Valeria Pierre

**Valeria "Val" Adele Pierre**, nicknamed *The Con-Woman*, was a town resident of Salem, which was later trapped in the 1920s, prompting Jordan Carpenter to investigate. After her death, Valeria was discovered to be in the Guest Exhibit of the Museum of the Dead, in the purgatory realm of the 1990s, returning as *The Bounty Hunter*, where she was able to escape and return to life.

During the nights, she formed a romantic relationship with her late wife Marinette Bourgeois, a close bond with her best friend Savannah Ashworth and fellow guest Luke Nocells, and a brotherly-sisterly relationship with Alexander Boucher and Christopher Shaw. Val also formed a close friendship with fellow guests Monica Castillo, Alehandro Mercix, and Payton Hawthorne.

## Profile

21 years-of-age, Valeria has autumn brown eyes and dark black hair, that falls to breast level. Additionally, her dark hair is parted to the right. She dons minimal makeup, partly due to her father, Henri's, control. She wears a silver family heirloom necklace with five circular objects and a dress with silk attachments, with black and white beads. She also dons a dark purple dress with a brooch attached to the centre. Furthermore, she donned dark purple heels, which she later discarded in Silent Night in favour of boots.

Valeria is known to be calculating, determined, and cutthroat, with a rebellious side, as seen by her ruthless campaigning for the mayoral election in Salem. Often introverted, Valeria tended to stay away from the others in the group, only bonding with Marinette and Savannah. Valeria hides her vulnerable and delicate side underneath a layer of coldness and distantness. Since her time with the group, however, Valeria's façade has began to drop away as she gets closer to them, explaining her backstory with her late father's control and how she never felt good enough. Thanks to her friends within the group, Valeria has began to overcome her issues and face them. Valeria, additionally, is known to be headstrong and powerful, not backing down from a challenge regardless of the severity. Her favourite animal is a serpent and her star sign is Aries.

## Backstory

Born in Salem, on March 24th, 1904, Valeria Adele Pierre is the daughter of Henri and Fleur Pierre, who emigrated from high-class Lille in 1894 after Henri expanded his business ventures to the east coast of the USA, leaving Cecelia's parents, Grégoire and Marie-Thérèse Leclair, behind. It's known Grégoire had apprehensions about his daughter leaving, as he viewed Henri as a "belette" (weasel). The Pierre couple quickly began setting down roots in New York City, making multiple business contacts in the big apple. When Fleur fell pregnant with a baby boy in the winter of 1988, she insisted they move to the sleepy town of Salem to raise him, though it took a lot of convincing on her part. Fleur gave birth to Rémi Pierre, named after her brother who had been stillborn, Val later discovered.

Fleur took to raising her son as Henri bought the most expensive manor he could find, nearly bankrupting the family in the process. Fleur and Henri argued often about this, but Henri eventually appeased her by saying that they needed to keep up appearances for any potential partners. Henri propped up Rémi as his successor, though his plans were eventually stopped as Rémi showcased communication difficulties, inability to speak, and more - all symptoms of "Level 3" autism as Val would later learn in 2020. This left Fleur to raise Rémi alone. In 1901, Fleur fell pregnant once more to Célia, the middle child. Due to Rémi's condition, Henri began to raise Célia intensively, often being disappointed when she couldn't accomplish - what he called - "simple tasks".

By 1904, Henri's business continued to grow exponentially, with him often being called away for business trip after business trip. It was during this time that Fleur became increasingly lonely and is believed to have had an affair with a traveller staying in Salem shortly before falling pregnant with Valeria. After discovering the affair, Henri scared the traveller away - with Fleur never seeing him again - and began controlling Fleur more, as he believed she couldn't "be trusted". Valeria was born in the early hours of March 24th in the Pierre manor. Henri insisted he name her as Fleur had named the last two children, choosing to name Valeria after a cabaret dancer he was mesmerized by at a performance in the Moulin Rouge. Fleur insisted Valeria was Henri's daughter and commented that she had his eyes, and although Henri accepted it, Fleur believed he never truly forgot it.

In the early years of Valeria's youth, Célia was propped up on a pedestal, while Henri often ignored Rémi and herself to focus more on the 'golden child'. Hostility between Fleur and Henri grew behind the scenes as the pair began to argue more and more, leading to Fleur partaking in marital affairs and Henri's viciousness to intensify. Their feuding was kept secret from the children, however, as the pair always seemed to be the perfect couple to any onlookers. Val can remember Fleur being as 'strong as an ox', not seeing her cry once. Growing up, Valeria admired her mother's ability to be strong, beginning to believe Fleur's refusal to crack with emotion was a strength. As Henri would often spend time with Célia, Fleur would focus on her other two children. Fleur was a woman who always seemed strong and perfect, but was breaking on the inside. She was always there for her children, however, instilling in them determination and empathy.

Henri became increasingly annoyed at Célia as she grew up, believing she was foolish, unorganized, and ditzy. He soon became more attached to Valeria - who he believed had the "Pierre brain" - remembering a time when she spent hours on the beach, organizing the stones with shape and texture. Believing Valeria had what it took to become his successor, he began focusing his attention on her, intensely training her to become the Pierre heir from a young age. For years, the family continued a routine: Valeria was Henri's puppet, while Fleur struggled to raise the other two children, especially due to Rémi's condition. Val can remember playing with her siblings in the fields behind Salem, often remembering Célia's overwhelming love for the marigold flower.

Annually - every summer - they would visit Lille, and other areas of France, to meet Fleur's parents. One of Val's happiest memories is sailing Grégoire's boat with him, loving the speed and the wind in her hair. These annual visits soon stopped, however, at the start of the Great War. Fleur lost contact with her parents shortly after as the city went under German-control on October 13th, 1914. The family went through the war with no contact, causing Fleur to become crippled with worry. They later learned following the war - in 1918 - that Grégoire and Marie-Thérèse had died in an explosion during 1916. This sent Fleur spiralling, though she never showed that to her children.

