Violet

Violet Chen (Japanese: バイオレット) is a Japanese member of the Thea Sisters, an adventurous group of best friends created by Thea Stilton. She is portrayed by Linda Ngo.

## Appearance

Violet has white skin and long blue-black hair with bangs. She is most notable for her almond shaped violet eyes that are sometimes depicted as brown. She is described as having a slender build and the body of a ballerina as described by Professor Camille Ratyshnikov in the Mouseford Show episode Dance Challenge and her skill in ballet and animation imply that she is flexible. Her main clothing consists of a purple sweatshirt, a purple skirt and white pants.

## Family

Violet's daddy Robert is a famous composer while her mommy Marmee is a rapper. They appeared in the film Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck and Robert has been mentioned in the film Thea Stilton and the Mystery on the Orient Express. Her grandad is a mentor figure in Violet's life, giving her the proverbs she cites in situations in the specials, films and episodes.

## Bio

Violet was born in Tokyo, Japan. After growing up in Hangzhou in China, she resumes her studies at Mouseford Academy on Snuggford. Along with her are 4 newfound best friends: Nicky, Colette, Paulina and Pam who became her new friends in the ending of the prequel.

## Personality

Like Geronimo Stilton, she is an intellectual and is fasciniated with books. She loves studying a lot to the point where she is sometimes called a walking talking encyclopedia by her peers and this fact is further helped when her boredom and desire to return to studying like normal was expressed during her forced extra day of absence from school due to a bad flu in the episode A Secret Notebook. She is shy and has a problem with stage fright as shown in the Mouseford Academy Show many times as well as a scene in the film Thea Stilton and the Dancing Shadows where she blushes because she hated being in the centre of attention. However, as the series progresses, she is shown to become more open and less shy. She is sensitive and will be ticked off if teased. She can ease up and cool down with a cup of tea but if she does not get enough of sleep, she can be cranky. In the newer films, her tired headedness becomes a running gag like the film Thea Stilton and the Phantom of the Orchestra where Paulina calls her Aurora and her semi regular comments about wanting to sleep and her always being the very first person to sleep for the most part. She is observant of her environment as she can spot any tiny details and she tends to have a hunch when something bad is about to happen int he newer films. She is also a perfectionist as seen in the episode Girls Take the Stage, her perfectionism being 1 of the main conflicts in the specials, films and episodes and the film Thea Stilton and the Great Tulip Plan where Jan describes her as 1.

## Skills, Powers and Abilities

* Knowledge on many topics: Due to her reputation for being a bookworm, Violet has a wide array of topics she is well read on and can pull out this information needed. She is called the group's walking encyclopedia because of this.
* Words on Wisdom: She has a lot of Chinese proverbs or proverbs from her grandad that have been proven to be correct from time to time.
* Songs: Her passions and life revolve around songs specifically old songs and she has the skills to boot. She is capable of playing the violin and the piano, the previous being to the extent where she has performed in semi-formal to formal settings on occasions. She is also capable of composing songs as she is undergoing a Song Composition course in the *manga.*
* *Dance:* She can dance ballet on a very competitive level and specializes in old dances.
* *Languages:* She is fluent in English, Chinese and a bit of Japanese.
* *The Arts: She is not only skilled in songs as a performing art but she has also extended near different aspects of the arts too. She can draw, paint, assemble impossible bottles and act.*
* *Observation: She has a keen sense of sight and listening, being able to pick up on the quietest sounds and the subtlest of details that oftentimes hint near something very important.*
* *Strategy and Analysis: She is skilled in analytic games like chess and checkers and her regular indulgence in these games adds to her ability to analyze, theorize and strategize in real-world scenarios.*
* *Prediction: She has an uncanny ability to predict events to the point where some of her dreams end up leading to epiphanies relating to the ongoing plot.*
* Botany: She has an affinity for botany and plants as well as plant arranging.

## Trivia

* She was born in Tokyo.
* Her Japanese name is Baioretto and her Chinese name is Zise.
* Said names were chosen for her by her grandpa who found a violet blooming inside his greenhouse though they were out of season the day Violet was born.
* It is to be noted however, that this name contradicts the Chinese naming system, first, character has to be her dad's family name unless specified otherwise.
* Her name in the Mandarin dub of the episodes, films and specials is Chen Jin instead of Jin meaning violet in Chinese.
* Her Chinese family name is Chen as seen with her dad Robert Chen, her mum Marmee Chen, her grandpa Chen and her mom and dad being addressed as Mr and Mrs Chen in the special The Myth of the Chinese Garden, there is no real English release.
* She has traveled a decent lot before meeting the Thea Sisters because of her parents' careers involving travel.
* Her grandpa used to assemble boats in glass bottles.
* She was taught how to do this too, resulting in the glass ball ornament with a replica of Mouseford Academy in it.
* She has a pet named Tinker Bell that appeared in cameos in the early part of the series which is a reference to Chinese humans keeping crickets for good luck. Unfortunately, Tinker Bell stopped appearing in the later part of the series, her last appearance being in the episode Girls Take the Stage.
* She makes a cameo in the Italian dub of the episode A Secret Notebook as Violet's companion when she felt sick.
	+ Despite her favorite kind of songs being old songs, Violet looks like she is also fond of jazz as this was her choice for her segment of the girls' school program in the episode *Dance Challenge*.
	+ Violet had a secret crush on Professor Ian van Kraken in the episode Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck.
	+ After the events of the film, it is unknown whether or not she has a secret crush on him.
	+ She is a fan of Patricia Highsmith's books like her best friends however, her fangirlism is to the point where she memorized events that happened in the series and even the book in which it happened.
	+ Who her roomie is inconsistent: the episode A Lost Diary states that Tanja is her roomie but she has shared rooms with Nicky and Paulina in the episodes The Turtle Rescue and A Secret Notebook.
	+ This goof just exists in the English dub: her roomie in the Italian dub is and always been Tanja.
	+ Her favourite subjects according to the Italian dub of The Secret Diary of the Thea Sisters is Art and Music but in the English dub of the episode A Secret Notebook, she says her favourite is English.
	+ The latter detail does not exist in the Italian dub.
	+ She is acrophobic, the trigger being very high places with no railings and the response being freezing up and turning pale.
	+ Her favourite plant is the violet.
	+ In the special The Cloud Palace however, she says her favourite is the violet orchid.
	+ She always carries sugar cubes in her pockets for her tea breaks.