History Characters / ValkyriaChroniclesIII

* {{Shinsengumi}}: The inspiration for his uniform.

** DCupDistress: She dislikes her breasts being so big as she tries to diet, only to find she's losing weight everywhere BUT her chest. It should be noted she still drinks milk, which some characters suspect is the cause. Fans however would also point to her [[spoiler:being a Valkyria as the reason]].

* {{BFS}} / {{BFG}}: Notable for being ''both'' in the same weapon.
** What mode she uses is dependent on her class: Rocket Mode (for Lancer and Mortarer), Gun Mode (with correct burst modes for Shocktrooper, Scout, Sniper, and Engineer), and Blade Mode (Fencer and Armored Techs).

* BadassCrew: While assigned to take on the most dangerous of missions that the Gallian military would dare not attempt, they are nevertheless up to the task.

* FireForgedFriends: Ultimately, and reinforced in one of the endings. [[spoiler:When Kurt asks for their assistance for the last time against Dahau, all of them follows him.]]

* {{Revenge}}: Her reason for being with the Nameless.
** RevengeBeforeReason: Geez, just because you can knock a fledgling Valkyria with your BFS, doesn't mean that you can do the same to a seasoned Valkyria that is an ace even without her magic power... [[TooDumbToLive And there is actually a chapter where she storms Ghirlandaio just by herself with this baseless confidence, thus necessitating]] [[ThatOneLevel a very difficult rescue mission.]] [[spoiler:She actually lost to Selvaria this way, and it's only Selvaria's mercy and/or lack of will to live that spares her.]]
* ScreamingWarrior

** NotSoStoic: She ''freaks out'' when Kurt gives her a mushroom at one point, not knowing of her hatred of them. For a darker example, see UnstoppableRage below.

* VerbalTic: Almost always ends her sentences with ''"-nai"'' (no).

* MeaningfulName / ThirteenIsUnlucky: She's called Number 13, the unlucky number.

%% * YouAreNumberSix

* {{Expy}}: Of the good, late, frikkin' Freddie Mercury of {{Queen}} fame.

* MeaningfulName: The unit's number is a stealth reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Infantry_Regiment_%28United_States%29 442nd Infantry Regiment]], a Japanese-American unit who fought on the European front during WorldWarII (except with the "4" in the middle digit replaced with "2").

* {{Adorkable}}: Despite being a bona fide BadAss, plenty of her mannerisms indicate otherwise. For example, freaking out and crying over the sight of a mushroom. And they are very endearing.

* FriendlySniper

* MulticoloredHair

* ZettaiRyouiki

* AdventurerArchaeologist

* {{Meganekko}}
* SeekerArchetype
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses

* AlliterativeName

* DaddysGirl
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs

* PluckyGirl

* ZettaiRyouiki

* AlliterativeName

* {{Bishonen}}

* NiceHat
* ScarfOfAsskicking

* TheCasanova
* CulturedBadass

* LoveHurts: Allegedly, he still cannot get over his true love from years ago. However...
** IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* NiceHat
* SomethingAboutARose

* DarkSkinnedBlond

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs

** OjouRinglets

* IncurableCoughOfDeath

* NiceHat

* AlliterativeName

* [[spoiler:BabiesEverAfter: Eventually becomes a mother of one child.]]
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: Which is what brought her to the Nameless.
* [[ZettaiRyouiki Golden Thigh Ratio]]
* [[spoiler:HappilyMarried: Ultimately.]]
* HelloNurse

* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: Only towards Amy, and to a lesser extent, Valerie.

* NiceHat

* [[spoiler:WalkingTheEarth: After the war ended, although he eventually sticks with Valerie to help her research.]]

* BadassBeard
* BadassGrandpa
* BerserkButton: The Imperial soldiers in general. Which is entirely understandable.

* ButNotTooForeign

* MartialArtsHeadband

* DrillSergeantNasty

!!Carisa Contzen [[spoiler:(Number 63)]]

* AlliterativeName

* [[spoiler:TheScapegoat: Following the failed test of the poisonous rounds after Gusurg sabotaged them, the higher-ups put the blame on her and throw her into the Nameless.]]
* [[spoiler:TankGoodness: Eventually the second Tank Commander after Gusrug's defection.]]

* WrenchWench

* InstantDogend

* MentorArchetype: To Kurt.

