french lysandre full TL
finally, here it is, all of lysandre's french lines, translated into english by meeee
disclaimer: i am not a professional translator. i've tried to keep the original vibes/phrasings as much as possible, since the point of this translation is to show off the original vibes and not to adapt them back into english (what would even be the point, considering there's already an official english translation...) i've added notes to highlight some things, but if you'd like more info/clarification please feel free to ask me (via asks not replies if possible, it's just more convenient that way for me to keep track.)
i might also translate sycamore's at some point ? altho idk if there's as much of a difference. i'll have to check.
i've formatted this so that you can compare the english lines (indented and in italics) and the french lines (no formatting) easily. credits go to poképedia and bulbapedia for gathering all the lines, thank you for not making me have to go through let's plays to write it all down. credits go to newtiteuf's pokémon y let's play for the screenshots (and all screenshots i have taken for my french lysandre posts in general!)
i'll link relevant posts when they come up, but if you'd like to see more french lysandre material/individual posts about french lysandre shenanigans, feel free to check my tag.
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Sycamore Lab / Laboratoire Platane
So, I will be able to meet them soon, then.
Well then, I'll finally have the pleasure of meeting them!
The children chosen by the professor… I wonder what potential they have.
The children picked – nay, chosen! – by the Professor. Whatever potential do these brilliant young people harbor?
T/N: these particular asides between dashes come back fairly often with him. literally, i would translate them as "what am i saying" but the vibe is the same. it's a very dramatic, high-class type of speech.
Oh! You received a Pokédex from the professor then… How wonderful! That is a wonderful thing, indeed. You are one of the chosen ones.
How about that! So the Professor has entrusted you with a Pokédex? This pleases me! You can't imagine the joy that meeting you brings me, young prodigy.
I am Lysandre. I've tried to learn as much about Pokémon as I can to help build a brighter future. Professor Sycamore has taught me so much.
My name is Lysandre. In order to ensure a brilliant future for this world, I've furthered my research on Pokémon as much as I could, under the Professor's benevolent guidance.
Oh, I see you have a Holo Caster! Knowledge is power, after all. Put it to good use.
And what's this? Could this be a Holo Caster? 'Knowledge is power.' Remember this saying well, and put it to good use.
Now listen! It is vital that this world become a better place. And the people and Pokémon chosen to make the world better must work tirelessly to achieve this goal.
The world shouldn't be better... it MUST become better. And in the pursuit of this great cause, chosen ones, humans and Pokémon, must work together relentlessly.
Well, I'll be off. Please give Professor Sycamore my best.
You'll have to excuse me, duty calls. Please pass on my warmest regards to the Professor!
My desire… it is for a more beautiful world!
I crave a new world! A more beautiful world!!!
T/N: literally he says he's thirsty for a new world but it just sounds too weird in english lbr. also when he says "the world must become better" it's explicitly like... the world has a DUTY to become better, basically. AND YES HE DOES USE 3 EXCLAMATION POINTS
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Café Soleil
You played a young girl so wonderfully in your debut on the silver screen. Wouldn't you rather remain young and beautiful forever and always play such roles?
Your debut movie role has always fascinated me. This quite young girl, so pure, fresh, innocent! What wouldn't you give to play these kinds of roles again and again?
You were chosen to be a movie star, correct? Isn't it your duty to be ever beautiful?
My dear, you're sorely mistaken! What about your responsibility? It is your duty as an actress to remain ever beautiful.
Everything beautiful should stay that way forever.
(X) I would make this world unchanging and eternal so all beauty will last forever.
(Y) I would end the world in an instant so that beauty never fades.
I can't stand the thought of the world becoming uglier.
If it was within my power,
(X) I would make this world into a place of imperishable... immutable beauty!
(Y) I would disintegrate this world in an instant so that beauty could remain unaltered... eternal!
I cannot bear decrepitude and degeneration!
Oh. Hello, Player. This is Diantha, one of the most accomplished movie stars in Kalos. She moves the multitudes with her excellent acting… Which is to say, she dedicates her life to making other people happy. Oh! If only everyone were like her--what a beautiful world this would be!
