Violen

Violen

"X, I shall crush you like a tin can!"

―Violen,Mega Man X2

Violen (バイオレン,Baioren) is one of theX-Hunters fromMega Man X2. He and his fellow X-Hunters fight to avengeSigma and resurrectZero as aMaverick under their control.

Characteristics[]

Violen is a stocky Reploid with primarily red armor and a pig-like face. He possesses spiked armor around his wrists, knuckles, shoulders, and neck. Like the other X-Hunters, his feet spike upwards at the tips. His most notable trait is the "hair" protruding from the back of his head, which is composed of metal spike balls ending in one giant flail. He is sometimes seen wearing an orange cape with a raised collar.

Violen is a tough and cocky individual. He is supposedly so destructive, he can demolish an entire Maverick Hunter base by himself.^[1] Possibly due to his design focusing so much on power, his thinking circuitry is incomplete. Not an intellectual in any sense of the word, his rowdy and aggressive behaviors characterize him as the brute force of the organization.

History[]

Mega Man X2[]

Nothing is known of Violen's past. He is one of three X-Hunters, an elite squadron of Mavericks who took over Sigma's rebellion in his absence. The rebellion laid low at first, quietly analyzingX and theMaverick Hunters while researching and repairing the parts ofZero recovered from the last battle. However, without Zero's control chip they could not fully resurrect him.

Six months after Sigma's defeat, the Maverick Hunters raid an old factory that is mass-producing weapons and Mechaniloids for the Maverick army. The X-Hunters watch the attack from afar in their Arctic fortress, affirming that they will not underestimate X.

After X destroys two of the eight Mavericks, Violen and the X-Hunters grow anxious. They challenge X to a series of duels, using the rebuilt parts of Zero's body as bait. Violen is the third and final X-Hunter to stop awaiting X's arrival among the stages, but if X defeats him before he leaves, he will relinquish one third of Zero's body - his upper body - before retreating.

Violen later reappears as the boss ofX-Hunter Stage 1 to challenge X again. X defeats him, and Violen explodes in utter disbelief.

Strategy[]

Violen[]

When encountered in a hidden room, Violen attacks with his flail and wrist cannons. His flail has two possible patterns: the first one has him swing his head wildly as the flail bounces like a pendulum. The second one has him swing his head slower, sending the flail directly at the player and then letting it bounce back and forth for a while. These patterns can be difficult to predict, and combined with the flail's high damage and defense against the player's attacks, makes for a dangerous attack. His weakness isBubble Splash, and Charged Shots orSonic Slicer are also decent alternatives.

	Hammer Attack 1 (ハンマー攻撃1,Hanmā Kōgeki 1)[1]
	Violen swings his flail back and forth around himself like a pendulum.
	Damage: 5
	Hammer Attack 2 (ハンマー攻撃2,Hanmā Kōgeki 2)[1]
	Violen swing his flail forwards at the player, then lets it bounce somewhat randomly.
	Damage: 5
	Scatter Bullets 1 (弾ばら撒き1,Tama Baramaki 1)[1]
	Violen jumps into the air and shoots a spray of bullets below himself.
	Damage: 2
	Scatter Bullets 2 (弾ばら撒き2,Tama Baramaki 2)[1]
	Violen stands still and shoots a spray of bullets forwards.
	Damage: 2

Neo Violen[]

Violen appears as the boss ofX-Hunter Stage 1, but without an alternate battle form unlike his comrades. Instead, he has a slightly different strategy asNeo Violen (ネオバイオレン,Neo Baioren).^[2] His room features small floating blocks, whose locations Violen can randomize at will; these blocks are both a blessing and a curse, as they can create safe spots for the player but also randomize the pattern of Violen's flail. This isn't helped by the fact that Violen uses his flail much more often than bullets in this battle.

	Hammer Attack 1 (ハンマー攻撃1,Hanmā Kōgeki 1)[2]
	Violen swings his flail back and forth around himself like a pendulum.
	Damage: 6
	Hammer Attack 2 (ハンマー攻撃2,Hanmā Kōgeki 2)[2]
	Violen swing his flail forwards at the player, then lets it bounce somewhat randomly.
	Damage: 6
	Scatter Bullets (弾ばら撒き,Tama Baramaki)[2]
	Violen jumps into the air and shoots a spray of bullets below himself.
	Damage: 2

Other appearances[]

• Violen has a short appearance with the other X-Hunters in the animated opening scene of the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, and PC versions ofMega Man X3.
• Violen and the X-Hunters also appear briefly in the opening scene ofMega Man X5.
• Violen appeared in aBattle Memory fromRockman Xover.
• Violen appeared as an unit card inTEPPEN.

Data[]

Stats[]

• Power: 18400rp
• Speed: 6200rp

* Applies to both encounters.

Damage data charts[]

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Quotes[]

• "Those who underestimatedhim are now nothing but scrap."
• "They can be yours, if you can defeat us!" (Referring to Zero's parts.)
• "X, I shall crush you like a tin can!" (First encounter.)
• "It cannot be! Now the unification is in jeopardy!" (First encounter, defeat.)
• "What?! How could he have overloaded my circuits?!! Arrrggghhh..." (Second encounter, defeat.)

Other media[]

Rockman X2 manga[]

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Violen appeared in the manga.

Archie Comics[]

Violen and his comrades appeared inWorlds Unite as members ofSigma-2's Maverick army, recreated to travel through theGenesis Portals and plantUnity Engines on various worlds so that Sigma could absorb their power. He and his fellow X-Hunters ended up on the world ofMonster Hunter, where they briefly deceived some of the inhabitants before being exposed byX andSticks the Badger, who proceeded to destroy them with help from the locals.

Gallery[]

Violen in theRockman X2 Carddass.

Violen inRockman X3 Buster Battle.

X-Hunters card inTEPPEN

Wrecking Ball Violen card inTEPPEN

Violen card inTEPPEN.

Artwork of Violen for his canceled appearance inMega Man X DiVE.

3D model of Violen, which went unused inMega Man X DiVE.

Etymology[]

• "Violen" derived the French word "violent" (pronounce roughly like "Vy-oo-lonn") phonetically. Like his fellowX-Hunters, Violen's name is the French word for his defining characteristic.

Trivia[]

• Violen is the only X-Hunter that doesn't change forms when fought again, asSerges uses theSerges Tank, andAgile changes intoAgile Flyer. This is due to lack of resources (memory limitations), which also resulted in another character (a female X-Hunter) being cut fromMega Man X2.^[3]

• InMega Man X DiVE, the weaponArc Cracker, known asViolen Star (バイオレンスター,Baioren Sutā) in Japanese, is based on Violen's metal spike ball.
• Violen appears in the end credits ofMega Man X DiVE Offline, as he was planned to appear as a boss but was cut during development, represented by the glitch effects surrounding him.

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