Valkyria Chronicles II/Characters

Main Characters
Avan Hardins

= Voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino in Japanese and Jason Spisak in English
= The main character and leader of the Power Trio. A Hot-Blooded 17-year-old boy who enrolls in Lanseal Royal Military Academy in order to find out the truth about his brother Leon's death. Serves as Class Representative and Squad Leader of Class G, dumping ground for all of Lanseal's worst students. - "Brother's Words: "A crisis is a turning point, right bro?""
 * Accidental Pervert: Time and again, even though he's utterly clueless, such as walking in on Cosette, Anisette and Rene talking about bust sizes (all the while thinking they're talking about height) during physical examination, seeing Sofia's underwear (although that was her plan to lure him), and.
 * Big Brother Worship: Witness his "Brother's Words" potential..


 * Big Eater
 * Book Dumb
 * Chaste Hero: Lampshaded repeatedly, but one of the reasons Avan’s such a good commander is that he treats the females no different from the males.
 * Determinator: One of his potentials has him yelling "What's a little blood loss?!"
 * Disappeared Dad: His father died when he was still very young, and Leon has since become a father figure to him.
 * Fiery Redhead: A rare male variant.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: In English - Bartz Klauser, is that you?!
 * In Japanese: Alleluah Baptism works with Tieria Erde!
 * Hot-Blooded: He even has a Potential called 'Hot-Blooded'.
 * Idiot Hero: Though he does have his moments of intellectual epiphany.
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Zeri's blue.
 * The Hero
 * Jack of All Trades: Capable of everything short of Tank Commander, although he's still commonly depicted as a Scout, judging from his red class stripe. However, in the short CG scenes, the color of his stripe will reflect the player's choice of class for him.
 * The Hero
 * Jack of All Trades: Capable of everything short of Tank Commander, although he's still commonly depicted as a Scout, judging from his red class stripe. However, in the short CG scenes, the color of his stripe will reflect the player's choice of class for him.

Zeri

= Voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English
= Avan's 17-year-old best friend/rival in the Power Trio. A calm, intelligent Darcsen Shocktrooper who dreams of becoming a hero as a means to somehow reduce the prejudice heaped against him and his race. Initially finds Avan to be a nuisance, but gradually opens up to him. -
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Julianna.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Determinator
 * Dogged Nice Guy: He never stops trying to befriend Juliana, despite her frequently spitting racial slurs at him.
 * Face Palm: Especially when Avan is around...
 * Fan Boy: Judging from his reaction upon first meeting them, he thinks very highly of Welkin and Alicia.
 * Glory Seeker: Believes that becoming a hero could help alleviate the prejudice leveled against his fellow Darcsens.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: "I'm in despair! Being paired up with this red-haired idiot has left me in despair!"
 * Not So Stoic: He’s quite Hot-Blooded himself. He just hides it well.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Avan's red.
 * Specs of Awesome/Stoic Spectacles
 * The Lancer: Fits the trope to a T. The only thing missing is that his class isn't Lancer.
 * The Rival --> Vitriolic Best Buds: His relationship with Avan.
 * The Strategist: Has to come up with most of the actual military tactics.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: A Darcsen trait, coupled with the Darcsen cloth wrapped around his left forearm.

Cosette Coalhearth

= Voiced by Eri Kitamura in Japanese and Janice Kawaye in English
= The 17-year-old Chick of the game's Power Trio. Cosette enrolled in Lanseal as an Engineer in order to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, having been rejected in a regular med school. -
 * Alliterative Name
 * Apologetic Attacker
 * Combat Medic
 * Dojikko: One of her (initial) Personal Potentials is even called "Klutz".
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: So, Rimi, you are studying with another dense guy who is not interested in girls...
 * Idiot Hair
 * The Chick
 * The Medic: Comes as a part of her classification.
 * White Magician Girl: Albeit with a gun. But the rest of the comparison still stands.
 * Her
 * White Magician Girl: Albeit with a gun. But the rest of the comparison still stands.
 * Her

Lavinia Lane

= Voiced by Satomi Sato in Japanese
= Class G's 21-year-old Tank Commander and Class G's principal contact in the R&D Department. She was one of Leon's friends before he died. Harbors guilt for not being able to prevent her squad from getting killed by a 'Ghost Tank.' -
 * Alliterative Name
 * Boisterous Bruiser: "Heh, cute... I can take you all!".
 * Doubles as a Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner, because she can.
 * Cool Big Sis: Has the "Big Sister" potential.
 * Determinator: Her.
 * Determinator: Her.
 * Determinator: Her.


 * The Engineer
 * New Game+: Lavinia herself is available for most of the game, but her Memories skits and Classmate Mission only become available after finishing the game the first time around.
 * Revenge: Her motivation for becoming a tank pilot -
 * Tank Goodness: With her "Bloodthirsty" potential (which allows her an extra shot), she's an even better tank commander than Welkin and Zaka.
 * Wrench Wench
 * You Remind Me Of Leon: Towards Avan -.
 * Wrench Wench
 * You Remind Me Of Leon: Towards Avan -.

