Overview

Charlie Morningstar, who is called Charlotte during part of the novel, is the Princess of Hell and the daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. She is a tall young woman with long blonde hair, pale skin, large black eyes and dark lips; her eyes turn crimson and she grows horns, fangs and a spade-tipped tail when she uses her demonic form. She runs the Hazbin Hotel, which aims to help sinners reach redemption.

Personality and traits

• Idealistic and determined, committed to proving that sinners can be redeemed.
• Compassionate toward every living thing, refusing to eat meat if it means harm to innocent animals.
• Prone to nervous apologies, often blurting "Sorry, sorry, sorry" even in the middle of a fight.
• Fiercely loyal and protective of her friends, family and lovers.
• Curious and cheerful, delighted by new things such as television.
• Capable of sharp temper, her eyes flaring red when provoked.
• Honest about her mistakes, owning them and explaining herself to those she hurt.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — She loves Kevin, whom she calls her knight, and trusts him completely.
• Vaggie — She is Vaggie's girlfriend and values her steady support and honesty.
• Lucifer Morningstar — She is close to her father and gently corrects his verbal slips, though she can be exasperated with his theatrics.
• Cassie — She regards Cassie as a sister and holds her in great affection.
• Lilith — She remembers Lilith as her mother.
• Alastor — She relies on Alastor and asks him politely for help, as with conjuring chairs.
• Angel Dust — She champions Angel Dust as proof that sinners can improve.
• Sir Pentious — She welcomed Sir Pentious into the hotel and made a banner for his first week there.
• Husker — She counts Husker among her friends at the hotel.
• Niffty — She treats Niffty as a friend at the hotel.

Overview

Kevin Angelus Collins, known by the call sign "Angel", is a former soldier who worked on Earth as a bounty hunter and tracker, specializing in missing and kidnapped children, and who later serves in Heaven as a High Angel advising its courts. He stands six foot four with sharp brown eyes, a muscular build marked by old scars, and usually dresses in black military-style clothing and a vest. He wears an amulet under his collar.

Personality and traits

• Calm and gentle under pressure, using humor and a steady voice to settle frightened people.
• Strategic and methodical, working from facts and anticipating how others think.
• Protective and dutiful, never missing a session and turning down no case.
• Rejects the word hero, saying he acts because it is the right thing to do and does not feel he would deserve the label.
• Private about his past, deflecting questions about himself.
• Courteous, bowing in greeting and asking people which name they prefer.
• Considerate in small ways, giving up meat out of respect for Charlie's convictions.
• Has a fear of bats.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He is devoted to Charlie, calls her princess, and sees himself as her knight.
• Vaggie — He treats Vaggie with courtesy and gratitude, listening to her without making excuses.
• Lucifer Morningstar — He addresses Lucifer as sir and is treated by him with warmth and trust.
• Cassie — He relies on his sister Cassie as his source, and she chides him to rest.
• Amanda Sims — He has a long, affectionate history with FBI agent Amanda Sims, who gives him leeway.
• Eryn — He is a trusted friend to the general Eryn and speaks frankly with her.
• Emily — He is warm toward Emily, who welcomed him to Heaven.
• Sera — He is respectful of Sera but willing to challenge her when he disagrees.

Overview

Vaggie is Charlie Morningstar's girlfriend and works beside her at the Hazbin Hotel. She is a former Exorcist angel who now lives in Hell. She is small in stature, has lavender-toned skin, one eye, and wears a bow in her hair and a skirt.

Personality and traits

• Fiercely protective of Charlie and the hotel, standing beside her through every fight.
• Blunt and sharp-tongued, swearing in Spanish when angered, as when she curses Katie Killjoy.
• Practical about combat, passing along what she learned about Exorcist tactics and keeping Charlie focused on the fight.
• Loyal and steadfast in love, willing to hear Charlie out.
• Generous of heart. After hearing the whole story, she forgives Kevin and welcomes him into Charlie's life instead of making her choose. She does so because she sees how much Kevin and Charlie endured, understands why Charlie kissed him, says she would likely have done the same in his place, and recognizes that Charlie's life held real joy among the pain. She feels no jealousy, only that Charlie's happiness comes first, and she likes that Kevin is such a gentleman.
• Dry and playful with those she trusts, teasing Charlie and quipping about Cherri Bomb.
• Tender about those she has lost, remembering her dragon Dazzle with a statue.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — She loves Charlie above all and supports her dream without hesitation.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She comes to see Kevin as a gentleman, forgives him, thanks him for saving Charlie's life, and draws him in beside her and Charlie.
• Lucifer Morningstar — He calls her Maggie, a name she notes he never gets right, yet she listens to him respectfully.
• Lute — She is Lute's bitter enemy, as Lute wants her dead and has a deep personal grudge against her.
• Adam — She was once one of Adam's Exorcists.

Spanish lines

Vaggie curses, sulks and teases in Spanish. Every Spanish line she speaks in the published chapters is gathered here in story order, with a translation and where to find it.

Book 1

• ¡Qué le jodan a esa perra Katie Killjoy! — “Fuck that bitch Katie Killjoy!” Grumbled when Charlie reminds her of Studio 666. Book 1, Ch. 11 · I Remember Everything
• ¡No te metas con su mente! — “Don’t mess with her mind!” Cursed under her breath when Lucifer admits he nudged Charlie’s spell with suggestive magic. Book 1, Ch. 97 · Welcome Home, Kevin

Book 2

• ¡Pésimo truco, Kevin! — “Terrible trick, Kevin!” Shouted while sparring when he catches her off guard. Kevin answers in Spanish too, and she asks if he knows it. Book 2, Ch. 11 · Vaggie
• ¡Estás demasiado ansioso! — “You’re too eager!” Called after Kevin as she blushes purple and he slips out of sight. Book 2, Ch. 11 · Vaggie
• Oh, mi Satanás! — “Oh, my Satan!” A Spanish exclamation inside an English line, after Kevin turns her “fuck me” into a joke. Book 2, Ch. 25 · Angel vs. Niffty
• ¡Me voy a callar y no volver a hablar con él nunca más! — “I’m just going to shut up and never talk to him again!” Sworn in Spanish as she stomps off. Book 2, Ch. 25 · Angel vs. Niffty
• Me alegro de que puedas curarte, imbécil, ¡porque lo vas a necesitar! — “I’m glad you can heal, asshole, ’cause you’re gonna need it!” Called back from the courtyard door with a smile. Book 2, Ch. 25 · Angel vs. Niffty
• hombrecito — “little man” One Spanish word in an English line, the jab Charlie hears as “little man.” Kevin answers with “lil miss.” Book 2, Ch. 26 · Dressed for the Part
• ¡Ese cipote cabrón! — “That damn brat!” Groused as she drops onto the bed. Cipote is Central American slang for a kid or a punk. Book 2, Ch. 26 · Dressed for the Part
• ¡Por el amor de la mierda! — “For the love of shit!” Mumbled with her eye closed and her nose pinched when Kevin brings home an injured Arlepine. Book 2, Ch. 30 · A New Addition to the Family
• ¡Abre la maldita puerta ahora mismo o te juro por Satanás que te cortaré la cabeza, la encogeré y la usaré como adorno de Sinsmas este año! — “Open the damn door right now, or I swear by Satan I’ll cut off your head, shrink it, and use it as a Sinsmas ornament this year!” Snarled in rapid Spanish with her spear at the Collector’s gate guard’s throat. Book 2, Ch. 33 · Obsidian Stairs and Iron Bindings

Her favorite insult

• pendejo — “jerk, idiot” Aimed at Kevin: “We didn’t shake on it, pendejo!” Book 2, Ch. 38 · Setting The Chess Board
• pendejo — “jerk, idiot” Aimed at Kevin again: “No points for that one, pendejo!” Book 2, Ch. 42 · The Radio Demon vs. The Collector
• pendejo — “jerk, idiot” Aimed at Vox: “That pendejo!” Book 2, Ch. 44 · (Not So) Unexpected Complications
• pendejo — “jerk, idiot” Aimed at Vox again: “That pendejo! Always trying to make everything about him!” Book 2, Ch. 45 · Family Reunion

Overview

Adam is the First Man and the leader of Heaven's Exorcist army. He wears a mask whose face glitches when he is angry, and wields a sword shaped like a guitar. He is crude, boastful and self-important, and bears little resemblance to the virtuous figure of scripture.

Personality and traits

• Swears constantly and speaks in blunt modern slang, saying things like "What up, baby" and "bruh".
• Is vain and easily flattered, puffing out his chest when called the greatest warrior Heaven has ever seen.
• Is dismissive and insulting, mocking opponents and calling people "bitch" and "dumbass"; Kevin thinks him misogynistic.
• Is impatient and bored by detail, leaving planning to others and wanting to get to the fighting.
• Reacts badly to challenges to his authority and is unable to believe anyone would dare give him an order.
• Cares about the women under his command in his own way, and treats harm to them as a personal insult.
• Holds grudges, and bears a personal dislike for Charlie.

Connections

• Lute — Trusts Lute as his lieutenant and relies on her for planning, though he calls her "bitch" in casual conversation.
• Sera — Turns to Sera in court for confirmation of his status as the first human soul in Heaven.
• Charlie Morningstar — Despises Charlie and mocks her cause.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Dismisses Kevin as an irritating outsider and talks down to him.
• Vaggie — Considers Vaggie a former exorcist who got soft and was dismissed.
• Eryn — Leads the army that Eryn trains.

Overview

Emily, who asks to be called Emmy, is a Seraphim of Heaven and the protégé of Sera. She is about half Sera's height, with lighter skin and eyes than her mentor and robes in bolder shades of purple. She is cheerful and welcoming, and she is the one who organizes Kevin's arrival celebration and shows him his new home.

Personality and traits

• Is exuberantly friendly, hopping up and down in greeting and squealing with a sound like a squeaky rubber duck when excited.
• Is considerate about names, offering to use whichever form people prefer and insisting on Emmy for herself.
• Is organized and enjoys planning, putting together a feast, a musical performance and a tour for new arrivals.
• Is honest about her own limits, admitting she cannot remember every soul that passes the gates.
• Is more perceptive than her cheerfulness suggests, noticing Kevin's lingering echoes of memory and keeping her smile bright to hide her concern.
• Has strong moral convictions and speaks up against what she sees as cruelty, even when it means arguing with her mentor.
• Believes souls can change and judges a soul by what it feels like, praising Charlie's as pure.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — Befriends Kevin from his first day, guides him through Heaven, and is fond of him enough to worry about his safety.
• Sera — Looks up to Sera as her mentor but is willing to argue with her and finds her stubborn.
• Charlie Morningstar — Admires Charlie's devotion to her people and believes in her cause.
• Sir Peter — Points new arrivals toward Sir Peter when they need to locate loved ones.
• Adam — Disapproves of Adam and his army's conduct.

Overview

Eryn is one of Heaven's most ancient Highborns and a general of its Exorcist army. She has short dark hair and bright golden eyes, and wears black and gold armor with braced wingtips and shoulder spikes. She was created as a vessel of judgment and cannot be lied to, yet was granted a soul so that she could temper judgment with compassion.

