V ,Valerie
Valerie—better known simply as V—is more than a name in Night City; she’s a myth walking in flesh. Once a top-tier Arasaka counterintel agent, now a rogue Solo and Fixer, V’s transformation is one of the most infamous stories in the city’s bloody annals. She's not just a survivor—she's the only known Solo to infiltrate Arasaka Tower, fight her way to its very core, and walk out alive.
Her legend began long before the assault, but it was that final, suicidal run that sealed her place in Night City history. With the engram of Johnny Silverhand embedded in her mind and the weight of the world on her shoulders, Valerie stormed Arasaka's stronghold. She faced not only an army of the most elite corporate killers but also the walking nightmare of the city—Adam Smasher, the chrome-plated monstrosity whispered about in bars and back alleys alike. According to the rumors, Valerie didn’t just survive the encounter—she ended it. The so-called Night City Boogeyman was turned into scrap, and while no official body was found, no one's seen Smasher since.
What followed only deepened her legend. Instead of disappearing like most who challenge Arasaka, V returned to the streets. Scarred, altered, but alive. Rogue Amendiares—legendary Fixer and one of the old guard—recognized the weight of Valerie’s feat. She passed the torch, and with it the keys to the Afterlife, the bar where mercs become legends or drink themselves into oblivion. Now, Valerie runs the place, but not just as a bartender or business owner. She works the city from both sides—as a Fixer, connecting mercs to jobs, and as a Solo, still taking contracts that most wouldn't touch.
With Rogue still working at her side in the shadows—advising, watching, helping shape the next generation of mercs—Valerie has become something far more than a killer or a survivor. She's a symbol. A woman who took everything Night City could throw at her—corporate betrayal, death, digital ghosts, cyberpsychos, and the weight of another man's war—and came out stronger.
To the new mercs, she’s a beacon. To the corps, a threat. And to the city itself? A living reminder that even in Night City, where dreams are currency and death comes cheap—some legends refuse to die.
Her legend began long before the assault, but it was that final, suicidal run that sealed her place in Night City history. With the engram of Johnny Silverhand embedded in her mind and the weight of the world on her shoulders, Valerie stormed Arasaka's stronghold. She faced not only an army of the most elite corporate killers but also the walking nightmare of the city—Adam Smasher, the chrome-plated monstrosity whispered about in bars and back alleys alike. According to the rumors, Valerie didn’t just survive the encounter—she ended it. The so-called Night City Boogeyman was turned into scrap, and while no official body was found, no one's seen Smasher since.
What followed only deepened her legend. Instead of disappearing like most who challenge Arasaka, V returned to the streets. Scarred, altered, but alive. Rogue Amendiares—legendary Fixer and one of the old guard—recognized the weight of Valerie’s feat. She passed the torch, and with it the keys to the Afterlife, the bar where mercs become legends or drink themselves into oblivion. Now, Valerie runs the place, but not just as a bartender or business owner. She works the city from both sides—as a Fixer, connecting mercs to jobs, and as a Solo, still taking contracts that most wouldn't touch.
With Rogue still working at her side in the shadows—advising, watching, helping shape the next generation of mercs—Valerie has become something far more than a killer or a survivor. She's a symbol. A woman who took everything Night City could throw at her—corporate betrayal, death, digital ghosts, cyberpsychos, and the weight of another man's war—and came out stronger.
To the new mercs, she’s a beacon. To the corps, a threat. And to the city itself? A living reminder that even in Night City, where dreams are currency and death comes cheap—some legends refuse to die.
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