History VisualNovel / MuvLuv

* AmbiguousGender: Mikoto in ''Extra'', who is referred to as a boy, yet suspiciously used a ModestyTowel during the group's stay in the hot springs. Several lines in ''Alternative'' [[spoiler: by Mikoto's father]] seem to support the hypothesis that Mikoto was a girl even in ''Extra''.
** One particular scene has Mikoto replacing a team member in the Women's Lacrosse team and wearing their uniform, prompting Meiya to ask why it looks so good on him.

* BigOlEyebrows: Chizuru

* BornInTheWrongCentury: Meiya, at least in ''Extra''. She fares much better in the environment of the ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' worlds.

* CatGirl: Miki Tamase.

* ClassRepresentative: Chizuru in ''Extra''. Much to her annoyance, Takeru refers to her as this in the ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'' worlds instead of "Squad Leader".
* ClingyJealousGirl: Sumika. [[spoiler:We learn at the end of ''Alternative'' just how clingy and jealous she can be in her subconsciousness, though she does atone for it once she becomes conscious of it.]]

* DitzyGenius: Yuuko.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Marimo as Michiru remembered her in the story she told Takeru [[spoiler: in the aftermath of Marimo's death]]. [[spoiler: The full extent of her nastiness is revealed in the recently-released sidestory ''Confession'' where, among other things, she ''[[KickTheDog kicks Michiru's fallen fellow cadet during training until the latter stands up, and later forces Michiru to drink from a puddle after running]]'', while delivering a verbal beatdown that would have made Sergeant Hartmann proud]].

* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler:Yuuko]] in ''Unlimited'', after [[spoiler:failing to complete Alternative IV.]]

* [[ExpressiveHair Expressive]] IdiotHair: Sumika

* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: [[spoiler:Meiya in ''Extra''.]]

* FriendlySniper: Miki in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''. Even in ''Extra'' her archery style is combat-oriented.

* HeroicBSOD: Takeru in ''Alternative'' [[spoiler: in the aftermath of Marimo's death]].

* HotBlooded: Takeru.

* IdiotHero: Takeru

** And then, she [[spoiler: brutally subverts this Unlimited and Alternative by dragging him into [[GroundhogDayLoop a living hell]] that he can't remember half the time! All because she was lonely...]]

* {{Kuudere}}: Ayamine.
* LargeHam: Genjousai Tamase, Miki's father.

* TheLoad: Takeru, initially, in ''Unlimited''. And he is fully aware of it.

* {{Meganekko}}: Chizuru.

* {{Pettanko}}: Mikoto in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative'', something she is very conscious about and laments.

* SergeantRock: Marimo in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''. She constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things, [[spoiler: things she herself [[ShellShockedVeteran learned]] [[SoleSurvivor the hard way]] [[SurvivorGuilt in her]] [[DeathSeeker past]]. See DrillSergeantNasty above, though]].

* {{Shotacon}}- Tsukuyomi, at least in ''Extra''.

* TokenLoli: Miki; later also Kasumi.

* {{Tsundere}}: Sumika (Type B) and Chizuru (Type A).

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Kasumi in ''Unlimited / Alternative'', Inia and Cryska in ''Total Eclipse''. [[spoiler: All three are also psychics.]]

* ZettaiRyouiki: Ayamine (Grade A).

* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Marimo's crush and squad leader shielding her [=TSF=] from a laser-class BETA]] in the side-story ''Atonement''.
* TemporalThemeNaming: Japanese TSF models and equipment (even those manufactured under foreign license such as the F-4 Phantom) are given designations of the form "Type-xx", where the latter is the last two digits of the year the particular equipment was adopted; for example, the Type-74 longsword was adopted in 1974, the Type-77 Gekishin (alternate name of the F-4J) was first used in 1977, the Type-97 Fubuki TSF entered Imperial Army service in 1997, while the Type-00 Takemikazuchi was adopted by the Imperial Royal Guard in 2000.

