Hazbin Hotel: Difference between revisions

* [[0% Approval Rating]]: As might be expected, nobody except Vaggie (maybe) seems to think Charlie's idea will work. Even Alastor - who is funding the project - is only doing so because he thinks it has entertainment potential.

** While [[Word of God]] claims the pilot remains canon, it seems that in season 1, this is downplayed a bit. Charlie does seem to get quite a few takers, and some Overlords support her project; although, this may not be out of a desire to see sinners redeemed, but rather because they want the annual purge to end. Some, like Vox, seem far more anxious to see Charlie and her friends slaughtered, [[For the Evil|if only for entertainment.]]

* [[Adorable Evil Minion]]:

** Razzle and Dazzle, two cute goat demons who work for Charlie, sometimes providing the music for her singing routines. [[Word of God]] says they are gifts from her father and can quickly go from friendly to ferocious if Charlie is threatened, but for now we can only assume that.

** The Egg Boiz, Sir Pentious' goofy henchmen, kind of like five [[Expies]] of [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Patrick Star]] but not as annoying.

* [[Affably Evil]]:

** Rosie, the leader of Pentagram City's Cannibal Town. If you can get past the fact that she is, well, a cannibal (implied to take ''requests'' regarding who the others want to eat), she is actually a polite, gracious, and hospitable woman (just avoid her offers of hors d'oeuvres) who is willing to give friendly advice to any of her guests or underlings. In fact, most residents of the cannibal district of the city are the same [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!| (except Susan).]]

* [[Ambiguous Situation]]:

** {{spoiler|It has been heavily implied that Alastor's soul is owned by some unknown entity, likely due to a Faustian contract. Exactly who this contract holder is (and whether he is friend or foe) has yet to be revealed.}}

* [[Anti-Anti-Christ]]: Charlie; the actual daughter of Lucifer, she is more benevolent than most demons, her goal being to find a path to redemption for sinners. Quite likely, she is the complete opposite of a typical anti-Christ.

* [[Author Avatar]]: Vivziepop has neither confirmed nor denied this, but it seems to be true for Vaggie. The [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Person]] in the cast in most cases, Vaggie is Salvadorian, like Vivzie is, and wears a black choker, which Vivzie has worn in most interviews.<ref>To be fair, similar chokers are worn by Loona and Verosika in [[Helluva Boss| the sister series]], but nothing says the author can't have more than one avatar.</ref>

* [[Badass Gay]]: Charlie is bisexual, Vaggie and Angel Dust are both gay, Alastor is "aromantic asexual", and Husk is pansexual ([[Word of Saint Paul|something revealed by Faustisse, one of the show's illustrators]]); LGBT themes seem common in this show.

* [[Being Evil Sucks]]: The ''Addict'' music video seems to [[Evil Is Cool| show the opposite Trope]] at first, but at the ending, Angel Dust clearly isn't as happy about it as he claims.

* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|While Alastor has enslaved many souls during his time as an Overlord, he is himself a slave to another demon - but should you ''ever'' so much as ''mention'' this to ''anyone'', he will [[Cut His Heart Out with a Spoon| "tear your soul apart and broadcast your screams for every other disrespectful wretch who DARES to question me!"]] which he details to Husk while going into partial-[[One-Winged Angel]] form.}}

* [[Biblical Bad Guy]]:

** Adam, the First Man, leader of the Exorsists and possibly the [[Big Bad]]. Certainly a [[Knight Templar]] at least, his motives seem to be of a personal nature.

** Charlie's father Lucifer does seem to be at least partially based on his description in the Book of Isaiah, being a [[Fallen Angel]] with six luminous wings.

* [[Big Bad Duumvirate]]: Two groups of villains with different motives are presented as antagonists. Adam and the Exterminators seek nothing less than genicide out of revenge for one of their members being killed in one of the purges; Valentino and Vox are plotting against the Hotel out of their grudge against Alastor.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: How season one ends: {{spoiler|Adam trashes the hotel, badly wounding Alastor and killing Sir Pentious as well as all but one of his Egg Boiz. Though Lucifer soundly beats Adam, allowing Niffty to deliver the killing blow, he makes it clear the angels are allowed to retreat only because Charlie asked for mercy.}} Charlie views the devastation and mourns it. Lucifer, however, sees that Charlie's project actually made progress in showing souls could change and {{spoiler|helps her rebuild. He and the hotel staff make a new, bigger Hazbin and Lucifer officially moves in to show his support.}} The Vs plan for their next move, and {{spoiler|Alastor, rather than faking his death, returns to help Charlie while planning to break the bond on him. Sir Pentious also ends up in heaven as an angel, proving to [[Oh Crap|Sera]] and [["Hell Yes!" Moment| Emily]] that Charlie's project worked! Oh, and Lilith is in Heaven for some reason.}}

