Valkyria Chronicles/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Girlish Pigtails]]

* [[Ship Tease]]: With Vyse.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts]]

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Ghosts]]

==== Cherry Stijnen ====

* [[Dark Skinned Blond]]

* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]

* [[Dumb Blonde]]

* [[Narm]]: A valley girl fighting in the military. 'Nuff said. Don't get us wrong, she's a vastly entertaining character, but seriously, even her death quote (If she ''does'' die) is amusing:

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* [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Clingy Jealous Guy]]: Does NOT like Welkin being close to Alicia.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Poor guy.

* [[What Does She See in Him]]: See above.

* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: See above.

==== Nancy Dufour ====

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Come on, anyone who yells "Yay, happy grass!!" in the middle of a battle certainly qualifies.

* [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: When activating 'Full HP Recovery': "Wowee, I feel all tingly!" Okaaay...

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: When activating 'Full HP Recovery': "Wowee, I feel all tingly!" Okaaay...

* [[Meganekko]]

* [[Nice Hat]]

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* [[Little Miss Badass]]: The youngest enlisted trooper ''at age 12''.

* [[Magikarp Power]]: Possibly. All her starting potentials are negative, but her unlockable one is very good, and at higher levels she has access to the [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Ultimate Damage]] potential.

* [[Small Girl Big Gun]]: Aw, isn't she just the cutest little shocktrooper ever?

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Aw, isn't she just the cutest little shocktrooper ever?

* [[Third Person Person]]

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* [[Tsundere]]: Type B, but even her deredere side can be pretty abrasive.

* [[Unknown Rival]]: Rosie has no idea that Edy doesn't like her.

* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]: Or more accurately, silver-haired.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Or more accurately, silver-haired.

==== Salinas Milton ====

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* [[Mad Eye]]: In the animation when her "Sadist" potential triggers.

* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: She must've really liked that flower shop of hers....

* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Power Trio]]: With Hannes and Oscar.

* [[Sociopathic Soldier]]: "Mmmm, scream for me!"

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* [[Badass]]

* [[He Man Woman Hater]]: Though it's more due to his lone wolf nature.

* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]: Though it's more due to his lone wolf nature.

* [[Neighborhood Friendly Gangsters]]

* [[The Stoic]]

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Appears to be stuck permanently in lazy-weekend-afternoon mode.

* [[Small Girl Big Gun]]: This could be said of a few of the female Lancers, but Elysse fits this the best.

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: This could be said of a few of the female Lancers, but Elysse fits this the best.

==== Jann Walker ====

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* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: [Activating 'Stand Ready'] "Getting hurt [[Captain Obvious|hurts!]]"

* [[Face of a Thug]]: Apparently prevents his resteraunt from being as sucessful as he'd hoped.

* [[~~Finagles~~ Law]]: Seems to be a believer in this, seeing as he says "It'll probably miss" whenever he fires. Considering his class, he's usually right.

* [[Finagle's Law]]: Seems to be a believer in this, seeing as he says "It'll probably miss" whenever he fires. Considering his class, he's usually right.

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Walter looks intimidating on the battlefield, but when he's off-duty, he enjoys simpler hobbies, such as baking bread.

* [[Mood Swinger]]: His confidence in battle wanes and waxes rapidly.

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** In his backstory, he also routed an unit of Imperials with only a handful of soldiers despite being outgunned and outnumbered.

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Appears to be considered one in-universe. He starts a succesful shipping buisness after the war, but doesn't seem to realise exactly [[Estrogen Brigade|why it's so popular...]]

* [[One Hit Kill]]: His strongest potential gives him a chance to inflict one on tanks.

* [[One-Hit Kill]]: His strongest potential gives him a chance to inflict one on tanks.

==== Yoko Martens ====

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* [[Action Mom]]

* [[Identical Stranger]]: Largo reminds her a little too much of her ex-husband for her liking, and so she has the "Largo Hater" potential.

* {{spoiler|[[May December Romance]]: In her epilogue.}}

* {{spoiler|[[May-December Romance]]: In her epilogue.}}

* [[Team Mom]]: One of the older females in the game.

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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]

* [[Badass Boast]]: Boasts that her abs can stop bullets.

* [[Dark Skinned Redhead]]

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Apparently, she hates Darcsens because they're skinny.

* [[The Ladette]]: Well, she constantly boasts about working out...

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* [[Berserk Button]]: "First one to call me a hick gets it!"

* [[Card Carrying Villain|Card Carrying Jerkass]] Just look at the rest of the tropes associated with him.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain|Card Carrying Jerkass]] Just look at the rest of the tropes associated with him.

* [[Everyone Has Standards]]: When calling for a medic: "Even I'd rather not have a treammate die on me!"

* [[Fantastic Racism]]

* [[Glory Hound]]: (when selected): "Save me some glory!"

* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: A blonde quiff? In the 30s?

