- Valvrave itself is a vampire (or a demon) biotechnological mecha. It can only be piloted by another vampire through a psychic link. Turning the pilot into a durable vampire also probably helps the pilot survive some of the lethal Gs that it can produce.
- There are hints that the Valvrave is either sentient or alive, both of which make this theory more likely.
- It has Sexual Intercourse in it's word bank. It has no need for those words unless it is capable of acting on those words. And in a robot the ability to do that is far beyond pointless. Which then leads to the conclusion that the Valvrave can reproduce through sexual intercourse.
- By that logic each unit has a gender.
- They do in fact reproduce if Cain is to be trusted.
- In the space dock for the Valvraves the anchoring mechanism for each unit is an ovoid ring from which massive needle like rods extend. Not a very effective design unless you wanted to inflict pain.
- Actually, that design seems quite useful; one docking point design capable of holding almost any shape capable of fitting inside the docking unit, rather than having each dock custom made for a given Valvrave. And most likely, much easier to repair and replace than said custom docking unit - just pull out a damaged 'pin' and replace it.
- This does not mean it still can't be used to inflict pain.
- Unit 1 gets hungry.
- It's probably something like the vampires of Trinity Blood. Basically a virus or nanomachines causing vampiric traits.
- L-Elf gets one, definitely.
- Shouko. There is no way she was just a normal person.
- Here's a thought: If Shoko "surprisingly" turns up not dead, then the most fitting unit for her to pilot would be the one listed as being "mysterious" (Valvrave Six).
- Mad theory here that the other Valvraves are actually different versions of the original, and that they change because of Haruto's vampiric habits. "Proof" is in how the original Valvrave became Valvrave One after Haruto pressed the button.
- Somewhat doubtful given that the official site lists the machines as separate units (e.g. Valvrave Three's description specifically calls it "Valvrave Unit 3").
- You know the Valvrave has a 6 way dial in the upper left top corner of its front control panel. I just hope that it is for attaching optional equipments.
- Any theories involving the units all being one is jossed as of episode five. They found the other units underneath of the module.
- Quite puzzling. Mystery Valvrave aside, even if the other main characters L-elf Saki and Shouko use them, they've still got one Valvrave left. It's possible L-elf's 4 teammates use them, but the OP and ED seem to show them having other units.
- If this scan is any indication, then Saki has become a likely candidate for piloting Valvrave Four (the green one).
- Also, Valvrave Four will appear in episode 6 which is called "Saki's Comeback".
- I'd wager the Valvrave pilots will be:
- Shoko in Valvrave 3 (Yellow) - Valvrave 3 looks like a Big Guy member of the team, which would fit Shoko's personality. Jossed, as of episode 9, Raizou is the pilot of Valvrave 3.
- Saki in Valvrave 4 (Green) - Confirmed in Episode 6.
- L-Elf in Valvrave 5 (Blue) - Would emphasis the Red Oni, Blue Oni dynamic between L-Elf and Haruto. Jossed, as of episode 9, Kyuma is the pilot of Valvrave 5.
- Kyuma in Valvrave 6 (Purple) - I can't think of anyone else that would fit in a Valvrave. It's either him or someone we haven't met.Jossed, as of episode 9, Kyuma is the pilot of Valvrave 5. I'm betting on Akira for this one. Confirmed in Episode 12.
- The back of the Valvrave Three model's box spoils who its pilot is going to be (assuming the reader understands Japanese). It's Raizo.
- Valvrave 2 (Black) went to Cain - albeit it was incomplete, so we can assume that it would've been Orange had it been completed.
- One problem: How in the heck do Vampire mecha pilots fit into the Cold War?
- ...he never says the word D-Zero. At least not in Crunchyroll's subs.
- Maybe Haruto's a sleeper agent. If so, this plot is going to get very complicated, very fast.
- D-Zero was a mistake; the actual translation is "Liselotte".
- Given Sunrise's track record with situations where people live through something they probably shouldn't have, it does seem pretty likely. Heck, even if she did bite it, given that this series has vampire-esque entities, it's would be just as like for her to be brought back to life.
- Maybe the person in the car had something to do with it.
