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Alright, so I said I would, so here it is, killing two birds with one stone. Seeing as I really did not want to bog down the app with all of Val's history, here is a mini biography to kind of get an idea of who he is and why he is how he is. And, you get to see a picture of him back in his old military class K9 -AX5 battle suit. He is a bit younger in this pic as he no longer owns the suit, so his hair is a lot shorter and messier.

Alright! So if you care to read any of this for reference, good for you. This is more or less a detailed account of Valko's life as well as a couple facts about his development for any of you who might find it interesting.

--- Valko's life in a nutshell--

Valko was born Ulric Leona and was brother to Wiskas and Wotan Leona. He grew up a relatively normal and sweet little pup who never really cared for violence and instead liked to preoccupy himself with running around doing various little stunts that would sometimes his parents heart attacks. When he wasn't busy being a reckless and impulsive little hellion, he would usually be curled up in the corner reading one of his books or practicing his music. However, this peaceful and happy existence only lasted a short while.

Ulric's father was a guardian and thus gained some shadowy rivals in his line of work. After his father had successfully been able to foil their attempts at assassinating one of their more important targets, they lost their patience. Rather than attacking the guardian directly, they decided to go after his family. Consequently, they ended up watching the house until the young Ulric wandered into the yard on his own, having had a small spat with his mother about yet another attempt to do a handspring off the stairs. Before he could react or even realize what was going on, the men drugged him with chloroform and kidnapped him, leaving behind only a note.

Their original plan was to murder the boy if or when his father ever happened to find them. Ulric was kept in a blank cell for two weeks, but the man never managed to locate them. In the end, the plans changed as it was proposed that instead of killing him, they could get back at the guardian in a different way by using his own son against him. In the process, the boy would add to their manpower and they would be able to raise him to not only be loyal but deadly. Thus the trend of lies and brainwashing began.

Ulric was taken from his cell and brought personally to see the head of the renegade faction, a stern and cold looking sableye. Terrified, it took quite a long time before the pup was able to be calmed down enough to listen to the leader's words. The man convinced the child that his family had been slaughtered and that a couple of their soldiers had spotted him being kidnapped and had come to his rescue. He claimed that the cell had been for his safety, to let him calm himself before he would be ready to face these supposed 'truths'. Mortified, it took another couple days for Ulric to recover from this shocking discovery. When he was ready to be approached again, the leader offered the other the chance to join their faction of mercenaries. He would be taken care of and would have a new family among its members. It would be a chance to be brought from his grief and instead find comfort from his new brothers and sisters in arms.

Ulric eventually agreed, not wanting to be left alone, and so he would soon come to consider this man as his new father. Over the years, the higher ups did begin to see the boy almost like a real son and focused on his raising and training to the very last detail. At thirteen, he made his first hit, assassinating a thief that had stolen some important cargo from the faction. The efficiency of the kill made his new father more assured in his experimental success and gave the boy a new name, Rex, meaning 'king'. When Ulric, now Rex, inquired about this new title, his father revealed that when all was set and done, if he continued to make him proud, Rex was to be the new leader.

Things only escalated from there. Rex grew into his role well. He was taught to show no sympathy for all that stood in his way. His life centered around these jobs and the crisp feeling of dollars in one hand with a blade in the other. Unfortunately, his father could not foresee what Rex was becoming. His brainwashing eventually lead to him loathing the world for everything it was and everyone in it. Greed made people fools, but only because money was what ran the world in terms of political and social power. One could indulge in so many pleasantries with the right cash, most of which he could not quite care about. So many years of reassuring himself that there must have been reason for all these men to be killed, that each were vile in their own manner, warped his mind until finally he began to only see the flaws in people and had a very hard time in finding beauty in anything short of delicious carnage.

