Mammon

(Art by Travis Lacey)

> Greed is known by many things. It is also known as avarice, cupidity, or covetousness! It is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects of abstract value with the intention to keep it for oneself. It is applied to a markedly high desire for and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. And does it harm you? No! It gives you power! It gives you strength! Far beyond that of any mortal could ever hope to comprehend! With power you are untouchable.
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> - **Mammon**

**Mammon** is a powerful fallen angel, now demon, that personifies the sin of Greed and is the demon lord of avarice, richness, abundance, prosperity, wealth and injustice, most often personified as a deity. He is the demon that forged Hellboy's Right Hand of Doom and gave knowledge to mortals on the creation of Homunculi.

## Characteristics

In his appearance, Mammon appears as a wolf-like demon of wealth, especially given that wolves would be associated with greed in the Middle Ages. Mammon's skin appeared to be entirely made of a golden material but with several black scorched marks. He had single curved spikes jutting out of his elbows, two other spikes out of his shoulder blades, and finally his knees. His feet resembled those of some kind of eagle or dragon, and his hands resembled the claws of a dragon, his tail was also that of a dragon's. His head on the other hand resembles that of a wolf with no visible lips thus allowing his fierce dagger sharp teeth to be visible. He had bright golden amber eyes with a black sclera. When unfolding his wings, they are also of a gold color though the tips of his secondary feathers are a faded black with the greater secondary coverts being a scorched black.

When appearing on the various fashion magazines, he appeared as "a stereotypical, privileged young lord". His hair is described to be made out of pure color while his eyes shift color constantly between the colors of banknotes, with the most notable one being the "dollar-green". His skin is the same as a priceless ivory statue, so pale that it makes the color white seems darker in comparison. He also leaves behind him a trail of black oil, which Wright claims to worth a thousand times more than any oil human could possibly mine on Earth. Mammon is often pictured with many eyes with which he is meant to use to search for gold.

## Attributes

From his manipulation of medicines, it seems he has knowledge in alchemy. Mammon also possesses knowledge on corrosive chemicals, and combined with his knowledge of alchemy, it proves he is intelligent and has a science-centered mind, though still beneath Beelzebub and Belphegor. Many of his attacks involve throwing hidden chemicals.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Greed
* Seven Princes of Hell
	+ The Greatest Archdemons
* Hell
* Stygian Council
	+ Seven Princes of Hell
	+ Ars Goetia
	+ Six Great Officers
	+ Seven Electors of Hell
	+ Knights of Hell
	+ Hellspawns
	+ Other Demons
* Mulciber & Melchom - Subordinates

## Quotes

> Money has no soul and no heart. It's surprising how much people attack and kill each other over this crap.
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> - **Mammon**

> Mammon is the Prince of Greed and is the owner of Hell's banks. He is known as the Lord of Fools, for those who are blinded by greed are nothing more than foolish puppets under his control, no matter how hard they try to resist. He's also posed for Hell's fashion magazines several times and gives out tips for a body as sculpted like his. I tried it several times. They all failed for me but worked for other demons. There's just something hard to swallow when your entire diet consists of pure gold and blood of the innocent you know?
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> - Unknown

> No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon.
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> - **Jesus Christ talking about Mammon and the greed he causes to men**