Angel Dust

**Angel Dust**, formerly known as **Angelo Di Salvo**, is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Vaggie) of the *Divine Comedy*.

In life, Angel Dust, then named Angelo Di Salvo, was a gangster and member of the Di Salvo crime family based in New York City. He was the son of mafia don Henry Di Salvo (Henroin), the younger brother of Armando Di Salvo (Arackniss) - who was favored by his father over him -, and the twin brother of Molly Di Salvo.

After his death from drug overdose and reborn in Hell as a spider demon, Angel quickly became involved in degrading sex work and petty crime, the latter of which led him to become acquainted with one of Hell's most infamous Overlords, Valentino. After decades of abuse from Valentino, however, Angel eventually betrayed the moth demon and joined Charlie Morningstar's operation as the hotel's first patient to escape from the moth demon's control.

## Appearance

Angel is a humanoid, bipedal spider demon with a pencil-thin build. He stands at around seven feet tall, and is around eight feet with his heels on. His primary attire consists of a white suit with pink stripes throughout, a black bow tie with a pink center, a black choker, long, pink gloves on all of his hands, black short shorts, and long, black, thigh-high heel boots. When engaging in crime or deals, he often wears a white trilby with a pink band and a black feather attached to it.

He is covered in fluffy, white fur and has pink spots throughout his fluff, with the three spots under his eyes being smaller eyes. Angel Dust has a distinctive, swooping hairstyle that always maintains its shape regardless of which angle he is viewed from. He wears eyeshadow and eyeliner, both of his irises are pink, and his left eye has a dark sclera and no pupil, as a result from a fight he had with his brother. Angel previously possessed a single golden fang among his sharp teeth, a trait he shared with his boss, Valentino, as part of their Devil's Pact but tore the gold tooth from his mouth after renouncing the moth demon.

## History

### Background

Angel was known as Angelo Di Salvo as well as a member and caporegime of the famed Di Salvo crime family. Growing up as the middle child, Angelo was barely acknowledged by his father Henry who favored his older brother Armando in regards to how he handles business. However, what Anthony lacks in strength he makes up for in brains for it is shown that compared to his more thuggish brother, Angelo has a business-track mind which allowed the family to "sweeten bitter deals" with other families. Though this earned him praise from his associates and other family members, including his father to an extent, it was never the life he truly wanted which exasperated his father and earned his brother's hateful jealousy towards him.

In addition, Angelo would soon discover his sexual preferences towards men but did his best to hide this revelation from his family for not only would it result in his family disowning him but also his death as the Di Salvo family did not want to be seen as the laughingstock of the Commission. The only individual whom ever told and confided in was his twin sister Molly who loved and supported him unconditionally no matter what. When the family was approached by Virgil Sollozzo, who was affiliated with the Tattaglia family, to request their aid in expanding his heroin business Angelo was among the first to jump into the deal but mainly as a way to use the drugs as cope from the abuse and pressure he is burdened by his family.

His brother and father had to regularly put up with Angelo's various bouts of defiance and as a product of Angelo's unpredictability they constantly fear he could betray them and turn state's evidence due to his constant drug abuse. Though he had other ambitions outside of the Mafia which he once tried to convince Molly to follow instead of being given menial tasks in the family business, Angelo met his end when he discovered that his family would deny him any chance of having a more respectable career outside of the Mafia and overdosed on cocaine.

### Arrival to Hell

After his death, Angelo was condemned to Hell and cast into the Lust Circle, taking the form of a spider demon. Angelo quickly became involved in degrading sex work and petty crime, the latter of which led him to become acquainted with Valentino, after the moth demon's underlings caught him attempting to steal from their boss. Enticed by Valentino's promises of fame and adoration, Angelo made a Devil's Pact with Valentino for a job at Porn Studios, which subsequently led him to become one of, if not the, biggest adult film superstars and celebrities in Lust, earning recognition from across some of the circles of Hell. By that time, he abandoned his old name and would go by his stage name "Angel Dust".

Despite the Hell-wide fame he obtained from his performances at nightclubs and work in pornographic films, Angel Dust was horrifically abused and mistreated by Valentino, during his 70 years of service, both financially and sexually, although he drowned out his dreary world with narcotics, sex, and other hedonistic pleasures, along with his twisted sense of humor. In addition, he would reside in a rundown and poor area of the Lust Circle, Sodomille Ave, due to being in debt to Valentino.

## Trivia

* His real name "Angelo" ironically means "messenger of God".
* His theme songs would be "Toxic" by Brittany Spears and "Casual Affair" by Panic! at the Disco.
* Angel Dust suffers from PTSD, extreme anxiety, and suicidal thoughts during his decades of being exploited and horrifically abused by Valentino. These usually manifest as panic attacks when Vaggie raised her hand to hit him or when Mephisto angrily grabbed him by the collar and pinned him against the wall.
* It is implied that the Di Salvo crime family was affiliated with Mephisto's family back on Earth.