Lusamine

is a character first appearing in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. She is the president of the Alola base organization Aether Foundation and the major antagonist of the games.
==Appearance==
Lusamine concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Lusamine.
Lusamine with Nebby case concept art.jpg|Concept artwork of Lusamine with Nebby's case.
Lusamine Nihilego fused SM concept art.png|thumb|left|Concept artwork of Lusamine fused with Nihilego.
 
Lusamine has green eyes and her hair is blonde with silver streaks and extraordinarily long reaching well past her knees. Her hair is smooth and glossy, with a slight wave towards the ends. The texture of her hair appears to be smooth and silky. Lusamines hair is styled wrapping around her body. Her bangs also fall over her left eye slightly covering it. She wears a short sleeveless white dress with yellow frills. Lusamine has a pair of black and white leggings that reach down to her ankles. She wears black high heels with black gemstones on both sides of each foot. The heels are golden and have green soles. Lusamine also wears a large diamond badge on her chest. 
When Lusamine fuses with a Nihilego, her design becomes altered she transforms into a dark-colored version of the Ultra Beast. In this body she has several tentacles that have eyes with gem shaped pupils. Her legs dangle out of the bell where they now are a deep purple transitioning to black as they reach her waist. Her skirt now has purple frills and a black under layer. Lusamines upper body is in the bell where she now has yellow eyes instead of her usual green eyes as well her left eye is slightly covered by her bangs. Her hair transforms into a dark purple with yellow streaks her hair also becomes much thicker and elongated with it flowing outward sitting on the bottom of the bell covering her arms leaving only her shoulders visible. It is also noticeable all accessories have vanished from Lusamine asides from her collar with her high heels disappeared, her diamond badge on her chest gone, and her gemstone on the back of her hair is also gone alongside the ponytail she had it placed on most likely due to her hair expanding from the transformation. 
==Personality==
===Sun and Moon===
Lusamine was originally shown to be a kindhearted lady who is willing to "create a utopia for Pokémon". In truth, however, she seeks for beautiful things she could "own". Though her daughter and son both try to warn her about the dangers, Lusamine does not forgive them for betraying her, showing utter coldness, as she does not want anything to stand in her way to obtain the power from the Ultra Beasts. Ultimately, she wishes to live in a world that consists only of her and Nihilego, which she views as a surrogate family that is completely obedient to her. She is also extremely manipulative, taking advantage of Guzma's inferiority complex to befriend him and convince him to serve as a hidden mercenary for the Aether Foundation.
Despite this, it is implied that Lusamine was a genuinely kind person at one time, but, after her husband Mohn was lost in the Ultra Beast's world, grief drove her insane. After her defeat and forceful separation from her Nihilego, she seems to regain some of her sanity and comments that she finds Lillie "beautiful" before collapsing into a coma.
===Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
She is shown to be a more decent person than she was in the previous games. First, she is now motivated by a desire to protect the Pokémon and people she loves from Necrozma and a desire to reunite with her husband after he disappeared into an Ultra Wormhole. Thus, her willingness to create a utopia for Pokémon is more genuine. Though her children worry about her disappearing like their father, Lusamine still shows utter disappointment in them for betraying her yet reassures them that she will still protect them from Necrozma, thus showing that, for all her abrasiveness towards her children, she still loves them from the bottom of her heart.
Lusamine is also shown to prove that she is capable of recognizing her errors and feeling remorse for her actions; thus, she is able to reconcile with her children and the Aether Foundation.
==Etymology==
==Biography==
===Sun and Moon===
Lusamine welcomes the player character and others into the Aether Foundation. When Hau tells her that he thinks she is no older than them, she calls him a sweet boy and admits that she's over 40, surprising Hau.
However, once her plans are exposed, she prepares to open a wormhole to the other world where the Ultra Beasts originate from. Lusamine shows utter coldness towards Lillie for taking Nebby away and escaping, reflecting on the time Lillie was younger and obeyed her every command. Lillie yells for her mother to stop, as Cosmog could potentially die. Lusamine laughs and tells Lillie that she used to be very pretty, but is ugly now. Lusamine orders Guzma to attack them. She succeeds in opening the wormhole and vanishes.
Once the player character and Lillie access the Ultra Space, Lusamine still refuses to back down, claiming she has the right of taking control of Ultra Beasts and ignore Lillie. Lillie gathers her strength and opposes Lusamine, who fuses herself with a Nihilego, which causes her normal Pokémon to develop Totem traits (likely due to the Nihilego venom). However, the player character defeats her, while Lillie calls on the power of Alola's Legendary Pokémon, causing Lusamine to become hurt and split from the Ultra Beast.
