Valis (video game series)

Mugen Senshi Valis (Japanese: 夢幻戦士ヴァリス; Valis: The Fantasm Soldier) is a Japanese video game platformer series developed by Telenet Japan. The original game was developed in 1986 for the MSX, and its popularity has spanned 4 sequels, a spin off, and remakes across several platforms, notably the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Genesis until the early 90s, in which it was quietly retired. The Genesis entries were published in North America by Renovation. Recently, Telenet revived the series, oddly enough, as a hentai.

Story

The Valis games (as they were known in America) tell the story of a schoolgirl named Yuko Ahso, a schoolgirl in late 1980's Japan who is fated to protect three different realms -- our own Earth, the land of spirits, and Vacanti, the dream world -- by wielding a mystical sword known as Valis.

Valis

Vacanti's first foe comes in the form of a warlord named Rogles. He extinguishes a light in Vacanti which functions as a source of power for those who live there, and in a desperate plea for salvation, its citizens reach out for a brave soul who can help them in their time of despair. Yuko on Earth is the one who answers the call, being summoned by magical forces into Vacanti to liberate her from the evil of Rogles, who brainwashes Yuko's best friend Reiko into helping him try and put an end to the Valis warrior. Against increasingly difficult odds, Yuko prevails and destroyes Rogles, although Reiko is killed in the process, her memory returning at the last moment in the arms of her former friend.

Valis II (Syd Of Valis)

Time passes, and Vacanti is set to rule under its next emperor after Rogles, a man named Megas who wishes to stamp out any trace of the former tyrant, to the point of murdering any supporters Rogles might have had. Furthermore, his bloodthirsty tendencies recognize Yuko and the Valis sword as viable threats to his claim of the throne, and he targets his minions to eliminate her first before she has the chance to thwart him. Megas has underestimated the Valis maiden, however, and he, too, falls under her magical blade, and peace once more comes to the dream world, as Yuko again returns home to resume an otherwise ordinary human life.

Valis III

As all of these focused attempts on conquest have so far centered on Vacanti, activity in the spiritual planes has gone undetected, and a figure named Glames has arisen, hellbent on destroying both Earth and Vacanti to lead his fellow spirits in an uprise of domination. Against this common foe, Yuko has found help, however -- a warrior-maiden named Cham, who uses a deadly whip; and her own twin sister Valna, who has grown up within Vecanti and grown strong in the ways of magic. And furthermore, the Valis sword is shown to be capable of more than what Yuko has accomplished with it thus far, and a visit to the ruler of Vacanti, a wizzened gentleman named Nizetti, unleashes the blade's full potential, which culminates in a climactic battle with Glames, who has used his own magic to resurrect Rogles. The Valis warrior is triumphant, however, and for her dutiful and unwavering service, Yuko is permitted to step down from her role as guardian and allowed to ascend to become a goddess in Vacanti, leaving Earth behind forever, the Valis sword retiring to the heavens as well, as the dream world prepares itself for prosperity. Cham and Valna wave good-bye to their sister and comrade as she departs to take on her new role.

Valis IV

This would not be, however. A king named Asfer had given birth to a son, Galgear, who grows up to have great ambitions that arise from the acquisition of a magic ring. This ring increases his powers, but to the loss of control he could have maintained under its effects, and the gods of Vacanti recognize this and enslave the reckless prince inside a crystal, its mass sinking into the ocean. Fifteen years pass, and Galgear manages to break out of his prison, kidnapping the former heroine Valna and being pursued by troops led by Cham as a result. A member of her band, named Rena Brant, requests permission to infiltrate Galgear's stronghold and free Valna on her own; Cham initially disagrees, but a disembodied voice convinces her to allow this, and Rena brings her twin sister Amu with her. They both succeed in reaching Garugia's inner sanctum, but are stopped by the prince and his ring, who is about to obliterate them when they are teleported away by a magic force -- that of Asfer, the prince's father, who tells them that only the Valis sword, no longer in this world, can stop him. Both girls journey day and night to reach the heavens of Vacanti and claim the sword, which is bequeathed onto them by Yuko herself, sent with her blessings in stopping the power-hungry prince. They return to Vacanti and use the mystic blade to defeat Galgear.

Games

• Valis
• Valis II
• SD Valis (titled Syd of Valis in the US)
• Valis III
• Valis IV (released as Super Valis IV on the SNES)
• Valis X — Another Destiny (A hentai attempt to resurrect the series, featuring the characters engaging in lesbian acts. And Yuko being tentacle raped.) [1]

External links

• Valis at Hardcore Gaming 101
• The official Valis homepage
• Valis X editorial