Shortly after, Fleur fell sick with pneumonia. She was able to recover, but her health continued to spiral and deteriorate. After battling many diseases, Fleur once again fell sick with pneumonia in 1920. It was during this time that Fleur's exterior began to crack, as she admitted her affairs and marital problems to her children. Fleur admitted she had always dreamt of leaving Henri with her children, but knew she couldn't make a good life for her children on her own. After a quiet Christmas and New Year, Fleur passed away in the first week of January. In the wake of her death, Célia naturally became Rémi's caretaker, while Valeria took her death the hardest. During this time, Val also dealt with questioning her sexuality, finding herself romantically drawn to other women. She refused to accept this, however, as she often overheard Henri's homophobic comments around the house.

Following Fleur's death, Henri's viciousness intensified. He began focusing more on his business, aggressively targeting rival businesses in NYC and Salem - including the Carpenter's. Henri's aggressiveness put the Pierre's and the Carpenter's on a collision course, despite the pair being close before. Val can remember Célia daydreaming about a boy called Oscar Carpenter, who she often saw across town. She used to talk about his dreamy eyes and wavy hair, and wished she could pluck up the courage to speak to him. However, any chances of that were dashed at the start of the family rivalry, much to Célia's bitterness. Valeria became distant from the family as she spent more time in the observatory fields. She would often climb to the very top of the observatory and look up at the stars, as she felt closer to her mother. Often, Val would ask Fleur questions about life, and although Fleur never answered, she always felt her mother was looking down on her. It was there Val learned to accept her sexuality, leaving her denial behind. Later, Val would plead to be carried here when she was bleeding out. She died looking up at the stars, feeling her mother close by; protecting her even then.

Over the next two years, Célia and Henri's rivalry worsened, with Célia often threatening to move out while Valeria made sure Rémi was okay. The father and daughter grew to hate each other - as Val and Rémi got caught in the crossfire. Situations came to a head as one of Henri's business went bankrupt due to the government sanctioned prohibition in 1920. Furious, Henri began shouting orders at his children - Rémi especially. He continued to shout at the eldest child, but due to his condition, Rémi couldn't understand. Henri snapped, starting to hit his son. Célia stepped in the way and continued to lament Henri for his actions, screaming that Rémi wasn't safe in the same house as Henri. She quickly began collecting their possessions and insisted they were leaving. The siblings stood by the door as Célia pleaded with Val to join them. Val, however, didn't have the courage to leave her father alone, and reluctantly chose to stay. Her siblings then left and closed the door behind them. Val never saw them again.

The Pierre manor became devoid of life and soul, the hallways now empty. Henri quickly turned the siblings' rooms to office space, practically ignoring their existence too. Val learned to do the same, realizing thinking about them hurt more than forgetting them. So she chose to block it out, leaving her siblings in the past. Henri continued to pressure and control Val, wanting her to take over his legacy desperately - despite Val insisting she wanted to forge her own path in life. To escape, Val began touring the outskirts of town. She also began to build her own motorcycle out of spare parts in the observatory, teaching herself to ride it. She would race it around the fields near the observatory, often crashing it into the nearby hay bales. It was during this time she explored the woods and discovered the largest apple she'd ever seen, which was next to the beehive.

With just Val and Henri in the house alone, he became increasingly controlling. His actions against his rivals became more volatile, as he went out of his way to destroy his competition - attempting to force Val into joining him, though she refused which left her with a twisted wrist. In a fit of rage one night, Henri destroyed Fleur's flowerbed which Val continued to care for. The next day, Val hurried into the town's florist to purchase flowers to restore the flowerbed. There, she met Amy Hamilton. The pair soon began to bond, with Val showcasing her motorcycle and Amy helping her take care of Fleur's flowerbeds. Their close friendship then blossomed into romance, as the pair would often explore Salem together. A few weeks later, unbeknownst to Val, Henri had discovered their relationship after seeing them kiss in the gardens. He proceeded to pay Amy to stay away from Val, who agreed, taking the money and leaving for Rusthollow.

Val - who later discovered what happened after Amy never turned up for their date - returned to the Pierre manor, which felt as cold as ice. Beaten down by Henri's abuse, Val headed to her bedroom and dressed herself in her favourite gown, slowly walking to the poolside at night - her mind wandering through dark thoughts. She sat, mesmerized by the waves for a while, before snapping out of it. She realized it wasn't the way out. However - after that night - her spirit was broken. She, truly, was alone. She began to become Henri's perfect puppet, her will to defy him destroyed. She let him control her, become his glamorous and ambitious mouthpiece for the Pierre legacy. Henri's aggression and hatred to her worsened, with Val often receiving pulled hair and twisted limbs, or derogatory slurs. On the outside, she seemed perfect, but on the inside, she was broken: just like her mother.

Feeling out-of-control and hopeless, Val desperately tried to regain her freedom - in any way she could. She started with small things like drinking his favourite scotch or driving his car behind his back, but as her hopelessness intensified, so did her rebellion. Without Henri's knowledge, she began attempting to sabotage his business connections, enjoying the thrill of the chase and the freedom it gave her - even if for just a moment. As if she was on autopilot, Val's cons increased in size against her father's associates - who she considered accomplices, as she knew they were his biggest influence. She continued to sabotage her father to feel freedom with her cons, charming each of them. From each target, she took a single souvenir, like a cufflink, which she kept under a loose floorboard in her bedroom.

It was during this time that Henri decided to target the Carpenter's once again, setting his sights on becoming Mayor of Salem; a position Joseph Carpenter had famously held for years. Val helped create Henri's campaign with him, which prompted Henri to reach out to all of his contacts to strengthen the marketing for his campaign. To do so, Henri held a large poker night - one of his favourite traditions - to welcome any potential investors in his campaign. Val waited on the attendees, even cleaning up after them when they were done. After the event, Val overheard Henri's conversation to one of his associates, where the pair agreed to arrange a marriage between their children as both were attracted to the same sex. Val argued with her father and refused to be forced into a marriage, but Henri didn't listen to her. He then grabbed her arm and twisted it, demanding she would do as he says - insisting it was because of him she wasn't trapped behind some cell bars due to her sexuality.

