Belphegor

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

## Verminous Skumm

* Belphegor
* Skumm

Abomination of Moab, Baal, Baal-Peor, Ba'al Phegor, Beelphegor, Belfagel, Belfagor, Belfegor, Belphareth, Belfegoth, Belphegus, Chemosh, Disputer, Great Disputer, Skeez, Skumm, Skuzz, Sleez, Phegor, Praipus, Roderigo de Castile, Velfegor, Vermin, Vernon Skom (Aliases)

### Relatives

Afanc and Raijū (Sons)
Colocolo (Children)
Kristopher Roderic (Pupil/Surrogate Son)

### Affiliation

ECO (Member)
Grigori of the Golden Gaze (Benefactor)
Guild of the Crossroads (Former Member)
Apokalypse (Ally)

## Biographical Information

### Marital Status

Single
Too Many to List (or even count)

### Residence

Known to operate in and around Gotham City, London, East Europe, (Vlatava, Kasnia, and Markovia), the Middle East, and the Far East (India, China, Japan, & Rhelasia)

## Physical Description

### Belphegor: Prehistory - 1944

Belphegor is a true Hellion, born in the depths of Hell. No one knows how old he truly is, except maybe Belphegor himself. It is known he was on Earth when it was young, and man was only just starting to become civilized. Belphegor claims to have been a key force in helping the early tribes of man develop some of the innovations and inventions that would lead to them forming cities and roads. If this is true, Belphegor did not do it for altruistic reasons. Just like a rodent, Belphegor prospered in the filth created by urban living.

Involved in the trade of drugs, prostitution, and other pleasure-seeking behaviors since the beginning, Belphegor was always a powerful and influential figure — both on Earth and in Hell. It was little wonder he would rise to the rank of a Prince of Hell, first serving as a guild prince in the Guild of the Crossroads before being granted a proper realm to govern by Lucifer, becoming the Lord of Sheol. Within a century of his appointment, Belphegor acquired another title, albeit an unofficial one: Master of the Gap.

The Gap is a no man's land of sorts which surrounds the capital city of Pandaemonium. This neutral zone divides most of the demon realms from the devil realms. It is meant to have no master by design, but Belphegor used Sheol's proximity to the Gap to his advantage and quickly seized control (both directly and indirectly) over most of the businesses and real estate in the outskirts of the capital. While his claim over the Gap was contested by most other Princes, Lucifer allowed it.

Though he usually was more interested in the acquisition of power and less with the politics and kingmaking, Belphegor did have a role to play in the courts of Hell. He was very supportive of Azazel and worked closely with him. His biggest rival was the Silver Prince of Melothm, not due to their politics but for personal reasons stemming from some past beef lost to history that likely happened in the City of Uruk.

It is believed that Belphegor secured the Right Hand of Doom for Azazel. Ultimately, the Right Hand of Doom and the young cambion attached to it were taken from Azazel and hidden away on order of Lucifer. Belphegor spent centuries finding the child, even going so far as to incite war with the Silver Prince so he could use the Armies of Sheol to excavate portions of Melothm in search of the frozen prison.

### Belphegor: 1944 - 1983

When the forces of Melothm pushed Belphegor and Azazel's forces back, they had been able to find the child but were unable to free him. But Belphegor did manage to use his telepathy to cause the child to stir enough to be summoned — which he was shortly afterward at the behest of a powerful witch sworn to Belphegor. Only the ritual was not followed precisely — causing Azazel to lose his child again, thereby straining the relationship between the two archdemons for half a century.

