#alastor's animation is top notch

[gartenofbanny]

Overture is the first official episode for Hazbin Hotel, and after nearly four years of waiting, somehow, this episode is very bad. I'm not going to provide a summary of the episode but instead I'm going to provide what I liked and what I didn't like. So let's get started.

Positives

The animation for this episode is pretty good. While it isn't really as smooth as Helluva's and has some noticeable errors, it's still well animated for the most part.

Adam's part if the song is honestly a fucking bop and thankfully the genre is different from most Helluva songs.

Lute is my favorite character in this episode. She's a cold, stern Exorcist who hates demons. I have no clue why she isn't the leader, but Adam is considering how seriously she takes being an Exorcist and how professional she is for the most part.

This little bit with Niffty having stage fright is pretty funny.

And that's it for the positives now onto the negatives.

Negatives

One of the things I really hate about this episode is that it reveals WAY too much so early on. In this episode, it's revealed that Adam and the other Exorcists like killing Demons essentially doing it for sport, rendering Charlie's redemption useless, Exorcists are able to fucking die, and Adam has moved his schedule from another year to 6 months for the next Cleanse.

I honestly expected the first episode to show Charlie trying to redeem demons, a twist like that would've worked if it was like halfway through the season.

This episode, for some reason, has two plotlines when it would've been better if it just stuck with Charlie meeting the Exorcist one. We spent some minutes of this episode with Vaggie trying to make a TV commercial for the Hotel, however we never get to see the commercial itself, so what was the point?

Secondly, why would Vaggie and Charlie ask Alastor to make a television commercial for them? His entire thing is radios. It's like having a powerlifter do a track video. They're both completely different skill sets with their own benefits.

Also, if Alastor really does hate televisions THAT much, then why was he entertained when Katie and Charlie fought in the pilot by watching Televison?

I'm honestly unsure whether or not the pilot for Hazbin Hotel is canon. Adam states that it has been a week since the cleanse, Vaggie states that they recruited Alastor for the hotel last week, and the pilot takes place some time after the Cleanse. While the Helluva Boss pilot isn't canon anymore, it's up in the air whether or not the Hazbin Pilot is.

This fucking cat is still confusing. It literally just appeared in this episode with no explanation of how it was made or came to be or what it even does.

Adam, as a character, is one of the most irritating I've ever seen. He embodies those "If this was written by Vivziepop" memes, his singing voice is top notch, but as a character, he doesn't act any different from the demons he's supposed to kill. So it makes me question what's even the difference between Angels and Demons.

Last but not least, Adam says that there won't be a Demon left alive to kill another Exorcist.

And right off the bat does Adam know that killing every Demon in Hell is literally impossible? As long as humans die, Sinners are going to keep existing. Unless if Heaven decides to make everyone into angels, which is highly unlikely. And Lute says herself that Charlie and her family are exempt from the yearly cleansing, so they're not truly getting rid of every possible threat in Hell.

Overall, I'd give this episode a 5/10. It's a very rough start, especially since Vivziepop and her writers had nearly 4 years to write this out, but it's just very messy.

[itsclydebitches]

Alastor Headcanons Based on IRL Deer

fic research is wild, y'all

He has a tail. Duh.

It is deliberately hidden under his coat because while he can keep his ears neutral with conscious effort (and most people assume they're his hair at first glance) there's no way he's going to broadcast when he's relaxed with that gentle swishing.

After taking on this form Alastor biologically became an herbivore. He thinks it's a part of his punishment: to now exist in a body where eating meat, while possible, is a lot harder and is likely to make him ill if he has too much. He obviously does it anyway and now takes a sick kind of pride in his cannibalistic acts.

He sheds his antlers each year and goes to great lengths not to be seen during this process. It's faster than what a real deer deals with, but Alastor is still perpetually pissed that he can't just instantly grow new ones the way he otherwise controls his form.

(Hiding this is a whole lot harder while staying at a hotel where people need your help with things/demand your participation in ridiculous bonding exercises 24/7. The new year arrives and Alastor starts s w e a t i n g.)

His antlers also have velvet which, like a real deer's, is filled with nerves. AKA his antlers are very sensitive. Touch them at risk of life, limb, and soul.

In the days approaching a shedding Alastor's appetite increases like whoa. He can be found having tea (and "finger" food) with Rosie, or cooking up a storm in the kitchen. The residents don't know why they're suddenly inundated with jambalaya and gumbo, but they're not complaining.

