Vil and Acting

We have seen a few examples of Vil’s acting in the game: he says he “keeps tons of acts in (his) back pocket for a rainy day,” one of which he uses in an attempt to seduce Eliza. “She wants a prince, doesn’t she? A professional always delivers.” (Leona: “You know, l’d take the regular you over this slimeball.”)

Vil starts off well with Eliza, joining her in an impromptu duet, but he is slapped for not owning a dog, which causes him to break character.

At the end of Book 6 Vil declares “Even though I’m grimy, withered, and emaciated…at this exact moment, I am the fairest one of all,” later saying the was “CLEARLY posturing to keep things under control.” (Azul: “So you ad-libbed that whole speech? I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised.”)

When Azul is accurately suspicious of Vil’s bluff during Beanfest Vil responds, “My acting, convincing as it is, didn’t work on him.”

Vil is kicked in the leg in the first round of the tournament during the Cloudcalling event but ultimately wins by catching his opponent by surprise.

Vil explains, “I’m a double threat. Model AND actor. Faking pain is easy for me,” but later it is revealed that the actual act was how he was pretending to be unhurt.

Leona is the only one who notices that Vil was hiding his injury and Vil admits it is true, saying, “…If you were able to see through me, then I dare say I need to improve my acting skills.”

Vil has another opportunity to act during Halloween, taking on the role of a vampire to scare off Magicam monsters. He is not impressed by the acting of his dorm mates, however, saying that they need to be more natural.

Vil acts again in Book 7, convincing a dreaming Jamil that they are a group of Film Research Club students who were looking for the dream-school’s reception office when they became lost.