The Devil

THE DEVIL!!!!!!

**(to be commonly confused with Satan, the overworld's demon lord)**

> *"In case you ain't heard, I'm the Devil. I'm a real low down, not on the level. They call me Old Scratch, Mr. S, the Big D. I'm the king of the underworld, yeah it's great to be me." ------***The Devil singing about himself, in Carn-Evil**
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## Profile

### Info

'*The Devil is the main antagonist and the final boss of* Cuphead: 'Don't Deal With the Devil. As ruler of the underground isle of Inkwell Hell, he resides within the colossal, castle-like casino that takes up most of the isle's landscape.

### Appearance

In The Cuphead Show!, The Devil now is always depicted with a tail (unlike in the game) the tip of his nose has gained a red flush, and the red irises he is only occasionally depicted with in-game are now a permanent part of his design. His fur and horns have both also gained slight blue and yellow tints, and his ears are a bit longer and spikier.

### Personality

As the series' own interpretation of Satan, the Devil is an appropriately sinister character, being feared for his adept use of trickery and deception. By taking advantage of his victims' latent greed, the Devil is shown to use gambling at his casino as a method by which to encourage his victims into making increasingly reckless, Faustian bets, eventually culminating in the forfeiture of their soul to him upon their loss. While only the ruler of the underground depths known as Inkwell Hell, the threat of his influence can nevertheless be felt all across Inkwell Isle. Even Cuphead and Mugman are said to have received "many warnings" by the Elder Kettle to steer clear of the casino entirely.

Both a liar and a cheat, the Devil naturally has no problem with going back on his promises so long as it benefits him, turning Cuphead and Mugman into his slaves for handing over the soul contracts in spite of promising to spare them if they do. Even with his own minions he holds very little sympathy for them, as shown by the Devil declaring his right-hand man, King Dice, a *"good-for-nothing lackey"* after the latter has been beaten.

The Devil is manipulative, evil, flamboyant, and has an obsession with collecting souls. He's more jolly and playful than he is in the game, and behaves in a more childish manner. However, he can be very intimidating, as seen when he threatens King Dice after his failure. Curiously, when he's not obsessing by souls, he can be quite pleasant, the most obvious example being in the episode Sweater Luck Next Time, where he ends up laughing at Cuphead's jokes while they both wait in line for the ride.

## Trivia

* As seen in the episode "Sweater Luck Next Time", the Devil is shown to be adept at painting, able to magically paint Elder Kettle's fence.
* In the episode Sweater Off Dead, two demons claim that they haven't had a break for 3000 years, which would confirm that the Devil is over 3000 years old.
* The Devil bursting into flames when angry may have been inspired by Hades from Disney's *Hercules*.
* The Devil turns red when angry. This resembles his red form in phases 2-4 of his in-game battle.
* The close-up of the Devil's eye in *The Cuphead Show!* intro is similar to his intro animation from his in-game battle.
* He claims to have invented deviled eggs.