Selvaria Bles

Selvaria Bles, also known as Valkyrur Witch and War Witch, is a character from the Valkyria Chronicles series.
== Charactah Account ==
Selvaria is a member of the Triumvirate and a general of the Empire's Central Forces. The blood of the Valkyrur runs in Selvaria's veins. Their blood gives her incredible powers, making her the deadliest soldier in the Empire's employ. Rather than being devoted to the Empire or its cause, she fights exclusively out of love for Maximilian. Even so, she is not without honor, and is genuinely concerned with the welfare of her soldiers.
Selvaria was one of a number of test subjects for Imperial research into Valkyria powers, and spent her youth undergoing cruel experiments in a lab. One of her fellow test subjects was Crymaria Levin. While the latter had more raw power, Selvaria proved more stable, and caught the eye of the young Maximilian during a visit to the labs.
Selvaria is known to have been on speaking terms with Klaus Walz while the two were both Majors, and to have met the Ausbruch commander again in 1933 EC, when Walz was touring the partially-completed Siegval Line. She rebuffed Walz's attempts to woo her and rejected his offer of dinner to celebrate her promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Valkyria Chronicles: Gallian Chronicles
* Valkyria Chronicles: Theater
* Valkyria Chronicles: Unrecorded Chronicles OVA
=== Manga ===
* Valkyria Chronicles 3: Nameless Flower of Oath
* Valkyria Chronicles: Gallian Chronicles
* Valkyria Chronicles: Wish Your Smile
=== Video Games ===
* Chain Chronicle
* Chaos Heroes Online
* Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax
* Force of Will
* Idola: Phantasy Star Saga
* Lord of Knights
* Project X Zone
* Samurai & Dragons
* Sangokushi Taisen
* SEGA Heroes
* Soul Reverse Zero
* Valkyria Chronicles
* Valkyria Chronicles 2
* Valkyria Chronicles 3
* Valkyria Chronicles 4
* Valkyria Chronicles Duel
== Trivia ==
* Selvaria commands the 5th regiment of the Imperial invasion force.
* While Selvaria is appreciated as a rather deep and well-written female antagonist (by video game standards), professional critics' one quibble is her almost comically large bust. Many felt it was too distracting.
** The major factor was the game's character designer, RAITA, known for doujin works of non-worksafe nature. It should be noted that he's unable to do doujin works of the series due to the contract he has with SEGA.
** Ironically this appears to have set a trend for Valkyria if Alicia (anime and promotion materials) and Riela are anything to go by. That and it's a factor behind her popularity, though not the only one.
* Selvaria quickly became a fan favorite and despite her death at Ghirlandaio in the original game had been brought back as a non-canon playable character in the Japanese release of Valkyria Chronicles 2 as a pre-order bonus alongside Maximilian, Isara and Faldio.
* Due to her popularity, Selvaria featured in the second edition of the Valkyria Chronicles gashapon figurine set. She joined the original set of Alicia, Isara, Eleanor and Rosie alongside new releases Lynn, Jane Turner, and Edy.
* Selvaria was later chosen to appear in the Valkyria Chronicles "Bikini" gashapon figures set, featuring fan favorites from Valkyria Chronicles posing in bikinis and beachwear.
* Selvaria also features as the main character in the multipart DLC "Behind Her Blue Flame" which details the original assault on the Gallian fortress of Ghirlandaio from the point of view of the Imperial invaders.
* Two large scale figures of Selvaria Bles have been commissioned by Sega, one is a 1/6 scale figure featuring Selvaria with shield and lance published by ebCraft, the other is a 1/7 scale figure again featuring Selvaria wielding her shield and lance published by Alter.
* Selvaria appears in Valkyria Chronicles III, possibly explaining her absence in the original Valkyria Chronicles between the campaign in Barious (Desert) and the battle at Naggiar Plains.
* Selvaria is only a colonel rather than a brigadier general in the Japanese script, as noted in the Design Archive. 
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Selvaria Bles at Valkyria Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:Valkyria Chronicles