* [[Bizarre Taste in Food]]: While it is stated in the comic book adaptation that Alastor's favorite food in venison, his idea of breakfast is a rotting deer corpse; but at least he uses a knife and fork.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: Cherri Bomb. Daring, free-spirited, and rebellious, she joins Charlie's side to defend the Hotel because she feels a brutal battle against the forces of Heaven would be a thrill like none other.

* [[Breakout Character]]: While Charlie is the protagonist, Alastor pretty much steals the show halfway through the pilot.

* [[Breakout Villain]]: Sir Pentious was originally just going to be a one-shot character [[The Chew Toy| for Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb to pound on]], but he became so entertaining that Viv decided to expand his role.

* [[Call Back]]: Deer-like [[Petting Zoo People]] appear frequently in ''[[Zootopia]]'', obviously the inspiration for Alastor.

* [[Canada, Eh?]]: VivziePop claimed in one livestream that this version of Hell has a town specifically for Canadians for... reasons.

* [[Cartoon Bomb]]: Cherri Bomb seems able to pull these out of [[Hammerspace]].

* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Husk is a rude cat-like Sinner with a foul mouth. Supposedly, he used to be a soldier, he gambles, and is easily bribed by cheap booze. Later it is revealed he is a former Overlord who lost his position and power to Alastor in a game of cards.

* [[Chaos Is Evil]]: Vaggie claims Alastor is an unpredictable force of Chaos, the reason he's dangerous.

* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Lute mentions offhand that the hellborn like Charlie are protected from the Exterminations because Lucifer secured a "pardon" for them. Turns out that {{spoiler|Lucifer could have curbstomped the angels at any time, meaning that the deal was actually if they touched the hellborn like his daughter, Lucifer would be able to thrash them. Adam trying to kill Charlie costs him divine immunity, and summons Lucifer to protect his daughter and deliver a [[No-Holds-Barred-Beatdown]]. He orders the angels to retreat, hinting they will suffer the same fate otherwise.}}

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Justified in the finale; {{spoiler|the Hazbin Hotel residents arm themselves with angelic weapons and everything they have to fend off Adam, Lute and their army. Everyone goes for cheap shots when they can, from Alastor's tentacles and radio demon minions, to Sir Pentious's noble if doomed attempt to fire on Adam from the back with an upgraded death ray. Niffty ends up striking the killing blow by stabbing Adam and impaling him while he's already down and in the middle of a [[Villainous Breakdown]].}}

* [[Crapsack World]]: You expected differently from Hell? Gang wars are so common, the results are broadcast on the news with the way you'd expect them to report the weather. While cities seem to be loosely ruled by Overlords, those positions are only held so long as they can defend them from others. And then there are the annual purges...

* [[Creepy Child]]: Niffty; her teeth are nastier-looking than even Alastor's, her single eye throbs with veins when she is excited, and her affectionate way of greeting Sir Pentious is combined with body-language that suggests she wants to eat him or something; Charlie [[False Reassurance|assures him]] "We're about 80% sure she's harmless..."

* [[Cruel Mercy]]: {{spoiler| Lute does not fare well in against Vaggie in the season one finale, losing her left arm in a brutal and bloody battle. Despite telling Vaggie to [[Get It Over With]], Vaggie refuses, telling her to begone and live with her failure.}}

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Charlie and Vaggie, although the former does have a [[Game Face]] that she shows briefly when excited.

* [[Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster!]]: Subverted with Angel Dust. He seems to love such a life at first, but the music video shows he's actually pretty miserable. Cherri Bomb is the same.

* [[Dance Battler]]: Carmilla; suffice to say, the ballerina outfit isn't for show.

** Episode 1 subverts this; when Alastor offers Vaggie a deal, she is suspicious that it might be one like this. In truth, however he simply is offering to help her make a commercials so long has she refrains from trying record him on television again.

