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Funniest thing about Alastor's scene is that he hates being under a deal, hates the lack of control and limitations and everything about it. So theoretically he should be able to understand how Husk may feel.

Yet

This is not a man who chooses to empathize.

He likely wasn't lying when he said that Husk was like a pet to him huh

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #hazbin hotel husk #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel thoughts #hazbin hotel spoilers #syncrovoid.txt #like sir?? #Alastor absolutely doesn't care that he's doing the same thing to husk that his deal is doing to him (or perhaps he sees himself as lenient? #it's absolutely because Alastor sees himself as better so it's far more a crime for him to be trapped than anyone else #such a silly guy

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"For when the hands clench you in their grasp, you know you're doomed to it."

Just a little goofy fanart for "The consequence of imaginations fear"!

I thought the description of their fear and panic was a interesting so I added some elements!! (Roses, the ringing etc) here it is!! :D

#the consequence of imagination's fear #drawing #artwork #digital art #digital artwork #procreate #doodle #digital drawing #sketch #such a silly drawing!! #This chapter gave me wheezer blue tears haha! #Very well made! #My hands hurt but it was worth it!! :) #syncrovoid.txt

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Alastor's Deal (Thoughts, Theories, and some Predictions)

This won't answer the who, but aims to dig into the why, and plausibly narrow down the terms of the deal. Long post ahead!

Evidence

First off, the finale was incredible! But what Alastor's song showed was that his ""death"" against Adam wasn't entirely a surprise, but rather planned. Alastor's song revealed that he was looking for a loop in the contract, a way to slip past the deal without having to directly break it. He already made a deal with Charlie for a favour, but that might have been a safety net of sorts, something to guarantee himself a fighting chance if his "dying for the hotel" plan failed.

His surprise was at how fast it happened, not that he nearly died. Alastor craves control, he wears his smile for control, he makes deals for control, his magic highly influenced by controlling others too. His Modus Operandi is control, and he faced the battle it started with him being in control. He was outwitting Adam, he was faster, sneakier, even kept his hands behind his back while dodging just to show how little effort it took. But Adam's weapon sending an angelic beam of power? That wasn't in his plan, that wasn't in his control.

Control is something Alastor seeks over everything, which is why the deal is so brutal for him. The deal takes control from him, and his constant smiling and jokes and contained urges for violence is him trying to have some sort of freedom. It's highly implied that, unless it's for the hotel, he hasn't used his magic for his own reasons. He hasn't eaten or killed anyone unless it is for the hotel, and even that was implied to happen only during the Mimzy incident. He hasn't gotten to make any deals either, at least no real deals, no deals for souls.

I'm far from the first one to say that his deal is forcing him to help the hotel, but it's only now that we see the true extent. Alastor's entire personality, goals, and being has been changed against his will. He is now a tool for the hotel, the sword and shield, the magical provider, bringing them whatever they need to succeed despite the odds. Without him, it would just be Charlie, Vaggie, and Angel Dust. Sir Pentious wouldn't have joined, repairs would've taken far longer, the staff would've been just Charlie and Vaggie, et cetera. Even his deals are just him trying to gain something out of helping the hotel.

Alastor is bound to the hotel and his powers are also bound to the hotel. He cannot be selfish, he cannot do anything unless it's for the hotel no matter how desperately he wants to do otherwise. And yet it seems like his powers are limited too.

Alastor has immense levels of powers, so much that he was taking down a large portion of the angel army single handedly. Had Adam not been there, it's not outlandish to claim that Alastor could have taken down the angel army by himself. This is why he was feared. This is why "no one crosses the radio demon". If these are his powers when their limited, imagine just how powerful he truly is?

The last evidence I'll state before moving on is that Alastor didn't return back to the hotel until it was rebuilt, yet still didn't use his magic to cause chaos.

To simplify, on his end the deal forces him to use his immense power for the benefit of the hotel. He cannot actively do anything to bring harm to it, and he cannot use his magic unless it's for the good of the hotel. And he cannot escape from the deal if the hotel is destroyed, so the deal isn't about the physical hotel, but rather the concept of it. As long as the hazbin hotel exists in the heart of those involved, Alastor is bound to help.

Why?

Now the why? I believe that, whoever he made the deal with him was, they want the hotel to succeed. Not only that, I believe that by forcing Alastor to stay there and help while limiting his capability for violence, they are also trying to rehabilitate Alastor.

