Violen

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

- Violen

Violen (バイオレン) is one of the X-Hunters from Mega Man X2. Not an intellectual in any sense of the word, rowdy and aggressive he just seems to be the brute force of the organization.

First Encounter:
Encountering him in one of the hidden rooms, his attacks consist of him either flailing his large morning star or shooting sprays of energy pellets from his fingertips. The path of the morning star can sometimes be difficult to judge, at times it will appear to follow an arced pattern that starts wide and then gets progressively closer as it returns back to him, but then again he can seem to let it bounce were ever; either way it will bounce about six times before returning to Violen. He can spray his energy pellets one of two ways: in a wide splash pattern while hovering at the top center of the room (it's possible to avoid these by climbing up a wall) and in a arced pattern while on the ground (if your observant you maybe able to jump over Violen before he fires). This battle can be very difficult, due to the random pattern of the morning star and the fact that one hit takes off a lot of health. Use Bubble Splash if you have it, otherwise charged shots are effective.

Second Encounter:
Violen will be the first X-Hunter you encounter in the X-Hunter stages, but unlike his comrades, he doesn't appear in an alternate battle form. His room is equipped with small platform blocks that Violen will change the position of from time to time; the blocks can work in your favor on occasion, as they will sometime block the morning star. Violen rarely uses his energy spray in this battle, favoring his morning star more, sending it bouncing wildly around the room in even more unpredictable patterns. Just like before Bubble Splash is his weakness, or fully charged shots also work well.

Enemies in Violen's stage in Mega Man X2:

 * Barrier Attacker
 * Barite Lastar
 * Batton Bone G
 * Scriver
 * Aclanda
 * Crash Roader
 * Mecha-Arm
 * Slidame

Quotes

 * "Those who underestimated him 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.)

Trivia

 * Presumably his name was transliterated as "Violen" because that is how the Japanese pronounce the French word "Violent" phonetically. Like his fellow Counter Hunters, Violent's name is the French word for his defining characteristic.


 * He is the only X-Hunter that doesn't change forms when fought again, as Serges uses a steamroller/tank hybrid, and Agile changes into a "pod missile system".


 * He has a short appearance with the other X-Hunters in the opening scene of the Sega Saturn and Mega Man X Collection re-release versions of Mega Man X3.


 * He and the X-Hunters also appear briefly in the opening scene of Mega Man X5.