Personality and traits

• Detects every lie spoken to her and is unable to lie herself, so she answers questions precisely and keeps her words careful.
• Takes her purpose seriously, saying her job is to find the liars, pass judgment when needed and train the army.
• Feels for those she must judge, saying she never regrets but only feels for them.
• Is reluctant to question Heaven's will and grows distressed when pressed on how it works.
• Moves with an air of serenity that commands respect and rises to her full height with flaring golden eyes when displeased.
• Is teasing and dry with friends, quipping at court and gently mocking Kevin for not thanking her quickly enough.
• Keeps her word once she gives it, honoring promises even when she is curious.
• Is generous, willing to give a piece of her own soul as a gift.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — Treats Kevin as a close friend, showing him respect and fondness she reserves for very few, and trusts him implicitly.
• Sera — Defers to Sera as her superior and answers her questions with exact, literal truth.
• Lute — Trains the army under which Lute serves, and receives Lute's requests for particular training.
• Adam — Commands the army that Adam also leads in the field.
• Lucifer Morningstar — Judged Lucifer long ago and says she did not do so lightly.

Overview

Lute is Adam's lieutenant in the Exorcist army and its more military-minded officer. She is cold, direct and sharp, holding the rank that makes her Adam's primary connection and a trusted voice in his ear.

Personality and traits

• Is blunt and cold on first meeting, answering strangers with insults before judging their worth.
• Is a sharp tactical thinker who values strategy and understands that research is as important as physical training.
• Is suspicious by nature, probing a claim until it holds up and noticing when information is withheld.
• Is fiercely loyal to her fellow exorcists, whom she calls her sisters, and cares about their welfare.
• Holds deep personal grudges and is capable of rage that drives her judgment.
• Is more complicated than a rage-driven warrior, showing regret about being away from her best friend Chanise, a scientist.
• Is respectful of rank and competence, accepting a late arrival and extending trust to those who impress her.

Connections

• Adam — Is Adam's lieutenant and tempers him, apologizing for his rudeness and taking more care than he does about the army.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Tests Kevin's claims as a strategist before warming to him as a capable commander.
• Vaggie — Bears a bitter, personal hatred of Vaggie, a former exorcist she wants dead.
• Sera — Answers to Sera and addresses her as Your Grace.
• Eryn — Passes information along to Eryn and relies on her to train the army.

Overview

Sera is a High Seraphim of Heaven who presides over its courts and meets newly arrived souls at the gates. She is strikingly tall, with long silver-gray hair that falls to her hips, tawny skin, eyes of blended blue, gray and white, pearl-white wings and flowing robes in pastel purple. She carries herself with serene, commanding authority, and she serves as mentor to Emily.

Personality and traits

• Speaks with calm, formal courtesy and addresses others by full name and title, as when she greets Kevin as "Kevin Angelus Collins".
• Exercises authority through firm commands, and her voice carries a finality that other celestial beings of any station feel compelled to obey.
• Expects discipline and decorum, rebuking strong language with "Language, Mr. Collins" and treating matters above someone's station as closed to discussion.
• Hides her private worries behind composure, though her anxiety shows in averted eyes and recited-sounding words.
• Is stubborn about policy and dismisses ideas she considers foolish, yet honors the terms of Heaven's contract with Lucifer.
• Shows warmth to those close to her, laughing heartily with Kevin.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — Appointed Kevin as an advisor to the courts and regards him with a mix of courtesy, wariness and growing respect for his stubbornness.
• Emily — Mentors Emily, assigns her duties and kisses her forehead to comfort her, though they disagree over policy.
• Adam — Works alongside Adam and sustains his objections in court.
• Lute — Commands Lute as a superior and relies on her as Adam's lieutenant.
• Eryn — Expects Eryn to carry out her duties as judge without hesitation.
• Sir Peter — Has Sir Peter open the gates for arriving souls.
• Lucifer Morningstar — Honors the contract between Heaven and Lucifer even when she would prefer not to.

Overview

Sir Peter is the angel who keeps the gates of Heaven and greets arriving souls from behind a pulpit. He looks young, with golden hair, a translucent white halo, light blue wings and calm aquamarine eyes. The novel gives little more than his gentle manner and his duty of recording and directing souls.

Personality and traits

• Is gentle and calming, greeting new arrivals with a pleasant smile and asking for their name.
• Is patient, waiting without hurry as a new soul gathers their thoughts.
• Is somewhat nervous and flustered by the unusual, stuttering and laughing awkwardly when something in the book surprises him.
• Is careful and methodical, tracing the ledger line by line and double-checking what he finds.
• Is deferential to Sera, folding his hands and closing his eyes when she takes over.
• Is helpful in reuniting souls with their loved ones, directing them to where their relatives live.

Connections

• Sera — Defers to Sera and opens the gates at her signal.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Welcomes Kevin to Heaven and later directs him to his grandparents.
• Emily — Is the one Emily points new arrivals toward when they want to find loved ones.

Overview

Alastor, known as the Radio Demon, is an overlord of Hell who has eliminated many other overlords since his arrival and who counts as an ally of Charlie's hotel. He speaks in a static-laced voice, carries a microphone, wears a long coat, and keeps a fixed smile on his face. Little is known about his past or motives.

Personality and traits

• He is an enigma whose motivations are described as curious and uncertain, and even those who compile information on him know little beyond his record against other overlords.
• He wields magic regarded as rivaling that of most of Hell's great overlords, raising a protective shield around the hotel and summoning crews of construction demons at will.
• He is courteous and theatrical in his speech, answering requests with phrases such as "Why, certainly" and humming tunes like "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" as he walks off.
• His smile is constant but not always sincere, and it can stay in place while one eye twitches or while his stare turns cold.
• He is competitive and a little petty, clashing over designs and materials with Lucifer and conjuring seats for everyone in a room except him.
• He is willing to make deals, and he can be useful to others in practice, as when he helped win over allies for the hotel's defense.
• He is slow to warm to newcomers and holds himself apart from those he distrusts.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He serves as her ally and takes direction from her, cooperating with Lucifer when she insists on it and helping her recruit support for the hotel.
• Lucifer Morningstar — He competes with Lucifer over the hotel's rebuilding and needles him with small slights, though the two can team up when they share a goal.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He keeps his distance from Kevin and regards him with visible animosity, an unease Kevin returns.
• Husker — He shares the hotel with Husker as one of its long-standing residents.
• Niffty — He shares the hotel with Niffty as one of its residents.

Overview

Angel Dust is a spider demon with six arms, two of which he usually keeps tucked away, and a resident of the Hazbin Hotel. He is the owner of a pet pig named Fat Nuggets and is regarded by Charlie as proof that sinners can change.

Personality and traits

• He is quick with a weapon, drawing guns with all six arms at the ready when a stranger appears.
• He is crude and flippant, swearing freely and cutting himself off just short of an insult when Charlie is nearby.
• He is protective of his friends, a quality Charlie cites when arguing his case, and he has stood up for smaller friends against those who threaten them.
• He is deeply attached to Fat Nuggets and openly cries with relief when the pig is found safe.
• He is wary of newcomers but fair, giving a curt nod and agreeing that Charlie's wishes are owed a hearing.
• He is sociable and playful, using nicknames such as "buddy," "pal" and "sweet cakes," and relishing a good story with a drink in hand.
• He is direct, asking the questions others are afraid to ask.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He cares about her enough to bristle on her behalf and honors her requests.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He challenges Kevin at first, then shakes his hand and asks him to pick a new name, since he is "the one true Angel around here."
• Husker — He works alongside Husker on hotel chores and shares his suspicion of strangers.
• Niffty — He is close to Niffty, who follows him around the hotel.
• Cherri Bomb — He is friends with Cherri Bomb and sits beside her when the household gathers.

Overview

Cherri Bomb is a brash, Australian-accented cyclops demon and a friend of Angel Dust's. She does not live at the Hazbin Hotel but is a frequent presence there.

Personality and traits

• She is loud and profane, with a rowdy Australian manner that includes calling people "mate" and "babe."
• She is quick to side with her friends, reacting to a perceived slight against Charlie with open outrage.
• She is fond of drink and shrugs off trouble with a beer, saying she could use one as readily as Husker.
• She is associated with explosions, and her blasts are used as a byword for noise.
• She enjoys a fight and tells Kevin she looks forward to joining him in a turf war.
• She is playfully noncommittal about joining the hotel, joking that she is not part of its "menagerie" and that she will live there "yet."
• She wears her moods openly, frowning when a story sits badly with her.

Connections

• Angel Dust — She is a friend of Angel Dust's and sits beside him when the household gathers.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is fond of Charlie and her friends, praising the camaraderie of the hotel.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She sizes Kevin up and ends up warming to him, slapping his shoulder and praising him.
• Husker — She shares his appetite for drink and his outrage when Charlie is wronged.
• Niffty — She points out a threat to Niffty and stands with her in a crisis.

Overview

Husker, also called Husk, is a cat-like demon and former overlord who lives at the Hazbin Hotel and tends its bar. He is gruff and short on patience, and his powers are said to manifest only when needed. He carries explosive dice and has paws rather than hands.

Personality and traits

• He is gruff and blunt, growling threats at strangers and cutting conversations short, and the group regards him as the toughest cat in the room.
• He drinks heavily and says so openly, wanting a drink after any upheaval and offering drinks on the house as a gesture of welcome.
• He is a fighter who rolls his explosive dice between his fingers as a warning, and as a former overlord he keeps much of his power in reserve rather than showing it.
• He is fiercely protective of Charlie and quick to take offense on her behalf.
• He is not as hard as he sounds, and he can be moved to tears by a sad story even while covering it with a curse.
• He takes to the bar as his post, cleaning glasses and pouring drinks for the household.
• He pitches in on communal work at the hotel, such as painting its walls.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He is loyal to her and angered by anyone who he feels has wronged her.
• Angel Dust — He works alongside Angel Dust on hotel chores and stands with him as a fellow member of the household.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He starts out hostile to Kevin but later shakes his paw and offers him drinks on the house.
• Niffty — He serves drinks alongside Niffty when the household gathers.
• Cherri Bomb — He shares a taste for drink with Cherri Bomb.

Overview

Katie Killjoy is a news anchor on Studio 666, a Hell broadcaster. She is tall and frail, with red eyes and blonde hair, and she dresses in a red business suit.

Personality and traits

• She is sharp-tongued and profane, even on air.
• She is dismissive of her co-anchor, shoving him aside and speaking over him.
• She delights in sensational news and visibly savors the juiciest details as she delivers them.
• She is irreverent about powerful figures, reporting on royalty and angels with sarcasm and innuendo.
• She is persistent in pursuing interviews with her subjects.

Connections

• Tom Trench — She routinely talks over and belittles Tom, her co-anchor.
• Charlie Morningstar — She reports on Charlie and, with her crew, keeps seeking interviews with her.
• Lucifer Morningstar — She reports on Lucifer with irreverent glee.

Overview

Lilith is Lucifer's wife and Charlie's mother. The novel does not show her directly and offers only a few details about her.

Personality and traits

• Her power runs in Charlie's blood; Charlie recognizes it as her mother's when she sings.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — She is Lucifer's wife, whom he says he loves deeply.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is Charlie's mother, whom Charlie remembers and names.

Overview

Lucifer Morningstar is the King of Hell, a fallen angel and the father of Charlie. He is short, about five foot five or six, with the same hair, eye color and rosy-cheeked skin tone as his daughter, a beard, and a taste for flair: a tailored white suit, red tie, white top hat with red trim, and a black cane with an apple-shaped handle.

