Disgaea
It's like I'm tied up tight by the sighs of love.
I can't break free no matter what spell I try.
Tranquil eyes that conceal sorrow behind them...
...throw my heart into turmoil more than they ought to.
You mean more to me than I do,
...even though we both refuse to admit to our feelings.
You're the one for me. I don't care if you're a demon.
Oh, this is a miracle that I've stumbled upon.
Even these wounds that never fade, even this profound karma.
Oh, I'll give you my love.
Time and again, no matter where you are.
I'll give you my love.
Okay, Thursday, try starting her up!
ROGER. STARTING ENGINE.
Finally... Finally!
Repairs to the ship are finally finished!
Our days of meekly slaving away at part-time jobs here in the Netherworld are over, too!
Let's go, Jennifer! Thursday!
Gordon, Defender of Earth, lifting off!
Space Battleship Gargantua
Highness, maybe we should've taken the long way...
Be quiet!
YOU were the one who said this would be the quickest way back to the Overlord's Castle!
Well, Flonne's having a little trouble...
What?!
This hill is really steep!
What was that?
So, you're still hanging around here, I see!
Why, if it isn't Mr. Gordon!
Feast your eyes on this, ladies and demons! My spaceship is finally back among the living!
That's terrific news! Congratulations!
Now, then, Prince of the Netherworld! I demand that you face me fair and square this time!
All right, Defender of Earth!
Out of respect for your tenacious pursuit, I will accept your challenge!
You really mean it?!
Wow, THIS is a first. The Prince is gonna fight a duel fair and square?
What brought on this sudden change of heart?
Surely it's because the seeds of righteousness have begun to blossom in his heart!
Even demons have an innate sense of right and wrong!
As if.
I know the perfect place for our fight!
How about it? I'll show you the way, so will you fight me there?
Very well! Lead the way!
Now this is more like it!
This is so amazing!
This is really neat, too!
And this is great, too!
And so's this!
You're terrific too, Thursday!
Don't skimp on the compliments! Jennifer built Thursday here to be the ultimate robot!
Wow! Jennifer built Thursday herself?
That's right! In addition to being my sidekick, she's also a scientific genius!
She's the partner that I trust more than anyone else in the world!
Oh! What's this book?
That book isn't meant for the eyes of children!
Hey, that's...
Why, this is the Demon Tome!
Wow! We spent all that time looking for it, and it was here all along?
The "Demon Tome"?
I can't believe it was here the whole time...
Would someone please tell me what this "Demon Tome" is?
It's a very important book. Whoever owns it is recognized as the legitimate Overlord.
You don't say...
Just a minute, now. As I recall, inside it was a bunch of...
THE KIND OF THINGS THAT MAKE GUYS START TO PANT.
What are you supposed to use the stuff in here for?
What, don't you know? Usually, guys use it to...
What a noisy human...
I'll explain it to you later, Flonne.
More to the point, a book like THIS proves that you're Overlord?
You two don't understand the true significance of this book.
Oh, so you know what you're supposed to do with this stuff, Highness?
Drop the innuendo! You'll see soon enough.
All right, human, Take us across this mountain.
Crossing mountain, aye!
Set us down at that castle.
Setting down, aye!
What a fine castle!
A fitting place for the final showdown between the Overlord and the Defender of Earth!
Wait here. I'll go make the necessary arrangements.
I'll be waiting! I look forward to our duel!
You're quite a tactician, Highness!
The way you got us here without walking was sheer genius!
All humans are good for is providing taxi service!
I'm guessing that there isn't gonna be a fight, either?
Of course not. Why should I waste my time?
So, who lives in this castle?
This is my castle! The Overlord's Castle!
Oh, so we finally made it to your home, Laharl!
I finally made it back!
Gosh, this place could do with a cleaning...
Want me to call in the Prinny Squad?
No, that won't be necessary.
I hereby lay claim to the throne!
He who possesses the Demon Tome shall be Overlord!
I am Laharl!
Hear me, Demon Tome! Grant your power unto me!
What in the world is that?!
NOW ENACTING DIRECTIVE 294.
TRANSMITTING GUIDE BEACON.
What do you mean? What's going on here, Thursday?
Thursday! I don't believe it! Are you...
NOW ENGAGING SECONDARY BEHAVIOR PROGRAM SEQUENCE.
