Fandom Research/Study/ and random stuff

Human Al standee is in the mail so when I get the chance:

My art isn't liked on here much (this isn't a pity thing or me being sad about it, this is more organization/save time thing) and I made my Bsky awhile ago as a place to post art but I haven't done it much because that would require me posting in multiple spots. So:

Jax

How the show tried to make the dynamics between the characters be the reason they should keep going but I am having trouble remembering if Zooble and Pomni even talked one on one

The treatment of Abstractions feels dehumanizing (they’re treated like either dead and it’s corpses in a aquarium or in a coma but no one is telling Jax anything about his irl self being ok or doing the group dinner scene in the aquarium to include the abstractions)

Character arcs all over the place

ending seems like it wasn’t planned or had to be changed last minute

Playing a song a black father made to his daughter to represent either a ship or a character who actively bullied the one black character in the cast he knew

The trans characters and their queerness being indirect and barely covered (and if covered in a…certain way). This show didn’t have a tv censorship to worry about so why is written like it had to go through that?

Caine’s redemption is not explained

how did a 90s computer in a (probably) abandoned) building make a WiFi connection. What company would just not shut this program down at some point?

IHNMAIMS and Soma covered the existential situation better and like…so much other stuff made the point of “our relationships and how we connect to each other is what matters” so much better (I would prob just watch mlp if I wanted 6 characters that all have believable bonds with each other. Seriously, did Pomni ever talk to Zooble by themselves?).

Sorry this one was MUCH later compared to the other two parts, but I finally got around to it and it still Pride Month :)

Emily:

Starting off with the best girl (I wish I talk about her more often)! I really like the choice of giving the Seraphims priest-like vestments (especially the pride flag stoles)!! It's a unique way to give them attire that not only shows their high positions in Heaven but also a way to use attire that often is connected to religious hate and turning into a thing that represents love and peace specifically (I'm aware some irl priests also do this but it's not that often and not usually the entire outfit. Plus, it's also brilliant because religious clothing usually isn't that colorful or brightly except for holiday vestments so it's a nice use of that concept as well). Emily looks great in nearly everything (I'm not biased, I'm accurate) so it's no surprise I think she looks great in this as well. Lastly, her brighter colors fit her personality well and a nice (yet subtle, contrast) to Sera's outfit.

Sera:

Did I expect Sera to be a Lesbian? No. Do I have an issue with this? NOPE! Seriously, glad to always have more adult/older queer representation and it's nice that Hazbin has representation of an older Lesbian woman (I love Vaggie and Velvette but I also like more diversity). Now onto the outfit and the fact that her darker/regal color palette of the flag is a good fit with her more serious and professional personality compared to Emily's. Also the main outfit colors itself has very little pink with her lowest wings and her hair having the most obvious use of it, again probably just to fit with her usual aesthetic but I think it's an interesting choice nontheless.

Sir Pentious:

...I don't want to say it but...Sir Pentious does have a very cute outfit and if I had to buy merch of him it would be a standee of him in this outfit because it's very nice to look at. It's even better than Cherri's and I like the detail that he put a scrunchy on his arm to match with her and it was probably given to him (maybe through Emily) by Cherri Bomb herself too. His outfit still reads as steampunk/"victorian" which I very much enjoy and his bowtie is my favorite detail. I hate that I like it so much.

Abel:

I know people were upset, but on the plus side: it's nice to have a straight character comfortable in their masculinity and sexuality to a point where the audience thinks he's gay because of it (not sure how to word this any better, so I hope my meaning comes across clear enough). His outfit is simple but I think it suits him well enough. Unlike his dad, alot of the design elements are more rounder and overall softer which matches with his personality. It's a really simple design but that's to be expected with the character and him being there as an ally.

Adam:

His son did it better lol, also isn't he dead? Joking aside, His outfit fits him to a degree. Darker colors match his want to be seen as a rockstar while also giving the vibe that he's more of an antagonist/more aesthetically similar to Exorcist angels than anyone else on the float beside his son.

The Extra is mostly a nerdy thing, you can ignore.

