#chairman answers

[therealchairmanrose]

Opinions on Bede?

He was good while he was useful.

[oceandiagonale]

Sooo...recently it has been very heavily implied that Penny's father is Peony, which would make Rose her uncle. Which would make her taking her girlfriend, Spare, to a family party even more awkward than normal for various reasons.

"Spare, this is my Uncle-"

"Rose, Ex-Chairman of the Pokemon League of Gallar."

"...of course you already know who he is. Anyway, please don't attack him. Uncle Rose, this is my girlfriend Spare DelRosa, a champion rank of Paldea and Ex-Hero of Arceus."

"...Ex?"

"Dad is an asshole so I quit. Still waiting on child support for Mom, the bum."

okay, I finally looked up where people were pulling that from and whoops, I should probably play the . team star backstory and mochi madness things sometime huh. 😳

anyways this is incredible tbh, can't believe Spare's not only following the Protagonist tradition of dating a former "villain" but also adding onto that by having one of them be her girlfriend's uncle FKJDSHFKJDS

(also this sent me down a thought rabbithole. Is Rose still allowed to stay in Galar? Did he get a trial even though Interpol/The United Regions Court doesn't have jurisdiction over stopping villains? Who decided his sentence? I'm so sorry I'm derailing this and rambling about Rose but it made me think a lot 😳)

I like the Star Trek concept of "jail" only being used as a last resort for people who are currently a danger to people around them and only as a temporary measure while working out some other supports, since the current prison systems all over the real world suck in unique and horrifying ways. But more importantly, I never ever saw that as a viable sentence for any of the villains anyways -- not even Lysandre, so certainly not Rose.

(................jury's still out on Ghetsis, but he's allowed to just wander around Pasio without much fuss so I guess he's fine too as long as someone's keeping an eye on him.)

More importantly, Gene was there to vouch for Rose's honesty about wanting to make it up to Galar. He definitely got community service, but what KIND? And were Archie and Maxie precedent, or did they even get a trial? None of the villains BEFORE them did, and Rose was the first one AFTER them to let himself be "caught."

When Guz first finds out that Archie and Maxie are undermining Lysandre, he says that Gene was happy that they stepped up to do environmental work, which means that the League was the organization taking responsibility for them, NOT Interpol.

But there's never any mention of paperwork regarding them, so I'm pretty sure Steven was just keeping an eye on them from there on out (especially since he was invited to their wedding later).

By the time Rose does his thing (checks watch) 6 years later, there ARE forms for each kind of incident. I'm pretty sure Gene wrote those himself.

So here's my thought: the League was still the organization that "caught" Rose. They were the ones that pressed criminal charges against him, mainly to set a precedent for future incidents (at Rose's request), and he met the same fate as Rose does in the Pieces AU: working in Hoenn as a scientist with Archie and Maxie's team on their environmental project. (Unfortunately, those two are too busy with Ultra Flare to be there much atm.)

After a while, he's able to go back to Galar to work on the energy crisis (with non-League personnel in the Villain Cleanup Division keeping an eye over his shoulder just in case and generally keeping him away from Leon so as not to distress him).

All that to say, yeah. Canon encounter.

[trustymikh]

Hi, could you share with us which Giovanni pairings you ship?

Oh boy, sure can. I should preface this by saying that I see Giovanni as an absolute manwhore with commitment issues, so technically all these ships can coexist:

- Giovanni/Ariana

Two bad bitches all around, Gio respects her a whole lot as they are on the same wavelength in most aspects (hc them as Silver's parents. Both regret it)

- Giovanni/Proton

Proton is a determined and feisty kitten who strives for Gio's approval. Unfortunately for his fangirl army Proton's into older men

- Giovanni/Petrel

Gio's weed soking gf and a menace to society. Gio highly appreciates the absolute agent of chaos that Petrel can be

- Giovanni/Archer

I mean, have you seen the guy? He is obsessed. Archer's his boss' loyal dog, Giovanni's the only reason he wakes up in the morning. Will kill and die for him and Gio would have nothing less

- Giovanni/Ghetsis

They hate each other, they want each other. While there's respect and admiration, both have egos the size of the sun, so it's a constant competition for dominance (in multiple ways). They will bite

- Giovanni/Nanu

Go way back, just two old cats. Nanu will do bare minimum to protect Alola from Rocket's shenanigans, yet won't rat Giovanni out to police while he absolutely should. Have a soft spot for each other

- Giovanni/Rose

Rose is charming and easy to manipulate, a win-win for Gio

[piers-official]

My, my! Now, this is surprising! You've become friends with Bede, have you? Surprising indeed... now, I hesitate to ask this, but just how did that come about? Last I was aware the child wasn't particularly fond of you.