(Husk, by virtue of Alastor owning his soul, knows what's what. He leaves a bottle of whiskey outside his door the night Alastor mysteriously says he has "business" to attend to for the next few days. Yeah, he obviously hates the guy but also that's a shit thing to deal with sober. He should know. Being a cat is fucking weird.)

When his old antlers have fallen off Alastor immediately destroys them. He doesn't know what someone might be able to do with a piece of his body, but he's not going to find out.

(However, it is tempting to whack the short king with one, proclaiming that he should mount it on his wall because he'll never get one off his head.)

He's got GREAT night vision and his eyes will glow red as his radio characteristics overlap with the deer biology. Alastor's hearing is also top notch and he can move his ears independently to better catch a sound. However, he tends to tilt his head instead—ensuring his neck cracks—because he knows it freaks people out.

Also smell! That's great for cooking. Not so great when Alastor hasn't found the time or inclination to bathe in days.

Alastor has made more friends (though he'd never call them that) in Hell than he ever did while living. Is it because he's now surrounded by other sinners who have no need to hide their true selves, or is it because he's now doubly a social animal? He doesn't know, doesn't care, and will eviscerate anyone who theorizes.

Despite growing up in New Orleans, Alastor never learned how to swim. Imagine his shock when an... unfortunate encounter with a rival Overlord resulted in him getting thrown into one of Hell's many rivers and he discovered that now, suddenly, he's an excellent swimmer. It was a weird day.

He's colorblind now. Rosie once asked him about his living fashion habits and was surprised that he tended towards muted browns, blacks, and grays. Sure, they all spread their wings upon entering Hell, but switching to a bright red suit is quite the choice! Everyone in the Emporium had to wait for their ears to heal after the screech of radio static Alastor let loose. He hadn't realized precisely what he was wearing (and who the hell else would tell him?). Rosie talked him down, saying the style suited him and really, it's too late to back down now. Whatever would the papers say?

[masterqwertster]

9 Fandom Peeps to get to Know Better

Tagged by @grayintogreen (ahhh! unexpected recognition from an epic fanfic writer!)

3 Ships You Like: Hatori Chise/Elias Ainsworth (The Ancient Magus' Bride), Harry Dresden/Karrin Murphy (The Dresden Files), and IchiHime (Bleach). Look, I'm a basic, true-to-canon bitch.

3 (Hazbin/Helluva) Ships You Like: uh, have barely watched any Helluva Boss, so this'll be Hazbin Hotel. Chaggie, those girls are a solid, cute couple. Rosie and Alastor's gossip hounds friendship is top notch (let my aro-ace murder man be a completely uninterested in it aro-ace!). And I am not immune to the fluffy cuddles of Huskerdust.

First Ship Ever: IchiHime, I guess? It's the one I remember liking before it became more than canon one-sided. Like, I rarely care about making a ship and just let the story tell me what the pairings are.

Last Song You Heard: Beautiful Things by Benson Boone. Oh how I adore the chorus to this song.

Favorite Childhood Book: Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede is definitely one I enjoyed. I've actually still got the bookfair paperback copy on my shelf. It's water warped and my old dog got a little nibble on one of the corners back then. But! Still readable.

Currently Reading: God I need to get back into reading published books. Especially since I have a few purchased that I haven't read yet. Ahaha...

Currently Watching: Shangri-La Frontier has been a fun one this anime season.

Currently Consuming: Easter Sundae flavor M&M's. Dark Chocolate outer shell, white chocolate core. They're good.

Currently Craving: More chocolate? Look, I can go slow and controlled on M&M's, but that doesn't mean I don't want more.

And I, uh... really don't know anyone in the Hazbin Fandom Space since I'm really just dipping toes in (greatly enjoying it, haven't been active to it), so I'm afraid I have only one person to tag: @radama-zard if you feel like it

[satansemployee]

Hazbin Hotel exceeded my expectations. (Minor spoilers)

Hazbin is absolutely beautiful. I had very low expectations for this show. I expected a standard internet series, with unfunny jokes but good practical quality. But oh my GOD NO. IT'S SO MUCH BETTER.

