Valentine

> "Valentine? It's a goddamn zombie tiger. That's crossing the line."
>
> Martin, Army of the Dead

**Valentine** was a zombie tiger. She was tasked with guarding the outer limits of the Las Vegas horde's territory once they'd established their kingdom in the heart of Las Vegas. While she's a computer-generated character, her movements were designed based on a real-world white tiger, Sapphire. Valentine appeared in *Army of the Dead*, was a major plot point of the virtual reality experience, *Viva Las Vengeance*, and will also appear in the animated series, *Lost Vegas*, where her zombie origins will be explored.

## Biography

### Las Vegas outbreak

In life, Valentine was one of Siegfried & Roy's tigers. She was featured on an advertisement for The Mirage Hotel and Resort. When the zombie outbreak occurred, she was bitten by Zeus and became a zombie. Her cognitive abilities did not seem to decline after being bitten like a shambler's would, continuing to act more or less as a normal tiger would, similar to human alphas.

As the zombie culture developed, Valentine took up the role of guarding the edge of the Las Vegas horde's territory surrounding The Olympus.

### Götterdämmerung heist

When the Las Vengeance heist team arrived at the outskirts of the Las Vegas horde's territory, Valentine arrived to bar their path. They successfully hid from her as she passed, but her presence forced Lilly to offer Burt Cummings as tribute to the horde. She later joined the alphas as they attacked the heist team at Bly's Casino, but waited outside while the others engaged the enemy. Martin later emerged near Valentine's resting spot, and she toyed with him for a while before crushing his skull in her jaws.

Later that day the nuclear bomb was dropped on Las Vegas, presumably obliterating Valentine.

## Abilities

* **Exceptional physiology**: As a tiger, Valentine was already naturally much stronger and faster than even a strong human, which was only enhanced by her alpha infection.
* **Zombie physiology**: After taking a bite from Zeus, Valentine became infected with the zombie plague, becoming an alpha zombie. While the effects typically degrade the human mind, this doesn't seem to apply to tigers, resulting in little to no change in her mental faculties. However, her body became more durable, and possibly stronger as an alpha.
	+ **Infection manipulation**: Valentine's bite would infect its victim with the zombie plague, transforming them into a shambler.

## Appearance chronology

*Lost Vegas**Viva Las Vengeance**Army of the Dead*

## Gallery

Valentine on a sign for The Mirage Hotel and ResortBehind the FX of Army of the Dead's Zombie Tiger - NetflixConcept art by Jared PurringtonConcept art3D modelDead Drop #4Soundtrack art*Army of the Dead: Viva Las Vengeance* statueSapphire, the reference for Valentine (photo from Big Cat Rescue)
## Trivia

* A Twitter emoji was created for Valentine, which would appear when #ZombieTiger, #ZombieTigerCat, #AdoptAZombieTiger, or #ValentineTheTiger were used on the site.
* Valentine is based on Sapphire, a white tiger from Carol Baskin's big cats sanctuary.

## Merchandise

Valentine was depicted on a t-shirt released alongside *Army of the Dead*.

*Army of the Dead: Viva Las Vengeance* variant exclusive
## References

Shay Hatten, Zack Snyder, Joby Harold (writers) & Zack Snyder (director) (May 14, 2021). *Army of the Dead*.
2. ↑ Valentine's inspiration - NetflixGeeked on Twitter