History Characters / DisgaeaHourofDarkness

* CatSmile: The shape of her mouth when smiling.

* CatSmile: It's upside down.

* FauxActionGirl: In the anime, in which she also needs to rely on Laharl to do any fighting she wants.

* EvilIsSexy: She wants to be, at least. [[invoked]]

* PutOnABus: She's not a GuestFighter in any form in ''VideoGame/Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny'' despite her trio being recruitable.

-->'''Laharl''': [[BadassBoast "I came always this way to teach you that there's always someone better than you out there! In this case, that's me!"]]

* TookALevelInKindness: Over the course of the original ''Disgaea'', Laharl learns kindness from Flonne and others and by the end of the game [[spoiler: Flonne's pendant doesn't even hurt him despite burning him earlier]].

** ''Disgaea 7'' reveals that she's not above getting other angels to collect these things for her either. [[spoiler: She sent fellow otaku Ceefore and Nitra to Hinomoto to get her unique Toku goods from there... [[SkewedPriorities And to find out what's going on with all the missing souls]].]]

* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:Her Great Flonzor X in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'']]

* RankUp: From ''Disgaea 3'''s Raspberyl Mode and ''Disgaea 4'' onwards, Flonne is the new Archangel, [[spoiler: replacing Vulcanus.]].

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Flonne decides over the course of the games if she is going to be a dutiful angel and follow the laws of Celestia, or if she is going to fight for the rights and recognition of demons and humans to be considered equals to angels. [[spoiler: She settles on the latter and fights for it even at the cost of her life.]]

* {{Unishment}}: Her transformation into a [[spoiler: FallenAngel]] condemns her to stay in the Netherworld, with all her newly made demon friends.

* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler: By the end of the first game, Flonne's life is even worth Prinnydom to Laharl.]]

* CulturedBadass: He is, after all, a gentleman, [[spoiler: and as King Krichevskoy he was even more sophisticated and badass.]]

* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: "They call ''moi'' the Dark Adonis" [[spoiler: In the True Ending he drops the accent entirely as he finally allows himself to pass on.]]

* FeatherMotif: In his cameo in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave'' and his appearance as DLC in ''Disgaea 3'' Vyers shows in a soft explosion of white feathers. It fits with [[spoiler: his [[AscendedDemon ascension]] in the novels]] even though it never happened officially in the games.

* GuileHero: He has some elements of this, [[spoiler: having the back of Lamington in his BatmanGambit]] and all. Even his Disgaea 3 description states that he is extremely influential.

* ILetYouWin: Vyers makes up petty excuses to end fights with Laharl, [[spoiler:allowing him to win and [[StealthMentor get stronger]].]] And if the loss is truly on his side, count on it being due to his bad case of acid reflux or severe constipation. [[spoiler: Given who he [[KingIncognito actually is]], he might not be lying.]]

* NiceGuy: So pure that [[spoiler: Flonne's pendant, which burns anyone with evil in their hearts leaves him completely unharmed, while it nearly roasts her master Vulcanus, ironically an angel, when he tried to hold it.]]

* PhraseCatcher: Nearly everyone that meets him pins him as some sort of mid-boss, regardless of whether or not they've heard the nickname before. [[spoiler: This changes in Disgaea 4, probably because he finally dropped the act and got his power back.]]

* TallDarkAndHandsome: [[spoiler: It suits King Krichevskoy the most, but Vyers isn't shabby either.]]

* TogetherInDeath:[[spoiler: Vyers is seen ascending with the soul of Laharl's mom in the good ending. This is subverted since [[BackFromTheDead Vyers keeps appearing as a cameo in different NIS games]], while [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Laharl's Mom is nowhere to be seen or heard from]]. In the novels this happens in a similar way.]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins your party when defeated. His son[[spoiler: and daughter]] follow his example in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness''.

* CatSmile: It's up side down.

* WizardsLiveLonger: We never get her exact age, [[spoiler: but there is a 376 year difference between the ages of her children.]] That said, ''Infinite'' states that time flows differently in the Netherworld, implying years are just much shorter there or it's an "Day inside hour outside" type deal" and humans that go there live to the age the would if they were outside.

* LastRequest: As Krichevskoy was dying, he [[spoiler:asked Etna to raise his son to become the next overlord, a request that's difficult for her to stomach, but ultimately achieves.]]

* MayflyDecemberRomance: We never get to know how old King Krichevskoy is, but he is a long time friend of [[spoiler:Seraph Lamington]] who is 9147 years old, and Krichevskoy does not look younger than him. He got married to a [[spoiler:human girl]] who looked no older than 20.
** D2 shows this may not have been the case as [[spoiler: Laharl's full blood related sister is over 300 years younger then he is and was born when his mother died making the 20 year old looking human at least 300 years old]]

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: This goes for practically every noble character in the series, but King Krichevskoy especially as he did much more when just fight, he created the Dark Assembly and fought for equality between every creature, [[spoiler:he even died protecting his world from Baal by sealing him.]]

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: His HeelFaceTurn begins and ends with him sacrificing himself to save Jennifer. [[spoiler: That being said, the powers that be seem to think he still has a ways to go because he returns as a Prinny.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: [[spoiler: He is by FAR the most powerful enemy fought in the story mode of the original game and often regarded as the hardest FinalBoss.]]

