Rebecca "Beka" Valentine is a female human from the Vuytti Universe and crew member of the Andromeda Ascendent and the owner of the Eureka Maru and the daughter of Ignatius Valentine, and Senator Talia Waterkurk. Beka has inherited altered genes from her father - as a result, she has superior reactions and is stronger than the average human. She also has nanobots in her hair which allows her to change its color at will. These were implanted by her father when she was a child which, as Beka explains to Trance Gemini, he designed because "having one hair color was boring." Beka's hair nanobots also store data on a molecular level, something Beka only realizes after she is interrogated by her father's old business partner and Beka's 'uncle', Sid Barry.
In this reality, she became a member of the resistance to help restore the Systems Commonwealth after joining Dylan Hunt as a member of the Andromeda Ascendant crew while also a supporter of the Alliance of Nations.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Beka had never lived on a planet, instead she was born on the salvage ship Eureka Maru which had been built by her drug-addict, cargo-running father, Ignatius Valentine and his friend and business partner, Sid Barry. Beka's semi-rich mother Senator Talia Waterkurk, left the Maru Crew when she was 7 years old, her 'Uncle' Sid also left when she was a child when he and Ignatius had a fight which led to Sid's murder of multiple customs officials. Beka's older brother Raphael Valentine left the Maru some time before Ignatius' death in CY 10097 (1572 NE).
Some time after inheriting the Maru, Beka Valentine meets Bobby Jensen. They dated for a while and Bobby became Beka's only crew member, until he lied to her about the nature of cargo they picked up on Vuytti Earth with the help of Seamus Harper. (Bobby said they were transporting computers when they were actually stealing missiles.) Beka breaks up with Bobby and hires Harper, later also hiring Rev Bem, Vexpag (who later dies in an accident which was a torn pressure suit and a bad emergency seal) and Trance Gemini.
Salvaging the Andromeda[]
In CY 10087 (1562 N.E.) the Maru discovered the Andromeda Ascendant which survived for 200 years, they pulled it out of the Hephaistos Black Hole while under contract with Gerentex. The crew join Dylan Hunt to restore the Systems Commonwealth and fight back against the Axis of Empires that have ruled over them since the Fall, Beka was granted the position as Andromeda's first officer and pilot.
Personality and Traits[]
Beka inherited altered genes from her father - as a result, she has superior reactions and is stronger than the average human but not strong enough to take on a Pure Combine. She also has Nanotechnology in her hair which allows her to change its color at will. These were implanted by her father when she was a child which, as she explained to Trance that he designed because "having one hair color was boring." B
At first Beka was skeptical about Dylan's quest, taking advantage of the free food and housing provided by Andromeda. However, after a couple of years, Beka be herself believing in the dream of a New Systems Commonwealth.
Relationships[]
- Dylan Hunt: Beka also possessed a close friendship with Dylan Hunt, but over time, she was more out for herself and only helped out when it profited her. This changed however when she asked Dylan if she can fly with him always and he tells her he'd be glad and honored to always have her by his side.