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=== Voiced by: [[Hiromi Hirata]] (JP), [[Vic Mignogna]] (EN) ===
=== Voiced by: [[Hiromi Hirata]] (JP), [[Vic Mignogna]] (EN) ===
[[File:Mao5345252345 2769.png|frame]]
[[File:Mao5345252345 2769.png|frame]]
{{quote|A demon "Honor Student" out to kill his father and take his place as Overlord. Reading far too much manga for his own good, he concludes that the best way to do this is to become the Hero, because [[Invincible Hero|heroes always kick Overlord ass]].}}
{{quote|A demon "Honor Student" out to kill his father and take his place as Overlord. Reading far too much manga for his own good, he concludes that the best way to do this is to become the Hero because [[Invincible Hero|heroes always kick Overlord ass]].}}


Tropes associated with Mao:
Tropes associated with Mao:
* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: An unintentional master of this, whether it's panting heavily and literally drooling over the developments in Almaz's body, demanding for Almaz to teach him about love, or telling Beryl's [[Girl Posse]]: "I'm not interested in praise. Reward me with something physical." See also [[Memetic Molester]].
* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: An unintentional master of this, whether it's panting heavily and literally drooling over the developments in Almaz's body, demanding for Almaz to teach him about love, or telling Beryl's [[Girl Posse]]: "I'm not interested in praise. Reward me with something physical." See also [[Memetic Molester]] below.
* [[An Ice Person]]: His primary element.
* [[An Ice Person]]: His primary element.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V.]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]].
* [[Badass Bookworm|Badass Comic-bookworm]]
* [[Badass Bookworm]]: He's an honor student who's also a powerful demon.
* [[Big Bad]]: of [[Disgaea Infinite]] (arguably)
* [[Big Bad]]: Of ''[[Disgaea Infinite]]'' (arguably).
* [[Blush Sticker]]: Mao gets these then he is turned on.
* [[Blush Sticker]]: Mao gets these, then he is turned on.
* [[Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest|Can't Act Perverted Toward A Rival]]:
* [[Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest|Can't Act Perverted Toward A Rival]]:
{{quote|What are you doing here, Beryl? Are you trying to interrupt my research again? I'm about to conduct a physics experiment on skirt lifting. Get out of here.}}
{{quote|What are you doing here, Beryl? Are you trying to interrupt my research again? I'm about to conduct a physics experiment on skirt lifting. Get out of here.}}
** On the other hand, this could be because Beryl wears proper tights, which kind of defeats the point of skirt-lifting.
* [[Closet Geek]]: He is the closet about liking heroes, truth is he might be as big a fan of them as Almaz and Flonne, if not more.
* [[Closet Geek]]: He is the closet about liking heroes, truth is he might be as big a fan of them as Almaz and Flonne, if not more.
* [[Coat Cape]]
* [[Coat Cape]]: It is held around his neck by a chain.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: In the second fight against Raspberyl, it was implied he used Almaz as a shield.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: In the second fight against Raspberyl, it was implied he used Almaz as a shield.
* [[Cruel Mercy]]: The way he punishes Aurum in the normal ending.
* [[Cruel Mercy]]: The way he punishes Aurum in the normal ending.
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* [[Even Heroes Have Heroes]]: Despite the regular insistence that [[I Read It for the Articles|he doesn't really like heroes and just collects video games and comic books for research]], the fact that he is a fan of Super Hero Aurum is a significant plot point. {{spoiler|Namely, when the hero dropped by 200 years ago asking for directions to the strongest Overlord in the area, Mao was happy to point him in the direction of his father and let slip his weak points for an autograph, not realizing that Aurum was actually going to ''kill'' his father ([[Thou Shalt Not Kill|because heroes don't kill their opponents in cold blood, right?]])}}.
* [[Even Heroes Have Heroes]]: Despite the regular insistence that [[I Read It for the Articles|he doesn't really like heroes and just collects video games and comic books for research]], the fact that he is a fan of Super Hero Aurum is a significant plot point. {{spoiler|Namely, when the hero dropped by 200 years ago asking for directions to the strongest Overlord in the area, Mao was happy to point him in the direction of his father and let slip his weak points for an autograph, not realizing that Aurum was actually going to ''kill'' his father ([[Thou Shalt Not Kill|because heroes don't kill their opponents in cold blood, right?]])}}.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Despite all his research, he doesn't ''get'' concepts like 'courage' and 'love'.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Despite all his research, he doesn't ''get'' concepts like 'courage' and 'love'.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: According to one of the flashbacks, Geoffrey went so far to more or less handcraft Mao's evil laugh for him.
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Expy]]: He's essentially [[Harry Potter]] if he were an evil [[Otaku]].
* [[Expy]]: He's essentially [[Harry Potter]] if he were an evil [[Otaku]].
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: In the worse ending.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn]]: In the worse ending}}.
* [[For Science!]]!
* [[For Science!]]!
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Due to Aurum.}}
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|Due to Aurum}}.
* [[Ice King]]: His heart is literary as cold as ice.
* [[Ice King]]: His heart is literary as cold as ice.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[Insufferable Genius]]
* [[I Read It for the Articles]]: Mao insists that his massive superhero comic book collection is ''purely'' for research purposes. Really.