- She is the original pilot of the Valvareve (or one of the other 4) and is thus a vampire, allowing her to survive the blast.
- Heck she's still in the OP at point, particularly in one shot with that other school friend of there's that is still seemingly alive.
- It's only Episode 2, and she's already confirmed to be alive and well, not a scratch on her person. Apparently, she made into the car before it got buried. So she was neither a Decoy Protagonist nor a Sacrificial Lamb.
- Yep. So Confirmed I guess, despite not what everyone was assuming.
- It's only Episode 2, and she's already confirmed to be alive and well, not a scratch on her person. Apparently, she made into the car before it got buried. So she was neither a Decoy Protagonist nor a Sacrificial Lamb.
- Or she's related to that girl who makes contracts.
- My money's on her being Liselotte.
- Confirmed. Simply being in L-Elf's body and seeing a picture of her causes Haruto to start crying.
- In episode 5 Haruto and Saki "stumble" upon units 3-6 and saki exclaims "Look! They come in all the colors of the rainbow"!"
- Seemingly jossed, since when Cain does get Valvrave 2, it doesn't have a color, and he gives it a black paintjob.
- Maybe she'll turn out to be the personification of the Valvrave.
- In episode 4 when the Valvrave kills the solider trying to pilot it the girl on the screen says, "You mistake." This could just be part of the programming or a sign that the Valvrave is alive.
- Episode 5 has her commenting on the kiss. To be more precise, when she sees it she asks, Is this sex (sexual intercourse)? Now, no matter how advanced the robot, or how good it's guide program is, there is no logical reason why it would it even need to have those two words in its database.
- Unless of course it is capable of doing such a deed itself.
- Episode 9 says they can.
- She doesn't seem to be present for the Green Valvrave's question, so Haruto's Valvrave might be special like that.
- She also gets hungry.
- She's implied to be the reason Haruto raped Saki when in ballistic Magius mode.
- She's also overjoyed at the thought that Haruto will be marring Saki.
- He'd have to be careful. That would even further screw up his chances of getting Haruto to join him. On top of that, it would probably push Haruto dangerously close to the edge.
- Episode 11 showed that L-Elf was willing to pull the trigger on Shoko had she not chosen to let Haruto destroy the Dorssian fleet along with her father. While he probably won't willingly assassinate her, he won't hesitate to eliminate her if she became a burden.
- He's seen in season 2, and seems to be in cahoots with the Dorssian leader. However, the Magius who collectively are The Man Behind the Man, dislike the Dorssian's plans of attacking JIOR and getting a hold of the Valvraves, which was revealed to them thanks to their informant Cain. As punishment, they force the Dorssian leader to become a Magius like them. Later on the ARUS president is seen getting along with them, and the Dorssian leader tells him that so long as he obeys the Magius, they won't force him into becoming one of them.
- This trooper believes that he isn't magical but just a very analitical guy who most of the time is correct. Maybe that is why he laughts at the end. He just knows how unworkable is Shoko's plan but he yerns for the challenge of an unexpected situation.
- Or maybe ARUS is the fussion between a democratic Britannia and most of the EU. Dorssia was founded by disgruntled Britannian veterans that chose to remain in the Eurasian front and create their own absolutist empire.
- Also the "Elf" in L-Elf is German for "eleven". As in, the eleventh Imperial Prince, who started a rebellion in Area Eleven. That cannot be a coincidence.
- Alternitivley the powers may be based on the pilots existing abilities or personality.
- Jossed. Saki becomes the pilot for the Valvrave IV and her powers are the same as Haruto's, with the added benefit of not occasionally losing control of her own body.
- If he can't reach the person he will heal and return to the Valvrave to destroy him.
- If he's already in a different body when it dies Haruto will awaken in his own body.
- I'd wager it's going to be a Love Dodecahedron if anything. Possibly made more complicated with the whole body swapping thing.
- nope. He had his own girl the whole time. On the other hand, the future prince does look a lot like him...
- Completely Jossed. Haruto dies in the finale. Although he MAY have fathered a child with Saki in episode 10 against both their wills.
