Valkyria Chronicles
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At the fortress of Ghirlandaio on the border of Gallia and the Empire, Squad 7 and the Atlantic Federation engage Imperial forces in a decisive battle to end the war. Selvaria returns and challenges Squad 7 and Alicia to a duel between her forces and theirs without the use of her powers. In this final confrontation, Selvaria is finally defeated but gives herself up honorably. She is treated well by Squad 7 when she is captured. Alicia asks Selvaria how she deals with being a Valkyrur to which Selvaria replies that she must find something to believe in. When the Gallian army's commander arrives and Selvaria speaks without turn, he has a soldier smash the back of her head with the butt of a rifle. Gasping in pain, she asks only one thing: that Squad 7 escort her men, the Imperial prisoners, back to Gallia. The general laughs and accedes her request. 
resistance towards the capital and manage to destroy the Valkyrur weapon that the Prince's land battleship had been constructed to carry. With the weapon's destruction, the Prince confronts Squad 7 in a final battle. Fueled by super science and bearing mock Valkyrur weaponry, the Prince attempts to destroy the Squad but after a pitched battle, defeat him at last. In a climactic finish, Welkin and Alicia are rescued from the exploding battleship by a glider that Isara had built. The fate of each squad member is revealed as the credits roll along with a list of those that had survived and those that may have died. Afterwards, it is shown that Alicia and Welkin are now husband and wife and have a daughter, Isara, as life returns to normal.
separate phases. Individual units can be activated by using "Command Points" (CP), and different unit classes cost different amounts of command points to activate, with Infantry using up one point and tanks using up two. Once activated, the unit can freely move about the battlefield in real-time, using weapons and abilities. As the unit moves, it can come under suppressing fire from enemy positions. Damage on enemies can also be increased by targeting the head, using mortars and grenades to destroy their cover, or using appropriate counter-units.
Units also have special abilities and traits called "Potentials" that affect their battlefield performance. For example, a unit with the "Child of Nature" potential feels uncomfortable operating on paved roads, lowering their accuracy, while a "Maternal" unit feels the need to protect her family, making her more effective when near units she has a close relationship with. Units also have relationships with other units, which can affect combination attacks, potential activation, and other factors. Commanders can also issue special orders, which can be specialized attacks or temporary boosts to unit attributes or performance.
Some unit classes are more effective against other unit types.
Welkin Gunther- Leader of Squad 7. Son of the late War-Hero Belgen Gunther. He loves nature and is studying Natural Science at university at the start of the game. Welkin hopes to be a teacher some day so that he may pass his knowledge on to the younger generations. When he first returns back to Bruhl, his hometown, he is arrested by Alica who accuses him of being an imperial spy. He uses the Edelweiss, his late father's tank, during combat. After holding the imperials off long enough, he allows the residents of Bruhl to escape. He and Alicia themselves then escape to Randgriz, capital of Gallia. There, Welkin sings up for the Gallian militia. He is appointed Squad Leader due to his exploits in Bruhl. During certain missions when he is not using the tank, Welkin is a scout unit. For a squad leader he is considered young. Initially his squad members are skeptical of his leadership abilities, but after demonstrating his military genius, combined with his extensive knowledge of nature, he formulates a plan to drive his tank across a river and launch a surprise attack on the enemies camp. After this, the squad's members don't question him and soon develop a liking to him. As the game progresses, he soon brings all of the squad members together, to the point where they start to consider each other as family. He is also awarded the Gallian medal of Honour due to his numerous successes in battle. Through several events, he soon realizes his feelings for Alicia.
Alicia Melchiott- A baker in training before the war. She was an orphan and doesn't remember her parents. At the outbreak of the war, she becomes the captain of the Bruhl Guardwatch. She arrest Welkin for being a suspected spy, which is later proven wrong. She, like most others, was forced into the war. After her and Welkin sign up for the militia, she is also placed in Squad 7. She is given the rank of Sergeant and becomes second-in-command of squad 7. She is the lead scout. Through several events, Alicia and Welkin bond, and the both of them soon realize their feelings for each other. Throughout the story, there are several clues of her bloodline, but only Faldio, Sqaud 1's leader, notices them. He conducts his own research and concludes that Alicia is a descendant of the Valkyrur. During the battle of Naggiar, Alicia's powers awaken after suffering a grave wound. After this revelation, she becomes unsure of her role as a Valkyria, and even contemplates sacrificing her life in order to give the Gallians victory in the War. She is dissuaded by Welkin, who vows to protect her. Welkin then proposes to her in the middle of the combat zone, to which Alicia accepts.