Now I'm finally the true Overlord.
Congratulations, Laharl!
So I guess you just needed the cover to be Overlord,
...and the cheesecake pics inside are there for other reasons, huh?
Uh, Highness? The floor is shaking.
Are you doing this, too?
I don't know what it is. I'm not the one doing it.
What's going on? Jennifer, is Thursday malfunctioning?
No, this was supposed to happen.
It's for the best.
What just happened?!
It's the Gargantua, Earth's mightiest space battleship!
That's so cool! I want one!
It's too amazing for words!
One of those?! Lady, you've got some strange hobbies...
Now I see! They must be here to cheer me on in my final battle against the Prince!
Oh, what a heartening sight this is!
Hey! I'm down here! Can you see me, everyone?!
This isn't right.
What isn't?
Humans have stumbled into the Netherworld every now and again over the years.
But THIS... They're deliberately creating a rift in the fabric of space itself!
Are humans really capable of doing that?
It sure looks that way.
You did this?!
No! I couldn't possibly have called them here!
But surely they are here to assist the Defender of...
Why?! I don't understand! They're not here to cheer me on?!
You fool! This is an all-out invasion of the Netherworld by you humans!
An invasion?
Humanity would never do such a terrible thing!
No, Gordon. What he says is true.
This was all planned by my father for the good of Earth.
Your father? But you told me that your parents both passed away when you were a little girl!
Her foster father is Supreme Commander Carter of the Earth Defense Force!
Wait, you're...!
Disgaea
Wait, you're...!
It's been a long time, Gordon!
Kurtis, Defender of Earth, has arrived!
Oh, wow! Now the hero's archrival has appeared!
Flonne, you're WAY too into this.
So, foul demons, I see that you're not putting up a fight at all!
But that is good news for us. The Netherworld will belong to humanity.
This is the only way to save Earth!
Commander! Someone is closing in on us at high speed!
Ignore it! It's not as if these demons can do anything to stop us!
After all, this grand armada of ours is made up of two million ships!
Flying object detected on scopes! Transferring to main screen!
What a fool! What can one lowly demon do against us?!
All right, you stupid human weaklings!
It's time for you to learn the hard way the terror that is the Overlord!
126th Fleet destroyed!
The Olympus, flagship of the 412th Fleet, has been destroyed!
Receiving a transmission from the 15th Fleet! "Unable to fight!" I repeat...
Impossible!
One lone demon is making mincemeat out of our 2 million ship space armada?!
I can't believe it!
Why do you not use the weapon which I entrusted to you?
Humanity will secure their future with their own two hands!
I appreciate all that you have done for us.
Nevertheless, this battle is between us humans and the Netherworld.
Goodness, you've become an idealist at this late date?
I'm just...
87th and 89th Fleets report severe damage!
The 101st Fleet is completely dead in space, too!
This is great! It's like we're watching a final throwdown between two lifelong rivals!
Flonne, you are WAY too happy about this!
Gordon, hang in there!
I don't understand... Why are you doing this, Kurtis?
A buffoon like you has no need to know.
Thursday, do it.
ROGER.
Let go of me, damn it!
Please put us down!
This won't hold me!
Etna!
I SUGGEST THAT YOU REFRAIN FROM TRYING ANYTHING FOOLISH.
Stop this, Thursday!
You STILL haven't caught on? You've been used.
What?!
Now then, Princess. The Supreme Commander awaits.
Father is waiting?
The Commander ordered me to come here and rescue you and you alone.
You see, we can't attack the Overlord's Castle with you here.
No! I'm not going anywhere! I'm staying here with Gordon!
We should never have gone through with this!
Even you would understand that if you saw the demons' world for yourself, Kurtis!
The Netherworld has its own daily rhythms.
The demons try to live as best they can, just like we do!
We have no right to take that away from them!
Now, now, this disobedience won't do at all.
I COULD finish Gordon off right here if you like.
The man calls himself the Defender of Earth,
but he can't even deal with the Overlord by himself.
Jennifer! Don't give in to his threats!
Justice always triumphs in the end!
Oh, shut up!
How can you treat a defenseless person like that?!
I'm warning you, you're really starting to piss me off!
I'll go with you.
Good girl.
Jennifer!
Jennifer, don't do it! Don't do anything that goes against your beliefs!
Remember, you're the partner of the Defender of Earth!
