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The Hazbin Hotel

The titular hotel of the series which includes both its staff and residents. Originally named the Happy Hotel prior to Alastor's offering his services, it is the passion project of Princess Charlie Morningstar with the express aim of rehabilitating sinners so they can go to Heaven.

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In General

• 0% Approval Rating: For the majority of the first season, the majority of the Pride Ring outside of the Hotel consider the idea of it to be a complete joke, only ever considering it in the sense it's where Alastor has set up shop after a seven year long absence. This slowly begins to change after "The Show Must Go On", as not only does Lucifer now openly give his support for the Hotel, but their actions in stopping the exterminations garner them a bit more respect from the Pride Ring's populace, along with their now having the unofficial backing of both the Carmine Overlord family and Cannibal Town thanks to their forging connections with Carmilla and Rosie, giving the Hotel the support of two additional Overlords.
• Appropriated Appellation: The Hotel was originally known as the Happy Hotel but Alastor referred to it as a "has-been" Hotel and changed the sign to Hazbin. While he meant this as an insult, Charlie let the name stick while still taking pride in it, likely because it just sounded more marketable and honest.
• Badass Crew: The staff and guests include the Princess of Hell, her Action Girl girlfriend armed with an Exorcist spear who used to be an Exorcist herself, one of Hell's most powerful Overlords, a former Overlord with dice and card-based bombs, and a former mobster all too happy to pull out the guns with his six arms. And despite his buffoonery and her psychotic nature, both Sir Pentious and Niffty prove to be skilled in their own areas—the former is a legitimate Mad Scientist and Gadgeteer Genius, and the latter has proven to be stronger and faster than her diminutive size implies.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: The core reason why the dysfunctional group slowly but genuinely starts to bond with one another. They each come from a background involving not being respected and/or people making assumptions about them based on their professions and/or connections with others. However, while at the Hotel, they come to value how they are not seen as some joke and/or terror but as friends.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Downplayed. While Charlie is the most textbook example, the others are all varying degrees of jerks with hearts of gold, but still relatively harmless and decent unless provoked. And when they are threatened? They become the dangerous, slaughtering badasses they are.
• Beware the Silly Ones: They are a comical dysfunctional group of individuals who constantly snark and curse at one another. But, when the chips are down, they become a force to be reckoned with.
• Dysfunction Junction: Very much so. Vaggie has anger issues, Alastor is a serial killer, Husk is a gambling-addicted alcoholic, Angel Dust is a drug-addicted Sex Slave, Niffty is an Ax-Crazy Nightmare Fetishist, and Sir Pentious is an insecure Mad Scientist (yet, ironically, probably the most well-adjusted short of Charlie). Charlie is the most stable of the bunch, but even she is a naïve Genki Girl, and has her own insecurities about being a failure and bearing the brunt of the burden of saving all of Hell from the Exorcists.
• Family of Choice: Alastor claims they've become this in "Hell's Greatest Dad", and even though he was just pushing Lucifer's buttons, it's made clear by Season 1's end that they actually do consider themselves one. Charlie outright tells Adam that The Hotel Six is her family in the climactic battle.
• Fire-Forged Friends: There's a reason Vaggie's clumsy attempt to invoke this trope ends up working so well - most of the hotel residents' bonding experiences involve saving each other from/working together to overcome extreme violence and peril.
• Hell Hotel: Zigzagged. The Hotel is a place for sinners to find redemption but is also a decrepit mess that's falling apart and full of pests, which is likely one reason they only had one guest before Sir Pentious. Even Alastor fixing up the place hasn't done much to help, mostly because he doesn't care to do more than the bare minimum and his renovations clash garishly with the pre-existing architecture—something Lucifer criticizes when he pays a visit.
• Karmic Reform Hell: The whole purpose of the Hotel is to help Sinner demons reform so that they can ascend to Heaven instead of facing oblivion from the annual purge. Considering that not even Heaven's leadership actually knows what it takes to get into Heaven, this might not even be possible. Sir Pentious's ascension in the Season 1 finale proves Charlie right, though what exactly worked is unclear.
• Morality Pet: Arguably the real reason the Hotel starts getting results is because everyone plays this to each other. In early episodes at least, Charlie's morality exercises are mostly patronizing and ineffective in motivating any of the residents. Ultimately the reason any of them begin to want to do better is after Charlie and the others begin to genuinely reach out to them and they become unwilling to disappoint someone who actually has faith in them for once. Even Charlie herself tries to reign in vices like her insensitivity and occasional disillusionment for the sake of her clients and friends.
• No OSHA Compliance: The Hotel has many holes and other damaged areas, not to mention a friggin' merry-go-round and cruise ship sticking out of it for some reason.
• Positive Friend Influence: Despite the initial rockiness, the residents grow to have fond genuine, healthy friendships with one another, to the point they help each other develop into better people. Even Alastor admits he's somewhat growing close to them.
• Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: What else would you call the naive princess of Hell and her workaholic girlfriend, a depressed porn actor down on his luck, an insecure and incompetent 1800s supervillain, and a mysteriously powerful Overlord and his servants, among others? The motley nature of their little band only ends up bringing them closer together, though.
• True Companions: By the end of Season 1, it's made clear that they're willing to face seemingly impossible odds if it means protecting each other. They're all genuinely saddened at Sir Pentious's sacrifice too, holding a funeral for him while being thankful for all he did to help them.
  Everyone: ♪ We can do this, we can build it
  Best hotel that you've ever seen!
  Twice the bedrooms, we can fill it
  Lucifer: With more sinners than you can dream!
  It starts with you!
  Everyone: You know it's true! Fulfill your destiny!
  Charlie: So long as I've got all of you with me! ♪

Staff

• The Staff ^note Charlie, Vaggie, Niffty, Husk
  • Alastor

Guests

Angel Dust

Anthony "Angel Dust"

"I'll have the horniest Sinners knocking these walls down to get in!"

^{Click here to see his Pilot design} "Everyone wants some of me, and I got the creepy fan-letters to prove it!"

Voiced in the pilot by: Michael Kovach ^{Foreign VAs}Maëva Trioux (French), Kuroguro (Japanese), Ricardo Bautista (Latin American Spanish)
Voiced in the full series by: Blake Roman ^{Foreign VAs} Maëva Trioux (French), Riccardo Suarez (Italian) Jun'ya Hirano (Japanese)

The hotel's first patron. Angel Dust is a carefree, crass, and lecherous spider-demon, with the twin occupations of violent gangster and Drag Queen porn star, who loves living off crime and vice in Hell. Except, his situation is not nearly as amazing as he pretends, and he might actually have more than just pragmatic reasons to stay at Charlie’s hotel. He is Cherri Bomb's best friend.

