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{{Infobox character
| series            = [[Hazbin Hotel]]
| image             = Charlie Morningstar 2021.png
| image_upright     = 0.70
| alt               =
| caption           = Charlie's official design
| first       = "[[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel)|That's Entertainment]]" (2019) (pilot debut)<br/>"[[Overture (Hazbin Hotel)|Overture]]" (2024) (series debut)
| creator           = [[Vivienne Medrano]]
| voice             = {{plainlist|
* [[Jill Harris]] (2019)
* Elsie Lovelock (2019, singing)
* [[Erika Henningsen]] (2024–present)
}}
| full_name         = Charlotte Morningstar
| species           = [[Demon|Hellborn]]
| title             = Princess of Hell
| weapon            = {{plainlist|
* [[Shield]]
* [[Trident]]
}}
| family            = {{plainlist|
* [[Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)|Lucifer Morningstar]] (father)
* [[Lilith]] (mother)
}}
| occupation        = Founder of the Hazbin Hotel
| significant_other = [[Vaggie]] (girlfriend)
| origin            = [[Hell]]
}}
'''Princess Charlotte''' "'''Charlie'''" '''Morningstar''' is a fictional character created by [[Vivienne Medrano|Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano]] who appears as the [[protagonist]] of the American [[Musical film|musical]] [[Adult animation|adult animated series]] ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' as the [[crown princess|princess]] of [[Hell]]. She is primarily voiced by [[Erika Henningsen]].<ref name="Erika">{{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> Charlie runs the titular Hazbin Hotel, where she hopes to redeem the souls of those in Hell and help them earn a place in [[Heaven]]. She is the daughter of [[Lilith]] and [[Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)|Lucifer Morningstar]] and is also dating [[Vaggie]] (a fallen exorcist angel and the manager of the hotel). The character has received a universally positive critical reception.<ref name="Collider" /><ref name="SR" /><ref name="RE" /><ref name="TMS" /><ref name="AV" /><ref name="Mashable" />

==Development==
===Origins and concept===
Charlie was created by Medrano during her time at the [[School of Visual Arts]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zahed|first1=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> Although the original [[steampunk]]-inspired design of the character has been described as an "entirely distinct entity", Medrano liked the name Charlie and transferred it to a new character, intended for her webcomic series ''[[ZooPhobia (webcomic)|ZooPhobia]]''. Her original plotline intended for her to be a mortal soul who died in the 1830s,<ref group=†>{{cite web|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=VivziePop|title=VIVZIE STREEM – WE'RE SIX WOOOAHH -#6|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_HoRP8DmA&t=11657s|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> who became the "den mother" of the "Misfit Demon Gang" in ''ZooPhobia''; the members of this gang would later become the main cast of ''Hazbin Hotel''.<ref name=":M1" group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivzportfolio.tumblr.com/post/51237308567/zoophobiacrazies-misfit-demon-gang-lineup-as-it|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, but I did a lot of research on each to try and stay in the right mindset. Enjoys <3|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name=":M2" group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://vivziepop.tumblr.com/post/95636062894/i-posted-charlie-before-so-figured-it-wont-hurt|title=I posted Charlie before, so figured it won't hurt to post her revamp up. She serves as the sort of den mother for the demon gang, and is a personal fav of mine <3|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=August 24, 2014|quote=Charlie © Vivienne M.}}</ref>

