List of Disgaea characters
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This article contains information on characters from the video strategy/role-playing games Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for the Playstation 2 video game console, and Makai Senki Disgaea 3 for the PlayStation 3 video game console, developed and published by Nippon Ichi in Japan, and published in North America by Atlus Co. and in Europe by Koei.
[edit] Laharl
Age: 1313 in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/1316 in Disgaea 2
Class: Demon (Prince. Becomes Overlord after episode 6 of Disgaea)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kaori Mizuhashi
U.S. Voice Actor: Barbara Goodson
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Laharl is the main character of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and is the son of King Krichevskoy. However, after awakening from a two year slumber, he discovers that his father is dead and almost all of his vassals are gone (most of them are, in fact, trying to take Laharl's place, rather than trying to serve him). As the rightful heir to the throne, Laharl sets out to take back the throne and proclaim himself as the true Overlord of the Netherworld.
Laharl is incredibly arrogant and always tries to prove that he is the strongest demon in the Netherworld. He is, however, extremely powerful for his appearance, which, despite his age, is still that of a small human child (his large hair antennae and billowing scarf are meant to mask this fact). Unfortunately, he has a weakness (as in, he literally gets hurt by) towards optimistic sayings (especially anything concerning the word 'love') and women with sexy bodies. Even after Laharl is crowned the new Overlord half way through the game, he is still referred to as "Prince" by Etna and all those who still remain in the Overlord's Castle.
In the alternate story Etna Mode in the PSP version, Etna kills Laharl as he wakes up by accident. While playing this mode, the player will not have access to Laharl. In order to prevent suspicion from Maderas, Etna places fake antennas on a Prinny and passes it off as Laharl. By the end of Etna Mode, Laharl is actually revealed to be alive. The shot that supposedly killed him only knocked him out and is found by Etna in Stellar Graveyard.
In the Disgaea manga, Laharl's personality slightly differs. While he is selfish, arrogant, and is willing to use violence to solve his problems, he comes off more mature than his game counterpart, appearing to also be slightly smarter (When Flonne tells Laharl that the Seraph believes demons have love too, Laharl reminds her that her mission to assassinate the Overlord was given to her by the same person). Laharl also appears to hate his father even more in the manga as Laharl is often overshadowed by Krichevskoy, not to mention Krichevskoy's personality annoys Laharl.
In general, the accepted ending is the good ending, in which Laharl spares Lamington's life and is stopped by Mid Boss before he sacrifices himself, allowing him to see Flonne become a Fallen Angel. In the last episode of the anime, however, Laharl gives Overlordship to Etna, then he sacrifices himself in an attempt to revive Flonne. This ending is similar to the normal ending of the game, except that Laharl succeeds in killing Lamington, who would've brought Flonne back to life had he been spared.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Laharl makes a brief appearance, attempting to force Etna to come back to his castle. Part of this reason, as seen in the optional battle against him, comes from the lack of Prinnies to cook for him, forcing him to eat mainly junk food or canned tuna. Though he is initially successful in defeating her and the main characters, the power of Overlord Zenon in Rozalin forces Laharl to flee. He also tries to make himself the main character of Disgaea 2 in the optional battles, but not only is he defeated, when given the chance to become a main character for over a minute, he is beaten up by Flonne and Etna. When completing the final mission, Laharl joins after tasting Hanako's cooking since he is unable to make her his chef.
[edit] Makai Senki Disgaea 3
Laharl appears before Mao, who Laharl assumes to be the legendary Overlord who stole his height. Mao, however, believes that Laharl is the legendary Overlord and the two fight. When the battle ends, Mao and Laharl appear to be evenly matched until Almaz makes them realize that neither of them are the legendary Overlord. Laharl, along with Etna and Flonne, joins the party and reveals to Mao that the legendary Overlord they have all been looking for is Baal.
In an alternate battle, Laharl suddenly appears before Mao alongside Etna and Flonne, claiming to be Mao's father. Mao doesn't believe him at all, but later begins to call Laharl his old man after defeating him. However, it turns out that this was all an attempt to steal the lead role and he reveals to Mao that he is actually another Overlord after the battle. The game ends after this.
[edit] Other Appearances
Laharl appear as a Hidden boss in both Makai Kingdom & Phantom Brave. In Phantom Brave, Laharl is trapped in a Bottlemail and after meeting the main characters Ash and Marona, he constantly tries to make them his vassals by defeating them. In Makai Kingdom, he is brought before Overlord Zetta after Etna and Flonne were defeated by him, and tries to show Zetta that he is the superior Overlord. He also makes a brief cameo appearance in Soul Nomad. In the demon path, should the main character choose to call himself the Overlord over the Devourlord ("Eh, Overlord is fine I guess."), Laharl scolds him/her for taking such a title lightly. The main character and Gig, however, ignore Laharl and the story continues from there.
[edit] Etna
Age: 1470 in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/1473 in Disgaea 2
Class: Demon (Vassal in Disgaea/Beauty Queen in Disgaea 2)
Japanese Voice Actor: Tomoe Hanba
U.S. Voice Actor: Amanda Winn-Lee (Disgaea: Hour of Darkness), Michelle Ruff (All of Etna's roles after Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories)
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Etna is the leader of the Prinny squad, and one of the few vassals who remain in the Overlord's Castle after King Krichevskoy's death. In the beginning, she attempts to wake up Laharl through 'unique' methods (from drills and flails to gatling guns, swords and jackhammers). From then on, Etna becomes Laharl's closest vassal, though not necessarily most trustworthy vassal, aiding him in his rise to power. She is the only vassal from Laharl's original servants who goes out on the battlefield for him.
Etna acts carefree, but is also very devious. Often it is hard to tell for whom she really is working. She holds deep respect and loyalty towards King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father. Etna is often known for ending an episode with an odd "preview" to the next episode, all of which have her in the starring role. Often these previews parody famous TV shows, anime, or video games with the other characters making side comments.
In all but the 'Flonne Tragedy', 'Good', and 'Human Conqueror' ending, Laharl gives up his position as Overlord to Etna. In one ending, she even murders Laharl and Flonne to get the throne, while in the anime, she is given the position of Overlord after Laharl decides to sacrifice his life for Flonne.
In the PSP port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, there is an alternate mode in the game called Etna Mode. In this mode, rather than awakening Laharl, Etna accidentally kills him and sets out to become Beauty Queen Ultimate Overlord Etna. Etna mode gives the player a closer look at Etna's past, showing how she was taken in by Krichevskoy.
Etna's original U.S. voice actor was Amanda Winn-Lee. However, she did not reprise her role in Disgaea 2. Instead, Michelle Ruff has taken the role of Etna and has provided Etna's voice in all subsequent Nippon Ichi media, including the Disgaea anime and the PSP port of the first game, Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Etna quits her position as Laharl's vassal after a fight with Laharl over pudding (which is supposedly a rare delicacy from the Sea of Gehenna) and becomes a Demon Lord, taking the Prinny Squad with her. She then travels to Veldime, hoping to eliminate Overlord Zenon, the God of All Overlords, and runs into Adell and his party in the process. In Episode 9, she gives Adell a fake 'Demon Lord's Nail' and is accidentally summoned by his mother. The failed summon drops her back to level one, and in order to regain her former power she deigns to join up with the player's party. At the end of the game, she, along with Hanako, returns to the Overlord's Castle as Laharl's vassal once again.
