Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Developer(s)	Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)	Nippon Ichi Software (JP) Atlus USA, Inc. (NA) Koei Limited (EU)
Release date(s)	January 30, 2003 (JP) August 27, 2003 (NA) May 28, 2004 (EU)
Genre	Tactical RPG
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Media	DVD-ROM (JP/NA) CD-ROM (EU)

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (魔界戦記 ディスガイア; Makai Senki Disgaea, lit. Netherworld Battle Chronicle: Disgaea) is a fantasy video game for the PlayStation 2, developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in the U.S. by ATLUS on August 2003 and by Koei in Europe on May 28, 2004. The game follows the adventures of Laharl, a demon prince in the netherworld. Nippon Ichi has also licensed or produced a wide variety of Disgaea merchandise, including a manga. Disgaea box art This is the cover art for a video game. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video or computer games. ... Nippon Ichi Software is a Japanese developer and publisher of game software titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics, and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Nippon Ichi Software is a Japanese developer and publisher of game software titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics, and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. ... Atlus is a Japanese video game company. ... Koei Co. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is listing of computer and video game genres with a brief description and examples from each genre. ... A tactical role-playing game (usually simply called tactical RPG, sometimes referred to as strategy role-playing game) is a type of computer game or video role-playing game (RPG) in which the focus of the gameplay is on making tactical decisions in battles. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games in the United States. ... Games, like most other forms of media, may be categorized into genres based on gameplay, atmosphere, and various other factors. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... Look up Fantasy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary For other definitions of fantasy, see fantasy (psychology). ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, after the PlayStation. ... Nippon Ichi Software is a Japanese developer and publisher of game software titles such as Disgaea, Phantom Brave, La Pucelle: Tactics, and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. ... Atlus is a Japanese video game company. ... Koei Co. ... In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit, but is also depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. ... For other meanings, see Prince (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of the word underworld see Underworld (disambiguation) In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly-dead souls go. ... In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics; outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ...

Disgaea is a tactical role-playing game with an isometric view (overhead at an angle), similar to Final Fantasy Tactics, which is more widely-known in North America. In September 2003, the GameFly rental service reported that Disgaea was one of its top ten rentals for the month. Disgaea is known for its combination of comedy, over the top gameplay, and unique features; the game is filled with gags and parodies. Additionally, the game's audio in the U.S. release is available both in English and Japanese, with the exception of the sounds made during battle. A tactical role-playing game (usually simply called tactical RPG, sometimes referred to as strategy role-playing game) is a type of computer game or video role-playing game (RPG) in which the focus of the gameplay is on making tactical decisions in battles. ... Isometric drawing of a TV Isometric projection is a form of orthographic projection, or more specifically, an axonometric projection. ... Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT) is a Japanese tactical role-playing video game developed by Square Co. ... Game play (or gameplay) includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. ...

The artwork and feel of the game draws heavily from Japanese animation, to the extent that a review in EGM said that it feels like Disgaea was made "by poison-tongued anime nerds hopped up on goofballs". While generally receiving good reviews in EGM and other magazines, Disgaea's graphics are often considered below par for the PlayStation 2, due to its heavy use of sprites. The makers of Disgaea have responded that characters represented by 3D models in other games are often limited by a "set pattern of motions", and they were able to make the characters of Disgaea more expressive with sprites. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes billed in the west under the portmanteau Japanimation. ... EGM June 2005 cover. ... Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ... This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. ... A facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face. ...

Gameplay features

Disgaea has many features which differ from those in other tactical RPGs. One of the game's tutorial levels explains the ability of the player's units to pick up enemies or allies and throw them to a different square on the map. Monster units cannot use this ability. The distance that a unit on the map can throw another unit depends on its character class; characters with a rogue class and Gordon are the best throwers in the game. It is possible to capture enemy units by throwing them into the player's entry square on the map. However, bosses and humanoids cannot be captured. A character class represents a characters archetype and career in many role-playing games. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf In video games, a boss (sometimes called a guardian) is a particularly large or difficult computer-controlled character that must be defeated at the end of a segment of a game, whether it be for a level, an episode, or the very end...

