Pandemonica

* Idle
* Flustered
* Coffee
* Drinking
* Coffee (Sadist)
* Idle (Sadist)
* Drinking (Sadist)

"Thank you for relying on Hell's Customer Service."

**~~~Pandemonica, The Tired Demon**

**Pandemonica** is the first demon encountered in *Helltaker*, and is a customer service representative in Hell. She is initially referred to as "The Tired Demon", but this is later changed to "The Sadistic Demon" in the game's ending.

## Appearance

Pandemonica, like most of the *Helltaker* cast, is depicted as a short demon girl with pale skin, red irises, a black arrow-tipped tail, and silvery-white hair. Her hair is wavy and fashioned in 3 large curls resting on her forehead, with the middle curl being larger than the two on either side. It reaches down both sides of her head, tucked behind her ears, with both ends curling inwards at the bottom of her head close to her chin. Additionally, she has a pony tail on the back of her head with two more large, distinctive curls. Poking out of her hair are two small black horns that are rounded at the tips. She has white eyebrows and has visible dark circles under her rounded eyes, giving her a tired appearance as her alias would suggest; after drinking coffee though, her eyes become much more sharp and angular, and her horns grow much larger, first curving in toward her ponytail and then upwards, and are much sharper. Over her eyes are a pair of round-framed glasses.

Pandemonica also has a very professional look in terms of attire; She wears a red button-up long-sleeve shirt with a large folded collar underneath a black long-sleeved blazer, as well as a black pencil skirt, black gloves and a pair of black knee-high boots. How the skirt makes accommodations for her tail is unknown. She also wears an ID on a black lanyard, and upon first interaction is also seen holding a red clipboard.

## Personality

Pandemonica was originally full of all of Vanripper's favorite traits, like being socially awkward but polite, archaic in an elegant way, and a tired hard worker; however, upon remembering that *Helltaker* was supposed to be a game about bad demon girls, Vanripper added a more sadistic side to her personality which is brought out after she drinks coffee. In this state, she expresses frequent violent urges, including a willingness to break the Helltaker's fingers should he not brew her a good cup of coffee.

## Encounter

When the Helltaker first encounters Pandemonica at the end of Level 1, she introduces herself as "Hell's Customer Service". She then asks the player how she can serve them, to which the player is presented with two response options:

1. "We can figure something out at my place"
2. "Maybe I can serve YOU instead?"

If the player picks the first option, Pandemonica asks the player if they really think they'll leave Hell alive, and call them delusional. The player is greeted with one of many "Bad End" screens, where it is explained that she snapped your neck "with professional gentleness".

If the player picks the second option, Pandemonica eases up and slouches over, adjusting her glasses. She says that it's sweet of you to offer, and that she could use some coffee, as she's not herself without it. Pandemonica joins the party and the player is greeted with a "SUCCESS" prompt, advancing on to Level 2.

## Trivia

* Pandemonica's name is most likely a portmanteau of the word "Pandemonium" and the name "Monica", where Pandemonium could be referring to one of two definitions:
	+ The original Greek word, roughly translating to "Abode of all demons"
	+ "Pandæmonium" the capital of Hell in John Milton's epic *"Paradise Lost".*
	+ Her name also contains the Polish word *demonica*, which translates to demoness (a female demon) in English.

## Gallery

Pandemonica's concept art.Pandemonica's map sprite.