Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
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| Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice | |
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| Developer(s) | Nippon Ichi |
| Publisher(s) | Nippon Ichi |
| Series | Disgaea |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Release date | JP January 31, 2008 NA August 2008[1] |
| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A |
| Media | Blu-Ray |
| Input methods | DualShock 3, sixaxis |
Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (魔界戦記ディスガイア3 Makai Senki Disugaia Surī?) is the third video game in the Disgaea series by Nippon Ichi. It was released on January 31, 2008 in Japan for the PlayStation 3 video game console.
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[edit] Story
The game takes place in a Netherworld School called the Maritsu Evil Academy. In this demon school, a good student is one who engages in delinquent activities such as ditching classes, or not doing homework. The student who participates the most in these kind of activities is known as the Honor Student, while demons who arrive to class early and do their homework are known as delinquents. Mao, son of the chairman, has not once attended class since the beginning of school and is known as the honor-student of Maritsu Evil Academy. His ambition for the future is to overthrow his father, who also happens to be an Overlord, and take his title for himself. After reading a few volumes in his manga, Mao comes to the conclusion that "heroes are the ones who defeat devils". From that point on, Mao resolved to become a hero himself, convinced it will help him achieve his goal.
Eventually, Raspberyl, the delinquent of the school, learns about Mao's goal and begins to worry. If Mao were to achieve the title of Hero, then it would endanger her position as the school's "Number One Delinquent". She makes up her mind to follow Mao, stop his plan, and once again secure her title. However since Raspberyl is a demon delinquent, she tries to solve the problem without violence and talk him out of it instead. Seeing this from a distance, Almaz, a hero himself, misunderstands the situation and tries to save the day. Mao accepts the challenge and defeats him, stealing Almaz's title in the process. With the title of Hero, Mao believes he is one step closer to defeating his father and achieving his goal of becoming an Overlord.
Most of the game takes place around Almaz trying to help Mao to open up his heart and return the title of hero to him, while someone behind the scenes works to brainwash the inhabitants of the school and turn them into delinquents.
Eventually it is revealed that Mao's father died 200 years ago, killed by the Super Hero Aulam, and that Jiiya is said Aulam in disguise, who has for the past 200 years been raising Mao to become a stronger overlord so that he may fight him.
[edit] Characters
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[edit] Mao
- (マオ Mao ?)
- Age: 1578
- Gender: Male
- Race: Demon
- Class: Netherworld Honor Student
Mao is an Honor Student and son of the chairman at Maritsu Evil Academy. He has not once shown up to class, nor has he ever participated in any school activities such as homework or volunteering. He has a brain with an Evil Quotient of 1.8 million, and uses it to conduct experiments and evil research. Whenever he finds a subject for experimentation, his glasses will fog over and he'll begin laughing to himself. If it's for the sake of reaching his goal, he'll ignore everything and charge straight ahead.
Not caring about the problems of others, he will often take what he wants and use force to rule over others. He is willing to do whatever it takes to defeat his father, even if seems stupid or is something he hates to do. Despite his hatred for humans and heroes, he continually studies them, even keeping an observation journal to record his data. He believes that by learning about them, he can find a method to overthrow his father and take the title of Overlord for himself.
Because Mao stole Almaz's "hero" title, it is slowly manifesting within him. His speech is turning much more normal and "human like".
It is eventually revealed that his father is already dead, killed by Aulam 200 years ago, when Mao told him his weak points to get back at him for breaking his video games. Mao blames himself for his father's death and wants to defeat his father's ghost, so as to help him rest in peace.
He tries to return Almaz's "hero" title early in the game, but is unable to because he needs to "open his heart" to do so. He only manages to do this when Almaz dies in the seventh chapter; He then manages to return the title, bringing Almaz back to life and making him human again.
[edit] Raspberyl
- (ラズベリル Raspberyl ?)
