Belphegor

**Belphegor** is a fallen angel, now a Demon Lord that presides over the sin of Sloth and is one of the Seven Princes that rules Hell and assists people to make discoveries.

## Belphegor

### Aliases

Beelphegor, Phegor, Belfegor, Belfagel, Belphareth, Praipus, Baalphegor, Belfegoth, Belfagor, Velfegor, Belphegus, Baal-Peor, Prince of Sloth, Lady of the Gap, Lord of the Opening, Demon of Discovery and of Ingenious Inventions, the Inventor

### Affiliations

Hell, Seven Princes of Hell, Titivillus (Subordinate)

## Physical Description

### Spirit of

Sloth, Wealth, Riches, Discord, Indolence, Selfishness, Greed, Harmony, Sex, Orgies, Debauchery, Toilets

## Overview

Belphegor seduces people by suggesting to them ingenious ideas for inventions that will make them rich and thus greedy and selfish. Belphegor is a lieutenant from Hell, who had been dispatched to Earth on a mission by Satan. In doing so, he found a particular affinity for Paris, France.

As one of the fallen angels, Belphegor was originally a member of the order of Principalities, and after his fall he became a demonic counterpart to one of the ten Sephiroth that oversee the Tree of Life. He is the Biblical enemy of the 6th Sephiroth, the patron angel of beauty. As the Patron demon of dispute, perhaps their adversarial relationship exists because beauty should never be disputed, as it is in the eye of the beholder and some can find the beauty in everything. If Belphegor were to become too influential in the world, then the beauty of it all would become tainted, causing ruination.

Belphegor was the patron of the Moab, a kingdom known to have been along the shore of the Dead Sea, on the eastern side, in what is now Jordan. He was a phallic deity, associated with sex, orgies, and all forms of debauchery in general. According to De Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, he was Hell's ambassador to France. Consequently, his adversary is St. Mary Magdalene, one of the patron saints of France.

## Appearance

Belphegor is sometimes portrayed as a beautiful woman, naked in all her glory, to seduce those who would fall for his wiles, but other times Belphegor is portrayed as a monstrous male demon with leathery flesh, huge horns, long sharp teeth and fingernails and a gaping mouth.

When he met Wright's mom, he appeared as one of the French soldier, dressed in their uniform with "evilness in his eyes". His skin was abnormally pale with running black veins beneath seemingly stretch and taut over his skull, long locks of golden hair fallen touching his shoulders, and sharp pointed teeth. Many of the demon nobilities stated that Wright inherited his demonic eyes: glowing blood-red irises with the scleras the color of tar.

## Personality

Inventions created by followers of Belphegor will possess alien geometries and illogical structures, allowing them to serve as perpetual motion machines. But despite their functionality, any who succeed in creating these devices will progressively grow to be to slothful to make use of their invention, invariably promoting the further decadence of the human species. As the mental and physical state of the inventor deteriorates, so too will the invention until both are destroyed.

