Razz

This scene and what this could mean for the show. Spoilers of course.

So this scene in a nutshell, is Alastair having a fucking mental crisis.

I think it’s apparent that Alastair is scared of dying. Alastair shows off his ability a lot. Not in the way other overlords do. It’s subtle but he still does it. It’s little things- letting a small part of his demon form out, glitching the camera, interrupting a video show to make people think they can’t kill him. The complete opposite of Lucifer who doesn’t bother to look intimidating or try and use his royal power all the time, he knows he doesn’t need to show off to make people afraid of him because he knows he will win and won’t die.

This adds a wave of arrogance to Alastair. For up to this point Alastair had only ever fought lower demons, none of them being an upperlord or higher. The high he got from this might’ve made him think he was immortal.

Which Adam quickly proved wrong.

This is the only time in the show we have ever seen Alastair get hurt. This is where Alastair is reminded that he is an upperlord and can’t even defeat a goeita demon like Stolas. He nearly died fighting one angel and if he stayed with the hotel there is a good chance he’ll have to fight angels much stronger then Adam and he won’t be so lucky to run away like this time

So why does he stay?

I personally think it’s Lilith.

Personally screw you Lilith for letting your daughter and husband fight to the death while you are here on vacation in heaven.

I believe that Lilith is the one that Alastair made a deal with. I doubt it’s another overlord since I think that would’ve come up during the meeting and I don’t think it’s the seven deadly sins or goeitas because I think that is helluva’s boss’s thing and should stay that way to not mess up the story line. It’s not Lucifer or Charlie since Charlie and Lucifer didn’t know about Alastair before the beginning of Hazbin Hotel. The only logical conclusion is Lilith.

I think Alastair lost a bet or made a deal with Lilith. Alastair was sent by Lilith to watch over Charlie and protect her. This would explain his beef with Lucifer since he hates that he is one someone else’s leash and can’t get revenge on Lilith and can’t hurt Charlie so does it to Lucifer.

Alastair must’ve thought that would be an easy job and would have no problems until he nearly died by Adam. Now he wants out of the deal . Because he doesn’t want to die.

I’d also to like to talk about this shot and line. I definitely think that Alistair cares, even if it is a small bit, about Charlie and everyone at the hotel. Based both on his and Nifty’s conversation and the usage of the word friends also he let the others hug him, which is interesting since he doesn’t seem like the type of person to allow others to touch him unless you want one less limb. Also it’s important to consider the only other person who he hugged was Mimsy who he opened admit to being friends with.

But back to the point, Alastair doesn’t look at all happy of the idea of dying for these people or just dying at all. He does care for them however he values himself much more. I think this will lead to the betrayal(that Viziepop talked about) and he will commit to find a way out of the contract.

The ultimate cannibal move, with all the other cannibals there, watching, maybe even cheering him on

finally after 9 weeks of on and off work. hate monologue animatic. collapses

heres some of my concept sketches for this version of am!