History VideoGame / ValkyrieProfile2Silmeria

The prequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'', ''Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria'' is a 2006 UsefulNotes/PS2 game that deals with the fate of Silmeria, who appeared trapped in a crystal in Brahms' castle in the first game.

* DiscOneNuke: If Dylan, Leone, Arngrim and [[spoiler:Lezard]] leave the party at a certain level, it's possible to get some extremely powerful weapons.
** To elaborate; you can get a bunch of game-breaking weapons that will last you all the way to the endgame if you manage to get the above-mentioned characters to absurdly high levels (40-50 depending on character, around twice as high as you'd normally excepted to be at that point in the game, although the accessories you get by grinding [[spoiler:Lezard]] are hardly useful). These weapons are so hideously broken that you can one-shot every storyline boss with a single combo without even trying.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Alicia [[spoiler:merging with the other valkyries and getting the Rangrid's Blade.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:You know Alicia has stopped being the weepy and cowardly princess when her solution to Odin's theft of the Dragon Orb and Silmeria's soul is to ''become undead'' and storm Asgard to get both back.]]
** Complete with an upgrade to [[spoiler:her]] {{LimitBreak}} a few gameplay hours later and generally more battle-quotes.

** Additionally, [[spoiler:Rufus]] techically counts as well, as he [[spoiler:takes Odin's place in Asgard]] at the end of the game.

* VendorTrash: Certain items are available only if you sell the right amounts of this to vendors. Plus, what trash you get depends on what you break off of enemies. While the "trash" items ''do'' give stat boosts when equipped, they tend to be non-runic (and thus don't contribute to the linked-equipment boosts), and the items you can get by selling them tend to be powerful weapons and accessories, although some of them are still worth using as accessories since they give large stat multipliers.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The ending promises that Lenneth has a new destiny to go to, but so far the series hasn't followed up on that.
** It probably refers to her [[spoiler:returning to her own [[AlternateTimeline timeline]].]]
** Also, the game confirms that the original game's GoldenEnding is canon, so what happened to Lucian?
*** While he doesn't appear, some of Lenneth's lines when she first appears (e.g."fight for the ones I love") clearly refer to him so it's highly likely she just didn't bring him along this time.
*** [[WildMassGuessing Possibly]] he's simply staying at home to watch the kids (and judging from the above line, this isn't too far-fetched at all). Still, his complete absence -- he's not even mentioned by name -- is kind of a let-down for people who liked him in the first game. But well, that's what happens when you're not as badass as Arngrim.

* NoFairCheating: The developers do NOT want you to use a cheat device with this game. But this game doesn't just deliberately crash if it catches you cheating. No, it sets the "player is a dirty rotten cheater" flag on every save it can see at the time, including the system save! Such flagged saves cause unavoidable delayed battle crashes, making the game UnWinnableByDesign. This was made to punish people for trying to make a backup before they cheat, and nearly always manages to corrupt the backup save as well, meaning the only way forward is to wipe all saves for the game from the memcard in the PS2 browser, and start all over from the beginning.

* ClipItsWings: The game has a mechanic where you can "break" individual body parts off of enemies--with flying enemies, either wing is such a part. RealityEnsues when you manage to break a wing, as the monster in question spends the rest of the battle lying on the ground, unable to move, defend, or attack.

* ContinuityNod: When you visit Dipan in Chapter 4, Hrist notes that she can sense Lenneth there. In truth, she is not sensing Lenneth from that time, but Lenneth from the first game who was sent back in time by the three wizards while exploring the ruins of Dipan.

** Interestingly, the LighterAndSofter feel is justified in-game. [[spoiler:Odin's theft of the Dragon Orb]] is directly responsible for the world becoming [[CrapsackWorld crappier]] by the time the first game happens.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Sure thee whole world was almost destroyed but in the end Midgard hugely benefited from the time travel shenanigans. Odin was killed much earlier with a no doubt kinder ruler put in his place and ragnarok has been completely averted, at least for now.

* WhamEpisode: The end of Chapter 3 and all of Chapter 4, which may as well be subtitled "Shit Gets Real." First, at the end of Chapter 3, [[spoiler:Leone turns out to be Hrist]]. [[spoiler:Then Hrist leads an attack on Dipan which wipes the place out, the Three Mages show their true colors, Barbarossa gets his head chopped off, and Dylan turns out to be Brahms]].

** [[spoiler:Lezard]] after [[spoiler:killing Odin and stealing Gungnir]]. Additionally, [[spoiler:Rufus]] techically counts as well, as he [[spoiler:takes Odin's place in Asgard]] at the end of the game.

* BonusDungeon: The Seraphic Gate, though unlike the other games in the series this one's located on the world map instead of through the start menu.

* ChewingTheScenery: Hrist when she performs Nibelung Valesti.
--> "It shall be engraved on your '''''very soul'''''!

* FaceHeelTurn: Lezard Valeth... It's not like he did anything obscene or disturbing in any Tri-Ace game he's ever appeared in.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The first half of the game is ''filled'' with [[spoiler:Leone, Lezard, and Rufus]] giving each other looks that get a ''lot'' more significant once you know what the twists in the plot are.

** Odin: [[spoiler:Trick Silmeria into recovering the Dragon Orb for use to fight him, use Hrist to destroy Dipan to lure out both Silmeria and Brahms to take them both out, and use the power of two Cosmic Keystones to win Ragnarok immediately.]]

* GrandTheftMe: Silmeria does this every so often to Alicia. You can tell who's in control by looking at her eyes or by listening to her voice; they sound rather distinct from each other.
** Additionally, this is what Odin plans to do to [[spoiler:Rufus]] if his body gives out.

* CallForward: This game has many references to the first, particularly the places. For instance, the town you first arrive in is Solde, related to the first dungeon you encounter in the first game is Solde Catacombs. [[spoiler:Solde relies on the trade to Dipan for its economy. The destruction of Dipan pretty much made the town abandoned and thus in its state in the first game]].
* TheCameo: Early in the game, you meet a young, talented mage named Lezard Valeth, who's a reference to the character of the same name in the previous game, only this time he's a kind, courteous and chivalrous ally of the party. [[spoiler:Except he's not. He really ''is'' the same as the previous game, and it's all an act he's keeping up as part of his TimeTravel evil plan.]]

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Alicia. Starts as [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess]] SoulJar with traces of [[{{Valkyries}} Valkyrie]] [[spoiler:becomes [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Undead Demon]] [[TookALevelInBadass Goddess]].]] And its awesome!

** Actually they are trapped in Silmeria, who is trapped in Alicia (russian doll Soul Jars?) The weapons they once owned act as physical conduits to release them.

The prequel to ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'', ''Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria'' deals with the fate of Silmeria, who appeared trapped in a crystal in Brahms' castle in the first game.

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