Squad E

This is a more general overview of the members of Squad E with quick summary biographies.

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Squad E are the main protagonists of Valkyria Chronicles 4.

Main members
Claude Wallace: Squad Commander of Squad E, Claude graduated as valedictorian from the Royal Military Academy. In his youth, Claude got a reputation for being a scaredy cat, and his inability to act led Riley to lose her parents. After that disaster, Claude spent hours simply gazing off into the sky watching the clouds go by, merely existing. Eventually he began to notice subtle changes in the weather. Claude is close friends with Raz, Riley Miller and Norid Saarinen.

Raz: Raz is a hot headed Darcsen who has the tendency to charge in recklassly. He refers to himself as 'Invincible'. In his youth, he used to pick on Claude, and held a grudge against him believing Claude's scaredy cat nature would get him and the squad killed in battle under his command. Through a training session that lands them in the Ranger corps, Raz begins to respect Claude. Raz's close allies are Claude Wallace, Kai Schulen and fellow Darcsen, Zaiga.

Kai Schulen: Kai Schulen is the sniper sergeant of Squad E. She is highly skilled, cautious and blunt, capable of beating Raz in a fist fight, but also making sure to cover his recklass charges when in battle, even if she's not happy about it. Kai's favourite food is bread, making her very excited about Alicia Melchiott's goal to open a bakery. Her real name is Lina, having adopted her brother's name and role within Squad E to prevent the higher ups from discovering he'd abandoned the army and bringing shame to his name. Kai's closest allies are Raz, Riley Miller and Azusa Tsukikage.

Riley Miller: The daughter of Albert Miller, a researcher of Ragnite compression techniques, Riley grew up in Hafen with Claude, Raz, Kai and Lina. Her parents and younger sister tragically died in a fire at the Miller Company factory, and she blames Claude for holding her back, preventing her from saving her sister. After this incident, After the incident she went to study abroad, carrying on her father's research with her work leading to single person grenade launchers. She becomes a science officer and through pure chance ends up being assigned to Squad E where she reconciles with her friends she hadn't seen in ten years. Riley's close allies are Kai Schulen and Claude Wallace(once he proves he's no longer cowardly).

Miles Arbeck:

Dan Bentley:

Scouts
Nico Emery: A firm believer in God's will, Nico believes everyone can find salvation and believes in the good in everyone. She enlisted to help those suffering from the pain of war, and her influence is so strong many of her squad mates have set about living more virtuous lives as a result of spending time with her. After hearing about Godwin's less privilaged background, the discrimination he faced as a Darcsen and worrying for his soul after catching him looting corpses, she sets about trying to help him. Nico deeply respects Rosetta Valeriano who previously worked in the Europan church. Aside from Godwin and Rosetta, Nico is close allies with Lily Ashley. Nico is a starting member of Squad E.

Rosetta Valeriano: A former member of the church, Rosetta fights to end the war and in an attempt to end discrimination of all types. Their dear friend was a Darcsen who wished to see an end to the Darcsen discrimination and would go to peaceful protests. They were shot by extremists at one of these peaceful rallys, and Rosetta learnt a harsh lesson about the world; good intentions and ideals alone cannot change the world. Rosetta identifies as genderless. Their close allies are Dan Bentley, Nico Emery and Godwin. Rosetta is a starting member of Squad E.

Godwin: Godwin is a cynical Darcsen, who is often seen looting corpses on the battlefield. As a result of his looting, he has learnt the ability to appraise the value of items seeing their true worth. He is so used to being discriminated against, he mistakes Nico's kindness as condescension, and struggles to accept help from her, believing she is looking down on him or has ulterior motives for her aid. His close allies after his Squad Story A Prayer for the Broken are Nico Emery and Rosetta Valeriano.

Odin: Real name Thomas Kevin, Odin joined the army after his parents signed him up in order to prevent him from being a shut in. Odin is nervous and easily spooked, but puts on a showing of bravado by pretending he is a God of Battle, creating the alter-ego Odin, a stoic badass. Gets annoyed by Lily Ashley's twisted personality as she mocks him for his cowardice. After his Squad story Unfortunate Souls he is begrudgingly friends with both the walking ill omen Lily Ashley and the seemingly jinxed Jimmy Frank. Aside from these two walking unluck magnets, Odin is also friends with Ryan Ford.