===Design and characterization===
In the ''Hazbin Hotel'' pilot, Charlie's surname was "Magne".<ref name="Name">{{cite web|last=Lockhart|first=Kevin|title=Charlie Magne is Getting a Redesign and a New Name!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMBlq2maGi0|website=[[youtube.com]]|language=en|format=video|date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> She looked much closer in appearance to her current design, wearing a red suitcoat. She was confirmed to be [[bisexual]] by Medrano on her Twitter account.<ref name="Medrano" group=†>{{cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|user=VivziePop|number=1308964753570754562|date=September 23, 2020|title=Today has been nonstop so decided to make my break doodle somethin' tiny for Bi-day|website=Twitter|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924104914/https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1308964753570754562|archive-date=September 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before season 1, Charlie's last name was changed to Morningstar.<ref name="Name" /> This came from the concept of the devil's family name being "Morningstar" (the [[Latin]] translation of "Lucifer"), which was popularized by [[Neil Gaiman]] in a [[Lucifer (DC Comics)|comic]] in 1989.<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Neil Gaiman|last=Gaiman|first=Neil|url=https://www.tumblr.com/wenamedthedogkylo/708104064437796864/okay-so-from-what-i-can-tell-you-invented-the|title=Q&A|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=February 2, 2023|access-date=February 2, 2023|quote='''aceromanticperfection:''' Okay, so from what I can tell, you invented the idea of [[Lucifer]]’s actual surname literally being Morningstar for ‘[[The Sandman (comic book)|''The Sandman'']]’ and ‘[[Lucifer (DC Comics)|''Lucifer'']]’, but now other non [[DC Universe|DC]]-affiliated projects have had their own Lucifer Morningstars — most of whom have daughters, much like how the FOX/Netflix [[Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)|Lucifer]] portrayed by [[Tom Ellis (actor)|Tom Ellis]] had Rory — the Lucifer Morningstar of ‘[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'']]’, portrayed by [[Luke Cook]] and depicted as the father of [[Sabrina Spellman|Sabrina Morningstar]], and the [[Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)|Lucifer Morningstar]] [of] {{‘}}''[[Hazbin Hotel]]''{{’}}, [voiced by [[Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)|Jeremy Jordan]] and depicted as] the father of the protagonist Charlie Morningstar. Plus Luci Morningstar in the old [[Andy Weir]] webcomic {{‘}}''[[Casey and Andy]]''{{’}}. Also, was Michael’s surname in {{‘}}''Lucifer''{{’}} also meant to be Morningstar? As there is a {{‘}}''[[Ben 10]]''{{’}} villain named Michael Morningstar, sort of modelled after your Lucifer as well. What do you think of this extra addition of yours to depictions of the devil in pop culture? '''[[Neil Gaiman]]:''' I blinked, and then went and googled, and it looks like, yes, that one appears to be me.  How odd. Nice, too, I think. (I just liked the one-two-three-four-five-six beats of the name.) [If] someone points out use of "Lucifer Morningstar" before ''Sandman'' I'll happily cede it to them. But as far as I can see -- a Google Books Search of the 19th Century has nothing, a search of the 20th century has only ''Sandman'' or things pointing to ''Sandman'', a search of the 21st Century reveals… well, a lot.}}</ref> After the release of the series' first episode in January 2024, Medrano was asked about changes in Charlie's design, and replied that she did not "actively change" the outfit, but drew her differently because of a change in her style.<ref group=†>{{cite tweet|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|user=VivziePop|number=1653175101033160705|date=May 1, 2023|url=https://twitter.com/VivziePop/status/1653175101033160705|title=I don't fully understand the discourse because Charlie's design didn't actively change past outfit in my eyes. I just draw her differently now cuz I guess my style changed? I think I just authentically draw dif now so the 'old design' just isn't how I draw her anymore. 🤷‍♀️|website=Twitter|access-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/VvGHJ|archive-date=January 28, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview following the series release, Medrano said that she related to Charlie, and called her "plucky...determined and energetic", saying Charlie was a "very aspirational character" to her.<ref>{{cite web|last=Piepenburg|first=Erik|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-01-19/hazbin-hotel-a24-vivienne-medrano-alex-brightman|title='Hazbin Hotel,' A24's first animated series, imagines heaven and hell with a Broadway voice cast|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119185532/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-01-19/hazbin-hotel-a24-vivienne-medrano-alex-brightman|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> On Charlie's character arc in the first season, her voice actress [[Erika Henningsen]] said:

<blockquote>“Life is lived in the gray. That's the journey that Charlie comes to over the season. She's always for forgiveness, but I do think she sometimes sees the world in black and white and the real world is not that. So the thing that we do in earnest because it's the right thing sometimes comes at other people's expense. What if what she thinks is right is potentially not? What if there is no right or wrong? What if there is just listening to people and maintaining a sense of integrity?”<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Abbey|title=How 'Hazbin Hotel' Explores What It Means to Be Human in a Hellish Place|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/hazbin-hotel-animated-series-cast-interview-1235809057|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 30, 2024|access-date=January 30, 2024 }}</ref></blockquote>

===Voices===
[[File:Erika Henningsen.jpg|thumb|right|Erika Henningsen voices Charlie.]]
In the 2019 pilot of ''Hazbin Hotel'', [[Jill Harris]] was cast as the speaking voice of Charlie, and Elsie Lovelock was cast as her 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><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-23/funimation-reveals-english-dub-cast-for-orange-anime/.108006|title=Funimation reveals English Dub Cast for Orange Anime|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=October 23, 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027032810/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-23/funimation-reveals-english-dub-cast-for-orange-anime/.108006|archive-date=October 27, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2024 series, Charlie is voiced by [[Erika Henningsen]].<ref name="Erika" />

==Fictional character biography==
===''Hazbin Hotel''===
===="That's Entertainment" (2019)====
Charlie made her first full appearance in the ''Hazbin Hotel'' pilot episode, "[[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|That's Entertainment]]", released on October 28, 2019. The events of the episode take place after the events of "Dirty Healings". She is bubbly and upbeat and announces her "Happy Hotel", intended to redeem sinners to allow them to go to Heaven in a televised interview with newscaster [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Katie Killjoy|Katie Killjoy]]. The interview ends in a fight between her and Katie, but this attracts the attention of [[Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)|Alastor "the Radio Demon"]], who visits her in the aftermath and offers his help in running the hotel.

===="Dirty Healings" (2019–2020)====
Charlie returned in a supporting role in "Dirty Healings", an official prequel webcomic published from October 27, 2019 to July 7, 2020.{{efn|While "Dirty Healings" began publication one day before the release of "[[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|That's Entertainment]]", Charlie does not appear until pages released after the pilot.<ref name="DH" group=† />}} The webcomic explores how Charlie and [[Vaggie]] recruited [[Angel Dust (Hazbin Hotel)|Angel Dust]] as the first patron of their hotel.<ref name="DH" group=†>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hazbinhotel.com|title=''Hazbin Hotel'' Prequel Comic: Chapter 1: Dirty Healings|author1=Umbree & Riplae|author2=Faustisse|author3=Magpie V Raven|last4=Walker|first4=Jane|last5=Medrano|first5=Maritza|last6=Medrano|first6=Vivienne|author-link6=Vivienne Medrano|date=July 17, 2020|website=[[Hazbin Hotel|HazbinHotel.com]]|access-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822094231/https://www.hazbinhotel.com/|archive-date=August 22, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Season 1 (2024)====
{{Main|Hazbin Hotel#Season 1 (2024)}}

[[File:Charlie Morningstar and Vaggie in S1 Trailer.png|alt=Charlie and Vaggie discuss Alastor's recent attempt at making a commercial|thumb|right|Charlie (left) and Vaggie (right) in "Overture".]]
In the 2024 ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' animated series, Charlie continues to further her dream of a redemption hotel. In "Overture", she meets with the head angel of Heaven, [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Adam|Adam]], and the meeting does not go as planned, despite her attempts to inform him of her hotel. She seeks for the hotel to serve as an alternative to the annual Extermination of sinners from Hell by Adam's army of exterminator angels. Adam informs her that the next Extermination has been moved up by six months. In "Radio Killed the Video Star", she is shown to be very forgiving, as after [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Sir Pentious|Sir Pentious]] enters the hotel and is exposed for being a spy for [[Vox (Hazbin Hotel)|Vox]], Charlie takes pity on him and gives him a second chance. In "Scrambled Eggs", she leads trust exercises and other activities in the hotel, much to the other patrons' annoyance. In "Masquerade", when Charlie inadvertently causes Angel Dust to be beaten by his boss, she is very upset by this and apologizes incessantly when he returns to the hotel.<ref>{{cite web|last=Silva|first=Gabriela|title=Hazbin Hotel explained: The story behind Heaven, Hell & the Hazbin Hotel|url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/hazbin-hotel-explained-story-behind-heaven-hell-hotel-2495481|website=[[Dexerto]]|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024 }}</ref>