Aliasse

= Voiced by Haruka Tomatsu in Japanese and Amber Hood in English
= A 13-year-old Valkyria introduced as early as the March mission, but only becomes a classmate (as a Scout) come September. -
 * Action Girl
 * Bare Your Midriff: Her summer uniform.
 * Child Soldier: Much like Aisha Neumann before her, Aliasse is still too young for universal conscription age (15 years old). Then again, she's a Valkyria.
 * Cute Bruiser: She may take after Selvaria one day... but not now.
 * Genki Girl: Turns into one as soon as she joins the entourage.
 * Green Thumb: Thanks to Cosette, she develops one, as part of her humanization.
 * Healing Factor: As part of both the story and gameplay mechanics.
 * Heroic Albino
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Mind Over Manners: Upon joining Class G, she decides to protect Gallia without using her Valkyria powers (unless we count her "Valkyria" Potential, which increases her powers at half HP).
 * Mysterious Waif: Much deadlier than the usual sort, however.
 * Person of Mass Destruction
 * Sixth Ranger
 * Token Mini-Moe: At 13 years old, she's the youngest member of the Class.
 * Tyke Bomb: Apparently she is meant to become one. Then came Class G - Avan and Cosette in particular - who taught her basic human traits.
 * What Is This Thing You Call Love?: Has a really nasty case of this to start off with.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Scouts
Scouts retain their VC1 role: Fragile Speedsters that can become Lightning Bruisers once better Rifles are built. Scouts can become either Scout Vets or Snipers, which trade defense for a farther firing range. Scout Vets, in turn, can be promoted into either Scout Elites or Heavy Scouts which trade mobility for range, and Snipers into either Sniper Elites or AT Snipers, which can blow up tanks with a few bullets. Their class stripe is red. Both Avan (by default, as he is the Jack of All Trades) and Aliasse belong to this class.

Nichol Martin

= Voiced by Keisuke Koumoto in Japanese and Cam Clarke in English
= An introverted 16-year-old who often hides in dark places and is frequently being chewed on by his older sister Franca. -
 * Apologetic Attacker
 * : One sided on his part - somehow justified in that.
 * The Eeyore: Once admitted to Magari that he has since given up any chances of winning the Laevatein Cup due to his experience of lasting no more than 30 seconds in a drill with Class C.
 * Friendly Sniper: He mastered his improbably perfect aim as a kid, by knocking down acorns with rocks.
 * Glory Seeker: He wants to make his sister happy by presenting her a Lanseal Medal of Honor.
 * I Just Want to Be Badass: For Franca's sake.
 * The Klutz
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Franca.
 * Those Three Guys: Hangs around with fellow timid boys Raymond and Morris.
 * Those Three Guys: Hangs around with fellow timid boys Raymond and Morris.

Helmut Bourdais

= Voiced by Masaru Suzuki in Japanese and Steve Blum in English
= A 27-year-old Imperial transfer student (more like a walking political leverage between Gallia and the Empire) and a veteran of the Gallian campaign. - "Darcsen Hater: "I cannot fathom how your kind thinks.""
 * All of the Other Reindeer: His very first Memories skit alone has one of the teachers ordering him to recite the Empire's invasion of and defeat to Gallia during the 1935 war.
 * Cool Hat
 * Fantastic Racism: As expected of an Imperial transferee and.
 * Fantastic Racism: As expected of an Imperial transferee and.


 * Just Following Orders: Follows this trope to a tee. He will obey any command from a superior.
 * My Commander Right Or Wrong: Despite his hatred of Darcsens, Helmut's Classmate Mission involves protecting a Darcsen village from Rebels. He later states that it is his duty as a soldier to obey the orders of his commanding officer, regardless of personal opinion.
 * Noble Bigot with a Badge
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: He has ties to the House of Regingrave, the Empire's ruling family.
 * The Stoic
 * Token Evil Teammate: While not necessarily evil, Helmut is still an unrepentant Imperial who openly hates Darcsens.

Sigrid Eissel

= Voiced by Shunzou Miyasaka in Japanese
= A 17-year-old ex-Rebel and Reiner's best friend. Recruited after completing Reiner's Classmate Mission. Ever since he's struggling to find acceptance with the rest of Class G and the whole school. - "Darcsen Hater (pre-Classmate Mission): "They show no will to live..." Reconciliation (post-Classmate Mission): "I'm sorry...""
 * All of the Other Reindeer: So far only Avan and Reiner would talk to him in friendly terms.
 * The Atoner: He once believed the rebels could make Gallia a better place but later regrets it after Reiner points out to him how terrible their actions were.
 * Determinator: He will endure prejudices heaped against him if only to redeem his name.
 * Fantastic Racism: His Darcsen prejudice is deeply ingrained, as expected of a former Rebel. Thankfully loses it at the end of his Classmate Mission, realizing that Darcsens also fight for Gallia.


 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: He has a large faded scar across the left side of his face, earned after saving a friend from a fire as a child.
 * Heel Face Turn: He even.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners / Those Two Guys: With Reiner.
 * Our Greatest Failure: Shared with Reiner - Elena, a little sister figure to both men, was killed during the Imperial invasion. Both have since promised to never again lose their loved ones.
 * The Promise: With Reiner, to fight for a peaceful Gallia. Reinstated after completing Sigrid's Classmate Mission.

Lotte Netzel

= Voiced by Yuka Saitou in Japanese
= A bumbling 16-year-old Intrepid Reporter publishing her school-wide gossip rag newspaper "Lotte Insider". - "Avan: "Oh, riiight! Now I remember! That's the paper Zeri was talking about! 'That vapid gossip rag', he called it." Lotte: "Oof, thanks, don't bother to sugarcoat it for me or anything, dude.""
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Exposition Fairy: A subtle example, but whenever Avan gets acquainted with a new classmate, she's likely to be the one to fill him in on the details.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Gossipy Hen: Her reputation (as well as that of her newspaper) in Lanseal.


