History Characters / ValkyriaChronicles4TankCommanders

** Also happens in-game: The APC tutorial tells you you can spend command points to get your soldiers inside it - And you can indeed do this in a pinch if your willing to burn one command point per solider - but you also could just spend a single command point on just controlling The Cactus instead, since it can get a prompt to pick up said troops for free when it's close enough to them anyway. Also, since the easiest place to pick up troops is turn 1 at your base, it's almost always worth doing this since you can 1: Place troops you want close to The Cactus for easy pick-up and then 2: spend those 3 command points driving The Cactus up to the other end of the map and then dump your soldiers onto the enemy base to capture the flag.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Dan and the Cactus are only on this list by technicality, as the game lists him as a Tank Commander and the Cactus as a tank. For all intents and purposes, the Cactus is an armored personnel carrier, though Dan ''used to be'' a tank commander in his prime.

* FragileSpeedster: How much faster the Glory is compared to the Hafen is debatable, but some of its glaringly obvious advantages are its smaller size and (slightly) higher AP, making it more maneuverable overall and can fit into spaces the Hafen is just too huge to drive into. This still does not make it last any longer against anti-tank turrets and Lancers, though.
* GlassCannon: With much more emphasis on "glass" than "cannon". The Glory is almost never used by players due to its fragility and low AP for its tactical worth. While its damage is appreciable, especially against infantry when using the flamethrower, it has the defensive capabilities of a wet napkin and gets destroyed very quickly.

* ArmorIsUseless: Zig-zagged. Upgrading the Hafen does indeed improve its defenses, but due to tank treads hitboxes not being implemented in ''4'', the armor skirts added with later remodels don't actually do anything. They also do nothing to protect the Hafen from enemy grenadiers, who could instantly deplete it of AP if using certain mortar types, and it takes the player issuing an additional Fortify Treads order to cover this shortcoming, something the skirts should have done by themselves.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Enemy grenadiers who use [=WB GW B=]-series mortars, which can be quite common later on. Tanks that are struck by grenadiers are depleted of AP, stopping them short of their destination. The Fortify Treads order can be issued to protect one vehicle from this status effect for one turn.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Enemy grenadiers. Tanks that are struck by grenadiers are depleted of AP, stopping them short of their destination.

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* MightyGlacier: With the exception of the Glory and Cactus, the Hafen has a lot of HP and armor, and can be upgraded to beef it up even more. The Edelweiss also counts, if one has the right DLC.

* FragileSpeedster: How much faster the Glory is compared to the Hafen is debatable, but some of its glaringly obvious advantages are its smaller size and (slightly) higher AP, making it more maneuverable overall and can fit into spaces the Hafen is just too huge to drive into.

* FragileSpeedster: How much faster the Glory is compared to the Hafen is debatable, but one of its glaringly obvious advantages is its smaller size and (slightly) higher AP, making it more maneuverable overall and can fit into spaces the Hafen is just too huge to drive into.
* GlassCannon: With much more emphasis on "glass" than "cannon". The Glory is almost never used by players due to its fragility and low AP. While its damage is appreciable, especially against infantry when using the flamethrower, it has the defensive capabilities of a wet napkin and gets destroyed very quickly.

* FragileSpeedster: How much faster the Glory is compared to the Hafen is debatable, but one of its glaringly obvious advantages is its smaller size, making it more maneuverable overall and can fit into spaces the Hafen is just too huge to drive into.

* CrutchCharacter: The Edelweiss provides the player with a second tank early on in the game, which can be useful in some chapters, but it doesn't do anything the Hafen cannot. While its stats are scaled with the Hafen's upgrades, the lack of applicable parts mean it's only really useful if the player is looking for a two-tank setup instead of the infinitely more valuable Cactus for some reason.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Dan and the Cactus are only on this list by technicality, as the game lists him as a Tank Commander and the Cactus as a tank. For all intents and purposes, the Cactus is an armored personnel carrier, though Dan ''used to be'' a tank commander in his prime.
* LockedOutOfTheFight: Units loaded onto the Cactus do not trigger potentials, nor are they affected by external damage or orders given by Claude while they're still in transit.

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