Alastor’s Fake Smile Theory (Hazbin Hotel)

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  • What is the meaning behind Alastor’s fake smile | Hazbin Hotel Analysis
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    00:00 Alastor’s introductions
    00:25 Alastor comes to the hotel
    00:45 Alastor’s helps Charlie
    03:03 Who owns Alastor’s soul
    06:06 "Great Alastor Altruist died for his friends"
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Komentáře • 192

  • @inkblooded1058
    @inkblooded1058 Před 5 měsíci +233

    See, I need to disagree. Charlie wasn't a hypocrite in this instance; there is a world of difference between defending yourself and your friends from someone who actively wants to harm - even kill - you. Contrariwise, I very highly doubt Alastor would've sent Charlie after someone who wanted her dead; far more likely it would be an opponent Charlie would have needed to use her influence to kill or dethrone. Furthermore, Charlie actively didn't aim to kill the Angels. While she couldn't stop her daemonic host, she actively strives to show mercy in that fight, stopping Lucifer from killing Adam.
    I don't know that Alastor's side-eye after their deal was representative of a lie, so much as it was one of annoyance. He and Vaggie have had a very rocky relationship, with the latter oftentimes trying to stop him at every turn. He is basically rolling his eyes at Vaggie's concern, for any number of reasons I can consider. As for his stitches, I have to agree! I don't believe this smile is entirely forced, however. I do believe Alastor knew how to fake a smile and weaponize it before; he was a charismatic serial killer with charm and panache. An ear-to-ear grin suits someone like him like... well, a suit. However, I do think this smile became a part of his deal with the powers that own him; a fabrication that is no longer Alastor's own. Now he smiles not just for himself, but for his pact, locking his lips back and driving him to embrace that snarling smile.
    While I think it's very likely Alastor was the one who robbed Husk of his souls, I'm not entirely sold. See, I feel it this way; if Husker was an Overlord when Alastor met him, why gamble at all? We know he's strong enough to off powerful Overlords, so why take a risk when he could just kill Husk and move on? I think Alastor found Husk *after* he'd gambled away his souls, and offered him one final game, but this time with his own soul on the line. Husk, staring down a demon with immense spiritual power who could restore all he had lost, saw no other option and bet. To Alastor, the offered souls would have been a drop from his bucket, and perhaps he could have killed Husk and claimed them afterwards. But by seizing the soul of an ex-Overlord, Alastor now had a powerful pawn to play; Husker was nobody's fool, and despite his subservience, he was also extremely powerful. Powerful enough to climb hell's hierarchy and rule as an Overlord.
    If we consider Alastor's origins and his implied connection to Louisiana Voodoo, then that shadow that follows him around takes on a new meaning. I think Alastor's soul was always powerful, because he *prepared* to go to Hell. He knew there was an afterlife, and did what he had to do to ensure that, when he stepped through those brimstone gates, he would do so in brutal style. He took charge of his own soul that way, but also by accepting a deal that made him even stronger. One thing I've taken note of is Alastor's use of tentacles, as it feels off-key from the rest of his design. His enlarged, horrific demon form is fitting, but the tendrils from his back just feel... off. Like a power granted to him, rather than his own. What if his deal granted him those abilities, at the cost of his placement?
    And this ties into another little thing I caught. The microphone! Remember, in the Pilot, we saw that the radio could speak, and was what made the laugh-tracks and such for Alastor. Now, it's purely an object, meaning it's possible it's role in the story has changed. He passed the microphone over to Charlie for "Ready for This," and at the start of the assault on the hotel a pair of odd details to me. Why his, and not the one she'd been provided? Why not any other microphone? Did it give her some kind of boost? And why was it, after it was destroyed, Alastor lost so much power? He clearly still had his shadow energy; he used that to depart from the fight easily enough, so the destruction of the microphone didn't remove *all* his powers, but only some. If so, what ones? What if that is how his deal-maker is connected to him? His radio is used transfer his newfound powers, while also letting his dealholder to keep an eye on him. That's why, after it was broken, he was so open about talking about rebellion.

    • @fruitloop5069
      @fruitloop5069 Před 5 měsíci +21

      Can you turn this into a video

    • @inkblooded1058
      @inkblooded1058 Před 5 měsíci +18

      Maybe. But honestly, I've never made a video and I doubt I have the editing talent to accomplish it. I tend to just be a comment gremlin. Mind you, _most_ of my comments are like this. I have a problem. And that problem is I make overly long theories about various media.

    • @nastyoldbeech
      @nastyoldbeech Před 5 měsíci +5

      You are almost right. But then Alastor's shadow reappeared in the green glow (when he was singing), so I think it's not the part of his deal.

    • @inkblooded1058
      @inkblooded1058 Před 5 měsíci +7

      @nastyoldbeech My argument was precisely that; I theorized his Shadow is a part of his Louisiana Voodoo, not his deal. The deal, I feel, is linked more to his radio and radio tower; hence why when his radio was broken, his strength waned, but he could still use his shadow power.

