Disgaea: Hour of Darkness: Difference between revisions

* [[Breather Episode]]: Probably the reason for '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''' and company getting introduced right after [[Tear Jerker|Chapter 8]].

* [[Bright Castle]]: The Overlord's Castle is a gothic version.

* [[Celibate Hero]]: Laharl, though it seems to be more a matter of his relative youth.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Flonne's pendant, specifically {{spoiler|how it burns those with wicked hearts - note that Laharl is ''not'' burned by it when she gives it to him in the last chapter}}.

* [[Dual-Meaning Chorus]]: {{spoiler|The lyrics to "Red Moon" in chapter 8 first refer to the Prinnies being literally reborn... and then, repeated at the end, refer to Laharl being ''figuratively'' reborn by rediscovering love.}}

* [[Dumb Is Good]]: '''Flonne.'''

* [[Elite Tweak]]: The point of the bonus portion of the game (which is at least as big as the game proper) is to twink yourself to the max.

* [[Enter Eponymous]]: The second chapter is titled "Enter Flonne".

* [[Ham to Ham Combat]]: Laharl and '''Captain Gordon, [[Memetic Mutation|DEFENDER OF EARTH!!!]]''', Laharl and Midboss, The Prism Rangers, Vulcanus... you know what? [[World of Ham|Just about every fight in the game.]]

* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Laharl, who at the beginning of the game spends two years taking a ten ''day'' nap! {{spoiler|It was the result of being poisoned.}}

* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: Etna loves doing this during most of her chapter previews, particularly the one for episode 6. Laharl and Vyers provide snark.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: Played straight by Laharl for promotional images and cut-scenes. Being a humanoid character, however, the player can choose to equip him with any weapon. In fact, he's one of the few in the first Disgaea to be highly proficient with multiple weapons. <ref> He has an A ranked proficiency with all melee-type weapons (Fists, Swords, Spears, and Axes) and even a bow</ref>

* [[I Made Copies]]: In episode 5 Maderas sends a challege to Laharl to contend for overlordship on the back of a embarrassing photo, he threatens to scatter copies of set photo all across the Netherworld if Laharl does not comply.

* [[A Lighter Shade of Black]]: Laharl the wannabe [[Evil Overlord]] vs. an [[Omnicidal Maniac]].

{{quote| '''Etna:''' "Flonne, whatcha doing?"<br />

'''Flonne:''' Oh, hi Et... <br />

*Gunshots* }}

* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: As soon as General Carter shows up, the plot takes a turn for the serious.

* [[Knight Templar]]: Vulcanus, living proof that [[Light Is Not Good]].

** In the sequels she goes beyond [[Magikarp Power]] and well into [[Game Breaker]] territory, toeing the line to [[One Man Party]] - and with some HP twinking she ''really can be''.

* [[Make It Look Like an Accident]]: {{spoiler|Rare benevolent variation. King Krichevskoy dying from choking on a black pretzel was merely what the people were told; he actually died of wounds sustained in battle.}}

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: In Episode 7, you have to bring back Aramis' zombies (including the one with the Horse Weiner). Episode 8 is a [[Tear Jerker]] in which even the battle music is depressing. In Episode 9 we meet none other than '''CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF THE EARTH!''' . (Yeah, it's just fun to say.)

* [[Multiple Endings]]: At least eight endings not counting the general Game Over screen.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Lamington.

* [[Only the Pure of Heart]]: {{spoiler|<s>Vyers The Dark Adonis</s> Mid-Boss}} can touch Flonne's pendant (which harms evil) without being punished. He says that "the heavens wouldn't punish such a pure heart as mine". This is foreshadowing, as {{spoiler|he is King Krichevskoi, and working with Seraph Lamington in a [[Batman Gambit]] (it depends on the actions of the player) to make his son a better person (or demon).}}

* [[Overrated and Underleveled]]: {{spoiler|Kurtis}} pulls a [[Big Damn Heroes]] and joins your party... at level 50, at a point your party should be level 60 (150 is easy at this point if you try). This makes him pretty ineffective on the monsters you were "saved" from.

** The scene actually spoofs itself - {{spoiler|Kurtis}}'s [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment is instantly undermined by his newfound status as a [[Butt Monkey|Prinny]], and nearly gets laughed off the stage by the heroes before they finally accept his help.

** Prince!! (Title, not name, but close enough. Etna, in the good and normal endings, when Laharl is going to {{spoiler|sacrifice himself for Flonne.}})

* [[Scripted Battle]]: Etna plays with this by scripting the tutorial battle to make you lose, to show the player what NOT to do.

** At the end of chapter 13, Etna's 'next episode' preview is completely serious and accurately describes the upcoming event, instead of the goofy and wildly inaccurate scenarios she usually predict. The others find this utterly terrifying.

*** When you encounter Vyers at the entrance to Celestia, Laharl calls him "Dark Adonis" instead of "Mid-Boss" as usual, recognizing that the guy may be more than he seems.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Maderas.

* [[Succession Crisis]]: The first half of the game.

* [[Symbol Swearing]]: Thursday.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Seraph Lamington behind Archangel Vulcanus}}.

* [[This Is Unforgivable!]]: Mid-Boss says this after Laharl gives him his new nickname.

** Laharl after Etna's spell bounces off Flonne and burns up his hair.