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| title =Valence | | title =Valence | ||
|pronouns=they/them | |pronouns=they/them | ||
|season=[[PARTIZAN]] | |season=''[[PARTIZAN]]'' | ||
|player = [[Andrew Lee Swan]] | |player = [[Andrew Lee Swan]] | ||
|affiliations = [[Nobel]]<br> | |affiliations = [[Nobel]]<br> | ||
[[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns]] | [[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns]] | ||
|relations = [[Midnite Matinee]] (exhausting)<br> | |relations = [[Midnite Matinee]] (exhausting)<br> | ||
[[Rosé Rita]] (intrigued) | [[Rosé Rita]] (intrigued)<br> | ||
[[Kal'mera Broun]] (friend) | |||
|aliases = DJ (callsign)<br> | |aliases = DJ (callsign)<br> | ||
BigWolfAwoo87 | BigWolfAwoo87 | ||
|playbook=The Empath | |playbook=The Empath | ||
|people=[[Nobel]] | |people=[[Nobel]] | ||
|color_theme=pzn}} | |color_theme=pzn|place_of_origin=[[Scutum-Centaurus Arm]]|debut=[[PARTIZAN 00: The Divine Principality]]}} | ||
'''Valence''' is a character in [[PARTIZAN]]. Their playbook is '''the Empath'''. They serve as the face for [[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns|SBBR]] and pilot the [[Hippocampus]]. | '''Valence''' is a character in ''[[PARTIZAN]]''. Their playbook is '''the Empath'''. They serve as the face for [[The Society of Banners and Bright Returns|SBBR]] and pilot the [[Hippocampus]]. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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{{Incomplete|section=History and Involvement}} | {{Incomplete|section=History and Involvement}} | ||
Valence is an alien who comes from outside of the system, from a culture called [[Nobel|The Nobel]]. They came to the Divine Principality because, five years before the start of ''PARTIZAN'', something hostile came out of their side of the Partizan gate. They are meant to learn as much as they can and meet as many people as possible to figure out what happened; that's allowed them to make useful contacts as a mercenary. They were a religious scholar back home, and perceive their talents as a gift from [[True Divine|God]]. Because they are from an alien culture, they are considered Adrift and have very few rights in the Principality.<!-- basic mission summaries --> | Valence is an alien who comes from outside of the system, from a culture called [[Nobel|The Nobel]]. They came to the Divine Principality because, five years before the start of ''PARTIZAN'', something hostile came out of their side of the Partizan gate. They are meant to learn as much as they can and meet as many people as possible to figure out what happened; that's allowed them to make useful contacts as a mercenary. They were a religious scholar back home, and perceive their talents as a gift from [[True Divine|God]]. Because they are from an alien culture, they are considered Adrift and have very few rights in the Principality.<!-- basic mission summaries --> | ||
{{Spoiler block|spoiling=the Millennium Break arc and PARTIZAN 30: A Cemetery for Heroes|text=During an operation with Sovereign Immunity and Thisbe to transfer [[Memoria]] from [[Stel Columnar|Columnar]] to [[Stel Kesh|Kesh]], a griefstricken Valence is deeply upset by a recording of the fake [[Gur Sevraq]]. The team's cover is blown by [[Crysanth Kesh]], and Valence attempts to shoot her but is severely damaged by her return fire. Valence tells Thisbe to escape with the Memoria and Sovereign Immunity, leaving Valence behind; they also ask her to tell Broun they're sorry. Valence then sacrifices themself in order to kill Crysanth.|theme=pzn}} | |||
==Relationships== | ==Relationships== |
Revision as of 14:24, 29 April 2023
Valence is a character in PARTIZAN. Their playbook is the Empath. They serve as the face for SBBR and pilot the Hippocampus.
Appearance
Valence wears an intricate, black wolf mask that covers their entire face. It is able to move and make expressions. They also wear a simple black robe with a cornflower blue hood that hides their head and high lapels that fits loose around their body; their outfit is inspired by Destiny concept art. A piece of teal-purple Clarified Memoria they received from the Sable Court decorates one of their ears.[1]
At the beach, they wear a pink, blue, and purple light robe with a flowy train. It has a pattern of stained glass or stone shapes with hard lines between them. They also wear a sun hat.[2]
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As one of the Nobel, Valence's natural form is of a mist ranging in color though teal, blue, purple and magenta.[3][4] This mist is housed inside of a robotic body, and can form into illusory skin which hides the metal. A touchstone for their robotic arm was suggested by Austin to be Robotic Arm by Alexey Vasilyev.[4]
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After the conflict with Courage, Broun makes them a new body. Their new chassis is made of scrap metal and has an interior layer of mesh that clearly shows the mist inside. Instead of a mask, their face is fully in the shape of a wolf's head.[5] They start wearing something like Anakin's black tunic in Revenge of the Sith, but with an ankle-length train in the back, and a long, billowing coat.
