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{{Primary sources|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Alastor
| series = [[ZooPhobia]] {{no italic|and}} [[Hazbin Hotel]]
| image = HazbinHotel-Alastor.png
| image_upright = 0.85
| caption = Alastor as seen in ''Hazbin Hotel''
| first = {{plainlist|
* ''[[ZooPhobia]]'' (2012–2016)
* ''Hazbin Hotel'':
* "[[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel)|That's Entertainment]]" (2019) (pilot debut)
* "[[Overture (Hazbin Hotel)|Overture]]" (2024) (series debut)
}}
| creator = [[Vivienne Medrano]]
| voice = {{plainlist|
* Edward Bosco (2019)
* Gabriel C. Brown (2019; singing voice)
* [[Amir Talai]] (2024–present)
}}
| title = The Radio Demon<ref>{{cite web|last=Radulovic|first=Petrana|url=https://www.polygon.com/24059468/hazbin-hotel-season-1-finale-review|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' is pure chaos — and it mostly works|date=February 2, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref>
| species = Human (previously)<br>Sinner
| origin = [[New Orleans]] (previously)<br>[[Hell]]
}}
'''Alastor''' "'''the Radio Demon'''" is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] created by [[Vivienne Medrano|Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano]] who primarily appears in the American [[Musical film|musical]] [[Adult animation|adult animated series]] ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''. He was voiced by Edward Bosco and Gabriel C. Brown in the [[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|pilot]], and by [[Amir Talai]] in the animated series since 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |title={{'}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}}: Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Brightman & Keith David Lead Voice Cast Of Prime Video's Adult Animated Series – NYCC |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/hazbin-hotel-cast-erika-henningsen-stephanie-beatriz-alex-brightman-keith-david-animated-series-teaser-1235573404/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=14 October 2023 |access-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019220543/https://deadline.com/2023/10/hazbin-hotel-cast-erika-henningsen-stephanie-beatriz-alex-brightman-keith-david-animated-series-teaser-1235573404/|archive-date=October 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Archer|first=Greg|url=https://movieweb.com/hazbin-hotel-jeremy-jordan-amir-talai-kimiko-glenn-interview|title=Exclusive: ''Hazbin Hotel'' Stars Jeremy Jordan, Amir Talai, and Kimiko Glenn Talk Lucifer, Alastor, and Niffty|date=January 21, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2024|website=[[MovieWeb]] }}</ref> A constantly-smiling [[sin]]ner, 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 [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Rosie|Rosie]]; he is later freed from her grasp. He is often accompanied by the hotel's bartender [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Husk|Husk]] (whose soul he owns) and housekeeper [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Niffty|Niffty]], and he is considered a rival by fellow overlord [[Vox (Hazbin Hotel)|Vox]] and Charlie's father, [[Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)|Lucifer]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McClure|first=Deven|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-season-1-finale-vivienne-medrano-interview|title=''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}}s Vivienne Medrano On The Biggest Moments Of Season 1 & The Future Of Season 2|date=February 2, 2024|access-date=February 2, 2024|website=[[Screen Rant]] }}</ref>

The character has received a positive critical reception,<ref name="Collider" /><ref name="SR" /><ref name="MXDWN" /> receiving particular attention as a prominent [[Asexuality|asexual]] character in media.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rupnarine|first=Nerissa|url=https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation|title=''Dr. Stone''{{'}}s Senku Could Be Groundbreaking for Asexual Anime Representation|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916212025/https://www.cbr.com/dr-stone-senku-asexual-anime-representation/|archive-date=September 16, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Colangelo|first=BJ|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1123520/why-animation-fans-are-going-wild-for-hazbin-hotels-king-of-hell|title=Why Animation Fans Are Going Wild For ''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}}s King Of Hell|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=December 1, 2022|website=[[Slashfilm]]|quote=The character of Alastor, also known as "The Radio Demon" has been classified as a [[Tumblr Sexyman]] on the website since his introduction in the [[VivziePop]] webcomic ''[[ZooPhobia (webcomic)|ZooPhobia]]''. Alastor has a voice that sounds a bit like radio static and often includes theme music, and as one of the few examples of [[Asexuality|asexual]] representation in media, has, of course, been immediately sexualized.}}</ref>