 * Hero Worshipper: Towards Ellet, whom she aspires to take after.
 * Intrepid Reporter: Ellet would be so proud. Not even the theft of her camera by a schoolmate whom she caught extorting his classmates diminished it one bit, even cornering him at the end of her Classmate Mission for more scoops.
 * Meganekko: Hardly insecure about it, though.
 * The Seven Mysteries: Her Memories skits and Classmate Mission revolves around these.
 * Verbal Tic: Almost every word she utters ends with the word "Dude!"

Melissa Dalen

= Voiced by Sayaka Hirao in Japanese and Laura Bailey in English
= A 17-year-old Stalker with a Crush to Zeri. - "Avan: "Suddenly I feel like I just helped the forces of evil...""
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: Her Classmate Mission involves challenging a group of Zeri fangirls to a mock battle... all for a bunch of Zeri photos.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Lust and Cloud of Darkness, is that you?
 * Stealth Hi Bye: Apparently only Avan can notice her presence outside class.
 * Stalker with a Crush: Towards Zeri, who once found her ribbon.
 * Yandere: Zeri Lover + Misogynist + other Potentials' quotes = Lots of hints for this. Thankfully subverted, though, by her non-intrusive attitude. Not even Avan is spared, telling him after her Classmate Mission that he's her "public enemy #1" for being too close to Zeri.

Chloe Blixen

= Voiced by Hiroko Ushida in Japanese
= A 21-year-old artist who came to Lanseal in order to find a new inspiration after painting several war scenes. - "Chloe (after a kill): Art hurts, baby."
 * Artist Disillusionment: A minor case, as she is better remembered for her war-scene paintings.
 * Cool Shades
 * Cultured Badass


 * Ineffectual Loner
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran: In a sense, having been dragged along to paint war scenes.
 * Sunglasses At Night: Keep in mind that she's a Scout, a class practically defined by their vision.
 * Writer's Block: Of the artistic variety. She ultimately gets over this at the end of her Classmate Mission, having been inspired by Avan's gregariousness to take up still-life drawing.
 * Writer's Block: Of the artistic variety. She ultimately gets over this at the end of her Classmate Mission, having been inspired by Avan's gregariousness to take up still-life drawing.

Shocktroopers
Class G's principal Anti-Infantry units with better frontal defense than Scouts. With at least 15 shots per round (depending on the SMG), they can also Suppress enemies (especially with those dropped by Aces). Shocktroopers can be promoted into either Shocktrooper Vets or the purely defensive Gunner class. Shocktrooper Vets in turn can be promoted into either Shocktrooper Elites or give up their Grenades for the Commando's cover-busting Flamethrowers, while Gunners can either become Gunner Elites or Heavy Gunners, which trade mobility for even higher firepower. Their class stripe is black. Zeri, one of the main characters, belongs to this class.

Erik Kampmann

= Voiced by Kenji Abakane in Japanese
= An 18-year-old trouble student with anger management issues and a fondness for animals. -
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Delinquents
 * Friend to All Living Things: As Avan found out.
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Gets on well with Vicky.
 * Ineffectual Loner
 * Jerkass Facade: He's actually a nice guy and an animal lover but his short temper does not make for friend material.
 * More Dakka: His Potential "Base Defender" makes him a natural choice for a Gunner, which relies less on accuracy and more on firing a horizontal torrent of bullets.

Pete Stang

= Voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki in Japanese
= Avan's 15-year-old acquaintance from Mellvere, who enrolled to join Avan, but is not too thrilled to see him hanging out with Zeri. -
 * Big Brother Worship: A mild case, to Avan. Eventually, also to Zeri.
 * Bratty Half-Pint: He gets better about it, though,.
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Can be seen in the background of the prologue when Avan arms the city guard against the rebels.
 * I Owe You My Life: How he came to idolize Avan and, eventually, Zeri too.
 * Ignored Rival: Zeri pointedly ignored any of Pete's attempts to set up a rivalry between them. He eventually gets better, after Zeri saves him during his Classmate Mission, and subsequently becomes his "disciple".
 * Keet
 * Pointless Band-Aids: One on both sides of his cheeks and one on the bridge of his nose.
 * Pointless Band-Aids: One on both sides of his cheeks and one on the bridge of his nose.

Nahum Dryer

= Voiced by Yujiro Kakuda in Japanese
= Spoiled 19-year-old crown prince of the Kingdom of Dryer who seeks his bride. -
 * Casanova Wannabe: One of his objectives for entering Lanseal is to find a bride.
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He may act like a royal pain in the ass most of the time, but Nahum knows the value of winning the trust of his subjects. Exemplified during his Classmate Mission, when he chews out a Rebel officer "enlisting" townsfolk into burning towns in the name of restoring Gallia's peace.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: Gets sent to Lanseal because his father wants him to be one of these. Or to at least make him less of a brat.
 * The White Prince: Of the pompous, arrogant type.
 * Upper Class Twit
 * Upper Class Twit

Franca Martin

= Voiced by Yuka Komatsu in Japanese
= Nichol's stern 20-year-old sister, who frequently berates him for his seeming incompetence. -
 * A-Cup Angst: Now poor Nichol can't take a dip into the pool with Avan...
 * Big Sister Instinct
 * Compassionate Critic
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Deep down, she actually does care about her brother despite treating him like crap, going so far as to keep him from taking dangerous missions and thus get sent to more such missions.
 * Like Brother and Sister: She is unaware that she and Nichol are actually.
 * Not So Stoic: Avan once chanced upon her fidgeting in worry over Nichol. Topped by the end of her Classmate Mission, when she sheds tears of joy upon finding Nichol safe after he went missing.
 * Parental Abandonment: Raised by her grandparents after her parents died. She's determined to toughen up Nichol because he's the only family she has left.