In the end, Lusamine was taken away to recuperate, while her daughter seeks ways to heal her. Later, she leaves for Kanto to seek ailment from Bill, who has already fused and defused with a Pokémon before.
===Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
Just like the original games, Lusamine welcomes the player character and others into the Aether Foundation. When Hau tells her that he thinks she's not older than them, she once again calls him a sweet boy and admits that she's over 40.
However, once her plans are exposed, she prepares to open a wormhole to the other world, where Necrozma resides. Lusamine shows utter disappointment towards Lillie for taking Cosmog away and escaping, though reassures her that she will save even her when she protects the world from what Necrozma plans to do with its light. Lillie yells for her mother to stop, as Cosmog could potentially die. Showing understanding of the risk, Lusamine briefly hesitates before going to charge the cage that Cosmog is in. When Gladion pleads her not to disappear like his father did, Lusamine battles the player in order to reassure him and Lillie that she'll be fine. She succeeds in opening the wormhole and vanishes with Guzma.
Once the player character and Lillie reach the Altar, Lusamine re-emerges with Guzma, having been defeated by Necrozma. She tells Lillie and the player character to run from Necrozma, calling it a monster. When Necrozma merges with Alola's legendary Pokémon and disappears into Ultra Space, Lusamine is reprimanded by the Ultra Recon Squad for her recklessness and watches as the player goes into the Ultra Wormhole to stop Necrozma.
In the end, Lusamine reconciles with her daughter and they head back to Aether Paradise to care for the legendary Pokémon, who has become weak due to its light being stolen from it. During the end credits, she comes by the dock to see Gladion off when he goes to Kanto to train, much to his pleasant surprise.
In Episode RR, Lusamine is kidnapped by Team Rainbow Rocket and held hostage by Giovanni. When the player finally reaches Giovanni, Lusamine is seen lying unconscious on the floor. Giovanni states that he has used the power of an Ultra Beast to make her sleep, and claims that he will brainwash her to serve Team Rainbow Rocket. She awakens after Giovanni is defeated and the mansion is restored. Upon finding out about Faba's attempt to betray the Aether Foundation to Team Rainbow Rocket, Lusamine demotes him to intern.
If spoken to after becoming Champion, Lusamine will express remorse for everything she has done, vowing to better herself as a protector of Pokémon and a mother to Gladion and Lillie without interfering with either again. On the first day of every month, Lusamine can appear at the Pokémon League to challenge the player to a Title Defense battle, replacing Faba from Sun and Moon.
After Gladion is defeated at the Pokémon League, Mohn will pay a visit to Aether Paradise, during which Lusamine will see him for the first time since his disappearance. Though surprised to see him once again, she chooses not to tell him about his past, believing that he seems happy enough as he is.
===Other appearances===
==Sprites==
VS Lusamine SM.png|Lusamine's VS sprite in Sun & Moon
VS Lusamine 2 SM.png|Lusamine's second VS sprite, fused with Nihilego, in Sun & Moon
==Pokémon==
===Sun and Moon===
====First battle (Aether House)====
====Second battle (Ultra Space)====
Auras:
Clefable: Sp.Def +1
Lilligant: Sp.Atk +1
Mismagius: Speed +1
Milotic: Attack +1
Bewear: Defense +1
* Lusamine had a Nihilego that she captured in Aether Paradise with a Beast Ball when she escaped to the Ultra Space, she then merged with Ultra Beast during the Ultra Space battle, but after being defeated and the merger undone, Nihilego is left behind after Nebby takes everyone back to the Altar of the Sunne/Moone.
===Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon===
====First battle (Aether House)====
====Champion title defense====
==Trivia==
*Lusamine is the first female main antagonist in the Pokémon games.
*When the player character battles Lusamine in Ultra Space, all of her Pokémon, except Bewear, will have an angry expression. This is likely due to Nihilego venom amplifying their aggression.
*Lusamine is named after a species of plant known as Garden Balsam. Ironically, Garden Balsam was used as a remedy for poison. Her name may also derive from the term "luminous," given the heavy use of light colors in her design and her desire to improve the world.
*All her Pokémon on Ultra Space have special auras who boost a status on one stage like the Totem Pokémon because her fusion with Nihilego and the Beast Boost.
*She somewhat resembles Pheromosa.
*When Lusamine fuses with a Nihilego she becomes known as the Motherbeast.
*Lusamine’s hair appears very sharp, however when she is fused with a Nihilego it appears much smoother and thicker.
==Gallery==
Sun Moon Lusamine Nihilego fused.png
Lusamine SM OD.png
Lusamine merged with Nihilego.png
Category:Aether Foundation