Why People LOVE Alastor: The Radio Demon
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Alastor is one of the most popular characters in Hazbin Hotel. But just what makes him so belolved amongst the fans? Let's see!
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Honestly, the idea that Alastor could brute force his way through any problem he comes across, but actively chooses to use charm and manipulation to get his way makes him a truly dynamic and interesting character
Ya it kinda reminds me of bane from the batman series..he can brute force his way through problems but many times chooses to also use his smarter side to get through it
Yesss I love that
characters like this are the most dangerous hes got brains,style and strength
And yet he still lets vaggie boss him around
He will use brute force when it comes time. The time hasn’t come. I honestly beleive he’s gonna topple the overlords and try to go after Lucifer and that’s why finding out who killed the angel was so important he’s evil enough to want to take over and he’s not using brute force cause he can’t but maybe if he teams up with Charlie to take over he’ll since Lucifer is in cohorts with the angels for the extermination I think him and Charlie will take over Lucifer’s spot and he’ll try to betray her at that point when they topple heaven idk just how I feel like it’s gonna go
I love how gallant and well mannered he is. He doesn’t need to be vulgar to be a menace to everyone around and to spread fear. A trully classy demon!
The only mildly sorta vulgar word he used was “pissy”
hes slaughtering people in the most brutal ways for fun and yet hes still so AHHH
He simultaneously adheres to the normal idea of a demon while giving it a twist that adds to his character. His character was well designed and thus people like him. Good characters are usually liked even if they are a villain, not hard to understand.
He doesn't even really curse. But he's taken seriously, even when he's giggling and grinning
@@maki9396 he doesn’t need to curse to slaughter and torture people
I am willing to bet that Alastor and Lilith work towards... something... together. Both of them went vanished 7 years before ep 1, and now Alastor comes back specifically to "help" her daughter. Something is going on here, no doubt about that.
Yeah, he specifically said "well deserved holiday, nothing important 😈" shifting his eyes side to side. So it must be very important.
I was just about to comment that.
For sure! I'm just curious what that is...
He could also be imprisoning Lilith. Just saying.
Think about it, he gets immense pleasure out of seeing sinners fail to do something meaningful. Lilith is vicariously trying to achieve her goals through Charlie. What if Alastor is forcing Lilith to witness him sabotaging Charlie?
@@Modestbrag Lilith is said to be one of the most powerful beings in Hell, second to only Lucifer and perhaps Charlie. In other words, he doesn't have the power to do that!
Now that the show is officially out I love him even more he’s a petty, serious/unserious character who likes to mess with ppl. His rivalry with Vox was great the duet was *chefs kiss*.
Honestlt he's the TFS Alucard of the show at this point in my opinion.
he has Bugs Bunny vibes and I'm here for it. it's so fun.
Their duet is my favorite song from the four episodes so far, hands down.
Hes whatever the radio version of an internet troll is, except instead of fucking with people by lying, you know he could easily be much worse, and anything he says he could do, he probably can.
@z2yn He has also more of the Other Mother vibes from Coraline. I wanted to see more Dr Facilier vibes.
I love antagonist and anti-heros that for some reason can interact with the heros on a daily basis, it makes for some entertaining dynamics.
sukuna
Allister is not an Anti-Hero
The best part about Alastor for me so far, aside from him unapologetically being a douche, is his silent and brief interactions with Rosie in episode 3. The way they smile at each other is really adorable and I can't wait to see more of it in episode 7.
the funniest thing about that is, im pretty sure in the original concept for the show Rosie and Alastor were supposed to have some sort of rivalry. not sure if it made its way into the final draft though so them smiling at each other caught me off guard
Such "yay I get to sit by my bestie at school" energy with those two
@@Octocide I thought it was always confirmed that Alastor and Rosie were friends. Pretty sure Viv even said on an old stream they were gonna have a duet together.
@@zer0zekken120 yeah except alastor sees everybody as meat for slaughter he doesnt care about anybody but himself
@@my.melody.gamingg Well, he can still have fun with thosea around him, not saying he cares, but he doesn't directly slaughter his preys, that's the cool thing
I love how Alastor can get offended at times. He never frowns but his eyes tell you when he’s pissed off
Yeah the scene where Camilla just brushes him off kills me every time
@@scorrr4388 he put them on his genocide list
@@scorrr4388 Or during the 'stayed gone' song when he appears on screen and sees Vox on the TV, he also has annoyed eyes for just a second before going to his 'unbothered' appearance again.
As well as his eyes twitching when the eggbois are following him.
@@scorrr4388 [ep5 spoilers]
or during episode 5 when husk mentions he's on a leash, where we see alastor actually get full-on pissed for the first time
The ways his eyes dilate into clock dials too. Another small thing, whenever he's upset, the roots off his teeth round out as if a sign of his smile getting wider since he seems unable to frown.
He reminds me of Bill Cipher. All -powerful, but still chooses to play with his victims, cuz it's fun and both of them are unhinged compared the rest of the cast.
