Good Omens Headcanons: Disposable Demon
i think Bunny Demon is a much better name for him, i’ve read it somewhere here on tumblr. in the script book he’s called junior demon
in some lists of the show’s cast it says his name is Eric??? I’ll take that one
fucking look at him he’s so cute
he gets fed to the hell hound in ep1 and has several versions of himself in ep4, so it’s clear why he’s the ‘disposable demon’ and why he’s the one sent to Heaven for Aziraphale’s trial: when things could get ugly, even for Hell’s standards, he’s the one to do the job
his curse is to be reborn every few days, but his memories never actually vanish (so he does remember Hastur killing him, too)
thus i really really like the idea of we/us/our pronouns but hey
definitely has been killed off for fun by Hastur and Ligur before
does he think about his role in the grand scheme of things? about his dark raison d’être? his purpose? write me some angst goddammit;;
he’s so enthusiastic and proud??? like, he genuinely likes to explain the plan to Hastur and is so well informed about everything
he makes jokes. guys, this is important. Crowley is said to be the only demon with an imagination, and yet Eric knows jokes and thinks of funny/charming things to say, even if his jokes are rubbish
‘darkforce one’ omg please marry me
seems to know that Hastur is out of sorts with Crowley, so he’s either very empathetic or very well informed, or both
his face is so expressive! he’s giggly and excited! boy is emotional
he knows about recent human culture. he knows what jokes are, he knows what selfies are. he’s probably been to Earth a fair bit
the way he talks about selfies leads me to believe he likes to take selfies;;
he jokes about avocados and is So Ironic about them, but he eats avocado toast on a regular basis you can’t change my mind
probably listens to k-pop
knows about the greek and the fields of meggido. he’s that one colleague who’s educated af and way overqualified for the job, but explains everything in easy language for everyone to understand
goth aesthetics, black lace, giant scarves
look at his killer make-up! he enjoys doing make-up, nail polish etc.
in jewish iconography bunnies are ‘unclean’, so maybe that’s why he sports that aesthetic. in ancient greece, bunnies were gifts between lovers, symbolized vitality, and attributed Aphrodite (wow). in christian iconography they symbolize mostly lust and unbridled sexuality, one of the seven deadly sins
‘breed/spawn like rabbits’ — that may be the reason there are so many versions of him
but, given that he is familiar with recent human culture, he must know about pet bunnies or even playboy bunnies. anyway he chose(?) fucking bunny ears over insect/amphibian/reptilian aesthetics he’s soft