

In the anime (episode 12) Violet was fighting against the anti-peace rebels on
a train but was restrained and almost killed (if not for Dietfried killing
these rebels) due to her refusal to kill them. I’m not sure if I remember it
correctly, but the following event that led to the rebels almost achieving
their goal of detonating the bridge (which would have killed most passengers
on the train) probably wouldn’t have been so close to succeeding if only
Violet had killed the rebels right from the beginning of her fight.

While I really liked the story, this single scene has left quite a big shadow.
But from what I’ve scraped together on the internet, it seems that in the
novel Violet doesn’t have such pacifistic tendencies. While she only fought
barehanded in the anime (except in the flashbacks), she’s apparently seen
fighting with weapons multiple times in the novel.

Am I right in the conclusion that in the novel Violet is willing to kill
people if she needs to (i.e. to prevent other people or herself from getting
killed)? The train scene also seems to be quite different from the anime as
Gilbert is supposed to make his entrance there. So, does the scene where
Violet refuses to kill her enemies also happen in the novel?


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Does Violet also stubbornly refuse to kill people in the novel [Violet Evergarden]?