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Decided to rant about Striker's character and why I think he works (Warning: This ended up being massive)

The best analogy about Striker that I can make is that he isn't really a cowboy, but a comic book villain who themes himself around being a cowboy. Now that I've done the meme-y version, allow me to actually explain.

A lot of people seem to overlook that there is a single thread that holds together Striker's personality, and is the root of most of his characterization. And that thread is a need for respect.

Let's look through his appearances and explore how his obsession manifests:

Harvest Moon Festival:

In his first episode, Striker presents himself as a model Wrath imp in order to gain the trust of Millie's family and Blitz. The only person he breaks character around is Moxxie, since he assumes Moxxie's insecurity about not being good enough in the eyes of his in-laws will make him automatically respect someone who they do approve of.

He later breaks character when Blitz catches him, he tries to convince Blitz that they're too good to live their lives around the whims of nobles, he tries to show himself as someone who can get Blitz what he wants, or rather, what Striker thinks Blitz wants, again to seem like someone who's "got it figured out" .

Another note worthy thing is his very professional way of speaking with Stella in both this and the next episode he's in, we'll get back to this later.

Western Energy:

The first point of interest is easy to miss the significance of, when breaking into the Richest Cup he makes it as dramatic as possible, he's trying to show himself as dangerous enough to warrant such cocky recklessness while surrounded by goetic demons.

After he takes Stolas we see his hideout which is full of scavenged western imagery that looks like an ominous lair, but upon closer inspection is actually a meager living arrangement for a deeply troubled demon.

His actual rant to Stolas includes a line about nobles taking everything lower class demons care about, showing WHY respect is important to him, he's never felt that he, or the part of society he belongs to, have been respected, or as he later says, all nobles do is try to talk over them.

Striker torturing Stolas shows how his need for respect is reflected in him being an assassin, he thinks he can get respect through fear, that having the most primal form of authority over someone will make him feel more significant. And this is why Stolas and I.M.P. are his greatest enemies, their irreverence makes them the only targets that don't play his game, that remind him of what he really is, a desperate, fragile, hero in his own mind, willing to do whatever it takes to prove his importance, not to others, but to himself.

Once again, he's begrudgingly cordial towards Stella despite his hatred of royals, in an effort to get even a fleeting acknowledgement of his worth. Showing that his belief that he can play into people's minds to get what he wants extends to his emotional wants as well.

Oops:

Here we see Striker in a much different light, mostly due to his new employer. First off, he's much more open with his frustration and moments of weakness, despite Crimson actually being physically present there and being able to see and hear everything. I think this is because Crim is a rare example of someone Striker doesn't feel he needs respect from. Crimson is, at least in Striker's eyes, an imp who has found moderate success by mimicking the lifestyle of a royal. He might not show it, but Striker probably resents Crimson just as much as, if not more than, he resents Blitz and Fizz, since Crimson has no actual royal support (that we know of).

Speaking of Blitz and Fizz, in his interaction with them in the cage scene we get the most blatant example of Striker thinking that his victimhood as an imp makes his "accomplishments" more worthy of respect, as he completely skirts around the fact he's the only hybrid out of the three, and we also learn he's aware of all this on at least some level when he threatens Fizzarolli for comparing him to a royal due to his arrogance.

And lastly, the climax when he grabs Fizz and the moment when we get the immortal line "Why is it always a sex thing!?", and why is it always a sex thing? Why do the members of IMP and those close to them not fall for his act? Put simply, it's due to trust, no matter how skilled or intimidating he is, Striker is still a loner with no one and nothing to fall back on beside his own skill. In sharp contrast to this the main cast have strong enough bonds that they know someone will oppose him. For example, Striker's attempt at demoralizing Stolas fails because he didn't think Blitz would trust his employees enough to do the saving.

So, yeah, I think Striker currently has a better thematic through line than any other villain in the series and I'm interested in seeing where they take him next. That being said, I feel Crim could be just as great and will probably make a similar post for him after his third episode.