Personality and traits

• Doting and affectionate toward his daughter, using pet names such as sweetie, kiddo, princess and Char-Char.
• Theatrical and playful, loving dramatic reveals, puns and silly touches like a miniature throne with a toy merry-go-round of ducks.
• Fierce and menacing when his family is threatened, his eyes turning full red.
• Mercy-minded, relenting at once when Charlie asks him to stop.
• Prone to garbling idioms and getting names wrong, such as calling Vaggie Maggie.
• Gracious and generous, thanking people for what they did for his daughter and telling them their debts are settled.
• Skilled in powerful magic, including teleporting in sulfur, changing into a snake, and reading memories by touch.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He adores Charlie, encourages her cause, and wants her happiness above all.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He thanks Kevin for protecting his daughter and eventually welcomes him as a son.
• Vaggie — He urges Vaggie to listen to Charlie and speaks to her kindly, though he mangles her name.
• Cassie — He reassures Cassie kindly when she fears she failed Charlie.
• Lilith — He is married to Lilith and speaks of loving her deeply.
• Alastor — He bears Alastor's small pranks, such as being left without a chair, with a good-humored mutter.

Overview

Niffty is a small, one-eyed ghoul who works as the Hazbin Hotel's resident maid. She is cheerful and energetic, and she is quick to reach for a knife.

Personality and traits

• She is gleeful about violence, running at perceived threats with a knife and cackling "Stab! Stab!"
• She obeys direct orders from those she respects, pouting but stepping back when told someone must not be harmed.
• She is obsessed with cleanliness and warns newcomers that they had better be "clean" ones.
• She is affectionate in a quick, sudden way, jumping into arms to kiss a cheek before scurrying off with a wave and a cheerful "Bu-bye!"
• She is attentive and gentle in quiet moments, stroking Charlie's cat in her lap and responding to sad news with a soft "Oh, my."
• She is feisty with friends, hushing Angel Dust sharply with her one big eye when he interrupts a story.
• Her housemates regard her as harmless only to a degree, putting the odds at a fraction.

Connections

• Angel Dust — She is close to Angel Dust and trails after him around the hotel.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is a loyal member of Charlie's household and takes part in its gatherings.
• Lucifer Morningstar — She obeys Lucifer's command to stand down.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She decides she can accept him as a good boy and greets him with a kiss on the cheek.
• Husker — She serves drinks and snacks alongside Husker when the household gathers.

Overview

Sir Pentious is a snake sinner who is a warrior, tactician and inventor, and who lived at the Hazbin Hotel as a resident. He is the creator of the egg minions.

Personality and traits

• He is inventive and improvises, creating something new for whatever situation comes up rather than relying on a plan for everything.
• He is a strategist in Charlie's eyes, and she compares him to Kevin as strategic warriors.
• He is the creator of the egg minions, which he commands in large numbers.
• He is a warrior as well as a planner and fights from a warship.
• He is courageous, and Kevin finds him an interesting read and a kindred spirit.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He is one of Charlie's closest allies, and she made a banner to celebrate his first week at the hotel.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is seen by Kevin as a kindred spirit and a fellow warrior and tactician, and Charlie compares the two.
• Cherri Bomb — He is someone Cherri Bomb remembers for reasons of her own.

Overview

Tom is a news anchor on Studio 666 who co-hosts alongside Katie Killjoy. He wears a gray suit with a gas mask over his face. The novel gives only his first name.

Personality and traits

• He tries to introduce himself on air with professional courtesy.
• He is routinely overshadowed by his co-anchor, who shoves him off screen.

Connections

• Katie Killjoy — He co-hosts with Katie and is shoved aside and told that no one cares who he is.

Overview

Francis, known by the call sign Brute, is a former second-in-command of Kevin and Cassie's military unit. He stands nearly six feet eight and is built like a professional wrestler, and now runs an auto repair shop and co-owns a wrestling school.

Personality and traits

• Described by Cassie as the toughest, most formidable teddy bear you could meet, he is gruff and commanding in tone but warm and quick to wink or joke.
• A calculating tactician who plans the outside of a mission and reads situations like a career soldier, admiring Kevin's planning enough to coin the name '4D Chess'.
• Studious and self-improving, spending downtime reading thick books, coaching younger soldiers, and playing the stock market, which has made him wealthy.
• Holds a pilot's license and owns a jet, which he offers readily to the people he trusts.
• Tests people before trusting them, challenging newcomers directly to see how they respond, and then extends trust fully once satisfied.
• Fiercely loyal, vouching for his teammates and judging himself harshly for staying in service while Kevin left.
• Speaks with a mix of military crispness and playful lines such as 'buckle up, buttercups', and swears freely when angered.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — He trusts Kevin with his life and regards him as the bravest, smartest, most capable man he has known.
• Cassie — He calls Cassie Bug and Cassandra, trusts her at his back, and takes her word as enough reason to act.
• Charlie Morningstar — He challenges Charlie at first, then trusts her and calls her Miss Morningstar until she invites him to say Charlie.
• Panther — He relies on Panther's judgment and is steadied by her when he doubts himself.
• Snapshot — He treats Snapshot as a trusted teammate, directing him to take point and cover the group.
• Shrapnel — He looks out for Shrapnel as a friend and notices at once when he is missing.
• Molly — He is impressed by Molly's nerve and treats her as a capable young soldier.

Overview

Cassandra Elizabeth Collins is Kevin Angelus Collins's older sister by two years, a former military communications officer who now owns the witchcraft shop 'Charmed, I'm Sure' in New Orleans and lives in the apartment above it. She works as her brother's informant and intelligence source, and uses the call sign Chatterbug in the field and on the Frequencies.

Personality and traits

• Sharp and quick-witted, she prides herself on her wits, creativity, and caution, and is considered by Kevin to be nearly as smart as he is.
• Fiercely protective and affectionate, scolding her brother for going silent after missions while gently pushing him to embrace love and rest.
• Practices her own faith centered on the Goddesses, belongs to a coven, and has a real gift for sensing supernatural power and whether it carries evil intent.
• Keeps her personal life separate through personas: Miss Collins when conducting business or meeting new people, Chatterbug when working the Frequencies or online, and her unguarded self only with those she loves.
• Takes pleasure in craft and atmosphere, arranging her shop with seasonal displays and carefully balanced scents, and labeling her jars in a flowing script.
• Dry and teasing in manner, using sarcasm, nicknames such as 'sweetie' and 'lil brother', and a habit of occasionally calling Charlotte 'Charlie' by slip of the tongue.
• Disciplined under pressure, speaking in crisp report style on the radio and keeping to protocol even when frightened.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin is her little brother and best friend, whom she supports as his informant and ears while worrying constantly about him.
• Charlie Morningstar — She treats Charlie as a sister, comforting her and trusting her, and gave her a protective amulet.
• Davis Carpenter — She is fond of her young assistant Davis, teasing him about his move to California and promising him paid days off.
• George — She greets the elderly customer George warmly and selects incense especially for his wife.
• Brute — She calls him Francis in private and trusts him as a tactician, and he calls her Bug.
• Snapshot — She and Snapshot trade flirtatious banter and she tolerates his habit of reaching for his camera; during their mission she realizes he has a crush on her, and she returns his affections.
• Panther — She is close to Panther, who calls her Bug and speaks bluntly with her.
• Shrapnel — She speaks of Shrapnel proudly and keeps tabs on his work with the NYPD bomb squad.
• Amanda Sims — She greets Amanda with a gentle welcome in her shop and treats her as a friend of her brother's.

Overview

Molly grew up in a rough neighborhood, where an older brother who always had her back taught her to read people, trust her instincts and look after herself. When she first appears she is seventeen, curly-haired and caged alongside a group of stolen children, and she is already the one the younger kids turn to. Serious and direct beyond her years, she says what she means, swears when she feels like it, and refuses to stand by while anyone else suffers. Once she is rescued, she turns eighteen within weeks and sets her sights on joining Angel’s team. She trains under Panther, who gives her the nickname Spiderbite, and she goes on to become a covert operative on Kevin’s team.

Background

• Grew up in a rough neighborhood, where her older brother looked out for her and taught her street smarts, self-defense and weapons handling.
• Never believed in demons, monsters or angels. Her world was the human one, where the worst monsters were people like the traffickers who took her.
• Her brother is the first person she thinks of when the world cracks open. “My brother’s never gonna believe this!” is her reaction to learning Charlie is real.
• Wants to repay what she was given. Having been protected, she turns that into protecting others, and at eighteen she asks for training so she can join Angel’s team.

Personality and traits

• Doesn’t take bullshit. She slams a captor’s head into the bars and tells him it is for her cheek, then demands the key and a way out. She says exactly what she means, and swears freely while doing it.
• Matches energy. Kindness gets warmth, distance gets distance, and hostility gets it back with interest. She kisses a frightened little girl’s forehead and whispers that everything will be okay, then sizes up a stranger with a gun in the next breath.
• Stubborn, but respects real authority. She argues, pushes and refuses to be sidelined, yet answers “Yes, Sir” the moment she trusts someone to lead, and she later goes through boot camp under Panther’s mentoring.
• Protective empathy. Younger kids look to her for guidance and she takes charge of them, counting heads, checking every vehicle and giving the drivers a thumbs-up only when everyone is secure. She cannot stand by knowing what was done to other children.
• Tough on the outside, tender underneath. She holds back her tears until the kids are safe, then lets them fall on the ride out and wipes them away with a brave smile. “It is. And it will be.”
• Quick to wonder. She starts out skeptical about Charlie, with a raised eyebrow, then her face softens into awe. She presses against the window to look at Hell’s magic and whispers “Holy. Shit.” at her first teleport. Under the street armor she still has a child’s sense of wonder.
• Fierce and determined. “You couldn’t stop me!” She decides what she will do and does it, and she vows to help bring every missing child home.
• Sharp-tongued with affection. As Spiderbite she mocks the people she looks up to, and heckles Kevin whenever he gets hurt through his own mistakes. It is her way of showing she cares.
• Gifted marksman. Panther gave her the name Spiderbite because she never minced words and is exceptionally adept with tranquilizer guns. She did not appreciate the name at first.
• Terrified of spiders, which made her nickname a sore point at first.

Style and tastes

• A tomboy by nature, comfortable in practical, no-fuss clothes, but still feminine. She will dress up when she goes out with family or on a date.
• Listens to rock and hip hop when she is around other people, but privately loves pop and inspirational music.

Background, upbringing and tastes in this profile are the author’s notes on the character. They are not stated in the chapters shown.

Connections

• Panther — Her mentor. She trusts Panther, takes training from her, and lets her guard down with her. Panther is the one who gave her the name Spiderbite.
• Patch — Her captor. He bruises her face when she shields another child, and she repays him in the rescue by slamming his head into the cage bars.
• Brute — She asks Brute for a weapon, respects his commands, and answers him as a soldier.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is awed by Charlie and admires her ferocity in protecting the innocent. “To anyone who’d dare harm the innocent, I’m their fucking nightmare.” “Fucking A!”
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She joins his team and follows his lead, and she looks up to him enough to tease him without mercy.
• Cassie — She accepts Cassie as a fellow member of the team, and Cassie sees her teasing of Kevin as affection.

