Why would bad guys want to protect the world from devastation and denounce evil?
Isn't that something good guys would do?
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It's implied that Butch & Cassidy's far more sinister version is the "true" motto and Jessie & James modified it
>>26816987
denounce the evils of truth and love
If you think about it they are kinda talking about communism.
They did a variant a couple months ago that explained the meaning a bit better.
>This world is so cruel, it's no good.
>Studying is no good, who would I do that for?
>That's why my days as a good kid end today!
>If love is evil, evil must be love too.
>They have almost the same letters anyway.
>>26817012
This.
They also do protect the world from devastation on occasion so they're not terribly wrong.
>>26816987
because they are the hero of their story
What is their motivation, anyway? Let's say they actually got all the Pokemon they wanted and gave them to Giovanni. Then what? They enjoy the riches? Are they just chasing a car that they wouldn't know what to do with?
Didn't Giovanni even tell them he didn't want a fucking Pikachu once?
>>26816987
According to Butch and Cassidy, the motto is actually supposed to go:
>To infect the world with devastation
>To blight all people in every nation
>To denounce the goodness of truth and love
>To extend our wrath to the stars above
And Jessie and James are saying it wrong
>>26817055
That's actually pretty hilarious. What's the motto in Japan?
The dub motto kind of fucks up the meaning anyway.
It's supposed to be saying "we're carrying out the evil in truth and love in order to protect the world" and is based around the idea of love and evil being two sides of the same coin. The dub makes the "carry out evil" part in "denounce evil" kinda killing the entire point.
>>26817069
The Rocket trio's?
>If you ask us about whatever,
>It is the world's mercy that makes us answer.
>To prevent the world's destruction.
>To protect the world's peace.
>Carrying out the evil of love and truth,
>we're lovely, charmy villains.
>Musashi!
>Kojiro!
>For the Rocket Gang duo dashing across the galaxy,
>,a white hole, a white tomorrow awaits ahead!
>Just kidding!
>>26817047
Money basically, and after Unova he kind of wants Pikachu now after getting blasted by it.
How would one rule the world if there was no world?
Team rocket choatic good?
>>26817101
Or the Botch/Cassidy one?
>If you ask us about whatever,
>We usually don't answer.
>But we'll make a special exception just for you:
>To prevent the Earth's destruction.
>To protect the Earth's peace.
>Carrying out the evil of love and honesty,
>we're cute, mischievous villains.
>Yamato!
>Kosaburo!
>For the Rocket Gang duo dashing across the universe,
>a pink shock, a pink tomorrow awaits ahead!
>Just kidding!
They are fuckups, that's why they use the wrong uniforms and the wrong motto
>>26817042
>They have almost the same letters anyway.
kek
>>26817202
In Japanese, love is "ai" and evil is "aku", so they were originally saying "it's the same thing, you just swap the "i" for a "ku""
>>26817047
>>26817116
But isn't James rich as fuck?
And does Meowth not know Payday?
Jesse is the only one who actually belongs.
>>26817861
I don't know the deal with James, but Meowth doesn't know Pay Day or any other useful attacks because he put all his effect into bipedal walking and human speech.
>>26817861
>>26817979
James wants absolutely nothing to do with his rich family because his parents are insane nutjobs.
>>26816987
>What is "deluded justice?"