The game also has a "cycles" feature similar to the "New Game+" feature found in some Square Enix games, such as the Chrono Trigger series and Final Fantasy X-2. At the end of the game, the player can begin again while maintaining the characters' statistics and item inventory from the previous game. This complements Disgaea's high character level ceiling of 9999, although level is not the sole determinant of a character's strength or ability. It also gives the player additional chances to see Disgaea's multiple endings without having to start over with characters that have not been leveled up. SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Chrono Trigger (クロノ・トリガー) is a role-playing game that was released in Japan on March 11, 1995 for the Super Famicom and in North America on August 22, 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES); it was re-released in 2001 for the Sony PlayStation (PS) as a... Final Fantasy X-2 (X-2 is pronounced: IPA tÉ›ntuː, ten-two, not ex-two or twelve) is a RPG in the Final Fantasy series, and the first to be a true sequel to a previous Final Fantasy game. ... In computer and video games, a level (sometimes called a stage, course, map or landscape) is a separate area in a games virtual world, in modern games typically representing a specific location such as a building or a city. ...

Disgaea's configuration allows the player to select the audio and soundtrack in the U.S. release from English or Japanese. The song "The Invasion From Within" by Tsunami Bomb was licensed for the English audio track by ATLUS due to its organ opening and fast pace, and is only played when English is the selected language. Audio can mean: sound that can be heard electronics or other signals of frequencies audible to humans (about 20--20,000 Hz) broadcasting or reception of sound high-fidelity sound reproduction sound recording and reproduction in general I hear in Latin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Generally speaking, the term soundtrack refers to the recorded sound in a motion picture. ... Tsunami Bomb is a punk rock band from Petaluma, California that formed in 1997. ... This article or section should be merged with Pipe organ The Casavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, Montreal The organ is a type of keyboard musical instrument, distinctive because the sound is not produced by a percussion action, as on a piano or celesta, or by... In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time) is the speed or pace of a given piece. ...

Souhei Niikawa and Yoshitsuna Kobayashi, the game's producer and main programmer, have explained the intended humor of Disgaea; they give the example of Captain Gordon being a satire of American comic book characters. Episodes of the game are separated by previews, parodying such previews at the end of anime series episodes. Most of these have voice-overs by Etna and do not accurately reflect the plot of the next episode; one of the characters refers to these as Etna's fantasies. The game is also filled with prinnies, penguin-like creatures that explode when thrown. More information on their origins is revealed as the game progresses – they contain human souls and labor in the Netherworld and Celestia to atone for their sins. Character designer Takehito Harada described the prinny design as becoming less realistic as development continued. In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... American comic books are typically small magazines containing fictional stories in the artistic medium of comics. ... Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of flightless birds living in the southern hemisphere. ... The soul according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — particular to a unique living being. ... Sin has been a term most usually used in a religious context, and today describes any lack of conformity to the will of God; especially, any willful disregard for the norms revealed by God is a sin. ...

Laharl's castle

Laharl's castle acts as a hub, allowing the player to access the other locations in the game. Each episode of the game gives the player access to a new set of maps, which must be completed in order to proceed in the plot. With the exception of the item world and the dark senate, all sets of maps are accessed by speaking to a dimensional gatekeeper. With the exception of some of the tutorial maps, maps can be accessed and played again at any time. The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ...

At the other side of the castle, Laharl and the members of his party may appear before the dark senate, an area where various non-player characters may vote on proposals to aid Laharl's party, including proposals to unlock various special maps required for some of the various endings or secret characters. Senators have a visible predilection toward the party that affects their votes. Votes can also be affected by bribes with items from the player's inventory. Each proposal to the dark senate costs "mana", which is built up by characters as they defeat enemies. If a proposal fails, the members of the senate that voted against it may be attacked to "persuade by force". The proposals available to place before the senate depends on the number of examinations completed by a character; these examinations consist of a battle with a handful of monsters. A coq is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... A non-player character or non-playable character is a fictional character in a role-playing game whose role is generally created and performed by the gamemaster. ... A secret character (not to be confused with an unseen character) is a playable character in a video game that can only be played by completing some task in the game. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Voters at the voting booths in the United States in 1945. ... Bribery is the practice of offering a professional money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics in a variety of professions. ...

