#Helluva Boss Asmodean Crystal

[wolfscarr]

Asmodean Crystals’ mere existence is the issue.

https://www.tumblr.com/wolfscarr/713871219805601793/helluva-boss-the-grimoire-useless-pointless?source=share

^ To see how the Grimoire is now really just a big PAPERWEIGHT and making Stolas a useless character as a result.

https://www.tumblr.com/wolfscarr/749044157770825728/helluva-broken-narrative-and-the-most-useless?source=share

^ The Broken Narrative.

Just a small bit here, but I’ve see some try to give an explanation as to why Blitz doesn’t just have an Asmodean Crystal and instead went with the Grimoire. The thing is, even if one of these explanations are true, it doesn’t fix anything. The mere existence of these crystals is the issue. Let’s look here for a moment.

1. “The Crystals are tied to whoever is using them.”

All in all this is a reasonable explanation, hence why Blitz didn’t just mug the incubus for his and forced him to open the portal in the latest episode. But if that’s the case, it just raises further questions. Like why doesn’t Blitz just hire someone with a crystal and do it that way? Let’s be real for a minute folks, you replace Loona as the receptionist with some just random Hellborn with a crystal and what changes other than Loona not being a receptionist?(Just make her part of the Assassin team) Nothing, because we don’t really see her do her job, in fact you can literally just make an offhand comment about this because they hardly ever show I.M.P going through portals anyway in the episode, except for a few times, but you never explicitly need to show what actually opens said portal or who opens it.

Or why can’t Blitz just hire someone to get a crystal for him and deliver it? Because apparently Stolas is going to Asmodeus for one, even though I don’t see why Asmodeus would want to give him one in the first place, considering he has his own means to get to Earth.

So then if it only ties to the User who first uses said Crystal, then all Blitz has to do is get someone who knows how to get one and boom. 

Also it’s logical for these random crystals to be tied to a user, but not an all powerful grimoire that anyone can use? Doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but ok.

2. “The Crystals are hard to get.”

Are they really though? Consider for a moment that random back alley incubus had a Crystal and I doubt this person is anyone of importance to actually need one....this suggests that they wouldn’t be hard to obtain. Now for Blitz? It might be considering Fizzarolli, who more than likely told Asmodeus about what happened between them and thus, he wouldn’t get one. (Which also questions, why again would Asmodeus give Stolas one, given Stolas is seeing Blitz.)

But this just goes back to the 1st point, why Blitz can’t just hire someone or have someone get one for him? 

Also Barbie Wire, an imp out of rehab has one. Now sure you could say that perhaps she has a better relationship with Fizzarolli(considering all 3 of them grew up in the circus). But between 3 imps(Blitz, Moxxie n Millie) and a hellhound(Loona), they wouldn’t be able to figure out a way to get one in some form or fashion?

Even moreso folks, wouldn’t it be more interesting to see the first couple of Episodes of S1, in HOW I.M.P got the ball rolling? You could make these first few episodes in showing how these lowly imps and a hellhound, get access to this Crystal that enables them to run a successful company. This also would help with establishing worldbuilding and so forth. But no, instead it’s just....a sex deal.

Edit: Oh and lookiee here, at the end of the episode of Oops, Fizz says that Blitz has “earned a crystal” thanks to reconnecting/saving his life. Sure....yeah, so guess it’s not so hard if all Blitz had to do was reconnect with Fizzarolli. Stolas is a literally pointless character, if all Blitz had to do was reconnect with Fizz...which makes for a far better narrative!

Edit: Another thing, why is Stolas being the one to give Blitz the Crystal? Can’t Fizz or Ozzie just...you know, mail it to I.M.P.? Call up Blitz for it since they have his phone number? Or they can just send one of Ozzie’s servants to I.M.P, or Moxxie or Millie or Loona goes and gets it? Stolas is a useless character at this point, only being shoehorned in to do stuff, but he’s not needed for.

Conclusion

So you see the issue here. There isn’t any real explanation(not just these ones either, I just chose 2 randomly) to just allow these Crystals mere presence to NOT affect the story. The mere existence of them at all, is the issue here, especially when you could write something better as far as both worldbuilding and character building this way.

[oatmealdoodles]

“I want you to stay with me, because you want to. Only if you want to”

also a version with strings:

OG:

Everybody raving about the “I didn’t realize you think sow low of me” while I’m still obsessing abt this

edit: forgot to add the second ver. so adding it in now

[geekgirles]

Awwwww, he's learned his lesson 🥰🥰

[drama-glob]

Nice to see that Blitz has gotten much better at working the Asmodean crystal. ;) The little goat getting his gauntlet for him is honestly really cute too. ^_^<3<3<3

[blitzwhore]

Hmm, this just occurred to me, but what if the reason we don't see Blitzø wearing the asmodean crystal in the Ghost Fuckers sneak peek on the trailer is because Moxxie has taken it? The Antarctica short confirmed that Moxxie (and potentially the others) can also activate it, so maybe Blitzø temporarily gave it to him, perhaps so he (and Loona?) can go on a B-plot mission?

