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[Character Name] Laharl
[Canon] Disgaea (Hour of Darkness/Afternoon of Darkness/DiSgaea)
[Age] 1313 (13 in human years)
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation] Heterosexual, but has no interest in anyone
[Eye Color] Red
[Hair Color] Blue
[Height] Short. Probably 5'2" or so.
[Other] His hair is formed into antennae. And he has pointy ears, like all demons.
[Clothing] Here.
[Background]
Welcome to the Netherworld, the realm of demons! Ruled by the Overlord, the tyrant with absolute control over the entire world, the Netherworld is full of demons, monsters, the undead, exploding stuffed penguins, zombies wearing horse wieners as fashion accessories, the world's most corrupt congress, living statues, talking spears, hospitals that reward you for being critically injured, and more. On your left, you'll see the Sea of Gehanna, a boiling sea of lava flanked by festering swamps- a popular picnicking spot! On your right, however, you'll see the greatest point of interest- the castle of the Overlord, Laharl. If you'll open your brochures to page 15, you'll see a short (SHORT? NEVER) biography of our Infernal Majesty who we are going to try to usurp after this tour.
Many years ago, the Netherworld was ruled by King Krichevskoy, an incredibly powerful Overlord. Seen as an oddity amongst demons, Krichevskoy was a kind fiend, benevolent and fair to all of his subjects. Krichevskoy fell in love with a human witch, an act almost unheard of in demon (Or human) society; the two wed, and remained deeply in love with each other, continuing to rule fairly over the world. The two bore a son, Prince Laharl, who despite his half-human nature carried enough Noble Demon blood to remain incredibly powerful. Laharl and his mother shared a special bond, but his relationship with his father was shaky at best due to the competitive nature of demons (And his own desire to become the Overlord).
Eventually, Laharl came down with a fatal disease for which there was almost no recovery. Sacrificing herself to save her son, Laharl's mother used the power of ~love~ and ~suicide~ to purge the disease from his body. While he recovered fully, this act led him to blame love itself for the death of his mother, and he closed his heart to it, hating love and everything love stands for, as well as love's distant relatives, recipes, and hat patterns. Krichevskoy was deeply affected as well, but he turned his attentions to his rule and his son; Laharl became even more distant from his father, and eventually settled down to take a nap, intending to sleep for a few days. Instead, he slept for two years. Which, considering the responses, isn't all that odd for demons, although it is on the long end of things.
During this nap, a certain event happened that would shape the Netherworld forever- King Krichevskoy died. (The official COD was that he'd choked to death on a pretzel, but he actually died fighting the Overlord of an alternate Netherworld. C'est la vie.) Etna, one of the Overlord's vassals, attempted to wake Laharl up by means of heavy artillery, eventually succeeding almost two years after Krichevskoy's death. Laharl, being a demon, took this news well, deciding to take the time to beat the living hell out of everyone in his path to claim his birthright and become the Overlord. Which he did for a while.
After a time, an angel trainee named Flonne came under orders of Seraph Lamington, supreme leader of Celestia (The world of angels) to assassinate the Overlord. Apparently unaware that Krichevskoy had died, Flonne was surprised by this news, and tried to cheese it. Laharl chased her down with the intention of beating her up, but decided to let her join him as a vassal instead; Flonne, for her part, decided to teach Laharl and all the other demons about ~love~ in hopes of opening Laharl's heart.
Eventually, after fighting a shitton of demons and being a giant douche to everyone, Laharl becomes the Overlord. There is much rejoicing.
Stuff happens. Etc. Instead of going on with this, I'm going to take a quick diversion and talk about Prinnies.
Prinnies are stuffed penguins. They explode when thrown, and carry pouches that contain condensed hammerspace. Also, they have the souls of sinful humans sewn into them. If they raise enough money they can be reincarnated, and so they work as slaves in the Netherworld and indentured servants in Celestia. This does, in fact, matter.