- Age: 1578
- Gender: Female
- Race: Demon
- Class: Netherworld Delinquent
Raspberyl is a childhood friend of Mao, who goes by the nickname Beryl. She's considered a delinquent by Netherworld standards since she does good deeds and follows the rules. Like a typical delinquent, she speaks in a rough manner and refers to herself in a low-class manner. The reason she is pursuing the path of a delinquent is because she wanted to be unique compared to other demons.
Her hobbies include participating in activities, volunteering, collecting Hellmarks. She dislikes acting uncool and being just like everyone else. Her two subordinates Asuka and Lillian are very loyal and want to help her achieve her goals. Her dream for the future is to become the Legendary Delinquent.
[edit] Almaz
- (アルマース・フォン・アルマディン・アダマント Almaz von Armadin Adamant ?)
- Age: 18
- Gender: Male
- Race: Human
- Class: Lame Hero
Almaz von Almadine Adamant is a hero fanboy, who knows everything there is to know about heroes. He's very passionate about them, however he has a hard time acting like one due to his lack of confidence. Even though he lacks talent in becoming a true hero, when it comes down to it, he does his best.He has a crush on Princess Sapphire from the human world, and admires Super Hero. His dislikes involve demons because they do things like kidnap his princess. He wishes to become a great hero like Super Hero, so he can protect his princess from being kidnapped.
Due to Mao stealing his title, Almaz's speech is being affected. He will slowly turn into a demon as the game progresses. He has 666 hours left before fully becoming a demon. Once he becomes a demon, he can never go back to being a human.
He marries Sapphire in the ending, and his title is "newly-married hero" in the epilogue.
In one of the alternate endings he becomes the new overlord.
[edit] Jiiya
- (じいや Jiiya ?)
- Age: Unknown
- Gender: Male
- Race: ?
This old gentleman demon is very loyal to Mao, known to become over protective of him in certain situations. He's known to cover his failures by laughing them off and seems to be keeping a few secrets himself. His future goal is to watch and help Mao grow up to be a great Overlord. His dislikes involve any people who get in the way of that. There have been demons who say he's even stronger than Mao. Jiiya was the one who found Almaz in the demon world and brought him to Mao, in order to help achieve his goal. He is willing to do anything in order to make Mao's dream a reality.
It is eventually revealed that he's actually the Super Hero Aulam who went missing 200 years ago.
[edit] Super Hero Aulam
- (超勇者オーラム Chouyuusha Aulam?)
- Age: Unknown
- Gender: Male
- Race: Human
The Super Hero both Mao and Almaz once looked up to, who went missing 200 years ago. After killing Mao's father, he despaired at how he had no more enemies to fight, but when Mao attacked him in his rage then, he saw the potential in him and decided to raise him to be the ultimate demon and enemy, and became Jiiya.
He defeated countless overlords and dark gods in his adventures, and sealed parts of them in his body. He releases them in the final battle to transform into his final form, in which his title becomes "Dark God".
In one of the alternate endings he succeeds in raising Mao to become the ultimate demon when he kills Beryl, but is killed instantly in turn by Mao, who proceeds to destroy both the human world and netherworld.
[edit] Mr. Champloo
- (チャンプル先生 Mr. Champloo ?)
- Age: 3442
- Gender: Male
- Race: Demon
- Class: Chef
Mr. Champloo is a Home Economics teacher at the Maritsu Evil Academy and a master of High Heat-Style Chaos-School Kitchen Sword. He has strong faith in his cooking and his heart; he'll show up suddenly in front of Mao and the others, make a proclamation, and disappear like smoke. He often gives good advice, but because he frequently uses cooking metaphors, a lot of what he says is ambiguous or cryptic. He dislikes cooking without heart or those who waste food. His dream for the future is complete harmony.
[edit] Asuka
- (折り鶴の明日禍 Asuka of the Paper Crane ?)