By twenty one years old, he had become almost a pure killer. He slaughtered anyone or anything his father pointed to with pleasure, having developed a sadistic and masochistic personality. In a fight, if he was injured, it only made him more excited to think he had found someone worth battling. He lived for the challenge, the blood, the cash, but most importantly his father. Like the good and loyal dog he was, he injured any recruit who dared to talk ill of him. His father was the perfect blend sin in his eyes and instead resenting it, he exalted it. His father was the darkness, but to a point where he had become the perfect demon in his eyes, where he was nothing except for flaw, but unlike the rest of the world, he did not try to hide it like the rest of the 'filth' in the world. This, in Rex's eyes, made him perfect. This paradoxical view may have also given aid to his madness.

Four years later, in August, his father was murdered during an operation and was taken out by a assassin. While Rex was given the title he had been promised, it did not matter to him. The world only seemed far more dark and vengeance clouded his mind during every moment. On October 4th, he set out on a mission with some of his most trusted comrades to kill the Slayer and the rest of his companions who had brought down the sableye to bring justice. The Assassin's name was revealed to be Valko Terrance, a houndoom. Rex wrote the name down and stored it in his bag, as he usually did with all his important marks. He did not want to forget the face and name of the man who had murdered his dearest father. However, things had not gone according to plan.

The group was surprised with an ambush in the wastelands, having been on their way to the hideout. Both mercenaries and assassins were felled and eventually, Rex managed to avenge his father, but at a price. Heavily injured, he limped away. Luckily, no monsters were there to detect his presence, but after dragging himself a good ways toward the nearest dome, he finally fainted, falling hard and cracking his head on a rock. Most of his equipment had to be discarded and all that was left on him was a now broken earpiece, his I.T.E.M. bag and the clothes on his back. The next morning, he was discovered by a wandering merchant, one Savio Caruso, who rescued him out of a moment of compassion.

Upon his revival, the man had no recollection of who he was, where he was, or how he had even got there. Almost like someone hit the reset button, the man was now a blank slate with no indication of his past. He only had a small, torn note on him that said the word 'Valko' and thus donned it as his own name. For a while, he spent time with the merchant, who was a bit of an oddball, but kind enough for a man who had saved him from the wastelands. He taught him some violin, to which Valko took quite a liking to, being told that it would help improve cognitive function and make sure his brain did not suffer any significant damage.

However, this peaceful existence with Savio was short lived and soon the ninetales was off on another expedition to see other cities and gather more merchandise. In the months that passed, Valko remained homeless but never really minded. He did various street performances to get money and pay for food and clean clothes. He even met a few new friends. Finally, Savio returned and to this day the two live together in an abandoned apartment in Arcobaleno, earning revenue from both Valko's street acrobatics as well as what few sales Savio managed to make in his shop. Valko's now proud to say he owns his own bed, a couch, and a rug. The apartment is still a work in progress, but he supposed it was better than his days of not having a roof over his head at all.

Every now and again he gets brief flashes of his true self and his memories. So far this has resulted in three battles, one of which only Savio is witness to, another between him and Rez, and the most recent being between him and his best friend Jayde.

---

---Interesting facts about Val's development---

-I am not usually one for tragic pasts and so I eventually decided to turn a tragedy into more like a dark past. Rex does not actually see this as a tragic past other than what became of his sableye father.

-Valko's original name that I considered was actually Rex, but I considered it would be too conceited/cliche and did not really fit his personality and thus I changed it to Valko, meaning 'wolf'.

-While Valko was a top class mercenary, his flashes of Rex are usually weakened and more disoriented than he usually is, thus it is only as strong as Valko is now.

-Valko's conceptual design came from my Gijinka a Day Challenge, which I need to stop being lazy and get back to.

-Valko's personality was actually inspired and based as a study in developmental psychology, or how our memories can influence who we are and what we are like. Valko is sweet and reckless and generally kind and warm hearted, as he would have been if he had grown up the same pup as he had been and had lead a presumably normal life. Rex, on the other hand, is the product of years of brainwashing and experiences that warped his mind and his perspective into something that can only be considered sadistic insanity. Really, they are just two branches of the same tree.

