WE HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT JAN.
Got two asks about The Valentine Bros, figured why not do them together. Although they show up in all three Hellsing versions, we honestly don't know much about them at all (like everyone else, lol). So again, this is mostly speculation.ย
In all renditions, Jan refers to theย Konami code. This makes me believe that Jan (and Luke) has done his fair share of killing before being turned and views their new powers as a hack or the ultimate cheat code. That and Jan's probably spent some time crushing old school game titles on the SNES.
I don't think they are related, but brothers in arms.ย
Their nationality is never revealed, but considering they never use British slang like some members of Hellsing Org or have German accents like the other Millennium members (minus Alhambra), we can assume they aren't English or German. I've always imagined they are American and get an intense Miami, Florida vibe from them. Luke feels like he has the wholeย Miami Viceย look going on. Jan reminds me of early rappers likeย Crew 2 Live, but then he also has someย Gopnikย flavor with the tracksuit (and thereโs a big Russian community in Florida), so idk, maybe that's just me seeing what I want to see.ย
I feel like they got their start dealing guns and drugs, mostly coke because that was super big in the 1980s. They met in Florida (Miami/the Keys) and bonded (Luke as the suave frontman and Jan as the insane backup) eventually moved south of the border into Central America and beyond when things got too hot in the States. The brothers probably ran with some cartels before being found by Alhambra. Live fast die young is written all over them (and is true even after they're turned lol).ย
I feel like the brothers were some of the last of the bootleg vampires made, probably sometime in the late 80s. I imagine Alhambra was their first point of contact and introduced them to Millennium, and they brought the bros on as souped-up guns for hire. ie. We give you immortality and a squad of ghouls if you go in and try to destroy The Hellsing Organization, deal?ย
Luke has a higher rank; he's a warrant officer like Schrodinger. I feel like Luke was granted a more elevated status because he's a suave yes man and a "class A vampire" (which sounds more like a meat joke given how he becomes dog food), and titles seem to mean more to him, given his speech to Alucard. Jan appears to care faaaar less about rules, titles, and just wants an opportunity to cause bloodshed. I also feel Luke's rank is a nasty joke by the Major? Warrant officers are capable troops, but in Millennium, they seem to function mostly as messengers, given how Schrรถdinger is used. The brother's goal is to destroy Hellsing in their initial attack, but they end up being Millennium's first messengers in a sense when they fail and start to clue Hellsing Org in on the masterminds who orchestrated the attack.ย
Jan asks if the ghouls can be trusted before their attack. This makes me think that the brothers don't know the full extent of their powers or Millennium's abilities that well (more recently made) and that Jan doesn't trust their handlers completely. Luke has no such concerns; he's 100% after the glory of facing and killing Alu.
Both the brothers seem briefed on what Alucard is and about Hellsing Org, given how Luke insults Alu enough to get him to yell "Silence" by calling him Hellsing's pet. Jan also comes to grips with the fact that their attack ends up being a suicide mission/testing Hellsingโs defenses pretty quickly, and is one of the most together villains when dying. He just casually flips them the bird while bursting into flame. I don't think Major expected them to succeed (if they did, great; if not, time to move on to the next plan). That and the fact that the brothers were so pumped up (like Luke thought he was on pair with Alucard when he is sooooo not) is another example of Major keeping all his troops on a need-to-know basis.ย
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