* [[spoiler:BigBadDuumvirate: With Cardinal Borgia. While Prince Maximillian and his cronies are the {{Big Bad}}s for the whole Gallia, Eisler and Borgia are directly responsible for The Nameless' miserable condition.]]
* BlingOfWar

* [[spoiler:StepfordSmiler: Implied with Welkin following Isara's death. Alicia's reaction indicates that despite his appearance, Welkin is struggling to cope with his sister's death.]]

* SupportingLeader

* [[spoiler:BreakTheCutie: Her parents are killed (offscreen) in one of your missions.]]
* HairDecorations

* ChildSoldier

!!Drei Stern
The four villains from the first game. See Characters/ValkyriaChronicles for their respective tropes.

* WalkingSpoiler

!!Clementia Foerster

* ForScience
* FourEyesZeroSoul
* {{Jerkass}}

!!!!!!Voiced by Creator/Haruka Terui in Japanese.

!!!!!!Voiced by Creator/ChigusaIkeda in Japanese.

!!!!!!Voiced by Creator/HarukaTerui in Japanese.

!!!!!!Voiced by Creator/TomohisaHashizume in Japanese.

!!!!!!Voiced by Creator/TakeshiMori in Japansese.

%% * DarkSkinnedBlond

* NiceGuy: An innately kind woman, although her reputation as TheJinx overshadows this.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: In the [=OVAs=], he was smart to realize that a fog was coming tomorrow morning and Welkin, Squad 7 and the Gallian army would use it for a surprise attack. So he prepare his troops before the attack began and use Howitzers Cannons to blast the Gallians including damaging the Edelweiss. Yes, this man beat Welkin, the BadassBookworm by using his own strategies against him!

* BadassBeard
* BadassCape
* {{BFG}}

* EqualOpportunityEvil
* {{Expy}}: Not of anyone in particular, but his character design shares a lot with [[TigerAndBunny Kotetsu]] and [[RinneNoLagrange Villagiulio]]: a 30-something rogue-ish man with a particular style of BadassBeard and BadassCape. [=VC3=] was released around the time such design become popular.

* BadassCape

* {{Jerkass}}

* PsychoticSmirk
* ZettaiRyouiki

* [[spoiler:HappilyMarried: With either Riela or Imca in their respective endings.]]

* [[spoiler:OrphanageOfLove: Opens one with Imca in her ending.]]

* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Seven]]

* [[spoiler:TheAtoner: In her ending, she begins to feel the weight of the lives she had taken in her quest for vengeance and decides to make up for them.]]
* {{Badass}}: Oh, HELL yes. Probably the biggest one in the game!
** BadassBandolier: Wears a belt of lancer shells. [[MaleGaze It sways nicely.]]
** BadassNormal

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: Came ''very'' close to doing this after Selvaria's death, now that her revenge started to weigh on her. It took Kurt telling her that he shall follow Imca to the grave to snap her out of it.]]

* [[spoiler:HappilyMarried: With Kurt in her ending. Otherwise...]]
** [[spoiler:IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy]]

* [[spoiler:OrphanageOfLove: Opens one with Kurt in her ending.]]

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Mushrooms?]]: She hates them very much, including non-poisonous variants.
* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number One]]

* [[spoiler:HappilyMarried: With Kurt in her ending. Otherwise...]]
** [[spoiler:IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy]]

* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: An innately kind woman, although her reputation as TheJinx overshadows this.

* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Thirteen]]
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Multicolored Hair]]: Riela's case is an odd gradient of silver and red. There's an in-story reason for that.

* [[spoiler:DeathFakedForYou: Done by Ramsey in the ending as a mean to assist them before their standoff against Dahau.]]
* FireForgedFriends / TrueCompanions: Ultimately, and reinforced in one of the endings. [[spoiler:When Kurt asks for their assistance for the last time against Dahau, all of them follows him.]]

* UnPerson
* YouAreNumberSix

* BadassBandolier
* [[BadassGrandpa Badass Grandma]]

* IntergenerationalFriendship: Especially with Annika.

* MiniatureSeniorCitizen
* MoreDakka: As Gunner, of course.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Or else you will ''fucking die''.
* [[SmallGirlBigGun Small Lady, Huge Weapon]]: She is one of the shortest members of the Nameless, and since her preferred classes are Lancer and Gunner, it truly shows.
* SmokingIsCool
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

* [[spoiler:AlasPoorVillain]]
* BigBrotherMentor: To Kurt
** [[spoiler:BrokenPedestal]]
* [[spoiler:CorruptTheCutie: In a way. After his FaceHeelTurn, his morals become more flexible.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDragon: Become one to Dahau after his defection.]]

* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight: Died in Kurt's arm as the latter attempted to get him out of the collapsing Echidna.]]
* [[spoiler:DualBoss: With Lydia at the first story battle in Chapter 15.]]
* [[spoiler:DueToTheDead: In Riela's ending, during her and Kurt's wedding, the Nameless Tank is present with his number engraved on it.]]
* [[spoiler:ExpositoryHairstyleChange: After his defection, he ties his hair up.]]
* [[spoiler:FaceHeelTurn: All it needed for him to defect to Calamity Raven is to witness the Gallian Army's corruption and total disregard for their soldiers, let alone a bunch of undesirables such as Squad 422.]]
* [[spoiler:LaughingMad: Upon discovering the poisonous gas rounds, which led to his defection.]]
* [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero / NiceJobFixingItVillain: His desertion practically saves the Nameless and almost ruins Eisler's plan due to Baldren's confrontation. On the other hand, what comes next is not very advantageous for the Nameless, and in a way, Gusurg's desertion plays a factor in Baldren's Darcsen-wiping spree [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII two years later]].]]
* [[spoiler:PsychoticSmirk: His smirk after his FaceHeelTurn gives off this vibe, although rather than psychotic, it shows off more of his smugness.]]

* TankGoodness

* WalkingSpoiler
* WideEyedIdealist: Initially, anyway. Gameplay-wise, this is ''not'' a good thing.

* AlliterativeName

* KnowledgeBroker
* SexyBacklessOutfit
* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to be Ghosts?]]

* BashBrothers: With Giulio.
** HeterosexualLifePartners
** ThoseTwoGuys: ''Almost'' always seen together, sometimes along with Serge or Alfons.

* TheCaretaker / TeamMom: Shares this role with Giulio.
* ChasteHero / InnocentlyInsensitive: Even moreso than Kurt. While he generally means well, his obliviousness to females' way of thinking often causes him to unintentionally offend his female squadmates, makes him severely unpopular among them. Ouch.
* DarkSkinnedBlond

* HotBlooded: Has shades of this.
* IdiotHair: Possibly due to his somewhat messy hairstyle. Just like Amy, however, it doesn't necessarily reflect his intelligence.

* NiceGuy: Ohhh yes.
* OrphansOrdeal: The one who eventually finds his TrueCompanions variant.
* OverTheShoulderCarry: Does this to Giulio when he rescued him in his Fragment mission.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Clarissa, if the latter's Fragment and Riela's ending say anything.
* ThePowerOfFriendship / TrueCompanions: He views them as his surrogate family, thus his primary motivation to keep them safe. This trait carries to his Personal Potentials.

* [[spoiler:WalkingTheEarth: After the war ended, he travels as a mercenary.]]

* NiceHat
* ShipTease: With Alfons.
* OddFriendship: [[NiceGirl Amy]], of all people, is listed as one of her friends.
* [[spoiler:WalkingTheEarth: After Nameless' disbandment, she travels around to look for men to be "educated". Naturally, she doesn't run out of targets.]]

* ZettaiRyouiki

** TheLadette: Most often seen either 1) fighting, or 2) training for fighting.

* GenkiGirl: Even noted by Giulio at one point.
* [[ZettaiRyouiki Golden Thigh Ratio]]: Of the hotpants variety.
* OddFriendship: With Imca.

* [[spoiler:WalkingTheEarth: After the war ended.]]

* BlondGuysAreEvil: And ''how''.

* [[spoiler:TogetherInDeath: Can be seen this way with his wife in the ending.]]

* BlondesAreEvil

* [[spoiler:GoOutWithASmile]]

* [[spoiler:YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Late in the game, Borgia attempts to off her to cut his ties with Calamity Raven, and she would have been killed if it weren't for Gusurg's intervention, who in turn uses her.]]

* [[spoiler:BigBadDuumvirate: See Carl Isler's entry above.]]
* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing: Naturally.]]

* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini: Even though he is offed by Dahau in the final chapter, none of his misdeeds ever come into light, thus he is considered dying as a honorable public figure.]]
* [[spoiler:KnightTemplar: Basically, the reason he wants to eliminate Riela is because she is a "defect" Valkyria, thus not living up to the Yggdist's belief of them.]]

* ''{{Expy}}'': Not of anyone in particular, but his character design shares a lot with [[TigerAndBunny Kotetsu]] and [[RinneNoLagrange Villagiulio]]: a 30-something rogue-ish man with a particular style of BadassBeard and BadassCape. VC3 was released around the time such design become popular.

