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Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here... I would have done so already...
~ Alastor when Vaggie confronts him.
After all, the world is a stage. And a stage is a world of entertainment.
~ Alastor
Let's begin. I'm gonna make you wish that I'd stayed gone. Tune on in. When I'm done, your status quo will know its race is run. Oh, this will be fun! (evil laughter)
~ Alastor threatening to end Vox's reign at the end of "Stayed Gone".

Alastor, also known as the Radio Demon, is one of the two tritagonists (alongside Angel Dust) of the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel.

A former serial killer in life, Alastor is a notorious entity in Hell and one of its many overlords known for his frightening demeanor, extraordinary power and sadistic sense of humor. He has offered to assist Charlie in her endeavors of rehabilitating sinners into reaching Heaven, albeit, for his own amusement. He is the archenemy of Vox, the boss of Husk and Niffty, and the arch-rival of Lucifer Morningstar (the father of his business partner, Charlie Morningstar).

He was voiced by Edward Bosco in his normal voice and by Gabriel C. Brown in his singing voice in the pilot, and is voiced by Amir Talai in the series proper.

Appearance[]

Alastor is a slim, dapper sinner demon with beige-colored skin, and usually has a broad smile full of sharp, yellow teeth. He is at around the same height as his rival, Vox, with the two standing at approximately 7 feet. He sports a pinkish-red cropped, angled bob-cut with black tips at the ends and two large, black tipped tufts of hair extending from the top of his head, evoking the ears of a deer. The style has an undercut at the back, and two small black antlers protruding from the crown.

Alastor's eyes have dark-red sclera, bright-red irises and thin black pupils. His forearms and lower legs fade to dark grey, and he has red hoofed toes and red fingers.

Alastor wears a red pinstripe coat with dark-red lapels piped with white, which is ragged along the bottom hem. Underneath this he wears a bright red dress-shirt with a black cross on the chest, and long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs. He also wears a dark-red oval-shaped monocle, rimmed with black, over his right eye.

He accessorizes with a black knotted bowtie with a bright red center, black gloves with red at the fingertips, and black pointed-toe boots with red deer hoofprints emblazoned on the soles. Alastor also carries a thin cane with a sentient vintage style microphone attached to it, which he uses to play sound effects and broadcast his voice.

When in his full demon form, Alastor's body grows larger and limbs become longer, his neck gains extra joints, and his horns grow in size. His sclera turn black with his pupils turn into the shape of radio dials. His suit and ends of his mouth also gain stitches along them.

Personality[]

Just because you see a smile, don't think you know what's going on underneath. A smile is a valuable tool, my dear. It inspires your friends, keeps your enemies guessing, and ensures no matter what comes your way, you're the one on control.
~ Alastor to Charlie, explaining the power in a smile.

Alastor acts friendly and nice, but he is clearly cruel, sadistic and extremely violent, but otherwise his behavior, mannerisms, and even his voice are similar to an old-fashioned radio announcer; for instance, when he refers to modern television as a "picture show" and refers to Charlie as "a charming demon belle". Vaggie describes him as "a violent monster of chaos", which is why he is dangerous.

Alastor likes to showcase his power and carnage for every sinner in hell to witness, hence his title the "Radio Demon". However, he is also fully aware that there are other demons and entities that rival him in terms of power and isn't reckless.

Despite being extremely powerful, he tends to get bored and lack inspiration. He seeks entertainment which he still gets out of watching the suffering of others. But to achieve that, he is willing to have (or feign) a charming, supportive and kind attitude. He is always seen smiling and is creepily cheerful and upbeat all of the time, as he believes that it shows power and dominance over others. If a rival were to frown, he would see them as weak.

Alastor dismisses the idea that redemption is possible. Nevertheless, he still provides the hotel with a staff, and protects Charlie's business from outside threats. However, he does very little to mask his true nature and how evil he really is, as stated by his quote ''if I wanted to hurt anyone here... I would have done so already. '' In addition, his help is for his own personal amusement rather than Charlie's idealism. He has also expressed a desire to see sinners struggle in attempts to repent for their misdeeds, only for them to repeatedly fail miserably.

Alastor is asexual and aromantic, as seen with him being thrown off and bluntly rejecting Angel Dust's offer of giving him oral sex. Despite this, he isn't above slapping people on the ass just to anger them for his own amusement, as he did with Vaggie.

He is known to be a gourmet, and as such, refuses to eat processed foods like canned meat, Easy-Mac, or ketchup. His favorite food is venison.

