History VideoGame / ValkyriaChronicles

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Imperial rifles, machine guns, and sniper rifles are all much more powerful than their Gallian counterparts, with the best captured rifles and machine guns putting out around twice the damage of the most powerful Gallian weapons in their class at the cost of having about half the range and accuracy. Imperial ''lances'' however, are much ''weaker'' than Gallian lances to the point that they may not be able to bring down late-game tanks with a single radiator shot, but they are by far the most accurate, and in the case of the VB PL X3(g), longest-ranged lances.

* AllYourPowersCombined: Selvaria's gun, the Ruhm, combines the accuracy of a good sniper rifle, the range of a good scout rifle, and the damage potential of a good stormtrooper's machine gun. Once it's unlocked (By completing Selvaria's bonus missions), the stormtrooper who equips it can destroy just about any non-tank target that can't dodge or isn't crouching in one round - and if said trooper can get behind them and target the radiator, all but the heaviest of tanks are doomed, without need for any special orders, which means that it can also do the job of an anti-tank lance.

** Selvaria's ridiculous custom Ruhm weapon [[AllYourPowersCombined merges the ridiculous range of a sniper rifle with the rapid fire of a machine gun and the damage rating of a lancer rocket]], provided you shoot a tank's weak point with it anyway. While you can't get the full Selvaria experience by having a Scout carry it, it's still enough to turn any Shocktrooper carrying it into a OneManArmy, provided you keep away from anything that can tear them up too badly, and it can be acquired as early as before starting the game, provided the player can beat Selvaria's DLC mini-campaign at least once first.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Ruhm, Selvaria's weapon, which can only be obtained by completing her DLC missions. B-rank accuracy, 20 shots per attack, and the range of a sniper rifle. It turns Rosie (or any of the other shocktroopers if you give it to them) into a OneManArmy.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Imperial soldiers who used to make fun of the now-deceased Fritz for being a "momma's boy" realise how much of a {{Jerkass}} they were after finding out from Welkin and Alicia that he died.

''Valkyria Chronicles'', known in Japan as ''Valkyria of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles'' is a video game made by Creator/{{Sega}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and released in 2008. A PC version including all previously released DownloadableContent [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/294860 was released on Steam]] on November 11, 2014 (where it proceeded to [[http://www.thegamersparadise.com/news/18-news/pc/757-valkyria-chronicles-smashes-all-expectations-to-reach-number-one-on-steam smash all sales expectations]]). A UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 version was released on February 10, 2016. A UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version was released on September 27, 2018 as promotion for ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4''.

There is a sequel for the UsefulNotes/PlaystationPortable, called ''[[VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII Valkyria Chronicles 2: Gallian Royal Military Academy]]''. It is set two years after the first game and involves civil turmoil as students are drafted in to fight the threats within the country.

A third game, ''[[VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesIII Valkyria Chronicles 3: Unrecorded Chronicles]]'', has been released in Japan. It is a GaidenGame on the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]], taking place at the same time as the first game. This game has also gotten an anime adaptation.

In 2017 an alternative universe spinoff to the series, ''VideoGame/ValkyriaRevolution'', was released. Depicting Europa in the titular event shaped after the Industrial Revolution, but based on the usage of ragnite instead. It was released on the UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita.

Following ''Revolution'', ''[[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4 Valkyria Chronicles 4: Eastern Front]]'' was released for UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, PC, and the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in 2018. It returns to the setting of the Second Europan War, but this time focusing on a Federation operation to end the war in one swell swoop.

* {{Feelies}}: The "Europa Edition" on [=PS4=] comes with a small-format art book, and a poster that folds out to A3 size (12" x 17") with all of Squad 7 on one side, and Selvaria Bles on the other.

* FictionalEarth: The map maintains the general shape of the Europe, with almost all the borders redrawn. There are two isles to the Northwest, one big and one small, just like the British isles. A peninsula extends from the South of Europa, much like Italy. The map still marks the seas around Europa as North Sea to the North, Mediterranean Sea to the South, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. Gallia is located in the Low Countries, fitting its basis of design, while the East Europan Imperials appears to encompass both German and Soviet territory, fitting their hybrid design.

** The map maintains the general shape of the Europe, with almost all the borders redrawn. There are two isles to the Northwest, one big and one small, just like the British isles. A peninsula extends from the South of Europa, much like Italy. The map still marks the seas around Europa as North Sea to the North, Mediterranean Sea to the South, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. Gallia is located in the Low Countries, fitting its basis of design, while the East Europan Imperials appears to encompass both German and Soviet territory, fitting their hybrid design.

* BoobsOfSteel: Selvaria probably ''needs'' a CustomUniform because she couldn't fit her chest into a standard one. She could also have won the entire war on her own, if not for [[spoiler:Alicia]]. Even without her Valkyria powers, she's still a formidable opponent, not to mention the fact that she's essentially a nuke that walks on feet. This is right up character artist RAITA's [[{{Doujinshi}} normal area anyway]] (most of his works feature big-breasted badass females).

* AccidentalHero: [[spoiler: Nadine]] mistakes [[spoiler: Cezary]] as the one who saved her from an enemy sniper. But what really happened was that [[spoiler: it was actually Marina who shot the sniper while Cezary was going to let it happen.]] He tries to explain the truth it to [[spoiler: Nadine]] but [[spoiler:[[NotGoodWithPeople Marina]]]] gives him a DeathGlare to make him shut up and not talk about it.