Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Story

The story of Disgaea begins with Laharl rising from an open coffin in his room. Etna, one of the castle's bailiffs, is standing next to him, surrounded by various weapons. She explains to him that he has been asleep for two years, much longer than he intended, and that his father, King Krichevskoy, has died. Laharl vows to take back the throne and, after consulting with Etna and his other vassals, goes to Vyers' castle. After defeating the demon Vyers, who calls himself "Dark Adonis" and is renamed "Mid-Boss" by Laharl, he meets the angelic student Flonne. Flonne had been sent to the Underworld by Seraph Lamington, the ruler of Celestia, to assassinate King Krichevskoy (who was already dead). Shocked by Laharl's lack of grief over his father's death, the eternally optimistic Flonne joins Laharl's group to find out if demons are capable of feeling love. The paranoid archangel Vulcanus secretly watches them. He considers Flonne's actions treasonous and is convinced she is plotting against him. After Etna demands that Laharl pay the salary of the prinnies she has hired, he decides to attack the demon with the most money nearby. This is Hoggmeiser at the Dinero Palace. After defeating Hoggmeiser, Laharl is about to kill him until Hoggmeiser's son storms out and gets in his way. Flonne persuades Laharl to spare her, and Laharl lets her keep some of the money. In response, Hoggmeiser joins the group. At some point, Flonne and Etna discover a photograph of Laharl in an embarrassing situation. Laharl refers to it as a "paparazzi photo," but the actual contents of the photo are never revealed. A threat on the back of the photo states that copies would be distributed if Laharl did not accept the challenge to fight for rulership; Laharl was thus blackmailed. When he accepts this challenge, Laharl meets Maderas, a vampire. He was banished by King Krichevskoy for stealing the king's favorite snack, black pretzels. Maderas exploits Laharl's two greatest weaknesses - optimism and women with sexy bodies. Maderas also controlled Etna by capturing her memory. He had ordered her to kill the prince, but she had instead put him to sleep for two years by poisoning him. Finally, Etna betrays Maderas and defeats him along with Laharl, Flonne and Mid-Boss. When Flonne wakes up later that night, she discovers that several princes are singing and leaving the castle. Laharl is worried that his reputation will be tarnished if it is discovered that he let his vassals escape, and chases after them the next morning. Eventually he meets his death and the player learns that Big Sis Prinny is actually Laharl's mother; she became a Prinny because she gave her life to save him.