| Enemies | Equipment | Evility |
|---|---|---|
| Lv. 1 Fighter (x2) | -- | Wild Cry |
| Lv. 1 Fury Fatalist (x2) | -- | Fury |
This stage is a tutorial to the battle system, introducing you to bringing characters out of the Base Panel, attacking with your characters, and the combo system, as well as Team Attacks. Feel free to listen to the tutorial if you've never played a Disgaea game, or just want to hear the characters' voices. Once that is finished (or you skip it), the real battle will begin, against two Fighters and two Fury Fatalists. Considering Killia starts off at level 3, you shouldn't have any trouble at all in defeating these enemies, although you'll want to get some EXP with your other characters.
| After completing a battle, you're shown the Bonus List, which consists of prizes you can win by filling up the Bonus Gauge during battle. The more you attack with combos, with an emphasis on an enemy dying during one, the Bonus Gauge will fill more. New to Disgaea 5 are the One Time Bonuses, which are basically items you can get by maxing the Bonus Gauge for the first time in a battle. The prize will remain there until you get it, so you can always come back at a later time if you're having trouble. Another new addition to Disgaea is the MVP system, which highlights the characters who contributed the most to filling the Bonus Gauge during battle. These characters will receive bonus EXP and Mana. |
You will be required to create at least one new character after the first battle. Go talk to the Recruiter to see what kind of characters you can make. You will need HL, the game's currency, in order to make new characters (instead of Mana as in the previous games in the series) and the Recruiter NPC will go through all available options, pointing out their usefulness.
For now, let's make a Witch and a Cleric, since the former uses elemental spells and the latter will be able to heal characters in battle (plus she learns Espoir, a nice spell that cures status ailments). After choosing the name, pick the capability, which determines how many bonus points you can add to that character's stats; you NEVER want to pick Good-for-Nothing (barring one minor exception, which is for a trophy), as it requires you to remove five points. Don't forget to equip your new recruits. When you're ready, go to the Dimension Prinny and choose the next map.