** Zigzagged with the deal Alastor makes with Charlie in episode 6. The deal is that he supplies the information she needs in exchange for a favor she must do for him later, that does not involve physical harm to anyone. While Charlie doesn't give him her soul, the flash of lightning when they shake hands indicates this deal is magically enforced.

* [[Death Dealer]]: Husk proves able to do this in "The Show Must Go On".

* [[The Devil]]: Charlie's dad, called Lucifer here. A [[The Trickster]] and a [[Fallen Angel]], he is far more benevolent than most depictions of the Devil.

** The prequel comic emphasizes this trait for Alastor, as the story shows him simply out for a morning stroll, with other civilians either fleeing at the sight of him or cowering in fear. Merchants at the stores he goes into are noticeably nervous when serving him, and the final scene does show such fear is justified. The only people who aren't scared of him is a pack of other cannibals whom he seems familiar with.

** Zestial is this as well, possibly even more so than Alastor. His reputation is such that everyone other than his fellow Overlords cower and hide from him (even though he is doing nothing but speaking to Alastor), one civilian ''setting himself on fire'' from fear. Even Alastor seems slightly nervous while talking to him.

* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Both Blitzo and Loona (from ''[[Helluva Boss]]'') make cameos during Charlie's first song.

* [[Easy Road to Hell]]: Possibly, seeing as many characters identified as damned souls have not been seen doing anything truly bad. Angel Dust is a drug addict, prostitute, and drag queen, but he seems decent overall; Vaggie, aside from occasional rudeness and snarkiness doesn't seem evil at all. One of the biggest controversies of this show is the suggestions that some characters are Hell simply for being gay. Possibly because Heaven isn't as "good" as it used to.

* [[Elderly Sensei]]: Zestial, who appears in epsiode 3, is a ''very'' old and experienced Overlord (so much that he talks with [[Flowery Elizabethan English]]) who seems to be this to the other Overlords, including Alastor. While his reputation is such that civilians are utterly terrified of him, he is [[Older and Wiser]] than the younger Overlords, advising them to show restraint during the troubling actions by the Exorcists.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: {{spoiler|While Adam clearly has a foul mouth - more foul than any other character on the show - and makes ample use of the word "cunt", he clearly thinks Lute telling the other Exorcists to "Tear Vaggie's cunt out through her ass!" is ''too'' foul.}}

* [[Evil Luddite]]: Alastor really, really hates television claiming calling it off “noisy picture box” and insisting that radio is “the proper medium to express oneself”. Obviously, this is the biggest reason for his enmity with Vox. In episode 1, he makes a deal with vagi (not that kind) agreeing to help her make a proper commercial if she promises never to get him involved with television again.

* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: Vaggie has one over her left eye with a big "X" on it. No explanation was given in the pilot, though later on, it does seem rather familiar...

** The season one trailer enforces this Trope, as proposing her plan to a group of angels only gets Charlie laughed at, further suggesting they are intentionally trying to sabotage her efforts.

** Episode six downplays it a little, showing that the annual purge is a covert plan that most residents of Heaven don't even know about. St. Peter seems mostly benevolent, enforcing rules of [[Sacred Hospitality]] when Charlie and Vaggie come there to plead their case, and Charlie gains at least one ally when Emily takes her side.

* [[Hate Sink]]: Katey Killjoy; rude, cruel, sadistic, and a homophobe, she's has no good qualities at all and is the most despised character seen thusfar. Given the setting, that's really saying something.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: The preview for season 1 shows Sir Pentious with Charlie in the hotel, suggesting he becomes a client.

* [["Hell Yes!" Moment]]: The season finale features a news broadcast where Hell is cheering and applauding Charlie as well as Niffty because {{spoiler|they stopped the Exterminations, for good, by rebelling against the angels.}}

* [[Horny Devils]]: Possibly true for Charlie's mother, although [[Word of God]] states that (at least for now) the plot will not involve Charlie being a succubus via inheritance. Having said that, succubi do exist in this reality, as seen in [[Helluva Boss| the sister series.]]

* [[Hypocrite]]: Adam, so very, ''very'' much. In "Welcome to Heaven", Charlie demands he provide the actual requirements for a soul to enter Heaven, he at first seems flustered, clearly not knowing himself. He manages to put together a brief list: "Act charitable, don't steal, and stick it to the man." (If one wants to give Adam benefit of the doubt, as Charlie reluctantly does, the last one could simply mean, "opposing tyranny".) Charlie then shows him live footage of Angel Dust doing all three, ordering a round of drinks for everyone in a bar, preventing Niffty from stealing, and then telling off his evil boss Valentino to protect Niffty. Despite all this, Adam's still refuses to accept Charlie's argument as even worth considering.

