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==History==
==History==
Viren debuted in ''[[SM070|The Young Flame Strikes Back!]]'', in which he arrived at [[Paniola Ranch]], keen to buy it and turn it into a resort hotel. After {{an|Kiawe}} and his family declined, he began to harass them, which infuriated Kiawe. As a result, Kiawe challenged him to a battle, where Kiawe's unsuccessful attempt at using a [[Z-Move]] with {{TP|Kiawe|Marowak}} gave Viren the win.
Viren debuted in ''[[SM070|The Young Flame Strikes Back!]]'', where he arrived at [[Paniola Ranch]], keen to buy the area and turn it into a resort hotel. After {{an|Kiawe}} and his family declined his offer to purchase their ranch, he began to harass them, which infuriated Kiawe. As a result, Kiawe challenged him to a {{pkmn|battle}}, but Kiawe's unsuccessful attempt at using a [[Z-Move]] with {{TP|Kiawe|Marowak}} gave Viren the win.


Viren returned the next day and had a rematch against Kiawe, but was defeated. Despite this, diggers approached the farm for an excavation and was ready to destroy it, only for [[Sima]], [[Mimo]], and [[Rango]] to stand their ground. Unfortunately for him, [[Officer Jenny]] arrived with a warrant for his arrest, the charges against him being forging land ownership documents, trespassing, and malicious destruction to property (both legal and private). She then arrested him and [[Viren's henchmen|his henchmen]].
Viren returned the next day and had a [[rematch]] against Kiawe, but was defeated. Despite this, diggers hired by him approached the farm for an excavation and was ready to destroy it, only for [[Sima]], [[Mimo]], and [[Rango]] to stand their ground. Unfortunately for him, [[Officer Jenny]] arrived with a warrant for his arrest, the charges against him being forging land ownership documents, trespassing, and malicious destruction to property (both legal and private). She then arrested him and [[Viren's henchmen|his henchmen]].


He reappeared in ''[[SM081|A Young Royal Flame Ignites!]]'', where he tried to buy out the [[Battle Royal Dome]] using the Revengers. When the Revengers were defeated by {{Ash}} and the {{an|Professor Kukui|Masked Royal}}, he attempted to challenge the masked fighters himself with his {{p|Pangoro}}, but {{TP|Professor Kukui|Incineroar}} and {{AP|Torracat}} swiftly sent Pangoro flying out of the ring and into its Trainer, knocking them both out.
He reappeared in ''[[SM081|A Young Royal Flame Ignites!]]'', where he tried to buy out the [[Battle Royal Dome]] using the Revengers. When the Revengers were defeated by {{Ash}} and the {{an|Professor Kukui|Masked Royal}}, he attempted to challenge the masked fighters himself with his {{p|Pangoro}}, but {{TP|Professor Kukui|Incineroar}} and {{AP|Torracat}} swiftly sent Pangoro flying out of the ring and into its Trainer, knocking them both out.

Revision as of 23:48, 31 December 2018

Viren
ブルガン Bourgain
Viren.png
Viren
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Alola
Member of Revengers
Rank Leader
Anime debut The Young Flame Strikes Back!
English voice actor H.D. Quinn
Japanese voice actor Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi

Viren (Japanese: ブルガン Bourgain) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is the president of Rainbow Happy Resorts (Japanese: レインボーハッピーリゾートカンパニー Rainbow Happy Resort Company) and the leader of the Revengers. He first appeared in The Young Flame Strikes Back!.

History

Viren debuted in The Young Flame Strikes Back!, where he arrived at Paniola Ranch, keen to buy the area and turn it into a resort hotel. After Kiawe and his family declined his offer to purchase their ranch, he began to harass them, which infuriated Kiawe. As a result, Kiawe challenged him to a battle, but Kiawe's unsuccessful attempt at using a Z-Move with Marowak gave Viren the win.

Viren returned the next day and had a rematch against Kiawe, but was defeated. Despite this, diggers hired by him approached the farm for an excavation and was ready to destroy it, only for Sima, Mimo, and Rango to stand their ground. Unfortunately for him, Officer Jenny arrived with a warrant for his arrest, the charges against him being forging land ownership documents, trespassing, and malicious destruction to property (both legal and private). She then arrested him and his henchmen.

