<s>
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
(	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
two	O
characters	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
body	O
named	O
Silmeria	B-Device
and	O
Alicia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
game	O
and	O
its	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
convoluted	O
interface	O
and	O
a	O
high	O
degree	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
is	O
divided	O
into	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Silmeria	B-Device
is	O
present	O
,	O
Alicia	O
can	O
materialize	O
her	O
einherjar	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
from	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
previous	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
Valkyrie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	O
must	O
touch	O
an	O
artifact	O
associated	O
with	O
an	O
einherjar	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
Silmeria	B-Device
re-materialize	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
main	O
settings	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
:	O
Midgard	B-Language
,	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
mortal	O
men	O
,	O
and	O
Asgard	O
,	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
Gods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midgard	B-Language
is	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
men	O
,	O
a	O
place	O
stricken	O
by	O
war	O
,	O
famine	O
,	O
and	O
disease	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
taint	O
of	O
death	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
history	O
,	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
Midgard	B-Language
has	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Gods	O
on	O
numerous	O
occasions	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Dipan	O
is	O
set	O
upon	O
resisting	O
such	O
divine	O
interference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asgard	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Æsir	O
,	O
ruled	O
over	O
by	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Heavens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Asgard	O
lies	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Valhalla	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
einherjar	O
,	O
the	O
brave	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
fallen	O
,	O
reside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Æsir	O
occasionally	O
influence	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
history	O
in	O
Midgard	B-Language
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
order	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
timeline	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
:	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
was	O
imprisoned	O
within	O
a	O
crystal	O
and	O
taken	O
by	O
Brahms	O
;	O
here	O
,	O
Brahms	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
imprisoned	O
within	O
a	O
crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
is	O
independent	O
of	O
and	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
is	O
about	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
and	O
Alicia	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silmeria	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
valkyries	O
tasked	O
with	O
collecting	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
brave	O
warriors	O
and	O
delivering	O
them	O
to	O
Valhalla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
she	O
disobeyed	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
he	O
reincarnated	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Alicia	O
,	O
the	O
Princess	O
of	O
Dipan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silmeria	B-Device
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
remain	O
trapped	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
awakens	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
Princess	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
many	O
people	O
think	O
that	O
Alicia	O
is	O
insane	O
or	O
possessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
pre-game	O
prolog	O
,	O
Odin	B-Application
sends	O
the	O
current	O
valkyrie	O
,	O
Hrist	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
soul	O
back	O
to	O
Valhalla	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
from	O
Hrist	O
,	O
Alicia/Silmeria	O
flee	O
into	O
the	O
wilderness	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
evade	O
capture	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
avert	O
a	O
catastrophe	O
that	O
could	O
spark	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Gods	O
and	O
Midgard	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
the	O
ferry	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
service	O
,	O
Alicia/Silmeria	O
plans	O
to	O
enter	O
Dipan	O
through	O
the	O
secret	O
Royal	O
Underground	O
Path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
Rufus	O
,	O
a	O
half-elf	O
archer	O
wearing	O
a	O
special	O
ring	O
,	O
Alicia/Silmeria	O
hires	O
him	O
to	O
accompany	O
them	O
to	O
Dipan	O
,	O
although	O
Rufus	O
has	O
his	O
own	O
reasons	O
for	O
helping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
underground	O
ruins	O
to	O
Dipan	O
,	O
Alicia	O
finds	O
an	O
old	O
necklace	O
and	O
Silmeria	B-Device
calls	O
forth	O
Dylan	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
of	O
her	O
former	O
einherjar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia/Silmeria	O
,	O
Rufus	O
,	O
and	O
Dylan	O
enter	O
Dipan	O
where	O
Rufus	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
