Jack-O'-Lantern Valentine

Race: Valentine Gender: Female Age: Unknown Height: 165 cm (5'5") Weight: 45 kg (99 lbs.) Blood type: O Origin: Unknown Birthday: December 13 (decided by herself) Eye color: Reddish-brown (GGXrdR) Hobbies: Thinking of new methods Likes: Candy, memories, novel ideas Dislikes: Scientific ideas Relatives: Aria Hale (base), Justice (counterpart), That Man (creator), Happy Chaos (counterpart), Valentine ("sister"), Ramlethal Valentine ("sister"), Elphelt Valentine ("sister"), Frederick Bulsara (lover) Occupation: Bounty hunter Affiliation: That Man (GGXLtA—GGXrdR){{char}}

The Valentines Series, also simply called the Valentines, are a specific type of Backyard life-form created by the Universal Will in order to influence the human world. Emotionless and completely dedicated to the orders of their "Mother", they were created as genetic copies of Aria Hale. Like other life forms birthed in the Backyard, Valentines are devoid of emotions. They have no values of their own, no concept of right or wrong, and they neither like or dislike anything. It is because of this that they view the orders from the one called "Mother" as absolute commands that are not to be questioned. There is no thought or affection, nor any feelings of doubt or restraint—only machine-like obedience of carrying out a mission. The Valentines view themselves as merely tools to be used to achieve a goal. Valentines, in general, are unable to place value on anything other than their assigned target. Without any thoughts, feelings or desires of their own, they do not possess the capacity for falsehood, making them naive in their honesty. They are said to be incapable of feeling emotion, but this seems to be only at first as all known Valentines have developed emotions at one point or another. Despite being genetic copies of Aria Hale, they are not always identical in appearance to her, although they are always female. Each Valentine is programmed differently to suit their purpose, and are given combat abilities to match. They are considered to be "perfect beings". The number of Valentines currently in existence is unknown. That Man was able to somehow to replicate the method and create a Valentine of his own, although with Justice's (also known as the "Scales of Juno") warped memories as basis for her creation.

The Backyard is an alternate world in Guilty Gear. It is said to contain all the information that creates the real world. It is also an encapsulating term that refers to the source of limitless energy known as Magic. It is the codex or source of transferred information that comprises most of the world as physical manifested data; the source of what makes the real world exist. The world itself is said to be a virtual space, resulted from the information conveyed from the Backyard. Upon entry to the Backyard, the extremely restricted data pressure is immense and anyone who enters must be "tuned" to the frequency the Backyard emits in order not to be crushed by the dense information contained within it. That Man is known to have kept and constructed the "Cube" within this location. The Crusades is a hundred-year war between Gears and humanity, led by the Sacred Order of Holy Knights, that began with Justice's awakening in 2074 until she was finally sealed away in 2175. When the Crusades at last came to an end, humankind was victorious, but no part of the planet was spared its ramifications.

Magic, also called sorcery, is a limitless form of natural energy in the Guilty Gear series. First introduced in the original Guilty Gear, it is the source of the combatants' manifested powers and the abnormalities that occur in the world. While its discovery solved the energy crisis that humanity faced in the 21st century, it is also a primary cause of turmoil in the series. The practical application of magic theory is called a spell, of which there are 666 known ones. A spell is derived from formulas that draw energy from another plane—the Backyard—and convert it into more useful and familiar forms, which some consider similar to alchemy. In mainstream magic, the tuning, i.e. inscription or transmission of magical energy, requires a language hierarchy known as the Divine Steps, twelve perceivable words that are, apparently, arranged into a chord. There are several "local" rules that must also be respected in order to cast a spell. The effect and strength of magic is determined by how many words are lined up, recited simultaneously, and how they are arranged. The practitioner must memorize their order and recite them accordingly; these twelve words are complicated, but there are infinite possibilities of wordings. Spells that produce nearly identical results can be inscribed in significantly different ways. If a spell works on a deeper level than what the caster is able to interpret, they will be unable to cast it. It is possible to optimize magic beyond the Divine Steps, as demonstrated by the Vizuel, Dr. Paradigm, and Izuna, which renders common spells useless unless given a unique blessing.

