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Evice (Japanese: ワルダック Wardack) is the criminal mastermind behind Cipher. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Cipher Head (Japanese: シャドーのボス Shadow Boss).
He disguises himself as the mayor of Phenac City under the name of Es Cade (Japanese: バックレー Backley). In his disguise, he is a fat and jolly gentleman who appears to be worried about the increase in crime caused by Cipher and Team Snagem, yet as the head of Cipher, he appears to have done nothing to stop either of them, ensuring that Snagem and Cipher work without interference.
In the games
Mayor Es Cade in his office at Phenac City
When the player and Rui first arrive in Phenac City, members of Cipher surround the city. One of them, Nascour, is seen leaving Es Cade's house. The player chases away the Cipher operatives from Phenac City, and Es Cade promises to investigate Cipher in return. However, he ends up leaving Phenac City shortly thereafter in a rage.
After the player defeats Nascour, the supposed leader of Cipher, at the newly constructed Tower Colosseum, Es Cade appears and reveals his secret identity as Evice, the secret leader of Cipher, whom even Nascour reports to. Furious for the damages done to his Shadow Pokémon plan, Evice challenges the player to one final battle to put a stop to him. However, he ends up being defeated, with even his ace, the ultimate Shadow Pokémon, Tyranitar, standing no chance. After the battle, Chief Sherles arrives to arrest Evice, but the rotund villain tries to make a quick getaway with a helicopter. His escape plan is put to a quick stop, however, as the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh appears and shoots down his helicopter with Sacred Fire, putting Evice's evil scheme to an end. He and Nascour are subsequently arrested by Sherles.
While Evice does not appear in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, he is mentioned by various NPCs. A woman in the Pokémon HQ Lab states that he is still safely behind bars, and Chief Sherles states that he was not the true leader of Cipher after all.
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Before snagging Tyranitar
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Quotes
Evice revealing his true identity
- For the quotes as Mayor Es Cade in Phenac City, see Mayor Es Cade → Quotes
- As Es Cade, after Nascour is defeated
- "Enough! Don't embarrass yourself, Nascour!"
- "My, my. That certainly was a battle worth seeing. I must be honest with you. I never imaged that you would get this far."
- "Oh, dear me. Do you fail to understand still? You're such an innocent child. At times, I am the affable mayor of Phenac... And at others, I am the secret boss of the criminal syndicate Cipher... I am Evice, and I shall rule the world!"
- "How dare you meddle in our affairs so thoroughly! The Shadow Pokémon plan, we can resurrect from the start. But you two... you'll never be forgiven! I'll destroy you utterly so you may never again rise against me!"
- Before battle, if the player was previously defeated
- "Ah, it's good to see you. Indeed it is. I've been worried about you. I was worried that you'd run off out of fear of me! Hohoho! Now, are you prepared to be devastated once again?"
- "Hahah! I'll happily humiliate you as often as you're willing!"
- "Noooooooh! Even my ultimate Pokémon!"
- "Blast you! Don't forget what you've done, <player>! It won't end this way next time! I will ruin you the next time, I promise you that!"
- "Waahahah! Let us meet again! Our bid to take over the world using Shadow Pokémon hasn't ended yet!"
- "What?"
Trivia
- Evice's name appears to be a combination of "evil" and "vice." "Vice", in addition to implying wrongdoing, may also imply the possibility that Evice isn't the true leader of Cipher. This is confirmed by Sherles in Pokémon XD, where he mentions that Evice wasn't the absolute leader to begin with. Instead, the position of Cipher's leader is held by Greevil, a character who hadn't appeared in Colosseum.
- It is unclear if this was always intended to be the case or was a retcon in XD. A resident of The Under references a man who made a fortune in the mines of the city that he hopes used his money for good; the line appeared to be referring to Evice originally but could also have been referring to Greevil all along.
- After his shadow Tyranitar, he replaces it with an Aggron. By sheer coincidence, both Pokémon and their mega stones are version exclusives in Pokémon X and Y.
In other languages
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