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Like Flonne, Vulcanus is an angel of Celestia, but exceedingly higher in rank. He is an archangel, who serves Seraph Lamington as the second-in-command. However, unlike Flonne and Lamington, his ideals and methods are much more extreme. His hot temper contrasts Lamington's stoic nature, often calling Lamington's name and scolding him for letting things go. He holds demons in contempt and believes that humans are too stupid to live without the guidance of angels. He believes that angels are the only source of good as opposed to Flonne's ideals that every being has love in their hearts. Despite being an angel, Vulcanus isn't above getting dirty. In fact, Vulcanus can and will go to the level of demons and lie, cheat, and eliminate anything (demon or not) that may interfere with his goals. In the end, he confronts Lamington, and his deceptions are revealed. He is transformed into a flower as punishment for his sins (he is later seen in the credits taking lessons about love from Flonne which implies he was changed back.) In the anime, his punishment is to be turned into a frog for 1000 years |
Like Flonne, Vulcanus is an angel of Celestia, but exceedingly higher in rank. He is an archangel, who serves Seraph Lamington as the second-in-command. However, unlike Flonne and Lamington, his ideals and methods are much more extreme. His hot temper contrasts Lamington's stoic nature, often calling Lamington's name and scolding him for letting things go. He holds demons in contempt and believes that humans are too stupid to live without the guidance of angels. He believes that angels are the only source of good as opposed to Flonne's ideals that every being has love in their hearts. Despite being an angel, Vulcanus isn't above getting dirty. In fact, Vulcanus can and will go to the level of demons and lie, cheat, and eliminate anything (demon or not) that may interfere with his goals. In the end, he confronts Lamington, and his deceptions are revealed. He is transformed into a flower as punishment for his sins (he is later seen in the credits taking lessons about love from Flonne which implies he was changed back.) In the anime, his punishment is to be turned into a frog for 1000 years. |
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This article contains information on characters from the video strategy/role-playing game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness for the PlayStation 2 video game console, developed and published by Nippon Ichi in Japan, and published in North America by Atlus Co. and in Europe by Koei.
Laharl
Age: 1313
Class: Demon (Prince, Overlord, Tyrant)
Laharl is the main character of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and is the son of King Krichevskoy. However, after awakening from a two year slumber, he discovers that his father is dead and almost all of his vassals are gone (most of them are, in fact, trying to take Laharl's place, rather than trying to serve him). As the rightful heir to the throne, Laharl sets out to take back the throne and proclaim himself as the true Overlord of the Netherworld.
Laharl is incredibly arrogant and always tries to prove that he is the strongest demon in the Netherworld. He does, however, possess incredible power for his appearance, which, despite his age, is still that of a small human child (his large hair antennae and billowing scarf are meant to mask this fact). Unfortunately, he has a weakness towards optimistic sayings (especially anything concerning the word 'love') and women with sexy bodies. Even after Laharl is crowned the new Overlord half way through the game, he is still referred to as "Prince" by Etna and all those who still remain in the Overlord's Castle.
In Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, Laharl makes a brief appearance, attempting to force Etna to come back to his castle. He is playable after completing the optional missions "I want to fight an Overlord!" and "Summon Laharl!" Laharl is voiced by Barbara Goodson.
In the last episode of the anime, Laharl sacrifices himself and hands the kingdom over to Etna and the Fallen Angel Flonne. However, he still gets the last laugh, quite literally, when he make his reappearance at the very end as a prinny, with all of his powers apparently intact.
Laharl's prinny form is an off purple color, wears Flonne's pendant, and, unlike most prinnies, retains his exact eyes.
Etna
Age: 1470
Class: Demon (Vassal)
Etna is the leader of the Prinny squad, and one of the few vassals who remain in the Overlord's Castle after King Krichevskoy's death. In the beginning, she attempts to wake up Laharl through 'unique' methods (from drills to hammers to guns to rocket launchers and smelly socks!). From then on, Etna becomes Laharl's closest, though not necessarily most trustworthy vassal, aiding him in his rise to power. She is the only vassal from Laharl's original servants who goes out on the battlefield for him.
Etna acts carefree, but is also very devious. Often it is hard to tell for whom she really is working. She holds deep respect and loyalty towards King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father. Etna is often known for ending an episode with an odd "preview" to the next episode, all of which have her in the starring role. Often these previews parody famous TV shows.
In all but the 'Flonne Tragedy' and 'Good' ending, she ends up as Overlord. In one ending, she even murders Laharl and Flonne to get the throne!
In Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, Etna quits her position as Laharl's vassal after a fight with Laharl over pudding(which is supposedly a rare delicacy in the Sea of Gehenna) and becomes a Demon Lord, taking the Prinny Squad with her. She then travels to Veldime, hoping to eliminate Overlord Zenon, the God of All Overlords, and runs into Adell and his party in the process.
In the end of the Anime, She's given dominion over the netherworld and becomes queen by Laharl. However, both she and fallen angel Flonne are shocked when they find the new prinny, who she is about to scold for being a slacker, is none other then the reincarnated King Laharl.
In the first volume of the 'Disgaea 2:Cursed Memories' manga, she seems to have a sweet tooth and a love of food in general, in fact, one of the big arguments she had with Laharl was over him stealing/ruining her food.
Flonne
Age: 1509
Class: Angel (Angel Trainee)
Nickname: Love Freak
Flonne is an Angel Trainee who hails from the land of Celestia, where the Angels reside, sent on a mission to the Netherworld by Seraph Lamington to assassinate Overlord Krichevskoy. Some time after her arrival, however, she comes to find that King Krichevskoy has been dead for over two years.
Flonne is the most innocent and naive of the three main characters in Disgaea, with traits of both an otaku (she loves the tokusatsu genre, and has a costume that resembles a purple godzilla) and a ditz. She is deeply devoted to both Seraph Lamington and to the concept of 'love' and wishes to spread the latter to others, earning the title 'Love Freak' from Laharl. She, perturbed by Laharl's rejection of everything to do with love, decides to change her mission to follow him and observe if demons truly are incapable of it.
Although she has no part in the main storyline, Flonne becomes playable in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories after completing the optional mission "I want to fight an Overlord!" Flonne is voiced by Sandy Fox.
In the end of the anime, she takes the form of Fallen Angel Flonne and teaches younger demons about love and the like. Her personality also seems to have changed a bit as noted by Etna.
Captain Gordon
Age: 35
Class: Human (37th Defender of Earth)
The 37th among a long line of heroes, Captain Gordon is sent to the Netherworld under orders from the Earth Defense Force to defeat the Overlord of the Netherworld and to prevent a possible invasion. Along with his sidekick Jennifer and the All-Purpose Robot Thursday, Gordon rushes headlong into the Netherworld to protect the Earth once again.
Gordon has a great sense of justice, but is dim-witted (Etna once remarks that he looks "About as smart as a rock"). He is also blind to the true intentions of others, and never realizes when he's being tricked until it's too late. However, his sense of justice constantly motivates him even in the darkest hours. Gordon is a parody of space heroes (most notably Flash Gordon).
Jennifer
Age: 27
Class: Human (Sidekick)
With every hero comes a sidekick that makes up for the hero's flaws. Jennifer fulfills the role as Captain Gordon's beautiful sidekick. She accompanies Gordon on his mission to defeat the Overlord and prevent his invasion of Earth.
Jennifer is a rather sexy woman (much to Laharl's dismay) and often jokes around in a very flirtatious manner. She was also afraid of the Netherworld once, thinking that demons were nothing but monsters that would hurt innocent people, especially women and children, until she saw the child-like appearances of Laharl and Etna. Despite her appearance, however, her intelligence and technical knowledge surpasses most scientists. In fact, she was the one who created the All-Purpose Robot Thursday at the age five and even earned her Ph. D at the age of ten. Of all the characters in the game, she is the one who supports Gordon the most.
Thursday
Creation: 22 (Built by Jennifer at the age of 5)
Class: Super Robot
Since being built by Jennifer at the age of 5, Thursday the All Purpose Robot has always been by her side. Working together with both her and Gordon, he has become a powerful force on their team. When Gordon is sent out to defeat the Overlord, Thursday willingly joins his struggle.
Despite being a robot, Thursday seems to have a heart. Even if he malfunctions, Thursday continues to fight alongside Gordon and bring about justice. He also seems to be very calm when dealing with various obstacles and can be very sarcastic at times. Thursday usually begins or ends his sentences with 'blip beep'. His name is likely a pun on 'man Friday', from Robinson Crusoe, due to their multi-purpose roles.
Kurtis
Age: 29
Class: Human (Rival), Prinny (Rival/Defender of Earth)
Another human from Earth, Kurtis works under General Carter and the Earth Defense Force like Gordon. However, he views himself as more worthy of the title of Defender of Earth than Gordon. Although it may be coincidence, he has facial features(most notably his pointed nose)in common with Don Joaquin, the original defender of earth, suggesting a sort of ancestral pride that may fuel his desire to be the defender.