The vibe he gives me is as something of a Yami Bakura, pretending to be innocent and nice and helpful (as far as a demon overlord can at any rate) to the others' faces where he can, while slowly scheming and pulling strings in the background to pursue a larger goal no one knows yet. I would not be surprised in the slightest if his schemes come together and he becomes the final villain of the series and unites everyone against him.
Theres just something so fun about someone being so actively up for violence, but mostly just choosing to be an absolute nuisance to those around him. This man just contains an *ungodly* level of sass and it's fun to watch
One of the things I love about Alastor is that his radio static disappears when he tells the truth, or at least something he strongly believes in. Like when he says "If I wanted to hurt anyone here, I would have done so already." in the pilot; his speech is clear because the static isn't masking his "intention" or tone.
did not notice that detail, noice.
Ooh, good catch 🪝
Nic3
Always got to admire someone who is so sure of themselves that they don’t need to prove it.
It's true security. Not the fake confidence that's hiding a raging inferiority complex, like is usually shown. He's confident but not arrogant.
@@Insertia_Nameiaalastor Is arrogant
What I find cool is apparently Alastor when alive, when his mother died he promised to never stop smiling in honour of her. I find that sad but also a cool fact at the same time.
But yeah that’s why he’s always smiling
Idk why I just said the most random fact about him ever
I thought he always smiles because he views not smiling as a sign of weakness.
@@JHurricane possibly another reason, but he did make a promise to his mother as well
@@JHurricane maybe that's why he promised her
I believe the main reason he smiles is he believes being proper is incomplete without a smile. He states this in the pilot episode to Vaggie on his first few minutes in the hotel.
He exudes a level of high class in his own fashion and mannerisms, seeking similar people out. This is likely his main reasoning for being acquainted with Zestial and Rosie, as well as the prim and proper Cannibal Colony, where Rosie and other cannibals are usually depicted smiling.
I'm sure that's why he always smiles, to never have insufficient class in his appearance.
@@SperoLucemmmhm.
And if you’ve spent any time studying the South USA and any time in Louisiana itself, there’s another, very big, 1900s reason why Alastor would always be smiling, affable, and generally seem to get along. And why he’d remain in Radio (the fact that I’m sure he knows he’s not bad looking-doesn’t care though) he says in the show “this is a face made for radio” which to me is a huge kind of lore drop: we know he’s at least “half” (all, technically,) Creole, which means he _does_ have a face _only_ for radio where color lines don’t matter if he can hide his natural accent(s) (presumably rather Deep South/shanty town, and then a learned much softer southern genteel one) via the Transatlantic accent.
So if he wavered back and forth between being “too dark” and “just light enough” depending on potential sun exposure, then keeping a friendly, open demeanor would help smooth that over.
Never mind his… “extracurricular activities” and the fact that he probably did his sprees because of said magic needing sacrifices, and/or he was very bored that month (honestly I could see it going either way with him).
So as a human it would be just another puzzle piece in his front facing mask to smooth racial tensions, as well as to make it seem like he _actually_ understands other people instead of being an uncaring sociopath and/or grandiose narcissist (or both).
And his whole “I only deal with things made before 1940s” “””technophobe””” bit is… just that. A bit he’s committed to _hard_ why? Because he bluescreens Vox with some sort of executable (and interesting thing that Vox isn’t, anymore, just a CRT TV demon, and seems to be a hybrid between TV and computers, since when was the last time you saw a TV actually BSoD? XD (I’d pay money to see Vox’s BIOS.) And that means that the “””technophobe””” can _code_ which means his love of his personal medium, his love of old tech, and etc is because he really does just… like it. But making it a distraction, instead of just someone like Pent who is a steampunk inventor snake, means he can operate under the radar, as he probably always did.
Which honestly, the idea of Alastor lying to _all_ of Hell about his caring (or not) about modern tech, but preferring his older medium, is just amazing. Not to mention, it also makes people (demons) not question A) why does Vox have antenna (because he’s still a TV demon, and he’d still be able to pick up and tune to the compressed radio waves that TV hard to be broadcast over), B) why can Alastor manifest himself into Vox’s screens at Vox’s hacker lair, and C) it under cuts how much radio waves are still used all the time even today (anything that is RFID Alastor could just override) and makes it so no one thinks about it. They don’t think about how far reaching and almost terrifying his reach actually is.
Often, the most terrifying and fun villains are the polite ones. Ones that are so badass they can afford to be nice. Plus, the hotel needs him, as his presence is a deterrent to attacks. Alistair has ulterior motives and is obviously playing *some* kind of long game besides his publicly stated ones, so the mystery is fun, and his radio schtick is fun. His interactions with the other overlords are interesting too, and it’ll be interesting to see what this unpredictable character will do in the future.
Funny how you say deterrence to attackers, as all the times it has been attacked so far have...well, it's been good ol' Sir Pentious, having a one-sided rivalry _with_ Alistor.
