History YMMV / Wargroove

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid, Ragna and Sedge, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards (the latter is [[TheUnfought the only commander besides Mercia who isn't fought at all in the campaign]]). They do make more appearances in the expansion campaign, where everyone that isn't the Outlaws have slightly more-or-less similar screen time, [[spoiler:with all of the alive ones participating in the final battle against Vesper]]. At least in the sequel, Valder's backstory is explored some more.

** Lytra's loyalty to Madam Pistil, for being [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe one of the few people to treat her nicely]], has shades of a SubordinateExcuse with how she gushes about the scientist -- [[ShipSinking at least, until Pistil's self-absorbed narcissism causes Lytra to finally ditch her]].

** Sedge identifying Ryota as the [[PrettyBoy "pretty soldier boy"]] might elicit this reaction. Even more in ''Wargroove 2'', where Sedge's Conquest Mode run seems to take place in a bizarre AlternateTimeline where he and Ryota are friends -- Sedge drops the "pretty soldier boy" line in the ending, and Ryota exhibits the CrushBlush normally reserved for Mercia, complementing the floran for his "way with words".
** [[spoiler:Errol and Koji]] in the sequel. Some think it's cute, others hate the writers for trying to pull this off [[spoiler:since the two are still barely in their teens]].
** There are also a few supporters of Mercia and Nuru if they're not in the camp that wants her and Ryota instead.
** Interactions between Emeric and Mercival can be seen like this in the lore entries and the flashback mission in the final chapter of the second game.

** Sigrid due to being really risky to use with no real benefit. Her Groove allows her to kill any enemy unit, but that can possibly leave her open to enemy fire. The same applies to [[spoiler:Elodie]], who mind controls instead of kills.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid, Ragna and Sedge, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards (the latter is [[TheUnfought the only commander besides Mercia who isn't fought at all in the campaign]]). They do make more appearances in the expansion campaign, where everyone that isn't the Outlaws have slightly more-or-less similar screen time, [[spoiler:with all of the alive ones participating in the final battle against Vesper]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid, Ragna and Sedge, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards (the latter is [[TheUnfought the only commander besides Mercia who isn't fought at all in the campaign]]). They do make more appearances in the expansion campaign, where everyone that isn't the Outlaws have slightly more-or-less similar screen time, [[spoiler:with all of the alive ones participating in the final battle against Vesper]].
* TierInducedScrappy: With the exception of [[spoiler:Mercival]] who is a JokeCharacter, there's a few commanders who qualify on the low-tier end.
** [[spoiler:Dark Mercia]] has a slow-charging groove that doesn't really do a lot of damage to foes. It heals herself, but compared to [[spoiler:Mercia, who also heals all units around her in a 3-3 radius]], it's not really saying anything.
** Sigrid due to being really risky to use with no real benefit. Her Groove allows her to kill any enemy unit, but that can possibly leave her open to enemy fire. The same applies to [[spoiler:Elodie]], who mind controls instead of kills.

** Sigrid due to being really risky to use with no real benefit. Her Groove allows her to kill any enemy unit, but that can possibly leave her open to enemy fire. The same applies to [[spoiler:Elodie]], who mind controls instead of kills.
* WhatAnIdiot:
** The Heavensong campaign is rife of these. Because of Sedge wrecking havoc on Ryota earlier, they have a very hostile attitude over them - which is directed towards Nuru.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Heavensong to listen to a Cherrystone royalty, like Mercia - to explain everything.\\
'''Instead:''' Ryota and Koji are too blind to listen and just take up the aggression. And Nuru, being a BloodKnight, adds fuel to the fire and blindly threatens Ryota and the border forces.\\
'''Result:''' This leads to three missions of unnecessary battling which is only resolved when Tenri finally reveals herself. Only then Ryota explains to Mercia and Nuru the reason why they acted so hostile.
** Sigrid has revealed her intentions is about to murder Mercia - [[spoiler:when Valder stops her]].\\
'''You'd Expect:''' She kills Mercia, Caesar (who was with her at the time), [[spoiler:Valder]], as at that point in the game - she stops screwing around and by that point, Ragna is assumed to be dead. She could have murdered all of them and leave no witnesses - making it easier for her to the Dragon's Cradle [[spoiler:to unlock Requiem]] with no interruptions whatsoever. And at the time, Emeric, Nuru, and Koji were [[spoiler:under the impression that Valder was the only one responsible for all of this]]. \\
'''Instead:''' Sigrid just rants on how she's surrounded by idiots and leaves with [[spoiler:Mercia's sword]].\\
'''Result:''' Mercia, Caesar and [[spoiler:Valder]] go back to the group and let them know what happened - and Emeric informs them that the Dragon's Cradle is their next destination.\\
'''Even Worse:''' [[spoiler:Sigrid just leaves Mercia's sword on the ground. (Valder states that she had no use for it afterwards), allowing Mercia to fight her personally and kill her. And instead of... You know... Trying to harness the power of Requiem, she casually goes outside, bragging on how close she is to the power, but insists on fighting Mercia rather than finishing the deed herself beforehand.]]