    • @tanjamikhno
      @tanjamikhno Před 5 měsíci +6

      Also, it was shadow who grabbed the "staff" to take him away. While his eyes were changing colour between black and red as if he was trying to regain control.

  • @endgamer7896
    @endgamer7896 Před 5 měsíci +310

    I saw a theory that he is smiling on his own, but when he struck a deal with Charlie, he smiled so hard that he needed to use his magic to hold his face together, as he finally got a chance to get out of his deal that was limiting his powers, which is what he had been waiting for for many years, so for that to finally happen, he almost ripped his own face from smiling so hard. I feel like this makes more sense, as those stitches wouldn't be preventing him from not smiling, they would be preventing him from smiling too hard, as they are stitching his mouth together, not pulling his lips apart.

    • @tanjamikhno
      @tanjamikhno Před 5 měsíci +26

      I totally agree with you on that! That was the moment when "the deal is ever struck between Lucifer's br.t and that smiling freak." :D

    • @TheUnseenPath
      @TheUnseenPath Před 5 měsíci +7

      Yeah but if his power was restored he still lost the fight to Adam and claimed the deal is what was keeping him clipped.

    • @wrath4452
      @wrath4452 Před 5 měsíci +12

      @@TheUnseenPath ... He said he found the chance he needed to get out of his deal when he made the deal with Charlie, not that he ALREADY got out of his deal when he made that deal with Charlie. *Listen.*

    • @endgamer7896
      @endgamer7896 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@wrath4452 thank you for making the reply I didn't have the brain power to make

    • @scootinkermie
      @scootinkermie Před 5 měsíci +3

      True but I think it has something to do with his life, while I'm not sure what would cause it perhaps it was because he smiles too hard idk, the point is I think it's one of the torturous parts of his Demonic form after death probably in addition to the fact he's a deer which are usually skittish creatures, like Angel's feet the stitches are meant to dig into a insecurity as punishment in hell, what is that insecurity? He's insecure about his lack of control, which is why he sang about it after losing his fight against Adam.

  • @salavast1522
    @salavast1522 Před 5 měsíci +64

    I don't think the strings are forcing him to smile. I think they're trying to keep him silent about something, and him smiling is a form of rebellion against the control of whoever has him on a leash.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I think it's more of one of the voodoo references in his design, like as the symbols that usually floating around him. Voodoo dolls are usually depicted with very similar stitches in design in most media.
      So that very likely not some kind of "curse" but just how he simply meant to be look like.

    • @pwsies
      @pwsies Před měsícem +1

      Why not both?

  • @FNFOscar
    @FNFOscar Před 4 měsíci +5

    Add a radio effect to the dialogue and that’s Alastor for you with an actual 1900s voice.

  • @victorconway444
    @victorconway444 Před 5 měsíci +84

    I think it would be more interesting if the stitches are actually not forcing him to smile, but the opposite. They're trying to force his mouth closed in a frown. That would make more sense anatomically with how they're arranged. But also it would speak a lot more to Alastor's character, he values the power of a smile very deeply. So him always smiling in spite of the stitches constantly punishing him for it is one of his little ways of rebelling against his enslavement.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci +8

      I think it's more of one of the voodoo references in his design, like as the symbols that usually floating around him. Voodoo dolls are usually depicted with very similar stitches in design in most media.
      So that very likely not some kind of "curse" but just how he simply meant to be look like.

  • @mythic_snake
    @mythic_snake Před 5 měsíci +111

    I think that he is incapable of not smiling. Maybe some kind of curse that he has learned to use to his advantage. But when he is ALONE in his radio tower after the battle having a full-blown meltdown, he still smiles despite not needing to do so for anyone else to see. And in fact, he starts pulling at his face like he wishes he could stop smiling in that moment, but he can't and it's literally driving him crazy because it's something he CAN'T actually control. I think that if he broke the curse, he would still continue to smile the majority of the time because it has actually served him so well (like he explained to Charlie), but there would be times when he would drop the smile and that would be so extremely unnerving to see.

    • @tanjamikhno
      @tanjamikhno Před 5 měsíci +2

      like Joker :D

    • @collegemaster5683
      @collegemaster5683 Před 5 měsíci +12

      Whenever a character who's always smiling frowns, especially when angry, or simply irritated enough...you know shit just got real.

    • @TheUnseenPath
      @TheUnseenPath Před 5 měsíci +3

      I think he can control it but there is something else keeping him in check.

    • @TBBmoxy
      @TBBmoxy Před 5 měsíci +3

      It’s because he made a promise to his mom to always smile before she died

  • @Tsar_Jacker123
    @Tsar_Jacker123 Před 5 měsíci +112

    I think he’s smiling all the time because his mothers last words were “Don’t forget to smile dear, your never fully dressed without one”

    • @Topdoggie7
      @Topdoggie7 Před 5 měsíci +3

      Where is this shown in canon?

