Elphelt Valentine

**Elphelt Valentine** is a playable character in the *Guilty Gear* game series. She first appeared as a playable DLC character in *Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN*, although she is also seen in the game's Story Mode. She returns in *Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-* as a non-DLC character.

She claims to be the 'sister' of Ramlethal Valentine.

## Character Design

Elphelt wears a primarily white dress resembling a wedding dress, accented with red belts and pink ribbons with clover symbols. Her most notable features are the bouquet of large red roses she carries with around, and her revealing bust window.

In Revelator, Elphelt receives a new redesign, arguably the biggest alteration to any character between *-SIGN-* and *-REVELATOR-*: Her colors, except for her eyes and smaller details across her outfit are now completely grayscale (with her pink hair changed into light grey, and the red belts on her design in black). She now wears large spiked belts across her neck and wrists, and her dress is given a darker, more gothic motif, along with being open in the front- exposing more of her legs. The roses strapped to her waist are now in a black bouquet, the pink clover on her head accessory is changed to mint, and the pupils in her eyes are smaller.

## Personality

A kind-hearted lover of nature and animals, she never ignores those who are lonely. She always tries to exemplify the pinnacle of femininity, only to fail over and over again. She is very optimistic and stubborn, to the point where it is very difficult to dampen her mood or change her mind.

## Gameplay

Elphelt's playing style is remarkably different to any other *Guilty Gear* character in that, instead of using primarily melee weapons, she uses rifles and shotguns to deal damage. From long distances, she is able to snipe and 'potshot' opponents; she is also able to aim and reload these weapons. She also makes use of other weapons such as a pistol, fruit-shaped grenades, a cannon, and champagne, most of which are concealed within her bouquet. Her bouquet and individual flowers also function as melee weapons, along with a hidden cake-cutting blade.

## References and Allusions

* Elphelt's floral motif and use of ranged weaponry seems to draw inspiration from the American hard rock band *Guns n Roses*; her matrimony and romantic themes may also likely draw inspiration from the song*White Wedding* by rock musician Billy Idol.
* Her Instant Kill is a possible allusion to Jon Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" from his 1986 album Slippery When Wet.
* Her *Xrd Revelator* attire resembles Stephanie Seymour's wedding dress on the *November Rain* music video by the afore mentioned *Guns n Roses* band.
* Elphelt's eyes having a diamond-like color to them could be a possible allusion to *Diamond Eyes*, an album by alternative metal band Deftones.
* Elphelt's use of artillery appears to be a nod to the American concept of a shotgun wedding, wherein one party (usually the groom) is forced to wed another.

## Musical Themes

* **Marionette** - *Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-*

## Character Quotes

* "Only my womanhood can win this!"
* "If I win, we're having a long talk about US!"
* "My last resort..."
* "The Magnum Wedding!"
* "Feelin' lucky, punk? 'Cause I sure do!"
* "Looking for love!"
* "I want a match made in heaven."
* "This is my..."
* "First love!"
* "Do I take anyone?"
* "I still got one bullet left, darling." (Instant Kill win)
* "My romance clip is totally empty." (Instant Kill win)
* "I'll shoot you..."
* "Right to your heart!"
* "Do you have eyes for me?" (Instant Kill win)
* "You promised. Now sign the marriage certificate."
* "I win! Now sign here and here." "I'm sorry for being impatient, i just want our special day to be perfect! It doesn't have to be big just memorable! And perfect! We'll invite all our friends and when we say our vows under a rose arbor everyone will cry and say "They're so in love--!"!" A-Ah! No regrets--!"
* "Wh-where are we going?!" (Sin's Instant Kill)
* "It what?" (Sin's Instant Kill)
* "What's going on?!"
* "D-did I eat something weird?"
* "I kinda like this."
* "I... I'm going to explode." (Faust's Fists of Annihilation)
* "I am Elphelt Valentine. You may refer to me as just Elphelt. Please to meet you all."
* "Donatello, you have a crush on someone? Please tell me about it. I'm always here to listen."
* "Let's do this!"

## TMNT X Pokemon

Elphelt helps her friends out only if necessary. She encourages Donnie to confess his love to April though he refuses to do so. Elphelt loves animals and often volunteers at animal shelters to take care of them.

## Trivia

* Elphelt shares her birthday with Dizzy and Axl Low, coincidentally two other characters who share Guns n Roses inspiration.
* Elphelt and Noel Vermillion from the *BlazBlue* series are both gunslingers who share a dislike of bugs and insects. Coincidentally, they also share the same birthday. They are also artificial beings who bear a physical resemblance to the loved ones of the main protagonists. Additionally, They take on their alternate/true forms when they are forced to fight against the main protagonist.
* Elphelt's fighting style is quite similar to Bulleta/B.B. Hood from the *Darkstalkers* series, who also favors concealed weaponry and unsuspecting outward appearance.
* While both the first generation and Ramlethal had a creature known as Lucifero as their companion it's unknown if Elphelt has or had one as well.
* Elphelt has a latent power that allows her to know the location of any individual with Gear cells, her true mission with it was to keep an eye on Sol Badguy but she found the High King of Illyria instead.
* Unlike the original Valentine from Overture and her sister to an extent, she's the first known Valentine to develop emotions on her own according to her Mother's wishes without the interference of other individuals such as Sol Badguy and Sin Kiske.
* When Elphelt uses her Instant Kill on Millia, Millia will say "Did I choose the yuri route?" this is a possible allusion to various visual novel endings as well as to a Japanese literary genre term for female homosexual love.
* May apparently cannot pronounce Elphelt's name correctly.