Part 1
Blazinghydra: Mhm, use the new function. I'd like to see this.
Swingyshark: New feature, do want. And can you show the definition of 'Stupid Laugh', please?
So it is requested, so it is done! Let’s find out what this new gimmick is, and use it to completely mess up the minds of every resident in Laharl’s castle! …Oh, and maybe stop that explosion, too.
So, Prinny asks TickTock to help him get through this madness, and she suggests “Mind Control”. Now, we can dive into people’s minds and influence what they say! Prinny wonders why we’re only being told about this function now, and instead of answering, TickTock merely suggests we use the tutorial. But first, we need a victim…
8 o’clock rolls around, and right on time, there’s Laharl. First, we go and possess him, and we’re told that we can use this new feature sporadically. Specifically, whenever somebody’s struggling to come up with something to say. All we have to do to use it is press the appropriate button when a message appears at the top of the PSP screen. So, Laharl’s wondering why the Prinny’s not moving, and is about to realize that he’s sleeping. That is, unless we press the Triangle button…
Suddenly, on the sides of the screen are close-ups of Laharl and Prinny, like they’re about to do a team attack in the main Disgaea titles. We’re given four messages; the first is Laharl’s current thought, and the other three are selectable decisions we can make him choose from. We’re told that this feature is time sensitive, and that we should be paying attention. Also, a flag will appear on the Time Table if our Mind Control has changed what a person does that day. Our options are to say that the Prinny’s dead, it’s too cute to awaken, or that it’s just broken. As a bomb approaches a Prinny at the bottom of the screen, I decide to select the ‘cute’ option for maximum hilarity.
Laharl: Look! He’s so super cute looking, dude! It would be be best to leave him here and make him this room’s defining mascot!
We then get a sprite event of the image of a heart surrounding Laharl, who then pounces onto the prone Prinny and gives him the most adorable hug ever. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Mind Screw. I take a quick look at the Time Table, and see that a flag has indeed popped up in for the scene I’m in. The scene where Laharl runs into Captain Gordon & Thursday is now missing, but everything we’ve seen with Jennifer is still there. So, clearly, I’ve mucked up Laharl’s entire day by making him show emotions. I go back to the game, and of course, the overlord eventually snaps out of it…
Laharl: W, what the hell’m I saying?! Whatever! Forget the Prinnies! Ill find that pudding myself…Get ready for my unstoppable resolve, Etna! Heh, Hehehe…Haaaah-ha ha ha ha ha!
TickTock: Laharl let Prinny continue its nap!]
Prinny: [Yeah, dood! The past has been changed! Maybe now I can also keep our wages from changing by using Possess and Mind Control!]
I decide to keep tabs on Laharl again. We’re now at 9 o’clock, in the Throne Room, with Captain Gordon & Thursday. Checking the schedule again, the scene is now called “Heroes 2”. Do we follow Captain Gordon and Thursday for a change? Continue with Laharl to Jennifer’s meeting, and see if we can muck that up? If we meet Jennifer, should we see what happens if we possess Etna, or should we stick with Laharl this time and see if he ever gets to meet Etna? I’m aware that this’ll be a very short update, but look at all those possibilities!
And now, for the very first time, an entry from the Database that has actually been selected by the fans!
Other No. 46 – Stupid Laugh
What is the difference between Gordon’s stupid laugh and Laharl’s guffaw?
(Picture of a happy Captain Gordon, with an annoyed Prinny to the left and an annoyed Etna to the right, while the background is filled with yellow ‘HA’s on a blue background)
To everyone else, they’re both just loud and obnoxious. They get to hear those two laugh out loud (LOL 4 the txt friendly) all day every day.
Part 2
Note: This part was written 2 days later, after no replies for Part 1. I was in a really hyper mood when this thing was first starting, dood, but I've been taking a lot of time off between updates now.
I’m actually surprised, doods. Even with the Na No Wri Mo going on, I thought I would’ve gotten at least one reply in the last 48 hours (give or take), dood! Doods, maybe I’m just a horrible blogger? …Nah! But no matter how you slice it, this means that if I wanna update soon, I’d better pick the next path on my own, dood. …[CENSORED], that Verbal Tic is contagious, dood.
