Dylan Voldy (The Boxer)

Dylan Voldy
Dylan Voldy is the second ally you find in The Road, he is known mostly by his screen name (The Boxer). He is a very talented boxer who uses quick jabs and other quick moves to build up his energy, once he has enough energy built up, he K.O.'s them with a flying uppercut to the jaw. Dylan is very confident in his fighting abilities, and will often try to show it as much as he can. He is first met at a boxing club after he won a fight, and he sticks with Mahkhal's group for the whole rest of the game. At about 1/3 into the game, the player has the option to either kill the boxer, or lose his left arm. Dylan Voldy dies to Mahkhal Caspien in 2089 at the end of the game.

Local58
It is unclear if Dylan Voldy will be referenced in Local58

The Road
Before the events of the road, it is only known that Dylan had an unnamed father who hadn't been in his life for long, and in his teenage years he was somewhat of a basketball star. There are no flashbacks provided for backstory on Dylan Voldy in the road.

After the apocalypse happened, it is known that Dylan discovered that he was very good at Boxing, similar to his father, who was also good at boxing. Dylan started getting knockouts left and right at the boxing club in Area 1, and also started developing his lacking social skills. Which develop to the point of Dylan getting a big ego.

Dylan met Mahkhal in 2089, wanting to give him his autograph, before Mahkhal walks away, declining. It is unknown why he does this, or what Dylan sees in Mahkhal, but he gets the overwhelming urge to join him on his "quest", despite what it may be.

Appearance
Dylan Voldy is a man way above average height, with an average weight for his height. He has blonde hair and cyan colored eyes. Dylan is a very muscular man, he wears a grey headband and red pants and boxing gloves. He also wears a pear of brown and grey boxing shoes.

Attributes
Physical strength level: 8.5/10

Speed: Fast

Pain Tolerance: High

Armor: Low

Range: Medium

Learning Capacity: Low

Skill List
Body, body, head

Hype Up

K.O.

Iron Elbow

Double Cross

Double Palm Thrust

Flying Headbutt (If player gets to level 35)

Personality
After finding the boxing club, and finding Mahkhal, Dylan seems to be a very optimistic, and ego-centric man. He often will make comments about things that are happening, and usually never is in a bad mood. Dylan doesn't even seem to have much hate for people like Bernard, or John Johnson. Dylan has a very imposing appearance, he is tall muscular and lean, has short, swept back blonde hair, and a very small amount of stubble on his chin. Dylan could be very intimidating if he wanted to, but he chooses to be quite passive in his encounters, and only becomes aggressive if he is currently in an actual fight. Dylan is extroverted, and will talk to anyone he wants, or needs to talk to, with no suspicion or wariness. Dylan seems to make a very good ally and contrast to Mahkhal.

Dylan doesn't always seem to keep himself updated on exactly what Mahkhal's goals are, but he doesn't care, because over time he grows to like Mahkhal as a friend who he will help through any situation, and he says at the end of the game that Mahkhal made him feel strong, like a man, and that's why he stayed.

Dylan only goes through a slight character arc of at first being ego-driven, and slowly slipping out of that to becoming good at working as a team with his friends, but overall his general attitude and personality stay pretty much the same. Dylan is generally always optimistic, and smiles mostly throughout the whole game.

It is unknown what truly went on in his early life before the events of The Road, but what we do know is that it developed him into a valuable ally and friend.

Tips
Dylan is one of the stronger characters in the game, he is not quite on the level of the major warlords, or Mahkhal, but he could generally beat most people in the world of the Road, in a fight. Dylan starts out weak at the beginning of the game, but quickly gains abilities that make him one of the most useful party members in the game, if not THE most. Dylan quickly gains a lot of strength and abilities, at the early points of the game, then slowly gets stronger throughout the rest- he gains the ability to perform two different categories of upgradable attacks, a 100 TP K.O. attack that leaves most enemies severely crippled, perform skills that do raw damage as well as giving him more TP, and has high health and defense. Dylan also has one support ability that boosts TP for one party member called "Hype Up", making him damage and TP focused. Dylan is useful in most situations, aside from large groups of enemies, or an enemy the is immune to physical types of damage. Dylan can also be pared well with most other party members.

Trivia

 * Boxerbeat.pngBoxerbeat2.pngBoxerbeat23.png little more than a third into the game, Dylan can optionally be killed by Bernard, in exchange for keeping Mahkhal's left arm, which will kill him, and permanently remove him from the party, for the entire rest of the game. Interestingly this will also change what enemies you face, and where you face them.
 * Dylan Voldy's name was originally spelt Dillian Voldy, but was changed.
 * Dylan Voldy's name was entirely chosen from an online name generator.
 * Dylan never wanted to get married, or have any sort of significant other.
 * Dylan is 6'8" or 203cm tall, and is the tallest character of the main cast of party members in the game.
 * Dylan may play some sort of minor role in Local58.
 * Dylan's father is the same height as Mahkhal.
 * Dylan is Scandinavian.
 * Dylan was inspired by the boxer unit, from the early versions of the game: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.
 * It is never explained why Dylan decided to join Mahkhal on is quest to find his identity.
 * Dylan was an only child.
 * Dylan was highly overweight in his early teens.
 * Dylan had really bad social skills, and Mahkhal, Janice, and Craig, we're the only people who really accepted him.
 * Dylan is an extrovert, despite having bad social skills.
 * Dylan joins Mahkhal right after his fight at a boxing club, and over the course of the early chapters of the game, you see his face injuries slowly heal up.
 * Dylan wanted Mahkhal to settle down and rest with Janice, Craig and him, at the end of the game, instead of going after Declan Anderson (The Poet).
 * Dylan was never taught, but was naturally gifted at boxing like his father.
 * Dylan's never been able to grow much facial hair.