imo an 80s villain who did this kind of thing would have some kind of evil charisma, or at least dress well. tim is just a shitty little creep in virtually every aspect, which is why he's such a great minor toadie in political theater

Right. Like if Elon had kept his initial charisma before he took a hard right off a cliff, he could have been an 80s villain. I can picture him in an 80s style retro futuristic computer room.

he's very much a wormtongue type, a little turd you love to hate for a while before he inevitably gets got by the larger machinations