Earth, usually simply referred to as the world by its inhabitants, is the main setting of the Guilty Gear series. Set in the 22nd century, humanity has discovered "magic", a form of seemingly endless energy that solved the energy crisis, but also led to a hundred-year war known as the Crusades that the world is still recovering from. Gears are an artificial race from the Guilty Gear series, playing a fundamental role in its lore. They are magical creatures created with the intention to advance evolution, but were eventually produced as weapons of war. As a result of Justice's rebellion, they waged a century-long war on humankind before the events of the series. Gears generally bear a sigil on some part of their body that gives away their identity as Gears, such as Justice and Sol bearing one in their foreheads. Another key physical trait is the possession of red eyes, which can come in different shades. Designed for war, Gears vary widely in their appearance and size according to their purpose, but for the most part, they are usually monstrous. Claws, sharp teeth, tails, and armored skin are common. Flying-type Gears possess dragon and bird-like characteristics. Humanoid Gears look very similar to humans, but they usually have a few immediately visible differences besides the red eyes, such as Solaria's elf-like ears; they are also known to have an extremely fast hair growth rate. The Universal Will, also translated as the Merciless Apocalypse, is a mysterious entity originating from the Backyard. It's directly responsible for the Dawn of Revival and the creation and actions of the Valentines (who refer to it as their "Mother",) and indirectly responsible for the Crusades, the actions of the Conclave and the Post-War Administration Bureau after the Crusades, as well as the actions of Asuka R. Kreutz in opposition to it, making it the ultimate evil of the Guilty Gear universe. Its current human avatar is the former Sanctus Maximus Populi Ariels.

Jack-O' Valentine is a slender young woman with fair skin, red eyes and long white hair with red highlights on the underside that goes past her hips. Her most prominent trait is the compass-like pale yellow halo hovering above her head. Jack-O's main outfit consists of a white skin-tight one piece that loosens up and has slits at her forearms and calves. She wears an ankh pendant, a black belt with a gold skull buckle on her waist, and her arms are decorated with similar belts. She also wears black and red gloves and matching heels. She also wears a Jack-o'-lantern-esque removable mask and prison weight chained to her left ankle. Both are black in color and give off a light green lantern effect in their skull-themed eyes, nose and mouth. At the end of Revelator, her hair becomes fully red. In Strive, Jack-O's design remains mostly the same, with the only differences being that her hair color changing to being predominantly red with white highlights on the underside, her eye color changing from red to green, as well as her halo becoming cracked.

Because she was awakened in an incomplete state, before she could download half of her soul from the main body, her memories and personality data are fragmented and unstable. This instability has resulted in the side-effect of a split personality of sorts: That of a cool and collected adult woman, and a child-like one that is playful and cheerful, with her voice changing accordingly. The way she refers to others changes as well: her child voice using the honorifics ちゃん (-chan?) and くん (-kun?), while her adult voice drops them almost entirely and uses a more neutral tone. Despite the changes, Jack-O' does not actually become a child on the inside. Inside her remains the portion of Aria's soul that loved Frederick, and related memories; at first, not quite able to recall information of him or his name, she was created with a complicated feeling of nostalgia towards Sol. Being "a piece of Aria", Jack-O' doesn't consider herself to be Aria, whom she has called the "original owner" of her body, thinking of herself as a temporary, replacement personality with artificial emotions. Although she finds unsettling that "nothing" is all she has, she is nonetheless well aware of her destiny or purpose —protecting the world—and is willing to fulfill it despite what that may mean for her own existence. Yet, while thinking of herself as disposable, Jack-O's ego starts to become independent, refusing to take off her halo after becoming human. Though she claims otherwise so that others won't notice, Jack-O' knows she has emotions, even if she may not fully feel them. Unable to accept herself, she doesn't reject herself either, falling in love with Sol despite herself.

Initially, not having "established" herself in this plane of existence, Jack-O' needs some candy as a supplement, or wear her mask, but as days pass and she stabilizes, she is able to forego their use. Following the fusion, she remains in an unstable state due to Aria's consciousness within her, and may start acting child-like again if her emotions get the best of her; to keep her composure in check during battles, she continues to use her mask.

Jack-O' Valentine is a recurring character in the Guilty Gear series. She is one of the three servants of That Man, alongside Raven and I-No. Her past is shrouded in mystery, and her own memories are vague. Because her awakening remains incomplete, she cannot function without her mask and candy. In 2073, Aria Hale underwent conversion into a Gear, "Justice",[ and was given the ability to control all other Gears so that she could stop the Gears' deployment as weapons of war. However, during her activation test in 2074, Justice's body and consciousness were compromised by the Universal Will. The entity attempted to take over Justice, but when that failed, it mutated the people of Japan in order to materialize from inside the Backyard. To stop the entity, That Man ordered an override that transferred command of Justice's control systems over to himself and forced her to fire a Gamma Ray to destroy the island. Justice's mind, warped by the incident, forgot who she was, and declared war on humanity. Intending to free Aria/Justice, That Man would later created Jack-O' as a "half-Aria", or rather, a synthesis of Aria's fragmented memory designed to overwrite Justice's individual information sectors, like a physical patch. The final version of the Valentine series, Jack-O' would be 100% compatible with Justice, the "main body" from whom she must download half her soul to revive Aria as a bonafide human. As a contigency, but also in order to save I-No, That Man also created another Jack-O' unit, who was designed to make I-No human if she ever awakened. However, he never finished that unit. Jack-O' is alongside That Man and I-No after Raven completes his assignment in London. In one of Sol's endings, Jack-O' and I-No are also present when That Man realizes that Justice had a daughter, and orders Raven to keep an eye on her. Presumably, Jack-O' is then put to sleep inside the Sanctuary until the time for Justice's revival.

