Hey guys, I'm right with you on being shocked and even sad at learning some of this stuff from the novels that they don't mention in the games, (the novel canon doesn't have to be the same as the game canon, as someone else also stated), but, just a friendly little reminder that none of this is REAL, lol. Some of these reactions are a bit over the top...not trying to offend anybody, but, somewhere during reading this entire comments page I started feeling less shocked and sad about Laharl's situation (which, could be argued is just his situation in the novels to make for a more interesting and emotionally-wrenching novel), and way more shocked at some of you guys' incredibly upset, sad, and even scared reactions to it...lol.