Morale is a system present in Valkyria Chronicles 2, Valkyria Chronicles 3, and in a very different way in Valkyria Chronicles 4. In all of these games it affects the activation of a soldier's Potentials.
Valkyria Revolution has a similar system that is referred to as the State of the War.
Morale in Valkyria Chronicles 2 and 3[]
Morale is a system present throughout battles in these two games that affects all soldiers, and is shown with a gauge in Command Mode. Morale increases when camps are captured and enemies defeated, while it decreases when allies are downed, forced to retreat, or enemies capture allied camps. Some bosses also have orders that reduce morale. Higher morale gives a greater chance of positive potentials being triggered while lowering negative potential chances.
Morale reaching zero is a common loss condition in both games.
Morale in Valkyria Chronicles 4[]
In the fourth game, Morale is implemented differently: rather than being an overarching system, it is handled strictly on a per-soldier basis, and there are only two states, default morale and boosted morale. As a result, low morale is no longer a possible failure condition in battle.
A soldier can receive a boost to their morale under four circumstances:
- They achieve something of significance. These are killing enemies, destroying tanks, capturing flags and healing/reviving allies. Each soldier gains more morale doing certain actions than others. Morale boosts can also be given for killing enemies with Interception fire.
- The order "Inspiration" was used on them.
- The special medic evacuation cutscene where Karen Stuart is accompanied by Ragnarok played, and they were the rescuing soldier.
- The Last Stand option "Inspire" was used, and they were the nearest soldier.
Earning a morale boost will result in a short animation with an SP Up icon, and the unit's icon in Command Mode will glow white and be surrounded by sparkles.
When a unit has high morale, they receive a minor stat boost to their accuracy and evasion, and a much larger boost to the chance of their positive Potentials activating, while the chance of their negative Potentials activating becomes close to zero. In addition, after the mechanic has been introduced, they have 100% chance of triggering Last Stand while at high morale, and thus a chance to start "inspire chains". See Last Stand for more information.
A morale boost only lasts for the soldier's next Movement Phase, though it is possible for them to earn a new morale boost during that phase.
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Gameplay
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| System | CANVAS | BLiTZ | Book Mode | Briefing | Command Mode | CP | Action Mode | AP | Incapacitation | Last Stands | Camps | Decorations | |
| Headquarters | Command Room | Training Field | R&D Facility | Infirmary | Mess Hall | Cenotaph |Private Quarters | |
| Classes | Scout | Shocktrooper | Lancer | Sniper | Engineer | Grenadier | |
| Weapons | Artillery | Rifles | Machine Guns | Lances | Sniper Rifles | Mortars | Grenades | Flamethrowers |
| Combat Vehicles | Hafen | Cactus | Glory | Federation Tank | Light Tank | |
| Glossary | Europa | Atlantic Federation | East Europan Imperial Alliance | Principality of Gallia United Kingdom of Edinburgh | Hafen | Fort Krest | Lindbergh Base | Europan Calendar (EC) First Europan War | Second Europan War | War of the Valkyrur | Federate Forces | Imperial Forces Squad E | Squad F | Tank | Paradrop | Balloon Net | Valkyrur | Darcsen | Starchild Festival | Valkyria | Valkyrian Experiments | Valkyria Bomb | Ragnite | Ragnite Industry | Ragnite Implosion | Ragnite Implosion Turbine | Ceasefire Treaty | |
| News | History's Greatest Comeback | Best Invention Since Tanks! | "Unbreakable" Krest Broken! Imperial Comms Hub Taken | Closer to the Siegval Line | New Imperial Tanks Afield Iron Wall Abandoned! | Bad Weather Slows Federation | First Snowfall Hits The Imperial Counterattack | Federation Forced to Retreat | Imperial Supply Base Falls Plight of the Islanders | The Wonders of Ragnite | Ghost Ship of the Ice Tales of the Winter Witch | Treasure of the Crystal Sea | Clash at Fort Garsbruck? Interview: Paratroopers | Theft at Port Kosvall | Loweholm Grasps at Freedom Heroes of Northern Cross | Icefield Explosion | Environmental Crisis? Victory on the Horizon? | Ceasefire! Empire Remains | Heroes of Operation Cygnus The Road to Peace | |