#mayday crew

[ravenwitch45]

What are some personal hcs you have about Verosika and the background succubi gang?

I actually did something essentially like this a while back, before Ozzie's I think so some stuff is off but hey, that's fine with me

RavenWitch45

just wondering if you had any SFW headcanons about Verosika's crew. Okay, Hope you enjoy! Ace and Josh are an off and on sorta thing, much t

But I'm good giving a few more, Hope you like them.

Some Random Mayday Crew Headcanons

They all know how to do hair and make up really well, it's kinda a given in their profession while also knowing how to wear some really complex stuff. Verosika is of course the best at all of this tho and taught most of them.

When there traveling, they like to rent rooms close to one another or just a suite for them all to stay in, as they often borrow stuff from eachother.

Speaking of that, Vortex only loosely owns his own wardrobe as people often just borrow his shirts cause they just swaddle any of the crew that is not him, hell two succubi can fit in some of his sweaters so they love it, and while he allows it, he's certainly going to tease a little.

Aside from Verosika none them really like very formal clothing, which kinda forces her to wrangle the whole crew into fitting clothing if they have a formal event they have to go to.

All of the succubi have had to go on stage at some point, either Verosika isn't feeling up to it, or the act is a duet or simalirly requires multiple performers. They all really enjoy it for the most part, heck they've even dragged Vortex on stage so everyone's included sometimes.

They all genuinely care about eachother, like one big family, a lot like I.M.P just no one really wants to state it.

All the succubi can fly, though that doesn't mean all of them should XP

Anytime they have to go back to the office space, they all just mind their own buisness despite the constant drama that goes on across the hall, though a good few can't resist laughing at some of the stuff they hear going on.

Aside from Verosika, there all terrified of Millie after the whole fish thing, lowkey they were all silent when they saw her storm into the office after running into Chaz, they ain't getting mixed up in that.

Some of the crew, like Vortex, Ace, Josh etc have apoligized for the whole Ozzie's thing to Blitz, M&M. There nice people generally, just while they think Verosika went a bit far, they don't want to fight with her.

Okay, hope you enjoyed those, been a bit since I wrote these guys but there still cool I think.

[free-flowing-anxiety]

Josh: Coco! You have to teach me how to top Ace!

Coco: why? I though you liked bottoming for him.

Josh: I do, but he thinks that I can’t top him.

Coco: Because you can’t. Last time you tried Ace took over.

Josh: Teach me!

Coco: *sigh* Josh you’re a bottom just embrace it.

Kat: you can top me!

Josh: I think I’d rather try topping for Vorasika.

[varah-x]

This is for all ya incubi shippers (including myself) I got bored today and decided to make a fan kid for them haha. I might end up making headcanons for her, we’ll see. Her names Beth btw.

Please don’t trace, copy, or steal my art or character. Thank you!

[raeynbowboi]

The Mayday Crew Deserves a Spin-Off

I know this seems a bit silly at the outset. Really? Them? A throwaway group of minor antagonists getting their own series? But honestly, after giving it some thought, I think there’s some merit to this concept.

Out of every group of antagonists introduced thus far, they are the biggest, giving the main cast of this supposed spin-off a lot of inter character relationships for the series to explore. Unlike Striker who is mostly a solo villain and the Cherubs who are more or less foils to IMP, the Mayday Crew has enough members to work really nicely as a big ensemble workplace comedy mixed with a dysfunctional found family. By having more than 3 central characters, it has room to exist as its own thing instead of just feeling like a clone of Helluva Boss.

There’s a lot of potentially compelling drama you could squeeze out of lust demons trying to navigate meaningful and healthy relationships. It’s an interesting dichotomy, and with Candy Apples (Coco x Apple) and Incubi (Josh x Ace) being canon ships, that’s already two relationships that can serve as foils to one another.

Helluva Boss has an irritatingly impressive knack for getting its audience invested in (or just simping for) its side characters, and of all the side characters introduced, I think the Mayday Crew has the most room to turn their group dynamic into something interesting.

There’s a chance to flip the script and show Blitz as an antagonist to Verosika’s crew instead of the other way around. There’s also a chance to create an interesting foil by seeing how say, Verosika and her crew treats Tex versus how Blitz and M&M treat Loona, as well as showing how different life is for higher status demons like Verosika compared to low-status imps.

As higher ranking demons, Verosika and by extention her crew have access to parts of both Hell and Earth that IMP simply lacks. Places like Ozzie’s are an extremely rare night out, whereas for someone of Verosika’s clout, she probably just waltzed past the bouncer like it was any boring old day. So, if the writers wanted an easier way to have characters rubbing elbows with the elites more often without always having to use Stolas, this is another approach they could use.

Because Verosika is famous and the Mayday Crew are her entourage, it’s also a great way to explore celebrity culture, idol worship, paparazzi, advertisements, and other sorts of pressures that someone of Verosika’s status has to deal with that someone like Blitz can avoid.

