The Chosen

**The Chosen**, are recurring antagonists of *Hazbin Hotel: Journey to the Light*.

They serve as minor antagonists in the Season 2 episode "Forgotten Dreams", the titular main antagonists of the Season 3 episode "The Chosen", minor antagonists in Season 4, and major antagonists in Season 5.

They were a dark covenant of Hellborn demons based in the Wrath Ring who worshiped Satan and were devoted to bringing about the Devil's return.

## Biography

### Background

The Chosen are a malevolent group of Satanists comprised of various demons who remained loyal to Satan after its defeat at the hands of God and Forti. So far, nothing is known about how or when the Chosen were started. In Hell, the Chosen's members reside in a fortified temple in the Wrath Ring with numerous buildings painted with their livery, far away from any civilization. Despite the cult being clearly very dangerous and extremely homicidal, they are usually mocked and blown off by most of Hell's denizens "wackjobs living in a cave". However, quite a great deal of Hell's denizens are immensely afraid of the Chosen for their deranged beliefs and practices, and actively avoid them at all costs.

### Season 2

In "Forgotten Dreams", the Chosen make their first appearance massacring a small town in the Wrath Ring. After slaughtering most of the inhabitants, the Chosen round up a few survivors and begin a sacrificial ceremony. The witches crucify the survivors just as their leader, The Divine, arrives in the form of green fire, before taking her physical form. The Divine pulls out an angel's knife and claims that the surviving demons are "nested with light". After one of the survivors cusses her out, the Divine cruelly kills him with the knife by disemboweling him, and orders that the other survivors be burned on the crosses for their sins. The survivors are then immolated as the Chosen calmly observe their final agonizing moments. Once they stop screaming and become silent, the priestess claims that they are free, and the coven begins a prayer to their statue of Satan. The priestess proclaims to the Chosen that Satan's time is nearly upon them, and once the cult carries out its command, it will "bless" them with their presence.

### Season 3

In "The Chosen", the Chosen are seen again in Purgatory after the eight year timeskip. They are introduced performing a ritual, chanting and kneeling before a shrine of Satan. After the end of the ceremony, the Divine appears in a ring of fire, informing the Chosen that Satan desires Charlotte Magne, before sending a group of witches off to capture the princess.

Meanwhile, Charlie and Manco, who have separated from the rest of the Happy Hotel after the team's falling out, are traversing the lands together. During their trip, the two are attacked by the group of demonic witches sent by the Divine, who pursue them into a nearby jungle. Charlie and Manco lose each other during the chase, and whilst Charlie is hiding from her pursuers, Manco is captured and mind-controlled by the Divine herself. Charlie eventually finds them, becoming stunned when she sees Manco under her control. While she is distracted, a witch throws a vile in Charlie's direction that shatters and releases a mist that renders her unconscious.

Charlie wakes up a few hours later and finds herself tied above a pit of green fire in front of the shrine of Satan, surrounded by a small army of the cult who kneel before her, seemingly worshipping her. The Divine soon arrives with Manco, to which Charlie becomes incredibly distraught, screaming and at the priestess to let him go. The priestess refuses to, saying that Satan desires the child's death. Charlie becomes increasingly more agitated, accessing her full demon form while thrashing in a fit of rage. The priestess completely freezes Charlie in place, allowing one of the witches to paint markings on her face for a ritual. Once the markings have been placed, the priestess releases Charlie and reveals that the princess is going to be surrendered to Satan, in hopes that the Devil will present itself to the cult and they will be "graced" by their god's appearance, to Charlie's horror.

The Divine releases Manco after using telepathy to view his life, who is disoriented by the Priestess' magic, and regains control of himself just as the Priestess orders two nearby witches to kill him. However, before Manco can be killed, the witches are suddenly attacked by Fergus, Angel Dust, Cherri Bomb, Husk, and the seven angels, who have teamed back up to rescue Charlie. Infuriated at their intrusion, the Divine attacks the group. Although she manages to nearly kill the team, Charlie is freed by the seven angels, allowing the enraged princess to engage the Divine in a fight, infuriated by what the Chosen had put Manco through. The Priestess is eventually fought off by Charlie, shape-shifting into a raven and flying off into the distance. When everything settles, Manco breaks down in tears over having to relive his past, and is comforted with a hug by Charlie.

## Overview

The Chosen are fanatical worshippers of Satan. As a result, they are highly loyal to their dark master and view the Devil as their holy savior. In line with their spiritual worldview, other demons who criticize the cult are referred to as "heretics", and they refer to the Exterminators as "demons".

The Chosen seem to believe that when Satan escapes from Purgatory and reunites with Lucifer, they will rise back up to Heaven and rid the universe of all evil, and bless the Chosen for their undying loyalty. They are extremely delusional, as they appear to genuinely believe that Satan is a benevolent being, despite the Devil being an extremely cruel and parasitic entity.

## Trivia

* In-series, they are never actually referred to as "the Chosen".