Two days later, with the mayoral campaign heating up, Val headed through the Salem festival and to the town entrance to welcome the guests, her campaign propaganda speech ready. With a perfect smile, she looked out into the distance and saw the guests approaching. She prepared herself, unaware of what was to come...

## Role

### Season 3

#### Spoken Ill of the Dead

Valeria is first seen brandishing flyers for the upcoming mayoral elections in Salem, endorsing her father Henri Pierre. Val's demeanour is cold, calculated, and pristine, with a frosty tone painted onto her words as she judges the guests from a distance. Throughout the festival, Valeria keeps her distance from the others, only talking to Savannah Ashworth, who she earlier remarked had an "interesting style". When the zombies attacked Salem, Val was instinctively worried for her father, but went with the guests regardless. While initially apprehensive of them, Val eventually began helping.

Later, after recovering a map to the safehouse in Salem, Valeria opened the safehouse door to check for traps. She also worried for her father's safety during this time, before eventually accepting her father was likely dead. Val was later grouped with Savannah, Marinette Bourgeois, and Vladimir Volkov in distracting the Necromancer while the others destroyed his grimoire. Following the Necromancer's death at the hands of the guests, they regrouped at the safehouse, only to discover an ancient evil had been plaguing Salem for years.

#### Pins and Needles

After discovering a dead raven in the safehouse, they find a magical scroll, following Gaston Silk and Vlad's shot-drinking, inside the prohibition bar. The scroll then introduced itself, being dubbed "Scrolly" by Mari, before telling them of a voodoo hut. Valeria then guided the guests to the voodoo hut on the outskirts of town. After discovering voodoo priest Akmal Prasetyo, Sav's hand was trapped, prompting the guests to search the voodoo hut. They eventually discover they can free Sav by doing three rituals, however, must put forwards three cards. Val quickly volunteers, wanting to save her friend.

Following this, voodoo spirits attacked the group, dragging Akmal into the darkness and prompting the guests to flee. Knowing they needed to save Akmal to discover more about the evil in town, they read a note, which reveals two must be voted in. Val then votes for Jordan Carpenter, blaming the AEA for the attack on Salem and for her father's death. Savannah and Fiona Vaughn are chosen for the challenge, and despite Val's protests, they head to the bay alongside Celine Harper. Sav is the winner, killing Fiona with multiple stab wounds to a voodoo doll. After Sav places down the first artefact and Val and Mari share a heartfelt moment, they hear a horse on a nearby hill.

#### Head Hunt

After hearing the horse on the hill, Val and Mari share a heartfelt moment, their romance quickly blooming after their first kiss during spin the bottle. Val also confesses she's lesbian to Mari and Sav. After learning they needed to head to an abandoned town, Val guided the guests, having a knowledge of Salem's geography. Following their arrival at the execution platform, they are disrupted by the Headless Horseman, causing them to hide. Tyler Bennett and Agnieszka Alicja are then kidnapped.

Shortly after learning they must cure the horseman's name to retrieve the next artefact, Val searches the doctor's surgery with Mari and Vlad. After Val and Mari briefly share a kiss, they find the autopsy report. After the guests regroup in the town square, they speak to Val about the list of names at the execution. Val begins to worry her father is behind the murder and admits Henri's cruelty, however, she insists she still loves him, despite it all. After discovering the killer, they are forced to vote. Val votes Angie due to her sudden personality shift, leaving Val uncomfortable and unsure if she could trust the soldier. Angie prevails as Tyler is beheaded in front of them.

Back in the safehouse, they learn that Caspian was the one who trapped The Wraith in his cell, but now, his daughter, Theodosia, planned to release him from his confines so he could destroy Salem. Angie places down the axe and snow begins to fall over Salem.

#### Silent Night

After Angie places down the axe, snow begins to fall on Salem as the guests watch on. Suddenly, they hear a crash, before finding Santa crashed in Salem. Knowing they must save Christmas to cure the next artefact, a cursed snow globe, Val, Mari, Sav, and Luke Nocells head to the ice lake to recover the first item needed: Rudolph. After Sav trips and finds a set of hoofprints, they are attacked by the Krampus, who slashes at Sav, despite the group's efforts to stop it.

After reuniting with the others following an argument between Sav and Vlad, the group learn the must vote once more. Believing she deserved to die, Valeria voted herself into the challenge. In a shock turn of events, Mari and Sav's cards are pulled. Insistently, Val volunteers, lamenting that Mari deserved to live more than her. Luke volunteers for his love, Sav, leaving Val and Luke in the challenge together. The two rivals then shook hands and began to form a friendship with each other. Mid-challenge, the Krampus decides that only one death cannot quench his blood lust and tries to kill them both, leaving Celine to sacrifice herself to save the pair. A mournful Val comforts Alexander Boucher and Caspian Hunt, before heading back with the others.

They are then able to help Santa leave Salem with the objects they found, saving Christmas. He bids them farewell before they return to the safehouse. Val then places down the snow globe, before the screams of a banshee could be heard. Afterwards, Val looked out the window, seeing the aurora borealis and Santa's sleigh, meaning Celine died for something and Christmas was saved.

#### Scream Bloody Murder

Shortly after the banshee screams, they hear wedding bells and rush to the nearby chapel per Val's directions. There, they meet the banshee, an innocent soul corrupted by the Wraith. They soon begin investigating the chapel for clues and after Val searches the volunteer box, she is branded with a ring by the banshee. Mari panics, though Val insists it's fine. After solving clues and fixing the arcana of tarot cards in the fortune teller's shop, each of those in a romance has gained rings. Savannah then places on a necklace, causing it to clamp around her neck. The banshee then tells them they must vote one of the ring-bearers into the challenge.

Val, not wanting to vote her friends, votes herself once more. Sav and Val's cards are then pulled. The best friends battle through a series of wedding-orientated challenges, but insist they won't complete one until the other is at the same point as them. Wanting to survive together, they reach the chapel's backroom, only to discover the banshee protected them, wanting to kill someone not in a romance. A heartbroken Val and Sav then reluctantly agree to betray Katelyn Steele, writing her name down and destroying her stained glass window. Katelyn the dies from liquefactive necrosis of the brain. Devastated, Val covers Katelyn's body with her coat.