They smell like Coca-Cola Starlight, repair oil, something 'ionic' and/or dentist gas.[6]
Personality
Valence is generally patient and careful with a strong core of faith. They are haunted by the ghosts of Past they encountered during "Obelle, On Fire". They are not accustomed to violence, but the decisions they've made on Partizan, such as the false flag they perform in Obelle, have forced them to adjust their moral code.
Drive
- Convince a Stel to become tireless defenders of the Nobel.
Scars
History and Involvement
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Valence is an alien who comes from outside of the system, from a culture called The Nobel. They came to the Divine Principality because, five years before the start of PARTIZAN, something hostile came out of their side of the Partizan gate. They are meant to learn as much as they can and meet as many people as possible to figure out what happened; that's allowed them to make useful contacts as a mercenary. They were a religious scholar back home, and perceive their talents as a gift from God. Because they are from an alien culture, they are considered Adrift and have very few rights in the Principality.
This section contains spoilers for the Millennium Break arc and PARTIZAN 30: A Cemetery for Heroes.
Click here to reveal.
During an operation with Sovereign Immunity and Thisbe to transfer Memoria from Columnar to Kesh, a griefstricken Valence is deeply upset by a recording of the fake Gur Sevraq. The team's cover is blown by Crysanth Kesh, and Valence attempts to shoot her but is severely damaged by her return fire. Valence tells Thisbe to escape with the Memoria and Sovereign Immunity, leaving Valence behind; they also ask her to tell Broun they're sorry. Valence then sacrifices themself in order to kill Crysanth.
Relationships
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Broun
Valence and Broun are fairly close, despite Broun's prickliness.
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After the mission in Orzen, Valence is repaired by Broun and reveals their gaseous form and telepathic abilities. Soon after, Broun takes them to the baths and works out how to initiate telepathic contact, despite not being a Nobel.
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Valence promises to help Broun leave Partizan and eventually pools all their resources to get Broun a spaceship, to Broun's shock. Unfortunately, Broun only learns that they've also been entrusted with the coordinates to the Nobel homeworld after Valence's death.
Gur Sevraq
Fellow religious scholars, Gur and Valence meet during Valence's research of the Church of the Resin Heart. Valence checks on Gur after their kidnapping using their farsight, and they see each other again during a vision sent by the True Divine. They think through the nature of faith together, and are both burdened by God's command to seek out the parts of the Exemplar.
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After Gur's fall from Icebreaker Prime, Valence grieves deeply and resolves to recover the Exemplar no matter the cost. However, they die before their task can be finished.
Beliefs
- Broun is quite dependable and competent. I hope to see them as trustworthy.
- I'm not sure why Thisbe resists her potential, but I want to open her eyes.
- Thisbe is simple and straightforward.
Bond (Kingdom)
- I feel the uncomfortable draw of the unknown from Apparatus, but must keep focus on the revolution and the way of God. An overindulgence of curiosity would sidetrack me.
Abilities
Valence is able to communicate with AI and sense the echoes of past technology. As time goes on, their powers have increased, giving them access to new abilities.
- Telepathy: Valence can freely communicate directly to a person’s mind as though speaking normally if they have previously had a revealing interaction with them. If acting as a group, this allows everyone to work together more effectively.
- Far Sight: Valence can gather information from a place and time they were not present.
- Emoji: They know the secret method to interact with an app or AI as if it was a physical being, regardless of how corrupted or rampant it appears, and are more easily able to communicate with digital entities.
- Tesla: When Valence pushes themself they can unleash a stroke of lightning as a weapon from the power grid or summon an AR storm in their immediate vicinity (swirling ads, flashing neon, heavy smog, shouting crowds, etc.) that will cause AR confusion.
Possessions
- Prognostication tools (in the form of a Nobel religious text)
- Fine stun gun
Trivia
- In the postmortem, Dre said that in a live action adaptation Valence would be voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo.
- They can eat food and sleep. They are not affected by alcohol.
- While working on "The Storm Over Cruciat" Austin made an edit of a scene between Broun and Valence with the song "MakeDamnSure" by Taking Back Sunday underneath. It can be found here.
References
- ↑ PARTIZAN 08: Under the Boughs of the Court
- ↑ PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture
- ↑ PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 PARTIZAN 19: On the Edge of Fracture
- ↑ PARTIZAN 26: Millennium Break: Breaking Vigil
- ↑ PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2
- ↑ Taken as backlash from the crash of Past during PARTIZAN 02: Obelle, On Fire
- ↑ Taken during the conflict in PARTIZAN 15: Divine Attention