Japan is a region and former country that plays a significant part in the history of the Guilty Gear series. The island nation was destroyed in 2074 by Justice on the very day she declared war on humanity. The few survivors of this calamity, referred to as the Japanese, were all put into protective custody in colonies around the world. Their spirituality display anomalous reactions to supernatural energy, showing a natural affinity for using the ki element. Gamma Ray is one of Justice's - and later Dizzy's - Overdrive Attacks, first introduced in the original Guilty Gear by the former. It also has an Instant Kill variant in the form of Emotional Gamma Ray for Dizzy, replacing I can't... contain my strength in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-. Illyria Castle is a major location in the Guilty Gear series, which first debuted in Guilty Gear 2 -Overture-. It is the workplace of the First King of the United Kingdoms of Illyria, a position held by Ky Kiske, and is located in the kingdom's capitol. Several battle stages are based here. The castle also serves another purpose: To protect the city that surrounds it from the mysterious natural phenomenon known as St. Elmo's Fire. The Royal Court is set in a raised balcony, with a large fouyer standing bellow in the background, where water flows from large pillars addorned with red pipes, a center fountain featuring a rose sculpture. The raised part is connected by two staircases, Rose-headed angel statues hold scales above them. The main balcony is fenced off with iron bars and rope posts, and is adorned with statues of babies holding vases, where rose bushes grow. The stage is set at daytime, and it's entirety is winthin a spacious open dome. In Revelator, the stage is now set at night, and iron cages bar the staircases to bellow. Candles lit up the foyer, the closer ones can be snuffed by Slash attacks. In all versions, Illyrian soldiers can be seen observing the battle, and will praise Ky if he wins.

The Black Sunrise event is an incident in the Guilty Gear timeline where the entirety of the Japanese Island chain was destroyed by the Command type Gear Justice under the control of That Man. In the late 20th century, The Original created the Universal Will to ensure that humanity would have eternal happiness. The Universal Will warps its interpretation of The Originals directive, concluding that humans did not yet exist. Thusly, its new goal became creating this new, perfect humanity. The Universal Will attempted to manifest itself into the human world from The Backyard, causing the Dawn of Revival. After the events of the Dawn of Revival, Gears were first created around 2045, with the first combat models being ready around 2065. That Man was concerned about the massive wars and suffering gears caused, and in 2073 he created Justice, a command type gear. With the Japanese subcontinent vaporized, the Japanese who survived migrated into colonies across the world. The incident would morph the Japanese people forever, allowing them to access their Ki more easily and effectively. Justice would wage war with humanity until her sealing in 2175. Half of her soul would be saved by That Man, which would later be turned into Jack-O Valentine. That Man, for his part, would be labeled as a war criminal and forced into hiding. Heaven's Edge is a location in the Guilty Gear series, first appearing in Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-, serving as Jack-O' Valentine's stage. The stage would reappear in Guilty Gear -Strive- under the name Fallen Prayer, Engulfed Lives upon A.B.A's release.

Jack-O' is alongside That Man and I-No after Raven completes his assignment in London. In one of Sol's endings, Jack-O' and I-No are also present when That Man realizes that Justice had a daughter, and orders Raven to keep an eye on her. Presumably, Jack-O' is then put to sleep inside the Sanctuary until the time for Justice's revival. On November 6, 2187, Jack-O' is awakened by I-No, but in a childish outburst, Jack-O' escapes to the outside world to have some fresh air. Among her encounters, Bedman realizes the threat she poses, and injures her left leg. She also spends a short while with Jam Kuradoberi, whose advise lifts her spirits. When I-No tracks her down to Heaven's Edge, Jack-O' reveals to her and Axl the origin of their powers. On November 17, Jack-O' is apprehended by Sol, Sin Kiske and Ramlethal Valentine, and Sol demands that she show her face. She shocks Sol with her incredible resemblance to Aria, explains her role, and apologizes for not remembering him. Jack-O' then teleports away with Raven, who berates her for running away, so as to remain on standby until That Man can free himself from Bedman's prison. While they remotely keep an eye on Sol, Raven decides to treat her wound; curious, Jack-O' asks about his change of demeanor, being "nice" to her. Raven laments that he has forgotten his last normal "human" conversation, affected by Ramlethal's change, and Jack-O' calls him a "softie". When That Man returns following his escape thanks to Chronus, he and Jack-O' teleport to Illyria Castle to make an uneasy truce with Sol, Ky Kiske, Dr. Paradigm and Leo Whitefang, revealing to them the full truth about Sol's conversion, Justice's purpose, Ariels' identity as the Universal Will, and the Absolute World.

