La Pucelle/Characters

Prier
Heroine and main character of the game. A junior demon hunter who dreams of becoming the next Maiden of Light, but acts nothing like it.

She eventually becomes a Demon Overlord instead, and has appeared as such as a cameo in every Disgaea game.

Tropes Associated with Prier:

"Culotte: But if you think about it, you'd make a much better demon lord than a Maiden of Light..."
 * Amazonian Beauty
 * Badass Arm-Fold: Does this when she gets pissed.
 * Beneath the Mask: Prier always try to look strong and not look weak, especially in front of Culotte.
 * Blank White Eyes: When shocked or stunned, along with Sweat Drop.
 * Boobs of Steel: Prier is like the poster girl of this trope.
 * Cool Big Sis: To the orphans in town. Eclair also refers to her as "Big sister".
 * Cross-Popping Veins
 * Dangerously-Short Skirt: Her dress is so short, the apron is all that prevents a Panty Shot, and as the heroine, she always fights in this outfit.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Fireball Eyeballs: When angry or feeling particularly pumped up about something.
 * Good Old Fisticuffs: She has a nasty uppercut that is powerful enough to not only for the opponent to reach the moon but obliterate it and that is without being an Overlord. Prier is a Badass Action Girl.
 * Hartman Hips
 * Kewpie Doll Surprise: When shocked.
 * Kick Chick: Prier's primary weapon is her baton, but she's just as likely to kick ass with her powerful legs. Her foot is capable of smashing even the strongest of steel doors.
 * Mama Bear: Prier doesn't take kindly to people who threaten her little brother.
 * Morality Chain:.
 * Naughty Nuns: To her defense, Father Salade gave her the clothes.
 * Nun-Too-Holy: For someone aiming to be The Maiden of Light, she sure likes her violence and rudeness.

"You always looked the prettiest when you were smiling."
 * Promotion to Parent: Although they grew up in a orphanage, Prier tries to act like a mother figure for Culotte.
 * Second Love:.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Mastiff gave her name as "Prier", while Atlus and NISA use "Priere".
 * Even Japan seems unsure if her name is supposed to be Prier or Priere, using both names on the official website and in official materials.
 * Sweat Drop: So many times, she has her own personal animation.
 * When She Smiles: According to Alouette.


 * Why Can't I Hate You?:.
 * Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises: When frustrated.

Tropes associated with Overlord Prier:


 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Amazon Brigade: Often turns up with a small group of female-only demons backing her in her cameo appearances.
 * Badass: There's plenty of demons born as Overlords or those who become Overlords, but Prier is one of the few humans in the Disgaea universe who became one through sheer power and Level Grinding. That's pretty badass.
 * Bonus Boss: Is often one in Disgaea games.
 * Boobs of Steel: Just like her normal form, but they're even more obvious now.
 * The Dark Side Will Make You Forget: Seems to have happened to her in some of the Cameo appearances, and can happen to her in the Overlord Prier story of the remake of La Pucelle.
 * Evil Costume Switch: And you thought her first outfit was bad enough...
 * Cleavage Window
 * Detached Sleeves
 * Leotard of Power
 * Evil Laugh: She has a sprite for one, but she has no in-battle voices. She does, however, have one in Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten, and yes, it does sound like a certain other character voiced by Mai Nakahara.
 * Fallen Hero: She can become one.
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Or she can not.
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Glass Cannon: When Prier becomes an Overlord, she trades defense for attack. If you thought being hit by magic hurt before...
 * Horned Humanoid
 * Horny Devils: Looks rather similar to a Succubus, but she doesn't seem to have their traits.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Power Gives You Wings
 * She's Got Legs
 * Sideboob and Underboobs
 * Stripperiffic: By all accounts, something as simple as a good breeze should be enough to reveal her nipples.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side
 * Winged Humanoid: The sprites are somewhat inconsistent between games as to whether she has them though.

Culotte
Prier's younger brother and the official Narrator. Tends to serve as Prier's voice of reason, to various degrees of success. Like his sister, he's also a junior demon hunter.