** Still, even if Heaven ''is'' willing to accept redeemed souls, Charlie might have a hopelessly difficult task. Her overall goal, by her own admission, is to stop the annual purges and to do that, enough sinners would have to leave to keep the population of Hell stable. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TLmbJSCGeQ As this fanmade video shows], even if her hotel blossomed into a chain that was as successful as the Marriott, she'd still have hardly scratched the surface.

* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]: Sir Pentious; a [[Breakout Villain]], yes, but in the pilot alone he gets his ass handed to him ''twice''. And it seems those were hardly the first two times.

* [[Large Ham]]: Alastor's most prominent trait.

* [[Laughably Evil]]: All evil characters to date, especially Alastor.

* [[Light Is Not Good]]:[[Our Angels Are Different| The Exorcists and their leaders Adam and Lute]], they are sadistic and violent [[Knight Templar]]s. (Vivzie [[Word of God| has confirmed that they are bloodthirsty killers]], very unlike any common depictions of angels.) Adam is as rude to Charlie as Katie was in the pilot, and are actually scheming to sabotage her efforts. He admits to her face that the annual purges are done for entertainment and at the end of episode 1, reveals he plans nothing less than genocide in retribution for the death of one of his soldiers.

* [[Mad Bomber]]: Cherri Bomb is more like a [[Crazy Awesome|Crazy Awesome Bomber]].

* [[The Mole]]: In episode 2, Sir Pentious is hired by Vox to be this at the Hotel, only for Angel Dust to catch him in the act in a matter of hours. (Alastor hits the redial on Pentious' moble to gloat, telling Vox "You'll have to try harder than ''that!''" and then crushing it.) This proves a mistake, as when Vox fires Pentious as a result, he seems to legitimately side with Charlie.

* [[Monsters Anonymous]]: Charlie runs the Hotel this way, complete with group therapy and trust excersizes.

* [[Mugging the Monster]]: Charlie is a [[Nice Girl]] and all, but she's still Princess of Hell, and not exactly helpless if someone picks a fight with her, something Katey Killjoy learns the hard way. {{spoiler|She also shows Adam in the season finale that she can make him bleed, something that shocks Adam.}}

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: This is the source of Lucifer's depression. While he did get Adam and Eve kicked out of paradise by offering them the apple, his intention was to give humanity free will. The problem is that humanity took that free will and went rampant with it, leading to millennia of pure cruelty and sadism. Lucifer retreated into a deep depression that led to him unable to bond with his daughter, and agreeing to the exterminations.

* [[Number of the Beast]]: Charlie's interview is aired on Channel 666.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Despite resembling a demonic child, Niffty was in her twenties at the time of her death, which occured in the 1950s. This has been confirmed by [[Word of God]], obviously because Vivzie ''did not'' want to be arrested for a including the scene with Niffty dressed as a dominatrix at a BDMS club.

* [[Persona Non Grata]]: Hell has Seven Circles (for each of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]], but demons like Angel Dust and Vaggie who were once human are not allowed to leave the Pride Circle, the topmost layer. Whether this is a supernatural feature of Hell or a law imposed by Lucifer is not stated, although seeing as angels (including fallen ones, like Lucifer) have complete domination over demons, it may be both. Exactly why is not stated either, but it may be that sinners are [[We Have Reserves|considered easy to replace]] (the reason Charlie started her project to begin with) and are used as a “buffer” during the annual purge to keep the angelic strike teams from invading the deeper layers.

* [[The Purge]]: Hell seems to have an overpopulation problem that causes the forces of Heaven do this annually. The first episode starts with a clock (and later an hourglass) counting down the days until the next one, suggesting a time limit on Charlie's project...

* [[Red and Black and Evil All Over]]: These are the prevalent colors in the series, with both clothes and architecture in Hell almost exclusively red and black. This is even the case with more benevolent characters, like Charlie and Vaggie. Ironically, Lucifer himself is an exception, wearing a white suit. Interestingly, this was a case of [[Real Life Writes The Plot]], as the show started with one YouTube web animation where the developers had a limited budget and consequently, limited art resources.