    • @Tsar_Jacker123
      @Tsar_Jacker123 Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@Topdoggie7 idk my friend told me

    • @imagineteaming4324
      @imagineteaming4324 Před 5 měsíci +2

      it could be

    • @Crazy_Nick12
      @Crazy_Nick12 Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@Topdoggie7 It's a headcanon by some people including me

    • @Topdoggie7
      @Topdoggie7 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@Crazy_Nick12 Don't pass headcanons as canon please.

  • @someguy7174
    @someguy7174 Před 5 měsíci +27

    I know all me fellow fans know that Alsastor chooses to smile all the time. He will never frown. He uses it as his tool. A smile is a tool, one of the best.

  • @MaverickNALM
    @MaverickNALM Před 5 měsíci +23

    I’d like to see a scene where Alastor breaking his smile in front of Charlie showing just true emotions during a dramatic conversation!

    • @IwillloveY4ever
      @IwillloveY4ever Před 5 měsíci +2

      I already have a headcanon where he 'betrays' charlie in later seasons, but he's extremely somber about it

  • @dixie7901
    @dixie7901 Před 5 měsíci +15

    The stitches were because. it was actually his real smile. And he smiled so hard his face ripped and he used his magic to fix it with stitches.

  • @_axxika_3715
    @_axxika_3715 Před 5 měsíci +14

    Stitches: are done to keep something together
    Alastors smile being stitched: someone is forcibg him to smile with them
    See no logic at all😂😂
    I think the stitches ae there to literally KEEP HIM SMILE TOGETHER- like imagine if they weren't there and Alastor smiled- his face would literally rip in half💀

  • @flowerspires
    @flowerspires Před 5 měsíci +25

    you know stitches can’t force a smile beacause they are ment to sow stuff together not force stuff open

    • @collegemaster5683
      @collegemaster5683 Před 5 měsíci +10

      The stitches are sown on his face to form his mouth into a smile.
      He's the one trying force open his mouth.
      But no matter how much he tries, the stitches only go so far to make a stretched out or open smile.
      The stitches are forcing a smile by keeping his mouth together.

    • @darthdemoned7896
      @darthdemoned7896 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@collegemaster5683except if that were true he wouldn’t be able to talk as the stitches are pretty much at their max length when hes smiling making it impossible to open his mouth anymore, except we see him speak, whilst smiling.

    • @danditheassassin8698
      @danditheassassin8698 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Fact

  • @sammyjaohnson5631
    @sammyjaohnson5631 Před 5 měsíci +13

    It's just voodoo imagery like the stitching on his body like a voodoo doll and the symbol's that appear when he uses his abilities.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Exactly. The uploader should have make some research before making this theory video. And from the pilot we already know that he is full with voodoo references.

    • @sammyjaohnson5631
      @sammyjaohnson5631 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@tovarishcheleonora8542Idk why people just ignore that fact like for an example his leash could easily just be a voodoo spirit that's way more likely than Lilith it directly ties into the stuff Alastor do.

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@sammyjaohnson5631 Yeah, and maybe he did sold his soul for someone when he was still a human, but then he very likely has no idea of who that someone could be. At least that would explain how he had that power from day1 in hell.

    • @sammyjaohnson5631
      @sammyjaohnson5631 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@tovarishcheleonora8542 that can also tie into why he was a serial killer in life and why he hunted overlords maybe they were offerings to a higher power maybe even beings more powerful then heaven and hell 🤔

  • @HmmWelp
    @HmmWelp Před 5 měsíci +11

    The coloration of the magic matches his own, he also speaks a lot about the power of a smile so I think the magic forced smile is his own doing so he doesn't slip up.
    Especially as it appears by charlie that the act of making a deal shows for a brief moment your true demonic form, her effects and his effects both became apparent.
    I think the more telling sign is his eyes at 2:22. One goes black, which I believe implies he's in a deal with someone above him.
    Like how angel dust has one black eye, and all the souls completely owned (rather than just in a deal) have both eyes black.
    Though this theory runs into a hitch with Nifty, who its implied Alastor owns but her one eye is red.
    BUT they seem to imply at a friendship between the two before the battle, so this makes me wonder if Nifty is owned, or rather just enjoys working with Alastor and is actually free.

    • @Iquey
      @Iquey Před 5 měsíci +1

      It would make sense that she might just be very loyal to him and not mind being summoned by him, because she is naturally feisty and maybe equally demented as him.

  • @TheUnseenPath
    @TheUnseenPath Před 5 měsíci +4

    Alastor never stops smiling regardless of the fight. Also, his arm has stitiches if you pause it at 2:26. Something happened.

