Valda

Valda
Title(s)	True Queen
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Faction	Altena
Status	Alive
Location	Kingdom of Altena
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Valda (ヴァルダ Varuda, ^?) is a playable character from Heroes of Mana as well as a major antagonist in Trials of Mana.

Heroes of Mana

Princess Valda is the current heiress of Altena. She joins Roget and his team in Valsena where she was to support Prince Richard during the Peddan attack on Valsena. As Valsena falls the party flees to Altena, but Altena Castle eventually falls as well and Valda joins the party more permanently. As the current Queen is implied to have died in an last effort to defend Altena Castle, she technically already is the Queen of Altena for the majority of the game, a role she is later seen in during the events of Trials of Mana.

Grief for her mother temporarily renders her catatonic, but then causes her to unleash her magic in a fiery explosion that kills several dragons and causes the Peddan pursuers to flee. She then joins the party for the rest of the game.

She seems close to Richard and it is in fact implied that Angela may be their daughter.

Trials of Mana

Valda plays the role of an antagonist this time, though there is a plot twist related to that. She is the mother of Angela and plays a prominent role in her and Duran's story arc. Out of the "three evils", she is allied with the Dragon Lord's faction.

At earliest, Valda is seen in Angela's prologue where it is explained that her magic keeps the kingdom of Altena warm and temperate. But as Mana is fading, the cold is creeping into the city and inside the castle. She is present at the throne room where the Crimson Wizard, her right-hand man, declares to the gathered Altenish mages, of their plans to breach the Sanctuary of Mana and obtain the Mana Sword. the Crimson Wizard further explains that they need the eight Mana Stones and that they need to prepare to invade those countries that possess a stone of their own, to take them by force, for it is unlikely the stones will be handed over to them willingly. the Crimson Wizard finally declares that Altena will evolve into a glorious Magic Empire and with the Mana Sword in the Queen's hands, spring will finally return to Altena.

Valda is soon seen in Angela's flashback where she sits on her throne, completely ignoring her young daughter. It is explained that she never scolded or embraced her daughter which is why Angela grew up to a selfish, vexing troublemaker, for she secretly wished her mother would notice her.

Angela is soon summoned to her mother's presence and after entering the throne room, the Crimson Wizard, at his Queen's side, explains about their plans to invade other countries for their Mana Stones in order to open a gate to the Sanctuary. They must release the energy of the stones so the gate will open. They will start with releasing the energy of the stone near Altena. Angela wonders how and the Queen explains that they must use the forbidden Sealed Ancient Magic which will claim the life of the caster. Valda explains that it is not for her nor the Crimson Wizard to die, so they have come to a decision to use Angela's body as a catalyst.

By sacrificing Angela's life, they could release the energy of the Mana Stone. Angela is shocked to hear this from her own mother and demands to know how she could approve this to which Valda replies that she always considered Angela a shame of the Royal Family for being unable to cast magic. By dying, she could at least be remembered as a user of great magics. Angela was so upset that she unconsciously tapped into her magical powers and teleported outside the borders of Altena. Unable to find her, Valda and the Crimson Wizard ended up using someone else's life to release the energy of the Mana Stone.

If Duran or Angela is the main character, after obtaining the Sword of Mana, Valda and the Faerie will be kidnapped and held for ransom by the Crimson Wizard and the Darkshine Knight in exchange for the sword. The party will have no choice but to give them the sword, which immediately after the Crimson Wizard will unceremoniously murder the unconscious Valda with Annihilate magic. Valda's death was eschewed in the 3D remake, as she is an important party in the post-game Chapter VII

Valda in Trials of Mana HD (game sprite)

Valda in Heroes of Mana

Valda in Echoes of Mana

Circle of Mana

Valda

Rank	Image				Classes	Quote
SUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「いいえ、あなたが危険だと知らされて、黙っていられるわけがありません。あなたを助けるために、お母様を説き伏せてまいりました。」
SUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「どうか、くれぐれもお気をつけて。」
SUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「私たちは逃げも隠れもいたしません。お互い全力を尽くし、正々堂々と勝負をお願いいたしますよ。」
SSUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「背筋ももっと伸ばして、視線はまっすぐ前に。そう…いい姿勢です。」
LGR					Magician Sorceress Grand Divina Archmage	「はい、虫のいい話ではありますがアンジェラを助けるのに協力していただきたいのです。」

Queen of Reason

Rank	Image				Classes	Quote
SUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「 …そうですか。とうとうマナは失われてしまったのですね。アンジェラの言うとおり、魔法が無くても、がんばって寒さと戦っていきましょう！」
SSUR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「アルテナの王女たるもの、その程度の寒さで音をあげてどうするの？」
LGR					Magician Delver Rune Master Magus	「来る大きな戦いに向けて、アルテナの王女としての務めを果たしなさい。」

Gallery

Valda's sprite from Seiken Densetsu 3