Valentino

Valentino is a sinner demon and one of the many Overlords of Hell. He is a major antagonist of Hazbin Hotel.
He is the director and head of the porn studio within V Tower, and a member of the Vees. He is also the owner and boss of his films' main star, Angel Dust, whom he has under soul contractual obligation.
==Appearance==
Valentino is a tall, slender, somewhat muscular and broad-shouldered moth demon with lavender skin and lacking pupils and irises in his cerise-pink eyes, over which he is always depicted wearing gold-rimmed, heart-shaped sunglasses with cerise lenses.
His mouth is full of sharp, cerise teeth with a single golden fang that sits to his far left of center, a feature he shares with some of his employees like Angel Dust. He also has a long cerise tongue.
Valentino's stature is tall, estimated to be around 10 feet, which he emphasizes with long black heeled boots. He has fluffy white neck fur with small red love-hearts that plumes up from his coat's break-line. He is bald💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (#2) (archived). Recorded at 15:02. with moth-like antennae; the right appearing like a large white with black heart-striped feather while the left appears smaller and lacking the white areas.
He has an extra set of arms just above his hips. His hands and forearms are black, mimicking black gloves, while the upper halves are his normal skin color.
He has a pair of large red moth wings that features zebra print fur outlining the edges, while the interior is darker colored with several heart designs. These wings are usually wrapped around his body to form a floor-length coat with white fur at the wrists, as well as black-and-white-striped fur trim down the center-front to the bottom hem, and three white stripes on both hips with a heart shaped design on the back. This coat is pinned with a gold chain and gold love-heart shaped broach fastening at the breast.
He also has heart-shaped nipples colored in a darker shade of his skin tone, with gold piercings and a chain hung from them.
Valentino wears a red top hat with a wide, asymmetrical zebra-printed hat-band, in which his antennae poke out like feathers. Under his coat, he wears a chest-exposing dark grey shirt with rolled-up sleeves that are held together by two gold buttons, alongside white dress pants held by a black belt with a golden love-heart shaped buckle, and a pair of high-heeled black boots.
He wears a gold chain necklace hung down to his chest, gold arm bands on his lower wrists, each hand having one gold ring, and sometimes gold nail guards on his fingers.
According to Faustisse, Valentino wears fishnet stockings under his coat.💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (archived). Recorded at 40:11 This is first seen in "Welcome to Heaven". In "The Show Must Go On", Valentino wears fishnet stockings, a black miniskirt, and black knee-high heeled boots.
=== Past ===
Valentino used to have both his antennae look identical, both like large white with black heart-striped feathers. He didn't have his sunglasses and gold fang, and his coat didn't have fur on the wrists and the outline wasn't fluffy. He wore a red fedora with a zebra print band, and white pants with a pink belt that had a gold heart-shaped buckle.
==Personality==
Valentino has been described as being charming💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic - STREAM CRASHED 💖 (archived). Recorded at 28:01. and roughly as level-headed as his fellow Overlord, Vox.💖 Designing for the Next HAZBIN HOTEL Comic 💖 (archived). Recorded at 2:36:55. When he interacts with Charlie in his studio he acts cordial around her while struggling to hide his anger and irritation that he would prefer to take out on one of his employees instead, such as Angel Dust.
He does, eventually, show off his real behavior after some time. Valentino uses his charming persona in order to lure other demons into working for him, as shown in "Welcome to Heaven" where Valentino admitted spending much of his time in nightclubs, picking up demons and offering them "jobs" at his studios, with him hiding his more violent and psychotic behavior in order to convince them to willingly "work" for him.
Valentino is depicted as being controlling, abusive, and narcissistic, specifically towards one of his star employees, Angel Dust.Dirty Healings Angel Dust prequel comicADDICT music video He also displays sadistic tendencies, appearing to take enjoyment in overriding Angel's consent, and remains seemingly unbothered by the trauma he is inflicting.
Valentino is frequently surrounded by a collection of the girls who work for him. He is ostentatious in displaying both his profession and status. Faustisse bluntly described him as "a huge fuckboi".💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (#1) (archived). Recorded at 2:24:57. Despite this, he is apparently in a romantic relationship with Vox.
Valentino has been described by Angel to be a "psychopathic freak".Loser, Baby He has a reputation of throwing massive tantrums when one of his "whore" employees disobey him. Because of his temperamental side, he throws objects and rips other demons apart when he is angry, and he doesn't think about how his actions affect his and the Vees' image to where Vox had to explain that "chasing whores around town" will "fuck up" their "image". Once he calms down, he is more pragmatic and fully aware of possible negatives to acting too rashly.
