History VideoGame / Langrisser

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]] CD-ROM[[superscript:2]] System, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] (both [=Win9x=] and 98/ME/2000/XP), and [[MobilePhoneGame NTT DoCoMo FOMA900i and 901i]].
* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Sega Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', and a remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.

* ''Langrisser IV'' - Sega Saturn (1997). Also released on [=PlayStation=].
* ''Langrisser V: The End of Legend'' - Saturn (1998). Also released on [=PlayStation=].

* ''Langrisser Mobile'' - Windows, {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}}, [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] (January 22, 2019)

!!The original game / Warsong provides examples of:
* BigDamnHeroes: In Scenario 4, Chris and Thorn lead magical troops to come to save Ledin's party from {{Blob Monster}}s that are highly resistant to physical attacks.
* BlackKnight: Lance, recurring foe and the Empire's most notable warrior, is always wearing dark (though sometimes depicted as more blue than black) armor with gold trim.
* CrutchCharacter: Volkov. His units can mow down any enemy troop while only suffering minimal casualties (even in the case of [[ScissorsCutsRock type mismatches]]). He also gets a PlotlineDeath at the end of Chapter 5.
* KilledOffscreen: Ledin's father, King Illzach; after Ledin escapes from the castle siege in Scenario 1, he's informed of his death later on after reuniting with Narm.
* RedShirt: The Civilians being protected by Chris in Scenario 2 have zero attack power, and are rather swiftly killed off by the roving barbarians on the map.