Meanwhile, Luke hugs Val and Sav, his crystal falling from his chest. They soon help the banshee and free her from the curse, before returning to the safehouse. Mournfully, they place down the necklace, before Akmal receives a vision: Celine Harper is still alive.

#### Dead Men Tell No Tales

Following Akmal's vision that Celine Harper was alive and had been taken by Blackbeard, the team set out into the night, eventually finding Blackbeard's ship docked by the coast. Val guided the guests to the docks, where, after arming themselves, they find Blackbeard strolling the docks. They then work together to decide what to do. Eventually, Mari and Val find a bottle in the water, swimming to it to retrieve it while avoiding Blackbeard. They then discover the note is a blueprint of the ship, guiding them to a secret hull in the lower section. After breaking in, they knock a guard out, before the ship starts to sail, meaning they cannot escape.

Val, Sav, and Gaston decide to spy on Blackbeard in the main deck, each donning a pirate outfit and personality. Val, with her con-woman expertise, attempts to distract Blackbeard, while the others spy on the crew members. Eventually, Blackbeard sees through their disguises and rounds up the guests. After Sav tells Blackbeard they are there to save Celine, Blackbeard allows them to play games in exchange for immunity and keys. The ladies then compete to become Blackbeard's bride, before Mari tearfully removes Val from the challenge. Sav then wins the challenge, becoming the bride and gaining immunity.

A worried Val is frightened for Mari when she is chosen to compete against Vlad to get the third and final key. Celine also breaks free of her confines, returning to the others. After Blackbeard turns on them, Akmal reaches an agreement to sacrifice only one guest. The cards are pulled and Angie is chosen. She is then forced to walk the plank, much to the other's horror, before she is pulled into the water by the Kraken, never to be seen again. Back on the docks, the guests mourn, before Val takes Mari to the end of the dock. Seeing how short life was, Val then proposed to Mari with a family heirloom necklace.

After Mari said yes, they returned to the safehouse. Jordan then placed down the cured goblet before the room starts to shake. A green light then appears before Caspian is sucked up, vanishing into the dark night.

#### Out of This World

After witnessing Caspian get taken by aliens, they consult the map, which leads them to the crop fields. Val, having spent a large period of her childhood in the fields, guides the guests to them, before they find a large amount of crop circles. They then agree to create their own crop circle to summon the aliens and rescue Caspian. Once the circle is created due to Alex and Luke's guidance, they retreat into a nearby farmhouse. They then find two alien totems, which, once held, summon the aliens to the holder. Knowing if they were caught, a vote would be placed into the pile, Sav and Val volunteer to do the run.

Val, knowing the crop fields like the back of her hand, tells her group of Mari, Jordan, Alex, and Akmal to find their map piece in the observatory while she distracted the aliens. Val began running, dodging the alien's attacks as they swiped at her. Eventually, she climbs to the top of the observatory, crawling through tunnels she created as a teenager. After seeing a message from her younger self, she finds the strength needed to push through and escape the aliens. After the group do so, Val is saved from death as the statue dissolves in her hands.

After Vlad completes the alien run and receives the first of a mysterious coin, they are told to vote four, not two, into the challenge. Knowing they could die, Val and Mari marry each other in the crop fields, promising to always be there for the others, through everything, and to always find the other, no matter what. Val is then chosen alongside Gaston, Alex, and Jordan. In the challenge, the four are taken to an alien pit, told to piece together the zodiac system to save Caspian and receive the final map piece. Val finishes first, before Alex follows, as the pair watch Gaston and Jordan be devoured from the inside out by alien parasites. Val then hugged a mourning Alex, before they returned to the others.

When they return to the safehouse, they find Theodosia, mocking them as she walks around. After a tense stand-off in which Theodosia threatens to kill Val if Mari doesn't stand down, she lights the safehouse on fire. Akmal, having retrieved the artefacts, then tells them to run, knowing they were running out of time to save Salem.

#### Ghost of a Chance

Val, knowing the crop fields, suggests they use the old observatory as their new safehouse. After returning there, they place the artefacts, including the alien statuette Alex retrieved. Then, they receive an invitation to dinner at the Blackwood Estate, a haunted and abandoned manor in the rich district. As they approach the manor, they hear the clanking of chains from the dimly-lit manor, soon entering in. They then find a man who looks like Val, only older and weathered, Henri Pierre. Shocked at Henri's survival, Henri lambasts his child for her decisions, even attempting to marry her and Alex. After a bitter Henri tells them he will give them the next artefact if they travel through the spirit realm, they agree, heading into the realm beyond Earth.

After passing through a winter wonderland where spirits are left to hang from trees and freeze for all eternity and a fiery hell-scape where lustful spirits are left to roast over fire, they arrived at the demonic classroom where the souls of children go, destined to work for a life they'll never have. Alex is trapped, much to Val's despair, before the guests eventually rescue him and move onto the sandy beach. After passing through, Caspian received the second mysterious golden coin from a burning Salem. Eventually, the guests all arrived at Charlie Glitter's mansion.

Throughout the episode, the guests had been cursed by ghosts, including Valeria after a ghost pretended to be Henri. They were then told they could exorcise one guest, before everyone else would be put into the challenge. After some back and forward, they agreed to exorcise Vlad. In the challenge, they learn they must exorcise their curse and escape. Caspian soon finishes first, before Alex comes second, Val coming third. Sav then follows Val, leaving Luke and Mari in the challenge. As Sav and Val each cheered on their respective partners, Luke finishes, causing the spirit to take over Mari's body. Val screams as Mari is possessed, forced to crawl into the fireplace. After her death, a mournful Val insists she be left alone, which Akmal disagrees with.

After being comforted by Sav, Val returned to the manor, only to find her father, Henri, dead too, ripped apart by Theodosia's hounds. Val and Alex then bonded, promising to be there for each other. Heartbroken and confused, Val sadly returned to the safehouse, where the coins began glowing. They then learned they could revive two of the fallen.