* [[~~Its~~ All About Me]]

* [[It's All About Me]]

* [[Jerkass]]: Until he {{spoiler|falls in love at the end}}.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: Has a habit of bullying the members of the squad he sees as "weak".

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* [[Bishonen]]: Bordering on [[Adorably Precocious Child]] due to his cherubic features.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: Homer uses these exact words to snap Edy out of a panic attack in the DLC.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Homer uses these exact words to snap Edy out of a panic attack in the DLC.

* [[Ill Boy]]

* [[Masculine Girl Feminine Boy]]: With Edy.

* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: With Edy.

* [[Savvy Guy Energetic Girl]]: With Edy again.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Again, with Edy, and the anime turned this [[Up to Eleven]].

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* [[Kuudere]]

* [[Not Good With People]]

* [[Peek a Bangs]]

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

==== Catherine O'Hara ====

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* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: After Canadian actress and comedienne Catherine O'Hara, who notably played Sally in ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' and Delia Deetz in ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]''.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: She's ''35'', and fought in the First Europen War. You probaly wouldn't be able to tell that just by looking at her.

* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]

* [[Shell Shocked Senior]]: Despite her friendly demeanor, she still has deep mental scars from her experiences in the previous war.

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* [[Fear of Thunder]]

* [[Friendly Sniper]]

* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: Has a tiny X shaped scar on the left side of his forehead.

* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Has a tiny X shaped scar on the left side of his forehead.

* [[Power Trio]]: With Hannes and Jane.

* [[Sibling Team]]: With Emile.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It Have To Be Mice]]

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Mice]]

==== Emile Bielert ====

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* [[Dirty Coward]]: Became a sniper so that he could stay as far away from the fighting as possible, and is all too pleased whenever he is excluded from the squad roster.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]

* [[~~Its~~ All About Me]]

* [[It's All About Me]]

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Specializes at counter-sniping and is good contender for title of second best sniper in Squad 7 (after, of course, Marina). Also one of the more obnoxious members of Squad 7.

* [[Jerkass]] [[Cold Sniper|Sniper]]: Gradually switches to [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]] in the manga.

* {{spoiler|[[Laser Guided Amnesia]]: In his epilogue. On the plus side, it meant he forgot he was such a Jerkass.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: In his epilogue. On the plus side, it meant he forgot he was such a Jerkass.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Raise Him Right This Time]]: His epilogue will probably lead to this.}}

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes|Why Did It Have To Be Heights]]

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Heights]]

=== Other Gallian Characters ===

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* [[Lost Forever]]: Subverted, if you turn down one of his orders, he will offer it again but much later on, leading some players to think they've fallen victim to this trope. (To this troper's knowledge, he won't do this is you say yes but don't have enough exp)

* [[Infinity ~~Plus One~~ Sword|Infinity Plus One Order]]: Judging by his speech before teaching it, he seems to consider "Recon Request" this. To most players though, it's probably [[Game Breaker|Awaken All]].

* [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Order]]: Judging by his speech before teaching it, he seems to consider "Recon Request" this. To most players though, it's probably [[Game Breaker|Awaken All]].

* [[No Name Given]]

* [[Stealth Mentor]]

* [[The Un Reveal]]: {{spoiler|You never find out exactly who he is, only that he fought alonside Welkin's father in the first war.}}

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: {{spoiler|You never find out exactly who he is, only that he fought alonside Welkin's father in the first war.}}

'''Eleanor Varrot'''

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Longtime friend of Welkin's, and commander of Squad 7's sister unit, Squad 1. Faldio, like Welkin, was drafted as an officer, and is an avid historian. He is one of the lead researchers on Valkyrian lore and technology for the Gallian Army. {{spoiler|He also discovers that Alicia is a Valkyria, and shoots her to awaken her powers, an act that brings him much grief but he deems necessary for the war effort.}}

* [[Anti Hero]]: Type III, with Type IV leanings, given his predilections for [[I Did What I Had to Do]].

* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type III, with Type IV leanings, given his predilections for [[I Did What I Had to Do]].

* [[Badass Bookworm]]: Shares this quality with Welkin, which is understandable given their shared military/college education.

* [[Hero of Another Story]]

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* [[Evil Prince]]

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Maxi-pad.

* [[~~Its~~ All About Me]]: Maximillian has a severe [[Lack of Empathy]] towards pretty much everyone.

* [[It's All About Me]]: Maximillian has a severe [[Lack of Empathy]] towards pretty much everyone.

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[Knife Nut]]: Has a collection numbering in the hundreds, if not the thousands.

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* [[Man in White]]: His [[Ermine Cape Effect|Ermine Cape]].

* [[Missing Mom]]: His [[Freudian Excuse]].

* [[One Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|He gains Valkyria-like powers in the final battle, thanks to a mighty device created by his engineers.}}

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|He gains Valkyria-like powers in the final battle, thanks to a mighty device created by his engineers.}}

* [[Overly Long Name]]: Maximillian Gaius Von Reginrave.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His mother was killed by jealous cospirators.