- nope. He had his own girl the whole time. On the other hand, the future prince does look a lot like him...
- Teased at. See below for speculation of significance, but in Season 2 teasers shown in episode 12, it was shown that Saki did visit Dorrsia.
- Jossed. She is a seriously abused Dorsian P.O.W.
Second, in episode 5, Liselotte is shown in an extravagant, pink room made for a princess, she has the appearance of a princess, she dresses like one. I don't have much proof because she's only made ONE THREE SECOND appearance, but hey, its kinda obvious that she's a princess.
Now, if A-Drei is a Dorssian prince and Liselotte is a Dorssian princess, who says that they are not related? And the by 0.009 % chance that all of this is true, then L-Elf probably met Liselotte because of A-Drei or vice versa.
- A-Drei is a confirmed prince as of episode 6.
- She bears a strong resemblance to Shirely and Hare. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING.
- About the cover art of "Soba ni Iru yo"...there's an extended cover art which also adds in Saki in astral form. Taking that into consideration, the cover art seems like less of an indication when you take into account that Saki is still alive 200 years from the current era.
- This doesn't stop her from racking up the death flags during her election speech.
- Jossed. She survives.
- Saki does seem to be acting incredibly irresponsibly with her newfound powers as the pilot of the green valvrave. This can be taken as a massive death flag, or at least a sign of an incoming Break the Cutie character arc for her.
- Jossed as of episode 7. Saki is shown to still be alive and well two hundred years after the events of the current time period, seemingly not even having aged a day.
- Rukino Saki is one of the only three Sakimori Students to still be around even 200 years later, the others being Sashinami Shouko and Renbokoji Akira.
- Jossed. Both Saki and Shoko appear in the epilogue, 200+ years in the future of the series start.
- Having both happen isn't necessarily out of the question, in my opinion.
- Even Oughi will be disgusted by Shoko's betrayal.
- Alternatively, they'll pair it with Cross Ange for hilarity, and the cast of that show will be presented as being sane in comparison; possibly even causing the character development that happens later in that show to happen much earlier, and possibly even having Embryo not be as vile of a character (maybe even leading to him being a Secret Character - because let's face it, the Hysteria would be pretty cool to use, especially since it wasn't usable in V.
- Being Genki in her Valvrave is very in-character for Saki.
- Jossed. Shoko is Future herself.
- 50/50 It either simply shuts down and waits for another candidate or it kills you like it did that one guy who tried to pilot Haruto's unit.
- Maybe it stays white, doesn't inject the pilot, and has reduced performance.
- Actually, if you watch the first episode carefully, the "do you resign from humanity" question appears several times with the "no" button being pushed repeatedly while Haruto desperately tries something else. So choosing "no" just gives you a chance to leave the cockpit still human. The screen only changes to "activation" mode when Haruto ultimately chooses "yes."
- He's talking about Pino would be my guess.
- He is Haruto's father, and the lead scientist on the VVV project.
- He is finally shown in episode 18. At first they have an awkward but otherwise happy reunion. Then Haruto becomes disgusted at his father's plans at creating a new breed of super humans.
- Confirmed in episode 12, he forces it to activate using his own A.I. named Blue, using the light associated with valvraves to create limbs for it.
- It gets hungry.
- Episode 10 tells us that only Haruto's Valvrave has the Harakiri Blade (And thus, super mode), and an AI. Definitely special in some way. Super Prototype? Deus est Machina? Simple plot contrivance? We'll have to wait and see.
- Super prototype if Cain is to be believed as he states #01 (with Pino) and #02 (with Plue) are the "first."
When that happens, Q-vier will basically have a Villainous Breakdown And be screaming, begging for his life.
- Kyuma is now dead as of Season 2 episode 9. Saki still might though, and considering how ax-crazy Q-ver is, he might just force her to.
- Confirmed in the finale. When Dorsian commanders ordered their troops to stand down after seeing the live feed of the Fuhrer, Qvier decides to attack anything that moves, his comrades X-eins, A-drier, and Saki. While X-eins is busy helping Haruto against Cain, A-drei and Saki wind up fighting Q-vier. Q-vier then reveals himself to be a blood knight, and he DIES HAPPY!