#### Method to the Madness

The guests then made their decision, before Vlad and Caspian throw the coins into the fountains reviving Mari and Gaston. Mari and Val share a heartfelt reunion, while Gaston and Alex do the same. The clock then chimed, revealing they only had two and a half hours left. The guests consult the map, where it reveals they must head to the asylum in Salem for the next artefact. Once Val guides them there, they find a man trapped in a straitjacket in the garden. After he warns them to leave, Luke surmises he must be Frankenstein. They soon free Dr. Frankenstein, before the monster appears, grabbing Val. Though she tries to fight back, the monster drags her off into the dark.

She's then flung into a cell, though she quickly brushes herself off and begins searching. After finding a metallic piece and a blueprint of a machine on the asylum's wall, Val begins finding keys to escape, with the help of Alex, Mari, and Celine, who are also captured. After Val suggests they search the cell's pillowcase, they find the final key, and are released. The group are then told they must vote two men into the challenge so Frakenstein's promethean could collect the loser's brain, due to the body parts belonging to males. Alex and Luke are then chosen, before Alex picks Val to help him and Luke picks Savannah.

Savannah and Val, now against each other, began rushing through the challenge while Alex and Luke were confined in straitjackets. Val, desperate to save her new-found "brother", hurried through the challenge vigorously, neck-and-neck with Sav. Despite being equal throughout the challenge, Sav succeeds in freeing Luke from his straitjacket before Val could free Alex, much to her sadness. Val then watches on with sadness and pride as Alex fights back the promethean bravely, before dying in the dark.

Heartbroken to have lost her friend, Val and Sav then comforted Gaston who had run away to a nearby cell. After the trio were ready to head back to the others, the promethean placed Alex's brain into the new Frankenstein monster and birthed it through lightning. The monsters battled, before both died, the guests victorious. Celine then proposed a memorial service for the monster that was on their side, which Val helped arrange with the others. Back at the observatory, Val whispered a prayer to Alex, hoping he'd be safe on the other side. She then placed down the next artefact, green fog appearing in the observatory.

#### Blood, Thicker than Water

As green goose began to roll beneath the doors of the observatory, a rotting swamp monster named only It breaks in, attacking Celine. Val then suggests they escape via a roof hatch in the observatory, helping to lower the ladder, while the others rescue Celine. Eventually, the guests all escape and hurry onto the roof of the observatory. Consulting the map, they discover a series of gooey footprints leading to the memorial gardens. They rush there, before Luke trips over a puzzle piece resembling a jigsaw piece.

Once the guests recover all the pieces, they restore the stone tablet, which tells the story of young teenagers who had their life drained at a summer camp massacre a few years back. Agreeing they needed to investigate the summer camp, they headed there, only to discover a man on a cabin porch. Celine is able to reason with the Chief, who reluctantly asks for their help in defeating the swamp monster in exchange for the next artefact. To get the artefact back, they'd need to find the gem the swamp monster stole from him.

Val and Luke are then tasked with making a fire, which they are eventually able to do despite It's attacks. After all the challenges are complete, including rope climbing and archery, the Chief awards Sav with a medal which would grant anyone of her choosing with immunity. Sav then chooses Luke to be immune from the challenge. They vote, before Val is chosen again for the sixth time. Vlad is also chosen to compete against her.

Val and Vlad head to the lake, where they are told they must find the missing body of the final massacre victim to obtain the artefact. The two compete, neck-and-neck, before they agree to work together in bringing the body to shore. They do so, angering It, who begins to attack them. The Chief is then slaughtered and drops below the waves, before Celine disappears with It. As it looks like Celine has died, she rises from the water, holding It's severed head. They then receive the next artefact before Akmal, with a bad feeling, returns to the safehouse to get the other artefacts. They are then attacked by an angry Theodosia, who uses her magic to separate the guests. The night had got darker, but they wouldn't give up.

#### Enemy of My Enemy

Separated from the other guests by Theodosia, Val arrived onto the lonely hill with Mari and Luke, where the three quickly agreed they needed to find a way to signal to the others. Mari and Luke soon got to work on igniting the fire, while Val defended the pair from Theodosia's hounds. Eventually, they are able to signal to the others through the storm and they reunite. The group rushes back to the observatory, only to see it go up in flames. They run into the burning building to salvage the artefacts, only to find them missing. They learn Theodosia had stolen them after Akmal was forced to reveal their location.

Scrolly then suggests another way to defeat Theodosia, but insists it'll be risky. He tells them they need to find the chamber where the good spirit of Theodosia is locked away by the Wraith from a young age, revealing the fiery pathway to her chamber would be unveiled by the guests facing and overcoming their past traumas in the asylum. They soon return to the asylum, Val getting an icy chill as she approached the building Alex died in. The guests go into the trauma test rooms one by one, before Val heads in. She arrives at the dining table of the Pierre manor, Henri continually lamenting her. The conversation turns sour, as the pair begin to argue, with Henri accusing Val of failing the guests and causing their deaths. Val snaps back, and is able to overcome him, receiving the Pierre family crest as her token.

Outside in the asylum courtyard, Val and Mari share a quiet moment together, reflecting on their relationship and their pasts together. After sharing a kiss, they arrive at the centre of the courtyard after everyone has received their token. They light a fire in the centre and are instructed to burn their tokens in the fire, which they do. A pathway to the Blackwood manor is lit up, leading them into the hills. They follow. Inside the manor, they eventually are able to open the chamber doors, only to find the chained good spirit of Theodosia mauled to death by hounds. Theodosia appears behind them, chuckling.

Theodosia recounts a tale to the guests, of the young Blackwood heiress beaten down by the world and her family, prompting her to flee in the woods. A dark spirit, the Wraith, appeared in her reflection in a puddle and asked her to take his hand, adopting her as his own and vowing to create a world void of humanity together. Reluctantly, Akmal insists she administer one final challenge, and Theodosia obliges. She orders all of the guests into the challenge, sending them in without a second regret. Inside the challenge, they must face multiple fears: the dark, clowns, spiders, etc. In each segment, they will receive a coin which they can use to pay the Tollman at the end for their survival.

