History YMMV / PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero

** [[WildMassGuessing Some subscribe to the notion that]] [[TheHero the Hero prinny]] is merely a single prinny that actually accomplished all those badass feats himself seeing as though, [[JustifiedTrope despite in-game justification for the life system being 1000 separate prinnies,]] it's been shown that, no matter how many prinnies died, all the playable ones have the exact same personality & voice despite the fact that it's been shown that the prinnies in the hub all have voices & personalities separate from the protagonist [[VerbalTic dood.]]

* SpiritualLicensee: It's basically VideoGame/GhostsAndGoblins with a VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} skin.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: The Asagi Wars ending, which doubles as a ShoutOut to the climax of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars: Episode IV]]'' taken UpToEleven and a Heartwarming moment to see Asagi be fully redeemed afterwards.* SpiritualLicensee: It's basically VideoGame/GhostsAndGoblins with a VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} skin.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The Asagi Wars ending, which doubles as a ShoutOut to the climax of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars: Episode IV]]'' taken UpToEleven and a Heartwarming moment to see Asagi be fully redeemed afterwards.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The end credits. Take some really heartmoving music (Kusha Kusha No Yume ( Wrinkled Dreams)), and still scenes that show [[spoiler: Morgan playing with his kid, photoshoots for the [[UnsettlingGenderReveal incubus]], [[CatGirl Cardamon]] meowing with [[AxeCrazy Anise]], and several other little humorous/cute shots]], you can't help but feel that all the [[NintendoHard hell]] you went through was absolutely [[WorthIt worth it.]]
** Almost any moment between Asagi and Flonne in Asagi Mode.

* SpiritualLicensee: It's basically VideoGame/GhostsAndGoblins with a VideoGame/{{Disgaea}} skin.

** [[spoiler:[[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Junkie Etna]]]]. Like Sir Sweet, she can't be stunned, and has a ton of health. On the plus side, you're given cannons to make big attacks on the main body, but this is mitigated by the fact that to use said cannons, you have to break the crate that covers their switches and it takes a lot just to break them. On top of that, you're constantly being bombarded by BeamSpam attacks and sporadic fireball attacks from her moving core. Again, the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] manages to make the pain slightly more bearable.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[TheOtherDarrin Changing the voices of returning characters]] in the sequel was not well-received, but none drew as much ire as changing Laharl's voice.

** [[WildMassGuessing Some subscribe to the notion that]] [[TheHero the Hero prinny]] [[{{Badass}} is merely a single prinny that actually accomplished all those badass feats himself seeing as though,]] [[JustifiedTrope despite in-game justification for the life system being 1000 separate prinnies,]] it's been shown that, no matter how many prinnies died, all the playable ones have the exact same personality & voice despite the fact that it's been shown that the prinnies in the hub all have voices & personalities separate from the protagonist [[VerbalTic dood.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: In the first game, Etna hacked her PS3, and her games were all pirated. This wasn't possible until 2011, when George Hotz published the [[TechnoBabble root key]] for the aforementioned, allowing the system to be hacked. The game was first released in '''2008.'''

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZFz24p2hTk music]] makes the fight almost bearable. Almost.

*** Here's a tip: once you have stunned Chefbot for the first time, you ''can'' quickly stun him while he's recovering by quickly ground pounding the top of his keyhole. If you get the hang of it, he's easier. A bit easier, at least. Oh, but if your timing is off by a BIT, you will get hit.
*** By 'a bit' easier? You can beat him once you get the timing down. Timing is still hellacious/insane. NOBODY recommends trying the normal way. NOBODY.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l4he6rtgP0 The ''Disgaea: The Love-Hate Battle Tale'' joke trailer in Prinny 2]].

** [[WildMassGuessing Some subscribe to the notion that]] [[TheHero the Hero prinny]] [[{{Badass}} is merely a single prinny that actually accomplished all those badass feats himself seeing as though,]] [[JustifiedTrope despite in-game justification for the life system being 1000 separate prinnies,]] [[WildMassGuessing it's been shown that, no matter how many prinnies died, all the playable ones have the exact same personality & voice despite the fact that it's been shown that the prinnies in the hub all have voices & personalities separate from the protagonist]] [[VerbalTic dood.]]

** [[WildMassGuessing Some subscribe to the notion that]] [[TheHero the Hero prinny]] [[BadAss is merely a single prinny that actually accomplished all those badass feats himself seeing as though,]] [[JustifiedTrope despite in-game justification for the life system being 1000 separate prinnies,]] [[WildMassGuessing it's been shown that, no matter how many prinnies died, all the playable ones have the exact same personality & voice despite the fact that it's been shown that the prinnies in the hub all have voices & personalities separate from the protagonist]] [[VerbalTic dood.]]

** Also in the sequel, BonusBoss [[MakaiKingdom Pram]]. Defeating her unlocks a GameBreaker facility for your concierge, and you better believe she will make you ''earn'' it. Her attacks are on par with certain {{Bullet Hell}}s. Thankfully, you have infinite lives for this particular battle.

** The Prinny wearing the scarf is simply regarded as a Prinny. Fans call him Hero Prinny to tell him apart from the rest of the Prinnies. Seems to have become a sort of SureWhyNot in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3|AbsenceOfJustice}}'', as Hero Prinny is his title.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[TheOtherDarrin Changing the voices of returning]] in the sequel was not well-received, but none drew as much ire as changing Laharl's voice.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[TheOtherDarrin Changing Laharl's voice]] in the sequel was NOT well-received.

