Rafael

### Nicknames (aka)

Riff Raff (Todd) ; Walter (Self) ; Naive Fool (HADES) ; The Straight Edge (Randall)

### Likes

Todd, Alex, tomato salad, the rebellion, music

### Dislikes

Lucifer, Brenda, Jasper, A-99, Randall, Todd's eggs, alcohol, Heaven, the Judgement System

## Stats

### Allies

Todd, Ida, Jon, Randall, A-99, Christine, HADES

## Media Information

### Character Designer

FluffyEnderPug

   Rafael is one of the main characters of Hellbound. He is the protagonist. He works in the palace as Lucifer's top servant, though he hates his boss and only really stays for Todd, Ida, and the free housing.

### **Powers & Abilities**

* **Firebending :** Rafael is shown to have something similar to firebending. In the pilot, he sets Todd on fire to win a fight. In episode 1, he uses the flames from Jon's lighter to attack NIGHTMÆR.
* **Basic Shapeshifting :** Along with all the other people in Hell, he can do some basic physical alterations including hair style/color, eye appearance/color, and clothing/clothing color

### **Equipment & Items**

* **Phone :** In the pilot, Rafael is shown to have a green smartphone

### **Relationships**

#### **Todd**

In the pilot, he fights Todd out of fear of being fired by Lucifer. Though, he does display some sort of feelings towards Todd, blushing when Todd helps him up. In the pilot, Rafael is quoted as saying "Honestly, if it were up to me, I would've helped Todd back there cause he's a lot nicer to me". In episode 1, him and Todd have a sort of flirtatious dynamic, and talk for 2 hours straight. Todd also reassures him out of a panic attack, and helps him with NIGHTMÆR in that episode. The 2 argue over the judgement system and Todd's new friends at the end of episode 1. At the beginning of episode 2, Lucifer (while talking to Rafael), refers to Todd as "Your little boyfriend", do which Rafael blushes and responds with "He's not my boyfriend". Todd tells him how Jasper and Todd died, to which Rafael listens. After seeing him and Todd interacting, Jasper is also left under the impression that the two are together. In the episode 2 AO3 story written as a canon bonus scene by the show creator titled "Stress Cooking", Rafael comforts Todd after learning of the kiss between Jasper and Todd. In episode 3, Rafael is jealous of Randall after he hears Todd give Randall the nickname "Randy". In response, he calls Alex cute, and when Todd objects, Rafael responds "Oh really? I thought you liked red hair. No? Guess you and Randall would never work out"

#### **Ida**

In the pilot, Ida checks on Rafael after he leaves to his room, to which Rafael snaps at her. In episode 1, the two go on a mission together, but Ida is kidnapped after objecting to joining the rebellion. This causes Rafael to have a panic attack, afraid of what might happen to her. He was very relieved to see her safe and sound.

#### **NIGHTMÆR**

Rafael is very visibly unnerved/scared by NIGHTMÆR's presence in episode 1. He also punches NIGHTMÆR in the face, as well as uses his fire ability on him. But, he has also shown interest in joining the rebellion, and follows NIGHTMÆR on Twitter.

#### **Jon**

In episode 1, Jon seems to recognize Rafael, and helps him to use his powers by flicking on a lighter. Rafael is friendly to Jon in episode 3, and the 2 follow each other on Twitter.

**A-99**

Rafael is very vocally annoyed by A-99, and rarely calls him by his actual name, often opting instead to call him "alien" or the names of aliens from shows/movies (Invader Zim, Zoidberg, etc.) Despite this meanness, Rafael does show concern for A in episode 3, having a concerned look as A shared his backstory, and also making sure he was okay after NIGHTMÆR's psychic attack.

**Randall**

Rafael seems to judge Randall a bit for his alcoholism, and also seems a bit jealous of Randall, as shown in episode 3, when he gets annoyed at Randall also getting a special nickname from Todd

**Alex**

In episode 3, Rafael says he thinks Alex is cute.

## **Plot**

#### **Past**

Not much is known about Rafael's backstory, but in the FAQ section of the episode descriptions, it says that he died in a fire

#### **Pilot**

Rafael argues with Lucifer, then plays a demo of his song "Hellbound". Lucifer says all of his music is trash, to which Rafael goes to his room. He has a bit of a breakdown, remembering some of the horrible things Lucifer has told him. Ida checks on Rafael, to which he snaps at her, trying to explain how awful Lucifer is. He then is called to the board room, where he sees Todd and Lucifer fighting. He chooses to take Lucifer's side in the fight, surprising them both, though he mentions that he would have preferred to have helped Todd. As a reward, he gets to play an acoustic version of his song.

#### **Season One**

In episode 1, Rafael and Ida go on a mission to spy on a rebellion meeting. Ida is taken by the rebellion, which sends causes Rafael to punch NIGHTMÆR in the face. He runs back to Todd, having a panic attack. Once calmed, the two go to save Ida. Rafael starts a fire using his firebending powers, and knocks NIGHTMÆR down. Once Ida is safe, him, Todd, and Ida go back home to the palace. Todd and Rafael have an argument about A-99, Randall, and the judgement system. In episode 3, Rafael is a bit mean to A-99, but still shows concern when bad things happen to them. He also finds Brenda in his room with a camera, to which he kicks her out, then has a short conversation about her with HADES.

## **Episode Appearances**

* Pilot
* Episode 1 : Demon On The Large
* Episode 2 : Scars
* Episode 3 : Crash Landing

## **Quotes**

"This is my job, and, honestly, if it were up to me, I would've helped Todd back there cause he's a ***lot*** nicer to me, but, considering the fact that I'm *good at my job*, I came down, and helped. You're welcome, Shawn"

"I might as well just ***join*** the rebellion"

"Heaven has a ***VERY*** oppressive system"

"You want help with Invader Zim over there!?"

"Oh hey look! ***Zoidberg***'s here"

## **Trivia**

* Rafael's concept design was made in Plotagon alongside Ida1
* Rafael and Ida were originally gonna be siblings1, hence their sibling-like bond in the actual show
* Rafael's design and personality was based on the show creator FluffyEnderPug2
* FluffyEnderPug made a playlist called "Rafael's Mix" as a way to promote the Hellbound Amino. The playlist contains songs that either relate to Rafael's character, or that he would listen to
* FluffyEnderPug has stated that the Steven Universe character Rafael is closest to is Lapis (or alternatively, Pearl)2
* FluffyEnderPug has stated that he has channeled a bit of the show Angry Beavers into Rafael's character2
* FluffyEnderPug has also said that the original concept was much darker, with Rafael being tortured whenever he insulted Lucifer, and this leading to him being afraid of Lucifer. He said he scrapped this idea because it was "too dark"2
* Rafael height is 5'3, due to that also being FluffyEnderPug's height2
* Rafael would be a Ravenclaw2
* In an Among Us setting, Rafael would be White3
* Rafael has a Twitter
* In regards to the show's existence, Rafael tweeted "I lowkey feel stalked by this"4
* Rafael has referred to Ida as "the older sister I never had alive"5

## **References**

1. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Rle\_vHYAV/
2. https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17842554370952094
3. https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17870476610007409
4. https://twitter.com/RafaelWaters\_/status/1340285251608784896
5. https://twitter.com/RafaelWaters\_/status/1340408676708978688