  • @HannahBanina
    @HannahBanina Před 5 měsíci +6

    “While having so much charisma that he fooled an entire fandom into thinking that he’s secretly a good person” honestly the realest part of the video.
    The idea of the stitches forcing Alastor’s smile into permanence is definitely an interesting one, but as a side note, Niffty might be a worthy factor to consider in anything Alastor-related. She _was_ depicted with a giant sewing needle as her weapon in older (as in, circa 2015-ish) art, and Alastor’s shadow dolls have *very* visible stitching, as does his creepy giant form at the end of “Stayed Gone”. His pride would *_definitely_* never let him admit it, but maybe Niffty is playing a bigger role in keeping him together than we previously realized.
    I do wonder about Alastor’s “You should know better than anyone what a soul can accomplish when they take charge of their own fate.” Not just because I genuinely don’t see the connection between that notion and Adam, but because of what it could potentially imply about Alastor and his power. He has always had this air of a self-made man, but the unknown details make him even more intriguing. I can’t wait for Season 2 to give us more of this asshole, the lesser assholes, the Morningstars, and Sir Pentious 😈

    • @isabellegoegebuer2777
      @isabellegoegebuer2777 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I actually like this theory. Keep in mind that when he was still alive, Alastor was shot because he was mistaken for a deer while hiding the body of one of his serial killer hunt victims. What if Alastor wasn't only shot, but his body consequently also was being ravaged by hunting dogs, so that when he arrived in hell, he actually was a mess? Coincidentally a mess that Nifty came upon and decided to sew back together, giving him a grand smile because she herself smiles all the time? I don't mean this in a "Nifty owns Alastor's soul" kind of way - she just happened to stumble upon his ravaged body lying in an alleyway of Hell and decided in a split second to sew it back together just because she could? In all interactions between Alastor and Nifty, we see them being quite friendly towards each other, so maybe her stitching him back together could be another reason why Alastor is so fond of her? Because she actually gave him a head start again when arriving in Hell? It could add another layer to the reason why Alastor and Nifty seem to be such good buddies as we see them in the show.

    • @HannahBanina
      @HannahBanina Před 5 měsíci

      @@isabellegoegebuer2777 Ooh, I really love your idea! But I believe Niffty canonically died about 20 years _after_ Al did. But maybe a similar idea could still be canon!
      I too believe Alastor was mauled by hunting dogs in his death - it _has_ been stated that his dislike of dogs is due to them playing a role in his death, after all. And as Sinners’ forms often reflect their deaths, it might very well be that he arrived as a mess desperately trying to keep himself together. Did a good job of it, but perhaps Niffty caught him out of it once; and in exchange for her soul to guarantee her keeping quiet, he allowed her to stitch him up.
      ’Course, once she was done, she stuck around him anyway for his Bad Boy Energy and Al figured “you know what? I think I could get used to this.” Perhaps she, like Rosie, has also figured out he’s ace, so she doesn’t actively pursue him, but they just like hanging around each other anyway. Alastor _is_ pretty good to all of his girl buddies, after all 😊

  • @ZephyrBW
    @ZephyrBW Před 5 měsíci +10

    I would like theory that alastors power is his own especially fits with his character and he does emulate pride very much like Lucifer plus the idea that a soul can transcend has been around since the beginning of time thank you could work

    • @eternallylearning2811
      @eternallylearning2811 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Yes I think that as well I think that he was confiscated by someone royal in the first place they deemed it dangerous for him to go to a ""lowly sinner""
      TBH I don't think he had anything particularly against the royals originally they just nerfed him cause someone was scared

  • @TheAllMightyTabby
    @TheAllMightyTabby Před 5 měsíci +2

    2:21 he prob smiled for real so he smiled so hard his face needed to be stiched

  • @Unknown-ky2jj
    @Unknown-ky2jj Před 5 měsíci +2

    For the last time, the stiches are there to keep his face from ripping apart since that's a true smile and not the fake smile he always has.

  • @Ice_kazakage
    @Ice_kazakage Před 5 měsíci +3

    Actually the stitches are because of him doing a real smile he had been smiling for so long to the point to when he had a real smile it was ripping his face

  • @brucedavidson9499
    @brucedavidson9499 Před 5 měsíci +3

    My theory is that as alestor was murdering his way up the ranks he picked a fight with Lucifer and got absolutely destroyed, to save his own skin he sold his soul and that's why he had such an immediate hatred for the guy.

  • @kodabear2856
    @kodabear2856 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I agree that it is ironic that Charlie refuses to hurt anyone for Alastor but is willing to accept information on how to kill angels, but you have to remember that this is life or death now for Charlie and the hazbin crew, they have to defend themselves and if they don’t know how, they all die. And Charlie tried doing it peacefully by talking to heaven, but they wouldn’t listen, and Adam threatened he was coming for her hotel first🤷🏾‍♂️ what was she supposed to do?
    Also this is just my theory, but alastor looking to the side when telling vaggie Charlie still has her soul might just be alastor being annoyed that vaggie assumed that or that he didn’t succeed. Kinda like how he made a deal with vaggie and she was reluctant because she didn’t wanna loose her soul either and alastor had the same expression

  • @ThatDogCalledCharlie
    @ThatDogCalledCharlie Před 3 měsíci +2

    I just honestl feel like alastor's smile is part of him. Like angel dust's arms, husk's cat appearance, or sir pentious' snake tail. Like- alastor's smile is just part of his demon form.