Val quickly gets to work in fighting against the challenge, running into each room to face its demon and retrieve the coin hidden in there. She continues rushing through, grabbing her coins and running to the Tollman to pay for her survival. She finishes first, running out of the challenge, followed by Caspian, Luke, Vlad, and Sav. Left inside the challenge was Gaston and Mari, who were falling behind. Theodosia's blood lust grew stronger as she ordered her hounds to maul Gaston. The guests are forced to watch as her hounds leap onto him, ripping him apart. Mari eventually reaches the end, as Val begs for her to run towards the exit, and towards her. Mari begins running, but time runs out. The walls begin to close as Val screams, crushing Mari just before she can escape.

Heartbroken, the guests have one final standoff against Theodosia, as Val promises to kill her for everything she's done. Theodosia feels a powerful energy and laughs, as the storm begins to take a turn for the worse and a tornado forms. Theodosia reveals the truth: she masterminded the guests arriving in Salem so she could put them through trials, killing them one by one. The guest's grief would then fuel the Wraith, empowering him, so he could break free of his cage and purge the world of the sins of humanity. She vanishes alongside Akmal, leaving the guests in shocked silence.

They agree to head into the eye of the storm: the Wraith's hive. They enter the hive, where they find a dark cavern filled with water, an island in the middle. Akmal is laid out on a table, Theodosia clutching a dagger. She insists she needs only one more death, before sacrificing Akmal. The blood breaks down the Wraith's cave and a decomposed spirit creeps out, staring at the guests with empty eyes. Caspian vows to kill it, but the Wraith tilts its hand, using its remaining power to lift him into the air and possess his body. The Wraith, now powerful with Caspian's body, begins to raise the deceased monsters from the dead, their dark forms rising out of the water.

As the guests look on in shock, the Wraith begins to bring multiple statues out of the water, each resembling one of the guests. He then tells Theodosia to break one of her choosing as a celebration and whoever's statue was broken would die. Seeing the choice before her, Val instinctively reached for Celine's gun next to her... and fired at her own statue.

#### Eye of the Storm

The episode began with the crack of stone, as the bullets collided with Val's statue's chest. The Wraith and Theodosia looked over at her, shocked, giving Celine a moment of opportunity to fight back against them. They decide to leave the guests and rise up to destroy Salem, together. Val is quiet, before her chest begins to open up like bullet wounds, blood dripping out and dripping against the ground. Val falls to the floor and clutches onto life, as the guests grab her and run to the observatory together. Val's weak body blew in the wind as they ran, with Val later saying she can remember the feel of the wind blowing inside her empty chest. They lay Val on the ground outside her own stomping grounds, in Savannah's arms.

Val continues to bleed, looking up at Sav and desperately clutching for air. She clutched onto Sav, fear in her eyes as she realized she didn't want to die. Her voice was croaky, as she begged Sav to stay, to not leave her. She began saying her goodbyes weakly, knowing it was too late for her. She held onto Sav and Sav held onto her, before finally thanking them for saving her. She thought about Mari and reuniting with her, before death tightened its grip on her and dragged her into the darkness. She left with the knowledge they'd escape. She believed in them. She knew they'd escape. Just... they'd escape without her.

## Relationships

### Marinette Bourgeois

Valeria and Marinette's relationship throughout Escape the Night is shown to be a passionate yet deeply loving relationship. The pair first met during Spoken Ill of the Dead after Val and Mari were grouped to help distract the Necromancer. In the safehouse, the pair began to bond more, forming a friendship as Val confessed her worry for her father, who had likely been killed in the attack on Salem, and as Mari shared her own personal life. During a game of spin the bottle with the fellow guests, Val and Mari first kissed. Shortly after, Val came out as lesbian to Mari and Sav.

A romance between the two quickly began to blossom, going quickly. Val and Mari became a strong couple instantaneously, finding comfort in each other as guests began to die. Val also confessed her hardships throughout her childhood at Henri's hands and her cold personality began to fall away. In Silent Night, Mari's card was chosen, prompting Val to volunteer in her place. During Dead Men Tell No Tales, after Agnieszka Alicja's betrayal, Val proposed to Mari on the docks, saying life was too short not to live it to the full. They later married in the crop fields during Out of This World.

Mari's death in Ghost of a Chance left Val shattered, only worsened by her father's ultimate betrayal and death at the hands of Theodosia. Val heavily campaigned for Mari to be revived before reuniting with her with a passionate kiss during Method to the Madness. Eventually, Mari died once more during Enemy of My Enemy, shortly before Val shot herself to save the other guests from Theodosia's final kill. The guests then carried Val to the observatory, her old "safehouse", before she died underneath the stars after thanking all of them for saving her. Her last words were about Mari, as she promised to reunite with her in the afterlife.

In Season 4, Val is revived as *The Bounty Hunter* in the Museum of the Dead, trapped in Purgatory. Val is determined to survive the night so she can figure out how to save Mari and the other fallen guests, showing the love between the two is still strong, even through death. During Payton Hawthorne's D.R.E.A.M. machine, Val saw Mari in a Caribbean villa. Val promised to save Mari and refused to let her down, the pair embracing. Eventually, they parted and Val returned to the lounge.

### Savannah Ashworth

Throughout Escape the Night, Savannah Ashworth is shown to be Val's best friend and closest and most trusted confidant. The pair were shown to be instantly close, as Savannah approached Val quickly. While Val was initially confused by Sav's "unique style", they began to bond further, with Sav being the only person Val felt comfortable around at the start. Often sticking up for each other throughout the night, they became close, forming a close-knit group with Luke and Mari. Sav and Val were commonly in challenges together, but always encouraged the other to fight, wanting them to survive.

Sav was also one of the first who Val opened up to, admitting her sexuality and her abuse at the hands of Henri. Sav was also the maid of honour at Mari and Val's wedding. Furthermore, following Mari's death, they bonded further, with Savannah being the only one to stand up for her against Akmal Prasetyo. Always supporting one another, the two were like sisters, just not related by blood. To Val, Sav was the sister she never truly had in her life.