But look who's here! Dear Player! Allow me the pleasure of introducing you to lovely Diantha, the actress Kalos can take great pride in! Her performances have consistently been praised by the public – public that she knows how to affect with her immense talent. Her entire life is therefore dedicated to other people's happiness. Oh, if only the world could follow her example, what kind of paradise of beauty would we live in!
If you'll excuse me.
Now, please excuse me. Madame, mademoiselle, young man…
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Port Tempères / Coumarine City (Holo Caster)
Professor Sycamore told me you can now wield Mega Evolution. That is truly wonderful. With that power, you can steer your future in a better direction! We can't just cover up the old filth with new filth! I implore you to consider what we need to do to change the world into a new, beautiful world!
Professor Sycamore has informed me that you've recently discovered how to use the power of Mega Evolution. You truly are a chosen one! You now have the opportunity – nay, the duty! – to change the world and give it a better future. And to make the world more beautiful, think carefully about what you must undertake. We can no longer settle for hiding the grime of the past under that of the present.
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Café Lysandre
I would like to congratulate you as well. Mega Evolution is something I, too, would like to be able to use.
I wanted to convey my congratulations in person! Mega Evolution, now there's something I would very much like to make use of.
True. I'm a descendant of the king's younger brother. That being said, that story is 3,000 years old, so it might not be entirely reliable.
That's right. I am – or rather, may be – the king's descendant, via the cadet branch. But seeing as all of this dates back over 3000 years, I harbor few illusions regarding this ancient legacy.
People can be divided into two groups. Those who give... And those who take... It's just as how the Kalos region's two Legendary Pokémon gave life and took life. I want to be the kind of person who gives...
People are akin to the two Legendary Pokémon of Kalos: there are those who give, and there are those who take! It is my duty to be remembered as the bestower, the one who made a difference!
But in this world, some foolish humans exist who would show their strength by taking what isn't theirs. They're filth!
Alas, in this world, parasitic imbeciles believe it necessary to deprive and take in order to show off their brute strength. They're revolting! They're the dregs of humanity!
Long, long ago, the king of Kalos sought to take everything for his own, and he created a terrible weapon. Then the fire of destruction was unleashed… That is the legend that has been passed down.
In the distant past, the king of Kalos had a weapon of unbelievable power built. And with the goal of taking over the world, he lit up the flames of death! At least, that's what the legend says.
Kalos is beautiful right now! There will be no foolish actions if the number of people and Pokémon do not increase. That being said, the future isn't decided. You can't be sure each day will be like the one before.
Today, Kalos is resplendent! At the pinnacle of beauty! If Pokémon and humans do not proliferate further, no foolish action will come to disturb this perfect order. But the future is uncertain! How can we know if tomorrow will be the same as today?
What the king of Kalos did was reprehensible, but... The ultimate weapon did manage to wash the world clean of that era's filth.
As for the king, can we find extenuating circumstances behind his act? Certainly. Thanks to the ultimate weapon, he erased all of the ugliness that defaced the world in his time.
Thank you for listening. Take that as an apology for my taking up your time.
Here I am, letting myself get carried away once again. Thank you again for your time and your attention. Keep this item, you can have it as an apology for delaying you.
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Route 15 (Holo Caster)
According to Professor Sycamore's research, Mega Evolution releases all of a Pokémon's hidden energy at once. The Pokémon then exhibits a level of power it could not attain through ordinary Evolution. What meaning can we draw from this? Do all people and Pokémon have such potential, or is it hidden within a chosen few?
According to Professor Sycamore's research, it would seem that Mega Evolution allows Pokémon to temporarily release an extreme amount of energy, that they then convert to increase their power to a level that's unreachable as part of regular evolution. Do all humans and all Pokémon possess this kind of hidden power? Is it reserved to a chosen few? In your opinion, what could all of this mean?
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Flusselles / Anistar City (Holo Caster)
Pokémon Trainers. I come to you by the Holo Caster to make an important announcement. Listen well.
To all Holo Caster owners!
Team Flare will revive the ultimate weapon, eliminate everyone who isn’t in our group, and return the world to a beautiful, natural state.
Team Flare has revived the ultimate weapon and is about to purify the world! Team Flare will be the only survivor of the oncoming cataclysm, and shall live in a world of perfect beauty.