==Conception and creation==
Alastor was created by Medrano during her time at [[School of Visual Arts]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Zahed|first=Ramin|title=One Hell of a Show! Checking in with {{'}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}} Creator Vivienne Medrano|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/one-hell-of-a-show-checking-in-with-hazbin-hotel-creator-vivienne-medrano|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=January 3, 2024 |access-date=January 27, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240108220808/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/01/one-hell-of-a-show-checking-in-with-hazbin-hotel-creator-vivienne-medrano/|archive-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref> appearing unnamed on her [[DeviantArt]] page "circa. 2008". He was planned to be incorporated into her 2012 webcomic series ''[[ZooPhobia (webcomic)|ZooPhobia]]'' as a [[supporting character]] in a planned "''Angels and Demons''" story arc following his formal creation in 2011;<ref name=":M1" group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://ancharan.tumblr.com/post/189521301315/zatyrlucy-sansurichin-vivziepop-this-guy|title=this guy is fun to Draw, I'm thinkin' bout makin' him: Allastor, which I'm mixing some mythology on the demon together, making him both a demon who does the dirty work for people who need him, as well as a possessive demon who can seize control of people.|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=October 8, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011|quote=Allastor © Vivienne M.}}</ref> on the arc's cancellation in 2016 and subsequent redevelopment as ''Hazbin Hotel'', Alastor's full ''ZooPhobia'' design would not see publication.<ref group=†>{{cite web |last1=Medrano |first1=Vivienne |author1-link=VivziePop |title=VIVZIE STREEM – WE'RE SIX WOOOAHH -#6 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_HoRP8DmA |website=[[youtube.com]] |language=en |format=video |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127043024/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_HoRP8DmA|archive-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

===Design and voice===
In the unpublished ''ZooPhobia'' story arc ''Angels and Demons'', 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".<ref name=":M1" group=† /> He was a member of the "Demon Misfit Gang", who would later become the main cast of ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''.<ref name=":M2" group=†>{{cite web |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Medrano |date=May 24, 2013 |title=Misfit Demon Gang lineup as it stands right now! Been workin' on these off an' on over the last week n' a half. Was loads of fun, Gonna be doin' more lineups as time goes on cause they are relaxing, and help me diversify designs! Some of these guys reflect their time period, some of them kinda created their own look overtime [sic], but I did a lot of research on each to try and stay in the right mindset. Enjoys <3 |url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/51237308567/zoophobiacrazies-misfit-demon-gang-lineup-as-it |access-date=May 24, 2013 |via=[[Tumblr]]}}</ref> Short comics about ''ZooPhobia'' published to Medrano's DeviantArt and [[Tumblr]] pages would see Alastor attempt to take the place of fellow deer-boy Autumn,<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/12270385045|title=Happy Halloween!|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> and to convince Damian (the webcomic's Prince of Hell) to make a deal with him,<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivziepop.tumblr.com/post/11200366206/human-form-stuff|title=human-form stuff|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=October 8, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011|quote='''Alastor:''' I am sorry, Your Highness, but I simply ''adore'' your company. Might I escort you to class today? '''Damian:''' NO. Get off my foot.}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivziepop.tumblr.com/post/11191338012/much-better-im-revampin-this-character-btw|title=Much better. I'm revampin' this character btw.|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=October 8, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011}}</ref> while himself being in love with "KayCee", an all-powerful ancient being.<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/29060867072/zoophobiacrazies-fff-im-happy-i-can-finally|title=fff I'm happy I can finally post lil things of KayCee; shes one of my favs to think about mmhm ^^|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=August 9, 2012|access-date=August 9, 2012}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/41082284859/zoophobiacrazies-livestream-doodles-alastor|title=Livestream doodles: Alastor has a huuuuuuge crush on KayCee so doodled them lots xD also all around played with drawing him and such.|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=January 21, 2013|access-date=January 21, 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivziepop.tumblr.com/post/170604808894/the-official-hazbin-trailer-will-drop-in-a-few|title=The official Hazbin trailer will drop in a few months maybe sooner! Just to letchall know.|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> He was confirmed to be asexual by Medrano on her Twitter account,<ref group=†>{{cite tweet |user=VivziePop |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Medrano |number=1050498176019353601 |title=Angel and Alastor are old men who don't understand anything anymore 👍 I hope everyone on this #NationalComingOutDay2018 stays safe and stays proud 🥰|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018}}</ref> which was alluded to in the series itself in "[[Hello Rosie!]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Tewari|first=Tanya|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/what-ace-hole-mean-hazbin-hotel-explained|title=What does "ace in the hole" mean in ''Hazbin Hotel''? Explained|date=February 3, 2024|access-date=February 3, 2024|website=Sportskeeda }}</ref> Alastor's voice actor [[Amir Talai]] has also described the character as embodying the characteristics of the "[[Tumblr sexyman]]".<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEfgmLai6zI|title=Hazbin Hotel ''Stars Blake Roman, Amir Talai and Kimiko Glenn Talk New Series''|date=January 13, 2024|author=Mama's Geeky|access-date=January 13, 2024|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Mama's Geeky}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Collider" />

