History VideoGame / ValkyriaChroniclesII

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' (known in Japan as ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 2: Gallian Royal Military Academy'') is the sequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', made by Sega for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and released in 2010.

** Armored Techs have bulletproof shields and big nasty wrenches for closing with the enemy and smacking them, but they have rather low AP. One of their sub-classes, Fencers, have even stronger melee attacks but move ''even slower''. Fencers can further change into [[DropTheHammer Maulers]], who are ''even slower'', but can [[OneHitKill one-shot]] any armored vehicle that isn't a Heavy Tank.

* WrenchWhack: Armored Techs carry enormous wrenches as a melee weapon and multipurpose tool. Well, they're ''called'' wrenches, but look rather more like [[DropTheHammer hammers]] with a wrench head welded on.

* BoobsOfSteel: Juliana Everhart is a physical powerhouse (she's a [[MightyGlacier Fencer]]) and her enormous attributes contribute to her overall imperious nature.

** In combat, each gender has a grand total of one body type, which is used by every single person of that gender. This means that 12-year-old Aliasse (150cm tall) will have the same height and chest size as [[BoobsOfSteel Juliana]] (168cm tall).

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' (known as ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 2: Gallian Royal Military Academy'' in the Japanese version) is the sequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', made by Sega for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and released in 2010.

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' (subtitled with ''Valkyria of the Battlefield 2: Gallian Royal Military Academy'' in the Japanese version) is the sequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', made by Sega for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and released in 2010.

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' (subtitled with ''Gallian Royal Military Academy'' in the Japanese version) is the sequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'', made by Sega for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable and released in 2010.

* {{Gainaxing}}: The first pool cutscene is animated, and [[FanService for some reason]] has Collette stretching with an appropriately bouncy chest.

* PoolScene: Summer pool party time! We get {{fanservice}} for both the ladies and the gentlemen through several events in July, including a rare animated scene with plenty of {{gainaxing}}.

** Armored Techs have bulletproof shields and big nasty wrenches for closing with the enemy and smacking them, but they have rather low AP. One of their sub-classes, Fencers, have even stronger melee attacks but move ''even slower''. Taking this UpToEleven, Fencers can further change into [[DropTheHammer Maulers]], who are ''even slower'', but can [[OneHitKill one-shot]] any armored vehicle that isn't a Heavy Tank.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: And more fleshed out than their [=VC1=] counterparts, too! The more you use characters, the more you find out about them, and you'll eventually unlock a specific mission for them that either adds new Potentials, replaces negative ones, or both.
** In addition to that, there are codes to unlock characters from the first game, the Anime, and from another Sega Game, ''[[VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse Phantasy Star Portable 2]]''. Highlights include the Edy Detachment, Selvaria, Maximillian, Faldio and Isara. Welkin and Alicia can also be unlocked in NewGamePlus (although they're already seen beforehand as academy residents).

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Dark-blue hair (and, less obviously, a pink-and-white patterned piece of cloth somewhere on their body) is the mark of a Darcsen, instantly singling them out for prejudice.
** Juliana has pink hair and Aliasse has light blue hair as well.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Rene and Magari, respectively, with Rene being a short haired ginger [[GenkiGirl self proclaimed sports-nut]] and Magari being an introverted, shy bookworm. Some of the interactions between them (and other characters) may [[LesYay suggest]] a [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship romantic relationship]] [[labelnote:*]]Rene physically attacks Avan, who is trying to deliver a love letter from another guy, thinking he was trying to hit on Magari, followed by Magari saying she doesn't like guys, followed in turn by Rene saying, while blushing, how cute Magari is, which is then followed by Magari saying she loves Rene...[[/labelnote]], but it's very clear that they are at the very least very good friends.

* [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld Wake Up, Go to School, Save Gallia]]: They're all military cadets, and they're also expected to go out into real battles with the Rebels from time to time. This effectively merges the "go to school" and "save Gallia" parts into one.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Gilbert and Baldren may frequently clash concerning their ideologies, methods and relations with the Federation, but both are, as noted by Audrey, hard-headed in their own way. [[spoiler:And even if Baldren ultimately killed his own father for what he perceived to be him selling out to the Federation, he has no qualms retreating into Federation territory once the war turned against him.]]
** One skit involving Avan studying under Zeri's tutelage reveals that the Empire and the Federation are both equally bent on claiming territories, though in different ways -- the Empire prefers hostile takeovers, while the Federation uses table negotiations. Avan invokes this trope concerning them.