I apologize for not bringing a gift for your big day, by the way. I don't exactly have much to give away anymore, ahaha.

@macrocosmos-social

Hello Rose.

Bede is friends with Marnie, which is how I came t'know him better. Turned out we had a few interests in common, like music, and I s'pose he decided to make me his acquaintence. Good kid, very talented- and not just in battlin', and has a good head on his shoulders.

M'really proud of the person he's become, an' the hardships he overcame...

[hunterisnearme]

So every cog in toontown is all happy now?

Everyone??

... ALMOST everyone

[throwdownyourheart]

Howdy y’all! Figured I oughta pin a post to get acquainted.

My name’s Caleb, but you can call me dad. 🤠

Leatherworker, writer, musician, and notorious homosexual.

If you wanna talk to me, my DMs and ask box are always open! Always love when y’all reach out. Not sure how to break the ice? Ask what projects I’m working on, or what song I’ve got on repeat.

I use tags to organize my posts, and you can take a gander at the archive if you want to see more of something particular. These are a few tags you’ll run into the most:

#we've always been around is all my queer shit. Being queer ain’t new, after all — we’ve always been here.

#all good things are wild and free is for all the wild places that make me feel most at home. I’d rather be out there than anywhere else, and these remind me that the world is much bigger than the daily grind.

#life in color is all about Black history, Black joy, Black struggle, and most importantly, the richness and diversity of Black lives.

#lubbock texas is where you’ll find all my horny-on-main posts; it’s been a small way that I’ve worked through/continue to work through my repressive fundamentalist growing-up years. It comes from an old Butch Hancock quote that says “Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in Hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on Earth and you should save it for someone you love.” If you wanna know what cranks my engine, just take a look at this tag. (May or may not have an alt that’s a little more down and dirty. My DMs are open, boys.)

#me is all the pictures of my ugly mug. It’s also where you’ll find all my thirst traps.

#answered asks is pretty self-explanatory. You submit an anonymous ask and wanna see if I answered it? You’ll find it here.

#personal as hell is a cutaway cross-section of how my brain works, the things that matter most to me, or the things that felt like they were written specifically for me about my life.

#death is all the things that remind me how very very short and how very very precious our time here is. Everybody we love will die, and none of us get out of this world alive. These are little reminders to live a good life, and hopes to die a good death.

#dog bless america is all about man’s best friends and most trusty partners.

#chairman meow is for the other guys — cats are a harder sell on the utility of man in their lives, sure, but none of ‘em ever showed the cops where your weed’s at.

#misuse of religion is a catch-all for religion in general, but more often about the suffering and joy and home I was made to bear in Christianity. It’s been a way for me to make peace with my past and the fundamentalism I was raised in. It helps me engage with the faith I left, and reinterpret the 23 years I spent with my life centered around a Jesus I don’t believe in anymore.

#cowboys and #all the pretty little horses because y’all know what I’m about.

#pov: i’m telling you what a good boy you are is for when you need a father figure to help work out your daddy issues.

[crispytubes]

What Does Albert Think Of The Chairman? Since Albert Doesn't Like Scaring And I Remember The Chairman Forced The Ghosts To Scare People.

Imagine hating your job but you’re too afraid to confront your boss about it at the same time. That’s basically Albert’s relationship with the Chairman.

In fact I’m pretty sure a lot of ghosts were afraid of the chairman, but that’s mainly because they wanted to appease him so they wouldn’t get their asses beat into the flow. But even after Scratch took charge and scaring wasn’t even a mandatory thing anymore, most of the ghosts still found enjoyment in doing it because they literally get a choice out of it.

So I wanna say scaring is just a thing ghosts loved doing, especially Albert. But after being stuck living up to the expectations of the Chairman and the fear of the consequences he would face if he didn’t, Albert no longer found the fun in scaring and considered it to be more of a permanent reminder that he was forced to hurt people.

[todayisafridaynight]

mine only having one render ever is still the funniest shit in the universe like that one singular render from 2009 has been carrying this fucker through what little merch he can get AND now multiple games at this point

[allan-bravecog-and-co]

mr. cyger what is atransgender

I think you reached the wrong account....?

