Vortex

{{CharacterTabber}} {{Quote|It's cool. [[Verosika Mayday|Her]] [[Blitzo|beef]] ain't mine, I'm not paid enough to care.|Vortex to Loona|center=yes}} {{CharacterBox |title1 = Vortex |image1 = Vortex2 by EsmeCakes.png |nicknames = Tex |likes = *Parties *Hanging out with his friends **Hanging out with Loona *Spending time with Beelzebub |dislikes = Loona and Beelzebub fighting |sexuality = Straight[[:File:Bee & Vortex - Pride 2025 Standee.png|Bee & Vortex - Pride 2025 Standee]] merchandise |species = [[Hellhounds|Hellhound]] [[Demons|Demon]] |gender = Male |abilities = *Human disguise *Superhuman strength *Driving efficiency *Musical talent **Singing |status = Active |occupation = Verosika's bodyguard |friends = *[[Verosika Mayday]] (boss) [[Verosika's crew]] *[[Loona]] |romantic_interests = [[Beelzebub]] (girlfriend) |others = *[[Blitzo]] (acquainted) *[[Stolas]] (acquainted) |voice_actor = [[James Monroe Iglehart]] '''German Cast''' *Eric Ley '''Indonesian Cast''' *Pramadya Maulana '''Brazilian Portuguese Cast''' *Gabriel Noya *Hugo Rafael (singing)[https://x.com/wdn_br/status/1951416082553610655 Tweet by @wdn_br about Portuguese cast] '''Russian Cast''' *Igor Kulikov '''Spanish Cast''' *Emmanuel Alejandro[https://x.com/funianime/status/1834776196418097363 Tweet by @funianime about Spanish cast] '''Japanese Cast''' *{{w|Hiroshi Shirokuma}} |first_appearance = '''Helluva Boss''' *"[[Spring Broken]]" |latest_appearance = '''Helluva Boss''' *"[[Ghostfkers]]" (non-speaking cameo; flashback) }} '''Vortex''' is the bodyguard of the famous pop star [[Verosika Mayday]], and the boyfriend of the [[Seven Deadly Sins|Sin of Gluttony]], [[Beelzebub]].

He is a supporting character who made his debut alongside Verosika and [[Verosika's crew|her crew]] in "[[Spring Broken]]".

==Appearance== Vortex is a tall and muscular [[Hellhounds|hellhound]] who, similar to [[Loona]], sports a wolf-like appearance and a gray color scheme, only darker. He has a dog-like muzzle with a large black nose and sharp teeth inside, a bushy tail with dark gray tips, and black claws protruding from his fingers and toes.

His fur is a few tones of gray, with his head and ears being colored in a rather dark shade of gray, along with a black, tattoo-like fur-pattern shaped like a wolf's head on his left arm. He also has thick black eyebrows and eyes with dark gray upper-eyelids - his right eye sports a red sclera with a white iris, while his left is blind and has a red scar across it, which also makes his left brow slit. Both his ears are slightly ripped.

Vortex wears a ripped black cropped tank top under a dark gray leather jacket with rips on the hem and the sleeves being ripped off, along with lighter-colored lapels and red spikes on the front of the sleeves. He also wears a pair of ripped, dark gray knee-length shorts.

===Human Disguise=== Vortex's [[Humans|human]] disguise is greatly similar to his hellhound form, albeit he takes the appearance of a tall, dark brown-skinned man with a slightly ragged ear, thick dark brown eyebrows and hair styled into a buzz-cut. In addition, his right eye changes into a white sclera with a red iris.

His clothing is exactly the same, but with the addition of black pointed shoes.

==Personality== As a bodyguard, Vortex is intimidating at first glance, but is otherwise very approachable and friendly with other [[hellhounds]] such as [[Loona]]. He's essentially a laid-back guy who knows when to get serious, with a simultaneously laid back and no-nonsense attitude, especially when it comes to his job.

He'll happily strike up a conversation with someone he can see means no harm but will not hesitate to knock someone out if they get too close to his [[Verosika Mayday|boss]].

As the bodyguard and a friend of Verosika, he supports and protects her. In "[[Apology Tour]]", he [[All 2 U (Motherf*cker)|sings]] along with Verosika about [[Blitzo]] being a "motherfucker" as backup for [[Stolas]], even though he never had any personal grudge or hatred against Blitzo.

==Abilities== *'''Human disguise''' - Vortex can take on a convincing human appearance to disguise himself in the living world. *'''Enhanced strength''' - He has displayed an incredible amount of strength which lands him his job as Verosika's bodyguard.

==='''Skillset'''=== *'''Driving''' - He is seen driving Verosika's car in his debut episode, with the latter in the front passenger's seat. *'''Musical talent''' - In "[[Apology Tour]]", he sings along with Verosika and Stolas.

==Gallery== *[[Vortex/Gallery]]

==Trivia== *The name "Vortex" refers to a "mass of whirling fluid and or air" akin to that of a whirlpool or whirlwind. *Vortex is the first male hellhound shown in ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', and the first male hellhound shown in the ''[[Hazbin Hotel (series)|Hazbin Hotel]]'' franchise as a whole. *[[Cécilia Goncalves]] made the design of Vortex's Human Disguise.[https://twitter.com/CalisDraws/status/1355954775771258880 Cécilia designed Vortex's Human Disguise] *He shares the same voice actor as [[Asmodeus]] in ''Helluva Boss'', as well as the lizard sinner seen with [[Minor Characters/Hazbin Hotel#Overlords|Zeezi]] in [[Klub Kaiju]] in the [[That's Entertainment|Hazbin Hotel pilot]] and [[Zestial]] in the ''Hazbin Hotel'' main series, with all of them being voiced by [[James Monroe Iglehart]]. *It is revealed through [[Loona|Loona's]] phone in "[[Seeing Stars]]" that his Sinstagram username is simply his own name. **Meanwhile, in "[[Queen Bee]]", it is shown that Vortex's name in her contacts is "Tex!!".

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