#triple v

[thecrazygamingzombie]

AHHHH! THEY LOOK SO GOOD!

[just-another-hhazbin]

Alastor: Obviously, I will be the downfall of this Hotel.

Sir Pentious: *tries to blow up the Hotel*

Von Eldritches: *exist*

Valentino: *exists*

Vox: *exists*

Velvet: *exists*

Lucifer: *exists*

Alastor, about to kill a bitch or ten: I said that I would be the one to end this hotel, thank you very much.

[maplemess]

Don’t mess with the witch (more on my Instagram: Maplemess)

[giroshane]

I wanted to do a few more of those expressions, so I threw a few onto my vampire ocs from my one story. Couldn’t decide if I liked it colored or not.

God knows what they’re witnessing, but Kelly’s smile belies murder and impending destruction

[just-another-hhazbin]

Hello! So I saw earlier an ask you answered about Vox possibly snapping and becoming the main villain as opposed to becoming sort of on the side of the Hazbins. I was wondering what you thought of the idea of Vox snapping from his (heavily implied) abusive relationship with Val and straight up betraying him? Whether he betrays him and does one of those “villain slightly helps the protags because their goals aligned for one scene” or just goes full-on Main Villain like you said, I couldn’t say, but I think the option overall would be a really cool arc for his character and relationship with Val. Thoughts?

I want to see it.

I don’t particularly think that it is overly likely, but I want to see it. Right now, Vivz and co are trying very hard to present the Triple V as a united group. And it’s working, based on the existence of that nickname alone.

However, it would hardly be the first time a seemingly solid group splits due to internal conflicts. 

Domestic abuse is also a complicated topic and while I doubt hazbin will approach it with the respect and nuance it deserves, maybe they will. I imagine how the helluva domestic issues are eventually resolved will give us an idea of how things will go in hazbin in regards to that.

I mention this because Valentino is not just a physical abuser but also a manipulative jackass in what little we’ve seen. How Vox reacts depends on the extent of Valentino’s influence, in my opinion.  

Either Vox will snap and realize he is an unhealthy situation and swear off Valentino, going either traitor or main villain on everyone, or he will snap and realize that Valentino is abusing him but push the blame off of Val and onto someone else - likely either Alastor or Angel Dust. 

Or he’s content with their unhealthy relationship and does nothing. Or there are hidden depths to the relationship that we haven’t seen and Val is only an occasional dick. Or Vivz and co. are using domestic violence as slapstick comedy which is hmmm. Or maybe Vox’s pet shark will decide enough is enough and have a cockroach for lunch. Or the abuse will get retconned and everything is perfectly fine in Triple V land.

Who knows.

[just-another-hhazbin]

A scenario for you: alastor with a little shitheel who died at the age of 8 who he has to look after because Plot

Baron Samedi shows up and drops a brat on Alastor’s lap with zero explanation, just, “This is your problem now,” and then vanishes again, leaving Alastor with a child in a hotel full of idiots.

I’m imagining they run into Triple V or something who tries to cause problems and in the middle of their intimidation contest this snarky little 8 year old pops up from behind Alastor to, in the words of John Mulaney, “bully them accurately and target what they’re insecure about.” 

Sir Pentious would be absolutely thrilled. Signs himself up as godfather and checks into the hotel. The thought of Alastor raising a child is enough to make certain powers reconsider implementing Child Protective Services. Or worse, the kid grows up into Alastor 2.0 and Hell never recovers.

Angel Dust is the vodka aunt who actually likes kids. Sometimes. Husk is the chill uncle that actually knows things about child-raising. Vaggie just wants to sleep. Charlie is over the bloody Heaven-moon. 

Alastor did not agree to this and would like the Baron to come take the child back this instant. (He’s a proud parent deep, deep down inside.)

[just-another-hhazbin]

More Hazbin Theories, “Addict” Edition

My brain is stuck on the “Addict” music video, especially in regards to Triple V, Angel Dust, Alastor, and the general power dynamics of Hell.

Two of my biggest questions are these: 

How old is Valentino? When did he die? And how does that affect everyone else?

Who is the one eyed spider in Cherri Bomb’s flashbacks?

Let’s address part one first, since that’ll tie into the second in a minute here.

We know that Valentino, Vox, and Velvet form Triple V, one of the most powerful overlord alliances in Hell. Of those three, Vox is the only one whose age is confirmed (died in the 1950s). He is also hinted to be the most straight up powerful of the three and is reported to have some sort of yandere/tsundere/rival relationship with Alastor. In the pilot, when the other “evil all powerful overlords” (etc) were mentioned, it is him who is center frame and highlighted with the most contrast, making him stand out the most.

