Angel POV- VALENTINO

Valentino is a sinner demon and one of the many Overlords of Hell. He is a major antagonist of Hazbin Hotel season 1, and one of the main antagonists of season 2, alongside Vox and Velvette.

He is the director and head of the porn studio within V Tower, and a member of the Vees. He is also the owner and boss of his films' star, Angel Dust, whom he has under soul contractual obligation.

Appearance

Valentino is a tall, slender, somewhat muscular and broad-shouldered moth demon with lavender skin and lacking pupils and irises in his cerise-pink eyes, over which he is always depicted wearing gold-rimmed, heart-shaped sunglasses with cerise lenses.

His mouth is full of sharp, cerise teeth with a single golden fang that sits to his far left of center, a feature he shares with some of his employees like Angel Dust. He also has a long cerise tongue.

Valentino's stature is tall, estimated to be around 10 feet,[note 3] which he emphasizes with long black heeled boots. He has fluffy white neck fur with small red love-hearts that plumes up from his coat's break-line. He is bald[note 4][8] with moth-like antennae; the right appearing like a large white with black heart-striped feather while the left appears smaller and lacking the white areas.

He has an extra set of arms just above his hips. All four of his hands and forearms are black with a stripe,[9] mimicking black gloves, while the upper halves are his normal skin color.

He has a pair of large red moth wings that features zebra print fur outlining the edges, while the interior is darker colored with several heart designs. These wings are usually wrapped around his body to form a floor-length coat with white fur at the wrists, as well as black-and-white-striped fur trim down the center-front to the bottom hem, and three white stripes on both hips with a heart shaped design on the back. This coat is pinned with a gold chain and gold love-heart shaped broach fastening at the breast.

He also has heart-shaped nipples colored in a darker shade of his skin tone, with gold piercings and a chain hung from them.

Valentino wears a red top hat with a wide, asymmetrical zebra-printed hat-band, in which his antennae poke out like feathers. Under his coat, he wears a chest-exposing dark grey shirt with rolled-up sleeves that are held together by two gold buttons, alongside white dress pants held by a black belt with a golden love-heart shaped buckle, and a pair of high-heeled black boots.

He wears a gold chain necklace hung down to his chest, gold arm bands on his lower wrists, each hand having one gold ring, and sometimes gold nail guards on his fingers.

According to Faustisse, Valentino wears fishnet stockings under his coat.[note 5] This is first seen in "Welcome to Heaven". In "The Show Must Go On", Valentino wears fishnet stockings, a black miniskirt, and black knee-high heeled boots. Past

Valentino used to have both his antennae look identical, both like large white with black heart-striped feathers. He didn't have his sunglasses and gold fang, and his coat didn't have fur on the wrists and the outline wasn't fluffy. He wore a red fedora with a zebra print band, and white pants with a pink belt that had a gold heart-shaped buckle.

Pilot

In the pilot, Valentino's appearance was nearly the same, but with the exception of his right antennae being simply black-and-white striped and left antennae appearing more like a thorned-branch. His neck fur also had more red heart designs that are smaller, some of which being in two and some having a white area from the bottom of the heart.

His wing-coat lacked the white stripes in the back, as well as the brooch in the middle, while the black-and-white-striped fur trim down the center-front to the bottom hem had more stripes. His boots also appeared to have smaller heels.

Personality

Valentino has been described as being charming[note 6] and roughly as level-headed as his fellow Overlord, Vox.[note 7] When he interacts with Charlie in his studio he acts cordial around her while struggling to hide his anger and irritation that he would prefer to take out on one of his employees instead, such as Angel Dust.

He does, eventually, show off his real behavior after some time. Valentino uses his charming persona in order to lure other demons into working for him, as shown in "Welcome to Heaven" where Valentino admitted spending much of his time in nightclubs, picking up demons and offering them "jobs" at his studios, with him hiding his more violent and psychotic behavior in order to convince them to willingly "work" for him.

Valentino is depicted as being controlling, abusive, and narcissistic, specifically towards one of his star employees, Angel Dust.[10][11] He also displays sadistic tendencies, appearing to take enjoyment in overriding Angel's consent, and remains seemingly unbothered by the trauma he is inflicting.

