Veronica Vera, also called the "Night Queen", is a lieutenant of the terrorist cult Sapientes Gladio and a villainess in the video game Shadow Hearts: Covenant. She is a magical assassin with instructions given to kill Yuri and the other heroes of the game. She was taught from a young age how to use sorcery and poisons on behalf of Sapientes Gladio and now use them with deadly effecientcy. She is also a sex-fiend and sadist that gets great satisfaction from torturing people.