The Morphin' Grid

So, I've been doing a re-watch of RPM and one thing that struck me was that here's a huge bad ass like Venjix, lethal, un-caring and out to exterminate all life. And then here are his top two generals, Shifter and Crunch. Granted, Shifter's had his moments, but Crunch is set up as your standard air-headed side kick.

Which got me wondering. Why do you think bad guys keep these silly guys around? I mean, sure there's a few you have possible explanations for, like Elgar only staying around because he's Divatox's nephew. But then you see things like Flurious and Norg.

So, what are your theories?