Anisette Nelson

= Voiced by Yui Kano in Japanese and Megan Hollingshead in English
= 16-year-old younger sister of VC1's Edy and an aspiring Idol Singer. - "Avan (to Anisette): "Man, you're as bad as Cosette at keeping yourself in check!""
 * Big Sister Worship: But unlike Avan, her hero-worship of Edy never lessens at all.
 * Driven to Suicide: Played for Laughs during her first Memories skit. She tried to jump off a rooftop (only for Avan to stop her in time) upon learning that Edy is coming to see her concert, and that in a state of panic she accidentally writes that she's doing well (despite making little progress in dancing) and tickets to her concert are sold-out. Even Avan calls her out on this.

"Country-Bred Potential: "No, I... don't miss it!" (In a noticeable country accent)"
 * Genki Girl
 * The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: She is arguably a better singer than Edy, but lacks stamina (to dance, specifically).
 * Hollywood Tone Deaf: Turns out she' the only one who can tolerate Edy's singing.
 * Hypocritical Heartwarming: Despite their sibling rivalry, Anisette took on an entire army unit.
 * Idol Singer: Wants to become one.
 * Tsundere: Just like her sister, including towards the dirt she walks in.


 * Verbal Tic: Sometimes refers to anyone (male and female alike) as "darling".
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Marion Siegbahn

= Voiced by Mai Aizawa in Japanese and Lia Sargent in English
= A rich 18-year-old heiress to the high-bred Siegbahn Family. - "Joachim: "Beautiful heiress to a historied house, pure and fragile as a lily!""
 * Blue Blood
 * Damsel in Distress: What Joachim sees her as, even volunteering to be her "knight in shining armor."
 * Fantastic Racism: A mild one against the Darcsens, in that she believes they're the "gloom and doom" type of persons. Eventually got over it in order to give respect to the late Darcsen engineer Theimer.
 * Foreshadowing: During her second Memories skit Avan chances upon Marion sneaking into the R&D Department while making an errand for Lavinia.
 * The Ingenue: Tends to give off this vibe
 * The Ingenue: Tends to give off this vibe


 * Non-Idle Rich
 * The Ojou: Fits this trope very well, aside from the mentioned
 * Proper Lady
 * Socialite: Even has the Social Elite potential.
 * Spoiled Sweet: Very polite, with very firm morals
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Has some shades of this.

Lancers
Lancers are the primary Anti-Armor units, but needs frequent resupplying from Engineers. While still cursed with limited walking range, they can send soldiers flying. Lancers can be promoted to either Lancer Vets or Mortarers, which exchange Anti-Armor power for stronger Anti-Infantry power. Lancer Vets can be promoted into either Lancer Elites or Mobile Lancers, while Mortarers can become either Mortarer Elites or Mobile Mortarers (both Mobile Lancers/Mortarers retain their previous class's firepower while increasing mobility). Their class stripe is yellow.

Reiner Tristan

= Voiced by Keisuke Koumoto in Japanese and Liam O'Brien in English
= A 17-year-old big guy whose hobby is climbing and training himself. - ""I can eat a tank whole!""
 * Boisterous Bruiser: His "Tank Killer" Potential.


 * The Big Guy: Even more so than your average Lancer.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners/Those Two Guys: With Sigrid.
 * Our Greatest Failure: Shared with Sigrid - Elena, a little sister figure to both men, was killed during the Imperial invasion. Both men have since promised not to lose anyone else close to them.
 * The Promise: With Sigrid, to protect Gallia's peace. Reinstated after completing the latter's Classmate Mission.
 * What the Hell, Hero?: At the end of his Classmate Mission he calls out Sigrid (then still a Rebel) on his dedication to the Rebels' side, pointing out to him a town burnt by the Rebels.
 * Younger Than They Look: He's only 17, despite looking like in his mid-20s.

Vario Kraatz

= Voiced by Hiromu Miyazaki in Japanese
= An 18-year-old rockstar wannabe. -
 * Captain Ersatz: One of Elvis Presley.
 * Casanova Wannabe:
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Hero Worshipper: Towards Brigitte "Rosie" Stark, who even indirectly helped him change from a rocker singing for himself into one singing for others.
 * Heroic BSOD: A minor case, in which he became increasingly less hammy after being touched by a song from Rosie . Ultimately gets over it in the course of his Classmate Mission.
 * Large Ham: "YOU ALL READY TO ROCK?!"
 * The Power of Rock