 * Adorably Precocious Child: He's more mature than Prier despite being her much younger brother. He's not really taken seriously by anyone, however. He's also the cutest thing you've ever seen.
 * Blank White Eyes: When shocked or stunned, along with Sweat Drop.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Usually directed at Prier, and tends to leave him with a bump on the head.
 * First-Person Smartass
 * Face Palm
 * Hammerspace: His backpack.
 * Hidden Eyes: When frightened.
 * I Miss Mom: "I want my Daddy!! I want my Mommy!!" cries Culotte after their parents death.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Attacks with fruits, lollipops, mushrooms and bombs.
 * Innocent Prodigy
 * Just a Kid
 * No Infantile Amnesia: Inverted, Culotte explicitly says he does not really remember anything about his mother and father who died when he was five years old.
 * Post-Kiss Catatonia: Even if it was just on the cheek.
 * Precocious Crush: On Alouette.
 * Shy Finger-Twiddling: When embarrassed.
 * Sweat Drop

Alouette
Prier and Culotte's teacher in Church. She arrived at the Church of the Holy Maiden much later then the two of them, but her miracles were so powerful that she shot up the ranks very quickly. Was found by Father Salade and has no memory of her past. .

"And you're wearing a micro-mini under your robe!"
 * Apologetic Attacker
 * By The Holy Book Demon Hunter
 * Corporal Punishment: She sometimes hits Prier in the head with her book when she does something wrong.
 * Declarative Finger: She likes to use it when she is scolding.
 * The Empath: She can sense if people are evil/good and their emotions.
 * Equivalent Exchange:.
 * First-Name Basis: Prier and Alouette agrees to call each other simply by their names in Chapter 3.
 * The Fundamentalist: She got some trace of this in the beginning, she gets much better.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Very mildly, but she admits to herself that she is a little jealous of Prier and Culotte's family bond.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Mini-Dress of Power: Lampshaded by Prier.


 * Mysterious Waif
 * Principles Zealot: She clings to the Goddess' teachings to the point where she is willing to execute a wild beast for harming humans in self defense. She eventually starts growing out of it.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Sweat Drop
 * Throw the Book At Them: One of her specials is whacking the opponent over the head with a thick book. She often does this to Prier as well.
 * Who Dares?: How dare you question the Holy Book?!
 * Throw the Book At Them: One of her specials is whacking the opponent over the head with a thick book. She often does this to Prier as well.
 * Who Dares?: How dare you question the Holy Book?!

Croix Raoul
A freelance demon hunter who ends up working with the Church of the Holy Maiden. At one point, he worked for the Church of the Divine Mother, but quickly left them after he discovered that they were ran by demons. Like Alouette, he has no memory of his past. .


 * Badass Longcoat
 * BFG: One of his final attacks involves a big bazooka.
 * Cigarette Chomper: If you played the Japanese version that is.
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has his moments as lampshaded by Prier.
 * Nice Guy: Prier describes him as cheerful and dependable.
 * Recurring Dreams
 * See You in Hell: One of Croix's battle stock phrases.
 * Sunglasses at Night: Or in a cave, temple, demon world, wherever. Croix only takes off his Cool Shades to demonstrate surprise about something.
 * Guns Akimbo
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He has his moments as lampshaded by Prier.
 * Nice Guy: Prier describes him as cheerful and dependable.
 * Recurring Dreams
 * See You in Hell: One of Croix's battle stock phrases.
 * Sunglasses at Night: Or in a cave, temple, demon world, wherever. Croix only takes off his Cool Shades to demonstrate surprise about something.
 * Recurring Dreams
 * See You in Hell: One of Croix's battle stock phrases.
 * Sunglasses at Night: Or in a cave, temple, demon world, wherever. Croix only takes off his Cool Shades to demonstrate surprise about something.

Eclair
The Princess of Paprica, Prier and Culotte met her four years prior to the story, and have been good friends with her ever since. Unfortunately, due to ever-accumulating stress, a dark side of herself was unknowingly formed, which she was soon forced to confront.


 * Beta Couple: She and Homard to Prier and Croix.
 * Detached Sleeves: As Dark Eclair.
 * Enemy Within: Soon confronts her Super-Powered Evil Side.
 * Expy: Of Princess Gradriel from Princess Crown.
 * Eyelid-Pull Taunt: Done by Dark Eclair.
 * Giant Waist Ribbon: It may be rather small compared to other examples, but it can be seen from any angle.
 * Hidden Buxom: Dark Eclair shows that Eclair got bigger breast than what her princess dress lets on.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: Really resents her position as nobility.
 * Leotard of Power: As Dark Eclair.
 * Pimped-Out Dress
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Royals Who Actually Do Something
 * Shock and Awe: Her specials are all lightning-based.
 * Meaningful Name: Eclair is French for lightning or flash. Or a pastry.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: This how Eclair thinks of her two halves, like two sister of light and dark.
 * Stone Wall: Low movement and Jump, has the best defense and resistance of the entire party in her normal state.
 * Glass Cannon/Fragile Speedster: Her dark side.
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Develops due to the stress of training to be Queen and the Maiden of Light at such a young age.
 * Evil Costume Switch: [[media:Dark Eclair little 2 9330.png|Dark Eclair]].
 * Dark Is Not Evil: Just wanted to be free, really.