Unlike many other RPGs, the world of Disgaea has only one set of stores where items may be purchased, consisting of an armor shop and a weapons shop directly within Laharl's castle itself; a hospital where characters may be healed in exchange for payment is also present. These shops are described in-game as the Netherworld branch of the Rosen Queen Co. The overall quality of the items sold in these shops can be changed through proposals to the dark senate, and proposals to add certain types of items to the shops are also available. A store is an enclosure for holding articles. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ...

Item World

Laharl's party may also enter the Item World from the Castle, going inside an item from inventory in order to increase its attributes. The associated item world contains up to 100 randomly generated levels. Inside the Item World, monsters called Specialists raise the statistics of the item they are in when defeated. Often, the area is littered with Geo Symbols, and each floor has a Gate to the next. Sometimes, however, Monsters with the unique class Gate Keeper are blocking it, so you have to defeat them. Maneuvering Geo Symbols and creating a Chain of Geo Clears can get you special items from the Bonus List. And every once in a while, rare items, such as the Legendary Cosmic Blade, show up on them. Every ten levels has an item boss – 10, 20, 40, 50, 70 and 80 have Item Generals, 30, 60 and 90 have Item Kings, and 100 has an Item God. The strongest of each type of weapon and the three ultimate items – the Yoshitsuna, the Super Robo Suit, and the Hyperdrive – each contain an Item God 2. Defeating these bosses also increases the attributes of the item. The three items are always Legendary. The Yoshitsuna can only be acquired from an Item God in a Legendary Cosmic Blade, the Hyperdrive is given to you for defeating the Item God 2, and the Super Robo Suit can be stolen from Tyrant Baal. The Item World can only be exited at the end of a level through defeating an Item Boss (be it Item General, Item King, or Item God/2) or by using an item called Mr. Gency's Exit, a play on the word Emergency Exit. There are a number of different maze generation algorithms, that is, automated methods for the creation of mazes. ...

Characters

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The antihero of Disgaea and son of the late King Krichevskoy, Laharl, lives in his castle with his vassals. Although he is mistaken as a child along with Flonne and Etna by the human characters, he is actually A 1313 year old demon. Takehito has explained that Laharl's antennae and billowing cape are intended to make him look larger than he really is. In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Antennae (singular antenna), are the paired appendages connecting to the first (and in crustaceans also to the second) segment of the head of the members of all subphyla of the arthropods except Chelicerata. ... For other uses of cape, see Cape (disambiguation). ...

Among Laharl's vassals, Etna is the only one at the beginning of the game that is a playable member of the party. It is revealed in her diary that Etna is driven throughout the game by a deep loyalty to King Krichevskoy. She has hired a prinny squad to aid them in their quest. Among them, Big Sis Prinny appears in some early episodes, and eventually becomes a focus of the plot in the reincarnation episode, when Laharl attempts to stop the Prinnies from atoning for their sins at the red moon so he doesn't lose his vassals. A diary is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date. ...

Shortly after beginning their adventure, they meet Flonne, an angel trainee sent from Celestia (the land of angels). She focuses heavily on the concept of love, and joins Laharl to determine if demons are capable of feeling it. She was sent by Seraph Lamington – the leader of Celestia – to assassinate the already deceased King. He is occasionally seen discussing Laharl and Flonne's progress with an unseen character. Archangel Vulcanus, a high ranking angel who reports to Seraph Lamington and calls the netherworld "abominable", believes that he should have been sent on Flonne's mission instead. In various human mythologies an angel is believed to be an ethereal creature whose duties are to assist and serve the God or gods of many religious traditions. ... Love has many meanings in English, from something that gives a little pleasure (I loved that movie) to something one would die for (patriotism, pairbonding). ... A seraph (Hebrew שרף, SRF; in the plural seraphim, שרפים, SRFYM) is one of a class of celestial beings mentioned once in the Old Testament (Tanakh), in Isaiah. ... Television shows and stage plays sometimes include continuing characters who are never seen or heard by the audience, but only described by other characters. ... Archangel can mean several things: 1. ...

