I just love the idea that early on in my AU, 7 year old Etienne is immediately respected/feared for being the daughter of the Radio Demon vs 200 year old Charlie who is not liked/respected even though she is the literal princess of Hell and daughter of Lucifer and Lilith.
Maybe it’s because the Radio Demon’s terror is fresher and closer on their minds than the distant figures of the Morningstar Family.
Is it really a surprise though?
On one hand, Lucifer has done nothing for his kingdom beyond making a theme park the struggling sinners are not going to be invested in and signing the contract approving their yearly genocide. Truthfully, the only thing Lucifer had going for him was 'Pure Angelic Power', and Vox revealed to all of Hell that he doesn't even have that! Oh, he could be doing so much more with it, but apparently Lucifer doesn't have the brains to utilise his one asset properly.
On the other hand, according to the far from reliable narrator Charlie, Lilith was 'peacefully protesting' against something before the Exterminations happened, then mysteriously vanishing the same year the genocide started, and hasn't really been spoken of by anyone but Charlie. Seems kinda suspicious to me, why wouldn't the kingdom just assume their queen had abandoned them all when the going got tough?
And then there's Charlie herself... I love her and she means well, but let us look back at her iconic song, 'Inside Every Demon Is A Rainbow', and what she calls sinners with zero irony or self-awareness.
So, all you junkiеs, freaks and weirdos, creepers, fuck-ups, crooks and zеroesAnd downfallen superheroes, help is here
All of you cretins, sluts and losers, sexual deviants and boozersAnd prescription drug abusers, need not fear
Forever again, we'll cure your sin
We'll make you well, you'll feel so swell
Right here in Hell at the Happy Hotel
So, all your cartoon porn addictions, vegan rants, psychic predictions
Ancient Roman crucifixions end right here
All you monsters, thieves and crazies, cannibals and crying babiesFrothing mouth is full of rabies, filled with cheer
You'll be complete, it'll be so neat
Our service can't be beat, you'll be on easy street, yes
Life will be sweet at the Happy Hotel!
GEE WILLIKERS, I WONDER WHERE SHE GOT THAT ATTITUDE ABOUT SINNERS FROM??
If I saw that broadcast, heard those words to describe me from someone who never wanted for anything, I wouldn't trust Charlie either! She is the equilevent of a university student graduating with a doctorate, and then acting confused when she isn't immediately taken to theater to perform life-saving surgery.
Ironically, Alastor has done so much more for Hell without even meaning to.
He arrived and toppled tyrannical overlords that had ruled since the beginning of Hell, making way for new blood that changed the way Hell operated. The Vees may be assholes, but they are 'trusted' by most of the populace, and they never would've gotten where they are without Alastor freeing up space at the table.
I am certain that if it were put to a vote, Pride Ring would absolutely put Alastor on the throne: not only for actually inciting change for the better, but because he is a sinner just like them!