Kurtis suffered a traumatic experience which cost him over 70% of his body in addition to his wife and daughter. Because of this, Kurtis became a cyborg and began to resent Gordon, taking several of his missons. Kurtis is also a brilliant scientist, whose intelligence and technical knowledge rival Jennifer's. However, Kurtis conducts much more fearful research in comparison to her's. He also tends to be rather sarcastic, especially to Gordon.
Kurtis makes a reappearance in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, this time in his Prinny incarnation as the 38th Defender of Earth. He will come to the aid of those who call him on his Cell Phone, although he will make a remark about relying on one's self instead of him. Repeatedly calling him opens up two optional stages.
Seraph Lamington
Age: 9147
Class: Angel (Seraph)
Seraph Lamington is the leader of Celestia, the world of the angels. He seems to be the polar opposite of Overlord Laharl as he acts much more mature and calm. He never raises his voice, and never harbors any vindictive thoughts or emotions, accepting yelling and threats stoically.
While others think that his somewhat emotionless attitude makes him oblivious to his surroundings, Lamington is far from it. Even if one is performing dastardly deeds, he is well aware of it and allows fate to hand over punishments. As the most powerful angel in Celestia, Seraph Lamington has many unique powers, one of which allows him to turn even the most powerful beings into a harmless flower.
In the anime, which is meant to be a sort of combination between both the good and bad endings of the original Disgaea, Lamington survives, as Laharl stays his blade and rage moments before dealing the deathblow.
Vulcanus
Age: 3649
Class: Angel (Archangel)
Like Flonne, Vulcanus is an angel of Celestia, but exceedingly higher in rank. He is an archangel, who serves Seraph Lamington as the second-in-command. However, unlike Flonne and Lamington, his ideals and methods are much more extreme. His hot temper contrasts Lamington's stoic nature, often calling Lamington's name and scolding him for letting things go. He holds demons in contempt and believes that humans are too stupid to live without the guidance of angels. He believes that angels are the only source of good as opposed to Flonne's ideals that every being has love in their hearts. Despite being an angel, Vulcanus isn't above getting dirty. In fact, Vulcanus can and will go to the level of demons and lie, cheat, and eliminate anything (demon or not) that may interfere with his goals. In the end, he confronts Lamington, and his deceptions are revealed. He is transformed into a flower as punishment for his sins (he is later seen in the credits taking lessons about love from Flonne which implies he was changed back.) In the anime, his punishment is to be turned into a frog for 1000 years.
Vyers
Age: Unknown
Class: Mid Boss (Aristocrat/Baron)
Nicknames: Dark Adonis (Beauty Danshaku. Lit. Count of Beauty), Mid Boss (given by Laharl)
It is unknown where he came from, but the demon known as Vyers was the recent leader in the battle for the throne until Laharl awakened from his slumber. Vyers often refers to himself as the Dark Adonis; however, Laharl, deeming Vyers unworthy of any real title, brands him with the name 'Mid Boss', which sticks for the rest of the game.
Speaking in a cultured tone seasoned with French, Mid Boss is very conceited and confident in his own abilities. However, whenever he is about to lose, he either comes up with an excuse or leaves battle wrapped in bandages. Because he lost to Laharl, Mid Boss sees Laharl as a rival even though Laharl doesn't even see anything in Mid Boss. Oddly enough, he isn't above helping his rivals either.
Mid Boss is also something of an actor. Even for the player it's usually hard to tell when he's playing a role and when he's being himself. There's a great deal more to him than meets the eye. He is also good at heart, as proved when he held Flonne's necklace with impunity.
Mid Boss, in the good ending of Disgaea, is hinted at being Laharl's father, the late King Krichevskoy.
In Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, the player faces Dark Adonis Vyers as a Hidden Boss in the Sub-Chapter called I want to see the Ending. Rozalin assumes that he's the final boss, but Adell retorts that Vyers is better suited as a 'Mid Boss', which enrages him. When defeated, he dismisses his loss as a fluke and treats the player to their promised "ending" (which is nothing more than the credit reel with artwork of Vyers in the background. [1]
According to the Disgaea manga, and also hinted throughout the game and its anime adaptation, Vyers is actually the reincarnation of King Krichevskoy, continuing to watch over Laharl while pretending to just be his rival.
General Carter
General Carter is the adoptive father of Jennifer and the acting leader of Earth. Under the guidance of Archangel Vulcanus, he sends Gordon, Jennifer, and Thursday to act as a beacon for the Earth forces to invade the Netherworld for colonization. After the invasion fails, he flees back to Earth. He later is shown to take classes about love from Flonne.