Laharl and the others faces a variety of challengers to his throne, including Maderas, a vampire that attempts to kill Laharl in order to become the new overlord, and Hoggmeiser, a pig-like demon with a self-proclaimed love of money. One of these, Vyers (called Mid-Boss by Laharl and other characters, refers to himself as The Dark Adonis) is the first demon that Laharl confronts in his quest to reclaim the title of overlord and appears periodically throughout the game. Merging and redirecting History of vampire lore into this article may be desirable. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms The domestic pig is usually given the scientific name Sus scrofa, though some authors call it , reserving for the wild boar. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf In video games, a boss (sometimes called a guardian) is a particularly large or difficult computer-controlled character that must be defeated at the end of a segment of a game, whether it be for a level, an episode, or the very end... A 19th-century reproduction of a Greek bronze of Adonis found at Pompeii A Syrian dying-and-reborn annual vegetation god imported into Greek mythology but always retaining aspects of his Semitic Near Eastern origins, Adonis was one of the most complex cult figures in classical times. ...

Later, they meet several humans from Earth. This includes Captain Gordon, the 37th Defender of Earth, his assistant Jennifer, and the robot Thursday. Gordon says at one point that Jennifer has a Ph.D. in every subject, and she states that she built Thursday when she was only five. Gordon is treated as a rival by Kurtis, who considers himself to be more worthy of the "Defender of Earth" title. He had 70% of his body destroyed by an explosion caused by anti-space development terrorists, and also lost his wife and daughter in the explosion. Gordon and Kurtis are both working for General Carter, the leader of the Earth Defense Force. In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated physical tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program or, a set of general guidelines using artificial intelligence techniques. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Terrorism refers to the use of violence for the purpose of achieving a political, religious, or ideological goal. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ...

Secret characters can also be found in Disgaea. Priere from La Pucelle: Tactics is the overlord of an alternate netherworld. Marjoly from Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is the final boss of the Beauty Castle; she has items equipped that come from other Rhapsody characters — Myao's Ears, Gao's Guts, Crowdia's Beauty, and Nyanko's Soul. Both Marjoly and Priere become playable members of Laharl's party when defeated. Another secret character is Baal, the Lord of Terror; he does not join the player's party when defeated, but is instead reincarnated as a prinny. A secret character (not to be confused with an unseen character) is a playable character in a video game that can only be played by completing some task in the game. ... La Pucelle: Tactics Categories: Computer and video game stubs | Tactical role-playing games | Fantasy computer games | PlayStation 2 games ... A typical image of Baal. ...

Plot

The story of Disgaea opens with Laharl rising out of an open coffin in his room. Etna, one of the castle vassals, is standing next to him, surrounded by various weapons. She explains that he has been sleeping for two years, far longer than he intended, and his father, King Krichevskoy, has died. Laharl vows to reclaim the throne, and, after consulting with Etna and his other vassals, goes to Vyers castle. An open coffin A coffin is a box used for the display and burial or cremation of a cadaver. ...

After defeating the demon Vyers, who refers to himself as the "Dark Adonis" and is renamed "Mid-Boss" by Laharl, he meets the angel trainee Flonne, who has been sent by the Seraph of Celestia to assassinate the late king. Shocked by Laharl's lack of remorse at his father's death, Flonne joins Laharl's party to determine if demons are capable of feeling love.

