Valkyrie
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Valkyrie
| Origin: | Old Norse |
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| Japanese: | ヴァルキリー |
| Appears In: | Umi no Oriuta, Xanadu Next, Tokyo Xanadu, Sora no Kiseki FC/SC, Hajimari no Kiseki, Nayuta no Kiseki, Akatsuki no Kiseki, Ys: Celceta no Jukai, Ys IX |
Origin
Valkyrie is the English and Dutch rendering of the Old Norse word Valkyrja. That is made of two compounds, Valr ('Battlefield Dead') and Kjósa ('Chooser'), leading to the combined meaning 'Chooser of the Slain'. The valkyries were female attendants of the god Odin who chose those who die in battle, ferrying them to Valhalla. They are frequently fierce warriors in their own right.
Appearances
- One of Palman's special abilities in Umi no Oriuta is a spear attack named Valkyrie and his strongest weapon is the Valkyrie Lance (戦乙女の槍). The construction Ikusaotome is sometimes used in Japanese to refer to valkyries in place of katakana.
- In Xanadu Next, The Valkyrie Helm (ヴァルキリーヘルム) is a piece of available headgear.
- In Sora no Kiseki FC, the strongest armor usable by females is the Valkyrie Dress (バルキリードレス).
- The Valkyrie Rod (バルキリーロッド) is one of Estelle's weapons in Sora no Kiseki SC.
- A set of armor for the protagonist of Nayuta no Kiseki is called the Valkyrie Guard (バルキリーガード).
- The Valkyrie Dress (ヴァルキリードレス) is a powerful set of female-exclusive armor appearing in Celceta no Jukai.
- In Tokyo Xanadu, the Valkyrie Costume (ヴァルキュリーコス) is a set of female-exclusive armor. The name includes a reference to cosplay and the description talks about how it makes the wearer feel like a different person.
- In Tokyo Xanadu eX+, Valkyrie Glide (バルキリーグライド) is Kugayama Rion's EX Skill.
- The code of Akatsuki no Kiseki includes a lance called the Valkyrie Gale (ヴァルキリーゲイル) as an equippable weapon.
- War Maiden's Salvation <Valkyrie Hammer> (
～戦乙女の救済～ ) is Yufa's Gift in Ys IX. - In Hajimari no Kiseki, the Valkyrie Coat (ヴァルキリーコート) is a set of armor exclusive to Laura. Also, Juna learns Valkyrie Smash (ヴァルキリースマッシュ) as an upgrade to her previous Brave Smash.
Trivia
- The Stahlritter are occasionally referred to as valkyries in Japanese, using the 戦乙女 construction.