Villain Characters

This page is about the villainous characters in Pokemon Lodestone

**WARNING: HEAVY SPOILERS AHEAD**

## Team Poacher

Team Poacher is the main villain team for the first portion of the game. They are a group of pokemon poachers who only care about money and care nothing about the lives of pokemon. They were recently hired by an unknown source to capture rare pokemon from the Zuluz Region

### **Team Poacher Grunts**

The Team Poacher Grunts are the underlings of Team Poacher. They often use weaker pokemon than their bosses and are more numerous.

### **Sophie**

Sophie is one of two Team Poacher commanders who the player fights throughout the game. She is a laidback woman from Mijimiku City who joined Team Poacher in order to make some extra money. Sophie is fought three times throughout the game. First at the ruins in the Amberlon Desert, second in a double battle with Arthur at the Bandari Aquarium, and third at the Team Poacher HQ in Serengi City. After the Charleston Family takes over operations in the Zuluz region, she is briefly seen alongside Bruce before he battles the player. In the postgame, she can be found in the Serengi Wilds as a worker, along with her fellow ex-Team Poacher members.

### **Arthur**

Arthur is one of two Team Poacher commanders who the player fights throughout the game. He is a strong man of little intelligence from Serengi City, who joined Team Poacher for unknown reasons, which he seems to want to hide from the player. Arthur is fought three times throughout the game. First at the Shady Building in Ethis City, second in a double battle with Sophie at the Bandari Aquarium, and third at the Team Poacher HQ in Serengi City. After the Charleston Family takes over operations in the Zuluz region, he is briefly seen alongside Bruce before he battles the player. In the postgame, he can be found in the Serengi Wilds as a worker, along with his fellow ex-Team Poacher members.

### **Bruce**

Bruce is the main villain for the first portion of the game. He is a ruthless pokemon poacher who is being paid for his work under the Charleston Family. After his defeat at the base in Serengi City, he and his team are forced to pull back and hide behind the protection of the Charleston Family while they take matters into their own hands. After Panthoria is awakened in an attempt to stop the Charleston Family's reign, and Martha is killed by the raging pokemon, Bruce decides to do the right thing and team up with the player to take down Panthoria. After the game ends, he and the former members of Team Poacher become park rangers for the Serengi Wilds, as they work to be redeemed in the eyes of society. He is fought only twice during the main story. First, at the Team Poacher HQ in Serengi City, and second at Luckyton Palace in Mijimiku City as he protects Martha from the player.

## The Charleston Family

### **Charleston Grunts**

The Charleston Grunts are family members from all over the massive Charleston clan. While they are not strong enough trainers to serve under their matriarch, they do their best to help her carry out her evil deeds.

### **Jameson**

Jameson is one of three admins for the Charleston Family. Being the grandson of Martha, he is an incredibly spoiled brat who acts out whenever he doesn't get his way. He is also the weakest of the Charleston Family's inner circle. At the end of the game, he as well as the other two admins are arrested and sent back to Galar to be held accountable for their crimes. Jameson is fought four times throughout the story. First at the Barabara Botanical Gardens, second in the Amberlon Desert, third at Luckyton Palace, and fourth at Mijimiku Tower, although the first fight is interrupted before he can send out more than one pokemon.

### **Beatrix**

Beatrix is one of the three admins for the Charleston Family. She is the youngest daughter of Martha and Derek, as well as the maternal aunt of Jameson. Although she holds high status in the family, she is still relatively young and immature, thinking very highly of herself and her status. At the end of the game, she as well as her father and nephew are arrested and sent back to Galar to be held accountable for their crimes. Beatrix is fought three times throughout the story. First at Kamba Hall, second at Luckyton Palace and third at Mijimiku Tower.

### **Derek**

Derek is one of the three admins for the Charleston Family. He is the husband of Martha, father of Beatrix, and grandfather of Jameson, as well as the patriarch of the Charleston Family. He loves his wife after their 40 years of marriage, and fully supports and helps her with her plan to take over the Zuluz region. At the end of the game, he as well as his daughter and grandson are arrested and sent back to Galar to be held accountable for their crimes. Derek is fought twice throughout the story. First at Luckyton Palace, and second at Mijimiku Tower.

### **Martha**

Martha is the leader of the Charleston Family and the main human villain, as well as the secondary villain overall of Pokemon Lodestone. She is a power-hungry matriarch of Galar's richest family who will stop at nothing to gain absolute power, leading to her trying to awaken Jybansi and take over the Zuluz Region. She eventually meets her ultimate fate in the climax of the game when she attempts to control Panthoria and is swallowed whole by the pokemon, presumably killed by its powerful jaws. Martha is fought twice throughout the story. First at Luckyton Palace, and second at Mijimiku Tower.

## Jybansi and Panthoria

For most of the game, Jybansi, the Arachno Pokemon is shown through the legends of the Zuluz Region to be a tyrannical destroyer who tried to eradicate all life in the region over 3000 years ago, the antithesis to the so called savior pokemon, Panthoria.

Later in the game, after Panthoria is unleashed by the Mythical Elders to restore balance to Zuluz, the truth is revealed. The legends were written wrong. 3000 years ago, Jybansi was the gentle protector of the pokemon in Zuluz, while Panthoria was a destructive creature who is bent on destroying the Zuluz region and all life in it.

Martha, the leader of the Charleston Family will try to take control of Panthoria, being killed in the process, and Panthoria begins to destroy the region. Later, the player must venture to the Arachno Nest and awaken Jybansi, who teams up with the player to take down and either spare (catch) or destroy (kill) Panthoria.

Once Panthoria is taken down, peace is returned to the region.