Eventually, Laharl's Prinny servants (The Prinny Squad) leave to become reincarnated at the Red Moon, a sacred moon under which the Prinnies' souls are cleansed. Laharl, irritated by his servants up and leaving, decides to go and beat them up and get them back. He succeeds at beating the hell out of Death, when a pink Prinny (Known as Big Sis Prinny) appears to him. Telling him to let his servants go, which he does, she thanks Flonne and Etna for looking after 'her son'. Laharl, realizing that this Prinny is his mother, is heavily affected by her still loving him even after death (And after seeing what a little douche he is), and begins to open his heart to ~love~ and shit.
After this, he still acts exactly the same, but deep down he's a little sweetie. ANYWAY.
Eventually the Netherworld is attacked by Captain Gordon, the Defender of Earth, who has been told by the Earth Defense Force that the Overlord is planning on attacking Earth. This is wrong. Laharl beats him up and gets him as a vassal too. Because goddamn, Laharl is persuasive. He also gets Jennifer, Gordon's beautiful sidekick, and Thursday, Gordon's not-so-beautiful Super Robot.
More or less this only matters because of what happens after. Turns out, the only reason Earth sent Gordon was so they could get a path opened to the Netherworld so they could go blow it up or some shit. They sent an army to attack for some reason! ...And that's where Laharl's from.
[Personality]
Laharl is a demon. Through and through, he shares all the traits of demons- He's self-centered, abrasive, and quick to anger. He treats his vassals as slaves, very rarely actually caring about any of them; none of them see any problem with this, as they're all demons as well. His status as Prince- and later, Overlord- entitles him to power and influence that few other demons have; he abuses this status to his own advantage, feeling it gives him the right to simply relieve other demons of their money and possessions, and simply destroy any competition he happens to have for the throne. Which it does, but the point is the entitlement. He's rude, violent, and doesn't care about anyone but himself.
Throughout the course of the game, however, his personality shifts ever-so-slightly; his primary goal remains to become the most powerful Overlord in the world, and all of his actions are still incredibly self-serving, but he begins caring for his friends more. In addition, as Overlord, he realizes that to be an effective ruler he needs to be kind to his people, and does so. When it's convenient to him.
The most important change, however, is his new-found caring for his friends; He pretends that he helps them and cares for them simply because they're effective vassals, but he truly cares for them deep-down and would do anything to protect them. Even though it's still difficult for him to make new friends, once he does they're incredibly important to him.
In addition, his heart begins opening somewhat to the idea of love, despite the pain of losing his mother. It is mostly through Flonne's influence that this comes to be, but his mother's guarding him even from beyond death is a major catalyst as well; he still pretends to be an uncaring demon, but his heart begins opening despite this, a feeling that pisses the hell out of him more than anything. Most irritating are his feelings for Flonne; he cares about her enough to protect her, despite her being an angel (And the most persistent, irritating person he knows). He really doesn't know what to think about that.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Laharl, being a demon, can fuck shit up. That is more or less how all of his abilities are intended to be used- to fuck shit the hell up.
As a noble demon, specifically the Overlord, Laharl can exert his power in a number of ways unique to him. His Blazing Knuckle allows him to FALCON PUNCH ignite his fists and cause an explosion akin to a volcanic eruption; he can exert his control over fire even further with his Overlord's Wrath, which allows him to manifest a swarm of fireballs and blow them up in a cataclysmic explosion. Finally, his Meteor Impact, the Overlord's ultimate technique, is... a bit different. Basically he summons a meteor, jumps on top, and crashes it into his foe while laughing maniacally. ...Any or all of these might need to be toned down for Somarium.
In addition, Laharl is a master swordsman, possessing many skills in that aspect as well- each of them is different, and allows him to utilize his sword in tandem with various elements to fuck shit up. He can also use any other weapon with relative ease, but his preference is a sword (Or an axe).
[Affection] Do whatever to him! If you try to molest him he'll kill you, and if you touch him at all and he doesn't like you he'll kill you. And if you're a sexy woman you'll kill him. So yeah.
[Fighting] Laharl will fight you. No matter what. Please challenge him to battles. Otherwise he'll challenge you.
[Other Facts] Laharl is allergic to kindness, love, and sexy, busty women. He reacts rather violently to these, and it's been stated that ~eternal love~ could kill him outright. As he changes for the better this allergy/fear/Laharl being a douche dies down a bit, but it's still very much present. And his Dreamberry is a Prinny.