### Belphegor: 1983 - 1993

When Lucifer abandoned his throne and Azazel got himself imprisoned, Belphegor used his portion of the viscera of the Wings of Morningstar to secure his hold on his own realm and the Gap. He then appointed a trusty steward and he went to Earth to enact his own schemes.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) Said to be the one of the original Crossroad Demons, Belphegor is a true master of manipulation. Ancient texts document several notable figures of history that have been his "clients". He granted them riches, the power of discovery and ingenious invention, and political power. Most were evil, some did good things - but in the end, Belphegor claimed all their souls.
* (*Submitted by Four-Eyes*) It is common to see Belphegor depicted on a toilet or privy. This is due to unsettling ability to use his natural entropic essence to target the bowels of others, causing all manner of digestive issues. Many hunters' attempts to kill Belphegor became real messy real quick, with Belphegor walking away unharmed and his attackers running for the bathroom.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Archdemon Physiology
	+ *Bestial Command — Rodents*
	+ *Biokinesis*
	+ *Dimensional Shifting*
	+ *Enhanced Physiology & Regenerative Healing*
	+ *Enhanced Supernatural Senses*
	+ *Euphoric Endowment*
	+ *Immortality & Invulnerability*
	+ *Infernal Sorcery*
	+ *Shapeshifting*
	+ *Telepathy*
	+ *Teleportation*

### Weaknesses

* Tell — Demonic Eyes
* Vulnerability — Exorcism (Note: Highly Resistant)
* Vulnerability — Supernal Energy
* Vulnerability — Unforged Iron
* Weakness — Cannot Enter Holy Ground

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Occult:** 7 — Legendary
* **Weaponry:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Expertise:** 5 — Master / Remarkable
* **Range:** 6 — World-Class / Superb
* **Strategy:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
	+ **TOTAL:** 120
	+ **RANKING:** High Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

#### General

* Belphegor is a demon prince of Hell who often uses the name Verminous Skumm while on Earth. As an archdemon, he is capable of a physical manifestation as a horde of rats or a rat-like man. He feeds off souls while sedating victims with telepathically induced euphoric sensations.
* He's responsible for Boris Mishkin's death.
* He infiltrated the Germanenorden (Order of Teutons) and transformed a chapter into the Thule Society. It later aided the Nazis during the war.
* For a time he fell into a dark place and used everything he could to isolate himself from the world. Lilith reminded him how to be alive.

#### Affiliations

* Barbatos is his old friend. Lilith is among his many lovers.
* Darkseid and DeSaad are his allies. His possible allies are Naamah, Ruby and Nergal.
* Riley Blue, Senael, and Spot are his enemies.
* The Tesso are supposedly his past clients.
* He's the witch benefactor of Grigori Rasputin, Karl Kroenen and Ilsa Haupstein.
* Max MacKay is among his victims.
* Sidney Debris and Barbie Hatfield are his associates.
* With Satanus' help they killed the Great Behemoth and took one of his appendages - the Right Hand of Doom.
* Nick Necro is his associate.

### Notes

* Verminous Skumm is a character from the *Captain Planet* animated series.
* In the original series Verminous Skumm is a large, humanoid, mutant rat, born and raised in a sewer. Skumm is determined to take over the Earth. He's also the dealer of a drug known as "Bliss".
* Skumm's likeness is inspired by actor Jeff Goldblum, who initially voiced the character in the original animated series.
* One of his aliases as Sleez is based on the villain in *Action Comics #592*, a New God who infamously almost made Superman and Big Barda star in an adult film together.
* He is composited with Nyx from the Netflix series *Senses8*, a London drug dealer involved with Riley Blue.
* Boris's death is a nod to the episode "Mind Pollution" where Boris dies after an overdose of a drug created by Verminous Skumm.
* His children and possible clients are rodent-like beings in different mythologies:
	+ Afanc is a lake monster from the Welsh mythology. Its exact description varies; it is described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, or a platypus and is sometimes said to be a demon.
	+ Raijū is a legendary creature in the Japanese mythology and is the companion of Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning.
	+ Colo-Colo or Colocolo is an evil rat-like creature from the Mapuche mythology.
	+ The Tesso are yōkai rats with stone bodies and metal teeth created from grudges of a monk.

## Links and References

* Appearances of Belphegor

1. ↑ Network Files: Belphegor 1
2. ↑ ECO
3. ↑ Network Files: Linka Szabó 1
4. ↑ Network Files: Ilsa Hauptstein 1
5. ↑ VOX Box: Behind the 8 Ball - Riley 2
6. ↑ Network Files: HIM 1
7. ↑ Network Files: Nick Necro