EVERY CHARACTER IS UNIQUE in both appearence and presentation of their character. Even if I don't know their names -the lack of subtitles doesn't help there- I'm fucking in love and I could easily recognize each one. The jokes were top notch, based on the character's quirks rather than trying to be pointlessly shocking/intelligent and IT WORKS because both animation and concepts COMPLETELY GO OVER THE TOP. YES, BREAK THAT FUCKING EGG AND SHOW IT HAS A HUMAN BODY INSIDE. MAKE ALASTOR OP. YES. IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR! A SHOW! WHO ACTUALLY! IS OVER THE TOP! WHERE VILLAINS DO SOMETHING MORE THAN BE MENACING AND BE DEFEATED!

Now this can also be a downside. Musical pieces don't feel special because they're already in an over-the-top enviroment, no matter how the visuals might be stunning. Only "Inside of every demon is a rainbow" works because it's the first song in colour, and it's really really fast paced. The very first one didn't hit me at all, I was forgetting it while watching it.

Yeah, I really hate Charlie. But in a good way. I don't hate her because it's a badly written character (although stereotyped and on one instance incoherent) but just because... I really do just hate good protagonists. I'm bored of them. So when they get their ass kicked I get excited. I know I'm going to get increasingly more annoyed at the fact that Charlie WILL get her way because that's how shows and protagonists work... but I'll always have this pilot!

And oh my God Alastor. Is this what sexual attraction feels like? Is this what being horny MEANS? I think only ONCE have I ever felt a need for a character to rip me open and make me watch them eat my heart and it was when I was 12, aka when I still was happy on a ragular basis. Am I HIGH? I WANT TO FUSE INTO HIM? HE IS SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER! I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM? HE IS ORIGINAL, CUNNING, HE TAKES YOUR BREATH AND ATTENTION, HE IS POWERFUL AND CHARISMATIC! THE ONLY WAY I CAN THINK ABOUT HIM IS THROUGH EITHER VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL THOUGHTS AND I DON'T KNOW WHY! I FEEL HIGH ON DOPAMINE! I FEEL HIGH! HIGH! HIGH! HIGH!

I'm gonna go watch it again A toast, to the knowledge it can only go downhill from here, but the remaining hope Charlie will join the villains and terrorize hell, my dream ending.

[darkwingdragon]

Rumeminus The Trickster King

Rumeminus The Trickster King (Aka The Arch Demon of Madness and Chaos.

This is a fan character for the animated series “The Hazbin Hotel” made by @vivziepop​.

Name: Rumeminus (Room-min-us)

Canon voice actor: Rowan Atkinson

Age: Nobody Knows

Gender: Male

Type of Demon: Arch Demon but nobody knows what he’s supposed to be

Friends: Charlie,The King of Hell,Vaggie,Angel,Husk,Alastor,Katia,Skully,Bucky,Nifty,Serina,Gnat the imp and everyone else at the hotel.

Enemies: Anyone that endangers the princess’s life and her friends is considered an enemy,the exterminators and Lilith but its more like a rivalry 

Nicknames: Rumey (referred by his lover),Trickster,The Trickster King (referred by everyone who has heard of him),The Demon Of Madness, Uncle Rumeminus (by Charlie)

Abilities: Flight, Shape shifting,Opening portals,Travelling between worlds,Transforms into his enraged form (only if he lose control), Can create Pocket dimensions and has access to them,Can manipulate Chaos and Reality without and without his cane,Inventor,master prankster,Can understand all languages,has knowledge of all ancient history in Hell,loyal adviser to the royal family, very informative about whats going on in Hell and the Human world. 

Personality: Rumeminus is a mischievous, smart, eccentric, sophisticated, flamboyant demon that’s always full of life and bursting with energy.Though he is one of the most powerful demons in Hell next to the King, Rumeminus is a fun loving, comical, easygoing, wacky prankster so much so, that he primarily uses his abilities as a means to amuse both himself and those around him but mostly to himself. Unusually Rumeminus unlike most demons in Hell is shown to be quite friendly and well mannered much like Charlie because of this he often likes to hang around with her whenever he’s visiting.  But even though he is mostly friendly to those he cares about he is still a demon and if he feels that any of his friends or family are in danger he will instantly change his personality to be more serious and sometimes frightening and will use his abilities to protect his friends and fight against the apposing threat.

Rumeminus often is shown to have a good sense of dark humour because of this he is really good friends with the King and why he is always telling jokes to the King to make him laugh. For he believes that the Kings life is boring so he goes to great lengths to make sure that the ruler of Hell is entertained by pranking some of the servants or guards whether they are turned into furniture or their limbs been put on backwards as long as he can get a chuckle from his best friend he is happy.

