History Characters / Disgaea

* LethalJokeCharacter: In most of her recruitable appearances, her level is so high compared to everything else you're facing, and her evasion is so good, she can solo practically anything. With the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch appearances, she's roughly at the level your characters would be at that time... and still has the same evasion stat.

Takehito "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.

* BreakoutMookCharacter: [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHeroThey got their own game, in which they really can be the hero.]]

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* OutOfGenreFoe: While a KillerRobot penguin isn't too out of place in the ''Disgaea'' series, he sticks out like a sore thumb in ''Phantom Brave's'' OceanPunk fantasy setting.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: He's only had plot description on a few occasions. In ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 2|CursedMemories}}''[='=]s remake he was created by several of the bonus characters, in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4| A Promise Unforgotten}}'' Flonne says he is Great Flonzor X's rival, and in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2'' Etna claims he's the FusionDance of Prinnies that have lost themselves in fight training.

* MultipleChoicePast: As mentioned above, his origins and backstory changes every time they receive an explanation.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: The Prinnies in VideoGame/CrossEdge manage to earn enough money to reincarnate by the end of the game after being forced to endure the usual treatments from Etna in addition to being [[VideoGame/{{Atelier}} Marie's]] guinea pigs and [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Felicia's]] scratching posts, only for Etna to remind them that everything that happened in that world was little more than a dream and that they're still nowhere near being able to reincarnate.

Take all the stats of Baal, and take out [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere any plot description]], and you get Pringer X. A Robot Prinny who tends to be even stronger than Baal and (alongside [[Characters/MakaiKingdom Valvolga]]) has slowly phased him out as final BonusBoss in the series (until ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'s'' DLC). Originally based on a [[LethalJokeCharacter joke]] Etna made in her [[NeverTrustATrailer fake trailers]] in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', Pringer X nevertheless made an actual appearance in ''Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea'' Episode 8, and became a true Bonus Boss in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''. While Etna has made cheap knockoffs in the [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero Prinny]] series called "Pringer Z", they aren't nearly as strong.

* BonusBoss: Gained this position in ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''.

* LethalJokeCharacter: A robot prinny doesn't look like much, but this thing is damn powerful, and requires a bit more strategy to beat than most other Disgaea [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] due to his evility.

* PeekABangs: As pictured above, her bangs usually cover one of her eyes.

* [[Characters/Disgaea7 Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless]]

* BreakoutMookCharacter: They got their own game, in which they really can be the hero.

Not actually a character per say, but still deserving of mention. Prinnies are exploding demon penguins who talk like {{Surfer D|ude}}oods 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, [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero leading to their own spinoff game]]. All Prinnies contain the souls of sinners and criminals and, as such, are designated by the PowersThatBe as the Main/{{Butt Monkey}}s of the universe.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The shape of their "suits".

* BeehiveBarrier: One appears over her whenever you try to punch her in the Pocket Netherworld in VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}.

** In the ''Disgaea 2'' manga, after leaving Laharl's employ after the fiasco with Etna, she's seen working at Netherworld City Hall, where Etna heads to try and get a title change to Overlord. When the title switch fails due to her not meeting any criteria, Etna contemplates trying to blackmail Pleinair, and we get this gem, which gets Etna to back down very quickly:

** She actually did get a voice in her DLC in ''Disgaea 3'' and ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4|APromiseUnforgotten}}'', but it's incredibly low, to the point you have to turn off the BGM just to hear it.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea D2}}'', this is entirely averted; Pleinair has a voice and it's ''audible'', and she even manages a full sentence (or two).

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Pleinair has a very vocal fanbase that can get anyone that hurts or offends her axed from the game. Mao and Fenrich exercise caution when dealing with her, and Adell doesn't fight her at all since he himself is one of her fans.
** Notably, for her playable appearances in Disgaea, Disgaea 2 and Disgaea 5, [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration You never actually get to fight Pleinair]], and Disgaea 5 has someone erect a forcefield over her base location to block someone punching her!
* LethalJokeCharacter: In most of her recruitable appearances, her level is so high compared to everything else you're facing, and her evasion is so good, she can solo practically anything. With the PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch appearances, she's roughly at the level your characters would be at that time.
* OnTheNext: In ''Disgaea 2''. Usagi does all the talking, temporarily replaced by Axel after apparently she eats one of her Usagi, then when she's left alone due to Axel running off to save the day, in true CuteMute form, she acts like she's reporting on the next chapter, visual aids and all, but doesn't say anything.

* SuddenlyVoiced: There have been instances where she speaks. However, in most cases, especially in the english versions, she speaks using very simple one or two word phrases.
** In Disgaea 2's story, when she seemingly eats Usagi, after several scenes of no dialogue, she finally says her only word in the entire game... "Congratulations."
** In her playable appearances, she alternates between saying "Attack", "Usagi", and similar.

** In Disgaea 5 and Disgaea D2, when using the japanese voice option, she sometimes has a couple of sentences, unfortunately not translated.

* WeHaveReserves: Prinnies are treated this way in both [[TheChewToy the story]] and [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the gameplay,]] since they only cost 1 HL to heal or ''resurrect''. ''Prinny'' takes this UpToEleven by using Prinny lives as MP for attacks.

Not actually a character per se, but still deserving of mention. Prinnies are exploding demon penguins who talk like {{Surfer D|ude}}oods 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, [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero leading to their own spinoff game]]. All Prinnies contain the souls of sinners and criminals and, as such, are designated by the PowersThatBe as the Main/{{Butt Monkey}}s of the universe.

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[[caption-width-right:200:...Me.]]

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[[caption-width-right:150:Let me make this perfectly clear! I have no friends.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has light blue hair.

* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/SuperSentai Guess to what.]]

* LazyBum: It's implied that most Prinnies become this if left on their own, thus why their masters are usually very strict.

** Played straight with [[Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny Piyori Nijino]], who doesn't wear a helmet at all.

** And finally, [[Disgaea6DefianceOfDestiny Disgaea 6]] introduces Piyori Nijino, the latest Prisim Red, as a main character.

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* WhosLaughingNow: They did this to ''Etna'' in the second game.

** After forcibly making Adell into [[SixthRanger Prism Black]] after beating them in their bonus stage in Disgaea 2, [[spoiler: Rozalin, who happens to be [[TheDreaded Zenon's]] [[KingIncognito unwitting reincarnation]], expresses some disappointment with not being given the title of Prism Pink.]]