[a-tale-of-legends]

Are Chairman Rose and Peony supposed to be Indian (or at least the Pokeverse's counterpart of India)? I noticed they both have a Copperajah on their team which is based on an Indian elephant.

Yeah, i think those two are supposed to be Indian-coded/Pokeverse counterpart of Indian. Though I know India- particularly Indian elephants- have been named dropped in the pokedex before, so maybe India exists in the pokemon world? Who knows. I wish they were more clear about this type of stuff-

[stearixx]

(If they won't, I will)

"Mister Rose 3-piece suit (real(authentic?))"

(Found on Galarean Auction sites)

Description: "I am the relative of [person asked to keep them anonymous] who is a worker in Rose's house and a big fan of him. One day I asked [person asked to keep them anonymous] to bring me one or some of his belongings and that was what [they] did bring among other things. I was terrified, but tried to remain calm, so not to gain negative attention by my idol and speak up. So was until I heard that Mister Rose is sentenced to jail. Now I will try to raise money by selling the clothing to a individual that wants it. All the money, gathered from the purchase will be used to hire an advocate to try and #fre***se. If Mister Rose doesn't want to hire a lawyer himself then I will help him realise that's what is good for him. He just doesn't understand.

#fr***ose [due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag] #RosaSedaCredo #Galargate #EternaGate #Ro***ate [due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag] #M**ate [due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag]"

This and over 300 posts alike were deleted by Macro Cosmos™ since the trial of Rose, although this one was the one that actually made them do something. Fortunately or not the item was already purchased. What's more Rose himself was notified about the selling of his belongings, to which he responded. He confirms that the clothing is indeed authentical and did belong to him as well as other 57 items sold on the marketplace.

"I admire all the people who try to "save" me, although, I am sure there could be other ways that didn't involve stealing my possessions, don't you agree? Nevertheless, I said it once and I will say that again. I'm sure that I deserve it, so I myself am not willing to be "freed". Thank you for your concern."

The things that were being sold as memorabilia or merch included shirts/books signed by him, the books written by him, and for the "biggest fans" his biological material (hair) and possessions - one of the most expensive being his personal diary (100000 poke-dollars for an item - Mister Rose asked us directly not to include a picture of the item). Mister Rose told us that everyone who has his possessions or money earned from it is to keep it, however the person in possession of diary has to return it to the owner - the corporation (Macro Cosmos™) will pay back all the money spent on it and will arrange the meeting between the purchaser and the chairman himself as a way of additional compensation.

After the "Rosa-abilia" gate (the source "Galar Daily" is an official media, thus we may use copyrighted tags or names once in our publications - if you are the member of Macro Cosmos™ and you don't like the term used, contact us, so we will censor it) the Macro Cosmos™ banned all the mentions of selling Mister Rose's possessions, the tags "#fr***ose" [due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag], "#MC***e"[due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag] "#Ro***ate" [due to copyright we can't show you the entire tag], "#Rosa***ilia" and other similar gates. The only one tag that the supporters of Mister Rose are allowed to use is "#RosaSedaCredo". Nobody knows the origins of the phrase, but, since it has originally nothing to do with Mister Rose, it can't be copyrighted.

(In the post poke-dollars are equivalent to USD)

[therealchairmanrose]

I have to ask

Why did you go after Eternatus

When Regieleki was *Right there?*

You had another, better option that didn't involve starting Apocalypse 2 Poison Boogaloo *literally in the same region.*

Regieleki was not as easily available as you are making it sound.

[foodsies4me]

Do other deamons than Apollo talk?

They do! But only through telepathy and generally only to their bonded or someone they’re very close to. Even then it’s a bit harder for them to talk to anyone who isn’t their bonded and is thus generally limited to emergencies because of how much energy it takes (unless you’re Chairman Meow of course in which case purring mine at Alec when they’re cuddling on the couch is considered an emergency of the highest order).

[4ster-bl4ster]

Would you let Eternatus loose on Chairman Rose if you could?

No

'Cause I'd have already tossed him into the distortion world.

[crybaby-shaymin]

❤️ 🔎 💌 ? :3c

Thank you so much for asking! I'll answer this for Chairman Rose ^v^

A SOMEWHAT BASIC F/O & S/I EMOJI ASK GAME

❤️ for a fact about our relationship.

Even though we don't live together, Mew and I often make trips to the Rose Tower so we can cuddle/have a date together with Professor Sycamore at least once a week!