[Canon] Disgaea (Hour of Darkness/Afternoon of Darkness/DiSgaea)
[Age] 1313 (13 in human years)
[Gender] Male
[Sexual Orientation] Heterosexual, but has no interest in anyone
[Eye Color] Red
[Hair Color] Blue
[Height] Short. Probably 5'2" or so.
[Other] His hair is formed into antennae. And he has pointy ears, like all demons.
[Clothing] Here.
[Background]
Welcome to the Netherworld, the realm of demons! Ruled by the Overlord, the tyrant with absolute control over the entire world, the Netherworld is full of demons, monsters, the undead, exploding stuffed penguins, zombies wearing horse wieners as fashion accessories, the world's most corrupt congress, living statues, talking spears, hospitals that reward you for being critically injured, and more. On your left, you'll see the Sea of Gehanna, a boiling sea of lava flanked by festering swamps- a popular picnicking spot! On your right, however, you'll see the greatest point of interest- the castle of the Overlord, Laharl. If you'll open your brochures to page 15, you'll see a short (SHORT? NEVER) biography of our Infernal Majesty who we are going to try to usurp after this tour.
Many years ago, the Netherworld was ruled by King Krichevskoy, an incredibly powerful Overlord. Seen as an oddity amongst demons, Krichevskoy was a kind fiend, benevolent and fair to all of his subjects. Krichevskoy fell in love with a human witch, an act almost unheard of in demon (Or human) society; the two wed, and remained deeply in love with each other, continuing to rule fairly over the world. The two bore a son, Prince Laharl, who despite his half-human nature carried enough Noble Demon blood to remain incredibly powerful. Laharl and his mother shared a special bond, but his relationship with his father was shaky at best due to the competitive nature of demons (And his own desire to become the Overlord).
Eventually, Laharl came down with a fatal disease for which there was almost no recovery. Sacrificing herself to save her son, Laharl's mother used the power of ~love~ and ~suicide~ to purge the disease from his body. While he recovered fully, this act led him to blame love itself for the death of his mother, and he closed his heart to it, hating love and everything love stands for, as well as love's distant relatives, recipes, and hat patterns. Krichevskoy was deeply affected as well, but he turned his attentions to his rule and his son; Laharl became even more distant from his father, and eventually settled down to take a nap, intending to sleep for a few days. Instead, he slept for two years. Which, considering the responses, isn't all that odd for demons, although it is on the long end of things.
During this nap, a certain event happened that would shape the Netherworld forever- King Krichevskoy died. (The official COD was that he'd choked to death on a pretzel, but he actually died fighting the Overlord of an alternate Netherworld. C'est la vie.) Etna, one of the Overlord's vassals, attempted to wake Laharl up by means of heavy artillery, eventually succeeding almost two years after Krichevskoy's death. Laharl, being a demon, took this news well, deciding to take the time to beat the living hell out of everyone in his path to claim his birthright and become the Overlord. Which he did for a while.
After a time, an angel trainee named Flonne came under orders of Seraph Lamington, supreme leader of Celestia (The world of angels) to assassinate the Overlord. Apparently unaware that Krichevskoy had died, Flonne was surprised by this news, and tried to cheese it. Laharl chased her down with the intention of beating her up, but decided to let her join him as a vassal instead; Flonne, for her part, decided to teach Laharl and all the other demons about ~love~ in hopes of opening Laharl's heart.
Eventually, after fighting a shitton of demons and being a giant douche to everyone, Laharl becomes the Overlord. There is much rejoicing.
Stuff happens. Etc. Instead of going on with this, I'm going to take a quick diversion and talk about Prinnies.
Prinnies are stuffed penguins. They explode when thrown, and carry pouches that contain condensed hammerspace. Also, they have the souls of sinful humans sewn into them. If they raise enough money they can be reincarnated, and so they work as slaves in the Netherworld and indentured servants in Celestia. This does, in fact, matter.