Charlie has a strained relationship with her father, [[Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)|Lucifer Morningstar]], and calls him in the episode "Dad Beat Dad", where she asks him to visit the hotel. She shows him around and asks him to help her schedule another appointment with Heaven so that she can try to show them her hotel again. While Lucifer does not believe in her plan, he schedules a meeting for her, and ultimately he leaves the hotel on better terms with her.

In "Welcome to Heaven", when Charlie arrives at the meeting with Heaven, she speaks to several important angels and discovers that no one in Heaven knows how it is decided if a soul belongs in Heaven or Hell. Adam then reveals that Charlie's girlfriend Vaggie was one of his exterminator angels, leaving Charlie feeling shocked and betrayed, as Vaggie never told her. Charlie and Vaggie are then sent back to Hell, Heaven choosing to ignore their hotel yet again. In "Hello Rosie", after making a deal with Alastor, she is shown to be most successful in speaking and rallying crowds of people when she is singing, and she convinces the citizens of Cannibal Town to fight with her against the angels in the next Extermination. She also reconciles with Vaggie. In "The Show Must Go On", she fights against the angels alongside the patrons of the hotel and is shown to care very greatly for all of them.

===Other appearances===
====''Helluva Boss''====
Charlie makes a [[cameo appearance]] in the 2019 [[Pilot (Helluva Boss)|pilot]] for ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', in which [[List of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss characters#Loona|Loona]] is shown watching Charlie's broadcast pitch on her computer.<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlahNrlcgS4|title=Helluva Boss ''(Pilot)''|date=November 25, 2019|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|access-date=November 25, 2019|via=[[YouTube]]|work=VivziePop}}</ref> Robo Fizz later mocks Charlie's broadcast in the 2020 ''Helluva Boss'' episode "[[Loo Loo Land]]".<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpnwRg268FQ|title=Helluva Boss ''– Loo Loo Land // S1: Episode 2''|date=December 9, 2020|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|access-date=December 9, 2020|via=[[YouTube]]|work=VivziePop}}</ref> A plush doll of Charlie is visible in Emberlynn Pinkle's room in the third Helluva Short "Mission: Weeaboo-Boo".<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-NrCcr8Bcg|title=''Helluva Shorts 3 // Mission: Weeaboo-Boo'' // Helluva Boss|date=August 31, 2024|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|access-date=October 19, 2024|via=[[YouTube]]|work=VivziePop}}</ref>

====Music videos====
Charlie makes a silent cameo appearance in the 2020 [[music video]] for the song "Addict", in which she outstretches a hand to Angel Dust as he walks away after a tough day at work with Valentino.<ref group=†>{{Cite AV media|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlahNrlcgS4|title=''Addict (Music Video) –'' Hazbin Hotel|date=July 17, 2020|via=YouTube|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720133653/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulfeM8JGq7s|archive-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.comicon.com/2020/07/17/hazbin-hotel-returns-with-a-new-music-video-addict|title={{'}}''Hazbin Hotel''{{'}} Returns With A New Music Video 'Addict'|last=James|first=Tito W.|date=July 17, 2020|website=[[Comicon.com]]|access-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200722000834/http://www.comicon.com/2020/07/17/hazbin-hotel-returns-with-a-new-music-video-addict/|archive-date=July 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Miscellaneous====
Charlie appeared in an update video uploaded to Medrano's YouTube channel alongside the protagonist of ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', Blitzo, in which a crossover between ''Helluva Boss'' and ''Hazbin Hotel'' was teased to be in the works.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Church |first1=Ricky |title=Hazbin Hotel spin-off Helluva Boss heads to Prime Video for two new seasons |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/hazbin-hotel-spin-off-helluva-boss-heads-to-prime-video-for-two-new-seasons/ |website=Flickering Myth |date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Pilot===
Charlie Morningstar's character in the show's pilot was received positively. Esther Liberman of ''BeLatina'' described her as "redeemable and empathetic", and argued that the show's pilot demonstrated Charlie's [[biculturalism]], with a "subtle analog to her flexible sexuality".<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> Dan Short of ''Animated Views'' called Charlie the only "happy, uplifting soul within a sea of deviants" and said her voice actress provided the right tone to make Charlie "heavenly".<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> Matthew Field of ''Go! & Express'' called Charlie "so darn loveable" and a cheerfully optimistic "do-gooder who tries to see the best in everyone".<ref name="go">{{Cite web|last1=Field|first1=Matthew|url=https://www.goexpress.co.za/2019/12/05/hazbin-Hotel-marks-a-turning-point-for-indie-animation|title='Hazbin Hotel' a bold step in indie animation|date=December 5, 2019|website=Go! & Express|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512162723/https://www.goexpress.co.za/2019/12/05/hazbin-hotel-marks-a-turning-point-for-indie-animation/|archive-date=May 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewer Sean Cubillas for ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' described her one of the "most cheerful and elegantly voiced characters in all of animation".<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=[[Screen Rant]]|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>