[edit] Makai Senki Disgaea 3
Etna appears alongside Laharl and Flonne and assumes the legendary Overlord they are looking for his Mao, while Mao and his party believe that Laharl is the legendary Overlord. After the battle, she tries to push Laharl to defeat Mao as the two are evenly matched until Almaz makes them realize that neither of them are the legendary Overlord. After the battle, Etna joins the party. Like many of the characters, she has lost something to the legendary Overlord: over one trillion Hell.
In an alternate battle, when Laharl appears before Mao, claiming to be his father, Etna tries to convince Mao that she is his mother, speaking in a motherly tone. However, when Flonne starts claiming she's his mother, the two begin to argue over who the mother should be. In the end, it was all an attempt to take the lead role from the Disgaea 3 cast. The game ends shortly afterwards.
[edit] Other appearances
She also made it as a Hidden boss in both Makai Kingdom & Phantom Brave. In Phantom Brave, she is the reason why Laharl was sent to Ivoire in a bottlemail. Upon hearing that Laharl had been defeated by Ash and Marona, she and Flonne battle them, but fails to defeat them. She and Flonne later return alongside Laharl to fight them again. In Makai Kingdom, she introduces herself to Zetta in a next episode skit and then returns to fight alongside Laharl when she is defeated.
[edit] Flonne
Age: 1509 in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/1512 in Disgaea 2
Class: Angel (Angel Trainee. Becomes a Fallen Angel after the last real episode of Disgaea)
Nickname: Love Freak
Japanese Voice Actor: Yuko Sasamoto
U.S. Voice Actor: Sandy Fox
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Flonne is an Angel Trainee who hails from the land of Celestia, where the Angels reside, sent on a mission to the Netherworld by Seraph Lamington to assassinate Overlord Krichevskoy. Some time after her arrival, however, she comes to find that King Krichevskoy has been dead for over two years.
Flonne is the most innocent and naive of the three main characters in Disgaea, with traits of both an otaku and a ditz. She especially loves the tokusatsu genre, and has a crudely made costume that resembles a purple winged godzilla, which is referenced in one of Etna's Next Episode previews and is used in later games as part of her attacks. She is deeply devoted to both Seraph Lamington and to the concept of 'love' and wishes to spread the latter to others, earning the title 'Love Freak' from Laharl. She, perturbed by Laharl's rejection of everything to do with love, decides to change her mission to follow him and observe if demons truly are incapable of it.
In the good ending of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, she becomes a Fallen Angel and retains this form in all of her future appearances. In some of the other endings, she is supposedly dead as Lamington, who is killed by Laharl in these endings, is the only person who can bring her back to life. In the anime, she is also brought back to life except through Laharl's sacrifice. As a Fallen Angel, Flonne's personality does not make any significant changes, though in the anime, Etna says that she's beginning to really act like a demon.
In the PSP version's Etna mode, Flonne believes that Etna is a great Space Detective and strives to be her assistant. She is later tricked by "God" to kill Etna, only to later realize that "God" was actually Vulcanus.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Although she has no part in the main storyline, Flonne becomes playable in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories after completing the optional mission "I want to fight an Overlord!" Flonne then decides to stay with Etna in Veldime and later tries to get Laharl and Etna to end their fight with mixed results.
[edit] Makai Senki Disgaea 3
Flonne appears alongside Laharl and Etna when they confront Mao, who they believe is the legendary Overlord. Mao and the others, however, believe that Laharl is the legendary Overlord instead, and a battle ensues. After the battle, she tries to encourage Laharl as he and Mao were evenly matched until Almaz stops the battle. Like many of the other characters, Flonne lost something to the legendary Overlord: The Dark Ninja Memorial DVD boxset. She then joins the party afterwards as they face the true legendary Overlord, Baal.
In an alternate battle, while Laharl and Etna are trying to convince Mao that Laharl is his father, Flonne appears before Mao, claiming to be his mother. However, Etna had already been trying to convince that she's Mao mother and the two argue over who the mother should be. Even after being defeated and revealing that Laharl had been lying about him being Mao's father, Flonne still insists that she is the mother. The game ends shortly afterwards.
[edit] Other Appearances
Flonne appears as a hidden boss in both Phantom Brave and Makai Kingdom. In Phantom Brave, she meets Ash and Marona alongside Etna in the Overlord's Castle. Although she is initially against fighting the two, Etna bribes her with a Prism Rangers DVD boxset. She also fights them again alongside Laharl and Etna. In Makai Kingdom, Flonne challenges Zetta, claiming to be a hero of love.
[edit] Vyers (Dark Adonis/Mid Boss)
Age: Unknown
Class: Mid Boss (Aristocrat/Baron)
Nickname(s): Dark Adonis (Beauty Danshaku in Japanese. Lit. Baron of Beauty), Mid Boss (given by Laharl), Vyers (given name)
Japanese Voice Actor: Chihiro Suzuki
U.S. Voice Actor: Grant George
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
It is unknown where he came from, but the demon known as Vyers was the recent leader in the battle for the throne until Laharl awakened from his slumber. Vyers often refers to himself as the Dark Adonis; however, Laharl, deeming Vyers unworthy of any real title, brands him with the name 'Mid Boss', which sticks for the rest of the game.
Speaking in a cultured tone seasoned with French, Vyers is very conceited and confident in his own abilities. However, whenever he is about to lose, he either comes up with an excuse (such as stomach cramps) or leaves battle wrapped in bandages. Because he lost to Laharl, Vyers sees Laharl as a rival even though Laharl doesn't even see anything in Vyers. Oddly enough, he isn't above helping his rivals either.
Vyers is also something of an actor. Even for the player it's usually hard to tell when he's playing a role and when he's being himself. There's a great deal more to him than meets the eye. He is also good at heart, as proved when he held Flonne's necklace, which harms the wicked, with impunity.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
The player faces Dark Adonis Vyers as a Hidden Boss in the Sub-Chapter called I want to see the Ending. Rozalin assumes that he's the final boss, but Adell retorts that Vyers is better suited as a 'Mid Boss', which enrages him. When defeated, he dismisses his loss as a fluke and treats the player to their promised "ending" (which is nothing more than the credit reel with artwork of Vyers in the background. [1]
[edit] King Krichevskoy
The Father of Laharl and the Overlord of the Netherworld. While Laharl was trapped within his two year sleep, King Krichevskoy was believed to have died after choking on a "black pretzel". Etna's diary reveals, however, that King Krichevskoy died after sealing away Baal.
He fell in love with a human woman, who he later married. The woman gave birth to Laharl, but she would sacrifice her life to save him from an incurable disease. One day two years before the start of the game, King Krichevskoy asked Laharl if he loved him as a father, as Laharl didn't seem to love him at all, to which Laharl replied that he absolutely loathed him.