Unproductive fools are consuming our future... If nothing changes, the world will become ugly and conflicts will raze the land from end to end.
As of today, parasites nibble – nay, devour! – the last few riches of the world and mortgage its future. Because of these profiteers, world war for the control of resources is assured!
I repeat. We will use the ultimate weapon and wipe the slate clean. I’m sorry, those of you who are not members of Team Flare, but this is adieu to you all.
Preventive elimination is the only solution. The ultimate weapon will allow for a fresh start.
Team Flare will prevail.
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Labos Lysandre / Lysandre Labs
Welcome. This world will eventually reach the point of no return… Saving the lives of all is impossible. Only the chosen ones will obtain a ticket to tomorrow.
Welcome! The world is rushing toward the depths! And not everybody shall be saved! Only the chosen ones will be guaranteed safe passage toward better tomorrows... or simply any tomorrow at all!
Do you want to have a ticket? Or, do you want to stop me?
Do you believe yourself to be a chosen one? Are you here to retrieve your free pass for the future? Or do you believe yourself able to stop the course of destiny?
Show me in battle.
Let's not bother with words. Show me! May the battle begin!
Excellent! I can feel the fire of your convictions burning deep within your heart!
Your determination is the fire that guides you! Good, very good!
T/N: he uses "vous" here which seems to imply he's speaking to multiple people; from context i'm assuming he's referring to the player and their team.
Wah ha ha! Your convictions, and those of your Pokémon, please me!
I'm... This is prodigious, yes, this is simply prodigious! Our Pokémon have shown the full measure of their skill! I feel entranced!
You are here to stop me. But I ask you to wait. I tried to save people--and the world--with the profit from this lab. But my efforts had no effect... The world was just too vast...and too full of fools that I couldn't save through my hard work alone... That's why I decided the only way to save the world was to take it all for myself.
So you wish to stop the course of the destiny I steer and govern. Very well. But, if you please, think for a moment. It goes without saying that with the profits generated by my laboratory, I've tried to save the world. Yet, it was a lost cause: it's much too vast! My efforts are but a drop in the ocean, and this planet is populated by so many parasitic imbeciles. Then, if I can't save the world, if it's unredeemable, I can make it MINE!
T/N: the word i translated as "unredeemable" is "irrémissible" and it is literally the most try-hard r/iamverysmart word he could have used. i get mad just thinking about it.
I don't expect that I will ever make you understand how I think and feel... Try to stop the ultimate weapon if you must, but to do so, you will have to explore our lab and have Pokémon battles with all you meet.
No, I do not hope that you could share the ideals that inhabit me. But since you want to stop me at all costs, why don't you pay this laboratory a visit. Fight against those who share my dream. Then, who knows…
Oh, and as for the Elevator Key, one of the Team Flare Scientists you've met on your journey has it.
The key to the elevator is in the hands of one of my assistants.
T/N: "assistants" here being gendered female to refer to one of the Team Flare Scientists (sans Xerosic.)
Saving everything... The world is suffering because of this absurd dream...
Saving all beings... It's a fairytale! A shameful lie that can only lead this world to ruin!
That is AZ. He has the same name as a king that lived 3,000 years ago. And for some unknown reason, he had the key to the ultimate weapon hung around his neck. It's finally time. Follow me to my chambers.
Let me introduce AZ! This circus freak bears the same name as the legendary sovereign. And for some peculiar reason, he was even wearing the key to the ultimate weapon around his neck... Providence works in mysterious ways. But enough pointless chatter. It's time for you to join me in my chambers.
T/N: i didn't translate it literally because it sounds weird in english but he does use the same phrasing as the french equivalent of "God/The Lord works in mysterious ways."
(To Xerosic.) The only thing left to do is put the plan in motion. I'm counting on you.
(To Xerosic.) All that's left is for us to take action... I'm counting on you.
(To the player.) One push of a button, and we can activate the ultimate weapon from this room.
(To the player.) One of these two switches operates the awakening of the ultimate weapon.
I believe being a chosen one means you have the potential to change the future! Whether we activate the ultimate weapon or leave it safely underground will rest upon if you actually have this potential or not.
