Viola (One Piece)

Princess Violet is a supporting character in the One Piece franchise. She was a major character in the Dressrosa Arc. 
Viola is formerly an assassin and officer from the Trebol's Army division of the Donquixote Pirates, the younger sister of the late Scarlett, Rebecca's aunt, the sister of law of Kyros, and Riku Matriarch and King Riku Dold III's daughter, thus making Viola the second crown princess of Dressrosa — becoming the heiress to the throne after Scarlett faked her death — before her family's dethronement. She regained said position after her niece abandoned it to be with her father.
She is voiced by in Japanese and in English.
==Appearance==
Viola is a young, slender, curvaceous, lightly-tanned, well-endowed woman, of slightly below average height (a head shorter than Sanji when standing upright wearing high heels), with long black hair that reaches down to her mid-back, with a lock hanging on her left side.
She wears a red rose in her hair, a long, sleeveless white Flamenco dress with violet polka dot and frills, round earrings, and purple stiletto heels.
Ten years before her debut, before joining the Donquixote Pirates, Viola's hair was much shorter. She wore a hairband and a long dress with a black top with a light and frilly bottom.
==Personality==
Like most of the dancing women of Dressrosa, Viola appears to be emotional and romantic, and as many in Acacia she will stab a man in the back if he betrays her. She is very manipulative, using her charm to persuade Sanji to kill a man for her and luring him into a trap. She is also capable of direct violence as shown when she kicks Sanji in the face leaving him barely conscious and bleeding.
In truth, her ruthless behavior is a symptom of a profound cynicism; not a single man she has ever been involved with has been honest with her, something that her powers allow her awareness of. Deep down, she has a kind heart that was moved by Sanji's honesty and kindness, leading her to try to help him, in spite of the consequences.
She is more noble than she seems, as she sacrificed her own freedom in order to spare her father's life. Indeed, prior to her family's dethronement, Viola showed a much more amiable and trusting personality, trying to persuade her sister to trust Kyros despite his background.
==Relationships==
===Family===
====Riku Dold III====
Viola is the second daughter of Riku Dold III. She is shown to love her father very much, since she agreed to become one of Doflamingo's subordinates in exchange for her father's life. She expressed concern for him when they were attacked by a mob.
====Scarlett====
Scarlett is Viola's late older sister. Viola cared for her sister's happiness as she helped Scarlett fake her death so she could be with the man she loved and cried at her "funeral". Afterwards, she would occasionally visit Scarlett in secret. Thus she takes it as her job to punish any of those who emit ill feelings towards Scarlett's daughter Rebecca.
====Rebecca====
Rebecca is Viola's niece through Scarlett. Viola was present at Rebecca's birth and visited her occasionally before Doflamingo came to Dressrosa. Viola cares deeply for her, as she was shown shooting the screen displaying Rebecca in the Colosseum while the gladiator was being booed by the spectators. Viola also said she had been watching Rebecca for the last ten years, another proof of her love for her niece. When they met on top of the plateau, Rebecca gave her aunt a hug, something Viola returned. When they were controlled by Doflamingo, Viola assured her crying niece that she was not to blame as Doflamingo was about to have her killed. Fortunately, this was avoided after Law and Luffy intervened. Following Doflamingo's defeat, Rebecca chose to leave her status as Princess to live with her father and entrusted the role to Viola.
====Kyros====
Kyros (who became Thunder Soldier after his transformation into a toy) is Viola's brother-in-law through his marriage to Scarlett. In the past, she was more sympathetic to him than her sister in regards of his past. It is clear from the way he refers to her that he holds her in high regard, and is still faithful to her and her father. While she is unaware of his true identity or his relationship to her because if Sugar's curse, she reciprocates those feelings as Kyros and the dwarves raised and cherished Rebecca in place of her sister. Once Kyros reverted to his human form, Viola burst into tears of joy as memories of her brother-in-law returned and finally understood why he raised Rebecca. She was also in full support of Rebecca going to live with him after she left her position.
===Friends===
====Sanji====
Initially, Sanji was nothing but another target to be hunted down, and happened to be easy prey for Viola's feminine wiles. However, by use of her Devil Fruit abilities, she realized that despite her betrayal, his intentions were completely honorable (though somewhat perverted). As she has lived most of her life seeing through lies of many males, this came as a profound shock to her. Because of this, she allied herself with him to help him find the factory. 
====Dwarves====
Viola has been friends with the dwarves since her childhood alongside her sister, Scarlett. Back then, she and the dwarves would often get into trouble with her father over the mischief they caused. Consequentially they would often be sent to the back of a palace chapel with a small cell fitted to hold the dwarves temporarily. Scarlett would often visit and gently admonish them for their mischief. She also often brought them food before they would go apologize to King Riku. Years after the Riku family fell from power, Viola still continued to watch over the dwarves in place of her dead sister which showed that she still cherished her relationship with them.
