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| “ | Well, who hasn't thought about eating their first husband? I certainly would have if he didn't taste so bad! | „ |
| ~ Rosie's introductory quote. |
| “ | It can be difficult to admit to things you're not proud of, especially if those things hurt the ones you love. She f*cked up, sure. She's flawed. But, hey, who down here isn't? If there's anything I've learned, it's that words are cheap, but actions, they speak the truth. | „ |
| ~ Rosie comforting Charlie. |
| “ | ♪ Don't you forget, you are my pet! ♪ ♪ I say when to sit and stay, roll over or go fetch. ♪ ♪ Don't you forget, there's no way out! ♪ ♪ You're a debtor till the day you settle your account! ♪ |
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| ~ Rosie telling Alastor that he shouldn't forget that she owns him. |
Rosie is a major character in the adult animated musical dark comedy series Hazbin Hotel. She is one of the several Overlords of Hell, powerful Sinners that gained massive power by enslaving other demons. She is the leader of Cannibal Town, a community of cannibals, as well as seemingly a close friend of fellow Overlord Alastor.
It is later revealed that Rosie is the one who owns Alastor's soul, having given him his almighty power in exchange for him following her orders, including making him stay at the Hazbin Hotel.
She is voiced by Leslie Kritzer.
Appearance[]
Rosie is a very tall and slender humanoid demoness who stands taller than Alastor, with wide hips, pale gray skin, and a mouth with black lips and sharp light pink teeth. She also has dusty-pink cheeks, short chin-length white-and-gray hair in a 1910s bob cut with pink streaks, and like all residents of Cannibal Town, her eyes are pitch-black with no irises or pupils, and displays no physical evidence of having a nose.
Rosie speaks with a New York accent.
Rosie's clothing suggests high-class fashion of the 1910s era, which consists of a large, pimped-out sun hat that is colored in a shade of maroon, with two skulls that are colored in a grayish-pink and red-pink, three dark burgundy flower-like decorations located at the brim, and large plumes which are black and pink-red respectively. In addition, her hat also includes pink frilled-trim around it, along with black lining inside.
She wears a pale maroon and pale burgundy dress which includes puffed shoulders, thin pale maroon swirly-like stripes on the high black collar, black-trimming around the waist and on the long sleeves' ruffled cuffs, and three black stripes and black trim located on the hem. Under her dress, she wears a pair of black kitten heels.
Personality[]
Rosie is a kind, charismatic, and understanding woman. sweet and benevolent, concerned for the well-being of her people. She is friendly with Alastor and Charlie, as their interactions demonstrate. She also maintains very good composure, being patient with Susan, and remains indifferent to Alastor's hostility.
However, she has a dark side, promoting cannibalism and having no problem casually offering mutilated parts as food, nor did she seem sad about the death of her partner, Franklin. Finally, she also displayed sadism by treating Alastor like her pet and mocking how he died as a human, showing herself to be callous, cruel, and mocking. She seems to have hidden sinister intentions. At the same time, her affable nature is not purely a facade. She shows clear disgust and horror at the idea of Alastor letting everyone in Hell die, proving that she on some level cares about them.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
Rosie's backstory is unknown, but it can be assumed she died and went to Hell somewhere in the 1910s by her and Cannibal Town's aesthetic. According to her own claims, she tried to eat her first husband but refused because he tasted badly. Over time, she started a cannibal empire and created a community called Cannibal Town where all the souls she owns reside.
Sometime in 1933, human serial killer Alastor made a ritual to summon Rosie, desiring to become a powerful demon in Hell where he could continue his fun of slaughter and bloodshed. She agreed, in exchange that he would assist her in helping her achieve her own goal. Just a day afterwards, Alastor would be killed by being shot dead by a hunter who mistook him for a deer.
Hazbin Hotel[]
Pilot[]
Rosie is seen in Cannibal Town after the most recent Extermination, which claimed the life of a demon called Franklin, crossing out his name from the sign of her establishment, Rosie's Emporium.
Season 1[]
Rosie is first seen in "Scrambled Eggs" in a voiceless role. She's attending the Overlord meeting alongside other Overlords, learning from Velvette that one of Heaven's angels was killed in the most recent Extermination. Unbestknown to her, it was the work of Carmilla Carmine.
She makes her first proper appearance in "Hello Rosie!", the penultimate episode. With the next Extermination coming up soon and Charlie depressed over finding out her girlfriend Vaggie was a former Exorcist, Alastor takes her over to Rosie's for help. She agrees to use her cannibals as an army to fight back against Heaven's angels, though it takes time to convince them thanks to a cranky grandma called Susan. After she and Rosie talk in private, where the latter comforts the former over her relationship issues, Charlie tries for a second time and successfully convinces the cannibals to go to war.
She appears again in the Season 1 finale, listening to Katie Killjoy's news about the cancelled Extermination.
Season 2[]
Rosie returns in "It's A Deal!", which reveals her importance to the series' story. After Alastor quits the hotel, he goes straight to Rosie to announce it. She tells him it's not his decision to make, and the two reminiscen over how they met before having a duet where Rosie taunts Alastor about how he's her "pet". Alastor leaves, furious and wanting a way to free himself.
