Dark Assembly
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The Dark Assembly is a recurring feature in the Disgaea series..
[edit] Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
At the other side of the castle, Laharl and the members of his party may appear before the Dark Assembly, an area where non-player characters may vote on proposals to aid Laharl's party, including proposals to unlock special maps required for some of the endings or secret characters. Senators have a visible predilection toward the party that affects their votes. Votes can also be affected by bribes with items from the player's inventory. Each proposal to the Dark Assembly costs "mana", which is built up by characters as they defeat enemies. The amount of mana gained depends on the enemy's level. If a proposal fails to receive sufficient votes, the player may attempt to pass the bill anyway by choosing to "persuade by force" and defeating the opposing senators in battle. The proposals available to place before the senate depend on the number of promotion examinations completed by a character; these examinations consist of a battle with a handful of monsters on the floor of the Assembly; you can reach an "examination level." The senators also count as normal monsters when you persaude by force so if you defeat a senator that's a new type of monster you can create that monster when you create a character.
Note: Once you defeat Baal and Laharl receives the title of Lord of Terror/Tyrant, bills proposed will ALMOST always succeed.
[edit] Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
By talking to the Dark Secretary in Holt, Adell can visit the Dark Assembly. Players choose one character from those available in their party to bring up a list of resolutions available to that character. Mana gained by defeating enemies in combat is used as a kind of currency in the Dark Assembly. Each resolution requires a cost of a certain amount of mana. Merely paying the mana required does not automatically pass a resolution; it must be voted on by senators. Unlike Disgaea: HOD, when you are selecting a bill to propose at the Assembly, you will be given a percentage on how likely the bill is to pass. Bills that require more Mana or that generate a larger effect (such as opening a secret dungeon) have lower chances than that of a lower cost bill.
Once a resolution has been chosen, the view changes to a large auditorium with randomly selected senators. Each senator has a disposition toward the character proposing a resolution. This is the Netherworld, so it is perfectly acceptable to bribe senators with items in the item bag. Giving a senator the right items will improve their disposition toward the character. After bribing, senators will vote based on their disposition. If the yeas beat the nays, the resolution passes. Even if a bill loses the vote, the player can choose to "persuade by force". A base panel appears and the player can attempt to beat the opposing senators. If all opposing senators are killed, the resolution will be passed. Using "persuade by force" with lower level characters is very dangerous, as senators are more powerful than lower levels can handle, and losing means game over.
New to Disgaea 2 are the Legendary Senators, a special type of Dark Assembly senator with various abilities, all of which will radically alter the Assembly environment. Legendary senators have a very powerful voice (their votes count for far more than any other senator) and they will all create some sort of effect before casting their vote. For example, Legendary Senator Ares will strike an adjacent senator on his row, blowing away all senators on that line and eliminating their votes. Legendary Senator Venus will emit a magical aura that will force all adjacent senators to vote along with her, regardless of their dispositions beforehand. While bribing the Legendary Senators alone may not pass a bill for sure, not bribing them is nearly a surefire way to ensure a bill will fail: attempting to "Persuade by Force" with a Legendary Senator in attendance leads to a fight which the player is very likely to lose, if the legendary senator votes against the player, as all Legendary Senators are at least level 1000.
Additionally, as the game carries on, Adell can also gain access to the proposal of "I Want To Become A Senator". If passed, Adell will become a senator and can sit in and vote on special assembly sessions, such as raising the voice power of different parties. When Adell first becomes a senator, his voice is 30. The player can increase his voice by passing the "I Want More Voice Proposal". Each proposal passed increases Adell's voice by 30 points to a maximum of 120.
[edit] Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice
In Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice, the Dark Asssembly is known as the Classroom Assembly.
