| “ | Parrish, no one's available! Do you have any idea what's going on? The high school sign somehow ended up in one of the hallways, the library is completely wrecked, there might be a prehistoric animal running around the streets, and I am starting to seriously think about a transfer. | ” |
— Valerie to Jordan Parrish in The Last Chimera
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Valerie Clark, also known as Deputy Clark, is a supporting character in the fifth and sixth seasons of Teen Wolf. She is a deputy with the Beacon County Sheriff's Department, the work partner of Jordan Parrish, and the older sister of Hayden Romero. Valerie was first introduced in Creatures of the Night after she and Jordan arrested Donovan Donati, the young adult son of Sheriff Stilinski's former partner, who had committed armed robbery. As the season progressed, it was revealed that she was the legal guardian of her younger sister Hayden, though the circumstances that led to this arrangement remain unknown.
Throughout the season, Valerie has worked with the Sheriff and her fellow deputies to deal with the mysterious events that have plagued the town since the Dread Doctors' arrival, though, unbeknownst to her, her younger sister was turned into a Chimera (in Hayden's specific case, a Werewolf-Werejaguar hybrid) by the Doctors, along with nearly a dozen other teenagers. She witnessed the bodies of several of the dead Chimeras being stolen (though, again, she had no idea that the thief was her partner, Parrish, secretly a Hellhound and guardian of the supernatural) and was also one of the first to see the Beast of Gevaudan after it was resurrected by the Dread Doctors.
Valerie played a very minor role in the first half of Season 6, as her memories of a young child in the station's care was manipulated by the Ghost Riders. Between the first half and the second half of the season, Valerie and her sister, Hayden, moved out of Beacon Hills in hopes of keeping Valerie safe from the supernatural world. It is unknown if she was made aware of the existence of supernatural creatures (and that Hayden herself was a Chimera-turned-Werewolf) before or after the move.
Early life[]
Virtually nothing is known about Valerie's life prior to her introduction to the series, except that at some point, she became the legal guardian of her teenage sister Hayden Romero, with whom she shares a close bond. ("Required Reading") She also apparently gained employment with the Beacon County Sheriff's Department at some point between January and August 2012. ("Creatures of the Night")
Throughout Teen Wolf[]
Valerie's first appearance was in Creatures of the Night, where she was seen bringing the handcuffed Donovan Donati, who was struggling against her hold, into the Sheriff's station. Donovan snidely asked her if she was trying to break his arm, to which she responded that if he didn't stop struggling, she'd go for a compound fracture. When Sheriff Stilinski asked what caused Donovan to be arrested this time, Valerie explained that it was for breaking and entering, and that he had also been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after they found a loaded 38mm on his person. Stilinski reminded Donovan that the judge told him during his last arrest that the "next time meant jail time," and though Donovan insisted the gun wasn't his, Stilinski had Valerie book him before asking her if she had heard from Jordan Parrish recently. In Dreamcatchers, Valerie and Parrish brought out the handcuffed Donovan from the holding cell so that he could meet with his attorney, Mr. Stewart. Upon learning that he would be sentenced from anywhere between three to five years in prison for his crime, Valerie, along with Stiles Stilinski and Scott McCall (who were visiting their father and family friend, respectively), witnessed Donovan furiously threatening to kill Stilinski for ordering him to be booked in the first place. The next evening, Stilinski was about to leave work to go on a date with Natalie Martin when he found Valerie slumped face-down on her desk and asked her what the hell she was doing. Frozen in position, she quietly muttered that she couldn't move, leading Stilinski to realize that she had been paralyzed by the venom of Tracy Stewart, a recently-turned Werewolf-Kanima Chimera, just before a battle occurred between Tracy and Kira Yukimura, a Thunder Kitsune who had just arrived with Lydia Martin to warn the station of Tracy's escape. In Condition Terminal, Valerie was seen upon the rest of the McCall Pack's arrival to the station, having recovered from her Kanima venom-induced paralysis while everyone tended to the badly injured Lydia Martin. Later on, Valerie and Stilinski worked together to investigate the escape of Donovan Donati from their custody the previous evening, which occurred during the battle between Tracy Stewart and the others in the station. They were watching the surveillance video of the holding cells during that time in Stilinski's office when they were suddenly shocked to see that the video footage cut out for a few seconds; when it returned, Donovan had completely vanished from the cell. Puzzled by this revelation, Stilinski distractedly realized that Valerie was at the station on her day off, which led her to remind him that she was present when Donovan threatened his life and that she wasn't going to take time off until they found the young criminal in order to ensure his safety. In Required Reading, Valerie and another fellow deputy were seen exiting their vehicles and walking onto the lacrosse field, where they found eight large holes dug into the ground, though they were not aware that this was part of the Dread Doctors' process to turn teenagers into Chimeras. The next