Prior to ''Hazbin Hotel'''s full series debut, Medrano described Alastor as a mixed-race [[Louisiana Creole people|Creole]] from [[New Orleans]] and an only child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedirect.com/article/hazbin-hotel-alastor-died-how|website=thedirect.com|title=Hazbin Hotel: Here's How Alastor Died, Revealed by Series Creator|author=Aeron Mer Eclarinal|date=March 6, 2024}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite web |title=VIVZIE STREEM- WHATS IN THE BOX -#7 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQTHw79skuE&t=3987s |website=YouTube |time=1:06:27 |date=Aug 27, 2019}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite web |title=VIVZIE STREEM- WHATS IN THE BOX -#7 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQTHw79skuE&t=588s |website=YouTube |time=9:48 |date=Aug 27, 2019}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite web |title=HAZBIN HOTEL Pilot Cast LIVE Panel! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5ONxBZoR0A&t=6237s |website=YouTube |time=1:43:57 |date=Dec 11, 2020}}</ref>

In the pilot of ''Hazbin Hotel'', Edward Bosco was cast as the speaking voice of Alastor, and Gabriel C. Brown was cast as his singing voice.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Naushad |first1=Abdul Azim |title=''Hazbin Hotel'' Controversy Explained: Why Were Actors Replaced & Who Replaced Them? |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1504937-hazbin-hotel-controversy-explained-why-were-actors-replaced-voices |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=24 January 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125023100/https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1504937-hazbin-hotel-controversy-explained-why-were-actors-replaced-voices |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the series, Bosco and Brown were replaced by Amir Talai.<ref>{{cite web|last=Llewellyn|first=Tom|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/09/29/hazbin-hotels-axed-voice-actor-says-its-better-to-be-involved-with-smaller-projects|title=''Hazbin Hotel''{{’}}s Axed Voice Actor Says It's 'Better To Be Involved With Smaller Projects'|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=September 29, 2023|website=[[HITC]]|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208160154/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2023/09/29/hazbin-hotels-axed-voice-actor-says-its-better-to-be-involved-with-smaller-projects/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gilmore|first=Haylee|url=https://movieweb.com/hazbin-hotel-completely-recast-2024-series-amazon-prime-video-fans-unhappy|title=Fans Are (Still) Not Happy About the ''Hazbin Hotel'' Recast|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|website=[[MovieWeb]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ulatowski|first=Rachel|url=https://www.themarysue.com/who-voices-alastor-in-hazbin-hotel-answered|title=The Most Unique Voice in {{‘}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{’}} Has an Equally Interesting Backstory|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024|website=[[The Mary Sue]] }}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==

