History VideoGame / PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero

** One of the vehicles you can use is [[Franchise/MetalGear Gear Metal YAY]].

* [[spoiler:AllJustADream: A lone Prinny defeating a reborn [[BonusBoss Tyrant Overlord Baal]]!? It's too good to be true. ''It is.'']]

** And even without [[spoiler:the Etna BonusBoss]], the original ending has a lighter, more comedic variation. [[spoiler:Etna decides to reward the Prinnies with a party...that they have to pay an obscene amount of money to attend.]]

* BonusBoss: Etna, Prinny Laharl, and Prinny Baal
** In the sequel, [[spoiler:Etna, Baal, Prinny Baal, [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Priere]] and [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere Tyrant Overlord Eryndum]].]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: No kidding, dood!

* UnsettlingGenderReveal: You know that cute little Lilim? The one that looks like a little sister to the [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus?]] It's not until you earn the secret file that you learn [[spoiler:it's a guy]].
** Bouquet Garni, the girly-looking alraune in the sequel, is also male. The game is kind enough to tell us right off the bat in his normal gallery page at least.

* UnsettlingGenderReveal: You know that cute little Lilim? The one that looks like a little sister to the [[HornyDevil Succubus?]] It's not until you earn the secret file that you learn [[spoiler:it's a guy]].

* AnAxeToGrind: Haldi in the sequel has an absolutely HUGE one. It's twice as big as she is, and causes her to have to build up her run.

* DualBoss: The twins Kim and Chi, and the skeletal dragon... things, Basil and Chervil. [[UpToEleven And about half of the bosses in general in the sequel, even having a 3-on-one! Not to mention a 100-on-one!]] Technically speaking, that is.

* PantyShot: [[spoiler:The final boss of ''Prinny 2'', a giant Etna,]] uses this ''as an attack!''
-->[[spoiler:'''Junkie Etna''']]: I'll show you something good!\\
''EarthShatteringKaboom''

* AppealToPity: Asagi Kurosugi tries this on Prinny Asagi, claiming that she entered because she is deep in debt and is trying to raise money for her sick mother and baby sister. [[spoiler:Most likely a lie considering her [[ManipulativeBastard true character]].]]

* GroundPound

* NoFourthWall: Asagi Mode
* NonstandardGameOver: When you ask the ninja at your hub to help you run away to start a new play cycle, the end credits roll, showing your prinnies' [[spoiler:failed]] attempt at escaping. You also get one if you lose all 1000 of your lives. Replaced by "Death" in the sequel. [[spoiler:He's really a pants tailor.]]
** [[spoiler:Best part? It turns out the ninja's a [[KickTheDog spy for Etna]]. [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking And single.]]]]

-->[[spoiler:'''Junkie Etna''']]: I'll show you something good!
-->''EarthShatteringKaboom''

--> ''Asagi'': Hey, no peeking, perv!

** Bouquet Garni, the girly looking alraune in the sequel, is also male. The game is kind enough to tell us right off the bat in his normal gallery page at least.

In March of 2020, Nippon Ichi confirmed a rerelease of [[CompilationRerelease both games in one package]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch titled ''Prinny 1•2: Exploded and Reloaded'', to be released the following autumn.

** An unfairly difficult plantformer where you can be killed by falling apples? [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy Where have I heard that one before...]] Also, compare the titles: ''Can I Really Be the Hero" and "I Wanna Be The Guy".
* SoundtrackDissonance: A volcanic, [[GoddamnedBats ninja-infested]] [[PlatformHell hellhole]] gets... cheery upbeat jazz music?

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Subverted. Asagi uses Action Replay to increase her level to 9999. Since this isn't a normal-style ''Disgaea'' game, however, this is only [[CutScenePowerToTheMax Cutscene Power]].

In order to get around the MadeOfExplodium properties of Prinnies, Etna gives them a special "[[ScarfOfAsskicking Hero Scarf]]" that offers (very) limited protection against sudden impacts. Unfortunately, there are a thousand Prinnies and only one scarf... so the Prinnies just pass it to the next one in the queue when the current wearer meets his (inevitable) demise, essentially giving the player one thousand lives. [[NintendoHard And you will need them.]]