---

Hope you all enjoyed these insights and Val's battlesuit, which is possibly the most futuristic design I've drawn in forever XD

Description
Alright, so I said I would, so here it is, killing two birds with one stone. Seeing as I really did not want to bog down the app with all of Val's history, here is a mini biography to kind of get an idea of who he is and why he is how he is. And, you get to see a picture of him back in his old military class K9 -AX5 battle suit. He is a bit younger in this pic as he no longer owns the suit, so his hair is a lot shorter and messier.

Alright! So if you care to read any of this for reference, good for you. This is more or less a detailed account of Valko's life as well as a couple facts about his development for any of you who might find it interesting.

--- Valko's life in a nutshell--

Valko was born Ulric Leona and was brother to Wiskas and Wotan Leona. He grew up a relatively normal and sweet little pup who never really cared for violence and instead liked to preoccupy himself with running around doing various little stunts that would sometimes his parents heart attacks. When he wasn't busy being a reckless and impulsive little hellion, he would usually be curled up in the corner reading one of his books or practicing his music. However, this peaceful and happy existence only lasted a short while.

Ulric's father was a guardian and thus gained some shadowy rivals in his line of work. After his father had successfully been able to foil their attempts at assassinating one of their more important targets, they lost their patience. Rather than attacking the guardian directly, they decided to go after his family. Consequently, they ended up watching the house until the young Ulric wandered into the yard on his own, having had a small spat with his mother about yet another attempt to do a handspring off the stairs. Before he could react or even realize what was going on, the men drugged him with chloroform and kidnapped him, leaving behind only a note.

Their original plan was to murder the boy if or when his father ever happened to find them. Ulric was kept in a blank cell for two weeks, but the man never managed to locate them. In the end, the plans changed as it was proposed that instead of killing him, they could get back at the guardian in a different way by using his own son against him. In the process, the boy would add to their manpower and they would be able to raise him to not only be loyal but deadly. Thus the trend of lies and brainwashing began.

Ulric was taken from his cell and brought personally to see the head of the renegade faction, a stern and cold looking sableye. Terrified, it took quite a long time before the pup was able to be calmed down enough to listen to the leader's words. The man convinced the child that his family had been slaughtered and that a couple of their soldiers had spotted him being kidnapped and had come to his rescue. He claimed that the cell had been for his safety, to let him calm himself before he would be ready to face these supposed 'truths'. Mortified, it took another couple days for Ulric to recover from this shocking discovery. When he was ready to be approached again, the leader offered the other the chance to join their faction of mercenaries. He would be taken care of and would have a new family among its members. It would be a chance to be brought from his grief and instead find comfort from his new brothers and sisters in arms.

Ulric eventually agreed, not wanting to be left alone, and so he would soon come to consider this man as his new father. Over the years, the higher ups did begin to see the boy almost like a real son and focused on his raising and training to the very last detail. At thirteen, he made his first hit, assassinating a thief that had stolen some important cargo from the faction. The efficiency of the kill made his new father more assured in his experimental success and gave the boy a new name, Rex, meaning 'king'. When Ulric, now Rex, inquired about this new title, his father revealed that when all was set and done, if he continued to make him proud, Rex was to be the new leader.

Things only escalated from there. Rex grew into his role well. He was taught to show no sympathy for all that stood in his way. His life centered around these jobs and the crisp feeling of dollars in one hand with a blade in the other. Unfortunately, his father could not foresee what Rex was becoming. His brainwashing eventually lead to him loathing the world for everything it was and everyone in it. Greed made people fools, but only because money was what ran the world in terms of political and social power. One could indulge in so many pleasantries with the right cash, most of which he could not quite care about. So many years of reassuring himself that there must have been reason for all these men to be killed, that each were vile in their own manner, warped his mind until finally he began to only see the flaws in people and had a very hard time in finding beauty in anything short of delicious carnage.