Wherever Alastor was before the hotel opened, it was somewhere where he couldn't interact with anyone. He was forced to be gone, only until the hotel opened. If the theories of Alastor making a deal with Lilith is true, then Lilith's character is important to consider. From what we know she is powerful and worked to bring dekonkind together. And that she too disappeared 7 years ago.

It's confirmed that Alastor destroyed many of the worse evils that existed in hell, the only ancient overlords that remain are civil and take part of overlord meetings. They are controlled, contained. There's more structure, and the only truly out of control, dangerous demon to remain would have been Alastor. It's possible that Lilith realized that she could use him to "clean up hell", waiting her time until Alastor was the last remaining biggest threat. That was when she pounced, seven years ago to capture him in a deal. We don't know why he would accept such a limiting deal, but I'd wager that it could have been for his life (either she was threatening him, or he nearly died and made a deal for his life).

Now that the deal is made, Alastor can't bring mindless chaos. If anything he is doing the most to help demons be saved from the extermination either through redemption or protection (we also didn't see him prior to the last, so perhaps he's also bound to protect during the extermination too?).

All while Alastor is handling and ensuring the success of the largest and most helpful demon-centered support system, Lilith is on vacation. Almost like Alastor is acting in her role, a mimicry of a spiritual successor of sorts. He's helping rally the demons together, helping shape Charlie into a better leader, helping prove demons can be redeemed. All while Alastor is either witness, participant, or manager of the strategies used to redeem sinners. Alastor is only a few steps away from taking part of the redemption program himself.

If Alastor's deal was with Lilith, then she's getting everything she could want. All the uncontrollable evils/overlords destroyed, a muzzle on (one of the most) powerful sadistic demons, someone to help guide her daughter, help demons redeem themselves, protection for her citizens from being killed or further tortured, and she finally gets a vacation. She'd be getting everything she could want, with the bonus of possibly rehabilitating Alastor in the process.

It's no wonder Alastor is so desperate to break out of the deal, to find a backdoor in the contract. This goes against everything he stands for. The stories of him broadcasting screams? Of killing overloards and owning soul after soul after soul? That is the real him, and it isn't exaggerated. If Alastor wasn't chained, he'd have the power and strength to destroy large swaths of hell himself. If he decided to do his own extermination with angelic weapons? He could kill as many demons as the angels do and more, because he wouldn't be limited by a single day period.

If his deal is with someone else? We simply don't have enough information yet to name them then. Whoever it is, they would have to believe in demonkind's potential for improvement, and possibly fear what Alastor is able to do.

Predictions

The last thing I want to touch upon is how Alastor might be able to escape the deal. First is what he tried, which is "dying" for the hotel. Or, more precisely, for everyone involved in the hotel, it was as if he died, so why would they still depend on him?

Next would be for the hotel to be destroyed, and considering that we don't know if Alastor was briefly free while he recovered or if he was just hiding out somewhere new because he couldn't stay in the hotel because it didn't exist, this one is still iffy. If part of his deal is staying at the hotel to actively protect it, the he was temporarily freed from that condition. Yet once it was rebuilt Alastor returned, proving that the destruction of the hotel building wouldn't free him.

The next possible way could be the death of the hazbin hotel spirit. If Alastor (or outside forces) were able to destroy Charlie's hope for the hotel just like Lucifer's dreams were crushed, perhaps Alastor would be freed. Considering how the finale went, it would take a lot for this to happen.

My final idea, and the one I predict will happen, is that Alastor outfits the person he made the deal with. He doesn't find a true "out", but rather will manipulate them into giving his power back. And this? I believe that Alastor's deal with Charlie was made for this reason.

If indeed the deal was with Lilith, and part of the deal seems to be ensuring Charlie's dreams come true, then Charlie is a delightful way for Alastor to manipulate the situation. How? Who knows, but I think that this will be a large part of the conflict of season 2.