Jugin

= Voiced by Kenji Abakane in Japanese
= A 21-year-old New Game+ Darcsen classmate and good friend of Leon Hardins, who has since shut himself off ever since the "special mission" that killed Leon. -
 * Bishonen
 * Famed in Story: Avan learns from Brixham that Jugin used to be an excellent Lancer. His Classmate Mission revolves around Avan attempting to reawaken his skills after a couple of years as a shut-in.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Leon. After his Classmate Mission he tells stories of his life with Leon to Avan.
 * Hikikomori
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * New Game+: Only becomes available after the player finishes the game
 * Peek-a-Bangs: Sort of. He has the hair for it, but most of the time he simply covers his face with his right hand, which has a similar effect.
 * Properly Paranoid:
 * Scarf of Asskicking: And a Darcsen-print scarf, too!
 * Shrinking Violet: A male example.
 * Survivor Guilt: He was drafted for the "special mission" (i.e. ) together with Leon, but was so afraid Leon volunteered for him. Jugin has since regretted all this, but at the end of his Classmate Mission Avan assures him, through letters to him, that Leon never once regretted his decision.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Again, a Darcsen trait.
 * You Remind Me Of Leon: Avan
 * You Remind Me Of Leon: Avan

Noel Willoch

= Voiced by Shiori Mikami in Japanese
= Despite a secure future as an heiress to her family's vast business fortune, 19-year-old Noel chose to, against her father's wish, become a soldier to protect Gallia. -
 * Big Eater: More so than Avan!
 * Disappeared Mom: Her mother was killed during the Imperial invasion.
 * Nice Hat
 * Only Sane Man: Despite her daddy issues (or maybe because of them) she's one of the most stable teammates in the class, bordering on becoming The Generic Guy.
 * Overprotective Dad: Her father tried to keep her away from enrolling at Lanseal, and once even tried to pick her up.

Coleen Celsius

= Voiced by Chihiro Ishiguro in Japanese
= An 18-year-old girl highly popular with the boys. -
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl:.
 * Match Maker Quest:
 * Motor Mouth: Which may explain her popularity - with girls, this time.
 * Oblivious to Love: Untill she fell in love with, she couldn't understand why the boys were fawning over her.
 * Rescue Romance: She fell in love with when he carried her after she sprained her leg while practicing with her lance.
 * Spoiled Sweet
 * Spoiled Sweet

Rene Randall

= Voiced by Sayaka Hirao in Japanese
= A 16-year-old tomboy drafted for her athletic skill. -
 * Alliterative Name
 * Bokukko
 * Genki Girl: She's even a good soccer player.
 * I Am Not Pretty: Refers to herself as one to Avan at the end of her Classmate Mission.
 * Team Mom: She cares a lot for other people in a motherly fashion. Especially towards Magari, who she met while nursing her from a cold.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Magari's girly girl.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Magari's girly girl.

Engineers
Engineers lose the ability to disarm mines (a role now taken by Armored Techs) but remain as main medics and the only units that can repair the tank. They can be promoted to either Engineer Vets or Anthem Corps, which exchange wrenches with a trumpet to increase allies' abilities. Engineer Vets can be promoted to either Engineer Elites (which can now heal allies over a wide area) or Medics, which can now revive fallen allies, while Anthem Corps can become Anthem Elites or Melodists, which exchange their ally-buffing trumpets with enemy-debuffing ones. Engineers are usually not intended for confronting enemies, but at close range they can deploy a Hand Cannon that can kill in only a few shots. Their class stripe is green. Cosette, one of the main characters, belongs to this class.

Raymond Moen

= Voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki in Japanese
= A timid 20-year old hulking young man known for his diligence, but also clumsiness. -
 * Apologetic Attacker
 * The Big Guy: He's even physically strong for an Engineer, a class more support-based than offense-based. In fact, one of his issues center around being forced to switch classes. Raymond eventually finds his best ability as an Engineer, though...
 * Cowardly Lion
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Gentle Giant
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He's also a good cook.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He's also a good cook.

Randy Hamsun

= Voiced by Masaru Suzuki in Japanese
= The incredibly handsome 17-year-old Vice President of the Student Union with dark ambitions to become President. -
 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council: In charge of it, despite being its Vice President.
 * Bishonen
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * Expy: Of Light Yagami - complete with a line almost similar to "Just as planned!"
 * It's All About Me
 * Manipulative Bastard/Obfuscating Stupidity: As Vice President, he tries to act like the nicest person in Lanseal in order for everybody to like him more than the President. He then set off to humiliate Avan, who may risk spoiling his plans upon seeing him in his authentic self -.
 * Nice Guy:
 * Slasher Smile
 * Smug Snake: He’s Light Yagami (who was already close) without the powers, and the stated goal of becoming class representative.
 * Token Evil Teammate: Arguably more so than even Helmut!
 * Smug Snake: He’s Light Yagami (who was already close) without the powers, and the stated goal of becoming class representative.
 * Token Evil Teammate: Arguably more so than even Helmut!
 * Token Evil Teammate: Arguably more so than even Helmut!

Heinz Gilden

= Voiced by Shunzou Miyasaka in Japanese and Keith Silverstein in English
= A 24-year-old butler who likes to serve tea to Avan. -
 * Battle Butler: He even brings tea to the classroom. Throughout his Memories skits he also invites Avan to join him in a butler competition as a pair.
 * Bishonen
 * Cultured Badass
 * Fantastic Racism: Being of the upper class and working for other nobles, it's not surprising that he's got some prejudice towards Darcsens.
 * High-Class Glass
 * Ronin: In a sense - his previous master died fighting for Gallia during the Imperial invasion, and has since landed in Lanseal, seeking a new one. Guess who he finds...
 * Spot of Tea
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Sofia Collins

A roguish 19-year-old whose attitude often left countless suitors in tears. -


 * Beauty Mark
 * Does Not Like Men
 * Femme Fatale: A rather benign type, as she doesn't always succeed in making men fall into her traps.
 * Femme Fatale: A rather benign type, as she doesn't always succeed in making men fall into her traps.