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• Accent Relapse: Played for horror and drama in "Masquerade", where Angel's somewhat nasally Brooklyn accent gives way to a deeper Italian accent when Valentino gives him a Breaking Speech. It's implied that this is Angel's true voice, which further emphasizes how scared and broken he is by Valentino's abuse.
• Addled Addict: Zig-zagged. Angel is effectively immune to the physical effects of the laundry list of drugs he frequently consumes due to being a Sinner, but he still garners a lot of psychological repercussions from them. He also died of a phencyclidine overdose, suggesting he had serious drug problems when he was alive which ultimately killed him.
• Affectionate Nickname: Cherri calls him "Angie".
• Agent Peacock: He is a violent gangster with a flamboyant fashion sense and a love of drag. Hell, he can manage to look threatening even during an act◊.
• The Alcoholic: Heavily implied, one of the first things he asks Vaggie and Charlie when they meet is if there's any booze in their limo. In the pilot, he reacts with starstruck eyes to Alastor providing the hotel with both a bartender and bar.
• Alien Blood: He has pink blood.
• All Gays are Promiscuous: He apparently Really Gets Around. His first instinct to a client calling him a "slut" is to ridicule him for resorting to such an overused insult. His very first line to Alastor is offering to give him a blowjob. Played within the main series. While he is still fond of sex, a lot of his behavior is shown to be false bravado to hide how broken he is from what Valentino has put him through, something Husk is quick to call out as fake in "Masquerade", which sends Angel into a breakdown after he had a particularly bad day.
• Animal Stereotypes: Inverted in his dynamic with Valentino, as Angel is a spider trapped by a moth.
• Anti-Hero: He's very eager to keep up his image as a gangster, but he's also the first demon who volunteers to be redeemed. The "ADDICT" music video shows that Angel's trapped in a contract with the Overlord Valentino, who both exploits him as a pimp and sexually abuses him. Angel badly wants his situation to change and harbors a small hope the hotel can help him, even if he's generally just as cynical as every other demon about redemption. It's not that he's seen the error of his ways, it's that Valentino has ensured Angel no longer enjoys his vices.
• Arbitrarily Large Bank Account: Being a high-profile porn star means Angel has a lot of disposable income to spend on Hookers and Blow. Curiously, there is a lot of pre-release material which suggests he is having most of his earnings confiscated by Valentino and as a result, is close to being flat-broke (to the point of living in a shitty run-down apartment), but this isn't really present in the show proper as Valentino does far worse to him.
• Ascended Demon: Defied. Through his willpower and determination alone, he overcomes his own sinful lusts and temptations. But this doesn't redeem him to Heaven, because Divine Judgement is an inherently broken and flawed system that not even the Seraphim understand. They fear challenging the status quo that prevents Angel Dust from ascending in order to preserve their own standing and dogma. While it is shown at the end of the season that sinners truly can enter into Heaven, no one has any idea how it works, not even the Seraphim.
• Attractive Bent-Gender: He's a Drag Queen and pornstar who apparently has no trouble attracting customers to either business.
• Badass Normal: The only supernatural abilities he has are a single set of retractable arms and the non-unique gift of coming Back from the Dead when killed by other Sinners. Despite this, he's managed to survive eighty-odd years of Exterminations since his death simply by being adept with firearms.
• Bad "Bad Acting": Among all of Angel's myriad talents, acting ability (regardless of whether or not he's actually trying to do well) is clearly not one of them. He consistently only has two modes: delivering all his dialogue like a plank of wood or being way too horny. Justified, as the only actual acting experience he has is in cheap, low-effort pornography where his looks and sexual prowess are considered more valuable anyhow.
• Barbie Doll Anatomy: We see him in various states of undress, but he never appears to have any kind of bulge suggesting he has genitalia. Justified; invoked Word of God says like his retractable arms, he has a retractable penis.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: The "ADDICT" music video implies his friendship with Cherri Bomb is because she comforted him after Valentino raped him.
• Beneath the Mask: Downplayed in that Angel Dust really is quite promiscuous and flamboyant, but he deliberately plays his image as a sex icon up to an, at times unhealthy, extreme as a defense mechanism to hide how broken Valentino's abuse has left him. Half of choosing to lean into his image is an attempt to assert some form of control over his body. If people are going to use and abuse him anyway, then at least if he plays into the idea that it's something he enjoys then it will be his choice to do so, and he can lose himself in the euphoria of drugs and sex and not have to think about the horror of his life. The other half is flirting with a self-destructive desire to ruin himself to the point that Valentino might lose interest in him.
• Berserk Button:
  • In the "Dirty Healings" comic, a mobster tries calling him a homophobic slur and Angel mows him and his men down with his guns halfway through. He then asks the mobster if he'd like to finish that thought.
  • He also hates being called "fake", as Husk learned the hard way.
• Big Brother Instinct:
  • While they don't get along, in the pilot, Angel Dust can be seen holding back an enraged Vaggie from confronting Alastor.
  • He pushes Cherri Bomb out of the way when one of the Egg Boiz sneaks up behind them with a gun.
  • Angel is adamant about Charlie not meeting Valentino and tries to get her out of the studio before his boss notices. And despite getting beaten up and threatened by the Overlord, Angel begs that he leaves Charlie alone. To protect her from Valentino, Angel Dust harshly tells Charlie to leave the studio and not come back.
  • He spends most of "Welcome to Heaven" looking out for Niffty, especially after she gets drunk too quickly. He stands up to Valentino primarily because the former started to be a lecherous pig to Niffty.
• Big "SHUT UP!": Played for laughs. When Vaggie objects to the hotel having a bar, Angel does this:
  Angel: (tackles Vaggie) Shut up! SHUT! UP! (points at the bar with three hands) We are keeping this.
• Birds of a Feather: In "Masquerade", he bonds with Husk over the fact that both of them lost everything by making deals with Overlords.
• Black Eyes of Crazy: Downplayed; his left eye has a darker sclera than his right one, but it befits his brash nature.
• Bottomless Magazines: He never has to reload his automatic weapons and can fire them for extended periods of time.
• Brooklyn Rage: He's a trigger-happy mobster turned spider-demon with a thick New York accent.
• Byronic Hero: It takes a bit of work for Angel to make friends since he mostly keeps to himself and hides away a lot of his personal issues, but once he's got them he'll do anything for them.
• Camp Gay: He's a sassy promiscuous gay spider demon that often dresses in drag.
• Character Blog: He has an official Instagram account called angie_fluffy_bootz. Following the archival of the account of Octavia from Helluva Boss due to certain◊ matters◊ however, his account was archived as well and pretty much retired.
• Character Development:
  • Angel initially only stayed at the hotel for free rent and food; he made it no secret that he didn't believe in the whole "redemption thing". Over time, he begins to let his guard down and comes to be more open to trying to redeem himself—particularly after Charlie calls him out on being jealous of Sir Pentious and throws his own words back at him.
  • Angel was very attracted to Husk and didn't hide it, with his constant boundary-pushing flirtation. After being called out for this behavior and finding out they actually have a lot in common, Angel not only begins a genuine bond with the cat demon but also stops the annoying, aggressive flirtation.
  • Given Valentino's abusiveness and owning his soul, Angel Dust would never talk back to the Overlord. However, when he started messing with Niffty, Angel Dust stands up to the slimy pimp, saying Valentino can hurt him but not his friends.
  • Angel is rightfully distrustful towards Sir Pentious upon his first entering the hotel, and even after the latter begins to show genuine remorse, he remains his usual abrasive self around him. One of the first signs of the group starting to get along, however, is Angel saving Pentious during a turf war in Vaggie's intense trust exercise. They remain Vitriolic Best Buds for the rest of the first season, to the extent that Angel is vocally devastated by Pentious' Heroic Sacrifice.
• Characterization Marches On: In the pilot, Angel Dust had no problem being racist or sexist towards Vaggie just to piss her off. Come the series proper, he's simply The Gadfly rather than anything else. Similarly, the pilot has Angel Dust being significantly more selfish, not caring about the reputation of the Hotel or taking redemption seriously as much as he's using it as a place to stay. When the series starts proper (in-universe only a week later), while still reluctant to do trust exercises, he still makes an effort to participate, and shows considerable concern for Charlie despite having not let his walls down at that point.
• Cheated Angle: Angel has a distinctive swooping hairstyle that always maintains its shape regardless of which angle he's viewed from. It's never seen straight on and merely flips to whichever direction Angel is facing whenever he turns.
• Cleavage Window: Angel wears a tuxedo that's open in the front, showing off his chest fluff.
• Cool Big Bro: At his nicest, Angel tends to act like an older brother to those he cares about, Charlie and Niffty in particular, being quick to comfort or protect them when needed, even if it means standing up to Valentino. At his meaner moments, he's more akin to an Aloof Big Brother, but his lashing out at Charlie in "Masquerade" is still partially motivated by not wanting Val to hurt her. It's implied he's like this thanks to his relationship with his twin sister, Molly, supplementary material stating the two were rather close but can't see each other anymore due to his being in Hell while she's in Heaven.
• Cowardly Lion: While Angel is too beaten down by Valentino's mistreatment to stand up for himself against the overlord, "Welcome To Heaven" shows he is willing to confront Valentino when other people are in danger.
• Creepy Crossdresser: Downplayed. Well, more generally unpleasant than outright creepy, but he's definitely not the cuddliest sort.
• Cruel to Be Kind: One of his kinder actions in "Masquerade" ironically includes him being very harsh to Charlie, angrily telling her to leave the porn studio to the point of making her cry, for the sake of protecting her from Val, who implies that he has no qualms about hurting her or worse. Ironically, Val was the one in actual danger, and was gaslighting Angel to protect him from Charlie's wrath.
• Cute Monster Boy: He's a demon resembling a humanoid spider that also happens to be quite attractive.
• Dark and Troubled Past: For all his bravado, Angel has had a really rough existence. Growing up in a Mafioso family, dying of an overdose at a young age, then falling into the hands of Valentino and getting roped into working for him. It's also shown in the "ADDICT" music video that Val has repeatedly raped him.
• Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Angel has serious trouble with reaching out to other people for help, because he views his own problems as his and no one else's. A major turning point in his character happens when he allows himself to befriend Husk through their Commonality Connection of having made terrible choices they can't take back which directly lead to their present lives sucking.
  Angel: You don't think I can tell if someone spikes my drink!? I do this all the fuckin' time!
  Husk: You just let people drug you all the time?
  Angel: YOU THINK I ASK FOR IT!? I don't ask for any of this shit! I didn't ask to be this way! I didn't ask for Charlie to save me, I didn't ask for you to save me! I can handle myself!
• Drag Queen: He often dresses as a woman, although he is a cisgender man.
• Drowning My Sorrows: Despite the "ADDICT" video revealing that Angel died after an overdose, he still uses drugs. It’s implied that this has become less for fun and more of a coping mechanism over the years, as he’s become entrapped by Bad Boss Valentino. "ADDICT" also shows that Angel is well aware the rush he gets from using is only a temporary reprieve from his problems.
  Angel Dust: ♪ I'm addicted to the sorrow,
  When the buzz ends by tomorrow,
  There's another rush of poison flowing into my veins,
  Giving me a dose of pleasure that resides by the pain. ♪
• Dude Looks Like a Lady: Angel’s very feminine-looking. Niffty even mistakes him for a woman and he can't be bothered to correct her.
• Dude Magnet: Angel is a high-profile porn star, which means he has men from all corners of the Pentagram slobbering over him, and has no trouble picking dudes up for casual sex when he goes clubbing. Strangely enough, one would think he at least has some peripheral female fans even if he personally wouldn't be attracted to them, but any such women have yet to be seen.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Prior to his proper introduction, Angel Dust can be seen among the falling silhouetted demons shown during the opening part of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows".
• Effeminate Misogynistic Guy: Downplayed. He enjoys trolling Vaggie with sexist remarks, but he doesn't seem to hold misogynist attitudes in general.
• Erotic Eating: He's eating when Alastor comes in. Naturally, it's a very phallic-looking popsicle (complete with a spit trail).
• Establishing Character Moment: In his first scene, he gets out of a client's car, and they have this exchange:
  Angel Dust: It was a quick cash grab. Ya got it?
  Travis: Pfft. Whatever you say, slut.
  Angel Dust: Ouch, oooh! Such an insult. Let me know when you come up with something creative to call me, you sack of poorly packaged horse shit! Tell the missus I said hi, (peck kisses Travis in the mouth) Schnookums!
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
  • While more chaotic than downright evil, Angel does seem to have a soft side for his twin sister, Molly. He also owns a pet pig called Fat Nuggets.
  • He is also shown to have a genuine, close friendship with Cherri Bomb.
  • He seems to have grown to genuinely care about Charlie, not only showing that he cares about what she thinks about him but also caring about her safety enough to plead for Val to not hurt her.
  • While initially enemies, Angel comes to like Sir Pentious following their Character Development. The first signs of the Hotel residents starting to bond is Angel saving Pentious from a turf war. When Pentious dies in the Extermination, a devastated Angel gives a very raw Due For The Dead.
• Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: He is a sad case that isn't so much evil as "deeply accustomed to life as a mobster and suffering under a Bad Boss in Hell" — Charlie gives Angel Dust a large stack of cash as an investment in himself very shortly after he agrees to be a patron at the Happy Hotel in the prequel comic. This confuses him to the point where he believes the gesture to be "a trick". Charlie reassures him that she thinks there's a lot more to Angel than he does, and she wants to nourish that. Angel, being completely unused to such kindness, simply takes the money with an awkward response and a promise to keep in touch. It's still clear that Angel believes the idea of redemption is "silly" and mainly just wants a free room, but Charlie's kindness gets to him.
• Evil Virtues:
  • Discussed and subverted. He tries to pass off his loyalty to his friend Cherri Bomb as a "redeeming quality", but all it does is make the Happy Hotel look bad during their advertising in the media. That being said, "ADDICT" indicates friendship really is one of Angel Dust's Evil Virtues, as his friendship with Cherri Bomb is genuine — she even comes over to his apartment to comfort him after Valentino rapes him.
