His mind honed by years of military training and war, Valtiere has become a master strategist and processor of information. Where others see a mass of ongoing variables, Valtiere can pick out a pattern and integrate it into a larger plan. It makes him one of the unparalleled strategists of Arcona, but his non-linear reasoning causes confusion within subordinates, only seeing a fraction of an overarching battle-plan that involves many moving parts.

One of Arcona's legendary Aces, Nikola Valtiere has pushed himself to become one of the Brotherhood's elite pilots. To him, a starfighter is an extension of his body, and there is nowhere he feels more confident and comfortable than operating one. His cybernetic limbs stop blood being pushed to his extremities in extreme manoeuvres, meaning he can remain conscious under extreme G-forces, making him a match for even Force-gifted pilots, the limbs giving him the nickname 'The Iron Ace'. A lifetime of low-gravity and cybernetic limbs makes Valtiere relatively fragile in hand-to-hand combat, however.

While other members of the Brotherhood pursued their own power, Valtiere has spent his time on the ships of the Arconan navy. Drawing on a wealth of experience and training, he has become gifted in operating and commanding the capital vessels of the fleet, and developed a camaraderie with the crew. This skill and bond comes at a cost to the relationships with the Dark Jedi of the Brotherhood, however. His hatred for the arrogance that surrounds Dark Jedi causes a rift between himself and those he deems unworthy of his time, namely Force Users.

Once loosed, Valtiere is an unerring hunter, seeking his prey down to the end, thrilling in the hunt. However, like the hawk, Valtiere may simply disappear, working on the fringe, out of sight. Teams led by Valtiere seem to be impossible to contact, logistics assigned to them becoming a mess of contradictory orders and plans, with their leader nowhere to be seen. This aspect is found in all facets of his life. Nigh impossible to find, Valtiere will be working on the edges of his House, unseen by others, quiet and short in responses, dour and serious. However, a loosed hawk will return to the glove. It may take time, but the world will catch up with Valtiere, the job done, with few to no details and only snatches of rumours. As such, there is a distance between Valtiere and his subordinates. Few know him enough to go to him, they will go to the loud ones, the grand characters, leaving Valtiere to his hunt.

As one of the few prominent Non Force Users in the Brotherhood, Valtiere has come to rely on his intellect to defeat his superhuman foes. With forward planning and quick hands, Valtiere will always find a way to set up traps and snares to reduce the advantage of his opponents. Such preparations take time, however, a luxury that is not very common in combat.

Though his mind is honed into a strategic engine, Valtiere knows that simple knowledge will not win a fight. An intellectual could hardly break a bone. A well of rage and savagery, a by-product of his past, is tapped when Valtiere begins to fight. He will not simply kill his foe with a blow, but dismember them, smash their limbs to powder, and walk over their cold corpses. Such savagery can cause Valtiere to overextend himself, momentarily losing himself to the fury.