#overlord niffty

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self indulgent swap au

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Out on a Limb - Part 2

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Hazbin Hotel Masterpost

[randomly--accessed--memories]

RAM Summary

So, since the season two finale turned out to work WAY better with this AU than I was anticipating, I decided to repost this plot summary for any post-season two fans! I'm going to start tweaking certain details to be more canon-compliant in the next week or two, so stay tuned for that!

RAM (Randomly Accessed Memories) is a collaborative Hazbin Hotel AU based on the theory that Niffty is a former overlord that Alastor drove insane, and asks the question: What if he did the same to Vox?

Animation commissioned from @/__shmoki__ over on Twitter

Alastor and Vox had their final battle. After fifty years of rivalry, Vox finally gained the upper hand; in a moment of desperation, he used his hypnosis against Alastor… and it worked. Briefly. Terrified of what Vox might do if he managed to gain power over him, Alastor lashed out and knocked Vox unconscious. He knew he had to neutralize Vox somehow, but he found himself hesitant to finally kill his old friend. Instead, he chose a different tactic.

Alastor took Vox to the basement of V Tower and began a broadcast, torturing him live on the air for all the city to hear. Valentino and Velvette, believing that the two were most likely at Alastor’s radio tower, rushed off to rescue Vox, unknowingly leaving him to his fate. After hours of torture, once Vox’s physical and mental defenses were lowered, Alastor was finally ready to enact his true goal: using his powers to reach into Vox’s mind and remold him into something more palatable.

Once the broadcast was finished, Alastor dumped Vox’s dismembered body in the lobby of V Tower and then vanished for the next seven years. Valentino and Velvette were initially relieved when they discovered Vox was still alive, albeit comatose, but once his body was repaired and they finally turned Vox back on, they immediately knew something was wrong. Vox had no recollection of the past fifty years; his memories of his life after his falling out with Alastor were simply gone. Worse than that, he appeared to be trapped in a perpetual state of channel surfing, unable to stay focused on anything for more than a minute and forgetting new information soon after learning it. On top of it all, Alastor was now the center of his world; Vox asked for him constantly, wouldn’t hear a word against him, and his only goal seemed to be to reunite with him.

Valentino and Velvette, unwilling to kill Vox but knowing that if anyone discovered his condition, it would put a massive target on all three of their backs, confined Vox to a private suite in the tower and told the public that he had died. Vox spent seven agonizing years locked away in the tower with only Vark for company. Valentino and Velvette visited frequently, trying to coax non-existent memories out of him or at least trying to build a new relationship with him, but Vox’s memory always reset after every interaction with them. Valentino fell into a self-destructive spiral upon losing his lover, taking out his grief and frustration on everyone in the vicinity. Velvette had no choice but to take on Vox’s role as CEO of VoxTek (renamed VTek) and spent the next seven years trying to project invulnerability to the public, even as she was overwhelmed with her new responsibilities, trying to ensure Vox was safe and taken care of, and dealing with Valentino’s destructive outbursts.

After seven long, miserable years, Alastor finally returned. Eager to see if his plan worked, he slipped into V Tower and, at long last, reunited with Vox. Vox was ecstatic to see Alastor again and begged him to rescue him from his “prison,” andAlastor happily obliged. Alastor was thrilled with his handiwork; Vox was once again the man he had known all those years ago. He finally had his friend back… right?

Alastor brought Vox along with him to the hotel, ready to begin a new era of their afterlives— one where Vox would never change and always do as he was told. Charlie and Vaggie didn’t recognize Vox, so saw no issue with accepting him into the hotel. Angel Dust and Husk, on the other hand, were fully aware of who Vox used to be and what Alastor had done to him but were forced to keep quiet by their respective contracts. Alastor assigned Vox the role of hotel handyman, and he and the other staff members settled into their new lives at the hotel.

Valentino and Velvette were horrified when they discovered that Vox had gone missing; they were livid when they learned that it was Alastor who took him and brought him to the princess’ new hotel. However, fearing that if they made a move to attack Alastor/the hotel he would simply take Vox and vanish into the ether again, they were forced to bide their time, waiting for an opportunity to rescue their friend.