  • @fanglicious4710
    @fanglicious4710 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I like to think that expression he made after he told vaggie Charlie still has her soul was more a roll eye then a lying expression

  • @Fight20er
    @Fight20er Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks for answering some of my questions

  • @ianskyers4306
    @ianskyers4306 Před 4 měsíci +1

    4:22
    He was mistaken for a deer so he got hit with the bullet

  • @YakuzaGN1
    @YakuzaGN1 Před 3 měsíci

    I didn't even know this was a theory, I just saw threads on his teeth and said "That's wild".

  • @MK-fe2co
    @MK-fe2co Před 4 měsíci +1

    Did anyone notice when Alastor got hit against the wall one of his eyes turned black for a second showing that his soul is owned just like angel dust?

  • @NefariousLynx
    @NefariousLynx Před 5 měsíci +1

    What is alastors "favor" that doesnt hurt anyone is asking for charlies soul later on as a "Favor"

  • @beccabella
    @beccabella Před 5 měsíci +5

    I honestly don't think Lilith owns his soul. I mean, if you think about it. The idea of you babysit my daughter for me. Things are going down. He would have more insight of what's going on. Lilith was the one who owned his soul. I think. Also I don't think he'd be acting like, that, If it was a simple babysitting job.

    • @TheUnseenPath
      @TheUnseenPath Před 5 měsíci +1

      I don't think it's Lillith. Maybe Sera, but Lilltih, no.

  • @epiciddrwhodavid1
    @epiciddrwhodavid1 Před 4 měsíci

    I was thinking the same thing when saw those stitches

  • @UndertaleFanGamer
    @UndertaleFanGamer Před 4 měsíci

    It pulls the strings and makes them ring

  • @redfireseekers
    @redfireseekers Před 4 měsíci

    I partly have a theory that he put those in to keep him smiling. I keep thinking of the comic with his mother and how he said that you are never fully dress without a smile. Him stitching his mouth into a forever smile would help keep what he said and keeps his true motives hidden. It could also be a rebellion to who ever controls his soul to show that they didn’t break his spirit.

  • @sorrisocdo2759
    @sorrisocdo2759 Před 4 měsíci

    Could be, but I truly hope its not fake. It adds soooo much to his caracther, that even in defeat he still keeps smiling. I'm not sure how precise is the animation, but I'd say those stiches don't look like they meant to create a smile, but rather to keep his mouth shout. Or some kind of voodoo shrunken head stuff...

  • @acidicalien6477
    @acidicalien6477 Před 5 měsíci

    Very interesting theory! Don't forget in the pilot when Alastor summons Nifty and Husk he says "I suppose I can cash in a few favors to liven things up". Whatever power a deal requiring a favor can do seems to be strong.

  • @Victor______________________

    This makes sense because alastor is here because he was serial killer in his human life but he died because he was mistaken for a deer while hiding a body at a hunting ground

  • @ofox716
    @ofox716 Před 4 měsíci

    I think Alastor made a deal with Roo before he died.
    My theory is she reached through the veil and talked to Alastor in his dreams under the guise of a Voodoo demon or "Loa". Offered him power to kill 'evil' people. Something he wanted to do to begin with.
    When he dies, he panics because he couldn't kill anymore and thinks he lost favor of the entity he made the deal with, but she reaches out again and tells him to go after the overlords if he wants to continue killing. Because they are the most evil of the bunch in hell. She then hides in his shadow.
    He eventually gets beaten by Vox, but gets away with intervention from Roo. Lilith offers to rehabilitate Alastor in return for him watching over Charlie and her endeavors. Which is why they both disappeared for 7 years. Roos stipulation was that Lilith couldn't interfere with anything after Alastor took over with watching over Charlie.
    The smile is a pretense to hide his intention to break his deal with Roo by using his favor with Charlie to convince Lilith to help him. He needs to keep it up because she is literally always watching him.

  • @mattberes7829
    @mattberes7829 Před 5 měsíci

    Ever since I first saw the show I thought that his smile was a part of his body

  • @theender664
    @theender664 Před 5 měsíci

    he said himself that he does that to confuse his enemies
    and to be in control of situation

  • @Roni.Animations
    @Roni.Animations Před 5 měsíci +1

    OMG here’s a theory, and for this theory to work we’re going to assume Lilith owns his soul so my theory is that as a favor alastor will ask for Charlie’s soul and then he will give Charlie back her soul if Lilith give him his soul

  • @SmileyVoidSmilington
    @SmileyVoidSmilington Před 4 měsíci

    You went through all this theorizing when I’m pretty sure since alastor is based off a real radio murderer the murderer always smiled because frowning was a sign of weakness. And alastor follows. It doesn’t have to be so complicated.