In "Curtain Call", she is seen drinking tea while her deal with Alastor breaks, she seems shocked after it happens. Later, as everyone is destroying the Might of Lilith, Rosie appears next to Alastor, questioning why he won't help them. Alastor requests they make a deal and then he'll help, Rosie is disgusted that Alastor would let many people die, but ultimately makes the deal, she also smiles, possibly having gained some respect for him. After, Rosie and Alastor, with the latter's staff fixed from the deal, help destroy the Might of Lilith. Once destroyed, she and the other overlords agree not to mention this event ever again.
Powers[]
● Immortality: As a Demon, Rosie is biologically immortal, being unable to die from illnesses and unable to age. She also cannot die from any kind of damage to the body, and will recover from any injury, however, she can only be permanently killed with angelic weaponry.
● Demonic Magic: Like all Overlords, Rosie has demonstrated the power to have control over powerful dark magic that grant her many supernatural abilities and absolute power over normal demons. Capable of freely producing and manipulating magical energies for various purposes. As shown, Rosie's energy manifests as streams of rose pink colored ribbons, of which she could control as she pleases and use to accomplish various feats. Due to being the one to grant Alastor immense demonic power that allowed him to kill some of Hell's most powerful Overlords, she may be one of the powerfulest Overlords in Hell.
● Magical Constructs: Rosie has shown that she could freely use her energy to make various constructs, such strings, hands, a net and a collar.
● Radio Manipulation: Much like Alastor, Rosie has demonstrated the ability to manipulate and control radio signals. Uniquely, Rosie has shown that she could access the living world by using radios as a medium, allowing her to make deals with the living.
● Typhokinesis: Rosie has shown to be able to freely create and control puffs of rose pink smoke. Furthermore, Rosie has also demonstrated multiple powers that manifests with her rose pink smoke.
● Teleportation: Rosie has shown that she could instantly teleport from one location to another in a puff of rose pink smoke with hot pink colored sparkles.
● Telekinesis: Rosie has demonstrated the ability to manipulate objects without physically interacting with them, using this to serve tea.
● Necromancy: As shown in her musical number, “Don’t You Forget”, Rosie can conjure, animate and control several skeletons to dance and play musical instruments.
● Puppet Mastery: Rosie can also manipulate those she owns like puppets with magic strings, as seen with Alastor.
● Mortal Realm Access: Much like the Ars Goetia, Rosie has shown the ability to access the Mortal Realm, provided that they can establish contact with her in Hell through arcane rituals. With this, she was able to make a deal with Alastor when he was still alive.
● Deal-making: Like all Overlords, Rosie can make deals with others in exchange for their souls.
● Power Bestowal: As indicated in “It's A Deal”, Rosie can impart some of her powers to other Demons as she pleases. As per her deal with Alastor, he was able to quickly manifested powerful abilities and powers, making him the most powerful Sinner, when he had first fallen to Hell despite being a newly minted Sinner, with Rosie stating that she had given them to him.
Skillset[]
● Cooking: According to Faustisse, one of Rosie's hobbies is cooking. Rosie's Emporium serves pieces of demons for the cannibals to eat, which Rosie herself may prepare.
● Musical talent: She is adept at singing.
● Charisma: Rosie helped advise Charlie Morningstar on how to help the residents of Cannibal Town understand Charlie's message when Charlie was struggling at giving her speech effectively.
● Wide intellect: She displays some intellectual capability and strategic thinking alongside her leadership ability. This is shown with her alliance with Alastor, as she offers him the opportunity to make a deal with a demon who cannot control their territory after hearing about it. She even saw potential in Charlie's abilities which she and Alastor think will benefit them in the future.
● Leadership: As an Overlord as well as the leader of Cannibal Town, she has some leadership skills that motivate and easily control the residents of Cannibal Town, especially gaining respect from the residents, even from a difficult one; Susan.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Unnamed husband
Allies[]
- Alastor (former servant)
- Charlie Morningstar
- Vaggie
- Emily
- Husk
- Niffty
- Angel Dust
- Cherri Bomb
- Baxter
- Cannibals
- Overlords
Enemies[]
Trivia[]
- Rosie is currently the only person to know Alastor is asexual; not even he knows his own sexuality due to growing up in the early 20th century and believing himself to be a straight man who just hasn't found "the one" yet.
- Rosie's episode "Hello Rosie!" is named after the movie Hello Dolly!.
- Rosie speaks with a notable New York accent, though being different from other characters' New York accents.
- Rosie likes "old fashioned music", that is, according to Faustisse, "old enough to be on celluloid".
- Faustisse once stated Rosie never died,suggesting that she may have been born in Hell. However, as the other cannibal residents have been implied to be sinners, it is unknown whether her not having died is still canon.
- Rosie is the first known person to be aware of Alastor's sexuality while he himself isn't.
- As shown in Alastor's past in "It's A Deal", upon sealing his deal with Rosie, Rosie's magical energy formed into a rose pattern. Indicating that Rosie's sigil as a Overlord was a rose.
- According to Faustisse, if all Overlords were stacked together 1 through 10 in terms of power, Rosie would be either 2 or 3.
- Vivziepop has compared Rosie and Alastor's relationship to Mary and Jack's relationship from Mary Poppins Returns.
- According to Sam Haft, Rosie is an homage to Barbra's Dolly Levi, who, while not canonically Jewish, has a Jewish vibe that is both intentional and positive with none of the negative stereotypes.
External Links[]
- Rosie on the Heroes Wiki.
- Rosie on the Hellaverse Wiki.