After Etna demands that Laharl pay the salary of the Prinnies that she has hired, he decides to attack the demon with the most money in the vicinity. This is Hoggmeiser at Dinero Palace. After defeating Hoggmeiser, Laharl is about to kill him, until Hoggmeiser's Son rushes out and gets in the way. Flonne convinces Laharl to spare them. Laharl lets them keep some of the money. In response to this act, Hoggmeiser joins the party. Salary is a form of periodic payment from the employer to the employee, which is specified in an employment contract. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... Money is any marketable good or token used by a society as a store of value, a medium of exchange, or a unit of account. ...

At one point, Flonne and Etna discover a photograph of Laharl in an embarrassing situation. Laharl refers to this as a "paparazzi shot", however, it is never explicitly revealed what Laharl was doing in the photo in the game. There are many theories, including the two popular ones - the first being that he was doing something sexual, and the second being that he was doing something nice. The back of the photograph contained a threat stating that copies of it would be distributed if Laharl did not accept a challenge to fight for the overlordship; thus Laharl was blackmailed. One of the demons in Laharl's castle, upon learning about the photo, says "I didn't know you were into that sort of thing ♥". A photograph (often just called a photo) is an image (or a representation of that on e. ... Embarrassment is an unpleasant emotional state experienced upon having a socially unacceptable act witnessed by or revealed to others. ... For the article on the 2004 film, see Paparazzi (movie) Photographers crowd around a starlette at the Cannes Film Festival. ... A threat is an unwanted (deliberate or accidental) event that may result in harm to an asset. ... Blackmail is threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a monetary demand is met. ...

Responding to this challenge, Laharl meets Maderas, a Vampire. He was banished by King Krichevskoy, for stealing the King's favorite snack, Black Pretzels. Maderas takes advantage of Laharl's two biggest weaknesses – optimism and women with sexy bodies. Maderas was also controlling Etna by holding her memory. He had instructed her to kill the prince, but she had put him to sleep for two years by poisoning him instead. Etna eventually betrays him, and along with Laharl, Flonne and Mid-Boss, defeats Maderas. See Exile (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... A pretzel is a baked snack that is ordinarily twisted into a unique knot-like shape. ... Memory is a property of the human mind: the ability to retain information. ...

Waking up later at night, Flonne discovers that several prinnies are chanting and leaving the castle. Laharl, worried that his reputation will be tarnished if it's discovered that he let his vassals escape, chases after them the next morning. Eventually, he runs into Death, and learns that Big Sis Prinny is actually his mother; she became a Prinny because she gave her life to save him. A chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, either on a single pitch or with a simple notes and often including a great deal of repetition or statis. ... From The Dance of Death (Totendanz) by Hans Holbein the Younger Death, personified is a personification of death as an anthropomorphic figure or a fictional character who has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. ...

After Laharl is the undisputed Overlord of the Netherworld, he meets a group of humans from Earth, including the "Defender of Earth" Gordon, his assistant Jennifer, and the robot Thursday. Gordon has been led to believe that his mission is to assassinate Laharl due to an impending attack on Earth by the Netherworld. Laharl promises not to invade Earth if Gordon defeats him, on the condition that Gordon becomes one of his vassals if he wins; Gordon is embarrassed by his ensuing loss and servitude. After the Earth Defense Force appears in the netherworld, it is revealed that Gordon was actually sent to secure a path for an invasion of the Netherworld by the humans, who have been tricked by the Archangel Vulcanus. assassin, see Assassin (disambiguation) Jack Ruby assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald in a very public manner. ...

General Carter sends Kurtis to the Netherworld, and eventually goes there himself on the Space Battleship Gargantua. Kurtis abducts Jennifer, and Laharl engages the EDF fleet of spaceships in a rescue attempt, destroying all of them but the Gargantua by himself. Upon arriving at the Gargantua's bridge, several angels from Celestia appear. After being defeated, General Carter escapes, only to have Mid-Boss appear to give him a message.

In response to this turn of events, Flonne and the rest of the party decide to go to Celestia to confront the Seraph. Vulcanus describes this as an invasion to Seraph Lamington. They encounter Vulcanus, who reveals that he intends to rule over the three worlds as a god. The term God is used to designate a Supreme Being; however, there are other definitions of God. ...