  • @pirusaogostoso741
    @pirusaogostoso741 Před 5 měsíci

    I don't like to think he's being forced onto Charlie by it's deal, not directly, I like to think he's forcing himself to do what he's doing because he's desperate and see in Charlie a way of getting rid of his deal, so, he's building her trust and waiting for the right opportunity to be able to use her

  • @Sisyphus_Chad
    @Sisyphus_Chad Před 5 měsíci

    I thought that this was simple. When makeing a deal with charlie he has stiches to force his smile.

  • @Kuyasklarpogi
    @Kuyasklarpogi Před 5 měsíci +1

    meanwhile me being embarrased to smile 🗿🍷

  • @randomguy6556
    @randomguy6556 Před 5 měsíci

    Who else recognized grateful in the background music?

  • @burnedoutgraduatestudent4482
    @burnedoutgraduatestudent4482 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I don’t think the stitches force the smile. I think it’s to keep his mouth shut about the deal he made.

  • @brianahawkins8124
    @brianahawkins8124 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Your theory is quite interest but my question got me puzzled, who is pulling Alastor's strings? I do hope we find out on season 2 of Hazbin Hotel.

  • @ItsDanillian
    @ItsDanillian Před měsícem

    your ancient is asmr

  • @EdwardMyPookie
    @EdwardMyPookie Před 4 měsíci

    But hey, thats just a theory... A FILM THEORY!!!

  • @billcipher119
    @billcipher119 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Would charlie be able to get into heaven after making the deal

    • @collegemaster5683
      @collegemaster5683 Před 5 měsíci

      That's something I've been thinking about with Angel Dust:
      Even if he does everything right, goes cold turkey on everything he's addicted to ("the feeling" lol)
      The million-dollar question remains: Would he be able to go to Heaven despite his contract with Val?
      Can heaven completely override a contract of hell, can they save a soul that's been already sold?

    • @hexillionvitry4762
      @hexillionvitry4762 Před 5 měsíci

      @@collegemaster5683 A contrat is not a prison Angel have to work for Valentino, but if Angel can't go in work, it's not his fault, the contrat can do nothing against that

  • @moonshmallow_w
    @moonshmallow_w Před 2 měsíci

    My theory is that he chooses to smile, but the stitches are him being unable to speak of something, like a secret
    He stops smiling in multiple short frames and- just look at the stitches, they arent forcing shit

  • @HaleyGrogan
    @HaleyGrogan Před 4 měsíci

    imagine the favor is that she gives him her soul

  • @user-nm6nf9sr7o
    @user-nm6nf9sr7o Před 4 měsíci

    i think zestial owns alastors soul because 1 hes an overlord 2 LOOK HOW GREEN HE IS and 3 the stitches on his hat are the exact stitches on alastors forced smile i dont know if i could be wrong by this but it seems like a 50/50 theory

  • @hellboundchaoscommand7567
    @hellboundchaoscommand7567 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Fun fact stitches hold things closed not open so the whole stitches holding the smile open thing doesn’t work from a medical standpoint

    • @Omni_Developer
      @Omni_Developer Před 4 měsíci

      buddy. this is HELL. not earth. people look like pokemons and nfts.

  • @Krm408
    @Krm408 Před 5 měsíci

    That’s not how stitches work it’s more like he was faking a smile for so long that when he actually smiled he had to stich his own face to prevent it from being destroyed

  • @isaacnelson4503
    @isaacnelson4503 Před 4 měsíci

    I am really offended because I look off like al does when I am trying to remember something because when I lie it takes less effort than remembering something over an hour ago.

  • @user-vo4hi6zs5l
    @user-vo4hi6zs5l Před měsícem

    В англоязычном сегменте интернета все уделяют большое внимание сделке Аластора.А вот я думаю,что он независим,хотя может быть и ограничен.Но он хочет вырваться и помогает Чарли не ради себя.

  • @Artist_al17
    @Artist_al17 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Is he the strongest sinner or Overlord ? I do not think so Because he was powerful at that time But not at the moment for the Overlords . My theory With who was the deal made, Al Not stupid To make a deal for his soul for nothing, maybe for the strength Or protect from this person and He wants to be It breaks free and gain more power

  • @mercilesschara5753
    @mercilesschara5753 Před 5 měsíci

    alastor was clearly not going all out against adam. He just got hit with a blow he didn't expect and it just so happened to fuck up his cane

