Asmodeus

"Maybe I have fallen from grace, but riddle me this; can what has fallen pick itself up & start anew?"~ Asmodeus to Imhotep in Killing the Illness.
Asmodeus is a main character in the Terrachaoverse series & is the hidden hero of Killing the Illness. He was once an Archangel who served God, but fell from grace when he joined Satan. Since then, he has questioned his life choices many times & ultimately steered off the path of evil to become a Risen Angel.
Tier: High 4-C
== Appearance ==
Asmodeus is a winged humanoid with black & white feathers on his wings. His face is ancient & vaguely resembles a gray skull with short spikes on his cheeks, jawline, & chin. He also has white patterns around his eyes & a fearsome row of sharp teeth. Like his face, his hands are skeletal. He is always seen in a black hoodie & black jeans. His eye color can change from a dark brown to black whenever he so chooses. This is to represent both when he was a normal Angel & what he had become later.
== History ==
=== Fall from Grace ===
Asmodeus was created by God an unknown amount of years ago. He served his creator well until Lucifer became Satan eons ago & began the Great War in Heaven. Asmodeus joined Satan because he promised him great power, & while he wasn't technically lying, that same power is what corrupted Asmodeus & turned him into a hideous monster. Since then, he had been spending his time in Hell as one of the Great Kings, but over time, he was demoted. Asmodeus then became known as the Prince of Lust, whose duty was to prey on people's sexual desires. It's a practice he was good at, but didn't thoroughly enjoy. This reputation of his got him a Demon girlfriend whose name remains unknown. Little is known about their relationship. Almost all of Asmodeus' spare time was spent alone, secluding himself from the other Demons & Fallen Angels. He had begun to question if he really wanted greater power or not. But all that time pondering had been wasted the moment he took a look at modern humans; he hates them.
In the year 2000, Asmodeus heard of a crime syndicate that operates on the Deep Web & the Dark Net called the Deep Creeps. He joined the group because he wanted to wreak havoc on humanity. He was going through a phase where he became obsessed with omnicide, but has surprisingly never taken any innocent lives before, only the souls of the unrepentant has he punished with the sweet release of death. The leader of the group, Dr. Victor Zolostene taught him everything he knew, delighted to have hired a real Fallen Angel for his team after already being acquainted with the Demon named MORTIS.
=== Risen from Sin ===
On October 31st, 2016, Zolostene started to created a cure for a mysterious disease that Almighty Tallest Daniel Ledda would later call the Quaternary Plague. Only Zolostene knew where the disease came from, but he never told anyone about its true origins. He intended on only giving the cure to the members of his group, for those are the only ones he deems worthy of having it. Because Asmodeus had been absent from work on that day, Xorbyent Zerpentine told MORTIS & Sdrawkcab they could go look for him if they wanted to. Zolostene wasn't too happy about Xorbyent giving orders, but paused when he heard a roar outside. Asmodeus had arrived with MORTIS & Sdrawkcab behind him. For reasons unknown, he was at Dan's house early in the morning before arriving to the base.
The Irken Empire became aware of this disease & its cure thanks to Jack Jarren, who actually used to work with the Deep Creeps. Surprisingly, he & Asmodeus never really worked together. Jack & Imhotep were sent to their base by the Almighty Tallest to retrieve the cure after telling him about the Deep Creeps & what they were up to. However, despite finding the cure, the base's alarm system went off & prompted Hogulus Decimus to attack the two. After a brief confrontation, they were knocked out cold & placed in electric cages. While that was happening, Asmodeus & MORTIS were dispatched by Zolostene to burn down a village for unknown reasons. Whatever the reason was, it left MORTIS happy & left Asmodeus guilty & ashamed.
Asmodeus sat next to Sdrawkcab, the only member of the team whom he could really trust. He expressed his contempt for the organization & how he wished he had a second chance to achieve goodness, blaming Zolostene for continuing his life as a villain. He views Zolostene as the monster, not himself. Sdrawkcab noticed his pleads for redemption & got an idea. He pointed to the dungeon, giving Asmodeus the idea of going down there & freeing the prisoners. Imhotep & Jack were puzzled as to why he would free them, but they escaped regardless. Off the two went with the cauldron containing the cure, teleporting back to the Ledda Residence. Asmodeus stepped outside & looked off into the distance, gazing upon God's green Earth & thought to himself that it was time to turn a new leaf. But any moment of happiness went to a sudden halt when MORTIS appeared behind him & fractured his right wing with his False Lionheart Sword. After a few harsh words exchanged between each other, Asmodeus used his telekinesis & threw MORTIS into a broken down car, using his magic to scale the car to his own durability so that hitting him on the head would knock him out. Knowing that he couldn't fly, Asmodeus took some fairy dust out from his sleeve & teleported to the Ledda Residence, where he would meet the Tallest for the first time. He introduced himself as a Fallen Angel seeking redemption, implying that his generous gesture towards the two imperials wasn't enough. Dan gave him the idea of being the one to distribute the cure to all who needed it. Asmodeus was pleased to hear this & vanished, wasting no time at all. Of course, since the world must not yet know the secret of the Terrachaoverse, Asmodeus told the people he gave the cure to that he was just someone in a really good costume.