But we know that wherever Vox goes, follows Velvet and Valentino - who is his boyfriend and may or may not be his husband now? (We’re watching that Instagram, Vivz.)

All of their aesthetics are very mixed pop and neon punk, etc. They all give off the same feeling, so its tempting to say they all died around the same time. But prostitution is the oldest profession in the world, and smuggling/trafficking isn’t far behind.

Surely there would have been overlords for those before Valentino and Velvet?

So, that leads us to 3 conclusions: 

Val and Velvet are around the same age/came into power around the same time as Vox, maybe even using his raw power to takeover from previous overlords

Val and possibly Velvet are much older than they first seem and have been running this business for a long time

They simply filled in a power and plot gap and age doesn’t matter

3 is boring and in my opinion, unrealistic, so I’m tossing that one out. Ignoring it. Once again, let’s talk about numero uno first.

So, if Vox came in the mid-1950s and Val and Velvet around the same time... that means that not only is Alastor older than them, but so is Angel Dust. Which would mean that he did something before working for Valentino. Something maybe like... working for his old mafia family? 

I mean, we know they’re all in Hell (besides possibly the mother?) and we know they’re all spiders, so it would stand to reason that the spider in Cherri Bomb’s flashback (hello, original point 2) would be a member of Angel’s family, or - and here is where we start stretching - Angel himself. 

Is it possible for demons to change forms? We know overlords + Alastor can, in some kind of monster vs slightly less monster way, but could Angel? Could his form have changed when he joined Valentino and that’s why he’s covered in hearts - the symbol Valentino seems to use everywhere - or did Val see a heart decorated pretty boy and was like yes this is the symbol I shall use for my sex business. 

It would explain why Angel Dust and Cherri are so close, and also the presence of that figure in Cherri’s flashback, but it’s also probably more likely that while they are someone connected to Angel Dust, they’re also not anyone we know yet. Still. Interesting to think about. What did Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb do before Val, if he arrived in Hell with the rest of the Triple Vs in the 1950s?

Then, there’s the option that Val and/or Velvet are older than Vox - possibly much, much older. Which puts a lot of things into question and perspective. First off, that would mean we have a theoretically two thousand or whatever year old overlord (Valentino) marrying/dating a roughly 70 year old overlord (Vox).

Now look me in the eyes, antis. That’s not “essentially pedophilia.” It’s not. They are both consenting and probably very evil adults. Don’t start that shit. 

BUT it does make you wonder who is really pulling the strings because there would be a definite difference in age and thus experience. Is it Vox, up and rising powerhouse that rivals Alastor and seems to be featured as the enemy in the pilot? Or is it Valentino, known manipulator and abuser who seems to be a huge jackass to both Angel Dust and Vox, based on the “Addict” video and instagram posts.

I mean, Vox getting the equivalent of his nose/face broken by Val and being repeatedly told off online for doing something “wrong” and then buying him TVs etc in apology? The on again off again relationship? Classic signs of douchebag emotional manipulation right there. I mean yes, Vox seems to call Valentino a rat (affectionately), but that also looks more like a tease than, you know, beating someone and then blaming them for making you do it.

That’s a toxic relationship and Vox baby you should be dropping that regardless of the rest, not making business trips/honeymoons together. But maybe that’s how ya’ll like it. Idk. Have your unhealthy relationship, you’re in Hell, after all. 

Or maybe it’s secretly Velvet running everything and no one realizes it. Or maybe they actually are all best friends and just happen to be overdramatic overpowerful asssholes who should still give Angel Dust’s contract to Charlie and let him retire.

If Vox and Val did split ways and break Triple V, I do think that Velvet would side with Val. In the instagram comments and on her own, she seems to side with Val much of the time. She also tells Angel to be nicer to Val because he and Vox are going through a breakup again. Which implies that either she’s a co-manipulator (likely), or maybe Vox is the one manipulating Val (unlikely), or they’re just romantic disasters (possible). 

But Val and Vox also essentially threw their pet shark twice her size at her, so really, whose to say how Triple V works.

Still - what would happen if they did split? would Val and Velvet become/stay as the main “villains,” would Vox go his own way and become a loose cannon, or would he pull a Vegeta and join the Hazbins due to his interest in Alastor and as a “fuck you” to Valentino? 

Anyway - Valentino, definitely an abuser. The spider in the flashback? Almost definitely connected to Angel Dust in some way. The rest? All theories, but imo, interesting thoughts to keep in mind as we wait for more.

[just-another-hhazbin]

Imagine the three V's but there the Heathers omg-

That’s exactly what I was thinking when I wrote that.