Isara Gunther- Welkin's adopted sister. Her biological father was a good friend of Welkin's father, Belgen Gunther, and as a personal favour built the Edelweiss for Belgen. After her father passes away, Belgen adopts Isara as his own daughter. Isara runs and fixes the Edelweiss. In combat, she is the tank driver of the Edelweiss. Because she is a Darcsen (a certain race of people in the game's world), she is discriminated against. However, Welkin always comes in to defend his sister. Because of this, Isara vows to repay Welkin, and she decides to do this by building him an airplane, so that he may fly. During the game's time period, only a couple of other planes exist. Her and Rosie initially fight, due to Rosie hating Darcsens at first. However, after Rosie witnesses the genocide and slavery of the Darcsen people, she realizes how inhuman she was being. Isara and Rosie then become friends. However, this is short lived. During the Battle at Marberry Shore, Isara is shot and killed. She is not forgotten however, as all the members of squad 7 (except Welkin as they decide to surprise him) begin to help out in realizing Isara's dream in building Welkin an airplane. The plane is finished near the end of the game, and it saves Welkin and Alicia's life.
Brigitte "Rosie" Stark- She was a bar singer before the war, which gained her the name "Rosie". She can handle a gun, which led to her being the lead shocktrooper. She has a prejudice against Darcsens which leads to conflict. As the story progresses, her hate for the Darcsens dissipates as she witnesses the genocide and slavery of the Darcsen people, she realizes how inhuman she was being. She becomes close friends with Isara eventually. It is revealed in a side chapter that her hate of the Darcsens originated when the Empire attacked her village because there was a large number of Darcsens living there. During the attack, her family is killed. However, after Isara is killed, she vows to do her part in stopping the Darcsen hating. After the end of the War, Rosie becomes a singer and tours the continent to broadcast her songs and message of peace, but she always makes time to visit Isara's grave at least once a year.
Largo Potter- Is a veteran of the First Europan War. He values experience over everything in combat. He thinks little of Welkin when he starts out. But as Welkin starts to lead the squad to several victories he gains respect for him. He also has a prejudice against Darcsens, but this quickly disappears after working closely with Isara. He is the lead lancer of Squad 7. Before joining the military, he lived on a farm that was owned by his parents. It's because of this that he has a great love for vegetables. He always reminds the squad to eat vegetables whenever they can because he claims that they are "bombs full of nutrients".He signed up for the militia during the first Europan War along with his friend Frederick. That's where they met Eleanor Varrot. Eleanor and Frederick fell for each other. However, during the war Frederick was captured and killed. This causes Varrot to stay in the militia after the war. Largo decides to stay as well so that he can keep an eye on her to make sure that she doesn't blindly seek revenge. He manages to comfort Eleanor when she is given the chance to avenge Frederick and convices her to let go of her hate. At the end of the game, after the war, Largo marries Eleanor and opens up his own farm.
Maximilian- Prince of the Empire. He is the lead commander of the invasion of Gallia. He has three generals that serve under him called Drei Stern. He rescued Selvaria from a lab where they were conducting experiments on her, which causes Selvaria to develop an undying love and loyalty for Maximilian. At first it seems that he only wants to invade Gallia because of its abundance in Ragnite, but it is later revealed that he only wishes to claim the power of the Valkyrur for himself by collecting several artifacts based in Gallia and Randgriz, Gallia's Capital. He admits that he lusts for power because he aims to seize the empire for himself. Because his mother was not of royal birth, he was often shunned by his relatives. Because of this, he swears to have his vengeance and to gain control of the Empire.