day, Valerie stopped by Beacon Hills High School to pick up her younger sister Hayden Romero from school, where she pulled out a bottle of Hayden's prescription medication and informed her that she had nearly washed it in the laundry because she accidentally left it in her jeans' pocket. Just as Liam Dunbar was passing by them on the catwalk, Valerie reminded Hayden that she needed to be more careful, since the medication was $200 a bottle. When Hayden realized Liam was eavesdropping on them, she called him out on it, and he awkwardly and sheepishly walked away; recognizing the young man, Valerie remarked that Liam had gotten cute since the last time she saw him, much to Hayden's chagrin and Liam's delight. In Strange Frequencies, Hayden (who had just learned about the supernatural world and had discovered the Dread Doctors had turned her into a Werewolf-Werejaguar Chimera) lied and told Valerie that she was spending the night at a friend's house to cover up the fact that she was going into hiding to prevent the Doctors from capturing her and continuing their experimentation. That night, Valerie, who was distracted by her day's double-shift anyway, was seen creating a "Missing Person" report for Josh Diaz, although, unbeknownst to her and the majority of the police force, Josh was already dead, as he had been killed the previous night by Theo Raeken due to the fact that he had lost control over his Chimera powers and had attacked Stiles Stilinski. In Ouroboros, Valerie found Kira Yukimura wandering in a trance down Route 115 and turned on her cruiser's lights and siren before pulling over to check on her. When she asked Kira if she was okay, Kira explained that she came out to the road because something had happened to her there and she needed to remember something. After convincing her to get in the patrol car, Valerie quickly took advantage of Kira's distracted state to handcuff her to a bar in the backseat of the cruiser before using her police radio to inform the station that she had the suspect in custody, revealing that Kira was being arrested for the murder of a young female Chimera found to have been stabbed to death in the McCall House's kitchen. Upon her return to the Beacon County Sheriff's Station, Valerie locked Kira's wrist to the bench in the station before she began examining the blood-smeared murder weapon, which was Kira's own sword-belt. When Sheriff Stilinski came in and saw Kira gingerly rubbing her sore wrist, he demanded that the cuffs be taken off of her because he believed that if Kira was truly involved, it was purely self-defense. Some time later, Valerie entered the Stilinski's office to inform him about the prank call that they had received the other night, which she had investigated at his request. She went on to explain that she was going to file the report until she saw the names of those who had used their library key-cards to enter the library around the time the prank call was made-- Theo Raeken and Stiles Stilinski, which concerned Stilinski greatly for obvious reasons. With the body of the newest deceased Chimera (the unnamed female whom Kira was believed to have killed in a trance-like state) being held in the morgue at Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital, Stilinski assigned all of his deputies to act as guards throughout the hospital in order to both protect the body as well as to better identify the person who has been stealing them. Among those standing watch is Valerie, who was given the position directly in front of the doors to the morgue while holding a shotgun. Suddenly, the hospital began to become incredibly hot, leading Stilinski to ask Valerie to go check on the air conditioning. As she prepared to do as she was asked, the pipes began to rattle as the water inside of them began to boil and turn into steam, causing the emergency sprinkler system to go off, though the water released from the sprinklers also evaporated into steam due to the supernaturally increasing ambient temperature. The thief who had been stealing the bodies then took out each deputy one by one, incapacitating Valerie without alerting her to his identity before stealing the body of the female teenage Chimera. In Lies of Omission, Sheriff Stilinski gathered all the deputies at the Beacon County Sheriff's Station together for a meeting, where they were all given a packet with information to help them deal with the strange murders in Beacon Hills that were, unbeknownst to all but Stilinski and Parrish, all related to the Chimeras created by the Dread Doctors. Included in the packet is a Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire, which contains specific questions to identify potential Chimeras such as: "Have you experienced fugue states or incidents of missing time?", "During the past month, have you had any reason to wonder if you were losing your mind or losing control over the way you act, talk, think, feel, or of your memory?", etc. Valerie's expression was grim as she read the question, and she only became more worried when she went to the next page, which included a list of everyone in Beacon Hills who had received an organ or tissue transplant that included her sister, Hayden. In Status Asthmaticus, Valerie, along with several other deputies, chased down what they called a "large bi-pedal animal." While reporting to dispatch, the deputies described the creature's movements as "loping" and stating that it was too big to be human. Suddenly, it began running on two feet, only to then get back on all fours and began running towards Beacon Hills High School. As Valerie reported in over the radio, she informed them that the creature was in her rear-view mirror, just as it lunged forward towards her and caused her to crash her patrol car. Sheriff Stilinski and Valerie later met up at the school, where she apologized for crashing the car, but Stilinski made it clear that he wasn't concerned with it due to the station's insurance policy. Valerie, finally having the chance to look around, then wondered how much insurance the school had due to how extensive the damage was from the unknown Chimera-- the school's sign was tossed onto the roof and fell through the ceiling in the entrance hall, leaving a gaping hole. |