* NotTheIntendedUse: Koji's Groove ''Sparrow Bombs'' is normally intended to spawn the eponymous sparrow bombs, move them next to enemies, and detonate them for damage to any adjacent units. However, the sparrow bombs are capable of sticking around beyond the turn they are spawned, and are classed as flying units, allowing them to be used to block enemy movement as long as nothing that can target flying units is nearby.

** To put it in perspective, Valder's Groove is identical to Nuru's except it can only summon Dreadswords, the weakest land unit in the game (they're free unlike Nuru's, but soldier units only cost 100 gold). While Valder’s Groove is the fastest-charging one in the game, and Nuru can only summon advanced units that she has a recruitment building for (she can always summon soldiers, spearmen and war dogs), the vast majority of the time her Groove is just an objectively better version of Valder's.

** Mercia's has a very "hopeful" and "victorious" vibe to it, which helps by one of her Groove lives, "None shall fall while I still stand!"

'''Even Worse:''' Sigrid [[spoiler:just leaves Mercia's sword on the ground ([[spoiler:Valder]] states that she had no use for it afterwards), allowing Mercia to fight her personally and kill her. And instead of ... ya know, trying to harness [[spoiler:the power of Requiem]], she casually goes outside, bragging on how close she is to the power - but insists on fighting Mercia rather than finishing the deed herself beforehand.

** 3-Side 1, "Puppy in the Middle", is thankfully optional, but is at a point where the game stops holding your hand. You're playing as Caesar, and you have to defend your post against a bunch of Outlaws. But these Outlaws have forces coming at you from all directions, and [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard they have access to Harpies and Giants]] while you don't even have access to those two at that point in the campaign. Want to defend your post from Harpies with some Ballistae and Alchemists? They'll try to counter them with Archers and Cavalry. Want to position some Trebuchets to lay waste on the assaulting forces? The Harpies mentioned are immune to them, and unless if you're with some well-needed anti-air support, they'll be demolished very quickly. Also in the recent patch, they (and Pikemen) now cost more, meaning if you're a latecomer to the game or if you're redoing this mission for more stars, you're gonna have more of a problem building them.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid, Ragna and Sedge, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards (the latter is [[TheUnfought the only commander besides Mercia who isn't fought at all in the campaign]]). They do make more appearances in the expansion campaign, where everyone that isn't the Outlaws have slightly more-or-less similar screen time, [[spoiler:with all of the alive ones participating in the final battle against Vesper]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid and Ragna, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards. They do make more appearances in the expansion campaign, where everyone that isn't the Outlaws have slightly more-or-less similar screen time, [[spoiler:with all of the alive ones participating in the final battle against Vesper]].

** 7-2, “An Ancient Adversary”, is quite the roadblock. [[spoiler:Unlike the rest of the game, you don’t have any other units besides the Commanders, who are up against a massive army complete with Trebuchets and Giants. If any one of the Commanders go down, you fail the level, and the AI loves to focus on the Commander with the lowest health. Not only that, once every few turns, one of your own Commanders gets controlled by the enemy and can instantly use their Groove, forcing you to either box them in (and getting one of your Commanders smacked in the process), or send them away and risk having them use their new Groove for the enemy. And just as the cherry on top, once you approach the enemy Commander, the mind control gimmick ends. Sounds great, but you don’t get any warning until you step into their range. Hope you didn’t just dive one of your own Commanders into the enemy’s midst, banking on the mind control to keep them safe...To make matters worse, when Elodie mind controls a Commander, that Commander is given their groove. Whether or not they use their groove by the end of the turn they're controlled, they return to normal when you are given control of them back. Except for one little wrinkle; ''the game counts Commanders under control using or even not using their groove as you using up a groove when control returns to you.'' This means that if Koji was nearing the point where he could use his sparrow bombs and then gets controlled, the counter is reset back to zero. This also means you have to play ''aggressively,'' because if you try to take your time to build up groove and regain health, you'll be smacked by your allies and your groove won't get anywhere. Thankfully, two small mercies are that Mercia herself will never be controlled, so you can always rely on Healing Aura, and the order your allies are controlled in is static- it will always start with Koji and end with Emeric.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Of all of the characters, Valder is the only one who doesn't have any playable appearance[[labelnote:Spoilers]]with the exception of 7-2 against Elodie[[/labelnote]] in the campaign - and unlike Sigrid and Ragna, he doesn't have a playable VillainEpisode mission like them. Additionally, he's not really explored throughout the story whatsoever, with only lore really explaining his true detail. Greenfinger Zawan and Tenri are similar that they aren't really explored after their arcs are finished - while only making minimal appearances afterwards.

** [[spoiler:Elodie's theme]] is quite forboding, considering that in the campaign, it's one of the very few songs that overrides the other commander themes.