Vox spent the next six months at the hotel, participating in the canonical plot of the show. His frantic, high-energy behavior, volatile memory, and habit of frying the electronics he was meant to be fixing often made things difficult, but hesoon found his place among the Hazbins. He became very close with Niffty due to their shared decade of death and the fact that they were the only people who understood how the other’s mind worked. Vox also ended up forming a friendship with Sir Pentious, who had been sent by the Vees to keep an eye on Vox and spy on the hotel. However, as time went on, things between Vox and Alastor became more strained. Alastor gradually came to realize that his plan hadn’t worked quite as well as he’d hoped. Vox was stuck in the past and saw him as his closest friend, but he wasn’t the person Alastor had once known. Vox’s erratic behavior began to grate on him, and Alastor eventually realized that he had liked the way Vox used to challenge him— now, he was little more than a sycophant or a needy pet. However, Alastor could not admit he had made a mistake; he was in too deep now, and there was no undoing what had been done.

This AU has multiple endings, but the one I consider “canon” consists of Vox participating in the hotel’s battle with Heaven and getting noticed by some reporters once the dust has settled. All of Hell now knows that Vox, the former Television Overlord, is alive and at the Hazbin Hotel. Charlie, horrified to learn what Alastor did to Vox and Niffty, kicks him out of the hotel. She contacts the Vees and starts trying to negotiate with them for Vox’s return on the condition that Valentino break his contract with Angel Dust. The details about what happens next are a bit murky, but in the end, Alastor disappears once again, and Charlie’s deal with the Vees goes through. Vox is returned to V Tower, although with far more freedom than he had before— all of Hell knows he’s alive, so why bother keeping him locked up? The mental block Vox has regarding retaining information about Val and Velvette lifts in Alastor’s absence, and the Vees are finally able to start rebuilding their relationship. It's different from how it was before– always will be– but that doesn't make it any less valuable. Change is inevitable, after all.

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This is a long shot I think, but trying to sort out what Niffty could have been the overlord of, and truthfully I can't see it being anything other than sewing stitches. She's obviously got her sewing needle so that's not a huge stretch (overlord of sewing? fabrication? Idk), but I do find it interesting that Alastor is another character associated with "stitching" visuals.

Seen theories of him having been ripped apart at some point and then sewn back together. They are made of his green magic, but still interesting. His "dolls" also have that stitched together look, maybe she made them. He rips souls apart and she pieces them back together?

Final thought in this realm was regarding his shadow, and it just makes me think about how in peter pan his shadow keeps doing its own thing until Wendy sews it to him. Alastor's shadow is seemingly unique to him, part of his powers or otherwise. Maybe Niffty simply has the power to bring things together? She keeps him from falling apart, both literally and figuratively.

[its-ok-to-smile]

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Overlord Husk AU that’s also a Overlord Niffty AU

Hear me out. In my world they knew each other before Alastor came in and they kinda hit if off. They owned the casino together. To the staff they’re known as the overlords obviously but guests didn’t really know. Husk prefers standing behind the bar observing the poor souls gambling it all away while Niffty is doing who knows what and occasionally bringing roaches to Husk. And just for the hell of it, they picked up Crymini sometime along the way. Every one on staff calls her the little princess cause she’s Husk daughter and Nifftys niece. (Might make Crym 16 or something) Husk and Niff kinda adopted each other as siblings.

Add in Huskerdust and Angel is flirting with the cute bartender (can before the contract with Val or after) while the tiny bug offers Angel a roach crown. A few weeks later he’s getting the shovel talk from a teenage with a few of the dancers behind her. Angel is getting shovel talked by everyone- they like Husk as one of their overlords.

Angel doesn’t sell his soul it Husk and Niff free him from Val only to release the soul. Husk likes Angel but their relationship won’t go any further of Husk or Niff own his soul. Luckily for Husk Angel decides to stay. He works with the dancers now.

And lastly, the whole Casino Staff (and Nifftys once I figure out what she does) love that place. Husk and Niffty didn’t intend it but that place became a home and a family. No matter if their souls are owned or not. This place it their home.

[passionateseadruid]

interesting idea for a Hazbin swap AU

so I’ve seen a lot of people do swap AUs of hazbin hotel where they swap vox and Alastor and I had an idea for that.

Since we now know that both Husk and Niffty are overlords what, if instead of Alastor gambling for husks soul, Alastor offers to buy Husk’s casino out of debt in exchange for joining his team he’s building. He could do something similar for Niffty.

and maybe instead of angel dust being… you he could instead be a performer at husk casino, like we see in “losing streak!”

I don’t know what would happen with Vox, Valentino, and Velvette but I’m still working out the kinks.

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Niffty, roach queen, angel slayer, and apparent overlord—I worship you, you little freak ❤️🪡