Overview

Lisa, known by the call sign Panther, is the tracker and scout of Kevin and Cassie's old unit. She has cropped red hair and piercing green eyes, looks fragile and modest, and can disappear almost as well as Charlie. She is married with two children, teaches part time, and stays active in the reserves.

Personality and traits

• Stoic and sharp, with an icy gaze that assesses people and a crisp, businesslike way of speaking.
• Skeptical by nature, challenging plans she thinks put others at risk and voicing doubts openly.
• Protective in a maternal way, driven by her role as a mother to care deeply about children in danger.
• Disciplined and fit, working with free weights in downtime and meditating with her eyes closed to settle herself.
• Dry in humor, teasing teammates with lines such as 'Glad I don't have kids' and calling Snapshot 'Wusspuss'.
• Skilled at reconnaissance and perimeter control, taking command calmly when needed.
• Mentors younger recruits and quietly marks promising ones for training.

Connections

• Brute — She trusts Brute, speaks plainly to him, and uses his given name to steady him.
• Cassie — She calls Cassie Bug and addresses her with directness but warmth.
• Shrapnel — She guides and comforts Shrapnel, partnering with him in the field.
• Snapshot — She teases Snapshot, who photographed her wedding.
• Molly — She mentors Molly, treating her with motherly tenderness.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is wary and openly skeptical of Charlie at first.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She regards Kevin as her commanding officer and friend and acts on his plans.

Overview

Craig, known as Shrapnel, is the demolitions and munitions expert of Kevin and Cassie's old unit. He is five feet seven with scars crisscrossing his clean-shaven face and arms, which Cassie's team compares to a pieced-together puzzle, yet he is described as strikingly handsome. He works on the NYPD bomb squad.

Personality and traits

• Speaks with a stutter that grows worse when nervous, but pushes through it to say what he thinks.
• Gentle and nervous in manner, though willing to go along with plans he finds unsettling.
• Inventive with homemade explosives, building devices such as F-bombs and cherry bombs and happily showing off his handiwork.
• Messy, with bits of wiring and glue spread over his cot, and studious, taking notes from his explosives manual with a well-worn pencil.
• Compassionate, helping at local homeless shelters and with runaways in his spare time.
• Eager for 'kaboom' when a mission calls for distraction, and proud of his specialty.

Connections

• Snapshot — He argues with Snapshot over shared space in a long-running playful rivalry.
• Panther — He is calmed and protected by Panther, who works beside him as his partner in the field.
• Brute — He takes direction from Brute and is confident in his leadership.
• Cassie — He welcomes Cassie to the team and trusts her as a communications officer.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is startled and nervous around Charlie at first, then comes to treat her with respect.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He regards Kevin as his commanding officer and one of his closest friends.

Overview

Trevor, known by the call sign Snapshot, is the elite sniper of Kevin and Cassie's old unit. He is six feet four, muscular, with short blond hair, blue eyes, and a thin mustache, and now works as a wedding and model photographer with a studio in Boston, sometimes for Hollywood.

Personality and traits

• Charming and flirtatious, carrying a quiet crush on Cassie, and fond of offering to photograph people.
• Instinctively reaches for his camera, taking pictures without thinking even in tense moments.
• Playful and dry in humor, bantering constantly with Shrapnel and pouting theatrically when teased.
• A precise marksman who keeps calm on overwatch, reports concisely, and cracks wry remarks over the radio.
• Observant, noting details and asking sharp practical questions about risk during planning.
• Loyal to his teammates, quick to panic on behalf of a hurt friend and to protect him.

Connections

• Cassie — He has a crush on Cassie, which she realizes during their mission and returns, and he is willing to follow her wherever she goes.
• Shrapnel — He bickers constantly with Shrapnel over cluttered cots but is deeply protective of him.
• Brute — He follows Brute's orders without question and takes point when told.
• Panther — He trades insults and nicknames with Panther, who calls him Wusspuss, and photographed her wedding.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He treats Kevin as his commanding officer and friend, and jokes along with his protective warnings about Cassie.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is fascinated by Charlie, asks pointed questions about her abilities, and is told firmly not to photograph her.

Overview

Tucker is an FBI agent in the New Orleans office, addressed variously as Agent, Deputy, or Commander Tucker, who leads Amanda's group of searchers. He is forty-two but looks older, with a compact frame, thinning black hair, a thin beard already streaked with white, deep lines under dark blue eyes, and a weathered face. He speaks with a Southern drawl.

Personality and traits

• He is a stickler for procedure and gives even minor missteps a stern dressing down.
• Beneath his cold, professional demeanor he is devoted to the job and truly cares about finding the missing children.
• He is deadpan on the radio, carrying the weariness of long, fruitless days.
• He has some two decades of experience and has watched good people make impossible choices.
• He holds that sometimes the rule book does not have answers and you do what needs doing.
• He is a father, and his daughter's age gives him a personal stake in cases involving young girls.

Connections

• Amanda Sims — He supervises her in the field, respects her skill, and shows quiet understanding of her unorthodox choices.
• SAC Mike Stefon — He follows his superior's orders crisply, like a duty-bound soldier.

Overview

Amanda Sims is an FBI Special Agent and Kevin Collins's former girlfriend, who knew him long before his military service. She is a tall, lean woman in her mid-thirties with black hair worn in a sleek bun and piercing blue eyes, her face lined from heavy smoking. She is a decorated agent.

Personality and traits

• Fiercely protective of children, she values getting kids home safely over procedure and chafes at bureaucracy she calls pointless.
• Blunt, teasing, and liberally profane, she keeps a dry sense of humor under stress.
• She leans on cigarettes and coffee through long days and is no morning person.
• Her instincts are sharp: she senses when Angel is hiding something but waits rather than pushes.
• She is loyal to the point of risking her career, quietly covering for Angel's methods with her superiors.
• She feels guilt over using her relationship with her boss to help Angel and hides her feelings behind professionalism.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — She still cares for her ex deeply, worries about how hard he pushes himself, and respects what he has become even though he insists on being called Angel.
• Ethan Wilkes — She reports to Ethan and is his lover, and her feelings for him grow into genuine love despite how the relationship began.
• SAC Mike Stefon — She clashes with her by-the-book superior over his refusal to involve Angel, though she can read the rare flashes of pragmatism beneath his gruffness.
• Agent Tucker — She likes and respects Tucker, her group leader, and senses that his devotion to the missing children matches her own.
• Cassie — She is on friendly terms with Angel's sister and remembers how excited Cassie was to open her first shop.
• Charlie Morningstar — She comes to regard Charlie as part of Angel's inner circle and is willing to work beside her as an ally.

Overview

Ethan Wilkes is a senior FBI official in Washington, D.C., referred to as Deputy Director or Assistant Director, and Amanda Sims's superior and long-term partner. He is known to the reader mostly through phone calls. He is saved in her work phone as The Boss, a nod to his love of Bruce Springsteen.

Personality and traits

• He is calm and even-tempered, speaking quietly rather than shouting even when he is hurt.
• He values honesty and asks for no games, no lies, and no bullshit from the people close to him.
• He is generous and forgiving, willing to call in no-questions-asked favors for someone he loves.
• He is curious about Angel and wants to meet the man whose results keep reaching his desk.
• He weighs rank carefully, avoiding moves that would draw scrutiny to his relationship or undermine a subordinate's authority.
• He has a dry sense of humor, teasing Amanda that she does not quit.

Connections

• Amanda Sims — He has been her partner for about two years, loves her, and chooses to trust her honesty rather than punish her.
• SAC Mike Stefon — He supervises Stefon, praises his team's work, and expects thorough reports on schedule.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He knows Angel by reputation as an irritant to procedure whose work saves lives, and wants a direct conversation with him.

Overview

Barter is a young state trooper who coordinates a volunteer search party in the Smoky Mountains. He appears to be about twenty-two, tall and thin, with a faint mustache that struggles to grow and sharp blue eyes. His face shows seriousness and maturity beyond his years.

Personality and traits

• He is serious and organized, directing searchers to grids and handing out assignments efficiently.
• He welcomes any help but checks a volunteer's license before accepting it.
• He is curious and a little skeptical, probing Angel's unusual methods with light, dry quips.
• He is openly admiring of results, praising Angel and debriefing him after the search.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — He accepts the bounty hunter's help, remains unconvinced by his cover stories, and ends up impressed by his success.

Overview

Mike Stefon is the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's New Orleans field office. He is a strong man in his late forties with short, choppy black hair, a full trimmed beard, and intense brown eyes. He speaks in a thick Louisiana drawl and runs his briefings with a stern, no-nonsense manner.

Personality and traits

• Gruff and sharp-tongued, he curses freely and demands punctuality and focus from his agents.
• He insists on working strictly by the book and declares that he wants no loose cannons on his cases.
• He distrusts Angel's vigilante methods and is wary of anything he cannot explain, including suspects left raving about monsters.
• Despite his harshness he is pragmatic, admitting off the record that saving children sometimes means bending procedure.
• He is thorough and paper-driven, spending nights on interrogations, reports, and files.
• He is protective of his authority and visibly stung when Washington overrules him.

Connections

• Amanda Sims — He knows her reputation and her fondness for Angel, rebukes her insubordination, yet privately credits her initiative.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He regards the bounty hunter as an unauthorized risk to his cases and wants him brought in for questioning.
• Agent Tucker — He relies on Tucker as a dutiful subordinate and gives him curt orders to carry out.
• Ethan Wilkes — He answers to Wilkes with tense deference and takes his instructions through gritted teeth.

Overview

Bible is a crime boss who runs an international trafficking syndicate from a base in Libya, dealing in weapons, drugs, and people. For most of the story he appears only as a gravelly voice and a silhouette behind a masked video feed. When revealed, he is a muscular man in his early sixties with receding gray hair in a military crew cut, a scarred face, a blade scar over his left eye, and a cold white glass orb where that eye was.

Personality and traits

• He is almost always chewing a cigar, and his voice is thick, gravelly, and clipped with authority.
• He is calculating and methodical, drumming his fingers in a habit from his military days while he plans several moves ahead.
• He is ruthless about loose ends and ready to remove anyone who might lead investigators back to him.
• He is profane and quick to threaten his own subordinates over lost money and merchandise.
• He is obsessed with secrecy and reputation, avoiding photographs and using well-placed connections to erase his trail.
• He holds personal grudges, speaking with real venom about people from his past.

Connections

• Samedi — He employs the Vodou priest as his enforcer, tolerates his bloodlust only so far, and threatens to make an example of him.
• Rygen — He treats the summoned hellhound as a tool and responds to its defiance with a backhand.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He knows Angel from the past, calls him a former protégé who has become a thorn in his side, and wants him eliminated.
• Charlie Morningstar — He views the demon fighting beside Angel as a threat to his operation and a potentially useful asset.

Overview

Giles is one of the sentries guarding Bible's warehouse, reporting to the commander Slater. He is a capable, physical fighter who works from a radio check-in routine.

Personality and traits

• He is obedient, answering Slater's orders promptly with a quick acknowledgment.
• He is cocky and enjoys mocking an opponent, goading him to fight.
• He is a trained brawler who blocks and trades punches skillfully.

Connections

• Slater — He takes orders from Slater and reports to him over the radio.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He treats Kevin as a wimp and an easy target, taunting him during their fight.

