History VideoGame / ValkyriaChronicles

* TheCaptain: Captain Eleanor Varrot, obviously. Although of lower rank, it also applies to Welkin; he's the one in charge of Squad 7, and although he's easygoing and amicable, do NOT question his orders. [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority He's in charge for a reason.]]

* 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 [[{{Gainaxing}} big-breasted]] badass females).

** Selvaria is the prime source of it until the BeachEpisode. She even has (mild) {{Gainaxing}} when she makes fast movements.

** The Ruhm (Selvaria's [[WeaponOfChoice Signature Weapon]]), and the game's sole automatic rifle (the rest of the shocktrooper weapons are merely sub-machine guns).

** Everyone in the Lancer class carries a lance-shaped [[CoolGuns/RocketsMissilesAndGrenadeLaunchers Rocket Launcher]] which seems to be an attempt to at least replicate a Valkyur's main weapon in a realistic and physical manner. [[spoiler:Maximillian has a man-made one which acts even closer to a Valkyrian lance to the point where he has near-identical powers through artificial methods.]]

* AnimalMotif: The {{unicorn}} is the Principality of Gallia's national animal, which is seen decorated in its flag and military insignia. Its horn resembles the Valkyrur's lance, which denotes Gallia's royal family's connection to the Valkyrur [[spoiler:or so they claim]]. In addition, the northwestern part of their country resembles an unicorn's head.

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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Squad 7 has about 50 characters in its roster that you can choose from, and there are even more story-important characters. The games in the franchise border on VideoGame/{{Suikoden}} levels.

** Many of the girls of Squad 7. If they're not in pants, [[ZettaiRyouiki they wear skirts and REALLY HIGH knee socks.]] Rosie tops all the others by having a gap around her midriff (and having a much shorter skirt). The girls with skirts are prone to what looks like [[PantyShot Panty Shots]] at first glance (although it's really [[SkirtOverShorts short shorts]]) as the their evasive maneuver is to drop to the ground. Guess where the camera points. And then there's the BeachEpisode. In particular, Alicia has a very revealing bikini.

* WrenchWench: Isara Gunther. She's also the one to first appear at a gun fight with her father's [[TankGoodness customized heavy tank]]! Yes, a {{Moe}} tank opperator.
** In the 4th game in the series, Riley Miller qualifies, being your squads engineer as well as having been a research scientist prior to the game, she also goes out in the field as a mortar expert.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Darcsens have either dark blue or dark purple hair. Dark-hair is a racial slur.

* WarIsHell: Hammered home repeatedly, from the [[ObligatoryWarCrimeScene Imperials massacring helpless Gallian civilians]], to poor Pvt. Fritz [[IWantMyMommy crying out for his mother]] as he lies dying of shrapnel wounds despite Alicia's kind attempts to help him, to [[spoiler:sixteen year-old Isara being randomly killed by an Imperial sniper with a cheap shot out of nowhere.]]

Like many [=JRPGs=], ''Valkyria Chronicles'' is very story heavy and contains many themes. The most evident are the tragedies of war, racism ([[PeopleOfHairColor of the hair color variety]]), fighting to defend one's homeland, friendship, family bonds, and love. Every character you can control (and a good deal of [=NPCs=], too) has their own personal biography, special traits, likes and dislikes, and personality quirks, making it feel like you are actually controlling real people in an actual war. However, unlike many [=JRPGs=], Valkyria Chronicles chooses to avoid a [[HighFantasy high fantasy]] setting and instead opts for a very UsefulNotes/WorldWarII themed world with light fantasy elements.

''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''.

* PuttingOnTheReich: Both Gallia and the Empire have varying degrees of this. For example, Gallians persecute the Darcsens. On the other hand, the Empire is a mix between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union with a bit of Romanov Russia thrown in for good measure. In the Empire, Darcsens captured in Gallia are sent to death camps/concentration camps to work under inhumane conditions. Partially averted in ValkyriaChroniclesIII, which occurs simultaneous with Valkyria Chronicles.

* FiveManBand: The main characters of Squad 7:
** Welkin: TheHero
** Alicia: TheChick
** Largo: TheBigGuy (Class 4/Class 2)
** Rosie: TheLancer / CoolBigSis
** Isara: TheSmartGuy [[spoiler:(later replaced with Kreis)]]
** Zaka: TheSixthRanger
** Hans: TeamPet

''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 Fall 2018 as promotion for ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4''.

* RealityEnsues: When Welkin [[spoiler:confronts Faldio after discovering that he shot Felicia to awaken her Valkyrian powers, they are both sent to the brig by Captain Varrot for getting into a physical altercation.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:Bottom left, [[TheLancer Alicia Melchiott]]; bottom right, [[TheHero Welkin]] [[AFatherToHisMen Gunther]]; above, [[TheDragon Selvaria]] [[OneWomanArmy Bles]].]]

''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 {{DLC}} [[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 Fall 2018 as promotion for ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4''.

* SchizoTech: Varies widely between pre-WW and post-[=WW2=] tech. Firearms technology is late-[=WW2=] tech, with the standard infantry rifles of all sides being semi-automatic rifles (Gallia's is roughly based on the Gewehr 43). Airplane technology is pre-UsefulNotes/WW1. Tanks are inter-war tech, roughly. Tactics vary as well, with TheEmpire using a classic blitzkrieg but then also using [=WW1=]-era trench warfare.

* FinalDeath: Except the main characters, a Squad 7 soldier whose HP hits 0 will be gone for good if you don't get a medic to help them within three turns or if the enemy gets to them first. Even during skirmish missions and side-story battles, they can still be killed permanently if you're not careful.

** If any of your soldiers are downed in combat and are not rescued before an enemy soldier touches them, you [[FinalDeath lose them permanently.]] Except for [[GameplayAllyImmortality plot-critical characters]] who will "retreat" instead, despite the fact that they were unconscious seconds before and have an enemy standing over them. In battle, if Alicia, Largo or Rosie "retreat" from battle, they cannot be summoned back.

%%* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Most of the female characters with a male LoveInterest fall under this.

** Gallia is loosely based on the nations geographically associated with Gaul (or Gallia in Latin) and more specifically the Rhineland, including a mix of Belgian (Bruhl = Bruges) Dutch, French, and German traits. (In his review of ''Valkyria Chronicles'', [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]] referred to Gallia as: "a small, idyllic country that resembles a mashup of Holland, Belgium and Switzerland as depicted by Franchise/WinnieThePooh".)

* PowerTrio: Hannes (Id), Oscar (Superego) and Jane (Ego)