It is implied throughout the game that Vyers is King Krichevskoy in disguise. This is confirmed in The World of Disgaea, a Disgaea artbook published by Broccoli Books.[1]
Aside from the flightiness and narcissism that he displays as Vyers, little is revealed about him in the games. He is a noble and kind Overlord according to the entries in Etna's Diary, and a very emotional Overlord according to the six vassals he had left behind, apparently causing several "unnatural disasters" when he was either overjoyed or depressed. The PSP version's Etna Mode reveals that he is also concerned about the state of the Netherworld and, like Seraph Lamington, the discrimnation between demons and angels as well as the noble and common people. He wishes to create a world of equality, which young Etna finds a little strange for a demon Overlord. Both the anime and manga versions of Krichevskoy seems to reflect that with a few differences. In the anime, he is more fond of Laharl and appears to have had more of an impact on Laharl's life as Laharl has more than one flashback of him. In the manga, he acts just as eccentric as Vyers and was very popular with demons to the point where he had groupies. Laharl appeared to really hate Krichevskoy in the manga because he was always overshadowed by his father and he was often annoyed by his eccentric personality.
[edit] Other appearances
He appears in Phantom Brave along with the three main Characters of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness as Hidden Bosses and is playable should the player beat him.
[edit] Captain Gordon
Age: 35 in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/38 in Disgaea 2
Class: Human (37th Defender of Earth)
Japanese Voice Actor: Nobuo Tobita
U.S. Voice Actor: Michael McConnohie
The 37th among a long line of heroes, Captain Gordon is sent to the Netherworld under orders from the Earth Defense Force to defeat the Overlord of the Netherworld and to prevent a possible invasion. Along with his sidekick Jennifer and the All-Purpose Robot Thursday, Gordon rushes headlong into the Netherworld to protect the Earth once again.
Gordon has a great sense of justice, but is dim-witted (Etna once remarks that he looks "About as smart as a rock"). He is also blind to the true intentions of others, and never realizes when he's being tricked until it's too late. However, his sense of justice constantly motivates him even in the darkest hours. Gordon is a parody of space heroes (most notably Flash Gordon).
He returns in Disgaea 2 when Kurtis is having trouble with the Kurtis clones. He and Kurtis join the battle as neutral allies. When the Kurtis clones are defeated, Gordon thanks Adell and Rozalin for helping Kurtis and bestows them with the Defender of Earth ID Card.
[edit] Jennifer
Age: 27
Class: Human (Sidekick)
Japanese Voice Actor: Chiwa Saito
U.S. Voice Actor: Paula Tiso
With every hero comes a sidekick that makes up for the hero's flaws. Jennifer fulfills the role as Captain Gordon's beautiful sidekick. She accompanies Gordon on his mission to defeat the Overlord and prevent his alleged invasion of Earth.
Jennifer is a rather sexy woman (much to Laharl's dismay) and often jokes around in a very flirtatious manner. In the anime, her breasts would often bounce whenever Laharl would take notice. She was also afraid of the Netherworld once, thinking that demons were nothing but monsters that would hurt innocent people, especially women and children, until she saw the child-like appearances of Laharl and Etna. Despite her appearance, however, her intelligence and technical knowledge surpasses most scientists. In fact, she was the one who created the All-Purpose Robot Thursday at the age five and even earned her Ph. D at the age of ten. She is also skilled at martial arts, specifically kung fu. Of all the characters in the game, she is the one who supports Gordon the most.
She returns alongside Gordon and Thursday to help Kurtis in Disgaea 2. However, she and Thursday are knocked out, and thus unable to aid Gordon, Kurtis, Adell, and Rozalin.
[edit] Thursday
Creation: 22 (Built by Jennifer at the age of 5)
Class: Super Robot
Japanese Voice Actor: Yurika Ochiai
U.S. Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook
Since being built by Jennifer at the age of 5, Thursday the All Purpose Robot has always been by her side. Working together with both her and Gordon, he has become a powerful force on their team. When Gordon is sent out to defeat the Overlord, Thursday willingly joins his struggle.
Despite being a robot, Thursday seems to have a heart. Even if he is severely damaged and on the verge breaking down, Thursday continues to fight alongside Gordon and bring about justice. He also seems to be very calm when dealing with various obstacles and can be very sarcastic at times. Thursday usually begins or ends his sentences with 'blip beep'.
He returns in Disgaea 2 with Gordon and Jennifer, but like Jennifer, he is knocked out and doesn't participate in the battle.
[edit] Kurtis
Age: 29 (before his death)
Class: Human (Rival), Prinny (Rival/Defender of Earth)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kousuke Toriumi
U.S. Voice Actor: Game: Jamieson Price, Anime: David Lodge
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Another human from Earth, Kurtis works under General Carter and the Earth Defense Force like Gordon. However, he views himself as more worthy of the title of Defender of Earth than Gordon. Although it may be coincidence, he has facial features(most notably his pointed nose based on the Cyborg 002 Design)in common with Don Joaquin, the original defender of earth, suggesting a sort of ancestral pride that may fuel his desire to be the defender.
Kurtis suffered a traumatic experience which cost him over 70% of his body in addition to his wife and daughter. Because of this, Kurtis became a cyborg and began to resent Gordon, taking several of his missons. Kurtis is also a brilliant scientist, whose intelligence and technical knowledge rival Jennifer's. However, Kurtis conducts much more fearful research in comparison to hers. He also tends to be rather sarcastic, especially to Gordon.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Kurtis makes a reappearance in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, this time in his Prinny incarnation as the 38th Defender of Earth. He will come to the aid of those who call him on his Cell Phone, although he will make a remark about relying on one's self instead of him. Repeatedly calling him opens up two optional stages. He also becomes a playable character in the Land of Carnage after you get all 16 Pirate Maps in Item World.
[edit] Prinny Kurtis
Kurtis becomes a prinny after sacrificing himself (despite Laharl making a very open, vocal order directed at Death to let him go on to his family instead). As a prinny, he becomes green to match his previous hair color, and stores some of his old cyber parts in his pouch, allowing him to use most of his abilities. His face shows more emotion than a regular prinny. His eyes are given an angry expression while his beak is slightly longer, possibly a reference to his point nose in his human form. At the end of Disgaea, he was shown to pass on at the Red Moon, but in Disgaea 2, he was shown to still be acting out his duties as a defender of Earth in his prinny form. Prinny Kurtis is also seen in a poster at the end of the Disgaea anime, but his color is the same as normal Prinny. Instead, he retains the spiky hair he had as a human.
[edit] The Clones of Kurtis
When the Earth Defense Force Base was destroyed and the real Kurtis died, the last computer obtained some DNA that belonged to Kurtis that was then used to create three clones of himself, though with different hair color. The hair colors that the Clones of Kurtis have are Blue, Brown and Light green. Each clone had an evil, crimson left eye. All the clones also talk in a fashion similar to William Shatner, though this is present only in the English audio; The Japanese audio, and original Japanese version, lacked audio for the scenes involving the Kurtis clones.
[edit] Seraph Lamington
Age: 9147
Class: Angel (Seraph)
Japanese Voice Actor: Majima Junji
U.S. Voice Actor: Jamieson Price
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Seraph Lamington is the leader of Celestia, the world of the angels. He seems to be the polar opposite of Overlord Laharl as he acts much more mature and calm. He never raises his voice, and never harbors any vindictive thoughts or emotions, accepting yelling and threats stoically.
