History Characters / DisgaeaHourOfDarkness

* TheNapoleon

* OedipusComplex: He openly acknowledges that he hates his dad [[hottip:* :Though how much he hates him depends on whether or not you interpret his line as actual hatred or him simply acting like a typical demon]], while he really liked his mother. Thursday lampshades this when he and Gordon find his mother's picture stashed in his drawer in DisgaeaInfinite.

* {{Memetic Sex God}}dess (You are [[{{Lolicon}} loli]] for Etna. No exceptions.

* ManBehindTheMan (Of the HyperCompetentSidekick variety, without her, the Netherworld would fall apart. She's really the one in charge of organization; and it's loyalty to the memory of Laharl's father that has her putting up with him.)
* OnTheNext (Etna voices the between-chapter previews in the first game, often putting herself as the star player)
* {{Pettanko}} (She's incredibly sensitive about being flat-chested. As a matter of fact, according to ''Infinite'', her bust is 70 cm: ''eight cm less than '''Flonne'''''.)
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld (1470 years old)

* TheStarscream (She hints at this, at least.)

* SweetTooth (Etna has a particularly bad one mainly in the later games. Woe to anyone who eats her pudding.)

* ZettaiRyouiki (Grade S)

* ChekhovsGun (Her pendant)

* CosplayOtakuGirl ([[BlueOysterCult Go, go, Flonnezilla!]])

* EvilCostumeSwitch (After [[spoiler: her fall]], her blue hair ribbon is replaced with a red one. And she gains a one-piece swimsuit.)

* FanGirl (Any time heroes [[InTheNameOfTheMoon introduce themselves]] to fight Laharl, this results in a hilariously [[{{Squee}} gleeful reaction]] from her)

* HighlyVisibleNinja (Flonne spends much of her introductory assassination attempt pretending to be a ninja. A ninja that ''[[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud says sound effects out loud]]''.)
* HollywoodToneDeaf (In the Drama [=CD=]s, Laharl likens Flonne's singing to being murdered.)
* InformedAttribute She may not look it, but her breasts are as big as Rin Tohsaka's as stated in the World of Disgaea book (77 metric) ({{Fate stay night}})
* LethalChef (In the manga and the anime. Her cooking skills in the games are never really mentioned)
* LoveFreak ([[TropeNamer The original!]] We'd say 'accept no substitutes', but Flonne would want you to be accepting of others.)
* MagikarpPower (Give her a staff and load her up with healing and elemental spells through the Mentor system, and she becomes perhaps more powerful and useful than Laharl.)
* {{Moe}} (Admit it. She is definitely moe.)

* {{Otaku}} (Flonne is apparently a big fan of {{ninja}}s and {{kaiju}}.)
* {{Pettanko}} (Pointing this out seems to be the only thing that can truly piss her off in the 1st game.)

* ThePowerOfLove (Flonne is a big believer in this and even has a healing skill of the same name.)
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld (1509 years old.)
* ShipTease (Quite a bit in the first game with Laharl. [[spoiler:The fact that Mid Boss claims Laharl and Flonne to be the ''knot that binds the Netherworld and Celestia'' helps.]]

* BenevolentBoss (In his past life.)

* DopplegangerAttack (His ultimate special move, "Adonic Fury". In {{Disgaea 3}}, he gains a new DopplegangerAttack which has all his copies magichanging into swords, which he proceeds to throw at his enemies.)
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench ("They call ''moi'' the Dark Adonis")
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin (His name is Mid-Boss, and he's a Mid-Boss. Simple, really)
* GratuitousFrenchPhrases (In both audio tracks)

* LampshadeHanging (His name}
* LargeHam ('''HAAAHAHAHAHAHA!'')

* ThisIsUnforgivable (He loves his new name. [[SarcasmMode Really]].)

* BadAssNormal (Gameplay-wise, he's really good with an axe and has some powerful skills, but within the story, he tends to be beaten up quite easily.)

* BoisterousBruiser (He's always got an upbeat speech ready for whatever situation presents itself, peppered with "Ha-ha-haaa!"'s)

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff ('''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''''s fanbase is primarily American, much like [[AxisPowersHetalia some]] [[{{Yu-Gi-Oh}} other]] EagleLand-type characters)

* ShoutOut (Pretty much a blatant copy of Main/FlashGordon)

* BackFromTheDead (Or rather, the permanently offline.)
* DeadpanSnarker (Because it doesn't ''get'' more deadpan than a robot voice)

* MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat (Provided the page quote.)
* TheOtherDarrin (His voice actor is changed after Bob Papenbrook's death)

* TearJerker (His apparent "death".)