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel theory #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #alastor hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin hotel charlie #hazbin hotel lilith #syncrovoid.txt #i have SO many thoughts after watching the finale but these are my biggest ones! #Alastor is a fascinating character and its wonderful to have evidence that Alastor's whole characyer isn't just manipulating #the hazbin group but also manipulating the audience into viewing him as helpful and less dangerous #he makes us forget that Alastor thives off violence. he couldn't stop himself from laughing while fighting Adam #and took great joy in destroying the loan shark gang #had we saw him I'm sure we would have seen him thrilled to kill so many angels too #even if the deal forces him to help the hotel he didn't lie about finding entertainment in other's failing and ruining themselves #and yet despite this it's so very very hars Not to root for him #his desperation to be free of the deal is palpable and so raw that you want him to be free #even if that could lead to suh ruin and destruction and many many heaps of angst #how can i NOT analyze the finale to hell and back (pun on purpose) #anywho!!

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Thinking about how Alastor told Adam that "you should know better than anyone what a soul can accomplish when they take charge of their own fate".

Thinking about how a huge part of Alastor's character is being in control, whether it be controlling situations, people, outcomes, and deals.

Thinking about how his deal, how it limits his powers and actions and choices, how it is all about taking control away from him. Not just control he used to have, but specifically control over his life.

If Alastor's powers and his ego all stems from him taking control of his fate, it's no wonder that he's breaking under the pressure of upholding the deal. It's taking everything from him, forcing him to be a puppet for someone else's schemes.

Thinking about how Alastor had no choice but to defend the hotel and fight Adam, and it was only when he was wounded that he could leave, but he nearly died. How Alastor was confronted with the utter, painful lack of control he has over his fate, over whether he lives or dies.

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel Alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin alastor #syncrovoid.txt #him SPECIFICALLY telling Adam that taking control of one's fate can boost one's power and then being contronted with no longer having #having that control over his own fate?? #of course he had a break down! he is not okay! #hazbin hotel thoughts #i have So many thoughts

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Alastor's Shadow Thoughts

Do we really know what, or who, Alastor's shadow is? For a while I thought it was an external manifestation of his powers, in the style that he just has so much magic that it manifests as it's own being of sorts.

But now? With the reveal in the finale I believe that his shadow is a reflection of Alistor's true emotions/true self. If he's constantly restraining himself, then his shadow laughing at misfortune and grinning at opportunity is what he truly wants to do. His shadow flaring up during his conversation with Cahrlie where they made their deal only helps prove this to me.

His shadow isn't something out of control or someone else, rather his shadow is more him than Alastor can actually be, while trapped by the deal

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel theory #hazbin hotel spoilers #syncrovoid.txt #his shadow is such a fun character quirk #i should go through to see if his shadow appears during certain situations or of its just random #there's the stitching theme that appears twice that's Fascinating to me #i need to grab images before making a post about it

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Alastor and Swearing

I'm pretty sure now that Alastor only swears when he feels out of control. With Lucifer, his whole presence could have shook up the status quo there which would be a threat to Alastor.

With Susan, Alastor was in a more comfortable environment where he wouldn't have to have control, but also was forced to be helpful and kind because of his deal. Which, considering a lot of what we know of Alastor is a mask of sorts, could be highly out of character for him.

With Adam it's fairly obvious why he felt out of control. However the "I will end your fucking life" did feel a little out of character. The reason it hit so hard the first time he swore was because he generally just didn't. After the last handful of episodes him swearing has less impact.

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel spoilers #syncrovoid.txt #hazbin hotel thoughts #the show has turned my brain into naught but an ant mound for hazbin related thoughts

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Silly hazbin hotel AU: cursed cat Alastor and Alastor but Perry the platypus style

The hazbin hotel group find cat Alastor and decide to adopt him despite the cursédness. Maybe cat Alastor is a challenge to see if non-humanoid/speaking demons can also be redeemed.

When the crew needs him Radio Demon Alastor appears as their benefactor, but otherwise remains mysteriously out of sight. No one knows where he goes or how he always appears when they need him (or when there's a chance of a deal).

When cat Alastor first disappeared maybe they panicked until someone said it can be normal for cats to roam or take up for somewhere that isn't easy to find.

Other than some odd similarities they don't connect that cat Alastor and actual Alastor are the same being. Since a lot of demons are red anyways they couldn't use that (and there's "categories" of demons too, so a few deer characteristics in their cat isn't that weird, right?)