Selvaria Bles- She is part of the Drei Stern. She serves Maximilian with great loyalty. She has the unique powers of the Valkyrur. She awakens her power by weilding a spear and shield that the valkyrur used in their time. Because of this, she is unstoppable in battle, even being able to reflect a tank shell with her Spear. She has a few childhood memories and remembers her mother's cooking fondly. Her mother was killed in some sort of attack, leaving Selvaria by herself. She is rescued by the Empire. However, after they realize her powers, she is taking to a lab in order to be experimented on. Maximillian saves her from the lab. This causes Selvaria to have an undying loyalty for him, to the point where she will give her life to realize his plans. She is also a proven commander and is in charge of the invasion of Central Gallia. She faces of against Squad 7 a total of 3 times. The first two times, she is unbeatable, but she can be forced to retreat by completing the mission's objective. She faces Squad 7 one last time at the fortress of Ghirlandaio, without her powers, and just as a normal woman. Squad 7 defeats her and she is taken prisoner by the Gallian army. As the militia leaves the fortress to escort the other imperial prisoners away, she uses the Valkyrur's final flame, which essentially causes a massive explosive, but in return for her life. In doing this, she basically wipes out the entire Gallian army. This gives Maximillian the opening to attack Randgriy directly, as there is no more army to stop him.
Berthold Gregor- The oldest of the Drei Stern. He also led the invasion of Fhirald, another Europan county. There, he had a face of with Fhirald's top general, Radi Jaeger. During this battle Gregor was injured, which causes him to walk with a walking stick. Gregor is placed in charge of the Northern invasion of Gallia. He captures Fouzen, Gallia's biggest industrial city. There he has a Darcsen work camp, which is similar to the concentration camps of the Nazis. He has an obvious hate for Darcsens, which is why he has the work camps. When Fouzen is attacked by the Gallians who wish to recapture it, Gregor deploys his armored train. The train pretty much can't be destroyed by bullets of by explosives. It rides a railway that circles Fouzen from above, so that it may shoot down any opponent. The train also has long range mortars. However, the train is defeated when Squad 7 detonate the railway bridge that the train is riding on, causing it to fall into the river valley and blow up, with Gregor in it.
Radi Jaeger- The last member of the Drei Stern. He is not from the Empire, but from another country called Fhirald. He managed to fight off the Empire for a long time, even though his army was smaller and less well equipped. He was eventually defeated. However, Maximilian was so impressed that he gave Jaeger a proposition. He asked him to fight for the Empire and be one of his generals, and when the Empire has seized Gallia, Maximilian will give back Fhirald's independance. He fights with chivalry, and likes when his enemies do the same. He shows respect to everyone he meets, and also shows respect for his enemies. He is in charge of the Empire's tank division and is said to have won his battles by using "Advanced Tank Tactics". He drives a very powerful tank called Lupus Regnum, that has an outer armour shell. He is placed in charge of the Southern invasion of Gallia. Near the end of the game, Squad 7 faces off with Jaeger. Jaeger is defeated and his tank destroyed. He congratulates Squad 7. He also resigns from the Empire's army, stating that he was beaten by Gallia's militia, which is not as well trained and equipped as the army. He says that they were able to defeat him because they were fighting for their country and for their loved ones, which gave them the immense strength and will to carry on and fight when the odds were against them. During the battle with Squad 7 he realized this, and decided that it is worthless for him to fight for another country and that he will return to his own country and fight for them.
Irene Ellet- Is a news reporter and correspondent for GBS radio news. Before Welkin and Squad 7 started up she covered both sides of the war. She now only focuses on Squad 7. You can find all of her articles in the a section in the Headquarters tab. It updates after every battle. By supporting Irene through funding her, she is able to write and publish new articles. Once these articles are bought, side stories and sub plots become available for the player's viewing, along with a few bonus missions. Near the end of the game, it is revealed that she will marrying someone after the war, and because of that her name will be changing to Irene Koller. By this revelation, the player then realizes that it is her that is the narrator of the story as the name Irene Koller can be seen at the end of each chapter.