* TrueCompanions: Takeru's friends in Extra, Squadron 207[=/=]A-01 Valkyries in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''. The trope was invoked by the commanding officer of the Valkyries, who recounted that she joined the army out of a desire to protect the one she loved, but ended up caring more for her teammates instead.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The original trilogy has, among others, [[SoichiroHoshi Kira]] [[GundamSEED Yamato]], [[MasayoKurata Rakshata]] [[Anime/CodeGeass Chawla]], [[MinamiHokuto Akiha]] [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Tohno]], [[TetsuInada Lu]] [[DynastyWarriors Bu]], [[YuuAsakawa Ri]][[FateStayNight der]], [[ShizukaIto Hinagiku]] [[HayateTheCombatButler Katsura]], [[KumikoWatanabe Katejina]] [[VictoryGundam Loos]] and [[NorioWakamoto Charles]] [[CodeGeass zi Britannia]]. The side stories add, among others, [[DaisukeOno Battler]] [[VisualNovel/UminekonoNakuKoroNi Ushiromiya]], [[MaiNakahara Rena]] [[VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Ryuugu]], [[HitomiNabatame Bazett Fraga]] [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight McRemitz]], [[TomokazuSugita Ky]][[SuzumiyaHaruhi on]] and [[MamikoNoto Kotomi]] [[{{Clannad}} Ichinose]]. Sumika also shares a voice with [[EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo Miyako Miyamura.]]

* ApocalypseHow: By the time of the events of ''Unlimited[=/=]Alternative'', Eurasia, except for several remote peninsulas have been laid bare and devoid of life, and it was only a matter of time before the rest fall as well (Continental[=/=]Total Extinction, quickly heading towards Planetary scale). [[spoiler:Alternative V will just hasten the process, with Continental-level Physical Annihilation added into the mix: the landmasses of the entire Eastern Hemisphere sink beneath the waves, while in the Western Hemisphere, expanding salt deserts have appeared where the oceans have been.]]

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* {{Expy}}: Takahashi Ichimonji, Meiya's limo driver, is basically [[InitialD Takumi Fujiwara]] with the voice of [[TakehitoKoyasu Ryousuke Takahashi]]. Yuuko is a [[{{Rule63}} genderbent]] [[SuperRobotWars Shuu Shirakawa]], and Meiya has a hairstyle taken from the [[{{Gundam0083}} RX-78GP02A Physalis]], while [[spoiler: her twin sister Yuuhi]] has one from the [[{{Gundam0083}} AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra]]. In sidestories we also see Meiya's grandfather and training master, who look like, and are named after, {{Raideen}} and {{Grendizer}} respectively, while [[spoiler: Yuuhi's]] master's name is a pun on GodSigma.

* {{Nakama}}: Takeru's friends in Extra, Squadron 207[=/=]A-01 Valkyries in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''. The trope was invoked by the commanding officer of the Valkyries, who recounted that she joined the army out of a desire to protect the one she loved, but ended up caring more for her teammates instead.

* ArtEvolution: Just take a look at [[http://i.imgur.com/mop4K.jpg a screenshot from Alternative]] versus [[http://i.imgur.com/gavya.jpg the recently released side story Confession]].

* DrillSergeantNasty: Marimo as Michiru remembered her in the story she told Takeru [[spoiler: in the aftermath of Marimo's death]]. [[spoiler: The full extent of her nastiness is revealed in the recently-released sidestory ''Confession'' where, among other things, she ''[[KickTheDog kicks Michiru's fallen fellow cadet until the latter stands up, and later forces Michiru to drink from a puddle after running]], while giving a HannibalLecture that would have made Sergeant Hartmann proud.]]''

* SergeantRock: Marimo in ''Unlimited'' and ''Alternative''. She constantly reminds Takeru and his squadmates of many important things, [[spoiler: things she herself [[ShellShockedVeteran learned]] [[SoleSurvivor the hard way]] [[SurvivorGuilt in her]] [[DeathSeeker past]]]].

