Azazel

### Hometown

Possibly Ancient Egyptian based on appearance and being entombed in an Egyptian tomb

### Likes

Power
Destruction

### Dislikes

Humans
The Hazbin Hotel
Immediate Murder Professionals
Zafina
Zafina's village people
Archers of Sirius
Exterminators
C.H.E.R.U.B.
D.H.O.R.K.S.

### Status

Destroyed (spirit form alive and sealed within Zafina) (canonically)
Active (recreated from destruction by Paimon) (TKxHH)

### Enemies

Adam
Agent One
Agent Two
Angel
Angel Dust
Beelzebub
Blitzo
Charlie Morningstar
Claudio Serafino
Cletus
Collin
Damian Beelzly
Dante
Doomguy
Eda Clawthorne
Hellboy
Jin Kazama
Jun Kazama
Justice
Keenie
Lilith
Lucifer Morningstar
Lute
Millie
Moxxie
NANCY-MI847J
Satina
Spawn
Stolas
Exterminators
Vaggie
Verosika Mayday
Zafina
Members of C.H.E.R.U.B., D.H.O.R.K.S., and I.M.P.

### Alignment

Chaotic Evil

**Azazel** is the main antagonist of *Tekken 6*. Azazel is an ancient demon that was sealed away under the earth. It was foretold that it would awaken again in times of war and chaos. Azazel is the second *Tekken* villain, after Ogre, not to be a blood relation of the Mishima family, although it is connected to them through the Devil Gene.

As of June 2023 update, Azazel debuts as a non-playable character in *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel* along with Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and NANCY-MI847J, and it is informed Azazel will also appear in the story mode.

## Character Relationships

### Kazama and Mishima Family

#### Kazama Bloodline

* Jin Kazama - Jin learned about Azazel from Azazel itself when it began to communicate with him telepathically. Jin followed Azazel's commands to bring it back to life, but intended to kill it and thus destroy the threat it posed and remove the Devil Gene from the world. However in *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*, Jin is informed that Azazel has been recreated from destruction.

#### Mishima Bloodline

* Kazuya Mishima - It was prophesied that two evil stars would clash and awaken Azazel. Jin is one evil star and Kazuya is the other. Azazel viewed itself as the creator of Kazuya and Jin, and considered them its minions, as they had filled the world with negative energy just like it had wished. Kazuya had at some point learned of Azazel and tried to obtain its power, but was stopped at its temple by Lars and Raven. However in *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*, Kazuya is informed that Azazel has been recreated from destruction.

#### Other

* Lars Alexandersson - Defeated Azazel initially, but it was revealed by Jin that only a Devil Gene wielder can truly vanquish Azazel.

### Goetia Family

* Paimon - Azazel is recreated from destruction by him, not long after Paimon stole Azazel's spirit orb from Zafina upon defeating her.

### Others

* Raven - Raven accompanied Lars to Azazel's chamber.
* Zafina - Her clan protected the chamber Azazel resided in since ancient times. The seal of the chamber was broken when Kazuya and Jin began fighting. In *Tekken 7*, Zafina has sealed Azazel's spirit within herself, and has the ability to use some of Azazel's powers. In *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*, Paimon defeated Zafina and stole Azazel's spirit orb from her until he has managed to recreate Azazel from destruction.

## Trivia

### General

* Azazel literally means "hell" (עזאזל) in Hebrew. The term refers to a mountain from which scapegoats - goats ceremonially imbued with the essence of the Hebrew people's sins - were cast as part of the original Yom Kippur rituals. Azazel is also associated with a fallen angel with the same name. It is thought that this is a false cognate of the mountain Azazel ("ruggedness of God").
* Azazel's appearance and ornamentation draws heavily on Ancient Egyptian mythology and culture.
* The beetles which Azazel uses as projectiles are also callbacks to Ancient Egyptian mythology. They are likely sacred scarabs, which were considered symbols of the god Khepri.
* While Azazel's height is not mentioned, judging from its size next to other characters, it is likely over 10 feet tall.
	+ If this measure is accurate, it would make Azazel tallest character in the *Tekken* series, with the possible exception of NANCY-MI847J.
* It may be possible that Azazel, as the apparent origin of the Devil Gene, is connected in some way to the Hachijo Clan, the bloodline that gave Kazuya and Jin their Devil Gene.

### Tekken X Hazbin Hotel

* Due to difficulty issue of Azazel in *Tekken 6*, Azazel is slightly nerfed in *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel* and rather debuts as a special match boss in treasure battle mode.
* Aside of being a boss in treasure battle, Azazel also appears in the story mode as initially stated that Paimon recreates it.