Alicia	O
requests	O
him	O
to	O
stay	O
,	O
Rufus	O
go	O
on	O
talking	O
until	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
Silmeria	B-Device
is	O
within	O
Alicia	O
silmeria	B-Device
switched	O
with	O
alicia	O
and	O
started	O
introducing	O
herself	O
,	O
Rufus	O
looks	O
on	O
his	O
ring	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Odin	B-Application
cannot	O
allow	O
this	O
and	O
is	O
planning	O
to	O
destroy	O
Dipan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia/Silmeria	O
,	O
Rufus	O
,	O
and	O
Dylan	O
decide	O
that	O
getting	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Orb	O
themselves	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
stop	O
Odin	B-Application
and	O
save	O
Dipan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia/Silmeria	O
,	O
Rufus	O
,	O
Dylan	O
,	O
and	O
Lezard	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
Serdberg	O
Mountain	O
Ruins	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Orb	O
's	O
last	O
known	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silmeria	B-Device
recognizes	O
that	O
Leone	O
is	O
Hrist	O
in	O
disguise	O
,	O
but	O
fearing	O
a	O
confrontation	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
expose	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Orb	O
gone	O
from	O
the	O
ruins	O
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
follow	O
its	O
magical	O
trail	O
throughout	O
Midgard	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rufus	O
reveals	O
why	O
he	O
is	O
helping	O
Silmeria	B-Device
:	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
half-elf	O
,	O
Odin	B-Application
keeps	O
him	O
around	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
injury	O
(	O
the	O
Ring	O
of	O
Mylinn	O
he	O
wears	O
keeps	O
him	O
from	O
aging	O
)	O
and	O
should	O
Odin	B-Application
ever	O
transfer	O
into	O
Rufus	O
 '	O
body	O
,	O
Rufus	O
would	O
cease	O
to	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
rebellion	O
provides	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
escape	O
his	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hrist	O
takes	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Orb	O
to	O
Valhalla	B-Application
and	O
Odin	B-Application
orders	O
Dipan	O
's	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia/Silmeria	O
,	O
Rufus	O
,	O
Dylan	O
,	O
and	O
Lezard	O
return	O
to	O
Dipan	O
but	O
are	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
prevent	O
Hrist	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
city	O
and	O
executing	O
King	O
Barbarossa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
confront	O
Hrist	O
and	O
as	O
Alicia/Silmeria	O
and	O
Hrist	O
duel	O
,	O
the	O
Three	O
Mages	O
cast	O
the	O
Sovereign	O
's	O
Rite	O
,	O
transmigrating	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
and	O
Hrist	O
's	O
souls	O
from	O
their	O
bodies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
timelines	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
and	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
diverge	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
timeline	O
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
,	O
separated	O
from	O
Alicia	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
blocks	O
Freya	O
's	O
spell	O
,	O
becoming	O
crystallized	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brahms	O
escaped	O
with	O
Silmeria	B-Device
,	O
explaining	O
why	O
she	O
was	O
crystallized	O
in	O
his	O
castle	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
altered	O
timeline	O
,	O
Lezard	O
,	O
unknown	O
to	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
casts	O
his	O
own	O
spell	O
and	O
captures	O
Silmeria	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
intervention	O
,	O
Freya	O
crystallizes	O
Brahms	O
and	O
returns	O
with	O
him	O
and	O
Hrist	O
to	O
Valhalla	B-Application
,	O
though	O
she	O
cannot	O
explain	O
the	O
strange	O
distortion	O
(	O
from	O
Lezard	O
's	O
spell	O
)	O
during	O
the	O
encounter	O
nor	O
why	O
Silmeria	B-Device
vanished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	O
awakens	O
to	O
find	O
Silmeria	B-Device
absent	O
,	O
Brahms	O
and	O
Lezard	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
journey	O
through	O
the	O
Forest	O
of	O
Spirits	O
,	O
cross	O
into	O
Asgard	O
,	O
and	O
climb	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
Yggdrasil	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
confront	O
Odin	B-Application
and	O
Freya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lezard	O
reappears	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
aid	O
Alicia	O
in	O
defeating	O
Odin	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
only	O
does	O
this	O
to	O
obtain	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
captured	O
soul	O
,	O
he	O
casts	O
a	O
spell	O
causing	O
Odin	B-Application
to	O
transmigrate	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
displaces	O
Rufus	O
 '	O
soul	O
,	O
before	O
teleporting	O
away	O
with	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
body	O
and	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	O
and	O
Rufus	O
descend	O
from	O
Yggdrasil	O
and	O
head	O
to	O
Valhalla	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
meet	O
Arngrim	O
,	O
who	O
asks	O
to	O
accompany	O
them	O
in	O
penance	O
for	O
his	O
past	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hrist	O
wants	O
their	O
help	O
rescuing	O
Silmeria	B-Device
,	O
but	O
Freya	O
refuses	O
to	O
negotiate	O
with	O
humans	O
and	O
attacks	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ascending	O
the	O
tree	O
,	O
they	O
rescue	O
Silmeria	B-Device
,	O
whom	O