The prequel comic shows that civilians are terrified of him; passersby avoid him when he appears, and visibly nervous merchants give him what he wants without commenting. His only true friends during this time are a pack of bird-like demons who are also cannibals. The story shows he does have some decency, rescuing a lamb-demon from being killed - and possibly raped - by a butcher. The comic also suggests he is disgusted by Vox, possibly because he sees television as difficult competition for radio.

He is also confirmed to have loved his mother dearly when he was alive, something he mentions to the Hotel Staff by saying how she used to show him how to cook.

In the series itself, Alastor shows to be sadistic, very cunning, and manipulative. While he is willing to help the Hazbin Hotel and use his power to defend it, he often acts with self-interest in mind, such as offering deals to Vaggie and Charlie for his own benefit (with Vaggie to promise that he won't have to deal with television again, and with Charlie for a single favor at a time of his choosing). Despite this, he is also willing to protect the Hotel, such as slaughtering a number of loan sharks who pursued Mimzy there. He even told Mimzy, a close friend of his, to leave for knowingly bringing trouble to the Hotel, telling her not to return unless she was genuinely interested in redemption. Even if it's for his own ends, Alastor is willing to fight to protect the Hazbin Hotel, even facing Adam during their battle against the Exorcists.

Despite his sadistic nature, Alastor does express a warmer and friendlier side towards a few others. He is good friends with Mimzy, having known her since they were both alive and even hugging her upon meeting again. He also gets along well with fellow Overlord, Rosie, with the latter even stating that Alastor has never done her wrong before. The night before the Exorcist attack, Alastor even seemed to warm up to the hotel residents and enjoyed the celebration with them.

Following the battle against the Exorcists however, for the very first time, Alastor is seen visibly shaken and panicking after narrowly avoiding death at the hands of Adam. The thought of dying in a "heroic sacrifice" greatly unsettled him, causing Alastor to pivot his priorities to finding a way out of his deal and be free from whoever is controlling him.

Powers & Abilities[]

Natural Abilities[]

  • Demon Transformation: In flashbacks featured in the pilot, as well as in the official Alastor-centric comic, Alastor has demonstrated the ability to turn into a more powerful Demon form. He has also shown multiple Demonic Transformations throughout the series.
  • Flexibility: Alastor can contort his body into numerous unnatural poses.
  • Agility: In "The Show Must Go On," he dodges many of Adam's attacks with ease.
  • Shapeshifting Antlers: When using his powers, making a deal, showing strong intimidation, or by will, he can manipulate the size of his antlers.

Skillset[]

  • Deal Making: Alastor is shown to be a deal-maker demon in the pilot, offering Charlie a deal in return for his help with the hotel, something she wisely turns down. Deal-maker demons like Alastor can increase their power by dealing in souls, which is a very powerful commodity in hell. So they’re seen as very manipulative and not to be toyed with. Deal-making is not something every demon can do, as such it is not to be taken lightly as it doesn’t generally work out well for the other party. This skill seems to be a common among Overlords. However, not all deals involve offering something in exchange for souls, so the demon offering a deal can change the exchange, such as offering something in exchange for a favor, as seen when Alastor makes a deal with Charlie for offering her information on how to kill an Exorcist in exchange for a favor from Charlie at a time of his choice.
    • Soul Manipulation: Alastor is shown to have full control over the souls he owns, allowing him to command them however he pleases. He can also manifest chains on those he owns such as Husk in "Dad Beat Dad", and can tear their souls apart, which he broadcasts the screams to Hell. He also doesn't seem to need deals to take souls (on some occasions) as he stole the souls of the Old Overlords and killed all of them (except Husk who still had his power, but was now enslaved by him after making a deal) And broadcasted their screams, seemingly took their territory, and possibly their powers as a result.
  • Manipulation & Acting: He is master at manipulation, he was able to convince his good persona throughout the whole series, he also knew building good relationships with Charlie Morningstar would benefit him greatly, when Lucifer arrived he knew he would attempt to fix his father-daughter bond that was lost so he specifically acted like a father simply to annoy Lucifer (as seen in "Hells Greatest Dad") and still was able to build a decent relationship with Vaggie at the end of the series as she hugs him along with the others (- Husk and Lucifer) and he is exceptionally great at Acting and Stage Performing.
  • Broadcasting: While living, Alastor's profession was as a radio show host, and he continues his broadcasts in Hell, ensuring that Hell's denizens are aware of his activities over the airwaves, earning him the title of "The Radio Demon".
  • Bilingualism: Alastor can speak English fluently as well as some broken Creole French.
  • Cooking: Alastor is noted to be "a big foodie" and mentions having admired his mother's cooking in the pilot, specifically her Jambalaya.
  • Musical, Dancing, and Theatrical Talent: Alastor is shown to display moderate vocal abilities and excels at dancing, with VivziePop noting tap to be a style he excels in specifically. He also shows a flair for theatrical showmanship.
  • Color Distortion: He is able to distort natural Colors to interverted Red, Green, and Blue. He was also able to use this inside of Lucifers Tent Dimension in "Hells Greatest Dad" This ability was first shown in the pilot episode in the song "Alastors Reprise"
  • High Intellect: Alastor is shown to be quite a very cunning and intelligent individual, resulting in him accruing a large amount of power through his tricks and deal-making, a few examples are when he found a way to tear apart and trap a soul prior to developing his demonic powers and when tricked Vox into overloading with the amount of anger onto himself, causing a blackout from his hypnotic broadcasting.

