History YMMV / Disgaea

* AngelDevilShipping: A lot, which is unsurprising given the setting. Laharl/Flonne, Valvatorez/Artina et al are the most prominent examples.

* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Etna gets paired with ''everybody'', including but not limited to: [[BelligerentSexualTension Laharl]], [[LesYay Flonne]], [[MayDecemberRomance Mid-Boss]], [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale Adell]], [[GirlOnGirlIsHot Rozalin]], [[ShipsThatPassInTheNight Axel]]...hell, even ''[[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins the Prinnies.]]''

** Female archers, one of the only generics that clock in about as popular as main characters (#10 in one of the recent ones). In particular, they are known for their signature [[MegaTwintails giant drill twintails]].

* MemeticMutation: Sea of Blood!Priere will come to your Netherworld and turn it into a Sea of Blood.
** Also [[FunWithAcronyms SoB!Priere]]

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Every game but 2 and 5 so far has had a run in with this trope. Let's see:
** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' had [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Overlord Prier(e)]]. Notably La Pucelle was the only game that consequently got a localization afterwards.
** ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' had Kogure, the protagonist of [[NoExportForYou Hayarigami]], as DownloadableContent.
** ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' has [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Petta]]. The original game was dubbed and brought overseas but the remake where she is introduced was not.
** ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness'' gives us [[VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight Metallia]] and [[VideoGame/BattlePrincessOfArcadias Plume]] as DLC. Then again, Plume was an EarlyBirdCameo in Japan.

** The PC Ports have some issues as well, but many of these have been patched in the meantime.

* ParanoiaFuel: The first time you trigger a fight in an Item World's Mystery Room, you will never trust an Item World NPC again. More often not, these fights will put you against enemies that are far more powerful than what you can reasonably handle. Some [=NPCs=] are generous and will only fight you if you talk to them to the point of an OverlyLongGag. Others will [[HairTriggerTemper fight you because you talked to them only two times]].

* ParanoiaFuel: The first time you trigger a fight in an Item World's Mystery Room, you will never trust an Item World NPC again. More often not, these fights will put you against enemies that are far more powerful than what you can reasonably handle.

* CrazyIsCool: Most of the characters. Have we mentioned the ActionBomb KnifeNut penguins yet?

* SlowPacedBeginning: The games start off heavy in exposition and with tedious but necessary tutorial stages that explain the many game mechanics present. Once you unlock the Item World, [[JustOneMoreLevel putting the game down becomes very difficult]].

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* CrazyAwesome: Most of the characters. Have we mentioned the ActionBomb KnifeNut penguins yet?

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Captain Gordon, Defender Of Earth! tends to be embraced by American players. Being a pitch-perfect parody of classic SpaceOpera heroes like ''[[ComicStrip/FlashGordon Flash]]'' and ''ComicStrip/BuckRogers''. Someone on the staff obviously [[ShownTheirWork did their homework]] on the subject, something not gone unnoticed by the nerdier players.

* NeverLiveItDown: The ''Disgaea RPG'' MobilePhoneGame will sadly always be known as "the game that nearly killed NipponIchi". Despite doing much better since then, the server and financial issues that plagued the initial Japanese launch always come up whenever the game is brought up.

* MagnificentBastard: Several, though [[spoiler:Seraph Lamington]] in the first game is still the most prominent and successful example.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Playing Etna mode on the PSP and DS versions of Disgaea 1, and watching the Next Episode Previews must have felt a little strange. For those not in the know, the scene was a mail-in, and several 6-8 year old children were sending letters to Etna and Flonne. The scene itself didn't feel particularly out of place, particularly as the scenes were still fairly satiric and self-parodying, but it was not entirely unusual to wonder why the letters skewed so young. The answer? The Disgaea series itself, despite having their fair share of {{Fanservice}} and plenty of BlackComedy and swearing, [[ValuesDissonance is rated the equivalent of the E-rating (ESRB), 3-7+ (PEGI) and G-PG (Australian Classification Board) in Japan.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Playing Etna mode on the PSP and DS versions of Disgaea 1, and watching the Next Episode Previews must have felt a little strange. For those not in the know, the scene was a mail-in, and several 6-8 year old children were sending letters to Etna and Flonne. The scene itself didn't feel particularly out of place, particularly as the scenes were still fairly satiric and self-parodying, but it was not entirely unusual to wonder why the letters skewed so young. The answer? The Disgaea series itself, despite having their fair share of {{Fanservice}} and plenty of BlackComedy, [[ValuesDissonance is rated the equivalent of the E-rating (ESRB), 3-7+ (PEGI) and G-PG (Australian Classification Board) in Japan.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: All the Prism Rangers battles become outright hilarious when you realize that in each game, they've been fighting a former ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' cast member. In the first game, as noted above, they fight Rita Repulsa in order to claim the throne. In the second game, they fight [[Creator/WendeeLee Scorpina]] in a tournament in order to face Overlord Zenon. In the third game, Prism Red comes face to face with the [[Creator/JohnnyYongBosch former Black Ranger]]. Then, it all comes full circle when said former Black Ranger returns as the Blue Prism Ranger in the fourth game's Fuka and Desco Show.