Maybe I spent too long by your side.
I'm the one who deserves to be punished.
Jennifer...
JENNIFER!
That big one is going down next!
Demon closing in!
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire everything you've got!
Shoot down that demon!
Who are you?
Kurtis, Defender of Earth.
You're one of those "Defenders," too, huh?
Careful, now! These two are your friends, right?!
You don't want anything unpleasant to happen to them, do you?
Highness!
Laharl!
What are you two doing?
Being held prisoner, duh!
Be careful! This man is really, really tough!
He's Mr. Gordon's rival!
That's a human for you.
You have potential, trying to threaten me by taking hostages.
But taking hostages won't work with me!
Laharl, you're joking!
Yeah, I guess that trying to strong-arm the Prince by taking hostages...
...would only make him happy, wouldn't it?
You don't say? In that case, I'll just have to give THIS a try!
It's resonating?
Fire!
Highness!
Laharl!
Most impressive... We should have used this in the first place.
It has a devastating effect on demons, all right!
Now I get it... This is exactly the same as when I tried to hold...
Flonne, don't tell me that that beam just now uses Celestian...
But why?
You're still standing, eh?
Of course I am. Who do you think I am?
I'm the mighty Overlord Laharl!
The Netherworld will fall under human control.
Thursday here has been relaying information about the various places he's been,
...providing us with data on the Netherworld, which we previously knew nothing about.
BEEP BEEP BLIP BEEP.
Gee, keep up the good work.
What's more, Thursday had a top-secret mission to set up a system of devices...
...that would open a dimensional rift which would allow us to enter the Netherworld.
Needless to say, that project was carried out by Jennifer, Thursday's inventor,
...under the orders of her father, Supreme Commander Carter.
You're back, Jennifer!
Father...
That sounds impressive, all right, but your little scheme was actually pretty pedestrian.
So Mr. Gordon was...
He was kept in the dark about it.
We needed a clueless scapegoat to keep you people distracted.
You're the clueless one here.
You make it sound like you did all this yourselves,
...but you humans had help setting up this invasion, didn't you?
Chew on this.
Highness!
Laharl!
That hurt!
Hey, go easy on the merchandise, pal!
SILENCE, DEMON!
Why, you little...
Etna!
Damn it, that hurt!
Jennifer...
I'm sorry that I got you two involved in all this...
Jennifer, you have to tell me!
As a Celestian, there's something that I have to know!
I don't think we have any further need for the hostages.
They still have some value as bargaining chips.
They do, eh? In that case, I'll leave them to you.
Gentlemen, the Overlord has fallen! Now for the final blow!
We'll burn the Netherworld to the ground and remake it into a world fit for humans!
Prepare to fire Astro Particle Cannon!
Oh, it's you?
Please, I need your help!
Oh, so a human wants to make a deal with this devil, huh?
Call it what you will! For the sake of those tears in Jennifer's eyes, I have to go after her!
Go if you want.
But...
Those bastards have gone and made me REALLY angry!
Energy charge in progress. 100... 200...
Safety locks disengaged!
Engage anti-flash defenses!
Firing preparations complete!
Open fire!
Fire!
To Be Continued
If people ever notice the cycle of time on this world where blue skies come and go,
something's bound to happen when people with different outlooks get together.
Will we be buried by our desires? Will love come and save the day?
Either way, it doesn't matter to me. I'm gonna do as I please.
Light and shadow, egoists for whom everything in the world has meaning,
every little fragment lives his life with the balance on their shoulders.
Doing whatever we want, having it exactly the way we want it.
Right now, under the same sky,
light and shadow repeat again and again.
Chain react...
The terrible Gordon, Defender of Earth, launches a sudden attack on the Netherworld!
Don't be so melodramatic.
Rising up to defend the Netherworld as it bears the brunt of the humans' cruel atrocities...
...is Etna, the babe messiah!
Rise up and fight, Etna! The Netherworld has been waiting for you!
Nobody's waiting for YOU, lady.
Next time on Disgaea! "The Defender of Tomorrow is You!"
Who do you mean?
Well, like it says, it's "you"!
Next Time: The Defender of Tomorrow is You! Well, like it says, it's "you"!
Next Time: The Defender of Tomorrow is You! Oh, it's ME?
Next Time: The Defender of Tomorrow is You!