Luke Valentine/Anime

"People who come here with those cards are maggots - who would try to fight against the Valentine brothers."

- Luke Valentine, to David. Hellsing Episode 5: Brotherhood.

Luke Valentine (ルーク・ヴァレンタイン), with his brother Jan, was a vampire and minor antagonist in the middle of the Hellsing series.

Both Luke and Jan appears to ran a club to hire vampires and serves under the orders of Incognito, and Incognito's Master. Jan and Luke differs in powers, while Jan with the strengths; Luke, on the other hand, is possibly, the fastest vampire in Gonzo's Hellsing universe. He and his brother was responsible for damaging, and ended up killing 135 Hellsing Soldiers and injuring 24, the other survivors were operating outside of the Manor.

He was voiced by Takehito Koyasu in the original Japanese sub and later, was voiced by Patrick Seitz in the English dub of Hellsing.

Physical
In Hellsing, Luke had a very pale skin; a long blonde hair that ends on his waist and tied with a lime ribbon at the end, and he had a light yellow eyes, however, in some scenes - Luke is depicted with pitch black eyes. He's tall, almost as tall as Alucard and has a seemingly normal build.

Clothing
He wears silver pince-nez glasses and the same style of military jacket as his brother Jan, although Luke's was white with lime lining and a circle shaped zipper. He also wears white suit pants, white gloves and supports black shoes with white gloves and wears a badge suit, similar to the ones that Integra and a few members of the Round Table's suit. Also, like Alucard, his clothing appears to regenerate; shown when Alucard shot him on the torso and Luke was shown having little-to-no injuries whatsoever.

Personality
While his younger brother, Jan, was a cynical, vulgar and obnoxious person; Luke was everything that Jan wasn't; a calm, cool and patient man who's focusing on their family's business. However, his personality was more of an "act", as his true colors are shown when Alucard defeated him with no difficulty whatsoever. Behind this "cool" personality however, Luke was a psychopath; having no remorse for the victims his killed, much like Jan, even in some cases - he smiles widely while doing so.

He's quite full of himself either, thinking that he could go up against a true vampire while being an artificial FREAK - even while doing so, he stated that he had more powers than even that of Alucard's, which was quite laughable; he made this assumption right after he only shot Alucard twice in the head, in which, after seeing Alucard get up and smiling; Luke stares in disbelief, thinking that he had killed Alucard right away. He believes that the concept of "Immortality" does not exist, and was willing to have a chance to fight Alucard to prove that he's right, however, it's safe to say that he wasn't ready at all - even if he did say that he had been waiting for this "for a long time." His cockiness and egotistic side, is what led for Luke to eventually meet his end.

The two brothers are a contrast to each other, and while some might think Jan was the more dangerous one - that is far from the case, and Luke was the one pulling the strings. He's stupid, sure, but he's quite a genius; the plan to destroy the Hellsing organisation was quite good; he planned to silently kill the securities guarding the front gate first, and then, drove a bus that's full of ghouls right onto the gate and attack Hellsing by surprise. Even tho the Valentine brothers lost, the Hellsing organisation was severely damaged because of them, causing over a hundred trained soldier to perish in the battle, and almost killed Peter Fargason, the Hellsing organisation's commander.

Despite his cool and calm demeanor, Luke CAN be broken and go crazy; when he finally sees Alucard's true power, Luke got freaked out and lost his composure, in which, after a two-headed Baskerville chases him at full speed - Luke dodges it, and made a run for it; without even using his speed ability, meaning that there must be some kind of trigger to activate the ability. Eventually, Luke lost it and gave up, calling Alucard a "monster", which disappointed the latter - as he had high expectations for Luke.

History
This section contains huge spoilers for the anime; be warned.

Order 05: Brotherhood
TBA

Order 06: Dead Zone
TBA

Legacy
Days later after the Valentine Brother's attack on the Manor, the Hellsing Organisation had a huge impact on their soldiers, buildings, ect; they also forced the Hellsing Organisation to hire Atheists; something Walter commented on. The Hellsing's Information Retrieval is also committed to the Hellsing Organisation's investigation of the Brothers backgrounds and their associates, MI-5 was also asked to assist them through the Round Table Conference.

Jan Valentine
The two are brothers, however, they're the complete opposite of each other. Despite this differences, the two gets along really well and makes an impressive duo together. The younger brother, Jan seems to be quite comfortable around Luke, however, given on their many interactions throughout episode 5 and 6, Luke was obviously annoyed; telling him to shut up and take care of his jobs quietly, that way, they can look "cool".

Incognito
Though the two never interacted on the Anime, both Jan and Luke attacked the Manor due to his request.

Incognito's Master
In the anime Jan and Luke ran a club that was used for recruiting and turning new vampires. Though they had no direct contact with Incognito's Master they clearly took their orders from him/her.

Alucard
Thinking that he had a slight chance of going up against him, Luke was very confident that he could defeat Alucard himself. Believing that no such thing as "immortality" or a "true immortal" really exists, killing and ending the vampire Alucard is how Luke thought that that would end the debate whether immortality really exists or not. Luke was full of himself during the battle, telling Alucard that he isn't anything like the vampires Alucard fought before and even thought that he had died after shooting him twice in the head. However, before this battle, Luke was somewhat fascinated about the existence of Alucard himself, stating that he has been waiting to prove to "the famous" Alucard just how good he really is; which could mean that Luke was quite a fan of Alucard. Luke had also said that he would be the one that would exceed him.

Alucard himself had complimented Luke before the battle, telling Seras Victoria, his fledgling, that the one he'll be fighting isn't like the vampire trash upstairs. He had also said that Luke's ability was that of a "category A vampire (Alucard's own categories ranging from the pathetic ones, to the worthy ones to be called his opponent.)", however, being given this compliment is dangerous for the enemy that Alucard's fighting, because of course, he released level one and teaches Luke how a real vampire fights.

