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Laharl (ラハール Rahāru?) is a recurring character in the Disgaea series. Arrogant and self-centred, Laharl attempts to maintain the attitude of a typical demon. He is actually a half-demon, due to his mother being a human. He is known for his evil laugh which is heard numerous times throughout the series. The first game in the series, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness chronicles his attempt to inherit his title of Overlord after the death of his father, King Krichevskoy, and his eventual discovery of love.

Story[]

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness/Afternoon of Darkness/DS/PC/Complete[]

Past[]

Laharl is the son of the then Overlord of the Netherworld, King Krichevskoy and a human witch named Gwen.

Shortly after he was born, Laharl would come down with a disease that would kill him. In order to save him, Gwen would sacrifice her own life to save her son, however, the experience would give Laharl severe trauma, making him think that love was the reason his mother died which made him begin to repress these emotions.

Eventually, Laharl would be poisoned by Etna, one of his father's vassals, under orders of Maderas. This poison wouldn't kill Laharl but instead put him into a two-year-long sleep. While he was asleep, King Krichevskoy would die, leaving the throne open for any powerful Demon to take.

Episode 1: Prince of the Netherworld[]

After being awakened by Etna, Laharl learns that he had been asleep for two years and that his father had died while he was asleep. Instantly, Laharl makes his stake to the throne so he can become the next Overlord.

After being informed that a local demon named Vyres was aiming to become the next Overlord, Laharl along with Etna and her Prinnies went over to Vyres' Castle so Laharl could beat him down. As soon as Laharl entered the castle, he tasked the Prinnies and Etna with stealing everything of value in the castle.

Once Laharl reached the main room, he would encounter Vyres who Laharl would rename Mid-Boss, irritating him into fighting Laharl and would easily beat him.

Etna Mode[]

The events as written below are non-canon

In the alternate reality Etna Mode in the PSP/DS version, Etna kills Laharl as he wakes up by accident. While playing this mode, the player will not have access to Laharl. In order to prevent suspicion from Maderas, Etna places fake antennas on a Prinny and passes it off as Laharl. By the end of Etna Mode, Laharl is actually revealed to be alive. The shot that supposedly killed him only knocked him out, and he is found by Etna in Stellar Graveyard.

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories/Dark Hero Days/PC[]

Laharl first appears in Disgaea 2 after he learns that Etna has defeated Overlord Zenon, and goes after her to force her to come back to his castle, having had nothing to eat but canned tuna because she took the Prinnies with her. He encounters the party in episode 11 and defeats them easily. However, Rozalin stubbornly stands against him, causing Laharl to break the seal on True Zenon out of curiosity. True Zenon proves far too powerful for Laharl, who quickly runs away (though it should be noted that Laharl didn't even seem injured after the fight, just frustrated that he wasn't able to overcome her). He later returns and tries to make himself the main character of Disgaea 2, blaming not being the main character for his defeat. It's revealed that the reason Etna left was because Laharl stole her rare pudding. He is playable after completing the optional missions "I want to fight an Overlord!" and "Summon Laharl!". When completing the final mission, Laharl joins after tasting Hanako's cooking since he can't make her his chef. In the good ending, Etna goes back to serving him and Hanako joins her.

Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice/Absence of Detention[]

Laharl appears before Mao, who Laharl assumes to be the legendary Overlord who stole his height(Claiming to be 6'6). Mao, however, believes that Laharl is the legendary Overlord and the two fight. When the battle ends, Mao and Laharl appear to be evenly matched until Almaz makes them realize that neither of them are the legendary Overlord. Laharl, along with Etna and Flonne, joins the party and reveals to Mao that the legendary Overlord they have all been looking for is Baal.

In an alternate battle, Laharl suddenly appears before Mao alongside Etna and Flonne, claiming to be Mao's father. Mao doesn't believe him at all, but later begins to call Laharl his old man after defeating him. However, it turns out that this was all an attempt to steal the lead role and he reveals to Mao that he is actually another Overlord after the battle. The game ends after this.

Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten/A Promise Revisisted/Complete+[]

Laharl is a boss in the game's post game and is unlocked after being defeated, much like in previous Disgaea games. He tries to take over the presidency and the Netherworld again, as well as the spot of main character, but loses to Valvatorez and the gang, upon which he becomes impressed by their power and turns them all into his vassals. Fenrich expresses disapproval of this, as well as the idea of Laharl hijacking the "main character" role, but Valvatorez shrugs it off as he is more determined in finding the cause of the abnormal phenomenon in the Netherworld. There is DLC specifically for him, in which Laharl attempts to boost his popularity by copying Archangel Flonne's giant mecha, creating his own Gundam-like pirate ship called Laharl Kaiser V.

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness[]

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance/Complete[]

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny/Complete+[]

Disgaea Infinite[]

Laharl overhears Prinny talking about a secret and easily learns that Etna ordered a limited-edition pudding from the Sea of Gehenna. Wanting to steal and eat the pudding for himself, he orders the Prinnies to look for the pudding. After the main Prinny finds TickTock and is rendered unconscious, Laharl enters the room. Furious, he orders the Prinny to find the pudding. Unfortunately, the Prinny trips and falls through a window. He decides not to trust the Prinnies and goes looking for the pudding himself.