** The Prinny wearing the scarf is simply regarded as a Prinny. Fans call him Hero Prinny to tell him apart from the rest of the Prinnies. Seems to have become a sort of SureWhyNot in {{Disgaea 3}}, as Hero Prinny is his title.

* CompleteMonster: Asagi Kurosugi. Think Asagi, but now [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] and willing to actually kill people to become the main character.

* ThatOneBoss: The second battle against Sir Sweet. The good news is that he follows the same exact pattern every time you fight him. The bad news is that, unlike most bosses, you can't stun him with by [[GroundPound Ground Pounding]] him, meaning your only method of attack is to slowly chip him with your dagger attacks [[hottip:*: In most boss battles, if you GroundPound the boss a certain amount of times, they will be stunned and will take much more damage than usual]] and you're fighting him on a VERY small platform, giving you very little room to dodge his attack. And if that wasn't enough, you still have to beat him under three minutes like every other boss. Expect to be losing a good portion of your lives.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Eventually the Prinnies sent out to gain the Ultra Dessert ingredients demand a raise in the form of actual money instead of fish. Etna, of course, refuses, and engages the Prinnies, who have banded together against her along side all but four of the Prinnies out of her entire staff (giving the player infinite lives). By the end of the battle, [[TheBattleDidntCount Etna shows that defiance of her power is futile.]]]]
** 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.]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The end credits. Take some really heartmoving music (Kusha Kusha No Yume ( Wrinkled Dreams)), and still scenes that show [[spoiler: Morgan playing with his kid, photoshoots for the [[DroppedABridgetOnHim incubus]], [[CatGirl Cardamon]] meowing with [[AxeCrazy Anise]], and several other little humorous/cute shots]], you can't help but feel that all the [[NintendoHard hell]] you went through was absolutely [[WorthIt worth it.]]

* AlasPoorVillain: At the end [[spoiler: of Asagi mode, her prinny suit explodes and kills her.]] It's not all bad, though, [[spoiler: in TheStinger, she comes back as a prinny.]] She also gets her own mini-campaign in the sequel, the closest she's gotten so far to getting her own game.

* GoddamnedBats: Imps. Not so bad on their own, but when they come in swarms, you'll be pulling your hair out. Oh and they're constantly following you. And now the sequel has a ''[[ItGotWorse metal variant]]''.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: [[OtherDarrin Changing Laharl's voice]] was NOT well-received.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l4he6rtgP0 The ''Disgaea: The Love-Hate Battle Tale'' joke trailer in Prinny 2]].

* CompleteMonster: Asagi Kurosugi. Think Asagi, but now [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] and willing to actually kill people to become the main character.

** Ninja. [[NinjaLog Can't be stunned]]. TeleportSpam. Hard-to-avoid projectile and dash attacks. Goddamn ninja. Then, you have the Shadow Master variants who, in addition to all of the above, have the ability to ''block your attacks''.

** Archers. They shoot flaming arrows in a wide arc, sometimes even three at once.
* EvenBetterSequel: Thanks to the addition of [[EasyModeMockery Baby Mode]], extra playable characters, and a unique extra scenario starring EnsembleDarkhorse Asagi.
* FanNickname: [[IWannaBeTheGuy Prinny: I Wanna Be the Dood]]

** Mothmen and their Unknown variant. Both come in swarms, often when you're facing PlatformHell.

*** Here's a tip: once you have stunned Chefbot for the first time, you ''can'' quickly stun him while he's recovering by quickly ground pounding the top of his keyhole. If you get the hang of it, he's easier. A bit easier, at least. Oh, but if your timing is off by a BIT, you will get hit.
*** By 'a bit' easier? You can beat him once you get the timing down. Timing is still hellacious/insane. NOBODY recommends trying the normal way. NOBODY.

** The CHEFBOT-9000 is the game's way of telling you [[ThisIsGonnaSuck just]] [[DifficultySpike how]] [[BeyondTheImpossible hard]] things are going to become. Like the above example, you can't GroundPound him; you have to throw three bombs into his keyhole (the TOP of the keyhole), and then move in and wail on him. You can only get bombs when he smashes the floor, an attack that covers about half the platform. He also has a charge move that not only sucks away precious room, but can also ''push you down a bottomless pit at random.'' Finally, the computer can just have him [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard dash back and forth forever]], making it impossible to get any more bombs. He also takes a ton of hits, meaning you'll have to do this four to five times if you're good. Oh, and you have three minutes. Enjoy.

* CompleteMonster: Asagi Kurosugi. Think Asagi, but now willing to actually kill people to become the main character.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is Etna really that [[SpoiledBrat bratty]] to send 1000 prinnies to their assumed deaths over a hard-to-make dessert? Or....[[spoiler: did she really know what Sir Sweet was up to, knew that he was the one capturing the prinnies, and thus [[XanatosGambit knew that creating the Ultra Dessert would bring him out of hiding?]] [[XanatosRoulette Further, knowing the Prinnies would fight as much as possible to keep their skins, follow him to the ends of the Netherworld to get the dessert back, and thus lead to the G-Sweet that Sir Sweet was making?]]]]