NOTE: This article is about the original Beelzebub. You may be looking for his offspring, Bee-lzebub.
- "HAHAHAHAH!!! You think I'm in this for the FOOD? (he cackles) So funny! But no. What truly drives me is the pleading. The look on their face when they're snared in my webs. Ooh! Can't forget those little snot-bubbles from all the cryi-n-g! (he busts in laughter mid-sentence) Food is.... but a mere necessity. Its only use is to fuel my endless and fruitful journey of excess. Why waste precious time gorging myself until I become some useless, ballooning fat fuck, when subsisting on the sweetest nectar of tormenting others is just so much more delicioussss~? (he wipes salvia from his mouth and grins, trying to suppress a laugh) I know it's HILARIOUSLY overindulgent but (motions to himself) hello??? Sin of Gluttony! Kinda my thing."
- — Beelzebub to Moxxie.
Great King Beelzebub of Gluttony, also known as King Bael, is a major antagonist in Hazbin Hotel: Journey to the Light.
He serves as a minor antagonist in Chapters 1, 3, and 4, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Satan) of Chapter 2, and a major antagonist in Chapter 5.
He was the king of the Gluttony Ring, a member of the Seven Deadly Sins, the father of Bee-lzebub, and one of Satan's high-ranking underlings. A completely merciless and brutal cannibalistic hunter who quite literally fed off the physical and emotional pain of life, he was the ceaseless hunger; a plague-spreading maw of a thousand locusts who overindulged in the misery of his victims. He flaunted an insatiable craving for the flesh of other demons, particularly imps, for the sole purpose of temporarily satisfying his sadistic tastes and spreading chaos with the help of his right-hand man and lover, Mr. P.
Biography
Background
Beelzebub is one the most ancient demons in history, being one of the founding members of the Seven Deadly Sins circus troupe and Hell itself, along with Lucifer, Leviathan, Mammon, Asmodeus, and Belphegor. After the foundation of Hell, Beelzebub served as the trapezist of the Sins. Following the Sins bitter falling apart which ended with them deeply despising each other, Beelzebub took over the Gluttony Ring for himself.
Following this, Beelzebub governed with terror over the denizens of Hell, especially the weak and destitute imps. Using his authoritarian position to his advantage, he organized hunts for his underlings to satisfy his bloodlust, sending them to invade the other rings of Hell to capture numerous imps and deliver them to his lair so that he could enjoy tormenting his victims before they would be devoured, or be stored for later consumption in his webs.
Events of Hazbin Hotel: Journey to the Light
Chapter 1
In "That's Entertainment", Beelzebub is seen paying a visit to the Pride Ring to watch the annual Exterminations along with Lucifer and two unnamed Overlords. He also appears briefly during Charlie's musical number "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow", where he frightens a starving dog demon for trying to take food from him, showing his gluttonous nature.
In the Chapter 1 finale "The Encore", Beelzebub appears in the end credits scene, where he is in his lair, drinking a chalice filled with blood while taunting a captured and struggling imp, who has become ensnared in one of his webs. After toying with the imp, he decides to roll a dice to decide their fate, but beforehand, he is informed by his right-hand man and boyfriend, Mr. P about Charlie obtaining Heaven's Light. Although initially surprised by this, Beelzebub cryptically says that if all goes according to plan, "they" won't have to worry about her, and admits he will enjoy handing Charlie over to the "Ancient One". Beelzebub then focuses his attention back on the terrified imp and rolls his dice. Unfortunately for the imp, the dice roll low, so Beelzebub slowly walks over to the imp. The imp accepts his fate but begs Beelzebub to tell his wife and children that he loves them. Beelzebub then smugly tells him that he will make sure to take "care of [his] family... every last part of them" before bearing his monstrous fangs, and savagely leaping onto the imp, brutally eviscerating and devouring him.
Chapter 2
In "All The King's Horses", Beelzebub discovers that Charlie is in the process of freeing Forti, the archangel that stood against Satan during the War in Heaven, from the dimension of Limbo. With this knowledge in mind, he flew back to his castle in Gluttony, going to a secret room and bowing to a statue in Satan's visage. The King of Gluttony informed the Devil of the Princess of Hell's intentions and swore that the would prevent her and the hotel crew from succeeding at all costs, to which the statue's eyes lit up in response.
In "Fallout", Sir Pentious and the Egg Bois manage all of the Medallions of Virtue gathered by the hotel crew. After arriving back to his lair and readying a device to destroy the medallions, Beelzebub contacts Sir Pentious by conjuring a magical screen, requesting a report from the snake. Sir Pentious informs Beelzebub that the medallions would be destroyed as he requested as soon as his device finished charging, noting that the amount of energy required to destroy them would be astronomical. Beelzebub is pleased with the news and says that Sir Pentious is one step closer to becoming an Overlord.
In "Dawn of the Black Moon", it is revealed how Sir Pentious and Beelzebub came into contact; One day, Sir Pentious broke down when one of his inventions went array, finally coming to terms with himself being a failure. However, to his surprise, Beelzebub appeared from the shadows of the snake's fortress and introduced himself as the King of Gluttony, Beelzebub. He claimed that he admired the great ambition stirring within Sir Pentious, and desired his assistance for an important task. Beelzebub claimed that Forti was plotting to destroy the seven rings of Hell and that he needed Sir Pentious' help in preventing him from being freed. Beelzebub then transported himself and Sir Pentious to the top of a skyscraper overlooking Pentagram City and promised to grant the snake the powers of an Overlord if he destroyed all the Medallions of Virtue. Falling into Beelzebub's plan, Sir Pentious accepted the deal.
Despite all of the Medallions being in one place, none of Sir Pentious' inventions prove powerful enough to even put a crack in the mystical devices. When confronted by the Happy Hotel crew themselves, Sir Pentious told the crew everything Beelzebub claimed about Forti, although most of the hotel crew (with the exception of Vaggie) do not believe him.
Later, Beelzebub is informed by Mr. P of Sir Pentious' failure to destroy the Medallions of Virtue, having been thwarted once again by the hotel crew, who reclaimed the mystical objects and were on their way to Limbo. However, Beelzebub was not fazed by this news, since manipulating Sir Pentious was his idea of a game. The King of Gluttony said he would punish Sir Pentious in the future and merely ordered his underlings to let the hotel crew proceed on their mission, saying they were about to enter "the lion's den", before chuckling evilly.
Chapter 3
In "The Fading Light", Beelzebub arrives to attend Satan's "meeting" with Vaggie's team. After Vaggie, Cherri Bomb, Fergus, Angel Dust, and Husk are all captured by Lucifer and the Vees, Satan proceeded to psychologically torture Vaggie over her tragic pasts, projecting her screams of pain throughout Purgatory for Charlie and Alastor to hear in order to lure Charlie, who was in possession of Heaven's Light, to Satan. As the Devil had planned, Charlie and Alastor hear the pained cries of their allies and soon arrive with the warrior angel, Millicent, to rescue them, although they are held off by Vox, Velvette, and Valentino. Shortly afterward, Beelzebub makes his entrance, stating that he didn't want to miss out on any of the fun. As Lucifer and Satan continued torturing Charlie's friends, the Princess of Hell finally accessed her Full Demon Form in a fit of rage and began to easily overwhelm the Vees, prompting Beelzebub to personally get involved and aid the Army of Darkness in subduing the enraged princess.
However, Archangel Forti flew into the fray, having also heard the agonized cries of Charlie's allies, and proceeded to wipe out the Army of Darkness in droves. On the orders of Satan, Beelzebub was then forced to engage with Forti (and Millicent, who shortly recovers) in a desperate battle. Despite his best efforts, the King of Gluttony was effortlessly defeated by the two angels but escaped certain death by retreating via a green ring of fire.