===Enemies===
====Donquixote Doflamingo====
Doflamingo had originally wanted to execute Riku Dold III, until Kyros intervened. Before the Shichibukai could resume his plan, in order to save her father, Viola joined the ranks of the Donquixote Pirates and has since earned Doflamingo's trust. However, Viola herself hates Doflamingo for what he has done to her family and country, and wishes to kill him. When Doflamingo was notified of Viola's treason, he saw it of no issue any longer.
====Donquixote Pirates====
Before her defection from the Donquixote Family, Viola was well trusted and respected by the crew, being addressed by honorifics by the foot soldiers. She worked under Trebol's subdivision. However, she holds the entire crew with nothing short of bitter hatred, including Monet, who acted as a spy and betrayed her trust. Because of this, Viola didn't hesitate to attack her subordinates to save Sanji, despite them being infatuated by her charms as well. Gladius was furious at her betrayal, but Doflamingo was not surprised by it.
===Other===
===World Government and Marines===
Due to the scandal and dethronment of her family by a Shichibukai, Viola is cynical of the World Government. She asserts to her father that the World Government granting Donquixote Doflamingo status and protection as a Shichibukai is precisely how Dressrosa was driven into corruption and disorder, and therefore she has no interest in their definition of justice. She claims they only listen to the cries of the people when it is convenient for them. Viola is therefore surprised to see Admiral Fujitora putting his faith in Luffy to defeat Doflamingo, like Riku Dold III.
==Abilities and Powers==
Viola is a very graceful Flamenco dancer. She is very good at seducing men into doing what she wants and, as an assassin in the Trebol Army with high regards from the other members, is an accomplished fighter, being able to severely wound Sanji, although comparing their respective strengths is difficult, due to the well-known fact that Sanji would never injure a woman, even if it cost him his life.
As the former princess of Dressrosa, she had great authority over the country, a status that was taken away when her family was dethroned by Doflamingo. As a former officer of the Donquixote Pirates, she had command over the 2000 soldiers, though she defected and lost such statuses as well.
===Devil Fruit===
Viola ate the Giro Giro no Mi, a Paramecia-class Devil Fruit that allows her to form "goggles" via her fingers, which she can use to see through everything (akin to X-ray vision) and read the minds of others, as well as allow others to see into her memories in return. It was due to this that she managed to see through all the men who attempted to lie to her, making it impossible to deceive her altogether.
She can also form tears from inside of her eyes and manipulate them into large whales to attack her targets.
It was this very ability that made Viola a very valuable asset to the Donquixote Pirates, as Doflamingo accepted her offer to spare King Riku's life in exchange for her services. She had already eaten the Devil Fruit by the age of ten.
===Weapons===
Viola possesses a pistol. She was shown to use it proficiently when she shot at the screen which was displaying the Corrida Colosseum Block D battle.
==Anime and Manga Differences==
In the anime, between the time that Sanji dealt with the sniper and Viola had Sanji detained and beaten, the two of them arrives at the warehouse where he was held. Before going in, Viola seems to show second thoughts and remorse about using Sanji, and asks him to leave her. He refuses, and does not even ask for the reason she wants him to kill the man inside the warehouse, saying her tears are enough. Sanji breaks in, interrupting a poker game between three thugs, who quickly call an army of thugs to back them up. Sanji defeats them effortlessly, but the head thug sneaks behind him and takes Viola hostage, holding a gun to her head. He tells Sanji not to move if he wants her to live, but the next second, Sanji is gone, and reappears beneath him, kicking him and freeing Viola. He states that he won't forgive him for making Viola cry, and then uses Diable Jambe before kicking him hard enough to send him flying, disappearing as a twinkle in the sky. Viola embraces him, and Sanji is visibly happy. She asks him for a favor, and he replies that he would do anything for her. The next moment, Viola cuffs his hands behind him, and then cuffs his ankles. With a wicked smile, she then asks if he will die for her, calling him by his epithet, Black Leg Sanji. Sanji looks in horror at Viola's eyes, which have turned dark.
==Gallery==
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Screenshot 20200726-003911 Chrome.jpg|Viola in One Piece Treasure Cruise.
Screenshot 2018-01-03-22-17-12.png|Viola's outfit at Dressrosa's celebration.
Screenshot 2018-01-03-22-16-37.png|Viola as a child (10 years old).
Screenshot 2018-01-03-22-16-54.png|Viola as a teenager (19 years old)
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==Trivia==
*Both "Viola" and "Violet" can refer to a genus of flowers.
*Her dance style, Flamenco is a form of Spanish folk music and dance from the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.
*Her alias and ability may be a reference to "ultraviolet", which is often used to see things normally invisible to the human eye.
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