Valentino is frequently surrounded by a collection of the girls who work for him. He is ostentatious in displaying both his profession and status. Faustisse bluntly described him as "a huge fuckboi".[note 8] Despite this, he is apparently in a romantic relationship with Vox.

Valentino has been described by Angel to be a "psychopathic freak".[12] He has a reputation of throwing massive tantrums when one of his "whore" employees disobey him. Because of his temperamental side, he throws objects and rips other demons apart when he is angry, and he doesn't think about how his actions affect his and the Vees' image to where Vox had to explain that "chasing whores around town" will "fuck up" their "image". Once he calms down, he is more pragmatic and fully aware of possible negatives to acting too rashly.

On the other hand, even he has his limits. He was visibly shocked when Vox uncharacteristically snapped at him for wanting to murder everyone at the Hotel. Valentino is shown to be embarrassed by and dislike Vox's sterotyping of Spanish people, as shown when Vox dressed in a stereotypical mariachi outfit in his offer to Carmilla in "Silenced" and angrily throwing his drink at Vox after saying he can't understand Valentino's "island language" in "Scream Rain". Abilities

Immortality - As a Sinner, Valentino is biologically immortal, being unable to die from illnesses and unable to age, remaining the same age as when he died, thus can not die of old age and other natural causes. He also cannot die from any kind of damage to the body, and will recover from any injury, however, he can only be permanently killed with angelic weaponry. Strength - Valentino's strength appears to be greater than the average demon, being able to slam a door so hard a cupboard got knocked down "Masquerade", and was able to tear demons into pieces with his bare hands in "Radio Killed the Video Star", when Velvette recounts how he "tore up her best model", despite presumably not having any weapons on him. In "It's a Deal" he was showcased to be able to kick Alastor in the chest which wounded him. One display of his strength is when he ruthlessly physically abuses Angel Dust by choking him and slamming him around with a single hand. Enhanced Speed - Valentino was shown to have a degree of speed and Agility as seen in "It's a Deal" where he runs and evades Alastor's tentacles to come and Attack him. Valentino using his wings to put out fire Putting out a fire Wings - Valentino has a pair of moth wings shown to be able to produce powerful gusts of wind that can easily put out a large fire with one flap. Wing alteration - These wings can cover his body to form his coat, or can be hung down like a cape. It is possible his wings can form coats of various designs as he is seen in "Welcome to Heaven" wearing an alternate style coat. Flight - Valentino was shown to somewhat be able to fly as seen in It's a Deal when he comes down to where Vox is, and in "Curtain Call" he was going to be able to fly from the blast of the Might of Lilith but couldn't due to his right wing being damaged by Husk's explosive dice. Ocular, dental, and saliva illumination - Valentino's eyes give off a faint red glow, particularly if he's in a dark room, and his teeth can glow when he's giving a sinister smile. His red saliva also glows, mainly when he's acting perverted. Multitasking - Valentino can multitask with his extra set of arms, such as holding his drink while he's decorating one of his guns. Val Smoke Valentino's red smoke Typhokinesis - In the ADDICT music video, Valentino exhales a red, heart-shaped smoke from his cigarettes that could twist and form different shapes, entering the bodies of other demons, as Valentino directs it. However, a similar smoke is also present in a cigarette Angel smokes, indicating that this is both from a specific cigarette he owns and also a natural ability of Valentino, since, in "Masquerade", he smokes a cigarette Angel was smoking and the color of the smoke changes when he blows it into Angel's face. As shown in "It's A Deal" and "Masquerade", Valentino can produce a large amount of smoke from flapping his wings. Smoke constructs - Valentino can manipulate his red smoke into specific shapes that are physically solid, as shown in "Masquerade" where he formed a chain and manacles to bind Angel Dust and show his dominance over him. Energy generation - As shown in "Curtain Call", Valentino is able to produce and manipulate a smoke like energy, which he used to assist in creating a barrier around Vox's overloading angelic laser canon the Might of Lilith. Skillset