While others think that his somewhat emotionless attitude makes him oblivious to his surroundings, Lamington is far from it. Even if one is performing dastardly deeds, he is well aware of it and allows fate to hand over punishments. As the most powerful angel in Celestia, Seraph Lamington has many unique powers, one of which allows him to turn even the most powerful beings into a harmless flower.
[edit] Disgaea (Manga)
In the Disgaea manga, Lamington is a lot more laid back and is somewhat more immature. When he appears, he is usually in the middle of doing normal tasks like baking cakes and eating them. He, like the main characters, also mistakens Vulcanus' mustache for nose hair.
[edit] Makai Senki Disgaea
In the anime, which is meant to be a sort of combination between both the good and bad endings of the original Disgaea, Lamington survives, as Laharl stays his blade and rage moments before dealing the deathblow.
[edit] Vulcanus
Age: 3649
Class: Angel (Archangel)
Japanese Voice Actor: Hironori Miyata
English Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook
Unlike Flonne, Vulcanus is a full-fledge angel of Celestia (where as Flonne is a trainee), and exceedingly higher in rank. He is an archangel, who serves Seraph Lamington as the second-in-command. However, unlike Flonne and Lamington, his ideals and methods are much more extreme. His hot temper contrasts Lamington's stoic nature, often calling Lamington's name and scolding him for letting things go. He holds demons in contempt and believes that humans are too stupid to live without the guidance of angels. He believes that angels are the only source of good as opposed to Flonne's ideals that every being has love in their hearts. Despite being an angel, Vulcanus isn't above getting dirty. In fact, Vulcanus can and will go to the level of demons and lie, cheat, and eliminate anything (demon or not) that may interfere with his goals. In the end, he confronts Lamington, and his deceptions are revealed. He is transformed into a flower as punishment for his sins (he is later seen in the credits taking lessons about love from Flonne which implies he was changed back.) In the anime, his punishment is to be turned into a frog for 1000 years.
In the manga, when Vulcanus learns that Lamington's views on demons differ from his, Vulcanus gathers several angels and stages a revolt. The angels on Lamington's side alongside Laharl face Vulcanus and the battle ends with Flonne dropping a rock on his head. Most of the other characters tend to mistaken his mustache for nose hair.
In the PSP version's Etna Mode, Vulcanus poses as "God" and tricks Flonne into trying to kill Etna. He also tried to use Maderas to kill both Etna and Flonne and when he failed, Vulcanus kills Maderas and proceeds to battle with Etna and Flonne. After the battle, Vulcanus is teleported away by Lamington and, according to Mid Boss, will be punished for his actions.
[edit] Minor characters in Disgaea
[edit] Big Sis Prinny
Age: Unknown
Class: Prinny. A human witch prior to her death.
Japanese Voice Actor: Kaori Mizuhashi
U.S. Voice Actor Paula Tiso
This prinny is a sort of mother-figure to the other prinnies, set apart from the others by her pink color and the absence of the word 'dood' when she normally speaks. At a later point in Disgaea, she is revealed to be Laharl's mother, who was turned into a Prinny for the highest sin—suicide, though it was to save another's life.
There is not much known about Laharl's mother, but like Flonne, she was an eccentric human who felt that demons could love and tried to force this ideal upon Laharl, often punishing him when he misbehaved. According to Etna's diary, Krichevskoy loved her very much, but this made Etna very jealous, causing her to secretly hate both Laharl and his mother. However, when Laharl contracted a mysterious disease, his mother sacrificed her life to save him. This act, however, became his reason for hating love so much.
[edit] Hoggmeiser
Hoggmeiser is the former vassal of the late King Krichevskoy. Upon Krichevskoy's death, Hoggmeiser stole huge amounts of treasure from the Overlord's castle, and built his own mansion with that fortune. Laharl and his group meet Hoggmeiser when Laharl decides to rob "the richest demon around." After numerous battles in Hoggmeiser's mansion, Hoggmeiser's son, Porkmeister, puts himself between Laharl and Hoggmeiser. Laharl decides not to kill Hoggmeiser, and, touched by Laharl's kindness, Hoggmeiser joins his group without the player's consent. Note that prior to the release of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, Porkmeister was simply known as Hoggmeiser's son and is only given a name when he appeared in Afternoon of Darkness' Etna mode.
In an alternative situation, if the player had killed fifty allies before beating the Lavish Hall in Episode 3, Laharl will be able to choose to kill Hoggmeiser. If he chooses not to, the typical sequence with Hoggmeiser's son is initiated. If he does choose to kill Hoggmeiser, Flonne then attempts to stop Laharl, and the game ends, with it heavily implied that Laharl killed Flonne.
Hoggmeiser is mentioned in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, as he has his own financial firm. The player may receive a small HL increase if Hoggmeiser is called on his Cell Phone.
In the anime, his son hates his father for being so obsessed with money and becoming the Overlord, and leads Laharl and the rest to his castle. When Hoggmeiser is about to be killed, his son tries to protect his father and reveals that he wanted his caring father back. Hoggmeiser apologizes for neglecting his son and Laharl teleports the two somewhere else. In the anime, Hoggmeiser and his son retain their original Japanese names: Zenisuki and Koganesuki.
[edit] Maderas
Originally, Maderas was a vassal for King Krichevskoy, only to be exiled after stealing Krichevskoy's black pretzels. Maderas is one of the many demons competing for the throne. His biggest edge is that he stole Etna's memories, dangling the promise of their return over her head so she would work for him. Using Etna, he arranged Laharl's initial poisoning. After the poison failed, he designed a plan to kill Laharl by exploiting his weaknesses, which involved using his demon henchman to either yell out highly optimistic things, (I.E. Eternal love, world peace,) or bring out Succubi and their attractive bodies. Laharl is susceptible to both, it even affecting his strength in-game. This fails, and he is defeated by him later on. After being spared by Etna, he decides to work under her as her vassal.
In an alternative situation, if the player had killed one hundred allies before beating Maderas, Etna can choose to kill him. If she chooses not to, the typical sequence is initiated. If Etna does kill Maderas, Flonne would try to stop Etna, Etna easily distracts Flonne and kills Flonne. Later, she starts to plan to also kill Laharl and becoming the Heroine, after that the game ends with Etna as the "Demon Lord" or "Beauty Queen".
His role in Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness' Etna Mode isn't very different from the original story in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. However, toward the end of Etna Mode, he is killed by Vulcanus after being bested by Etna.
The anime changed his personality to make him very effeminate. He also steals only Etna's embarrassing memories to force her into betraying Laharl and Flonne.
[edit] General Carter
U.S. Voice Actor: Bob Papenbrook
General Carter is the adoptive father of Jennifer and the acting leader of Earth. Under the guidance of Archangel Vulcanus, he sends Gordon, Jennifer, and Thursday to act as a beacon for the Earth forces to invade the Netherworld for colonization. Despite his good intentions for Earth, Carter is willing to sacrifice many lives to achieve his goals, including the lives of his daughter and the Defender of Earth, both of whom turn on him once they realize his true intention. After the invasion fails, he flees back to Earth. He later is shown to take classes about love from Flonne.
