History WMG / SkulduggeryPleasant

* Nice, but ultimately ruined by the revelation that(SPOILER) ""two"" different people at different locations had to capture his wife and child.

* Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but we've never heard either the name of Skulduggery's wife nor the gender of his child. The nameless thing is less odd--it's easy to not say the name of someone you never want to talk about. However, the absence of gender in the child ''is'' odd. Skulduggery never mentions his ''son'' or ''daughter''--just his ''child''. This may imply that he doesn't ''know'' the gender of the kid--and the only way that could be is if the kid hadn't been born yet.

* They gave her to her current parents to protect her from some kind of harm. When Valkyrie finds out that her parents lied to her, it is this that will drive her over the edge and become Darquesse.

* Or another one of his siblings. It just seems like more focus has been placed on Skulduggery's backstory in the last book, and now we know his brother exists, I'm sort of expecting him to turn up, or be relevant. (Unless Landy just doesn't do anything related to Skul's family now, just to screw us around.)

* This troper is pinning for it. Derek basically eliminated all other romantic options for her, what with her [[spoiler: cheating on Fletcher and Caelan being subsequently being killed...]] Really all that's left is either Skulduggery, a new character, or her becoming a nun. Plus they're just cute together!

* She wears a gauntlet in the BadFuture. [[spoiler: Maybe Skulduggery gave her a piece of Lord Vile's armour.]]

* Isn´t that whole thing already busted by [[spioler: Valkyrie actually physically ''becoming'' Darquesse (several times, at that)?]]

*** [[spoiler: Proven correct by Book six. Skullduggery wasn't exactly sane after his death and resurrection, and had a flair for Necromancy, like Valkyrie, and was dead, supercharging it, thus being heralded as the death bringer. A full explanation is in the book.]]

[[WMG: Darquess is actually[[spoiler: Valkyrie's reflection.]]]]

[[spoiler: That's how Darquess can be killing people and Valkyrie can still be running around and fighting Darquess]]

[[WMG: Darquess is actually[[spoiler: Valkyrie, and the future Valkyrie is her reflection.]]]]

[[WMG: Darquess is actually[[spoiler: Valkyrie's reflection possessed by a Remnant]] ]]

[[spoiler: If Darquess were the reflection, it doesn't seem to make sense that it would simply become evil for no reason. We've already seen the effects a Remnant can have, as of Dark Days...]]

[[WMG: Darquess is [[spoiler: Valkyrie but a Vampire.]]]]

** {{Or is it}}? [[spoiler: All we know is that someone was wearing Lord Vile's armor. That's happened before, and Craven is trying to bend someone to be the new Death Bringer. What better weapon than the greatest Necromantic weapon we've yet been informed of?]]

* Brutally deconstructing the entire obsessive vampire romance genre. And if you want to go into the whole Darquesse thing...[[spoiler: Valkyrie will rip him into shreds.]] Because this series [[{{Understatement}} occasionally]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids like that]]...

* [[spoiler: ...he just doesn't use it. At some point, Skulduggery found out his true name and had it sealed (presumably before he died). When a mage seal their true name, it increases their power greatly, and that's why Lord Vile can match Darquesse in power. Skulduggery/Vile just doesn't go by his true name like Val/Darquesse does.]]

[[WMG: Skulduggery knows his true name...he just doesn't use it]]
* [[spoiler: At some point, Skulduggery found out his true name and had it sealed (presumably before he died). When a mage seal their true name, it increases their power greatly, and that's why Lord Vile can match Darquesse in power. Skulduggery/Vile just doesn't go by his true name like Val/Darquesse does.]]

* [[spoiler: When Moore came at him, he didn't just throw him into the Pharmacy window. He manipulated the air. Either he knows about magic or it was just instinct and he's going to have a long, awkward conversation with Fergus in the next book.]]

Spoilers: [[spoiler:A remnant inhabited Clarabelle, and because this is, well, [[CloudCuckoolander Clarabelle]], the weird thoughts in her head drove her insane. In the book, Remnant!Clarabelle didn't look too bothered with keeping Darquesse/Valkyrie alive, just slashing her with a scalpel. Remnant!Clarabelle certainly acted like she was homicidally crazy, unlike other remnants.]]