You ' re missing my point . SM actually connected the protagonist to being involved with Aether other than you just keep running into them . Lillie was planted there at the beginning in order to attach yourself to a character whether you like her or not , that ' s not the point . But I fail to see how Lusamine is just a mix of Cyrus and Lysandre . Cyrus ' s was a nihilist , Lusamine was not even slightly nihilistic she did not seek an end to all things and she saw value in life . Lysandre wanted to make the world beautiful , Lusamine didn ' t care about the world , she just wanted to be surrounded by beauty . <| sep |> Really ? Do I have to point out the insane racist statements of Trump or the fact that he is the first candidate in modern times to be endorsed by the White Nationalists or that he has people in his cabinet who have racist dealings . If you don ' t have time to do a quick Google search I suppose I can . That being said , to hear those statements and then still say that you are fine with that then at some level racism doesn ' t bother you . It is simple logic .