Husk (Hazbin Hotel)

Husk is a major character in the adult animated series . He is a sinner demon who has the duty of front desk Clerk and Bartender at the Hazbin Hotel.
He and Niffty were scouted by a mutual associate to work for the hotel.
He was voiced by Mick Lauer (better known online as RicePirate) in the pilot and by in the series, who also voiced The Cat in Coraline, Spawn in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, and Goliath in Gargoyles.
==History==
===Past===
Husk was a former human in the '70s Chicago and was dead at the age of 75. He would be reborn in Hell as a Cat demon with an addiction to gambling and alcohol. During his time in Hell, Husk became a powerful Overlord, being a master at cards, but eventually his luck ran out and to try to change his misfortune, he made a bet with Alastor, however, he lost, being forced to sell his soul to his companion Overlord, becoming his reluctant minion along with Niffty.
===Pilot ===
In the Pilot episode, he was summoned by Alastor when he was about to win in a card game. Husk was understandably enraged by this and calls out Alastor for it but Alastor convinces him to work for the Hotel and bribes him with Cheap Booze. Husk quickly accepts his role as the bartender of the Hotel and Angel proceeds to try to seduce him but Husk rejects him and then Charlie happily welcomes Husk to the Hotel and states that he will love it here but Husk himself states that he lost the ability to love years ago. Then during Alastor's reprise Husk gets angry at Alastor for taking a her from his eyebrow and flips him off. He is also in different towards Pentious attacking the hotel, but was disturbed by Alastor.
===Season 1 ===
In Overture, Husk mentions to the residents that Alastor could force people to stay at the hotel, as he did, before becoming upset by Angel's sexual advances. To record a new commercial, Vaggie recorded a conversation between Husk and Angel, in which Husk became frustrated by Angel's behavior. Husk and the others were going to film a new commercial for Charlie, but before seeing it, everyone discovered that the annual extermination was brought forward by six months.
In Radio Killed the Video Star, Husk is introduced by Charlie to a "reformed" Sir Pentious and witnessed the play between Pentious and Angel.
In Scrambled Eggs, Husk, Angel, Pentious and Niffty are forced by Charlie and Vaggie to perform trust exercises so that everyone could trust each other, but during the catching test, Husk became irritated by Angel's comments. After fleeing Vaggie's war training, Husk learned of the battle that Angel, Pentious and Niffty had, befriending the three and respecting Pentious for enduring a beating against a sinner as a champion, beginning to trust the other residents more.
In Masquerade, Angel shows one of his most famous porn movies to his friends, who look horrified, unlike Husk, who criticizes him, arguing with Angel about his performance and saying he is not "convincing". Husk reveals that as a bartender he knows more about his friends than they do themselves, telling about how Pentious was a coward, Charlie solved other people's problems and not her own, Vaggie judged everyone for their self-hatred and Niffty, he preferred don't say anything about her because it's disturbing. Finally, Husk criticized Angel as a fake, mentioning that he was hiding with his sexual and mocking attitude, but Angel did not care about his criticism, heading off to film another movie.
Husk was at the hotel bar and received a visit from Angel, to whom he served a drink, and tried to talk to him, advising him that his problems were not at the bottom of a bottle, however, Angel began to make advances to Husk, who steadfastly refused to fall for his charms, insulting Angel for being fake, causing Angel to go into a breakdown and get angry at Husk for his insults, fleeing the hotel. Husk was sent by Vaggie to a bar to find Angel, saving him from a gangster who wanted to drug him and forcing Angel out of the bar.
Husk confronted Angel about wanting to do drugs and drink, stating that everyone at the hotel accepted him no matter who he was, but Angel revealed that the reason he tortured himself was so that his boss, Valentino, would one day set him free after selling him his soul and be happy, a feeling that Husk understood, telling him how he was an Overlord, before seeing his soul to Alastor, filling the void inside him with alcohol. Husk began singing "Loser, Baby", making Angel see that they were both losers and if they joined together, they could change together, motivating Angel to follow his advice and together they defeated the vengeful gangsters, returning to the hotel, where Angel forgives Charlie. Now close friends and with a better relationship, Husk and Angel headed out for a drink.
==Appearance==
Husk is an anthropomorphic avian cat demon. His look is evocative of a magician, paired with a casino referencing playing card theme. The sclera of his eyes are black, with light yellow irises and slit pupils. He has large and lengthy, red feather-like eyebrows with black vertical stripes near the tips, and a small black heart above each eyebrow.
