Sylvia Christel

Sylvia Christel
Age	24 (NMH) 27 (NMH2) 36 (TSA) 38 (NMH3)
Nationality	Scandinavian Japanese Ukrainian French
Family	Mrs. Christel (mother) Travis Touchdown (husband) Henry Cooldown (ex-husband/brother-in-law) Jeane Touchdown (daughter) Hunter Touchdown (son) Scott (grandson)
Occupation	UAA Ranking Agent Con Artist
Affiliation	United Assassins Association
Status	Alive
First appearance	No More Heroes
Played by	Paula Tiso

Sylvia Christel is a character in the No More Heroes series. She is an agent of the United Assassins Association, overseeing the ranked matches that Travis Touchdown participates in.

Appearance and Personality

Sylvia is an attractive blonde woman, often seen wearing a series of revealing outfits. In No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, her wardrobe is even further expanded, including different colored wigs. In No More Heroes III, Sylvia wears even more absurd outfits, usually matching the location or theme that she's appearing alongside, such as a super-hero or sky-diver.

Sylvia loves money, and accumulates wealth through a series of scams to fuel her extravagant lifestyle. She has a flirtatious personality, often used as a front to manipulate others. However she develops a genuine love for Travis Touchdown, and tries to protect him. She is also shown to have a darker side, ruthlessly upholding the rules of the UAA's ranking battles. Most times, Sylvia is a comedic character, often appearing in absurd or unexplained situations and breaking the fourth wall.

History

Backstory

Sylvia Christel is said to be half-Japanese and half-Ukrainian, and born and raised in France, although the validity of this is unknown. In college, she got married to Henry Cooldown, but would frequently disappear due to Henry's income not being enough. She became a professional con artist, and used the ranking battles of the United Assassins Association to scam people for money.

No More Heroes

Sylvia meets Travis Touchdown at the Death Match Bar in Santa Destroy one night; she overhears his drunken rambling and offers to help him get even with his parents' killer, his half-sister Jeane. Travis agrees, and Sylvia has him assassinate the 11th ranked hitman Helter Skelter to place him in the rankings. Sylvia appears after Travis kills Rank 10, Death Metal, and informs him that if he refuses to continue, he will be a target for assassins ranked below him. He agrees to continue after Sylvia teases the promise of sex once he reaches Rank 1. A short time later, Sylvia briefs Travis on Rank 9, Dr. Peace. She informs Travis about the entrance fee, and tells him to take on assassination jobs from K-Entertainment.

Throughout the game, Sylvia informs Travis about his targets, and appears after each fight with Talbot and Weller to dispose of the body. She questions Travis's decision to spare Rank 8, Shinobu, but agrees to leave her alive. As the fights continue, Sylvia spends Travis's entry fees on extravagant shopping trips and vacations, to his chagrin. She appears after Rank 5, Letz Shake is killed by Henry, preventing Travis from fighting him. Sylvia accompanies Travis on a date to a show, where he fights Rank 4, Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarrskii. After the fight, the two share a kiss. Before the Rank 2 fight with Bad Girl, Sylvia sends Travis a letter by carrier pigeon, telling him not to look for her. After the fight, she does not appear. Travis would later learn from Sylvia's mother that Sylvia is a con artist, and that the battles are a scam, but is encouraged by her to go forward with the final fight. Before the final battle, Sylvia tells Travis over the phone that she can't meet him again, and mocked him for thinking they would have sex. She ended the by declaring her love for him. After Travis kills Jeane, she can be seen watching him from a distance.

Following the game's credits, Sylvia is seen with a young girl named Jeane, looking at a painting depicting the fight between Travis and Henry. She asks if she likes the painting, and calls her away. Afterwards, she ends the game by teasing the prospect of a sequel.

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

In No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, it is revealed that Sylvia had put a stop to Travis and Henry's fight. Over the next three years, Sylvia didn't see Travis again, although it is implied that she fulfilled her promise and they had sex. At some point during this time, she also divorced Henry. Travis's actions in the previous game caused assassination to become trendy, and Sylvia used the UAA to continue organizing ranked fights.