Overview

Rygen, formally Canis Infernus Rygen, the Devourer, is a hellhound from the Gluttony ring of Hell. In his true form he is a massive, triangular beast with charcoal leathery skin, a lion-like mane, a wolf's muzzle, blood-red eyes, and enormous jaws, roughly three times the size of a Doberman. On command he takes the form of a tall, elegant, dark-skinned man in a tailored black suit. He is summoned and bound to serve Samedi.

Personality and traits

• He is indiscriminately carnivorous and gleefully gorges on whatever he catches, and calls humans meat.
• He is proud and quick to anger, with his temper slipping when insulted.
• He is sarcastic and defiant, mocking his captor with exaggerated bows and drawn-out renditions of Master.
• He growls or bellows rather than barks, and laughs with a sound like grinding gravel.
• He can imitate people after tasting their blood and scent, copying their voice, appearance, mannerisms and fragments of their memories.
• He resents all human masters and openly swears to turn on his summoner if the binding ever fails.
• He is a little pleased with his tailored human disguise.

Connections

• Samedi — He is bound to obey Samedi, answers him with venomous mockery, and looks forward to the day he is free.
• Bible — He bristles at Bible's orders and resents yet another human who commands him.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He has learned Angel's scent and mannerisms and regards him as prey.
• Charlie Morningstar — He hunts the demon princess and is stung by her taunts and her strength.
• Cassie — He sees Angel's sister as an enemy and speaks of her with threats.

Overview

Samedi is a Vodou priest and human trafficker who works for Bible. He is a tall, slender African American man with crooked, stained teeth, long sharp fingernails, and a melodious voice. He dresses in a maroon shirt, black silk coat, and a black top hat with a blood-red band, carries a cane topped with a carved severed goat head, and wears a black-beaded necklace with a skull pierced by a dagger.

Personality and traits

• He is theatrical and falsely courteous, greeting captives as their host before his cruelty shows.
• He is sadistic and enjoys fear, savoring blood and terror and punishing any defiance with casual brutality.
• He is a gifted practitioner of ritual magic, with chanted incantations, warding boundaries, and summoning rituals backed by rare occult books.
• He taps his cane when thinking and keeps a swampy hideaway outside New Orleans that he has carefully warded.
• He is proud and ambitious, privately resenting Bible's authority and privately thinking the syndicate is nothing without him.
• He is cunning and curious, fascinated by anything unusual and determined to claim it for himself.

Connections

• Bible — He serves Bible but regards him as an overinflated, egotistical boss and secretly plans for his own advantage.
• Rygen — He summons and controls the hellhound as his slave, demands to be called Master, and trades barbs with it.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is fascinated by her as no demon he has seen before and wants to bind her to his will.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He views Angel as the human partner of the demon and a target to be removed.

Overview

Patch is the commanding officer of the armed guards who watch the caged children in Bible’s basement. A cruel, hard-faced man with an eye patch over his left eye, he is known only by the nickname his men gave him. Molly, the older girl in the cages, marks him out as the worst of them. He carries the keys, hauls children off to Bible’s clients, and punishes anyone who gets in his way. When the rescue team storms the warehouse, he is one of the few guards still on his feet, and he is the one who ends up paying for what he did to Molly.

Personality and traits

• Brutal. When Molly tries to block him from taking a screaming little girl, and offers herself instead, he answers by slamming the butt of his rifle into her face and dragging the child away.
• Domineering. He is the group’s commanding officer and acts like it, treating the prisoners as property and swearing at anyone who gets in his way.
• Obedient to Bible. He serves his boss without question, standing guard over the cages and taking a child away whenever Bible wants one.
• Quick to the trigger. Cornered by intruders, he opens with “Don’t fucking move!” and fires off a round the moment he is startled, only to hit the wall above the door.
• Overconfident. He keeps the cage keys in his left front pocket and turns his back on the prisoner he has been tormenting, and he reaches for his earpiece to call backup instead of dealing with the girl behind him.

Connections

• Bible — He answers to Bible and does his bidding, guarding the children Bible plans to sell.
• Molly — He bruises her face when she stands up for another child, and she swears to make him pay. She later settles the debt in the rescue.
• Brute — He faces Brute and Panther when they storm the warehouse, and he is left lying under the cage door Brute tears off.
• Panther — He fires at her from the cage room as she covers the far doorway.

Overview

Slater is the commander of the sentries guarding Bible's warehouse. He is a large, scarred man who carries a radio and a ring of keys and is addressed by his men with deference.

Personality and traits

• He is commanding and brusque, snapping orders and cursing when his men fail to report in.
• He is analytical under pressure, talking through possible explanations aloud and settling on a likely culprit.
• He is businesslike and self-protective, putting the shipment and the records in his keeping ahead of his men.

Connections

• Giles — He directs Giles by radio as one of his sentries and snaps at him when he asks questions.
• Bible — He refers to Bible as the boss and worries about the vigilante interfering with the boss's operation.

Overview

Amy is the older of two sisters, about ten years old, with short black hair, blue eyes, and freckles. She is protective, watchful, and brave.

Personality and traits

• She is fiercely protective of her little sister, putting herself in front as a shield when she is frightened.
• She is wary of strangers and slow to trust, asking pointed questions when something does not add up.
• She is polite and honest, answering questions and keeping promises.
• She takes her cue from her sister's warmth and gradually opens up.

Connections

• Jamie — She looks after her little sister Jamie, guiding and comforting her.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She gives Kevin her name and calms down enough to rely on him.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is the more cautious of the girls around Charlie, but eventually settles into her arms and trusts her.

Overview

Ben Pry is Colton's younger brother, a lanky, frail man in his forties. His scruffy, scarred face bears the marks of years of methamphetamine addiction.

Personality and traits

• He is dependent on drugs and willing to go along with a plan for quick cash.
• He is timid and jumpy, easily startled by noises in the dark.
• He is conflicted about harm to children, hoping the girls stay unhurt and trying to hold his brother back.
• He is soothing toward the girls in his care, in contrast to Colton.

Connections

• Colton Pry — He follows his older brother's plan but fears and distrusts his appetites.
• Amy — He is gentler with Amy than Colton is, and he does not want anything to happen to her.
• Jamie — He is gentler with Jamie than Colton is, and he does not want anything to happen to her.

Overview

Chloe Anderson is a seventeen-year-old girl with medium-length brown hair. She is the oldest of the girls held in the warehouse.

Personality and traits

• She is self-critical, angry at herself for having trusted a stranger when she knew better.
• She is considerate toward others, choosing not to frighten the girls around her with what she has heard.
• She is resilient, forcing herself to calm her breathing and to stay composed when frightened.
• She is polite, apologizing quickly even in a bad situation.

Overview

Colton Pry is a fifty-two-year-old man who plans and leads a ransom scheme with his younger brother. He is short at five-foot-eight, balding, and plump, with nearly black eyes, wrinkled skin, patchy graying stubble, and a broken-toothed smile.

Personality and traits

• He is domineering, making the plans and expecting his brother to follow them.
• He is cruel in voice and manner toward those in his power.
• He is lecherous and takes dark pleasure in his own fantasies.
• He is careless about his appearance and about his brother's welfare, thinking of him as pitiful.

Connections

• Ben Pry — He bosses his younger brother Ben, whom he regards as a pitiful drug addict nobody would miss.
• Amy — He sees Amy as a child to be intimidated and shoved aside whenever she stands up to him.
• Jamie — He treats Jamie as one of his pretty little dolls, with no restraint.

Overview

Jamie is the younger of two sisters, about six years old, with short black hair, blue eyes, and freckles. She is curious, open, and quick to trust.

Personality and traits

• She is curious, with questions that outrun her fear.
• She is quick to warm to kind people and encourages her sister to do the same.
• She is honest about her feelings, saying so when something hurts or pouting when she is denied.
• She keeps promises and takes secrets seriously.

Connections

• Amy — She leans on her older sister Amy and urges her to trust the people who help them.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She tells Kevin her name and lets him check her injury.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is soon no longer frightened of Charlie and happily curls up beside her to hear her stories.

Overview

Davis Carpenter is Cassie's part-time shop assistant, a college student with short, neatly cropped black hair, warm hazel eyes, a freckled nose, and oversized black-rimmed glasses that slide down his nose.

Personality and traits

• Curious and bookish, with the air of an enthusiastic reader who enjoys daily walks and healthy habits.
• Conscientious and helpful, taking initiative by scanning in new stock and counting the till before opening.
• Cheerful and warm, teasing Cassie lightly and greeting customers with a smile.
• Enjoys learning about spells, demons, herbology, and summoning as lore, treating it all as fascinating but not real.
• Studious, keeping schoolbooks open behind the counter and planning a move to California.

Connections

• Cassie — He works for Cassie, whom he teases and respects, and loves his job.

Overview

George is an elderly regular customer at Cassie's shop who wears a weathered hat and has crinkled eyes when he laughs.

Personality and traits

• Polite and good-humored, thanking Cassie and tipping his hat.
• Devoted to his wife, buying incense for her on a regular schedule and looking for tarot cards for her birthday.

Connections

• Cassie — He is a faithful customer who exchanges easy, friendly banter with Cassie.

Overview

Fat Nuggets is Angel Dust's pet pig, a pink pig who lives at the Hazbin Hotel. He was in the hotel when it came under attack, and Angel Dust had forgotten him until Charlie reminded him.

Personality and traits

• Placid and easygoing. After the attack he looked no worse for wear, and he fell asleep and rolled onto his back between Angel Dust and Cherri Bomb.
• Dearly loved by Angel Dust, who cried while holding onto him once he was found safe.
• Dressed for the season in a tiny red sweater, and he oinks proudly in "Sinsmas Miracles".

Connections

• Angel Dust — Angel Dust's pet pig, whom he holds onto in tears after the attack.
• Cherri Bomb — Naps beside her, and sits in her lap during Sinsmas.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie explains to the others that he is Angel Dust's pet pig.

Overview

KeeKee is Charlie Morningstar's cat, who lives at the Hazbin Hotel. After the attack Charlie went looking for her, and found her shaking dust off herself and meowing softly. Niffty also calls her "Key-Key".

Personality and traits

• Gentle and sociable, jumping into Cherri Bomb's lap to curl up and doze off.
• Playful. In "Sinsmas Miracles" she weaves between chair legs batting at tinsel, and lies on her back batting at ornaments.
• A cozy nap-taker who curls up under the tree, purring.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — Her owner, who hurries to find her after the attack.
• Cherri Bomb — Curls up and dozes in her lap.
• Niffty — Niffty keeps her in her lap and calls her "Key-Key".

Overview

Cailan Gremory is an Ars Goetia therapist, formerly named Collin, and uses they/them pronouns. They are Charlie's childhood best friend. They are tall and slender with straight jaw-length black hair, golden eyes and prominent horns.

Personality and traits

• Profane, witty and warm, using disarming frankness as a therapeutic tool.
• Deeply empathetic, with a belief that everyone deserves help, including overlords and gang members.
• Proud of their transition and comfortable in their body, which they funded themself.
• Fiercely loyal, willing to trade their own freedom to protect Charlie.
• Meticulous and thoughtful, leaving a carefully organized trail for others to follow.
• Resilient under pressure, hiding fear behind a rehearsed smile.
• Affectionate with nicknames such as Char-babe and Vaggie-girl.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — They are Charlie's closest childhood friend, with a bond like cousins.
• Tyrion Gremory — They are Tyrion's half-sibling, and he is their biggest supporter.
• Vaggie — They won Vaggie's trust through competence and courage.
• Alastor — They tease Alastor like an old friend, and he respects their skill.
• Rosie — They are a friendly regular at Rosie's shop, which helped launch their practice.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — They flirt with Kevin and hold him in warm regard.

