Characters for specific games:
Characters that appear in multiple games in the Disgaea series:
PrinniesIt's a prinny, dood.
Not actually a character per se, but still deserving of mention. Prinnies are exploding demon penguins who talk like
Surfer Doods which serve as the primary labor force of the Netherworld (Though they exist in Celestia as well and are treated better there). Etna keeps a squadron of Prinnies with her at all times. In fandom, they have been upheld by fans as the unofficial mascots of the franchise, a position since adopted by the developers,
leading to their own spinoff game. All Prinnies contain the souls of sinners and criminals and, as such, are designated by the
Powers That Be as the
Butt Monkeys of the universe.
Tropes associated with prinnies:
BaalThe Bonus Boss, Baal first appeared as a Demon
Lord in
La Pucelle. He
Took a Level in Badass in
Disgaea 1 where he became known as Supreme Overlord (or "Tyrant") and was the one who was ultimately
responsible for King Krichevskoy's death; it was propaganda that blamed "black pretzels." In this game, he became a Prinny after his first defeat; it was assumed at the time that this was a reincarnation. Baal appears again in
Phantom Brave, this time taking the form of a Mushroom-esque monster, an Eringer/Funguy. It was assumed at the time that he had gone through his reincarnation period as a Prinny, yet retained his incredible strength. More of his true nature became known in
Makai Kingdom, Baal does not die when his body is killed, rather he merely finds other host bodies to inhabit and he is as old as the universe itself.. This became
worse in
Disgaea 2 when he started getting more than one body. In
Disgaea 3, Baal has more of a storyline, he is stealing traits from various characters for some unfathomable reason. Expect lots and lots of
Level Grinding to be anywhere near capable of fighting Baal, his HP tends to be in the millions.
Notably, Baal was absent from
Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku; in fact,
Valvoga's description states that he
conned Baal out of the Bonus Boss position. Nevertheless, Baal's made his appearance as a Bonus Boss in
Prinny 2 and has made his mainstream Disgaea return as a DLC Bonus Boss in
Disgaea 4.
Tropes associated with Baal
- Body Surf
- Bonus Boss: Probably the ultimate example.
- Scarily enough, he's not the hardest example; really, beating Baal is a trial in level grinding and patience to get your stats high enough to kill him in one round.
- Bragging Rights Reward: Beating him usually results in little beyond a title change to Lord of Terror. Of course, if you did actually get anything from beating him, it'd be rendered useless simply on the basis that you already just beat the one guy literally one thousand times more powerful than anything outside of a Nippon Ichi game ever.
- In order to justify this, there is usually a stronger version of Baal lurking somewhere in the game.
- Also, each game has a set of "Stronger Enemies" and "Weaker Enemies" bills you can use to make him tougher, along with the rest of the game...
- Eldritch Abomination: Really powerful and as old as the universe itself. How is this not an H.P Lovecraft reference?
- Evil Tower of Ominousness: His castle.
- Dimension Lord
- Impossible Thief: A plot in Disgaea 3 revolves around everyone gunning for him, outraged that he stole things such as Mao's "precious item", Flonne's commemorative DVD Box set, Laharl's height and screen time, Marona's innocent and pure heart, and the second "A" and space in Master Big Star's name. In the end, it turns out he didn't actually steal anything to begin with.
- Our Giants Are Bigger: In his traditional Tyrant form, his sprite will almost always tower over everything in the game. Case in point...
- Exemplified in Prinny 2, where he's the biggest enemy in the game!
- Physical God
- Power Levels: The lowest level he's ever been at was 2000, during his La Pucelle incarnation. Later titles made his default level 4000.
- Killer Rabbit: Not always, but always taken to the logical extreme when he is. Level 9999^23 prinny, anyone?
- His Eringa form in Disgaea 3 screamed Killer Rabbit with it's cutesy voice and lovable shroomy exterior. But as soon as the party checks his level...
- Multiversal Conqueror
- Serial Escalation: Baal takes the concept of the overpowered Bonus Boss. Progressively more so in each installment.
- The Speechless: With the exception of Disgaea 3, Visible Silence and battle grunts are his only form of communication.
- Villains Out Shopping: His appearance as DLC in Disgaea3 has appear at Evil Academy applying for a job.
- When All You Have Is a Hammer: In all his appearances, his attacks all consist of summoning giant swords.