On the other hand, even he has his limits. He was visibly shocked when Vox uncharacteristically snapped at him for wanting to murder everyone at the hotel. He is also terrified by Niffty's creepy stalker-ish and homicidal behavior.
==Abilities==
* Immortality - As a Sinner, Valentino is biologically immortal, being unable to die from illnesses and unable to age, remaining the same age as when he died, thus can not die of old age and other natural causes. He also cannot die from any kind of damage to the body, and will recover from any injury, however, he can only be permanently killed with angelic weaponry.
*Strength - Valentino's strength appears to be greater than the average demon, being able to slam a door so hard a cupboard got knocked down "Masquerade", and was able to tear demons into pieces with his bare hands in "Radio Killed the Video Star", when Velvette recounts how he "tore up her best model", despite presumably not having any weapons on him. One display of his strength is when he ruthlessly physically abuses Angel Dust by choking him and slamming him around with a single hand.
*Wings - Valentino has a pair of moth wings shown to be able to produce powerful gusts of wind that can easily put out a large fire with one flap.
** Wing alteration - These wings can cover his body to form his coat, or can be hung down like a cape. It is possible his wings can form coats of various designs as he is seen in "Welcome to Heaven" wearing an alternate style coat.
*Ocular, dental, and saliva illumination - Valentino's eyes give off a faint red glow, particularly if he's in a dark room, and his teeth can glow when he's giving a sinister smile. His red saliva also glows, mainly when he's acting perverted. 
* Multitasking - Valentino can multitask with his extra set of arms, such as holding his drink while he's decorating one of his guns.
*Typhokinesis - In the ADDICT music video, Valentino exhales a red, heart-shaped smoke from his cigarettes that has the ability to twist and form different shapes, entering the bodies of other demons, as Valentino directs it. However, a similar smoke is also present in a cigarette Angel smokes indicating that this is both from a specific cigarette he own and also a natural ability of Valentino, since, in "Masquerade," he smokes a cigarette Angel was smoking and the color of the smoke changes when he blows it into Angel's face.
**Smoke constructs - Valentino can manipulate his red smoke into specific shapes that are physically solid, as shown in "Masquerade" where he formed a chain and manacles to bind Angel Dust and show his dominance over him.
===Skillset===
*Weapon proficiency - As shown in the prequel comic, Valentino is easily able to shoot a moving target with accuracy from a notable distance away.
*Charisma - Valentino possesses a flamboyant and vivacious charm that allows him to persuade others of his authority.
*Bilingualism - Valentino can fluently speak Spanish and English.
*Contracts - Like all Overlords, Valentino amassed his power and influence by "owning" souls. The method he uses to accomplish this is by having his victims sign their souls away to his ownership through the contracts he conjures, as shown in his ownership of Angel Dust, where the latter had willingly signed his real name in his contract to "work" for Valentino. However, in some cases, there are loopholes that makes them untouchable under certain circumstances, such as Angel being free from him and his influence outside his studio, which Valentino apparently can't remove. It is possible for Valentino to willingly render the contract null and void and release Angel from his control if he chooses to do so.
*Artistic talent - According to the "Clocktower Countdown to Premiere" livestream, Valentino is actually a talented artist.Clocktower Countdown to Premiere | Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video (1:26:30)
*Singing and dancing - Valentino has shown to be a good singer and exceptional dancer, being able to performing a duet and dance with Vox.
===Weaponry===
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*Guns and pistols - Valentino has a collection of guns, such as a pink and zebra print revolver called "Moneyshot",Joel Perez says "Moneyshot looked cute" and a gold and black half pistol. He sometimes decorates them with glue, gemstones, and glitter, such as when he added "Valentino" to Moneyshot in "Radio Killed the Video Star".
==Gallery== 
*Valentino/Gallery
==Trivia ==
*Valentino is an Italian name, meaning "brave or strong". It can also mean "a ladies' man", which is fitting considering his status as a pimp. It is likely also a reference to the word "valentine", which is near synonymous with love in many places.
**According to Vivziepop the name "Valentino" came from her family's pet catHazbin Hotel Live Post-Finale Q&A with Cast and Creator + Season 2 Announcement | Prime Video (22:05) who was put down in August 15, 2016, because he was suffering and old.Valentino the cat Vivziepop explained that the name was something she really loved and always wanted to name a character with, and thought it fit the character Valentino because it is a "very fancy name" that sounds "vaguely Latin", and also makes her think of Valentine's stuff.