- Jossed by Gargantia. Ledo remains on Gargantia.
In fact, L-Elf's revolution was a success. "Golden Seven" are Freelance Aces that usually help said Reich, only occasionally working together, though. The situation shown in the beginning of Episode 7 was a tail end of an altercation where Saki was a rearguard for evacuating colony (pirate attack is to blame) and she is finishing off the last pursuer.
- My first assumption was that they're like a cross between Power Rangers and Celestial Being. A third party group of peace keepers that go around fighting bad guys for great justice.
- Going by the writer's previous works, Code Geass and Guilty Crown in particular, he prefers bittersweet endings in which things are heading towards a much brighter future, but often with the main character having to to to hell and back to achieve this future. So, it's very likely. The "promise" could be one to maintain peace and order in the world, to make sure that no one has to go through what they went through as kids.
- Addition by original entry author: Episode 12 shows Saki converse with someone visibly reminiscent of L-Elf's descendant, in a mansion decorated with 3D Valvrave Emblem Sculptures (check for yourself, Ravens sitting on Golden Crescent Moons), and refer to one of her friends (contextually) as the Founder. Conclusion - Saki was on the winning side of the war, and said side has a healthy appreciation of Valvraves. Challenge - guess the winning side.
- Jossed. When someone bodyjacks another person, their own body goes into a coma.
- Confirmed, as of Episode 2x11.
- L-elf and Haruto's child
- Saki and Haruto's child
- Saki and L-elf's child
- L-elf and the princess's child
- Someone else?
- L-elf and Shoko's child
- Since it's 200 years after the series, it's probably someone's great grand-child or further.
- Since the child has traits from both Haruto and L-Elf, it is likely that Haruto and L-Elf's lineages mixed over time.
- Some sort of genetically modified clone created from a mix of L-Elf and Haruto.
- A-drei's child that has stopped aging for some reason, as Saki has to sell her body (in marriage or out of marriage) in order to escape Dorsian captivity.
- Jossed - as of November 21, 2017, it's been almost 4 years since the end of season 2, and no season 3 has been announced.
- The picture could be Shouko. The promise would be to, "Take care of Haruto" or something along those lines.
- The picture could be Haruto. The promise would be to kill him if he goes out of control or to take care of the empire that he founded if he is in fact the "founder" that was mentioned by Future!Saki in episode 12.
- What if the pendant was actually given to her as well? The previous owner of the pendant could be Liselotte. In the preview for the second season, it is shown that Saki goes to Dorssian's capital for some reason. This could be the same place where Liselotte is being held captive◊. They may encounter each other there. The pendant is also pink and elegant-looking, much like our pink princess. The picture would also be of Liselotte. If the L-Elf lookalike happens to be her descendant, then the promise they made is the reason why Saki looks after him (and her other descendants) 200 years in the future.
- Jossed. Cain claims the Magius Clan wants to "connect their lives together", so probably a Assimilation Plot.
- 1. he appears to be the most level-headed of the group, even if he does crack jokes every now and then.
- 2. we see him snooping around around in the middle of season 1
- 3. he sees that Cain is not what he appeared to be.
- Kreimheld may also defect with him. She's shown snooping along with H-Neun in the middle of the season. The preview of the second season shows that she joins forces with H-Neun◊. The thing that may stop her is the blood splatter shown on H-Neun's face in the preview because it could be hers.
- He gets killed off by Cain after he finds out too much about the Magius, and Cain's plans for using X-eins' body for one of the Magius. He gets shot by Cain, and X-eins later finds out about it, causing him to pull a Heel–Face Turn to avenge his best friend.
- 1. They do not know about the "Curse" or any other effects of becoming a Valvrave pilot.
- 2. Their current roles in the plot are relatively minor.
- 3. They both have feelings for Haruto.
Seriously, with Saki bringing it up again in Episode 13, there is no way that it will stay out of the plot.
- Jossed. Haruto dies before then, but not before saying "goodbye" to his Fire-Forged Friend.
- Jossed. As we see in flashbacks, L-Elf was a common prisoner, whereas A-Drei is a prince.