Since you're Sycamore's chosen one, it seems fair to offer you the opportunity to change the course of destiny. With great power comes great responsibility! Will you awaken the ultimate weapon, or will you seal it forever at the bottom of history's trash cans?
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Repaire Team Flare / Team Flare Secret HQ
The ultimate weapon's flower has finally bloomed above the soil. Don't you find its beauty captivating? As we speak, it draws its energy from the Legendary Pokémon.
At last, my beautiful, my sublime flower of desolation has risen from the ground! So much beauty, you, too, must find this fascinating? The most beautiful flowerings are those born from suffering, and this one is no exception: its sap – its juice! – is the Legendary Pokémon's energy!
(If the player pressed the blue button.) Player! I apologize that the weapon was unearthed even after you chose correctly in the lab. But conflicting egos drive this world--things don't always go the way you want!
(If the player pressed the blue button.) Player! I'm sorry we denied you victory, even though you'd found the right answer back at the laboratory. Please accept my apologies. But the course of this world is governed by the brush, the intersection – sometimes the clash! – of egos and conflicting feelings.
Even though resources, space, and energy on this planet are limited, the number of people and Pokémon has increased to an unsustainable level. Whether it's money or energy, the ones who steal are the ones who win in this world.
This world's resources are limited – nay, finite! This planet can no longer withstand this onslaught of existences, human or Pokémon, that it's being subjected to. If we won't reject this world, we must want to conquer it! And the world belongs to those who will take it, to those who will seize what matters, money or energy.
So, tell me. The Mega Ring, did you share it?
Then, tell me... I seem to remember that you've only got one Mega Ring. Did you share it?
When there is only one of something, it can't be shared. When something can't be shared, it will be fought over. And when something is fought over, some must survive without it. The only way to create a world where people live in beauty, a world without conflict or theft, is to reduce the number of living things.
Really? When something is unique, it can't be shared: you must take it! There it is, the sad rule of this world! Things end up becoming scarce and people fight for scraps. To eradicate the ugliness of these behaviors and live in a radiant – sublime! – world, we must eradicate the parasites! Necessity, this imperious law of nature that governs everything, holds onto the sprouts of life within the required limits. And the race of men cannot escape it through any effort of the mind.
Pokémon... Shall no longer exist. Pokémon are wonderful beings. Humans have worked with Pokémon, and we have helped each other flourish. But precisely because of that, they will inevitably become tools for war and theft!
Pokémons... ...are doomed to disappear! Their existence is a miracle of life. They've allowed the human race to flourish. And this is precisely for this reason that they would end up becoming instruments of war. My duty is to prevent such a thing!
Enough of this. You want to stop the ultimate weapon, and I refuse to do so. So, I will keep you busy for just a moment...
Enough talk. You're here to stop the ultimate weapon. It is my duty to stop you. En garde!
The strength to protect, huh? But what are you really protecting? A tomorrow that will only end up being worse than today?
The will to protect gives you strength? But what do you even have to protect? A future darkening day by day?
You're as strong as ever. But... It's too late! There's no hope for you now! Go down to the lowest floor, and see for yourself!
I expected nothing less! Your strength and bravery are impressive. But you're too late. All hope has vanished – nay, died! Come downstairs and see for yourself.
(Yveltal/Xerneas encounter goes there.)
What a startling development! I never would've thought you were really a chosen one!
Deus ex machina! You really are a chosen one, even more than I could have ever admitted!
So THIS is the mighty Xerneas/Yveltal?! I expected more from a Pokémon called a legend! You desire help from people? YOU need help from a human?
My poor Xerneas/Yveltal, you make for a puny Legendary Pokémon in this state. Why ask humans to help? Do you really need their strength?
For me, victory is using the ultimate weapon. In order to do that, I need to reclaim the Legendary Pokémon's power and send it to that weapon once again.
You don't cast judgment on a victor. And my victory depends on the activation of the ultimate weapon. Since the Legendary Pokémon has regained its strength, it's high time we reconnect it to the ultimate weapon for a useful sacrifice!
I'll be taking the Legendary Pokémon back now! This time, I won't lose. I, too, shall use the Mega Ring and Mega Stone that you researched during your travels.