However if there is one thing about Rumeminus’s personality that can be troublesome is that he is prone to having mood swings and can get over dramatic over any little thing that can be wrong in his books whether its him screaming in terror after losing his cane Skully or  either him going ecstatic Charlie gaining a customer he will most certainly make a big scene about it.

Another thing that makes him often unpredictable is when he has mood swings is that his powers is effected by his emotions very often when he’s angry his chaotic aura can cause glass to break, walls to crack and objects thrown in different directions.Due to this whenever he is in a bad mood he often warps inside of his hat so he can lose off steam due to his hat being housing a pocket dimension and also has his actual house within the dimension.

Background: Rumeminus worked at the castle as a loyal adviser and entertainer to the King life was pretty fine until due to a mishap with one of his pranks that angered the queen she demanded to her husband for him to get fired this causes both Rumeminus and the queen to get into an argument while giving the King a headache.After deciding enough was enough the King commanded Rumeminus to go and work with his Daughter Charlie at The Happy Hotel and help advise her with her project, Rumeminus whom was already supportive of princess’s endeavours gladly accepts stating to the King before he left “It’s about time something new came to hell it starting to get really boring around here”.

As well as working as an adviser for the King of hell he has a jokes and gags shop in both in Hell and the Human world where he frequently visits though it has been a slow business for him and although like most demons who steal souls from humans he does not take part in soul stealing as much as the other do stating “Where’s the fun in stealing souls? they’re just going to end up in Hell anyway so why bother?” because of this he rarely steals the souls of a human he’d rather pull a prank on them instead.

Appearance: Rumeminus has a bit of a Willy Wonka style thing going on with his purple jacket and top hat but he also has a pair of steam punk googles that he uses for various different things such as using them to see things others can’t see.He is also seen holding a cane with a sentient skull on the end named Skully which he uses to keep his powers under control and to use them at will.

Rumeminus is a grey skinned reptile like creature with four arms, large bat like wings and a long whip like tail.he has black spines going from the back of his head down to his back and long ears with one of his ears having a notch in it.His eyes are bright green and red with black pupils however the colours are reversed when he’s enraged meaning that they will be red green a black pupils,His teeth are lights green and his tongue is yellow.

Relations: His relationship with the princess was strong from the day he met her as a child shouting to her father while holding her “I WILL PROTECT THIS LITTLE CHARLIE BEAN WITH MY LIFE!”from that day on he has acted like an second father to Charlie and had always made nothing sure nothing and no one tried to harm his adopted niece because god help them if anyone tried to lay a finger or claw on the princess they will be hunted down and sent to the Mire if he catches them.

His relations with the other Hazbins is a bit varied Vaggie he’s okay with he’s happy that Charlie has a protective and supportive friend in Vaggie that he get along with her great, Alastor is another demon he gets along great, in fact they used to work together at some point when Rumeminus wanted to pull the biggest prank on everyone with the public radio which Alastor gladly accepted joined in on the scheme although that being said he knows the radio demon is dangerous and he knows he’s up to something so he makes sure to keep an eye on him just to be safe.

As for Angel dust well at first he was happy to see a fellow multi armed demon but over time Rumeminus has started to get annoyed with the spider demon’s flirtatious attitude and sexual advances towards him so much so that at one point he nearly threw Angel dust into a portal that would’ve sent him to the Mire if Charlie and Vaggie hadn’t got to him in time.After that Angel doesn’t bother him at all.

As for the other Hazbins he gets along great with him although they all had to get used to his eccentric and wacky behaviour and his occasional mood swings.

Bucky is his taxidermy living jackalope that he made and had brought to life with his powers to be a companion.He plays the role of being Rumeminus’s own personal house keeper and keeps his masters house clean while he’s gone.

Skully is Rumeminus’s beloved sentient talking skull on the end of his walking cane. He is one of the Trickster King’s most closest friends and possessions that he has with him all the time.Despite Skully unable to move around he is actually very helpful at being Rumeminus’s moral adviser. 

NOTE!!          

There my fan character for the Hazbin Hotel is done will do some updates on his bio once i’ve seen more of the show.Also the characters that were mentioned on his bio named Serina,Gnat the imp ,Bucky,Skully and Katia are my other Fan characters that i need to work on. Also the Mire is a part of hell  that isn’t canon to the show i don’t know but its something i’ve been working on. 

Hazbin Hotel Characters belong to @vivziepop