- Confirmed. She was Unit-01's test pilot. However, she was abandoned because of her lack of "limiter" which causes her memory loss whenever she touches the Valvrave. She dies after saving the others by piloting Unit-01 despite its effects on her.
- Cain already spelled this one out, so it's not really a WMG. The Council of 101 wants to "Connect their lives together" using the Valvrave Units 01 and 02.
- or 12-11, 1-3, 17-4, 8-9, 24-1
- or LK, AC, XA, QD, HI
- All of the Valvrave pilots are alive, and are currently spread out in Haruto's empire as guardians of a sector. It is implied that Saki is living on the outskirts of the galaxy, with the prince noting how far away from Earth they are. Partially jossed as of episode 21. Kyuma dies.
- They are referred as the "Golden Generation" because they managed to defeat the Council of 101, with Haruto spearheading the fight. Saki's Magius tattoo may even imply that they took over the reins after the Council's fall.
- The other students would learn Haruto's and the other pilots' condition sometime before they fight the Council. After the battle, Haruto gets elected as new leader, then asks his classmates whether or not they would help him rebuild the world into a world of peace. Some, like Satomi, accept and become immortal.
- The Prince is actually a cloned version of L-Elf, who is being groomed as the next in line to the Empire. Haruto may have decided to step down from ruling to enjoy a more quiet life.
- Alternately, the war may NEVER have ended, and even though the young child is a "prince" and Saki's "friend" is the founder of the Galactic Reich, it does not mean Saki's in charge, and the Jiorians could still be on the run, with the prince being an illegitimate heir, perhaps no longer physically aging as well for some reason. (He could be A-drei's child. It wouldn't be the first time a conqueror took a "wife" from a race he was trying to exterminate. Conquistador Cortez took an Aztec wife as he was actively trying to exterminate them in real life.)
- Jossed, the war ended in a witch hunt. Guess who got hunted.
- Not quite. The Council got hunted. But given that Saki, Satomi, Akira, and Shoko are all apparently Kamitsuki, and apparently in charge, they managed to achieve at least some peace in the aftermath.
- H-Neun is killed off by Cain in episode 17 after he finds out about the Magius, and their plans to use his friend X-eins as a body for one of the aging members. While X-eins wasn't there to see the murder, he later reveals to A-Drei that he heard his friend's last moments through a secret recording, and does a Heel–Face Turn against his former commander.
- With how he's getting way more screentime than the Council and the ED's foreshadowing that he's a proper villain, I could imagine he would betray the Council by maybe draining all their Runes and using it to power Unit 02?
- Actually, Raizo "Thunder" Yamada does it. He gets stopped by Professor Takami by stating that Shoko had no other choice as leader of New Jior, and "Thunder" Yamada could not have done any better.
- Confirmed in the finale.
- Confirmed. He dies at the end of episode 23.
- A Valvrave is powered by a RAVE engine, which is fueled by the runes of the pilot's memories; and at least Unit 1 and Unit 2 are capable of storing complex personality constructs (Pino and Prue, respectively). Given that information, it's quite possible that, assuming the unit isn't destroyed in combat, the memories of a pilot that died in the cockpit are stored in the unit's data banks, possibly as a personality construct similar to the the A.I.s of units 1 and 2.
- Haruto switched bodies with her, effectively raping himself with her body. It would explain why she only vaguely remembers what happened, as well as his own torn clothing
ARUS is either part of the Third Galactic Empire or the enemies fighting it.
- Possibility one: Thanks to the turmoil going on and the following arrests of all the powerful and most influential members due to the Council of 101's expose, ARUS's specialized market-economy is likely left in a chaotic mess. And now with the combined military and economic might of JIOR and Dorssia, as well as having the Valvraves and support of the Sakamori students, they were easily able to take over ARUS and bring into the Empire.
- Possibility two: Because of the said expose, ARUS was driven into fear by the Maguis and their Sakamori Academy "holy spirit" counterparts. And now that they have the power of Dorssia and JIOR, they're wanting to fighting them. Thanks to the former ARUS/Dorssia alliance, they also have the Kirschbaum weapons as seen in the future cut scenes.