!!Der Langrisser provides examples of:
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hein is just the cute plucky sidekick, right? Except that his two best class-change paths lead to him becoming either a wizard on the level of Jessica or Eggbert, or the game's foremost MagicKnight, with access to healing spells, support magic, an awesome summon, and a formidable sword attack.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Light Path almost isn't this, but then the FridgeHorror regarding the Demon Tribe's fate sets in. The Independent Path is more straightforward: it ends with Elwin having unified El Sallia under his banner, saved the Demon Tribe from eons of persecution, freed the world from the manipulations of Lushiris and Chaos, and finally brought about an era of peace. However, he's had to kill many good people to do it and lost the woman he loves because he killed the goddess she worships. The ending is probably the happiest on the global scale, but it's tragic on a personal level for Elwin and those he cares about.]]
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The Goddess of Light is a racist, TheEmpire is a bunch of ruthless conquerors, the Demon Tribe is led by a psychotic monster, and even if you avoid all of these, you're still a backstabber who racks up a massive body count in the name of peace and justice.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Liana on the Chaos path. Brainwashed into serving Boser, and liking every moment of it. [[spoiler: Also on the Independent path. Brainwashed by Lushiris into fighting Elwin.]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: The Independent path requires you to backstab every faction you work with. Betraying the Empire, in particular, is portrayed as something done solely for your own power rather than for the good of everyone. Each betrayal also shifts Elwin's personality dramatically and instantly, rather than have him try to justify his actions to his former allies.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: The character's troop's color indicates their allegiance:
** Blue for main characters (Elwin, Hein, Rohga)
** White for Light-path characters (Sherry, Keith, Lester and etc)
** Green for Imperial characters (Leon, Imelda, Vargas, Egbert and etc)
** Red for Chaos-path characters (Dark Lana, Sonia, Est, Ost and etc)
** And in battle, your side has blue command ranges, the enemy has red, and NPC non-hostiles have green.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the Independent path, [[spoiler:you get to kill Lushiris, who is a goddess. It's not even very hard, since by that point in the game you'll be insanely powerful yourself]].
** You can do the same with [[spoiler:Chaos in one of the Light endings, though it's Eggbert who finishes him off]].
* EightiesHair: Sonia. She also has a ''headband'', making her look even more like Olivia Newton-John.
* GrayAndGreyMorality: [[BlackAndWhiteMorality Light]] vs. [[HobbesWasRight the Empire]] vs. [[NayTheist Independent]]. Chaos is the "black."
* HazyFeelTurn: Light to Imperial. Even more so, Light to Independent taken as a whole.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Necessary for the Independent path, as you must first ally with and then betray all three other factions.
* HeroAntagonist: Depending on which side you take, though most of the [=NPCs=] count. Leon is among the noblest of the characters, despite fighting for TheEmpire. Meanwhile, Sonia, Est and Ost are only fighting for Bozer because he's the only one fighting to save the Demon Tribe (except possibly Elwin). And if you turn against the Light, nearly all of the Light heroes are good people fighting for a goddess who is good ''toward humans'' - [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman monsters need not apply]].
* KnightInSourArmor: Independent Elwin. He's gone through a lot of [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor messy]] CharacterDevelopment that has left him murderously cynical of all the factions' goals and methods, and now he's fighting so that [[TheExtremistWasRight everyone in El Sallia can finally live in peace]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Lushiris is much larger than a human, though this is only shown in battle scenes.
* OrderVersusChaos: The premise behind the story, at least in theory; the Empire doesn't care about the struggle between Lushiris and Chaos except as it affects their interests, and Independent Elwin wants them both taken down.
* TheStarscream: Elwin towards the Kaiser in Independent and Chaos paths.
* {{Ubermensch}}: Elwin in the Independent Path.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The empire's heroes are trying to conquer the continent in order to create a continent without constant war.
* VillainProtagonist: Elwin in the Chaos Path has abandoned any pretense of fighting for El Sallia, and is only in the war for his own power.
* WorthyOpponent: Leon, and to a lesser extent, Vargas. Elwin can become this as well if he sides with the Empire; even after he betrays the light side, Cherie is fully (and rightly) confident that the civilians she's guarding can evacuate in full view of Leon and Elwin's forces without being attacked.
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!!Langrisser III provides examples of:
* TheEvilPrince: Paul. He becomes the reoccurring villain Böser by the end.
* OddballInTheSeries: ''Langrisser III'' introduces new gameplay mechanics, but most of them get rolled back in the games that follow.
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!!Langrisser IV and V (which share a setting) provide examples of:
* BeleagueredAssistant: General Wiler to the King of Caconsis.
* {{Cyborg}}: [=McLaine=], one of the characters from ''Langrisser IV'', is converted to this due to Gizlof's experiments.
* EmotionlessGirl: Lambda, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser V'', starts out as this.
* AFatherToHisMen: General Valk and General Lanford in ''Langrisser IV''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Rachel, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser IV'', is said to have extraordinary magic power, [[spoiler:which Gizlof later uses to power his superweapon]]. However, in terms of gameplay, she is mostly relegated to being the party healer.
* GodhoodSeeker: [[BigBad Gizlof]]'s main goal in ''Langrisser IV''.
* GreenEyedMonster: Angelina is secretly jealous of her sister Shelfanil, who is beloved by everyone for her kind nature.
* HumongousMecha: In one of the paths in ''Langrisser IV'', [[spoiler:Gizlof brings one out in the final stage as a hidden card against the heroes. Destroying it nets you a bad ending, since it is piloted by a brainwashed Rachel.]]
* MadScientist: Gizlof.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: This happens to General Valk and General Lanford in Langrisser IV.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one route of IV, Gizlov's faction has the king of Caconsis assassinated, hoping to throw the protagonists' country into disarray, not realizing that [[PointyHairedBoss the king is a profound idiot whose incompetence has only been holding the protagonists back]].
* NotBloodSiblings: (''Langrisser IV'') One of the hero's potential love interests is his [[LittleSisterHeroine adoptive sister]].
* PlantPerson: In ''Langrisser V'', female lead Lambda has the ability to communicate with plants.
* PolarOppositeTwins: (''Langrisser IV'') The TomboyAndGirlyGirl twin princesses - Shelfaniel is a WhiteMagicianGirl and Angelina is an ActionGirl.
* TooDumbToLive: Those who have played ''Langrisser IV'' should know that the King of Caconsis is a colossal idiot who gets himself (and his country by default) into trouble at every possible moment. It is a miracle that 1. his two daughters do not take after him at all, and 2. the whole country has not been run to ground.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: The King of Caconsis and his hot daughters Shelfanil and Angelina.
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!!Langrisser Mobile provides examples of:
* BeachEpisode: The event that made Feraquea a playable character centered around Hein setting one up on a deserted isle, which just so happened to be where Feraquea was establishing her base.
* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** In side-stories and when new modes are unlocked, the characters sometimes make jokes about being in a game; for example, when unlocking player-vs-player fights, Amelda is glad it's her turn to give a tutorial.
** Amelda flat out says [[GuestFighter Estelle and Joshua]] are from the game ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Trails in the Sky]]'' after meeting them.
* {{Crossover}}: There have been numerous crossover events since launch, which includes {{Guest Fighter}}s that could only be recruited during those times, such as Bracers and Ouroborous Enforcers from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'', three ladies from the original ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'', and the main male protagonists (plus the Toguro bros.) of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
* DoomedHometown: In Chapter Eleven, despite General Bodamicus' promises, troops from the Hebril Empire raze the heroes' village and the team needs to help evacuate the survivors.
* LevelUpAtIntimacy5: You can Bond with units by giving them gifts, which unlocks new battles, voice clips, and permanent stat boosts (though the latter [[DoubleUnlock also requires secondary objectives be met]], such as obtaining a specific class, or completing a specific battle with a different character they have a connection with).
* PlayEveryDay: The game has a stamina meter for selecting stages that refills over time, as well as daily missions that reward players with additional experience points and chances to summon heroes.
* RashomonStyle: Cherie's Bonds missions are a retelling of ''Der Langrisser'' from her faulty perspective, such as replacing a lecherous old man with an octopus.
* ShoutOut: In the English translation, Hein claims that the sky cracking when the player unlocks the Dimensional Trials is "[[Memes/DeathNote according to keikaku]]".
* WhatIf: Some special events take this approach, with the most notable being one in which Elwin becomes an overlord, as it introduced two new units (a Young version of Jessica after a recent death and reincarnation, and Emilia, [[SpinOffspring Vargas' daughter]] who's now leading a rebellion).

