Valentina Goodwin

**Name** | Valentina Goodwin
 **Kanji** | ヴァレンティナグッドウィン
 Voice Actor

**Valentina Goodwin** is the idealist and comic relief of **Gold Leaf**, and the one who encouraged Anne to come out of her shell and do what she does best. They will slip into American idioms periodically, making the other band members laugh.

## Appearance

Val has lots of sharp, almost boyish features that contrast with their soft fuchsia gaze. Their hair is a spikey mess that can't be tamed, so they finagle it into two low pigtails and pull on a beanie to cover it up. Val is thin but average height with dry and peachy skin. Adding to the tomboy factor, Val has calluses on their hands from spending one too many late nights on the drumset.

## Personality

Val is a laid back and tomboyish enby that loves being active. In fact, not a second goes by where Val is completely still. They like to make the other members of Gold Leaf laugh and usually always wears a knowing, childish smirk. They do a lot for the vine, like, a lot. Despite seeming so apathetic, Val puts a lot of work into the band so they can stay together. After all, the drums are the heartbeat of a band!

## Background

Val grew up in the New York area with their brother Collins and sister Willa. Nothing special really happened until they were accepted into a transfer program. About a few months before they departed, they crammed Japanese on Takoboto with almost indescribably clutch success. Even though they like to boil it down to dumb luck and crackerjack timing, Val has always been a quirky and clever kid.

## Relationships

### Family

* Collins Goodwin - brother, very artistic and quiet, gets along with Val well
* Willa Goodwin - sister, model citizen, lowkey kind of a snob but still means well

### Gold Leaf

* Anne Weiss - Val felt like Anne would vibe with them and just kinda… stuck close to her ever since. The two of them are great friends to this day. Val was the one who suggested a band after hearing Anne try out for the school choir. It's rumored they may be more than friends.
* Kanna Shiozaki - Kanna is a little taken aback by how loud Val is, but they genuinely stick up for each other and laugh with each other because they're both just so damn charismatic.
* Rie Takami - Val and Rie like to prank the other band members in subtle ways. They're always the scheming crackheads of the group and share cursed images with each other.
* Naomi Takami - Eh, they're on talking terms. Naomi isn't a fan of Val instigating her younger sister, but it never gets too stupid so there are no complaints.

## Etymology

**Val** is short for Valentina, the feminine of Valentin, derived from the Latin Valentius, meaning "healthy" or "strong".

**Goodwin** came from Jonathan Goodwin, an Australian magician who performed with Brooke's Scottish internet magic dad Stuart MacLeod.

Please don't witch hunt Brooke for all the references to modern illusionists, she has a plan for all these references and can and will explain over Discord. (lolol -iza)

## Trivia

* Val has been known to blow through schoolwork and drum on their books while waiting for the stragglers, usually Anne blanking out on equations or Rie just procrastinating.