In an alternate situation, Laharl invades Earth in the hope of taking it over. Carter transforms into "Astro Carter" to battle him and his cohorts. He is then killed by Laharl who proceeds to take over the Earth.
[edit] Aramis
Aramis is a resident child in Laharl's kingdom whom Etna manipulates to make Laharl prove himself worthy of ruling. He owns many pet zombies. His favorite among them is a special combination of many parts, which, inexplicably, instills fear in Laharl (specifically the "horse wiener". It like the other parts Aramis mentions can be stolen from the zombie). After the ordeal, Aramis enters service as Laharl's vassal.
[edit] Adell
Age: 17
Class: Demon, but believes to be human throughout the entire game (Demon Hunter)
Japanese Voice Actor: Hikaru Midorikawa
U.S. Voice Actor: Shiloh Strong
The main character of Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories. Adell is the only human left on Veldime, and has been training for years to defeat Zenon and lift the curse. Courageous and determined, Adell dislikes demons and lies, and will never back down from any challenge or resort to dirty tactics as it is not his style. His love for challenging fights is taken to the extreme at times, earning him the name "battle maniac" from Rozalin. He is nice to those he cares about and will never ever break a promise, as it is once again not his style. He initially dislikes women and demons, (In the Colosseum chapter, Adell says "This is the reason I don't like girls." when faced with the Prophet, Elenor. Apparently, she is also the reason for the two scars on Adell's face.) especially due to the way Rozalin treats him, but his attitude changes over the course of the game. Even though he prefers to use his fists to solve problems, he is in fact quite intelligent, as was proven when Adell solved a Geo Puzzle within seconds that took the Geo Master years to create. His parents left him as a child, and in the beginning, he wished only to know more about them (as was revealed when Adell and the gang faced Elenor in the tournement) but later grew to resent them. He never knew that his parents were the Masked Man, Shura, and the Masked Woman, Serion, even though they did tell him that they were being forced to act against their will (when Adell faced them on his way to defeat "Overlord Zenon") and the fact that the Masked Woman had repeatedly helped him throughout his adventures (saying once that she doesn't know why, she just feels that she must).
In the good ending, it is assumed that Adell and Rozalin have truly fallen in love with each other, although the kiss Adell gives her causes Rozalin to react violently in a comedic tsundere-like way. However, should the player receive the worst ending, Adell is forced to kill Rozalin and soon falls prey to the soul of the real Zenon. He kills Hanako and Taro (it is assumed kills the rest of his allies as well) uttering "I am a being of solitude".
Adell was not affected by Zenon's curse because the curse feeds off the human conscience. Adell is actually pure-blooded demon. (The Masked Man and Woman are demons, and they are his parents.) When the Fake Overlord Zenon is defeated by the real one, she immediately blasts Adell, with the words "You are also my enemy, child of Sin".
However, he shows no physical or mental signs of his demon heritage. His ears are never revealed since the humanoid demons of the Disgaea universe have pointed ears, and it would be a dead giveaway of his true nature. He is also stated to be human at many parts of the game, such as when the Fake Zenon mistakenly referred to him as an 'Altered Human', believing him to have been affected by the curse.
In several of the extra battles, his demon heritage becomes a running joke. In particular, when he obtains the Demon Lord (from defeating Etna early in the game) and the Badass Overlord (from defeating Zetta) titles, Rozalin asks Adell if he truly is human. Adell, of course, angrily denies it, saying he never wanted the title to begin with.
[edit] Other Appearances
In Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, Adell makes a cameo appearance in the DemonHall Mirror stage. Here he fights Laharl twice: once alone and later with Rozalin. He also appears occasionally as a neutral ally in Afternoon of Darkness' multiplayer mode.
[edit] Rozalin
Age: 17
Class: Demon (Overlord Zenon reincarnated)
Japanese Voice Actor: Yukari Tamura
U.S. Voice Actor: Wendee Lee
The one and only daughter of Overlord Zenon. Rozalin was summoned during a failed attempt by Adell's mother to summon Zenon (which when looked back on was actually successful). Due to the summoning contract placed on her, she is unable to leave Adell and must help him find Zenon. Incredibly snobby, Rozalin is unaware of the world around her due to her pampered life, with her books being her sole source of information. Because of this, she has no battle experience and tries (and fails) to get Adell killed indirectly on several occasions. In addition, Adell's strong vow to bring her back to her father begins to make her think differently.
It turns out that she is the real Zenon, who reincarnated into her current form and that her "father" is an imposter seeking revenge on her. It is believed that Rozalin was originally born into the Snow Clan and that the fake Overlord Zenon took her away when he destroyed it. This is supported by Yukimaru's observation of Rozalin's eyes. The Disgaea 2 Artbook supports this as well, with an (unused, presumably) picture of Rozalin's mother in the character section, complete with an adjoining Baby Rozy sketch. The real Overlord Zenon constantly utters the phrase "I am a being of solitude."
Throughout the game, Rozalin claims that the four-leaf clover seal, which differs from the three-leaf clover that marks the cursed humans, is the symbol that marks her bond with her father. However, it is later revealed that the seal actually prevents the real Zenon from awakening and it can be broken by force (Laharl destroys it after the player loses to him) or by her own will (The voice of the real Zenon persuaded her into doing it). However, Adell was able to bring back Rozalin twice throughout the game, once by reminding her of who she is and later showing her affection. The seal seems to also have a great deal of power as it's mere presence causes Prier to flee as well as awaken Baal.
[edit] Other Appearances
Like Adell, Rozalin makes a cameo appearance in Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness in the Demonhall Mirror stage. After defeating Adell the first time, she appears before Laharl and Etna, Etna remarking that she might be upset that they defeated Adell. Adell accompanies her in the battle.
[edit] Taro
Age: 11
Class: Human affected by Zenon's curse (Rozalin's servant)
Japanese Voice Actor: Hiro Shimono
English Voice Actor: Wendee Lee
Adell's eleven-year old brother. He and his younger sister Hanako are demons, having been born after their parents were cursed. He has a set of horns, as well as clothing that looks cow-like. He starts to admire Rozalin soon after meeting her, and refers to her as Princess. He is not as confident as the other characters, but he tries to help as much as he can. He is also commonly referred to as Tardo (Taro-chan in Japanese) by his sister, Hanako.
His design is very 'cow-like', which include his horns, his cow print apron or shirt, and his milk-based attacks.
While he isn't present after the credits at the end of the game, Hanako is writing to him from the Netherworld.
[edit] Hanako
Age: 9
Class: Human affected by Zenon's curse (Adell's Sister)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kaori Mizuhashi
U.S. Voice Actor: Stephanie Sheh
Adell and Taro's younger sister. She is bothersome and very cocky, constantly wishing that Adell would take her with him when he goes out to fight. She has great culinary skill as her cooking tops even the greatest of chefs. She also uses her cooking pot as a weapon. Throughout the adventures she does manage to have with Adell, it is proven that she has a wealth of random knowledge, which she obtained from reading her father's many books. She adores Etna and wants to be a Demon Lord like her one day, but also wishes to be sexier than her.