Faldio - Tank commander and Squad leader of Squad 1. Welkin's best friend from university. He was studying Archaeology before the war started. One thing that fascinates him are the Valkyrur. Faldio is the one that puts the pieces together and realizes that Alicia is also a descendant of the Valkyrur. He conducts his own research and realizes that centuries ago, the Valkyrur came from the north and destroyed everything. They also destroyed all the Darcsen cities due to their superior military and knowledge of Ragnite. However, because the Valkyrur were the victorious, they were able to rewrite history and thus convince later generations that the Darcsens were the inhuman ones, and that they were the ones who burned down the cities of ancient Gallia, and that the Valkyrur appeared and saved the world from the Darcsens. After witnessing the power of a real Valkyria, Selvaria, Faldio concludes that the only way to beat her and win the war is for Gallia to gain their own Valkyria. He decides to awaken the powers within Alicia. However, to do this, the person in question must be gravely wounded, then exposed to some Valkyrian artifacts or weapons. He steals a lance and shield from the Randgriz national museam. Faldio then snipes Alicia in the shoulder during the battle of Naggiar. While she is unconcious, he sneaks in and places the weapons above her, which causes her powers to awaken. Alicia then subconciously defeats Selvaria and the majority of the Imperial army. Welkin traces the the clues left behind by the sniper bullet and he realizes that Faldio was the one to shoot her. He confronts him and punches him. Faldio explains that he had to do it as Gallia was losing the battle of Naggiar. Gallia is a small country wedged between two powerful nations, and that if it were to survive, it need more power, and the answer was Alicia. Welkin explains that more power will only lead to more hate, and thus more conflict. Faldio is then sent to military prison for shooting a fellow countrymen. During his stay there, he goes over all that he had done, and realized what a big mistake he had committed and how he cannot hope to be forgiven for shooting his best friend's love. When Maximilian attacks the capital with his giant land battleship, the Marmota, Faldio manages to escape the prison in the chaos and sneaks onto the marmoto. During Squad 7's final battle against Maximilian atop the Marmota, Faldio cuts the electricity so that the Maximilian's artificial Valkyria powers are put to a stop. With Maximilian weakened, Faldio jumps behind him and puts him in a double arm lock and starts to walk backwards. Faldio says farewell to Alicia and Welkin, and they realize what he's doing. He plans to walk into the Marmota's engine abyss, along with Maximilian, in order to destroy the Marmota and kill Maximilian. Faldio hopes that his action will redeem him for shooting Alicia. Both of them fall in and the Marmota erupts in flames. As he does that, Welkin sheds a tear for the death of his best friend.
Eleanor Varrot - Captain of the 3rd Regiment of the Militia. Veteran of the first Europan War. She is Welkin's direct superior and issues Welkin and the other various squad leaders their orders. She has a passion for books, and once saved a library from bankrupcy by paying off its debts. She worked her way up the ranks to gain the position of captain. She is well liked by all the squads under her. She, and most of the militia, have a strong dislike for General Damon, Commander of the army, as he is arrogant extremely proud of his noble birth right and is a poor commander, often showing that he has no competence in military tactics. She and Damon often clash over what actions and policies to take, but it always ends up in Damon winning, simply due to his superior rank. Eleanor Varrot is also seen to be a compassionate person, as she can sense the feelings of the soldiers in her regiment, as well as when morale is low. She will pull some strings and ask several personal favours from the army so that her squads get what they deserve, or need. An example of this is after Isara's death she grants squad 7 several weeks of leave. She also asks the General Damon to allow the 3rd regiment to launch an operation to recapture Bruhl, Welkin and Alicia's hometown, as well as Isara's. She gives Squad 7 the lead in the operation. She does this in order to remind Squad 7 what they were fighting for a why, as well as to honour Isara's death, and to put her spirit to ease as her hometown is now safe. During the first Europan War, she signed up at the same time as Largo and his friend Frederick. Her and Frederick soon fell for each other. This was short lived as Frederick was soon captured in battle by the Imperial army, led by Captain Geld. Geld was a sadistic man who enjoyed torturing his prisoners. It is also reported that he captured random civilians and beat them, just to satisfy his needs. Eleanor decided to stay in the military after the First War, as she thought that she might have a chance to track down Geld and enact her vengeance. Largo also decided to stay as to keep an eye on her. During the second Europan War, the period at which the game takes place, she receives intel on the whereabouts of Geld. She orders Squad 7 to launch a swift operation in order to capture Geld and rescue the prisoners he had taken. She asks Squad 7 to carry this operation our, without the knowledge of the army and without their permission. After the operation, Eleanor is about to have her revenge, but Largo steps in. He intervenes by slapping her out of crazed rage. He then explains that killing him now will not bring Frederick back and that it will only make things worse. Largo convinces her to take him prisoner so that he may have a fair trail, and thus be punished accordingly for his crimes. Eleanor concedes. She then thanks Largo for intervening and stopping her from going down the path of revenge and hate. Largo comforts her and says that he will always be watching over her. The two share an intimate moment, before a bemused squad 7 arrives and interrupts them. Months later, Geld is being held in prison, but is about to be released in a Prisoner exchange. As he returns to the Empire, Maximilian has him executed, as he heard of Geld and of all the crimes he had committed. After the War, Eleanor Varrot retires from the military and opens up a bookstore. She marries Largo and the two lead a happy life.
