Mike Vallely (/ˈvæləliː/ VAL-ə-lee; born June 29, 1970), also known as Mike V, is an American professional skateboarder. He first appeared in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.
Mike Vallely is famous for his usage of hands in skateboarding, and his MikeV Boneless - a fast 540 Boneless.
Origin[]
In real life.
Vallely is also a musician, actor, television personality, stuntman, professional wrestler and FHL hockey player. As of January 2014, he is the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Black Flag.
Vallely was born in Edison, New Jersey and resides in Long Beach, CA. He is the singer in the hardcore band Revolution Mother and in the punk rock band Mike V & the Rats. He also sang for Black Flag on their 2003 reunion shows in Los Angeles. He was the singer for the part of the show where the band played the entire My War album. He left Black Flag in 2025. He is on the Element Skateboards team as a pro skater. Vallely is also a big fan of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, as he writes a blog on the Ducks' official website. Vallely also has a wife Ann and two children, Emily and Lucy.
Ingame[]
Tony Hawk's Underground[]
You meet Mike in New Jersey and he teaches you the Flamingo. Later you can recruit him to your team.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2[]
He's one of the 8 skaters being recruited for World Destruction Tour. He ends up on Team Hawk with you, as Tony's first pick. You can select him as a skating partner. He's also one of the last Team Hawk members left at the end.
Trivia[]
- Mike V was the first professional skateboarder to appear as an unlockable character in the series, and also the first one to transition from unlockable to regular.
- In pretty much every Tony Hawk game he appears in, Mike V always wears a t-shirt, shaven head and shorts. However, in later two Tony Hawk's games - Project 8 and Proving Ground - Mike eventually changed his style.
- Project 8 gives him a later look with medium-length hair and Baseball cap, but still sporting his previous looks in TH's series.
- Proving Ground breaks the rules using the latest version of him around early 2010's (hint: Battle at The Berrics 2: Mike V v. Chris Cole)
- Despite being an unlockable playable skater in the original version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, Mike Vallely did not return in its remake, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4.
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External links[]
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | |||
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| Main article • Gallery • Soundtrack • Credits • Glitches • Beta elements | |||
| Skaters | Starters | Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Eric Koston • Rune Glifberg • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Geoff Rowley • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas | |
| Unlockable | Eddie • Jango Fett • Mike Vallely • Daisy • Little Person² • Mindy • Frycook • Roger • Momo | ||
| Levels | Career Mode | College • San Francisco • Alcatraz • Kona • Shipyard • London • Zoo¹ • Sewers² | |
| Bonus | Carnival¹ • Chicago¹ • Little Big World² | ||
| Other | Create-A-Skater • Create-A-Park • Cheats • Decks • Gap List • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Strategy Guide • Videos | ||
| ¹Exclusive to PlayStation 2/GameCube/Xbox/Windows versions. ²Exclusive to the PlayStation version. | |||
| Tony Hawk's Underground characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist • Steve Caballero • Kareem Campbell • Rune Glifberg • Eric Koston • Bucky Lasek • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska • Andrew Reynolds • Paul Rodriguez • Geoff Rowley • Arto Saari • Elissa Steamer • Jamie Thomas • Mike Vallely
Unlockable: Gene Simmons • Iron Man • T.H.U.D. Notable Pedestrians: Eric Sparrow • Stacy Peralta • DJ Qbert • Paul Stanley • Peter Criss • Ace Frehley |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Bob Burnquist* • Eric Koston • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Chad Muska* • Mike Vallely*
Unlockable: Ryan Sheckler • Wee Man • Bull Fighter • Graffiti Tagger • Shrimp Vendor • Jester • Shrek • C.O.D. Soldier • THPS Tony Hawk • The Hand • Jesse James • Natas Kaupas • Phil Margera • Steve-O • Nigel Beaverhausen • Paulie Ryan • Aborigine • Alien • Alien Doctor • Alien Leader • Australian Cop • Ben Franklin • Bigfoot • Bigfoot One • Boat Captain • Boxer • Bratwurst Vendor • Camera Man • Construction Worker • Corn Vendor • Cut Chemist • Flute Player • Geeky Kid • German Cop • German Drunk 1 • German Drunk 2 • German Drunk 3 • Graffiti Punk • Guitar Player • Horn Player • Hospital Attendant • Imp • Inline Skater • Lifeguard • Lounge Singer • Lost Soul 1 • Lost Soul 2 • Lost Soul 3 • Mayan • Mayan Tiki Mask • Metal Detector Guy • Mime • Paramedic • Pirate • Ramp Kid • Revolutionary Soldier • Security Guard • Skaboto • Skatopia Punk • Space Monkey 1 • Space Monkey 2 • Space Monkey 3 • Voodoo Doctor • Wiener Vendor • Zombie 1 • Zombie 2 • Nick (PC version only) • Eric Sparrow* • Big Foot* • Wee Bones* -*GBA unlockable |
| Tony Hawk's American Wasteland characters |
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| Starters: Tony Hawk • Tony Alva • Bob Burnquist • Bam Margera • Rodney Mullen • Andrew Reynolds • Paul Rodriguez • Ryan Sheckler • Daewon Song • Rick Thorne • Tony Trujillo • Mike Vallely • Stevie Williams
Unlockable: Mat Hoffman • Jason Ellis • Jimbo • Billie Joe Armstrong • Lil' Jon • Iggy Van Zandt • Mindy • Boone • Useless Dave • Mega • Murphy |