Unique Abilities[]

  • Demonic Magic: Alastor can cast magic thanks to the high power-level he has accrued in the demon ranking system. In the pilot, this takes the visual form of glowing red symbols that resemble Voodoo veve, which float around him. Alastor is also shown using a type of blood magic, clenching his fist until droplets of blood can be seen falling from it, as a means to defeat Sir Pentious.
  • Gigantokinesis: He is capable of manipulating his size at will, he used this to attack and murder the criminals that were trying to kill Mimzy, claiming that he used to blow off steam in this sadistic way. He also used this ability in "Stayed Gone" to change the size of his Demonic Form to intimidate Vox.
  • Technokinesis: Though not on a massive scale, similar to Vox, he has the ability to manipulate technology, he demonstrated this in "Stayed Gone" when Vox's power ran out, he was still able to use his radio through his TV that wasn't turned off, which he was able to also leave the Shadow-like figure of his Demonic Form before turning it off, he used this ability again in "Dad beat Dad" To manipulate the color of the Hotels light to a sadistic green before transforming, he also is able to distortion across any camera or screen that looks at him.
  • Accelerated Healing Factor: He healed from his fatal attack from Adam in a short period of time.
  • Conjuration: Alastor can summon and transport other beings and areas to his location, as shown when he pulls Niffty out of a fireplace, as well as Husk, and a portion of the bar he was in, into the Hotel foyer. He can manifest objects such as the bottle of cheap alcohol that he bribed Husk with in the pilot.
    • Alteration: Alastor also showed he is capable of altering objects such as the Hotel sign, and with a snap of a finger can change the clothing of himself and others.
  • Umbrakinesis: Alastor is able to summon shadows and manipulate them into doing his bidding. He can also hide in shadows as seen when he hid while Charlie forgave Pentious.
    • Shadow Warping: Alastor is able to get around with the help of his shadow. This was first shown when he teleports behind Charlie and Vaggie after entering the hotel for the first time.
    • Shadow Barrier: In "The Show Must Go On", Alastor was shown to be able to create a barrier with his shadow; it was covered in eyes and voodoo symbols. He is also able to produce tentacles from it.
    • Blood Magic: He is able to use a type of Demonic Magic which includes using his blood to summon tentacles through a portal, however he does not need his blood to open portals using blood (as shown in episode 1 when he uses the same attack without using his blood) or summon tentacles (which he used to kill the Loan Shark and his goon, and also in the fight against Adam) on his own accord.
  • Physical Distortion: Alastor's appearance, mostly over the face, becomes covered with a distorted glitch effect in all videos and photos. He is also able to cause glitches in reality.
  • Portal Creation: He can conjure portals with a snap of a finger, as seen when he summoned portals with tentacles when he defeats Sir Pentious.
  • Shadow Magic: He can use Shadows in a form of Magic, he used an advanced form of his Umbrakinesis when creating a Shadow Barrier and using the Angelic Weapons through it, he also used this to enhance the size of his shadow in the end of "Finale"
  • Pyrokinesis: Alastor summons a ball of fire to distract Charlie as he shoves Vaggie away before starting his reprise.
  • Phytokinesis: As shown in the comics, Alastor is able to make plants wilt with a single stare.
  • Explosion Inducement: He is able to cause massive explosions instantly, he used this against Sir Pentious when he ripped a small part of his coat off, causing a green explosion to send him flying miles away from the hotel.
  • Photokinesis: During his introduction, he is shown to be able to project red glowing light from his eyes as well as his microphone.
  • Tentacle Creation: He can manifest tentacles from his back and from portals.
  • Pseudo-Electrokinesis: He can generate green electrical sparks from his tentacles.
  • Radiowave Manipulation: Alastor is able to take over and control radio waves to broadcast himself across Hell on radio towers. He is able to manipulate and generate radio waves and frequencies.
    • Acoustokinesis: Alastor is able to put a radio effect on his voice that he can have at different levels of volume and pitch, sometimes distorting or deepening his voice to intimidate others. He can also project various types of radio sound effects onto his cane, such as laughter, booing, or the sounds of his victims screaming, and can have his cane speak as well.

