#Valkyrie no Densetsu

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top 10 favourites characters (i delete the one i made recently because i did not like it)

1.atom(astro boy) 2.popeye 3.mario 4.godzilla 5.king kong 6.valkyrie 7.ken the eagle 8.superman 9.pikachu 10.yonggary

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“The more the merrier…?”

-Itoko “Cousin” of All Cosmos

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[wimbearn]

For tonight, I made a quick drawing of Namco’s underrated heroine, Valkyrie! I’ve been seeing through Japanese tags that it’s the 35th anniversary of the arcade’s operation (Valkyrie no Densetsu).

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Valkyrie fanart by Kiyohiko Azuma, from LumCom 15

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[evanwhosjusthere]

Video Game Artist Spotlight: Hiroshi Fuji

Hiroshi Fuji is an artist and character designer mostly known for his work on Namco games. He joined Namco after graduating from college and eventually moved to the game development group where did the character design for Legend of Valkyrie. He left Namco and became a freelance artist where he still occasionally works with Bandai Namco. He also designed the unique but obscure Namco mascot lady seemingly named "Namko".

In 2005, he would serialize a manga around the Valkyrie series titled "Valkyrie's Birth" and would be officially recognized by Namco.

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Titles Worked On:

Sky Kid (1985) - Character Design

Star Luster (1985) - Cover Art

Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu - Cover Art, Character Design

Babel no Tō (1986) - Cover Art, Character Design

Family Tennis (1987) - Cover Art

Family Circuit (1988) - Cover Art, Character Design

Valkyrie no Densetsu (1989) - Character Illustrations

Hōrai Gakuen no Bōken! (1996) - Cover Art, Character Design

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FE2 Novelization Translation - Cover and Book Intro Pages

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New year, time for another new FE novelization translation!

2024's novel of focus is that of FE2, the original game Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia was a remake of. Enjoy reading this take on the same exact plot, ~25 years prior!

Cover

Fire Emblem Gaiden

The Zofian Liberation War

Book 1

STORY

The continent of Valentia is divided between the north and the south, as well as their beliefs in War Father Duma and Earth Mother Mila. While the Kingdom of Zofia is ruled with kindness and compassion, the Rigelian Empire believes in raising its citizens to be prepared for war. Their hostility towards each other has finally pulled them into a vicious war. Units from both sides spill each other’s blood, fighting for their god and loyalty to their homeland each and every day, with no end in sight…

The protagonists of this tale are Alm, Celica, and countless other young units. They all wish for Valentia to be unified, but differ in how they want that outcome to be reached. And so, a grand tale of love and hate is about to unfold!

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Written by Katsuyuki Ozaki

Cover Illustration by Ichiro ?*

Cover Design by Kazuo Hiroi (WIDE)**

*T/N: I cannot find the Kanji character in this person’s last name anywhere to confirm its reading.

**T/N: First name could also be ‘Ichio’ or ‘Itsuo.’ I cannot find any record of this person online, so I cannot confirm the correct reading of their name. Their nickname is ‘WIDE’ because their last name, ‘hiroi,’ is the Japanese word for wide.

Published by Futabasha

Author’s Profile

Katsuyuki Ozaki

An up-and-coming author also working as a copywriter. His major works include “Valkyrie no Densetsu,” “F-Zero,” “Zelda II: The Adventure of Link,” and many more, all published by Futabasha. He has also written for other strategy guide series. His hobbies include golf, cars, and computer games. He is of course also passionate about Fire Emblem, and has completed all of the games so far. He poured all of his love for the series into writing these two books without rest!

Front:

Alm and Celica each set out on their own journey to forge!

This is the epic adventure of this young man and woman!!

The stage unfolds on a Valentia in chaos in this epic tale of love, blood, and war!

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Back:

Ad for Book 2.

Ad for a Shin Megami Tensei novelization.

Color Art

A necrodragon was here. In Zofia. When she realized exactly what that meant, Celica was petrified in horror. Earth Mother Mila had lost all power over Zofia.

Title Page

Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1: The Deliverance

The Six Resurrection Pills

Alm’s Awakening

The Mysterious Girl Silque

Chapter 2: Mila’s Restoration Army

Celica Embarks on Her Journey

The Ruffian Saber

The Necrodragon’s Trial

Chapter 3: To Zofia Castle

Rescuing Clair

The Night Before Storming Zofia Castle

Cliff’s Gambit

Chapter 4: The Red Haired Woman

The Port Town Tavern

Differing Paths

Chapter 5: To Mila’s Shrine

The Sisters from Archanea

Blake, Wielder of the Shadow Sword

Royal Bloodline

Desert Army

Princess Anthiese

Chapter 6: The Newly Reborn Kingdom of Zofia

His name is Zeke

Cross-Shaped Birthmark

Collapse and Liberation

The Throne Bathed in Light

Epilogue

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Illustrations: Ichiro ?* & Kazuo Hiroi (WIDE)**

*T/N: I cannot find the Kanji character in this person’s last name anywhere to confirm its reading.