## Powers and Abilities

***•* Archdemon Physiology**

**• Immense Demon Power**

**• Immense Strength**

**• Immense Stamina**

**• Immense Speed**

**• Immense Senses**

**• Immense Reflexes**

**• Immense Endurance**

**• Immense Durability**

**• Immense Agility**

**• Absolute Immortality**

**• Nigh-Absolute Invulnerability**

**• Nigh-Absolute Regeneration**

**• Immense** **Concealment**

**• Unlimited Intelligence**

**• Demonic Presence**

**• Dark Aura**

**• Demonic Ugliness**

**• Demonic Technology Manipulation**

**• Illusion Manipulation**

**• Inspiration Manipulation**

**• Knowledge Projection**

**• Meta Army Manipulation**

**• Demonic Psionics**

**• Telepathy**

**• Apathy**

**• Cerebrokinesis**

**• Dimensional Travel**

**• Inferno-Pyrokinesis**

**• Jaydaykinesis**

**• Umbra-Ergokinesis**

**• Inferno-Weaponry**

**• Advanced Combat Skills & Powerful Master Combatant**

**• Master Tactician & Strategist**

**• Master Deceiver & Manipulator**

**• Omnilingualism**

**• Thermokinesis**

**• Localization**

**• Self-Sustenance**

**• Self-Sufficiency**

**• Intangibility**

**• Invisibility**

**• Resurrection**

**• Summoning**

**• Biokinesis**

**• Voice Mimicry**

**• Possession**

**• Omnifarious**

**• Teleportation**

**• Apportation**

## History

### Time in Heaven

Belphegor, then known as Belfagel, was once part of the choir of Principalities. During his time in Heaven, Belphegor was a friend of Asmodel and Mammon, though he did not exactly enjoy his angelic duties and prefer to laze around in the luxury of heaven, foreshadowing his slothful tendencies. Moreover, Belphegor enjoyed crafting strange and intricate objects from all manner of material he could find which, according to him, was his outside hobby.

### Fall from Grace

Unlike the majority of rebel angels, Belphegor did not initially join Lucifer's side after he declared war against Heaven, nor was he fighting against the rebellion at God's side either. Despite not being part of Lucifer's rebellion, the fact that he refused to join God's side and instead stood idly earned him his Father's punishment, and he was cast down to Hell alongside all the other rebel-angels, transforming him into the Archdemon of Sloth.

Belphegor, along with Asmodeus and Mammon, were soon awakened by the sound of Lucifer's voice calling out to them from the newly create chasm that was created from the impact of their fall. This new realm would come to be known as Hell.

### Rally in Pandemonium

Despite not being part of the original rebellion to overtake heaven, Belphegor quickly rose through the demonic hierarchy due to his great contributions to the construction of Pandemonium, the newly founded capital of Hell. Given his talent and interest in machinery, he participated in the crafting of the many evil mechanical inner workings of the capital, whilst Mulciber and Mammon worked on both the exterior and interior.

During the event known as Lucifer's Rally, Belphegor became anointed as one of the Seven Princes of Hell along with Beelzebub, Mammon, Asmodeus, Leviathan, Satan and Lucifer. This rise in rank for Belphegor resulted in much confusion and disruption amongst the crowd of demons, who largely viewed Belphegor as the laziest and least threatening among them. However, Lucifer recognized the tremendous potential within Belphegor, and defended his nomination.

Belphegor was known to not migrate from one place to another as often as other demonic monarchs, preferring to remain in the same location within Hell. He will only put in the effort to turn away from his work if something actually catches his interest. One such occurrence was when he had been dispatched to Earth on a mission by Satan. While on Earth, the demon king has found a particular affinity for Paris, France, where he now resides hidden deep within the catacombs of the city. According to De Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, he now serves as Hell's ambassador to France. Consequently, he is also the adversary of Mary Magdalene, one of the patron saints of France.

### Time on Earth

After achieving this new status in the demonic hierarchy, Belphegor was sent on a reconnaissance mission by Pluto and Satan to find out if there really was such a thing as married happiness on the planet Earth. Rumor of such a thing had reached the demons, but they knew that people were not designed to live in harmony. Belphegor is known for giving people wild ideas that ultimately result in their destruction. He seduces people by inspiring them with ideas for ingenious inventions that will make them rich and famous, but in the process he will corrupt them, causing them to grow selfish and paranoid of someone stealing their invention and success.

Despite his desire to remain in Hell and avoid hard work, Belphegor would eventually manage to accomplish several exploits during his time on Earth, with the most notable being his time spent posing as a pagan deity and leading the Moabites astray from the path of God. During this time, Belphegor went by the name Baal Peor. He was treated as a phallic deity, associated with sex, orgies, and all forms of debauchery in general. While acting as a False God, Belphegor's experiences would soon convinced him that the rumor of married happiness was groundless.

During *Exodus*, as Baal Peor, some factions of Israelites started making sacrifices to Belphegor. The reason for this is because they began having relations with the women of Moab, who seduced them to their local god. Regardless of the reason, these sacrifices enraged Moses so much that he began to condemn those who were worshiping Belphegor to death. By the time the sacrifices to Belphegor were eliminated, 24,000 people had been killed. The only thing disputed in this was whether they were actually slain, or whether Moses called down a plague upon them that caused their deaths.