As Theodosia braced for her final kill and raised the statues, Val grabbed Celine's revolver and shot herself in the heart, hoping to buy the others time and to stop Theodosia from killing any. As Val's statue crumbled and the guests rushed her to the observatory, she was cradled by Sav. Val made Sav promise to always continue fighting and to never give up, and asked her to live a life of happiness outside of Salem. After Val weakly asked her to complete her motorcycle for her, Val thanked Sav one last time for saving her and showing how to be a good person, before dying in her arms. In Season 4, they reunite in purgatory and are still close, showing even death cannot tear them apart.

### Payton Hawthorne

In Season 4, Payton and Val have a very sisterly friendship, each of them lifting the other up. First meeting in Revive as Romans Do, Val and Payton bonded with Monica during Way of the Dinosaurs, as the trio were tasked with facing off the dinosaurs and discovering artefacts. In Sacre Bleu!, Val helped carry a one-handed Payton to safety alongside Deklan Knox, before comforting the pained inventor. Val, seeing as the bleeding wasn't stopping, suggested they cauterize the wound, and comforted Payton as Joshua Blackwood did so. These events helped forge them into being close friends.

Furthermore, Payton tries to lick Val's feet whenever she gets the chance, showing a sign of respect towards the bounty hunter. It is known that Payton's involved in a dream involving Payton licking hers, Monica's and Savannah's feet. Moreover, Payton's birthday party is one Val's happiest memories from the night.

### Alexander Boucher

Val and Alex's relationship throughout the nights has been shown to be close and supportive, with the pair considering each other as siblings. They first met during Spoken Ill of the Dead, but didn't closely bond until Out of This World, where four were chosen for the alien hive's queen challenge: Valeria, Alex, Gaston, and Jordan. The four all fought hard to escape, but only Val and Alex were able to make it out. After Gaston and Jordan's deaths, Val comforted a mournful Alex, cementing their bond. Soon after, they began to bond over a lot of things; motorcycles, social change, personal lives, etc.

In Ghost of a Chance, Val discovered her father, Henri, was alive, creating tension for her. After Henri suggested Val and Alex wed, an angered Alex couldn't retain himself and fought against Henri. The pair then headed through the gates of the spirit realm together, with Val helping Alex overcome the ghost of 'Gaston'. Later, all but Vlad were sent into the challenge. Val, Caspian, and Alex made it out first, before Savannah joined them. Val could then only watch as Mari lost the challenge and was killed. Devastated, Savannah and Alex helped Val overcome her grief and keep pushing on; for Mari.

Later, they were reunited with Gaston and Mari; forging their friendship through similar experiences. In Method to the Madness, Alex was voted into the challenge and chose Val to protect him. Val tried her best, not wanting to lose another brother like how all her siblings had left her. She fought hard, but ultimately wasn't able to save Alex. A guilt weighed on her, heartbroken she couldn't save him. Later, they reunited in Season 4. They quickly hugged each other, before facing the Romans. Throughout the second night, they have shown to remain close, often bonding over Alex's horse Lightning and training together in the garden.

### Luke Nocells

Val and Luke's relationship through the nights started off tempestuously, with Luke voting Val into a challenge due to her kissing Savannah in a game of Spin the Bottle. The pair were often shown trying to comfort Savannah together, but didn't create a bond of their own until Silent Night, where they volunteered for their respective partners and wished each other the best of luck. The pair were neck-and-neck throughout the challenge, before they were both saved by Celine Harper, who intervened against the Krampus playing unfairly.

Following their challenge together, the pair bonded more and more, with the four friends often daring each other to games, challenges, and more. They continued to worry for each other and support each other until the end of the night, where Val shot herself to save the others. It's known Luke mourned her death alongside Savannah, whose arms Val died in. When Savannah arrived in Purgatory, Val realized she married Luke and cheered her on, happy for the couple.

### Vladimir Volkov

Val and Vlad's relationship was shown to be lowkey, but built on mutual respect. Val quickly took a shine to Vlad when first meeting him, as he was different from the usual socialites she met. The pair didn't interact much, but continued to fight together when needed. It's known Val deeply respects Vlad and his ability to separate feeling from fact, with Vlad respecting Val's determination and perseverance. It's also known the pair worked together during It's floating body challenge in Blood, Thicker than Water, working together to retrieve the body and escape alive.

### Christopher Shaw

Chris and Val first met during Revive as Romans Do, quickly becoming friends. The pair began to bond further on the rooftop of the museum, often laying beneath the stars and talking about their lives, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. The pair understand each other well, coming from similar abusive families and having similar personalities. Furthermore, it is also known they share a birthday: March 24th. The pair have also been shown to support each other, with Chris cheering Val on as she killed the dragon in All the Tea in China, and Val supporting Chris in his fight against Napoleonic guards in Sacre Bleu!. Val, alongside Payton and Monica, also chose to give Chris immunity in Arabian Nights.

In Sacre Bleu!, Val was horrified as Chris was voted in against his boyfriend, Josh. Despite Chris coming out victorious, he was broken and grief-stricken, with Val wanting to help him overcome his grief, as she knew what it was like to lose a loved once; twice. It's known Val doesn't take a side in the feud between Chris and Jordan Carpenter, but rather tries to cool tensions between the two whenever they arise. Chris also gave Val his prized compass, saying it would help guide her, much to Val's appreciation and disbelief. The pair consistently push each other on and have promised to stay close, if they both survive.

### Monica Castillo

Val and Monica's throughout the night is shown to be supportive, as the pair love each other like sisters. They first bonded during their fight against the dinosaurs and passing of the ghulah's trials, before Val was devastated to see Monica be voted into the challenge in The Times Are A-Changing. The pair continually lift each other up and have vowed to fight and kick the Curator's ass together. Furthermore, it is known Monica reminds Val of Mari, due to their similar height, which strengthens their bond.

Val, having known both Celine and Monica, insists they deserve each other, which Monica sometimes doesn't see. Val has shown to want Monica to be happy following her tumultuous past, a goal Monica wants to see for Val as well. They have stayed strong throughout the challenges and have stayed united, promising to stay close if they both survive and live life to the full.