  • Love is another one — Angel Dust loves his sister and his pet pig Fat Nuggets. Fat Nuggets even licks his cheeks at the end of the "ADDICT" video.
  • He also shows empathy by looking out for Niffty when she gets drunk at a club, chiefly because he doesn't want her to wake up in a gutter like he used to. He even stands up to Valentino after the moth demon tries to take advantage of her.
• Extra Eyes: Besides the obvious two eyes he's shown with, the three dark pink dots under each big eye are actually smaller eyes—which becomes more evident when he partially transforms into his full demon form.
• The Family That Slays Together: According to official sources, most of Angel's family members are in Hell with him and their spider motif comes from their "web" of crime. He doesn't get along with them.
• Faux Yay: Inverted. It's confirmed that he'll sleep with women if they pay him to, but he's only physically attracted to men.
• Financial Abuse: "ADDICT" and the prequel comic imply that most, if not all of Angel's earnings go straight to Valentino. Val even mentions Angel taking up being a patron at the Happy Hotel specifically for the free rent, since he was at the time three months behind at his current place and implied to be doing sexual favors for the landlord to keep from being evicted.
• Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Angel's suit, gloves and boots appear to be tailored to his exact body proportions, as they all look skintight, visibly hug him and enhance his most prominent attributes, such as his chest fluff.
• Four-Legged Insect: Played With. Most of the time, he's depicted with six limbs, unlike an actual spider which has eight. In reality, though, he actually has a third pair of arms, they're just retractable.
• Friend to All Children: Is confirmed to have a soft spot for children due to their innocence; however, it's also confirmed that he'd be a "friendly irresponsible" type around them; the kind of person who never harms them, but is not above at taking them in some inappropriate places.
• The Gadfly: Angel's aloof, apathetic personality is often grating and even infuriating to those around him, and there are times when he genuinely seems to like making people mad by not caring about or acting like he's above a situation. He slowly gets better about this over the course of Season 1 after Husk helps him to realize he doesn't need to be a rage-farming asshole to escape Valentino's abuse.
• Gay Best Friend: To Cherri Bomb, they're close enough that he'll leap to join in her turf wars and shove her out of harm's way. "ADDICT" shows that Cherri is the only person whom Angel actually lets himself be vulnerable with.
• Gayngster: He was a gay mobster in life, and now in the afterlife. Angel will not hesitate to blow your brains out if you dare call him homophobic slurs.
• Gilded Cage: "ADDICT" implies that Angel Dust lives it up as a High Class Sex Worker, but he endures Financial Abuse (and sexual abuse) from his Bad Boss Valentino, and feels helpless to escape.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: A Rare Male Example. His outfit makes it easy to mistake him for a woman at first glance, but he's as much of a crude Jerkass as most of Hell's inhabitants.
• Gold Tooth of Wealth: Subverted. While he has a gold tooth, it's evidently something Valentino has all his employees get, matching his own appearance.
• Good Is Not Nice: He's firmly on the protagonist side, but is an absolute asshole bar a handful of Pet the Dog moments.
• Grew a Spine: He stands up to Valentino in episode 6 after he tries pulling his routine on Niffty, refusing to let his friend be treated the same way he is while reminding Val the terms of their contract means he only has to do whatever Val says when in the studio. Val proceeds to bitch slap him to the ground, but it's made clear Angel managed to get under his skin and finally get one over the asshole.
• Guns Akimbo: His preferred fighting style, pulling two or four Tommy guns out of seemingly nowhere and laying down a barrage of lead.
• The Gunslinger: A classic Vaporizer. Angel's primary weapons are a set of uniquely decorated drum-mag Thompson SMGs (alluding to his past as a gangster in the thirties), and he also possesses several smaller submachine guns he can pull out if he needs them. Thanks to his six arms, he's capable of using all of them at once to obliterate any foe in his path in a hail of gunfire, as an unlucky shark gangster in "Masquerade" quickly finds out when he's reduced to a mound of steaming gore by Angel's bullets.
• Half-Identical Twins: He and his sister, Molly, are fraternal twins. It's downplayed in the afterlife since as a demon he has six arms and two legs and as an angel, she has four arms and four legs.
• Hammerspace: He's able to pull multiple machine guns out of nowhere whenever he needs to. It appears to be an explicit (though unspecified) superpower of his, given the physics-breaking way in which it's animated - he just reaches behind his back and suddenly has his hands filled with enormous Tommy guns.
• Hates Being Touched: Implied, despite his day job and outward personality. At the end of the "ADDICT" music video, he takes offense to Charlie trying to put her hand on his shoulder, suggesting that when he's not working or actively high he has issues with touch.
• Hero with an F in Good: Even when Angel is enthusiastically participating in Charlie's redemption exercises, some of his attempts leave much to be desired. His idea of a trust bonding exercise is taking the gang to a sex dungeon ("No activity requires more trust than BDSM, baby!") and the thing he shows everyone during Show and Tell is a porno he starred in that won him a Sex-x-xy Award. But at least he's trying.
• He Who Fights Monsters: Downplayed. Angel mimics some of Valentino's behavior as a form of control over his life, especially through his sexual harassment of Husk. He's nowhere near as bad as Val, but it's still noticeable.
• The Hedonist: He loves self-indulgent pleasures, especially sex and drugs. This ended up getting him killed, as he died of a drug overdose. He's also willing to sleep with anyone who pays him.
• Hidden Depths: Though the greater public and his fellow Hotel occupants only see him as a lascivious, hedonistic porn star, Angel is a tough, scrappy, quick-witted and resilient guy with a lot going on under his hood and many skills he doesn't make readily apparent. He even spells it out to Husk in "Masquerade", which doubles as a Leaning on the Fourth Wall moment for those in the audience who don't see past his sex-obsessed persona.
  Angel: Like I said, you don't know me. Sex ain't the only thing I'm good at.
• High-Class Gloves: Long ladies' gloves are a standard part of his attire. In the climax of "ADDICT" he dons two pairs of opera gloves, a sleeveless corset, and not much else. They're a part of his design for the series proper, with the gloves on his upper arms being red while the ones on his lower set are white.
• Hookers and Blow: Angel's three favorite pastimes are having sex, doing drugs, and having sex while wasted on drugs. Of course, as more about Angel as a person is revealed, he does this partially to reclaim what little freedom he has left from Valentino and partially to ruin himself in the hopes that Valentino will no longer desire him and release Angel from their contract. However, it is also implied that this lifestyle is what led him to wind up in Hell in the first place, since he died of a PCP overdose in 1947.
• Hooker with a Heart of Gold: A Rare Male Example. He does have a heart, it's just buried deep down there. Very, very deeply. He does have traces of being a decent person, like his friendship with Cherri and the occasional moment of empathy.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: A platonic example with Cherri Bomb. He towers over her while Cherri Bomb's head only reaches his torso.
• "I Am" Song: At first blush, the "ADDICT" music video seems to be about how much he loves reveling in sin and hedonistic pleasures, but it quickly turns out that he's deeply miserable under his goofy exterior.
• I Just Want to Be Free: In spite of the despair and helplessness, Angel still clings to hope that he can escape Valentino someday. He is driven to both positive steps toward independence, like moving into the hotel, and negative ones, like abusing himself so Val might no longer find him appealing.
• I Just Want to Have Friends: Though he may not advertise it like Sir Pentious does, it's clear from his behavior that the best parts of who Angel is are brought out by those that he forms friendships with, and that he becomes a huge dick and engages in self-destructive behavior when he feel's like he's completely helpless and alone or that his only meaningful relationship is his inescapable imprisonment to Valentino.
• Ineffectual Loner: By constantly pushing people away and acting like he's above everyone around him, Angel only makes the crippling loneliness and hurt he feels worse, and his life takes a major turn for the better once he actually starts making friends at the Hotel.
• Informed Attribute: While a lot of supplementary and pre-release material claims that Angel is a Drag Queen who frequently crossdresses, he is never shown doing this in the actual show and remains a feminine-presenting but still recognizably masculine guy.
• Insult Backfire: He doesn't mind being called a slut, and actually embraces it.
• Insult to Rocks: After Vaggie accuses him of making her, Charlie, and their whole operation look like a joke, Angel Dust counters that's wrong because jokes are funny.
  Angel Dust: No, no, no, babe. Jokes are funny. I made you look, uh...sad! And pathetic! Like an orphan...with no arms...or legs...uh...oh, with progeria! Great, now I'm bummed thinking about it!
• Ironic Name: An immoral, lustful Jerkass demon, named Angel Dust.
• It's All About Me: Isn't the least bit bothered that getting involved in Cherri Bomb's turf war humiliated Charlie and Vaggie on live television (at least at first), laughing and poking fun when Vaggie calls him out on it. When his barbs go too far he complains that now he's bummed, and tries to find liquor.
• I've Come Too Far: "ADDICT" implies that deep down Angel Dust was never really happy with his afterlife, but figured since he's in Hell he's beyond redemption and might as well revel in vice and sin. "Radio Killed the Video Star" demonstrates that he harbors deep-seated self-loathing thanks to Valentino's abuse and is desperately trying to escape it by living in his suave, uncaring persona. By "Masquerade", he's well on his way to wholly changing this mindset, but it's clear that Valentino and the lifestyle he has forced Angel into have their talons dug deep into him and it will take a lot of work to escape them.
  Valentino:^note This voicemail in particular is implied to actually be Angel's inner thoughts You actually think you can change? Addict trash like you doesn't change. I'll see you soon, baby.
• Jerkass: In the pilot, Angel was a selfish, offensive, hedonistic jerk who refused to allow himself to show compassion to others outside of Cherri Bomb and spends most of his screen time snarking at Vaggie and Charlie rather than actually put effort in trying to redeem himself. The series proper has him be turned into a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
• Jerkass Has a Point:
  • When Angel Dust pisses off Vaggie, she declares that she's going to kill him. However, Angel Dust asks how exactly that would work, seeing as how he's already dead and in Hell (he apparently doesn't know that she has an angel steel weapon and could potentially kill him just fine).
  • While it's an excuse to justify his Off the Wagon moment, he says that he can't let anyone (sans Charlie and Vaggie) know that he's trying to go clean (a.k.a. redeem himself) as people will take advantage of it without second thoughts. Considering that those people are Card-Carrying Villain sinners from Hell and his relationship with his boss Valentino, he's not wrong.
  • Even though he was just trying to get a rise out of Charlie, he wasn't wrong to point out that the hotel needs basic necessities like food.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: It's subtle, but it's there. Even though he only joined Charlie's redemption program for a free room, he does have a heart underneath his crude, abrasive shell.
  • Aside from his genuine friendship with Cherri Bomb, he has a soft spot for his sister and his pet pig, Fat Nuggets.
  • Angel Dust only seems to antagonize Vaggie in the pilot because her enraged reactions amuse him. When he cracks a barb at Charlie when she's upset, and she only reacts with additional sadness, Angel Dust immediately feels bad about it, and starts to apologize before stopping himself.
  • In general, while the Pilot did have some Pet the Dog moments from Angel, they were all fairly subtle. In the show proper, however, it's made entirely explicit that Angel truly does care for his friends at the Hotel to the point that Charlie is able to make a solid case to Heaven that Angel deserves to be there and, as shown by Emily, more than a few angels agree with her.
• Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: In the Helluva Boss episode "Ozzie's", there are posters of Angel Dust in the titular nightclub which keep his face obscured to avoid legal trouble.
• Leg Focus: Angel has a nice pair of stems and knows how to use them, especially in the "ADDICT" music video. In "Overture", he says he's "got the legs" twice while listing off his attractive physical attributes.
• Licked by the Dog: Somewhat literally — at the end of "ADDICT", when Angel is lying in bed, his pet pig Fat Nuggets walks up to and licks him. It's one of the few times he genuinely seems to be happy as opposed to a Stepford Smiler.
• Light Is Not Good: Downplayed. He used to be a gangster in his first life and is now an unhinged and violent demon with a white and pink aesthetic. However, he does have his good points that keep him from playing the trope straight.
• Loophole Abuse: Angel Dust sold his soul to Valentino, but the contract states that Angel only has to obey him while in the porn studio. And since there were no stipulations in the contract that prevented Angel Dust from finding residence elsewhere, he moved into the Hazbin Hotel. So long as he's outside of Val's business, he's free to do whatever he wants.
• Lovable Sex Maniac: He's constantly making innuendos and flirting with people. The first thing he says to Alastor (and the first thing to make the Radio Demon’s composure falter) is to offer fellatio, and he immediately starts hitting on Husk once he's part of the staff.
• Lovable Rogue: Angel does drugs on the regular, fights in turf wars, has lots of sex, and is generally a rather selfish, impulsive person. He is also very, very fun to watch.
• Lust Object: He revels in the fame and adoration that his sex work has brought him and uses the clout he's gained to sleep around due to being a Dude Magnet. The fact that Husk outright refuses to see him as this is a major plot point in "Masquerade" which later in the episode reveals a great deal about both of them.
• Made Myself Sad: Twice in the pilot:
  • First, his vivid description of just how sad and pathetic the Happy Hotel looks in the public's eyes eventually gets so depressing that it bums him out.
  • Moments later, he makes a quip to Charlie about the hotel's lack of clientele. That she is depressed rather than angry by this clearly gets to him, so much so that he almost apologizes.
• The Mafia: He comes from a mob family and acts very much like a stereotypical Italian-American smooth-talking wiseguy — complete with requisite Tommy guns and snazzy dress sense.
• Manchild: Angel was pushing 40 when he died (on top of the 70+ years he's spent living in Hell) and still behaves like a bratty, rebellious teenager.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Angel Dust is the feminine boy to Cherri Bomb's masculine girl. Cherri is a crass and foul-mouthed Mad Bomber while Angel is a Camp Gay who crossdresses as a woman.
• Meaningful Name: "Angel dust" is a slang term for PCP, which the demon so happens to consume. It's also the drug he was killed by, via overdose. Additionally, both Cherri Bomb and the Instagram account associated with Angel Dust shorten his name to Angie, which is a slang term for cocaine, his other preferred drug.
• More Dakka: He primarily wields automatic machine guns as weapons, and he can use a lot of them thanks to his six arms.