Well, if I have to pick my own path, I’m going with Laharl. Not because I think he’ll be a major factor in his own assassination, dood, but because I want to see what Flonne was doing today. Since the Netherworld Heroes were grouped together all afternoon, she’s probably either with Etna or Laharl, and I’d like to take my chances with the Overlord first. Plus, we might get to mess with Jennifer, doods…
So yeah, 9 o’clock, we’re in the Throne Room, and the scene is Heroes 2. Odd that we have yet to get a Database entry on this place, but I digress. The scene seems to be rather similar to the original, but I keep pressing the L and R buttons after every piece of dialogue to see if I can mind control anyone. Every time I do this, our Prinny either says “Possess, dood!” or “Let’s get moving, dood!” However, very rarely, I hear him go “OooOOOoooo”, AKA the classic ghostly moan, and that makes me chuckle.
Things are going well, but right before Captain Gordon and Thursday decide to check Laharl’s bedroom for weird things, the Mind Control option pops up for Laharl! The choices are between asking them not to go to the bedroom, asking about shinyness, and asking about fluffyness. Since Laharl’s room needs all the cleaning it can get, I ask about fluffiness, causing a sprite event where Laharl scarf starts blowing in the wind...I guess a window must be broken or something, dood.
Laharl: The laundry you did came out really fluffy, dude. How’d you do it? I wanna know.
Captain Gordon then grabs the scarf and performs a blazing uppercut all the way to the stars…where there’s a washtub. He starts washing it, while Thursday (who used his rocket pack to fly up with his boss) hovers nearby.
Captain Gordon: Oh, well, that…I simply used the Space Dryer Sheet…
Thursday then knocks the washtub away, while Captain Gordon waves the scarf around to dry it.
Captain Gordon: You…actually care about that stuff…
Captain Gordon then rocket kicks back to the ground, followed by Thursday, and hands a now-sparkling scarf back to Laharl.
Captain Gordon: I must admit, I am surprised.
Laharl grabs the scarf and turns away. A # mark appears near his head, while ? bubbles pop up above Thursday and Captain Gordon.
Laharl: Wh, What are you talking about?! I don’t give two craps about what you do! Just…do what you want, vassal!
“DATABASE: Space Dryer Paper” has been added!
The time is now 10 o’clock, in the Hall, where we’ll soon run into Jennifer again. The Time Table has a flag showing that we used mind control, but I really doubt that what we did affected anything major. When Jennifer comes, I possess her ASAP; I know she was curious as to why Laharl was looking for Etna, so something’s bound to pop up, dood.
Right when I think it’s going to happen, the option appears. Between saying that Laharl & Etna are close, that he should apologize to Etna, or that the Prinnies deserve more cash, I pick the first option. I’m then treated to a sprite event of Laharl and Etna at the beach, with giant hearts floating over both of them. They walk a few steps, Etna goes into the water and splashes some towards Laharl, repeat. The event fades after Jennifer's last line, unlike the last one, which was still up when I transferred to the Hall. Oh, and I possess Laharl again when the chance first comes up.
Jennifer: No need to tell me, anyway, dude. It’s between you and Etna, after all. Hm-hm-hmm…dude.
Laharl: That’s quite ridiculous. Also, stop talking like those Prinnies!
Jennifer: Oops! I know I sounded strange, but it gives me a chance to explain something really important about girls. You see, every girl goes through a valuable time in her adolescent years. It helps them become real…big…women.
TickTock: [Jennifer initiated a sex-ed course!]
The rest of the scene plays out like it normally does, except that Jennifer’s line about needing to find Thursday is cut. But at least we now know why girl’s breasts grow nice and plump: Puberty Power! The time then becomes 11 o’clock, and a very frustrated Laharl wonders why Etna isn’t in the shop. The Time Table says that the scene’s called “Flonne & Laharl”, so it looks like I got what I wanted on the first try! Also, now seems like a good time for me to save and quit for now, dood.