**T/N: First name could also be ‘Ichio’ or ‘Itsuo.’ I cannot find any record of this person online, so I cannot confirm the correct reading of their name. Their nickname is ‘WIDE’ because their last name, ‘hiroi,’ is the Japanese word for wide.

Book design: Yusuke Matsuoka (NEXT)

Editing & printing: Rekkasha

Character Introductions

Alm’s Army

Robin: A Villager who grew up with Alm in Ram Village. He later transcends to become an Archer.

Silque / Shilk: A Cleric in service to the goddess Mila. She specializes in healing magic.

Cliff / Klihs: A Villager from Ram Village. He later transcends to become a Mage, specializing in long range combat magic.

Delthea: A female Mage who has fallen into Rigel’s hands by Tatarrah’s magic. She wields the Aura tome.

Luthier: He decides to join forces with Alm to lead his younger sister Delthea’s fate down a righteous path. A mage with a tragic past.

Mycen: A former unit of the Knights of Zofia, transcended to one of the highest level classes, Gold Knight.

Python: An Archer prodigy whose short-temper is as great as his skills with a bow.

Clair: A Pegasus Knight who was granted the ability to fly a pegasus by the two gods. Clive’s younger sister.

Forsyth: A soldier who’s greatest skill is his ability to calmly make decisions in the heat of battle.

Mathilda: An exceptionally talented female Cavalier. She possesses both a brave soul and bewitching beauty.

Tatiana: A Saint captured by Nuibaba. Zeke’s beloved.

Clive: A Cavalier and the leader of the young surviving units of the Knights of Zofia.

Zeke: A mysterious Gold Knight who has lost his memory. He serves Alm under Emperor Rudolf’s orders.

Lukas: A hot-blooded soldier who wields his lance like lightning.

Alm: A fighter raised by Zofia’s hero Mycen, and the protagonist of this story. He is a boy with a grand fate!

Gray: A Villager from Ram Village. He later transcends into a Cavalier.

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Adventure of Ukagaka (demo ver. 2) by Harukaze - 《DL》

genre: action adventure shooter

release date: Winter Comiket, 2004

a cute and simple Valkyrie no Densetsu inspired game from the creators of Mayushu〜/Mayushoot (more info on archive.org)

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I am confused why the SuperHeroTime tiktok account was promoting another drama (Densetsu no Head Cho)... https://www.tiktok.com/@superherotime_tvasahi/video/7410003060023512327

Maybe because it's a show with a metric ton of toku alums.

Kohaku Shida (Haruka/OniSister) -> featured in the video

Hideyoshi Kan (Ace/Kamen Rider Geats) -> featured in the video

Fumiya Takahashi (Aruto/Kamen Rider Zero-One) -> series lead

Hiroe Igeta (Yua/Kamen Rider Valkyrie) -> series lead

Daisuke Nakagawa (Jin/Kamen Rider Jin)

Kiita Komagine (Kaito/Zenkaiser)

Also apparently Masaki Suda's younger brother is in this?? The resemblance is uncanny ngl. (He goes by his birth name, Masaki goes by a stage name, hence the different surnames.)

And also with a few more clicks I find out Masaki Suda's a dad now. The kid was born last March... (Yes, I am like Philip, I fall into research holes with very little prompting)

To quote Akiko, I did not hear anything about this (but congratulations to Masaki)

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Kiyoshi utata

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“The battle rages on…”

-Richard Miller

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Namco Valkyrie Series - A franquia que a Namco esqueceu

Em 1980, a Namco se consolidou com Pac-Man, que se tornou um fenômeno, e ajudou a empresa a se estabelecer como grande produtora de games, especialmente no que diz respeito a Tekken, que veio como resposta ao SEGA’s Virtual Fighter. No entanto, tem uma franquia em particular que foi jogada ao esquecimento. Esta franquia se chama Valkyrie, e é protagonizada por uma garotinha de longas tranças douradas, trajando uniforme viking. 

O primeiro título da série, Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu (ワルキューレの冒険 時の鍵伝説) foi lançado para o Famicom em 1986, e tinha elementos muito similares a The Legend of Zelda, obra de Shigeru Miyamoto, que estava fazendo muito sucesso naquela época, daí veio a inspiração da equipe da Namco em criar o game; A premissa básica de Valkyrie no Bōken requer exploração, com a protagonista, Valkyrie, derrotando monstros e procurando por arsenais que podem estender os poderes dela.  