Magari

= Voiced by Satomi Sato in Japanese
= An incredibly shy 16-year-old Darcsen bookworm. -
 * Badass Bookworm: Just because she's frequently seen with a book doesn't mean she can't fire a pistol.
 * Dude Magnet: Surprisingly enough, given her unwanted Darcsen heritage.
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs: Darcsen-print hair tubes, to be exact.
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: She would rather stay indoors and read books than go see the world for herself. She got better though, at the end of her Classmate Mission and with Welkin's help, as proven by her Potential change from "Insular" to "Reveler".
 * Les Yay: With Rene.
 * Moe
 * Not Good with People
 * Shrinking Violet
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly girl to Rene's tomboy.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: A Darcsen trait.

Vicky Baytear

= Voiced by Mai Aizawa in Japanese
= A 15-year-old rural Jamka Wild Child from Dieden in western Gallia. -
 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: Gets on well with Big Guy Erik.
 * Character Development: Her case revolves around having to fit into her role despite wanting to be a Shocktrooper.
 * Does Not Like Shoes: You'd expect a military school like Lanseal to have a somewhat more strict dress code...
 * Social Darwinist: She believes in a dog-eat-dog philosophy -- one that ultimately comes back to bite her at the end of her Classmate Mission. It took Cosette's rescue to instill into her a sense of camaraderie.
 * Third Person Person: Sometimes...
 * Wild Child: She even has a potential called 'Wild Child'.

Armored Tech
The new base Class, Armored Techs can disarm mines (a role once delegated to Engineers). They're slow and can take a while to promote because of their range, but their Warpicks can hit hard (but watch out lest they accidentally knock allies down). They can be promoted into either Armored Tech Vets, which can now place Anti-Infantry mines, or Fencers, which trades defusing skills and range for an Anti-Infantry sword. Armored Tech Vets can become either Armored Tech Elites (whose mines can now even heavily damage tanks) or Specialist Techs (who can stun enemies into not countering), while Fencers can either become Fencer Elites or Maulers, which replaces the sword with an anti-Armor hammer. All units of this class have shields that prevent frontal reactionary fire. Their class stripe is blue.

Joachim Osen

= Voiced by Hirokazu Miyahara in Japanese
= A 17-year-old recruit who keeps seeing the world in negative shades. -
 * Born Lucky: Despite always finding something to complain about whenever luck smiles upon him... like getting asked out to a date, being spared from a fatal shot at the end of his Classmate Mission by a Kluivert figurine... or
 * The Eeyore
 * Foreshadowing: Remember how, at the end of his Classmate Mission, a Kluivert figurine's head spared him from a fatal bullet?
 * Nice Hat
 * Pocket Protector: A Kluivert figurine won as second prize from a quiz bee during his second Memories skit spared him from certain death at the end of his Classmate Mission. (Wait...)
 * Those Two Guys: Him and Pete seem to hang around a lot.

Morris Lling

= Voiced by Yujiro Kakuda in Japanese
= A stature-challenged 18-year-old boy. -
 * Cowardly Lion
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * Huge Guy, Tiny Girl:
 * I Just Want to Be Badass: The subject of his Memories skits and Classmate Mission, going so far as to become Avan's "disciple".
 * Match Maker Quest:
 * The Napoleon: One of the shortest guys at 165cm and not very proud about it. He wants to prove his confidence, but he is a pessimistic guy.
 * The Napoleon: One of the shortest guys at 165cm and not very proud about it. He wants to prove his confidence, but he is a pessimistic guy.

Jamill Caines

= Voiced by Hiromu Miyazaki in Japanese
= A 32-year-old gambler. - "Grim Reaper Potential: "People around me never last long.""
 * Badass: Just look at his Potentials or listen to some of his battle quotes!
 * Cool Old Guy: Certainly not too old, but at 32 years old, he's the eldest member of Class and and probably old enough to be mistaken for class advisor, only two years behind Brixham.
 * Death Seeker
 * The Gambler: He always predicts the outcome of a battle with his dice.
 * Ineffectual Loner: Complete with the "Lone Wolf" potential.
 * The Jinx: Thinks of himself as this.
 * The Jinx: Thinks of himself as this.


 * Nothing Personal: His catch phrase after killing an enemy.
 * Perma-Stubble
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran
 * Stoic Woobie
 * Shell-Shocked Veteran
 * Stoic Woobie

Mischlitt

= Voiced by Chihiro Ishiguro in Japanese
= A studious but reclusive 17-year-old Darcsen. - "Mischlitt (to Zeri): "Darcsens do not retaliate. You ought to know that.""
 * Badass Bookworm: Arguably brighter than even Zeri, much to the ire of her other schoolmates; that, and her unwanted heritage.
 * Companion Cube: A stuffed doll usually brought by Darcsens whenever they leave their settlements.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: She gains the Potential "Thaw" once you finish her Classmate Mission.
 * Intelligence Equals Isolation: She even has the Potentials "Genius" and "Insular" at first.
 * Kuudere: Finally comes out of her shell during her Classmate Mission, when she learns that her native Louvere is being targeted by the Rebels.
 * Meganekko
 * Turn the Other Cheek: Much to Zeri's chagrin.


 * Why Did It Have To Be Water?
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Once again, a Darcsen trait.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Once again, a Darcsen trait.