In the Chapter 3 finale "Despite Everything, It's Still You", Beelzebub reappears in the post-credits, attending a meeting with the Seven Deadly Sins to discuss Charlie's meddling operation. Lucifer informs Beelzebub, Leviathan, Mammon, Asmodeus, and Belphegor about Charlie bringing Charlie's Angels into Hell. During the meeting, Beelzebub interrupts a conversation between Leviathan and Lucifer to mock the latter over his terrible parenting of Charlie after Lucifer agreed to coerce Charlie into marrying Leviathan's son, Seviathan Von Eldritch, to which the King of Hell insisted to the gluttonous king that he was doing it for Charlie's own good. After Mammon focused the attention back on the angels, Lucifer wickedly asked his partners if they knew what happened to rule breakers, to which Beelzebub, Leviathan, Mammon, and Asmodeus responded by grinning wickedly.
Chapter 4
In "Collision Course", Beelzebub is mentioned and revealed to have a daughter named Beelze, who went to Hell School with Charlie, Seviathan, and Hellsa.
In "Suppression of Lust", Beelzebub is depicted along with Asmodeus in the opening flashback where the two kings called Verosika Mayday to Asmodeus' private chambers in Ozzie's. The two kings confronted Verosika about the incident on Earth where she accidentally unleashed a fish demon on humans, which could have attracted attention to Hell. The King of Gluttony mentioned that in doing so, Verosika broke one of Hell's most important laws and deemed that it was necessary to punish her. Asmodeus attempted to defuse the situation and convince his gluttonous partner of less severe punishment. Still, the sadistic insect would not budge and had his insect minions restrain the succubus. The King of Gluttony revealed to a flustered Verosika her punishment; she would be fitted with a chastity belt, a magical device that would painfully shock her whenever she engaged in sexual activities. Verosika desperately protested that she would die without having sex for a long period of time, being a succubus, but Beelzebub remained indifferent to her pleas. As Mr. P fitted Verosika with the chastity belt, which violently electrocuted her, Beelzebub looked on with amusement while Asmodeus looked away in what appeared to be genuine guilt as Verosika collapsed to the ground, in severe pain from the electrocution. Beelzebub mockingly advised Asmodeus that he keep a closer eye on his "toys", as they could get broken, before chuckling cruelly.
Unbeknownst to Beelzebub and Asmodeus, Verosika, after weeks of suffering and starvation as a result of the chastity belt, was eventually freed when Blitzø aided her in removing the belt when she was enlisted to help I.M.P assassinate the Happy Hotel crew.
In the Chapter 4 finale, "It's Never Too Late", Beelzebub, Lucifer, Asmodeus, and Mammon hold a meeting to discuss the deaths of Belphegor and Leviathan, as well as the impact of Leviathan's flood. Beelzebub offers to help Lucifer kill I.M.P, disguising it as a means of helping him, although it is clear to everyone that he is only doing it for his own interest. Beelzebub begins his plan by telling his right-hand man, Mr. P, to have Millie's family, as well as Sir Pentious (following up on his promise to punish the snake for previously failing him), captured and brought them to the Gluttony Ring, conspiring to use the formers as bait for I.M.P, before listening in on Lucifer's plan to crush the resistances being formed against the Seven Deadly Sins.
Chapter 5
Following Leviathan's death, Beelzebub arranged the systematic kidnapping and mass killing of imps, sending his insects to capture millions of imps from their homes to be brought to his castle where they would be tortured, starved, and abused until Beelzebub was ready to feast on them. His swarm had successfully captured the May family as Beelzebub ordered, using them as bait for any members of I.M.P who would come for their rescue. The King of Gluttony's swarm was also successful in capturing Sir Pentious as Beelzebub had ordered, and he was brought to the Hive for Beelzebub to deal with later.
In "Just Desserts", Moxxie, Millie, and Blitzø are ambushed and captured by the swarm and brought to the Beelzebub's hive, imprisoned along with millions of starving imps in filthy cages and stables used for livestock. A day into their capture, Moxxie manages to escape captivity and frees Millie and Blitzø, ordering them to escape the Hive while he tries to deal with Beelzebub. Millie and Blitzø defy Moxxie and instead free the captured imps, leading to a full-scale prison riot. During the riot, Mr. P is dealt with by Millie and her sister, Sallie May, who then go after Moxxie with Blitzø to help him kill Beelzebub.
Moxxie arrives at Beelzebub's throne room after freeing Sir Pentious and wiping out droves of his henchmen and confronts the King of Gluttony. When Moxxie tells that he had opposed and murdered imps for too long, Beelzebub, cocky and in control, rhetorically asks Moxxie if he knows how many imps have died at his hands trying to play the hero, going as far as to finish Moxxie's sentences for him as a sadistic brag about how many times he has heard those words from his victims. As Moxxie goes into hiding, Beelzebub is ecstatic about their "game" of hide-and-seek, climbing on the walls and using stealth against the imp. Taunting the imp all along the way, Beelzebub appears at random, using his claws to destroy Moxxie's weapons one by one before disappearing back into the darkness, slowly stripping the imp of all his defenses.
Terrified but full of courage, Moxxie accepts that he will die and decides that he simply has to buy time for his allies and all of the captured imps to escape. When Moxxie fruitlessly attempts to attack him with his knife, Beelzebub catches the imp by the neck and pins Moxxie against the wall, deciding to take his time torturing the helpless imp. Beelzebub permanently blinds Moxxie in his left eye by spitting acid into it before throwing him to the ground.
Moxxie, in excruciating pain and blinded by the acid, spots his sniper rifle several feet away and is forced to desperately and weakly crawl towards the rifle as Beelzebub gets closer and closer to him, sadistically taunting the imp all along the way. After Beelzebub snares Moxxie to the ground in his webs, Millie, Sallie May, and Blitzø arrive save Moxxie. Beelzebub deals with the three imps effortlessly, trapping Sally May against a wall by spitting his webs onto her and incapacitating Blitzø with fire. Millie furiously attacks Beelzebub with her knife, but he easily wrestles her off of him and brutally slams her head-first onto the ground, knocking her unconscious. Dangling Millie by her leg, Beelzebub pins Moxxie down with his boot and forces him and Sallie May to watch as he prepares to devour Millie. Beelzebub pauses after Moxxie desperately pleads with the Sin of Gluttony to spare Millie, as she is pregnant. In response, Beelzebub cackles and deviously thanks Moxxie for gifting him with a "combo pack", before going to mercilessly devour Millie and her unborn children before Moxxie's eyes.
Beelzebub's attempt on Millie's life is interrupted when Sir Pentious bursts into the throne room, armed with a futuristic cannon that has angelic markings on it and aiming it at Beelzebub. Beelzebub is completely unfazed by Sir Pentious and asks him if he feels like a big shot. Three of Beelzebub's insectoid minions flank Pentious and disarm him as Beelzebub remarks Pentious is a "loser" who merely plays with tin toys. Pentious stares at Beelzebub with hatred and determination, retorting that he may be a loser, but he'll at least be known as the loser that "rekt" the King of Gluttony. Beelzebub laughs this threat off, only to be blindsided when the three insectoid demons at Pentious' side suddenly pull out large, angelic energy cannons and use them to blast Beelzebub, sending the King of Gluttony violently flying out of his Hive, freeing Millie from his grasp in the process. Unbeknownst to Beelzebub, Pentious had outsmarted him by having the Egg Bois manipulate the three insect demons by pulling their antennae and hiding within their scopal fur (which he had seen Moxxie doing earlier), allowing him to take out the King of Gluttony with the element of surprise.
Beelzebub violently fell into the grounds of his Hive, gravely injured and temporarily left powerless by the effects of the angelic energy cannons. Despite his injuries, he gets back to his feet, giggling maniacally and saying that Pentious should have killed him when he had the chance. Beelzebub confronts Moxxie, Sallie May, Millie, and Blitzø as they exit the Hive, complimenting Pentious' "trick" while noting that it was useless in the end. However, the King of Gluttony's savage lunacy turns to terror as thousands of the imps he had starved, tortured, and imprisoned begin to surround their captor and long-time oppressor with ravenous, drooling grins on their faces. Still powerless from the angelic energy cannon, Beelzebub tries to flee in terror, but the starved and liberated imps immediately leap upon him as he tries to run, dog-piling on him. Beelzebub, reduced to prey rather than being the predator, can only curse the imps as they brutally tear him apart and maul him to death in an overly brutal, hilarious, and slapstick way which Moxxie and even Blitzø find disturbing.