🔎 for something f/o-related in my room (or something that makes me think about them).

I have this card of him that you gave me a while back! I cherish it so much >////<

💌 for a snippet of a conersation we had.

He invited me to come to Galar to participate in the gym battles! >v< I might take him up on that sometime..

[lepoppeta]

I got another one for you!! Rank the main villains/misguided antagonists of Pokémon, worst to best!

Oh gosh, this one's going to be a bit tricky.

1 - CYRUS. Team Galactic is such a fucking slog; they aren't even mildly amusing in the same way Team Rocket are, they just get in the way. At the head of this bizarrely hedonistic operation is Cyrus, a lunatic with his head so far up his own ass that he can't hear how fucking boring and self-centered he sounds.

2 - GHETSIS. He's creepy and deranged, certainly, but he's also kind of boring. In my opinion he also got a downgrade in B2W2 when he stopped being this "man behind the throne" kind of character and just became an evil dictator. N's presence is integral to his effectiveness, and once they split up he's not nearly as interesting.

3 - GIOVANNI. Credit where credit is due - Giovanni is the OG Pokemon villain, and he's not half bad either. He's also the only explicit villain that is on a League - Malva might count but I don't know if it was ever confirmed if she had anything to do with Team Flare or if she was just kind of there. Giovanni's also great because, as far as I'm aware, his ultimate goal is largely financial power, which is easier to understand than some other Pokemon villains.

4 - VOLO. Volo is where things start to get interesting in this list. He's a play on a zealous acolyte; he craves Arceus' blessing and he ends up enlisting Giratina's help to tear open a hole in the universe in order for them to meet, but he ultimately fails when you defeat him and Giratina flees. I liked his vaguely unsettling aura and the fact that he was always there when you least expected him to be, and I kind of get his motive to where he wants a reason for any suffering he faced, but ultimately the rest of his character kind of falls flat.

5 - LUSAMINE. I really liked Lusamine when I first fought her - how batshit crazy and obsessed she was; how she was willing to basically disown her own children in order to get what she wanted. In immediate hindsight her whole shpeal kind of petered out for me because I didn't know who Mohn (her long-lost husband) was and thus I had no idea what her motive was. USUM definitely did her a disservice by kinda-sorta redeeming her on-screen instead of leaving her fate up in the air like the original games did.

(The rest of these are all pretty close together in terms of how much I like them, so ranking is a little more approximate from here on out.)

6 - ROSE. SWSH unfortunately suffers from a poor plot anyway, which really doesn't do Rose any favors, but I really enjoy his calm, bussinesslike approach to everything, and how he's genuinely done good things for his community while also doing some questionable ones. I like how it's hinted that both Magnolia and Sonia regard him with hesitancy but no-one really elaborates as to why. I like how when you defeat Eternatus he just kind of... disappears, and his name is scrubbed from the League. I don't think anyone talks about him after that. That may be a plothole and not a deliberate choice, but it makes me want to study him acutely under a microscope.

7 - ARCHIE / MAXIE. (I'm counting these two as a pair because they serve the same purpose within their respective games.) My first villains! This is where my "well-intentioned but dumb" appreciation stems from; these two wanted to aid in the progress of humanity and also the conservation of certain Pokemon, but obviously didn't have any braincells dedicated to the consequences of their actions. It's actually really interesting to see them wholeheartedly regret their actions and realise their colossal mistakes in the moment.

8 - SADA / TURO AI. This villain and overall culmination of the SV story is so fucking terrifying and intimidating that I can't not love it. The plot twist that the Professor had been dead for years before your introduction to them was applause-worthy; the reveal that the AI had more affection, or at least respect, for the current world and the Professor's neglected son was heartbreaking. That was the moment that really shattered the illusion - that maybe, just maybe, Sada/Turo was a good person after all, but nope! They were just a deadbeat, obsessed parent all along.

9 - LYSANDRE. There's something about Lysandre that I find very, very appealing. He and Rose are very similar, and he also shares certain traits and motives with Cyrus of all people, but Lysandre succeeds more due to seemingly being more likable and having more genuine relationships - he at least has a friendship with Sycamore (or so the Professor claims). It's evident that no-one thought the worst of him and just considered him to be passionate about his desire to make the world more "beautiful". He sacrifices himself because he can't bear to live with his mistakes or his inability to accept the world as it is. He cries on-screen. He's a very poetic antagonist and I enjoy him immensely. Also his design is A+ and I love the way he carries himself.