* VerbalTic (BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP.)

* BackFromTheDead ([[spoiler:As a prinny]], anyway)

* {{Expy}} (Very clearly based on Jet Link (aka Cyborg 002) from ''{{Cyborg 009}}'')

* TheRival (To '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''')

* TheAtoner (He accepts his fate at Laharl's hands due to his actions at the end. [[spoiler:Of course, said fate is not necessarily bad.]])
* ChessMaster ([[spoiler: A rare good one. The entire plot is essentially a giant XanatosGambit to bring peace between Celestia and the Netherworld. He's even smart enough to use the evil schemes of his treacherous right hand man which he knew about the whole time as part of his plan.]])

* GuileHero (Most famous example from NipponIchi.)
* HiddenDepths (MUCH smarter than he looks, see ChessMaster above).

* TheStoic (Polite and never raises his voice, ever.)

* [[AGodAmI A God I Will Be]] (His plan. Naturally, the protagonists mock him for it.)

* GoodHairEvilHair (The [[strike:Nose Hair]][[BeardOfEvil Mustache Of Evil]])

* LawfulEvil (More like [[LawfulStupidChaoticStupid Lawful Stupid]], actually, as he truly believes that [[FantasticRacism demons are]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil inherently evil]] and that he is doing the right thing by trying to get rid of them, and that [[TheStarscream he would make a better ruler than Seraph Lamington]].)

* ObviouslyEvil (All of the characters comment on how obvious it is that that is the face of a villain. Laharl even says he'd make a good vassal if he wasn't an angel.)
* TheOtherDarrin (Like Thursday, his voice actor changed after Bob Papenbrook's death.)

* AllergicToLove (In episode 5, Laharl actually [[Main/GameplayAndStoryIntegration loses statistics]] when [[MostCommonSuperPower lustful]] demons accost him with [[Main/CareBearStare words of encouragement, love, and kindness]].)
* HairAntennae (Deliberately styled to [[NotCompensatingForAnything make himself]] [[TheNapoleon look taller]].)
* CardCarryingVillain ("...The pendant is telling me that my heart is wicked. That's good to know." [[spoiler:When someone who has evil in their heart touches the pendant, it will burn them. Vulcanus was [[LightIsNotGood burned by it after he stole it from Flonne in the same episode.]]]])

* EvilLaugh ("Laughing is very important to an Overlord!")
* HeavySleeper (In the intro to the first game, Laharl wakes up from a two-year nap, with Etna ''violently'' waking him up. [[spoiler:Said nap was due to poison by Etna, but considering that he initially meant for it to be a ''ten-day'' nap, he's still playing the trope straight.]])
* TheHero ([[NobleDemon Sort of.]])
* HeyItsThatVoice ([[MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa,]] which would explain things.)

* IWasJustPassingThrough (Laharl regularly insists that his less-than-evil actions are mostly for his own convenience. Nobody buys it.)

* MyNameIsNotDurwood (He is not very fond of the pet name, "Harlie", Jennifer decided to give him. Not like it'll stop her from calling him that.)

* NoodleIncident (You never do figure out what that embarrassing picture was about.)
* OedipusComplex (He openly acknowledges that he hates his dad [[hottip:* :Though how much he hates him depends on whether or not you interpret his line as actual hatred or him simply acting like a typical demon]], while he really liked his mother. Thursday lampshades this when he and Gordon find his mother's picture stashed in his drawer in DisgaeaInfinite.)
* [[HeroesPreferSwords Overlords Prefer Swords]] (Most promotional art will usually depict him with a sword and his stats and weapon proficiency seem geared toward this, though in game, he's decent with any melee-type weapon.)
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything (Laharl as the Overlord. He never does anything evil and actually rejects the idea of invading Earth.)

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld (1313 years old)

* AlmightyJanitor (Technically, Etna is considered a "Demon Lord" class; she "hacked" it to "Beauty Queen". However, it is pointed out in ''{{Disgaea 2}}'' that her strength is the same as an Overlord's.)

* BadassDecay (Due to {{Flanderization}}. See below.)
* BadBoss (Infamously horrible even compared to other demons. Both Yukimaru and Rozalin feel bad for the Prinnies under her command.)