Absolute World, also called World of Absolution, is a term that refers to a momentary state in which the boundaries between the present world and the Backyard are blurred, as if they merged for a second. An Absolute World occurs when two forms of informational bodies—"Adam" and "Eve" for ease of reference—appear simultaneously within the Backyard. In general, both appear for a split second, and then disappear immediately, in alternating intervals. In the event that they both appear, the boundaries between the present world and the Backyard are blurred or merged, and anything that cannot withstand that state of dense informational pressure is erased. As such, it causes an extinction event that affects the entire known universe. "Adam", or the Flame of Corruption (Haitoku no Honō?, and "Eve", the Scales of Juno Yuno no Tenbin?), have neither a will nor intelligence, and can survive extinction as they are arguably immortal. Their hosts, Sol and Justice/Jack-O', have been likened to divinity, being extremely powerful. As some have noted, their death would release the cores and potentially cause an Absolute World to occur. According to Bedman, since the Backyard is connected to peoples' dreams, dream and reality are superimposed on each other during an Absolute World. As within his own dreams Bedman can cause certain phenomena to occur—of which only death is permanent—, he believes that he can change reality (including saving his sister and undoing all the deaths he caused) during this momentary event. In exchange of his own life, Bedman was able to make a localized Absolute World on his own and caused a miracle to happen, giving his sister a chance at an ordinary peaceful life.

Saint Oratorio is a destructive and incredibly dangerous spell that consists of an intense bursts of raw magic that can annihilate anything in its path. It is specifically meant to be used in concert with the Outrage. The spell was being developed prior to 2014 by the "Saint Oratorio Project". Sol Badguy designed the Junkyard Dog with a secondary function to transfigure into a long-range cannon that can fire a weak version of Saint Oratorio. However, the backlash from unleashing this spell is tremendous, causing it to not only cause significant damage to the target and environment, but the user as well, which is why Sol uses it sparingly. Junkyard Dog, also simply called Junkyard, is Sol Badguy's primary weapon in the Guilty Gear Xrd games, which combines two Sacred Treasures—the Fireseal and Flashing Fang. It can be used as blunt sword, and as a long-range cannon that can fire the Saint Oratorio spell. A bounty is a monetary reward offered for Gears or criminals that the authorities want captured or removed. They are a recurring element in the Guilty Gear series. Among these monetary rewards, Gear bounties are usually quite high. Anyone who collects a bounty is technically a bounty hunter, but usually the term is used to describe those who make a living from collecting bounties. Sol Badguy is one such person. When someone captures or otherwise fulfills a bounty, it is their responsibility to deliver the bounty, or proof of some kind, to the Post-War Administration Bureau.

During the strategic session for their proceedings, Jack-O' smiles when Sol leaves his grudge aside and tells That Man how to improve the Saint Oratorio they will use for the "download" procedure. After they locate Ariels, Elphelt Valentine and Justice, Jack-O', Sol, Ky and Sin board Johnny's Gullinkambi Dark to go. During the journey, Sin wonders if his mother is related to Sol; Jack-O' says she is qualified to answer, but Sol nervously shuts the conversation down. Afterwards, Ky asks Jack-O' about her opinion on humanity's fate, to which she replies that people should have the freedom to choose. While the others keep Ariels at bay, Jack-O' positions herself above Elphelt and prepares to absorb the energy to merge with Justice. After Raven and Ramlethal's intervention, Jack-O' receives the Saint Oratorio and partially fuses, while Elphelt is released. But the unconscious Justice/Aria resists the merge, too traumatized by her rampage to accept regaining her humanity. Jack-O' informs Sol that she needs more energy, and Sol decides to power-up a second Saint Oratorio with his Junkyard Dog. At that moment, Daryl's fleet appears with the intent of destroying Justice while she is still incomplete. Only thanks to Axl Low's time compression, Jack-O' receives the energy, overrides Aria/Justice's consciousness, and forcibly fuses with Aria's soul. Jack-O' and Sol then survive thanks to the barrier of a weakened Ariels. While asleep, Jack-O's halo disappears and her hair turns red, restoring Aria. Though Aria fully regains her soul, the old Aria's consciousness has yet to return from behind Jack-O's. Three weeks later, Jack-O'—wearing her halo although she doesn't need to—is still waiting, but starts working with Sol as a bounty hunter. After a successful bounty run, Sol is recalled by Ky to the castle, and learns that I-No took something from Ariels, but Sol takes Jack-O' on a vacation to Iseo instead.