Overview

Tyrion Gremory is a tall Ars Goetia noble of the Gremory line. He wears a deep red suit with black lapels, has shoulder-length black hair, a goatee, one broken horn and eyes like a starfield. He is Cailan's half-brother.

Personality and traits

• Proud and aristocratic, with a composure that cracks under pressure.
• Deeply protective of his family, visibly frightened for Cailan.
• Capable of honest remorse, apologizing for cruelty in his youth.
• Self-critical, blaming himself for not checking in sooner.
• Sardonic, with a smirk he can turn on himself.
• Devoted to Cailan, staying close and wanting to be the first family they see.

Connections

• Cailan Gremory — He is Cailan's half-brother and fiercely devoted to them.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is a childhood friend of Charlie whom he once teased and now respects.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is wary of Kevin as an angel at first, then leaves the search in his hands.
• Vaggie — He faces Vaggie's wary questioning at the front desk.

Overview

Asmodeus is the Sin of Lust, ruler of the Lust Ring and, in Charlie's eyes, an uncle by proxy. He is rooster-like and towers over his own desk, with a cyan angular face, aqua plumes, a very tall top hat and three tails.

Personality and traits

• Warm and affectionate toward Charlie, agreeing to help her almost before she finishes asking.
• Theatrical, planning to unsettle a guest with a charming performance.
• Bound by the law of the Sins, careful to say he cannot interfere in a deal unless the matter becomes public.
• Protective of his people and his club, keeping bouncers ready to clear a room.
• Fierce when crossed, flames crowning his head when he calls out wrongdoing.
• Discreet about his private life, asking Charlie to keep his relationship quiet.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He loves Charlie like a niece and will do almost anything for her.
• Fizzaroli — He is Fizz's boyfriend and the owner of the club Fizz manages.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He welcomes Kevin warmly and works with him on the plan.
• Lucifer Morningstar — Charlie's father is the family link that makes Asmodeus her uncle by proxy.
• Verosika Mayday — He hosts Verosika's band at his club.

Overview

Brute is a nine-foot bodyguard at Asmodeus's club, Lust & Laces, with slate-grey skin, scarred knuckles and modified shock batons. He is not the same character as Brute (Francis) from Book 1.

Personality and traits

• Imposing and stern at the door, as befits head of a club's security.
• Disarmed by genuine respect, softening at once when Charlie treats him as a person.
• Considerate in small ways, bringing a vegetarian plate for a guest who does not eat meat.
• Loyal to his post and to those who treat him decently, saying he would answer the princess's call.
• Watchful over his team, asking Rift to guard his guests' backs.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He gives Charlie the same respect she gives him and says he would answer her call.
• Rift — He works beside Rift and trusts him to watch a guest's back.
• Asmodeus — He serves at Asmodeus's club.
• Fizzaroli — He works the club Fizz manages.

Overview

Fizzaroli, called Fizz, is a three-foot celebrity clown imp. He manages and promotes Lust & Laces and is Asmodeus's boyfriend.

Personality and traits

• Sharp-tongued and quick to anger when someone is wronged.
• Protective of the people he cares about and of his club.
• Blunt about what he finds offensive, such as using a love potion to force a contract.
• Curious about people who impress him, saying he wants to meet 'this Angel guy'.
• A showman at heart, comfortable in the spotlight he has built.

Connections

• Asmodeus — He is Asmodeus's boyfriend and business partner.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is curious about Kevin and hopes his plan works.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is on Charlie's side when a friend of hers is in trouble.
• Rift — Rift is a bodyguard at the club Fizz manages.
• Brute (Lust & Laces) — Brute is a bodyguard at the club Fizz manages.

Overview

Rift is a six-foot-six bodyguard at Asmodeus's club, with amber eyes and a blade at his belt.

Personality and traits

• Professional and calm, showing guests in without fuss.
• Dependable, trusted by a fellow guard to cover a guest's back.
• Understated, letting his posture and his blade do the talking.

Connections

• Brute (Lust & Laces) — He is Brute's colleague and takes his instructions to guard the princess's party.
• Charlie Morningstar — He ushers Charlie and Vaggie in as guests of the club.
• Vaggie — He escorts Vaggie in alongside Charlie.

Overview

Verosika Mayday is a succubus pop star who fronts the band The Squirters and headlines the grand opening of Lust & Laces.

Personality and traits

• Flirtatious and bold, openly interested in whoever catches her eye.
• Respectful of boundaries, stopping at once with 'I don't force, only entice'.
• Loose and irreverent offstage, half-drunk and belching in the green room.
• Generous with her talent, offering help for a friend's trouble and calling a stranger on stage to sing with her.
• A natural performer who reads a crowd and knows how to give it a show.

Connections

• Cailan Gremory — She picks Cailan out of a crowd and shares her stage and a song with them.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She flirts hard with Kevin but backs off at once when asked.
• Vaggie — She flirts with Vaggie too and takes the polite refusal in stride.
• Asmodeus — She plays his club and is looked after by him.
• Charlie Morningstar — She offers help for Charlie's friend.

Overview

Margot is a clerk at Rosie's Emporium in Cannibal Town. She has the pitch-black eyes of the town's cannibals and wraps butcher-paper parcels at the counter.

Personality and traits

• Dutiful and polite, answering 'Of course, Miss Rosie' and minding the shop at a moment's notice.
• Clumsy, in her employer's words, and given to leaving pieces of herself in the merchandise she wraps.
• Easily startled by unexpected company, widening her eyes at the sight of an angel in the shop.

Connections

• Rosie — She works for Rosie, who trusts her with the store and teases her gently.

Overview

Rosie is the overlord of Cannibal Town and the owner of Rosie's Emporium. She stands about eight feet tall in heeled boots, with a white-and-gray 1910s bob streaked with pink, a burgundy dress and a hat covered in blood-red roses.

Personality and traits

• Warm and hospitable on the surface, with a smile like a hearth fire that could just as easily burn the house down.
• Genteel and old-fashioned, calling people sweetie, honey and darling and serving blood tea in fine china.
• Shrewd and unsentimental about business, saying she would not be where she is if she empathized with all her clients.
• Deliberate with information, answering a pointed accusation only with 'hypothetically'.
• Quietly generous, helping Kevin with advice and asking for no favor in return because Charlie reminds her of someone who struggled to find themselves.
• Dryly funny, quipping about the Exorcists' bland wardrobe and offering Charlie's angels an all-you-can-eat buffet.
• Impossibly fast, moving in a blur that hints at the power she keeps under wraps.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — She takes a liking to Kevin, coaches him on dealing with overlords and calls him a good egg in a very rotten carton.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is fond of Charlie, has helped her against Adam and with Vaggie, and says she sees someone with passion, drive and a good heart.
• Alastor — She is the one overlord Alastor visibly respects, and she is cagey about what she knows of him.
• Margot — She employs Margot at the Emporium and fondly calls her sweet but clumsy.
• Cailan Gremory — She knows Cailan as a polite regular and helped them start their practice.

Overview

Blix is a three-foot crimson imp who serves the Collector.

Personality and traits

• Terrified of his master and visibly shaking in his presence.
• Polite to a fault, bowing low and calling visitors Your Highness.
• Wary and quick to yield when faced with real authority.
• Resourceful in small ways, riding a folding scooter to get ahead of the limo.

Connections

• The Collector — He serves the Collector in fear.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie speaks gently to him despite pressing him.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He yields when Kevin names the princess.

Overview

The Collector is a sinner overlord known for collecting rare and tragic souls. He is nine feet tall with dark green skin, translucent green eyes and a skin-tight black suit, and he lives in the Greed Ring.

Personality and traits

• Possessive and controlling, treating people as trophies.
• Calculating and patient, scouting a target for months.
• Contemptuous of authority, mocking even the Princess of Hell to her face.
• Cruel in his language, refusing to use a person's correct name.
• Smooth and quiet when threatening, his smile never reaching his eyes.
• Self-assured, convinced that the rules will not be enforced against him.

Connections

• Cailan Gremory — He keeps Cailan as a prized possession and refuses to respect who they are.
• Blix — He terrorizes his imp servant Blix.
• Charlie Morningstar — He mocks Charlie and covets her soul.
• Lucifer Morningstar — He sneers at Lucifer's neutered rule.
• Asmodeus — He is a guest at Asmodeus's club.

Overview

Baxter is a small, fish-like sinner with fin ears, a long head antenna, large gold-lensed glasses and a charcoal lab coat. He carries a living bag with eyes and legs. He is the first guest to walk through the hotel's doors.

Personality and traits

• Insists on being called a scientist and never an inventor.
• Self-styled mad scientist with a manic laugh.
• Skeptical to the bone, arriving to study redemption with the hypothesis that it is impossible.
• Pedantic, questioning every line of the intake form and quoting 'correlation doesn't imply causation'.
• Prickly about comparison, bristling at being likened to Sir Pentious.
• Absorbed in his work, muttering observations into a recorder wherever he goes.
• Fussy about his lab conditions, asking for a cooler basement room.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie mistakes him for Pentious at first, and he corrects her.
• Sir Pentious — He hates being compared to the pompous snake.
• Vaggie — He tests Vaggie's patience at the front desk.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin arranges a secure room for his experiments.

Overview

Diax is a legendary showman of Pentagram City's Glitter District, the disowned son of the overlord Malphas. He stands six-foot-five with twilight-purple skin, obsidian horns, molten-gold eyes and a prehensile tail that telegraphs his mood. He joins the Hazbin Hotel as its Director of Public Relations and Guest Services.

Personality and traits

• A born showman with a German-accented flair, who treats every room as a stage.
• Proud, with an ego built on never failing, yet hungry for a challenge that scares him.
• Principled in his own way, refusing soul contracts and territory wars in favor of making people feel joy.
• Honest about what can and cannot be promised, steering Charlie away from guarantees she cannot keep.
• Patient and shrewd, building anticipation and noticing small details others miss.
• Brave under fire, standing his ground against the Vees' mockery.
• Smitten and tactful, taking care to court Cherri slowly rather than push.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He coaches Charlie, believes in her cause and calls her his dear princess.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin recruited him, and he respects the way Kevin pitched him.
• Vaggie — Vaggie makes a list of whatever Diax needs once he joins.
• Cherri Bomb — He is quietly smitten with Cherri and unsure how to win her.
• Husker — He remembers Husk from the Velvet Vice and treats him as a colleague.
• Vox — Vox sneers at Diax's choice to join the hotel.
• Velvette — Velvette mocks his decision, and he refuses to be shaken.

Overview

Flicker is a tall, lanky, moth-like guest of the hotel who checked in after Diax's first posters went up.

Personality and traits

• Skeptical at first and slow to commit.
• Won over by the sessions, engaging genuinely in Charlie's group therapy.
• Curious about the hotel's materials, reading the pamphlets closely.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — He takes part in Charlie's group sessions.
• Diax — He checked in after Diax's posters went up.

