WMG / Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny

Pre-Release Theories

Pre-Release Theories

This game will include Piyori Mode as an alternate story

The Prism Rangers started out as a joke masquerading as a miniboss, but have gradually become more prominent across the series. Disgaea 2's original release allowed you to summon them as NPC allies, Prism Red became recruitable into your main party in Disgaea 3, and Disgaea 4's DLC expanded that to allow creating the other six as generics. Now, we have 6 seemingly including the latest incarnation of Prism Red as a core party member. The only way the Prism Rangers could reach a higher state of Ascended Extra is by having a game starring them as the protagonists.

Since Disgaea games have had alternate story modes, and Disgaea 2's was Axel Mode rather than Rozalin Mode, this opens the possibility of Piyori Mode in 6.

Disgaea 6 is a Stealth Prequel to Disgaea 2... but also an Alternate Universe.

Instead of a Foregone Conclusion, the actions of Zed and his companions actually change their fates from what likely happened in the usual Disgaea 2 timeline. Hence the subtitle.

• Jossed. The subtitle refers to Zed and company defying the fate that Misual fell to in regards to saving Releiza Namely, Misual failed so many times he went past the Despair Event Horizon and right into Omnicidal Maniac. Zed, through sheer, stubborn determination manages to actually save her from her original fate... essentially, Misual gave up too soon.

Axel will play some role in the main plot.

Simply because it's an even-numbered Disgaea game. Given the inclusion of a TV World and Overlord Ivar, and the potential of this being set before his fall from grace as the Dark Hero...

• Given the nature of the series, they could also Lampshade the Hades out of his inclusion potentially being redundant with characters like Piyori and Ivar around.
  • Jossed. Axel is nowhere to be seen in the game.

Zed will become his own Sword of Plot Advancement.

Being a Zombie means Zed has/will gain the ability to Magichange, allowing him to become a weapon. Combine that with Super Reincarnation and he has the potential to forge himself into an especially powerful weapon — one which, in the right hands, could bring down even a God of Destruction.

However, he runs the risk of losing himself in the process. As Cerberus notes, Super Reincarnation and the stresses of his quest have seriously worn him down; if he becomes convinced that becoming an Infinity +1 Sword is the only way to defeat the God of Destruction, he may sacrifice himself in order to achieve his goals, leading to a Bittersweet Bad Ending. Whereas the player's real goal is to avoid taking that route, finding another way to win.

• Tying into this, there could be a Hero Antagonist who realizes Zed's potential and wants to partner up. Whether they have truly noble intentions or are secretly a manipulative Glory Hound who only sees Zed as an a means to an end is up in the air...
  • Jossed. Magichange is not a viable feature in-game, and Zed's potential is due to him being the reanimated remains of the original God of Destruction. Cerberus wanted him to use Super Reincarnation enough times to finally revert back to that form and begin wiping out everything.

Cerberus is the God of Destruction

Here are some theories:

• He could be a fraction of the God of Destruction that was sympathetic or wanted somebody to stop him. Or...
• ...He got tired of being the God of Destruction and sealed away his power and memories via reincarnation.

As for proof:

• Due to lack of gameplay footage of him specifically, it could be possible.
• The only time we see him is in story cutscenes.
• He's not even a monster class character.

• Jossed; the God of Destruction is Bieko. However, Cerberus was responsible for her transformation, and he becomes another God of Destruction to act as the Final Boss.

Post-Release Theories

Valvolga is Super Sage Misual from an alternate timeline.

While not an exact match, Misual's final boss form has a very similar body structure to Valvolga from Makai Kingdom, and it's already established that he can travel through time with Super Reincarnation. Perhaps in a timeline where he succeeded in destroying the universe, he eventually Went Mad From The Isolation , developing two split personalities as a result of his own self-loathing, with the only remnants of his original identity being the nickname "Mickey".

Piyori's TV World rules apply to multiple NIS Human Worlds

Piyori's TV World is stated to be the human world where the Prism Rangers come from. But it's also a world that literally continues to exist based on the number of viewers and ratings shares it gets. With so many other Heroic human characters in the greater NIS multiverse, it's possible that Gordon and Jennifer's Earth is another TV world, given how similarly that world seems to adhere to old sci-fi hero tropes. The world from Zettai Hero Project may also be a TV World.

• Somewhat chilling to think that part of the reason we haven't seen much of these worlds anymore is because they weren't popular enough to remain on the air.

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