Saturday, October 16, 2021

Hazbin Hotel: The Missing Mothers

 

In a land of supposed paradise, a New York mafia mother and her bubbly daughter, an El Salvadorian warrior wife, and a French Creole mother from New Orleans discuss their lost husbands, children and siblings. By sheer luck, they had managed to get into Heaven for following the virtues of kindness and having faith in God to some degree. But paradise came with a great cost: for Angel Dust, Henroin, Arackniss, Alastor and Vaggie lost themselves to the Inferno. Day after day, they engage in prayer, music, and enjoying all the banquets and wealth they can imagine in Holy City. 

 

But it all seems off. Like an all too cheery Christmas every day. 

 

And their eyes...the Archangel’s critical eyes always watching their every move. One wrong step could spell certain doom. They fear losing their minds to the comfort and pious lifestyle granted to them...even now, they almost completely forget their own children’s names. Would traveling to Hell be worth the risk? Just to see what their children had become. Perhaps not...how easy it is to slip into their divine forms and merge ever closer to the Heavenly Father. No way could they subject themselves to their own Exorcists if they stepped out of line. 

 

And all the pain and death and loss starting in their previous human lives. Much better to push those memories away...give into the graceful light, and strive for perfection...for eternity.

 

So then, when they see each other and hear of Charlie’s plan to rehabilitate sinners, why do they suddenly feel more awake? Why do they feel a strange spark of hope that they’ll see their families again, a spark brighter than anything in Heaven? But they must never know. For if they knew, a war more devastating than the annual exterminations would be inevitable. 

 

What if there's a sinister reason why all demons and angels have the ability to turn into a more powerful form?

 

When sinners and Hellborn alike morph into their demon forms at will, they become more powerful...but there's a price. Initiated by their shadows, their demon forms lean them into a primal state bent on destruction and fear. For angels and saints, it's the "too bright light" that makes them blindly obedient to God and the archangels.

 

Charlie's future goal may be to help both angels and demons overcome their primal pre-programmed urges...and become more "human". But of course, her own shadow and form won't make things easy.

 

What If...Molly, Alastor's Mother (a red doe), and Angel Dust's Mother (white and spider-like) were all in Heaven...enjoying their lives as angel saints, mostly oblivious to the sufferings of their family members down in Hell. As those in Hell are tempted by their demonic forms, shadows and primal nature to be destroyers...those in Heaven will all have a pre-programmed tendency to be obedient and compliant. They are just lucky they haven't been drafted as the robotic Exorcists to slay sinners...yet.

 

Hazbin Hotel: The Missing Mothers

 

Alastor’s Family:

Armand Louis Moreau – Christian French white father. Wanted Alastor to be more manly and serve God. Started to neglect, abuse and molest Alastor and demanding his wife to meet expectations. Felt pressure from his parents to conform to the social norms. Was killed by Alastor after he attempted to leave for divorce. Arrived in Hell as Neleus, an evil black dog with black antlers. He later joins forces with Adina and the evil angels.

 

Antoinette Loretta Moreau – African American French Creole mother. Taught Alastor cooking, voodoo rituals, sewing, singing and dancing. Told him to always be polite to women and “you’re never fully dressed without a smile.” Died from the Spanish Flu in 1918 and went to Heaven as a red doe humanoid named Cerva/Poena.

 

Alastor – born Jan 24 1900 – died on Hunter’s Moon fall 1933 by dog attack and gun to the head. Had medium brown skin, brown eyes and short brown hair.

 

Angel Dust’s Family:

Italian mafia in Apalachin, New York 20th century:

 

Mafia Boss – Henricus Ragno/Henroin

Human name means “Home ruler.” Demon name is a reference to heroin. Last name means “spider,” in Italian, a reference to their Hell forms and web of crime.

 

Henroin appears as a large grumpy gray spider in Hell wearing a gray hat and a sullen look on his face. On Earth, he was a black haired strong man with white skin and a thick slightly gray beard; he was nicknamed Henry. He abused Angel Dust for being gay, neglected Molly/abused her and drank a lot. He pressured Arackniss to follow the rules as his second in command.  Both in his human life and in Hell, he was a fearsome ruthless leader, selling drugs to the highest bidders and killing rivals to teach lessons. He died of a heroin overdose.)

 

Underboss – Alfonso Ragno/Arackniss

Human name means “Ready for battle.” Demon name comes from “arachnid/spider.”

 

Arackniss is the older brother of Angel Dust. He appears as a black short spider in Hell, practical, cold, calculating and serious about the family business. He is the splitting image of his father and the opposite of Angel Dust. In life, he was a practical short man named Alfonso with short black hair who smoked and was an expert with guns. Died a violent death.

 

Consigliere – family advisor - Angel’s mother Alessia Ragno/Aranea

Her human name means “defending warrior.” Her afterlife name (Heaven or Hell) is Aranea, Latin for “spider.”

 

Aranea appears as a white fluffy spider in Heaven/Hell with several arms, eye jewelry and wearing Italian woman’s clothing from the 20th century. In life, she was a beautiful and tough women with long blonde hair, red lips and deadly weapons but who loved her children. She loved fashion and jewelry and was a role model for Angel Dust and Molly when they were alive. Unlike her husband, she didn’t outright disapprove of Angel Dust being gay. She was often concerned when deals were made too far or when overdosing on drugs and alcohol became a concern. Aranea is only in Heaven because she didn’t kill anyone and she had faith in God. She died of poisoning by a rival gang member.