Biography[]

Past[]

Alastor was born around the early 1890's to the early 1900's. Alastor had been mentioned to be a "mama's boy" and loved his mother dearly. He was also close to a woman named Mimzy who died around the same time; Mimzy's soul was also damned, and still occasionally associates with him, usually when she offends another powerful demon and needs money or protection.

When Alastor reached adulthood, he became a cannibalistic serial killer and radio talk show host around the time radio first became popular, likely early 20th Century. The circumstances of his death have varied, as he was originally said to have been accidentally shot by a deer-hunter when burying the body of one of his victims, explaining his little antlers, but given this was said before the release of the first episode it is implied to be outdated, as currently it has been said to be due to a dog-related incident.

When Alastor appeared in Hell, he possessed unimaginable power, stronger than that of any mortal before him. It was unknown what exactly led him to such strength. He wreaked havoc and committed atrocities only to broadcast them so that everyone could witness them. Eventually, despite only being in Hell a short time, he overthrew several Overlords who had ruled for centuries, assuming their territories and positions and becoming very powerful among the aristocracy of Hell. According to Mimzy, Alastor captured, imprisoned, and tortured these Overlords, broadcasting their screams over the airwaves, their ultimate fates remaining unknown.

As an Overlord, Alastor has enacted many Faustian contracts with many sinner demons, gaining possession of their souls and their servitude. Known victims of these contracts include Husk (a former Overlord who lost his soul and his title in a card game) and Niffty. Alastor lost his own soul to an unknown entity via such a contract; simply mentioning this (as Husk did once) caused him to fly into rage and threaten a horrific and brutal death upon Husk (very out-of-character for Alastor) should he ever mention it again.

Hazbin Hotel[]

After watching Charlie's promotion of her hotel from a bar, and liking what he saw with a passion, he showed up at the hotel stating he wanted to help her out. He doesn't think it's possible to redeem demons, but he is bored and wants to watch the chaos of them trying to reform and repeatedly failing unfold. He then summoned two other demons - Niffty and Husk - so the hotel has more staff and gives her tips on how to improve.

When Sir Pentious arrives to attack the hotel staff, Alastor uses his powers to flawlessly defeat him and destroy his ship. The group then head on back to the hotel with Alastor changing the sign name from Happy Hotel to Hazbin Hotel.

Quotes[]