Personality
- "Forti: Beelzebub is evil incarnate! Apart from Lucifer, he is the Devil's most powerful and proud minion! He will do anything in his power to veer you and many others against me! I beg of you, do not yield to his deception.
Angel Dust: Ah, so he's a fuckin' asshole, right?
Forti: Yes... A fucking asshole." - — Forti explaining Beelzebub's true personality.
- "Imp: No! P- Please! Please don't kill me!
Beelzebub: (mockingly) P- Please don't kill me!
Imp: I have a wife and three kids, I love them more than anything in the world! Don't do this!
Beelzebub: (mockingly) I have a wife and kids!
[...]
I never quite understood why they always mention their lineage." - — Beelzebub before and after devouring a cornered imp.
Beelzebub was defined by his gluttonous, gleefully callous, and manipulative temperament, almost always grinning maliciously and rarely ending his sentences without a cruel giggle; a total mustache-twirling villain. He preferred to commit his various immoral acts in pusillanimous and insidious ways; despite being immensely powerful, he rarely fought his own battles personally, instead relied on manipulating others into fighting on his behalf and sending his underlings to carry out his biddings, only directly fighting as a last resort. He was very conniving and manipulative, used his suave demeanor and clever lies to sway others to his side, such as when he briefly forged a false partnership with Sir Pentious by manipulating the snake into nearly destroying the Medallions of Virtue for him by promising to make the snake demon an Overlord in return for his service, and by claiming that Forti was a malevolent angel who desired the destruction of Hell.
In general, he carried himself with a flippant, charismatic, and outright casual attitude to his associates, always seeming eerily content, taking most turns of events in stride and never losing his temper even when his schemes backfire. Generally speaking, he never seemed to care about anything besides his own sadistic hobbies and reveled in causing discord and mayhem whenever he can, and was therefore one of the more chaotic members of the Seven Deadly Sins. He was not even too concerned about the Happy Hotel crew finding the Medallions of Virtue, setting Sir Pentious up to be defeated by them knowing he would fail to obtain the Medallions, all simply to amuse himself and rub in Sir Pentious' face that he would always be a failure. The only emotion he had ever displayed beyond foreboding cheerfulness was a slight hint of fear and concern for his own life, such as when he was almost erased by Forti and Millicent. In his final moments though, he expressed utter terror when he was powerless and weakened against the starving and vengeful imps and died like a terrified weakling.
Beelzebub's most defining trait was his gluttonous nature and bottomless appetite; In nearly every scene he appeared in, he was almost always seen gorging himself on food or drinking blood or honey from a chalice, and even went as far as to hoard food for himself, which left countless denizens of Hell to starve, especially the lower-class imps. He once murdered a pair of Bee Eats employees because his bag of chips had more air in it than chips, and he topped his cup of coffee with an assload of whipped cream. Blitzø at one point even jokes about him eating his henchmen. Out of all foods, he was partial to fruit, sweets, and meat, especially the flesh of other entities, and went as far as kidnapping them personally and bringing other demons to his hive-like castle in order to satiate his bottomless craving for food and fear.
Far beyond a predatory demon who needed food to survive, Beelzebub was an unnecessarily cruel and sadistic demon who loved playing with his food, metaphorically speaking; he greatly enjoyed terrorizing his prey - especially the defenseless and feeble imps -, or subjecting them to horrible fates, such as implanting parasitic worms in their brains to turn them into zombified slaves. He could "taste" the flavor of people's pain, which he apparently found more satisfying and preferred over actual food. He was also a very dishonorable being, as although he rolls dice to decide their fate, he devoured his prey regardless of whether or not the dice rolled in their favor, revealing that rolling the dice was more of a game created to draw out his victims' fear or hope of survival more than anything else. He displayed a playfully cruel side to his victims, toyed with his prey whenever they ran from him or when they were caught in his traps, and always mockingly repeated his victims' cries before devouring them, demonstrating his utter lack of mercy. This playful attitude, combined with how much food the King of Gluttony already possessed, shows that he murdered entirely for pleasure rather than self-preservation. The interior of his castle was decorated with his victims' bones and remains, showing that he took great pride in his murders. His tendency to overindulge in his victim's misery was the biggest display of his gluttonous nature. In a karmic twist of irony, he was mauled to death by the very species who were always the prey, while he was the predator, only that he was weak and injured to fight back against imps like his victims were as well.
He took the deaths of others in casual stride, as he made visits to the Pride Ring every Extermination Day to watch the carnage of the Exterminations from the safety of Lucifer's penthouse with a devious smile. Furthermore, he enjoyed the fact that he was greatly feared by others, as seen in his interaction with Sir Pentious during their first encounter, mocking the various titles given to him by imps, and expressing immense anticipation at the thought of destroying Charlie's dreams and handing her over to his master.
Beelzebub had traits of being an egomaniac as he plastered his name and face everywhere in the ring he dominated. Not only did he name an entire district in Gluttony after himself, but he was also omnipresent on billboard advertisements, which advertised to show the King of Gluttony happily munching on a sandwich, fried imp legs, and downing kegs of Beelzejuice.
While otherwise completely malevolent and loathsome, Beelzebub was not totally immune to positive feelings. He absolutely adored his daughter, Bee-lzebub, showered her with everything she wants and did not seem to mind her close, empathic relationship with Hellhounds or her hedonistic lifestyle. He was also cordial, in his own way, to Mr. P, though he enjoyed menacing him, and often spoke of his right-hand man as if he were disposable, in addition to not even reacting to his apparent "death". Most surprisingly, during his final showdown with Moxxie, where the imp stood up to the King of Gluttony alone, willing to die and hold him off to give Beelzebub's enslaved and captured imps time to escape, Beelzebub showed Moxxie a modicum of what seemed to be genuine respect in spite of everything, getting a laugh out at his bravery and telling him that he would get to die a man.
Despite being classist and largely targeting imps for their perceived weakness, Beelzebub seemed to be indifferent towards Hellhounds, despite them being viewed as commodities by Hell's upp echelon. On one hand, he appreciated their ravenous nature, and allowed Hellhounds to flock en mass to his dominion. He even credited Beelze with cultivating their population, suggesting he recognizes her influence over them but also sees them as a force that needs to be managed. His only gripe with Hellhounds is their rowdy and chaotic tendencies, particularly when referencing how Beelze and her Hellhound pack once caused a riot that spilled into multiple Rings of Hell. This indicated that while he enjoyed their presence and the debauchery they bring, he was also wary of the trouble they bring.
Appearance
Beelzebub was a tall insect demon, standing at 7'4 in his normal form, and nearly 12 feet while in his fully demonic form. He had dark grey skin, four pupilless eyes with greenish-yellow sclera, and sharp fangs. He was occasionally depicted with slit pupils and with red sclera. His mouth was a bright greenish-yellow color. He had a very lean frame with a pencil-thin neck and arms, and he sported long claws that were sharpened to a point. He was revealed to have two other large arms that were attached and stretched across his cloak, as his hands lay at the ends of the cloak, while eight smaller spider legs stuck out from the front of his suit, in the formation of a spider. His tongue was actually a long proboscis he used to drink liquids.
He wore a lop-sided, black top hat with a feather attached to it featuring yellow and red stripes, with a skull on the brim. He wore a large black widow spider as a pendent or bow tie, with green stripes on its legs. Most of his body remained concealed in an organic, black cloak that stretched out from his back which was capable of opening up with a wide span similar to that of a cobra and contained numerous red eyes across his yellow skin. Underneath his cloak, he wore a dark purple suit, a maroon-colored undershirt, and long shoes with maroon, white, and black stripes.
Powers and Abilities
Natural Powers
- Demonic Transformation: Beelzebub was capable of shifting into a more demonic and animalistic form either at will or when he was experiencing extreme emotions, and was also capable of effortlessly shifting back to his normal form.