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?[]

Note: This game is canonically set after the bad ending of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

After being made into a Prinny, Laharl is forced to work as a servant for the new Overlord, Etna. She works him extra hard so he can reincarnate faster (whether this is true or just an excuse is up for debate). Eventually, Laharl runs away and hides at the top of Martial Tower.

When the Hero Prinny shows up, Laharl assumes that they were sent by Etna to bring him back and so he attacks

It is revealed that he was forced to work for Etna after returning to the Netherworld and that out of frustration from being overworked, stole Etna's Sea Of Gehenna Pudding and ran off, causing the game's events. Etna comes in and says that she was only overworking him because she wants him to be able to reincarnate back into his old body. Also, The Hero Prinny states that he heard Laharl's laugh somewhere before but can't put his finger on it, so thus he doesn't realize that he beat Laharl.

Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood![]

In the sequel to the original "Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?", Laharl is an additional playable character. His abilities are more powerful than the Hero Prinny's abilities and he throws fireballs instead of attacking with Knives.

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome, Portable[]

In Makai Kingdom, Laharl is brought before Overlord Zetta after Etna and Flonne were defeated by him, and tries to show Zetta that he is the superior Overlord in an extra boss battle. He can be recruited after defeating Flonne and Etna by writing the wish "I wish to fight the Overlord of another Game!" Upon recruitment, he is an ATK-based character good with Swords, Spears, Axes, and Beam Swords. If Laharl is the leader character when you defeat Overlord Baal while he's in Zetta's body, Laharl destroys Zetta's body to prevent Baal from escaping which causes the credits to roll. However after the credits are done, the player is greeted with the Game Over screen, sending the player back to their last save point.

Phantom Brave/We Meet Again/The Hermuda Triangle[]

Laharl is also present as a boss in Phantom Brave. He is trapped in a Bottlemail and after meeting the main characters Ash and Marona, he constantly tries to make them his vassals by defeating them.

After beating him 3 separate times, Ash and Marona fake a loss so that Laharl will stop fighting them, and Laharl gives them his Phantom Double, adding Laharl as a playable character. In battle, he specializes in ATK-based skills, but can also dabble in INT-based skills as well.

Soul Nomad & the World Eaters[]

He also makes a brief cameo appearance in Soul Nomad. In the demon path, should the main character choose to call himself the Overlord over the Devourlord ("Eh, Overlord is fine I guess."), Laharl scolds him/her for taking such a title lightly. Revya and Gig, however, ignore Laharl and the story continues from there.

Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman[]

It has been revealed that the Costume System of the new game Unlosing Ranger Vs. Darkdeath Evilman will allow the Unlosing Ranger to don a Laharl costume, allowing one to, in a sense, play as Laharl. In one of the possible endings, Laharl appears and proclaims that he is a powerful Overlord. After looking at the main character, he assumes the hero thinks he is short and as a result, burns him to death and burns the whole planet.

Personality[]

Laharl is incredibly arrogant as well as snarky and always tries to prove that he is the strongest demon in the Netherworld. He is, however, extremely powerful for his appearance, which, despite his age, is still that of a small human child (his large hair antennae and billowing scarf are meant to mask this fact). However, he has a weakness towards (as in, he literally gets hurt by) optimistic sayings (especially anything concerning the word 'love') and women with sexy bodies. Maderas took advantage of both weaknesses in both the game and the anime by having pretty girls say optimistic things (succubi in the game and miscellaneous pretty demon girls in the anime). He claims that Flonne and Etna don't bother him since they're flat-chested, something which they obviously take as an insult. He appears to have gotten over his aversion in his later appearances, as he isn't bothered by Rozalin's revealing outfit (Although a conversation with Machiko in Disgaea 3 after being recruited shows he's still highly nervous around them). Although Laharl considers himself evil, he never does anything that may be considered truly amoral. He only briefly considers doing anything to the Earth, and the only things he can think of are making it rain pepper and giving kids an addicting video game. Laharl also loves to laugh evilly, believing it is an important part of being the Overlord. Even when towards the end of the first game when Laharl has clearly turned good, he still continues acting like he's evil, except for when Lammington turns Flonne into a flower. At that he point he displays outright hate for the Seraph, believing that he turned on Flonne after she believed in him. This is, and in the normal ending where Laharl sacrifices his life to revive Flonne, are the only times he admits to caring about her, any other time he denies doing so. It is strongly implied that he harbors romantic feelings for her because the only way to cast the revival spell that takes the user's life is if the user has love for the person he/she revives, similar to how Laharl's mother took her own life to cure Laharl's deadly disease. This is the reason Laharl rejects love and thinks love is useless because it was the cause of his mother's sacrifice.

In Laharl's future appearances, he maintains his ego and views that he is evil, and displays outrage whenever he isn't the main character, and attempts to take the role from whoever it happens to be at the time. His obsession with this is perhaps best shown when he appears in Disgaea 3, where he accuses Mao of being the "Legendary Overlord" that stole from him, but reveals after fighting him that he knew it was really Baal and only accused him just so he could increase his screen time.