In the end of Disgaea 2 (Good Ending), she became Etna's "Student" and serves Laharl with her.
[edit] Tink
Age: 15
Class: Frog, originally a demon (Dirty Frog)
Japanese Voice Actor: Chihiro Suzuki
U.S. Voice Actor: Dave Wittenberg
A servant of Overlord Zenon and a childhood friend of Rozalin. After a mysterious person (Fubuki) attacked Zenon's Castle, he was transformed into a frog. Tink has two forms. In his normal blue form, he is usually very polite, yet very cowardly. On occasion, he will transform into his red form. In this form, he is lecherous and rude, known for causing trouble wherever he goes. In order for him to revert to his blue form, one must chant the words Drak-Tink-Mahalak.
During battle, Tink has the ability to switch between his two forms at will using his Special Abilities. At the end of the game, Tink's true form is shown in an image during the credits.
By the end of the game, Tink returns to his true form.
[edit] Mom & Dad
Adell, Taro, and Hanako's parents. Zenon's curse branded Mom with a third eye on her forehead, as well as a purple tail. Dad gained some sort of creature on his chest referred to as a "pimple", as well as gray skin, a horn on his head and longer than average arms. (The Disgaea 2 manga describes him as a demon zombie without the stench.) Mom is very caring, though at the same time somewhat demented due to Zenon's curse affecting her mind. She is very skilled at summoning, though her recent attempt at a summoning failed to summon Zenon (although in hinde-sight later it worked as Rozalin is Zenon reborn). She is very talented summoner, but because of Zenon's curse, no one knows why she has this ability. Dad is more pitiful in his new condition, but still very friendly and worries about everyone despite knowing that everyone but Adell is a demon.
After the curse gets stronger in Chapter 9, while Adell and the others are out to find Etna, Dad's pimple begins to talk (in the first volume of the Disgaea 2 manga, it seems to be able to speak on its own) but it always speaks in lecherous terms (stating that it wanted to grow between the breasts of a swimsuit model), and after the curse gets even stronger, Dad's soul switches with his own pimple. After this switch, Dad (which is controlled by the pimple) continues its dirty remarks, saying things such as "I love boobies!".
[edit] Yukimaru
Age: 20
Class: Demon (Kunoichi)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kana Ueda
U.S. Voice Actor: Lara Jill Miller
One of the surviving members of the Snow Clan. Yukimaru is a skilled ninja at the age of twenty, looking to defeat Zenon and avenge the destruction of her clan. While she is skilled, she has little confidence in herself, and may try to commit suicide if she is unable to complete her mission. However, the time she spends with Adell and the rest helps her to become more confident in herself, allowing her to confront her brother Fubuki. Yukimaru ends her sentences with the word 'zam' as a way of storing ki. 'De gozaru' was the original phrase in the Japanese version. The phrase 'de gozaru' is famous for being used by samurai and ronin and also ninja. It is a form of de gozaimasu, showing respect for the person who is talked to.
[edit] Fubuki
Class: Demon (Ninja Master)
Japanese Voice Actor: Takehito Koyasu
English Voice Actor: Kirk Thornton
Yukimaru's brother. A mysterious ninja bent on defeating Zenon in order to avenge the Snow Clan. A skilled ninja, Fubuki is cold hearted and will do anything to destroy Zenon. He is especially skilled in the art of transformation, being able to transform into a Prinny or even Yukimaru and was responsible for transforming Tink into a frog.
[edit] Axel
Age: 2188
Class: Demon (Dark Hero)
Japanese Voice Actor: Nobuyuki Hiyama
U.S. Voice Actor: Grant George
A demon who prides himself over once being popular. Axel was once a famous demon action hero and rock star known by many as the Dark Hero, a mastermind of evil. Unfortunately, he is now a reporter for a travel show called Tripping with Axel. Despite this new role, Axel will occasionally try to add action scenes to the show, much to the director's dismay. However, after being defeated by Adell, he is proclaimed dead. Both he and the director spend half the game trying to prove that he is alive and can become popular once again. After he reveals Overlord Zenon's existence following the colliseum tournament's end, he is given a job as a newscaster on Usagi-san and Plenair's news program. However, his director claims he lost the "soul of the Dark Hero" during his brief stint as a newscaster, doing things that could be considered honorable, such as holding charity concerts. He realizes this at the last moment, and holds off the multitude of overlords from other dimensions seeking to defeat Overlord Zenon while Adell and his group fight Overlord Zenon. He claims that Overlord Zenon was all a hoax after Overlord Zenon is defeated, and shortly becomes very popular again (Although he is supposedly punished for it according to the news program).
The original romanization of his name is Akutare. The name of Axel's band, however, is Akutare according to the North American localization. Whenever Axel is summoned into battle via cell phone (and occasionally in stages where he is the boss or part of the storyline) the background music changes to his theme, a song called "White Tiger."
Axel is confirmed to be in Disgaea 3. It is said that Axel's stardom has been stolen, and he later joins the player's party after his defeat in a bonus map.
[edit] Overlord Zenon
Age: Unknown
Class: Demon (God of Overlords)
Japanese Voice Actor: Norio Wakamoto
U.S. Voice Actor: Lex Lang
Feared as the God of All Overlords who single-handedly defeated 99 rival Overlords in one day and has been known to have killed over 1000 all together. Due to the numerous enemies looking to kill him, Zenon constantly hides himself. An Overlord known for his cruelty, Zenon is responsible for the curse on Veldime that turned its inhabitants into demons and the destruction of the Snow Clan. Rozalin, his daughter, is constantly spoiled by him as he showers her with gifts.
Towards the end of the game, he is revealed to be an imposter and that the curse he placed on Veldime is what gives him his power. The stronger the curse he places on the humans, the greater his power becomes, but at the cost of the humans becoming savage. The real Overlord Zenon is Rozalin, whom he has been seeking revenge upon.
[edit] Minor characters in Disgaea 2
[edit] The Director
The Director of Axel's show. He goes wherever Axel goes, following him everywhere. Bears a resemblance to Steven Spielberg. Like a stereotypical Hollywood director, he sometimes addresses Axel as "darling."
[edit] Axel's Family
A family of 6 people who live in Axel's home world. The family includes his mother, four little brothers and sisters, and a hellcat.
[edit] The Invincible Heroes
A group of Heroes that have their first match with Adell's group in the Battle Tournament. Only called invincible as their battles are 0-0-0: zero wins, zero losses and zero draws, making them technically undefeated.
[edit] Old Man Geo
A wise old man that creates Geo Panels. He was beaten by Adell's group in the Battle Tournament and gave Adell's group a remedy that is later used to help Fubuki.
[edit] Elenor and the soul takers
Years ago, Adell made a deal with Elenor to find out who his real parents were, however, he was tricked by her and she gave him the scars on his face. Years later she came back, but after his soul. This time around, her team was beaten by Adell's group.
[edit] Masked Man & Masked Woman
Zenon's servants. Nothing is known about them except that they are obedient to Zenon. After hearing that Rozalin disappeared, Zenon sends them out to find her and eliminate those who caused her disappearance. It's fairly rare that one is seen without the other, though the Masked Man is usually noted as being Zenon's right hand demon, being the one who gives Zenon the report that Rozalin went missing and other amounts of information.
