Asmodeus

— Asmodeus to Milo

**Asmodeus** is one of the five Monarchs in *Afterparty*. He is the ex-husband of Beth and the designer of human tortures in Hell. He is met by Milo and Lola at Club Skoll in Thrall City during their quest for his Seal in order to convince Satan to have a drinking contest with them.

## Personality

Asmodeus is a carefree, relaxed demon who dislikes "fast talkers" and people who interrupt his good mood. Following his divorce with Beth, he chooses to bury himself in drinking and partying in order to get over her. Wormhorn describes him as a "volatile, childish, dangerously corpulent torture chamberist".

### Official Description

*"Asmodeus is Satan's younger brother, whose job it is to come up with creative ways to torture people based on their sins. Recently divorced, he's taking time off from work to focus on himself, and try to find what makes him happy."*

## Appearance

Asmodeus is a purple, broad demon with glowing lime green facial features who wears an outfit resembling a dirty Roman toga with lit Christmas lights decorating his neck and waist, as well as several necklaces (one of which is strung with skulls). He has feet and a tail of a lighter shade of purple, as well as small wing-like protrusions sprouting from his back. He wears a large lampshade on his head, which he later takes off to reveal a red beer helmet with "I 💔 HELL" written on it.

## Background

Asmodeus was born as an angel to God alongside his brothers and sisters, including Apollyon, Beelzebub, Onoskelis, Sam Hill, and Satan. Asmodeus joined Satan when he rebelled against God, and was punished by being cast out into Hell alongside his siblings. Asmodeus used to live on Welkin Way with his other siblings, but eventually moved to Thrall City.

Beth later broke up with him due to what he describes as a "ill-advised focus on her career," causing him to enter a downward spiral into partying and excess drinking. If they ask about Asmodeus, Sam Hill tells them "Al is goin' through some shit-- some people have lost weekends, this guy's having kind of a lost decade."

## Plot

While speaking with Milo and Lola, Satan pauses to receive the "eighth text tonight" from Asmodeus, which contains a clip of "someone falling down stairs while trying to carry a pumpkin." Satan opts to ignore it before continuing on. After receiving the quest from Satan to retrieve a Seal from two of the Monarchs, Milo and Lola must visit both Apollyon and Asmodeus in either order for their Seals. While driving towards Thrall City, Sam provides some backstory on Asmodeus' current state of heartache over his divorce.

At Club Skoll, Milo and Lola find Asmodeus pushing off a human named Walker and a demon named Belial asking for drugs before sitting down at the lower floor's bar. During their first attempt at speaking with him, they are interrupted by a Vacation Demon, who can either stay or leave depending on Milo's choice. Asmodeus reveals that Satan had texted him about the competition, and after offering Lola a shot of Permanent Vacation, starts walking with them upstairs while talking about his brotherhood with Satan.

Upstairs, Asmodeus takes the stage to announce the Death Days, starting with the death of a caveman named Grog Boulderrat before offering Milo a shot of his "personal cocktail", the Unapologetic. After Milo throws up his Conscience, Asmodeus tells them to enter the dance competition in lieu of the drinking contest for his Seal before leaving.

Eventually, the competition will start, and Asmodeus will give Milo a pep talk. If Beth is present, Asmodeus spots her in the crowd and decides to backtrack, telling Milo to lose on purpose in order to give him a chance at impressing Beth. If Milo wins and Beth is not present, Asmodeus will compliment Milo's dancing skills and give him his Seal. If Milo wins and Beth is present, Beth is unimpressed and Asmodeus gives them the Seal while bitterly adding "Hope you get everything you deserve." If Milo loses and Beth is present, Beth is surprised by Asmodeus' moves and mentions "all the years [she] asked [him] to take [her] dancing, and they share a laugh before Asmodeus gives Milo and Lola his Seal; afterwards, they agree to get a drink.

Asmodeus is one of the potential options that Milo and Lola can choose for their two teammates in the drinking contest, alongside Sam Hill, Wormhorn, Apollyon, Lynda Landon, Fela, and the Drunk Idiot Demon.

