Valentina Augustus



Valentina Augustus is a new character introduced in When the Cold Breeze Blows Away.

The last living descendant of the late Light Emperor Romulus Augustus who fell to the dark side of the Force through the machinations of Dark Emperor Torvivum Zuskelgar; using Supreme Leader Victor Nevarez as a puppet to groom Valentina from an early age to doubt her family and eventually become Darth Abyssus, mistress of the Knights of Ren and eventual girlfriend of the Supreme Leader's son: Barthold Nevarez, but returned to the light side shortly before her death.

At the age of 35, she has green eyes, brown hair, and wears a customized black-colored uniform.

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Personality and Traits
Possessing an inquisitive mind, Valentina endeavored to gain greater knowledge of the Force and the Jedi ways during her apprenticeship under Rey Skywalker. Augustus was particularly interested in ancient Jedi weapons; on one occasion, she marveled at a lightsaber rifle. She practiced the art of fancy handwriting or "calligraphy," an art that had fallen into disuse as almost no one wrote by hand during the era of the New Republic.

She recorded her handwritten insights into the Jedi on parchment scrolls which she kept next to her calligraphy set. Her interests included dark aspects of the Force not taught by Rey. After Valentina became Darth Abyssus, she studied both Jedi and arcane dark side lore, using these contradictory teachings for greater power.

When Augustus turned away from the Jedi path, she no longer felt obliged to hold back her power. She embraced her conviction that she was more powerful than any of Rey's other apprentices, individually or collectively, and even Luke Skywalker himself. As far as she was concerned, the notion that the others were her equal was a lie. Valentina hated her full name; she felt as though everyone wanted her to be like her namesake she had never met, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that inheriting her ancestor's surname represented how everything was a lie. Victor told Augustus to become her true self by adopting a new name, and encouraged her to take the name that Valentina had invented as a child.

As Darth Abyssus, she was known for expressing herself with her lightsaber, and did so often enough that nearby guards avoided the area she was currently destroying. Like Nevarez, she also used the Force to strangle, telekinetically throw, or kill subordinates who challenged her. She reveled in the fury of battle and killing her enemies. In addition to her temperament, Abyssus was known for her lack of patience.

While Abyssus was not born into the Coalition of the Red Star, she was convinced that they were on the right side of history. Abyssus fought alongside her stormtroopers on the front lines of the battlefield. Although she would ignore the counsel of her advisors, favoring brute force over negotiation, she earned fear and respect through her ferocity as a warrior. Having honed her fighting skills on the battlefield, Abyssus had little respect for her rival, General Vincent Turner, as a warrior. She regarded the general with disdain and saw Turner as neither brave nor trustworthy.

Abyssus was also distrustful of others; having isolated herself from her family and friends, the only people in her life were subordinates and a master that she hated. Gaining the title of Fist of the Supreme Leader only made Abyssus more suspicious of the individuals around her, particularly Turner, but also Lord Commander Reginar Albrecht, Victor and Zuskelgar.

After the duel with Alexander Pepper on Kef Bir, Abyssus questioned her beliefs and regretted the choices she made. Her parents' love for her and Pepper's compassion brought her back to the light, destroying the persona of Darth Abyssus. Although she still carried feelings of guilt and self-doubt within him, she later recognized them as remnants of Nevarez's conditioning that led Augustus to become Darth Abyssus. Having reconciled with her ancestor in spirit, Valentina hoped that one day she would come to forgive herself.

Though she no longer counted himself among the ranks of the Knights of Ren, she still regarded them as her brothers-in-arms until their reunion on Exegol. Sensing their hatred for her, Augustus knew that they would no longer obey her orders as their true allegiance now belonged to Torvivum. She felt betrayed, but resolved to fight them out of determination to help Pepper. By standing together against the Dark Emperor; who is possessing the Supreme Leader's body, Valentina and Pepper achieved their true potential as a dyad in the Force, making their combined strength an equivalent to the power of life itself.

Mirroring Darth Vader's death as Anakin Skywalker, Augustus sacrificed her life to restore Pepper's powers back out of love and died peacefully following this redemptive act. She did not hesitate to do so, and she likened the experience to returning home and joining her ancestors, before becoming one with the Force.

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