Weapon proficiency - As shown in the prequel comic, Valentino is easily able to shoot a moving target with accuracy from a notable distance away. Charisma - Valentino possesses a flamboyant and vivacious charm that allows him to persuade others of his authority.[note 6] Bilingualism - Valentino can fluently speak Spanish and English. Angel Dust's contract Valentino's contract with Angel Dust Contracts - Like all Overlords, Valentino amassed his power and influence by "owning" souls. The method he uses to accomplish this is by having his victims sign their souls away to his ownership through the contracts he conjures, as shown in his ownership of Angel Dust, where the latter had willingly signed his real name in his contract to "work" for Valentino. However, in some cases, there are loopholes that makes them untouchable under certain circumstances, such as Angel being free from him and his influence outside his studio, which Valentino apparently can't remove. It is possible for Valentino to willingly render the contract null and void and release Angel from his control if he chooses to do so. Artistic talent - Valentino is a talented artist.[13][14] This is showcased in his drawing of Vox in "New Pentious" and the "How to draw with Valentino" drawing tutorial for the official website. There is also a portrait of Vox seen in Vox's office with Valentino's signature, suggesting he painted the artwork. Singing and dancing - Valentino has shown to be a good singer and exceptional dancer, being able to performing a duet and dance with Vox. Weaponry

Moneyshot Moneyshot Moneyshot bedazzled Moneyshot bedazzled Valentino's golden pistol Valentino's golden pistol Guns and pistols - Valentino has a collection of guns, such as a pink and zebra print revolver called "Moneyshot",[15] and a gold and black half pistol. He sometimes decorates them with glue, gemstones, and glitter, such as when he added "Valentino" to Moneyshot in "Radio Killed the Video Star". Weakness

Blurry Vision- Valentino has a very Blurry Vision as noted by Angel Dust, which makes his sight weak and he known to have less depth perception than others, but as seen in "Scream Rain" it also makes him Immune to Vox's Hypnotism.Anthony,[1] more commonly known as Angel Dust, is an adult film star in Hell and one of the main protagonists of Hazbin Hotel.

A famous porn star who works for Valentino and the first sinner the hotel is attempting to redeem,[16] but his selfish actions of using the hotel as a rent-free living space threaten to jeopardize Charlie Morningstar's dream.

After reflecting on Valentino's mistreatment and his own traumas with Husk in "Masquerade," Angel was finally driven to change for the better and truly stay at the Hotel.

As revealed in "Hazbin Hotel: Behind Closed Doors", Vox mentions that the sin that condemned Angel to Hell was murdering his father.

In "Scream Rain", it is revealed that Angel Dust was an unwittingly brainwashed spy, manipulated by Vox. In "Curtain Call", after Angel Dust was freed, he was so guilt-ridden from his time spying on the hotel and nearly strangling his best friend Cherri Bomb on Valentino's orders, that Angel Dust left the hotel out of fear of hurting his friends again.

Appearance

Angel is a tall, slim, spider-like demon with two pairs of arms, and whose height towers over the rest of the main cast; standing around 8 feet when wearing his heels.

His fur is mostly white which forms into a mop of fluff resembling hair, extending from the front and back of his head with light pink spots across it, alongside a pink heart-shape on the back of his head. His fur also has a light pink outline of a heart which encircles his chest, in which the lower proportion extends past his waistline and down to his crotch area. His arms also have light pink stripes which additionally, his top set have light pink forearms while his second set have light pink fingers.

His eyes sported cerise-pink pupils and heterochronic-colored sclera - pale yellow (right) and black (left). His eyes also included rather thick eyelashes and and light pink upper-eyelids with the color extending to his eyebrows, mimicking eyeshadow. Below his eyes are three, small, cerise freckle-like dots which are actually a smaller pair of eyes. He also has a mouth full of sharp and pointed teeth inside, in which a single golden fang can be seen - a feature he shares with his boss, Valentino.

Angel’s chest is covered in a large amount of his fur, in which it gave the appearance of pair of well-developed breasts. He also intentionally pushes up into a breast-like formation with his tightly-pinned jacket for show.