===Series===
Charlie's character in the animated series, which began in January 2024, was also received positively. Hope Mullinax of ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' praised her "joyous" showstopping musical numbers,<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> while ''[[Screen Rant]]'' complimented her "high energy pop beats" and "go-getter 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> calling her "the heart and soul of ''Hazbin Hotel''" without whom "the show would be very grim and somewhat pointless".<ref>{{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Abigail|url=https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-best-characters-ranked/#charlie-morningstar-erika-henningsen|title=10 Best Characters From Hazbin Hotel Season 1, Ranked|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=February 11, 2024|access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> Dais Johnston of ''[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]'' lauded her as "the [[Leslie Knope]] of Hell" due to her "bright-eyed and always positive" attitude.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Dais|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/hazbin-hotel-prime-video-review|title=A24's First Animated Series Is Weird, Cool, And Musical|website=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref> Rendy Jones of [[RogerEbert.com]] called her "the sunny-side-up princess" with a "happy-go-lucky charm".<ref name="RE">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Rendy|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hazbin-hotel-tv-review-2024|title=Check into Prime Video's Hazbin Hotel|website=[[Rogerebert.com]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119190856/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hazbin-hotel-tv-review-2024|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Rachel Leishman of ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' argued that the series is "charming" because of Charlie's hopeful nature, which inspires her girlfriend Vaggie. Leishman also said that Charlie is "coming into her own and working hard to be a beacon of helpfulness for those she cares for at the hotel".<ref name="TMS">{{cite web|last=Leishman|first=Rachel|url=https://www.themarysue.com/hazbin-hotel-review-prime-video|title='Hazbin Hotel' Is a Perfect New Adult Animated Series for You To Take a Bite Out Of|website=[[The Mary Sue]]|date=January 18, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119074625/https://www.themarysue.com/hazbin-hotel-review-prime-video/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Jenna Scherer of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described Charlie as "bright-eyed" and "strangely naive",<ref name="AV">{{cite web|last=Scherer|first=Jenna|url=https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-prime-video-animated-series-hazbin-hotel-1851163803|title=Hazbin Hotel review: Vivid and stylish animated series lacks writing flair|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=January 15, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116021319/https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-prime-video-animated-series-hazbin-hotel-1851163803|archive-date=January 16, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> while Kristy Puchko of ''[[Mashable]]'' called Charlie the "most childish and cheery of the crew".<ref name="Mashable">{{cite web|last=Puchko|first=Kristy|url=https://mashable.com/article/hazbin-hotel-season-1-review|title='Hazbin Hotel' review: A24 brings Disney vibes, curse words, and manic musical numbers|website=[[Mashable]]|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117085137/https://mashable.com/article/hazbin-hotel-season-1-review|archive-date=January 17, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Kitson of ''The Cosmic Circus'' complimented Henningsen's "light-hearted energy" as Charlie,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kitson|first=Brian|url=https://thecosmiccircus.com/hazbin-hotel-brings-heaven-hell-hilarity-and-heart-to-prime-video|title='Hazbin Hotel' Brings Heaven, Hell, Hilarity, and Heart to Prime Video|website=The Cosmic Circus|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> while Sayantan Gayen of ''CBR'' praised Henningsen's "exemplary job of voicing a person cheery by nature but brought down by the massive weight of responsibilities on her shoulder".<ref>{{cite web|last=Gayen|first=Sayantan|url=https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-finale-review|title=Review: Hazbin Hotel Finale Goes For Love & War|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=February 14, 2024|access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