 

Soldiers – Arackniss, Anthony/Angel Dust, Molly

 

Anthony Ragno/Angel Dust

His human name means “Priceless one.” His demon name is a reference to the angel dust drug that killed him in New York in 1947. He appears as a white spider in Hell with six arms and two legs. He was a gay man with white skin, and long blonde hair, black at the top with white blonde toward the bottom. Angel Dust, desperate to escape from his mafia lifestyle, instead ended up in the clutches of Valentino as a porn star. His father disapproved of him being gay and pursuing his porn star dreams both on Earth and in Hell. He died from PCP aka Angel Dust overdose.

 

Miranda Ragno/Molly

Angel Dust’s younger sister. Her human name means “to be wondered at,” similar to Anthony’s name means “priceless,” “praiseworthy.” Her demon name is a reference to the molly drug ecstasy that killed her. She appears as a white/pink humanoid spider in Heaven with thick white/pink hair and four legs. In life, she consumed molly, alcohol and other drugs but was very caring toward her brother Anthony. She doesn’t like Arackniss nor her father very much but is very close to her mother. Like her brother Angel Dust, she gathered the courage to distance herself from her family business, turning to God as salvation at the last minute. She died from molly overdose (hence her name) and attack from a rival gang. She is in Heaven because she didn’t kill anyone, tried to renounce her sins and she turned to God near the end of her life.)

 

Viv said “She is not a demon, nor is she in Hell,” thus she is in Heaven as a saint/angel with Zoophobia traits.

 

Other associates who work for the Ragnos

 

The Ragnos committed crimes and sold a variety of drugs, near unstoppable to law enforcement. Their gang was disbanded after police discovered them. Angel Dust and his family were involved with one of the Five Families in New York. (Bonanno/Maranzano, Colombo/Profaci, Gambino, Genovese/Luciano and Lucchese/Gagliano)

 

Finger pricking initiation ceremony undertaken by Arackniss and Angel Dust to swear their allegiance. No one was allowed to have mustaches. Members often had mistresses, including Henroin, which Aranea/Angel’s Mother wasn’t happy about. Molly was expected to lay low and obey her brothers.

 

Omerta – code of silence taken very seriously. Henroin threatened to kill his own family if they ever broke the code.

 

Aranea died from a poisonous drink sent by a rival gang.

Henroin died from heroin overdose

Angel Dust died from PCP overdose in 1947

Molly died from molly drug overdose forced on her by gang rape

Arackniss died from a fatal shooting by police

 

Henroin will kill anyone, even his family members if they try to turn in anyone to the police. For Henroin, homosexuality is incompatible with the mafia code, thus leading to Angel’s distance from his family after he sought a life of porn, drag and gay sex. Molly was closest to the mother, Arackniss was closer to his dad while Angel was the middle child stuck in the middle.

 

Vaggie’s Family:

 

Vasilis/Valentino – Italian grandfather, human name Vasilis meaning “regal,” Valentino meaning “strong”. (Vox’s former name was Vincent and Velvet’s former name was Vanessa.) Valentino was a dark skinned Italian pimp on Earth. Arrived in Hell in the 70s as a powerful pimp Overlord, owner of Porn Studios and owner of clients like Angel Dust.

 

Vaggie’s father Vasquez Pollila/Vasco - Wants Vaggie to be a straight submissive prostitute but Vaggie prefers other women, dancing and fighting.  Slept with other women behind the mother’s back. Appears as a dark demonic moth named Vasco similar to Valentino in Hell.

 

Valencia Polilla/Vaggie’s Mother – El Salvadorian woman named Valencia. Appears as a gray moth humanoid angel in Heaven nicknamed Vali, skilled in archery. As a human, she worked hard to feed and sustain her children, but died from an illness/overwork at a young age.

 

Vagatha Polilla/Vaggie

Vagatha means “good.” Polilla means “moth” in Spanish. She was an El Salvadorian woman with light brown skin, thick black hair with pink highlights, broken heart shirts and skull earrings. Appeared as an emo/goth Mexican girl, similar to Octavia. Day of the Dead is her favorite holiday. Vaggie grew up in New Mexico in the 1990s with El Salvadorian culture in a working class family. Vaggie loved punk rock music (Especially My Chemical Romance), martial arts, cultural dancing and other women. People bullied her for being a lesbian and an El Salvadorian.

 

Vaggie had several siblings: brother Dick, sisters Virginia and Agatha. Vagatha died in 2014 at age 22 by a brutal gang rape. Appears as a gray moth demon in Hell who distrusts men due to her trauma she faced. As the moth is a creature of the night, prostitutes can likewise be seen as “ladies of the night,” as Vaggie was. Like moths, Vaggie is mysterious, always searching for more meaning in her life and she finds herself unique among the other “butterfly” “pretty” girls around her. Moths are also symbolic of the subconscious as well as death and personal transformation, two things Vaggie went through. Charlie is Vaggie’s one light in the darkness of Hell, and she’ll do what it takes to defend Charlie as well as herself. Like Charlie, Vaggie has a powerful dark side as well, being an expert in wielding angelic weapons.  

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