In Disgaea 4, Laharl again appears in the post-game, wanting to become the new protagonist of the story and take over the Presidency from the challengers aiming to get at it, after Axel, Raspberyl, and others try to take it. He loses against Valvatorez and his party, and joins the party, supposedly to increase the time he spends on-screen.

Gameplay Style[]

Laharl is the usual "Hard-Hitting Warrior" character. His attack stat and aptitude are both high to suit this. His weapon of choice is a sword, making Laharl flexible and easy to level due to the Sword Skill "Winged Slayer" (or "Slayer's Descent" in the third Disgaea game). His Unique Special is Blazing Knuckle where he will jump up and punch the ground hitting his two sides, his back and his front. Overlord's Wrath has a cross-hit pattern where he will launch multiple balls of light and crush it to the ground. Meteor Impact will take you to another dimension and Laharl will jump on a meteor hitting his four sides plus two or more squares. Laharl can wield any melee weapon with ease, however, as he has a Mastery of "A" in every weapon except for Guns and Staves.

Stratergy[]

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?[]

During the battle, he attacks using his Prinny Knives, a smaller Overlord's Wrath that hits twice and using an alternate version of his Meteor Impact attack which first he uses a Gear Metal YAY, then an oversized bomb and a table.

Laharl can be defeated in 2 ways: By depleting his HP to zero or by lifting him up and throwing him (since he's a Prinny, he explodes when thrown).

Trivia[]

  • Laharl, Etna, and Flonne are the only Disgaea characters to appear in every Disgaea game.

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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Characters
Main Characters
Laharl - Etna - Flonne - Captain Gordon - Jennifer - Thursday - Kurtis
Supporting Characters
Aramis - Big Sis Prinny - Porkmeister - Pleinair Allaprima
Antagonists
Vulcanus - Seraph Lamington - General Carter - Don Joaquin - Prism Rangers - Maderas - Hoggmeiser - Mid-Boss
Post-Game Characters
Adell - Rozalin - Asagi - Zetta - Priere - Marjoly
Locations
The Netherworld (Laharl's Castle)
Gameplay
Maps - Classes - Equipment - Skills - Etna Mode
Episodes
Main Story
Episode 1: Prince of the Netherworld - Episode 2: Enter Flonne - Episode 3: A Hint of Kindness - Episode 4: Gift From an Angel - Episode 5: Etna's Secret - Episode 6: Laharl's Challenge - Episode 7: Of Being an Overlord - Episode 8: Reincarnation - Episode 9: Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth - Episode 10: Angels, Demons, and Humans - Episode 11: Hero's Will, Overlord's Way - Episode 12: War of the Netherworld, Part 1 - Episode 13: War of the Netherworld, Part 2 - Final Episode: What Lies Beyond the Battle
Etna Mode
Episode 1: Super Dimensional Etna - Episode 2: Space Detective Etna - Episode 3: Chronicles of Etnarnia - Episode 4: Chronicles of Etnarnia (Continued)
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Characters
Main Characters
Adell - Rozalin
Supporting Characters
Tink - Taro - Hanako - Yukimaru - Etna - Mom - Dad - Director - Usagi - Sammy - Axial
Minor Characters
Rozalin's Mother - Solei - Piggolo - James - Caine - Moocho - Mario Boy - Friday - Bridget - Amos - Invincible Hero Squad - Old Man Geo - Elenor - Prism Rangers - Axel's Producer - Axahontas - Axident - Axeleration - Axril - Drago the Dragon Overlord - Overlord Princess Hilda - Dark Hunter Jeda
Antagonists
Fake Zenon - Overlord Zenon - Shura - Selion - Laharl - Fubuki - Axel
Dark Heroes Days Exclusive Characters
Evil Ranger Pink - Main Hero B - Actress
Post-Game Characters
Flonne - Kurtis - Asagi - Zetta - Priere - Marjoly - Mid-Boss - Mao - Raspberyl - Mr. Champloo
Downloadable Characters
Almaz von Almandine Adamant - Sapphire Rhodonite - Pleinair - Hanako (Demon Lord) - Dark Eclair - Gig - Pram - Marona - Ash - Miabell
Locations
Veldime (Holt Village - Town Fields - Zenon's Palace) - Axel's House
Gameplay
Maps - Classes - Weapons - Weapon Skills - Felony - Axel Mode
Episodes
Main Story
Episode 1: The Overlord's Daughter - Episode 2: Rozalin the Liar - Episode 3: Rise of the Beauty Queen - Episode 4: Axel's Scheme - Episode 5: The Promise - Episode 6: Coliseum - Episode 7: Battle Tournament - Episode 8: Zenon Appears! - Episode 9: Summoned Overlord - Episode 10: The Two Ninjas - Episode 11: Awakening - Episode 12: Castle Raid - Final Episode: The Truth
Axel Mode
Chapter 1: The Evil Rangers - Chapter 2: Makai Wars - Chapter 3: Dinner Theater - Chapter 4: The Dark Hero!
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