On December 22nd, Asmodeus's wing fully healed & he joined Dan's parody of "The 12 Days of Christmas". He was assigned to sing the 11th day, & his gift was 11 bible quotes.
On February 3rd, 2017, he told Sdrawkcab the coordinates of the Ledda's Residence, asking him to go there to tell the empire that he too quit the Deep Creeps. Upon arrival he had a brief conversation with Cyclome & was cornered by Imhotep with a photon blaster, who urged Cyclome to leave, both under the impression that Sdrawkcab was still a bad guy. Asmodeus made Imhotep's gun disappear & showed up to tell him that Sdrawkcab is no longer an enemy to the empire. Imhotep understood & left. After talking for a little bit, Asmodeus & Sdrawkcab left. Since then Asmodeus had begun to teach Sdrawkcab how to speak English, since the only sounds he could make were inaudible noises.
=== Easter Shenanigans & Sky Patroling ===
The two would pay another visit to Dan's place on April 16th, the holiday of Easter. There, he continued to teach Sdrawkcab more words, to which he got stuck on supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Dan found the two & talked to them for a bit, explaining to Asmodeus what happened last Easter. He also told him about what happened on St. Patrick's Day; Xorbyent figured out that this house was the base of the Irken Empire (although it's only one of them, not the definitive base) & gave the Deep Creeps the coordinates. This worried Asmodeus. He would henceforth become the guardian of the house. Dan viewed it as superfluous, but Asmodeus convinced him otherwise; it is an Angel's duty to do good for others, not for one's self. Sometime later, a giant golden egg had come from outer space & crash-landed in Dan's backyard. Cyclome was the first to find it, but it disappeared with a bolt of magic lightning upon touching it. Frightened & confused, he rushed downstairs to alert his emperor. Feeling like this could mark the return of a deceased villain called the Golden Egg of POWAH, Dan had declared an Easter Egg Hunt to commence. In response, Cyclome ran outside & gathered up Lidman, Asmodeus, Keycorr, & Sdrawkcab. After a few minutes of searching, Asmodeus ultimately found the egg & brought in inside for everyone else to see. Upon opening it, he realized that this was not the same haunted egg creature from the year prior, but rather an egg containing smaller eggs, leading up to just some chocolate candy. Feeling generous, he decided to share it with the rest of the guys. Dan arrived to examine their progress to find that there was nothing to worry about, after all.
On July 22nd, Asmodeus & Lord Ferronidas were tasked by Dan to patrol the skies, as it was Dan's birthday & he had to make sure any unwanted visitors would not come. As they circled the clouds, Ferronidas showed his respect to Asmodeus for choosing the path of good, admiring him for turning on the Deep Creeps last Halloween. As they landed, they wished Dan a happy birthday, but were unexpectedly visited by Slender Man, who gave Dan the legendary Pen of Might. After the Archkaiser left, Ferronidas exclaimed his continuous confusion as to why Dan is friends with some of the bad guys, to which Asmodeus assured him that walking the line between good & evil is quite possible.
On September 4th, Asmodeus would return, perching himself atop Dan's roof like a gargoyle as he watched Hammerhead, Blatman, & Imhotep goof around. Later on, he would sit on the back deck with Dan & his pony friends as they would watched a Super Battle Bros. Tournament commence.
