He does. That the world would be better off united by one firm dictator as opposed to multple countries/leaders etc.
Is your antag big on hygiene?
Lampyris is clean enough, but he doesn't exactly care about keeping up with the latest fashions, so he looks a bit patchwork and raggedy. However, if he woke up one morning and all his posse had disappeared, it might take him a few days to figure out he has to clean, since his most trustworthy fellow evildoer, Gherkin, is a neat freak and does all the housework before anyone else can get to it. Less trustworthy fellow evildoer, Vorticose... now,
he's a total slob, leaves dishes in the sink for weeks, etc.
How are/were your antagonist's grades at school, if they went? Under/overachiever? Struggled with a few subjects?