“DATABASE: Shop” has been added!
So, doods who aren’t too busy writing 50,000 words in one month, what should I do next time? Continue watching Laharl, or jump to the original Love Freak? Please note that, if one of those three characters we haven’t seen yet pop up, I’ll probably latch onto him or her first chance that I get. Guess that’s the way the cookie crumbles, dood. Seeya next time! ...Oh, and here's an entry, dood.
Other No. 26 – Tutorial
The Tutorial is the first area of a game where various functions are described and shown. This is very useful to new users, especially because each game has different controls and functions depending on the genre. Disgaea titles are equipped with user-friendly tutorials that are easy to follow for those players just starting out!
NEW DATABASE TERMS: Space Dryer Paper, Shop
Part 3
Willy Four Eyes: Sorry. I missed out because I was resting from a cold. Next time around, let's possess Captain Gordon and see what happens.
Fusionman: Sorry. Yeah go for Gordan.
Note: Somewhere in the following entry, I ask if the Troper known as Medinoc is pleased with the usage of the word 'dood'. This is because Medinoc was upset that the humanoid characters say 'dude' instead of 'dood', but quickly got over it when it was realized that the Prinnies still use the double-o version, dood.
Early update time, thanks to a sore throat preventing the vocal communication I need to go outside today! I wasn’t sure whether to continue with Laharl or Flonne, but then I took a peek at the Game FA Qs guides. Found out that one of the conditions to unlock Ending 13 is to mind control Laharl in the next scene and follow him for the rest of the day, on the same day you get Jennifer to say that he & Etna are close, so that’s the game plan for now. As our protagonist would say, “Let’s get moving, dood!”
Laharl: Argh! She’s not here, either! Could she have found some secret base, secretly eating the pudding in secret there? If that’s the case, it’s simply unacceptable! She’s going to pay for all the hard work and effort I’ve put into this search…Tch. All because she had to go and order the Super Rare Pudding behind my back. She should’ve just told me to begin with.
After that little rant, Flonne comes in, wondering if we’ve seen the delivery boy. After Laharl wonders why she looks like an angel, apparently unaware of the permit, he asks if she bought any food. Flonne says that she’s only supposed to have gotten a DVD today, but the delivery boy gave her the wrong package. Laharl tells her not to make a big fuss, since it’s the freakin’ Netherworld, and upsetting people is what demons are supposed to do. Flonne gets flames in her eyes and shouts she absolutely needs that DVD, and that our Overlord should help.
Now, he’s not the kind of guy that would usually do something like this…but he’s being possessed by a Ghost Prinny, so his own dreams and motivations aren’t exactly an issue. Between finding him by yourself, wanting to work together, and telling her to come back tomorrow; I pick the middle option. As is so common after mind controlling, we then get a sprite event, this one of Flonne and Laharl underwater in an impressive submarine with mechanical arms. Also, the message that a change in the time stream has occurred quickly pops up at the top of the screen.
Laharl: Let me help, dude! I’ll look for the delivery boy, too, dude!
The sub’s arms then reach into the depths of the sea. It pulls out a tower of Prinnies, some weird creature I don’t recognize, a quickly-drowning-once-his-helmet-floats-off Captain Gordon, and…[[Disgaea2 Tink?!]] While the sub rises and the event fades away, Flonne asks what’s gotten into Laharl and if he knows the implications of what he just said. Laharl snaps back to normal, but the calm music playing tells me that this won’t be one of his regular outbursts…
Laharl: No. Not at all. Still…you’re finally leaving soon, right? Maybe I’ll help you a bit. But just a little.
Flonne: Sir Laharl…would you…miss me, if I went back to Celestia?
Laharl: F, fool! Why would I miss a do-gooder like you, anyway?! C’mon, let’s go.
TickTock: [Laharl and Flonne begin their quest to find the mysterious delivery boy!]
