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Special Moves (referred to as "Special" in the game menus) are unique and powerful attacks or spells that cost SP to use. After certain requirements are met to learn them, specials can be used immediately.

Every time a certain special move is used, a little EXP is added to that move. Once certain amounts of EXP are gained, the move will level up and become more powerful, but will also cost a little more SP.

Weapon Special Moves[edit]

Weapon specials moves can be learned when a Human Class reaches a certain level of Weapon Mastery, and can only be used when the associated type of weapon is equipped.

Weapon specials always base their attack power on the same stat(s) as normal attacks with the same weapon type (for example, Blade Rush is a sword-based special, so it uses the ATK stat to determine its strength like a regular sword attack; Tri-Burst is a gun special, so it always uses HIT instead). In addition, any bonuses the weapon type has (such as a Bow's chance of making defeated foes drop chests, or an Axe's tendency to reduce DEF) will be applied to specials as well as regular attacks.

Some classes learn certain weapon-type specials faster than others, due to differing weapon proficiency. Through Reincarnation, a Sinner (who has a high Fist Proficiency) can build up their mastery, then reincarnate into a Thief (who has low Fist Proficiency), with a portion of the Fist Mastery they obtained as a Sinner.

Most weapon specials will always attack a specific set of panels (colored blue both in game and in this guide), and sometimes use support panels that must not be occupied by objects or enemies for the special to work (colored yellow). In this guide, green panels represent where the attacker would be standing. These "attack patterns" can be shifted 90 degrees if the user changes Facing, but they are otherwise static. However, a handful of weapon specials have a distance from which the pattern can be placed; the distance applies to the "center" of the pattern, not the pattern's edges. "Range" in the tables below depict the attack pattern of individual specials, as viewed from above.

When the special-user and their target are at different vertical levels of terrain, the difference is expressed in dm (decimeters). In this listing, "Up" is how many dm upwards the special will have an effect, and "Down" is how many dm down the special will have an effect. "Lv" is the Weapon Mastery level at which the special is earned, and "Name" is what the specific special is called. All specials have a formula determining the amount of damage they cause, and "Boost" refers to the extra power each individual attack is given in that formula (it's truthfully useless unless you're comparing different weapon and/or character specials, since spells and regular attacks both have different formulas from weapon or character-specific specials).

Fist Specials[edit]

While the standard attack animation for an unarmed character is a punch, Fist specials can only be used when a fist-type weapon is equipped.

Lv Name Boost SP Additional Effects Range
1 Triple Strike 10% 8 Target is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 Triple Strike Diagram.png
3 Tiger Charge 20% 24 Target is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 Tiger Charge Diagram.png
6 Lion's Roar 10% 56 N/A Disgaea 2 Lion's Roar Diagram.png
10 King of Beasts 40% 82 Target is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 King of Beasts Diagram.png
15 Rising Dragon 70% 124 Target is moved to furthest support panel Disgaea 2 Rising Dragon Diagram.png
21 Big Bang 50% 240 Fire Elemental Disgaea 2 Big Bang Diagram.png

Sword Specials[edit]

Lv Name Boost SP Additional Effects Range
1 Blade Rush 10% 10 N/A Disgaea 2 Blade Rush Diagram.png
3 Hurricane Slash 30% 18 Wind Elemental Disgaea 2 Melee Diagram.png
6 Moon Slash 10% 38 N/A Disgaea 2 Moon Slash Diagram.png
10 Winged Slayer 20% 82 N/A Disgaea 2 Winged Slayer Diagram.png
15 Dark X Slash 70% 120 N/A Disgaea 2 Triple Strike Diagram.png
21 Dimension Slash 60% 260 Star Elemental Disgaea 2 Dimension Slash Diagram.png
30 Ultra Overlord I.D.K. 284

Spear Specials[edit]

Level Name Boost SP Additional Effects Range
1 Impaler 10% 7 User is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 Special Impaler Diagram.png
3 Lightning Spear 20% 15 User is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 Lightning Spear Diagram.png
6 Asteroid Drop 20% 45 User is moved to support panel Disgaea 2 Lion's Roar Diagram.png
10 Turbulence 30% 80 Wind Elemental Disgaea 2 Surround Diagram.png
15 Divine Strike 40% 125 N/A Disgaea 2 Divine Strike Diagram.png
21 Spear Storm 60% 250 Fire Elemental
User is moved to support panel
Disgaea 2 Lion's Roar Diagram.png

Bow Specials[edit]

Lv Name Boost SP Additional Effects Range
1 Poison Blast 10% 8 Ice Elemental
May inflict Poison
Disgaea 2 Divine Strike Diagram.png
3 Raiden Missile 20% 22 May inflict Deprave
Selectable range of 4 panels
Disgaea 2 Single Diagram.png
6 Delta Split 40% 36 May inflict Sleep Disgaea 2 Delta Split Diagram.png
10 Zielregen 40% 80 Fire Elemental
May inflict Paralysis
Selectable range of 4 panels
Disgaea 2 Zeilregen Diagram.png
15 Doppelganger 50% 120 May inflict Amnesia
Selectable range of 5 panels
Disgaea 2 Single Diagram.png
21 Omega Comet 60% 260 Ice Elemental
Selectable range of 3 panels
Disgaea 2 Single Diagram.png
I.D.K. Salamander Bow Unknown 280 Fire Element

Gun Specials[edit]

Lv Name Stat(s) SP Additional Effects Range
1 Tri-Burst 10% 8
Selectable range of 3 panels (Four cardinal directions only)
Disgaea 2 Single Diagram.png
3 Gaia Blast 20% 16 N/A Disgaea 2 Gaia Blast Diagram.png
6 Proximal Shot 30% 32 Star Elemental
User is moved to furthest support panel
Disgaea 2 Proximal Shot Diagram.png
10 Shooting Stars 40% 78 Selectable range of 3 panels (Cardinal directions) Disgaea 2 Single Diagram.png
15 Totenkreuz 50% 138 Fire Elemental
Selectable range of 4 panels (Cardinal directions)
Disgaea 2 Plus Diagram.png
21 Inferno 60% 256 Fire Elemental
Selectable range of 5 panels (Cardinal directions)
Disgaea 2 X Diagram.png

Axe Specials[edit]

Lv Name Boost SP Additional Effects Range
1 Boulder Crush 10% 8 N/A Disgaea 2 Melee Diagram.png
3 Colossal Fissure 20% 14 N/A Disgaea 2 Special Impaler Diagram.png
6 Boomerang Axe 30% 32 N/A Disgaea 2 Divine Strike Diagram.png
10 Violent Storm 50% 74 N/A Disgaea 2 Triple Strike Diagram.png
15 Graviton Flare 70% 112 N/A Disgaea 2 Melee Diagram.png
21 Calamity Drive 90% 188 Star Elemental Disgaea 2 Melee Diagram.png

Character Special Moves[edit]

Character-specific specials are learned when a character of a certain class reaches a designated level. They cannot be transferred to other classes through reincarnation, but can be kept when a character reincarnates as a different tier of their current class. In all other regards, character-specific Special Moves are identical to weapon-based Special Moves. While some human classes have no character specials, all monster classes will have at least four.