@@brolytriplethreat Nobody takes Sir Pentious seriously. 😆
True
I think Alastor is going to let his secret about Carmilla killing the angel out when he goes visit Rosie or he just might tell Charlie
I can see that happening
I imagine him trying to eat an angel. he seemed a bit too interested in that exorcist head
@@GeneralLDS Actually he kinda did. Well in one shot we can see him in the background touching it and then like tasting it from his hand
why would he say anything to them? alastor sees everybody as meat for slaughter and wants to see charlie suffer he is playing her like a pawn
look at the sneak peek for episode 7 🤭
Alastor could easily kill the V's but he just wants to see them try to kill him or defeat him so they could fail spectacularly hence why he said to try better next time to Vox. He's just playing with his toys until he gets sick of it to satisfy his enjoyment
and then his favorite part comes torture and murder thats why hes playing with them until the time for meal comes
Didnt Vivzie say that Alastor and Vox are equals though? Besides that, in episode 2 Valentino toys with Vox by asking if he’s still upset that Alastor ‘almost’ beat him 7 years ago. Even if you believe that Alastor didn’t lose, it’s certain that he did already fight with Vox-who is still alive, very noteworthy.
@@Crystal_Clearly we all know alastor spared vox because it was boring for him
Pretty sure he's talking about beating him in Media and not a physical fight @@Crystal_Clearly
@@Crystal_Clearly in my head cannon they fought to a draw, but Vox has gained power in the 7 years that have passed, so if they fight again, it may not be the same result
Hes essentially a Dinsey Pure evil villain who happens to work for the good guys. I mean seriously Vox and Alastors song battle is litterally just two disney villains dissing eachother and I love it.
not really disney villains since alastor is literally torturing people in most horrid ways for fun and he threatened the whole hell everybody is a meat for slaughter for him
@@my.melody.gaminggI really can't tell if you are against Alastor or not...I saw you in every reply telling he doing torture but yeah i agree for you but really i cant tell
@@my.melody.gaminggBut did you think he is more of a Satanis or lucifer Than the real one ? cause i been wondering over and over cause of not wanting power but loves being entertain and stay amused out of boredness
@@ishy-chan7725 he wants to have power over living souls so he can torture them in the most horrible ways enjoying their suffering he’s a sinner and the worst kind of one. He has skinned half eaten deformed post tortured bodies of his victims in his room as we could see in many scenes. He’s definitely more sadistic at least
@@ishy-chan7725 oh i absolutely love him Gotta love my psychopathic sadistic homicidal maniac ^^
Alastor's character reminds me of Bugs Bunny and Sir Pentious' Daffy Duck.😂
Yea Alastor definitely has Buggs Bunny vibes. But I see Vox being more like Daffy Duck especially during there duet together. While Serpentious was more like Elmer Fudd.
Sir Pentious is Cobra from GI Joe but cuter
Sir Pentius: *"Be vewy vewy quiwet...*
I'm hunting Alwistors.
Huhhuhuhh..."
It also helps that he reeks Black Air Force Energy. Just look at his actions in the first 4 episodes. He toys with pretty much everyone he see's, for no particular reason other than him just wanting too. He toyed with Vox. He toyed with Sir Pentious over 20 times. He manipulates vaggie easily. Most of his screen-time has some disrespectful moments. My favorite disrespectful moment of his, is when he lit the piece of his clothing that Pentious tore off right in front of him. Claiming how it made Sir Pentious proud that he was able to do something that impressive. He's been on straight demon-time. Literally & Figuratively. Theres a few other moments like this, and all the other points you made in this video perfectly encapsulates why he's my favorite character.
I think the reason why we all love Alastor is because he’s a character who we don’t know is a villain or not, he has a unique voice and character design and he’s a character that is so unapologetically himself. He’s the type of villain that we end up rooting for anyway.
EDIT: Okay I seemed to have started a debate. Dude we all know he clearly is psychotic and eats and kills people. But lets agree that we all love him and is a great villain *_AND_* a great character. He's a serial killing deer cannibal radio host who likes Jazz and that's enough.
man he definitely is a villain and we all know it he slaughtered more people in hell in worse ways then all the angels lol
@@my.melody.gamingg Doesn't take away his nuances, beside in Hell there's a type of immortality so for the overlords is kinda like shooting at the demons with nerf guns, but Alastor stand up for many reasons
@@Stephanthecuteblondie2567 he stands out cause he’s twisted and sadistic psychopath that has worse kill count than all the angels also the fact the bodies are DEFORMED after he’s done with them
@@my.melody.gaminggSooo… Do you like Alastor or do you hate him? I really can’t tell💀
@@taki7546 absolutely love him
I love Alastors character. He doesnt need to be vulgar to be threatening, he knows his strength and he uses it to his advantage. I may also just have a soft spot for characters who dont swear and make sex jokes in these kinds of shows. I myself dont swear and am, relatively, clean-minded, while everyone around me is the exact opposite. Its refreshing in a sense
Oh Alastor does swear. But since his use is so rare it is more impactful.