Em 1989, a Namco lançou Valkyrie no Densetsu(ワルキューレの伝説) para os arcades, o primeiro jogador controla a dama de combate nórdica, enquanto que o segundo jogador controla um ogro verde chamado Kurino Xandra, que mais tarde tornou-se protagonista de um game do SNES chamado Whirlo. Jogadores obtêm ouro através de inimigos derrotados, que pode ser usado para comprar equipamentos e feitiços. Um port para PC Engine foi lançado em 1990, e assim como o lançamento de arcade, ficou apenas no Japão, no entanto, o game teve tradução em inglês feita por fãs. Na versão do PC Engine, Whirlo(Kurino Xandra) faz apenas uma aparição especial, uma vez que o modo para dois jogadores foi removido.

Fora da série Valkyrie, a garota de tranças douradas apareceu em Namco x Capcom(PlayStation 2), ao lado de personagens influentes como Ryu(Capcom), e Project X Zone(Nintendo 3DS). Valkyrie também aparece na série Tales of. Em alguns games da série, ela faz aparição especial; Em Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 e 3, Valkyrie atua como chefe em dungeons específicas. 

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Super Famicom - Wizardry Bane of the Cosmic Forge

Title: Wizardry Bane of the Cosmic Forge / ウィザードリィVI 禁断の魔筆 

Developer: Sir-Tech Software / GAME STUDIO Inc.

Publisher: ASCII Corporation

Release date: 29 September 1995

Catalogue Code: SHVC-AW6J-JPN

Genre: 3D Dungeon Crawler

No. of Players: 1

It is said that the Cosmic Forge is a magical pen possessing an enormous power: whatever is written with it instantly becomes true. A group of explorers ventures into the castle where the king, the queen, and the wizard who created the pen used to dwell. Nobody knows what has happened there for the last hundred years, since nobody dares to enter the haunted castle. As the heroes step in, the doors behind them close forever. They are left alone to discover the truth about the Cosmic Forge and the drama between the castle's inhabitants.

Here's a fun one indeed. It is a Wizardry game that is part of the main series, yet it has a console conversion that has stayed in Japan its entire life. It is said that this game was released on the Super Famicom 20 days after the Playstation launched in North America. There may be some English translation options here and there but unlike the Super Famicom version of Wizardry V, there is no option to change everything into English this time. So if you want to play this Super Famicom version, look up a fan translation of this.

Anyway. Bane of the Cosmic Forge is the sixth entry in the Wizardry series. While retaining the basic premise of creating a party of up to six adventurers to roam first-person dungeons and fight enemies in turn-based combat, this installment contains numerous enhancements and new features. It is the first game in the series to feature full-color graphics and a mouse-driven interface (as far as the computer versions go). Dare I say it, this looks miles better than stuff like Bishin Densetsu Zoku, or Golden Fighter come to think of it. This game reminds me of some of the best Sega Saturn titles out there, which is saying something.

Combat options are more detailed, with precise weapon moves (such as thrust and bash) available. Magic is divided into six different schools, with the spellcaster's powers increasing if he or she concentrates on one of them. Picking locks or disarming traps by thief-like classes is done actively by participating in a simple minigame. Characters can learn skills unique to their class when leveling up. These skills range from weapon proficiencies to field abilities that can be used outside of combat.

In addition to the traditional races of humans, elves, dwarves, hobbits, and gnomes, the player can choose between the Lizardman, the cat-like Felpurr, the canine Rawulf, the pixie-like Faerie, the intimidating Dracon, and the furry Mook. Each race has its own strengths and weaknesses, as well as predispositions to certain classes. Exotic character classes such as Valkyrie, Alchemist, Psionic, Ninja, Samurai, and Monk are also available during character creation, though they require a higher amount of bonus points received during the initial dice roll. It is also possible for characters to switch to another class during the game.

Conversations with NPCs have been extended, the player being able to talk about various topics with the same character. The game also features a branching storyline: depending on the player's choice to believe or mistrust a key character, the plot will split into different directions, resulting in several different endings. The entire game takes place within the castle and its surroundings, without the possibility to travel back to the town or create other characters after the game has started. Unlike the previous entries, it is possible to save the game anywhere manually. The Super Famicom version is compatible with the Turbo File Twin as indicated by the box making mention of a Super Famicom-exclusive "Super Turbo File" mode. Other games that make use of this functionality include Bahamut Lagoon, RPG Tsukuru Super Dante 1 & 2, Daisenryaku Expert World War II in Europe and Tactics Ogre.

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The final hucard game Valkyrie no Densetsu

This version of the game is great. Its really fun and i will probably go back to at some point. Sprites are great and music is fun. Its an enjoyable game.