History VideoGame / Valis

* {{Expy}}: Yuko greatly resembles Fandora from the 1985 OVA series ''Anime/DreamDimensionHunterFandora''.

* MirrorBoss: Reiko. ThatOneBoss due to her spell, which hits the entire screen and takes off 48% of your life bar's capacity in damage.

* WhipItGood: Cham.

* GirlInABox: Though it's actually an ice crystal, Valna in the third game who is [[spoiler: Yuko's sister and]] the princess of Dreamland.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Megas, the main villain of ''Valis II'', is depicted in the Japanese PC versions as a BadBoss with plenty of KickTheDog moments, such as [[spoiler:taking Yuko's mother hostage and killing her anyway when Yuko complied to his demands]]. In the [=TurboGrafx-CD=] version however, he is depicted as a TragicVillain trying to avenge his betrayal by his own father and brother, and [[spoiler:[[GracefulLoser gracefully accepts defeat]] at the hands of Yuko before dying]].
* AlasPoorVillain: Every game except the 4th one has one of these. Yuko mourns Reiko after killing her in the 1st game, and the [[BigBad Big Bads]] of the 2nd and 3rd games each using their dying words to explain their sympathetic motives to Yuko after she defeats them. All the bad guys in the 4th game are [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]], and are sliced and diced with impunity.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The final battles in ''Valis II'' and ''Valis III'' both take place [[{{Recycled IN SPACE}} IN SPACE]] for no apparent reason.

* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Valis III'' and ''Valis IV'' make it clear that Megas is remembered as the TragicVillain he was in the original ''Valis II'' rather than the monster he was in ''Mugen Senshi Valis II''.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Valna and Yuko's mother, Valia.]]

* MacguffinTitle

* RivalTurnedEvil: Reiko.

* TheChosenOne: Yuko (and later Lena) are the ones who can save the world by wielding the Valis Sword.

Now has a [[Characters/Valis character page (under construction).]]

Now has a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/Valis/ character page (under construction)]].

** And don't forget the slide maneuver, which (in the [=TurboGrafx-CD=] version) [[PantyShot exposes the heroine's underwear]].

'''''Mugen Senshi Valis''''' (aka '''''Valis: The Fantasm Soldier''''' or simply '''''Valis'''''), a series of anime-style {{platform game}}s by Creator/TelenetJapan:

* PantyShot: The PC Engine Super CD version of ''Valis'' does this whenever Yuko jumps. You also get a clear shot of her panty-clad butt during the opening sequence as she's getting dressed.

* SailorFuku: Yuko wears a sailor fuku for the first few stages before getting her ChainmailBikini. The blue skirt matches the [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair color of her hair]]. It returns in ''Mugen Senshi Valis II'' as one of her selectable outfits.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Yuko has blue hair, Reiko has purple hair, Valna has light blue hair, either Lena or Amu has purple hair.

* CompilationRerelease: ''Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection'' groups the first three games in their PC Engine form.

* CompanyCameo: In the PC Engine version, the first boss fight takes place against the backdrop of a neon sign bearing the logo for NEC, that platform's publisher. The Switch rerelease changes the sign to instead be for Edia Smart Media Company, the publishers of the collection. The Genesis version's sign just reads "Reno", which is likely short for Renovation, Telenet Japan's North American subsidiary.

** using {{Stripperiffic}} armor galore!

* PantyShot: The PC Engine Super CD version of ''Valis'' does this whenever Yuko jumps.

Later on, on December 2020, a [[https://www.valis-game.com/ new website commending the game's 35th anniversary was created]] In commendation of this anniversary, [[https://finalweapon.net/2021/06/15/side-scrolling-action-games-valis-i-ii-and-iii-are-coming-to-switch/ a special edition containing Valis I-III will be rereleased for]] UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* MagicalGirlWarrior: The protagonist's appearance and background is somewhat inspired by the [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Senshi]].

Later on, on December 2020, a [[https://www.valis-game.com/ new website commending the game's 35th anniversary was created]].

** UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom version titled ''Super Valis: Akaki Tsuki no Otome'' developed by Laser Soft (1992) and released in the U.S. by Creator/{{Atlus}} as ''Super Valis IV''. Rereleased for the UsefulNote/NintendoSwitch SNES Online service in 2020.

** UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom version titled ''Super Valis: Akaki Tsuki no Otome'' developed by Laser Soft (1992) and released in the U.S. by Creator/{{Atlus}} as ''Super Valis IV''

* NintendoHard: The third game after [[spoiler: Yuko's deadly upgrade]], arguably. Especially the SlippySlideyIceWorld, which requires you, at one point, to jump on a moving platform (still slippery), quickly duck to avoid the suddenly low ceiling, and then use a well timed slide maneuver to get over a PitOfDoom. And then you have to fight the boss.