(TBC)

## Relationships

* Beth - Asmodeus and Beth were deeply in love during their relationship, to the annoyance of their friends. Beth had some pet peeves about Asmodeus, such as his tendency to leave his shirt on the ground regardless of where they were and pronouncing "arctic" like "artic". After their breakup, Asmodeus never got over Beth and became addicted to partying and excess drinking in order to cope. If Milo and Lola help them get back together, (TBC)

* Satan - Asmodeus is the only one of Satan's siblings who still keeps in regular, friendly contact with him. Asmodeus describes Satan as his "life raft" due to helping him after his breakup with Beth.

## Quotes

"*Hey, kid, I'm no demon. I'm an angel burned into nature by the kiln of the first epoch. I just bet on the wrong horse... if you catch my meaning.*"
— Asmodeus to Milo (if he chose "Just what a demon would say!" (Liquid Courage))
"*He loved God, and then he loved himself, and then he loved the idea of beating God. It's the same trustfalls in marriage-- any partnership, romantic or otherwise-- just ends with you... dying of something boring like heart disease-- counting the minutes you spent doing things you hated. Cause they wanted to watch Dr. fucking Quinn. Is that show still on?*"
— Asmodeus to Milo and Lola (determinant)
"*A Conscience is just what happens to your Ego if you watch too many kid shows with puppets. It's radiation growing tumors. We've just made Milo healthy, again. Without restraint or fear or societal hangups... Like putting the seat down just cause your wife can't find the light switch at night.*"
— Asmodeus after Milo splits apart from his Conscience.
"*Hey, I'm a busy party-demon, you're fortunate to have stolen five minutes of party-time. But, look, I'll tell you what: how about instead you enter the Dance-off? If you win, I'll give you my Seal... It's more fun thank drinking. That's what Satan doesn't know. Dancing doesn't scare away your friends. I guess unless it was really scary dancing, but, still, even them.*"
— Asmodeus after Milo splits apart from his Conscience.
"*"Light seeking light doth light of light beguile,--" you know what that means, kid? It means you can't learn anything in books. You gotta live life. Really live it, live it till you leave Death nothing but a corpse. So I hope you do okay, here, tonight-- I really do. 'Cause I think you got a lot left in the tank.*"
— Asmodeus before the dance competition starts.
**Asmodeus:** "*Beth? Oh my God, my God-- that's my ex-wife. Okay, delete the whole pep talk thing-- You gotta take a dive.*"
**Milo:** "*What?!*"
**Asmodeu:** "*I'll give you the Seal. I'll sign your stupid parchment-- I'll fuckin' co-sign a lease on a tractor with you, just-- I can't fail in front of Beth. This is like God Himself has given me another chance. And I really don't want to screw it up.*"
— Asmodeus before the competition if Beth arrives.
## Trivia

* Asmodeus' concept and final textures were designed by Claire Chen, while his animations were done by Ruel Pascual. A turnaround of his model posted by 3D Artist Eric Romano can be found here.
* Asmodeus had plans to attend Salsa Dancing with the Vacation Demon, but skipped a lesson the previous Wednesday because he dislikes the instructor.
* Asmodeus is aware of American actor and comedian Buster Keaton; he says that, in contrast to Satan, "Buster believed in life-- he just knew the house would miss him."
* According to Asmodeus, the only Whitney Houston song they have at Club Skoll is her cover of ""You Light Up My Life".
* If Milo says that Asmodeus' dancing was terrible, Asmodeus says that he's in the process of recovering from a frisbee golf injury.

## Gallery

### Concept Art

Asmodeus' character slide.A turnaround of Asmodeus' model. (Converted to gif; original)
### In-Game Art

Asmodeus' Bicker avatar.Asmodeus' texting avatar.Wormhorn's review slide of Asmodeus and Beth in love.Asmodeus glowing seal.
### Screenshots

The unlockable photo of Asmodeus losing the dance-off.The unlockable photo of Asmodeus winning the dance-off.The unlockable photo of Asmodeus winning with Beth present.The unlockable photo of Asmodeus losing with Beth present.
## References

1. ↑ **Wormhorn:** Milo lost the competition! You gave up the golden goose for Asmodeus, the guy that designs how humans get tortured in Hell.
- Wormhorn if Milo lost the competition
2. ↑ Character images provided in IGN article: "Afterparty's Voice Cast Includes Horizon Zero Dawn, The Walking Dead Actors"
3. ↑ If Lola asks "What songs are there?"

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