BEAUTY QUEEN
ETNA
Self-proclaimed
Beauty Queen of the demon world, Etna has become one of the most famous characters
in the Disgaea series, and seemingly, what everyone thinks whenever the name
Disgea is uttered in everycorner of the Internet by her love-struck fans.
For once, I can agree on anyone stating why Etna is such a success as a character and a memorable one at that. It is an understandment when Nippon Ichi designed her to appear as a teeny gothic chick with little wear and making her a demon as an excuse to wear such skimpy clothing, despite the obvious assumption on how old she actually might be. Regardless of said things, Etna has made a mark in each game she has appeared in, being that for starters, she is not a good guy at all, and for this fact, will join sides to her earnest convienence without any traces of remorse nor guilt about it.
Even so, I cannot help to note just how cute this little evil demon is, and how the game she is featured in might not stand a chance of being as memorable should she had been ommited in the first place. It is weird how her fame escalated to the roof after Disgaea: Hour of Darkness debuted on the PS2, and how fans cheered when she made her return in Disgea 2: Cursed Memories not as a cameo, but as the sole character from the main cast of the first game that is playable and part of the main story as well.
That is how much Etna is loved, even if she wouldn't hesitate to rip the hearts out of the very fans that adore her. Given the images of her one could chuckle as to how a littlw thing like her could do such thing. Well, I can assure you that her mischevious look hides the very thing that enemies fear of her. With a malicious look on her face, Etna sends out devastating attacks to her enemy, even if the results can be as humorous as an exploding penguin clearing an entire room of foes.
Etna always carries a spare pack
of exploding penguins on her rump
just in case anyone tries to get brisky with her.
Yeah, she is so powerful, she commands her very own army of exploding penguins who take after her leaderess in terms of fooling the other side into thinking that they are no threat whatsoever. Unlike Prier whose sole existance was to show her incredible endowed assets to compensate a storyline, Etna sacrifices chest size for a character with an interesting backgrown and a hidden agenda that can lead either to help get rid the world of the greater evils or turn on the very people she agreed to help. In Disgaea HOD, Etna can branch out in an ending where she not only betrayes her friends, but also kills them in order to become the sole ruler of the Demon Kingdom. While in Disgea 2, she goes on solo, forsaken her former eomployer and having an unbelievable level of power that not even the most powerful of demonic overlords can defeat her. In fact, she already beats the very last guy you are trying to defeat by the middle of the story, becoming the most powerful character in the game, plot-wise.
Again, how the hell can such a perky demoness like this cause so much despair? Assuming that Nippon Ichi lend an ear to fans of the first game, Etna became an obvious point of interest to familiraze the game with. No Etna, the sequel might've been a so-so at best. It was no surprise that an Anime loosely based on the first game was crated, although said thing left a lot to desire from our beauty queen demoness. For startters, it seems that she was bound to have a new look, resembling a child more than anything as seen in the following character sheet:
Even if there is a hint of cutesy looks on her face and overall design, Etna's appearance on the Disgaea trailer featured in Disgaea 2 left me wit ha sour taste in my mouth. The Anime looked more like a hidden joke than what the first game ever intended to be, and Etna was so watered down, I almost wanted to stop praising her so much for her insane antics in both games. I hope Nippon Ichi tries harder next time.
For there might be much reckoning if they fail to do so.
In short, Etna is a whole new breed of anti-hero in the videogame biz, and one to take seriously for she is very deceptive, unpredictable, and highly likeable. Should ther ebe a Disgaea 3, it is obvious that Etna will once again appear and join forces just for the sheer enjoyment of watching her opposition writhe in pain. You may not entirely trust her, but you can trust her to decimate the enemy without any complain. And hey, she's a redhead to boot, can't go wrong this time, can we.
Of course, a famous videogame character can't go alone without a series of toys modeled after it, and Etna is no exception at all. Below are some screen shots of her posing in a mischevious way to entice your fanboyish needs.
Somewhere in the darkest corners of the Internet I once stumbled upon a modyfied version of her figurine, revealing a lot more than what she wears and not suitable for anyone without a fetish for young demon queens. Wheter this was a legitimate figurine, custom built, or just a work created by a drooling fan with his hairy hands to satisfy his needs is yet to be certain. I can only say that her small chest makes her even more attracitve than, say, this character whose bossom craddles the "hero" of the first game.
Anyway, I can tlelyou that I do wish to see Etna again in t he nea future, either in a sequel to the uber popular Disgaea series, or as a spin-off with her very own game. Either way, it will be a blast seeing her in action once more.
Even if that means I might get blown away with said exploding penguins for getting too perverted about her looks.