God, they need to make more games like this. This was awesome, and takes me back. Penny Arcade hit it right on the money.
As for the final boss and who is really behind it . . . I won't give away exactly what canny man was behind the devious plan with his sly scheming and shrewd tactics, but he is a clever, calculating, and sharp-witted evil doer with a knack for being deviously artful and smart.
In a completely unrelated note, I like the thesaurus option Apple's dictionary.