Alexis Hilden

= Voiced by Yuka Komatsu in Japanese
= A talented 18-year-old fighter. -
 * Bifauxnen
 * Determinator: "I am myself! No more, no less!"
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Expy/Shout-Out: She's quite obviously based on Lady Oscar from The Rose Of Versailles: raised as a boy, an expert fencer, feels most at home in boys clothes, refined and aristocratic.
 * Implacable Woman: Her Potentials Vanguard, Kamikaze and Mighty Heart make her ideal for charging into large groups of enemies head-on and outright butcher them. The downside: most such Potentials only activate once she hits 50% HP, which is highly unlikely, considering how her class is Made of Iron...
 * Lampshade Hanging: She makes one concerning Avan's adaptability to any class.
 * One of the Boys: Raised as a boy by her father.
 * Samus Is a Girl
 * Praetorian Guard: Her father, from whom she learned her fencing skills.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Inghild Noverre

= Voiced by Hiroko Ushida in Japanese
= A 16-year-old nun who frequently prophesizes bad events. -
 * Cassandra Truth: Of the trivial kind (e.g., Avan getting soaked, Cosette burning her skirt, Joachim stepping on Zeri's glasses, and running out of lunch upon returning from Inghild's Classmate Mission).
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: Her prophecies rely on seeing colors.
 * Eyes Always Shut
 * Fainting Seer: Though the dooms she predicts often turn out to be rather trivial...
 * Nice Hat
 * Nuns Are Spooky

Other Gallians
Laurence Kluivert

= Voiced by Takeshi Aono in Japanese and David Anthony Pizzuto in English.
= The kindly Headmaster of Lanseal and a former Lieutenant General. -
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Large Ham: in August.
 * Smoking Is Cool: He loves his pipe - a gift from his superior.
 * Veteran Unit
 * Large Ham: in August.
 * Smoking Is Cool: He loves his pipe - a gift from his superior.
 * Veteran Unit
 * Smoking Is Cool: He loves his pipe - a gift from his superior.
 * Veteran Unit

Hubert Brixham

= Voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu in Japanese and Travis Willingham in English.
= Class G's 34-year-old homeroom advisor and a former sniper. -
 * Brutal Honesty: Makes it very clear to his own students that they're the worst class in the entire school, and that he doubts that any of them will actually amount to anything, let alone actually winning a school-wide tournament.
 * Eyes Always Shut: Justified -- because of an eye injury that made him retire from the militia.
 * Friendly Sniper: He was one during his military career.
 * Heroic Lineage:
 * My Greatest Failure:
 * Manly Tears/Tears of Joy:
 * Not So Stoic
 * Perpetual Smiler: He usually has a pretty nonchalant smile to go with his perpetually closed eyes, but he does reveal a different side on occasion...
 * Reasonable Authority Figure: Even while he coolly describes Class G as a bunch of losers right in their faces, he genuinely cares for them, going as far as to give Avan Leon's notes,.
 * Retired Badass/Handicapped Badass
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: Wears a nice brown pinstriped suit as civilian dress somewhat like the Tenth Doctor's, except the tie is a different color and we never get to see if he wears the Gallian equivalent to sneakers.
 * The Captain
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: Wears a nice brown pinstriped suit as civilian dress somewhat like the Tenth Doctor's, except the tie is a different color and we never get to see if he wears the Gallian equivalent to sneakers.
 * The Captain

Clementia Foerster

= Voiced by Mami Koyama in Japanese and Jeannie Elias in English.
= A mysterious scientist residing in the Old Campus together with Aliasse and a former Imperial researcher. -
 * Early-Bird Cameo – She can be very briefly seen in the Valkyria Chronicles anime, in the lab were . This should clue you in to the fact that she’s not a very nice person.
 * Evil Genius
 * For Science!
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul
 * Jerkass
 * Kick the Dog: Crushes the flowers Aliasse planted and cared for, just to hurt Aliasse's feelings and because she could.
 * Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: She's a female version of Josef Mengele, only on Valkyria rather than Jews or Darcsens.
 * No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup: Sadly averted - she seems incredibly offhanded about her research getting stolen and her test subjects running off, with the result that the fruits of her research are everywhere.
 * Playing with Syringes
 * Poisonous Friend: Somewhat, coupled with her off-handed attitude towards her subjects and her paperwork.
 * Social Darwinist: She believes that creatures who don't serve a specific purpouse do not deserve to live.
 * Poisonous Friend: Somewhat, coupled with her off-handed attitude towards her subjects and her paperwork.
 * Social Darwinist: She believes that creatures who don't serve a specific purpouse do not deserve to live.