- Immortality: Like all demons, Beelzebub was immortal and could live indefinitely, nor did he age or was he affected by time. Even by demon standards, Beelzebub was exceptionally ancient; as he founded the Seven Deadly Sins along with Lucifer, Leviathan, Mammon, Asmodeus, and Belphegor, this would easily make Beelzebub one of the most ancient demons to have ever existed, as the Seven Deadly Sins were founded shortly after Lucifer was banished from Heaven, billions of years before the events of the series. In addition, he was immune to all known forms of venom and poison, and he did not require oxygen to live, as seen when he was capable of withstanding Purgatory's vacuum with no visible discomfort. Only weapons of angelic properties or immensely powerful primordial entities could kill the King of Gluttony.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Beelzebub's demonic physiology made him extremely durable, resilient, and immune to nearly all forms of attacks; it has been shown that demons far lower than Beelzebub can brush off being crushed, shot, beaten, and melted as if it was nothing, and Beelzebub himself was immune to the touch of his own corrosive blood. Like other demons, he could only be killed if he is lethally struck with divine magic or holy weaponry. Although he survived being shot by three angelic cannons, he was still gravely injured and temporarily powerless from the angelic effects.
- Regeneration: Beelzebub could regenerate from ungodly amounts of punishment, such as losing his limbs, being melted or shot by standard bullets, and when his physical body is completely destroyed. Due to the effects of three angelic cannons, his regeneration was temporarily weakened, and hundreds of imps took advantage of both his injuries and vulnerability by violently mauling him to death.
Unique Powers
- Demonic Power: As a member of the Seven Deadly Sins and the former ruler of Gluttony, Beelzebub was regarded as one of the most powerful demons in history, and the second most powerful and dangerous servant of Satan, possessing physical power that eclipsed that of Hell's Overlords and other royalty such as the Goetia family. Although, while Beelzebub was one of the strongest demons within Hell, he was still far weaker than those considered the strongest beings of the Universe, such as Archangel Forti, who was able to fight and nearly kill the King of Gluttony with little or no effort, and he was still much weaker than Lucifer and Satan themselves.
- Absolute Consumption: Beelzebub was capable of devouring a seemingly limitless amount of food and drinks, without suffering any ill effects and still claiming to be hungry even afterward. In one of his adverts in The Gluttony Ring, he was shown downing an entire keg of Beelzejuice, an alcoholic beverage, in one go and was not affected by the beverage's alcoholic effect.
- Acidkinesis: Beelzebub's blood and saliva were highly toxic and corrosive to the touch, which in turn granted him immunity to all forms of venom and poison. He was capable of spitting globs of acid at a target, melting the flesh and skin from their bones if it ever came in contact.
- Agility: Beelzebub could bend and twist his body in unnatural positions without suffering any injury, such as turning the top half of his body around while his lower half stayed in place, and turning his head 360°. He could sprint at unnaturally fast speeds and was capable of maneuvering his way around his surroundings with little to no effort. It was borderline impossible for any creature to outrun him, and he was capable of running across Imp City's rooftops without losing momentum. The King of Gluttony could also dash very quickly, lunging at an imp at visibly high speeds, and leap great distances or heights with precision.
- Aura: Beelzebub could emit a toxic cloud of poison gas by coating himself in his own toxic blood and saliva, which could potentially intoxicate those who are in close proximity close to him.
- Body Control: Beelzebub could freely move his limbs in the event that they become detached from his body, just like an actual insect. He could also spawn six large pincers as well as fly-like wings from his back, which he could also retract into his body.
- Disease Manipulation: Whether it be through his insect underlings or producing it himself, Beelzebub could produce and spread plagues and diseases. The diseases caused by the King of Gluttony were supernatural in nature and could infect other demonic entities; they tended to range in severity, sometimes giving demons symptoms similar to a cold, while his more deadly diseases slowly ate away at and destroyed the victims from the inside, leading to them suffering a slow, painful, and utterly miserable death.
- Empathic Taste: Beelzebub could feed off of the emotional energy of those around him and use it to fuel himself. He particularly enjoyed feeding off the pain and suffering of his victims, which kept them alive and in pain and finally killed them once they "run out" of energy for him to feed on.
- Enhanced Senses: Beelzebub had eyes scattered across the undersides of his organic cloak, which when opened, allowed him to see in different directions. He also possessed an enhanced sense of smell, as he could detect and track his prey by smelling their blood. Later, he confirmed Moxxie's plea about Millie's pregnancy by picking up on the scent of the babies developing inside of Millie's womb.
- Flight: Beelzebub was capable of producing fly-like wings from his back, which granted him the ability to fly and hover through the air. He could also use his cloak to glide for several meters or even miles while barely losing momentum.
- Immunity: Possessed toxic and acidic blood/saliva, Beelzebub was immune to the effects of acid and poison, and, like all demons, was impervious to fire as he could surround himself with flames and suffer no ill effect. He was also immune to most supernatural diseases, despite harboring numerous pathogens he obtained from constantly being in the presence of numerous insects at once. Finally, he was also immune to the incredibly strong adhesive substance on his webs.
- Insect Manipulation: Beelzebub could symbiotically control billions of insects, which allowed him to command them to do his bidding, communicating with them using his mind. He could also produce larva, parasites, spiders, worms, and flies out of different parts of his body, such as his eyes and mouth. These insects range from small, average-sized insects, to human-sized insectoid monsters. He typically used his insectoid army to assist him in catching his prey, as well as utilizing them to torture his prey by having them eat his victims as they are alive. At his peak, it was believed that he can control almost, if not even all, all the bugs and insectoids in Hell.
- Mind Control: Beelzebub was capable of mind-controlling his victims by using his proboscis to implant parasitic worms (based on the Leucochloridium paradoxum) into their brains, essentially turning his victims into zombified slaves.
- Sensory Scrying: Beelzebub could see through the eyes of other insects, which allowed him to view other locations and gather information about a particular place or person of interest.
- Portal Creation: Using dark magic, Beelzebub could conjure multiple portals that he could use to travel wherever he wanted, or summon a swarm of demonic mosquito-like insects to his aid.
- Pyrokinesis: Beelzebub could produce and manipulate green fire at his own will. The King of Gluttony was also immune to his own fire (and likely any other kind of fire), as he engulfed himself in flames while using fire as a form of teleportation.
- Supernatural Strength: Beelzebub possessed an immense amount of brute strength despite his slim physique, being capable of easily dismembering and devouring imps, Hellhounds, and other assorted demons with his bare hands, tearing or biting their limbs off or accidentally tearing their jaws off. He was noted to not know his own strength at the time, having accidentally killed numerous imps while in the process of maiming them.
- Teleportation: Beelzebub could disperse his body and/or others, materializing or vanishing into a green fire while doing so, as seen when he transported himself and Sir Pentious to the top of a skyscraper in order to give the latter a bigger view of Pentagram City.
- Venomous Bite: Beelzebub could use the venom within his fangs to put his victims into a paralyzed and agonized state, rendering them intoxicated and unable to move for several hours or even weeks.
- Wall-Crawling: Beelzebub could adhere to walls, ceilings, and nearly any surface in order to scale them, even when suspended upside down.
- Web Generation: Beelzebub was capable of spinning bright green organic webbing out of his mouth and from the palm of his hands. If used against an opponent or prey, his webs could either ensnare the target in a cocoon or stick them into a certain surface. His webs were incredibly strong, with the King of Gluttony himself stating that the chances of his victims' survival become nigh-impossible once he had ensnared them in his webs. His webs had enough strength to hold multiple fully-grown demons, including Hellhounds, within a net, and suspend them from walls. It was also shown that attempting to free oneself from his webs often results in the victim's skin and sometimes entire limbs being torn off due to the adhesive substances and force required to free oneself. He also had a habit of storing his victims for later consumption by entirely wrapping them in webs attached to the walls and ceilings of his domain.
Abilities
- Authority: Beelzebub possessed near-infinite authority over the ring of Gluttony and all of its inhabitants, being the absolute ruler of said ring, and commanded a legion of insectoid minions. He also possessed sway over most demons in general, as a result of his high rank in Hell's society, which allowed him to order other demons around and inflict severe punishment on dissidents and those who violate Hell's laws, as shown when he punished Verosika by fitting her with a chastity belt, even overriding fellow king Asmodeus' request to give her less severe and torturous punishment. Regardless, his control over Gluttony did possess some limits, as those that held a higher position than him in Hell's hierarchy, such as the royal Magne family, were able to overrule his control if they wished to.
