Alastor's mother

"*It's times like this where I remember some advice my mother bestowed to me; 'Smile! Even as the darkness swallows you whole, use your smile to cast a light!' Ho-ho! She was a wise woman, I'm sure you all would have loved her!*"
— Alastor while attacking and tormenting the  Vees' henchmen during their attack on the Hazbin Hotel.

**Alastor's mother** is a mentioned character in *Hazbin Hotel: Journey to the Light*.

She was a Creole woman and the loving, doting mother of Alastor who taught him much of what he knows now.

## Biography

### Background

Around the late 1800s, she became involved with a Caucasian man and would go on to have a son who became known as Alastor. Shortly after Alastor's birth, her partner abandoned both her and Alastor to avoid possible persecution for being involved with a woman of Creole descent, leaving her to raise Alastor on her own.

According to Alastor, his mother was a very doting woman who raised him with love and care, comforting him whenever he was upset, and singing him his favorite song "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" whenever he was upset. She also kept her son away from the subpar education system available for people of his background at the time, and instead homeschooled him, teaching him how to cook, dance, clean, and do math from a very young age. Additionally, she practiced Voodoo and taught Alastor everything she knew, which her son would use for his evil intentions much later in his life.

She also encouraged Alastor to always smile, and when she died, her son smiled through tears, as his mother had encouraged him to do so. After her death, Alastor swore to himself to never stop smiling, in honor of her.

## Personality

"'*Grab a paddle, give 'em a rattle! If mischief won't lessen, teach 'em a lesson!' That's what my mother used to say and I am happy to uphold her values!*"
— Alastor.

Based on what Alastor has said about her, she was an incredibly loving woman who was determined to keep her son safe from the cruelties of the world around him, and would do anything to make him happy. She also seemed to be an optimistic, determined and positive person, encouraging her son to always smile even in the darkest of times, believing that a smile makes a person stronger and more confident.

Despite her sweet disposition, Alastor claims that she could also be strict and authoritative when she needed to be with a "my way or the highway" attitude. She refrained from spoiling Alastor, wanting to teach him how to obtain things with his own two hands instead of it just being handed to him. She also did not shy away from punishing and spanking her son whenever she caught him swearing or misbehaving, though this done was out of love and a desire for him to be a better person.

## Abilities

* **Culinary Intuition**: Alastor's mother was a masterfully skilled chef who could cook dishes such as Jambalaya and gumbo with amazing skill. Alastor outright claims that she could cook Jambalaya that was "wonderful", and that it nearly killed her. She shared all of her recipes with Alastor, making him an amazing cook as well.

## Quotes Pertaining to Alastor's Mother

### Season 1

"*Well, I'm starved! Who wants some Jambalaya? My mother once showed me a wonderful recipe for Jambalaya. In fact, it nearly killed her! Hahaha!*"
— Alastor about his mother.

## Trivia

* Alastor jokingly claims that his mother is the only person he was ever afraid of.
* It is implied by Alastor that his mother might have also taught him how to hunt, in addition to teaching him Voodoo and self-sufficiency.