The masked woman first encounters the group in Chapter 5, attempting to instruct Rozalin to return to her mansion. She later appears in Chapter 6, promising Rozalin that she won't tell Zenon about her appearance at the Battle Arena. Her next appearance is at the ends of Chapter 7 and 8,giving the whereabouts of Zenon and urging the group to escape while Zenon is battling Etna respectively. She begins to question their role during Chapter 9 onward after having met Adell.
They both appear near the end of Chapter 12, where they urge Adell's to defeat them in order to remove the seal that keeps their memories suppressed. The Masked Man is immune to physical attacks, while the Masked Woman has immunity to magic.
- Shura & Serion are their true names and they are Adell's real parents. Serion (Masked Woman) explains that they were demons from another netherworld who escaped to Veldime in order to escape a power war.
Even though the humans of Veldime knew they were demons, Shura and Serion were welcomed in, and they swore to live as humans and help defend the people of Holt Village.
When the Fake Zenon came to invade Veldime, they entrusted everything they had (their son, Adell) to their best friends (Mom and Dad) before transforming into demons to face the Fake Zenon. Despite their attempt, they were defeated and placed under his seal, becoming his servants.
[edit] Mao
Age: 1578
Class: Demon (Maritsu Academy Honor Student)
Japanese Voice Actor: Hiromi Hirata
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.
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, especially through his manga and video games. He keeps an observation journal to record his data. He believes that by learning about them, he can find a method to overthrow his father, whom he hates for numerous reasons including accidentally destroying his video game system, and take the title of Overlord for himself.
[edit] Raspberyl
Age: 1578
Class: Demon (Maritsu Academy Delinquent)
Japanese Voice Actor: Chiwa Saito
Rasperyl 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.
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 fon Almadine Adamant
Age: 18
Class: Human (Hero, but this title is stolen by Mao)
Japanese Voice Actor: Hiro Shimono
Almaz 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. 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.
[edit] Sapphire Rhodonite
Age: 17
Class: Human (Princess)
Japanese Voice Actor: Akiko Hasegawa
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".
[edit] Jiiya
Age: Unknown
Class: Demon
Japanese Voice Actor: Gorou Kubota
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.
[edit] Champloo-sensei
Age: 3442
Class: Demon (Chef)
Japanese Voice Actor: Keiichi Kuwabara
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. His character design is based on the Makai Chefs in the game Makai Kingdom.
[edit] Kyōko of Lilian
Age: 1584
Class: Demon (Kunoichi)
Japanese Voice Actor: Shizuka Arai
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 the roll 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] Asuka of the Paper Cranes
Age: 1593
Class: Demon (Delinquent Samurai)
Japanese Voice Actor: Natsuki Kousaka
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] Big Star-sama
Age: 2764
Class: Demon
Japanese Voice Actor: Chihiro Suzuki
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 "-sama" 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
Age: 2666
Class: Demon
Japanese Voice Actor: Miho Yamada
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] Cameos
The following are characters from other Nippon Ichi games that have appeared in any of the three Disgaea games. Only basic information and information regarding the character's part in the Disgaea games will be covered. Any in-depth information regarding their respective games will not be covered here.
[edit] Pleinair
Pleinair is normally not playable, but is a well-known character from the series regardless of her lack of significant screentime and voice. However, it appears that she will be playable in the DS port of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.
In Disgaea and Disgaea 3, she is the receptionist of Dark Assembly.
In Disgaea 2, she became a news reporter as she teamed up with Usagi-san and Axel, the Dark Hero. She has no speaking or text dialogue, except for saying "Congratulations" when you have completed the Dark World (which has no voice behind it).
In the Disgaea 2 manga, she initially appears as a Dark Assembly Receptionist. In the manga, she appears to be mature and plans ahead as far as job options are concerned, and is very popular (The mere mention of receiving a Pleinair figure was enough to drive many heroes to pay to challenge Laharl). However, she can be quite cruel to people if they get on her bad side as she once theatened Etna that she'd destroy her personal records and used Usagi as live bait when he tried to reveal her measurements in one of the news broadcasts. As with the game, Pleinair becomes Usagi's assistant in the news broadcasts, usually holding signs.
[edit] The Prism Rangers
The Prism Rangers are a troupe of gag characters which appear in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, and Makai Senki Disgaea 3. They seem to be heavily inspired by the protagonists of the Super Sentai universe, satirizing them. Each of the members are named after the colors of the rainbow with the word Prism preceding it. Outside of the in-game battle, the Prism Rangers tend to be portrayed as weak, having been taken down in one shot or being unable to do the slightest bit of damage to their opponent. The most vocal of the members is their leader, Prism Red.
Though they call themselves the Prism Rangers, they only have three of the seven colors in Disgaea, and five of the seven in the second game. In the first game, they appear before Laharl when he's attempting to destroy all who are still trying to claim the throne. Despite being Prism Rangers, their team is only made up of only three colors: red, blue, and yellow. They claim that their lack of numbers is that by becoming heroes, they have to live without friends, though Etna is clearly skeptical. They believe that by becoming Overlords, the Prism Rangers will gain enough friends to complete the rainbow and thus truly become Prism Rangers. When attempting to face Laharl, Etna is able to knock out Prism Blue and Prism Yellow, forcing Prism Red to summon a bunch of demons he hired for such an occasion (although Laharl questions whether or not a hero should even hire demons), yet he still loses.
In Disgaea 2, they return with two more members, Prism Green and Prism Violet, but Rozalin tells them that they should recruit more members to complete the rainbow. Initially, they were considering going easy on Adell since he had his siblings with him, but Prism Red reminds the team of what happened in their battle with Laharl. However, they still lose, but claim to return.
In a bonus stage in Disgaea 2, the Prism Rangers seem to finally have acquired enough members to complete the rainbow, though the last two members are recruited without much thought as they were the only ones to show up when the rangers called for volunteers, even going as far as persuading a salaryman to become Prism Indigo with the promise of an amazing salary and insurance. If the player beats this stage, then Prism Red grants Adell with the title Prism Black, while Rozalin is disappointed that she can't be Prism Pink. Prism Violet, Indigo, and Orange can occasionally be seen in the Innocent Towns in Item World, while Prism Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green appear in Holt if the player passes certain bills.
In Disgaea 3, all the Prism Rangers are gone except for Prism Red, who performs the full Prism Ranger role call when he meets Mao and the rest. Mao, like Flonne and Rozalin in the past games, cannot see how he can say Prism Rangers without the other six colors. Mao, Almaz, Raspberyl, and Sapphire then start to choose colors for themselves should they become Super Sentai, upsetting Prism Red when he hears that Mao, as the main character, will claim red. After the battle, Almaz allows him to join the party. With the Demon Change ability, the player can turn Prism Red into a sword and it's special ability is Prism Justice, the ultimate Prism Ranger attack in Disgaea 2.
