Valart Signal

Valart Signal (ヴァルアート＝シグナル) is a member of the Academy City Board of Directors, specializing in the field of construction.

Appearance
Valart is described as a very large man, with the shape of a round barrel, and has a black beard with some gray peppered in.

Personality
Valart is brave enough to confront Accelerator.

Background
At some point in the past, his family's real estate had a sudden fall due to a "haunted room" rumor. Valart's family almost killed themselves because of bankruptcy, but they overcame the situation.

Operation Handcuffs Arc
After Anti-Skill sustained critical damage and was unable to continue Operation Handcuffs on December 25th, Valart went to confront Accelerator over the apparent failure of his operation and the damage it had caused to the city, only for Accelerator to confront him on his own ties to the dark side, having been waiting to see which of the Board would take the bait. He later realized that Accelerator never planning for Academy City to survive.