=== The Battle Against the Beast ===
On Halloween, upon hearing word of the Deep Creeps unleashing the Beast to destroy all life on Earth, Ferronidas dispatched Asmodeus to help Dan & his friends formulate a plan to stop this monster. They two went upstairs in Dan's house to where the Dimenchamber is, with Dan thinking they could banish him to another dimension with the power of the Hexacontakis. Joining this meeting were also Unwoak & Dr. Zackary Vore, the latter of which Asmodeus was surprised to see alive. Dan was dismissive of his plan when realizing the Deep Creeps might already know about the many dimensions of the Multiverse. Luckily, Lord Claudius Ko'Al chimed in & said that Juvenile Batman was working on a device to attach to the Dimenchamber that can scramble dimensional coordinates, which gave Dan more confidence in his plan. Dr. Sack had contacted many people to join in for this epic battle to decide the fate of the world, but when Asmodeus sensed Princess Twilight Sparkle down the hallway & suggested she help out, Dan adamantly refused to put her in any danger. Zack disagreed & stated they must use every resource available to achieve victory, but Asmodeus tried to convince him not to have Twilight join in. Zack left the conversation after showing Dan a list of everyone else to be involved. Asmodeus then suggested for Dan to fire his Atomic Breath into the sky as a call to arms, signaling everyone to follow the green light in the sky, to which Dan did later that night.
As night fell, everyone got ready in their positions. Zack, Asmodeus, & Imhotep briefly spoke to each other, with Zack relaying the entirety of the plan to Asmodeus. Once Darths Vader & Kaidus lure the Beast into the basement with the Force, they & everyone else in the house will weaken him to the best of their ability & finally push the Beast upstairs, where Dan will fight him & send him through a dimensional warp. He also explained to Asmodeus what the Beast actually was since he forgot, & when mentioning the fires of Hell, he asked Asmodeus what being the embodiment of a deadly sin was like. Asmodeus did not want to talk about this, so he simply stated he'd tell him that another time. Eventually, the Beast had arrived, taking many lives along the way & working his way up the house from the basement to defeat anyone who stood in his way, searching for the most powerful being present. Asmodeus wanted to help fight the Beast, but could not on account of Ferronidas requesting backup in preventing MORTIS, Malthus, Maluss, Tantrus, Valak, Haagenti, & Ziminiar from escaping Hell & reaching Earth. These Demons were ready to invade if the Beast were to fail his mission of global annihilation, each with their own legions of inhuman spirits on standby, so the Angels above would need all the help they could get to prevent them from reaching the surface. However, Asmodeus was able to chime in Dan's fight with the Beast right as he was starting to struggle, breathing white-hot holy flames onto the Beast as Jackhotep, Sdrawkcab, Big Fat Ugly Bug Faced Baby Eating O'Brien, & Twilight also fired their strongest attacks at him. Dan saw an opening & unveiled a nearby curtain that activated the Dimenchamber, scrambling the Beast's atoms across the Multiverse thanks to a special add-on from Juvenile Batman. Dan & Asmodeus roared in victory as the Beast was finished, but Asmodeus would also count the eight souls who gave their life to stop the Beast, mourning them. To lighten the mood, O'Brien reminded everyone that it was still Halloween & that they should be celebrating the spooky holiday along with their victory. He also reminded Dan of a certain clown who'd be making appearance tonight, to which they all went outside to watch Pennywise perform his Dance of Doom.
=== Holiday Happenings ===
Asmodeus would return on December 10th, where he & Ferronidas were invited to the Ledda Residence to help set up the Christmas decorations. They were both tasked with setting up the Nativity Scene, but there was just one piece missing. Asmodeus pointed out that there should be a second Angel figure in the display, but Ferronidas showed him that this particular figure broke. Seeing the Angel with a broken wing triggered a memory of when his own wing was broken by MORTIS last Halloween.
Asmodeus would not appear again until April 1st, 2018, on Easter Sunday. He had visited the Ledda Residence & went up to Dan's room to alert him of an intruder in the backyard. Asmodeus teamed up with Ferronidas, Imhotep, Jack, & Cyclome to apprehend the stranger in the freezing cold weather. Asmodeus would fly around in the sky, eventually cornering the intruder, but this person was revealed to be none other than 🅱eter 🅱riffin. 🅱eter would then throw an egg at Asmodeus containing 3 chromosomes, & proceeded to release 44 more chromosomes into the ground before teleporting away. After Ferronidas assured him that Chin-Chin might sense the energy given by the chromosomes & come here for it, Asmodeus got the idea of teleporting the chromsomes into a giant golden egg, & then throwing the egg into outer space. However, he was unsure as to where exactly into space he threw it. He & Ferronidas then went back inside the house to read the Bible.
