History Trivia / DisgaeaHourOfDarkness

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: As typical of NIS America, none of the English voice actors were credited for their voice work in the game itself.

** The late Creator/BobPapenbrook's voice work as Thursday and Vulcanus were replaced by Creator/{{David Lodge|Actor}} in the {{Updated Rerelease}}s. His voice work as General Carter was completely untouched, presumably out of respect.

* StudioHop: The original [=PS2=] release was published by Creator/{{Atlus}} in North America. All future releases of the game were published by Nippon Ichi's North American branch, NISA, starting with the PSP UpdatedRerelease ''Afternoon of Darkness'' in 2007.

* WorkingTitle: According to an [[https://tcrf.net/images/4/4b/Disgaea1_J_TitleMj0.png unused graphic]] in the final game, this game was called "Makai: ~Little Prince of the Darkness~"[[note]] Makai/魔界 literally means "evil world". Often the word is translated into English as "Hell", but it can refer to other places too. [[/note]] some point in development.

* SignificantDoubleCasting: In the English dub Creator/GrantGeorge voices both King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father and predecessor as Overlord, and RecurringBoss Vyers (A.K.A Mid-Boss). [[spoiler:That's because Vyers ''is'' Krichevskoy, brought BackFromTheDead by Lamington]].

* UncreditedRole: None of the English voice actors were credited for their voice work in the game itself.

** Mid Boss was originally going to be a hulking monster who easily cried and Laharl originally had a sister. The designs of proto-Mid Boss and Laharl's little sister would make it's way into the [[Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea anime]] as two monster guarding the dump Flonne finds Laharl in and Maharl, a demon trying to pose as Laharl's sister, respectively. The idea of Laharl having a sister would later be revisited in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaD2ABrighterDarkness'' through Sicily.

** The late Creator/BobPapenbrook's voice work as Thursday and Vulcanus were replaced by Creator/DavidLodge in the {{Updated Rerelease}}s. His voice work as General Carter was completely untouched, presumably out of respect.

* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/AmandaWinnLee was the original English dub voice for Etna, Laharl's second-in-command. In all of her subsequent appearances, Creator/MichelleRuff took over the role.

* CrossdressingVoices: In the English dub, Taro is voiced by a woman, Creator/WendeeLee .
* SignificantDoubleCasting: In the English dub Creator/GrantGeorge voices both King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father and predecessor as Overlord, and RecurringBoss Vyers (A.K.A Mid-Boss). [[spoiler:That's because Vyers ''is'' Krichevskoy, brought BackFromTheDead by Lamington]].

** Mid Boss was originally going to be a hulking monster who easily cried and Laharl originally had a sister. The designs of proto-Mid Boss and Laharl's little sister would make it's way into the [[Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea anime]] as two monster guarding the dump Flonne finds Laharl in and Maharl, a demon trying to pose as Laharl's sister, respectively.

** The late Creator/BobPapenbrook's voice work as Thursday and Vulcanus were replaced by Creator/DavidLodge in the {{UpdatedRerelease}}(s). His voice work as General Carter was completely untouched, presumably out of respect.
** For consistency's sake, the same happened to Etna regarding her Voice Actresses.

* SignificantDoubleCasting: In the English dub GrantGeorge voices both King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father and predecessor as Overlord, and RecurringBoss Vyers (A.K.A Mid-Boss). [[spoiler:That's because Vyers ''is'' Krichevskoy, brought BackFromTheDead by Lamington]].

* TypeCasting: The DS version opens with a gloriously hammy "NIPPON ICHI SOFTOWEAHHH PUREZENTSU", courtesy of one NorioWakamoto.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mid Boss was originally going to be a hulking monster who easily cried and Laharl originally had a sister. The designs of proto-Mid Boss and Laharl's little sister would make it's way into the [[Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea anime]] as two monster guarding the dump Flonne finds Laharl in and Maharl, a demon trying to pose as Laharl's sister, respectively.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Laharl is [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa,]] which would explain things.
** And in Japanese, he [[Creator/KaoriMizuhashi shares a voice]] with [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami Tomoe]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]] of all characters, among many others.
** In ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' Creator/BarbaraGoodson plays a boy named Naota who is [[TheStoic stoic]]; the opposite of Laharl.
** As if Vulcanus wasn't ObviouslyEvil enough, he eventually becomes [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Ganondorf]].
** Etna is voiced by Creator/MichelleRuff. [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann She has experienced playing hot-tempered redheads that wear revealing outfits]].

** Originally, the series was supposed to be a space-set rail shooter series, similar to VideoGame/StarFox. Several elements from the original idea can be seen in-game, such as the gun turrets from Chapter 13 and the Scout's Geo Cannon ability [[CulturalTranslation (the latter of which which is called the Dark Cannon in the US version to better fit in with the game's main setting)]].

** Originally, the series was supposed to be a space-set rail shooter series, similar to VideoGame/StarFox. Several elements from the original idea can be seen in-game, such as the gun turrets from Chapter 13 and the Scout's Geo Cannon ability.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Laharl is [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa,]] which would explain things.
** [[FoolyCooly Ta-kun!]] (In Fooly Cooly Creator/BarbaraGoodson plays a boy named Naota who is [[TheStoic stoic]]; the opposite of Laharl)

** Originally, the series was supposed to be a space-set rail shooter series, similar to VideoGame/StarFox. Several elements from the original idea can be seen in-game, such as the gun turrets from Chapter 13 and the Scout's Geo Cannon ability.

** [[FoolyCooly Ta-kun!]] (In Fooly Cooly Barbara Goodson plays a boy named Naota who is [[TheStoic stoic]]; the opposite of Laharl)

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mid Boss was originally going to be a hulking monster who easily cried and Laharl originally had a sister. The designs of proto-Mid Boss and Laharl's little sister would make it's way into the [[MakaiSenkiDisgaea anime]] as two monster guarding the dump Flonne finds Laharl in and Maharl, a demon trying to pose as Laharl's sister, respectively.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Laharl is [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa,]] which would explain things.

** As if Vulcanus wasn't ObviouslyEvil enough, he eventually becomes [[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Ganondorf]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Mid Boss was originally going to be a hulking monster who easily cried and Laharl originally had a sister. The designs of proto-Mid Boss and Laharl's little sister would make it's way into the [[MakaiSenkiDisgaea anime]] as two monster guarding the dump Flonne finds Laharl in and Maharl, a demon trying to pose as Laharl's sister, respectively.