==="That's Entertainment" (2019)===
Alastor made his first full appearance in "[[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|That's Entertainment]]", the ''Hazbin Hotel'' pilot episode.<ref group=†>{{cite web |date=October 28, 2019 |title=The Story |url=https://www.hazbinhotel.com/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409005648/https://www.hazbinhotel.com/about |archive-date=April 9, 2020 |access-date=December 25, 2019 |website=Official Hazbin Hotel site}}</ref> Presented as an overlord of Hell, Alastor visits the "Happy Hotel" after witnessing Charlie Morningstar's televised interview about the establishment. He offers his services to help run the hotel, and states that he believes redeeming sinners is an impossible task, and he is only there to watch people try and fail to redeem themselves for his own entertainment, due to boredom with his own life. He summons two sinners, Niffty and Husk, to serve as the hotel's maid and bartender, respectively. After renovating the hotel in a musical number ("Alastor's Reprise"), Alastor uses his power to fend off an attacking Sir Pentious, before renaming the hotel the "Hazbin Hotel".

==="A Day in the Afterlife" (2020)===
Alastor returned in a starring role in "A Day in the Afterlife" (alternatively titled "The Radio Demon"), an official [[webcomic]] published on October 19, 2020. The comic explored a typical day for Alastor at an unspecified point in his afterlife.<ref name="DH" group=†>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hazbinhotel.com|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' Comic: The Radio Demon: A Day in the Afterlife|author1=Liam|author2=Faustisse|author3=Lola "Lunetta" Brunetti|author4=Magpie V Raven|last5=Vivienne|first5=Vivienne|author-link5=Vivienne Medrano|date=October 19, 2020|website=[[Hazbin Hotel|HazbinHotel.com]]|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019222642/https://www.hazbinhotel.com/|archive-date=October 19, 2020|url-status=dead|quote="Deep within the recesses of Hell, there lies a demon who is so evil and so powerful, that very few dare to cross him. A demon so vicious and deadly, that the blood of his victims stains every part of his body. A demon so frightening and encased in mystery, some dare to question if he has ever existed in the first place. It is said that he has the power to dominate the seven rings of Hell. A power that, if left unchecked, could tear apart the very fabric of the void itself. And he'd happily do it with a skip in his step and a wide, toothy smile on his face. They call him… The Radio Demon."}}</ref><ref group=†>{{cite tweet|user=Faustisse|number=20200630051532|title=And just like that, the Alastor comic is 🎉DONE🎉 I want to give a shout out to the pencil artist, a good friend and beautiful human being, @RiplaeChills❤️✨ And to the AMAZING colorist, the incredibly talented, ever stunning @FunnyLunettaART💕🌟 (@HazbinHotel/#HazbinHotel)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630051532/https://twitter.com/Faustisse/status/1277832369081384960|date=June 29, 2020|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> While attempting to purchase venison from a butcher, Alastor witnesses the butcher attempting to kill a sinner. He saves her life and consumes the butcher.<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://hazbinhotelcanon.tumblr.com/post/633281000119599104/hazbin-hotel-alastor-prequel-comic-the-radio|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' – Alastor Prequel Comic ("The Radio Demon"/"A Day in the AfterLife")|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=October 19, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>