Later that night, the two had finished reading the verses they had planned for & had a conversation about lightsabers. Asmodeus wondered if there was a color for him, to which Ferronidas figured a white one would be best. In regards to a black one, the Darksaber was mentioned, but it belongs to whoever holds the title of Mandalore. Seconds later, Dan showed up with Plushtwi on his shoulders & played "Revolution" by Kirk Franklin, which prompted Ferronidas to praise the Lord by dancing. Asmodeus questioned why the video was still going on before it would end moments later.
=== Living in a New World ===
During the End of the World on December 7th, Asmodeus partially helped out in relocating anyone on Earth who was not meant to be killed during the planet's destruction. Unlike some of the others who did the same, Asmodeus did not question Dan's motives in causing this, as he understood completely.
Asmodeus would return on Easter Sunday, 2019, where he paid a visit to Tigriton. They briefly chatted about a few things, like how Tigriton's voice sounds like Zolostene's & that Tigriton claimed to have spotted Birdman flying around in his final form. Afterwards, Asmodeus went outside & looked at the old barn the Deep Creeps used to use for a base. He reminisced on the past, remembering Halloween 2016 & how important it was to him. He then spread out his wings & flew into the sky.
Asmodeus would appear at the end of the year at Dan's place, where he was in the music room talking to Vendu. Apparently, Hell is trying to find a new Prince of Lust to replace him. Their conversation was cut off by Dan & Sdrawkcab; the former curious about Vendu's new necklace, & the latter asking if it was 2020 yet, which it wasn't. But when the clock struck midnight, Asmodeus proposed a toast, to a new year of "more prayers & less sinners".
=== Observing the Plague ===
Unfortunately, it would seem Asmodeus would only be half right on his hopes, as all of mankind would be praying for a certain pandemic to stop. Asmodeus would stop by at Dan's house to join in on an Easter dinner, where he said that despite being introverted, he missed seeing humans having mass gatherings, & that he believed whenever the Coronavirus would be gone, the return to normalcy would take a while. Dan agreed with the statement, & then HowToBasic showed up with an egg inside of another egg. Asmodeus then remembered a very similar event that happened three Easters ago.
Asmodeus would also be present at the Ledda Residence on Christmas that year, where he sat down in the living room with Ferronidas & Sdrawkcab, the former of which was hosting a very special Friday Mass. However, when Sdrawkcab tried correcting Ferronidas, saying the Bible was pronounced "Bibble", the Archangel scared him away with his glowing eyes. Asmodeus then made a remark about how this is why people are intimidated by religion, as in the idea of having to conform to a certain belief without question. When Christmas was over, Asmodeus & Ferronidas returned to Heaven.
== Personality ==
Asmodeus has always been the quiet type. Even as an Angel, he was melancholic & mellow, never truly being happy. While he may have served God, he seemed to view it as obligation & nothing more. His life as a Fallen Angel drove him to millennia of sadness & despair. This gloominess would lead to anger, causing him to join the Deep Creeps & wanting to wreak havoc upon humanity. Since then, he's been walking down the path of redemption at a steady pace. Nowadays he retains his mellow nature, but in a more relaxed kind of way. He's always looking out for something kind & generous to do for anyone in need, & will protect his friends by any means necessary.
== Powers & Abilities ==
=== Physical Abilities ===
Angelic Strength: As an Angel/Demon of his ranking, Asmodeus is incredibly strong. He could effortlessly release Jack & Imhotep from their prisons in the Deep Creeps' base, throw a golden egg into outer space, knock out MORTIS in one shot, help stagger the Beast, & is regarded as being somewhat close to Ferronidas' power level. He is strong enough to destroy a large star.
Angelic Speed: Asmodeus can move at impeccable speeds, giving him quick reflexes. However, since his speed is mostly shown when he's flying, it's hard to determine any running speeds or something similar. However, it can easily be determined that he can move much faster than light, as when he threw the giant golden egg into space, it was only seconds later where he assumed it was already on another planet.
Invulnerability: Asmodeus has proven to be quite durable, being able to survive having his wing broken by MORTIS. As someone of his power ranking, he can endure a large star blowing up. 
Regeneration: Asmodeus can heal through most of his wounds, even when inflicted by cursed weaponry. This is how his wing bones were able to reform after being damaged.
Immortality: As a spiritual being, Asmodeus cannot be killed in that he lives eternally & that he is not bound by conventional life or death. However, he loses his deathless immortality when manifesting in the physical world, meaning he can be killed with sufficient powers, but he is still sent back to Heaven.
Flight: Asmodeus is capable of true flight by spreading out his wings & leaping into the air. He doesn't even need to flap his wings at all, he can simply just glide in the air. He can casually glide at supersonic speeds, but can move much faster to exceed the speed of light.
