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Yuko Aso
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Yuko Aso official artwork from Valis I Manual

Age

17 (Valis 1-3, Valis X, Valis SD), 30 (Valis 4)

Height

158cm

Weight

54kg

Blood type

O

Appearance(s):

Valis I

Valis II

Valis SD

Valis III

Valis IV

Valis X

Valis Visual Collection

Valis Complete/Plus

Other appearance(s):

Mugen Senshi Valis (1989, manga)

Valis SD (manga)

Mugen Senshi Valis (2008, manga)

Telenet PC music album

The Valis World (artbook)

Dekoboko Densetsu (cameo)

Alignment

protagonist- good

origin world

Dream World (Vanity)

Also known as

Yuuko Asou, Yuuko Ahso, Yuuko Asoh, Valis warrior, Syd

Seiyuu

Sumi Shimamoto (main series)

Yuko Miyamoto (Valis I/II X68k)

Sachiko Tomiguchi (Valis I Famicom/NES Trailer)

Karin Azama (Valis X)

Yuko Aso (麻生優子, Asō Yūko), also transliterated as Yuuko Asou, called Yuko Ahso in some versions and more commonly referred simply as Yuko, is the main protagonist from the major part of the Valis series. She was designed as the Valis warrior by Valia. She was born in Vecanti, but later came to reside in Tokyo, Japan.

Biography[]

Yuko is one of Valia's daughters, along with her younger twin sister Valna. Although born in Vanity, she was sent to the human world for unknown reasons (possibly due to the eternal conflict between the dream world and the dark world), and was then adopted by a human woman there when she was a baby. After many years, she became a normal high school student with a conflict-free life, but everything suddenly changed when strange creatures attacked both her hometown and her. She used the Valis sword that appeared in front of her to protect herself, and then met her true mother, while still being ignorant of the fact. Afterwards, she learned that she was destined to protect the three worlds from any threat, with those three being, the Earth, the land of spirits, and the dream world Vecanti. This started her double life as a warrior of Valis as she realized the dark objectives of the demon lord Rogles. She had to face many fierce opponents and watched several people die right in front of her eyes, such as her friend Reiko. In the process, she discovered her true identity as Valia's daughter and accepted Valna as her sister.

After a long time fighting, Yuko decided to preserve the Valis sword in Valhalla, outside of the reaches of evil hands, becoming the Valis godess.

She became aware then that a new evil dominator, named Galgear, had begun a new plot. putting the three worlds in jeopardy once again and then tested a new warrior, Lena Brande, to give her the Valis sword. Lena successfully completed the trial and became the new Valis warrior. After this, nothing about Yuko's fate is known as she still seems to live in Valhalla.

Personality[]

Yuko is a normal teenage girl. When the series started, she was potrayed as a lazy, shy and fearful girl, although, when needed, she is brave and full of determination. She is also kind and worries about her beloved people (such as Reiko or Valia). She seems to like little animals (such as puppies), toasted bread and fashion (as seen when she puts on any of her suits).

When becoming the Valis godess, Yuko becomes more reflective and calm, but also becomes highly demanding as seen when testing Lena.

Abilities[]

Yuko is very athletic, she has an innate hability to jump highly with and without the Valis power.

As the Valis warrior, Yuko can use her sword to attack at range or with different types of offensive shots. She can also use the Fantasm Jewels to cast many spells and is invulnerable to many attacks that would be deadly for normal humans. Within this form she can jump even higher and slide under narrow passages. In Valis SD she can shot with her sword upwards and do a double jump.

As the Valis goddess, she can levitate (as Valia did), throw sparks and make copies/ illusions of herself in many forms.

Appearances[]

As the main protagonist, Yuko appeared in all the Valis games and compilations.

During the main series first three games, she changes progressively her normal teenager life to that of the Valis warrior, by fighting many dark emperors and their armys protecting Vecanti and the human world from their ambitions, afterwardly helped by Valna and Cham.

In Valis IV she leaves her protagonist role to Lena, becoming her mentor and the Valis godess.

In Valis SD her role of the main series remains the same, although she is potrayed as a sillier, forgetful and naive girl in a commical way.

Yuko makes a cameo appearance in another game of Telenet called Dekoboko Densetsu along with Megas, a racing game for the PC-Engine. In the opening scene, she appears in a screen in the lower-right part of the control board.

Yuko also appears in a another game by Telenet called Super Albatross, a golfing game for the PC-Engine. Yuko is a caddie but she is selected at random during the training mode. She will appear in random poses, different outfits, making face expressions and says random quotes while holding the Sword of Valis with her.

Yuko is also one of the playable characters from the crossover board game of Telenet named Nariagari Trendy, where she is followed by many other characters from other game series of Telenet.

Yuko also appears in the two mangas of Valis following a similar role. In the ZOL's manga she seems to be more frightened by the monsters that chase her, but as in the game, she becomes brave within the time and fights them.

In the chapter 4 of manga Susume!! Seigaku Dennou Kenkyuubu titled, Story of Taking Over the seat of the Protagonist, Terakado makes outfits of the main video game characters, including a Yuko Asou outfit from Valis.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Yuko is well known for her variety of clothes in many of the series games.
  • Yuko's name means literally "Gentle child/girl", deriavated from the kanjis Yu (優), gentleness; and ko (子), child/girl. This name would fit with her personality as she is a kind girl.
  • Yuko is the only character in the series to use more than one type of weapon.
  • Yuko is the only character from the series whose name starts with 'Y'.
  • Yuko's name was changed to Syd in the localized Syd of Valis.
  • Yuko's surname (Aso) is localized as Ahso in Super Valis IV.
  • Yuko's hair seems to be colored as dark purple in some artworks.
  • The only game where Yuko isn't playable is Valis IV, although via an input code, Lena's suite and hair colour will change to that of Yuko's one in the SNES version.
  • Yuko's appearance and personality seems to have been inspired by that one of her seiyuu in that momment (Sumi Shimamoto).
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