal as with the above two.)

Giovanni/Mable (RedMapleShipping – Lysandre wasn’t really Mable’s type hence why she’s lower down on the list.)

Cyrus/Mars (BetelgeuseShipping – Mars only had a celebrity crush on Cyrus and never seriously considered her feelings to be real. She admires him, but that’s about it.)

Giovanni/Proton (DarkDesireShipping – Proton may have found his boss attractive, but he knew his brother Archer was the boss’ favorite so he wouldn’t interfere. He also would have been a teenager any time a relationship between him and Giovanni could have happened and Giovanni isn’t about that.)

Maxie/Tabitha (LeadershipShipping – I don’t headcanon Tabitha to have any romantic feelings for Maxie so…)

Lusamine/Wicke (HeavenlyShipping – Lusamine is too focused on finding her husband to bother with outside relationship.)

Lusamine/Faba (No Ship Name – Same as above.)

Lysandre/Xerosic (DoomsdayShipping – No attraction here, Xerosic has no interest in relationships while he’s focusing on getting back home.)

Cyrus/Charon (GlobalShipping – No attraction here either.)

Ghetsis/Literally Anyone (I headcanon him as ace/aro so he’s the least likely of anyone to end up in a relationship.)

What happens to each of the Team Flare admins?

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Aliana: Arrested after Team Flare is defeated. She would have gone free after not too much time (since prison sentences seem fairly short in the pokémon world), but due to being discovered trying to bribe guards and doing illicit deals with other inmates, her sentence was extended. After she goes free, she proves she hasn’t changed her ways by working for Team Mythic.

Bryony: Prior to Team Flare’s defeat, she has a one night stand with Lysandre which results in her becoming pregnant. Her sister, Mable, was the only other person who knew of this, and was the one to help Bryony escape when the police came to arrest most of the other Team Flare members. Bryony ends up having difficulty supporting herself and her son, Basile, due to having to lay low and avoid the law and the two move around a lot as she tries to find part time work. When Basile is about 9 years old, Bryony is finally caught when she was out looking for their dinner and she doesn’t tell the police about her son, fearing what would happen to him if they found out he was Lysandre’s son. Basile ends up living on the streets, not knowing what happened to his mother, for another 5 years before being taken in and later adopted by Clemont and Cilan. Bryony ends up with a harsher sentence for fleeing justice, and is still in prison.

Celosia: Dies when Lysandre uses the Ultimate Weapon and the base collapses. She came from a wealthy family and only joined Team Flare for fun. By the end of it all, she regretted joining and wanted to defect, but it was too late for her. Tried to escape at the end of it all but ends up crushed as the HQ collapses when she and Mable stay behind – Celosia trying to rescue some pokémon that had been left behind by the other fleeing Flare members. Her family tries to sue Lysandre Labs after the incident, but nothing comes of it since Celosia joined the Team and committed crimes of her own will.

Mable: Joined Team Flare with her younger sister Bryony. After her sister confided that she was pregnant with Lysandre’s child and was afraid what would happen if Team Flare was defeated, she helps Bryony escape the HQ not long before the weapon goes off. However, Mable herself stays behind to try and rescue Lysandre, wanting him to live so he can at least know he has a child, but she ends up crushed when Celosia asks her to help rescue some trapped pokémon on her way to the central chamber. 

Xerosic: Originally from Ultra Megalopolis, he was stranded in the ‘main’ world after the wormhole creating technology he was testing, including his protective suit, broke. He joined Lysandre Labs to try and gain access to the tech required to rebuild a portal back home. When Team Flare is defeated, he works on his Expansion Suit project – the goal of it was to create a suit he could use to get back home once his portal was built. After he finishes his prison time (having turned himself in to Interpol), he finds out that there are other people from his home world in Alola and heads there. He eventually chooses to remain in Alola rather than move permanently back to Ultra Megalopolis and gets a job with Aether Foundation studying Ultra Space. Incidentally, he is also Zossie’s uncle.