Juliana Everhart

= Voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi in Japanese and Karen Strassman in English.
= The haughty 17-year-old Class Representative of Class A, Lanseal's most prestigious section. -
 * Alpha Bitch
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Zeri.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Rich Bitch
 * Say My Name: She couldn't spell out Zeri's name...
 * Tsundere
 * Tsundere
 * Tsundere

Welkin Gunther

= Voiced by Susumu Chiba in Japanese and Dave Wittenberg in English
= Retired leader of Squad 7, the Ragtag Bunch of Misfits that staved off the Empire two years prior. Now he's working as a schoolteacher for a nearby town, while occasionally helping his wife Alicia with her work at Lanseal. -
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Happily Married: To Alicia.
 * Hero of Another Story
 * Insufferable Genius: On occasion, much to Alicia's bemused exasperation.
 * Retired Badass
 * Retired Badass

Alicia Gunther

= Voiced by Marina Inoue in Japanese and Colleen O'Shaughnessey in English
= Retired second-in-command of Squad 7, she is now married to Welkin and has finally fulfilled her dream of becoming a baker for Lanseal. -
 * Feminine Women Can Cook
 * Heroine Of Another Story
 * Happily Married: To Welkin.
 * Retired Badass
 * Retired Badass

Cordelia Gi Randgriz

= Voiced by Mamiko Noto in Japanese and Kate Higgins in English
= Now Archduchess of Gallia, Cordelia's confession of her Darcsen lineage caused much turmoil throughout Gallia through no fault of her own except her heritage. -
 * Late Arrival Spoiler: The game's premise revolves around the massive fallout revolving around Cordelia's confession of her (and consequently that of the entire House of Randgriz) Darcsen lineage, months after barely fending off the Empire.
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something: She insists on personally reaching out to war victims rather than hide in the safety of her palace.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Cinnamon bread. She gave one to Class G after successfully escorting her APC, and one skit even shows her sneaking into a town to buy some.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Once more, a Darcsen trait. The only thing missing is a cream-brown piece of cloth with Darcsen patterns.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Cinnamon bread. She gave one to Class G after successfully escorting her APC, and one skit even shows her sneaking into a town to buy some.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Once more, a Darcsen trait. The only thing missing is a cream-brown piece of cloth with Darcsen patterns.

Gallian Revolutionary Army (Antagonists)
Count Gilbert Gassenarl

= Voiced by Banjo Ginga in Japanese and Greg Baldwin in English.
= Leader of the Gallian Revolutionary Army and himself a war hero from the First Europan War. -
 * Alliterative Name
 * The Chessmaster: He's willing to play games with Federation ambassador Jean Townshend.
 * Cool Shades
 * Manipulative Bastard:
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him comparing Gallian and Federation delicacies with Townshend.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him comparing Gallian and Federation delicacies with Townshend.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him comparing Gallian and Federation delicacies with Townshend.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him comparing Gallian and Federation delicacies with Townshend.

Baldren Gassenarl

= Voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa in Japanese and Liam O'Brien in English.
= Eldest son of Gilbert Gassenarl and infantry commander. A true patriot to the cause of the Rebels, even if it meant. --
 * Captain Ersatz: Of Gihren Zabi
 * Char Clone: Fits quite a bit of the criteria, especially when he gets a new headpiece
 * The Dragon:.
 * My Ideology Right Or Wrong
 * Not So Different: From
 * Villains Out Shopping: Surprisingly enough, Baldren gets three skits revolving on his daily life - he shares his ideals with a Rebel soldier after picking up a photograph of him with his family, plays cards with another Rebel soldier, and gets invited by Audrey to a hunt.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Villains Out Shopping: Surprisingly enough, Baldren gets three skits revolving on his daily life - he shares his ideals with a Rebel soldier after picking up a photograph of him with his family, plays cards with another Rebel soldier, and gets invited by Audrey to a hunt.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Villains Out Shopping: Surprisingly enough, Baldren gets three skits revolving on his daily life - he shares his ideals with a Rebel soldier after picking up a photograph of him with his family, plays cards with another Rebel soldier, and gets invited by Audrey to a hunt.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Audrey Gassenarl

= Voiced by Ayako Kawasumi in Japanese and Ali Hillis in English.
= Second child of Gilbert Gassenarl, his only daughter, and Tank Commander; a devout follower of Yggdism. -
 * Church Militant: Devout follower of Yggdism, a religion that worship the Valykur as Gods hence her oppression of Darcsens.
 * Cool Tank: Her Geirolul.
 * Dark Chick
 * The Fundamentalist
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: Lightning Farron, ladies and gents!
 * Knight Templar
 * The Stoic
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit has her inviting Baldren to a hunting session. The latter even recounts how, as a child, Audrey pulled a tantrum after their father refused to let her keep a fox she caught.
 * The Stoic
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit has her inviting Baldren to a hunting session. The latter even recounts how, as a child, Audrey pulled a tantrum after their father refused to let her keep a fox she caught.

Dirk Gassenarl/

= Voiced by Soichiro Hoshi in Japanese and Troy Baker in English.
= Youngest son of Gilbert Gassenarl (from a different mother than Baldren and Audrey) and leader of the Rebels' V2s. In reality, he was -
 * The Brute
 * Powered Armor: He also leads his own V2 squad.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him meditating upon a Gallian swift near him, until a Rebel soldier interrupted him.
 * The Brute
 * Powered Armor: He also leads his own V2 squad.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him meditating upon a Gallian swift near him, until a Rebel soldier interrupted him.
 * Powered Armor: He also leads his own V2 squad.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him meditating upon a Gallian swift near him, until a Rebel soldier interrupted him.
 * Powered Armor: He also leads his own V2 squad.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him meditating upon a Gallian swift near him, until a Rebel soldier interrupted him.
 * Villains Out Shopping: One skit shows him meditating upon a Gallian swift near him, until a Rebel soldier interrupted him.

Jean Townshend

A Federation ambassador in Gilbert's employ. -
 * Ass in Ambassador: He's mostly Gilbert's voice from the Federation.
 * Even Evil Has Standards:
 * Poisonous Friend: How Baldren sees him in relation to his father.
 * Poisonous Friend: How Baldren sees him in relation to his father.