Laharl

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“	Overlord, OVERLORD, OVERLORD!	„
	~ Laharl, celebrating his ascension as overlord of the netherworld.

Laharl is the hero from the video game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.

He was voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi in the Japanese version, and by Barbara Goodson in the English version. As an adult, he was voiced by Cindy Robinson.

Overview

After waking up from a two year "nap" and discovering that his father, King Krichevskoy, has died some time ago, Laharl sets upon claiming the throne for himself. Laharl is cocky, spoiled, and quick-tempered. How much of this is real and how much of it is a front he puts up to feel powerful is a question that most of his vassals ponder. He also has a physical aversion towards optimism and well-endowed women.

Origin

Laharl was born of the Queen, wife of the King Krichevskoy; Overlord of the Netherworld. Krichevskoy was so thrilled by his son's birth that he froze the ocean. Laharl was raised with love and care, and his mother preached to him about love regularly. He was also scolded by his mother whenever he did something bad, because she wanted to raise him to be a kind boy. He became greatly attached to his parents, especially his mother, but one day, he was infected with a rare and deadly disease that could not be cured by normal means. The life of one who loved him was required to save him; the Queen took her own life to do just that, despite Krichevskoy's effort to stop her. From that point on, Laharl hated and repressed the feeling and concept of love because it was his mother's love for him that drove her to kill herself. This repression of love was so strong that he did not even mourn his mother's death, but shut away his feeling of sorrow. He also became physically averse to the love phrases his mother had preached to him. Laharl came to distance himself from his father, going so far as to claim he hated him, but lived a comfortable life at the Overlord's Castle ordering and complaining to the servants at his own leisure. One day after his 1310th birthday, Laharl decided to take a 10-day nap, meanwhile, Tyrant Overlord Baal attacked the Netherworld and Krichevskoy had to use up all his energy to seal him. Later, Etna poisoned Laharl at Maderas's command, causing Laharl to sleep for over two years. Etna eventually woke him up and told him about his father's demise. Sequentially, Laharl went on a quest to become the Overlord.

Powers and Abilities

Laharl possesses many demonic powers, one of the most prominent being Meteor Impact. With this move, Laharl crushes his enemies under a falling comet.

Trivia

• Laharl, along with Etna and Flonne, appear in all 4 Disgaea games.
• In the Camp-Pain HQ of Disgaea 4. One of the possible conversation you can have with Laharl will reveal that his scarf is a part of his body. This seems to contradict a possible scene in Disgaea Infinite where in a conversation with Gordon, one of the possible choices makes Laharl remove his scarf. It could be possible however that his scarf might be an independent part of his body.
• In Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness, in addition to the three special moves he's used thoughout the Disgaea series, Laharl receives a new special attack: Overlord's Dimension. Laharl is seen using massive broadswords very similar to the ones Baal uses to attack in this move. The attack also incorperates elements from Blazing Knuckle and Meteor Impact.