In an alternate situation, Laharl invades Earth in the hope of taking it over. Carter transforms into "Astro Carter" to battle him and his cohorts. He is then killed by Laharl who proceeds to take over the Earth.
Big Sis Prinny
Age: Unknown
Class: Prinny
This prinny is a sort of mother-figure to the other prinnies, set apart from the others by her pink color and the absence of the word 'dood' when she speaks. At a later point in Disgaea, she is revealed to be Laharl's mother, who was turned into a Prinny for the highest sin—suicide, though it was to save another's life.
Maderas
Maderas is one of the many demons competing for the throne. His biggest edge is that he stole Etna's memories, dangling the promise of their return over her head so she would work for him. Using Etna, he arrannged Laharl's initial poisoning. After the poison failed, he designed a plan to kill Laharl by exploiting his weaknesses, though this fails, and he is defeated by him later on. After being spared by Etna, he decides to work under her as her vassal.
In an alternative situation, if the player had killed one hundred allies before beating Maderas, Etna can choose to kill him. If she chooses not to, the typical sequence is initiated.
The anime made him into one of King Krichevskoy's previous vassals, and changed his personality to make him very effeminate.
Hoggmeiser
Hoggmeiser is the former vassal of the late King Krichevskoy. Upon Krichevskoy's death, Hoggmeiser stole huge amounts of treasure from the Overlord's castle, and built his own mansion with that fortune. Laharl and his group meet Hoggmeiser when Laharl decides to rob "the richest demon around." After numerous battles in Hoggmeiser's mansion, Hoggmeiser's own son puts himself between Laharl and Hoggmeiser. Laharl decides not to kill Hoggmeiser, and, touched by Laharl's kindness, Hoggmeiser joins his group without the player's consent.
In an alternative situation, if the player had killed fifty allies before beating the Lavish Hall in Episode 3, Laharl will be able to choose to kill Hoggmeiser. If he chooses not to, the typical sequence with Hoggmeiser's son is initiated. If he does choose to kill Hoggmeiser, Flonne then attempts to stop Laharl, and the game ends, with it heavily implied that Laharl killed Flonne.
Hoggmeiser is mentioned in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, as he has his own financial firm. The player may receive a small HL increase if Hoggmeiser is called on his Cell Phone.
The Prism Rangers
The Prism Rangers are a troupe of gag characters which appear in Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories. They seem to be heavily inspired by the protagonists of the Super Sentai universe, satirizing them.
Though they call themselves the Prism Rangers, they only have three of the seven colors in Disgaea, and five of the seven in the second game. In the first game, Flonne asks them how they can be Prism Rangers since they barely have enough colors to be part of a rainbow, and the rangers answer by saying that by taking the role of a hero, they must live a lonely existance without friends (although Etna is very skeptical about this). In Disgaea 2, Rozalin realizes the same thing and wonders where the other two rangers are. After the battle with them, they note that they will get two more after saying they are still the Prism Rangers without the other two colors.
However, there is a bonus level in Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories where the Prism Rangers have recruited two new members, thus finally filling all seven spots required to be a full rainbow. If this level is completed, the Prism Rangers consent to Adell and make him an honorary Prism Ranger, giving him the title Prism Black (although Rozalin is upset that she didn't get to become Prism Pink).
Aramis
Aramis is a resident child in Laharl's kingdom whom Etna manipulates to make Laharl prove himself worthy of ruling. He owns many pet zombies. His favorite among them is a special combination of many parts, including a horse weiner that inexplicably instills fear in Laharl. After the ordeal, Aramis enters service as Laharl's vassal.
Baal
Baal is a legendary Overlord that was sealed by King Krichevskoy a number of years before the start of the storyline of Disgaea, resulting in Krichevskoy becoming fatally weakened. He was later killed by Laharl after being released from his seal. Baal is a recurring boss in Nippon Ichi games.
In Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, Adell & Rozalin went to Baal's Castle as Baal is still sealed for a unknown reason. When Rozalin shows her seal, his seal is broken. There are two battles in the game agaist Baal. In the first, the player battles him by himself as he is at Level 4000, but in the second battle he is reincarnated as a prinny again who is teamed up with four more clones of his normal appearance who are at Level 4000 each, as the prinny version is at Level 8000. The player receives the item known as The Makai Wars for beating the first battle. For successfully winning the second battle, Adell's title becomes "The Lord Of Terror".