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* {{Unicorn}}: Laureline gets turned into one in the first story. She could talk and read minds in this form.
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* FakeCrossover: Mézières produced an [[https://www.noosfere.org/mezieres/Images/cinema/expo_starwars.jpg illustration for Pilote magazine in 1983]] Valerian and Laureline meeting [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia]].
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* FakeCrossover: Mézières produced an [[https://www.noosfere.org/mezieres/Images/cinema/expo_starwars.jpg illustration for Pilote magazine in 1983]] of Valerian and Laureline meeting [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia]].
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* FakeCrossover: Mézières produced an [[https://www.noosfere.org/mezieres/Images/cinema/expo_starwars.jpg illustration for Pilote magazine in 1983]] Valerian and Laureline meeting [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia]].
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* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld: In "Land with no stars", both sides use giant blimps as a way to transport
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* WeaponizedAnimal: In "Land with no stars", the people of that world go to battle using fire-breathing giant lizards, venom-spitting giant lizards, constrictor snakes blown out of blowpipes and crossbows with scorpions or dragon-flies.
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* TeleportSpam: In ''Empire of a Thousand Planets'', Valerian does this to destroy the Enlightened's whole fleet by doing rapid-fire space jumps and blasting away with his ship's molecular cannons.
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* ActionGirl: Laureline.
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* ActionGirl: Laureline.Laureline, she was even introduced saving Valerian by taking his sword and cutting him out of a monster leaf.
* AdvancedAncientHumans: The first instance of time/space travel was in 2314, prior to that there was a Dark Age period from 1986-2314 where history was lost. Turns out that the U.N. had a stolen scientific archive and pockets of 1986 humanity made use of that to develop super-science technology like disintegrators, limited A.I. robots, forcefields, shrink rays and a non-functioning time machine. It was these ancient 1986 humans that restored civilization.
* AdvancedAncientHumans: The first instance of time/space travel was in 2314, prior to that there was a Dark Age period from 1986-2314 where history was lost. Turns out that the U.N. had a stolen scientific archive and pockets of 1986 humanity made use of that to develop super-science technology like disintegrators, limited A.I. robots, forcefields, shrink rays and a non-functioning time machine. It was these ancient 1986 humans that restored civilization.
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* InstantExpert: 28th century tech includes the ability to upload knowledge directly to the brain, that's how Laureline is able to adapt so quickly.
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* HigherTechSpecies: Humans are this to most aliens. To put it in perspective, in the story "Empire of a Thousand Worlds", a lost colony ship using centuries outdated tech were able to take over a space-faring empire by impressing the locals with superior Earth medicine and psychology.
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* LotusEaterMachine: All the humans in the Terran Empire, except for the agents and the Technocrats, are living in a dream world 24/7. The plot of the first Valerian story is catching the rogue Technocrat who sabotaged the Dream Department.
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Speaking of ''The Fifth Element'', Creator/LucBesson directed a LiveActionAdaptation movie that came out in 2017, ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'', starring Dane [=DeHaan=] and Creator/CaraDelevingne in the main roles.
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Speaking of ''The Fifth Element'', Creator/LucBesson directed a LiveActionAdaptation movie of ''Valerian'' that came out in 2017, ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'', starring Dane [=DeHaan=] and Creator/CaraDelevingne in the main roles.
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* FeatheredFiend: The Birds of the Master.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The leaders of the military Valerian and Laureline belong to. In one scene, the leader and the doctor look way too much like Hitler and Mengele!!!
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* SpaceJews: Subverted with the Pearls from planet Mul. Their attire and habitat seem like a combination of Ancient Egyptian, Maasai, and Polynesian. But they do produce pearls (wealth) in large quantities and learn many languages and skills- very reminiscent of the overachieving Jewish stereotype.
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* {{Allegory}}: In ''Heroes of the Equinox'', the three champions from three different planets who compete against Valérian are clear allegories of Earth political movements: German/Italian fascism, Soviet communism, and GranolaGirl style "spiritual" environmentalism. Through them, Mézières satirizes the sort of politics that don't allow free thinking, and in the end Valérian [[spoiler:wins the contest because he's the only one with a liberal, non-didactic view on how thing should be done.]]
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* {{Allegory}}: In ''Heroes of the Equinox'', the three champions from three different planets who compete against Valérian are clear allegories of Earth political movements: German/Italian fascism, Soviet communism, and GranolaGirl style "spiritual" environmentalism. Through them, Mézières satirizes the sort of politics that don't allow for free thinking, and in the end Valérian [[spoiler:wins the contest because he's the only one with a liberal, non-didactic view on how thing should be done.]]
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* SendInTheClones: Expecting a high attrition rate for his mission in "On the False Earths", Valérian was cloned into dozens of short-lived copies. Most of them were expended in one go when the mission manager dressed them up as German soldiers, and sent them to battle in a live-action reenactment of a WW1 trench charge.
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* SendInTheClones: Expecting a high attrition rate for his mission in "On the False Earths", Valérian was cloned into dozens of short-lived copies. Most of them were expended in one go when the mission manager dressed them up as German soldiers, and sent them to battle in a live-action reenactment of a WW1 UsefulNotes/WW1 trench charge.
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* LanternJawOfJustice: Valerian has one.
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''Valérian'' (later ''Valérian et Laureline'') is a French-Belgian comic book series by Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin published from 1967 to 2010..
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A French-Japanese AnimatedAdaptation of the series was released in 2007 titled ''WesternAnimation/TimeJamValerianAndLaureline''
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The series has long been suspected to be a key visual influence on ''Franchise/StarWars'', which it predates by a decade. More directly, it also influenced ''Film/TheFifthElement'', for which Mézières was actually hired to draw some décors and machines.
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The series has long been suspected to be a key visual influence on ''Franchise/StarWars'', which it predates by a decade. More directly, it It also influenced ''Film/TheFifthElement'', for which Mézières was actually hired to draw some décors and machines.
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-->'''Leia:''' Nice meeting you here!
-->'''Laureline:''' Oh, we've been around for a long time!
-->'''Leia:''' Nice meeting you here!
-->'''Laureline:''' Oh, we've been around for a long time!
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* {{Neologism}}: The name "Laureline", a fairly popular girls' name in France, was invented for the series.
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''Valérian'' (later ''Valérian et Laureline'') is a French-Belgian comic book series by Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin published from 1967 to 2010. A French-Japanese AnimatedAdaptation of the series was released in 2007 titled ''Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline.''
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