His fur is a dark taupe, overlayed with white on his face, torso, feet, and upper arms. The insides of his ears are white with a red tip at the point and red heart in the center. A black tuff of fluff protrudes from each, creating the appearance of small hearts.
He has a darker shade of his fur encircling his ankles, mimicking cuffs on a set of pants. His tail is long and dark taupe-colored, ending with a large spray of plume-like feathers which are a vivid-red with black and white stripes. He has heart-shaped, light yellow paw-pads underneath the paws on his hands and feet.
His wings are large and red, with darker-taupe on the undersides. The undersides of his wings are decorated with black stripes which feature red and white roulette wheel dot markings. The outside of his wings are decorated with more black stripes, which wrap around the joints and run around a row of white roulette wheel dots.
Husk wears minimal clothing, which consists of a black top hat with a red band and a gold button-like decoration, a red bowtie around his neck, and a set of black trousers which are held by black suspenders over his shoulders.
===Pilot ===
In the Pilot, Husk's appearance is nearly the same, only with a few difference; his sclera was a maroon-brown, his irises, paw-pads and teeth were colored in a yellow-orange, his pupils were rounder, he has darker-colored stripes and tips on his fur-tufts and ears respectively, and insides of his ears were instead consists of three pastel-red stripes.
His wings were also differently-designed; being mostly colored red in both the outside and the underside, with the stripes on the undersides being the same color as his fur. The markings were instead consists of white and red shapes of spades, clubs and hearts.
In addition to his clothing, he only wore his top hat and bowtie.
==Personality==
Being very gruff and cynical, Husk is generally in a bad mood and it is very difficult to befriend him. He is also very alcoholic and curses a lot.
He is also very easy to persuade, as Alastor convinced him that he will work at the Hazbin Hotel with some cheap booze and a wink, because he adores booze. In addition, he also loves games of chance, such as cards.
==Abilities==
===Natural Abilities===
*Flight: Thanks to his large pair of avian wings, Husk is capable of flight. Though, it has been stated that he doesn't fly often, both because he is lazy and because he is not fond of his demon form in general.
===Skillset===
*Multilingualism: Aside from English, Husk can speak the following languages fluently: Italian, Russian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese.
*Musical Talent: Husk can play the saxophone to a professional standard. He can also possibly play the piano.
*Gambling/Sleight-of-Hand: It's unclear whether Husk has any elevated skill when it comes to the actual playing of gambling related games, such as Poker, as he's noted to frequently cheat using his sleight-of-hand talents. Husk is shown to have skill in controlling the game, however, and has the ability to take an entire pot out from under a group of other players.
*Death Dealer: He can utilize playing cards as effective thrown projectiles.
*High emotional intelligence: While he hides behind a grumpy exterior, Husk is the most emotionally intelligent person amongst the Hotel gang. He is capable of listening to, understanding, and empathizing with the customers he listens to and can often give them sound advice.
===Weaponry ===
*Playing Cards: The cards he uses as thrown weapons are razor-sharp, and likely made of angelic steel, seeing as they were able to harm the Exorcists.
==Unique Abilities==
*TBA
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Images===
Husk too close to win money.jpg
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Charlie Vaggie Alastor Angel Dust Nifty & Husk.jpg
Charlie Vaggie Angel Dust Alastor Niffty & Husk.jpg
Niffty instagram pic with Husk.jpg
Hazbin Hotel TV series banner.jpg
New images from ‘Hazbin Hotel’ 4.jpg
HazbinHotel s1 official poster 2.webp
Husk by Theresivy.webp
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=== Gifs===
Alastor have his arm around Husk.gif
Niffty gets hit.gif
===Video===
HAZBIN HOTEL (PILOT)
Hazbin Hotel – Announcement - Prime Video
Happy Day in Hell - Prime Video
File:Loser, Baby Sing-Along - Hazbin Hotel - Prime Video
==Trivia== 
*Husk has many similarities to other roles portrayed by voice actor Keith David. He has played Spawn in the TV series of the same name (a demon who wears red and black), the Cat in , and Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, a man indebted to other demons.
*In Episode 4, it is revealed that Husk was originally an Overlord, before going to Alastor for help with his losing streak in gambling. And, thus, trading his status and foregoing his soul to him.
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