===''Hazbin Hotel'' (2024–present)===
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====Season 1 (2024)====
Alastor assists Charlie in running her redemption hotel. In "[[Overture (Hazbin Hotel)|Overture]]", one week after the events of the pilot, Alastor notes it to have been "some time" since he was active in Hell. In "Radio Killed the Video Star", after Alastor fends off another attack by Sir Pentious, Alastor's rival Vox learns that Alastor has returned, noting that Alastor has been absent for seven years; after losing a broadcast debate with him ("[[Stayed Gone]]"), Vox and the other "Vees" (Velvette and Valentino) seek to prevent Alastor from making a deal with Charlie, and send Sir Pentious into the hotel to spy on him. In "Scrambled Eggs", Vaggie asks Alastor to look after Sir Pentious' egg minions, which he allows to accompany him to a meeting with the other overlords of Hell. After Velvette insinuates at the meeting that Carmilla Carmine killed an angel during the last Extermination (an annual purge of the souls of Hell by Heaven's army, led by [[Adam]]), Alastor orders one of the egg minions to spy on Carmilla and confirm this claim to be true.

[[File:Screenshot from Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Episode 5 (Alastor).png|thumb|Alastor showing his demon form to Husk]]
In "Masquerade", Husk is revealed to have once been an overlord of Hell, who made a deal with Alastor to keep his power in exchange for his soul. In "Dad Beat Dad", after Charlie's father Lucifer arrives at the hotel and isn't impressed, he clashes with Alastor over who is the better father figure to Charlie ("[[Hell's Greatest Dad]]"), before being interrupted by Alastor's friend Mimzy. Distrustful of Mimzy, Husk takes Alastor aside to remind him not to trust her motives. On being brushed off as a "pet", Husk mentions how Alastor is "on a leash" to someone else, which Alastor threatens him never to mention again. After several [[loan shark]] demons attack the hotel in search of Mimzy, Alastor uses his powers to kill them and remind Hell of his power, before ordering Mimzy to leave. In "Hello Rosie!", following Charlie failing to pitch the hotel to Heaven again, with one month to go until the annual Extermination, Alastor convinces her to make a deal with him, telling her about Carmilla killing an angel, in exchange for a binding future favor. After Charlie sends Vaggie to acquire the information from Carmilla, Alastor brings Charlie to see his friend Rosie, the overlord of Hell in charge of Cannibal Town, and they convince the cannibals to serve as an army to defend the hotel against the angels ("Ready for This").

In "The Show Must Go On", the night before the Extermination, Alastor reminisces on the previous six months with Niffty, noting that one "could get used to" the residents of the hotel. On the Extermination's arrival the next day, a war between the angels and sinners ensues, and Alastor faces Adam himself. Overconfident, Alastor is badly wounded by Adam and forced to flee; in the aftermath of the battle, as the Vees celebrate Alastor's assumed loss and plot to take over Hell, a desperate Alastor hopes for freedom from his previous deal and control over Hell, before cleaning himself up "with a smile" and reuniting with Charlie and her friends ("Finale").<ref>{{cite web|last=Stevenson|first=Rick|url=https://www.looper.com/1510475/biggest-unanswered-questions-hazbin-hotel-season-one|title=Biggest Unanswered Questions In ''Hazbin Hotel'' Season 1|date=February 6, 2024|access-date=February 6, 2024|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] }}</ref>

====Season 2 (2025)====
[[File:Screenshot_from_Hazbin_Hotel_Season_2_Episode_4_(Human_Alastor).webp|thumb|right|Alastor as a human in early 20th century [[New Orleans]]]]
Alastor's backstory is revealed in "It's A Deal". Prior to his death, he was a [[Radio personality|radio show host]] and [[serial killer]] in [[New Orleans]] in the early 20th century. He made a deal with Rosie before he died, asking her to grant him the power to be the most powerful demon in Hell. She allows this, under the condition that his soul will belong to her until he does something for her in return. He dies the day after this deal is struck, being shot by a [[hunter]] who mistook him for a [[deer]] while he was hiding a body in a forest.