- Camouflage: Beelzebub could become virtually invisible in poor light conditions, such as nighttime, which enabled him to confuse his prey and also perform quick, sudden attacks. However, if exposed to light, the insect would become visible, enabling other creatures to see him.
- Intimidation: During his reign, he had a fearsome reputation for devouring other demons, his immense physical power, bottomless appetite, and immensely cruel and sadistic temperament. Because of all of this was greatly feared by the populace of Hell, especially the imp race. Although they no longer the race no longer feared him when the irony fell on him.
- Multilingualism: Beelzebub could speak in English as well as many demonic languages.
- Natural Weaponry: Beelzebub's claws and fangs were incredibly sharp, which allowed him to easily devour and tear apart his prey with ease. His fangs also allowed him to completely drain the blood of his victims. In addition, he could produce at least six stingers from his back that were capable of scaling surfaces and piercing his targets.
- Stealth Mastery: Beelzebub was a master of stealth capable of prowling around and stalking his victims without them even knowing he is there. Even entities with heightened senses, such as Hellhounds, had trouble picking up on the King of Gluttony's presence.
Weaknesses
- Divine Intervention: Although Beelzebub was a demon of limitless power, he could still be overpowered and erased with holy weaponry or entities who possess angelic/divine power. Forti, the head of the Archangels, was capable of overpowering and almost erasing Beelzebub with no difficulty. He was also heavily injured and powerless (albeit temporarily) from three angelic energy cannons that he received from three Egg Bois.
- Psychopathy: Beelzebub held no remorse over the millions of demons he had murdered, and derived immense satisfaction and pride from the suffering of his victims. He hunted other demons and playfully toyed with and murdered them for sport, going as far as to make a mockery of them and laughing at them for begging and expressing empathy for their families. In his final moments, he received the karmic death by being mauled to death by the very species who were always prey to him.
Relationships
Family
Bee-lzebub
Bee-lzebub is Beelzebub's daughter and the first of countless children. The King of Gluttony clearly adored her, calling her pet names like "pupa" and "my little baby brood," but also struggles to balance his role as a father with being the sadistic, all-devouring swarm.
Beelzebub spoiled her rotten, naturally, and doted on her constantly, with it being no secret that she was his favorite child. Because of this, Beelzebub cannot be considered a good father but did seem to love and cherish his daughter.
Beelze liked to push her father’s limits, particularly when it comes to accessing his personal, prized Beelzejuice for his parties. She tries to sweet-talk him into letting her borrow some, despite knowing he disapproves. Beelzebub often refuses due to past scandals and incidents she and her Hellhound pack caused, but she dramatically claims he's "the worst daddy ever," guilt-tripping him into relenting.
Allies
Mr. P
Mr. P is Beelzebub's right-hand man, lover, and herald. Beelzebub was surprisingly innocuous and almost friendly towards Mr. P due to the latter never bringing much trouble, and the two shared an evil laugh when Beelzebub set Sir Pentious up to the defeated, laughing like a bunch of fratbros.
They were a comedic and very chaotic duo with Mr. P being the straight man just trying to reign in Beelzebub. Beelzebub also seemed to pay attention to Mr. P's advice, briefly considering his advice to dispose of Sir Pentious, before deciding to do so at a later date. On top of this, Beelzebub had a habit of making romantic and flirtatious comments towards Mr. P, calling him "darling" and even "my faithful lovebug".
Mr. P, while outwardly deferential, exhibits cunning around Beelzebub, offering suggestions and advice in a manner that appeases Beelzebub's ego while maintaining some' level of pragmatism. He knows how to navigate his king's volatile temperament, balancing flattery with occasional cautions about overindulgence or carelessness. Despite his deep fear of Beelzebub's wrath, Mr. P still manages to gently steer him away from reckless actions that could jeopardize his standing among the Ringleaders.
Still, despite Mr. P having been his top servant, there were hints that Beelzebub viewed him as expendable as he offered Mr. P as a test subject for Sir Pentious' giant laser that the snake had planned to destroy the Medallions of Virtue with. Beelzebub enjoyed taunting Mr. P, using a mix of threats and flirtation to keep him on edge. Notably, most of Beelzebub's threats to Mr. P carried some kind of sexual undertone.
Despite the tension, there is a strange camaraderie between the duo, with Mr. P playing the role of a long-suffering servant who handles Beelzebub’s whims and cleans up after him. Beelzebub, in turn, enjoys toying with Mr. P, hinting at consuming him one day but always holding back, keeping Mr. P in a constant state of unease.
Satan
Satan is Beelzebub's master. All that is known about Beelzebub and Satan's relationship was that the King of Gluttony is seemingly Satan's most proud servant, as claimed by Forti. That said, Beelzebub still abandoned Satan in Purgatory after he was nearly erased by Forti and Millicent, displaying that any loyalty he might have had for the Devil never overweighted his own sense of self-preservation.
Enemies
Lucifer Magne
Lucifer is Beelzebub's king and rival. Beelzebub and Lucifer apparently had a mutual distrust for each other; Beelzebub has no qualms about challenging Lucifer’s hypocrisy, even if done sarcastically. The two share a history of cruelty, but Beelzebub isn't afraid to remind the King of Hell of his past sins, especially regarding his treatment of Charlie.
Beelzebub was scornful of Lucifer as the King of Hell was chosen by Satan to be its highest-ranking servant over Beelzebub, as Lucifer was indeed more powerful than the King of Gluttony. Despite their apparent rivalry, Lucifer still allowed Beelzebub to keep his position as the King of Gluttony and appointed him in the role in the first place.
Beelzebub and Lucifer were also capable of working together, as seen during the meeting between the Seven Deadly Sins, although Beelzebub did make several mocking comments towards Lucifer in regard to his volatile relationship with Charlie.
Archangel Forti
While manipulating Sir Pentious, Beelzebub claimed that Forti was a malevolent being that wished to eradicate all life in Hell and that destroying the Medallions of Virtue was the only way to ensure Pentious' safety. Of course, this was a lie, as Beelzebub only said this to ensure that the archangel would never be freed from his prison and would remain in his agonizing state forever, unable to prevent Satan from massacring everything in its path as it had done billions of years ago. Forti himself was well aware of Beelzebub's deceitful nature, as he warned Vaggie to not listen to the King of Gluttony's words after she grew skeptical of his intentions.
When Forti prevented Beelzebub from capturing Charlie in Purgatory, he was ordered by Satan to engage the archangel in battle. During their encounter, Forti, clearly embittered by Beelzebub's attempt to turn the hotel crew against him, remarked that he was aware of the lies the King of Gluttony had spread about him, and would make the King of Gluttony suffer for it. Forti effortlessly overpowered Beelzebub, and was soon joined by Millicent, and the two almost succeeded in erasing the King of Gluttony, who was forced to retreat from the losing battle to preserve his life.
Sir Pentious
Sir Pentious was Beelzebub's pawn and one-side ally. Beelzebub manipulated Sir Pentious into stealing the Medallions of Virtue from the Happy Hotel crew, promising to make the snake demon an Overlord after he destroyed them. Despite their deal and his seeming friendliness towards the snake demon, the King of Gluttony did not see any value in Sir Pentious, truly seeing him as a laughingstock and a means to an end, and the only reason he chose Sir Pentious in the first place was simply to amuse himself.
Sir Pentious was notable for perhaps being the only sinner that had caught Beelzebub off-guard and disturbed him; when Sir Pentious when on an over-the-top villainous monologue, Beelzebub was left speechless following the sheer insanity of what Pentious had just said.
Despite Beelzebub never taking Pentious seriously, the snake demon was able to outsmart the King of Gluttony and play a hand in his ultimate defeat.
Charlie Magne
It is implied that, in her youth, Charlie loved Beelzebub and viewed him as her uncle, seemingly unaware of his sadistic hobbies, due to her innocent mind. The King of Gluttony never reciprocated her feelings and instead hated Charlie simply for being Lucifer's daughter as well as for her high-spirited nature and elaborate schemes to better Hell. When he was informed of Charlie's plan to rehabilitate sinners using Heaven's Light, he expressed immense joy at the thought of crushing her dreams and leaving her to the non-existent mercy of Satan.
