Valentina
Valentina | |
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First appearance | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) |
- “My beauty simply shines forth like the sun!”
- —Valentina, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Valentina, transliterated as Margarita on one occasion,[1] is a major boss who appears in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Valentina was an aide to the royal court in Nimbus Land prior to the game's beginning. After Prince Mallow disappeared, Valentina locked King Nimbus and Queen Nimbus in a room in the palace. Valentina then lied to the townsfolk, saying that the king is sick and may die soon. She also sent her minions to guard the palace as well as the beanstalks leading up to the clouds where Nimbus Land lies, and fired much of the royal staff. As a final precaution, Valentina instructed Shy Away to block the pipe leading to Nimbus Land by causing Megasmilax to grow in it.
History[edit]
Valentina's next plan is in motion as Mario, Mallow and their friends arrive in Nimbus Land, having overwhelmed Megasmilax and its Smilaxs as well as the enemies guarding the beanstalks. Valentina passes her assistant Dodo as the lost Prince Mallow. Dodo then "proposes" to Valentina, legally making her queen. The two then return to the palace. Having learned the truth about Mallow's heritage from Garro, Garro disguises Mario as a statue to sneak him into the palace. Valentina then enters the room they are in to praise the golden statues made in her likeness, only to notice Mario and question Garro about it. He describes Mario as his latest masterpiece, making her display Mario within the palace. As Mario is about to explore the rest of Nimbus Castle, Valentina commands Dodo to polish her statues. Shy Away eventually informs Valentina that Mario is within the palace. After being told what Mario looks like, Valentina realizes the statue Garro brought shares the same description. Once she realizes Mario is in the room with her, she escapes the castle. She circles around back to Nimbus Land's plaza, but she gets surrounded by Nimbus who all ask her questions. She voices her frustrations as Mario arrives to battle her.
At the beginning of the battle, Valentina calls Dodo to carry away the middle party member. That member must then fight Dodo alone. When Dodo is damaged enough, he retreats, the ally gives chase, and the battle returns to Valentina. Valentina can cast nine spells, the most out of any boss, and has a large amount of health, but has low defense. After a few turns, Dodo and the kidnapped party member return to join their respective side. The duo then retreats once Valentina receives enough damage, leaving behind the key required to rescue Mallow's parents. After this, her minions disappear from the castle, as well as several statues of her being replaced with King Nimbus ones.
If Mario returns to the top of Booster Tower and goes to the balcony where Princess Toadstool was held captive, he finds Valentina questioning why she should marry Booster. He then whispers something into Valentina's ear, causing her to fall in love with him. When Valentina approaches him, Booster tries to distance himself from her, but she approaches him once more. Viewing the scene afterwards show them standing together. During the ending, the pair are wed in Marrymore with Dodo presiding over. When Valentina tries to get closer to Booster, he flees from the chapel, prompting Valentina to pursue him. During the credits, Valentina is carried by Dodo.
Characteristics[edit]
Physical appearance[edit]
Valentina appears as a pale-skinned woman who wears a cream-colored dress, which moves during her battle, and red shoes. She has a somewhat frog-like face and a parrot on her head. During her battle, she carries a martini glass which has no effect on the gameplay. Her extremely skinny waist may also be intended to resemble the neck of a martini glass, hence her Japanese name of "Margarita."
Personality[edit]
Valentina is shown to be an extremely bossy and domineering person who seems to treat her henchmen and just about everyone else around her with as little respect as possible. Despite the blatant disrespect she shows toward her underlings (especially towards Dodo), as well as the apparent hatred they have toward her (as shown in Birdy's Psychopath), they still remain loyal to her regardless. Valentina is also vain and cruel. This is shown when she thinks highly of herself, believing herself to be beautiful beyond compare, as well as a refined "art buff." While she is still in the palace, she can be heard laughing loudly throughout it. The particular laugh (an "oh-ho-ho-ho-ho") is commonly associated with royal or otherwise high-status women in Japanese media.
