Funny Valentine is Steel Ball Run's main antagonist and the 23rd President of the United States. He orchestrates the entire Steel Ball Run race from behind the scenes, using it as cover to hunt down the Saint's Corpse—a holy relic he believes will cement America's global dominance. His whole philosophy boils down to "taking the first napkin": securing advantages for the nation before anyone else can.
What makes Valentine interesting is that his cruelty isn't driven by personal greed. He genuinely sees himself as a patriot willing to do whatever it takes to make America the world's undisputed superpower. His loyalty to the country feels almost religious, which he uses to justify some pretty brutal acts.
Valentine has a military background—he served as a soldier but was discharged after being tortured during combat. The scars on his back, shaped like the American flag, are a permanent reminder of that experience and seem to have hardened his nationalist ideology.
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