Valentin Cassadine and Cmmr. Anna Devane are fictional characters and popular ex-lovers on the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital.
Casting[]
Actor James Patrick Stuart, known for his portrayal of Will Cortlandt on All My Children, debuted as Valentin Cassadine on July 8, 2016, through August 12, 2016. He returned on October 24, 2016 and has been portraying the character regularly as recurring since.
Storylines[]
Anna feels for Valentin (2017)
Comfort of touch (2021)
I'll liaison (2021)
Fireside gaze (2021)
First kiss, in Greece (2021)
New Years Kiss (2022)
Date by the pool (2022)
Comfort of truth (2022)
Fireside kiss (2022)
Cute kiss on the couch (2022)
Comforting touch (2023)
You make a hot fugitive (2023)
Valentin/Anna fantasize performing at the Nurses' Ball (2023)
Making out on the couch (2023)
Welcome home (2023)
A loving moment before he leaves (2023)
Anna is suspicious of Valentin (2023)
Good reason for keeping secrets? (2023)
Slap over a betrayal (2023)
The blame? (2023)
Goodbye? (2023)
A makeout restart? (2024)
Shortly after his birth, Valentin was disowned by Mikkos and soon became forgotten in the family, a mere myth, hence making him the most unwanted child in the Cassadine family. Valentin claims that he barely remembers his mother. He was sent to Bedlington Academy in England at the age of 5 and was left there all on his own, and was never returned to Cassadine Island. He hated the academy deeply, as it was a prison to him. He was very lonely during his childhood and he isolated himself to his books and studies, one of his many favorites was Shakespeare's writings.
During his childhood, he was unable to wear braces to help his scoliosis because he was a ward in his school and there was only money for his tuition. So his scoliosis went untreated and by the time he was a teenager, his distortion was pronounced. After graduating from the academy and thanks to his genius intellect, he found his way to Oxford where he studied linguistics.
Later on, under the name Ivan Theodore, he ended up in the W.S.B. Training Academy, thanks to his brilliance in linguistics, where he was forced to train as an analyst because of his scoliosis, yet he was seen by many as the brightest trainee. During that time, he met Anna Devane, while she was training to become a field agent. He had fallen for her, and on her birthday, Valentin tried to make a move on her to which she rejected him because of his deformity.
In April, it was revealed to a forgetful Anna that they had a one night stand before she betrayed him. However, it was Anna's twin Alex Devane (disguised as Anna), that found him sad at a church drop-site, and took him to a hotel to make love – his first time. In the morning, while she was showering, he found the kill directive and ran. Valentin thought he was betrayed by the only woman who ever truly loved him.
In the Fall of 2023, Charlotte starts to target Anna after being brainwashed by her grandfather, Victor Cassadine while at boarding school. Victor makes Charlotte believe that Anna is out to hurt Valentin. On Halloween 2023, Charlotte meets up with Jake Webber, his brother, Danny Morgan, and Georgie Spinelli. The group plans to head out to the Harbor Vista neighborhood to trick-or-treat on their own. Valentin drives them to the neighborhood and gives them strict instructions before sending them off. The group walks around but it's already late, so many already houses were out of candy and started giving out fruit or money instead.
Charlotte sneaks away from the group and changes her costume. Meanwhile, Jake, Danny and Georgie realize she is missing. Jake thinks he sees Charlotte in her new costume and sends Danny and Georgie off in the other direction while he attempts to follow her. Danny and Georgie head back to Valentin and tell him what's going on. Danny calls Jake and Georgie texts Charlotte but neither gets an answer. Charlotte shows up at Anna's apartment and rummages through her files. Anna returns home and senses that someone is inside. She enters the apartment, mistakes Charlotte's flashlight for a gun and shoots. Charlotte sustained a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. Jake arrives and screams out her name. When Anna realizes it's Charlotte, she is horrified.
Anna applies pressure to the wound while Jake calls 911. Valentin arrives and his horrified to see Charlotte shot and on the ground. EMTs arrive and take Charlotte to General Hospital. Dante arrives on the scene and Anna breaks down into his arms over what she has done. Dante, Anna and Jake arrive at the hospital. Charlotte is taken into emergency surgery by Dr. Gatlin-Holt to remove the bullet and repair the damage. Valentin calls Laura and Kevin who arrive at the hospital. When Nina finds out about the shooting, she also rushes to the hospital. After the surgery concludes, the doctor tells the family that it was a success and Charlotte is going to make it.
Eventually the truth comes out that Charlotte was the one terrorizing Anna all along and she angrily confronts Valentin for keeping that secret from her. That secret set into motion a chain of events that led to Anna shooting a child and she will have to live with that for the rest of her life. The weight of the secrets and lies caused the end of Valentin and Anna's relationship.
On April 30, 2024, Valentin reveals to Anna that during Charlotte's de-programming therapy, she decided she wanted to return to boarding school; she's now back in Switzerland attending her former school.
After Jack Brennan and Valentin were revealed as the heads of Pikeman Security Group, Valentin was made the scape goat for the World Security Bureau, who has connections to Pikeman. Anna warned Valentin that the WSB and PCPD were coming after him and he was forced to go on-the run with Charlotte. Valentin and Charlotte were first tracked down in Prague by her mother, Lulu Spencer and Dante Falconeri, but they get away.
In March 2025, fugitives, Valentin Cassadine and his daughter Charlotte Cassadine were revealed to be in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Jason and Anna Devane take off to Argentina to bring Charlotte home. At the same time, Jack Brennan is notified of Valentin's location by the WSB. and two agents head to Argentina to execute the kill order placed on Valentin's head.
On March 10, Jason and Anna manage to track down Valentin and Charlotte. Charlotte misses her mother but doesn't want to leave her father. Jason and Anna bust into an old abandoned house where Valentin and Charlotte are hiding. Anna warns Valentin that a WSB kill squad is right behind them and he must leave with Charlotte now. Valentin and Charlotte flee as Jason and Anna intercept the hit team. Anna tries to talk them down by telling them to contact Brennan, but they inform her that he is not in charge of the op against Valentin. With no other recourse, Jason and Anna incapacitate the agents. Anna thinks Valentin and Charlotte are long gone but is surprised when they re-emerge from the back.
Valentin tells Anna that he sent the text to Charlotte's brother Rocco Falconeri, pretending to be Charlotte because he needs his daughter to be safe. He was expecting Lulu Spencer, but nevertheless, he wants them to take Charlotte back to Port Charles. Charlotte is still resistant and doesn't want to go with Anna, so Jason suggests she go with him instead because he promised Rocco that he'd bring her home. Charlotte leaves with Jason while Valentin and Anna share a goodbye. Anna tries to convince him to let her bring him in, but they both know the WSB would never let him live and now that he knows Charlotte is safe, he can do whatever is necessary to survive. Valentin tells Anna that the time she thought she loved him was the best of his life and Anna reaffirms that she didn't think she loved him, but she truly loved him. Valentin tells Anna to take care of Charlotte and then leaves on-the-run again and Anna lets him go.