Profiles[edit]
- Official Nintendo Player's Guide (Who's Who): Swaggering around in a high-fashion dress with a cocktail in hand, Valentina sure looks like she might be a birdbrain. Don't be deceived by appearances, though. Behind that pretty face lurks a cunning master of palace politics. Valentina has tossed the king and queen in prison and hornswoggled the trusting folk of Nimbus Land into believing that Dodo is really Prince Mallow. Valentina is an unusual tyrant in that she fancies herself something of an art buff. She's ordered the castle guards to admit no one except the renowned sculptor Garro when he's bringing statues. Hmmm. Valentina's refined taste might offer Mario a chance to sneak into the palace, but he'll have to keep a stiff upper lip![2]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars enemy | |||||||||
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HP | 2000 | FP | 250 | Speed | 200 | Yoshi Cookie | None | |
Attack | 120 | Magic attack | 80 | Location(s) | Nimbus Land | Bonus Flower | None | ||
Defense | 80 | Magic defense | 60 | Weak | None | Items | None | ||
Evade | 10% | Magic evade | 0% | Strong | Ice, Fear, Poison, Sleep, Mute, Critical | Morph rate | 0% | ||
Coins | 200 | Exp. points | 120 | Spells | Petal Blast, Aurora Flash, Light Beam, Solidify, Drain Beam, Diamond Saw, Water Blast, Blizzard, Crystal | Sp. attacks | None | ||
Psychopath | "I tell ya, he's NOTHING!" |
Gallery[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | マルガリータ Marugarīta |
Literally means "Margarita" (a type of cocktail, most likely because of the martini glass she holds, as well as a Spanish feminine name) |
Trivia[edit]
- The Player's Guide of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars misspells Valentina's name as "Valentia" at one point.[2]
References[edit]
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | ||
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Characters | Protagonists | Mario • Mallow • Geno • Bowser • Princess Toadstool |
Supporting | 3 Musty Fears • Apprentice • Beetle Mania Toad • Boo, Goo, Bones, and Kipp • Boshi • Chancellor • Chef Torte • Dr. Topper • Dyna • Elder • Frogfucius • Frogfucius' Student • Gardener • Garro • Gaz • Goomba • Grandma • Hinopio • King Nimbus • Ma'Mole • Mite • Monstermama • Mushroom Boy • Pa'Mole • Queen Nimbus • Raini • Raz • Rose Town innkeeper • Royal Bus driver • Sergeant Flutter • Toadofsky • Treasure-hunting Toad • Triplets • Vault Guard | |
Enemies | Bosses | Axem Rangers (Axem Red · Axem Black · Axem Green · Axem Yellow · Axem Pink) • Belome • Birdo • Blade • Boomer • Booster • Bowser • Bowyer • Bundt • Clerk • Cloaker • Count Down • Croco • Culex • Czar Dragon • Director • Dodo • Domino • Earth Link • Exor • Factory Chief • Grate Guy • Gunyolk • Hammer Bros. • Jinx • Jonathan Jones • King Calamari • Knife Guy • Mack • Mad Adder • Magikoopa • Manager • Megasmilax • Mokura • Punchinello • Raspberry • Shelly • Smithy • Valentina • Yaridovich • Zombone |
Boss helpers | Bahamutt • Bandana Blue • Bob-omb • Bodyguard • Ding-A-Lings • Earth Crystal • Eggbert • Fire Crystal • Helio • Jinx Clone • King Bomb • Kinklink • Mad Mallet • Mezzo Bomb • Microbomb • Pounder • Poundette • Shyper • Smelter • Smilax • Snifit • Torte • Water Crystal • Wind Crystal • Yaridovich (mirage) | |