Millennia Hudson: After Millennia's husband went MIA, she joined the military in hopes of finding him. A soft spoken individual, Millennia has a strong love for not only her missing husband but those around her. Claude informs her that her husband was found dead. Crushed and lost in misery, Millennia flees from the camp, and finds herself in front of Imperial soldiers. She considers just letting herself die to be with her husband, but her friends Brittany Scarlett and Rita Raywater come for her, reminding her that her husband would not wish for her to throw her life away. Alongside Brittany Scarlett and Rita Raywater, Millennia's other close ally is Teresa Leach.

Alicia Melchiott (DLC): A former town watch man of the Gallian town of Bruhl, Alicia Melchiott joined Squad 7 with Welkin Gunther and Isara Gunther. Alicia, with the rest of Squad 7 was assigned to team up for a training exercise with Squad E. Being the positive person she is, she seemed to get on with Riley Miller and Kai Schulen, the latter of whom was enamored with her bakery skills. Upon beating the DLC campaign with any rank, Alicia is unlocked as a (non canon) member of Squad E. Her close allies are Welkin Gunther and Isara Gunther.

Shocktroopers
Stanley Barclay: Loves telling bad jokes, Stanley has set about trying to improve the mood of everyone in Squad E. He enlisted largely because he thought the idea of a guy like him in the army would be funny. Despite this, Stanley has a heart of gold and upon hearing of the troubles of Ferrier Blancheur, sets about with his good friend Jean Matrix, to try and find out why she wears the iron mask. Nothing seems to get Stanley down, even Raz criticizing his bad jokes. Alongside Ferrier and Jean, Stanley is also good friends with Hanna Carroll. Stanley is a starting member of Squad E.

Viola Bryce: Viola is a vicious warrior, always living for the fight. In terms of rebelliousness she outranks even Raz, having a total disregard for orders and authority. Her mother was killed by an Imperial soldier when she was younger, and her father consumed by revenge, managed to avenge her only to die in the process of getting that revenge leaving Viola an orphan in the process. As a result she values strength above all, and will not follow orders from those she deems weaker than her. During her Squad story, she becomes impressed with Claude's ordering of her teams opponents, and is more willing to follow his orders as a result. Her true allies are Simon Bale and Emmy Mistral who she shares her squad story with, and Jean Matrix who similarly respects strength above all. Viola is a starting member of Squad E.

Emmy Mistral: Obsessed with money, Emmy is willing to do anything to obtain it, even betraying her own friends. Emmy is coldly opportunistic, cunning and even violent, seemingly uncaring if she accidentally gets allies caught in friendly fire as long as it gets the job done. As a result Claude puts her, Simon and Viola through rehab to get them to improve their behaviour. Emmy is haughty at first but reveals the reason she cares so much about money is to pay for her sick mother's medical bills and that she grew up in poverty. After completing rehab, Emmy states she might defect if the Imperial's pay her more, but follows up with it just being a joke. Riley seems unsure if she is joking. Emmy's true allies are Viola Bryce and Simon Bale. Emmy is a starting member of Squad E.

Ferrier Blancheur: A young woman who wears an iron mask like a knight on her head. It is revealed that she does not wear the mask for her own benefit, but because she is an illegitimate child of a nobleman. Her father, the nobleman in question forces her to wear the mask to hide her appearance as she looks very much like her mother. Whilst her face is never actually seen, Stanley comments on her beauty referring to her as an angel. Upon completing her Squad Story she becomes good friends with Stanley Barclay and Jean Matrix.

Lily Ashley: Lily refers to herself as an ill omen, seemingly reveling in how much bad luck and misfortune follows her around. She is extremely mentally resiliant, but tends to look down on cowardice, even refusing to call Odin by his chosen name, and calling him by his birth name until he impresses her. As a result of her bad luck and twisted gloomy attitude she admits she finds it hard to find true friends, even stating no one would miss her if she died. After her Squad story 'Unfortunate Souls' she finds her true allies in Odin and Jimmy Frank although she the kindly Nico Emery also takes a shine to her.

Simon Bale: A former bandit, Simon attacked people on the roadside with an axe. One day he accidentally robbed a Federation officer, was held at gunpoint and forced to enlist into the army. He has two very distinct personalities; around men he's a blood thirsty, rowdy, psychotic, thrill-seeking bully, but around women he immedietly gets nervous and becomes incredibly mild mannered and polite. Due to his rebellious nature, Claude had him alongside Viola Bryce and Emmy Mistral enter rehab together to learn to work as a team in their squad story, Mischief Makers. Simon slowly begins to act more brash around Viola and Emmy and learns the importance of team work...sort of. His true allies are Viola Bryce and Emmy Mistral.