In The Last Chimera, Deputy Clark received a call from Parrish while she was at the station. He quickly stated that he can't explain how he knows this, but Lydia Martin truly was missing. Clark then informed him that he's missing, and added that the deputies were really confused by his behavior, herself included, making a point of looking at the jail cell bars he melted to escape in Hellhound-mode. Parrish, desperate to get Clark to take his premonition seriously, acknowledged that he was aware that his recent behavior has been strange and he'll try to explain it later but at the moment, he needs every available deputy out looking for Lydia. She exasperatedly responded that no one was available before giving him a brief rundown on their current problems: the Beacon Hills High School sign somehow ended up in the hallway, the library was destroyed, there might be a prehistoric animal running around Beacon Hills. She finished her rant by adding that all of this drama and strife was leading her to consider a transfer to another station. He promised her that he would explain what he could later, but right now, he needed to find Lydia. Clark leaves the station and gets into a Beacon County Sheriff's vehicle. In Damnatio Memoriae, while on patrol with Hayden in the passenger's seat, Deputy Clark received a call from dispatch, who radioed in a 11-5 at the communication towers off Cypress Lane. Clark says 10-4 as she is in the area, dispatch tells her that a technician was sent in over an hour ago and no one has heard back from him. She then looks over at Hayden who asks if she is going to have to drive her to work every night, Valerie says only if she has to but Hayden reminds her that she can't keep an eye on her 24/7. Valerie explains that she was missing three days and because of this she will be keeping an eye on Hayden for the rest of her life. Hayden explains that she was with Liam but this doesn't help the situation, Valerie is confused, she speculates that maybe Hayden thinks she doesn't need her anymore; however, they're suppose to look out for one another. She pulls up to the communications tower, telling Hayden to stay in the car, she checks out the technician's truck but no one is there, so she enters the tower to further investigate. Once inside, Dpt. Clark draws her weapon and announces herself as Beacon County Sheriff's Department, as she goes further inside the tower, she finds the tech lying on the ground, he has been badly injured. He tells Deputy Clark that its still here, she shines her light ahead and sees a large clawed hand ripping through a steam pipe, the creature gazes at her with its glowing white eyes from behind the steam, Clark then drops her flashlight as the animal runs past her. Clark eventually makes her way out the communications tower, yelling at Hayden to run. The next day, Clark fills out a report at the station, the report consisted of "Deputy was attacked by an enormous animal of undetermined species." Deputy Strauss mocks her about the fact that the report is unclear, but Clark insists that she knows what she saw. She gets up for a moment and tells Hayden not to move but when she comes back Hayden is gone, so she texts her asking what part of "Don't move" she doesn't understand. In Amplification, Valerie, along with multiple deputies, are hunting down the creature that has been at the center of several recent chaotic events in Beacon Hills. Clark radios in, stating "Unit 5 heading northwest on Crescent. Reporting an incredibly large something." Unit 7 joins in, claiming that he has eyes on the same thing. When he calls it an animal, Clark assures him that it isn't before she then reports a sighting off Hill Road southbound. In Apotheosis Valerie was on duty at the Beacon County Sheriff's Station, where she was working at the front desk. After a moment, Sebastien Valet entered the building and approached the front desk, telling her that he was looking for a man named "Argent." When Sheriff Stilinski overheard their conversation, he summoned Sebastien into his office to talk to him. After Sebastien threatened to viciously murder everyone in the nurse's station led Sebastien out, Valerie noticed that he had his gun drawn and drew her own, aiming it at Sebastien and demanding that he not move. However, when he continued to walk toward her, she fired several shots, none of which had any effect on him. She was presumably knocked unconscious in the struggle. |
In Memory Lost, after a young boy named Alex went missing while in the Beacon County Sheriff's Department's custody, Stilinski ordered all of his deputies, including Deputy Clark, to search for the boy. She and Stilinski ultimately found him in the holding cell, where the boy begged them to lock him inside to prevent anyone else from being captured because of him. Though Deputy Clark seemed opposed to locking up a child, Stilinski ended up agreeing to the plan to keep Alex safe as well. Later on, Scott and Stiles arrived at the station to find the holding cell to be empty, with Alex nowhere to be found. Scott and Stiles approached Deputy Clark to find out where Alex went, but she had no recollection of anyone being in the holding cell, going so far as to show them the lock-up logs to prove it.