* TheChessMaster: [[spoiler: A rare good one. The entire plot is essentially his plan to bring peace between Celestia and the Netherworld. He's even smart enough to use the evil schemes of his treacherous right hand man which he knew about the whole time as part of his plan.]]
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: [[spoiler: He finally reappears in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness'' to confirm the identity of Laharl's sister, Sicily.]]
** [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance'''s epilogue suggests, but does not confirm, that Christo is a younger version of him.]]

* HeroOfAnotherStory: If we go by the [[spoiler: Seraph Lamington is [[VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance Christo]]]] route.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler: Inverted]] in regard to Vulcanus.

* OmniscientMoralityLicense: [[spoiler: Manipulates Flonne and Laharl and allows Vulcanus to do some truly evil things for the sake of creating peace between angels and demons.]]
* OurAngelsAreDifferent [[spoiler: He actually wants angels and demons to peacefully coexist with each other.]]

* ThemeNaming: Double case. Demons are normally named after volcanoes and angels are named after dessert. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lamington His name]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington is both]]. [[spoiler: [[MeaningfulName He wants both species to live together in harmony]].]]
* XanatosSpeedChess: [[spoiler: Monitors what the main characters are doing and has Vyers intervene whenever they need a push in the right direction.]]

* DevilInPlainSight: Only [[TheDitz Flonne]] fails to pick up that he's evil, everybody else can see it as easily as the viewer [[spoiler: Lamington included, which Vulcanus finds out the hard way.]]

* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: He gets turned into a flower (or a frog in the anime, take your pick) by Seraph Lamington in the end.]]

* LetsYouAndHimFight: This is Vulcanus plan for Laharl and co. and the Seraph after they have defeated him. [[spoiler: Doesn't work.]]

* WrongGenreSavvy: Oh boy is he ever. He doesn't get that he's a villain, makes assumptions that [[TheDitz Flonne]] of all people is plotting against him, thinks all demons are evil, [[spoiler: and fails to pick up that his boss knows he's evil.]]
* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Twice in Etna Mode. First, after sending Flonne to kill Etna and she repeatably fails, he supposedly gives her the power to kill Etna, but planned for his "help" to kill her as well. Later kills Maderas after he fails to kill Flonne and Etna, doesn't fall under YouHaveFailedMe since Maderas was only his UnwittingPawn.]]

** NotSoHarmlessVillain: Come Chapter 8, he ''really'' should have at least put them on a leash, considering they [[spoiler: almost destroyed the Netherworld by accident, and would have done so if you couldn't beat Barbara]].

* PuppetKing: The Group's plans ultimately rely on placing a figurehead they control on the throne since neither of them can take on Laharl directly. At first they use Barbara, then a [[spoiler: Prinny]], and finally, in the postgame [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Darkdeath Evilman]]]].

* TakeOverTheWorld: [[spoiler: Lanzarote plans on becoming an Overlord by using her fame as a famous idol.]]

** When fought in second game, he's level 1200 compared to Etna's level 1000, showing that he's still stronger than his wayward vassal despite the latter gaining power that surpasses the average Overlord. [[spoiler:Of course the script gets flipped once Rozalin awakens as [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Overlord Zenon]] and utterly trounces him.]]
** He's quotes this trope word for word and attempts to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this upon Zed in ''Disgaea 6's'' post-game.

* TranquilFury: When Rozalin points out her flat chest in Disgaea 2, she calmly cracks her knuckles, starts her theme music, and ''[[ATwinkleInTheSky punches a prinny into orbit]]''.

** TranquilFury: When Rozalin points out her flat chest in Disgaea 2, she calmly cracks her knuckles, starts her theme music, and ''[[ATwinkleInTheSky punches a prinny into orbit]]''.

** He also shares many similarities with his fellow Cyborg 002 {{Expy}}, Soldato-J of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Namely being a [[GreenAndMean green]] {{Cyborg}} with a tragic past who serves as the TheRival to a HotBlooded spacefaring hero.

** He also shares many similarities with his fellow {{Expy}}, Solidato-J of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Namely being a [[GreenAndMean green]] {{Cyborg}} with a tragic past who serves as the TheRival rival to a HotBlooded spacefaring hero.

** He also shares many similarities with his fellow {{Expy}}, Solidat J of ''Anime/GaoGaiGar''

* OedipusComplex: He openly acknowledges that he hates his dad [[note]]Though how much he hates him depends on whether or not you interpret his line as actual hatred or him simply acting like a typical demon[[/note]], while he really liked his mother.

* PintsizedPowerhouse: No bigger than [[TeensAreShort 4'5'' (135cm)]], but is the strongest demon in his own Netherworld nonetheless. Cameo appearances also put him at the higher end of the Overlord power spectrum.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: 10 years after the game in the novels, Laharl manages to deliver a [[CurbStompBattle completely one-sided beatdown]] to ''[[EldritchAbomination Baal]]'', and for additional humiliation, let his team of [[ButtMonkey prinnies]] loose on Baal after his defeat. It's not Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu anymore -- more like Did You Just Sue Cthulhu For Ten Billion HLs and Make Him Your Slave?

* WizardsLiveLonger: We never get her exact age, [[spoiler: but there is a 376 year difference between the ages of her children.]] That said, infinite states that time flows differently in the Netherworld, implying years are just much shorter there or it's an "Day inside hour outside" type deal" and humans that go there live to the age the would if they were outside.

* MultiSlotCharacter: In ''5'' and ''6'', his [[GenderBender]] female form is a separate character from her male form.