#I think scars are a sick character design choice btw and more characters should have them

[rist-ix]

Heeey!

Do you think that valtor would have scars? like from when his mothers trained him and tortured him? hence why he wears so much clothing and only his face and hands are visible (this beautiful face).

I do not! Mostly because I think Valtor is a vain little bitch who needs to be pretty at all costs, and I don’t think he would consider scars or other “flaws” as beneficial to that end. (This does not mean I don’t think he wouldn’t have sustained the injuries you are describing. I think he just would have found a way to conceal or heal them entirely)

Valtor's modus operandi in two out of three of his most plot relevant conquests — Solaria and Eraklyon — was charming and winning the trust of influential people at court — Cassandra and Diaspro, respectively. It's fair to assume he has practice wooing and manipulating people to his side. Which is, in general, easier when you are conventionally attractive. Combine that with his make-up, defined cheekbones and elaborate clothing, it’s safe to assume he has an interest in looking not only good, but FANTASTIC by the magical dimension's beauty standards. (He's succeeding.)

And I think that's something his mothers — who are not attractive by any standards at all — would see value in and want to use. While permanently scarring him would definitely serve them if they intended to really, really punish him for something, I don’t think they would rob themselves of a potential advantage just to make a point. I'm supporting this idea by pointing at the s3 season finale, where they DO kind of disfigure him, but only because it’s clear Valtor has outlived his usefulness, is losing anyway, and openly defies them when confronted. They likely could have done this earlier, if they had wanted to.

That being said, you're right, we don’t see much of his skin anyway. He could be hiding a mess of scars under all those fancy ruffles and no one would be aware. This is the point at which I typed out half a page worth of outfit analysis before closing the tab and losing it all. It’s fine tho, I realized halfway through I was getting a bit off-topic.

TL;DR: a JUICY headcanon that fits very easily into his canon design and behavior, just not one I personally tend to go for in my fics. Also, I'm gonna have to find some high-res s3 shots of Valtor, because BOY is it hard to find references for this man.