Aka, pretty accurate representation of how companies use Pride lol. This will mostly be Vox, tragically.

Vox:

This man is miserable, good lol. Anyways, it looks like the Vees (or atleast him vs Val and Vel) are more separated from each other since their outfits are barely matching and the three are doing their own thing much more. Including two important details: 1) Diamonds, Vox is the only one with a huge emphasis on diamons in his outfit, and the only one that might match him on the float is Angel Dust out of all people (Angel obviously is a very Vox-tec blue and we'll get to that later but the tail/back of his outfit is diamond shaped if the bottom of it is anything to go by). And 2) the glitter effect on his sleeves and pants aren't a Vox-tec thing...It's what the HOTEL CREW did for their hotelier outfits. I'm guessing it's to mimic Alastor or to be compared/contrasted to the leader of the hotel crew, Charlie. Still interesting choice. Aside from his outfit (he does look good in it, and personal bias: anything with diamond motifs is a quick favorite of mine), he continue to be the one in merch who seems to have hangups about his sexuality. People have said Alastor looks annoyed or bored because he has internalized bigotry but it would be a first for his pride merch so I don't think that's a reason. Vox, however is always like this. With him even trying to hide his flag behind him and not waving it in the slightest.

Valentino:

...It's a sin that I like his outfit more than Velvette's and that his outfit looks the most fun to wear to a pride event. Boo (positive). Anyways I like his outfit, especially the use of color and how a lot of it is about the colors fading into each other. Works well with the face that his powers are smoke-related and he wants to mimic a lot of stuff from Asmodeus. And, probably not purposefully, the specific shades they picked makes me also think of 1970s Florida so that is a fun detail too.

Velvette:

Insert that meme with Obi-wan sadly saying Anakin was the chosen one. Because...I love Velvette, but her outfits are very 50/50 (sometimes really great, sometimes huge flops) when you look at them. And I can tell it's the general issue of having a high fashion/runway looks character but not being created/designed by people who are really into high fashion/runway fashion. Her top could have been cute but it blends too much with the lapels of her jacket because they're touching and are the same exact colors (just make them a darker or lighter shade). And since her top has so much going on with two different colorful patterns it makes the bottom of her outfit look empty or dull in comparison. And I get that the gloves (they would have been fine if they weren't the exact same color as her sleeves) and socks are part of her constant design like her skull earrings but like...you could have easily made her socks have the lesbian flag pattern instead of giving halloween. Worst of all, I love her hair. She has an incredibly cute hairstyle but it comes with one of her worst looks (I'm this close to drawing my own take of her pride outfit because the artists, they don't meant to, sometimes do my girl dirty. And making her outfits kinda bad).

Angel Dust:

Speaking about being done wrong, poor Angel. Besides looking physically and emotionally uncomfortable he is also wearing a disaster of an outfit. Though, I'm guessing this time it is purposeful to show how uncomfortable he is and how he is wearing something he isn't. He literally looks something being presented (especially with the weird "best in show" styled hairclip and that prom dress looking tail). The top looks fine but again, the advertising for Vox-tec has to be the "best part". The bottom looks weird (not on purpose, they prob just saw it on a runway outfit and thought it looked stylish).

First off: Really wish there was solo merch. Besides for personal reasons it also would make looking at the individual outfits WAY easier.

Secondly: I know some people don't like the uniforms because it's more suits however...They're hotel uniform outfits and I have been DYING for atleast one time for the characters to look like they work in a hotel (plus I just like cute uniforms in general). Plus, I think the designs aren't that unique or complex, but they do feel like costumes or outfits that come from a broadway-type musical about a hotel so it does fit with Hazbin's overall style. I won't defend the Adida pant stripes, I get that it was to match the cuffs but it looks...

Charlie

Her outfit is the one that made me think the most that this uniform decision was to match some musical theater styling. I think it's also, probably one of my favorite outfits of the group! I really like that even though the suit is simple the color picking is neat! I'm really glad they didn't try to put the actual Bi purple color and instead went with a lighter purple which helps it stand out more against the blue and magenta. Also her little hat looks silly, but in a very cute/Charlie way which I don't mind.