Homard
A Pirate who leads the Chocolat Gang. He's traveling around, hoping to meet the demon who crippled his father years ago. . His carefree attitude causes friction with Eclair initially, but the two patch things up as the story continues.

""I was saving this attack, just for you!""
 * Badass: Creates his own insta-kill attack.


 * Cool Ship: It flies and has a main cannon.
 * Dual-Wielding: Has a pair of rapiers, used for cutting and slashing.
 * Encyclopaedic Knowledge: It is lampshaded that he knows a lot about Mt. Champignon, and it's hinted that he know a lot about everything because he is world-traveling air pirate.
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Gentleman Adventurer: Being an air pirate is his excuse to go on adventurers while trying to find the demon that crippled his father.
 * Green Eyes: He is in no way a cat, but his crew is.
 * Hook Hand: Not Homard himself, but his second in command Yattanya.
 * Hot-Blooded: What else do you expect from someone voiced by the King of Braves?
 * I Want to Be a Real Man
 * The Magnificent: "The great Captain Homard".
 * Sky Pirate
 * So Beautiful It's a Curse: "Oh, why must I be so devillishly handsome?!".
 * They Call Me Mister Tibbs "Don't call me Boss. It's Captain."
 * You Crippled My Father
 * They Call Me Mister Tibbs "Don't call me Boss. It's Captain."
 * You Crippled My Father

Father Salade
The Founder of the Church of the Holy Maiden, he's an experienced Demon Hunter. . It appears that he was the one who taught Prier how to fight.

""Do you think you can take on Salade the Demon Killer?""
 * Badass Grandpa: Well over 50 years old, can kick the crap out of demons.
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Boast: Trust us, he has the skills to back it up.


 * Bald of Awesome: His character design sketches shows that he is bald.
 * Corporal Punishment: He hits Prier from behind for being late.
 * Dirty Old Man: Who do you think picked Prier and Alouette's outfits?
 * Good Old Fisticuffs: Can punch out Demon Lords barehanded.
 * Made of Iron: Can easily shrug off one of Prier's kicks... including her Groin Attack.
 * Grandpa What Massive Hotness You Have: His character design sketches shows that when he is shirtless and hatless, he looks just like Kratos.
 * Henpecked Husband: Probably a very mild example, but Culotte mentions Salade could never stand up to his wife, and Salade answers that it is true and that he would rather be fighting demons.
 * High Priest
 * Opaque Lenses
 * Real Men Love Jesus: Loves Goddess Poitreene.
 * Save the Princess: His dream as a boy.

Noir
A half-demon who formed the Church of the Divine Mother, and has over 70% of Paprica's faithful, more than enough to prove a threat to the Queen. Growing up, he was teased and bullied by both demons and humans, which lead him to the creation of his own goals: to obtain Calamity's powers and create a world for himself by eliminating all humans.


 * Big Bad
 * The Chessmaster: Plays all of the other characters so well that it takes nearly the entire game for anyone to do much more than inconvenience him slightly.
 * Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?: '  '.
 * Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
 * Eviler Than Thou: ?
 * Evilly Affable
 * Expecting Someone Taller: Culotte imagined the head of Church of the Divine Mother was scarier.
 * Fantastic Racism: On the receiving end from both demons and humans.
 * Half-Human Hybrid:
 * Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad
 * High Priest
 * The Humans Killed My Mother
 * I Lied:.
 * Noble Demon: His father, according to his mother, was a pretty good guy.
 * One-Winged Angel
 * Orphan's Ordeal: His mother was killed right in front of him by other humans, that was a very bad idea to do.
 * Power Floats: He has the ability to float.
 * Sexy Priest: No Casanova, but he is good looking and charismatic.
 * Sinister Minister
 * Utopia Justifies the Means
 * Villain with Good Publicity
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness