Valerie was a former well renowned scientist in the Octarian Army. Until, she got lost in the Deepsea Metro after wondering off too far and got herself sanitized when attacked by Sanitized Octolings (An octarian bleached by primordal ooze made of grounded up Octarians. Those infected by it are said to lose their soul and the cure for it is yet to be found) there. Valerie's reaction to being infected was different instead of being dead soulless she grew with it. She found out of Commander Tartar/ The Telephone's plans to infect Inkopolis with the ooze and after learning of his failure she decided to take the mantle....