Overview

Isabell is a female demon with spike-shaped feet that click on the hotel floor.

Personality and traits

• Shy and easily embarrassed, blushing as she speaks.
• Formal and polite, calling everyone ma'am and correcting herself when asked to use first names.
• Honest about her struggles, naming her smoking and 'other stuff' as what she wants to work on.
• Considerate, worrying about making extra work for the maid staff.
• Quick to feel guilty when caught breaking a rule, apologizing and retreating.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — She tries to be better in front of Charlie and apologizes for slips.
• Vaggie — Vaggie speaks to her more softly than usual.
• Niffty — She worries about creating work for Niffty.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — She obeys Kevin's smoking rule, shamefaced when she is caught.

Overview

Kayra is a hunched demon with roach-like features and a hissing voice.

Personality and traits

• Quiet and gentle.
• Openly curious, hanging at the edge of the group and watching.
• Single-minded about food, asking whether there will be any.
• Earnest, promising she can behave in exchange for meals and snacks.
• Hearty when fed, finishing a tray of appetizers on her own.

Connections

• Cherri Bomb — She follows Cherri's cooking and her promise of three meals a day.
• Charlie Morningstar — She joins the hotel on Charlie's welcome.

Overview

Matthew is an iron-clad sinner in full medieval armor who speaks in a mock-Arthurian register.

Personality and traits

• Chivalrous and formal, with the gravitas of a knight.
• Honor-bound to a fault, treating every form as a matter of honor.
• Earnest about redemption, declaring his quest as soon as he judges Charlie sincere.
• Deferential to those he respects, calling Kevin 'mine liege'.
• Long-winded and literal-minded, which tries the patience of anyone nearby.
• Quick to take offense at perceived discourtesy, then quick to recover.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — He regards Kevin as a true knight and looks to him for guidance.
• Charlie Morningstar — He trusts Charlie as one whose words ring true.
• Vaggie — He frustrates Vaggie badly at the front desk.
• Husker — Husk grumbles at his talk of hallowed halls.

Overview

Nodius is a tall, lanky sinner with crinkled skin, thick-rimmed glasses and a toothy grin. He dresses in a denim shirt and jeans and was a hacker in life.

Personality and traits

• Compulsive punner, with music puns for Charlie and tech puns for himself.
• Cheerfully unabashed about his past, describing hacking as trying to access better opportunities.
• Practical, asking what the hotel really costs and whether there are soul contracts or hidden clauses.
• Quick to speak and quick to joke, the first of the new arrivals to break the silence.
• Good-natured under insult, taking Wriase's groans as part of the act.

Connections

• Wriase — He trades puns with Wriase, who answers with threats.
• Charlie Morningstar — He reacts to Charlie's pitch with a pun and then presses her on the terms.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He questions Kevin on the hotel's rules and comments on how secure the system sounds.

Overview

Razzle is Charlie's pet goat-dragon, a small red goat-like demon who has been her lifelong companion and bodyguard. Lucifer made him and his twin Dazzle to watch over Charlie when she was a kid. He is quiet, loyal and hardworking, and in Book 2 he doubles as Charlie's chauffeur.

Personality and traits

• Quiet and resilient, a companion who "never brooked the topic of his own needs."
• Takes pride in his work. Of all his responsibilities, driving the limo is "one of his favorites," and he does it from a booster seat with the pedals mounted on the steering column.
• A guardian first. Kevin calls him Charlie's "guardian dragon," doing his part to protect the princess.
• Careful with small things, down to trimming Vaggie's bow before her first date with Kevin.
• Chirps instead of speaking aloud, and Charlie understands him.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — His princess. He has been her companion and bodyguard for as long as she can remember.
• Vaggie — He trims her bow before her first date with Kevin, and he and Dazzle carried her and Charlie into the final battle of Book 1.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin calls him Charlie's "guardian dragon."

Overview

Scylla is a reptilian demoness and a guest of the hotel who reminds Kevin uncomfortably of the raptors from Jurassic Park.

Personality and traits

• Sociable despite a fearsome look, holding civil conversations at the bar.
• Easy company for gruff companions.

Connections

• Husker — She has a surprisingly civil conversation with Husk at the bar.

Overview

Thorns is a gentle-looking demon of quiet dignity. By his own account he is not a sinner but was expelled from Heaven.

Personality and traits

• Soft-spoken and kind.
• Dignified in manner even when speaking of pain.
• Deeply attached to his mother, whom he longs to see again.
• Reverent toward the hotel's portrait of Sir Pentious, asking whether he made it.
• Hopeful, taking Charlie's words as proof that even the fallen can hope.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie commits to helping him because they share the pain of missing a mother.
• Sir Pentious — He studies Pentious's portrait with reverence.

Overview

Wriase is a demon with a whiteboard for a head. His sentient ink draws and redraws his expressions while his voice comes from somewhere within.

Personality and traits

• Deadpan and dry, the straight man to every pun.
• Quick to threaten in a joking way, escalating from 'that was terrible' to inventive menace.
• Doubtful about whether the program can work for him, and honest about it.
• Open to trying anyway when invited to hear more.
• Expressive in an unusual way, his ink showing the feelings his voice hides.

Connections

• Nodius — He is the exasperated audience to Nodius's puns.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie reassures him that he need not decide right away.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is among the guests Kevin and Charlie welcome.

Overview

Liby is an Arlepine, a vermin-like scavenger demon of a kind found almost anywhere in Hell, much as raccoons are on Earth. She has pumpkin-orange fur with yellow markings, dot-like spots down her legs, heart-shaped dimples on her cheeks and a tuft of white hair between her rabbit-like ears. Kevin took her in and named her.

Personality and traits

• Resilient and self-reliant, having learned to hunt and survive alone.
• Wary of everyone but trusting once she feels safe.
• Gentle even when hurt, never biting those who try to help her.
• Playful and mischievous, dropping bug pieces on a person she dislikes.
• Loyal to those who show her kindness, following Niffty and seeking out Kevin for pets.
• Longing for family and friendship above all else.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is her rescuer and her favorite person.
• Niffty — She follows Niffty around the hotel and is fed bugs by her.
• Charlie Morningstar — She is welcomed by Charlie, who scratches behind her ears.
• Vaggie — She wins Vaggie over, who promises to keep her safe.
• Alastor — She hisses at Alastor and is protected from him.
• Eryn — She takes an instant dislike to Eryn.

Overview

Lamprey is a small lamprey-like demon with a round, teeth-filled mouth. He is second-in-command of a crew of sentries.

Personality and traits

• Pragmatic, reasoning that returning empty-handed means death either way.
• The only one in his crew willing to negotiate.
• Self-preserving, retreating when a fight turns against him.
• Visibly disarmed by respect, caught off guard when he is called soldier.

Connections

• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin treats him as a soldier and sends him back with terms.
• Cherri Bomb — He serves a boss who loses territory to Cherri.
• Charlie Morningstar — He is told that the hotel and the princess stand behind Cherri.

Overview

Valentino is one of the Vees, Pentagram City's top electronics overlords, alongside Vox and Velvette. He holds Angel Dust's contract.

Personality and traits

• He is cruel and vicious, but in Rosie's judgment predictable, all surface.
• He is controlling, holding Angel Dust's contract and ordering him to shoot film parodies, with a call from him enough to flip Angel's tone to instant compliance.
• He is feared, with Husk warning Kevin off the Vees and Valentino in particular.
• He is opportunistic and media-minded, lingering with the Vees to keep recording when a scene turns dangerous.
• He keeps close to his allies, signalling Vox over to him when Vox leaves a confrontation.

Connections

• Angel Dust — He holds Angel Dust's contract, which is the reason Charlie cannot simply free him.
• Vox — He is one of the Vees with Vox, and waves Vox over to him after Vox storms off from a confrontation with Alastor.
• Velvette — He is one of the Vees alongside Velvette.
• Rosie — He is described by Rosie as cruel and vicious but predictable, unlike Alastor.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He is the subject of a threat from Kevin about what he would do if Valentino showed up at the hotel.

Overview

Velvette is one of the Vees, a group of powerful overlords in Hell. She is a content-obsessed streamer who treats every confrontation as footage.

Personality and traits

• Persistent, repeatedly angling for interviews with Charlie and her partner.
• Content-obsessed and cruel, filming and streaming other people's worst moments.
• Mercenary, selling love potions legally as "emotional enhancement," strongest against succubus and incubus bloodlines.
• Part of a unified front with Vox, acting alongside him rather than alone.

Connections

• Vox — She operates beside Vox in the Vees, and he brings her along to film.
• Charlie Morningstar — She pursues an interview with Charlie and her hotel.
• Alastor — She is on hand to stream the fight that wrecks Lust & Laces, with Alastor at its center.

Overview

Vox is a TV-headed overlord and one of the Vees. His screen face flickers with his moods, and electricity sparks around him when he is angry.

Personality and traits

• Arrogant and contemptuous, dismissing the hotel as a joke.
• Quick-tempered, with a screen that glitches and sparks when he is challenged.
• Image-conscious, obsessed with reach, ratings and controlling the story.
• Petty and cutting, aiming insults at whoever he thinks is vulnerable.
• Prudent when outmatched, calculating the odds before backing down.
• Bitter rival of Alastor, trading barbs the moment they meet.

Connections

• Velvette — He works beside Velvette in the Vees and brings her along to film.
• Alastor — He and Alastor have a long-standing feud.
• Diax — He sneers at Diax's career move and offers a mocking job.
• Charlie Morningstar — He openly mocks Charlie and her hotel.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — He underestimates Kevin and calls him choir boy.

Overview

Bedazzle is a small pink dragon made by Lucifer from the soul-gem heart of Dazzle, one of Charlie's two guardian dragons. She has pink fur, an alabaster white face, three light blue diamond birthmarks under her eyes, and blue diamond plates down her tail. Dazzle's heart pulses in her chest, but her personality is her own, and unlike Razzle and Dazzle she can speak.

Personality and traits

• Earnest and eager to help. "I want to help. I want to be useful."
• Devoted to Charlie from the start, feeling connected to her "like I'm supposed to protect her."
• Unsure of her place at first, asking "what am I supposed to be?" and describing herself as "made, not born."
• Gifted with makeup. As she puts it, "I can do wondrous things with makeup."
• Polite and formal, calling Lucifer "Father Lucifer" and Charlie "princess" until Charlie asks her to use her name.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — Her maker. He calls her "little one," and she calls him "Father Lucifer."
• Razzle — The brother of the dragon whose heart she carries, and the one she was made to support.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie approves her creation, welcomes her, and asks her to "call me Charlie."
• Cherri Bomb — Cherri tells her, "I accept you," after a painful first night.

Overview

Krueger is a gentle, timid resident of the Hazbin Hotel in the Dreamweaver universe, and an original character of the Dreamweaver universe who is not a monster. He looks to be in his mid-twenties, wears a striped sweater and a fedora he clutches in both hands, and has none of the scorched flesh associated with the name. He is one of the hotel's first official residents and a long-term patient of Cailan, who calls him a Dreamweaver.

Personality and traits

• Timid and soft-spoken. "I don't talk much. Not really good at that."
• Polite and deferential, greeting Charlie with "Good afternoon, Miss Charlie."
• Anxious around strangers, fidgeting with the brim of his hat and checking that Cailan will be there.
• Open-hearted despite his nerves. "I enjoy talking to people."
• Answers to "K." "My name is Krueger. Just Krueger. Sometimes people call me K."