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* [[A Father to His Men|A Mother To Her Men]]

* [[Anti Villain]]

* [[Anti-Villain]]

* [[Armor Piercing Slap]]: For Johann's [[Accidental Pervert]] moment in her DLC.

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: For Johann's [[Accidental Pervert]] moment in her DLC.

* [[Badass]]

* [[BFG]]

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* [[Love Martyr]]: Towards Maximillian, although she holds no illusion of redeeming him.

* [[More Dakka]]: The Ruhm, her personal rifle.

* [[One Man Army|One Woman Army]]

* [[One-Man Army|One Woman Army]]

* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]

* [[Pet the Dog]]: Her strict but caring attitude towards her soldiers.

* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: In a way.}}

* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]

* [[Small Girl Big Gun]]: She's not exactly ''small'', per say, but come on, the Rhum makes anyone look tiny by comparison.

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: She's not exactly ''small'', per say, but come on, the Rhum makes anyone look tiny by comparison.

* [[Statuesque Stunner]]

* {{spoiler|[[Staying Alive]]: She's available as a playable character in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II (Video Game)|Valkyria Chronicles II]]''. Somehow.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Taking You With Me]]}}

* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Silver and Bishoujo]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Tall, Silver and Bishoujo]]

* [[Tyke Bomb]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Her and Jaeger in the anime. Granted, she's icy and he acts like a playboy, but he tries to be a nice guy when Maximillian is an asshole and professionally they do work well together.

* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]

* [[Worthy Opponent]]

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Failed Me]]}}

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======= Voiced by Akio Otsuka in Japanese and [[Patrick Seitz]] in English. =======

* [[Anti Villain]]

* [[Anti-Villain]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: The man practically channels [[Bleach|Shunshui Kyoraku]] at times during the anime. Fitting, considering his seiyuu voiced him as well.

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: The only character who puts armor plating over his tank's weak point.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Jaeger Meister.

* [[Fire Forged Friends]]: Both Jaeger and Gregor are former enemies, but now that they are working together they are quite willing to confide in each other, and despite being total opposites personality wise get along surprisingly well.

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Both Jaeger and Gregor are former enemies, but now that they are working together they are quite willing to confide in each other, and despite being total opposites personality wise get along surprisingly well.

** Had a slightly smaller scale version of this with Selvaria, who he often tried to be nice to when Maximillian was a prick.

* [[Heel Realization]]: After being defeated by Squad 7.

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* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Especially in the anime version, where he's basically like the aformentioned Kyoraku, except on the villain team.

* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: The [[Chikao Ohtsuka|father]]-[[Akio Ohtsuka|son]] duo are playing Jaeger and Gregor.

* [[Screw This I'm Outta Here]]: Does to the Maximillian in the anime after {{spoiler|he realizes his boss is a coldblooded asshole and he's one by proxy for helping him.}}

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Does to the Maximillian in the anime after {{spoiler|he realizes his boss is a coldblooded asshole and he's one by proxy for helping him.}}

* [[This Is Unforgivable]]: His misgivings about Maximillian mount throughout the anime, but they hit their peak when he finds out {{spoiler|Selvaria's aide Karl, the anime expy for Johann, was shot in cold blood for standing up to Maximillian in defense of Selvaria's well being.}}

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: His misgivings about Maximillian mount throughout the anime, but they hit their peak when he finds out {{spoiler|Selvaria's aide Karl, the anime expy for Johann, was shot in cold blood for standing up to Maximillian in defense of Selvaria's well being.}}

* [[Turns Red]]: Has a tendancy to issue [[Oh Crap|ALL his orders at once]] when heavily damaged.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: His fate at the end of the game is unknown.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: His fate at the end of the game is unknown.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]

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* [[Sergeant Rock|General Rock]]: While Gregor does have a personality fit for [[The Neidermeyer]], he actually has read a book or two on military tactics and actually proves a legitimate threat to the Gallian forces, because, despite the fact he's a [[Jerkass]] to his troops (especially in the anime), he's a competent, effective [[Jerkass]].

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Has an obsession with destroying the Edelweiss in the anime.

* {{spoiler|[[This Cannot Be]]: He utters something along these lines when the bridge is dropped from under his invincible armored train.}}

* {{spoiler|[[This Cannot Be!]]: He utters something along these lines when the bridge is dropped from under his invincible armored train.}}

==== Giorgios Geld ====

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* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: His favourite hobby.

* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: His favourite hobby.

* [[Dirty Coward]]: When ''he'' is on the receiving end, though, he's quick to beg for his life.

* [[I Surrender Suckers]]: Was clearly TRYING to pull this, but no-one was fooled.

* [[I Surrender, Suckers]]: Was clearly TRYING to pull this, but no-one was fooled.

* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]: Let's just say his [[Dirty Coward]] tendancies backfire HARD.}}

* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: Is all too willing to do this [[Stealth Based Mission|if you let your troops be seen during his side mission]], causing an immidiate [[Game Over]].