Zestial

Zestial is a very tall, lanky, spider-like demon with dark gray skin and four lime green eyes. He wears all-black clothing, with a pitch black cloak that covers most of his body. When Zestial unfurls his cloak, his eyes glow and the top pair gain red irises. He also wears a pair of red and black boots. At the front of his cloak is a large black spider with lime green stripes on its eight legs, as well as lime green eyes and lime green on its back. The interior of his cloak is lime green with a spider web pattern and four red spider legs extending across the cloak. He also wears a distinctive big black top hat with a light grey patch at the front, along with a gray skull and a lime green-and-maroon-striped feather on the right side. Zestial speaks in an archaic dialect redolent of early modern English. He has a very sophisticated way of speaking, and often keeps his temper rather than get easily frustrated, as the case when Velvette mocks him. However, despite his overall demeanor, he can be slightly petty, loudly sipping his tea to cut Velvette off mid-sentence before opposing her proposal to fight back against the Exorcists. His reputation is such that demons are terrified of him, with them hiding or cowering whenever he passes by, even including one of his fellow Overlords, Prick. The sight of Zestial causes one civilian to set himself on fire out of fear. Zestial has also demonstrated a more sadistic side to himself, stating that he "revels in the screams" while talking with Alastor about the potential for acid rain. Befitting his advanced age, Zestial is extremely patient and cautious, telling Velvette that they shouldn't take immediate action in spite of being given proof that Exorcists can be killed out of fear of the potential repercussions, as he deduced that going to war with Heaven without knowing how to combat angels would result in them purging all of Hell for attempting to uprise. He is also shown to be compassionate to those with which he is close, sensing Carmilla's tension after an Overlord meeting and offering her an ear upon which to vent her concerns. Later, when Vox corners Carmilla and convinces her to align with him, Zestial again demonstrated his care for her and strongly advised that she back away from siding with Vox. Though despite his strong friendship with Carmilla, Zestial's own sense of self preservation and wisdom prevents him from supporting her while she works with Vox, citing that he will only come to her again when she comes to her senses about her alliance with him. Abilities Longevity - Zestial has lived for a long time, being known to be the oldest Overlord of Hell. Bioluminescence - Zestial's eyes can glow, and parts of his spider accessory can glow when he unfurls his cloak. Conjuration - Zestial is able to create objects out of thin air, doing so in a puff of lime green smoke with green skulls. He showcases this in "Scrambled Eggs" where he was able to produce a full cup of tea and saucer during the Overlord meeting. Zestial (Hidden Form) Zestial's spider form Shapeshifting - Zestial has shown the ability to change his form into a spider in order to spy on others in secret. Web-weaving - In his spider form, Zestial was shown to be able to produce lime green spider threads. Umbrakinesis - Much like Alastor, Zestial has shown to be able to transform into shadows. He is also able to transport himself this way, as first shown when he appears from a shadowy silhouette from the ground in Baxter's flashback in "Hazbin Hotel: Behind Closed Doors". Energy Manipulation - Zestial is able to produce and manipulate a lime green energy. He first showcased this in Baxter's flashback in "Hazbin Hotel: Behind Closed Doors", where he could create multiple lime green energy slashes to attack with at will. In "Curtain Call", Zestial also he produced a lime green energy full of green ghosts to assist in creating a barrier around Vox's overloading angelic laser canon. Skillset Musical talent - He is adept in singing. Intelligence - Presumably due to his age and how long he has spent in Hell, he has vast intellectual ability. This was demonstrated during his opposing statements against Velvette's proposal to enter war against the Exorcists. Because despite evidence that an Exorcist was killed they do not know how it was killed. Explaining that if they go to war without any information on how to kill angels then they would destroy all of Hell for rebelling. He, along with Velvette, eventually deduced that Carmilla was responsible for the angels' death due to how she was acting during the meeting. Making him confront her about it in private and comfort her. As shown, due to him having survived for centuries as an Overlord, Zestial is not easily swayed by power shifts in Hell, proven when he was unconvinced by Vox's proposal to "conquer" heaven and predicts that he would only cause misery and pain to all of Hell and everyone aligned with him. Deal-making - While not shown on-screen, as mentioned in "Scrambled Eggs" that the Overlords in the meeting together "own millions of souls" implies that Zestial can make deals with others in order to collect their souls like other Overlords.