• Mr. Fanservice: He dresses in short shorts, shows off a lot of cleavage, and even dresses in slutty clothes while dancing as a stripper. This is part of his job.
  Angel Dust: This body is flawless! Everyone wants some of me, and I got the creepy fan-letters to prove it!
• Multi-Armed and Dangerous: With his multiple arms, he can wield multiple weapons at once. Among his arsenal, he tends to favor a Tommy gun or more, and in a prequel comic, he takes out several mobsters in seconds by spraying the entire room with several guns at once.
• Never Heard That One Before: He's been called a slut so many times that it doesn't even offend him anymore, but he is annoyed that people don't come up with more creative insults to describe him.
• Non-Mammal Mammaries: Played With. He's a spider demon with particularly large chest fluff. This fluff looks like he has breasts and is treated as if it actually were. It in particular aids in Angel's look whenever he dresses in drag. Angel even lampshades it when listing his attractive features.
• No Sense of Personal Space: From the pilot up until "Masquerade", Angel frequently aggressively hits on Husk by invading his personal space in various ways, such as touching him without his consent. After a combination of Husk finally putting his foot down and telling him to knock it off as well as both of them gaining a greater mutual respect for one another in "Masquerade", Angel ceases to display any such behavior.
• Offhand Backhand: During the "ADDICT" music video, he kicks Travis in the face without even turning around to look at him.
• Off the Wagon: By the time Charlie announces the opening of the Happy Hotel on the news, he had broken his two weeks of good behavior and turned tricks, bought drugs, and helped Cherri Bomb fight off Sir Pentious in a "territorial genocide".
• Older Than They Look: He was a gangster in the 1940s yet still has the general appearance and personality of a young adult. Canonically, he was 37 when he died.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: So far, he's only ever addressed by his stage name in the show. The contract he signed with Valentino reveals that his real name is Anthony.
• Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Depending on the scene and his current emotional state, Angel's accent fluctuates from "Joe Pesci" to "2nd-generation Italian immigrant" to "Average guy from Brooklyn".
• Pet the Dog:
  • During his fight alongside Cherri against Sir Pentious, he shoves her out of the way when one of his Egg Boiz sneaks up on them with a gun.
  • After teasing Charlie about the opening of a hotel being a disaster, he looks noticeably guilty at her crestfallen expression as he realizes that his words really did hurt her, and he even begins to reach a hand out to her. His defenses spring right back up and he quickly chooses to walk away instead.
  • During Alastor's Villain Song, Angel can briefly be seen holding an enraged Vaggie back from attacking him so that she doesn't get herself hurt.
  • He offers to help make a commercial to get more patrons for the hotel, even if his idea of such isn't quite what Charlie wants, as it involves filming a porn video of himself.
  • Angel stands up to Valentino for Niffty's sake and openly defies the Overlord in public, even if he gets harmed in the process.
• Pink Is Erotic: Angel Dust is a promiscuous sinner demon who has bright pink spots throughout the white fur on his body. His suit also features a white and pink color scheme.
• Poisonous Person: Being a spider demon, he has a venomous bite, though it can't kill since everyone's already dead.
• Politically Incorrect Hero: He acts this way in the Pilot, but it's less out of bigotry and more personal amusement.
  Angel Dust: Just don't get your taco in a twist, baby.
  Vaggie: Was that you trying to be sexist or racist?
  Angel Dust: Whatever pisses you off more.
• The Pornomancer: Angel uses his fame and looks to get wasted and railed by other dudes on the regular, and never has a problem getting sex due to his influentiality as a porn star. Except, of course, for Husk, who can see right through Angel's outwardly sexual persona and couldn't care less about Angel's attempts to flirt with him.
• Pragmatic Pansexuality: According to an "in-character ask session", Angel Dust will sleep with women for money, but as far as actual attraction goes, he is gay only, not bisexual. The "ADDICT" music video reveals Valentino is forcing him into sex work and then taking most of his earnings, explaining why Angel Dust does this. The tie-in comic Dirty Healings also reveals that he charges women extra.
• Pretty Boy: He's a spider demon but is tall, slim, and pretty good-looking.
• Properly Paranoid: He distrusts Sir Pentious from the get-go in "Radio Killed the Video Star" and is skeptical about his intentions to actually redeem himself after trying to attack the hotel numerous times. He's proven right when he finds out that Pentious has been working as a mole for Vox.
  Angel Dust: You slippery little shit! You're working for the Vees? I fucking knew there was something shitty about you.
• Proud Beauty: In spite of the persona he's created for himself, Angel is genuinely proud of his dashingly good looks even if they bring him a lot of undue pain and suffering. He's especially proud of his legs.
• Punny Name: Angel Dust, as in the slang term for PCP. He's even shown getting actual Angel Dust from a vending machine during the Pilot.
• Quirky Girl, Quirky Tux: An odd example since he's a male, but nevertheless he crossdresses in a feminine pantsless tuxedo with thigh-high boots to demonstrate that he's definitely not afraid to make himself stand out.
• Rambunctious Italian: Is ethnically Italian, and very hot-blooded in spite of his effeminate nature.
• Red Herring: A major subplot in Season 1 revolves around Angel's development into a better person, culminating in him standing up to Valentino and being used as Exhibit A in Charlie's argument to Heaven that Sinners can be redeemed in "Welcome to Heaven", suggesting he'd be the first Ascended Demon. He isn't, rather his development was intended to distract from another character's and make it less obvious when they do: Sir Pentious. It helps that, from a narrative perspective, Angel Dust still has other aspects to his arc to address in Hell like Valentino owning his soul or his other family members down there, whereas Sir Pentious's then-current character arc was completed via their confessing to Cherri and subsequent Heroic Sacrifice, so it makes more sense for the latter to be sent away from Hell than the former.
• Refuge in Audacity: Despite being in Hell for 70+ years, Angel Dust has no idea who Alastor is, despite the man being very prolific and having a radio show that was broadcast for all of Hell to hear.
• Retractable Appendages: He has a third pair of arms that he can retract into himself.
• Right for the Wrong Reasons: In "Masquerade", Valentino browbeats and gaslights him into kicking Charlie out of his studio, but Charlie really was being somewhat of a nuisance by barging in said studio and bothering the employees in the middle of a film shooting and accidentally starting an electrical fire that nearly burned the whole place down and Charlie acknowledges she was overstepping and made things worse later on. It doesn't make Angel feel any less guilty over telling her off, though.
• Romantic Wingman: When he sees Pentious trying and failing to once again make a move on Cherri the night before the final battle in "The Show Must Go On", he uses his position as Cherri's friend and confidant to shill him a bit.
  Angel: You know, you could totally tap that.
  Cherri: Pfft, don't be gross.
  Angel: 'Cause, y'know...I hear he's got two dicks.
  Cherri: Huh. [looks reasonably curious]
• Running Gag: Angel often performs as an actor in things (like a commercial for the Hotel or one of his porn movies) and reads directly from the script as he's doing it.
• Sad Clown: The "ADDICT" video implies that most of Angel Dust's comical attitude is a way to mask his inner turmoil. The first chorus has a few Freeze-Frame Bonus moments where his slutty dancing is interspersed with him crying in bed as Cherri Bomb tries to comfort him. The last music-video-exclusive lines of the song also have Angel Dust admitting he masks his pain with drugs, and that he feels helpless. This is reinforced by "Poison", where Angel Dust puts on a mask of seductive confidence that repeatedly cracks as the night wears on until it falls off completely towards the end of the song.
• Seductive Spider: He's a Spider Person and very sexy, to the point where seduction is literally his livelihood.
• Sexophone: Angel's onscreen appearances are frequently accompanied by a sultry saxophone riff.
• Sex Slave: Not his primary role, but serves as this to his pimp Valentino. The "ADDICT" music video shows Valentino blowing smoke, which forms shackles around Angel's neck and wrists, further hinting at this kind of relationship.
• Shipper on Deck:
  • It's implied that Angel may be one for Charlie and Vaggie as he gives a genuine, non-mocking smile at the couple when they share a romantic moment in this official art.
  • In the final episode of Season 1, Angel plays wingman for Sir Pentious by getting Cherri Bomb to consider hooking up with the snake demon.
• Sissy Villain: Calling him outright evil may be a stretch, but he's still a violent gangster and very effeminate.
• Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: At the beginning of Season 1, Angel was just using the Hazbin Hotel as a rent-free place to live outside Valentino's control while paying lip service to or outright mocking Charlie's goal of repentance. As such, when Sir Pentious joined as the second guest and (seemingly) genuinely took Charlie's mission statement to heart, Angel felt threatened by the snake demon's presence and—hurt by Charlie throwing his own words back at him—stormed off in a huff while the others were welcoming him to the hotel. When Sir Pentious was revealed to be a spy for Vox, Angel joined Vaggie in advocating they kill him. Even after Charlie forgave Sir Pentious, Angel still took to snidely antagonizing him until Vaggie forced them to become Fire-Forged Friends, though even after that Angel would sometimes playfully antagonize Sir Pentious—such as trying to steal one of the cookies he'd made for Lucifer. However it is made apparent by the final points of the first season that Sir Pentious is part of Angel's friend circle, to the extent that Angel is crushed when Pentious sacrifices himself against Adam.
• Skewed Priorities: A demon steals his drugs once he gets them from the vending machine, and is promptly crushed by a rock. Angel's concern is for the drugs.
  Angel Dust: *gasp* Oh my God! ...MY DRUGS! DAMN IT!
• Slave to PR: Even by most demon standards, he's very concerned with maintaining his reputation, not wanting word to get around that he'll sell his "services" to random people behind his abusive boss's back, or appear that he's trying to "go clean" (albeit just for a free room).
• Sour Outside, Sad Inside: He puts up the attitude of a Jerkass only out for himself, his true thoughts are that he's irreparably broken. The end of the "ADDICT" music video has Angel admit that he feels helpless and that he knows he's "raising Cain by every highway in Hell", meaning he recognizes that he's needlessly causing himself trouble. At the same time, Angel pulls away and refuses any form of affection from Charlie.
• Spider People: He's a spider-demon whose design is a unique one, being quite cute instead of scary or ugly; rather than the typical "spider centaur" design, Angel Dust has a bipedal, humanoid build, albeit with six arms (two of which are retractable.) He's also covered in soft fur, has a mouth full of venomous fangs, and overall is a Little Bit Beastly Pretty Boy who's considered quite attractive by both the characters and the audience. While "evil" might be a bit strong, he's definitely a Jerk with a Heart of Gold who loves to piss people off.
• Stage Name: Angel Dust is his porn star name. His real name is Anthony.
• Stepford Smiler: "ADDICT" reveals that he's in an abusive relationship with his boss Valentino, and flashes in his dance scene have him lying on a bed trembling, with Cherri comforting him. It's also heavily implied that Val routinely sexually abuses him. The last lyrics, after the credits, are particularly despondent, with him rebuffing a concerned Charlie and revealing that his drug habit is an attempt to escape his pain, and despite his attitude sometimes, part of him really is hoping that things will be better in the hotel.
  Angel Dust: ♪ I'm addicted, I'm dependent,
  Looking awesome, feeling helpless,
  And I know I'm raising Cain by every highway in hell,
  Maybe things won't be so terrible inside this hotel. ♪
• The Tease: Played for Drama. Angel is very fond of flaunting his looks and sexuality to anyone nearby, but as a result, often oversteps his colleagues' boundaries and makes them uncomfortable (such as making everyone watch one of his porn films for show and tell or how he aggressively flirts with Husk, who doesn't reciprocate). A big step forward for his character is learning to respect other people enough to not do this to them unless they clearly invite it.
• This Is Your Brain on Evil: "ADDICT" could be interpreted as metaphorically referring to Angel Dust's sinful lifestyle in Hell and the torment he suffers in it. Specially relating to being Valentino's slave.
• Took a Level in Kindness: His time in the Hotel seems to be genuinely changing him for the better, as showcased in Welcome to Heaven, where he puts himself in harm's way to prevent Niffty from falling in with Valentino, and willingly acknowledges the rest of the Hotel inhabitants as his friends.
• Too Kinky to Torture: Confirmed to be a masochist. When Angel's tied in chains and slammed to the ground by Sir Pentious, he says "Harder, Daddy!" Becomes a Deconstructed Trope in "ADDICT," where he's clearly distressed by Valentino's sexual abuse.
• Trauma Button: In "ADDICT" he seems to be triggered when looking at his reflection and is reminded of Val raping him.
• Troll: In conversation with Vaggie during the Pilot, he flat-out admits he's trying to get under her skin.
• Undiscriminating Addict: His favorite drug is unquestionably PCP (it is his name after all), but he's not particularly scrutinizing of the drugs he takes as long as they get him high.
• Uke: Zig-zagged. While Angel is unquestionably a flamboyant Pretty Boy who is clearly very submissive in the sheets (take note of the fact that he propositions both Alastor and Husk to have sex with him, not for him to have sex with them and that all the porn he stars in has him in a subservient role), he is also headstrong, resolute and can carry himself well in a fight as well as hold higher status over other people in the room with his loud mouth and outrageous attitude. Husk even outright calls labels him as a "power bottom" during "Loser, Baby".
• Victoria's Secret Compartment: Played With. His chest fluff is treated as if it's no different than actual breasts. As such during the limo conversation, Angel reveals he keeps creepy fan letters in his pseudo cleavage. He's also shown to keep his phone and sunglasses there.
• Villain Cred: The relapse he had in the pilot was partly due to him not wanting people to think he'd gone soft.
• Vocal Evolution: In the pilot, Michael Kovach gives Angel a rougher, more nasally-pitched voice evocative of Steve Buscemi (and a later character Kovach would voice, Jax). In the full series, Blake Roman gives him a more tonally even but still clearly effeminate "Italian tough-guy" voice.
• The Watson: He is completely unaware of Alastor's identity and fearsome reputation, forcing Vaggie to explain it to him, and the audience.
• What You Are in the Dark: When Charlie comes to Angel's studio in "Masquerade" to ask for some time off, Valentino beats Angel in private just to remind him that he owns him. After bringing Angel to the brink of tears, Valentino gives Angel several demands, to which Angel obediently responds with "Yes, Valentino." Once Valentino brings up Charlie, however, Angel just pleads with Val to let her go without hurting her.
• When He Smiles: There is a huge amount of visible visual difference between the coy "come hither" smile Angel wears most of the time and the genuine, warm smile he makes when he's actually happy.
• Wicked Heart Symbol: Downplayed. He has heart patterns on the back of his head and chest fur, and while he's a damned sinner, he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.

