Anyone Using Prinnys?

[Fallen Angel Loretta]

No matter which Disgaea game I'm playing, I always use the prinnies I start out with. Maybe I think it's mandatory to use all of my starting characters, whether they're humanoids or monsters, or maybe I'm just too lazy to delete them and decide to put them to use. Even if prinnies aren't as strong as the other monster classes, I enjoy them all the same. However, when I have a prinny magichange with someone, I usually forget about their explosive properties and throw the magichanged character anyway.
It can get pretty annoying, though, especially if the humanoid character you threw played a major role in one of your battle strategies.

[ZekeFreek]

No matter which Disgaea game I'm playing, I always use the prinnies I start out with. Maybe I think it's mandatory to use all of my starting characters, whether they're humanoids or monsters, or maybe I'm just too lazy to delete them and decide to put them to use. Even if prinnies aren't as strong as the other monster classes, I enjoy them all the same. However, when I have a prinny magichange with someone, I usually forget about their explosive properties and throw the magichanged character anyway.
It can get pretty annoying, though, especially if the humanoid character you threw played a major role in one of your battle strategies.

Isn't it only the first game that they give you Prinnies to start?

[Fallen Angel Loretta]

No matter which Disgaea game I'm playing, I always use the prinnies I start out with. Maybe I think it's mandatory to use all of my starting characters, whether they're humanoids or monsters, or maybe I'm just too lazy to delete them and decide to put them to use. Even if prinnies aren't as strong as the other monster classes, I enjoy them all the same. However, when I have a prinny magichange with someone, I usually forget about their explosive properties and throw the magichanged character anyway.
It can get pretty annoying, though, especially if the humanoid character you threw played a major role in one of your battle strategies.

Isn't it only the first game that they give you Prinnies to start?

I'm pretty sure Disgaea 3 and Disgaea 4 gave you prinnies too...(I had to go check because I haven't started a new game in so long) I've never had the opportunity to play the second Disgaea, so I don't know about that one.

[Laharl2nd]

all of them but 2 give you prinnies to start.

[Fallen Angel Loretta]

all of them but 2 give you prinnies to start.

Oh, Disgaea 2 doesn't give you starting prinnies? That's weird...

Well, I learn something new everyday!

[Laharl2nd]

i dont believe they do because you are playing as guy who thinks hes a human in the human world, being infested with a curse. the first time you see a prinny is the tutorial, i mean you can make them before the main game starts really but they don't just hand them to you like other ones. you do get a warrior healer and mage i think like always.

[Rhuen]

Yes, 1, 3, and 4 you start with Prinnies (which makes sense in story)

in number 2 not so much.

The Prinnies though are the main reason why the conditions for the endings no longer include no friendly kills. Kind of took away some of the fun of having your own Prinnies in Disgaea 1 *especially certain stages*

[Ringwraith]

Yes, 1, 3, and 4 you start with Prinnies (which makes sense in story)

in number 2 not so much.

The Prinnies though are the main reason why the conditions for the endings no longer include no friendly kills. Kind of took away some of the fun of having your own Prinnies in Disgaea 1 *especially certain stages*

Only 4 doesn't use ally kills for any of its endings, and throwing Prinnies doesn't count towards it anyway, so it's immaterial.

[Laharl2nd]

i remember so much debate on that with throwing prinnies lol. yeah they don't count towards your ending as they don't count as an ally death.

[Fallen Angel Loretta]

i dont believe they do because you are playing as guy who thinks hes a human in the human world, being infested with a curse. the first time you see a prinny is the tutorial, i mean you can make them before the main game starts really but they don't just hand them to you like other ones. you do get a warrior healer and mage i think like always.

That makes sense.

[icekirbydude]

I used to use Prinnys to benefit Fuka's ability prinny annihilation, which boosted her stats by 20% for each little guy I killed, I feel awful XD

[darkrchaos]

Just got my Black Prinny. I named him Doom. He actually a really strong character

[ZekeFreek]

Just got my Black Prinny. I named him Doom. He actually a really strong character

Why so racist?

[RonXSilva]

All the Prinnies I make are my name and the names of my friends spelled backwards

[SchwaWarrior]

Hello, newcomer to the NISA forums here! I decided this thread would be a great spot for my first post.

I'm post-game, and aside from Kurtis I use one Prinny in my party, a Prinny God tier affectionately named "Commando Valhalla"! True to his name, he was a warlord in the NORSE VIKINGS of old, but due to his horrible ego, he could not ascend to join the ranks of Odin for the great battle of Ragnarok to come until he paid off that sin in a penguin suit in the Netherworld, so he joins battle with Valzy and company in the Item World every day so that such a burden may one day be fully paid out. "For Asgard, dood!"

Or at least that's his story. He IS a Prinny, you know, maybe his word ought not be taken at face value...

Anyway I think he's a pretty cool guy. Eh vaporizes things with Fusilade and Volcano, gets thrown around as an instant nuke-it-the-eff-from-orbit on occasion, and doesn't afraid of anything (except Etna of course). My party likes to throw each-other around a lot in the Item World, so Commando Valhalla only sees some real action in floors that are close-quarters, tight spaces.

Oh, I haven't thought to pass Heavy Stance or Evade Danger to him yet; I have somewhere around 30 or more characters I'm in the gradual process of setting up with the Evilities I want (most of them being the DLC ones since I have every single DLC character there is @_@ it's awesome but at the same time a lot of work), and it's true if I want to put it in my Item World Pirate PvP Party I should go with those two, but I'm also wondering if I should be more creative than that... For instance, Darkness Pact would tack an extra 30% on to all stats for example, so that and Heavy Stance's +20% and Etna's +30% would make him vulnerable to other players' bombs, but in return his stats become terrifying; perhaps using that and putting him at the back of the ship, with really high MV and "Assault" AI would give him a turn or two of terror-raining before the player gets an apt chance to snipe it.

I'm wondering about a possible defensive evility set as well as an alternative; if nothing else, setting it up with two of the Shaman's or Death's evilities, which cause negative effects to the whole enemy party, then putting the Prinny in the back of the ship set to "Attack" (not Assault, so it will sit there until its enemies approach) so that it's stealth-debilitating its opponents unless the player thinks to actually look at its status page when the fight begins and realizes why all his allies' SP consumption is doubled or that their Evasion or Elemental Resistance are all cut in half. Could work on any monster class, but who would suspect it on a Prinny, amirite?

So yeah, I've got some nice plans for Commando Valhalla. ^_^ I'm considering the offensive moveset approach moreso as opposed to defensive since the glorious vikings on which he draws his fancy name were renowned for being fearless, reckless beserkers.

I may just stick with the Heavy Stance + Evade Danger and put him in the front (Captain) position of the pirate ship to lead the assault, too. ^_^ Ahh, but then again, player names are randomized online, so it wouldn't make as much sense for them to see it... ah well.