In the present day, Alastor continues to assist the hotel. In "It's A Deal", he gets into a battle with the Vees that goes poorly, ending in Alastor striking a deal with Vox, wherein Vox will own Alastor so long as the former leaves the hotel alone and doesn't touch Charlie again. In the season finale "Curtain Call," Alastor asks Charlie to do him the favor of saying that Vox is the strongest sinner in Hell, using his favor gained in season one. This frees Alastor's soul from his deal with Rosie, which is now void, as he is not the strongest sinner of Hell. Vox then briefly touches Charlie's shoulders, freeing Alastor from his deal with Vox as well. The two battle, and Vox is eventually defeated. Alastor returns to the hotel once more, though his intentions have changed, as he is no longer bound by any deals. He is seen eyeballing Lucifer; knowing now Lucifer can't harm sinners despite being the king of Hell.

==Promotion and reception==
Since 2018, official clothing and merchandise based around Alastor and the cast of ''Hazbin Hotel'' designed by Medrano have been available intermittently from Shark Robot LLC.<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk9av5aQaPE |title=Hazbin Hotel ''Merch Sale – Funny Hell Show Sells Stuff Not For Kids'' |date=November 19, 2018 |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Medrano |access-date=November 19, 2018 |via=[[YouTube]] |work=VivziePop}}</ref><ref group=†>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfZ1HP0LcA |title=Hazbin ''Plushies Are Here (Not For Kids)'' |date=August 12, 2019 |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Medrano |access-date=August 12, 2019 |via=[[YouTube]] |work=VivziePop}}</ref><ref group=†>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nUcJOMfPDM |title=''A Romantic Evening With'' Helluva Boss ''&'' Hazbin Hotel |date=February 12, 2024 |last=Medrano |first=Vivienne |author-link=Vivienne Medrano |access-date=February 12, 2024 |via=[[YouTube]] |work=VivziePop}}</ref> In 2024, an [[emote]] entitled "Reaper's Showtime" was added to the video game ''[[Fortnite]]'', depicting the player character dancing with a scythe matching Alastor's color scheme, while playing the fan song "Insane". "Insane" was sung by Black Gryph0n, the singing voice of Alastor for the pilot episode.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Poskitt|first=Matt|date=February 12, 2024|title=Is ''Hazbin Hotel'' coming to ''Fortnite''? Emote Explained|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/technology/gaming/hazbin-hotel-fortnite-rumours|access-date=February 12, 2024|website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref>

Alastor's character in the show's pilot was received positively. Esther Liberman of ''BeLatina'' described him as "caricaturesque, impossibly rotten and flatter, like a perverse version of a third-generation descendant",<ref name="Belatina">{{Cite news|url=https://belatina.com/hazbin-hotel-pilot-review/|title=A Salvadoran-American Artist's Conception of Hell|last=Liberman|first=Dr Esther|date=December 9, 2019|website=BeLatina|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226122747/https://belatina.com/hazbin-hotel-pilot-review/|archive-date=February 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> while Dan Short of ''Animated Views'' called Alastor the "show-stealer" as one who is "charismatic and extravagant with smile-inducing flare while making it subtly clear he is as evil as he's feared to be", complimenting Edward Bosco's "magnificent" vocal performance and Gabriel C. Brown's "wonderfully inspired" singing voice.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://animatedviews.com/2019/hazbin-hotel|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' [Review]|last=Short|first=Dan|date=November 7, 2019|website=Animated Views|access-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106031732/https://animatedviews.com/2019/hazbin-hotel/ |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewer Sean Cubillas for ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' described him as the embodiment of "dark humor at its quietest and best".<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Cabillas|first1=Sean|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-funniest-lines-show-ranked/|title=Hazbin Hotel: 10 Funniest Lines In The Show, Ranked|date=November 24, 2020|access-date=November 25, 2020|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125173119/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-funniest-lines-show-ranked/|archive-date=November 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Alastor's character in the animated series was also received positively. Hope Mullinax of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' praised him as "the most delightful enigma that keeps the audience guessing if he’s a friend or an antagonist waiting in the wings. Or both!", while also complimenting the "phenomenal" sound design behind Alastor and Vox, with the "shifting static of radio and VHS tracking buzz from nostalgic television sets heighten[ing] their subtextual emotions".<ref name="Collider">{{cite web|last=Mullinax|first=Hope|url=https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|title={{'}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}} Review: Prime Video's Adult Animated Series Is Sinfully Good|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190137/https://collider.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-series-review/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Another reviewer, Mae Abdulbaki of ''[[Screen Rant|ScreenRant]]'', has said he has "a particularly intriguing character" during the series, noting his "mysterious and seemingly dangerous, yet protective and snarky" attitude.<ref name="SR">{{cite web|last=Abdulbaki|first=Mae|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-review|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' Review: Prime Video's Adult Animated Series Successfully Mixes Unique Story With Music|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118180430/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-tv-review/|archive-date=January 18, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> ''MXDWN'' additionally praised the "incredible chemistry" between [[Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)|Jeremy Jordan]] as Lucifer and Talai as Alastor.<ref name="MXDWN">{{cite web|last=Londono|first=Alejandro|url=https://television.mxdwn.com/reviews/review-hazbin-hotel-season-1-episode-5-dad-beat-dad|title=Review: {{‘}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}} – "Dad Beat Dad"|date=January 25, 2024|access-date=January 25, 2024|website=MXDWN}}</ref>