* PinkBishoujoGhetto: Justified in ''Unlimited/Alternative:'' Men were the first to be drafted, leaving mostly women behind, and it was in fact rare to see a male soldier where and when the story took place.

* [[spoiler:[[FriendZone Friend Zoned]]]]: [[spoiler: ''Noble Confidant''.]]

* '''[[spoiler:KillEmAll]]''': [[spoiler:'''All'''[[hottip:*:except two if you consider Kasumi and Yuuko as main characters]] of the main cast, as well as the majority of the supporting cast, are dead by the end of Operation Cherry Blossom and its aftermath, many of them via HeroicSacrifice. Of the three immediate survivors of the operation, Sumika dies due to NoOntologicalInertia and Takeru [[RetGone ceases to exist]] in the aftermath. In addition, several other side stories end this way. Time will tell if ''Total Eclipse'' will follow suit, but rumors go around that the creator plans on outdoing ''even [[{{Zambot3}} Zambot 3]]''. Old Tomino would have been proud.]]

* [[spoiler:AttemptedRape]]:[[spoiler:Takeru, suffering PTSD from seeing Marimo brutally killed in front of him, and having been injected with several different chemicals, on Meiya. In an [[CallBack echo]] of what Mitsuki did in ''KimiGaNozomuEien'' she offers her body to Takeru in the hope of preventing him from going off the deep end; Takeru then runs away out of intense guilt and shame.]]

* [[spoiler:AttemptedRape]]:[[spoiler:Takeru, suffering PTSD from seeing Marimo brutally killed in front of him, and having been injected with several different chemicals, on Meiya.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: The original trilogy has, among others, [[SoichiroHoshi Kira]] [[GundamSEED Yamato]], [[MasayoKurata Rakshata]] [[CodeGeass Chawla]], [[MinamiHokuto Akiha]] [[MeltyBlood Tohno]], [[TetsuInada Lu]] [[DynastyWarriors Bu]], [[YuuAsakawa Ri]][[FateStayNight der]], [[ShizukaIto Hinagiku]] [[HayateTheCombatButler Katsura]], [[KumikoWatanabe Katejina]] [[VictoryGundam Loos]] and [[NorioWakamoto Charles]] [[CodeGeass zi Britannia]]. The side stories add, among others, [[DaisukeOno Battler]] [[UminekonoNakuKoroNi Ushiromiya]], [[MaiNakahara Rena]] [[HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Ryuugu]], [[HitomiNabatame Bazett Fraga]] [[FateStayNight McRemitz]], [[TomokazuSugita Ky]][[SuzumiyaHaruhi on]] and [[MamikoNoto Kotomi]] [[{{Clannad}} Ichinose]]. Sumika also shares a voice with [[EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo Miyako Miyamura.]]

* JustOneMoreLevel: In-universe example: when one of the girls discovers Takeru's [[BlandNameProduct GameGuy]] in ''Unlimited'', he passes it off as a training simulator, and lends it to the girl along with a different game. This leads her to getting addicted to the game for an entire week until the battery eventually dies.

** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:In combat, BETA choose their targets according to threat it poses to them, but targets with more advanced/more numerous computers get precedence over other targets with the same threat level. Human computer are silicon-based.]]

* NotSoFastBucko: During the combat exam, it looks like the squad has finally made it to the target point, [[spoiler:when a gun battery suddenly attacks the helicopter supposed to pick them up, requiring the team to take a whole day just to get to the next point and disabling the battery.]]

An upcoming port of the series to the Xbox 360 was announced by 5pb, co-creators of ''[[ChaosHead Chaos;Head]]'' and ''[[SteinsGate Steins;Gate]]'' with {{Nitroplus}} and was released in October 2011. ''Total Eclipse'', one of the many side stories, [[http://muvluv-te-anime.ixtl.jp/ will receive an anime adaptation in 2012]].