On March 10 2020, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] released the ''Langrisser I & II'' remake for Nintendo Switch, PC, and [=PlayStation 4=] outside Japan. In addition to updated music and art (with the old styles still available), it greatly expanded the story of both games, adding new playable characters and more branching narratives (which is particularly noteworthy for ''I'', which had a linear story in all prior releases).

** Chris in ''Langrisser I'' (Chapter 17 of the original/"A" Route). [[spoiler:In the remake, ''not'' fighting her leads to Route B.]]

* {{Crossover}}: In ''IV'', ''V'', and ''Mobile'', the ''VideoGame/ChoAniki'' cast show up as trainers that can be fought to boost unit stats.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Sonia in Der Langrisser is half-demon, causing her to be driven from her home village.
** From ''IV'', [[spoiler: Landius is half-lunarian.]]
** Matthew, the protagonist of the mobile title, also has demon blood in him. [[spoiler:In addition to lunarian, as Landius' descendant.]]

* LightIsNotGood[=/=]DarkIsNotEvil

** Also [[spoiler: Heine as of ''4''.]]

* WorldTree

* BigDamnHeroes: Chris and Thorn come to save Ledin's party from {{Blob Monster}}s in Scenario 4.
* BlackKnight: Lance.

* KilledOffscreen: King Illzach, after Ledin escapes from the castle siege in Scenario 1.

* BlackAndGrayMorality: The Goddess of Light is a racist, TheEmpire is a bunch of ruthless conquerors, the Demon Tribe are led by a psychotic monster, and even if you avoid all of these, you're still a backstabbing Lu Bu who racks up a massive body count in the name of peace and justice.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: The Independent path requires you to backstab every faction you work with. Betraying the Empire, in particular, is portrayed as something done solely for your own power rather than for the good of everyone.
** The problem being that every path shift seems to shift Elwin's personality dramatically and instantly.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: The character's troop's colour:

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the Independent path, [[spoiler:you get to kill Lushiris, who is a goddess. It's not even very hard, since by that point in the game you'll be insanely powerful yourself.]]
** You can do the same with [[spoiler:Chaos in one of the Light endings, though it's Eggbert who finishes him off.]]

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Necessary for the Independent path.
* HeroAntagonist: Depending on which side you take...well, really, most of the [=NPCs=]. Leon is among the noblest of the characters, despite fighting for TheEmpire. Meanwhile, Sonia, Est and Ost are only fighting for Bozer because he's the only one fighting to save the Demon Tribe (except possibly Elwin). And if you turn against the Light, nearly all of the Light heroes are good people fighting for a goddess who is good ''toward humans'' - [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman monsters need not apply]].

* WorthyOpponent: Leon (and to a lesser extent, Vargas). Elwin can become this as well if he sides with the Empire. Even after he betrays the light side, Cherie is fully (and rightly) confident that the civilians she's guarding can evacuate in full view of Leon and Elwin's forces without being attacked.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Rachel, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser IV'', is said to have extraordinary magic power, [[spoiler:which [[BigBad Gizlof]] later uses to power his superweapon]]. However, in terms of gameplay, she is mostly relegated to being the party healer.

* HumongousMecha: In one of the paths in ''Langrisser IV'', [[spoiler:[[BigBad Gizlof]] brings this out in the final stage as a hidden card against the heroes. Destroying it nets you a bad ending since it is piloted by Rachel.]]

* TooDumbToLive: Those who have played ''Langrisser IV'' should know that the King of Caconsis is a colossal idiot who gets himself (and his country by default) into trouble at every possible moment. It is a miracle that 1. his two daughters do not take after him at all and 2. the whole country has not been run to ground.