==Appearances in other media==
Gabriel C. Brown, the singing voice of Alastor in the pilot, provided vocals as Alastor in several fan-made music videos, including "Insane" in June 2021, which was reviewed by ''[[One Piece]]'' creator [[Eiichiro Oda]] as his "second-favorite song of 2023".<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juJkNKodgdE|title=''INSANE (A'' Hazbin Hotel ''Song) – Black Gryph0n & Baasik''|date=June 11, 2021|last=Brown|first=Gabriel|access-date=June 11, 2021|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Black Gryph0n|quote=It's about time I did a #HazbinHotel song! To be honest, I wasn't even sure if I was allowed to do this, since I'm the singing voice of #Alastor in [[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|the pilot]], but [[Vivienne Medrano|Viv]] said she loved it, so I guess it's ok?… Nate and I wrote this song in about 8 hours! It was one of those songs that kinda wrote itself! I showed up to his house at noon, and by 9:00pm we were wrapping up recording!}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=newworldartur|last=Oda|first=Eiichiro|author-link=Eiichiro Oda|number=1736919170678190340|title=Eiichiro Oda shares his Top 3 Favorite Music Artists of 2023|date=December 19, 2023|access-date=December 19, 2023}}</ref> In 2020, ''Hazbin Hotel'' and ''[[Helluva Boss]]'' songwriter [[Sam Haft]] released "Alastor's Game", in which Haft voiced Alastor.<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbfw8_SMmI|title=''The Living Tombstone – Alastor's Game (''Hazbin Hotel Song'')''|date=July 9, 2020|author-link=Sam Haft|last=Haft|first=Sam|access-date=July 9, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]|work=VivziePop}}</ref>

From 2019 to 2023, Bosco and Brown would reprise their roles as Alastor in a series of [[Comedy sketch|skits]] in ''HuniCast'', a livestreamed [[podcast]] series co-hosted by Angel Dust's pilot voice actor, [[Michael Kovach]], and ''Hazbin Hotel'' pilot animator Ashley Nichols, often featuring the cast and crew of ''Hazbin Hotel'' and [[SpindleHorse Toons]] as guests.<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/live/5Eqgtyysggg?si=j0iyELPpb4FZR5KO|title=HuniCast ''– Last Minute Charity Stream''|date=November 27, 2019|author-link=Sam Haft|last=Nichols|first=Ashley|access-date=November 27, 2019|via=[[YouTube Live]]|work=Ashley Nichols Art|quote="Angel Dust in: "Something in the Post, or, Alastor Writes a Porno"}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s]]
* [[List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2020–present]]
* [[List of fictional asexual characters]]
* [[List of demons in fiction]]

==References==
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===Primary sources===
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