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You said that you had a headcannon about Alastor's potential (maybe or maybe not) fear/distaste for dogs regarding the incidents of his death.

I'm curious to know what you thought of, if you'd like to share!!

I'd love to! Here's my two cents on Alastor's death and his opinion on dogs.

Alastor's death was slow. He was shot through the head, yes, but he hadn't lost consciousness entirely from that. Even lifeless on the ground, he was still aware of the blinding pain blooming from his forehead. He heard the barking of hunting dogs, the sound growing in volume until it was unbearably loud. He felt the dogs' teeth digging into his flesh, unable to see clearly past the blood in his eyes. He was completely, agonizing aware for his remaining seconds of life. It felt far longer than that.

Naturally, he hated dogs after that. Hearing barking still brought to mind that experience. There was nothing more frightening to him than the barking of dogs, and he would overreact to every dog he encountered, no matter the size of the hellhound or how loud it might have been. During his early days, he had killed a dog out of pure terror.

This frustrated him. Dogs were nothing to him. A majority of them are small, relatively harmless creatures. He knew that. There wasn't a single dog that threatened him. He hated this newfound fear he had, and he was determined to get rid of it.

Alastor's method for that was desensitization. He found a pack of dogs, and made it part of his routine to pass them by. The dogs were the loud, rowdy type; the kind of neglected dogs that are left outside on their own for too long, without regular meals or a place to sleep; the dogs that are prone to growling, barking, and biting due to their mistreatment. They were chained to their yards, unable to leave without their collars choking them. At first, Alastor just passed by, staying on the opposite side of the street,. It gave a fair amount of distance between himself and the yard they stayed in, allowing him to get used to the sound of barking. Once he was finally able to keep from flinching at the relentless barking, he switched to walking on the sidewalk in front of them. He was the nconfronted with their growling, their hostile attention, right next to him. He forced himself to move despite the relentless terror, and it eventually turned from debilitating fear to something more like background noise. When he could finally walk by without looking at them, it was a victory. He took to provoking the hounds when he could, finding joy in seeing them helplessly try and jump at him, fueled both by his own newfound courage and the knowledge that they couldn't hurt him.

Does Alastor like dogs? No. However, it's been nearly a hundred years in hell for him, and one of the first things he did was eliminate that weakness of his as much as he could.

He's still overly cautious. If a dog shows any sign of aggression, he's going to overcompensate, forcing it to the ground before it can even have the chance to bite. He's still afraid, but he's better at keeping it under control than he was when he first died.

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❊ him being a mama's boy!

It makes sense! His father was awful (to put it lightly), and his mother did love him.

I will say that I don't tend to agree with the common perception that he worships the ground she walks on. My Alastor loves his mother, and he has incredibly fond memories of walking through neighborhoods and parks with her. He learned to cook from both her and his aunt.

It's a fun aspect of his character, and it adds similar dimension that all his other positive relationships (Rosie and Mimzy) give him. They serve to indicate how he can have genuinely good connections with others, despite everything else about him.

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★Why do you think Alastor is, if not the most, one of the most popular characters of the show?

That's a really tough question!

I believe it originated from the pilot, where we had an extremely small character cast, and he was one of the characters that got the most focus. He's been one of the most developed characters ever since the pilot came out, and he was one of the two most outgoing male characters. It was pretty much Angel Dust or Alastor, if they weren't being shipped together already.

During the show, he fits a very popular character trope of being the guarded, mysterious type. While everyone else has had more direct character development, Alastor's comes from episode five, where the focus is between him and other characters who reveal more details about him. He doesn't let his guard down, he doesn't reveal anything about himself, and even his closest friendships (Mimzy and Rosie) can appear distant if you aren't someone who knows how Alastor treats everyone.

His character is fun to explore. People like me who enjoy character analysis are given plenty to work with, and his various connections to other characters make for fun dynamics. The amount of ships that include Alastor likely outweighs the amount that exclude him. Then, selfshipping with a mysterious serial killer who never lets his guard down is always popular.

TL;DR: It's a mix between the limited character cast we were given from the pilot, his character being the mysterious serial killer trope, and the shipping presence he has.

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★how do you think alastor deals with children? (can be your headcanon or canon alastor, idc tbh)

All of the headcanons that apply to my Alastor are also ones that I imagine applying to canon Alastor. The only difference between the two is that I speak in definite terms regarding my Alastor, given that is an interpretation of his character that is entirely under my control, while I speak in indefinite terms regarding canon Alastor, who may or may not conform to my ideas of his character.

Moving on.

Alastor does not like children. They are irritating, highly emotional creatures that cannot serve any purpose in his eyes. He would only stand a child that is 'well-behaved,' one that keeps quiet and doesn't do anything disruptive.

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★ is your Alastor attracted to women?

No. My Alastor is aroace.