* DarkIsEdgy

* NarmCharm: Where to begin... he wears nice suit and bites a rose as he fights in battle. Most of his battle quotes are flirtatious, too. It's more amusing than grating.

* EvilIsSexy

* {{Narm}}: MOVE [[VideoGame/ZeroWing ZIG]], FOR DARCSSEN GLORY!

* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:He refuses to abandon Randgriz even though Marmota is gone and Galian Army is incoming to take back their capitol. If he's going to die, he might as well BLOW UP ECHIDNA AND THE ENTIRETY OF RANDGRIZ, making the capitol his grave. Stopping him is the goal of Episode 19.]] This does make him a lot less sympathetic.

* Greed: Her primary motivation in life. This turns HilariousInHindsight when she become the mission-giver in ''Valkyria Chronicles D''.

* CoolOldLady: And oddly doubles as a CoolBigSis figure of sort, especially for Anika.

'''Preferred classes:''' Scout (starting class), ???

'''Preferred classes:''' Scout (starting class), ???

* {{Narm}}: MOVE [[ZeroWing ZIG]], FOR DARCSSEN GLORY!

* [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero / NiceJobFixingItVillain: His desertion practically saves the Nameless and almost ruins Eisler's plan due to Baldren's confrontation. On the other hand, what comes next is not very advantageous for the Nameless, and in a way, Gusurg's desertion plays a factor in Baldren's Darcsen-wiping spree [[ValkyriaChroniclesII two years later]].]]

* ShoutOut: Specifically, her weapon is inspired by the bayonet weapons in the ''Franchise/WildArms'' series. Fitting, as this game was developed by MediaVision.

* BullyHunter

* GlassCannon / MightyGlacier: Played with. Fencers are now categorized as {{Glass Cannon}}s due to no longer having full defense, but Anika still makes it up through her high HP and defense-boosting Potentials.

* AgentScully: Believes in no superstition whatsoever, which occasionally leads to hilarious moments. On the other hand, this is the very same reason how he manages to clear Riela's reputation.

* ClearMyName: The good latter half of the game is dedicated to this [[spoiler:now that he has a strong evidence against Eisler.]]

* TheComicallySerious: At times. For example, he calmly gives Zeri candies to cool the latter's head off, all while retaining serious look. In the OVA, he does similar thing to Isara, which gives off the vibe that he has just given candies to a little kid.

* TheGadfly: Has tendency to tease Imca in her personal scenes. Even in her ending!

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Initially, ''no'', he really does not know a thing about the conspiracy. After one too many UriahGambit though, he finally begins to know too much.

* NoSocialSkills: Despite the aforementioned trope, he starts out rather awkward around others, to the point he sees no point of thanking Riela's efforts after a mission, thinking it's a normal thing.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: Despite being a brilliant Lanseal graduate, he's sent off to lead The Nameless. [[spoiler:Because he just so happens to bump into a particular courier that carry messages of conspiracy between Carl Eisler and Cardinal Borgia. Eisler has one hell of a paranoia.]]
* ShirtlessScene: In the BeachEpisode in chapter 7 and the epilogue of "The Secret of Her Power" DLC, although in the former, we only see his close-up.
* SweetTooth: Whenever he's angry, he'd cool his head off with candies.

* WorthyOpponent: Dahau. Ever since their first encounter, Kurt considers defeating Calamity Raven not only a duty to protect his friends, but also to test Dahau's mettle in combat.

* BookDumb: Her self-study gave her an extensive knowledge of nature and combat, though she tends to oversimplify things.

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: ''Very'' close to doing this after Selvaria's death, now that her revenge started to weight her. It took Kurt telling her that he shall follow Imca to death to snap her out of it.]]

* ItsPersonal: She might hates the Imperium just like another good Gallians, but ultimately what matters to her is her epic vendetta against "the witch with the blue flames". [[spoiler:When the Gallian army finally make a move to recapture Ghirlandaio, she rush there before anyone else because she don't want anyone other than her to finish Selvaria.]]

* TheStoic: Tends to have flat expression.
** NotSoStoic: She ''freaks out'' when Kurt gives her mushroom at one point, unknowing of her hatred of them. For a darker example, see UnstoppableRage below.
* UnstoppableRage: Her reaction upon seeing a Valkyria [[spoiler:including Riela. She nearly blow Riela's head off, but fortunately Kurt [[ShootingItOutOfTheirHands manage to shoot her BFG out of her hands]]]].

--> (Negative potential triggered) "Hell no! Do not want mushroom!"

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He's a Darcen Hater.