* [[The Rival]]: When Lucifer and Alastor first meet in episode 5, it takes them all of 15 seconds to despise each other, not helped by Alastor insinuating that he would be a better father to Charlie then Lucifer himself.

* [[Rousseau Was Right]]: Charlie truly seems to believe this, at least in regards to humans. Sadly, most of Hell has more of a Machiavellian outlook.

** Charlie's last name - Morningstar - is a reference to ''[[The Sandman]]'', where the Devil is called Lucifer Morningstar.

** Carmilla's two daughters are named Clara and Odette, named after the protagonists of ''[[Swan Lake]]'', fitting seeing as Carmilla herself wears a dress that resembles what a ballerina would wear.

* [[Sissy Villain]]: Valentino; cross an atypical pimp with a demon and you have a general idea of his appearance and personality. Being an ''actual'' pimp, plus a pervert, crime boss, trafficker, and (probably) rapist puts him squarely in "villain" territory.

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Pretty much everyone can sport one if they have to, even Charlie.

* [[Terrible Trio]]: Vox, Valentino, and Velvette, three Overlords who are allies and possibly friends. Vox and Valentino are even hinted to be romantically involved, with Velvette encouraging them as such. Most fans assume that the reason they have achieved their lofty positions is because they have each others' backs.

* [[Time Abyss]]: Three verified examples; Adam (the [[Big Bad]]) is ''the'' Adam from the Biblical story of Eden, and Lilith (Charlie's mother) is Adam's first wife, meaning both are as old as humanity. Charlie's father Lucifer is even older, the backstory saying he is older than the Earth and predating the creation of Hell.

* [[Token Good Teammate]]:

** Subverted with Charlie. Given her perky personality and optimism, despite being the Princess of Hell, one could assume that she is the sole leader that wants the best for her people. "Scrambled Eggs" reveals that the leaders of Hell run on a spectrum; some like Carmilla and Zestial are genuinely worried about the ramifications of a dead angel found in their circle, while Velvette and Valentino purely worry about their interests. {{spoiler|It's the first hint that Heaven's rules about right and wrong are arbitrary.}}

* [[Tough Room]]: Predictably, Charlie doesn't do very well promoting her Hotel on Channel 666, and having to deal with a bitch like Katie looming over her doesn't help. Still, it's implied that the broadcast is what piques Alastor's interest.

* [[Undignified Death]]: {{spoiler|While totally deserved, Adam's death in the season one finale is humiliating, impaled from behind by Niffty of all people in the middle of an unrepentant villainous rant.}}

* [[Unknown Rival]]: Whether this is intended or not, the cast of the sister-series ''[[Helluva Boss]]'' could be considered this to Charlie without even intending to be so. They have goals completely contradictory to Charlie's, spreading evil and ''causing'' more souls to be damned. Whether this will ever cause any sort of conflict between the two remains to be seen, although let's be honest, it would be a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] if it did.

* [[Vice City]]: The setting for now seems to be Pentagram City, a virtual warzone for demonic gangs where every sort of vice - sex, drugs, liquor, and violence - are both openly available and cheap.

** Hell has another known city named Imp City in the sister series - ''[[Helluva Boss]]'' - and it seems just as bad.

* [["The Villain Sucks" Song]]: "Stayed Gone" is an [[Evil Versus Evil]] example, where Vox takes to the airwaves to smear Alastor with [[Malicious Slander]]. However, Alastor turns the tables on him and hijacks his signal in order to do it to ''him'', ultimatley killing the power to his studio and humiliating him.

* [[Villain Takes an Interest]]: The plot is kicked off when Alastor decides to get involved in Charlie's project, which seems doomed to failure beforehand.

* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Charlie’s mother has been away on some sort of business for the past seven years. {{spoiler|(The final episode of season 1 throws the reasons into question.)}} Her father has been distant too, but finally contacts her in episode one, arranging for a meeting with Adam, and finally reconnects with her (appearing in person) in episode 5.

* [[Wicked Stepmother]]: Adam is a creepy, wicked stepfather to Charlie; she's technically his stepdaughter since she's Lilith's daughter, and Lucifer outright says that Adam and Lilith were married. He hits on Charlie during their first meeting and pranks her, and even when Charlie tries to be nice and say a project of rehabilitating the damned would look great for him if he signed off on it, Adam informs her that he kills for fun and doesn't find value in any sinner. {{spoiler|He also plans to kill her in the finale after destroying her hotel, purely out of spite.}}