At some point between the events of Memory Lost and Memory Found, Valerie was likely captured by the Ghost Riders and taken to the Phantom Train Station until the captured citizens were all freed by the McCall Pack.
In Said the Spider to the Fly, it was revealed in a conversation between Liam Dunbar, Mason Hewitt, and Corey Bryant that Hayden Romero and her sister Deputy Clark had moved out of Beacon Hills during the three-month long time-jump. Mason reiterated that Hayden didn't "dump" Liam, she just moved away to protect her sister from the supernatural.Personality[]
Valerie has demonstrated that she is a sweet, loyal, and compassionate woman. She cares deeply for her sister, Hayden, and her boss, Sheriff Stilinski, and has proven that she is dedicated to upholding the law and protecting the lives of Beacon Hills' innocent civilians even if it means putting her own life at risk. She has demonstrated this numerous times, such as when she hunted what appeared to be a large animal throughout the streets of Beacon Hills, which caused Valerie to crash her car and leave her slightly injured. However, this did not stop her from tracking the Beast to the school. She was also very quick to pull her weapon after noticing the Sheriff in a possible hostile situation, at great personal risk to herself.
Physical Appearance[]
Valerie is an attractive young woman of medium stature with olive skin, medium brown hair, and brown eyes. Physically, she looks very similar to her younger sister. Deputy Clark is typically seen wearing her Sheriff's deputy uniform due to her almost always being on duty.
Skills[]
As a human, Valerie has no supernatural powers. However, she is a highly trained police officer, which has given her close-quarters combat skills and knowledge of firearms such as hand guns and shot guns along with other weaponry. She is not one to hesitate and when put in a dangerous situation, she is quick to fire, proven when she and Sheriff Stilinski were in a confrontation with Sebastien Valet.
Equipment[]
- Standard-issue 9mm Beretta
- Standard-issue police vehicle
- Shotgun
Appearances[]
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Etymology[]
- Valerie: Valerie is a feminine English given name derived directly from the French Valérie, which itself was derived from the Latin Valeria, meaning, "strong," "brave," "health," or "valiant," an apt name for a loyal and dedicated Sheriff's deputy like Valerie Clark. Both Valerie and its masculine forms, Valery/Valéry, have derivatives in numerous European languages, and are especially common in Russian and other Eastern European languages. Variants of the name in other languages include: Valeria (Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian); Valerija (Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovene); Valérie (French); Valéria (Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak); Waleria (Polish); Valeriya (Russian).
- Clark: Clark is a masculine English occupational surname meaning "cleric" or "scribe," derived from the Old English clerec or clericus, which originally meant "priest," "scribe," or referred to any other type of scholar within a religious order. This Latin word was further derived from the Greek kleros, meaning "inheritance" or "legacy" with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites who believed their inheritance was the Lord. In medieval Christian Europe, clergy in minor orders were permitted to marry, and, as a result, settled down and had families, allowing their surname to be passed down; during the Middle Ages, members of religious orders were virtually the only people who learned to read and write, which is why the term "clerk" came to refer to any man who was literate.
Trivia[]
- Valerie and her sister Hayden have different last names, though it is unknown why. This could be because they have different fathers, or because Valerie is or was married at some point in time.
- She isn't fully aware of the supernatural events that are taking place in Beacon Hills. However, she slowly becoming more suspicious as she sees more and more inhuman things that she has difficulty explaining and understanding.
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