Fizzarolli

**Fizz**, better known by his stage name **Fizzarolli**, is a minor, but pivotal antagonist in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is a famous jester imp that once worked under Mammon only to align with Asmodeus and Nybbas. He was the childhood best friend and partner of Blitzø, with the two growing up in the same circus. However, he would end up betraying Blitzø when offered to work for Mammon and ended his friendship with him.

## History

### Background

Fizz was born in Greed and is a green/red hybrid imp. He was also part of a traveling circus alongside his best friend, Blitzø. He mentions that he did not have a father growing up, indicating that he walked out on his family. Blitzø and Fizz did practically everything together, from pranking townsfolk, performing on-stage, visiting Loo Loo World, and attending the likes of Baphomet's concerts or Nybbas's performances in his own amphitheatre.

However, compared to Blitzø, Fizz was more talented, extravagant, and popular as the crowd would be drawn to him the most during their performances in some of the Circles. And while did this affect his friendship with Blitzø to some extent they remained close friends regardless to where they dreamed of starting their own successful, imp-ran business so that they could prove together that imps were just as capable as other demons.

### Meeting Mammon

Over the years, Fizz was was starting to grow dissatisfied with his performances in the circus as he feels as though he can do far more but is constrained in this tent. In addition, the minimum-wages the circus was receiving was not enough to put food on the table which forced him and Blitzø to steal in order to live properly. During one performance, and unbeknownst to Fizz, he was being observed by Mammon and Asmodeus with Nybbas as their attendant in the crowd. Impressed by his charm and agility, Nybbas thought to use the imp's capabilities for his Grand Top to rake in wads of cash from the more densely populated (and rich) areas in Hell's Circles. After the show, Fizz was approached by a clown demon who told him that Nybbas demands his presence.

Fizz was surprised and shocked to meet Nybbas in a lone tent and went on the typical word spree of how he was impressed by Fizz's performance. He also could not help but notice that he was not exactly happy in his current situation and could smell the financial turmoil on him. So, he struck a deal with the young imp: to be under his employ and work at his Circus of Dismay that will not only have him rake in the money he needs but truly be free from his pathetic prison. Fizz of course accepted and would go by the name "Fizzarolli" from that day forward.

Following that moment, Fizzarolli's personality began to shift; he became increasingly arrogant, egotistical, and consumed by greed during his days of working at the Circus of Dismay, especially when performing at the Alloyed Brick in Las Mintos, solely focusing on his time at the amphitheatre and not bothering to spend time with Blitzø nor even contact him. One day, Blitzø confronted his friend on his behavior in an attempt to stop him from doing something he would regret, but Fizzarolli would not budge. In addition, Fizzarolli exclaimed to Blitzø that he is finally free to fully express and unleash his talents to people who live for this entertainment and that he is no longer confined to one place but can now rake in all the power he needs to see places he never thought he could see. Fizzarolli even offered to put in a good word for him to Nybbas though Blitzø declined as he will instead focus on the dream that Fizzarolli abandoned.

### Second Chance

As Fizzarolli was achieving his dream of becoming the star attraction and being loved by thousands, Blitzø struggled and failed to get his dream operation going. However, during one fateful night, Blitzø snuck in the Alloyed Brick during Fizzarolli's performance and opted to steal the growing collection of cash from the safe so as to aid him in gathering enough finances to build his dream. As he began to take the money, he was found and discovered by Fizzarolli and the two engaged in a brutally emotional tussel. Their fight attracted the attention of a group of green imps who made their way to the source only to find Fizzarolli on the ground gaining his senses, surrounded by money, and Blitzø gone.

His pleas that it was a misunderstanding to the green imps fell on deaf ears as they all jumped him and brutally beat him down. The green imps brought him before Mammon who expressed his disappointment in Fizzarolli while feigning pity that he would kill one of his cash cows he makes it clear that no one steals from him. He had the green imps heavily mutilate him by dismembering his limbs so he could no longer dance or steal, and also sawed off his horns. They then left the mortally wounded jester to die by tossing him in a nearby canal. Although washed up on land, Fizzarolli was bleeding heavily from his injuries. Realizing he could not move and neither Nybbas nor Blitzø was not coming to his aide, a terrified Fizzarolli desperately cried for someone to help him, only for his pleas to go seemingly going unanswered; he was truly alone. But this only made him harbor a deep and burning hatred towards Blitzø for ruining his dreams by stealing its spoils to build his own.

As Fizzarolli lost consciousness, he would later be discovered hours later by Asmodeus themselves who had just finished a poker game with Mammon and wondered what happened to that clown imp that performs in his casinos. Their questions were answered when they came upon the seemingly lifeless body of Fizzarolli, mangled and brutally beaten. Asmodeus immediately understood that this was Mammon's doing and that Fizzarolli must've "been doughing up too much greens" which earned Mammon's ire. Though at first they were prepared to leave the imp to his fate, his current state reminded Asmodeus of their own near-death experience after the war in Heaven and thus took pity on Fizzarolli. Asmodeus took Fizzarolli over to Belphegor in Sloth in order to heal him. Belphegor was confused at first but figured out Asmodeus' intentions and honored his request. Belphegor had some of his scientists heal Fizzarolli's wounds and fit him with new robotic limbs that granted him limb extension and extra mobility.