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This Pure Evil was Headlined on May 2022. | ||
| “ | My desire to meet Arceus cannot be contained any longer! I need to know what it is! I MUST know what it is! If I can meet Arceus myself, then I may also be able to subjugate its power... And using that, I will attempt to create a new, better world! Of course, if I create a brand-new world, then this Hisui region that we currently exist in will be undone and returned to nothing. You, everyone you know, and all the Pokémon living here will vanish in an instant, as if you'd never been. | „ |
| ~ Volo before his final fight against the player. |
| “ | Giratina! Strike him/her down! | „ |
| ~ Volo summoning Giratina to kill the player, and his most famous quote. |
Volo is the main antagonist of the 2022 video game Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Being part of the Ginkgo Guild, he initially seems like a helpful guide to the player, guiding them in their quest. However, towards the end of the game, he reveals himself to actually be a malevolent cult-like follower of the god of all Pokémon, Arceus, seeking to use its power to remake the world in his own image.
What Makes Him Pure Evil?[]
- He works with Giratina to open the space-time rift, initiating the main plot of the game. This posed a world-ending threat, caused the Noble Pokémon to enter a frenzy that endangered those nearby, and indirectly led to the player character being stranded in Hisui.
- He plans to subjugate Arceus and use its power to destroy and recreate the world.
- When he loses his battle, he orders Giratina to attack and kill the player, despite the player character being a teenager.
- While he does give the player the Spooky Plate, this does not make him truly remorseful, as he plans to come back later to conquer Arceus.
- His apparent affability was only part of a façade to mask his evil nature.
- Although he has Lucario, Roserade and Togekiss, three Pokémon that require high friendship for one of their pre-evolution stages to evolve, along with having taken a photo of himself with his Togepi, it is left too vague as to whether or not he cares for his Pokémon or views them as nothing more than weapons to use for his own selfish purposes.
- This is also further implied in Pokémon Masters, where Cynthia outright assumes that Volo sees his Pokémon as tools despite not knowing about his true nature.
- While his dialogue in Pokémon Masters may imply he had a tragic experience where he was used, which made him distrust others and believe that forming a connection with someone is a matter of using them before being used, not only is this potential tragedy never explained, but Volo subverts it anyway by manipulating humans and Pokémon alike for his omnicide goal.
- Despite the series' high heinous standards and attempting omnicide having been done before by Cyrus, Volo still stands out for having lower resources than him due to not having an entire company to work with.
Trivia[]
- Volo is the only character in the mainline Pokémon games to be Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Volo on the Villains Wiki
- Volo on the Pokémon Wiki
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