The Aged Gentleman- A veteran in the First Europan War, he is found in the Cemetery. He helps Welkin learn new commands. It also seems that he was a friend of Welkin's father, Belgen, as during the final battle, he asks Belgen out loud whether he is watching from heaven, and if he is, he'd better give his son a hand.
Aniplex's A-1 Pictures has been commissioned to produce an Anime based on the game, scheduled for a 2009 release. Yasutaka Yamamoto will direct the series while Michiko Yokote will compose it.
There are also two Manga's available based on the game, both released in November of 2008. One of the Manga adaptations focuses on Mintz and Julius Klose, both members of the Gallian army.
DLC has been available in Japan since November 2008, however on April 16 the following content will be available in the North American PSN Store:
Edy's Mission "Enter the Edy Detachment"
- A side mission focused around the non-story centric characters with multiple endings depending on your Mission Rank.
Hard-EX mode
- This content enables a harder difficulty for Skirmish battles, which rewards you with new weapons upon your completion of the missions.
Selveria's Mission "Behind Her Blue Flame"
- A series of missions in which the player takes control of the enemy army as Selvaria Bles, unlocking her final weapon as a playable item for use by anyone else
It is rumored that Trophy support might be coming to the game in the future.
come out in Winter 2009 for the PSP in Japan. The story so far, it takes place two years after the first game and is still set in Gallia. There is a new main character, and that person is Avan Hardence. The battle system will be the same as before. It will have a Persona type feel to it. The game will focus around the cadets and their time around the school. There will be tons more missions to do then in the first game.
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Valkyria Chronicles tells the story of Squad 7 as they rally together to fight for the freedom of Gallia and all that they hold dear against the seemingly invincible forces of the Empire.
Overview
Developed by Sega Wow (formerly Overworks and Wow Entertainment), a division within Sega whose designers are noted for titles such as Skies of Arcadia and Sakura Taisen, Valkyria Chronicles is a PS3 exclusive tactical RPG title loosely based on WW2 Europe. With a unique twist on 3D cel-shading style, the game offers players the excitement of its full strategic depth made possible through a hybridized real-time/turn-based battle system.Story
Valkyria Chronicles is set in Europa, which resembles the European continent, as it was known in 1935; however, with significant deviations. Two major powers exist in this alternate world: the Atlantic Federation in the west controls most of the Europan peninsula, and the East Europan Alliance, known simply as 'the Empire", controls the east. Sitting in between both of these superpowers is the small nation of Gallia, home to an ancient bloodline, simple people, and a major reserve of ragnite ore. Ragnite is a miraculous ore that is used for many things, from powering vehicle and tank engines to providing Ragnaid's restorative powers. As the news of dwindling ragnite sources becomes a concern, the Empire launches a full invasion of the Atlantic Federation with a focus on Gallia itself, ostensibly to secure its ragnite. With Gallia struggling against this blitzkrieg, the story focuses on the actions of Squad 7, under command of Lieutenant Welkin Gunther, son of a famous war hero and a would-be natural sciences teacher, and Sergeant Alicia Melchiott, a would-be baker. Both first met each other within the village of Bruhl and found themselves fighting beside each other on the day the Empire's forces ruthlessly attack the city.
