HAPPY H'WEEN!!!

HAPPY H'WEEN!!!

I wanted to do something SM related but the new episode of Helluva Boss introduced Mammon and he consumed my brain so I couldn't get anything done in time. On the bright side, it means more fun when episode 6 drops!

You know, I was looking at the Halloween drawing and comparing it to the new one when I had a horrifying realization.

In both images Roy seems uncomfortable with being in a proper costume, but has no issue "making" a generic (and non horror adjacent) costume in Tender Treats.

I tried to figure out why when I remembered that specific costumes, usually with some morbid/horror twist, are sometimes used in roleplay which coupled with Roy's trauma would explain his aversion to traditional Halloween costumes and for the holiday in general, which could be a great parallel between him and the spookies.

(Also the ghost on the right in this year's image is meant to represent Dexter, you can tell by the mis-matchd eyes)

Bee is really the most evil, when you think about it - written by a Mammon kinnie

Now, I know this is gonna read like me being a Mammon apologist (because I am) but this is something I've been meaning to bring to light for a while now. I believe that Beelzebub is the most evil Sin, at least of the ones we've seen so far.

Bee might seem very approachable and friendly, but this is exactly what makes that much worse than she otherwise would be.

The main thing here is the hellhound pound system, which is, at least in my eyes, the most horrific piece of worldbuilding we've gotten in the series. An entire sentient species being treated like pets and kept in squalled conditions within a framework created and overseen by their ruler and likely creator, someone who is for all intents and purposes, their god.

Thought not confirmed, it's implied hounds that age out of the system are just straight up euthanized. Again, this has yet to be confirmed, but it definitely doesn't help Beelze's case.

And what exactly becomes of Gluttony-born hellhounds who survive the pounds and get adopted? Why their love bombed with parties where their "benevolent" mistress uses their positive emotions to make a substance that can form dependency in demons the way alcohol can in humans just so she's even better off. Either that or they end up adopted by someone who just uses them as expendable muscle.

At this point I'm sure someone is saying that Mammon is still worse, and they'll likely point to the general state of Greed, being a polluted over-industrialized mess. But this just raises another point in my favor.

Unlike Mammon, who's upfront about only caring about his citizens' money, Bee puts on the persona of being a ruler of the people, not above them. She makes Gluttony seem so idyllic while also basing a contender for Hell's most deplorable enterprise out of it.

Beelzebub is such an adept manipulator that she gets Loona to come out of her shell, when Loona's closed of nature was spawned from her trauma that Bee's pounds are responsible for in the first place! For all we know, this also applies to Vortex, I mean, something had to blind him in one eye, perhaps a fight with a former cellmate?

And worst of all, she herself doesn't seem consciously aware of it, she may genuinely see nothing wrong with the conditions her subjects live in, likely because she judges their quality of life based on their "vibes" at her parties.

I just want to end this saying that I don't hate Bee, nor do I think Vivienne intended for people to infer these things, knowing her, it's likely she just didn't fully consider the implications while writing. But it is still a valid interpretation of Beelzebub's character based on what we presently know about her.

Visability reblog

Trick or treat ?

Treat!

Here's a cute little idea, Mammon would sometimes end up looking after baby Charlie, he initially thought it would by annoying but would try to entertain her with little tricks (using his stripped tongue like a noisemaker and so on). He ended up finding her so cute that he would frequently volunteer to babysit her. Even in the present, where Charlie wouldn't usually like to associate with someone like Mammon, and vice-versa, the two actually get along great and have a lot of niece-uncle in-jokes. In case you're wondering, yes, Asmodeus is jealous of this.

It's not a case of "can" but a case of MUST! All hail Mammon!

can we make mammon a tumblr sexy man? i know he doesnt have the whole "skinny man in a suit" thing to tik off in a checklist but i think his evilness and sexyness makes up for it

Why Ozzie is really the weakest sin

Ever since I watch Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special I've felt pretty certain in my idea as to what makes Asmodeus the weakest Sin. Put simply, lust is the most narrowly defined sin.

All the other sins have either multiple motives to drive someone to commit them or a very wide variety of ways in which someone can commit them. This is reflected in each ring we've seen having a role in Hell as a whole:

Pride: Housing sinners

Wrath: Food production and possibly weapons manufacturing

Gluttony: The hellhound pounds and a larger focus on entertainment venues than other rings

Greed: General industry, manufacture of most frequently used goods.

Lust: Adult entertainment

Envy: N/A

Sloth: Medicine, pharmacy and tourism (according to the Lust ring newspaper in Oops)

You'll notice that the most narrow and specialized ring is Lust. If the Sins themselves feed on people committing their sins ( as evidenced by Bee comments about making honey and tasting her guests vibes). The limited scope and variety of lust would leave Ozzie "malnourished" in relation to the others. Him having more limited and simple powers when compared to Bee and Mam makes a lot more sense with this in mind.