History VideoGame / Disgaea5

* LoveTriangle: A Type 4 with Seraphina (a), Killia (b) and Liezerota (c).

* StealthSequel: [[spoiler: Or Stealth ''Prequel'', rather, and it's still a big maybe. In the epilogue, Christo wants to bring demons and angels closer together, and think that one day an angel and a demon might join hands to save the world. The epilogue then reveals that "Christo" is only a codename, that he became the Seraph of Celestia, and that "his name became best known as one of the key personnel during the incident that shook the Three Worlds". This rather implies that Christo is Lamington from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', which means ''Disgaea 5'' is set before the first Disgaea. But this requires you to ignore the {{DLC}}.]]

** In previous games, Big Bang was often the only generic non-magic skill with a 3x3 AreaOfEffect and could only be used with a fist (Though swords would occasionally gain such a skill). This meant that for grinding Ordeal stages (Which almost always place enemies in 3x3 pattern), unless the character had magic or a unique 3x3 skill, the character had to change their weapon to a fist, even if he or she is not proficient with them. This game bucks that trend by giving each weapon type a 3x3 AreaOfEffect skill, allowing characters to grind while still holding onto their WeaponOfChoice.

* GratuitousEngrish: The default base theme ''Moving On'' is sung entirely in English by a Japanese singer.

* GretzkyHasTheBall: The Next Episode segment at the end of Episode 5 has Seraphina introduce herself as a genius soccer player joining a losing soccer team to even the odds. However, it becomes very clear to the players and the characters throughout the whole segment that Seraphina doesn't even know rules of the game. One of her special techniques, the Direct Money Bomber, involves her ''pitching'' the ball into the goal.
** Seraphina handwaves this in-universe by saying that, because they're demons, the game has no rules, making it less soccer than Calvinball.

** Priere's CombinationAttack with Christo has her temporarily take human form. The attack itself is based on a similar CombinationAttack Overlord Priere had with Alouette in ''[[VideoGames/LaPucelle La Pucelle Ragnarok]]''.

** Priere's CombinationAttack with Christo has her temporarily take human form. The attack itself is based on a similar CombinationAttack Overlord Priere had with Alouette in ''VideoGames/LaPucelleRagnarok''.

** Priere's CombinationAttack with Christo has her temporarily take human form.

* MightMakesRight: Deconstructed in Chapter 7.

** [[spoiler: DLC is implied to be a TimeSkip, so it doesn't exactly conflict]].

* BonusBoss: Baal, of course, though he was added in a patch. [[spoiler: Also [[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Proto Darkdeath]] in the Item World, and Overlord Priere in the DLC.]]

* {{DLC}}: Interestingly, many of the DLC character s are sold in packs and come with mini-scenarios that must be completed in order to unlock them. The current confirmed characters in the Japanese release are [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl, Etna, Flonne]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2 Sicily, Girl Laharl]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez, Fenrich, Vulcanus/Artina, Fuka, Desco, Emizel]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Mao, Raspberyl, Salvatore, Almaz, Sapphire]], [[VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight Metallia]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell, Rozalin, Axel]], [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Zetta, Pram, Petta]], [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Priere]], and [[RecurringExtra Pleinair]].]] There are also three downloadable character classes: [[AngelicBeauty Celestial Hostess]], [[{{Ninja}} Kunoichi]], and Sorcerer. Finally, a fight against [[spoiler: Baal]] was added in a patch.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: Averted with regards to [[spoiler:Rozalin]] from VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories. [[spoiler: Despite the fact that her Overload temporarily turns her back into the real Overloard Zenon, nowhere in the game is she actually referred to as Zenon.]]

** [[spoiler: Killia's [[SuperSpeed Tyrant Revelio]]]] allows them to perform 3 movements and attacks in a single turn [[spoiler: and transforms him back into Tyrant Overlord Killidia]].

** Void Dark's [[spoiler:[[ExtraTurn Alma Ice Sculpture]]]] forces any enemies he attacks to skip their next turn.

*** Zetta has Grand Avesta, which summons a building on top of the base panel, increases the number of units you can dispatch by 5.

* StealthSequel: [[spoiler: Or Stealth ''Prequel'', rather, and it's still a big maybe. In the epilogue, Christo thinks that one day an angel and a demon might join hands to save the world together. The epilogue then reveals that "Christo" is only a codename, that he became the Seraph of Celestia, and that "his name became best known as one of the key personnel during the incident that shook the Three Worlds". This rather implies that Christo is ''Lamington'' from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', which means ''Disgaea 5'' is set before the first Disgaea. But this requires you to ignore the {{DLC}}.]]

This games features numerous new features not seen in previous Disgaea games. Resistance and affiliation statistics for units on the battlefield can be seen when units are highlighted. There is also a revenge system that activates when party members are defeated. Several new units are introduced in Disgaea 5: the Dark Knigcht, Maid, Pirate, Sage, Wrestler, Fairy, Nine-Tailed, Chimera, Imp, Grizzly, Rabbit Fighter, Two-Headed Dragon and Cavalier.

** At one point Seraphita says something is longer than [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Dragon Overlord Babylon]].

* {{DLC}}: Interestingly, many of the DLC character s are sold in packs and come with mini-scenarios that must be completed in order to unlock them. The current confirmed characters in the Japanese release are [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl, Etna, Flonne]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2 Sicily, Girl Laharl]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Valvatorez, Fenrich, Vulcanus/Artina, Fuka, Desco, Emizel]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice Mao, Raspberyl, Salvatore, Almaz, Sapphire]], [[VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight Metallia]], [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell, Rozalin, Axel]], [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Zetta, Pram, Petta]], [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Priere]], and [[RecurringExtra Pleinair]].]] Finally, a fight against [[spoiler: Baal]] was added in a patch.

* EasilyForgiven: Averted with [[spoiler:Void and Marjorita, both of whom end up joining the party. The rebels make it clear that the two of them -- especially the largely unrepentant Marjorita -- will need to put in some serious work for their redemption.]]

** Usalia also gains her Overload, [[UnstoppableRage Murmer of Rage]], later than the rest. It damages every enemy on the map and grants her the Archer class' Support Attack ability, but with limitless range. [[spoiler: It also transforms her into her Berserk Usalia form, which grants her a special 3x3 unique attack that deals massive damage]].

*** Petta has Future Eyre, which lets all units use their overloads a second time.

* OneWingedAngel: Several Overloads involves characters transforming into their most powerful form. Among these include [[spoiler:Tyrant Revelio which turns Killia into Tyrant Overlord Killidia, Tepes Nightmare which turns Valvatorez into Tyrant Valvatorez, and Severe Aeshma which turns Rozalin into Overlord Zenon.]]

* CombinedEnergyAttack: [[spoiler:In the final battle, the main cast passes the power of their Overloads to Killia, which he uses to unleash a Shinra Bansho powerful enough to defeat and purify Liezerota.]]

* KamehameHadouken: Practitioners of the Ultimate Demon Techniques (Killia, Zeroken, [[spoiler:Void Dark, and Bloodis]]) tend to have this, usually as their strongest attack.

* BonusBoss: Baal, of course, though he was added in a patch. [[spoiler: Also [[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Proto Darkdeath]].]]