The most notable use was to Lucifer with Alastor right next to his face a simple but very telling ‘F you’.
I don’t mind swearing those words exist to serve a purpose.
What I dislike is excessive swearing just for the sake of swearing.
When used correctly they are simple effective and concise context intensifiers.
It happens to me in a similar way, but still, I have limits. I rarely swear, but if I get angry enough, I might 😯
He has a hot voice. That 100% plays a part in it. Between his actual voice, the transatlantic accent, the nostalgic radio static.
I love his silliness, his offputting brand of poise, and the way he prefers to annoy his foes rather than destroy them. Rlly good little guy. There’s also a layer of complexity to his lore and character that I can’t wait to see develop!
The only times I remember Alastor losing his composure are when angel dust comes onto him in the pilot, when Sir Pentious ripped his coat, and when Carmilla doesn't care about what he was up to in his absensce. The Carmilla bit stands out especially to me because he doesn't just get angry or surprised, he's offended and his pride is hurt a little. It does make sense, though, that the only person to chip his armor is another demon overlord of a similar caliber
You forgetting when him and Lucifer meet? That "Ha ha, F*uck you!" is one of the stand out moments of the first season
@@SH-qs7ee I don't remember exactly when I made this comment, but it could've been before episode 5 released.
I just have a giant soft spot for Alastor because he reminds me of old OCs I made as a teen. So the nano second he showed up at the hotel and started talking in the pilot I just knew "Oh no he's my favorite". After being bullied online to stop drawing certain things, it just felt good to see a character like Alastor absolutely FLOURISHING.
The thing is you can’t have ocs like that that represent you, because people who are actually like that don’t draw ocs of themselves to portray their “sigma-ness” to other people. It just looks like the “chill guy that doesn’t care about what anyone thinks” meme. The difference is context
@@saycap what
@@saycapself insert OCs are often just what people ideally want, not just "Hey I'm cool look at me", it is sometimes a little childish childish go and make an Oc which is just an overpowered Mary Sue archetype, but there's no harm in it.
Also according to someone in the comments, Alastor is literally an OC Viz made when she was in either middle or high school, her oldest character in the show.
Alastor, at the end of the day, is exactly what you're talking about, but with good character writing to back it up instead of the classic argument children make about their characters being super strong and unbeatable. Hell, Alastor was even wounded in the finale, we saw a godlike being bleed, what it should've felt like to learn that Angels could be harmed in the show.
Anyways I was a bit hesitant to like Alastor because of the sheer OC energy he generates with his design, it doesn't look professional and yet it's warmed up to me, and his unabashed evil is nice. Even Adam calls him an edge lord.
Well Alastor is charming whimsical,and very funny
But the real reason he's a present threat of his powers when it comes to his sins
And he's demon form is biggest fan art decision in the internet
He's voice filter sounds effects of radio really sealed his popularity
Me wearing my alastor shirt sipping from my alastor mug watching this video: hm yes interesting i wonder why so many people like him
Alastor was my favorite right off the bat
it's all fun and jokes until Alastor is not amused by your fav character anymore
In my opinion, Alistair is the most complicated villain I’ve ever seen in my entire life and the best character I can expect from him.
3:03 speaking of which, I wonder HOW Husk ended up losing to Alastor. He's a gambling addict yeah, but we know he was cheating with amazing slight of hand, yet he still lost everything (and I assume, his soul ownership contracts went over to Alastor).
You don't always win...
That would have been WORSE!
@@Ramsey276one true that, but from what I guess, Husk was an Overlord of gambling. Supposedly gained his souls through that too, because, you know what they say, the *house always wins* .
@DevourerDragons in his song with Angel, he mentioned how he was on a major losing streak and losing power, fast. So he made a deal with Alastor for more power and to win. What exactly caused that losing streak (it seemed to be more than just a few bad hands,) they didn't show, but he got down on his luck and was so desperate to keep his power and position, he sold his soul to another demon over lord.
I like to think that Alastor out-cheated the cheater.... and Husk didn't even know it... because he was _too_ busy:
*cheating*
himself.
@@Need_RnR "SIX OF A KIND!"
Husk: F@(&!!!!
"...(Two of these *are yours!* )"
Another reason is unlike majority of the characters in the HH/HB world, he doesn't overreacts and have the same smile regardless of how he is feeling
I feel like they nerfed his personality a smidge, he gets bossed around by Vaggie a lot so far and he doesn't interact with the main hotel cast all that much aside from her.
I'm hoping for more of his charm and personality to come out, I'd love a scene of him cooking or doing a broadcast in his spare time.
Also, the way they make his eyes glow is pure eye candy, I can never get enough of that.
They framed him as the manager, so I guess he’ll come down from the office occasionally to do manager things. Using his appearances sparingly are probably a good thing though
I'm one of the comics they showed that he's a bit protective of women, his views are old timey, but he is not bothered by women as authority figures.