* ClingyJealousGirl (Etna's diary has some very interesting things to say about Laharl's father and mother...)

* FetishFuelStationAttendant (Etna's pretty much the internet's #1 loli fetish generator)
* {{Flanderization}} (Ever since {{Disgaea 2}}, her only purpose is to satisfy her SweetTooth.)

* HiddenHeartOfGold (AlternateCharacterInterpretation applies, of course. Sure, she'll stab Laharl in the back ''some day'' (it's in her job description as a Demon after all), but that aside she's genuinely fond of him and Flonne, who are for all intents and purposes her best friends.)
* {{Memetic Sex God}}dess (You are [[{{Lolicon}} loli]] for Etna. No exceptions.)

* [[spoiler:TheHero ([[NobleDemon Sort of.)]]]]

* {{Flanderization}} (Ever since {{Disgaea 2}}, her character has been reduced to looking for sweets.)

* {{Spikeification}}: See {{Flanderization}} above.

* HeavySleeper (In the intro to the first game, Laharl wakes up from a two-year nap, with Etna ''violently'' waking him up. [[spoiler:Said nap was due to poison by Etna, but considering that he initially meant for it to be a ''ten-day'' nap, he's still playing the trope straight. In ''Afternoon's'' "Etna Mode", she succeeds in "accidentally" killing him...except that it really just kept him knocked out for a little while longer.]])
* [[spoiler: TheHero]]

* ToyShip (Some fans see a romantic relationship at least blossoming between Flonne and Laharl. Admittedly, Laharl is pretty upset when [[spoiler: Seraph Lamington turns her into a flower in the last episode]]. In the Good Ending, he only spares the Seraph because it's what Flonne would have wanted, while in the Normal and Bad Endings he kills him and [[spoiler: resurrects her as a Fallen Angel at the cost of his life or abandons his throne and goes wandering off with his last token of her in despair, respectively]]. On Flonne's part, she is pretty quick to claim to be the mother when Laharl pulls of a LukeIAmYourFather gag...)

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She hates Sea Cucumbers. Given the above, take that as you will...

* DeadpanSnarker (because it doesn't ''get'' more deadpan than a robot voice)

* BobPapenbrook (Like Thursday, his voice actor changed after his death.)

* CovertPervert

* NaughtyTentacles

* XanatosSucker: EVERYONE in Lamington's XanatosGambit, but Vulcanus is the biggest one.
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* HiddenHeartOfGold (AlternateCharacterInterpretation applies, of course. Sure, she'll stab Laharl in the back ''some day'' (it's in her job description as a Demon after all), but that aside she seems to be genuinely fond of him and Flonne.)

* {{Moe}} (Admit it. She is definitely moe.)

!![[strike: Vyers]] [[strike: The Daaaark-ADONIS]] Mid-Boss

* NiceGuy: So pure and nice that [[spoiler: Flonne's pendant, which burns ANYONE with evil in their hearts leaves him completely unharmed, while it practically ROASTS her master Vulcanis when he tried to hold it.]]

!![[strike: Vyers]] Mid-Boss

* {{Pettanko}} (She's incredibly sensitive about being flat-chested.)

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff ('''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''''s fanbase is primarily American, much like [[AxisPowersHetalia some]] [[{{Yugioh}} other]] EagleLand-type characters)

* {{Flanderization}} (As far as this troper recalls Etna made one off handed comment about sweets in the first game. And now as of Trinity universe she steals a ship to go find sweets all over the universe)

* Flanderization (As far as this troper recalls Etna made one off handed comment about sweets in the first game. And now as of Trinity universe she steals a ship to go find sweets all over the universe)

* ChessMaster (A rare good one. The entire plot is essentially a giant XanatosGambit to bring peace between Celestia and the Netherworld. He's even smart enough to use the evil schemes of his treacherous right hand man which he knew about the whole time as part of his plan.)

* EvilCostumeSwitch (After [[spoiler:her fall]], her blue hair ribbon is replaced with a red one. And she gains a one-piece swimsuit.)
* [[spoiler:FallenAngel]]

* HollywoodToneDeaf (In the Drama CDs, Laharl likens Flonne's singing to being murdered.)

* [[spoiler: The Hero]]
* [[HeroesPreferSwords Overlords Prefer Swords]] (Most promotional art will usually depict him with a sword and his stats and weapon proficiency seem geared toward this, though in game, he's decent with any melee-type weapon.)