...IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME. I wanted to put off making this thread until I finished beating the main storyline of Disgaea 4 which was... *checks watch* about 15 minutes ago. So here we are! A shipping thread for my very most favorite video game series Eat your heart out, Pokemon!
Note: Make sure to keep anything from Disgaea 4 in spoilers. Not everyone's finished the game. If you haven't finished the other games, well... tread carefully!
So, first things first:
What couples from the Disgaea games do you support?
From Disgaea:My goodness, it's been awhile since I played this. Let's see what I remember...
Laharl x Flonne: I wasn't sure about this one for awhile and kinda didn't support any Laharl ships, but if I'm honest... I've always had a bit of a soft spot for this one. Flonne's probably the character that was most able to draw emotion out of Laharl and help him develop as a person. Plus, how could I not ship the original love-freak? That would be WRONG. Also, I can add this to my list of "Demons x Blondes" ships that I support.How did this get so out of control?
Gordon x Jennifer: They made an awesome team and I thought they were on of the highlights of the Disgaea anime series as well. They're just fun, cute characters and I honest-to-God wish I remembered their part in the game better.
From Disgaea 2:
Adell x Rozalin: ...I really do love this ship. Disgaea 2 was actually the first Disgaea game that I played so this was my first foray into the Netherworld. I knew I was going to like this couple pretty much from the start... it should be more than obvious by now that I'm a sucker for bickering couples. And I felt that they resolved their storyline very well too.I should go back and play that again... no wait! I've got to much work to do in the post-story of Disgaea 4!
From Disgaea 3:
Mao x Almaz: ...Yes, this goes before Almaz x Sapphire (which I also like, for the record. I'll get to it in a second). It just got a little... obvious after a point. Mao fanboying in a self-repressed, creepy way over Almaz as a hero and wanting to 'experiment' on his 'body'. Weeeellll... yeah. Then there's Almaz's declaration that he was going to open Mao's heart and... Almaz's death ended up being the thing that effected Mao so much that he ended up opening his heart. I just honestly can't see another Mao pairSorry Mao/Raspberyl fans!
Almaz x Sapphire: Now these two are also adorable and considering that they actually got married and all.. yeah, it's pretty undeniable. Almaz's devotion to her is what drives him through the storyline and Sapphire (who is too cool for words, by the way) obviously returns his feelings and has good reason to. And well... Mao's right. We all want that sandwich.
Disgaea 4:
Note: Make sure to keep anything from Disgaea 4 in spoilers. Not everyone's finished the game. If you haven't finished the other games, well... tread carefully!
So, first things first:
What couples from the Disgaea games do you support?
From Disgaea:
Laharl x Flonne: I wasn't sure about this one for awhile and kinda didn't support any Laharl ships, but if I'm honest... I've always had a bit of a soft spot for this one. Flonne's probably the character that was most able to draw emotion out of Laharl and help him develop as a person. Plus, how could I not ship the original love-freak? That would be WRONG. Also, I can add this to my list of "Demons x Blondes" ships that I support.
Gordon x Jennifer: They made an awesome team and I thought they were on of the highlights of the Disgaea anime series as well. They're just fun, cute characters and I honest-to-God wish I remembered their part in the game better.
From Disgaea 2:
Adell x Rozalin: ...I really do love this ship. Disgaea 2 was actually the first Disgaea game that I played so this was my first foray into the Netherworld. I knew I was going to like this couple pretty much from the start... it should be more than obvious by now that I'm a sucker for bickering couples. And I felt that they resolved their storyline very well too.
From Disgaea 3:
Mao x Almaz: ...Yes, this goes before Almaz x Sapphire (which I also like, for the record. I'll get to it in a second). It just got a little... obvious after a point. Mao fanboying in a self-repressed, creepy way over Almaz as a hero and wanting to 'experiment' on his 'body'. Weeeellll... yeah. Then there's Almaz's declaration that he was going to open Mao's heart and... Almaz's death ended up being the thing that effected Mao so much that he ended up opening his heart. I just honestly can't see another Mao pair
Almaz x Sapphire: Now these two are also adorable and considering that they actually got married and all.. yeah, it's pretty undeniable. Almaz's devotion to her is what drives him through the storyline and Sapphire (who is too cool for words, by the way) obviously returns his feelings and has good reason to. And well... Mao's right. We all want that sandwich.
Disgaea 4:
Valvatorez x Artina/Vulcanus: *deep breath* I LOVE THIS PAIR. It's probably just the shine of coming right off the game, but I really enjoyed these two. They're a different kind of pair than I think we've seen in Disgaea games in the past. I should probably feel worse about enjoying a pairing involving a vampire so much since I've never been a fan of all that Twilight stuff, but THIS IS DIFFERENT.
It was easy to figure that these two were going to end up together from the intro and from their past encounters and the fact that Fuka obsessively shipped them. But it really became obvious as the story went on that Valvatorez genuinely cared for her (after all, the promise he made to her pretty much changed his whole life and his philosophies) and that she felt the same. I've only earned the Artina epilogue, but I'm glad I did. That sewed it up really nicely--she couldn't have made it more clear that she loves him with the 'I was afraid I was going to lose you' talk. And... well, he credited her with his introduction to sardines. From Valvatorez there can be no higher praise!
Wonder what'll happen when he actually drinks her blood... I don't know if there's any post-game stuff that addresses that since I haven't done anything since beating it.
Valvatorez x Fenrich: ...I don't so much support this one as need to put it on the list because it's SO FREAKING OBVIOUS. I guess you could say I ship it onesided only from Fenrich's perspective. But really, his utter, fanatical obsession with Valvatorez and his territorialness whenever any female moves in to close for comfort to his master well... Fuka knows it. But Valzy's clearly in love with Artina... poooooooor Fenfen.
It was easy to figure that these two were going to end up together from the intro and from their past encounters and the fact that Fuka obsessively shipped them. But it really became obvious as the story went on that Valvatorez genuinely cared for her (after all, the promise he made to her pretty much changed his whole life and his philosophies) and that she felt the same. I've only earned the Artina epilogue, but I'm glad I did. That sewed it up really nicely--she couldn't have made it more clear that she loves him with the 'I was afraid I was going to lose you' talk. And... well, he credited her with his introduction to sardines. From Valvatorez there can be no higher praise!
Wonder what'll happen when he actually drinks her blood... I don't know if there's any post-game stuff that addresses that since I haven't done anything since beating it.
Valvatorez x Fenrich: ...I don't so much support this one as need to put it on the list because it's SO FREAKING OBVIOUS. I guess you could say I ship it onesided only from Fenrich's perspective. But really, his utter, fanatical obsession with Valvatorez and his territorialness whenever any female moves in to close for comfort to his master well... Fuka knows it. But Valzy's clearly in love with Artina... poooooooor Fenfen.