The time is 12, we’re still in the shop, and they haven’t found the dood. Flonne asks if he’s going to give up, and Laharl states he has a more pressing matter to get to. Ghost Prinny hopes that he’s talking about the pudding. The time turns to 13, we’re in the Hall again, and Laharl’s starting to sound worried. Not for his meal, oddly enough, but for Etna. He wonders if she was taken prisoner or something, but then realizes what he’s saying and shouts that this should only make finding the pudding that much easier. Laharl, you’re the only one in the room; when it comes to having no emotions, the only person you’re trying to prove this to is yourself…
The time’s 14, we’re in the Throne Room, and there’s a new Prinny here! He asks if he’s seen Etna, but the Prinny hasn’t a clue. Laharl says that this isn’t acceptable, and the Prinny says that he spotted her in Laharl’s room earlier.
Laharl: Okay. Got it!
TickTock: Laharl has now got it!
Prinny: Huh? What did he get, dood…?
For the record, that last line was displayed as having come from the new Prinny, but it sounds like (and could only have come from) our Protagonist. Looks like we’ve found an error…Moving on, the time’s 15 o’clock, we’re in the bedroom, the scene’s called “Prince Boom”, and Laharl’s aiming a machine gun at a pile of junk that includes the Longinus lance.
Laharl: Etna, are you in here?! (puts away gun) Hmph. Forget Etna…nobody’s here at all…! (looks angry) What’s up with this mess?! Gordon slacked in his cleaning duties… (sees something shiny in the pile) I’ll punish him later. Huh? What’s…?
Laharl does an intricate series of upward punches on the junk pile, which is probably an attack from the main Disgaea series, and pulls out...Thursday’s fuel pack! Or, as TickTock puts it, a mysterious object. At least Ghost Prinny realizes that he’s seen the thing before. Now, before you read the next few sentences, you should know that the fuel packs look a lot like strawberry pudding cups…
Laharl: Could this be…the pudding?! Those Prinnies already found it, huh? They should’ve reported to me! I’ll voice my dissatisfaction later. First, I’m going to enjoy this! Haaaah-ha ha ha ha ha!
Remember what happened both of the previous times we heard Laharl laughing at 15 o’clock? It happens again, after he takes a big bite out of it. Also, Prinny Diary update: “What was the pudding Lord Laharl ate, really?” …Yeah, like the answer wasn’t obvious by now, dood…
TickTock: [Nope! Laharl exploded due to the pudding!] Ghost Prinny: [Eyaah! So this is the murder scene, dood?! Why the hell was that still here, dood?! Dood, what’s going on, dood?! Dood!]
…Did that put a smile on your face, Medinoc? Good. Continuing on…
TickTock: [Only the gang of heroes entered this room after you passed out…]
Ghost Prinny: [The exploding pudding looked just like the thingy that flew out of Thursday’s body, dood…I dunno for sure what it actually was, but maybe it was the pudding, dood!]
TickTock: [Perhaps if you stop Thursday’s rampage, you can prevent Laharl from exploding. I hope you do well this time around!]
TickTock rewinds time, and we’re back at 7 o’clock. I look at the Time Table; while Laharl doesn’t help out Flonne regularly, he’s destined to meet that Prinny and go to his room. Also according to the Time Table, we’ve been almost everywhere in the area at least once. The only places we haven’t visited are the Outside (we’ll probably have to possess our old body and watch it flail out the window), and an area marked ??? that seems to contain a picture of the late King Krichevskoy. Interesting…
Next time, as requested by Willy and Fusionman, we’re going to see if Captain Gordon can shed some light on why Laharl keeps blowing up! …By the way, anyone else find it interesting that there’s three Nippon Ichi Liveblogs going on at once? Hydra’s, mine, and Wily’s Makai Kingdom
. Heckuva coincidence, dood. Oh, and as tradition dictates, here’s a Database entry.
Other No. 38 – Defender of Earth
This title has been passed down since the original title holder, Don Joaquin. Gordon is the 37th Defender of Earth. Gordon’s other title is “Netherworld Hero.” Gordon came to the Netherworld to defeat the Overlord and then he got stuck here. Since he’s under Laharl’s care now, Laharl has assigned that title to Gordon. Gordon probably hates it.
