He thinks that power is founded on authority, and part of the reason he wants the Corpse is to obtain a spiritual authority on par with the Vatican. Valentine is a ruthless individual, having a might-makes-right attitude toward the world, constantly using the metaphor of "taking the napkin first" to signify his gain in power. Notably, when he was infatuated with Lucy Steel disguised as his wife, Valentine tried to rape her and declared that she would bear his child, saying that he wanted a dynasty to ensure the United States would remain at the top (and by that mean disregarded the country's democratic roots). Despite his declared goal of working for the interests of the country, he regularly declares that his goals are fulfilled and after witnessing Love Train's ability, shouted that everything, including power and glory, was now his. His patriotism also comes with some hypocritical egotism. He also cruelly trapped a train engineer halfway through a mirror just to assure himself on one advantage. ĭespite this, Valentine is also callous about the lives of individual Americans, never hesitating to sacrifice his own subordinates in his quest for the Corpse and going as far as to kill them himself if he deems it necessary.
One of his expressed fears is to have someone petty or worse seizing the Corpse and taking away the happiness that should go into the United States. He also manages to regain his composure even facing the eternal torture that Tusk ACT4 has inflicted on him. First acting through his subordinates, Valentine then takes a greater active part in seizing the Saint's Corpse, confronting his enemies personally if need be, and ultimately claiming that he has no problem putting his life on the line to fulfill his objectives. Moreover, the President shows a great degree of determination toward this goal. To do so, he seeks the blessing of the Saint Corpse Parts, becoming ecstatic when the Corpse blesses him. Marked by the gruesome fate of his father, Valentine's goal is that the United States stands over the rest of the world. Valentine's foremost characteristic is his deep patriotism.
Under which he wears frilled garments and a pair of gloves with a net pattern on the upper half.įunny Valentine is a dignified but immoral patriot, militant in his will to accomplish what he thinks is best for the United States. He also normally dons a smooth, uniform outfit, including an overcoat closed to the end of his torso. He consistently wears long, light hair, curling at its ends into a number of thick, well-defined rings (perhaps as a reference to the white periwigs and hairstyles of the 18th century, as worn by several early United States Presidents ). "Īfter this, it is revealed that spanning his back, Valentine bears deep scars, in a pattern resembling that of the 21st-century flag of the United States. Araki attributes this to his naturally changing art style but also jokes that it is simply because Valentine "worked out. He is originally introduced as an old, stout, overweight man, but around the time he takes the rib cage of the Saint, gains a more fit, muscular and handsome appearance. Throughout the narrative, Valentine adopts two main appearances, differing greatly in build.
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