Now, enough of this childishness. Give me back what you owe me! No victor believes in chance! Therefore, I have taken the necessary precautions. You're not the only ones who've done your research. I, too, have obtained a Mega Ring and a Mega Stone!
It's over... Fools with no vision will continue to befoul this beautiful world. They will go on until the only thing left to do is squabble over the remaining scraps of hope...
It's all over... This world will be soiled by humans devoid of any vision for the future. They will then scramble for the remaining shreds of hope, fighting each other miserably.
Whaugh!
ENOUGH!
If that were possible, all wars would have ended long ago! I can only see one future! One where selfish, foolish humans think about nothing other than themselves and steal more and more from one another... It's a tragic future!
Nonsense! Why haven't wars already disappeared, if the world is so well-intentioned? Oh, I can see it, this beautiful future together that you're promising me! Abundance becoming famine! Order and harmony, disturbed! People blinded by their egotism, tearing each other apart for crumbs! I CATEGORICALLY reject a future this wretched!
The original purpose of this device was to bring a Pokémon back to life. But the ancient king transformed it into this ultimate weapon...
Originally, this device was conceived to give back life to a deceased Pokémon. Yet, the sovereign of yesteryear made it into the ultimate weapon, an implement of destruction!
Hmm. When the Legendary Pokémon awakened, it took back much of its energy--its power--that had been sent to the ultimate weapon. There's not much power left... But there IS enough to use it once...
Very well. The Legendary Pokémon has nearly recovered all of its strength, and there's only a little energy left in the ultimate weapon. But enough for one shot, and perhaps the fulfillment of my wishes. The future belongs to the bold!
Player, Sycamore's pupils…
(X) Let us live forever… That's right! I shall grant you eternal life! I'll give you the pain of endlessly waiting for a beautiful world to finally be built!
(Y) The ultimate weapon is a flower that bloomed to no avail… Just like me… But this ends here! I will show what its remaining power can do!
Listen to me, Sycamore's little protégés!
(X) Truly become chosen ones! Join me in immortality! We'll have all of eternity to build our world of beauty.
(Y) Yes, the ultimate weapon, just like me, is a symbol of unrealized potential... the picture of absolute waste! But... everything must end here! This remaining energy... will be used to achieve my great work!
T/N: "ultimate waste" just feels weird to me but he's using the same adjective that's used for the weapon in french (it's "l'arme suprême" in french.) also i'm pretty sure "grand œuvre" is an alchemy thing? (also known as "magnum opus" incidentally) unsure whether this is relevant to anything but still thought i'd point it out.
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aaand that's all she wrote!
i need to take the time to look through his pokémas lines to see if there's anything interesting there (i doubt it, but who knows.) in any case, i hope you enjoyed taking this journey alongside me.
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💘bangtan as boyfriends: namjoon💘
(this cutie tho💕💗💞💓)
- the touchy kind of bf, your relationship can be described with one word: sensual
- bonds with you mentally and physically (👀)
- at the same time, very awkward with you when the guys are around
- but whenever it's just the two of you... oh my ..... you're in your own personal and highly intimate bubble
-a man of ... dualities... will talk about Aristotle with you and then ask you about your favourite pokemon
-will teach you about the richness of the finest wines while he's sipping on his capri-sun
-very passionate about your relationship and highly protective of you
-helps you deal with life in general, mostly with some daily tasks, will be ur mental support when actually can't be with you
-sends you pics of everything he finds interesting when he's away, there's a "joon on tour🌏💕" folder on your phone with pictures of unique statues, selcas, amazing food and loots of photos of landscapes and the sky. and of course.... 🦀☺️
- you cry at over trivia: love at least once/month, as it is the one song that always lifts your spirits, you once had an awful day where absolutely nothing was right and you crawled into bed in hopes to just fall asleep already (at 6pm smh) just to forget how shitty life can be sometimes. you listened to music, hoping that this would help you fall asleep, but no avail, you were just laying there, trying to keep yourself from crying. you didn't even notice that namjoon slowly snuck into the bedroom, until you felt the weight shift in bed and him pulling you into his chest. he knew. you knew by the way he held you and caressed your hair. "y/n?" he whispered and lifted your face to look at him. your teary eyes couldn't avoid his, but you couldn't complain. He smiled at you warmly, hugged you again and then softly sang the chorus of trivia: love, reminding you of his love for you (and laughed/cooed when you finally started sobbing)