Vaggie:

BEST WOMEN'S (and possibly in general or out of all Hazbin Hotel Lesbian representation) OUTFIT. Fight Me. The Adidas stripes look fine on her since they aren't the same color and work with the black parts of the outfit well. Also, even though she is wearing a similar top to Charlie and Alastor to show her higher position she also has bellhop hat to show that she helps with day-to-day hotel stuff too (also the hat is just cute in general and I like how it looks with her bow). One day I will post my tierlist of how fashionable the Hazbin's characters are because I genuinely think Vaggie does usually have nice outfits.

Alastor:

I added his card expression to because I at first thought he was annoyed or bored but with the fact that he's holding his hat and his pose I think he's actually just being smug. Not sure why exactly but I do think it's something neat (usually in pride merch he seems to be just casually going with the flow so this is a change of pace). Anyways I like his outfit too, but I do think the stripes go back to being boring with the rest of the group (except for one). I will always love the return of different colored eyeshadow for Alastor and I like the fact that his hat has a different way of showing the flag colors than Charlie (it's more to the side). Though one question: I hadn't realized this before but...How can he change his microphone color? Does he paint it or use magic or??

Husk:

Ok, so I was gonna make a joke about how I've been weirdly enjoying Husk's depressed era (don't ask me why, I don't know why), but um...Why does the card have him with a trans hat? I would VERY happy to have some trans-man or trans-masc representation but in the standee AND the keychain he has a different hat so...Weird error or something we'll find out in the future? (I mean, either way it means I get to enjoy some new trans Husk headcanons, and the same card also accidentally made it look like there was a Agender flag/ship behind Alastor so... A win is a win I guess lol). OH AND THE OUTFIT! Nearly, forgot but I think he looks kinda funny in it (a fun colorful outfit for a heartbroken old man), but it overall looks fine. I do wish we saw his more pink side since I think he usually looks better in warmer colors but blue's ok too (he is "blue" after all...hehe...sorry). [UPDATE: the official site, has an image of the card and Husk's hat is a pan flag again. Atleast, I still got my accidental Agender boat lol]

Niffty:

Man, I sure do love not getting any solo standees, which means if I want a pic of Niffty (or god forbid a standee of her in this cute outfit) I just gotta either zoom in like crazy or not get it. Sarcasm. Anyways, I like how even though her outfits are just being a Straight Ally, they are never dull and always fun in some way. And also...out of the Radio Trio, my favorite one and the only one that makes the cuffs look cute on them due to her cuffs being huge on her tiny bug hands. (Also, is her hair longer or is it just the artstyle?)

Baxter:

First, yes, I'm also a bit annoyed that the trans headcanon isn't confirmed yet, but I still got hope. I'm assuming this kind of outfit as well as Emily's (we'll get to that in a later post) is either another kind of ally outfit or unlabeled/Queer outfit. Besides that...It's fine. It IS dorky and I think that's cute but I do wish he had more of the mad scientist fashion still continuing a bit.

Cherri Bomb:

Unironically, genuinely...I feel so betrayed. She had such a fun but messy (what I expect from a chaotic party girl) outfit and I genuinely thought "if these characters had solo standees this would be the first time I would buy Cherri Bomb's standee cause her outfit looks so cool...But those shoes are so dumb, man. Why are they white? Why are they giving off geeky kid vibes. They just don't fit the rest of the outfit and it bugs me in such a specific way I can't describe (like seeing a surfer wear a scally cap).

Lucifer:

Main Reason: The creator is somehow a bigger disaster than others (including the obvious) and more malicious if certain things are believed, the VAs are very flippant about serious issues and only some apologized for racist jokes and all but one never addressed working with a KNOWN white supremacist and child groomer (BlackGryphon).

Minor Reason: I saw the leak and after rewatching the show realized that it just wasn't worth talking about anymore (and again, seeing how Gooseworks ACTUALLY is, makes certain things bad in retrospect) and that maybe Glitch Production's creations aren't worth talking about in general.