Pringer XTake all the stats of Baal; and take out
any plot description, and you get Pringer X. A Robot Prinny who tends to be even stronger than Baal and has slowly phased him out as final
Bonus Boss in the series. Originally based on a
joke Etna made in her
fake trailers in
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Pringer X nevertheless made an actual appearance in
Makai Senki Disgaea Episode 8, and became a true Bonus Boss in
Phantom Brave. While Etna has made cheap knockoffs in the
Prinny series called "Pringer Z", they aren't nearly as strong.
AsagiStupid Wiki! Couldn't even find a good image of me!
The intended heroine of Nippon Ichi's next game following
Makai Kingdom, Asagi's game was dropped after Zetta defeated her and she has become a vagrant
Bonus Boss in all
Nippon Ichi games since, wandering from game to game in the attempt of plugging her own disowned game or trying to commit hostile takeovers to put herself in the main character spot.
Tropes Associated with Asagi:
- A Day in the Limelight: The alternate mode in the sequel to Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? in which you play as her in her Prinny form. Possibly the closest she'll ever get to becoming the main character.
- Alliterative Name: Her full name, as shown in both Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? and it's sequel, is Asagi Asagiri.
- Bonus Boss: Specifically, the one Bonus Boss who has appeared in every NIS game since her initial appearance. Not even the mainstays like Laharl or Baal can boast this.
- Break the Cutie: Asagi seems to be getting increasingly insane with each game she shows up in that isn't hers.
- Divide by Zero: Apparently, she goes so crazy by the postgame of A Promise Unforgotten that her one wish starts distorting reality!
- Character Development: By the end of Asagi Wars, while she realizes that she failed to become the main character, she cherishes her friendship with Flonne and saves the Netherworld by launching herself into the incoming battleship Yoshitsuna and by doing so gets her body back.
- Demoted to Extra: One of the most tragically hilarious cases ever.
- Determinator: She's tried how many times to get her own game already? And she shows no sign of slowing down.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: In Disgaea 4 Valvatorez actually offers her the position of main character because she's just so pathetic. Asagi refuses his offer for this reason and insists on fighting him for the role of main character.
- Failure Is the Only Option: Several fans have pointed out that if Asagi ever does get her own game, her main shtick goes 'poof'.
- Guns Akimbo
- Hey, It's That Voice!: Her Japanese voice actor switches with almost every appearance. Among those voice actors include Kana Ueda, Chiwa Saitou, and Kaori Mizuhashi.
- Hostile Show Takeover: She figures if she can beat the main characters of the various games, she'll prove herself worthy of being a main character. Unfortunately, the inverse also holds - if she's gotten beaten seven times by a Prinny...
- Non-Standard Character Design: Happens to her in Disgaea 4. That game uses HD sprites by default, but Asagi doesn't have one, and looks decidedly odd next to the other characters. An HD Asagi is free DLC, however.
- Also in Disgaea 2, where she retained her original sprite from Makai Kingdom, causing her to look distinctly chibi-ish compared to everyone else in the game. Both cases are lampshaded to hell and back.
- Pretty in Mink: Her fur-trimmed jacket in some of the games.
- Split Personality: Hinted at in her various appearances, but manifests itself most obviously in Prinny PSP.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: The ending to Asagi Wars in Prinny 2. She is reincarnated for her Heroic Sacrifice as a Prinny and becomes the biggest idol in the Netherworld.
- Weapon of Choice: She's most commonly portrayed with a pair of handguns, but she's been known to supplement her arsenal with a bazooka and a flail whose head is as big as she is.
- The other two weapons originated from Makai Kingdom, the game in which she made her debut.
- Zettai Ryouiki
Pleinair...
Yuichi "Haradaya" Harada's mascot, she first appears in the first game as a guide to the Dark Assembly (and in the remakes, a
very broken recruitable character), and then returns in the second game to take over Etna's role of providing "previews" of the next chapter, in the form of a news broadcast. Accompanied by her rabbit, Usagi, who is also her emergency food source. Usagi's the one who actually does all of the talking.
Tropes associated with Pleinair:
Prism Rangers / NijirangerLet me make this perfectly clear! I have no friends.
Self-proclaimed heroes of justice, the Prism Rangers cameo in each of the main series of Disgaea games. They fight evil,
declare the power of love and friendship,
and fail miserably in each and every one of their appearances.
Really, they're not even on the protagonists' radar.
They are almost the human equivalent to Prinnies. But they mean well! Well, Prism Red does.
And they're all pretty moronic.
And this is Disgaea.
But they try really hard.