- Age: 1593
- Gender: Female
- Race: Demon
- Class: Delinquent Demon Samurai
Asuka is the very loyal subordinate #1 of Raspberyl and addresses her as "oujousama" (my lady). She also happens to be the daughter of a high-class family. Her hobby is to send 1,000 paper cranes to opponents she wounds in battle, as a get well gesture. This has earned her the nickname of "Asuka of the Paper Cranes". Asuka dislikes brutality as well as Lillian, though she will still fight for what she believes in. If she witnesses someone committing an act of brutality, she will punish the person. Her dream is to send a thousand paper cranes to a prince who has fallen from a white horse. This is her form of love.
[edit] Lilian
- (リリアンの狂子 Kyōko of Lilian ?)
- Age: 1584
- Gender: Female
- Race: Demon
- Class: Kunoichi
Lilian is subordinate #2 of Raspberyl. She's devoted to Raspberyl and calls her "oneesama" (big sister). Since Raspberyl has pink as her main color, Lilian covers herself in brilliant pink clothing. She takes on the role of the Explanation character, and seems to know everything about the school's history. A female ninja known as "Lilian of Strength", her dream is to help Raspberyl become the Legendary Delinquent. She really hates brutality and will immediately attack an offender by throwing knives, among her many other weapons. Her policy is to fight fair and square, never attacking during the night. Rather she will challenge opponents in broad daylight, hoping for a good fight.
[edit] Sapphire Rhodonite
- (サファイア・ロードナイト Sapphire Rhodonite ?)
- Age: 17
- Gender: Female
- Race: Human
- Class: Princess
Sapphire is a princess from the Human World, and Almaz's object of affection. Though very pretty, she is said to be extremely ruthless, powerful and cold-blooded. Due to her fighting ability, she is able to protect her entire country by herself. She is also rumored to have lost or forgotten the ability to cry long ago, from an unknown event. Despite this, Sapphire is still feminine by nature and has a weakness for anything cute. Her dream is to be "the strongest being in history".
Marries Almaz in the ending, and her title in the epilogue is "newly-wedded queen".
[edit] Lord Bigstar
- (ビッグスター様 Lord Bigstar ?)
- Age: 2764
- Gender: Male
- Race: Demon
Lord Bigstar is the charismatic leader of the Level 2 Students, who loves his subordinates. The "Lord" is part of his real name. He has an elegant bearing overflowing with refinement, but he actually has a strong belief as a leader. He likes manly men and commanding the Level 2 students as their leader, as well as the "Lord" in his name. His dislikes involve unmanly men and being called first on a list arranged by kanji. His dream for the future is for everyone to become a Level 2 student.
[edit] Salvatore the Great
- (極上のサルバトーレ Salvatore the Great ?)
- Age: 2666
- Gender: Female
- Race: Demon
Salvatore is a Level 3 student and one of the legendary Ten Gentlemen, despite being a woman. She's a military type of unparalleled ruthlessness, though she's not attached to any army in particular. She's always giving out absurd orders, and has respect for opponents that are stronger than herself. Her hobbies are giving orders and forcing her subordinates to do harsh training. She dislikes jokes and any vulgar conduct. Her dream for the future is to fight every day.
[edit] Gameplay
[edit] Battle System
- Two-level Toss
After forming a tower, the character at the bottom can execute the Throw command to toss the character at the top of the tower to higher areas.
- Throwing Receive
When throwing a character to an ally, that ally could catch your tossed ally and then throw them a few extra spaces based on the second thrower's direction. This applies to both human and monster type allies.
- Throwing Environment
Trailers show that the player can lift and throw objects of the environment at characters.
- Demon Change
Monsters can now morph into weapons in which a partner can use to execute a strong technical attack. To do this, you must first equip a certain demon ability to that character.
[edit] Customize System
- Mability/Demon Ability
One can incorporate a maximum of two special augmentation abilities to improve your character's performance in battle, or allow Monster creatures to execute Demon Change skills with a partner.
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