Faye Valentine

Faye Valentine (フェイ・ヴァレンタイン) is a wanted bounty head and a member of the

bounty hunting crew aboard the Bebop. Although appearing to be no more than 23 years old, Faye is actually around 77 years old, having to been put into cryogenic freeze after a space shuttle accident, wherein she spent fifty-four years in suspended animation. During her adventures on the Bebop, Faye crosses paths with Spike and Jet twice and makes herself at home aboard their ship the second time around, much to the consternation and disapproval of the two men, both of who have their own reservations about women in general.

Background

Faye was born on the day of August 14, 1994 on Earth, in Singapore, as the daughter of rather wealthy parents.[citation needed] As a child, Faye was shy but very positive and outgoing with her friends. She was a cheerleader in high school. One day, along with some friends, she recorded a message on an old Betamax videotape to be delivered ten years in the future as a time capsule.

In 2014, at the age of 20, Faye traveled into space with her parents on a private spacecraft. An accident occurred on the ship, killing both of Faye's parents and severely injuring her. Faye's injuries were so serious they could not be healed with conventional medicine, so she was cryogenically frozen until a cure could be found for her condition.

During her cryogenic sleep, the Gate incident destroyed the Moon, producing rock showers that caused massive destruction to the Earth's surface. As a result, data about Faye's identity was lost – the only thing left was her first name.

In 2068, fifty-four years later, Faye was cured and revived in a clinic called Cold Sleep. Doctor Bacchus and his assistant, Manley, performed the operation and informed her that she now has a debt of 300,028,000 woolongs due to the long recovery. Faye suffered amnesia and was therefore frightened about her situation. Unbeknownst to her, Bacchus also schemed to take advantage of her. He gave her the name "Valentine" and enough details to create an identity for her. His nephew, Whitney Haggis, pretended to be a lawyer named Whitney Haggis Matsumoto to help Faye. Faye eventually fell in love with him. One night, a ship approached them, with Haggis claiming it was Faye's creditors looking for her. He pretended to try to elude them while she ran for the clinic. An explosion in the distance indicated to Faye that he had died. As Bacchus informed her that he left all his assets to her, she agreed to take them, however, they were more debts.

Unable to pay any of her debts, Faye chose a life on the run, conducting small scams and stealing goods. Because of these activities, she incurred a bounty of 6,000,000 woolongs placed on her head. Being betrayed by the very first people she ever met after waking up had a profound effect on her new personality. It formed a new personality, one that is untrustworthy, scheming and irresponsible. She developed trust issues and usually didn't form strong bonds with anyone unless under the influence of alcohol.

Knownable Relatives

• Unnamed Father
• Unnamed Mother

Trivia

• Faye is a woman with no money, home or family. Ironically, it is shown that before being frozen she had all three.
• Faye's pixie bob hairstyle gives the impression that she is an aged homage to the character of Mathilda from the movie The Professional (known as Leon: the Professional in the UK). Just like Mathilda, she has been dealt an unfair hand by the world and is now street-smart and brave because of this. The evidence as well for such a homage can be deepened by the fact that Faye was born in the year of 1994, the same year Leon: The Professional was released.
• Her name in Japanese means ???.

According to the Databook:

• Her birthday is ??? and her blood type is ???.
• Her star sign is a ???.

Voice Actresses

• Japanese : Megumi Hayashibara
• English : Wendee Lee

Played by in (Live Action) : Daniella Pineda

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