* ShipToShipCombat:

* ContestedSequel: Character and story-wise, most fans consider ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' to be [[FirstInstallmentWins the best]]. However, fans are divided on which of the sequels had the better story and characters. The biggest point of contention seems to be between ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' and ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'', the former being seen as a ClicheStorm that [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks deviated from some of wackiness of its predecessor]] while the latter is criticized for being a little [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks too similar]] to the first game. Luckily, most fans agree that the gameplay has improved with each game, with the fifth game taking what worked in the previous games while streamlining and fixing many of their problems to make it accessible.

** ''DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness'' gives us [[VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight Metallia]] and [[VideoGame/BattlePrincessOfArcadias Plume]] as DLC. Then again, Plume was an EarlyBirdCameo in Japan.

* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Captain Gordon, Defender Of Earth! tends to be embraced by American players. Being a pitch-perfect parody of classic SpaceOpera heroes like [[ComicStrip/FlashGordon Flash]] and BuckRogers. Someone on the staff obviously [[ShownTheirWork did their homework]] on the subject, something not gone unnoticed by the nerdier players.

* PortingDisaster: Some fans consider ''Disgaea DS'' to be this. Pixelated graphics, removal of most voice acting, and sluggish performance compared to the [=PS2=] and PSP versions. Of course, in trying to fit a [=PS2=] game onto the DS, some may say this was inevitable.

* {{The Woobie}}: Some fans find Asagi's suffering hilarious. Others want to wrap her in a warm blanket and assure her that she'll get a game of her very own someday.

* GameBreaker: Many examples of these can be found, but the Majin class in particular stands out. They're better than EVERYONE. At EVERYTHING. The highest rank of Majin, the Divine Majin, is just Flat-out broken. Then again, the requirement to unlock the class [[GuideDangIt is incredibly outlandish, requiring you to have five characters of five different classes at level 200 each just to be unlocked]]. Seeing as the final boss is only Level 90 by default, this means that you're very unlikely to unlock the class until the NewGamePlus.
** Well, in ''Disgaea 2'' (at least in Dark Hero Days) all you need to do to unlock the Majin class is beat the game once and pass a bill to create the class in your NewGamePlus. However, that particular class from ''Disgaea 2'' onwards has been nerfed. Despite possessing superior aptitudes and stats, their pathetic MOV makes them less useful than other classes.
** However, the Argus, the red coloured galactic demon, is available MUCH earlier. A level 300ish Argus is damn near impregnable to anything and anyone up to level oh, 900, with the proper defensive build. You can unlock a lot of bonus levels early by taking an Argus or two with you, and either pumping them with attack (if you want to soften the target(s) up with melee) or defense (for making the enemy waste all their MP before you officially come out to play.) You can get access to Prier by level ''180'' thanks to the Argus. Not that she can be beaten by such puny levels... there's quite an insane difficulty jump between the extra characters and their gate guards, of course. Still, the galactic demons, even the weakest, have such ridiculous defensive stats that you can beat the entire game using them as SchmuckBait towards anyone a higher level than you. Their counter rate is also pretty nice. The only con against them is, being a monster type, they will likely fall behind in damage capability, especially since that's one of their lower-end stats.
** Special mention goes to Adell in the third and fourth games' DLC, more specifically Vulkan Blaze. An S rank fire move (the strongest elemental technique in the game) that targets one panel. Doesn't sound that broken until you realize that Adell has an evility that inflicts 30% more damage in one on one combat, which essentially gives said S ranked attack a free 30% boost. In addition, many of the boss fights have enemies in which fire is the best option.
** Pleinair is also very broken in both the first game and the third game. Given the long mission you have to do to get her in the third game, she's worth the trouble. In the UpdatedRerelease of the second game, [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Plenair]] is a free {{DLC}} character. Depending on what version of the game you have, she may start at level 100, and, even if she doesn't, has an S rank in guns, high mobility and dodge, the very powerful attack "Decide", and joins your party without a fight.

* EarWorm: The opening themes of the second, third, and fourth game are incredibly catchy.

* FriendlyFandoms: Disgaea fans are well known bros to the VideoGame/WhenTheyCry and VideoGAme/BlazBlue fandoms.

* FriendlyFandoms: Disgaea fans are well known bros to the WhenTheyCry and BlazBlue fandoms.

* AwesomeMusic: [[AwesomeMusic/{{Disgaea}} Has enough to earn its own page.]]

* MostWonderfulSound:

** Female archers, one of the only generics that clock in about as popular as main characters (#10 in one of the recent ones).