Alastor - Blog Posts

@qibsichan send me this and we both think this is funny because of the timing and she gave me the green light to post this because funny and the timing

Happy Valentine's Day (late)!

I thought it started to look a bit too much like ship art so thanks @hemakah for the idea of writing "friendship :D" to the corner- there's a version without the text though

Smol:3

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Drew this before the finale but my god what- I really need time to process all that-

Couple of sketches I did of Alastor. The nun part scared me so much I threw my headphones and walked a few laps before sitting back down::D

I love this fanart so much!!

Tech-savvy

Tell me, do you demons bleed?

Soft Radioapple 📻🍎🩷

Ok that's enough fighting for the day!

Could this be the start of something new?...

Charlie - Alastor.....are you ok?....

Alastor - . . .

Hey! Put on a happy face then everythings ok! Put on a happy face...

I keep bouncing between non functional gay ships to another non functional gay ship.

Like excuse me how have I gone from radiodust (don't ship that anymore), to billford, to maby possibly viran and arravos???

HAZBIN AND HELLUVA CROSSOVER LETS GOOOOOOOO!!!!

Im down the Lucifer to Alastor Stan pipeline meeting you head-on.

We might kiss

Anyone else experience the Alastor stan to Lucifer stan pipeline bc that was me

I made a tiktok for this! I’m drawing one aro character a day for aro awareness week!

Friendly reminder that Alastor is aroace. I personally think you can ship him however much you want, I can’t control that, but it’s disappointing that a majority of the fandom choose to romanticise and hyper sexualise him. It makes it so that he’s only portrayed as aro/ace in a minority of the fandom. A lack of sexual or romantic attraction isn’t boring, it’s not uninteresting. I want it to be normalised. Yes you can ship him but respect his canon sexual orientation, as much as you’d respect any other part of the community 💜

If anyone for some reason want to use this as any kind of profile picture you’re totally welcome!

Recently got really into the Archie comics, realised Jughead definitely is aroace and now I’m pissed at Riverdale. He is very much neither emo nor straight, thank you. That is the basic context as for why I’m doing these sloppy sketches at 4 am. (On the right I drew Alastor from memory. I know it’s not accurate at all so let’s just call it ✨stylised✨)

roblos

Couldn’t have said it better, yes I know none of those Alastor ships are canon but it is frustrating to see such a large amount of that kind of content of a confirmed ace character; as someone on the ace spectrum it hurts that no character can exist without being shipped, for the most part I’m not against shipping but in this case, it feels like erasure. And I don’t think it’s fair to say that just because it’s not canon doesn’t mean it doesn’t have an impact, because when the content is as widespread as it is in this instance, it overshadows Alastor’s canon orientation. Just my thoughts, I know not every ace person is bothered by this but I just thought I’d offer my opinion.

The Hazbin Hotel fandom’s issue with accepting aromanticism and asexuality

Now that it is officially Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, I want to talk about this!

I find that, as an aroace myself, I am constantly grasping at good representation and coming up empty— it usually ends up in one of two ways.

One: the character is portrayed as emotionless, cold, and robotic in nature. It’s the question aromantic and/or asexual people are often asked: “Are you heartless?” The answer is no, of course, but general media makes it out to be the opposite.

Or two: Their lack of attraction is seen as something to “fix” because they “haven’t found the right one yet”, and they end up with a partner as a “happy ending”.

It frustrates me greatly because of how little people actually see aromanticism or asexuality as a true part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

So when I watched Hazbin Hotel, and I found out about Alastor being aroace, I was over the moon. I was on cloud nine. I also saw how his voice actor has looked up the term as an attempt to learn about aroaces, which makes me OVERJOYED?? Amir is truly a blessing, and I love that he’s proud to embody a character that’s part of our community. It’s so beautiful to finally have a proper character, a fan favorite at that, who just so happens to be aroace— and that’s another thing I love about this.

It’s never explicitly stated in the show (though it is stated in interviews), but it’s rather clear when you’re watching, isn’t it? Alastor’s aversion to any sort of sexual advancement, coupled with Rosie’s blatant “I know you’re an ace in the hole” comment sort of spell out his asexuality pretty clearly, as well as what side of the spectrum he falls upon. In addition, his Valentine’s day card was strictly platonic, which caters to his aromantic side. It feels so validating to finally be represented, to finally have a character in media who shares the same lack of interest in romance and sex as I do.

When I entered the fandom to look for more content, I kind of expected to see the same respect for Alastor’s orientation there too. But that… wasn’t the case? I am fully aware that aromanticism and asexuality are both spectrums— of course, aromantic and/or asexual people can enter those kinds of relationships. I’m not denying that and they belong in the community as much as anyone else on the spectrum.

But, the more I see the same line again and again and again, the more it feels like an excuse to just ship what you want.

Usually I don’t mind shipping? I’m often a firm believer in people shipping what they like as long as it’s harmless and they don’t go crazy over it. I also know for a fact that Viv doesn’t have a problem with people shipping her characters. They are fictional, after all.

But in this case, people are ignoring the very thing that makes Alastor a part of the aroace community! People are ignoring his lack of romantic or sexual attraction!

Is this not the same as changing a gay character’s orientation to suit a straight ship? If not, how so? I’m told that we are a part of this community, so why aren’t we being treated like it? Why is it so hard to accept the people on the end of the spectrum who aren’t interested?

Something I’ve been noticing throughout my life is that society has not exactly progressed very much on the idea of accepting asexual or aromantic identities. Maybe we have, a little, since the old days— but hell, people in “the old days”, which in truth wasn’t very long ago, believed that asexuality was a medical condition to be “fixed” by taking the right medication or having sex. That’s a pretty low bar to clear. And on the romance side, you’re seen as a “late bloomer” or “boring” if you don’t express interest. These days, being friends with someone is treated like a gateway to them possibly becoming a lover. Not getting married, not going on dates, not wanting a partner— it’s all treated like a crime when it’s not.

Maybe I’m selfish, or sensitive, or I’m butthurt over nothing, or I’m making it all about me. Maybe I’m gatekeeping or whatever the term is. But please, please, please, I just want an aroace character like me who simply is not interested in sex or romance.

And I want fandom to respect that. I admire the creations that fans make— the art, the animatics, the writing and the character analysis. And I want people to keep creating because creation is indeed a beautiful thing.

But I really would like people to treat aroace identities like they’re important. Like it’s more than just a spectrum to get wiggle room to wrangle in another ship.

why not? my redesign for Alastor

I think I'm starting to get interested into radioapple (Alastor x lucifer)...

anyway, I love hazbin hotel and helluva boss very much

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This took way longer than I planned it to.

I redrew one of the Screenshots of hazbin hotel let's misbehave.

characters and hazbin hotel by Vivziepop

Ah, that about sums it up.

and then he disappeared for seven years

Alastor: "Apologies! I've shown vulnerability, and it will never happen again!"

he’s so memeable it’s concerning

Adore the fact we get to see him emote with them! Now, if only he had a tail....*Looks at fan artists*

He's flattening them in the song/they're apparently turned backwards so

THEY'RE HIS EARS

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IMPORTANT UPDATE:

but this time he angy

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BONUS:

okay I'm done 🦌

Ouch my feelings I feel so sad and there’s nothing I can do (causes a power to go out) whoops

VOX<333333

Very cool

(Radio is better)

People who write smut for Alastor are so weird

Continuing on in my Hellaverse crackship/rarepair sketches… Alastor regaling Stolas with amusing stories over a morning cup of tea.

Fr tho 🥲

Recently finished watching Hazbin Hotel and just had to doodle some of my favorite characters