Lesser enemies | Aero • Alley Rat • Amanita • Ameboid • Apprentice • Arachne • Armored Ant • Artichoker • Bahamutt • Bandana Red • Big Bertha • Big Thwomp • Birdy • Blaster • Bloober • Bloober baby • Bloober with kids • Bluebird • Bob-omb • Box Boy • Buzzer • Carroboscis • Chained Kong • Chester • Chewy • Chomp • Chomp Chomp • Chompweed • Chow • Cluster • Corkpedite • Crook • Crusty • Doppel • Drill Bit • Dry Bones • Enigma • Fautso • Fink Flower • Fireball • Forkies • Frogog • Geckit • Gecko • Glum Reaper • Goby • Goomba • Goombette • Gorgon • Greaper • Gu Goomba • Guerrilla • Heavy Troopa • Hidon • Hippopo • Hobgoblin • Jabit • Jagger • Jawful • Jester • K-9 • Kriffid • Lakitu • Leuko • Li'l Boo • Machine Made • Mad Mallet • Magmite • Magmus • Malakoopa • Mastadoom • Mr. Kipper • Muckle • Mukumuku • Ninja • Octolot • Octovader • Oerlikon • Orb User • Orbison • Pandorite • Parabomb • Pinwheel • Piranha Plant • Pounder • Poundette • Pulsar • Puppox • Pyrosphere • Rat Funk • Reacher • Remo Con • Ribbite • Rob-omb • Sackit • Shadow • Shaman • Shogun • Shy Away • Shy Guy • Shy Ranger • Shyster • Sky Troopa • Sling Shy • Snapdragon • Snifit • Sparky • Spikester • Spikey • Spinthra • Spookum • Springer • Star Cruster • Starslap • Stinger • Straw Head • Stumpet • Terra Cotta • Terrapin • The Big Boo • Thwomp • Tub-O-Troopa • Vomer • Wiggler • Zeostar | |
Locations | Bandit's Way • Barrel Volcano • Bean Valley • Belome Temple • Booster Hill • Booster Pass • Booster Tower • Bowser's Keep • Coal Mines • Factory • Forest Maze • Gate • Grate Guy's Casino • Kero Sewers • Land's End • Mario's Pad • Marrymore • Midas River • Midas Waterfall • Moleville • Monstro Town • Mushroom Castle • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Way • Nimbus Castle • Nimbus Land • Pipe Vault • Rose Town • Rose Way • Sea • Seaside Town • Sky Bridge • Star Hill • Sunken Ship • Swap Shop • Tadpole Pond • The Trial Course • The Vinery • Vista Hill • Yo'ster Isle | |
Items | General | Able Juice • Bad Mushroom • Beetle • Bonus Flower • Bracer • Bright Card • Carbo Cookie • Coin • Crystalline • Earlier Times • Elixir • Energizer • Fertilizer • Fire Bomb • Fireworks • Flower • Flower Box • Flower Jar • Flower Tab • Freshen Up • Fright Bomb • Frog Coin • Froggie Drink • Goodie Bag • Honey Syrup • Ice Bomb • Kerokero Cola • Lamb's Lure • Lucky Jewel • Maple Syrup • Max Mushroom • Megalixir • Mid Mushroom • Moldy Mush • Muku Cookie • Mushroom • Mystery Egg • Pick Me Up • Power Blast • Pure Water • Red Essence • Rock Candy • Rotten Mush • Royal Syrup • See Ya • Seed • Sheep Attack • Shiny Stone • Sleepy Bomb • Star • Star Egg • Toadstool's ??? • Wallet • Wilt Shroom • Yoshi-Ade • Yoshi Candy • Yoshi Cookie |
Key items | Alto Card • Bambino Bomb • Beetle Box • Big Boo Flag • Castle Key 1 • Castle Key 2 • Cricket Jam • Cricket Pie • Dry Bones Flag • Elder Key • Greaper Flag • Rare Frog Coin • Room Key • Shed Key • Soprano Card • Temple Key • Tenor Card | |