#syncrovoid.txt #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel au #cursed cat alastor #please consider: the shenanigans #part of the deal he made is that unless he is fulfilling his part of the deal he has to be cursed cat alastor #since its easiest to fulfill the deal if he is there alastor doesn't run away but DOES cause mischief #he has the plausible deniability that being in that form messes with his brain #<- if anyone catches on #hazbin au

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I've been thinking back on who Alastor has killed during his time at the Hazbin Hotel, and so far it has only been the loan sharks and the extermination angels. From what I know the loan sharks are hell-born demons, just like how the extermination angels are heaven-born.

I propose that a part of Alastor's deal is that he can't kill a human soul. That is why during the battle in the finale Alastor was able to kill so many extermination angels yet hadn't used a single angelic weapon while fighting Adam

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #hazbin hotel spoilers #hazbin hotel theory #syncrovoid.txt #perhaps it's more accurate to say he can't hurt a human soul or a soul who's associated with the hotel #because i very much believe Alastor was holding back while fighting Adam #he was laughing and teasing and having a blast but he never used a holy weapon against Adam #even though he quite easily could have considering what we've seen from him #just saying

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Hazbin Hotel thoughts (with a splash of vague theories) (Alastor edition)

Something that is super fascinating about how Alastor's character has been left highly up to interpretation is that, before these next episodes at least, it's not entirely clear what his motives are.

We know he is a skilled manipulator, a master of wording things in his favour to get the deals he wants. We know he's a serial killer that puts the laughter in slaughter, yet still has a variation of a moral code. We know he has ties, likely to lilith (though personally I really hope it ends up that he made a deal before he died for power, which now haunts him in hell).

We know that he partly protects the hotel because it's where he has a new radio broadcaster, but his protection of it could be protection for him, for what demon would mess with a friend (father figure?) of the princess of hell? Even Lucifer can't actually hurt him without hurting Charlie, regardless of how authentic Alastor is towards her.

Is his song purely to manipulate Charlie into feeling safer around him? Is he slowly wearing down her defenses so she may accidentally (or even purposefully) make a deal with him? It's clear from the dialogue and interactions that he's not incorporating himself much into the group, and we still don't know what's up with his radio broadcasting system being up once more.

There's so many ways it can be interpreted, but it's fun to have a character that is both mysterious but also bound to a set of morals he doesn't care to explain. He is the master of his own life, and (likely) sees others as lesser because they're weaker/manipulatable/"stupid". Yet his morals are just present enough that he could find it dishonorable to destroy demons that have, perhaps in his eyes, given up power for a chance at redemption.

There's also other questions around his character too, my biggest one being whether he has 1 power source or two? Many times we see his power/magic manifest as red hues (symbols specifically), similar to how he wears all red. Other times it is green, which may or may not be tied to his "neon" colours. Is it because red and green are complimentary but conflicting? Is it to show that one power is fully his and the other is not? Does the neon represent a lack of truthfulness or him acting outside of his true wishes? Because the only time we've really seen it is when he is saying (somewhat) nice things in very specific situations.

Does Alastor know Vaggie is/was an angel? He didn't like her in the pilot, and its unclear whether their strained dynamic is because Vaggie wants to protect Charlie and it is one sided, or if Alastor knows and is waiting for the perfect moment to use that against her, perhaps for a deal?

Also his only songs so far have been him just taking over someone else's song. How petty and silly of him. Can't wait to see what he has planned next!

Who knows! Either way Hazbin Hotel is a very fun show and I'm so excited for the next episodes!!

#syncrovoid.txt #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #alastor the radio demon #I have SO SO SO many thoughts about this guy. There's so much I wish the show had more time to go into and give some space to breathe #I wish the season wasn't planned to be so short #also dad beat dad?? favourite episode. im sorry but the interactions? the character driven mess pf whatever went on? #healthy vs unclear vs unhealthy relationships and the complications of isolation? #the show has a target audience and it is me. I'm sorry #on a side note i appreciate how they are handling angel dust. showing how it cant be as easy a fix as just walking away and that #there are reasons people end up in bad situations and that it isnt that they are inherently wrong or bad or broken #life is a series of events and sometimes those events are unfair and mean and push someone deeper and deeper into a pit #even if you want help it can be hard. sometimes self destruction can seem like a kindness in the face of aimless oblivion #anywho

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Real life render distance enabled

I also travered deeper into the forest and past some creeks, and guess what? There is just more cornfield. It is endless. They are everywhere. The corn is inescapable

#syncrovoid.txt #forest #gremlincore #<- does it apply if i run off away from civilization sometimes? #i like the peace and silence and the sense of exploration #also a fan of how it is so quiet you can hear the individual flap of a bird's wing #<- cardinal wings are LOUD?? so loud??