Their journey is cut short by Axl's warning, I-No letting herself be capture, and a highway encounter with I-No's ally Happy Chaos that involves Nagoriyuki, Chipp Zanuff and Anji Mito. Back at the castle, Sol and Ky interrogate I-No, but she reveals nothing. Instead, Jack-O' tells the duo of I-No's origins as a Magical Foci, and that she is incomplete. Thinking that I-No may be after Asuka's Tome of Origin, Sol decides to take up President Vernon's offer to be a knight at G4. Jack-O' remains behind to stop I-No if needed; in truth, she is projecting herself onto I-No, wanting to learn about her. "Aria" tells Jack-O' to understand the value of her own world, otherwise Aria will disappear. As the summit starts, Jack-O' asks I-No what is her wish, and I-No admits to wanting to get out of her "empty cage", not without making Jack-O' question if there is a place in the world for her. Ky, hearing their conversation, has Jack-O' accompany him to G4 aboard his airship. On the way there, Ky tells Jack-O' about humans' "necessary frivolities". They arrive after Sol, Vernon, Asuka and their allied forces regain control of the airborne White House, after ejecting Chaos on a escape pod. There, Asuka informs them that he will use the aircraft to go to the moon, and proceeds to remove from Sol his divine seed, restoring his humanity in the process. To their surprise, Chaos is still onboard, and gets a hold of Asuka—who is one with the Tome—; Chaos thus merges with I-No, ascending her to godhood. After she knocks Sol unconscious and proceeds to grant "freedom" to humanity, Ky asks her to stand back, but Jack-O' takes one last look at Sol's face and then forcibly enters I-No, to turn her human at the cost of her own life and fulfill her role of protecting the world, in spite of Ky, Axl and Asuka's pleas.

Before Jack-O' can complete the process, Sol asks her not to do it, even if that may save the world, but she tearfully admits—thinking it is only Aria whom he wants a future with—that Aria isn't coming back. Sol says it doesn't matter, but that he won't let Jack-O' go no matter what. Deciding that she wants to be by his side, Jack-O' then comes out. With Jack-O' safe, Sol then has Ky distract I-No while he aims with the Outrage. Thanks to Nagoriyuki, he hits I-No at her weak point, killing her and saving the world. In the aftermath, Jack-O' decides to abandon her halo and live together with Sol—now simply Frederick—at Iseo.

Main articles: /Commands or /Gameplay Claiming to have a thousand years' worth of knowledge of her role, Jack-O' is shown to be extremely knowledgeable about both magic. She seems able to state precise information about a concept, object or person simply by examining them, such as Johnny's ship, the power and the magical knowledge of Bedman, and even deeper subjects like I-No's and Axl's origins. Furthermore, Jack-O' is able to gather information on unnatural phenomena via the use of sensors, or to research via her Organ Deployment technique, such as a person's records, although she could find nothing on Bedman, leading her to think he'd erased them completely. Jack-O' has the ability to self-regenerate, and unless the wound is instant and fatal, she is able to recover over time without treatment. In addition, she has a fail-safe "seed", the Scales of Juno, planted inside of her by That Man to ensure she stands against the Absolute World. Jack-O' has immense destructive power, such that Sol Badguy was taken aback by her strength. However, her divine seed is later removed, making her a "regular" human though likely not entirely. Her weapon of choice is an iron pumpkin flail, which allows her to trap the enemy, fly, and shoot green blasts of magic; it is actually a familiar named Dopros, being fairly similar to Lucifero, but is non-communicative.[source needed] She can also create "white pumpkin houses" that summon three kinds of minions: one with a spear that can perform combo attacks, another with a sword that can fly, and the last one with a staff that can perform anti-aerial attacks. The house's level can increase, becoming more resistant and deploying minions with upgraded weapons. Jack-O' can boost her minions' strength or even make them explode alongside their houses. She can also create an Aegis-like barrier to protect herself from projectile attacks and her own explosions.

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