Crowley

**Anthony J. Crowley** is a demon and one of the main characters in Amazon series *Good Omens*. He was the snake that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden and thus his human form also has snake eyes, which he usually covers with designer sunglasses.

## Personality

Crowley is overall a non-threatening demon. He somewhat attempts to be evil in his own way, but is actually quite morally decent in human terms. She objects to the killing of innocent people and animals and wants to save the world, albeit for her own reasons. They have a flair for the dramatic and can be a heavy drinker. He seems to not take his job seriously. Humans, he considers better at making their own lives more miserable than he is. She thinks of herself as evil, but is usually a minor inconvenience at worst. Crowley rarely thinks things through, as many of their own plans end up backfiring on them. He is sarcastic but overall rather friendly and lovable, especially compared to other demons. He’s known to mess with people for the fun of it, like when messing with Vieram’s robotic arm. Crowley is also curious by nature, and her tendency to ask too many questions caused her to Fall. Unlike other demons, Crowley has an imagination- something that helps them in various situations. They also can be quite sensitive, especially when it comes to the angel Aziraphale, regarding her recent heartbreak.

## History

### Garden of Eden

After being cast into Hell with the other Fallen Angels, Crowley is told to go upstairs and cause problems. He turns into a snake and tempts Adam and Eve to eat fruit from the Tree of Knowledge which results in them being thrown out of Eden - something Crowley thinks was a bit of an overreaction on God’s part.

Crowley - then Crawly - meets the angel, Aziraphale, standing on the wall of the Garden and watching Adam and Eve depart into the wilderness. The pair wondered whether they had done the right thing - giving up the sword - and the wrong thing - tempting Adam and Eve - respectively. Crawly reassures Aziraphale for giving Adam his flaming sword by stating that as an angel, Aziraphale might not be able to actually do anything bad, and they watch Adam use it to fend off a lion. Aziraphale shelters Crawly with his wing from the rain, beginning a 6,000 year old friendship between the two.

### Mesopotamia, 3004 BC

Crowley bumps into Aziraphale standing by Noah’s ark and is slightly put off by the coming Flood, remarking it was something he thought “his side” would be doing. He is disturbed that the Flood will kill the local children, stating that "You can't kill kids". He also tries to point out that one of the unicorns had run off but no one else noticed.

### Golgotha, 33 AD

At some point, Crowley met Jesus and showed him the Kingdoms of the world because, according to him, as a carpenter, Jesus didn’t have many travel prospects.

Crowley later changed his name from Crawley to Crowley sometime before Jesus’ death where he again bumps into Aziraphale. He once more questions God’s plan in having Jesus killed. When Crowley asks what Jesus said to make everyone so mad, Aziraphale replies, "be kind to each other."

### Rome, 41

Crowley visits a tavern in Rome after doing some tempting where he once again runs into Aziraphale, who invites him out to lunch.

### Wessex, 537

During the reign of King Arthur, Crowley poses as the Black Knight to cause unrest and disturbance in the peaceful time where he is eventually confronted by Aziraphale. The demon points out that by doing their jobs in the same place they were neutralizing each other and suggests they stop bothering with their jobs and just report some things back to Head Office since it would only have the same effect. Though Aziraphale initially rejects this idea, by the 1600s they had come to an arrangement whereby one of them would go if both had been sent to the same place and do both blessing and tempting.

### Globe Theater, London, 1601

At the Globe Theatre, Crowley watches some of Shakespeare’s new play, *Hamlet*, remarking that it was too depressing. He does a coin toss with Aziraphale over who would go to Edinburgh, with Aziraphale going. Crowley uses a miracle to make sure Hamlet is a success since Aziraphale seemed to enjoy it.

### Paris, 1793

In the 1700s, Crowley rescues Aziraphale from being guillotined during the French Revolution after he was mistaken for an aristocrat. By this point, Crowley has started using the nickname "Angel" to refer to Aziraphale. He tells Aziraphale not to thank him for the rescue, and they go out for Crêpes.

### St. James Park, London, 1862

In the 1800s, Crowley worries that his and Aziraphale’s friendship will be discovered and asks Aziraphale for ‘insurance’ in the form of Holy Water. Aziraphale refuses, believing Crowley wants it as a ‘suicide pill’, and storms off.

### London, 1941

In 1941, Crowley rescues Aziraphale from being shot by Nazi spies, wincing painfully when he steps on the consecrated ground of the church they were in. He directs a bomb to hit the church, killing the spies. He also uses a miracle to save Aziraphale’s prophecy books, which touched Aziraphale.

### Soho, 1967

In the 1960s, Crowley organizes a mission to rob a church with some criminals to get Holy Water. He meets a member of the Witchfinder Army whom he would come to use the skills of. Aziraphale gives him a thermos of Holy Water so he won’t have to go through with the robbery of the church and suggests they go on a picnic or have lunch at the Ritz at some point. This is the earilest appearence of his beloved Bentley, which he claims to have had from new.

### The Start of the End Times

Eleven years before the end of the world, Crowley is summoned by Hastur and Ligurto deliver the Antichrist to the nuns at St Beryls and ensure he is raised as the son of an American diplomat. Arriving at the nunnery, Crowley mistakes another father for the diplomat which, along with a misunderstanding amongst the nuns, causes the Antichrist to be delivered to the Young Family instead.

Crowley tries calling Aziraphale but is initially unsuccessful due to his own sabotage of the mobile network around London, so he has to use a phone box to call him. Crowley attempts to persuade Aziraphale that they should try and stop the end of the world from happening by influencing the Antichrist (named Warlock). Though initially against the idea of disobeying Heaven's orders, Aziraphale agrees to help neutralize good and evil in Warlock so he would grow up normal and not end the world. Aziraphale becomes a gardener at the estate and teaches Warlock only good things whilst Crowley poses as a nanny who teaches him only bad things.

## Headcanons/Trivia

* Crowley is into gardening and his plants are some of the healthiest and most verdant because of his unique gardening technique: he'd learned from the radio that talking to plants helps them grow... so he threatens them by periodically culling the least healthy or slowest growing and parading the newly-emptied pot in front of his remaining plants which terrifies them into not slacking off.
* Crowley personally knew Leonardo Da Vinci and was a friend of his, hence the rough sketch of the Mona Lisa in his apartment (signed by Da Vinci himself to Antony J Crowley).
* His name is a reference to Aleister Crowley, notable occultist and magician.
* His favorite bands are Queen and The Velvet Underground. Despite seen listening to Queen more often, his favorite song is actually I’ll Be Your Mirror by The Velvet Underground.

## Quotes

* "I didn’t fall, I just... Just sauntered vaguely downwards."
* "Can I hear a *wahoo*?"
* "Oh, Lord, heal this bike."
* "Excuse me ma'am, we're two supernatural entities looking for the notorious son of Satan, wonder if you might help us with our *inQUIRIES*?"
* "I wrote it down. Walls have ears. Well, not walls. Trees have ears. Ducks have ears. Do ducks have ears? Must do. That's how they hear other ducks."
* "If you've gotta go, then go with style!"
* "We're *FUCKED!*"