The irony of the Clans is that they came to the stage wearing black hats, but it turned out that their corruption was matched or exceeded by many of the House Lords around them when you remember all of their various schemes. Humanity, spheroid or clanner, are all equal in that regard.
Aidan Pryde just happens to be first among equals on the Clan side with regard to profound quirkiness and incredible skill. If Aidan did not exist, then Kai Allard-Liao would imbalance everything and have to be retconed.