Sir Pentious

Sir Pentious

"Who am I? WHO AM I? I am the great Sir Pentious! Inventor, architect of dessstruction, villain extraordinaire!"

^{Click here to see his Pilot design} "The power of my machines are unmatched!"

^{Click here to see his design after the season 1 finale (SPOILERS)} "Where, where am I?"

Voiced in the pilot by: Will Stamper ^{Foreign VAs}Arno Capostagno (French), Chihaya Hanai (Japanese)
Voiced in the full series by: Alex Brightman ^{Foreign VAs} Arno Capostagno (French), Edoardo Stoppacciaro (Italian), Yoji Ueda (Japanese)

The hotel's second patron. A slithering tryhard, Sir Pentious is an egomaniacal Victorian inventor who constantly attempts to take over Hell yet has failed many times in the past. Using his machines, minions, and various attempts to be hip, this notable kingpin hopes to seize control of Hell and make everyone know his name.

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• Accidental Misnaming: Addresses Vaggie as "Vagatha" during the fight at the end of Season 1, apparently thinking that that's her full name. She lets it slide, since they both have bigger things to worry about.
• Achievements in Ignorance: He wasn't trying to be redeemed with his Heroic Sacrifice against Adam, but he ends up achieving in everyone's ignorance, as when he ascends, neither Heaven nor Hell has any idea what the criteria are.
• Action Survivor: As the rest of the cast note, he's astonishingly good at staying alive for an Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain who's only ever a few seconds away from a tail-kicking. Among other things, his string of defeats against Alastor almost become impressive in their own way when you consider that he managed to live through one Curb-Stomp Battle after another from the Radio Demon.
• Amazon Chaser: He has a crush on Cherri Bomb, and it's implied that her ability to kick ass is part of what makes her so attractive to him, as he blushes after she crushes his hand.
• Animal Motifs: Cobras, obviously.
• Arbitrarily Large Bank Account: He somehow has enough money to purchase large quantities of Carmine machinery components (which are implied to not be cheap) for his superweapons, buy rounds of drinks for everyone in a sex club and rebuild his war zeppelin over 20 times despite not appearing to have any kind of steady job, which is at least an explanation for Angel's profligate tendencies.
• Arch-Enemy: He and Cherri Bomb are locked in a fierce turf war, with Pentious even calling her his "archnemesis". Someway along the line though, he developed a crush on Cherri and Pentious even spends his final moments confessing his love to her.
• Ascended Demon: After Pentious sacrifices himself trying to stop Adam to save everyone he earned his way to Heaven, reviving there as an angel. He notably keeps the serpentine form he had as a demon, though with a Good Costume Switch and his cobra hood slightly frilled to resemble wings.
• Ascended Extra: In the Pilot, he was merely a side character and Plot-Irrelevant Villain. In the official series, he is a main character and patron of the hotel, as revealed in promotional material and even the first sinner ever to ascend to Heaven.
• Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: He attempts to stop Adam from destroying the hotel, but is vaporized instead. However, rather than dying, his ultimate loyalty and sacrifice are enough to redeem his soul and ascend to Heaven.
• Awesome, but Impractical: His airship is equipped with a Wave-Motion Gun that appears to be quite devastating, with even Adam remarking that it could hurt even him. The main problem is its hideously short range, so he actually has to get within about 10 meters of his target instead of sniping them from long range, nevermind the time requires to charge it. Adam finds out what's going on and vaporizes his ship for it.
• Baby Of The Bunch: Inverted and downplayed, amongst the hotels’ guests (and staff sans Charlie), Sir Pentious, having died in 1888, several decades before most of them were even born, is the oldest by default, and due to his dorky demeanor, the others gradually get kinder to him. He is also the most responsive and eager to take part in Charlie's kindergarten-esque redemption exercises, which nearly everyone else finds patronizing and meaningless.
• Be Careful What You Wish For: He is frustrated that Alastor doesn't recognize him despite fighting him at least twenty times. When he manages to snag a piece of Alastor's suit, Alastor ominously says he remembers who Sir Pentious is now, making Pentious nervous.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: He becomes an official patron of the hotel after Charlie forgives him for infiltrating them under Vox's orders. Similarly, he begins to form genuine friendships with the other Hotel residents because they were first group of people to treat him nicely.
• Becoming the Mask: As mentioned above, Sir Pentious was first sent to the Hotel on Vox's orders to infiltrate it. After he's exposed as The Mole and forgiven by Charlie, he does begin to change for the better and genuinely embraces being part of the hotel's patrons, to the point that he doesn't hesitate to personally attack Adam himself in an attempt to protect the Hotel. It gets him killed, but his Heroic Sacrifice also earns him a place in Heaven, much to Sera's shock and Emily's glee.
• Being Evil Sucks: This is part of why he stays at the hotel. For as much as he wants to be ruler of Hell, he's too generally incompetent to be anything more than a bottom-rung warlord with no real influence. Whenever he does try to punch above his weight class, they punch back even harder. When Charlie forgives him for spying on her and the hotel under Vox's orders, he decides to give redemption a chance.
• Beneath Notice: Pentious has never been high enough in the infernal pecking order to merit concern from the actual Overlords of the Pride Ring, which likely goes some way towards explaining how he managed to survive multiple offscreen confrontations with Alastor (who is quite famous for very publicly torturing to death any opponents he considers actual threats). Indeed, Vox chose to use him to infiltrate the Hotel under the assumption that no one would pay much attention to him, and even if they did, he was an asset the Vees could very easily afford to lose.
• Benevolent Boss: Zigzagged. In the pilot he doesn't treat his minions too well, often harming and insulting them (like when he slapped one away for annoying him). But he wouldn't go so far as to shoot one with his ray gun (much to their disappointment), and he's capable of doing nice things for them on occasion, such as fixing their broken toys. In "Scrambled Eggs" it's revealed he cares about his minions so much that being forced to send them away drives him to tears and launches him into a depression, at one point claiming he doesn't want to live without them. When he does get them back, he yells at them to clean his room, but he ends the episode cuddling with all of them sleeping in his bed.
• Big Bad Wannabe: He (acts like he) thinks he's big enough to take over Hell, but can't go the distance. At best, he's a criminal kingpin with a following of sycophantic Egg Boiz, but he's certainly no conqueror as he gets his tail handed to him by Cherri Bomb in turf wars, and when he tries his luck against Alastor, he's crushed within seconds. The Overlords, like Vox, merely see him as a pathetic and desperate pawn they can use in their plans.
• Boisterous Weakling: He likes to build himself up as a threat, and to his credit, his inventions definitely seem as if they have the capability to do harm, but he's easily beaten up by even the likes of Angel Dust, who is neither someone strong or bestowed with magical abilities of any sort.
• Breakout Character: He was originally going to be a minor one-off villain just for the pilot. During production, however, he proved to be quite the character that Viv decided to expand his role beyond just what he was originally intended to be.
• Bring It: When Cherri challenges him to a fight, he responds with a statement whilst using Air Quotes.
  Sir Pentious: Oh, you want to go, missy? Well, I'm happy to oblige!
• Bullying a Dragon: Let's just say picking a fight with Alastor wasn't his brightest idea. It gets worse when he later admits that he's tried to do the same thing about twenty times before, and never learnt his lesson at any point.
• But Not Too Bi: He's confirmed to be bisexual by Vivziepop, but besides a hint of subtle attraction towards Angel Dust he's only shown interest in women, or more specifically, just Cherri Bomb.
• Came Back Strong: A natural consequence of becoming an Ascended Demon by dying. Angels are always more powerful, peer-to-peer, than demons.
• Cannot Spit It Out: He has trouble expressing his feelings for Cherri Bomb to her. The furthest he gets is asking to "do a sex" with her at a club, only to justify that he's doing that because he's having sex with everyone.
• Card-Carrying Villain: Probably not a rarity among Hell's would-be crime lords, but while he has Alastor at cannon point towards the end of the pilot...
  Sir Pentious: AHAHA! I'M SO EVIL! NYAHAHAHA!
• Character Blog: He had an official Instagram account called hiss_lord. Following the archival of the account of Octavia from Helluva Boss due to certain◊ matters◊ however, his account was archived as well and pretty much retired.
• Character Development: His introduction shows him as a Big Bad Wannabe trying to attain everyone's admiration through violence and domination, as well as plotting against the other Hotel residents because he didn't trust them. As he begins to bond with them, Sir Pentious drops his quest to use villainous means to attain fame and instead focuses his energy to helping his friends and bettering himself. By the season finale, he's willing to perform a Heroic Sacrifice to protect his friends from Adam and his selfless act is what allows him to become a "Winner" and the first-ever redeemed sinner.
• Characterization Marches On: He has one of the more radical departures between his pilot self and his series self. Sir Pentious was a full blown villain in the pilot, being both a Bad Boss, Smug Snake and a Card-Carrying Villain that had considered having "class" to be one of a few factors as to why he was superior over others and was at least strong enough to throw Angel Dust around. While he retains some of his Bad Boss and Large Ham aspects, he's been changed to a Harmless Villain with an Inferiority Superiority Complex and made into a more pitiable chew toy and Non-Action Guy rather than an Iron Butt Monkey.
• The Chew Toy: Pre- or post-Heel–Face Turn, he is an absolute magnet for slapstick violence.
• Cowardly Yellow: Despite his blown-up bluster whenever he tries to act evil, his cowardice and insecurities beneath it proves such a big part of his soul that he became a black, yellow-bellied/hooded, cobra-demon in Hell after dying the first time as part of his Karmic Transformation, Even when becoming an Ascended Demon, he keeps the yellow-coloration in his new form but trades the black for white instead.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While he's mostly considered a Harmless Villain, he did manage to grab a piece of Alastor's coat, and during the fight to defend the Hotel from the Exorcists he proves to be a capable commander, directing the other defenders against Adam's forces, and attempting to attack him with his blimp.
• Crush Blush: He's prone to blushing whenever he's around Cherri Bomb, especially when he's working up the courage to confess his feelings for her.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: While Sir Pentious could at least put up a fight against Cherri Bomb, he lasts all of ten seconds against Alastor. It's later revealed that he's attempted to battle Alastor about twenty different times beforehand, and the most damage he does in his latest attempt is tearing away a piece of Alastor's coat. This only enrages the Radio Demon, who launches him halfway across town. He barely got an attack in before Adam vaporized him.
• Dark Is Evil: His clothing and overall color scheme is very dark and one of the more antagonistic figures prior to his Heel–Face Turn in the second episode.
• Dastardly Whiplash: He carries himself as a classic Victorian Card-Carrying Villain who is impeccably well-dressed and speaks with a maniacal English accent. The only thing he's missing is a moustache to twirl. Of course, underneath it all he's a maudlin softie who can't catch a break and winds up joining the Hotel in Episode 2 of Season 1.
• Deader than Dead: Subverted. The Hotel crew think he's this after Adam vaporizes him, but unbeknownst to them, this actually results in his soul being sent to heaven.
• Death Equals Redemption: After Sir Pentious dies to Adam in a brave attempt to turn the tides of battle and save his friends from the Exorcists, he manages to ascend to heaven.
• Ditzy Genius: He is a brilliant inventor but is utterly oblivious and bumbling at everything else.
• Dread Zeppelin: To go with being a villainous Victorian inventor, Sir Pentious flies around in an airship of his own design in the pilot. In the series itself, Alastor smashes it after Sir Pentious attacks the hotel, but he later rebuilds it and keeps it parked nearby. During the season 1 finale he reveals it's equipped with a Wave-Motion Gun powerful enough to potentially injure Adam, who reflexively obliterates it before noting it would've been bad had it gone off.
• Due to the Dead: The residents of the Hazbin Hotel hold a small funeral for Pentious in the season 1 finale, saluting him for the Heroic Sacrifice he made to protect the hotel. Even though he actually isn't Deader than Dead and was merely sent to Heaven as a redeemed sinner.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Prior to his proper introduction, Sir Pentious can be seen among the falling silhouetted demons shown during the opening part of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows".
• Easily Forgiven: Downplayed. After Pentious is outed as working for the Vees, Vaggie and Angel are both ready to kill him for his betrayal. However, they are reluctantly convinced by Charlie to give him another chance and forgive him.
• Entendre Failure: He died in the 1880s and still hasn't fully acclimated to modern times, so he constantly has problems understanding when somebody is making innuendos or spouting slang, often taking them literally.
  Angel Dust: (having been ensnared in a chain by Sir Pentious and slammed into the ground) Ooohhh, harder, daddy~!
  Sir Pentious: *gasp* Son?
  Angel Dust: (raises an eyebrow in an "Are you for real?" expression)
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
  • He has a notably melancholic look on his face when he thinks Angel mockingly calling him "daddy" was a sincere statement instead of the latter making fun of him, although it's unknown if he actually had a son when still alive that he misses very badly or if he thinks that Angel is a long lost son of his that he somehow never heard of or met until now and he's genuinely enthusiastic about the concept of being a father.
  • Despite his abuse of his Egg Boiz, he genuinely cares about them. When Vaggie forces him to kick them out of the hotel he breaks down in tears, dramatically saying he can't live without them during the trust fall exercise, and once Vaggie permits them to return he's overjoyed and snuggles up with them when sleeping.
• Evil Brit: He's a sinner from the Victorian ages and speaks in a goofy British accent.
• Evil Gloating: He has a tendency to gloat and monologue about how he's so much more evil, superior, and classier than other sinners despite what reality actually says otherwise.
• Evil Is Hammy: He's an incredibly over-the-top villain that absolutely revels in being evil.
• Evil Laugh: He likes to laugh maniacally especially when he thinks he has the upper hand.
• Evil Wears Black: To go with his evil persona, Sir Pentious wears predominantly black clothes.
• Exotic Equipment: Discussed. In an attempt to play wingman, Angel mentions a rumour that he's got two dicks (a reference to a snake's hemipenis). Cherri is intrigued.
• Expressive Accessory: His top hat often reflects his emotions, even spontaneously growing a mouth to do so. Angel Dust flat out asks if his hat's alive or something upon seeing the display.
• Expressive Hair: His hair acts like a cobra hood and goes up when he's emotional or totally flat when he's sad.
• Extra Eyes: In addition to his two regular eyes, Sir Pentious has multiple other eyes strewn all over his body.
• Eyes Do Not Belong There: He has eyes on his lower body, on his chest, on his hat, and in his hair. Averted with his design once he gets redeemed into Heaven, but he still wears some decorations that resemble his extra eyes which - ironically - is really in keeping with the Our Angels Are Different design as many of the Heavenly characters feature many additional eyes.
• Foil:
  • To Alastor. Both are long time sinners in Hell who want nothing more than to control it all. Sir Pentious is a Harmless Villain with a massive Inferiority Superiority Complex who really fails at just about anything he attempts, and initially only fakes enthusiasm for the Hotel only to genuinely change for the better when Charlie shows him kindness. Alastor is The Dreaded Serial Killer who often gets exactly what he wants and is the successful overlord Sir Pentious would very much like to be, and he makes it clear that he has no genuine belief that sinners can change or be redeemed. Their actions at the end reflect their vastly different mindsets, Sir Pentious goes to what he knows could mean certain death to attempt saving those he cares about, even though he's massively outmatched. Alastor fights Adam until he loses the upper hand, at which point he flees for the rest of the conflict rather than risk being killed. Sir Pentious is killed and redeemed, Alastor survives and loses a bit more of what little sanity he has left.
  • Also to Lucifer. Both are practically opposite ends of the heirarchy in Hell, with Lucifer the King of Hell that has all the might and reverence that Butt-Monkey Sir Pentious constantly yearns for. Even as irritated victims of Alastor's trolling, Sir Pentious is simply an outclassed opponent he looks down on, while Alastor's taunting of Lucifer is more territorial and competitive due to seeing him as a rare threat. The catch however is that despite all this, Lucifer is as much of an insecure dork as Sir Pentious is, and while Pentious' stubborn will and humility quickly made him a budding student of Charlie, Lucifer has only recently escaped years of depression over his past failures to mend ties with her. Prior to Charlie's influence on both of them, Sir Pentious was unwillingly lonely and seeked approval from other people, Lucifer willingly closed himself off from other people because he felt Hell was Beyond Redemption. Both help Charlie defend the hotel from the Exorcists, Lucifer by effortlessly winning, Sir Pentious by pitifully failing, and she rebuilds it both out of support from Lucifer and in memory of Sir Pentious. Even better, they both carry a snake theme in them, but while Lucifer was the first angel to be cast out of Heaven he is the first demon to get into Heaven
• Foreshadowing:
  • Niffty pouts and calls him "not a bad boy" after his Heel–Face Turn. Come the Season 1 finale where he sacrifices himself to save the hotel and earns a spot in Heaven. "Not a bad boy" indeed.
  • In "Hello Rosie", KeeKee can be seen curling up in Sir Pentious's lap, which delights him. Of course, cats will be more affectionate when they sense an impending death for someone, and "The Show Must Go On" confirms it for Pentious.
• Furry Reminder: At the end of "Scrambled Eggs" he coils around his Egg Boiz similarly to real-life king cobras, which are one of the few snakes known to build nests. It's later Played for Laughs in "The Show Must Go On" when Angel Dust tells Cherri Bomb that Sir Pentious has two dicks, much like how real-life male snakes have two penises.
• Gadgeteer Genius: He was a Victorian inventor in life, and in death, he continues to put his machines to work trying to conquer Hell.
• Goggles Do Nothing: Has had goggles added to his design for the series proper, perched atop his hat. He has never been seen actually using them, though they may be simply eye protection while inventing. This is averted in the Season 1 finale, where he's seen wearing his goggles as he's working on the machines that will be used in the battle against the Exorcists.
• Good Costume Switch: His outfit and design after the ascension trades black colors to white and very dark shades of purple, and the sinister elements of his design are replaced by hearts and lipstick marks.
• Good Feels Good: While some of his enthusiasm for the Hazbin Hotel rehab program is indicated to be sycophancy born out of a desire for self-preservation, he appears to sincerely enjoy it as well, and throws himself into it with a lot more enthusiasm than Angel Dust does even after he's exposed as The Mole.
• Grass is Greener: Sir Pentious is a Beneath Notice Butt-Monkey who constantly seeks recognition by either challenging or impressing other high rank sinners, nearly always failing miserably. However, while most of his targets of envy have plenty of their own shortcomings (Alastor has an Inferiority Superiority Complex and an extremely undesired contract, Lucifer suffers from depression and cynicism due to being a Fallen Angel, the Vees are compulsive Jerkasses who are Hated by All), Sir Pentious' relatively more simple vices and lack of complicated ties ironically make him an easy client for Charlie to win over and remedy, and ultimately he ends up the first sinner to ascend to Heaven and saluted as a hero by the rest of the Hotel and Lucifer, simply by becoming a kinder, more confident version of himself.
• Have a Gay Old Time: He's old-fashioned enough he just keeps running into these.
  Sir Pentious: Not so cocky now, are we?
  Angel Dust: Y'know... you really gotta watch what comes outta your mouth. I've been making these sex jokes the whole TIME! And it's obvious you ain't catching on.
• Harmless Villain: Despite his attempts at combat, he's too much of a blundering fool to cause actual danger. Come the actual fight against the angels, however, he proves to be a huge asset in defending the hotel with his war machines.
  Vaggie: I guess he's not much of a threat without the war machine... or even with the war machine.
• Heart Is an Awesome Power: While he is a Gadgeteer Genius, as Vaggie lampshades, Sir Pentious' bumbling nature means he fails to be much of a threat to anyone with or without artilery. His most noteworthy redeeming quality over the other Hazbin residents is his quick response to Charlie's idealism and he actually make quicker steps into becoming a better person than any other resident, which actually proves quite essential when he is quickly vaporized in the Extermination war, and regenerated in Heaven, proving to the Seraphim that Charlie's ideals were true and sinners can be redeemed.
• Heel–Face Turn: After Charlie forgives him for spying and offers him another chance, he decides to become an actual guest of the hotel. He still has a way to go given he tries to build a death ray in the following episode out of paranoia, but he's trying.