So I believe that he gives women a lot more slack than he does men
@@LoneHowler ‘Protective’ is a bit too positive of a word to describe his attitude towards women imo-he literally slapped and pushed Vaggie during his song in the pilot, and outright states that he’ll enjoy watching Charlie’s and Vaggie’s dreams crash.
@@Crystal_Clearly you're right. My point is he's got a warped chivalry type view, and very old fashioned out of date societal standards. He's going to cross boundary lines that we find no longer acceptable, but although he's going to push the girls buttons, he's not going to do them any deliberate harm.
I think his character is supposed to be a trickster god type, outwardly he's going to be a friendly antagonist. But his hidden motive is actually to be there to protect the girls at all costs
I don’t know I think being bossed around is essential to his plan. He’s trying to help more now so they fail worse later, needing to be bossed around is just siphoning a little enjoyment out of it in the process.
I just love listening to alastor. His voice is way too satisfying and entertaining. Especially with the way he talks
I mostly love how he's a pleasant character and is generally friendly towards others that could be of use to him. He's not just pure evil
I absolutely love his interactions with Zestial.
I love how threatening he is. You can tell just by his musical number with Vox. Vox starts off confident and full of himself, but as soon as Alastor starts you can really tell who the real threat is. He knows his worth, he knows who he is and what he wants, and he knows how to get it. He doesn't speed up the processes (even if he can) he lets things mostly play out on its own
He also isn't pushy like most overlords- he brings up a deal with Charlie maybe once or twice, but he knows if she were to sign a deal, it wouldnt be from him bringing it up constantly so he lets her simmer on it.
I just love him as a character. He seems like he tells you everything about himself (like his mother's jambalaya(?), and yet he tells you absolutely nothing at all. He's so unthreatening in the way he acts, but you know he is worth being scared of just by his vibes and presence.
He's interesting, and he's 3 dimensional. I love him so much.
Also he's ace, and I'm ace, so I like him for that reason as well.
Plus, his morals might be messed up, but at least he doesn't hurt children. He has a moral compass, it just doesn't include killing and cannibalising.
alastor is fascinating i need to study him under a microscope like a bug
I enjoy that he is a whimsical villain that is actually threatening. It is believable and understandable HOW he became so feared and powerful.
Every website says he's the main antagonist when it's either Vox or Adam, Alastor is just that guy who's the evil comedian
People just love characters that smile.
Jax from Amazing Digital Circus, and Alastor.
Also Wally Darling
@@Crochet_kitty And Sans
Dimentio from Super Paper Mario
That have a _SINCERE_ smile.... not a **fake** one, plastered all over their
_teeth...._
I'm just a simp for the voice, love old fashioned technology and the focus on his voice and identity is so cool and refreshing from the darker elements. such as the connection between his form of a deer, and how apparently he was shot, mistaken for a deer and than became one, also seen later eating one in the series. which makes sense of his connection to the cannibalism camps and Rosie.
He's also well put together, in both personality and his lawful/neutral nature. Only ever really reacting than being the aggressor, it gives me the idea that he's toying with them and that he's in control.
great show can't wait, I definitely like it more than Helluva boss.
The fact Charlie said that her mom has been gone for 7 years and so did vox for Alastor is the most MOST red flag narrative shit I've ever seen. I'm hooked.
RIGHT? Chekov’s seven year disappearance lmaoooo
from the moment when he said 'if i wanted to hurt someone i would have done so by now,' and uses his voodoo magic and i think even breaks the 4th wall to make you think your screen is glitching. his song with charlie and how he toys with sir pentous is just awesome. none of the characters even in the new series have come close.
Everybody's gangsta until Alaster does a domain expansion
I think the reason Alastor is liked is the same reason superheroes with masks are so loved, they have a limit amount of material to show facial expressions but they are still capable of showing emotions.
Alastor only smiles, but there are scenes where he's showing other emotions like embarrassment, annoyance, offense, rage, or just happiness
I love the character design. The suit with the tiny little horns that grow bigger as he lets loose really shows that he’s just putting on the civilized façade, and he’s an ‘animal’ beneath.
I love Alastor because he’s charismatic, scary, powerful, and funny :3
What makes him interesting, to me, is that he's clearly morally abhorrent, but he's also, for the time being, on the side of Charlie, the protagonist. So there's the background tension whenever he's on-screen as you try to discern his intentions. Yes, he's helping because it's entertaining, but you also wonder if there's any altruism going on, or maybe due to a deal he has to get involved, or perhaps he's manipulating things for a longterm plan. Is he a future antagonist?
Due to his morals, he can also do amoral things to progress the plot without compromising Charlie's character. Charlie is an aspirational paragon of a character, and Alastor spares her arc from being negatively affected by evil happening to benefit The Hotel.
I also wonder if he has attractive traits. He has a confident sass and is very clever. He's also chaotic, which is entertaining when contrasted with the more orderly cast.
