#selfshipping shitpost

I could honestly ramble about how misunderstood Adam is for HOURS!! So many people chalk him down to the villain, a narcissist self centered misogynist— but OHHHH MY GOD THERE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!! I did research into the Bible which he’s obviously based on (being the first man, even while plot elements are changed for the story of hazbin-) and there’s SO MUCH! Taking the context of the Bible + MIXING it with the hazbin lore makes everything SO much more messed up and shows you the reason he acts how he does!!! From context clues we get in the show, it shows that he feels as he as the obligation to act how everyone expects him to, right? So we see him being loud, boisterous, he tries to be someone who feels worthy of being looked up to, even if he goes wrong in many areas.. but all of these behaviors, trying to act better than everyone? They STEM from somewhere!! All the way back to Eden and the story with the apple— even before that! With Lilith and being abandoned for Lucifer. Him and Eve took the apple out of curiosity, out of wanting to know more… not to mention, the apple was made to look appealing! To be tempting, it was something setting them up to fail.. the apple was put in the center of Eden EVEN when god could’ve hidden it away where no one would ever find it.. but he didn’t, he put it in reach, as a “test”, but it was BOUND to fail!

And then, the harsh punishments given for that ONE failure, that ONE mistake??? It would OBVIOUSLY give the impression that he HAD to be perfect! That he wasn’t allowed to make mistakes! So, of course that would lead to his behavior. And his inherent distrusting and disdain for sinners OBVIOUSLY comes from Lucifer! He’s never been given a reason to trust them, and the only person who tried to change that? WAS A SINNER!! Who was the daughter of the man he despises!!! Sera enables his behavior, Lute does, EVERYONE DOES!! So how can he know he’s doing more harm than good? He thinks he’s doing something heroic! And he’s taking joy from it cause he thinks it’s the right thing to do, the same way when you win an argument, you get this feeling of being good enough? THATS what he strives for from the exterminations! It doesn’t make the killing right? But it gives a damn good explanation, especially considering everyone in heaven treats him like a trophy rather than a person! He has so much built up insecurity that he feels like he has to prove himself to heaven, prove himself to his GOD, and no one ever even tried to help him other than the people he despised. THATS SO MESSED UP! That’s why I made Eloa, cause he deserves to have someone willing to help him!!