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'''''Valkyria Chronicles III''''' is the third game of the ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' series, released in Japan on the [[PlayStation Portable]] on January 27, 2011. Despite the previous two games getting localized, SEGA announced no localization would be made for this title outside of Japan. Unlike previous titles, this game was developed by [[Media Vision]] and published by [[Sega]].
Taking place during the 2nd Europan war [[Gaiden Game|during the events of]] ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', the game focuses on Gallian Army Squad 442, nicknamed "The Nameless", a [[Meaningful Name]] since most of their members are [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|criminals, deserters and military offenders]] who all have [[Unperson|their names erased from the records]] and [[You Are Number Six|given numbers instead]]. Their job (if you can call it that) is to do the most dangerous missions and "dirty work" for the Gallian army, which basically means they are the [[Cannon Fodder]].
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* [[Arc Number]]: 7 is once again a prominent number. In this particular case, Kurt is saddled with this number.
* [[Army of Thieves and Whores]]: The Nameless includes repeat arsonist, convicted murderer, brothel madame, con artist, draft-dodger, sadistic dominatrix, trigger-happy alcoholic, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|money-grubbing mechanic]]. The leader is charged with treason. What a merry band of undesirables!
* [[Averse Adept]]: Several potentials are setup this way to reinforce what a dysfunctional bunch the [[Army of Thieves and Whores|penal brigade]] is. It seems it's also targeted to nerf Scouts since they were overpowered in the first game.
* [[BFG]]: Lances and some of the later weapons in the game for scouts and shocktroopers.▼
** Riela Marcellis, who has [[Survivor Guilt]] from repeatedly being the [[Sole Survivor]] due to her initially unexplained [[Healing Factor]]. This manifests as "Angel of Death" (the title she has been given for her supposedly cursed nature) which lowers her stats when taking inception fire. Her default and favored class is Scout, which naturally takes inception fire, and said healing factor gives her a chance to heal the wounds taken from it at the end of a turn. {{spoiler|Midgame, it gets even worse and is replaced with Uncertain Future, which gives a random chance to lose all remaining action points after using half. This is really bad in general but especially so for a Scout since Scout's main ability is using their higher than average action points to go long distance, and you can't even plan for it. Only during the final four chapters is this replaced with an ability that ''boosts'' her stats when taking inception fire.}}
* [[BFS]]: The fencer's swords.▼
** Amy Apple has the "Loneliness" potential, which lowers her Evasion (ability to avoid counter attack) when no allies are nearby. Amy's default and favored class is also Scout, which is ''all about'' running ahead of allies.
** Valerie Aynsley has "Curiosity", which lowers Evasion upon spotting an enemy unit. Scouts have the highest vision radius and distance.
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* [[Broad Strokes]]: For the most part Squad 422 (and their Empire counterpart, Calamity Raven) stays away from the spotlight of war, but the bits about Selvaria can be downright ludicrous, especially if you have played her [[VC 1]] DLC.
** Well, this trope is bound to show up, since at least the first game is [[Unreliable Narrator|read from an in-universe book]].
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: On both sides of the war against Darcsen, as always.
* [[Gaiden Game]]: The events of this game take place concurrently with ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' rather than being a sequel or prequel.
* [[Give the Villain a Hero's Funeral]]: The Nameless privately give {{spoiler|traitor Gusurg}} a funeral after they kill him because {{spoiler|its members understand (though not necessarily agree with) with his reasons for betraying Gallia, and still genuinely respect his mentorship/leadership and the friendships they had before his betrayal.}}
* [[Irony]]: Gallia's trash (The Nameless which is comprised of criminals) fighting against the Empire's trash (the Calamity Ravens, who have Darcsens in their ranks).▼
* [[Idiot Ball]]: Carl Isler and his obsession about killing Kurt. The very moment Kurt became a Nameless for treason his word stopped having any worth, but his constant tries to kill the Nameless {{spoiler|To the point of using both calamity raven ''and'' the Gallian army}} ended with Kurt being certain that someone wanted them dead. If he just had tried to gain his trust, or executed him on the spot, instead of letting him enter the nameless, he could have avoided a lot of trouble.▼
* [[God Mode]]: Not a cheat so much as Riela's special ability. She essentially gets to spend one action immune to bullets, as well as getting a laser blast.
* [[The Greatest Story Never Told]]: All that The Nameless ever do will remain in the darkness of history. Even the narrator points this out.
* [[Hero of Another Story]]: Squad 422 gets to meet and fight along Welkin Gunther and his Squad 7, Avan Hardins and the civil defense, as well as Baldren and Audrey Gassenarl. The last two are probably inversion, they are the [[Big Bad]] in their story.
** [[Supporting Leader]]: Welkin Gunther. You see another Gallian forces on the map fighting the main forces of [[The Empire]]; while you're on your way doing things that will not be recorded in history, and the ones you fight are the Calamity Ravens.
▲* [[Irony]]: Gallia's trash (The Nameless which is comprised of criminals) fighting against the Empire's trash (the Calamity Ravens, who have Darcsens in their ranks).
▲* [[Idiot Ball]]: Carl Isler and his obsession about killing Kurt. The very moment Kurt became a Nameless for treason his word stopped having any worth, but his constant tries to kill the Nameless {{spoiler|To the point of using both calamity raven ''and'' the Gallian army}} ended with Kurt being certain that someone wanted them dead. If he just had tried to gain his trust, or executed him on the spot, instead of letting him enter the nameless, he could have avoided a lot of trouble.
* [[Job System]]: All units can be changed to any class, like Avan from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]'', although most have one or two preferred classes that they are better at.
* [[Kirk Summation]]: Kurt delivers one to {{spoiler|Gusurg}} at the end of Chapter 19, the Battle of Randgriz.
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: The Darcsens are back with their (trademark) hair color.
** Riela has an odd gradient of red at the top but silver near the end, a result of Valkrian blood.
* [[You Killed My Father]]:
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