Alastor
The Radio Demon tunes into chaos, broadcasting violence with a cheerful smile.
Alastor the Radio Demon is a fictional character created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano who primarily appears in the American musical adult animated series Hazbin Hotel. He was voiced by Edward Bosco and Gabriel C. Brown in the pilot, and by Amir Talai in the animated series since 2024. A constantly-smiling sinner, Alastor returns after a seven-year absence as one of the overlords of Hell to help run a hotel known as the Hazbin Hotel, a halfway house founded by Charlie Morningstar, meant to rehabilitate the souls of those in Hell and help them earn a place in Heaven.
Alastor seeks to guide and control Charlie. For a time, his soul is under the control of fellow overlord Rosie; he is later freed from her grasp. He is often accompanied by the hotel's bartender Husk (whose soul he owns) and housekeeper Niffty, and he is considered a rival by fellow overlord Vox and Charlie's father, Lucifer.
Quick Facts
- Species
- Sinner Demon; Overlord
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Background
Alastor was created by Medrano during her time at School of Visual Arts in New York City, appearing unnamed on her DeviantArt page around 2008. He was planned to be incorporated into her 2012 webcomic series ZooPhobia as a supporting character in a planned Angels and Demons story arc following his formal creation in 2011; on the arc's cancellation in 2016 and subsequent redevelopment as Hazbin Hotel, Alastor's full ZooPhobia design would not see publication.
In the unpublished ZooPhobia story arc, Alastor was depicted as a black-and-red demonic deer able to transform into a humanoid form. He was described as "enjoy[ing] making deals and tricking mortals into service". He was a member of the "Demon Misfit Gang", who would later become the main cast of Hazbin Hotel. In the Hazbin Hotel pilot, Alastor was entirely human, save for a few deer-like characteristics, including hooves and antlers.
He wore a red suitcoat and had an eternal smile of sharp teeth. He was confirmed to be asexual by Medrano on her Twitter account, which was alluded to in the series itself in "Hello Rosie!". Alastor's voice actor Amir Talai has also described the character as embodying the characteristics of the "Tumblr sexyman". Alastor was a radio show host in his life, and he died at some point in the 1930s.
Upon his arrival in Hell, he gained immense amounts of power very quickly, overthrowing overlords that had dominated for centuries. His voice reflects who he was in life, having a radio static effect over it most of the time, and sound effects common in radio shows of the time occasionally play while he is speaking. Prior to Hazbin Hotel's full series debut, Medrano described Alastor as a mixed-race Creole from New Orleans and an only child.
Did You Know?
- Alastor's backstory reveals he was a radio show host and serial killer in New Orleans in the early 20th century, and he died after being shot by a hunter who mistook him for a deer while he was hiding a body in a forest.
- Alastor made a deal with Rosie before he died, asking her to grant him the power to be the most powerful sinner in Hell, under the condition that his soul would belong to her until he did something for her in return.
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