  • @Mighty.Matcha.
    @Mighty.Matcha. Před 5 měsíci

    I think the theory that Alastor is being forced to smile is quite real. See his colour palette is red and the stitches on his mouth is green.rd and green are opposite of each other on the colour wheel, so whoever did it to Alastor has a green colour palette and their intentions are different from Alastors metaphorically, with the stitches highlighting forceful intentions from the green attacker I think it make sense that Alastor wasn’t smiling on his own will he was being forced by someone who wanted him to smile. And also when Alastor raged he showed chains that are in the same green on his stitches, I feel like whoever did it to Alastor, has a contract with Alastor borrowing some of their power and the stitches on his mouth are a marking of this contract and the price of this contract could possibly be Alastor’s soul. Another thing I realised Alastor was forced to be in this contract. makes me wonder what are the circumstances when this exchange happen. I have a theory Alastor was injured with his Battle with Vox and somehow managed to recover with the help of from this person found him in a weakened state and forced it on to him.Maybe they see Alastor has potential be their pawn as he is very powerful and keeping them in a contract gives them power over Alastor.But the strange thing is Alastor seems to have great fear with this contract, he is one of the overlords powerful beings why would he not have any power over this contract or entity ? Unless they are much more powerful than Alastor and he has no way to break the contract or go against this person- which makes me wonder who could’ve been so powerful that it makes Alastor fear them

  • @user-xr4mj1we7c
    @user-xr4mj1we7c Před 5 měsíci

    Because end is almost here and we have no freedom

  • @jauneork278
    @jauneork278 Před 5 měsíci

    I kinda hope it isn't a forced Smile. Because that would mean he doesn't smile as a form of dominance, which is one of his key traits.

  • @Scien1211
    @Scien1211 Před 5 měsíci

    I wonder if he didn't sell his soul and the deal he made was to protect Charlie. If he is the strongest overlord then the only ones who can hurt him are angels and demons like Lilith. If I remember the deal he made with Charlie correctly, he does not need to protect the hotel or it's inhabitants. To me it only makes sense for him to go against the angels is if the deal is to protect Charlie. Charlie fought the angels so Alastor was forced to fight too. It would also make sense why he is so pissed. Charlie almost got him killed and there was nothing he could do about it, and from what I gather Alastor hates not being in control. I don't think he can make deals that directly or indirectly harm Charlie.

  • @Curious5368
    @Curious5368 Před 5 měsíci

    The Devil is in the detail. from Customer Service to Voice Acting to Dance Performance, a smile is a crucial part of the act. If Alastor's strings were forcing him to smile, the stitches would be horizontal at the edges of his mouth like human fingers pulling a mouth into a smile, and not vertical across his mouth like a human convict muzzle.

  • @LordOoferington
    @LordOoferington Před 5 měsíci

    imagine the favor is making charlie give alastor her soul

  • @user-rw1vb8nq2q
    @user-rw1vb8nq2q Před 4 měsíci

    Or,he could just be insane

  • @danny1ft1
    @danny1ft1 Před 5 měsíci

    He's been shown to close his smile in the show in contemplation so its more likely it's the opposite.

  • @duck-amnot
    @duck-amnot Před 4 měsíci

    Question:
    So, if Alastor is choosing to smile for ‘control’ or ‘power’ which are both valid, however, when in the last scene why doesn’t he stop smiling? He’s by himself where literally no-one chan see him. So if it’s the case that he chooses to constantly have that smile (especially in his near-death and genuine anger ect… why doesnt/cant he drop that smile? In the last part with his whole mental breakdown (again, ALONE in his tower where no one can see him) is there something forcing him to smile? I believe that the stitches on his mouth are either purely aesthetic no? Like a voodoo dolls mouth kinda thing. But it there a greater motive as to why he is always smiling?

  • @ellaquent8534
    @ellaquent8534 Před 5 měsíci

    Fukin love ur accent it scratches my brain ears

  • @BrokenRift_Productions
    @BrokenRift_Productions Před 5 měsíci

    What if his favor is to get Charlie to ask her mom to set alastor free from his deal

  • @AGlitchedReset
    @AGlitchedReset Před 4 měsíci

    you can see if someones has sold their soul or not. If they have red eyes they have not sold there soul and owns other souls. If they have yellow eyes they have not sold their soul and does not own any. If they have black eyes such as husk someone owns their soul angels is half and half because Val only partly owns her soul and alastors other form has the black eyes while his normal form has red which means he might be trying to hide it.

  • @JackDL2058
    @JackDL2058 Před 26 dny

    I dont think so. Alastor is not forced to smile but does it to make others believe he is in full control at all times, even when he is hurt. Alastor’s face just doesnt make sense with emotion. Imagine alastor being sad. Possibly Adam owns alastors soul, but does not force him to smile. The stitches are to stop him from smiling too hard, as the deal is something he has been waiting for for years, which made him smile so much that his magic had to stop him.

  • @AUDrawKnight
    @AUDrawKnight Před 3 měsíci

    Didnt vivzie say that he just smiles on his own,and he looks down on people that cant hide their true feelings with a smile?

  • @Gyxl_
    @Gyxl_ Před 5 měsíci +1

    That's not how stitches work but whatever

  • @AStogne
    @AStogne Před 5 měsíci

    when circus theory

  • @ratatoskrgodtroll6198
    @ratatoskrgodtroll6198 Před 5 měsíci +1

    What if Lucifer broke into two pieces?

