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| Joachim Valentine | |
| Game | Shadow Hearts, Covenant and From The New World |
| Kana | ヨアヒム・ヴァレンティーナ |
| Romaji | Yoahimu Varentīna |
Voice actor(s) 
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Voice actor(s) 
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Paul St. Peter (as Francis C. Cole) |
| Age | Over 400 years |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Home | Blue Castle |
| Weapon(s) | Whatever he can find... |
| Special Arts | Muscle Arts, Joachythms |
| Element | Earth 
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After briefly appearing in Shadow Hearts taunting his brother Keith, in Shadow Hearts: Covenant you find Joachim as the protector of the French town of Le Havre. Joachim is both a vampire and a trained wrestler who joins the party when he succeeds in defeating the mayor, who has been pestering Granny Lot for her tavern, the Seagull. A while after saving the inn, you meet Joachim's younger sister, Hilda, in her Peach Bat form.
Info
NPC Library Entries
"The Bandit of Le Havre. He only harasses the vigilante group. He rampages all night long, and only comes home, like a child, when he gets hungry."
"The bat form of Grand Papillon. Although Yuri has come across the bat before, he seems to have no memory of this meeting."
Playable Character Entries
"Trained as a pro-wrestler, this vampire is devoted to justice and has dedicated himself to aiding the weak and defenseless in society."
"When Joachim wants to relax, or be alone, or go on an errand, he often transforms into his Golden Bat form (which cannot perform Special Attacks)."
"Joachim in his invisible form. As long as he doesn't make overly large movements, Joachim cannot be targeted by enemies while invisible"
"When Joachim wears his butterfly mask, he is transformed into this power champion of Truth and Justice, but it still doesn't help with his major "dysfunction"."
Bio
Joachim is from a vampire family that lives in Blue Castle near Bistriz, Romania. He has a younger brother(Keith) and sister(Hilda) and a grandfather is the grey bat in the third game.
Shadow Hearts: From The New World
Joachim makes an appearance as an optional boss where he fights his sister Hildegard one-on-one.
In this fight he wears the "Great Question" mask he inherited from his master. Upon losing he gives this mask to his sister as proof of her victory, which she wears in battle whenever she is in "Curvy form."
Personality
Joachim is more the "superhero-type" since he looks heroic and more super-heroic while grand papillon.
Fighting Style
Using powerful bludgeons and his mighty Muscle Arts, Joachim is capable of inflicting massive amounts of damage on his enemies, as well as draining their health to replenish his own.
With an attack boost he is able to equip up to five Hit Areas, along him to deal even more devastating amounts of damage.
Joachythms
He uses several forms to fight in battle, which change depending on his Joachythms. His regular form is most frequently seen; Invisible Form lowers his chance of being targeted; Golden Bat Form greatly raises his physical strength but eliminates his magic abilities, and his super-hero form, Grand Papillon (French for "Great Butterfly"), is a powered-up version of his regular form. Joachim is no doubt the physically-strongest person in the party.
Abilities
Muscle Arts
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| Name | MP Cost | Description | Image |
| Drain Touch | 20 MP | Using his innate vampiric abilities, Joachim is able to siphon off life from the enemy to himself. | 
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| Grand Slam | 36 MP | Joachim bludgeons the opponent with his weapon and then knocks them out of the arena with a charged finisher. | 
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| Deathtron Hammer | 72 MP | Joachim temporarily discards his weapon and becomes enveloped in a reddish aura. He then charges into the enemy shoulder first, repeatedly barraging them. | 
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| Artem Buster | 88 MP | Joachim leaps up and lands on a wrestling pole, amidst fanfare and wearing a wrestler's cape. He rips off the cape and performs a 360 degree Splash onto his opponent, cratering the arena and resulting in massive Earth damage. | 
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Quotes
"Master... A man's road is a hard one."
"I want to drink your blood! Hah ha! Just Kidding!"
"A true hero never loses."
"In next week's episode: Grand Papillon goes shopping!"
"You want to see me? Face me in the ring!"
"When the forces of darkness descend, in the name of justice, this fist! In the name of truth, these muscles! In the name of honor, this blood! Ha ha! Champion of truth and justice, Grand Papillon! Ready to fight all evil-doers!"
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