| “ | Predator... prey... hhh... I hunt them all... | „ |
| ~ Von Bolt upon victory. |
| “ | Jake: You'd destroy Omega Land just for some ego trip?! Von Bolt: I am...hhh...human. Nothing is more...hhh...precious than...hhh...life... MY life... Who cares what happens...hhh...to insects? I care only...hhhhhh...for myself. Jake: You're a complete mentalist! How dare you?! Von Bolt: Hehh hhh hhh! Dare, you say? Hhh...dare... Hhhh... Oh, I dare... Ignorant...hhh...boy! I will...hhh...crush you... and drink...hhhhhh...drink your life! |
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| ~ Von Bolt taunting Jake at start of Mission 27 of AWDS. |
Von Bolt is the main antagonist of Advance Wars: Dual Strike. He is a reclusive and enigmatic old man attached to a life support chair, who is the founder of the Bolt Guard and the new leader of Black Hole. His goal is to use the Black Hole army for his conquest to gain immortality by leeching the Earth's life force.
History[]
Von Bolt has been alive for a great long time, during which he was known as a recluse, yet brilliant tactician. With the help of his subservients, the Bolt Guard, he managed to seize leadership over Black Hole, following the power vacuum caused by the death of Sturm. In process, he managed to subjugate Hawke, the man who killed Sturm and was thought to have gained control of the army.
Unlike his predecessor, Von Bolt only desired to become immortal and did not seek world domination. In order to achieve his goal of gaining eternal life, Von Bolt had the Black Hole conquer the continent of Omega Land so he could absorb its life force with his black crystals.
When Hawke discovers his identity, he attempts to kill both him and Lash by sending Oozium 238 after them, but they are saved by the Allied Nations. Von Bolt is eventually defeated by the Allied Nation COs, who steal his chair and use it to heal Omega Land. Without his chair and life support to sustain him, Von Bolt's physicality began to decay, something that Kindle expressed pity for Von Bolt over.
Personality[]
Von Bolt is a self-important, pitiless yet silver tongued old man who is willing to destroy the world to avoid the fate of death. Before activating the Grand Bolt, he comes off as rather feeble man, struggling to speak. Upon activation of the Grand Bolt, he becomes a more lively talker, as well as significantly more arrogant. He dislikes young people, often talking down the main protagonists, including chiding Jake for using "inane hipster slang."
Powers and Abilities[]
Von Bolt is a above average CO with daily 110/110 Attack and Defense and a quite devastating single CO power. That CO power, Ex Machina, affects a small area deals 3HP damage to units caught in it, as well as rendering the units immobile for the opponent's next turn. While not as destructive as Sturm's Meteor Strike, it can be debilitating if it hits a flank that opponent is desperate to keep moving. Von Bolt's weaknesses are the long power bar needed to execute his sole CO Power, and being a incompatible tag partner with almost every other CO in the game.
Quotes[]
| “ | Von Bolt: Hhhh...hhhhhhnnngggaaa! Whaaa haa! I've used the energy stored in the black obelisk to fuel my frail body! I feel like I have the strength of ten men... Each of whom possesses the strength of ten men! Whaaaa haa haaaa! Get them, my oozium! Feast on them! Consume the weak-minded fools! Devour all energy left on this planet! Leave nothing behind! Whaaa haa haa! Whaaaa haaaa haaa! Whaaaaaa haaaaa haaaaaa haaaaa!!!! Whaaaaaaaaa haaaa haaa haaaaaaa!! | „ |
| ~ Von Bolt's high after activating Grand Bolt. |
| “ | Von Bolt: Hhh... Kindle... Kindle: Yes, my lord? Von Bolt: They are...hhh...coming? Kindle: Yes, my lord...but set your mind at ease. I shall stand in front of the black obelisk and deliver the coup de grace with plea... Von Bolt: No. Hhh... I will...hhh...do it. Kindle: You, my lord? You want to address this issue...personally? Von Bolt: I dislike...hhh...battles. I get so...hhh...tired... But they...hhh... They have come too far... Hhhhhh... This ends...here. Now. |
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| ~ Von Bolt taking command in Mission 27 of AWDS. |
| “ | Jake: You've totally jacked up Omega Land. You killed the trees and dried up the lakes and turned everything into wasteland. How could you do that just to satisfy your own twisted ego? Von Bolt: Hehh hhh hhh... I find you...hhh....amusing. Everything...hhh...requires energy to...hhh...live... It is...hhh...the natural order... Kindle: Aha ha ha ha! Lord Von Bolt is quite right. We are simply doing what comes naturally--what any other living thing would do. Jake: "You're talkin' crazy!" Kindle: Let me ask a question, dear one: what does it mean to live? Jake: Huh? Von Bolt: Hhh... All living things...hhh...take energy... Take it from...hhh...the outside world... It is how...hhh...all creatures are able to... Hhhhhhh...to live and to grow... Hhhhhh! Max: What the heck are you trying to say? Stop wheezing out this hogwash! Kindle: Nourishment. Eating. You consume something so that it may extend your life. That's what all living things do. Even plebeians such as yourselves breathe and eat and drink... Correct? We do the same. But our food is simply... Omega Land itself. Its energy. |
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| ~ Von Bolt explaining his motives with help of Kindle. |
Trivia[]
- Von Bolt's appearance resembles Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars, albeit with a life support system on his head instead of a hood.
- This is somewhat apt, as previous antagonist Sturm looks like Darth Vader.
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