History Franchise / Disgaea

* [[DownloadableContent DLC]]: ''Disgaea 3'' has several characters from previous NIS games. ''Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days'' has a handful of them available, though they are glitchy in the American version. ''Disgaea 4'' is looking to one-up the previous game by having characters from previous games, entirely new classes, and even making otherwise unplayable bosses available through DLC. ''Disgaea 3'' and ''Disgaea 4'' also have alternative stories starred by secondary characters available for purchase, which rewards players with new items and even more characters. ''Disgaea 5'' for the UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation 4}} has eight such scenarios for the prior games, Makai Kingdom and La Pucelle.

* ArcherArchetype: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Archers]], of course.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Several classes have a personality option at the bottom that is drastically different from the other ones:
** There's Mature and Quirky Maids, both of which make references to an unnamed "master" and the many household chores they do. Then there's {{Yandere}} Maids, whose lines have absolutely nothing to do with maid work and who have all the creepy obsession that the trope entails.
** There's Long-Lived and Philosophical Sages, who respectively talk about being [[Really700YearsOld way older than they look]] and wax poetic about all the wisdom they've built up over the millenia. And then there's Idle Sages who...are incredibly lazy and [[SleepyHead want to just sleep all day]].

* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' ([[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]])[[/index]]
** ''Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness'' ([[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]]) -- Includes Etna Mode, a "What If" story where Etna accidentally ''kills'' Laharl, and takes over as the main character.
** ''Disgaea DS'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoDS)
** ''Disgaea PC'' (UsefulNotes/{{Steam}})
** ''Disgaea 1 Complete'' ([=PS4=], UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch) -- An HD {{Remaster}}.

* ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' ([[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]])[[/index]]
** ''Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention'' ([[UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita Vita]]) -- Includes all the DLC from the [=PS3=] version, including Raspberyl Mode, two new characters, and four new scenarios focusing on the rest of the main cast.

** ''Disgaea 5 Complete'' (UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, Steam) -- Includes all the DLC from the [=PS4=] version. Notably the first UpdatedRerelease to be released on what can be considered a home console[[note]]due to the Switch having a portable mode and a docked HDMI mode[[/note]] (if you don't count PC).[[index]]

* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Generally speaking, the {{Bonus Boss}}es have stats so high that there are two outcomes to attacking them -- either they die in one hit, or you do 0 damage. If you attack and do 0... [[OhCrap Uh oh.]]

* OptionalPartyMember: [[BonusBoss You'll usually have to fight them first.]]

* TheVoiceless: Some of the BonusBoss stages in the earlier games make the implication that certain characters from other dimensions that find their way into the ''Disgaea'' realm(s) have a curse placed on them which robs them of their voice as a side-effect of travel. This is probably done to [[RealLifeWritesthePlot justify not giving the characters battle voices]].

* BonusBoss: ''Disgaea'' (and many Nippon Ichi titles) love this trope in general. The most famous of such is Overlord Tyrant Baal, who makes frequent appearances throughout each of the Disgaea titles as a monstrous super side boss, always around the area of 4000+ in levels at minimum. Baal is not the only example, as past ''Disgaea'' characters make appearances as powerful bosses, other characters from other Nippon Ichi titles (such as [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Priere]]) are also bonus bosses, and the list could continue. Most bonus bosses cannot just be fought, either; it usually requires fulfilling certain requirements (i.e. for ''Disgaea 2'', Zetta requires 10 dark sun maps, and the port to the PSP requires Champloo and Raspberyl defeated and all 16 treasure maps found to fight Mao).
** One of the most incredibly evil ones they made was Pringer X, a level 9999 unit that has his stats placed at the total stat caps in 40,000,000. Additionally, you have to fight 8 of him, and all 8 become immune to any special attack that one of them is hit by. Nippon Ichi loves Bonus Bosses, if it isn't obvious.

There are currently six main games in the series, most of which have later received portable remakes:

** Striders, Gunners, and Gunslingers use {{Cool Gun}}s. Thieves, too, but they're not really suited for fighting at all.

* TheBeastmaster: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Beastmasters]]

** Winged Warriors have poor HP and defense stats and altitudes, but good speed and resistance ones. They can attack from two spaces away, and have amazing movement rates and can fly (going straight through enemies). Their evilities and skills focus on infecting enemies with ailments.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Max level is 9999, although only a tiny fraction of this is needed to get through the stories of the games. [[note]]Out of the first 5 games, plus D2, the final bosses of each main story range from level 85-100.[[/note]] And in later games, even ''this'' is just the tip of the iceberg, as you can reincarnate characters for stat bonuses and get them back up to 9999, again and again. The sixth game raised it to 99999999.[[note]]The final boss in this game is only level 5000.[[/note]]

* {{Flight}}: Certain classes like the Masked Hero, Mothman, or Celestial Host can fly, meaning they can pass through enemy tiles.

** Slumber Cats have great attack and speed aptitudes, but their defense and HP aptitudes are very low. They make up for it with their evilities, which focus on raising their evasion. The same goes for Winged Warriors.

** Thieves started as male. They became female from ''Disgaea 2'' onwards.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Max level is 9999, although only a fraction of this is needed to get through the stories of the games. And in later games, even ''this'' is just the tip of the iceberg, as you can reincarnate characters for stat bonuses and get them back up to 9999, again and again. The sixth game raised it to 99999999.

** ''Disgaea 1 Complete'' ([=PS4=], UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch) -- An HD {{Remaster}}