Beelzebub

**Beelzebub** is a recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

He is the ruler of Gluttony, a member of the Seven Emperors of Hell, the husband of Naamah and the patriarch of the Beelze family. Beelzebub is part of the Satanic Triumvirate which consists of three of the most powerful emperors in Hell with the other two being Lucifer and Satan. Beelzebub is also the founder of his own court called the Order of the Fly.

Though quite large and imposing, Beelzebub is often shown to be oblivious and naive but is a surprisingly kind character with how supportive and loving he is towards his family. However, his kindness should not be mistaken for weakness as beneath the surface Beelzebub can be quite cunning and crafty, as well as cruel and terrifying towards those who wrong him.

## History

### Background

Like his siblings, Beelzebub was an angel residing in Heaven and was among the second generation of angels created during the conception of the universe. Beelzebub was oblivious and often devoid of common sense which made him easily susceptible to Lucifer's influence. As a result, Beelzebub was the most active member of Lucifer's posse, tagging along with him during his many acts of mischief with little complaint. He also had his moments of crafty intelligence which surprised and impressed even Lucifer.

### War in Heaven

Because of his naivety, Beelzebub would be drawn in by Lucifer's viewpoints in regards to the way their Father would treat them and what He has in store for them. Due to his strength and intense perceptive abilities of when and how the angels would attack, Beelzebub would act as Lucifer's second-in-command as he fought through legions of angels that opposed Lucifer's side.

When Lucifer was confronted by Gabriel, Beelzebub clotheslined the archangel before he could attack. During their fight, Gabriel tried to talk some sense into Beelzebub, to think for himself for once only for Beelzebub to counter that the longer they stay under their Father's roof they won't ever be able to think for themselves. During the fight, Gabriel would be joined by Zadkiel, saving him from Beelzebub's oncoming attack and insulted him on how rich it is to say that they won't think for themselves under God yet he is only thinking under what Lucifer told him. Eventually, Mammon also joined the fray and it became a two-on-two fight that lasted for quite a while until Beelzebub and Mammon were defeated by Gabriel and Zadkiel.

After his defeat, Beelzebub was cast out of Heaven alongside the rebel angels and violently crashed into the abyss. He was later the first to gain consciousness after hearing Lucifer call out for him and the others. The moment Beelzebub awoke, he found Naamah, a sister of Lilith, in front of him while tending to his wounded state. Beelzebub stated that he felt as though he was drinking anesthesia and when he laid his compound eyes on her, he groggily complimented her beauty which flustered her. Naamah helped Beelzebub up and supported him over to a makeshift camp. From there, he reunited with Lucifer, Belphegor, and Asmodeus as the Morningstar rallied and gathered all the angels that fell with him, licking their wounds and revitalizing themselves so they could be ready for round two against Heaven.

### Ruler of Hell

Until then, they start to make use of their current predicament by making a habitable realm for themselves just as they did during the Genesis Jam. Beelzebub was among the seven of the fallen angels that broke out into song which fashioned and molded the realm around them. With everything set and done, they started to make plans on how to hit back against God and Heaven. Amongst the cacophony of suggestions and arguments, Beelzebub was the one who went up to Lucifer and relayed info from one of his spies regarding the humans Adam and Eve, suggesting that they would hit God where it hurts most by hurting His "magnum opus", something which Lilith also jumped aboard but mainly to get back at Adam.

Lucifer of course took credit for the idea despite it being originally Beelzebub's but the latter did not complain much. After the fall of Adam and Eve and the foundation of Hell, Beelzebub took control over the Gluttony Circle and became one of the supreme monarchs of Hell alongside Lucifer and Satan. The trio's power and influence over the Inferno made them form their own little council called the Satanic Triumvirate. Though still somewhat naive and clueless, Beelzebub became something of an adviser to Lucifer and Satan despite being a co-supreme monarch of Hell, giving out his opinions and suggestions which are almost always acknowledged by the two amidst the ramblings of the other fallen angels and Overlords. His hidden intellect and business-focused mind is only noticed by few which is why he also runs the day-to-day operations in Hell, supervising shipment orders and checking in for reports with employees as well as demons that are part of the Order of the Fly.

Beelzebub would later be involved in an arranged marriage with Naamah by Lucifer's orders. Lucifer, seeing how the royals would be too occupied in trying to get between Naamah's legs than doing their job, decided to arrange a marriage between her and someone of higher status than the regular royals so they don't move against them. This would only infuriate Naamah greatly but Lilith assured her that they want nothing but the best for her. Lucifer managed to convince Naamah in getting into this engagement to keep the simps off her back to which she agreed and instantly Lucifer betrothed her to none other than Beelzebub who was in the room the whole time eating a quadrupel beefcake burger. She vehemently denied the betrothal but the deal was set between her and Lucifer. In the early start, Naamah would avoid Beelzebub but as time went on she found his naivety and somewhat clueless nature endearing only to culminate in her falling for him seeing how gentle and sweet he was to her. She was skeptical at first, recalling back to her time with Azazel, but finally accepted Beelzebub as her husband and confessing her love for him and vice versa. Her marriage with Beelzebub made her an empress of Hell, ruler of the Gluttony Circle, and mother of five children with Beelzebub.

## Trivia

* He is based on the demon of the same name, who is often portrayed as the personification of the sin of Gluttony. Beelzebub and Satan are often interchangeable in pop culture, either having Beelzebub be the Devil himself with an alternate name, the in-universe equivalent to the Devil, or one of Satan's most trusted (or least trusted) underlings.
* His theme song would be "Food, Glorious Food" by Lionel Bart.
* The series writer states that Beelzebub and Naamah's dynamic is similar to Gomez and Morticia Addams from *The Addams Family*.
	+ In addition, the writer compares Beelzebub to the character Kronk from *The Emperor's New Groove* if he took the role of Gomez Addams when his wife is involved.
* Beelzebub apparently loves to cook and is a very skilled one at that. So much so in fact, it is implied that he was the one who taught Nisroch, the royal chef, how to cook.
* Beelzebub owns a series of cookbooks called *Beezle Pots*.
* Beelzebub hates salads and dismisses them as "rabbit food".
* Lucifer once used Beelzebub to frighten a young Charlie if she did not behave by stating that if she doesn't brush her teeth every morning and before bed then Beelzebub would come to eat her.