Through several daring missions, Gallia's forces manage to drive the Empire back, forcing its army to regroup. It is also discovered that the motivation behind the Empire's attack is not because of ragnite but because of interest in an all-powerful weapon left behind by an ancient race called the Valkyrur, which he believes to be hidden within the walls of Gallia's capital. According to legend, the Valkyrur had come down from the north and had used their incredible powers to defeat the Darcsen people who are blamed for nearly destroying the continent centuries earlier in a terrible war. Many doubt the existence of the Valkyrur today and consider them only as legend, but it is soon revealed that one of the Empire's generals, Selvaria Bles, is of Valkyrian blood. Displaying supernatural powers on the battlefield such as deflecting a tank shell with her shield or destroying an entire regiment of tanks on her own, she quickly turns the early victory of the Gallian army into a near rout singlehandedly until it is revealed that Alicia Melchiott is also of Valkyrian blood.
After defeating Selvaria, Alicia has severe doubts about her new role. Prince Maximilian, the commander of the Empire's invasion of the West, tells Selvaria that she must use the Final Flame. Selvaria's devotion to the Prince, born out of his mercy to her when he had her taken away from the Imperial testing facility where they were using her as a guinea pig, is challenged when he asks her to make the ultimate sacrifice. Devoted to both her duty and her unrequited love for her Prince, she makes preparations for the end.
Alicia Melchiott
Later, as the Gallian general gloats in what had been Prince Maximilian's war room as he sits on his throne, Selvaria asks how long it has been since Squad 7 had left. The general says that several hours had already passed. Selvaria smiles to herself and begins burning with a blue light, awakening the Valkyrur power within her as she breaks her chains. The general orders her shot and bullets tear into her, but Selvaria's devotion to the Prince and to her duty give her the strength to demonstrate her will to fulfill her role. With one final speech, she invokes the Final Flame, annihilating the fortress and most of the Gallian army that had occupied it. Squad 7 witness the destruction from miles away as bolts of power sear the landscape, leaving the same type of scars seen in the Barious Desert. Alicia is shaken by Selvaria's sacrifice and questions herself if that is what it means to be a Valkyrur.
Prince Maximilian suddenly launches an attack with a mobile fortress which is the equivalent of a land battleship. With nothing to stand against it and most of the Gallian army destroyed by Selvaria's sacrifice, Alicia is determined to sacrifice her own life in order to use her newfound power to destroy it. After chasing her down, Welkin is able to convince Alicia that there is more of a reason to live and that her powers don't make her any different as he confesses his love for her. Realizing that her new family in Squad 7, along with Welkin's love, represent the only power that should matter, she relents her attack with this newfound purpose.
After this revelation, the members of Squad 7 race back to the capital in an effort to stop the Prince. They break through the final lines of Imperial
The Edelweiss
Aside from the main story, the game is also notable for dealing with many mature subjects, which have parallels with the Second World War. Genocide, prejudice, and racism against the Darcsen people, recognizable in the game by their dark hair, is depicted among both Gallian and Imperial peoples. For example, within Squad 7, Rosie openly shows her hate towards Darcsens, in particular Isara, the team's tank pilot and Welkin's adopted half-sister.
Battle System
Called "BLiTZ", for "Battle of Live Tactical Zones", Valkyria Chronicles combines real-time and turn-based tactical combat. Each side takes its action in
How aiming looks.
Planning your next move.
Some unit classes are more effective against other unit types.
The Classes:
- Scouts: Scouts are the most agile soldier class in the game and their superior eyesight also lets them spot enemies hidden in tall grass from afar. Equipped with a standard caliber rifle, they lack the means to face enemy combat forces head on, but their high stamina can make the scout a valid flanking option. As a secondary weapon, the scout is equipped with a grenade and upgrading him or her to elite status will unlock a grenade launcher attachment.