*According to Sam Miller, background artist and art director of SpindleHorse, Valentino was Hispanic when living.Probably Fake Blonde informs a fan that Valentino was Hispanic
*Faustisse thinks that Valentino may have died in the 1970s.💖 HAZBIN HOTEL FASHION STREAM for the COMICS!! 💖 (archived). Recorded 13:16.
* When asked about Valentino's sexuality, Faustisse replied, "full pansexual".
*Vivziepop thinks that Valentino would be the kind of person to have a collection of canes.Australia Wildfire Relief Charity Stream! (1:10:45) (Provided by A Sinful Raine)
*According to Vivziepop in a tweet, Valentino wishes he could visit the Lust Ring.Tweet by Vivziepop about the Lust Ring
*As shown in "Radio Killed the Video Star" Valentino owns a customized Robo Fizz that he calls "Kitty".
*Sometimes while Valentino speaks, he makes squeaking sounds like a moth.Tweet by Skye Henwood about moth squeaks
*He sometimes switches between an American and a Hispanic accent when he is in the middle of a mood swing.
*According to Angel Dust, Valentino's eyesight is so bad that he once spent a half hour counting a "stack" of bills, unaware there were only three in his hand. This is in reference to him looking at three bills in the ADDICT music video.
**According to Vivziepop, Valentino counting three bills in the ADDICT music video was something that slipped through the cracks in animation from the boards to final and he was supposed to be counting a stack of bills.【Hazbin Hotel】Chatting w/ the creator: Vivienne Medrano (24:15)
*The fur collar around Valentino's neck is an actual part of his body. This was previously implied in some of Valentino's now-deleted Voxtagram posts,Valentino's collar while this was officially confirmed in "Masquerade". He can feel from his collar, as shown in "Welcome to Heaven" when Niffty rips some fluff off for her collection he screams in pain.
*Within the characters' Voxtagram accounts, Valentino was depicted in a romantic on-again off-again relationship with fellow Vees member, Vox. One that appeared, at times, to be verbally, physically, and psychologically abusive on his end.Instagram images of Valentino and Vox Whether this relationship is reflective of their canon dynamic at all is currently unknown, as the actual events of the Instagram story arcs themselves are not.
**In "The Show Must Go On", the two were dancing in a provocative and romantic nature, along with making out at the end implies they are dating.
*Valentino was depicted in his Voxtagram posts as owning a creature named Queef, which he kept as a pet before killing it with a gun for annoying him.
*His saliva is cerise pink like his eyes and tongue.
* Prior to the series' release, Faustisse was not of the opinion that Valentino cares about Angel Dust being at the Hazbin Hotel.💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (#1) (archived). Recorded at 3:29:16. This however is not canon in the series as shown in the episode "Radio Killed the Video Star" Valentino was greatly enraged that Angel started living at the Hotel.
**As revealed in "Welcome to Heaven", while the exact details are unknown, according to the contract Angel Dust has signed that gave Valentino ownership of his soul, Valentino can only "Do whatever he wants" to Angel within his porn studio, giving Angel some measure of freedom when he is outside of it. Given that Angel formerly lived in the studio with Valentino, this can possibly be the real reason to Valentino's anger of the former moving into the Hazbin Hotel, as this allowed Angel to escape Valentino's full control.
* Valentino's symbol was made by Sam Miller and is an elevated design of the one she made for the ADDICT music video; it has a subtle XXX within a moth design, and somewhat resembles a skull.Tweet by Sam Miller about Valentino symbol design
*Judging by how many posters there are of Valentino posing mostly naked with his guns, it is possible Valentino may have partaken in acting himself.
*According to Vivziepop, finding a voice actor for Valentino was the hardest of the cast, as there was a lot of amazing auditions but everyone locked into exactly what was written on the audition sheet and none of them were really clicking with her. She also had offered the role to other actors, who all declined, so after she had asked Andrew Butler if he could bring in anyone to do parts in Helluva Boss and he brought in Joel Perez, Vivziepop immediately liked Joel's energy and thought he would have a good shot at Valentino, so she asked him to read for it and immediately thought he was perfect.How Many Hazbin Hotel Seasons Will We Get? (33:01)
===Development===
*Valentino was a very late addition in the development of Hazbin Hotel, with Faustisse noting that the character was still being worked on, even past the release of the pilot.💖 Inking the Hazbin Hotel ALASTOR Comic💖 (#1) (archived). Recorded at 37:30.
==References==
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