  • @ListedMike
    @ListedMike Před 4 měsíci

    The fact how alastor holds charlie 1:04 💀💀💀

  • @emoj1826
    @emoj1826 Před 4 měsíci

    Imagine the people using him as their pfp

  • @braetekburns8125
    @braetekburns8125 Před 5 měsíci +1

    you say all this, but cant understand how stitches work apparently. those stitches wouldn't be keeping Alasters smile up, they would me keeping it from getting bigger. If the stitches were to keep him smiling then the artists screwed up on how they drew those stitches, and i have enough faith in the hazbin team to not get something like STITCHES messed up

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci +2

      I think it's more of one of the voodoo references in his design, like as the symbols that usually floating around him. Voodoo dolls are usually depicted with very similar stitches in design in most media.
      So that very likely not some kind of "curse" but just how he simply meant to be look like.

    • @Skrael_of_the_north_wind
      @Skrael_of_the_north_wind Před 4 měsíci +1

      Yeah it would make more sense that the stitches are that Alastor doesn’t smile to hard that he rips his face

  • @nisamelike8297
    @nisamelike8297 Před 4 měsíci

    Niffty forced alastor to smile

  • @bumblebesss3660
    @bumblebesss3660 Před 4 měsíci

    2:34 L whoever forced alastor to smile permanently L valentino & W charlie for helping sinners.

  • @malayaspeight9391
    @malayaspeight9391 Před měsícem

    Is there a possibility that Alastor might hate Charlie because she’s in control of everything?

  • @jennifervan75
    @jennifervan75 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love your accent

  • @DearlyDepartedDaz
    @DearlyDepartedDaz Před 5 měsíci

    Definitely some flaws in your logic but a decent analysis for the most part.
    For example: Charlie being hypocritical/paradoxical for refusing to make a deal where she has to hurt somebody. Yes she is getting information on how to hurt/kill angels but she is doing so she can defend her people from those seeking to kill them. She refuses to kill, or even harm, another when it's not self defence.

  • @Franz_Josef_von_Habsburg
    @Franz_Josef_von_Habsburg Před 5 měsíci

    Cool

  • @hcgamer110
    @hcgamer110 Před 4 měsíci +1

    thats not how stiches work :))

  • @timothymathews8859
    @timothymathews8859 Před 5 měsíci

    Of course he's not a good person no one in hell is a good person

  • @samir7510
    @samir7510 Před 4 měsíci

    People didn't know he had a fake smile?🤦‍♂️

  • @sapnavora6834
    @sapnavora6834 Před 5 měsíci

    I don’t think alastor owns Charlie’s soul, cause if he does and tries to harm Charlie, lucifer WILL kill him

  • @aevenova9780
    @aevenova9780 Před 5 měsíci

    Yeeeeessh ! Get some subtitles! What the heck is this???!

  • @c5en
    @c5en Před 4 měsíci

    I swear you sound like Valentino.

  • @animator12376
    @animator12376 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That is not have stitches work

  • @athanezekielbrisenio6570
    @athanezekielbrisenio6570 Před 4 měsíci

    Sans v2

  • @Mahito_Haga
    @Mahito_Haga Před 4 měsíci

    only short comment here

  • @rugzuuhl8441
    @rugzuuhl8441 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Well the voise arent that bad it could be worse

    • @SeriesZap
      @SeriesZap  Před 5 měsíci

      Is it my accent or the quality of the microphone? I would like to improve in that area the most.

    • @RipVanWinkleJr
      @RipVanWinkleJr Před 5 měsíci

      ​@SeriesZap Your voice is fine.

    • @Starvaze
      @Starvaze Před 5 měsíci

      Accent shmackcent Everyone's different in their own way

    • @tovarishcheleonora8542
      @tovarishcheleonora8542 Před 5 měsíci

      @@SeriesZap Next time maybe you should do a better research before making a theory video. 😆
      He is full with voodoo references (like as the symbols that usually floating around him, and his puppets also looks like some weird looking voodoo dolls). And his stitches are very clearly looks like a simple reference to how a voodoo doll would be usually designed in the media.

  • @Kio_vidz
    @Kio_vidz Před 5 měsíci

    This theory just disagrees with logic. These stitches or how u call them, are a display of the deal he made is now limiting his full power.

  • @AtZeroDansGames
    @AtZeroDansGames Před 5 měsíci

    Alistor's story and character is pobbey. The only reason I finished season 1.
    All the VC changes really hurt the show.

  • @YxVideos
    @YxVideos Před 5 měsíci

    i thought this was a Game Theory Video from the title and the thumbnail, ive been rickrolled

  • @Retown_Locals
    @Retown_Locals Před 4 měsíci

    You know how alastor usually has a shadow of a demon self of him he made a deal with lilith/charlies mom is most peoples theory because he used to gamble and he lost in gambling and gave lilith his soul because lilith has been gone for seven years and so has alastor been gone for seven years so in that time they might have made a deal

  • @pataruutu1
    @pataruutu1 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Who is alistor? i only know alastor.