==Merchandise==
Since 2018, official clothing and merchandise based around Charlie 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=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>

==Appearances in other media==
From 2019 to 2023, Jill Harris and Elsie Lovelock would reprise their roles as Charlie in a series of [[Comedy sketch|skits]] in ''HuniCast'', a live [[podcast]] series co-hosted by ''Hazbin Hotel'' pilot animator Ashley Nichols, and Angel Dust's pilot voice actor, [[Michael Kovach]], which often featured the cast and crew of ''Hazbin Hotel'' and [[SpindleHorse]] as guests.

From 2020 to 2021, Charlie appeared in a series of [[augmented reality]] "Voxtagram" posts published to [[Instagram]] by staff members of SpindleHorse, depicting her as running the hotel's social media account with Vaggie in a [[slice-of-life]] style.<ref group=†>{{cite web|author-link=Vivienne Medrano|last=Medrano|first=Vivienne|url=https://hh-voxtagram-archive.tumblr.com|title=Voxtagram|via=[[Tumblr]]|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2020|work=Hellaverse}}</ref>

Elsie Lovelock, Charlie's pilot singing voice, has also appeared in two ''Hazbin Hotel'' fan music videos made by Gabriel C. Brown (Alastor's pilot singing voice): one was released in 2021 titled "Heaven 2 Hell", and one in 2024 titled "Thank You and Goodnight". The latter song was described as a "farewell" to the pilot cast voice actors, having been written a year prior (following the announcement that [[A24]] would be re-casting), and released the day after the premiere of "Overture" as "a light-hearted and proverbial passing of the torch".<ref name=":H2H" group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlahNrlcgS4|title=''Heaven 2 Hell – (A'' Hazbin Hotel ''Song)'' Feat. Elsie Lovelock|date=October 1, 2021|last=Brown|first=Gabriel|access-date=October 1, 2021|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Black Gryph0n|quote=WOW! It's been a rough couple of weeks, but I'm glad we were able to get this song finished! We thought it would be fun to explore the dynamic between [[Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)|Alastor]] and Charlie a bit more since we only caught a glimpse of it in [[That's Entertainment (Hazbin Hotel episode)|the pilot]]. Excited for what's to come!!}}</ref><ref name=":TYAG" group=†>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTbmFrB4nA|title=''Thank You And Goodnight – (A Farewell Song from the Pilot Cast of'' Hazbin Hotel''!)''|date=January 19, 2024|last=Brown|first=Gabriel|access-date=January 19, 2024|via=[[YouTube]]|work=Black Gryph0n|quote=This song has been a long time coming… We actually wrote it over a year ago when we (the pilot cast of #HazbinHotel) found out we were being re-cast. However, we didn't release it out of respect for [[Vivienne Medrano|Vivienne]] and the new [[A24]] crew as they hadn't made their official announcement yet. Now that the cat's out of the bag, we hope you enjoy our final ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'' song! We hope it is received in the spirit with which it was written; as a light-hearted and proverbial passing of the torch from the pilot cast of ''Hazbin'', to the incredible new voice cast that will carry the show into the future! We have nothing but love and respect for the incredible world that is the Hellaverse, and the brilliant people who bring it to life! We are honored to have been a part of it, even for a moment! Thank you, and Goodnight!}}</ref>

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

==Notes==
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