- Shocktroopers: The standard soldier unit armed with a high-power machine gun, ideal for taking on any type of footsoldiers from up close. They are good all-around units with no obvious weaknesses, but lack any specialties and are less mobile than the scout class. Shocktroopers also carry a grenade and, upon reaching elite status, will additionally gain a flamethrower ideally used in close quarters, capable of hitting multiple enemies in close proximity with one action.
Shocktrooper - Lancers: This class is designed to damage tanks and armored vehicles with their large rocket-tipped lances, and also have enough defense to withstand the heavy blast attacks from mortars and tank rounds. Their low mobility and limited ammo renders them vulnerable to infantry attacks.
- Engineers: Impractical in frontline combat, as they have low offensive and defensive capabilities, Engineers are best suited to the support role. The ability to restore ammo, remove land mines, fix sandbags and sniper towers, repair tanks and on top of that having a respectable mobility fills that role well.
- SniperSnipers: Equipped with long-range rifles, snipers can easily take down enemy soldiers from a considerable distance. But low defensive capability and limited mobility weakens this class when facing multiple foes.
- Tanks: These are equipped with highly destructive firepower and their armor-clad body is not harmed by ordinary attacks of foot soldiers, unless said attacks contact the radiator plate, the Tank's weak spot. These vehicles can also run over obstacles, such as sandbags or trees. The Tanks have two sections, the body and the tread. If the body is severely damaged the tank will be destroyed, while if the tread is destroyed the tank will survive but will suffer from a decrease in its mobility. Tanks are equipped with multiple weapons, including machine guns, anti-armor rounds, and wide area of effect mortars. The protagonist's tank is the Edelweiss, an experimental high-mobility unit developed during the First Europan War. Tanks can be upgraded in the hangar by attaching special equipment or attribute-boosting parts.
- Medics (not playable): When a unit's HP reaches zero it will remain on the ground. If the unit remains there for three turns, or if an enemy touches them they will become completely incapacitated and be permanently removed from the game. As friendly units approach a downed ally, a medic can be called, evacuating the unit from battle to fight again later.
Crossover Characters
As a crossover feature, Valkyria Chronicles includes two playable characters from Sega's Skies of Arcadia, originally released on the Dreamcast.The game's main protagonist, Vyse, takes the role of a Shocktrooper while his childhood friend Aika is depicted as a Scout. Fina is also present, albeit in unplayable form, as the Medic. At the end of the game, it is revealed that both Vyse and Aika had left in search of adventure and that Fina and her sisters joined them.
Characters
Main Characters:
Is and Welkin
Brigitte "Rosie" Stark
The Empire:
Other characters:
The Aged Gentleman- A veteran in the First Europan War, he is found in the Cemetery. He helps Welkin learn new commands. It also seems that he was a friend of Welkin's father, Belgen, as during the final battle, he asks Belgen out loud whether he is watching from heaven, and if he is, he'd better give his son a hand.
Adaptations
Valkyria Chronicles Manga
There are also two Manga's available based on the game, both released in November of 2008. One of the Manga adaptations focuses on Mintz and Julius Klose, both members of the Gallian army.
Downloadable Content
DLC has been available in Japan since November 2008, however on April 16 the following content will be available in the North American PSN Store:
Edy's Mission "Enter the Edy Detachment"
- A side mission focused around the non-story centric characters with multiple endings depending on your Mission Rank.
Hard-EX mode
- This content enables a harder difficulty for Skirmish battles, which rewards you with new weapons upon your completion of the missions.
Selveria's Mission "Behind Her Blue Flame"
- A series of missions in which the player takes control of the enemy army as Selvaria Bles, unlocking her final weapon as a playable item for use by anyone else
It is rumored that Trophy support might be coming to the game in the future.
Sequel
1UP reported that Valkyria Chronicles producer Ryutaro Nonaka stated that Valkyria Chronicles will have a sequel. It will
| Game Name | Valkyria Chronicles |
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Nov. 4, 2008
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| Original US Release |
Q4 2008 know the real date? |
| Aliases | Valkyrie of the Battlefield: Gallian Chronicles |
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OFLC: M
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CERO: B
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ESRB: T
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PEGI: 16+
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