By twenty one years old, he had become almost a pure killer. He slaughtered anyone or anything his father pointed to with pleasure, having developed a sadistic and masochistic personality. In a fight, if he was injured, it only made him more excited to think he had found someone worth battling. He lived for the challenge, the blood, the cash, but most importantly his father. Like the good and loyal dog he was, he injured any recruit who dared to talk ill of him. His father was the perfect blend sin in his eyes and instead resenting it, he exalted it. His father was the darkness, but to a point where he had become the perfect demon in his eyes, where he was nothing except for flaw, but unlike the rest of the world, he did not try to hide it like the rest of the 'filth' in the world. This, in Rex's eyes, made him perfect. This paradoxical view may have also given aid to his madness.

Four years later, in August, his father was murdered during an operation and was taken out by a assassin. While Rex was given the title he had been promised, it did not matter to him. The world only seemed far more dark and vengeance clouded his mind during every moment. On October 4th, he set out on a mission with some of his most trusted comrades to kill the Slayer and the rest of his companions who had brought down the sableye to bring justice. The Assassin's name was revealed to be Valko Terrance, a houndoom. Rex wrote the name down and stored it in his bag, as he usually did with all his important marks. He did not want to forget the face and name of the man who had murdered his dearest father. However, things had not gone according to plan.

The group was surprised with an ambush in the wastelands, having been on their way to the hideout. Both mercenaries and assassins were felled and eventually, Rex managed to avenge his father, but at a price. Heavily injured, he limped away. Luckily, no monsters were there to detect his presence, but after dragging himself a good ways toward the nearest dome, he finally fainted, falling hard and cracking his head on a rock. Most of his equipment had to be discarded and all that was left on him was a now broken earpiece, his I.T.E.M. bag and the clothes on his back. The next morning, he was discovered by a wandering merchant, one Savio Caruso, who rescued him out of a moment of compassion.

Upon his revival, the man had no recollection of who he was, where he was, or how he had even got there. Almost like someone hit the reset button, the man was now a blank slate with no indication of his past. He only had a small, torn note on him that said the word 'Valko' and thus donned it as his own name. For a while, he spent time with the merchant, who was a bit of an oddball, but kind enough for a man who had saved him from the wastelands. He taught him some violin, to which Valko took quite a liking to, being told that it would help improve cognitive function and make sure his brain did not suffer any significant damage.

However, this peaceful existence with Savio was short lived and soon the ninetales was off on another expedition to see other cities and gather more merchandise. In the months that passed, Valko remained homeless but never really minded. He did various street performances to get money and pay for food and clean clothes. He even met a few new friends. Finally, Savio returned and to this day the two live together in an abandoned apartment in Arcobaleno, earning revenue from both Valko's street acrobatics as well as what few sales Savio managed to make in his shop. Valko's now proud to say he owns his own bed, a couch, and a rug. The apartment is still a work in progress, but he supposed it was better than his days of not having a roof over his head at all.

Every now and again he gets brief flashes of his true self and his memories. So far this has resulted in three battles, one of which only Savio is witness to, another between him and Rez, and the most recent being between him and his best friend Jayde.

---

---Interesting facts about Val's development---

-I am not usually one for tragic pasts and so I eventually decided to turn a tragedy into more like a dark past. Rex does not actually see this as a tragic past other than what became of his sableye father.

-Valko's original name that I considered was actually Rex, but I considered it would be too conceited/cliche and did not really fit his personality and thus I changed it to Valko, meaning 'wolf'.

-While Valko was a top class mercenary, his flashes of Rex are usually weakened and more disoriented than he usually is, thus it is only as strong as Valko is now.

-Valko's conceptual design came from my Gijinka a Day Challenge, which I need to stop being lazy and get back to.

-Valko's personality was actually inspired and based as a study in developmental psychology, or how our memories can influence who we are and what we are like. Valko is sweet and reckless and generally kind and warm hearted, as he would have been if he had grown up the same pup as he had been and had lead a presumably normal life. Rex, on the other hand, is the product of years of brainwashing and experiences that warped his mind and his perspective into something that can only be considered sadistic insanity. Really, they are just two branches of the same tree.

---

Hope you all enjoyed these insights and Val's battlesuit, which is possibly the most futuristic design I've drawn in forever XD