Episode titles

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1. Prince of the Netherworld - Laharl is awakes, surrounded by weapons and Etna, who is using them to wake him up. He finds out that his father has died during his two year nap, and that the Netherworld has gone to Hell. So, on his path to taking down all of the competitors for the throne, he ventures to Vyers' Castle to knock him down. After fighting through his minions, they fight Vyers, and win. Also, Vyers earns the nickname 'Mid-Boss'.
2. Enter Flonne - Seraph Lamington sends Angel Trainee Flonne on a mission to assassinate King Krichevskoy. Eventually, while playing Ninja in Laharl's Castle, she runs into his room and catches her attention. When he realize she's an assassin, and that she has ran away, he, Etna and the Prinnies follow. After fighting through all of the cold weather, and defeating the Angel Trainee and her Dragon, she joins you, to learn if Demons can feel love or not.
3. A Hint of Kindness - Its pay time for the prinnies and Laharl's not going to dip into his own pockets to pay them. Laharl demands that they loot the richest demon around, which leads them up to a castle owned by Hoggmeiser, a greedy pig demon. Laharl, Etna and Flonne battle their way upto the main chambers where, Hoggmeiser is waiting for them. They defeat Hoggmeaiser, and just as Laharl is about to take all their money Hoggmeisers son pleads with him. Laharl decides to leave them enough money, and his kindness touches Hoggmeisers heart, where from then on he joins Laharl and the rest of the gang.
4. A Gift from an Angel - Archangel Vulcanus steals Flonne's pendant while she sleeps, this pendant is the thing that allows an angel to move freely between Celestia and the Netherworld- without it she may be trapped forever. She enlists Laharl and Etna's help in recovering the pendant, offering a "very special gift" as a reward if they do. When they finally track down the pendant (which happened to fall into the hands of Mid-Boss, who they force it from) Flonne explains that this gift was the caring and compassion Laharl felt when he agreed to help her.
5. Etna's Secret - After giving information on Laharl's weaknesses to Maderas in return for her memories, Etna leads Laharl to his castle- where Maderas can kill him. However, when Maderas decides to kill Etna too, she teams up with Laharl and decides that they will lead Maderas into their own trap, so she can get revenge for all the bad things he's done to her. Ultimately Maderas submits, he joins the team and returns Etna's memory.
6. Laharl's Challenge - Laharl gives out a challenge, that whoever can defeat him in an alloted time may become the overlord. During this time, many people challenge him- not limited to his own vassals, the overlord of the altnerate netherworld, the prism rangers and an incredibly strong though somewhat slow paladin. After the time is up, Laharl declares himself the overlord.
7. Of Being an Overlord - Etna finds Laharl a job worthy as his first as overlord- helping a child track down his pets. This is very close to Etna, as Laharl's father helped her with her pet when she was a child.
8. Reincarnation - Flonne awakens in the middle of the night to find the Prinnies leaving the castle; she is told not to tell by Big Sis Prinny. Come morning, Laharl decides to track down the missing Prinnies. Eventually, he confronts Death, whose job is to take the souls of the Prinnies to the red moon for reincarnation (hence the title). After the battle, Big Sis Prinny pleads for Laharl to stop, and he capitulates. Big Sis is happy, and before her soul is taken to the red moon, she all but reveals herself to be Laharl's mother.
9. Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth
10. Angels, Demons, and Humans
11. Hero's Will, Overlord's Way
12. War of the Netherworld, Part 1
13. War of the Netherworld, Part 2
14. What Lies Beyond the Battle

See also

• Etna - Mythological character
• Gaia (mythology)
• Suicide

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• Strippin Heat. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness – Game Info. GameFAQs. Retrieved Jan. 26, 2005.

External links

• Official ATLUS Disgaea Site features some Macromedia Flash animation.
• Official Koei Disgaea Site
• Disgaea at the Internet Movie Database; includes english voice actors.
• Tsunami Bomb; includes links to Disgaea related multimedia.
• Interlaced - Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Review
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness review
• HolyLancer9's Stats