Alicia	O
rematerializes	O
into	O
Valkyrie	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
absorbed	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
soul	O
and	O
power	O
,	O
Lezard	O
casts	O
the	O
Sovereign	O
's	O
Rite	O
,	O
transmigrating	O
the	O
three	O
Valkyries	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
Lenneth	O
's	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
bodies	O
,	O
the	O
Valkyries	O
will	O
fade	O
away	O
so	O
Alicia	O
rematerializes	O
Hrist	O
's	O
and	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
souls	O
into	O
crystals	O
until	O
Lenneth	O
can	O
be	O
freed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rufus	O
and	O
Arngrim	O
return	O
to	O
Midgard	B-Language
with	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Orb	O
but	O
Brahms	O
decides	O
to	O
stay	O
and	O
die	O
as	O
Lezard	O
's	O
world	O
crumbles	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
place	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
mortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Valkyries	O
 '	O
souls	O
are	O
shown	O
separating	O
again	O
,	O
the	O
fates	O
of	O
Hrist	O
and	O
Silmeria	B-Device
are	O
unknown	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
future	O
awaits	O
Lenneth	O
she	O
returns	O
to	O
her	O
own	O
timeline	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
nine	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	O
Alicia	O
,	O
Rufus	O
,	O
Dylan/Brahms	O
,	O
Lezard	O
,	O
Arngrim	O
,	O
Leone/Hrist	O
,	O
Lenneth	O
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Freya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	O
,	O
Princess	O
of	O
Dipan	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
mortal	O
host	O
for	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alicia	O
,	O
having	O
heard	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
voice	O
her	O
entire	O
life	O
and	O
learned	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
Silmeria	B-Device
knows	O
,	O
is	O
unusual	O
for	O
a	O
Valkyrie	O
's	O
mortal	O
host	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silmeria	B-Device
can	O
take	O
over	O
Alicia	O
's	O
body	O
when	O
necessary	O
but	O
usually	O
leaves	O
Alicia	O
in	O
control	O
and	O
tells	O
her	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
can	O
sometimes	O
detect	O
the	O
change	O
between	O
Alicia	O
and	O
Silmeria	B-Device
by	O
their	O
voices	O
and	O
mannerisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hrist	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
valkyrie	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
old	O
nemesis	O
during	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
fiercely	O
loyal	O
to	O
Odin	B-Application
's	O
commands	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
punishment	O
of	O
Dipan	O
for	O
defying	O
Odin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
revealed	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
Lezard	O
harbors	O
an	O
obsession	O
with	O
the	O
valkyrie	O
Lenneth	O
,	O
Silmeria	B-Device
's	O
sister	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
Lezard	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
but	O
from	O
an	O
alternate	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lenneth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
involvement	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
,	O
changing	O
the	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lezard	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
in	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenneth	O
herself	O
is	O
the	O
valkyrie	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lenneth	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Lezard	O
,	O
she	O
appears	O
as	O
she	O
does	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lenneth	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
imminent	O
release	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
along	O
with	O
another	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lenneth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
similar	O
battle	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
,	O
but	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
their	O
characters	O
around	O
during	O
combat	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
veteran	O
tri-Ace	O
producer	O
,	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
,	O
tri-Ace	O
had	O
been	O
always	O
planning	O
to	O
make	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
ever	O
since	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
was	O
wrapped	O
up	O
in	O
1999	O
but	O
titles	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
took	O
their	O
attention	O
away	O
from	O
focusing	O
on	O
developing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
original	O
game	O
long-time	O
and	O
prominent	O
tri-Ace	O
employees	O
,	O
Yuichiro	O
Kitao	O
and	O
Eiko	O
Sawamura	O
,	O
were	O
credited	O
on	O
between	O
2003	O
and	O
2006	O
after	O
work	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
can	O
be	O
reasonably	O
assumed	O
to	O
have	O
started	O
in	O
mid	O
2003	O
after	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
or	O
the	O
very	O
latest	O
,	O
early	O
2004	O
when	O
bug	O
fixes	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
(	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
)	O
were	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
two	O
original	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
Alicia	O
and	O
Silmeria	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
281,510	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