• Heroes' Frontier Step: While Sir Pentious had been making quiet gradual progress to self-improvement throughout the first season, it was his Heroic Sacrifice by facing Adam during the Extermination that solidified his redemption in-universe, and got him ascended to Heaven in the season finale.
• Heroic Sacrifice: When Adam ramps up the damage against the hotel, Sir Pentious attempts to stop it by boarding his blimp and firing a death ray, but Adam annihilates it before Sir Pentious can fire it. However, his efforts ensure that he's the first Sinner to ever be redeemed and allowed into Heaven.
• Hidden Depths:
  • In "Dad Beat Dad", when preparing for Lucifer's arrival, his cookies at the very least look impressive considering he had less than an hour to make and decorate them.
  • He also proves to be a genuinely competent commander and strategist during the defense of the Hotel from the Exorcists.
• Hopeless Suitor:
  • In "Welcome to Heaven" it's revealed he has a crush on his "arch-rival" Cherri Bomb. When she's bribed into spending time with all the hotel residents, Pentious makes several attempts to flirt with her, at one point asking if she'd like to "do a sex" with him. It's clear Cherri isn't interested at all but she plays dumb about his intentions to get Sir Pentious to embarrass himself for her amusement.
  • In "The Show Must Go On" it turns out he's not so hopeless after all, as she seems genuinely flattered by his sincere compliment about her prowess with explosives, and she seems intrigued when Angel Dust tells her Pentious has two dicks. Before his big heroic moment, Pentious grabs and kisses her, with Cherri commenting it was actually kind of hot.
• Hypnotic Eyes: He can use his multitude of eyes to hypnotize people temporarily, which he uses to briefly stun Angel Dust when they fight in "Radio Killed the Video Star", but it hardly seems effective beyond that.
• Hypocritical Humor: Called Angel Dust a 'striped freak' despite the fact that he and the Egg Boiz are also wearing pinstriped suits.
• I Just Want to Have Friends: Implied to be the reason why he acts up. He wants to take down Alastor, because he wants to be accepted into the Vees. Vox, one of the Vees, has no problem hiring him as a spy into the Hazbin Hotel. When the latter insults and abandons Sir Pentious, he immediately and genuinely accepts to be an actual patron of the hotel just because of how kind and forgiving Charlie was to him. And also, in the next episode, he cries of sadness when Vaggie forces him to let his Egg Boiz go, then cries in joy when she allows him to have them back at the end. When he begins to genuinely make friends with the Hotel's residents, Pentious puts aside all his plans to conquer Hell and instead actively tries to become a better person instead.
  Sir Pentious: Oh it's wonderful to have friends!
• Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: There's a reason he's a model candidate for Charlie's rehabilitation program despite showing up at the Hazbin Hotel as The Mole after repeatedly attempting to attack the place. What talent and appetite for evil he has is buried under his cowardice, self-loathing, and desperate craving for positive attention, meaning that he's so bad at being bad that it takes very little effort to push him towards good.
• Inferiority Superiority Complex: You wouldn't tell from how he usually acts but he's painfully aware his skills don't live up to his self image, to the point it doesn't take Vox much effort to to break him emotionally... or for Charlie to convince him to undergo a Heel–Face Turn for real once he breaks down in terror and self-loathing after being caught.
  Vox: If they don't kill you, WHY DON'T YOU DO IT YOURSELF, YOU MISERABLE FAILURE?!
  Sir Pentious: I...I... just make it quick, I guess. Not that I deserve it.
• Irony: He’s based on the same animal (the serpent) that in many biblical stories deceived humanity to give into temptation and being casted out from Eden, and yet he’s also the first Sinner to be remanifested as an angel, and to be ascended into Heaven.
• Iron Butt Monkey: It's actually a bit impressive how much punishment he can take from the likes of Alastor and still keep going. As while Sinners are immortal unless killed by angelic weapons they can still be temporarily injured and disabled. In the end, it takes a vaporizing from the Original Man himself to finally put him down- and even then he's revealed to have been ascended to Heaven instead of being rendered Deader than Dead.
• Karmic Jackpot: After being treated as a joke and a weakling by everyone but his Egg Boiz, Pentious finally gets his due when he makes a Heroic Sacrifice for the hotel, redeeming him and allowing him into Heaven.
• Large Ham: Competes for the most bombastic character we've seen so far, and that is saying something. Having Will Stamper provide your voice will do that.
• Laughably Evil: He's an extremely hammy Card-Carrying Villain with an incredibly overinflated ego who thinks he's such a classy and evil sinner incomparable to none when in reality he's not that powerful of a demon and is hilariously out of touch with the times. As such, he comes off as ineffectual and comical rather than as an actual threat.
• Lean and Mean: Everything on the top half of his body from his torso to his neck is extremely skinny.
• Let's Get Dangerous!: He spends the entirety of Season 1 being an dorky Butt-Monkey and an almost exclusively comedic character, but in the season finale he manages to show off just how he's managed to survive so long in Hell; he's actually an excellent military commander capable of ordering people around in the most optimal way. He also attempts to kill Adam after Alastor falls using his blimp's death ray.
• Light Is Good: He is palette-swapped to the traditional colors of heaven when he becomes an angel, but unlike most of the Winners in Heaven, we know exactly what he did to earn a place there.
• Living Hat: During some dialogue in the midst of their fighting, Angel Dust takes notice of Sir Pentious's hat and asks the snake demon if it's alive or something. On impulse, Pentious unintentionally attempts to explain but quickly catches himself and refuses to give a straight answer on whether this is the case or not, saying, "that's none of your goddamn business".
  • In the series proper he seems to either have several or his hat can shapeshift to match whatever he's wearing, the season 1 trailer has him wearing a military uniform with a bicorn with the same red eye as his tophat.
• Lovable Coward: Something of a plot point - part of the reason for his Heel–Face Turn is that he's just not brave and self-confident enough to stick to his guns as a villain, and he prefers the quiet, safe, and supportive environment of the Hotel where he can peacefully enjoy the fact that Good Feels Good. This doesn't stop him from sacrificing his life to protect the Hazbin Hotel in the Season 1 finale.
• Love Redeems: After sacrificing himself to protect the Hotel, he ascends to Heaven, proving someone in Hell can be redeemed.
• Mean Boss: He insults and yells at his Egg Boiz pretty regularly, but he wouldn't go so far as to shoot one with his ray gun (much to said Egg Boiz' disappointment), and official sources say that he'll occasionally do nice things for them, like fix their broken toys.
• The Minion Master: He's able to at least put up a fight when he has access to his Egg Boiz and his superweapons, but is otherwise completely useless in battle. His skills do wind up being useful in the final battle of "The Show Must Go On" when he proves himself to be a surprisingly competent general capable of issuing out commands to Charlie and her cannibal army.
• "Miss X" Pun: Sir Pentious, a snake demon, incorporates "serpent" into the pronunciation of his name.
• Mugging the Monster: When Sir Pentious tracks down Angel Dust for revenge, he finds Alastor with him. Because of his own ego, he shows no regard for Alastor's reputation and tries to blast everyone to oblivion. It doesn't work out well for him.
• My Beloved Minions: For all his bullying of the Egg Boiz he's visibly distressed when Vaggie makes him get rid of them, and when they're allowed to stay he snuggles up in bed with them.
• Non-Action Guy: As Vaggie lampshades, he's useless in a straight fight without his war machines or minions. When he gets exposed as a traitor by Angel Dust, he doesn't try to fight back at all and immediately begs Vox to evacuate him from the hotel. He then outright states in "Scrambled Eggs" that he can't fight in a turf war without his beloved Egg Boiz, and Angel has to save him from getting killed in the turf war Vaggie throws them into as a result. He makes up for his lack of combat skills with strategic prowess in The Show Must Go On, organizing an impressive defence against Adam and the Exorcists.
• Noodle Incident: He and Alastor have also "done battle" twenty times, but Alastor doesn't even remember who he is.
• Not Enough to Bury: He gets completely vaporized by Adam, along with his entire blimp, in the season finale. He gets better, though. Much, much better.
• Now or Never Kiss: In "The Show Must Go On" when he commits to piloting his zeppelin and using its weapons against Adam, he grabs and kisses Cherri Bomb and admits he loves her before making his big stand.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: A very subtle one. He's been dead since 1888, and yet he's managed to survive yearly exterminations up to the present in spite of being a relative nobody in the hierarchy of Hell. This is even more impressive given he is constantly trying to take over Hell, and yet has still managed to both avoid seriously pissing off someone who might actually put in an effort to kill him. Part of it seems to come down to him being so incompetent that no one takes him seriously.
• Offscreen Villain Dark Matter: Sir Pentious can lose an entire blimp to Alastor and show up a week later with another. When he decides to stay at the hotel, he casually orders a shipment of weapons from Carmilla for yet another invention. Money does exist in Hell, so it's not clear how he keeps funding all these failed endeavors.
• Ominous Pipe Organ: He plays a snake-themed pipe organ he bought from a catalogue.
• The Paranoiac: After becoming a proper guest at the Hotel, he becomes convinced that the others residents could only be being so nice to him as part of a convoluted plan to kill him, so builds a Skin Flayer to shoot them.
• Pet the Dog: He's more than happy to throw his Egg Boiz around, but he's also willing to fix their broken toys, as confirmed by Viv on this fanart. He also pushes Niffty out of the way of falling rubble with a Diving Save during an attack on the hotel, which is particularly impressive given that his cowardice is one of his defining traits.
• Plot-Irrelevant Villain: For the most part, Sir Pentious is uninvolved with the main story of the pilot, that being Charlie's efforts to rehabilitate her people, though he does indirectly make the situation worse when Angel Dust risks the hotel's reputation to help Cherri Bomb in her turf war against him. By the time he does directly confront Charlie at the end of the pilot, Alastor has already set up shop and promptly squashes him like a bug. This is subverted in the series proper, where yet another failed attack ultimately leads to him becoming a guest, the first who actively seeks to improve himself and the first-ever sinner to become an Ascended Demon.
• Poisonous Person: Being a snake demon, he has a venomous bite, though Sir Pentious would only use it as a last resort after someone got through all his machines and Egg Boiz. It gives him a headache too.
• Poke the Poodle: In the second episode, he snags a piece of Alastor's coat as if it's a victory. To his credit, not many have even gotten that much off him.
• Prone to Tears: Beneath his wannabe villainous facade, he's actually quite the softie. Whenever there's an emotional moment, there's a good chance he'll be misty-eyed and weeping in the background.
• Punny Name: Sir Pentious, as in he's a serpent. His name also bears a resemblance to 'pretentious', which means attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed. A definition that perfectly describes Pentious' tryhard characterization.
• Puppy-Dog Eyes: For a snake demon, he's apparently got a remarkable amount of puppy DNA, regularly breaking out into this sort of expression when experiencing intense emotion. It's yet another demonstration that his Card-Carrying Villain swagger is only surface-deep.
• Really 700 Years Old: He died in 1888 and has been in Hell trying to take over ever since.
• Redemption Earns Life: A variation in which his own Heroic Sacrifice results in his soul ascending to Heaven instead of killing him off for good.
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: He is a notable kingpin and inventor who aims to conquer Hell, and the multiple eyes all over his body are red.
• Rule of Symbolism: Fitting that the serpent demon ends up proving that Sinners can be redeemed, just as how a serpent is what caused Adam and Eve to be kicked out of Eden.
  • Also, Pentious' Good Costume Switch involves a lot of hearts. He performed his Heroic Sacrifice out of love, not only towards Cherri Bomb (for whom he had genuine romantic feelings), but also for everyone else in the Hotel.
• Senseless Sacrifice: Subverted. When he tries to blast Adam with his airship's Wave-Motion Gun, the First Man unceremoniously annihilates him... but it still counts as an impressive enough Heroic Sacrifice to let him ascend to Heaven after his second death, providing unquestionable proof to the Seraphim that Charlie is right about demons being redeemable and that there is an alternative to the Exterminations. Also, he's an angel now, which is basically all upside in this cosmology.
• Sharp-Dressed Man: If nothing else, he at least manages to compete with Alastor in this regard with his pin-striped jacket and top hat combo. No pants though obviously.
• Shoo Out the Clowns: He understandably loses most of his comedic traits during the finale, taking the battle against the Exorcists seriously as the defenders' field commander. His Heroic Sacrifice against Adam proves to be Charlie's Rage Breaking Point, and what causes her to finally set her sights on defeating Adam and the Exorcists.
• Ship Tease: As of "Welcome to Heaven", he's developed a crush on Cherri Bomb, though she definitely doesn't reciprocate... though she does display some interest after Angel Dust plays wingman. In "The Show Must Go On" Cherri finally reciprocates Sir Pentious's sentiment after The Big Damn Kiss, but it's too late as Pentious is vaporized by Adam moments later and the cast has no idea that he's ascended to Heaven.
• Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: While Sir Pentious already had an antagonistic relationship with Angel Dust from their turf war days, when the snake demon joined the Hazbin Hotel as its second guest to spy on Alastor for Vox, Angel Dust—who'd been openly using the hotel as a rent-free place to live while paying lip service to or outright mocking Charlie's goals—became jealous and advocated killing the snake-demon when he was revealed as a spy. Even after Charlie forgave Sir Pentious for his attempted betrayal, he and Angel Dust remained hostile towards each other until Vaggie forced them to become Fire-Forged Friends. While Angel Dust would still get on Sir Pentious' nerves from time to time, such as by trying to steal one of the cookies he made for Lucifer, he also tried to play wingman by getting Cherri Bomb to consider taking up Sir Pentious' suggestion they do a sex and is legitimately devastated by Sir Pentious' Heroic Sacrifice.
• Sixth Ranger Traitor: Subverted. He becomes a patron at the Hazbin Hotel in the second episode, but was sent by Vox to spy on the hotel. Angel quickly finds out and exposes him, and Sir Pentious has a Heel–Face Turn after being Easily Forgiven by Charlie, causing him to become the Sixth Ranger for real.
• Small Name, Big Ego: He has a very high opinion of himself when in reality, he's really not all that great as he believes himself to be. He's recognized by Hell as a criminal kingpin at best but not the conqueror of Hell he styles himself as. Compared to actual Overlords and other high-ranking demons, he's just not that much in terms of actual power and notoriety.
• Smug Snake: Subverted. He appears to be both a literal and figurative example - a horribly overconfident Card-Carrying Villain Big Bad Wannabe - but it's the thin, fragile shell of a gigantic Inferiority Superiority Complex that he's adopted as a defence mechanism. Once you get past it, he's a timid, sensitive, and kind-hearted nerd who Desperately Craves Affection. By the time of the season finale, he's fully willing to make a Heroic Sacrifice to protect the Hotel without a single shred of his old smugness or selfishness left.
• Snake People: Sir Pentious is a snake demon.
• Snakes Are Sinister: Subverted. He'd very much like to be seen as sinister, but he's a Harmless Villain even before his Heel–Face Turn reveals what a gigantic softie he is.
• Spanner in the Works: His stay at the hotel ends up sabotaging the entire Extermination. Not only do his Egg Bois gain vital information about the Exorcists' weakness, but his field command and Heroic Sacrifice (and the Trauma Induced Superpower it instills in Charlie) allow the Hotel to fend off the Extermination just long enough for Lucifer to intervene. As the final capper, his unwitting ascension to Heaven as a result disproves Sera and the Exorcists' assumption that sinners are irredeemable and threatens to destabilize the entire Heaven/Hell system if more people find out.
• Sssssnake Talk: He tends to draw and hiss out his sibilants when speaking since he's a cobra demon. Unlike most examples of this trope, he doesn't do it consistently and only appears to do it when putting extreme emphasis on a word because he's trying to sound impressive.
• Supervillain: A pulp-style Large Ham Gadgeteer Genius.
• Starter Villain: He is the first major adversary that the Hazbin Hotel staff have to face, even though Alastor makes quick work of him.
• Stealth Pun:
  • As a snake demon, Sir Pentious has a hood, suggesting he is a cobra. He is also is the master of the Egg Boiz, making him their commander. And Alex Brightman's performance as sounds a great deal like a certain Chris Latta's famous delivery as Cobra Commander.
  • Sir Pentious makes it to heaven by a Heroic Sacrifice. He repents.
• Stupid Sexy Flanders: Zig-zagged. Pentious is bisexual (though he's only shown attraction to Cherri Bomb), but there are very subtle hints in the things he says to Angel Dust and the ways that he reacts to him that he's subduedly attracted by the spider demon's charms.
  Sir Pentious: [while grappled by Angel] GET YOUR AGGRESSIVELY AVERAGE BODY OFF OF ME!
• Surrounded by Idiots: When one of Sir Pentious' minions laments that he won't shoot them with his ray gun, his face says it all. This is also why Pentious at first doesn't take any notice of Frank revealing that he learned angels can be killed; as he understandably points out, the Egg Boiz say stupid and outlandish things all the time, so he's long since learned to tune them out.
• Take Over the World: Has tried to conquer Hell several times yet has constantly failed.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: After spending the entire first season as a Butt-Monkey, Pentious not only gets to kiss Cherri, his Heroic Sacrifice gets him straight to Heaven.
• Too Dumb to Live: While being in Hell means he's not going to die unless angelic steel is involved, he keeps trying to pick a fight with Alastor and promptly gets his ass handed to him for his troubles, with over twenty attempts mentioned on such. Subverted when he does finally die, as he intentionally made a Heroic Sacrifice to protect his friends, and even then he unintentionally reincarnated as an angel because of it.
• Too Good for This Sinful Earth: Or Sinful Hell. All his evil was really just an innocently childish attempt for attention. He becomes one of the nicest residents of the hotel when he's placed in an environment that doesn't encourage evil. He's killed in a Heroic Sacrifice protecting it, and ends up ascending as an angel to Heaven, a less sinful plane.
• Took a Level in Badass: In the Season 1 finale, after showing his skills as a commander directing the other fighters, he kisses Cherri Bomb and confesses his feelings to her, attempts a Heroic Sacrifice to kill Adam (and almost succeeds), and inadvertently becomes the first damned soul to be redeemed and end up in Heaven. A memorial is even made in his honor at the rebuilt hotel.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Spending time in a positive environment like the Hazbin Hotel allows Sir Pentious to slowly abandon his evil conqueror attitude, and reveal a kinder, softer side to him. Just to name an example, compared to the pilot, he's shown to be much more caring to his minions after his first week of redemption. His change is what allows him to be fully redeemed and ascend to Heaven at the end of Season 1.
• Too Many Mouths: Along with his regular mouth, his hat also has a mouth.
• Totally Radical: He tries to keep up with the times culturally, emphasis on "tries". As a prime example, the picture of him used in the news report is him badly dressed like a teenager and holding a skateboard over his shoulder by the wheel in a similar manner to how Steve Buscemi's character from 30 Rock went undercover.
• Tuxedo and Martini: Played for Laughs in "Radio Killed the Video Star" where he uses a watch to communicate with Vox during his time as The Mole, and refers to himself as "Agent Pentious" while calling for SOS.
• Undignified Death: Adam casually vaporizes him and his Egg Boiz as Pentious makes his final stand. He gets better.
• Unknown Rival: To Alastor. He says We Meet Again like they have had some kind of great past conflict but Alastor claims not to remember who he is. Alastor, however, is doing so on purpose because he sees Sir Pentious as too beneath him to acknowledge.
• Welcome Back, Traitor: After being revealed as a spy for Vox, Charlie immediately forgives him and says he's still welcome in the hotel to try and be a better person.
• Wise Serpent: Not only is he a serpentine demon, but he is also a very intelligent one as he is able to make all types of advanced contraptions all by himself. He still falls into Ditzy Genius territory however, since he's pretty clueless socially.
• The Worf Effect: He's a demonic turf boss with an army of loyal minions and tons of big weapons. He gets totally spanked by Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb apparently by themselves, and then by Alastor all by himself.
• Wrong Genre Savvy: Part of his struggle for being an Overlord is that he seemingly believes that causing destruction, having class and seeking fights with anyone who dares oppose him is proof as to why he should be ruling parts of Hell. Little does he know that while Overlords are legitimately powerful, it's their deals with millions of souls that truly indicate their status.