He reappeared in A Young Royal Flame Ignites!, where he tried to buy out the Battle Royal Dome using the Revengers. When the Revengers were defeated by Ash and the Masked Royal, he attempted to challenge the masked fighters himself with his Pangoro, but Incineroar and Torracat swiftly sent Pangoro flying out of the ring and into its Trainer, knocking them both out.

Viren reappeared again in The Long Vault Home!, where Ash encountered him as he was overseeing the construction of a resort known as Viren Tower (Japanese: ブルガンタワー Bourgain Tower). Two days later, the Ultra Beast Stakataka made its way into the construction site, forcing the Ultra Guardians to come and investigate the area, much to Viren's annoyance. Viren, mistaking the Rampart Pokémon for a statue stand, glued a golden statue of himself onto Stakataka, causing it to go berserk in an attempt to get the statue off. The Ultra Guardians attempted to help it out, but Viren briefly got in their way. Eventually, with the assistance of Kiawe's Turtonator, Ash made it on top of Stakataka and had his Pikachu knock the statue off, calming it down. Though the Ultra Guardians succeeded in capturing Stakataka, Viren's statue was damaged, resulting in him deciding to call off the resort's construction in favor of a baseball stadium with its own team instead.

Character

Viren's monument to himself

Viren is a greedy, egotistical man who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, regardless of how unethical or even illegal his plans are. In his first appearance, after his proposal to purchase Kiawe's family's ranch was refused, he sent his henchmen to harass them and ultimately forged land ownership documents, an act that led to his arrest. He was even willing to harm children, shown when he ordered his Electivire to use Thunder on Mimo. His greed and corruption was not lessened by his arrest, as he immediately tried to take over the Battle Royal Dome once he was freed from prison, doing so by sending the Revengers to defeat the Masked Royal by cheating in the Battle Royal. He refused to give up on this plan even when all of the Revengers had been beaten, trying to fight with his own Pangoro, and had to be personally defeated again.

He seems to take pride in being a cheater and a deceitful person. For example, when he revealed that he was the Revengers' boss and the audience started to boo him, he simply stated that their booing was more like cheering to him. In addition, he is shown to be a hypocrite, getting mad at Kiawe and Lana for interfering with a match to free the Masked Royal's Incineroar from the Revengers' Pokémon, even though the team he leads resorted to the same tactic themselves. He is a sore loser, which was first shown in his debut, when Kiawe defeated him in a battle; Viren refused to acknowledge his loss and went on with his plan to demolish the ranch, only to be stopped by Officer Jenny. This was shown again in his second appearance, when two of the Revengers' Pokémon were defeated, he sent the Revengers and their other Pokémon to gang up on Torracat. Even when they were all defeated by Incineroar's Malicious Moonsault, he still persisted, sending out his Pangoro to fight, and had to be personally defeated again.

Even when his business plans supposedly do not involve corrupt or illegal actions, he shows incredibly high vanity. He planned to build a large golden statue of an athletic version of himself as the centerpiece of a hotel he had under construction, and when the statue became attached to the top of a wild Stakataka, Viren interfered with the Ultra Guardians' work in an attempt to protect the statue from sustaining damage.

Pokémon

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Viren's Electivire
Electivire
Electivire is Viren's first known Pokémon. He first used it to intimidate Kiawe's family, even firing a Thunder at Mimo. It also battled against Kiawe's Marowak and won. It later had a rematch against Marowak, but this time, it ended up getting defeated by Marowak's Inferno Overdrive.

Electivire's known moves are Thunder Punch, Thunder, and Rain Dance.

Debut The Young Flame Strikes Back!
Voice actors
Japanese
English Bill Rogers
Viren's Pangoro
Pangoro
Pangoro is Viren's second known Pokémon. It is housed in a Luxury Ball. He sent it out against Ash and the Masked Royal after they had defeated the opponents he had hired to face them. However, Pangoro was easily defeated by a combination attack from Ash's Torracat and the Masked Royal's Incineroar.