### Alehandro Mercix

First meeting in Season 4, Val and Al's relationship at the start of the season was shown to be tumultuous. Al often criticised Val's decisions in his confessional, and called her small-brained upon first meeting her, and with Val keeping her distance from him and Tyler Bennett. However, since then, Val and Al have began to bond, most notably in All the Tea in China. They helped fight against the Chinese creature together, before Val encouraged Al after he believed he had done nothing. Val told him that she too used to be cold, distant, and frosty, believing she deserved nothing but death. However, Mari and Sav helped her overcome it. The bounty hunter told Al that she saw a lot of herself in him, and wanted to be there for him, like Mari and Sav had been for her.

### Henri Pierre

Val and Henri's relationship is a complex and complicated one. It's known in her childhood Henri would give Val and his other children severe punishments, but insisted it was to push them to do better. After Val's mother died, her siblings fled from the house, which only worsened Henri's abuse against her. Henri became cold and cruel, which caused Val to lash out and con his business partners, who had wronged her. It's known Val often considered suicide throughout these years, sometimes looking at the pool and imagining herself drowning after Henri paid Val's girlfriend to leave town, believing their relationship to be dirty.

Soon after Henri paid Val's girlfriend to leave, Val became complacent and followed Henri's orders. She became cold and distant from the world - a way to protect herself from being hurt more. Shortly before the fall of Salem, Henri planned to arrange a marriage between Val and a homosexual man, as a way to fix both their 'sins'. However, this didn't happen due to Salem's fall. After Henri's supposed death, Val was devastated and confused on how to feel, still loving her father despite the abuse.

Eventually, Val overcame this, but was shocked to see Henri alive in Ghost of a Chance. The pair argued, with Henri even trying to suggest Val marry Alex. It's known Val taunted her father with her marriage to Mari, another woman, and cut herself off from him once and for all. After Henri tasked them with entering the spirit realm, Val obliged, having no other choice. After Mari's death, Val returned, only to find Henri devoured by Theodosia's hounds to break her even more. Val, however, insisted she wouldn't fall into Theodosia's trap and pushed on.

In Season 4, Val talks to Chris about her past with her father, admitting the abuse, her suicidal thoughts, and more. The pair helped each other overcome their pasts, with Val forgiving herself during a chalk circle task created by Monica. Val insisted that she deserved love, not death, and that she wanted to be free, once and for all. Helped by Mari, Val was able to let go of Henri forever.

### Theodosia

Val and Theodosia's relationship is one based on mutual hatred. In Salem, Val fought against Theodosia, seeing her burn down the safehouse, kill her father and friends, and then kill Mari in one final challenge. These events made Val have a strong hatred for Theodosia and a burning determination to beat her, refusing to let her and other evils win. At the end of Season 3, after Theodosia was ordered to kill another of the guests by her father, The Wraith, Val stole Celine's gun and shot her own statue to kill herself, not wanting anyone else to die. She collapsed and then died beneath the stars.

In Season 4, Val is shown to not trust Theodosia following Salem, believing she is working against them. However, due to Val knowing there is strength in unity and wanting to defeat the Curator, Val has reluctantly agreed to work alongside Theodosia as they have a mutual enemy: the Curator.

## Voting History

 Silent Night | Herself
 Scream Bloody Murder | Herself
 Out of This World | Herself
 Ghost of a Chance | Ineligible
 Blood, Thicker than Water | Herself
 Enemy of My Enemy | Ineligible
 Sacre Bleu! | Herself
 A Heart of Gold | Ineligible
 War to End All Wars | Herself
 The Sands of Time | Ineligible

## Challenges entered in

* Silent Night - Survived
* Scream Bloody Murder - Survived
* Out of This World - Survived
* Ghost of a Chance - Survived
* Method to the Madness (as a helper) - Lost to Savannah Ashworth
* Blood, Thicker than Water - Survived
* Enemy of My Enemy - Survived
* The Sands of Time - Survived

## Trivia

* Val's theme song is "Unstoppable" by Sia.
* Val is one of only two guests to die in the final episode of a season, the other being Caspian Hunt.
* It is known she and Christopher Shaw share the same birthday; March 24th.
* Val is one of the characters to physically appear in two seasons of the show.
* Val is the character to have been in the most challenges, seven times as a competitor, once as help.
	+ Furthermore, she also survived every challenge.
* Val has appeared in the second most amount of episodes; tied with Celine Harper.
* Val is one of the characters to reach the final five of Season 3 and Season 4.
	+ Val is one of the characters to escape the night.
		- Val was initially intended to be a filler, but this later changed and she went on to escape the night in the fourth season.
* Val's wedding to Marinette Bourgeois is one of four marriages to happen throughout the show.
	+ However, Val and Mari's wedding is the only wedding to take place during a season.

## Episode appearances

### Season 3

* Spoken Ill of the Dead (Episode #1 of Season 3)
* Pins and Needles (Episode #2 of Season 3)
* Head Hunt (Episode #3 of Season 3)
* Silent Night (Episode #4 of Season 3)
* Scream Bloody Murder (Episode #5 of Season 3)
* Dead Men Tell No Tales (Episode #6 of Season 3)
* Out of This World (Episode #7 of Season 3)
* Ghost of a Chance (Episode #8 of Season 3)
* Method to the Madness (Episode #9 of Season 3)
* Blood, Thicker than Water (Episode #10 of Season 3)
* Enemy of My Enemy (Episode #11 of Season 3)
* Eye of the Storm (Episode #12 of Season 3)

### Season 4

* Revive as Romans Do (Episode #1 of Season 4)
* Way of the Dinosaurs (Episode #2 of Season 4)
* Arabian Nights (Episode #3 of Season 4)
* The Times Are A-Changing (Episode #4 of Season 4)
* A Stroke of Genius (Episode #5 of Season 4)
* All the Tea in China (Episode #6 of Season 4)
* Sacre Bleu! (Episode #7 of Season 4)
* Stone Eye of the Beholder (Episode #8 of Season 4)
* A Heart of Gold (Episode #9 of Season 4)
* War to End All Wars (Episode #10 of Season 4)
* The Sands of Time (Episode #11 of Season 4)
* At the End of the World (Episode #12 of Season 4)