Cherri Bomb

Cherri Bomb

"WHAT UP, HOES!?"

^{Click here to see her Pilot design} "Why don't you get that tinker toy BULLSHIT off my turf before I SMASH it!"

Voiced in the pilot by: Krystal LaPorte (speaking voice), Chi-Chi (singing voice in ADDICT) ^{Foreign VAs}Gaëlle Greuzat (French), MALTA (Japanese)
Voiced in the full series by: Krystina Alabado ^{Foreign VAs} Zina Khakhoulia (French), Giuppy Izzo (Italian), Wakana Kowaka (Japanese)

The hotel's third patron. A self-proclaimed "spunky powerhouse," Cherri Bomb is a one-eyed demon who's Angel Dust's best friend. She regularly engages in turf wars. While initially fine with who she is and not caring about "redemption", she joins the Hotel for the battle with the Exorcists, and becomes an official guest afterwards while helping rebuild it.

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• Affectionate Nickname: Angel calls her "Sugar Tits" and "baby".
• Arch-Enemy: Sir Pentious designates her as his arch-enemy, mostly to give himself cred as a villain. They engage in turf wars, but the truth is Cherri thinks he's a joke. "Welcome to Heaven" further reveals he actually has an obvious gigantic crush on her, and it amuses Cherri to pretend like she doesn't notice and watch him make a fool of himself.
• Art Evolution: In the "ADDICT" music video, Cherri's tattoos on her right arm are made smaller and more defined than in the pilot episode. She's also given similar tattoos on her left leg, though those are normally hidden by her pants.
• Awesome Aussie: She's a badass self-proclaimed "spunky powerhouse" as well as an Australian in life. However, as the animators had already animated much to Krystal LaPorte's voice recordings by the time this idea was conceived, it was unfortunately too late to redo Cherri's lines to make it clear in the pilot that she's actually Australian. In the series proper, however, she's The Bogan with an accent to match.
• Badass Normal: Like Angel and Sir Pentious, she's an otherwise unremarkable Sinner who has managed to survive year after year of Exterminations through her proficiency with high explosives.
• Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: In comparison to the rest of the Hotel's denizens who don't expose much, Cherri wears a crop top that emphasizes her carefree and rebellious nature. It doesn't go unnoticed by some other Sinners.
• Blood Knight: Cherri can't say no to a good dust-up, no matter the stakes. This goes all the way up to fighting against Exorcists in "The Show Must Go On", which she knows carries a very real risk of her permanent death, but she's more excited about getting to be Back-to-Back Badasses with Angel.
• The Bogan: A largely benign Awesome Aussie variety. She's a loud, rude, foul-mouthed fiery Mad Bomber from Down Under who took to the Wretched Hive of the Pride Ring like a duck to water, and what she lacks in high culture, she makes up for in street smarts and charisma.
• Cartoon Bomb: The bombs she frequently uses are small red handheld cartoon-looking ones that resemble cherries, befitting her name.
• Character Blog: She had an official Instagram account called bombingbichbabe, however, it has been deleted.
• Cyclops: She has one eye with a yellow x shaped pupil.
• Dark and Troubled Past: The "ADDICT" music video implies that she fell in love, and her partner either roped her into drugs and prostitution or she fell into that life despite his best efforts to help her get better, but either way it's strongly implied that she died of an overdose much like Angel, and figures that she's come too far and might as well raise Hell since she's stuck there for good.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Prior to her proper introduction, Cherri Bomb can be seen among the falling silhouetted demons shown during the opening part of "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows".
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: She's a vicious criminal who often engages in turf wars, but her friendship with Angel Dust is clearly genuine. This is best shown in the "ADDICT" music video, where she's shown comforting Angel and blowing up a billboard prominently featuring his Bad Boss, Valentino.
• Evil Mentor: Not exactly "evil" by the common definition, but she does enable, encourage, and collaborate with her student, Angel Dust, when it comes to crime.
• Exotic Eye Designs: Her sole yellow pupil is in the shape of an "x".
• Fashionable Asymmetry: Fitting with her punk theme, Cherri only has one knee-high boot.
• Feet-First Introduction: After blasting her way into Sir Pentious' airship, she steps into frame boot first before the camera pans up her body to her face.
• Foil: To Husk. Both of them are friends with Angel Dust and truly care about him, having his best interests at heart, but both of them differ in what they believe are his best interests. Cherri has been friends with Angel Dust for a long time and is openly affectionate with him. Husk has only recently become friends with Angel Dust after a long period of being cold to him, only finally opening up to Angel after the latter reveals the pain he keeps locked away. When Angel Dust goes out for a night on the town in "Welcome to Heaven", Cherri keeps encouraging his more addictive and selfish traits because she believes it's better for him to forget his problems through embracing hedonism, while Husk tries to keep Angel Dust on the straight-and-narrow so he doesn't undo the progress he's made towards becoming a better person, with Cherri calling him a buzzkill. The show paints both characters as good influences on Angel Dust, since he's able to have fun in moderation while not regressing in his steps to be a better person.
• The Gadfly: Towards Sir Pentious when it becomes apparent he has a crush on her. Every time he tries to flirt with her, she plays dumb about why he'd do such a thing when they're "arch-rivals", then just sits back and watches in amusement as he makes a fool of himself by putting his non-existent feet in his mouth.
• Grenade Spam: The main advantage of her signature cherry-bombs being so small is that she can carry a lot of them. In combat, she can throw alarming numbers of them at once, in rapid succession, or both at the same time.
• Guest-Star Party Member: Joins the Hazbin Hotel crew for the battle against the Exorcists in the Season 1 finale; subverted by the end of the episode when she becomes an official guest of the hotel.
• Hard-Drinking Party Girl: When she's not killing people and blowing stuff up, Cherri likes to unwind by consuming copious amounts of drugs and alcohol and having casual sex amongst the nightclubs of the Pride Ring. And unlike Angel, she's not (insofar as has been revealed) doing it to forget about how much her life sucks, but earnestly enjoys living the life of The Hedonist.
  Cherri: [bringing over a huge tray of shots] ROUND TWELVE, MOTHERFUCKERS! HEELS ARE COMIN' OFF!
• Hartman Hips: She has an extremely small waist, making her hips looks even bigger.
• The Hedonist: Cherri is all about living in the moment, embracing fighting, partying, drinking, doing drugs, and sleeping around. When Angel offers her a spot at the Hotel she politely turns him down and it's not depicted as a bad thing that she's pursuing a life of enjoyment.
• Hidden Depths: In "ADDICT" she possibly had another partner who looked after her before something happened and the two went their separate ways. While Cherri Bomb is happy with her life, she does seem to miss this person to some degree and be saddened by their parting.
• Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: A platonic example with Angel Dust. She barely reaches his torso, which shows how much he towers over her.
• Impossible Hourglass Figure: Cherri Bomb possesses a freakishly thin waist that further emphasizes her large breasts and hips.
• Incoming Ham: She seems incapable of entering a location through a normal entrance and not by blowing up a wall and loudly making her presence known.
• Insult of Endearment: She'll fondly address Angel Dust and others with terms such as "bitch" and "fuckhead".
• I've Come Too Far: "ADDICT" implies that, much like Angel, she's not fully happy with herself or her afterlife, but figures since she died and got sent to Hell she's beyond redemption, so she might as well have a ball and enjoy raising Hell to the full extent for as long as she can. Subverted by "The Show Must Go On", as she decides to give trying redemption a shot after fighting alongside everyone against the Exorcists and Sir Pentious sacrifices himself, joining in rebuilding the Hotel and becoming an official guest.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She's addicted to explosions and destruction as well as being a sociopathic jackass like most of the people in Hell. However, her friendship with Angel Dust is very genuine and she cares a great deal about him, as shown as the "ADDICT" music video where we see brief shots of her comforting him when he is at his most heartbroken and destroyed. In the end, she joins the Hotel after helping defend it against the Exorcists and helps rebuild it in the aftermath of the climatic battle.
• Little "No": She makes one in response to Sir Pentious' Heroic Sacrifice, perishing just after he was starting to win her over.
• Jiggle Physics: She's noticeably more "bouncy" by "Welcome to Heaven." She's one of the few characters in the show who exhibit this, the other being Mimzy.
• Mad Bomber: They don't call her "Cherri Bomb" for nothing. "ADDICT" further implies that Cherri is addicted to explosions about as much as Angel Dust is addicted to drugs.
• Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Cherri Bomb is the masculine girl to Angel Dust’s feminine boy. Cherri is a crass and foul-mouthed Mad Bomber while Angel is a Camp Gay who crossdresses as a woman.
• Ms. Fanservice: Tom and Sir Pentious certainly think so. She has a low-cut top that bares her midriff and leggings with holes that expose more skin.
• Pretty in Mink: She dons a fur coat during the climax of the "ADDICT" music video.
• Punny Name: If "Cherri Bomb" was any more of a pun on explosives...
• Redemption Rejection: A rare positive example — after Angel offers for her to join the Hotel, Cherri tells him that though she's genuinely happy it's working out for him, she'd prefer to continue living her usual hedonistic lifestyle instead and assures him that she'll be fine. Subverted by the end of Season 1, as she becomes a guest after fighting alongside the others against the Exorcists, and helps convince Charlie to continue trying to redeem Sinners.
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: Her cyclops eye has a blood-red sclera and a thin iris/pupil of yellow in the shape of an "x". She's easily one of the more frightening-looking demons and is extremely dangerous and destructive.
• Ship Tease: At first it seems like she's completely rebuking Sir Pentious' obvious advances on her, but she displays some interest after Angel hints that he may have two penises, and she does appreciate him sincerely complimenting her explosives. Later, after being passionately kissed by Pentious and hearing him confess his love to her before he goes to make a Heroic Sacrifice against Adam, she's visibly blushing and taken aback, implying that his newfound assertiveness and confidence was a turn-on for her.
  Cherri: ...that was kinda hot.
• Slasher Smile: Her appearances in the trailer show her sporting a wide one full of sharp teeth like Alastor's, made more unsettling by her giant, blood-red cyclops eye that takes up most of her face.
• Tattooed Crook: As part of her criminal character, Cherri's right arm is completely tattooed. Due to limitations in animation, however, her tattoos are much more simplified in the pilot than what they're meant to be as explained by Viv in a Twitter post showcasing a quick doodle of Cherri with more properly drawn out tattoos. Though the "ADDICT" music video, which was released a while after, would later depict Cherri with tattoos that are more detailed and closer to what they're meant to look like.
• There Was a Door: In "Welcome to Heaven" she enters the Hotel to say hello to Angel by busting through a wall instead of using the door.
• Throw Down the Bomblet: She tends to use small red cherry-like bombs.
• Tomboyish Ponytail: Cherri is a spunky Dark Action Girl demon who wears part of her hair in a ponytail.
• Toxic Friend Influence: Subverted. In "Welcome to Heaven", it seems like she's going to undo all of the progress Angel has been making (like in the pilot) by encouraging him to get wasted and have a night on the town, but while she finds his reluctance to be as hedonistic as he used to a bit of a killjoy, she ends up accepting that he's taking a different path in life and respectfully declines his offer to stay at the Hotel, revealing she's more of a positive influence in Angel's life than she may initially seem.
• Vocal Evolution: In the pilot, she speaks with an American accent, but afterwards it was decided she was Australian, though it was too late to redo her lines. She switches to an Australian accent in the show proper.
• Youthful Freckles: She has some bright red ones.

