Vil and Training (pt1)

Vil impresses Savanaclaw students with his physical prowess during Beanfest, explaining that his personal trainer is a former kickboxing world champion.

Vil also surprises them with how fast he can run, and Silver compliments him on “dodging and sidestepping enemy attacks with such grace and ease.”

Silver asks where he learned such moves and Vil says, “I learned quite a bit about martial arts and self-defense techniques when I played a spy in a TV show. I had tutoring from a first-rate coach. It wasn’t just kickboxing, either; I also picked up karate and tae kwon do, among other things. And really, I can never be sure when those particular skillsets will be in demand again. So l make it a point to maintain a training regimen, to ensure I don’t lose my touch. If I looked like a seasoned fighter, that’s why.”

Silver asks if he exerts himself that hard just for acting and Vil responds, “This is the baseline expected of a first-rate actor. It’s hardly worthy of being called ‘exertion.’”

Vil proceeds to surprise the Savanaclaw students again later on, as well as Octavinelle students who had betrayed him, with a roundhouse kick that Silver again compliments.

When Floyd decides to attack Vil during the event Vil tosses him through the air, saying that he might have had to put in real effort if Floyd hadn’t been already tired out.

Floyd is delighted by having been thrown by what Vil describes as “a basic self-defense technique,” agreeing to join Vil’s group for the day in exchange for being taught how to do the move he used.

Vil also beats Epel in a physical fight just before opening ceremonies on Epel’s first day at school.

Vil assigns Book 5’s VDC team to post-rehearsal cleaning duties like wiping the floors and windows, and Rook explains it is “a trademark Vil regime”, and a cleaning regime is referenced again in Vil’s dorm vignette.

During Book 7 Silver mentions Vil ensnaring him in his arms so tightly that he was completely immobilized. Silver says, “It reminds me of the submission holds Father used to use on me when we grappled…”

Despite Vil’s physical prowess he is not strong physically or magically enough to wield the Thunder Spear of Book 6 alone (as Leona does), requiring help from Epel, Rook and the prefect to take down the Earth Titan.