Brigitte "Rosie" Stark (DLC): 'Rosie' as she's known by the locals who frequented the bar she sang at pre-war, is the Shocktrooper leader of Squad 7. Rosie has a strong racist streak against Darcsens whom she blames for the death of her parents when she was young, them being caught up in the Darcsen Hunts performed by the Imperial Empire. As a result she takes an instant dislike to Raz, who is a Darcsen himself, but also can't stand the way he talks down about her and her fellow militia members and believes he's an idiot who will get everyone killed due to his recklass charges. Rosie is unlocked as a member of Squad E(non canonically) after the player beats the DLC with any ranking. Her close ally is Largo Potter.

Lancers
Jean Matrix: Jean is incredibly strong, and joined the army seeing it as a great way to get even stronger. Currently holds the record at arm wrestling victories within Squad E, having not lost in over 100 games, and is strong enough to break iron locks with her bare hands. She's happily married to a man she met when she was sent to a field hospital after recieving an injury, but rarely talks about her husband unless somebody asks, keeping a photo of him with her at all times. Ironically her husband is the one man she could never beat in an arm wrestling contest, largely because she gets flustered whilst holding his hand. She is good friends with Stanley Barclay, Ferrier Blancheur and Viola Bryce. She is a starting member of Squad E.

Jimmy Frank: Jimmy is an incredibly nice guy, but there's something about him that just makes everyone uneasy. He seems to constantly try and jinx his survival by talking about how he can't die yet as his son back home is waiting to be born, or that he'll hold off the enemy in order to allow his allies to escape or stating that there's no way an enemy can be this far out and he'll go check the rustling bushes alone. Jimmy's constant tempting of fate deeply unnerves Odin, but Lily seems to think he's so unlucky he ends up going full circle and becoming lucky once again. Jimmy's true allies are Odin, Lily Ashley and fellow Lancer Keigel Hohmann. He is a starting member of Squad E.

Brittany Scarlett: Divorced. Brittany states she is done with men, deeply resenting her ex-husband whom abused her. The one good thing to come out of her marriage was her daughter Becky. Brittany signed up to the military in order to ensure her daughter could grow up in a peaceful world. Many of the younger women turn to her for life advice. After talking with Millennia about her marriage, she's considering getting back into dating to find herself a good man. Her close allies are Millennia Hudson, Rita Raywater and Eileen Blackwell.

Largo Potter (DLC): Largo is Squad 7's lancer leader. He joins Squad 7 as they are assigned to a training session with Squad E. Much like Rosie, he takes an instant dislike to Raz, although his disdain seems to stem from Raz's general lack of experience, recklessness and ill manners. He eventually warms up to Squad E as they prove that whilst young they have the skills required to keep Gallia safe, and joins Welkin, Alicia and Rosie in coming to their aid in the end. Largo is unlocked as a member of Squad E(albeit non canonically) upon beating the DLC with any ranking. His close ally is Brigitte "Rosie" Stark.

Engineers
Aulard Abington: A real tank fanatic, Aulard has gotten in trouble repeatedly for breaking formation in battle to stand near the tanks. Due to admiring their craftsmanship, Aulard can take considerably longer than other engineers when tuning up tanks, and his fanaticism can put off some of the others. Aulard has a deep respect for Dan Bentley, whom he knows as an ace tank operator before Dan chose to become an APC driver. Realising his love of tanks doesn't mean he has to be a tank operator, Aulard dedicates himself to his role as an Engineer, and is probably the best tank mechanic in the squad as a result, able to recognise parts and models on sight alone, and capable of fixing them quicker than any other...providing he doesn't get distracted by their craftsmanship. Aulard's close allies are Dan Bentley and Jascha Alatt. He is a starting member of Squad E.