Connections

• Cailan Gremory — His therapist, who calls him K and checks on him. Cailan wants to keep him "in one piece while he's still learning how to open up."
• Charlie Morningstar — He addresses her as "Miss Charlie" and counts among the first to check in to her hotel.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin recognizes his face from the films of his own world, but there is no Krueger there, only in this Dreamweaver universe. The two share a quiet, gentle talk.

Overview

Blitzø is a red imp with prominent horns and yellow eyes who runs I.M.P., the Immediate Murder Professionals, from an office in Imp Town in the Pride Ring. He is loud, crude and proud of being good at his job, and he is fiercely loyal to the crew he treats as family and to Stolas.

Personality and traits

• Crude and combative. Told he is being taken into custody, he roars "LIKE HELL WE ARE!" and draws his pistol.
• Protective of his crew and of his horse-doll collection ("My collection!").
• Touchy about his name. Told "Blitzø," he grumbles on reflex, "The O is silent!"
• Capable of remorse. Since one early mission he only accepts jobs where "Targets have to be marked for Hell already."
• Resourceful in a fight, using an Asmodeus crystal on his wrist to open a portal behind his opponent.
• Money-minded, jumping at the offer of a daily stipend.

Connections

• Moxxie — A member of his crew, who calls him "sir."
• Millie — A member of his crew, whom he rushes to check on when she is knocked out.
• Loona — A member of his crew. He fusses over her, and she gets very grouchy about it.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Meets Kevin as "Angel" and trades a deal with him: I.M.P. goes on retainer, and Stolas gets his invitation.

Overview

Loona is a hellhound who works for I.M.P. She is glued to her phone, unimpressed by nearly everything, and most interested in getting paid on time. In a fight she transforms into her full hellhound form.

Personality and traits

• Phone-obsessed, "not looking up from her phone" even as her crew returns from a job.
• Money-focused, worried that her phone bill will get shut off, "again."
• Grouchy, especially when someone fusses over her.
• Fierce when it counts, transforming with "a sickening crack of bones" and lunging with claws extended.

Connections

• Blitzø — Her boss, who screams her name when she goes down.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Angel tranquilizes her in the fight at the I.M.P. office.
• Rygen — Seeing a hellhound makes Angel picture Rygen, and the image overlays Loona for the whole fight.

Overview

Millie is a smaller female imp who fights with twin axes. She is amazingly strong for her size, and when we first meet her she is still splattered with blood and laughing about a kill. She is openly devoted to Moxxie.

Personality and traits

• Touchy about her height. Her kill is "for calling me 'short stack.'"
• Tireless, with what Angel calls "limitless energy."
• Fiercely loyal to Moxxie and to the rest of her crew.
• Unafraid of a bigger opponent, launching herself at Angel with a battle cry.

Connections

• Moxxie — She calls him "my Moxxie" and fights harder when he is hurt.
• Blitzø — A member of his crew, and one of the people he rushes to check on.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Angel needs a shield, a sword and a fourth dart to put her down, and he is impressed.

Overview

Moxxie is a scarred imp with white hair who handles the sniper rifle for I.M.P. He is methodical and formal, calling Blitzø "sir" and reporting a finished job in clipped, professional terms.

Personality and traits

• Methodical. He cleans his rifle, "methodically wiping each component with practiced precision."
• Formal and professional, reporting "Efficient mission, sir."
• Suspicious of strangers, narrowing his eyes with "And you are?"
• Protective of Millie, dropping his rifle for a backup pistol when she goes down.

Connections

• Millie — She fights for him and calls him "my Moxxie." He shouts her name when she is hit.
• Blitzø — His boss. He calls him "sir."
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Angel slices his rifle apart and lands a dart, leaving him buried under boxes of horse dolls.

Overview

Stolas is a towering owl demon with four crimson eyes and an aristocratic manner, a prince of the Ars Goetia who has been banished and has lost his title and power. He is found at the reception desk of I.M.P.'s office, sorting client files, and he is deeply fond of Blitzø, whom he calls "Blitzy."

Personality and traits

• Aristocratic and courteous even in chaos, fretting that "this filing system is absolutely dreadful."
• Self-sacrificing. He offered himself as penance for Blitzø's deeds: "I am solely responsible for all his group's actions."
• Brave without his powers, throwing himself between Angel and Blitzø with no demonic powers left to protect himself.
• Knows the law, explaining that many of Hell's statutes "mirror Earth law," including double jeopardy.
• Mindful of his lineage, reminding Angel that the Ars Goetia "have been deities among ancient human wiccans, sorcerers, and voodoo practitioners."
• Graceful about rejection. When the invitation is rescinded, he says, "I understand. Thanks anyway."

Connections

• Blitzø — The imp he calls "Blitzy." Blitzø says of him, "Stolas saved my life, sacrificed everything for me."
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Angel delivers Charlie's invitation to the Hazbin Hotel's grand opening to him in person.
• Charlie Morningstar — She wants him to represent his realm at the celebration, because he stands for a value she holds dear.
• Moxxie — Stolas helps dig him out from under the pile of horse dolls.
• Millie — After Angel's tranquilizer darts, Stolas checks on her and Loona.
• Loona — After Angel's tranquilizer darts, Stolas checks on her and Millie.

Overview

Darcy, whose full name is Darsamiel-Sariel Serafa Ruach Elohim, is a High Seraph of Heaven, a dark angel and harbinger of possibilities who walks into other people’s dreams. Her hair runs black at the roots and fades to white at the ends. Her eyes are black with no white at all, ringed by thin pale crescents, and her skin is living gold-white light, scarred like a night sky, with both arms charred black past the elbow. She has no nose, and a halo that turns the wrong direction, rimmed in flame. She is calm, unhurried and impossible to read.

Story

Darcy appears in Lucifer’s dreams as a patient opponent across a chessboard whose pieces wear familiar faces. She has come to warn him, and she offers clues instead of answers. How much of the game he remembers when he wakes is part of the mystery.

Personality and traits

• Is controlled and authoritative in public, and expects to be listened to without having to ask.
• Is direct and secretive at once, telling the truth in a way that still keeps the full picture hidden.
• Has a dry, grimly cheerful sense of humor, and clearly enjoys her part in the game.
• Speaks bluntly when it matters, and quietly enough that it lands harder.
• Rarely curses, and only when it makes a point.
• Enters dreams, reshapes them and makes them her own ground, using her power as atmosphere more than as force.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — Visits his dreams with a warning, and plays the game with him one move at a time.

Overview

Satan is the Sin of Wrath, who runs the Wrath Ring and the courts of Hell. Lucifer is firm that the two of them are very much not the same person, whatever human theology says: Satan is one of the seven Sins, same as he is. In the art Satan is a tall red dragon-like figure with huge red bat wings, long striped maroon horns, glowing yellow eyes, a tattered black vest with gold pins, black trousers and a spiked tail.

In the story

• Handles the courts of Hell, which Lucifer calls very thorough and very grim, with not a lot of leeway.
• Strict about the law. Lucifer says “the law is the law” is something he respects, though the two have a long and complicated history.
• Interfering in an overlord’s deal with a sinner can land a person in court before Satan himself, where there are no juries or trials, only judgment.
• Lucifer and Charlie can keep Kevin out of his direct line of sight, and Kevin is warned not to pick fights he does not have to pick.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — Lucifer stresses that he and Satan are separate people, and he is wary of how strict Satan is.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie says Satan is “a story of its own.”
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Lucifer warns Kevin to stay out of Satan’s way and not to provoke him.

Overview

Beelzebub is the Sin of Gluttony, called the queen of the party and, in Lucifer’s words, genuinely one of the warmest Sins down in Hell. In the art Beelzebub is a slim, fox-eared figure with a mane of white-and-yellow flame hair, a huge gold-and-cream tail, small translucent wings, and a red-and-gold military-style jacket with black gloves and stockings.

In the story

• Warm and welcoming, never pushing and never making a guest feel they have to perform.
• Known for throwing the best parties, though Lucifer warns she tends to have a lot of party favors that would not fit the idea of redemption.
• Used to babysit Charlie when Charlie was little, and Lucifer and Lilith would have trusted her with anything.
• One word from Lucifer is enough to get Kevin in the door with her.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — Beelzebub babysat Charlie as a child, and Charlie would love for her to see how the hotel has improved.
• Lucifer Morningstar — Lucifer speaks of her fondly and vouches for her to Kevin.
• Lilith — Lilith and Lucifer both trusted her to look after their daughter.
• Cherri Bomb — Cherri has heard she throws the best parties and wants to help her host one at the hotel.

Overview

Mammon is the Sin of Greed and holds the Greed Ring. Lucifer warns that Mammon, like Leviathan and Belphegor, is a colder reception for Kevin: not impossible, but to be taken slowly. In the art Mammon is a broad, green jester-like figure with a three-pointed belled cap, a layered leaf-and-diamond robe edged in gold, a scowling pale face with glowing green eyes, and a slim staff.

In the story

• Joked about by Lucifer and Charlie as the extended family member who would have to be on his best behavior around the hotel.
• Runs his ring like a business, and Diax left after a short time working for him because he did not like how Mammon ran things.
• Sinners cannot normally leave the Pride Ring, but the Collector says Mammon himself granted him passage into the Greed Ring.
• Charlie avoids Mammon for the most part.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — Lucifer jokes about Mammon’s manners and says he is a colder reception.
• Diax — Diax worked for Mammon in the Greed Ring to learn the business side, and later pitches him a plan.
• The Collector — The Collector says Mammon granted him passage to hold territory in the Greed Ring.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie avoids him when she can.

Overview

Leviathan is the Sin of Envy. Lucifer lists Leviathan with Belphegor and Mammon as a colder reception for Kevin, not impossible but to be taken slowly. In the art Leviathan is a white-haired, sharp-toothed figure with fin-like ears, pearls, a long cigarette holder, a purple-and-black outfit and thorn-wrapped boots, with a purple horned head with green glowing eyes and a teal mane rising over one shoulder.

In the story

• Lucifer’s expression turns distasteful when he names Leviathan, and he advises taking things slowly.
• Charlie avoids Leviathan for the most part.

Connections

• Lucifer Morningstar — Lucifer describes Leviathan as a colder reception among the Sins.
• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie keeps her distance from Leviathan.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin is advised to approach Leviathan slowly.

Overview

Belphegor is the Sin of Sloth. Lucifer lists Belphegor with Leviathan and Mammon as a colder reception for Kevin, while Charlie counts Belphegor among the Sins she is close to. In the art Belphegor is a tall, lavender figure with long drooping ears, glowing pink eyes, long whiskers, a pink flame burning on a dark crown-like horn, a cloud of pale pink hair, and a flowing blush-pink gown with a puffy cloud train.

In the story

• Lucifer advises Kevin to take it slow with Belphegor.
• Charlie counts Asmodeus, Beelzebub and Belphegor among the Sins she does not hold at a distance, though they are only family by proxy.

Connections

• Charlie Morningstar — Charlie includes Belphegor among the Sins she is fond of.
• Lucifer Morningstar — Lucifer says Belphegor is a colder reception for Kevin.
• Kevin Angelus Collins — Kevin is advised to take it slow with Belphegor.