Dawn

* Overview
* Relationships
* History
* Quotes

**Dawn** is an unusual demon resident of Brimstone City and the joint-protagonist of Hell-ish. She is determined to bring the magic of animated TV to the denizens of Hell, despite the low status it gives her.

## Appearance

Dawn has white skin with white-and-black-striped hair in long pigtails. She is skinny and fairly short. She wears a yellow long-sleeve shirt with pink stripes across the sleeves, and knee-high socks of the same pattern. Over the top of this, she wears a black jacket dress with a short, pleated skirt and pink ribbon around the waist. Her shoes are high heels with buckles over the top of the ankle. Her design resembles a badger.

## Personality

Dawn is cheerful and sentimental, bursting with passion for everything artistic. She believes in everyone, which can make her a little too naive for her own good, sometimes. Other demons find her annoying and dislike her for her emotionality. Dawn is convinced that cartoons will make Hell a brighter place, and she will go to any lengths to prove it.

Dawn is definitely not the best judge of character, but will automatically become afraid of someone if she perceives them as 'mean.' Otherwise, she treats everyone she meets as a friend, even if they don't feel the same. She suffers heavily from anxiety and depression as well as some minor anger issues, and can become codependent given the time.

## Abilities

### **Natural Abilities**

* **Demon Transformation**: Like every other demon, Dawn possesses the ability to transform into her Full Demon form and back to her default form with ease.

### **Skillset**

* **Hand-to-Hand Combat**: Dawn is shown to be competent at close quarters combat, being able to break Michael's nose in the Pilot Issue.
* **Creativity**: Dawn is incredibly creative and intuitive.
* **Drawing Talent**: Dawn is a skilled artist and animator, as shown in her many character designs and storyboards.
* **Writing Talent**: Dawn is also a skilled writer, currently in the process of creating her own cartoon story.
* **Theatre Arts**: Dawn is an exceptionally skilled performer, though this has yet to be seen.

### **Unique Abilities**

* **Minor Chromakinesis**: Dawn's eyes will change colour when prompted by a certain emotion. The correlation between emotion/colour is as follows:
	+ When Dawn feels overwhelming sadness or depression, her eyes will turn **blue**.
	+ When she suffers anxiety or is otherwise afraid, her eyes will turn **purple**.
	+ When she becomes angry, her eyes will turn **orange**, and her pupils will momentarily resemble roaring flame.
* **Animated Shadow**: Dawn's shadow will sometimes appear with eyes and express emotions in a cartoonish manner. This can be seen in the very beginning of the Pilot Issue.

## Trivia

* Dawn is American. Her home state is Maryland.
* She is biromantic asexual.
* Nowadays, her favourite cartoons would be Steven Universe, She-Ra: Princesses of Power and Avatar: the Last Airbender.
	+ She would also dabble in anime, and would get really into Smile PreCure!
* She dislikes anything erotic, but is impressed by pole-dancing due to the skill and effort involved.
* Original names for Dawn included Doxie and Honey.
* Her favorite holiday is Valentine's Day. Her least favorite is New Year's Eve.
* She can't write in cursive.

## Friends

#### Faye

Faye is Dawn's best friend and closest companion. The two are close friends and live in an apartment together.

## Rivals

#### Clarke

Clarke is Dawn's landlord. He bullies her mercilessly and extorts her financially.

## Family

#### Della (Mother)

It can be safely assumed Dawn shared a loving relationship with her mother in life. However, when she discovered her mother became an Exorcist, she began to lose faith in her familial relationships.

#### Daniel (Father)

It can be safely assumed Dawn shared a loving relationship with her father in life. However, when she discovered her father became an Exorcist, she began to lose faith in her familial relationships.

Dawn was born to Della and Daniel Peterson in 1970, and at some point developed a great love of animated TV. She died in 1992, and since manifesting in Hell, Dawn has dedicated herself to the idea that animated TV will make Hell a better place, and is determined to make this vision a reality by making her own show. Some time after this, Dawn and Faye became very good friends, moving into the same apartment together. At some point, she appeared in the local newpaper of the Redlight District and became widely hated across it.

When Dawn left home to buy a magazine at George's Groceries, she was attacked by Michael and Karen. She punched Micheal, breaking his nose, and ran from the store, chased by the patrons. She escaped, though, and arrived home to Faye, who chided her for her recklessness in leaving so soon before Extermination Day, which was due to happen the day after. They reconciled shortly afterwards, however Dawn still left the next day to pay for her magazine (she had previously forgotten.) When she reached the store, she was attacked by two Exorcists, who happened to be her parents in angel form. She cowered in fear, but they left her be. She ran home in distress.

Dawn was unable to concentrate on her work for a while after the event, but Faye encouraged her to carry on. The next day, she noticed a picture of Thomas in Faye's wallet and questioned her about it. Faye lashed out at her, but she quickly apologized. Later that day, she was bullied by Clarke, who demanded rent by a deadline of two days. Faye offered to work a double shift the next day to cover it, meaning she couldn't attend Dawn's upcoming pitch meeting.

## The Pilot Issue

*"Hiya, everyone!"*

-Dawn, greeting everyone in the shop

*"Okay… Time to be really, really quiet…"*

-Dawn, sneaking back into the apartment

*"Aw, you really worry about me that much?"*

-Dawn, to Faye

*"It’s not just about me, though. Just think of all the demons who got erased because of them... Knowing your family is hurting people and you can’t do anything about it…? It’s not a good feeling."*

-Dawn, about her parents

*"Clarke, I’m really sorry, but you might have to wait a teensy bit longer while we-"*

-Dawn, cut off by Clarke.

*"They’re gonna love it! All of Hell’s gonna love it, just you wait! And you’ll be right by my side, right?"*

-Dawn, to Faye about the pitch meeting