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Razzle and Dazzle

Razzle and Dazzle

Razzle (left) and Dazzle (right)

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Charlie's personal servants, who were given to her by Lucifer to assist and protect her.

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• Adorable Evil Minions: The pair protect Charlie on order of Lucifer and are shown to be dangerous if her safety is threatened, but the rest of time they look like stuffed toys.
• Ambiguous Gender: They lack Tertiary Sexual Characteristics and their genders are never stated in the show itself, with the only indicator being that they both wear suits. invokedWord of God confirms that they're male.
• Baphomet: Their basic design is inspired by the infamous demonic goat-headed figure.
• Coordinated Clothes: Both of them always wear black suits with red bow ties except in their dragon forms, where they lose the suits and Razzle's bow tie is black.
• Deader than Dead: As Hellborn Demons, they lack the immortality of Sinners and will not recover if killed. In the final battle of Season 1, Dazzle is killed by Lute, and with an Angelic Weapon to boot.
• A Death in the Limelight: They are irrelevant to the show's plot and receive little screentime until the Season 1 finale, in which they defend the hotel and Dazzle is killed.
• The Dividual: They are never seen apart until Dazzle is killed in the Season 1 finale.
• Due to the Dead: The surviving members of the Hazbin Hotel erect a statue in Dazzle's honor as a tribute to his sacrifice against the Exorcists.
• Extreme Omni-Goat: They hog Channel 666's snack table before Charlie calls them to help with her musical number.
• Flight: They can fly using their little bat-like wings.
• Foreshadowing: In the song "Hell's Greatest Dad," Lucifer says that he usually charges a sacrificial lamb for his presence, having Razzle stand in as a "sacrifice." In the finale, Dazzle is killed.
• Freeze-Frame Bonus: Razzle only appears for a split second at the very end of "Finale" to confirm that he survived the battle.
• Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: They wear suits and bow ties, but no pants.
• Hellish Pupils: Razzle has slitted cat-like pupils, but not Dazzle.
• Identical Twin ID Tag: Razzle and Dazzle have slight fur differences to tell them apart; Razzle’s body is a light shade of pink and the top of his snout is a dark shade of red, whereas Dazzle’s body is a dark shade of red and the top of his snout is a light shade of pink. Razzle also has slitted pupils, while Dazzle's are round.
• Killed Off for Real: Dazzle is killed by Lute in the Season 1 finale.
• Killer Rabbit: Despite their cute appearance, they transform into their full demon forms during the battle against the Exorcists and function as steeds for Charlie and Vaggie.
• Oh, Crap!: During "Hell's Greatest Dad," Razzle looks scared when he suddenly finds himself tied up with Lucifer standing above him, holding a knife. Thankfully Lucifer is just demonstrating that he usually charges "a sacrificial lamb" for helping people, and doesn't actually hurt him.
• One-Winged Angel: If they need to, they can turn from cute little critters to giant dragon-like monsters.
• Sizeshifter: The two can transform into dragon-like monsters when Charlie’s safety is threatened, which is finally shown in "The Show Must Go On". In this form, they're large enough to be ridden into battle by Charlie and Vaggie.
• Slasher Smile: Razzle makes this while playing the piano during “Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow”.
• The Speechless: They cannot speak, though they make ‘ooh’ and ‘ah’ sounds during "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow", and growl at Alastor when they think he's threatening Charlie.
• Sweet Tooth: They're seen eating donuts backstage before the interview.
• Theme Twin Naming: They are named after a song from the musical Chicago, "Razzle Dazzle."

Fat Nuggets

Fat Nuggets

Angel Dust's pet pig. Lives with him in the Hotel.

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• Adorable Abomination: A demon pig that's also super cute and affectionate towards his owner.
• Affectionate Nickname: Angel calls him "Baby Nuggs" sometimes.
• Animalistic Abomination: He's a demonic pig. At one point, we see his eyes and markings glowing pink and he has spikes on his back and head. The coloration and shape of said markings also imply that they're actually more eyes.
• Big Eater: On Husk's Instagram, Fat Nuggets ate all of the cherries and limes in the Hotel's bar. Later on Angel's insta, he ate all of his chips.
• Housepet Pig: A little demon pig that Angel Dust owns and adores.
• Morality Pet: To Angel Dust. Fat Nuggets is the sole creature that Angel can be his most vulnerable with. He’s also the only living thing we see Angel be soft with. Bizarrely, the Countdown to Premiere reveals Nuggets was a present from Valentino of all beings.
• A Pig Named "Porkchop": Though nuggets call chickens to mind, Fat Nuggets is still a pig named after a food. Used ironically since Angel Dust adores him.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: He's a very cute little guy, even if he is a demonic pig.
• Scary Teeth: The prequel comic shows him with a mouthful of sharp teeth.

KeeKee

KeeKee

KeeKee is a one-eyed cat and also the shapeshifting sentient key to the hotel, that was first fully shown when Niffty's show proper redesign was revealed.

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• Character in the Logo: She appears in the logo of the series as the literal iconic key that replaces the t in Hotel.
• Cute Kitten: KeeKee is an incredibly cute kitty.
• Cuteness Proximity: Has this effect on Sir Pentious and Lucifer, who start petting her on approach.
• Cyclops: KeeKee is a one-eyed cat demon.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Of a sort. KeeKee actually appeared in the Hazbin Hotel pilot as the literal key found in the logo of the series' title.
• Evil-Detecting Cat: She hisses and runs away from Sir Pentious when he first enters the Hotel in alliance with the Vees. To compare, in "Hello Rosie", long after Pentious has committed to the hotel for real, she is shown nuzzling him and sleeping on his lap contently.
• Lucky Charms Title: Her key form replaces the t in Hotel on the series' title logo.
• Morphic Resonance: KeeKee in her apparent cat form retains several traits that are found on the iconic key shown on the series' title logo.
• Objectshifting: From what can be discerned from the tweet which first revealed KeeKee, she is apparently a sentient key capable of transforming between a key form and a cat form.
• The Power of Creation: In the season finale Lucifer wields her like a keyblade and conjures up stacks of building materials for rebuilding the hotel.
• Punny Name: The "Kee"s in her name sound like "key", which she is.
• Ridiculously Cute Critter: KeeKee is a ridiculously cute looking creature.

Egg Boiz

Egg Boiz

"I liked when you shot them with your raygun."

Voiced in the pilot by: Jonathan Gran ^{Foreign VAs}Gabriel Bonnaud (French), Santou Kei, Kella, Kohei Yamashita (Japanese)

Voiced in the full series by: Blake Roman ^{Foreign VAs} Gabriel Bonnaud (French), Francesco Venditti (Italian)

Sir Pentious' minions. Fanatically devoted toward whoever is currently their boss but more eager than competent. Despite being annoyed with them, Sir Pentious is quite attached to them.

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• Adorable Evil Minions: Humpty-Dumpty like minions who are far more adorable than intimidating.
• Ambiguously Gay: The Egg Boiz all seem to have a thing for their boss, Sir Pentious. In the pilot, one of them tries to grab Sir Pentious' butt and another one even says "I wish he'd shoot ME with his ray gun." Additionally, right at the beginning of Sir Pentious' introduction, two Egg Boiz can be seen making out with each other.
• Artificial Demon: An official source said that they were created rather than born, although it's otherwise left deliberately vague how or by whom.
• Beneath Notice: Frank is apprently this, as Alastor and Zestial don't even notice he accidentally boarded the elevator with them and only Rosie reacts to his being at the Overlords' meeting at all. Alastor catches on and uses this to have him act as a spy.
• Butt-Monkey: They are constantly cracked in their battles, and most of them die ingloriously alongside Pentious when Adam vaporizes their blimp. They don't even get to ascend to Heaven like their boss.
• Cassandra Truth: Frank impulsively tells his boss, Sir Pentious, that Carmilla managed to kill an Exorcist by herself, but because his minions always say utter nonsense to him, he didn't believe it until Charlie confirmed it was true in "Hello Rosie!".
• Conspiracy Theorist: Sir Pentious says in "Hello Rosie!" that the Egg Boiz say all sorts of crazy stuff to him to justify why he ignored Frank's ramblings about an angel being killed, with one immediately proving him right by babbling a conspiracy theory right in front of him.
  Egg Boi: Bank accounts are a scam created by the shadow government!
• Crying Wolf: They're a bunch of fools who constantly spout inane ramblings and non-sequiturs, therefore Pentious learned to never take anything they say seriously, including Frank's claim that a sinner managed to kill an exterminator angel...which was actually true, to Pentious' later bewilderment. This is not helped by the fact that when Pentious tries to justify himself, one of them instantly tells a nonsensical conspiracy theory at the drop of an hat, which proves his point.
  Vaggie: Wait, you knew about this?
  Frank: Uh, yeah. I told Boss about it months ago.
  Vaggie: (turns to Sir Pentious, staring daggers at him) He what?
  Sir Pentious: What?! They say insane shit all the time! How was I supposed to know this one was true?!
• Due to the Dead: After most of them die during the Season 1 finale, the surviving Hotel residents include the fallen Egg Boiz in the memorial to Sir Pentious.
• Egg Folk: The Egg Boiz are demonic anthropomorphic eggs. Deviled Eggs, if you will.
• Fearless Fool: When Zestial runs into them and Alastor on their way to the Overlords meeting, the Egg Boiz put their dukes up, waiting for Alastor's orders to fight. This is Zestial we're talking about, a demon so feared, passerby's commit painful suicide to get away from him; even if you somehow don't know who he is, he's a dark, menacing spider-demon that dwarfs Alastor, and could clearly eat the Egg Boiz for breakfast. Later, Alastor tries to threaten Frank into keeping quiet about the angel being killed, using his Nightmare Face to do so, but Frank's too stupid to be terrified and blurts it out to Sir Pentious hours later. Fortunately for the both of them, Sir Pentious doesn't take anything they say seriously.
• The Fool: Frank manages to bumble his way into infiltrating an Overlords' conference, obtaining Hell-shaking secrets, and escaping without a scratch through a combination of good luck and being Beneath Notice. Even the deadly, mercurial Alastor avoids killing him because He Knows Too Much — apparently because he's dumb enough that 'knowing too much' will never, ever be a problem for him. Even if he shares something he's not supposed to, nobody would believe him.
• Last of His Kind: Only one Egg Boi manages to survive the battle with Exorcists in "The Show Must Go On" thanks to Angel saving him and telling him to find somewhere safe to hide, the others all dying alongside Sir Pentious at Adam's hand. And unlike him, who got to ascend to Heaven, their artificial nature means they're Deader than Dead.
• Manchild: Their deep voices and the fact that they work for an inventor like Sir Pentious suggest they're adults, but they behave more like little children.
• Number of the Beast: One Egg Boi has the number #666 on his back.
• Redshirt Army: While they're numerous, the Egg Boiz die in droves when put up against higher-level demons like Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb. To say nothing of how well they fare against the Exorcists, with most of them dying alongside their boss when he attempts to kill Adam.
• Stealth Expert: Out of the entire group, Frank proves to be a very competent spy .Though most of his expertise can be attributed to being considered Beneath Notice by other demons, he was able to infiltrate Carmilla Carmine's office, stay hidden long enough to hear crucial information, and leave the building without getting caught purely on his own merit.
• Stealth Pun: They're a bunch of anthropomorphic eggs running around with demons and devils in Hell. Deviled Eggs, if you will.
• Subordinate Excuse: The Egg Boiz have Ambiguously Gay behavior towards their boss Sir Pentious, with one wanting to be shot by his ray gun.
• Sycophantic Servant: They are fully devoted to Sir Pentious despite (or even because of) his abuses. The third episode briefly switches this to Alastor when Vaggie says Pentious can't have them at the hotel, though she changes her mind in the end and they happily go back. Many of them end up following Pentious in his Heroic Sacrifice without a hint of dissent.
• Xtreme Kool Letterz: They're not spelled "Egg Boys", they're spelled "Egg Boiz".
• You Are Number 6: In the pilot, they have numbers on their backs to distinguish them. This isn't true for the series proper, but they are still numbered in the contacts on Charlie's phone. Lampshaded when one of them refers to another one as "Frank" and a third one says "wait, we have names?"
• Zerg Rush: In the pilot episode where Sir Pentious begins a turf war, dozens of them do a frontal charge through Cherri's bombs and Angel's submachine gun fire, with most of them getting destroyed in the process.

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