Ghost Physics: As a spiritual being, Asmodeus has the ability to phase through matter & can turn invisible if he so chooses. He has only displayed this power once, & upon doing so, those who cannot or have difficulty with sensing power levels will find him undetectable.
Shapeshifting: Though never seen using this power on-screen, Asmodeus could change his physical appearance to match that of one's desires.
=== Special Powers ===
Sin/Virtue Manipulation: Asmodeus was once aligned with the Seven Deadly Sins, able to detect where they are being practiced & can become empowered by the evil done by them. Since his redemption, he is now aligned with the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
* Lust Embodiment (formerly): He once symbolized the Deadly Sin of Lust, & therefore had the ability to manipulate the sexual desires of sentient beings. However, despite being good at using this power, he does not use it anymore.
Power Sensing: Like many supernatural beings of the Terrachaoverse, Asmodeus can sense the power levels/signatures of other supernatural beings.
Soul Manipulation: Asmodeus can corrupt or steal people's souls. Since he became a good guy, it's likely he can cleanse one's soul, too. He could also condemn one's soul to being punished in the Second Circle of Hell.
* Possession: Like all Demons, Asmodeus can possess living beings. However, he has never been shown doing this on-screen. Doing so, he could channel some of his powers through the host's body, given that their physical form could take it.
Teleportation: Asmodeus can disappear & reappear elsewhere at will, sometimes using a cloud of smoke to do so.
* Heveportation: He can travel from Heaven to Earth & back.
* Helleportation (formerly): Before he resigned his demonic ways, he was able to travel from Hell to Earth & back, but has since been banished by Satan.
Telekinesis: Asmodeus can move objects & people using his mind. He usually applies a hand gesture when doing so, & even powerful beings find it difficult to get out of his grip.
Telepathy: Asmodeus can communicate with others using his mind.
Dark Magic/Miracles: Asmodeus can both utilize the dark arts & perform miracles.
* Photokinesis: As an Angel, Asmodeus can manipulate the element of light.
* Pyrokinesis: Asmodeus could manipulate the element of fire regardless of his status. The fires he commands can be combined with the elements of light or shadow. One time, he fired a stream of white hot flames from his mouth against the Beast, which did a lot of damage to him.
* Umbrakinesis: Asmodeus can control the element of shadow to use as a method of transportation, shielding, or attacking.
* Protected Belongings Spell: Asmodeus can enchant an object to scale to his own durability. This is how the car that he threw MORTIS at was able to knock him out. Had it been a normal car, MORTIS would've shredded right through it without so much as a scratch.
== Weaknesses ==
Asmodeus used to be weak to holy objects & weapons when he was a Fallen Angel, but he would eventually lose that vulnerability when he redeemed himself. However, it seems that unholy weapons are now his weakness, since MORTIS' False Lionheart Sword was strong enough to temporarily break his wing in one shot due to its properties. And even if Asmodeus turned intangible at the moment, it would've damaged him anyway.
He's also very emotional when encountering serious situations. If someone or something happens to personally affect him, it will prove to be a great distraction.
== Trivia ==
* He is loosely based off of the same Demon from Christian Demonology, though he does not not act nearly as lustful as his original counterpart (at least on-screen).
* Up until Christmisadventures: Part 1, Asmodeus' mouth did not move when he talked. This is because he only spoke telepathically in the videos prior. He felt as if any word that came from his mouth would be anything but holy, only words of sin, so he decided to (literally) speak his mind instead.
*In The Third Weirdest New Year's Special Ever, Asmodeus told Vendu he was being replaced as the Prince of Lust, meaning that a new Asmodeus may already exist within the bowels of Hell, & they may also take on a similar name to his but spelled differently.
== Filmography ==
# Killing the Illness
# The Twelve Dans of Christmas
# Stupid Mickey’s Strange Encounters & the Return of Sdrawkcab 
# The Second Weirdest Easter Special Ever
# Almighty Tallest Danny’s Surprisingly Underwhelming 2017 Birthday Special 
# Super Battle Bros: The End of the Summer 
# The Beast Who Threatens All 
# Christmisadventures: Part 1 
# The Third Weirdest Easter Special Ever 
# The Meeting of Unlike Minds 
# I Think this is an Easter Special 
# The Third Weirdest New Year’s Special Ever 
# The Easter that Could’ve Been 
# Joy to this World 
# A Return of Oddities (stock footage)
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