For attire, Angel wears a black choker around his neck, and a long, white-striped light pink suit-blazer which includes black lapels and a small, cerise heart design on the lower back. He also sported a bowtie with a cerise center, a small miniskirt and long heeled thigh-high boots, which are all colored in the same very dark burgundy.

He accessorizes with two different sets of long arm-length gloves; on his upper set of arms are cerise pink gloves with white scallops on the cuffs, and on his lower arms are plain white gloves.

In background artwork as seen in the Pilot, under his boots Angel sported spider-like feet. Pilot

In the Pilot, Angel's appearance was nearly the same, only his chest was larger, and his right eye sported a cerise iris.

In addition to his clothing, it has some noticeable differences - his blazer was instead striped in two shades of light pink, and the lapels were colored neon-fuchsia and formed a heart-shape. His gloves were instead consists of two pairs of neon-fuchsia rubber gloves.

Personality

What Makes Angel a Loser The neon signs describing Angel Angel is brash and sarcastic, with a quick, sharp wit. He will often use these traits to deflect criticism or insults, and side-step responsibility. He will switch between playful and destructive as he pleases, and his humor tends to be crude and crass, with an emphasis on dirty jokes and innuendos, which he feels is expected of him and actively plays into. He also makes a show of looking down others, declaring the other denizens of Hell to be mostly "ugly freaks". As a result, Angel can often appear flippant and callous.

He is stylish and performs an excessive amount of confidence with his public persona, being wildly flirtatious and interested in receiving positive attention for his looks and the profile he has made for himself in Hell. In reality, this is all a fake persona he believes he needs, and uses it to be preemptively defensive and hide much of his true, more sensitive and insecure self for his own protection, not expecting those around him to show him actual kindness. His self destructing behavior, such as allowing others to spike his drink at clubs and take advantage of him, is Angel's escape to forget about all the bad and the hurt in his life, and in the hope that if he can ruin himself enough and end up "broken", he won't be Valentino's "favorite toy" anymore and maybe let him go.

Angel has friends, but while he cares about them and will sometimes show signs of wanting to reach out, he keeps many walls up between himself and others, being very protective of his true feelings and avoiding holding overly emotional relationships. He held a cynical view on the idea of redemption, although he seems to still hold onto a small hope it may be possible for him. Even so, Angel openly shows his concern for his friends, such as when he insists on protecting Charlie and Niffty from Valentino, mourns the apparent death of Sir Pentious, and risks his life to save Husk from the derailed train.

The ongoing controlling and abusive situation he is in with his boss, Valentino, puts him under a great deal of stress at his work, and he is implied to be somewhat traumatized as a result. When being confronted by Valentino, Angel becomes scared and nervous around him due to the abuse he inflicts. Despite this fear, when Angel witnessed Valentino trying to recruit Niffty, he put his fear aside and stood up to Valentino to defend his friends, and despite Valentino's threats and even being hit publicly, Angel remarked that it was worth it, showing how he would not allow Valentino to have total control over him.

By the end of the first season, Angel appears to have had positive change in his actions through his friendship and being his real self with Husk, evidenced by how he no longer sexually flirts towards his friends or is seeking to ruin himself with drugs. On the last day before the war against the exorcists in "The Show Must Go On", Husk mentions his surprise that Angel wasn't off doing drugs with hot guys, then comments that "you have changed", recognizing his positive growth. During his subsequent days at the Hotel, he continued to undergo a major lifestyle change, developing self-respect and partially ceasing to flirt with other people, as well as quitting drugs, as Charlie mentions in "Hazbin Hotel: Behind Closed Doors".

Beneath his facade, Angel hides his true and dark sin that condemned him to Hell: murdering his father, something he kept hidden for a long time so as not to be looked down upon by his friends, but when Vox reveals himself, the traumas of his past corner him, feeling uncomfortable when his secrets are exposed. After discovering that he had been manipulated by Vox for a long time at the Hotel and almost killed Cherri, Angel decided to leave the Hotel as he felt like a burden and a danger to his friends.