But while that’s all fine and good, what about the details? What would it be called? Who would be the star? What would be the focus? Well, I think the best candidate for main character would be Ace. It’s only my own personal headcanon, but I’ve always gotten the sense that he’s Verosika’s second-in-command, and we already have a show where the “boss” is the main character. Two actually, since Charlie is the CEO of the Happy Hotel. So, having a show star and primarily focus on the employees might be a nice change of pace. The unsung heroes who break their backs to make the celebrity look good. Her back-up dancers or vocalists, stylists, choreographers, assistants, groupies, or whatever all of their individual job descriptions end up being, someone as big as Verosika needs a full time team to keep her afloat, and that could be an interesting focal point for the Mayday Crew beyond just being an excuse for more dirty jokes and sexual inuendos. So, a show that follows Ace as he works to maintain order and peace in Verosika’s chaotic little clique while also trying to apease his bitch of a boss feels like a good basis for a show, and since he also has a blossoming relationship with Josh (which the fans already are interested in) this gives free reign to develop them as characters and put them through relationship issues, with Apple and Coco serving as the other primary couple. And since we don’t want a repeat of M&M who are meant to be a subversion of standard Hell relationships, this means we’re likely to see and deal with two problematic relationships where the partners are trying, but aren’t as perfect and sweet as Millie and Moxxie. As for what the show would be called... why not just Mayday! Verosika strikes me as a drama queen meltdown sort of boss, so anytime anything goes wrong, it’s time to set off the alarms. It’s a little cheeky, but I think it has room to work. Is it perfect? No. The Mayday Crew is extremely flat. Their only real personalities come through fan headcanons. But they’ve managed to be relatively popular, and there’s enough of them to make an interesting ensemble cast out of them. Whether it becomes its own completely separate entity, or it just becomes a standalone episode of Helluva Boss, I think there’s something there that has the potential to become one Helluva show.

[raeynbowboi]

[raeynbowboi]

Don’t mind me, I’m just crying over Incubi going on a date.

[raeynbowboi]

What do you hc each Mayday Crew member's special skillset is? For instance, what does each member specialize in that makes them stand out above others within the group dynamic as it relates to assisting Verosika?

I assume Ace is the head Choreographer, and also gets the honor of being the top pick for music video arm candy if Verosika needs it. Josh, likewise, is a back-up dancer, alongside Apple, Cocoa, and Milky. Ace is her second-in-command, so he keeps everyone in line and on-task, which means he's also responsible for her phone, social callendar, remembering all of her friends and enemies, and is also basically her receptionist, unless she hands her phone to someone else. Apple is absolutely Verosika's health guru, personal trainer, yoga instructor, or whatever. Cocoa is a nutritionist to make sure Verosika's staying healthy. Kiki is in charge of Verosika's hair, make-up, and wardrobe. Josh was only hired because he's a hot piece of man candy to dance sexily behind Verosika and not to talk, but he's really good with social media and knowing what's trendy, so he keeps Verosika up to date on trends, gossip, challenges, and sometimes runs her social media pages for her. However, Josh has had some hiccups in the past, and now he's not allowed to post anything for Verosika until Ace or Kiki has looked at it and approved it. Given that Verosika just mindlessly handed her bottle of booze to Milky, I assume she's Verosika's personal assistant. If Verosika needs something, she's going to call either Ace or Milky depending on the situation. If it's a professional thing, she asks for Ace, if it's more personal, she calls for Milky. Milky is the one who reaches behind the fridge to get Verosika's phone. She's the one who books the hotel reservation. She's the one who keeps Verosika balanced. She may also be in charge of handling Verosika's public image, deciding which gossip rags Verosika will do interviews for, or what places aren't good enough for Verosika to take gigs at. If Ace is ever indisposed, Kiki is next in the totem pole to keep everybody in line, and then Milky after her. But she's not as good at the whole discipline thing as Ace, so the team suffers without Ace leading them. Kat is the young blood of the group. The newest hire. He's just a back-up dancer and the official "gopher" of the group. Just the group's collective assistant. Mostly because when they tried to make Tex the Gopher, he just growled, and they all knew better than to ask again. So, now it's all on Kat to run everybody's errands. If Verosika wants coffee, he's the one they send. If her dry-cleaning needs to be picked up, it's his job. If her pills need refilling, that is NOT his job. Milky handles that. Kat is not allowed near anything that important to Verosika. He is the lowest rung on the ladder. If anyone in the group is the lyricist or composer other than Verosika herself, my top guess would be that Ace and/or Kiki, though Ace is more invested in the stage performance. If somebody handles all of Verosika's musical stuff, then I'd make these slight changes: Kiki is the arranger, composer, and lyricist who puts together all of Verosika's songs and helps Verosika with her vocals, Ace is head Choreographer, and Milky does Hair, Make-up, and Wardrobe. Personal assistant status slides down the totem pole to Cocoa, making Apple the health and wellness personnel, Josh the social media guru, and Kat is still just the lowly assistant that does everyone's grunt work.

[raeynbowboi]

Has this joke been made yet?