Etna is a fictional character who appears in the Disgaea series of video games. First appearing as one of the main characters in the series's first entry, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness in 2003, she has appeared in most subsequent entries in either lead or supporting roles, and had many cameo appearances across other Nippon Ichi Software video games. Concept and creation Disgaea artist Takehito Harada described her as a "scheming, disrespectful sidekick." He stated, "I represented Etna's personality by the unbalance between her youthful body style and her sexy outfit. The producers told me to create her as a spiteful attendant, and it was pretty easy. Other than her details, the initial design has not changed." NIS America PR and marketing manager Nao Zook felt that Etna and the Prinnies are among the "standouts" of Cross Edge. Zook also cited Etna as among his favourite characters in the crossover game Trinity Universe. Appearances Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Etna first appears in the PlayStation 2 video game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness. Etna is the leader of the Prinny squad, and one of the few vassals who remain in the Overlord's Castle after King Krichevskoy's death. In the beginning, she attempts to wake up Laharl through 'unique' methods (most of which involved guns). From then on, Etna becomes Laharl's closest vassal, though not necessarily most trustworthy vassal, aiding him in his rise to power. She is the only vassal from Laharl's original servants who goes out on the battlefield for him. Etna often acts carefree and tends to be rather snarky towards Laharl and Flonne, but is also very devious and underhanded. Often it is hard to tell for whom she really is working. She holds deep respect and loyalty towards King Krichevskoy, Laharl's father. When it comes to her Prinnies, however, she tends to be rather abusive towards them, especially in later games. Etna is often known for ending an episode with a preview of the next episode, all of which have her in the starring role. Often these previews parody famous TV shows, anime, or video games with the other characters making side comments. These previews tend to be silly and rarely have anything to do with the next episode. In both the Normal and Bad Endings, Laharl gives up his position as Overlord to Etna before either killing himself or running away. In the good ending, she remains as