Eventually, Laharl's Prinny servants (The Prinny Squad) leave to become reincarnated at the Red Moon, a sacred moon under which the Prinnies' souls are cleansed. Laharl, irritated by his servants up and leaving, decides to go and beat them up and get them back. He succeeds at beating the hell out of Death, when a pink Prinny (Known as Big Sis Prinny) appears to him. Telling him to let his servants go, which he does, she thanks Flonne and Etna for looking after 'her son'. Laharl, realizing that this Prinny is his mother, is heavily affected by her still loving him even after death (And after seeing what a little douche he is), and begins to open his heart to ~love~ and shit.
After this, he still acts exactly the same, but deep down he's a little sweetie. ANYWAY.
Eventually the Netherworld is attacked by Captain Gordon, the Defender of Earth, who has been told by the Earth Defense Force that the Overlord is planning on attacking Earth. This is wrong. Laharl beats him up and gets him as a vassal too. Because goddamn, Laharl is persuasive. He also gets Jennifer, Gordon's beautiful sidekick, and Thursday, Gordon's not-so-beautiful Super Robot.
More or less this only matters because of what happens after. Turns out, the only reason Earth sent Gordon was so they could get a path opened to the Netherworld so they could go blow it up or some shit. They sent an army to attack for some reason! ...And that's where Laharl's from.
[Personality]
Laharl is a demon. Through and through, he shares all the traits of demons- He's self-centered, abrasive, and quick to anger. He treats his vassals as slaves, very rarely actually caring about any of them; none of them see any problem with this, as they're all demons as well. His status as Prince- and later, Overlord- entitles him to power and influence that few other demons have; he abuses this status to his own advantage, feeling it gives him the right to simply relieve other demons of their money and possessions, and simply destroy any competition he happens to have for the throne. Which it does, but the point is the entitlement. He's rude, violent, and doesn't care about anyone but himself.
Throughout the course of the game, however, his personality shifts ever-so-slightly; his primary goal remains to become the most powerful Overlord in the world, and all of his actions are still incredibly self-serving, but he begins caring for his friends more. In addition, as Overlord, he realizes that to be an effective ruler he needs to be kind to his people, and does so. When it's convenient to him.
The most important change, however, is his new-found caring for his friends; He pretends that he helps them and cares for them simply because they're effective vassals, but he truly cares for them deep-down and would do anything to protect them. Even though it's still difficult for him to make new friends, once he does they're incredibly important to him.
In addition, his heart begins opening somewhat to the idea of love, despite the pain of losing his mother. It is mostly through Flonne's influence that this comes to be, but his mother's guarding him even from beyond death is a major catalyst as well; he still pretends to be an uncaring demon, but his heart begins opening despite this, a feeling that pisses the hell out of him more than anything. Most irritating are his feelings for Flonne; he cares about her enough to protect her, despite her being an angel (And the most persistent, irritating person he knows). He really doesn't know what to think about that.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Laharl, being a demon, can fuck shit up. That is more or less how all of his abilities are intended to be used- to fuck shit the hell up.
As a noble demon, specifically the Overlord, Laharl can exert his power in a number of ways unique to him. His Blazing Knuckle allows him to FALCON PUNCH ignite his fists and cause an explosion akin to a volcanic eruption; he can exert his control over fire even further with his Overlord's Wrath, which allows him to manifest a swarm of fireballs and blow them up in a cataclysmic explosion. Finally, his Meteor Impact, the Overlord's ultimate technique, is... a bit different. Basically he summons a meteor, jumps on top, and crashes it into his foe while laughing maniacally. ...Any or all of these might need to be toned down for Somarium.
In addition, Laharl is a master swordsman, possessing many skills in that aspect as well- each of them is different, and allows him to utilize his sword in tandem with various elements to fuck shit up. He can also use any other weapon with relative ease, but his preference is a sword (Or an axe).
[Affection] Do whatever to him! If you try to molest him he'll kill you, and if you touch him at all and he doesn't like you he'll kill you. And if you're a sexy woman you'll kill him. So yeah.
[Fighting] Laharl will fight you. No matter what. Please challenge him to battles. Otherwise he'll challenge you.
[Other Facts] Laharl is allergic to kindness, love, and sexy, busty women. He reacts rather violently to these, and it's been stated that ~eternal love~ could kill him outright. As he changes for the better this allergy/fear/Laharl being a douche dies down a bit, but it's still very much present. And his Dreamberry is a Prinny.