That or the first time he says it the captions ad something like: "Don't worry, he's Australian :D"

Okay, I know Mammon is supposed to be Australian, but the fact he even puts the C word on a billboard means we're likely going to hear it a LOT in the next episode. O_O I REALLY hope that Mammon says it to the point though that the person writing the subtitles will say that they're running out of ideas for censorship/substitutions (like how in "Western Energy" they did "C U Next Tuesday"). XD XD XD

I think that Mammon's Magnificent Musical is going to have three main segments, kind of like The Circus, just, hopefully better.

The first is a flashback from Blitz's pov with him and Fizz at Mam's concert before the accident. This might be partially seen through a recording, hence the grainy effect in the teaser.

After that we get a second flashback from Fizzarolli's pov with him working for Mammon, getting his new limbs and meeting Ozzie. This might also involve some kind of recording.

And the last segment will completely be in the present, possibly from Mammon's pov, to set up his involvement in the show going forward.

We'll probably see more and more of Mammon's real character with every segment, going from his stage persona, to the callous executive he is towards Fizz backstage, to the ruthless monster and probably mob boss he is in private showing why he'll be a threat.

Something I noticed while rewatching Oops is that when Stolas shows up, Ozzie checks his watch, which is on his right wrist, but right before Fizz safely returns to the office Ozzie checks his watch, which is now on Ozzie's left wrist.

This means one of two things: Either the animators couldn't keep it consistent on which wrist Ozzie's watch is, OR Ozzie wears identical watches with his sigil on them on each wrist. The former is more likely but I choose to believe the latter, purely because it's funny.

For all we know, Mammon might be the one fanning the flames to keep eyes off of whatever shady shit he's up to, or maybe he's just targeting Ozzie for taking Fizz and some of the income he brought in away. After all, it only makes sense Mammon wouldn't forgive someone for hurting his bottom line, no matter how minor the damage was.

Trying read the article and it defo mentions big wallet near the end. - Fizz is only using Ozzie for his money and bla bla bla.

We of course know that isn't true.

I think the rumours are maybe getting to fizz? Even though he is famous, he is still an imp who hold the lowest ranking in Hell's hierarchy with hellhounds.

Poor dude even throws the bin out the window after putting the news paper in the bin.

The rumours have defo been going on for a while. He's nervous when the workers see ozz and him snuggling near the end of the episode.

Edit: Ozzie has defo had enough of the focus on him and Fizz in the news as well. As well as the workers disgussing it behind their backs. He can probably sense Fizz is uncomfortable as well?

I wonder if Mammon will mention anything about it next episode.... I'm interested about what the other sins think. Except for Bee of course, cause she would defo support their relationship.

(Idk what else to put I'm tired. been up for over 24 hours -now edited)

I just had a thought, what if the Robofizz-es are more competent in a fight than the real Fizz is because they actually have some implanted memories from Mammon (possibly including from during the rebellion from Heaven) making them more ruthless and dangerous.

Y’all the juxtaposition of murder robot if destruction Robofizz and Sad twink who can’t function near danger Fizzarolli has me squeeming

New HB teaser!

So we finally got the second teaser for the midseason special, here's the link. To me, this reads as the first time Fizz and Ozzie really bond after Fizz starts working for Mammon.

I know some people have other predictions for the episode, but at least for me, there doesn't seem to be a way for this episode to not explore Fizz's life between the fire and the present.

All that actually brings me to a new theory: Maybe the titular musical is a dramatized version of Fizz's career starring Mam and Fizz as themselves and the new teaser could be Fizz remembering his encounter with the real Ozzie while reenacting it on stage with a stand-in. This could be a parallel to Blitz having a flashback on the sitcom set in Seeing Stars.

On a side note, line recording for season 3 has started and we've been told the following things: Wally is confirmed to have a speaking role in season 3, the voice of Perrito from Puss in Boots 2 joins the cast, and it seems there will be a court case of some kind.