[edit] Overlord Priere
Priere is the main character of La Pucelle: Tactics. In her game, she and her brother Culotte were orphaned at a young age. As they grew older, the became a part of a group of Demon Hunters known as La Pucelle, who carried out jobs for the Church of the Holy Maiden. Though kind hearted, she's known for being impatient and strong, able to knock down a lead door with a single kick. However, she appears in the later games as an Overlord, which references a special ending in La Pucelle in which she becomes the Overlord after defeating numerous demons. Her name is spelled Prier(French for "to pray") in La Pucelle, but as Priere("prayer") in Disgaea.
In Disgaea, Priere appears as an Overlord of an Alternate Netherworld. Though she does not have any speaking roles, Etna notes that she is legendary for being fascinated by the dark arts and searching for a fight. Should she be defeated, Priere joins the party.
In Phantom Brave, Laharl mentions that he levels up to Supreme Overlord by fighting against Priere, in order to challenge Ash and Marona.
She appears again in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories as a hidden boss where she, still a demon, faces the main characters Adell and Rozalin. She has two speaking (without a voice actor) roles, but no combat voice. Her speaking role makes her seem, while more mature, extremely more evil than in her La Pucelle days, going as far as claiming she'll turn Veldime into a sea of blood in retaliation of Adell defeating her.
Her stage, Ruins of St. Paprika, is accessible in Disgaea 2 after the player obtains and keeps 66 felonies. Defeating her here will get the player the "Felicitation", which is Priere's baton.
However, if Adell has become a senator and has unlocked the Dark World, he can opt to pass Priere's bill, "Open the Black Gate", which will allow her to make random appearances in different Dark World stages.
[edit] Marjoly
Marjoly is the antagonist of Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, and like Priere, appears as a bonus boss in the Disgaea games. She comes from the same world as Priere, but from a much farther time.
Marjoly is accessible in a hidden stage titled Beauty Castle. Etna makes a few crude comments on her attire and excessive amount of makeup, but she recognizes her as the most malevolent witch in the universe. Laharl, of course, is more than willing to show her who really is the most malevolent. Defeating Marjoly in this stage makes her a playable character.
In Disgaea 2, she is once again accessible in her Beauty Castle (only after a player character has obtained and kept 99 felonies). As Rozalin points out, she appears to be under the control of a seal, and thus has no speaking roles. Defeating her in battle nets the player the one of a kind item, the "Sexy Panties".
Also, during the battle, she carries one of a kind items named after several of her followers (Gao's Spirit, Claudia's Charm, and Kitty's Ears). They can be stolen and added to the player's inventory.
[edit] Asagi
Class: Human (The Main Character)
Japanese Voice Actor: Chiwa Saito
Asagi was meant to be the main character in a future Nippon Ichi title, though it is rumored to have been scrapped.
Asagi first appears in Makai Kingdom as a Hidden Boss and after defeating her, Lord Zetta takes her in as an apprentice so he, in a way, can "design" the next game.
When you fight Asagi in Disgaea 2, they imply that Lord Zetta cursed her to stay in that world until she became stronger. If you check the description on her only skill (magic bullet?) it says "Will she ever get her own game?" She is hoping that she can get back to her own game, though it doesn't seem likely that she will. She'll probably just make cameos in all future games, destined to forever play the role of a Hidden Boss.
She makes another appearance in Soul Nomad & the World Eaters, along with a band of followers, cursing Zetta's name. It's shown that she's become quite powerful, taking out World Eater Feinne with one shot of her cannon and disrupting much of the world's terrain, stating it was only 1/10 of her full power, though she's also become rather arrogant, calling herself the "Queen of Games Everywhere" and demanding that the hero gives up his/her role as the main character (to which Gig begins questioning her sanity). However, upon defeat, she starts crying about how she'll never be the main character, never realizing that her power caused her to destroy the world and that the hero and Gig have to start over from the beginning.
In Disgaea 3, Asagi supposedly received a game to be the main character of only to have it stolen, and is clearly upset over it. Upon meeting Mao, she assumes him to be the culprit and attacks him. After the battle, she breaks down and cries, saying she had enough and can't understand why she can never be a main character. Mao then tells her that the legendary Overlord who has been stealing things recently is behind this. Asagi joins the party shortly afterwards.
[edit] Baal
There is not much information on Baal, but ever since La Pucelle: Tactics, he has become a recurring boss in all Nippon Ichi games with the exception of Soul Nomad and is usually the strongest one in the game. Defeating him will usually reward the player with game's best items or a new title. What is known about Baal is that his form can change from game to game, ranging from a towering Lord of Terror to the comical looking Eringa (a mushroom monster), but is still incredibly power with each form. In Disgaea, he is the legendary Lord of Terror who attempted to conquer all the Netherworlds in existence, but he was sealed away by King Krichevskoy. In Makai Kingdom, Trenia explains that he is a collection of evil souls that can transfer into other bodies when defeated. Baal does not have any speaking roles. His dialogue is confined to "..." and only has a monstrous grunt in battle with the exception of the first Baal battle in Makai Kingdom. This changes in Disgaea 3 when speaks to Mao and the rest as a Red Eringa.
In La Pucelle: Tactics, he is introduced as a level 2000 Demon Lord. He can be purified to join your party as many times as you want. But, this game's Baal is just another enemy in the game.
In Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Baal is a legendary Overlord that was sealed by King Krichevskoy a number of years before the start of the storyline of Disgaea, resulting in Krichevskoy becoming fatally weakened. He later faces Laharl, who is taken aback by his levels. He is later replaced by Prinny Baal, whom the player can fight as many time as he/she desires.
In Phantom Brave, Baal is a Funguy type character. Though looks are deceiving, he's still level 4000! Upon defeat, he forces himself to join your party as a level 1. Marona immediately protests against it, saying that it may scare away the other phantoms. There is no other reward for defeating Baal, nor can you fight him more than once. He has the title of Terror Demon and it can't be changed. This is the second and last occurrence that Baal has been a playable character.
In Disgaea 2, Adell & Rozalin went to Baal's Castle to face the Supreme Overlord, but upon entering, they find what they assume to be a statue of Baal. However, Rozalin's four-leaf clover seal suddenly reacts and the statue, revealed to actually be Baal, attacks Rozalin. There are two battles in the game against Baal. In the first, the player battles him by himself as he is at Level 4000, but in the second battle he is reincarnated as a prinny again who is teamed up with four more clones of his normal appearance who are at Level 4000 each, as the prinny version is at Level 8000. Later in the game, once the Land of Carnage is accessible, if the player is in the 91-99th floor of a Legendary Item, four Baal Pirates may make an appearance, all at level 9999. An even rarer occurrence is Prinny Baal, who may take the place of the Prinny Pirates. Defeating him will give Adell the title "Lord Master". When the player has achieved this, return to Baal Castle and Prinny Baal and his clones will have their stats increased by up to 4 times. This is the game's most challenging battle.
Throughout the optional quests in Disgaea 3, Baal is believed to be the Legendary Overlord who has been stealing things from other characters. He stole Prism Red's friends, Asagi's game, Marona's pure heart, Laharl's height (how it was possible only Baal knows), and Flonne's Dark Ninja Memorial DVD boxset among other things. He appears in the form of a red Eringa.
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- ^ Seto, Dietrich (November 2006). The World of Disgaea. Broccoli Books, 160. ISBN 978-1-5974-1112-7.