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New art new art!

#welcome home #wally darling #syncrovoid.art #syncrovoid.txt #technically it is still a WIP because uhhh there is still much i would try to fix but i do not wish to work on it for any longer @:P #hfaceless hands of those beyond laying claim on your visage and fame #where is the horror in that? surely being a being that is aware of the audience without knowing who wat or why they watch would be so normal #nothing is wrong nothing is wrong. everything is so normal for a silly little guy like him #also it took SO long yo figure out how to draw his face until i settled on this.. i really need to practice expressions #but hey i was practicing different digital painting styles and i think i found one i like (as seen with the hands haha) #i am still learning!! #that is why it may look a little rough but i think im improving!! #anywho i have been busy so new fic update might take a while but yeah! #i hope you (collective you) are having a lovely day/night! dont forget to drink some water and have a snack #@:)

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I got a art tablet!! Just some doodles and figuring out how it works (how does rendering work)

#welcome home #wally darling #art.txt #syncrovoid.txt #i am decent at drawing animals but humanoids are a little new and faces are difficult so! #also hands are fun to draw @:P #i know it isn't the best but i am still learning! plus this is just a day of doodles haha #once i figure out how to render it is game over for you all #joking joking!! there are so many artists here that have levels of talent i will only ever aspire of reaching @:) #anywho!! #doodles #syncrovoid.art

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Typewriter Acquired!

Guess what I now have? A type writer!! I found it at a thrift store and it seems to be working so far. I'm going to be fixing it up but it's pretty neat!

If anyone's got tips or knows what model it is please let me know!

#syncrovoid.txt #typewriter #type writer #antique #its an underwood made in canada.. i know it must be made in the 1930s or after because it has a shell metal frame #it weighs a ton so it's definitly not a traveling typewriter #probably made for office work? it has a few extra keys so it can't be super old. it's far from electric though lol #anywho it's really neat! i like the aesthetic of the black ones without an encassing a lot more #but who am i to shame it for the way it was built? #I'll be removing the sheet metal for cleanup anyways so we'll see what it looks like then #i also have to fix the B key since it sticks. the rest seem to be good? #right now testing it the ink strip doesn't work but that's expected since it just had an old one in #i might carry it over to the antoque place after i clean it up? just to see what they might say #but otherwise i wish to keep it!! it's a fun tricket of the past #and it is SO satisfying to type with #anywho!!

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Writing a dive into radio history and Alastor that will be shared later. It is fascinating history stuff!!

#syncrovoid.txt #hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel alastor #there is a lot that is super interesting and while i don't know how much is intentional alot of hus charscter does line up with the history!

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I need to write an analysis on the color red and how it applies to Wally throughout the Welcome Home website. I have many thoughts!

#welcome home #wally darling #syncrovoid.txt #welcome home analysis #it is very interesting!! and i havent seen much else cover it and yet it seems important to the overal narrative #the new update is so cool and fun #also has anyone figured out the maybe-morse code fro. Home in that one audio?

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I am back from more Adventuring into Digital Art! I have today prepared a doodle I practiced making line art and some styles of colouring (? I am still learning the terminology)

Flat colours + line art:

And two tyles of rendering. First with painting style and second has a flat colour base with a mix of overlay layer and some tiny scribbles onto of the overlay layer:

(why is line art so hard...)

#welcome home #wally darling #art.txt #syncrovoid.txt #the pose is off and theres things that i'd change looking at it like this BUT it is what it is #my respect for digital artist has increased greatly for the sheer unfiltered Mass of Options makes it a lot more difficult #and not easier like i once thought #i am best at pencil and paper. shading only in tones of grey and not colour like this #BUT that shall not stop me @:P #it is a learning process (do people have tips? i watched some videos and played around with it but i feellike i am doing some things wrong) #anywho i have rambled enough!! and procrastinated much as i am fallen into a deep hyperfixation with my drawing tablet #<- is also very sleep deprived haha #have a lovely day/night !! #@:o) #syncrovoid.art