Gallery
Quotes
Chapter 1
- "You can keep squirming and whining, plebeian, but the truth of the matter is that you were doomed the moment I set my eyes on you. (takes a drink from his glass before laughing) You lowly imps make for such good sport. You might not be able to defend yourselves, but you're just fast enough to make the hunt and chase interesting. You like the webs? That's my trick. Once I have 'em snared, it's pretty much all over. (pulls out some dice) How about a little game before you die, my feeble friend?"
- — Beelzebub taunting an imp he captured.
- "Using Heaven's Light to reform sinners?! (laughs and face-palms) Oh, man! Charlotte's going a bit in over her head with this endeavor. She's had some bizarre schemes in the past, but this one tops them all! (cackles) Then again, I shouldn't be too surprised. She always was a foolish little dreamer. It must run in the family. No matter, if everything goes according to plan, she'll cooperate with us just fine. And all we have to do is crush her cute, little dreams in the process. (laughs sinisterly) I'm going to have so much fun handing her over to the Ancient One."
- — Beelzebub after being informed of Charlie's intentions.
- "Beelzebub: Ooo... That's too bad. You got a bad roll, my little friend. (Beelzebub gets off his throne and approaches the imp, grinning)
Nameless Imp: (he tries to break free, before giving up and sighing) Fuck... Okay... I give up. But, at least do one thing for me. I have a wife and two little ones back at home. In some way, I just want them to know I love them. That's all I ask, alright?
Beelzebub: Oh, no worries, my little friend... (Beelzebub begins to grow in size) I'll take good care of your family... (he spawns long, sharp claws, and grows large fangs) Every last part of them. (he giggles sinisterly before leaping onto the imp, who screams in agony and horror as Beelzebub viscously devours him)" - — Beelzebub kills the imp demon.
Chapter 2
- "'Who are you?' and 'What do you want?', the snake wonders. (laughs) I go by many, many colorful names. The Nightcrawler, the Festering Cloak, the Phantom of Imp City. Let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet an ambitious fellow such as yourself, and you may call me by my true name... Beelzebub."
- — Beelzebub to Sir Pentious.
- "The princess has gathered her allies... All the pieces are coming together. (grins evilly) Let's have some fun."
- — Beelzebub while stalking Charlie and her friends, and beginning his plan to stop them from gathering the Medallions of Virtue.
- "Fetch me my minutely meal. And, uh... (he menacingly points to his ceiling, showing the half-eaten skeletons of two demons tangled in a web, both of them wearing Bee Eats hats) ...Make sure the food is properly prepared this time around, capish? I want chips, not air."
- — Beelzebub to a couple of Bee Eats employees.
- "(does a spit-take with Beelzejuice) She has really lost it now. What demon in their right mind would help an angel, much less an archangel?!"
- — Beelzebub after Mr. P informed him of Charlie's intentions of freeing Forti.
- "Sir Pentious: The Medallionsss have been taken, my lord!
Beelzebub: (on a magical screen) Excellent. I assume that mechanical monstrosity behind you is the weapon you've chosen to dispose of them?
Sir Pentious: You assume correctly! After these meddlesome Medallions have been sssswiftly dessstroyed, I will have finally gained the power of an Overlord! And with my newfound powers, even the purest of hearts will cower in the darkness of my all-powerful shadow! After tonight, people will mock the idea of freedom in the name of oppression and one Sir Pentious! And NOTHING will stand in my way! HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
Beelzebub: (stares on with a WTF expression) ...Good for you. I will report back in ten hours. (he wipes away the magical screen)
Mr. P: You know he's going to fail, correct?
Beelzebub: He doesn't know that. (Beelzebub and his minion share a childish laugh together)" - — Sir Pentious reports to Beelzebub on the status of the Medallions of Virtue.
- "Beelzebub: Well, that was entertaining, wasn't it?
Mr. P: Yes, sire. very riveting. Now, what method shall we dispose of him with?
Beelzebub: Hmmm... We'll punish the snake at a later date. For now, let him slither back to his lair. I have more important things to do than amuse myself with failures. As for Charlotte, I'll let her and her friends do the heavy lifting. I sense they are about to enter the lion's den..." - — Beelzebub after being informed that Charlie and her friends obtained the Medallions of Virtue back from Sir Pentious.
Chapter 3
- "Sorry for arriving late to the party, my lord. I hope you saved me a seat."
- — Beelzebub arriving to help Satan, Lucifer, and the Vees confront Charlie.
- "Oh, Charlotte... You really shouldn't meddle in things you don't understand."
- — Beelzebub taunting Charlie.
- "Beelzebub: And all we have to do is break her heart in the process. (giggles) You truly are father of the year.
Lucifer: (to Beelzebub, laughing) Ah, Beelzebub, you've always been one to speak your mind, haven't you? I suppose you must consider yourself a better parent than I, hm? Riddle me this; How many imps did you slay in front of Beelze until she broke down from feeling their pain? That's what I thought! Now get off your high horse and address me with respect, thank you very much.
Beelzebub: (snickers; sarcastically) Apologies, my lord." - — Beelzebub and Lucifer during the Seven Deadly Sins' meeting.
Chapter 4
- "Verosika: (she enters a dimly lit room where Asmodeus is waiting) Hey, Oz. You wanted to see me?
Asmodeus: It's always a pleasure to see you, babygirl... Just maaaaybe not this time.
Verosika: What is that supposed to mean?
Asmodeus: Darling, you remember my friend... (he motions to a nearby chair, revealing Beelzebub, who is smiling maliciously as he drinks from a chalice filled with blood) Bee?
Verosika: Yeah, I just did a concert over in Beelzehaven. Why?
Asmodeus: Well, we've heard rumors of a crazy demon fish causing quite the storm at a beach on Earth. (Verosika becomes visibly uneasy) In fact, it just so happened to be at the same location I gave you and your posse clearance to perform at. You wouldn't happen to know anything about that... Babygirl?
Beelzebub: (to Verosika) And don't bother lying, my lovely. My insects reported that a bottle of my famous Beelzejuice was recovered at the scene. And from what I've heard, you've been singlehandedly keeping that business afloat. Couldn't kick the habit? (giggles)
Verosika: (lets out a frustrated growl) Shit! Did Blitzo and his stupid fucking friends tell you about this?! I knew I should have kept that fucking parking spot!
Beelzebub: You broke one of Hell's oldest laws... Over a parking spot?
Asmodeus: (to Beelzebub) Bee, surely there's another way-
Beelzebub: She knew the rules.
Verosika: (Beelzebub's insectoid minions grab Verosika, restraining her) Agh! What the fuck?! Get the fuck off of me! You want to punish someone? Punish the imps! They caused all of this over a fucking parking space!
Beelzebub: True, but they aren't the ones who brought unwanted attention to our domain, are they?
Verosika: (Mr. P approaches Verosika with a suitcase) What- What the fuck is that?
Beelzebub: The worst punishment for a succubus.... (grins sadistically)
Verosika: (Mr. P opens the briefcase, revealing a shining, golden belt; Verosika gasps) Is... Is that a fucking chastity belt? You- You can't put that shit on me! I'll die!
Beelzebub: Maybe, maybe not. All we can do is hope you're better at giving up sex than you are dropping the Beelzejuice. (he giggles)
Verosika: (Mr. P approaches her with the belt) Fuck! N- No! Please! Don't do this to me! (she looks at Asmodeus) Ozzie, help me! Ozzie, please! I'm your babygirl!
Asmodeus: (to Verosika) I really am sorry, V. You know I'd never put that grotesque device on a pretty little thing like you. If it were up to me, I'd just give you a harsh spanking and send you on your way, but... Rules are rules.
Verosika: (she struggles to break free from the grasp of Beelzebub's henchmen) NO! STOP! GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME! (as Asmodeus looks away with a look of sadness and Beelzebub looks on with sadistic amusement, Mr. P outfits the chastity belt on Verosika, which causes her to scream in agony as the belt sends electricity throughout her body; after several seconds, the electricity stops and Verosika falls to her knees, exhausted and in agony)
Beelzebub: (to Asmodeus) You should really watch your toys more closely, Ozzie. They could get... Broken. Hehehehehe..." - — A flashback depicting Asmodeus and Beelzebub punishing Verosika.