None of Pangoro's moves are known.

Debut A Young Royal Flame Ignites!

Voice actors

Language Voice actor
Japanese 水内清光 Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
English H.D. Quinn
European Spanish Jon Ciriano (SM070)
Vicente Gil (SM081)


Trivia

  • Viren's appearance resembles his main Pokémon, Electivire.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ブルガン Bourgain From エレキブル Elekible (Electivire) and bourgeois
English, Italian, Spanish Viren From Electivire
French Kablo From Élekable (Electivire)
Chinese (Mandarin) 布魯根 Bùlǔgēn Transliteration of his Japanese name


Anime characters
Protagonists Ash Ketchum (Pikachu) • Misty (Togetic) • BrockTracey SketchitMayMaxDawn (Piplup) • Iris (Haxorus) • CilanSerenaClemontBonnie (Dedenne) • LanaKiaweLillieSophoclesMallowRotom PokédexGoh (Grookey)
Rivals GaryRitchieHarrisonDrewHarleyMorrisonTysonSolidadPaulNandoZoeyKennyConwayBarryUrsulaTripBiancaBurgundyStephanGeorgiaCameronAriaAlainMietteTiernoShaunaTrevorNiniSawyerGladionHoracioHauLeonRaihanHoraceBeaLeague Conference participantsCoordinatorsPerformersWorld Coronation Series participants
Antagonists Jessie (Wobbuffet) • JamesMeowthGiovanniButchCassidyDr. NambaMatoriPierceDr. ZagerGozuTabithaMaxieShellyArchieHunter JSaturnCyrusMarsJupiterCharonColressAldithGhetsisBarretMalamarLysandreMableCelosiaAlianaXerosicBryonyTuppZippRappPlumeriaGuzmaVirenRoseOleana
Professors Professor OakProfessor IvyProfessor ElmProfessor BirchProfessor RowanProfessor CarolinaProfessor JuniperDr. FennelCedric JuniperProfessor SycamoreProfessor KukuiProfessor BurnetProfessor CeriseProfessor MagnoliaSoniaProfessor Amaranth
Relatives Delia KetchumDaisyVioletLilyJames's parentsFlintLolaForrestBrock's siblingsNormanCarolineJohannaChiliCressGraceMeyerLana's fatherLana's motherHarper and SarahRangoSimaMimoKiawe's grandfatherMohnLusamineGladionSophocles's parentsMolayneAbeMallow's motherUluWalkerCamilleHalta
Supporting Officer JennyNurse JoyMagikarp salesmanTodd SnapCharles GoodshowCaseyLizaSakuraLanceClairRaoul ContestaMr. SukizoSteven StoneVivian MeridianRobertScottLilian MeridianSolanaBrandonMarianYuzoRhondaCynthiaReggieAngieLookerIzzy and CaraLyraKhouryTobiasDon GeorgeElderAlderLukeFreddy O'MartianIngoEmmetJervisVirgilNAnthea and ConcordiaPorterAlexaSophieCosetteClembotSanpeiMairinAstridDianthaKorrinaGurkinnMonsieur PierrePalermoKeananMalvaSamson OakAnelaHobbesNinaAnnaLakiDanaYansuWickeFabaIlimaAcerolaDiaChloeChrysaRenParkerTaliaLeiDanikaQuillonHopGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsIsland kahunasMany temporary characters
Supporting Pokémon FearowHo-OhSquirtle SquadPink ButterfreeHaunterJigglypuffMewtwoMimeyLapras herdGranbullPichu BrothersLugiaSilverDelibirdWynautLarvitarKyogre and GroudonArticunoDeoxysLake guardiansForces of NatureMeloettaReshiramSuper-ancient PokémonWooperFlorgesSquishyZ2Guardian deitiesBewearToucannon's flockStoutlandOranguruNebbyStuffulUltra BeastsGrandpa ForestNecrozmaLunalaShayminMewRotom PhonesPelipperThievul trioEternatusDrone RotomLegendary heroesLatiasRecurring wild Pokémon
See also: Pokémon Horizons characters


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