You know, I do really hate those who can’t… show a little more respect to those of fairer means. It’s rather distasteful, LIKE BAD MEAT.
~ Alastor right before killing the butcher shop owner for assaulting a sheep demons.
Alastor: May I speak now?
Charlie: You may-
Alastor: Alastor! Pleasure to be meeting you sweetheart, quite a please. Excuse my sudden visit, but I saw your fiasco on the picture show, and I just couldn’t resist, what a performance! Why I haven’t been that entertained since the stock market crash of 1929! Hahahahaha! So many orphans.
~ Alastor introducing himself to Charlie.
Hahaha! Why does anyone do anything? Sheer, absolute boredom! I’ve lacked inspiration for decades, my work became mundane, lacking focus, aimless! I have come to crave a new form of entertainment! Hahaha!
~ Alastor explaining his reason for wanting to help Charlie and the hotel.
Of course not! That's wacky nonsense! Redemption, oh the non-existent humanity! No, no, no, no. I don't think there's anything left that could save such loathsome sinners. The chance given was the life they lived before, the punishment is this! There is no undoing what is done!
~ Alastor telling Charlie his disbelief of redemption for sinners.
Consider it an investment in ongoing entertainment for myself! I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment! Only to repeatedly trip, and tumble down to the fiery pit of failure.
~ Alastor crazing entertaining in watching others try and fail.
Well, I'm starved! Who wants some jambalaya? My mother once showed me a wonderful recipe for jambalaya! In fact, it nearly killed her! Hahaha! You could say the kick was right out of hell! Ohoho! I’m on a roll! Yes sir! This is the start of some real changes around here. The game is set… Now… stay tuned
~ Alastor at the end of the pilot.
If you ever say that again, I will tear your soul apart, and broadcast your screams for every other disrespect WRETCH who dares to question me!
~ Alastor threatening Husk after he mentions that he owes his soul to someone.
It's time I remind everyone why I'm here...A reminder to all… not to mess… with the RADIO DEMON.
~ Alastor preparing to kill the Loan Sharks
I WILL DEVOUR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!
~ Alastor beginning to kill the Loan Sharks for attacking the hotel.
Your SOUL?...Heavens, no! All I need from you is one itty bitty favor. What's a favor between friends?
~ Alastor asking for a favor from Charlie for their deal.
Alastor! Pleasure to be meeting you, quite a pleasure. I'm about to end YOUR F*CKING LIFE.
~ Alastor introducing himself to Adam
You should know better than anyone what a soul can accomplish when they take charge of their own fate.
~ Alastor fighting Adam.
You lack discipline, control, and worst? YOU'RE SLOPPY.
~ Alastor mocking Adam during their fight.
What just happened? Ffffff*ck.
~ Alastor learning Adam broke his staff.
Have to disagree with you there. Radio’s not dead, but it is ending this broadcast.
~ Alastor retreating from Adam after being injured.

Trivia[]

  • Alastor’s birthday was confirmed is 01 of January, so he’s Capricorn.
  • It was stated that Alastor was from New Orleans, Louisiana when he was alive.
    • He was an only child.
  • Alastor was confirmed to be asexual by Vivziepop, Faustisse and Amir Talai, and is seen disliking Angel Dust's sexual remarks in the pilot.
    • Despite this, Vivziepop doesn't mind if Alastor is shipped with any of the other characters.
  • According to Vivziepop, Alastor dislikes being touched, although he appears to have no problem with touching others as he does so multiple times in the pilot. That being said, he may curb this disliking by wearing his gloves.
    • Despite this however, he didn't seem to mind Charlie hugging him in "The Show Must Go On".
  • Alastor's deer-demon appearance, and his tendency toward cannibalism, appear to be based on a monster from North American folklore called the wendigo.
  • In terms of power, it is stated that Alastor has many abilities that he keeps secret as he likes to be unpredictable.
    • Faustie also states that Alastor has no desire for power.
  • Perhaps shown by his old-fashioned manners and tone, Alastor dislikes modern technology that was created after he died. This is also a reason why he doesn't get along with Vox.
  • Despite his sadistic personality, Alastor seems to hate rapists, or at least those who abuse others weaker than them. As seen in the comic A Day in the Afterlife, where he murders the owner of a butcher shop for trying to assault a sheep-like demon lady. Vizziepop also claims that he has a taboo against killing children, although he is willing to spank or otherwise harshly punish those who misbehave.
  • It is implied by Viziepop that Alastor's death had something to do with dogs, saying that he dislikes them due to backstory reasons.
    • This could mean that he was mauled to death.
  • It was confirmed that Alastor is a mama's boy.
  • Alastor shares a surprising number of similarities with Adam.
    • They were both humans before becoming the beings they are in the present.
    • Both reached a position of power through massacres (Alastor murdering other Overlords and Adam with exterminations).
    • Both had a dark past as humans (Alastor as a serial killer and Adam as a toxic man).
    • Both are related to a possible solution to overpopulation (Alastor with the Hazbin Hotel and Adam with the exterminations).
    • Neither of them really believes in solutions to the problems of infernal overpopulation, they only participate for their own entertainment.
    • Neither of them believes it is possible to rehabilitate a demon, maintaining that he only lives once and that is the opportunity to make things right. In addition to the fact that both delight in tormenting sinners.
    • Both enjoy killing demons.
    • They are both very narcissistic, though Adam's ego far outweighs Alastor's.
    • They both have an adept with whom they seem to get along quite well (Alastor with Niffty more than Husk, and Adam with Lute).
      • Alastor could be said to be Adam's counterpart in Hell.
  • Some fans believe Alastor was inspired by The Princess and the Frog's antagonist Dr. Facilier due to both having voodoo powers and shadow friends.
    • Funnily enough, Dr. Faciler's voice actor, Keith David, also voices Husk in Hazbin Hotel.

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