- "I'll be more than happy to take care of your imp problem. After all, what are friends for? Hehehe..."
- — Beelzebub to Lucifer about I.M.P.
- "Beelzebub: See if you can find anything on these imps. A family or...
Mr. P: I know from our scouts in Wrath that one of those imps belongs to a family working at the Rough 'N Tumble Ranch.
Beelzebub: (chuckles) Good man. Take them, and... Hmm... Do you remember that loser from Pride? Sir... Pen-tee-ous?
Mr. P: Not until you mentioned him, Your Gluttonous.
Beelzebub: Send our trackers to bring him to the hive as well. I need another playmate, since the last ones... Well, y'know.
Mr. P: Right away, sire. And I'd advise you to play with your food a bit more nicely for the sake of their longevity, but I know you too well.
Beelzebub: (groans) It's not my fault imps are so fucking fragile! And with Belphegor pushing up thorns, I'll slowly but surely lose my steady supply of Hellhounds. (slumps on his throne, pouting) What did I do to deserve this...?
Mr. P: Well, for one, would it not be more beneficial to target these unruly imps yourself?
Beelzebub: (rises back up, cackling loudly) Oh, c'mon, you just said you know me! I like to draw things out. If we have the whole family present, they'll be able to scream their goodbyes before I have my feast. (giggles loudly) Isn't that generous of us?! Plus, why spoil my appetite with mere bait, when I can feast on bigger fish, hm? (snickers evilly as Mr. P exits the room)" - — Beelzebub and Mr. P conspiring to kill I.M.P.
Chapter 5
- "Beelzebub: How are we today, Mr. P?
Mr. P: Exhausted with the stupidity of our underlings, but otherwise fine. You? I only ask because I do, at the very least, have the sense to maintain a modicum of politeness while on the job; even if working with you gives me nothing but stress and agony.
Beelzebub: Oh, I'm always well, Mr. P. Especially when I get to indulge in a particularly scrumptious hunt! It tickles a certain pleasure center in my ganglia when I savor the screams of helpless, pleading prey. They taste the best, don't you know.
Mr. P: As you've told me 36,741 times. I counted.
Beelzebub': (he suddenly lunges at Mr. P, meeting him face-to-face with a grin) Do I detect a hint of disdain from my favorite man? (he giggles as Mr. P's eyes are wide) Your aura tastes rather unsavory today.
Mr. P: Oh, of course not, your grace. I would never be caught parading such a vile aura with anyone of supreme importance! No, no. Disdain is what I save for filthy commoners who have the unmitigated GALL to use my real name! I'd never insult the King of Gluttony in such a manner!
Beelzebub: (he giggles) I believe I can let this transgression slide, since you have corrected your mistake... But for the sake of your longevity, I highly recommend you work on that sour mood of yours. For I could easily use flesh as a substitute for emotions. (he giggles again)
Mr. P: (he straightens his tie, gulping) I am most grateful for your mercy and understanding, your grace. I would not wish for you to unleash your appetite on me, for I am but a lowly subject. If only I were a more worthy servant, I would offer myself readily to your ever-devouring majesty!
Beelzebub: (he gets closer to Mr. P, the latter blushing red) It's amusing how far you are willing to go for your king, oh faithful and loyal servant... who knows? Maybe you ARE worthy of being offered to me... (he giggles before stepping back from Mr. P, the tension dying down) But we will have to wait to find out. There are plenty of imps who are certainly worthy of my indulgence!
Mr. P: (he straightens himself) Indulge in your meals you'd please, but be sure to leave no trace or evidence behind. If the other Sins find out about this, I won't hear the end of it. I do not relish having to clean up after you. You risk engendering ill will on the part of our employers, for cheap thrills no less.
Beelzebub: Of course, of coooourse, Mr. P! I assure you, when I'm finished hunting, there won't be a trace of my victims. (he boops Mr. P on his probosiss) I'll be clean as a whistle! (he giggles and leaps onto a hole in his hive, turning back to Mr. P) Go snoop around and see if you can find any imps cowering in Pride. And sure to have that Beezle S'mores Milk ready when I get back. I just love the way you make them! (he flies out of the hole)" - — Beelzebub and Mr. P.
- "Mr. P: Rest assured, Your Gluttonous, for I have returned with your selected targets in tow.
Beelzebub: Oh? Is that so? (his sadistic grin grows) Well, then do be a dear and present them to me~
Mr. P: It is my pleasure to comply, my liege. I would beseech you, His Gluttonous Beelzebub, to consider a most efficacious method of execution for these creatures, befitting their vile nature.
Beelzebub: Oh? (his eyes shine) And how would YOU recommend these vile little creatures be executed, Mr. P? Thrill me! CHILL me! (he asks with a low, silky purr)
Mr. P: The following exhortation which I now put forth to you in regards to the aforementioned method of execution, would be a simple neck snap. Though, in lieu of your tendency to play with your food, I expect you to have a more drawn-out method of the execution, my most gracious liege.
Beelzebub: Astute as ever, my faithful. I mean, a neck snap? (he frowns) Daring, but... pedestrian. So many details lost! (his grin returns) I will torture them as long as it takes for me to extract a sincere apology from them for their mere existence and meddling in the ventures of the Ringleaders. And when they cry and plead for my mercy, I will deny them. (he cackles) Ahhh, nothing like a little bit of emotional manipulation and psychological torture...
Mr. P: As your faithful and most loyal servant, I am obliged to serve as you see fit, O Most Glorious Gluttonous. I must, however, caution you against indulging in excess of cruelty. This particular outfit of imps are most wily. A single mistake in your execution and they will escape, certainly begetting the loss of esteem of those who revere you.
Beelzebub: (he chuckles lowly) Oh, darling, don't you worry about me or my reputation. (he chuckles) Cruelty isn't something I can overindulge in when it IS my nature! I'll have you know that my methods and ways are tried and true from decades of experience. These imps are no different than the rest who ran afoul with me. Now... fetch them, my faithful lovebug.
Mr. P: Of course, Most Glorious Beelzebub. As your loyal servant, I am obliged to obey as you see fit. I'll fetch the offenders and bring them before your majestic presence in which I most-
Beelzebub: Okay! Okay! OKAY! Fuck! I get it! Just go away, shoo! (he grows sharp, spider leg legs from his back) I'M GETTING HANGRY!!! (Mr. P immediately flutters away)" - — Beelzebub and Mr. P.
- "Beelzebub: (giggles) Well, you've made it this far, haven't you? Quit shaking in your hooves and hit me with your best shot! Let's find out what bravery and heroics get you. You and I both know this little stunt is meaningless. (Moxxie begins sweating, gripping his rifle shakily) ...No? (he groans) Fine. How could the Runt of I.M.P possibly hope to defeat a Ringleader, anyway? (he makes a dismissive shooing gesture, speaking in a bored, detached tone) Ok, start running, begging, cowering, all that jazz. Let's get this over with. I have PLENTY of imps to slaughter once I'm through playing with you.
Moxxie: (while beginning to panic, he looks out a hole in the Hive to see the thousands of imps he freed from Beelzebub escaping or fighting against their slavers; refusing to let them be killed or recaptured, he glares hatefully at the Ringleader, aiming his rifle at him with determination) No. ...I know I don't have a chance in Heaven of killing you, but if dying here means those imps have a chance to live their lives for even just one more day... then so be it.
Beelzebub: (he looks at Moxxie with a raised eyebrow before giggling) How inspiring. Now you get to die a man." - — Beelzebub challenging Moxxie.
- "Beelzebub: (his phone rings as he is about to kill Moxxie) Ah shit... Imp, could you just, stay there for a second? (Beelzebub webs Moxxie to the wall and slaps webs over his mouth) Good boy! (he answers his flip-phone) Yeees, my little pupa?