Weapons | Chomp • Chomp Shell • Cymbals • Double Punch • Drill Claw • Finger Shot • Froggie Stick • Frying Pan • Hammer • Hand Cannon • Hand Gun • Hurly Gloves • Lazy Shell • Masher • Mega Glove • NokNok Shell • Parasol • Punch Glove • Ribbit Stick • Slap Glove • Sonic Cymbal • Spiked Link • Star Gun • Sticky Glove • Super Hammer • Super Slap • Troopa Shell • Ultra Hammer • War Fan • Whomp Glove | |
Armor | Courage Shell • Fire Cape • Fire Dress • Fire Pants • Fire Shell • Fire Shirt • Fuzzy Cape • Fuzzy Dress • Fuzzy Pants • Fuzzy Shirt • Happy Cape • Happy Pants • Happy Shell • Happy Shirt • Heal Shell • Hero Shirt • Lazy Shell • Mega Cape • Mega Pants • Mega Shirt • Nautica Dress • Pants • Polka Dress • Prince Pants • Royal Dress • Sailor Cape • Sailor Pants • Sailor Shirt • Shirt • Star Cape • Super Suit • Thick Pants • Thick Shirt • Work Pants | |
Accessories | Amulet • Antidote Pin • Attack Scarf • B'tub Ring • Coin Trick • Exp. Booster • Fearless Pin • Feather • Ghost Medal • Jinx Belt • Jump Shoes • Quartz Charm • Rare Scarf • Safety Badge • Safety Ring • Scrooge Ring • Signal Ring • Troopa Pin • Trueform Pin • Wake Up Pin • Zoom Shoes | |
Special moves | Arrow Rain • Aurora Flash • Backfire • Big Bang • Blast • Blazer • Blizzard • Body Slam • Bolt • Bombs Away • Boulder • Bowser Crush • Breaker Beam • Carni-Kiss • Chomp • Claw • Come Back • Corona • Crusher • Crystal • Dark Claw • Dark Star • Deathsickle • Diamond Saw • Doom Reverb • Drain • Drain Beam • Echofinder • Eerie Jig • Electroshock • Elegy • Endobubble • Fangs • Fear Roulette • Fire Orb • Flame • Flame Stone • Flame Wall • Flutter Hush • Full House • Fun & Run • Funguspike • G'night • Geno Beam • Geno Blast • Geno Boost • Geno Flash • Geno Whirl • Get Tough! • Grinder • Group Hug • Gunk Ball • Hammer Time • Howl • HP Rain • Ice Rock • Ink Blast • Iron Maiden • Jinxed • Last Shot! • Light Beam • Lightning Orb • Loco Express • Lulla-Bye • Magnum • Mega Drain • Mega Recover • Meteor Blast • Meteor Swarm • Migraine • Mirage attack! • Missed me! • Multiplier! • Multistrike • Mush Funk • Mute • Petal Blast • Pierce • Poison • Poison Gas • Pollen Nap • Psych Bomb • Psyche! • Psycho Plasm • Psychopath • Quicksilver • Recover • S'crow Bell • S'crow Dust • S'crow Fangs • S'crow Funk • Sand Storm • Scream • Scythe • Shaker • Shocker • Shredder • Silver Bullet • Skewer • Sledge • Sleep-Sauce • Sleepy Time • Snowy • Solidify • Somnus Waltz • Spear Rain • Spore Chimes • Sporocyst • Spritz Bomb • Star Rain • Static E! • Stench • Storm • Super Flame • Super Jump • Sword Rain • Terrapunch • Terrorize • Therapy • Thornet • Thunderbolt • Triple Kick • Ultra Flame • Ultra Jump • Va Va Voom • Valor Up • Venom Drool • Vigor up! • Viro Plasm • Water Blast • Weird Mushroom • Wild Card • Willy Wisp | |
Status effects | Down • Fear • Mushroom • Mute • Poison • Prohibited Command • Scarecrow • Sleep | |
Minigames | Beetle Mania • Beetle Race • Goomba thumping • Look the other way • Moleville Mountain • Mushroom Derby • Wheeere's Yoshi?! | |
Miscellaneous | Bestiary • Bolt Lift • Bowser doll • Gallery • Glitches • Level up progressions • Mario doll • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Shops • Soundtrack • Special moves • Staff • Surprise Box |