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So far, only a few games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco released ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a fan-made translation of the PC version exists. There is also a fan-made translation of the SNES remake of ''Langrisser II'', ''Der Langrisser'', which probably deserves a page of its own. As the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|subtitle of]] ''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Langrisser V]]'' [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|suggests]], the series concluded right around the time Sega abandoned the [[Sega Saturn]]. NCS went on to produce the ''Millenium'' [[Gaiden Game|spinoff]] series without the input of the main series development team, with unfavorable results.

 

* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: [[Fire Emblem|Just like another famous TurnBasedStrategy series out there]].

* [[Beleaguered Assistant]]: General Wiler to the King of Caconsis.

* [[Blob Monster]]: The slimes that show up in the fourth mission in ''Langrisser'', which are resistant to physical attacks. You're not actually trying to beat them...you just need to [[Hold the Line|stay alive long enough]] for them to retreat. They are, however, weak against [[Kill It with Fire|fire]], which is used by {{spoiler|Chris' guardsmen when she and Sir Thorne come to rescue you at the halfway point}}.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Rachel}} in Langrisser IV.

* [[Costume Porn]]: The character designs. Costumes are lavish, hair is [[Anime Hair|over-the-top]], and considering that Satoshi Urushihara is the man behind them, porn is an ideal word for it.

* [[Crutch Character]]: Volkov (''Langrisser''). His units can mow down any enemy troop while only suffering minimal casualties (even in the case of [[Scissors Cuts Rock|type mismatches]]). He also gets a [[Plotline Death]] at the end of Chapter 5.

* [[Different As Night and Day]]: (''Langrisser IV'') The [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] twin princesses - Shelfaniel is a [[White Magician Girl]] and Angelina is an [[Action Girl]].

* [[Dub Name Change]]: Ubiquitous in ''Warsong''.

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Rachel, one of the heroines from ''Langrisser IV'', is said to have extraordinary magic power, {{spoiler|which [[Big Bad|Gizlof]] later uses to power his superweapon}}. However, in terms of gameplay, she is mostly relegated to being the party healer.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Angelina is secretly jealous of her sister Shelfanil, who is beloved by everyone for her kind nature.

* [[Heroic Lineage]]: Throughout the series, the protagonist is one of the "Descendants of Light" who have the capacity to wield the [[Sword of Plot Advancement]], Langrisser. {{spoiler|This is subverted with Landius, the hero of ''Langrisser IV''.}}

* [[Mad Scientist]]: Gizlof.

* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]: This happens to General Valk and General Lanford in Langrisser IV.

== Der Langrisser provides examples of ==

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Hein is just the cute plucky sidekick, right? Except that his two best class-change paths lead to him becoming either a wizard on the level of Jessica or Eggbert, or the game's foremost [[Magic Knight]], with access to healing spells, support magic, an awesome summon, and a formidable sword attack.

* [[Black and Gray Morality]]: The Goddess of Light is a racist, [[The Empire]] is a bunch of ruthless conquerors, the Demon Tribe are led by a psychotic monster, and even if you avoid all of these, you're still a backstabbing Lu Bu who racks up a massive body count in the name of peace and justice.

** [[Gray and Grey Morality]]: [[Black and White Morality|Light]] vs. [[Hobbes Was Right|the Empire]] vs. [[Nay Theist|Independent]]. Chaos is the "black."