-he took the supporting thing to a questionable level when he tried to cook for you and almost burned the house down and you reminded him of that incident everytime you saw a fire extinguisher, it became a running gag between you two
fire extinguisher:
you: oh, reminds me of the time you almost turned the kitchen to -
joon: i did it in good will and this is what i get
- manliest man in every other occasion, babiest baby when he's drunk, one loud mf tho (you once took scissors away from him when he was shit-faced drunk and he got emotional bc "you love me that much huh y/n, you protect meeee~, love you so so so much, y/n~", and you have to remind yourself why you signed up for this)
- very soft for you, will try to initiate cuddling but gets shy very often, you're his reminder that being soft and gentle is indeed something good
-will get inspiration to write when you guys are together, whether you are cuddling, going out somewhere or even fighting
-you cussed the shit out of him once when you trusted him to hand in an important paper for you, as you had fly to another country for urgent business and .... he forgot. he literally has no reason, he simply forgot and this was the only time you actually cussed at him and it was, well... believe it or not he wrote his cypher pt.V verse based on that
-and a heart-wrenching ballad after that because you were so mad that you said you needed a break, said break lasted 2 days after maknae line was at your doorstep and asked you to take namjoon back bc "he literally didn't sleep ever since your fight and barely leaves his studio" (jimin) and you knew that over working himself like this was a very obvious sign that he's not in his right mind, so you gave him a call and you two met up and reconciled ("your hook in cypher seemed awfully familiar tho" - "....i wrote a ballad for you" - "cypher always wins, joon" --- 2 years later it turned out said ballad became spring day pt 2, it wouldn't leave the charts --- "y/n, even the charts won't let me forget the one time i screwed up" - "and neither will i" - "petty lil shit")
- your thighs have become rock-solid bc this man would take u biking every damn weekend, "why are you wheezing like that?" - "idk, joon, maybe because my lungs are failing" - "don't be so dramatic, y/n" (proceeds to laugh about your misery)
-but he'd make it worthwhile with a nice picnic during the day
-makes it even better with a candle-lit dinner at a cozy restaurant near his place, that had fantastic pasta aglio e olio ("joon, this is the best food i had in a while, but you may have to carry me home" - "same, I'm so full but it was so worth it" - "hell yea, but...I'm serious about the carrying part" - "??" - " I can't move my legs" - "oh my god" - "this is what happens when im forced to do sports")
- you spent many cozy nights with him where you just pampered yourselves and talked about all sorts of things
-he could listen to you for hours, no one fascinates him as much as you do and he's convinced that you're the most hilarious person he's ever met, although you can't quite understand why he thinks that, he never really explained it either
-you have discussions about all sorts of things, he loves it when you challenge his views, bc that keeps the fire alive ya know
-tbh he's quite possessive , ngl there.. he once saw you joking around with jungkook who smiled and stared at you with heart eyes (!his opinion!)
- namjoon was very disgruntled but didn't say anything bc jungoo is babie and so are you, but it was a whole other thing when jin drunkenly flirted with you one day but it wasn't anything harmful tbh, yet namjoon was FUMING
-jimin was so kind to drag his hyung away from you, since you were too polite and too awkward to tell bangtans oldest off, but you knew how chaotic jin could be, especially when drunk, so you didn't bother much tbh..... but namjoon did. the following day, when you went over to theirs, a very distressed jimin opened the door. you shot him a quizzical look to which he simply said: "yesterday's aftermath". jin stormed towards the door when he saw you, which startled you, but jin grabbed both your hands and profusely apologised for his behaviour the day before. you noticed namjoon glaring in the back, while you listened to jin, who was unaware of namjoon in the back. "so are we good? we have to be good or namjoon's gonna kill me". you started laughing and reassured him and all of you were ok again, jimin took a deep sigh in relief.
- very loyal to you, almost fought a staff member who bad-mouthed you when your relationship became known to bighit
- that was the time you knew namjoon would always have your back, and you knew that this man was worth every kind of hassle that could await you and your relationship (like a unintentional arson by a clumsy man who just wanted to cook)
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