* PlatformHell: Especially in the later parts of the game. Martial Tower and Martial Tower 2 [[note]]AKA "Lil Asagi Come Home"[[/note]] deserve ''[[ThatOneLevel special]]'' mention.
** Getting Torn Letter 10 is enough to make you snap your PSP in half. You have to master the double jump, running jumps, and just about every other little bit of platforming just to reach the halfway point. The last jump in particular has to be pixel-perfect, or you'll be doing the whole thing all over again.

* InUniverseGameClock

* PettingZooPeople: Cardamon, a fox girl who wishes she was a cat girl...

** In the sequel, [[spoiler:Etna, Baal, Prinny Baal, and [[VideoGame/LaPucelle Priere]]]].

** Using it in the sequel to unlock the Asagi Wars campaign, however, will only get you the preview. No shortcuts this time around. The code ''will'' unlock Asagi Wars, however, if you buy a special ticket for it via PlaystationNetwork. (Thankfully, it's for free!)

** [[spoiler:Prinny Laharl and Prinny Asagi]] in the sequel. Their attacks are powerful, but they use up an extra life when used and you can use them only for one level, after which you have to buy them again. But then again, considering their power, you might actually end up losing less lives, making them AwesomeYetPractical.

In order to get around the MadeOfExplodium properties of Prinnies, Etna gives them a special "[[ScarfOfAsskicking Hero Scarf]]" that offers (very) limited protection against sudden impacts. Unfortunately, there are a thousand Prinnies and only one scarf... so the Prinnies just pass it to the next one in the queue when the current wearer meets his (inevitable) demise, essentially giving the player one thousand lives. [[NintendoHard And you will need them]].

The sequel, ''Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood!'', is essentially more of the same, except this time the Prinnies are looking for Etna's stolen panties. The sequel introduces a [[EasyModeMockery Baby Mode]], a SuperMode called "Break Mode" and an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Creator/NipponIchi's [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist eternally-miserable]] cameo character, Asagi.

** [[spoiler:OrWasItADream: You do get Baal's Heart when you beat him, and considering you do beat [[LaPucelle Overlord Priere]]...]]

* IncrediblyLamePun: Etna-chamber... antechamber... ugh.

** [[spoiler:Best part? It turns out the ninja's a [[KickTheDog spy for Etna.]] [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking And single.]]]]

* ScarfOfAssKicking: Sort of. The scarf keeps prinnies from exploding. So it's more like a Scarf of Not Getting Your Ass Exploded.

** There are also three prinnies you can talk to named Prieza, Prigeta, and Prillin... obviously also {{ShoutOut}}s to ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.

** The sequel's [[Franchise/StarWars Asagi Wars]] has several of them. In addition to the aforementioned title (with matching [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} font]] to boot), there is a scene where [[strike:[[Film/ANewHope a Star Destroyer]]]] [[Film/ANewHope the battleship Yoshitsuna slowly flies overhead in space]]. Oh, and when the Yoshitsuna [[spoiler:prepares to obliterate the Netherworld]], we learn that its weakness is a [[Film/ANewHope small exhaust port]].
** At one point in the sequel, Etna and Flonne are watching [[Film/KindergartenCop Kinder]]mmando[[Film/KindergartenCop Cop]], starring [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Schwarzinature]].

* SoundtrackDissonance: A volcanic, [[GoddamnBats ninja-infested]] [[PlatformHell hellhole]] gets... cheery upbeat jazz music?

->'''Every life is precious. [[ButtMonkey Except his.]]'''

The sequel, ''Prinny 2: Dawn Of Operation Panties, Dood'', is essentially more of the same, except this time the Prinnies are looking for Etna's stolen panties. The sequel introduces a [[EasyModeMockery Baby Mode]], a SuperMode called "Break Mode" and an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Creator/NipponIchi's [[UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist eternally-miserable]] cameo character, Asagi.

** The sequel holds the record for the cheapest piece of paid-for DownloadableContent in gaming's history, with the ten yen Demon World Radish, though it's about 99 cents in the US. There's also Pram's stage and the Asagi ticket for free.

* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood: The Ultimate Desert!
* IncrediblyLamePun: Etna-chamber...antechamber...ugh.