But yes, I am greatly concerned about where his arc is heading. I would like to create fanart but it'd be awkward if he commits atrocities in the future.
Never forget, you never fully dress if you don’t have a smile 😊
😈 😈 😈
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Alastor is a fun character who steals every scene he's in. Moreover, you touched on this a little bit, but he's aspirational. There is no greater power to have in the universe than to be able to tell anyone else no and have the power to just walk away if they tried to do something about it.
His felling of "many overlords" ties into his tyrant breaking persona as well. The real question is why, and I'm looking forward to seeing what we learn. He's our tie to the past, whatever the past is, and that alone would make him important.
The fact that Alastor is ace too makes me love him all the more. Not only because I'm aroace and love to see it but the fact that all of his vibes are truly for himself and the idea he's in hell almost out of intent rather than temptation.
This exactly! Also adds to how endearing his comfort with women is, the way he gets along with them and is a gentleman (even tho he’s evil towards both genders - equal opportunity killer headass 💀) isn’t ruined by the looming fear of him doing so out of sexual ulterior motive or “nice guy syndrome” because he’s aroace 🥹
Dealmakers are one of my favorite character archetypes.
Tbh he brings in some sort of comfort because he always seems unbothered and collected also gives off the “everything’s in control” vibe
Reason why people love alastor
Reason 1: hes way powerfull of all the sins
Reason 2:hes a deer
Reason 3: he is cool red strawberry pimp
You mean more powerful of all of overlords?
He can _MATCH_ the power of the Sins.... or... AT LEAST their
**INTIMIDATION** factor...
Lol
In the song he sings with Lucifer he genuinely convinced me that hes a good guy. Saving Niffty who got stuck in the toilet and even hugging her, i know it was probably pretend BUT IT CONVINCED ME, and when he said ,,they say the family you choose is better" I FELT THAT- HOW DOES HE MANAGE TO BE SO LIKABLE??? ITS WEIRD- (aside from that i genuinely love characters who dont show emotion or vulnerability, cus i lack that A LOT, so him constantly hiding behind a smile is just- admirable)
LMAO SAME 😭 i guess it’s because he’s so deeply manipulative and calculating, he knows what themes pull at an audiences’ heartstrings (bringing up chosen family = unconditional love among alienated intersections of marginalized identities, saving niffty from the toilet clog = showing he’d get dirty and showing he’s “altruistic” enough to get down and dirty to save someone). He has such a dark charm that it’s so easy to fall into his web and love him 😭❤️
To be fair he is the best character I have seen he has such a great possible villain arc
no explanation needed. hes just the GOAT
I haven't seen much talk about him resembling a wendigo, one of the older types of cryptids.
Aren’t they created by people cannibalizing each other?
“No problem doing what needs to be done when others try to cross him” pretty sure he lives for people to cross him. He’s not the first punch kinda character, but all bets are off once the first punch has been thrown. And he thoroughly enjoys it
Johnny 2 Cellos has theorised that Alastor was sent by Lilith to help Charlie because both she and Alastor were absent for seven years. Someway, somehow Alastor has a connection to Charlie’s mum.
That's actually a pretty solid theory! Would be curious to see if it gets revealed what happened during that 7 year period by the end of season 1 or sometime in season 2 🤔
Well Alastor did say it was "a well deserved holiday, nothing important" 😈 👀😏
I mean Lilith is a singer and loves music so having a connection to the Radio Demon is totally viable and believable. And Vizie has said she headcanons MotherMonster [Lady Gaga] as her voice which omg if they got Lady gaga to voice Lilith when they have Kesha for Beelzebub omgomg hype. Im just wondering if they will write Lilith back into the story after they get lady gaga to voice her.
Alot of people said that. C'mon now. It's not exclusive to Johnny. Even Sarcastic Chorus said it.
Didn't Alastor in the Plot episode of Hazbin Hotel say he came because of his absolute boredom.
I love how classy he is, manipulative, random, extremely stylish, funny, charismatic and overall super cool mysterious original character he is,
He’s smart and completely random and his goals are really creepy/mysterious and he’s always in control.
Love his personality and the potential he has as a character.
I think he’ll be redeemed eventually it just might take longer than everyone else.
He’s a literal ICON.
He’s also extremely unpredictable and love his mood swings, also his “affably evil” psycho personality 😍😍
He’s always himself and sticks to what he believes in, he’s also determined.
I just think he's a cool unique character who isn't horny 24/7
He's charismatic, mysterious, and genuinely helpful when his services are needed.
Ever since the beginning Alastor has been one of my favorite characters. Now that the show is actually out I somehow have an even greater appreciation for him.
What attracted me to Alastor immediately alongside his aesthetic is that he doesnt believe in Charlie's dream at all, and thinks Charlie is straight up delusional, but is willing to help with her dream because of his own goals and because it would be funny which i find fucking hilarious.
I don't think he's 100% confident and that's fine, he gets a little pissed when Carmilla said no ones cares he left.
