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Violet infiltrates an Arch-Ministry stronghold disguised as a courier, and escapes with what is supposed to be an ultimate weapon, something which will kill the few remaining hemophages with a single blow. But the "weapon" turns out to be a child named Six, prompting Violet to defy both her own kind, who want him dead, and the Ministry, who want him back.
''Ultraviolet'' was deliberately created to stylistically resemble a comic book, with brilliantly colored outfits and hair, and an airbrushed appearance to close-ups. As with many comic books, the action scenes are deliberately over the top. It was not well-received, with a [[Rotten Tomatoes]] rating of 9%, but some find it [[So Bad
In 2008, the studio Madhouse produced a 12 episode anime series loosely based on the film titled ''Ultraviolet: Code 044''.
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Not to be confused with ''[[Ultraviolet (TV)|Ultraviolet]]'' the British television series, which was also a modern take on vampires, but which could otherwise not be more different in story, style and tone.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Violet, of course.
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* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Due to coming out during a spate of vampire action films there was no mention of the characters' "condition".
* [[No Paper Future]]: Violet has a bracelet that's actually a bendy credit card... which she uses to buy disposable cell phones, printed on paper.
* [[Non
* [[Not Using the Z Word]]: The movie only mentions the word "vampire" twice, first in the exposition dump when Violet notes that it's a slur used for hemophages, and a second time (in Vietnamese) when Violet is confronted by the Blood Chinois.
* [[Novelization]]: A book version of the film was written by Yvonne Navarro, which is based and expands upon the original, uncut screenplay.
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* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]: At the end.
* [[The Power of Love]]: {{spoiler|Violet crying over Six's body brings him back to life... because her tears infected him with hemophagia.}}
* [[Pro
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The movie practically runs on it.
* [[Same Story, Different Names]]: The basic structure of the story is rehashed from Wimmer's previous film, ''[[Equilibrium]]'', with the colors ramped [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[She Fu]]: Need you ask?
* [[Short
* [[Shout Out]]: One near-archetypical shot in particular may be a reference to ''[[Ghost in The Shell]]'', to ''[[The Matrix]]'', or to both.
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: Nerva does this.
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