He does not experience any romantic attraction, and he does not experience any sexual attraction, no matter who it is. He is also mildly sex-repulsed; he would never desire to have sex with another person, but the idea of sex itself is not all that disturbing.

He does not care for any committed relationship, either. That includes a queerplatonic relationship or any other form of partnership.

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★ What made you roleplay Alastor?

Looking at how long this blog has been going on for and how much I've done for it now, this may be hard to believe, but I didn't even want to roleplay Alastor seriously!

If you look really far back on this blog, one of my first interactions was with a now-deactived Niffty roleplay blog called stabby-crabby. You can find my interactions with them in the #stabby crabby tag, just as you can find any interactions with a specific blog by their blog name. This blog was actually made to interact with them! I had never intended to do many more.

I have a few friends who have told me I'm alike to Alastor. While I didn't see it at first, I've unfortunately come to accept that he's relatable to me. That is what drove their idea for me to come on Tumblr and play Alastor, which I decided would be a bit fun. I never expected to get any more asks than that, but when I did, I decided to answer them. Now, here we are.

Additionally, I do not like Alastor. His character is compelling and fun to explore, but I do not like him. I do not root for him in just about any setting. When I first made the blog, I even had one of the rules set to 'bully Alastor to your heart's content' to encourage people to be less flattering in their interactions. I have since removed it due to the audience of this blog, as I want all of my rules to be clear and purposeful instead, but my point is that I do not hold much love for this red asshole.

I have an OC that I'm going to be make a roleplay blog for soon. I hope that you all will find their character as compelling as you've found the rest of my writing here (however sparse that may be).

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Another one, sorry!

I just remembered that in a previous ask, I don't remember if it was you or Alastor, who said that he had encountered his father in hell.

Can we know what happened when he did see him again or found him?

Ah, that was implied more than stated outright if I believe, but yes!

I've had an idea of who his parents are and his relationship to them, and one thing is that he hates his father. But, more than that, he certainly didn't want to be afraid of him. He hates being afraid, after all. It was after he killed his own father (not heroically, mind you) that he started being more confident in himself as a killer. After he realized his father must be somewhere in hell with him, he took control of his situation by deciding to hunt him down.

We hear in the show that Alastor had a way to make overlords disappear. He couldn't have killed them, as that's impossible without angelic weaponry, but he did threaten to tear Husk's soul apart, which I believe was a literal threat. However, I doubt such a feat is straightforward, and it probably took quite a long experimental period to really nail down how to do it. I imagine that's what a lot of his earlier anonymous murders were for. He needed to practice.

Now, the exact details of my headcanon aren't set in stone. I have a lot of ideas on what would've happened between Alastor and his father after he died, and I'm not going to decide on any singular one. I like the different ways it could go.

The main idea I enjoy is that Alastor would've been on a passive lookout for his father early on, and upon finding him, would have used him as one of those experimental victims. Alastor had a 'moral code' during life in order to justify the violence he always wanted to commit. While that code did end after spending long enough in Hell, where everyone was an awful person by some metric, he still held onto it more or less through habit for a short while after his death. His father, who he despised, was possibly the easiest target in the world to justify. Not only in some vague moral sense, but as a way of reasserting his control and superiority.

Also, literally never apologize for asking me interesting questions.

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I came across an older ask that had asked whether or not Alastor had respawned after dying to a non-angelic weapon (or something similar) and he said no but you said otherwise.

So, I've been wondering if you could maybe share what happened if you still can?

Ahhh, thanks so much for giving me this opportunity!

See, while Alastor's ascent to power was extremely fast and notably extreme, I sincerely doubt he was able to simply level the playing field. I define the time period I imagine to be his adjustment to hell and rise to power as an overlord as his 'early era,' and I'm certain I've referred to it as such in the past as the time in which I most want to explore his character. (I promised some written stuff for reaching the 10000 likes milestone and still haven't followed through on it, I know. I'll get to it.)

One facet of this is that I doubt he won every fight. Alastor being Alastor, I imagine he always found a way to escape in some way before dying. Even if you reform after you die, he still didn't want to do that. It was a matter of pride and self-preservation even if the stakes weren't the same as back on Earth.

I imagine that it was before he'd revealed himself to be the Radio Demon. I imagine that during the latter half of his anonymous period, he started speaking more often, which might have allowed people to recognize him by his voice.

I don't have all the details worked out, but I imagine that he was targeting an overlord who happened to know who he was dealing with, and it resulted in his first and only defeat at the hands of someone else (well, defeat in his mind. Fleeing the battle just before they could deal the finishing blow still resulted in a victory as far as his adversaries were concerned. Though I doubt he lost many battles anyway).

I have this as a headcanon because it would've been a foundational moment for him. The humiliation would've fueled him for their next fight, even if it was doubtful anyone else gained knowledge of it. It remains one of his greatest failures in his mind, which is why he's never shared the details of it with anyone.

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