She didn't piss him off she bruised his ego and that personality offended him. He IS confident in himself to the point that he thinks he's living rent free in everyone's mind so they'd notice he was gone and care enough to be discussing it. She basically shattered that bit of self-importance for him. 😂
Alastor became an overlord to be able to defend himself and for his own entertainment, he really does not care to defeat the others or even fight them. he's very unique.. and kinda hot. LOVE the fan art of him so much!!
The overlords we met so far are all "in your face" types. They are what you see. They will rip out your soul and gloat about it. Alastor seems different. You would only realize you got caught when you present your soul with your own hands and he takes it with a smirk and looses interest in you. I think, for him the play is the goal not the win in the end. A good game will end in a win but not everything action makes a good game.
All of that! I also like his sarcasm and dark humor. And when he gets serious, like when Husk talks about "the leash"? I can't get enough of that.
He’s just so sweet and scary at the same time! Not to mention he’s kinda cute so like..just makes it better, also he’s such a sweetie with girls and I absolutely love that about him!
even tho i'm not a big hazbin hotel fan anymore, i love alastor's design and voice
One thing that gets me about Alastor is that for someone who seems to value a mask (in the form of a smile) so much, his eyes are so expressive. Usually people who value the façade try to avoid contrary expression from any part of themselves. But you can always tell exactly how Alastor is feeling because his eyes/brows (and body language, to some extent) are more than expressive enough to make up for the lack of expression from his mouth. To me, it says that he really isnt trying to have the upper hand by hiding his emotions, he really does just feel in control when specifically smiling like he told Charlie. And he has probably also realized that constant smile + otherwise normal emoting makes him more unnerving than just constantly appearing pleasant and unfazed with his whole face/body. Dunno.
Like probably everyone else, I look forward to the day we see that smile break. Someone sure gon' get it then.
I adore Alastor have since the pilot first off the loveee the aesthetic the coat the tie the monocle the deer antlers aaa second the fact that he’s confident full of insane potential and power just makes me even more curious Al is one of Thoses characters that knows the cards he holds and knows how to use them to his advantage sure he could kill anyone he wants to but chooses to use his charm and manipulation instead its the kind of character you want to know more about just based on how they act and who they are and I know I’m not alone in wanting to know more
I honestly love him because of his lovecraftian-esque powers. In the pilot when he took out the tentacles and imploded Sir. Pentious' blimp, and switches back and forth from angry to joyful. He's truly a strawberry pimp
His side locks, his smile, his voice, his body movement, his deer ears.... Mmmf. And his eyes.
Dude is hot as hell itself.
bro chill 💀💀
I’m laughing my ass off but it’s eh **true**
I love his design and aesthetic; I love his voice (and the voice changer with the radio distortion); I love how he's a powerful demon but also kinda just a silly goofball. He really is just so entertaining and fun to see on screen. I love the 1930s music and fashion sense, and Alastor embodies that (along with being silly), so he's perfect for me.
this dude has the same amount of charm and charisma I havent seen in a character since Hellsing abriged Alucard.And i think thats why people love him aswell cause Alastor knows hes powerful and knows he can basically do as he pleases which allows him to be this guy who goes on "walks" and just generally troll everyone who in contrast take everything super seriously such as pentious or his song with Vox. (I really do hope that alastors relationship with Charlie is going to be like integra and Alucard because all their interactions are absoultey hilarious in HS abriged)
its probably because he has my "you fuck with me ill FUCK YOU UP" personality I have
The dead deer man has standards, morals are long out the window, but he has standards. Even as they are twisted AF. I can respect that. Plus it is always a joy to see highly intelligent characters that have strength to match just play the room instead of just demolishing it, but knowing they *could*. We know what Alastor is about now, but it would be interesting to see more of his backstory made cannon, and to see where he ends up. Watch if he dose manage to "unclip his wings".
alastor may have no desire to change initially but who knows charlies influence might lead to him being a bit better overall
he already doesnt do direct harm unless provoked
@@snonyabeeswax doesnt do direct harm? girl did u watch the show? alastor does all kinds of direct harm for fun he tortures and slaughters people in the most horrid way because of his own pleasure he came to spill blood and suffering so no there is nothing better for him since thats who he is hes a homicidal psychopath and his room is full of dead flaid bodies that he just murdered cause he was bored. Charlies influence? alastor literally plays her like a pawn in his twisted game wanting to see her suffer
so yeah he does way more than a direct harm since he kills and tortures just for his own entertainment not cause hes provoked nobody does that since everybodys afraid of him he murders because he likes to watch people die in pain without any direct reason he just picks whoever thats the whole point of his character
I honestly think that it's amazing how Alastor is such a charismatic character that not only does he manage to maintain a certain image with other characters, but that same charm carries over into minds of the fanbase. That's a well-crafted character.
Alastor has become one of my favorite characters of any show. I really enjoyed your perspective on his very interesting personality.