When Alucard began showing his true vampires, Luke loses control and immediately freaks out, screaming when a two-headed Baskerville, which resembles a Cerberus, began running towards Luke and leaping - as if the dog was trying to maul Luke alive. Eventually, when cornered, Luke couldn't do anything as his legs was shot-off by Alucard and therefore, he couldn't run away even if he tries to do, and then, calls Alucard; a monster, which disappointed the latter - and caused Alucard to state that Luke was nothing but dog food. Even so, in his final moments, Luke still tries to fight by shooting him with his pistol, which obviously does nothing.

Overview
An artificial vampire, however, was implanted multiple FREAK chips on his body; which made his abilities more than that of an average FREAKs that was implanted only one FREAKs, like Enrico Stivaletti. Some vampires that was implanted with multiple FREAKs abilities remains the same, however, has one or two special abilities; Jan with the over-the-top strength, Paul Wilson with the ability to transform himself into a hyena-like or bat-like creature and finally, Luke with his exceptional speed that makes him one of the more dangerous artificial vampires. His intelligence and speed was what made him a dangerous opponent, and the Valentine brothers legacy will be remembered by the Hellsing family because of the damage they've done to the organisation itself.

Abilities

 * Do you think they'd play jailbreak together.gifEnhanced Superhuman Speed/Reflexes: To further show the contrast between the two brothers, Jan's abilities as an artificial vampires that was obviously, implanted with multiple FREAK chips; was his supernatural strength that was above that of the strongest humans. However, Luke's main and prominent ability was that he was so fast, that even Alucard wasn't able to land a single shot with the Casull on him, which leaded to the Casull running out of ammo. His speed was impressive enough that a Hellsing guard was sliced and almost immediately dies. His terrifying speed also caused Alucard to resort to bluff and scare tactics, which worked. His speed is also above that of Alucard's, as he was fast enough to land a shot on Alucard's head again with his M1 Garand.
 * Enhanced Durability: He apparently took a point-blank shot to the chest from the Casull without visible damage.
 * Regeneration: Luke was capable of regenerating wounds such as being stabbed in the chest by spears and being shot in the torso by the Casull. His regeneration isn't unlimited, however. When Alucard shot off his legs, he couldn't heal his wounds, and fell short on their battle.
 * Sharpshooting Skills: Luke is skilled in sharpshooting, going toe-to-toe with Alucard and shot Alucard's head twice during their battle.

Shortened M1 Garand
Luke Valentine's weapon of choice is a pair of extremely short M1 Garands. The stock is cut down and the barrel and gas piston almost halved in length, making them resemble a "Mare's Leg" short pistol / carbine. Such a conversion in real life would essentially require a complete rebuild of the working parts of the rifle, since the Garand's operating piston is a rod that runs almost the entire length of the barrel, and a Garand gas piston shortened this much while firing the same round would probably explode. Luke also carries two of these hidden in his jacket and uses them to but a pair of bullet in Alucard's head.

Walther PPK/S
Luke was seen using this as a last resort in Hellsing. It was shown to be underneath his sleeve and slides to his hand. The most notable way to tell a PPK from a PPK/S is its finish (a PPK/S is far more common as a stainless gun than a PPK) and longer frame spur. Also, Walther did manage to sell more pistols that would otherwise be banned under the harsh rules of GCA-68 by building them domestically (Walther U.S.A.).


 * Caliber: .380 ACP
 * Barrel Length: 3.3"
 * Width: 1"
 * Height: 4.3"
 * Capacity: 7 RDS

M202 FLASH
The M202 FLASH (FLame Assault SHoulder) is a US-made 66mm infantry multiple rocket launcher that entered service in the late 1960s. Luke Valentine and Jan Valentine ambushes the Hellsing Manor and to prevent them to escaping, Luke used the M202 FLASH to blow up The Round Table's cars and later, the Helicopter in which, the Round table members was gonna use to flee the area.


 * Length:
 * 27 inches (68.6 centimeters) closed
 * 34.8 inches (88.3 centimeters) extended
 * Caliber: 2.6 in (66 mm)
 * Cartridge: M235 Incendiary TPA
 * Weight: 26.6 pounds (12.1 kilograms)

Private Club
Luke was also shown to own a club with his brother, Jan Valentine. The club was shown to hire vampires, and they need to bring one of the three or more cards that has the Valentine Brothers symbol on it; If you give Luke the red one, you will die. For example; David and Brits, he was apparently an MI-5 Spy who was investigating the FREAK Chips. Also, the vampire prostitute is probably one of the Club's member, as she wore a necklace that looks similar to the Valentine Brother's eye symbol.

Luke and Jan probably made their Army of Ghouls from this club, Jan was possbily the one that created the "Vampire Bitches" that appears in Episode 5. After the Valentine Brothers death, Harry Anders and another MI-5 Agent, possibly his partner, worked with the Hellsing Organisation to find out about the brothers background and affiliations.

Quotes
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Voice Actors

 * French Dub: Emmanuel Gradir
 * German Dub: Claus-Peter Damitz
 * Japanese Dub: Takehito Koyasu
 * English Dub: Patrick Seitz
 * Portuguese Dub (Brazil): César Marchetti
 * Spanish Dub: J. Ignacio Latorre

Manga-To-Anime Differences
Though they're not that different unlike Alucard, Integra and Seras, both versions still has some differences; Luke owns a Club that hires vampires and this version of Luke seems to be more calm and doesn't brag about his powers that much to Alucard.