* [[I Read It for the Articles]]: Mao insists that his massive superhero comic book collection is ''purely'' for research purposes. Really.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Lampshaded by Sapphire in the Super Hero Mao ending.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Lampshaded by Sapphire in the Super Hero Mao ending.
* [[Kick the Morality Pet]]: In the worse ending {{spoiler|he mocks Almaz after he dies which is seen as an in universe [[Moral Event Horizon]] instead of him grieving making everyone turn his back on him. He then attacks them, but once Beryl is gone, he loses it.}}
* [[Kick the Morality Pet]]: In the worse ending, {{spoiler|he mocks Almaz after he dies which is seen as an in universe [[Moral Event Horizon]] instead of him grieving making everyone turn his back on him. He then attacks them, but once Beryl is gone, he loses it}}.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Literal Split Personality]]: The various Maos inside his own heart in Chapters 2 and 4.
* [[Literal Split Personality]]: The various Maos inside his own heart in Chapters 2 and 4.
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{{quote|'''Almaz:''' I think I've just been violated.}}
{{quote|'''Almaz:''' I think I've just been violated.}}
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Almaz at the beginning.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Almaz at the beginning.
* [[Oedipus Complex]]: {{spoiler|Due to Aurum's brainwashing.}}
* [[Oedipus Complex]]: {{spoiler|Due to Aurum's brainwashing}}.
* [[Ominous Pipe Organ]]: "Fugue of Hell", Mao's [[Leitmotif]].
* [[Ominous Pipe Organ]]: "Fugue of Hell", Mao's [[Leitmotif]].
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Depending on how you interpret his final skill, Vasa Aergun, he's either summoning a giant demon or transforming into it.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Depending on how you interpret his final skill Vasa Aergun, he's either summoning a giant demon or transforming into it.
* [[Otaku]]: 4 million hours on a [[Bland-Name Product|Slay Station Portable]] is pretty hardcore.
* [[Otaku]]: 4 million hours on a [[Bland-Name Product|Slay Station Portable]] is pretty hardcore.
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: "...What? I only replaced all Stop signs with Yields, hid peoples' shoes, and prank called a few places at most."
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: "...What? I only replaced all Stop signs with Yields, hid peoples' shoes, and prank called a few places at most."
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* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
* [[Smart People Wear Glasses]]
* {{spoiler|[[Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum]]}}: His reaction to {{spoiler|Raspberyl's}} death in the bad ending.
* {{spoiler|[[Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum]]}}: His reaction to {{spoiler|Raspberyl's}} death in the bad ending.
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Manifests briefly in chapter 5, fully manifests in the game's worst ending.
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Manifests briefly in Chapter 5, fully manifests in the game's worst ending.
* [[Teen Genius]]: Even though he's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], he's still a teenager by netherworld standards.
* [[Teen Genius]]: Even though he's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]], he's still a teenager by netherworld standards.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Saucy Mao.
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: Saucy Mao.
* [[Tights Under Shorts]]
* [[Tights Under Shorts]]
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: Mao's biggest disappointment upon learning that {{spoiler|his butler Geoffery has been experimenting on him while he's unconscious}} is that he wasn't awake to remember any of it...Well, the total breach of trust too, but mostly the former. When he confronts him about it, he demands ''video''.
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: Mao's biggest disappointment upon learning that {{spoiler|his butler Geoffery has been experimenting on him while he's unconscious}} is that he wasn't awake to remember any of it... Well, the total breach of trust too, but mostly the former. When he confronts him about it, he demands ''video''.
* [[Torture Technician]]: Comes natural with his love for experimenting and reconstructing his victims.
* [[Torture Technician]]: Comes natural with his love for experimenting and reconstructing his victims.
* [[Tsundere]]: Much like Laharl, if he does something good, he'll try to deny it.
* [[Tsundere]]: Much like Laharl, if he does something good, he'll try to deny it.
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* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Why Don't You Marry It?]]: The rest of the group is pretty convinced that Mao likes mad science in ''that'' sort of way. He doesn't exactly help his case against it.
* [[Why Don't You Marry It?]]: The rest of the group is pretty convinced that Mao likes mad science in ''that'' sort of way. He doesn't exactly help his case against it.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: In one bad ending.


== Almaz von Almandine Adamant ==
== Almaz von Almandine Adamant ==
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Tropes associated with Almaz:
Tropes associated with Almaz:
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]
* [[Alliterative Name]]: '''A'''lmaz von '''A'''lmandine '''A'''damant.
** [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Lampshaded
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type 1. Graduates to full hero by the end of the game.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: Type 1. Graduates to full hero by the end of the game.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Lampshaded.
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]: To get his hero title back was all it took.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back from the Dead]]: To get his hero title back was all it took}}.
* [[Bad Liar]]
* [[Bad Liar]]
* [[The Chew Toy]]: My god...this guy is unlucky. Taken to [[Woobie]] levels especially in the Almaz ending.
* [[The Chew Toy]]: My god...this guy is unlucky. Taken to [[Woobie]] levels especially in the Almaz ending.