Rebecca Longhurst:

Rita Raywater: Hopeless in love and lamenting all her friends are getting married and having kids around her, Rita becomes obsessed with finding "Mr. Wonderful". She often leans on Brittany Scarlett for a shoulder to cry on about how she can't find any good men. She actually does attract a lot of men, but seems oblivious to all but the skeevier men's advances. After Millennia's husband is discovered to be killed in action causing the heartbroken Millennia to end up surrounded by enemies, Rita rushes to save her from them with Brittany's help. Brittany advises Rita stops trying to find "Mr. Wonderful" and start looking for "Mr. Right". Rita's close allies are Millennia Hudson, Brittany Scarlett and Dan Bentley.

Snipers
Neige LePreton: A timid 16 year old girl, Neige has severe confidence issues and struggles to assert herself. When nervous on the battlefield she tends to clasp her braid to calm down, seeing it as a good luck charm. She is in awe of her fellow snipers Aladdin Ballard and Leonhardt Strauch whom she admires for being able to keep such a cool head in the heat of battle. Neige herself is a fantastic sniper with great aim, she just tends to get panicky. After spending time with the boys in her Squad story The Price of Skill, she discovers they both work hard and the gap between them isn't anything to do with natural talent. She is close allies with Aladdin Ballard, Leonhardt Strauch and Aoife. Neige is a starting member of Squad E.

Aladdin Ballard: Aladdin is a self proclaimed feminist who is also somewhat of a flirt. He named his gun after his first love who was killed by an Imperial soldier and swore an oath that he wouldn't let any other women die on his watch. Aladdin was well on his way to being the best sniper in Squad E, before Kai Schulen turned up. He challenged her to a contest and lost. In order to keep himself from falling behind her, he trains incredibly hard every day, and even shaved his long flowing locks off as a constant reminder of the loss so he'd continue to work hard. His close allies are Neige LePreton, Leonhardt Strauch who he practices with daily and Laurant McCloud.

Leonhardt Strauch: Referred to as 'Prince Charming' by people, Leonhardt is a nobleman who was raised by an Imperial nanny and her son more than his own wealthy parents, and as such feels closer to them. He's joined the army in the hopes of finding them again as they had to flee when war broke out to avoid being accused of being imperial spies. Despite Leonhardt's brags about being naturally gifted, he trains incredibly hard to hone his skill, often training with Aladdin. He's also extremely proud though, and doesn't take orders well, asking Claude Wallace who he thinks he is ordering him around, seemingly oblivious to Claude being his commanding officer. He goes AWOL during his Squad story The Price of Skill whilst searching for his nanny and it's upto his true allies Aladdin Ballard and Neige LePreton to get him back.

Grenadiers
Isara Gunther (DLC): Sister of Welkin Gunther, and the driver of the Edelweiss, Isara forms quick bonds with both Riley Miller who shares her love of invention and Miles Arbeck, who shares a deep appreciation of tanks with her. It is implied Riley helps Isara finalise her smoke screen shells that proved vital in the first game, whilst Isara shares the idea with Riley, giving her access to the same shells. Unlike in Valkyria Chronicles, Isara is a playable character in Valkyria Chronicles 4, where if the player gets an A rank in both Squad 7 DLC missions, a third section dedicated to Riley teaching Isara how to be a Grenadier will unlock. Beating this will allow Isara to become playable as part of Squad E.

Tanks
Welkin Gunther (DLC): Leader of the Gallian Militia's Squad 7, Welkin Gunther and his squad meets up with Claude Wallace and the rest of Squad E for a joint training session. He hits it off with Claude instantly, both commanders having a respect for nature and the pair go on to protect Gallia from Imperial troops. After completing the DLC, Welkin is unlocked, joining Squad E(non canonically) as a tank unit with the Edelweiss. Welkin is good friends with Alicia Melchiott and Isara Gunther.

Other
Karen Stuart: Squad E's medic, Karen is a young but talented medic. Like Fina Sellers, she isn't directly controllable, but will appear whenever a downed soldier is discovered by a squad mate, with her appearance indicating that the soldier is safely evacuated and no longer at risk of perma-death. Karen can sew well (handy for being a medical surgeon on the battlefield) and even repairs Fleuret Valois' ammo pouch, replacing it with a cute teddy bear theme which lead to Mabel Drake suffering a 'cuteness overload'. Occasionally she is joined by Ragnarok when evacuating soldiers.

Ragnarok: Ragnarok, otherwise known as 'Rags' is the company's dog, and also Squad E's mascot, Rags occasionally aids Karen Stuart in rescuing downed soldiers. If he appears during Karen's cutscene, the soldier who called for medical support will get a morale boost.

Trivia
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