Alastair is my favourite character followed by Charlie, Husk, Niffty and I do like Veggie but she's someone I just like as Charlie's girlfriend and I can relate-ish to Angel Dust or Anthony since that is his real human name. I can relate to him as I am a survivor of domestic violence. Never use drugs and I wasn't a porn star.
Alastor scratches an itch Disney has failed to for me for some time. I love the campy, unapologetically evil villains
I love the irony of the "If X was written by Vivziepop" memes when you consider that Alastor is literally the exact opposite of all of that. He's aroace and he doesn't curse because he's a radio host.
I like him because he's ace just like me and i really have a thing for suits+refined attitude. Also love him because he barely swears and whe he does it's fun :D And the song battle between him and Lucifer really made me like him even more because this guy did not hesitate to pick a bone with someone stronger than him lol (also i really loved how fatherly he was to Charlie. I know he's probably not sincere but it was still nice)
My best mate and I realised after watching that we've both got the same favourite characters, and for the same reasons. Angeldust was easy - he's acrobatic, burned out, deeply traumatised, and constantly done with everything, but he still makes time to be a troublemaking little shit. Those are all part of the way we see ourselves. Alastor was a bit harder to figure out, but we got there. It's the smile and the showmanship: yes they make him incredibly charismatic, but they have a much more important purpose that he alludes to in the pilot when talking to Vaggie - they make him almost completely unreadable. At least, they do until his mask slips - he's got so much power that it starts to leak out of him if he's not actively controlling it, and even when he loses focus and starts to lose his grip on it he's still got so much self-control that it bleeds into the environment around him in the form of audiovisual glitches long, long before it starts to actually affect *him*. We got to know each other from working in politics together, and a lot of that combination of charisma, unshakeable affability and self-control are particularly desirable in that environment - but isn't that sort of confident and controlled attitude that never responds impulsively and never leads you to feel the need to use your strength unnecessarily something we all aspire to to some degree? I'd suggest his strength is aspirational too, but I think we'd love Alastor just the same if we never saw his powers at all.
Alastor is one of those oh so charismatic anti-hero/villans you can’t help but love. I’ve always been a sucker for your Loki’s, Hannibal Lecter’s and Dexter’s. I get the same vibes from this character and I can’t wait to see more of him. And is anyone else wondering why he knew angels were tasty. 😰
i love him so much, hes so well mannered and polite!! it goes well with who he is
Vox is also loved 😊
Not wrong!
Not loved nearly: as much as Adam or Alastor.... and coincidentally --- I **HAAAAAATE** both...
but I _LOOOOOOVE_ Alastor...
He doesn't seem to be *OUTWARDLY* evil... and he only PUNISHES, and menaces _those_ that get in his way...
He's like the Joker.... if he had a _REASON_ for his madness... instead,
of *JUST* the _PURE_ fun of it.
Like Jack Nicholson's Joker... only a *MILLION* times scarier, and more charismatic, and *_actually_*
gentlemanly.
😈 🎩 🔥
I love this character, I want to know so more about him, and I dread the day when enough was revealed to completely dissolve the mystery.
i like alastor cuz hes like me
you know he does what he wants and just exist for fun
Alastor, is that dangerous combination of charisma and deviousness. He's definitely going to stay a favorite even if he turns into a wholly evil persona but I have hopes he will ride the line. In a recent podcast his creator, Vivienne Medrano stated she felt, Alastor was a chaotic neutral character. Great news! He's devoted to his own aspirations but he can move from a good, supporting role and into nasty scoundrel without ever becoming a total "shit-ass" as, Vaggie once called him. Characters that make us think and try to puzzle out motivations are usually the most captivating. I was thrilled to find Hazbin Hotel on Amazon and shocked I hadn't run across it in the previous years. Great discovery, great characters and I can't see where this train ride takes us!
Gee I wonder why everyone love the voice?
Between “Stayed Gone” and “Finale”, Alistor makes it very clear he has a specific agenda beyond mere “entertainment”. He serves Vox a direct threat stating when he’s done, they’d wish he’d stay gone indicating he has a working plan. Secondly he states that once he’s no longer tied to his deal, he will be pulling all the strings in Hell. Wether this be by manipulating Charlie, or some other means, we simply don’t know, but he’s definitely on the offensive, just not overtly.
The juxtaposition between being charmingly funny, and absolutely terrifying holds great appeal. I like the wit and style, but I love the monster.
I won't lie, Alastor has inspired some announcements I make at work.
Oh my goodness I never realized that he has my favorite sport commentary voice, no wonder it's so beautiful!!
I bet when the extermination happens, Alastor eats like a king 👑
Alastor fascinates me because you get comfortable having him around as a friendly face, but on occasion you get a glimpse of just how powerful and evil he truly is. You almost forget that he has an underlying hidden motive and it gives you chills when you remember. The fact that he can so easily toy with whoever he wants whenever he wants. The fact that nothing bothers him, and when you see his irritation creep in you know to back off or face ungodly consequences.
Long story short, he’s mysterious and not to be trifled with