Helsa Von Eldritch

**Helsa Von Eldritch** is a supporting antagonist in the *Divine Comedy*.

She is a member if the esteemed Von Eldritch family, a prestigious aristocratic family of hellborn demons that reside in Envy. She is also the sitcom arch enemy and rival of Charlie Morningstar, developing a rivalry with the princess mainly due to the fallout Charlie had with Helsa's brother Seviathan. A spoiled and cruel bully armed with her privileged status, clique, large social media following, and expertise in manipulation, she is determined to uphold her family's supremacy and destroy anyone who crosses her.

## Appearance

Helsa is a grey-skinned demon with long white hair with dark spots underneath, akin to a cephalopod's tentacles. Her eyes have dark teal sclerae and bright green irises with slit pupils. The right side of her face is covered with bangs. She has sharp, bright green teeth, a dark blue tongue, black lips, and long claws. Whenever Helsa becomes sufficiently enraged, she is capable of taking on a much horrific and eldritch appearance, with sharp-toothed mouths and eyes popping out throughout her body. Her hair strands are capable of fusing together to form tentacles that she can use to hold or grab multiple objects or even to assault people.

Helsa primarily wears a hot pink coat with a bright green collar made of fur, cuffs, and buttons. She wears a dark grey, pencil skirt with matching bright green fur trim, and long, black high-heels with fishnet stockings. She sometimes wears a black coat in the same style of her pink one. She is occasionally seen wearing a pair of shades with dark green lenses.

## History

### Background

Helsa and her brother Seviathan were born into the prestigious Von Eldritch family to Frederick and Bethesda Von Eldritch. The Von Eldritchs' were very proud of their social status and were able to maintain a respectable image especially having been promoted to feudal lords under Leviathan himself.

Helsa and Seviathan were spoiled by their family, giving them the best of everything as far as material possessions go and ones that they make sure to acquire first and not allow to fall into the hands of anyone else as they are more than determined to be at the top. The only two hand-me-down things Helsa ever received were the old family prejudice against half-breeds (like Nephilim or Cambion), traitors, royals of lesser social status — in short, prejudice against anyone who was not Hellborn, or anyone who supports these types of people.

Growing up, Helsa was taught how to be a queen by her parents, who controlled almost every aspect of Helsa's life, from what she wore to even what she ate. Under her parents' toxic guidance, Helsa grew into a malicious, competitive, and spoiled girl who saw her family as above everyone else's. During her youth, Helsa developed a strong rivalry with Charlotte Morningstar, the Princess of Hell and the then-girlfriend of her brother, especially during their years at Spooky Academy.

The Von Eldritch sought to increase their hold and power over regions in Hell by arranging a marriage between their son and Charlie but this was botched when they broke up, largely because of Helsa, which made her parents furious towards Helsa with the latter projecting the blame towards Charlie. At one point they even attempted to have Hellsa be married off to Leviathan's son but this never came to be for not only did Leviathan's son dislike Helsa greatly, the emperor of Envy himself did not consider them worthy enough to warrant a marriage between his son and their own. Even so, their envy and determinism to gain high status is so great that their social bureaucratic relationship with Leviathan enables them to even play into the emperor's envious characteristics and manipulate him into taking actions that go against the laws of Hell and risk warranting war between him and the other emperors.

## Personality

Helsa was generally considered to be a very rude, snobby, self-absorbed demoness with a dismissive, cold attitude, and a superiority complex, especially toward Charlie and her friends, whom she largely considered to be beneath her. She was driven by a near-constant need for recognition, and almost always demanded to be the center of attention, no matter what the situation was. Helsa's self-obsession was such that she could not be bothered to care about the problems of others, even if they were far more important than her own desires. Like Stella, her narcissistic nature most likely stemmed from her being spoiled by her parents throughout her childhood, though according to Charlie, Helsa was even less sympathetic than her brother. She believed herself superior to most demons because of her family's lineage as well as great wealth and social standing. She would frequently behave cruelly to half-breeds, demons of low status, and anyone who was a supporter of Charlie or the Morningstar family.

For much of her youth, Helsa took after her father, Frederick Von Eldritch, as a role model, and frequently boasted about her family's influence and wealth. She was also very aware of Hell's elite "food chain", and desired more than anything else to climb to the top and stay there. She uses her wealth and influence to grant herself exactly what she wants – whether it be persuading her parents to give her a bigger bedroom at Spooky Academy, or using her connections and high social status to systematically destroy the lives of her former friends or exes. Surprisingly, Helsa can be intelligent, cunning and quick-witted, capable of deducing things and coming up with clever plans based on a small amount of information; her mother had expected her to obtain top marks in school after her first year, and showed disappointment that Charlie beat her. However, her plans could have limitations based on her own arrogance when dealing with people and failing in the end as a result of her own ego and pettiness.

However, beneath her shallow and arrogantly spoiled as well as cruel nature, it is implied that Helsa is very insecure about herself and suffers from anxiety over failing to impress her parents. At one point in volume six of the series, Helsa was assigned to assassinate Charlie, something which she was very eager to do at first but after several failed attempts, Helsa began to crack under the enormous pressure that her parents were putting on her under Mr. World's orders. She was uncertain of her ability to fulfil the mission and was terrified that she and her family would pay the price for her failure. She was also pressured into mistreating other people by her mother, who would constantly threaten to cut Helsa off and leave her to fend for herself if she dared to disobey her, which left Helsa feeling constantly pressured to live up to impossible standards and compelled to oppress the lower class and win at everything.

## Trivia

* The name "**Helsa**" is of Danish origin with Hebrew roots and ironically translates to “God is my oath.”
* Her theme song would be "Candy Store" from *Heathers: The Musical*.
* Helsa is often seen as a foil to Charlie. Whereas Charlie has a family that loves and (mostly) supports her, Helsa's family put so much on her shoulders and expect nothing but the highest results from her. Though somewhat similar in terms of upbringings, Helsa is what Charlie would've been had she remained complacent to her father's demands.
* Charlie often compares Helsa with the character Draco Malfoy from the *Harry Potter* books that she is so fond of reading.
* Helsa is hinted to have a small crush on Zagreus, the prince of Hades. It is also implied that Helsa used to be attracted to Lucious Validus, the prince of Treachery and Charlie's cousin.