She appeared after Travis defeated Rank 51, Skelter Helter, informing him of the new status quo and promising him sex once again. She later met Travis after he learned about the death of Georgy Bishop. He agreed to fight through the rankings if she found his killers. She reveals to him that the one behind it is the Rank 1 assassin, Jasper Batt Jr., who has taken control of Santa Destroy. Sylvia once again appeared throughout the game to introduce Travis to his targets, and after the fights to dispose of bodies. After Travis reached Rank 23, Sylvia organized a battle royale to narrow down the number of contenders. She simultaneously arranged for Shinobu to return from training in Asia to dispose of two of the top ten.

After defeating Rank 7, Ryuji, Travis attempted to spare him, but he was gunned down by Sylvia. She reminded him to not repeat his mistakes and that the fights are not a sport. Sylvia met Travis at the UAA office, reminding him about her stopping his fight with Henry, and telling him that she and Henry are divorced. Travis criticized her for treating assassins as tools. After Travis defeated Rank 3, Captain Vladimir, Sylvia arrived to dispose of him, but was dissuaded by Travis, who told her to let him rest in peace. After Travis kills Rank 2, Alice Twilight, he snaps at her for treating the battles as a game, and swore to tear down the UAA. She told him that fighting to become the best is human nature. A short time later, she appeared outside Travis's motel room, and the two had sex. During the battle with Jasper Batt Jr., Travis was led to believe Sylvia had been killed, but this was revealed to be a trick. Following the fight, Sylvia saved Travis from falling off the building by catching him on her motorcycle. She dropped him off outside the motel, and disappeared.

Some time later, Sylvia began working at the Heaven's Smile brothel, where Travis repeatedly met with her through a peeping room. Throughout the game, these meetings are shown, as she recounts each of Travis's fights. At the end of the game, Travis reveals himself to Sylvia, and she agrees to return to Santa Destroy with him.

Travis Strikes Again

In the years that followed, Sylvia and Travis got married and had twins, a daughter named Jeane and a son named Hunter. Travis eventually left the family to seclude himself in the Texas wilderness, while Sylvia and the twins stayed at the Townsend Manor to stay safe from Travis's attackers. Sylvia appeared again in #7: On the Eve of War in Travis Strikes Back, when Travis returned to Santa Destroy. Travis arrived at the manor to look for the final Death Ball, and was reunited with Jeane and Sylvia. Travis apologized for making them live on the run, but Sylvia reminded him that it was her who put him on that path. She told Travis that to find himself, he had to return aboveground. She accepted that they would be in danger, but reminded him that she and the kids aren't weak. She leaves by helicopter for an appointment, and tells him that he can get the Death Ball by defeating Death Metal Jr.. After the chapter, Sylvia says that she has a bad feeling, and that something is closing in.

The Outer Rim

A far future version of Sylvia appears in audio skits before "N.M.H. The Outer Rim Remix" and "IYOGIN" on The Outer Rim album, depicted alongside Travis Touchdown in an astronaut suit. 120 years after their marriage and 76 years after taking a shuttle into outer space, Travis and Sylvia have apparently both achieved immortality. Travis presents Sylvia with a music box found on a crater as a birthday gift, and N.M.H. begins. The song closes with Sylvia naming the miniature band inside the music box "The Outer Rim". In the skit before "IYOGIN", Travis and Sylvia discuss a dream Travis had in his sleep the previous night regarding his time in Tokyo. Sylvia replied that the men in black who closed the record shop were part of the UAA, although this claim makes little sense.

Official profiles

Sylvia Christel Half Japanese, half Ukrainian. Born and raised in France. 24 years old. As an agent of the UAA, she personally handles all preparation work for Travis Touchdown's ranked matches. (No More Heroes: Trading Card No. 133 profile)

Trivia

• Sylvia is named after the Dutch actress and model Sylvia Kristel.

Appearances

• No More Heroes
• The Outer Rim
• No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
• No More Heroes 1.5
• Erotica Comic
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
• No More Heroes III

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