* MarathonLevel: The "Ultimate Challenge" {{DLC}} mission. Protecting three bases for maximum turns (20) may not seem like much, until you see that your troops are under threat of [[OneHitKO barrage fire]] and rapidly respawning [[ZergRush swarms of highly aggressive V2 units and Commandos]].

* DummiedOut: Ramal Valt from the Anime adaptation of [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles VC1]], Julius and Mintz from the ''Valkyria Chronicles: Wish Your Smile'' manga are unobtainable in the Western version, as well as the Anime version of Alicia.

* ArtMajorBiology: One cannot become colorblind because of a mentally traumatic event. One also cannot simply overcome colorblindness. Its something you are either born with or gain through brain damage, and is permanent.

* ColorBlindConfusion: The game combines this with ArtMajorBiology by having one character, [[spoiler:TheMedic Cosette]] becoming colorblind after witnessing their parent's death, making them unable to see the color red. They, naturally, get faced with a WireDilemma and not only overcome it but are cured of their color blindness in the process. Needless to say while color blindness can sometimes be caused by factors other than genetics (usually physical trauma to the brain or retina) witnessing a traumatic incident isn't one of them, and EpiphanyTherapy isn't known to cure it.

* RockBeatsLaser: [[SuperSoldier V2s]] are huge, heavily armored soldiers carrying the latest in [[AppliedPhlebotinum ragnite-tech]], with [[DeflectorShields energy shields]], [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe actual shields that can stop a tank shell]] and [[FrickinLaserBeams huge laser cannons]]. What is a hard counter against such monsters? A soldier in full medieval platemail lugging a [[{{BFS}} massive greatsword]] and a shield of their own. The lasers the V2s carry aren't strong enough to punch through a Fencer's shield in interception fire and, though it may take a few more whacks, the Fencers can in turn chop V2s to pieces even when their energy shields are up.

* BagOfSpilling: The [[JustifiedTrope justification]] for why most characters from the first game don't show up here as combatants: they're Militia members rather than part of the regular military forces, and Gallian law forbids deploying the Militia to deal with domestic conflict.
* Balance Buff: The new map design and battle system of VCII serves as an effective buff for almost every single unit other than scouts. Instead of having to wait a turn to summon reinforcements, we can immediately send them at midway bases, mooting their low mobility compared to scouts and allowing players to easily use them when they're most needed.

* JerkassFacade: Erik Kampmann. He's got a thing for feeding birds.

* ColorCodedArmies[=/=]GoodColorsEvilColors: Your squad is always clad in light blue, while enemies (including other Lanseal cadets) wear light red; enemy Aces (Rebel or Lanseal) are always clad in dark red, Leaders wear helmets in the same shade of red, and certain special units that provide extra crafting materials when killed wear yellow helmets. In addition, each unit class for Lanseal has differently colored stripes - Scouts are red, Shocktroopers are black, Lancers are yellow, Engineers are green, and Armor Techs are blue.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The [[SuperSoldier V2s]]. While powered they are almost immune to anything weaker than a tank's main gun (and their [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shields]] can often deflect those too), can shred any of your units except armor techs with interception fire and can do massive damage with their guns. However, they require such huge amounts of power to function that they require the aid of rather fragile supply vehicles. If those get knocked out, they become sitting ducks and utterly helpless against armor or the aforementioned armor techs. In fact, they burn ragnite so fast that Class G completely cripples the rebel war effort by cutting their supply lines. Dirk, the [[SuperPrototype first prototype]], is much more powerful and even when unpowered can rip apart anything that stands in his line of fire, but he was so impractically expensive to make that the rebellion could only afford one of his kind.

* BookDumb: Avan, but he proves capable of surprising insight.

* PoolScene: Summer pool party time! We get {{fanservice}} for both the ladies and the gentlemen.

* HotSpringsEpisode: Summer pool party time! We get fanservice for both the ladies and the gentlemen.