History Fridge / ValkyriaChronicles

* The anime diverges quite a lot from the games. Why? Because it is a TV show. It's [[BasedOnATrueStory a dramatization of events,]] whereas the game [[FramingDevice is a history book]]. Similar to how things like ''Film/PearlHarbor'' and ''Film/{{Fury}}'' are riddled with historical inaccuracy, the VC anime is changed for the sake of what the "film-makers" think is entertaining.

** This seems like a pretty clear case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, especially since, up until then you theoretically could've never lost a squad member to FinalDeath and the 7's may simply be unused to knowing what it's like to lose comrades and how to react in such a case (which changes the second time they have a similar scare not long after the first). Despite being EWI veterans, Largo and Varrot still seem shaken up by the event, so other than with Frederick no one on the entire team may have had to deal with a deeply impacting death like that before. There's also the fact that [[spoiler:Alicia's injury is pretty clearly suggested to be purposefully non-lethal due to it being caused by a Gallian character with their own goals in mind, whereas Isara's attack had no such conditions. It's also possible that Isara was specifically targeted for death due to Darcsen hate from the Imperials as seen in the Darcsen hunt and elsewhere. Though it's not shown, Isara may have suffered a wound known to be fatal no matter what, whereas Alicia's was clearly intended to be non-lethal. Basically, it's the same question as why no one uses a Phoenix Down to prevent a FinalDeath in Final Fantasy.]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty [[IntentionalHeartbreaker in]] [[SleepingWithTheBoss ANY]] [[AmIJustAToyToYou sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty [[IntentonalHeartbreaker in]] [[SleepingWithTheBoss ANY]] [[AmIJustAToyToYou sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[IntentionalHeartbreaker ANY]] [[SexualExtortion sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[TheCasanova ANY]] [[SexualExtortion sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[TheCasanova ANY]]
[[SexualExtortion sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[TheCasanova ANY]][[SexualExtortion sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[TheCassanova ANY]][[SexualExtortion sense...]]

* [[UnrequitedTragicMaiden Selvaria]] is by no means unintelligent or naive. If she was certain that Maxmillian had absolutely no feelings for her, she wouldn't have stayed in his army for as long as she did, nor fostered the belief that she could "win" his affections by showing her prowess as a general. Just before Naggiar, Maxmillian tells Selvaria that she "never failed him in her duties and that he exists because she does, and he has her trust"... exactly what someone in her position would want to hear. His noticeable composure and lack of surprise to her [[NotSoStoic very]] [[TenderTears emotional]] [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove reaction]] to those few words indicate that he knew she would respond that way, and wanted the mask to slip. Throughout the game, he has also been adept at [[MasterOfTheMixedMessage alternating]] between romantic and patronising gestures depending on what would get Selvaria to react as per his plans. His order for Selvaria to essentially be a suicide bomber is predicated by "Do you truly wish to be of help?" - essentially using her love for him to goad her into ''dying.'' And since it's implied that Selvaria has been in Maxmillian's service for years, it makes you wonder just how far and how deep the manipulation went. And when you consider that Maxmillian isn't above getting his hands dirty in [[TheCassanova ANY][[SexualExtortion sense...]]

*** No person can be truly objective; every publication has its bias. What is depicted may be the "real" story, but in no way is it the ''whole'' story.

* The anime diverges quite a lot from the games. Why? Because it is a TV show. It's [[LooselyBasedOnATrueStory a dramatization of events,]] whereas the game [[FramingDevice is a history book]]. Similar to how things like ''Film/PearlHarbor'' and ''Film/{{Fury}}'' are riddled with historical inaccuracy, the VC anime is changed for the sake of entertainment.

** The Empire fields it as a soldier class (Artificial Valkyria) no problem in the subsequent games, however, so IDK about this...

* The Lance's rocket grenades have no SplashDamage until you research mortar rounds and equip ''that specific soldier'' with them. They're shaped-charges for tank hunting, with Lancers trained to rely on shocktroopers for close-in defenses..