* {{Crossover}}: A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game. Later events incorporated three ladies from the original ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'', and the main male protagonists (plus the Toguro bros.) of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.
* DoomedHometown: In Chapter Eleven, despite general Bodamicus' promises, troops from the Hebril Empire raze the heroes' village, and the team needs to help evacuate the survivors.

* AntiGrinding: Certain mechanics are in place to prevent the player from getting max level with all their characters. The most notable is that there is only a limited number of exp you can earn per map; the amount of XP per map is heavily calculated. Characters only earn experience from killing enemies, so this mitigates the XP gained from chipping an enemy's health down.

* AntiGrinding: Certain mechanics are in place to prevent the player from getting max level with all their characters. The most notable is that there is only a limited number of exp you can earn per map; the amount of exp per map is heavily calculated. Characters only earn experience from killing enemies, so this mitigates the exp gained from from chipping an enemy's health down.

* DecapitatedArmy: Killing an enemy leader will cause the rest of the units under his squad to die as well. However, doing so will steal any possible experience the player can gain from killing the other units. On the other hand, killing individual units will take longer, as they benefit a number of stat boosts so long as they stay under their leader's area of influence.

* AGodAmI: [[BigBad Gizlof]]'s main goal in ''Langrisser IV''.

* ''Langrisser Mobile'' - Windows, [[AndroidGames Android]], [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] (January 22, 2019)

* {{Crossover}}: A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game. A later event plans to incorporate at least three ladies from the original ''VideoGame/SakuraWars''.

* BlobMonster: The slimes that show up in the fourth mission in ''Langrisser'', which are resistant to physical attacks. You're not actually trying to beat them...you just need to [[HoldTheLine stay alive long enough]] for them to retreat. They are, however, weak against [[KillItWithFire fire]], which is used by [[spoiler:Chris' guardsmen when she and Sir Thorne come to rescue you at the halfway point]].

* ''Langrisser'' - Windows, [[AndroidGames Android]], [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] (January 22, 2019)

In March 2020, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] plans to release the ''Langrisser I & II'' remake for Nintendo Switch, PC, and [=PlayStation 4=] outside Japan.

* EliteTweak: This game has a lot of these. One of the biggest is how you can start Elwin off as a Warlock, which requires only a tiny fraction of the experience that other classes need to level up, allowing you to get your first class change near the beginning of the ''second scenario''.

* FactionSpecificEndings: Present in ''Der Langrisser'', ''Langrisser III'', ''Langrisser IV'' and ''-Tensei-'' depending on who the party allies with.

** Matthew, the protagonist of the mobile title, also has demon blood in him.

* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: A tradition started by ''Der Langrisser''. Affects the main character's starting class and stats (although your starting class is overridden by your first promotion, which always turns Elwin into a warrior type.) This is expanded in later games to affect the main's ''entire class tree''.

* {{Crossover}}:
** The ''VideoGame/ChoAniki'' cast show up as trainers that can be fought to boost unit stats.
** A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game. A later event plans to incorporate at least three ladies from the original ''VideoGame/SakuraWars''.

* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Sega Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a [[GameMod fan-made delocalization]] exists. There are also fan-made translations for the Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version of ''Langrisser'', the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. In 2016, Creator/AksysGames officially released ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation -Tensei-'' internationally. The latest in the series is a mobile ''Langrisser'' game, which released internationally, and is a direct continuation of the original five games. In 2020, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] plans to release the ''Langrisser I & II'' remake for Nintendo Switch and [=PlayStation 4=] outside Japan.

* RedShirt: The Civilians being protected by Chris in Scenario 2 of ''Langrisser'' have zero attack power, and are rather swiftly killed off by the roving barbarians on the map.

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: The motivation for the Empire's heroes.

* WorthyOpponent: Leon (and to a lesser extent, Vargas).

* ''Langrisser'' - Windows, [[AndroidGames Android]], [[IOSGames iOS]] (January 22, 2019)

** A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game.

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a [[GameMod fan-made delocalization]] exists. There are also fan-made translations for the Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version of ''Langrisser'', the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. In 2016, Creator/AksysGames officially released ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation -Tensei-'' internationally. The latest in the series is a mobile ''Langrisser'' game, which released internationally, and is a direct continuation of the original five games.

* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Sega Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', and a (still in-development) remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In side-stories and when new modes are unlocked, the characters sometimes make jokes about being in a game; for example, when unlocking player-vs-player fights, Amelda is glad it's her turn to give a tutorial.

* {{Crossover}}: A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game.

* Crossover: A limited-time event in June 2019 introduces several playable characters from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' as well as scenarios based on said game.

* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Sega Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.

* ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' - UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS (2015)

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a [[GameMod fan-made delocalization]] exists. There are also fan-made translations for the Windows 98/ME/2000/XP version of ''Langrisser'', the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. In 2016, Creator/AksysGames officially released ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' internationally. The upcoming ''Langrisser'' game is set to have an English release, and is a direct continuation of the original five games.

* BeleagueredAssistant: General Wiler to the King of Caconsis.
* BlackKnight: Lance.

* {{Cyborg}}: [=McLaine=], one of the characters from ''Langrisser IV'', is converted to this due to Gizlof's experiments.

* CrutchCharacter: Volkov (''Langrisser''). His units can mow down any enemy troop while only suffering minimal casualties (even in the case of [[ScissorsCutsRock type mismatches]]). He also gets a PlotlineDeath at the end of Chapter 5.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei's name literally means "Langrisser Reincarnation Reincarnation."

* EmotionlessGirl: Lambda, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser V'', starts out as this.
* TheEvilPrince: Paul. He becomes the reoccurring villain Böser by the end of ''3''.
* FactionSpecificEndings: Present in ''Der Langrisser'', ''Langrisser III'', and ''Langrisser IV'' depending on who the party allies with.

* AFatherToHisMen: General Valk and General Lanford in ''Langrisser IV''.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Rachel, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser IV'', is said to have extraordinary magic power, [[spoiler:which [[BigBad Gizlof]] later uses to power his superweapon]]. However, in terms of gameplay, she is mostly relegated to being the party healer.
* AGodAmI: [[BigBad Gizlof]]'s main goal in ''Langrisser IV''.
* GreenEyedMonster: Angelina is secretly jealous of her sister Shelfanil, who is beloved by everyone for her kind nature.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Sonia in Der Langrisser is half-demon, causing her to be driven from her home village. [[spoiler: Landius is half-lunarian.]]

* HumongousMecha: In one of the paths in ''Langrisser IV'', [[spoiler:[[BigBad Gizlof]] brings this out in the final stage as a hidden card against the heroes. Destroying it nets you a bad ending since it is piloted by Rachel.]]

* MadScientist: Gizlof.

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: This happens to General Valk and General Lanford in Langrisser IV.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one route of IV, Gizlov's faction has the king of Caconsis assassinated, hoping to throw the protagonists' country into disarray, not realizing that [[PointyHairedBoss the king is a profound idiot whose incompetence has only been holding the protagonists back]].
* NotBloodSiblings: (''Langrisser IV'') One of the hero's potential love interests is his [[LittleSisterHeroine adoptive sister]].
* OddballInTheSeries: ''Langrisser III'' introduces new gameplay mechanics, but most of them get rolled back in the games that follow.

* PlantPerson: (''Langrisser V'') Female lead Lambda has the ability to communicate with plants.

* PolarOppositeTwins: (''Langrisser IV'') The TomboyAndGirlyGirl twin princesses - Shelfaniel is a WhiteMagicianGirl and Angelina is an ActionGirl.

* RedShirt: The Civilians being protected by Chris in Scenario 2 of ''Langrisser'' have zero attack power, and are rather swiftly killed off by the roving barbarians on the map.

* TooDumbToLive: Those who have played ''Langrisser IV'' should know that the King of Caconsis is a colossal idiot who gets himself (and his country by default) into trouble at every possible moment. It is a miracle that 1. his two daughters do not take after him at all and 2. the whole country has not been run to ground.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: The King of Caconsis and his hot daughters Shelfanil and Angelina.

* DoomedHometown: In chapter Eleven, despite general Bodamicus' promises, troops from the Hebril Empire raze the heroes' village, and the team needs to help evacuate the survivors.

* ''Langrisser'' - Windows, [[AndroidGames Android]], [[IOSGames iOS]] (TBA)

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine CD-ROM2 System]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] (both [=Win9x=] and 98/ME/2000/XP), and [[MobilePhoneGame NTT DoCoMo FOMA900i and 901i]].

* ''Langrisser III'' - Sega Saturn (1996). Also released on Windows and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a [[GameMod fan-made delocalization]] exists. There are also fan-made translations for the Windows version of ''Langrisser'', the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. In 2016, Creator/AksysGames officially released ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' internationally. The upcoming ''Langrisser'' mobile game is set to have an English release, and is said to be a direct continuation of the original five games.

** Lana in Langrisser II.
** Flare in Langrisser III.
** [[spoiler:Rachel]] in Langrisser IV.
* {{Cyborg}}: [=McLaine=], one of the characters from Langrisser IV, is converted to this due to Gizlof's experiments.