Beelze: (it cuts intermittently between them as they speak, with Beelze in her club at Gluttony) Daddyyyyy, would it be, like, chill if I borrowed some Beelzejuice from your private stash? Just for, like, one day. Pretty pleaseee with, like, honey on top?
Beelzebub: Darling, you know I love you, but what did I tell you about calling me when I'm torturing lower beings?!
Beelze: Ugh, you're still on that wack imp-hunting spree shit? ...Not gonna offer me any?
Beelzebub: (he groans and pinches his nose bridge) Don't you have your own beverages to serve guests? Even with our ravenous Hellhound populace of which you cultivated, I've made great strides to ensure our domain never runs out of the freshest Beelzejuice!
Beelze: Like, yeah, but your shit just hits different, y'know? Remember when just a droplet of your Beelzejuice got Uncle Belphegor off his ass? (she and Beelzebub share a laugh) Ah, I almost miss the lazy, racist bastard...
Beelzebub: Apologies, darling but the last time I gave you and your Hellhound pack some of my own brew, your 'get-together' caused a riot that spiraled into Wrath, Lust, and Envy. Leviathan NEVER let me live that shit down... Ozzie was pretty chill about it, though.
Beelze: Ugh, you're the worst daddy ever! You never give me anything!
Beelzebub: Oh come on, pupa... Don't... do me like that??? Certainly you can manage on your own?
Beelze: NEVER, I HATE YOU!
Beelzebub: (he darts his eyes awkwardly, staring at Moxxie for a second) Listen, pupa, I'll give you a SURPLUS of my private stash, throw some fried imp carcesses on top and... after I'm done here I'll drop by that little club of yours. Show those Hellhounds how the party King of Gluttony... style?
Beelze: (she giggles) It's, like, soooo cute when you try to act cool! Oh, you really are the BEST daddy ever!!
Beelzebub: Only the best for my little baby brood!
Beelze: Ugh, daddyyyy, I'm not an asexually-produced larva anymore... but, for real, thank you, daddy. Me, Bub and Tex are gonna have a BITCHIN' threesome tonight.
Beelzebub: I'm happy too, honey.
Beelze: Totes. 'Kay, gotta go! ...Wanna do the thing? I'm feeling a little nostalgic...
Beelzebub: (he sighs, grinning) Fine...
Beelze/Beelzebub: Byeeeeeeee!!! (Beelzebub hangs up)
Beelzebub: (he looks at Moxxie, giggling) She's a peach, I bet you would have loved her." - — Beelzebub and Beelze.
- "How about a little fire, Blitzo?"
- — Beelzebub taunting Blitzø before setting him on fire.
- "Moxxie: NO! Get away from her! Please, not her! OH, SATAN, NO!!! TAKE ME, PLEASE! ...SHE'S PREGNANT! (Beelzebub pauses and looks down at Moxxie) ...She's pregnant. Please don't do this, I beg of you...
Beelzebub: (he stares at the unconscious Millie before turning back to Moxxie and giggling) Oh, how touching! The protective father-to-be, willing to grovel for the life of his family. (he examines the unconscious Millie, sniffing her abdomen and groaning with pleasure) Quite the precious cargo you're carrying there, Mils. (smirks) You imps really are full of surprises, gifting your King of Gluttony with a combo meal. Hehehe-HAHAHAHA!!!! (demonic voice; fangs dripping with acidic saliva) You REALLY shouldn't have..." - — Beelzebub and Moxxie when the former was about to devour Millie.
- "(cackles) You feel like a big shot, weidling that cannon you can barely lift? Because all I see is a fool playing with tin toys."
- — Beelzebub taunting Sir Pentious.
- "HeheheHAHAAHAHA!!! That slithering fool should have killed me when he had the chance... A cute trick, but what good did it do? (Beelzebub chuckles before looking around to see hundreds of the starving imps he captured and tortured coming out of hiding, drooling at the mouth with ravenous hunger; Beelzebub's face is of pure terror, as he is usually the predator rather than the prey) You... You filth stay back! I am your KING! Is this perhaps an intimidation tactic? (cackles) Even like this, I could flay every single one of you, like the helpless meals you are. (the imps stand strong and continue advancing towards Beelzebub as the Sin's grin vanishes) ...Ah, fuck. (the imps screech in fury and leap onto Beelzebub as he tries to flee, tearing him apart and wrestling him to the ground) NO!!! DAMN YOU!!! HOW IS THIS HAPPENING?!?! PATHETIC FIRE TOADS! YOU COWARDLY, WORTHLESS, SHIT-EATING PARASITES!!! NOOOOOO!!!! (Beelzebub continues screaming in agony and trying to fight back as the imps savagely tear him apart and devour him)"
- — Beelzebub's death.
Trivia
- Beelzebub's character is based on the demon of the same name, who is often portrayed as the personification of the sin of Gluttony and the diametric opposite of Cassiel, the Archangel of the virtue of temperance. Beelzebub and Satan are often interchangeable in pop culture, either having Beelzebub be the Devil himself with an alternate name, the in-universe equivalent to the Devil, or one of Satan's most trusted (or least trusted) underlings.
- His theme song would either be "Oogie Boogie's Song" from The Nightmare Before Christmas, or "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" from Little Shop of Horrors.
- His manner of mind-controlling people, implanting parasites in their brains to effectively zombify them ,is based on the real-life parasitic Leucochloridium paradoxum.
- His design is based on the Theridion grallator, also known as the Hawaiian happy-face spider.
- Every Ringleader is based around a particular circus act; in Beelzebub's case, he represents contortionists and other athletic acts, such as the flying trapeze.
- Additionally, each Ringleader is themed after a genre of music, Beelzebub's being Halloween-style folk and novelty songs.
- Beelzebub could reproduce children asexually. He has millions of children spread across Gluttony and Hell, many of whom are hybrids of other demonic species since he liked to "experiment" with his brood.
- The series' authors believe that Bee-lzebub is the only spawn who has a close relationship with Beelzebub and that his relationship with his other children is either non-existent or similar to Paimon's relationship with Stolas.
- Beelzebub appears to be a hybrid of several different insects and bugs:
- He is designed after a spider and has several arachnid-like traits, such as producing and wrapping his prey in webs, his ability to crawl on walls, venomous, spider-like fangs, and multiple eyes.
- Fittingly, he also possesses bee-like traits such as having a fondness for honey.
- His tongue is actually a proboscis, a trait shared with butterflies and moths.
- He harbors and spreads diseases, can fly using wings, and has a fondness for meat and fruit, similar to a fly.
- He has an alcoholic obsession with blood. Like a mosquito.
- Beelzebub's castle in Gluttony is designed after a beehive, a reference to his bug motif.
- Despite his enjoyment of chaos, Beelzebub is one of the more chill Sins when they come together as a group, though he still silently enjoys the chaos and is not above stirring the pot when the Sins are together.
- There is a district in Gluttony named after him called Beelzehaven.
- In his conversation with Bee-lzebub, Beelzebub reveals that he apparently once got in hot water with the other Sins when his daughter hosted a party that spiraled into Envy and Lust. Leviathan still held a grudge against Beelzebub for the instant-despite it being only a slight and, if anything, made only Beelzebub look foolish. Asmodeus, on the other hand, was "chill" about it and probably just saw the whole event as just another wild night in Hell’s upper echelons.
- Beelzebub is lovers with Mr. P. This seems to be a well-known factoid amongst Hell, as Bee-lzebub and several of her friends affectionately referred to the two of them as her "gay dads". More overtly, Behemoth claims that he would have had sex with Beelzebub if Mr. P hadn't "beat him to it".
- He owned a series of cookbooks titled Cooking with Beelzebub.
- In "Just Desserts", it is shown that he still used a flip phone.
- According to a menu in one of the Gluttony Ring's many restaurants, Beelzebub invented deviled eggs.
- Beelzebub and Charlie have known each other since the latter was a baby.
- He was the CEO of a company of demonic, alcoholic, honey-flavored beverages known as "Beelzejuice", which is shown to be one of the largest alcoholic companies in Hell.
- As shown on Blitzø's phone at the end of the Helluva Boss episode "Ozzie's", there is an app named after Beelzebub called "Bee Eats", which appears to be a food ordering and delivery service.