Philippe

The former boss of the Rust Syndicate. After losing to Corbeau in battle, Philippe ceded the role of boss in recognition of Corbeau’s strength. He currently supports Corbeau as his right-hand man.

Full name: Philippe Argent Age: 36 Height: 185 cm Hometown: Lumiose City, Kalos region Battle gimmicks: Mega Evolution

An imposing man, Philippe is distinguished by his straight posture and wide, rotund body. He has a light complexion, a squarish face, thick eyebrows, and round eyes with large, silver pupils. He styles his black hair in a short mohawk, with gray stripes running across it. He also has mutton chops on the sides of his face, with two tufts of gray hair resembling spikes on each side. Philippe wears a custom black three-piece suit over a dark gray dress shirt with a light gray circular pattern that resembles chainmail, as well as black shoes. There are metal strips resembling staples sewn onto various parts of his suit jacket, including the lapels, sleeves, quarters, and on the back. These metal strips are also present on his waistcoat and the buckles of his shoes. Philippe's golden necktie appears to be several blocks of metal stringed together instead of a singular piece of cloth. He keeps a golden pocket square inside his suit's breast pocket, and wears a pin of the Rust Syndicate logo on the left lapel, where he keeps his Key Stone.

Philippe is a soft-spoken and polite, yet stern man. Through various conversations with him, it is evident that Philippe puts great emphasis on politeness, upholding one's promises, repaying one's deeds, and following the rules. This demeanor seems to allow Philippe to be more effective in coercing others into doing the Rust Syndicate's bidding, such as when he offered Urbain/Taunie a loan to shoot promotional videos for Hotel Z.

Despite being older than his boss, Philippe is loyal to Corbeau and greatly admires him, formally referring to him as "Mr. Corbeau". Philippe gave away his position as the head of the Rust Syndicate to Corbeau and generally follows his orders to the letter. However, according to one of the Rust Syndicate grunts, Philippe also tries to maintain a boundary with his boss and not blindly do as he says; Philippe looks to his partner Skarmory as a reminder of this.

In his early years, Philippe's physical strength and knack for Pokémon battles made him a force to be reckoned, and allowed him to put the other city ruffians under his command. However, being strong alone wasn't enough to make a living, and Philippe had to rely on Lysandre, the CEO of Lysandre Labs, for financial support. Philippe later caught wind of Corbeau and how he negotiated with Lysandre to invest in various businesses he set up. Philippe and his gang tried to end Corbeau and his ventures, but he and his Venipede were able to outsmart and beat them every time, eventually forcing them to admit defeat, with Philippe relinquishing his position as the Rust Syndicate's boss to him.

Rust Syndicate is a yakuza-like organization in Lumiose City. They do various businesses like debt collecting and doing odd jobs to help Lumiose.

Philippe specializes on Steel-type Pokemon. His Pokémon includes Skarmory, Klefki, Aggron, Scizor and Steelix. His Skarmory can Mega Evolve.

Mega Skarmory changes Skarmory into a bright gold color. Its talons become enormous and armored; the actual foot is dark blue and each of its three individual talons is covered by a golden sheath. It holds these massive talons behind its body as it flies. Additionally, its wings become larger and spikier; its red feathers turn dark blue and the sheaths covering them turn the same shade of gold. The first of these blue feathers is the longest, shortening with each subsequent feather. Skarmory's eyes become narrow and red, and its tail becomes three-pronged. Two additional dark blue feathers grow behind the triangular crest on its head. Its neck feathers become spikier as well, forming V-shapes pointing downward from the sides of its neck.

Mega Skarmory can fly faster than the speed of sound. It conjures shock waves to send its opponents flying, then finishes them off with its large, sharp talons.

Skarmory's Mega Stone is called Skarmorite. </Mega Skarmory info>