Whatever the case, I'm curious whether they somehow removed the crystal from Blitzø's glove with magic (unlikely) or whether—and this is a much funnier option to me—Blitzø just has several pairs of the exact same gloves, which would be a very typical gag for a cartoon protagonist and I would love to see.

Also worth noting that while he's not wearing the crystal here:

He is wearing it in this other frame we also haven't seen:

We don't know which scene will come first, but this looks like it could be from either the beginning/end of Ghost Fuckers, or an entirely different episode! So I'm curious how the crystal is going to play into all this!

[raywhitfield92]

Why didn't Blitzø use the Asmodean Crystal?

It's very simple, it is legal. It can be tracked. It doesn't matter where they go the authorities will be right behind them.

[terravoidd]

Oh... Oh, this is going to hurt, ain't it?

[bleucaesura]

Non-Spoiler background observations! Cuz I wanna get these out before others pick them off lol

(Well. One spoiler - but it’s at the end - so you have plenty of time to jump ship).

First Up: Milk Carton

Loo Loo Land employee ain’t missing guys. He dead. D-E-D. Dead ☠️

Squished by Blitzø and (presumably) burnt to a crisp in the fire.🔥 So he gone!

***

NEXT: Movie Poster

COMING THIS SUMMER

We Said Eat The Rich

THEY AGREED

BILLIONAIRES BEWARE

An Orca Documentary

I Googled “whales flipping boats” (to provide context in case anyone doesn’t get it) and was NOT disappointed 🤣 🐋 Humpback bro looking like Western Energy shark attacking Moxxie during the Pain Games 😂

The movie poster is a fantastic little detail. I applaud the set designers.

***

NEXT: Cloaca plug

Blitzø doesn’t know what it is. But I doooooo!

It’s the creeper Santuh! When Blitzø tosses the plug away you can hear it make the same surprised “OOO!” noise the Santuh does in the CHERUBS episode when he’s ‘unmasked’ 🤣

***

LAST: Glove/Crystal

When Stolas joins the crystal to Blitzø’s glove (left hand btw - LIKE A FUCKING ENGAGEMENT RING 🥺🥹😭☠️) Asmodeus’s sigil flashes. That is all.

Side note: I FUCKING KNEW THATS WHERE THE CRYSTAL WOULD GO!! I should have said something lol But in my head (before I even SAW the damn crystal in Just Look My Way) my little AuDHD brain was like “where would be the most logical place for Blitzø to have it on his person 🤔” either his brooch or his glove. But the brooch means too much to him to mess with soooo GLOVE. And I was riiiiight! So I’m praising myself. *pats self on back* Good job me! 😊

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One last thing:

Anyone else getting a Darkwing Duck vibe? 🤣

Alright! That’s all I’ve got (for now) Enjoy!

[helluvahusker]

Is. Is anyone else gonna talk about how Blitzø spat on the crystal before rubbing it. Please.

[beatrix33]

ok so i’m definitely not the first person to notice this but i haven’t seen anyone talking about it so here’s my little helluva boss season 2.5 rant. So we know stoles has the crystal and plans to give it to blitzø right…and that this is going to be a big source of conflict for the two, But we don’t know exactly how shits going to go down. BUT in my latest rewatch of the trailer i noticed something…look at this scene:

Blitzø is clearly in hell and looking through a portal right, but look at the portal he’s using it’s not one of the books portals that we’ve seen in previous episodes.

see how the books portals are round and blue/purple to reflect stolas power. BUT we have seen a portal like this before in an earlier episode, that episode being unhappy campers. in the episode we are introduced to barbie wire who is using an ASMODEAN CRYSTAL to move between worlds.

her portal has the same diamond shape and pink tone as the one blitzø is using. this means that stolas will give blitzø the Asmodean Crystal and break off their arrangement.

[newleaf92]

The Full Moon

This post does contain spoilers so read at your own discretion if you haven’t seen the episode.

I do want to start off by saying that I can understand why some people found this episode a let down. Especially after the hype it was given, and the expectations people had for it.

However, I personally didn’t see it that way. One of the symbolisms/meanings behind a full moon is completion.

From the beginning of season 1, we slowly saw the emergence of Stolas’ true feelings for Blitzø. Yes, it started off as a transactional relationship, but it slowly turns into him realizing that he harbors true feelings for Blitzø. In S2E6, Stolas goes to Asmodeus in hopes of obtaining an Asmodean Crystal for him in order to give him the opportunity to choose to be with Stolas. In The Full Moon, Stolas finally commits to giving Blitzø the crystal. While this may have seemed to be revealed too fast without giving Blitzø adequate time to actually process what he was saying, it was back in season 1 episode 7 that Stolas actually started telling him that he was open to possibility of doing more than just having a “passionate night of fornication.” So, he finally completed his personal goal of not only providing a Blitzø a way to do his job without having a transactional relationship but also laying everything out on the line for him in regards to how Stolas truly feels about Blitzø.

Blitzø also has a part to play in this. This imp has walls around his walls in regard to how he truly feels. His very first interaction with Stolas was by his dad selling him to Paimon to be a friend for Stolas for the day—granted, it was also a means to steal from royalty, but still. This, I have no doubt, soured his perception of all upper class demons because he was sold to one. What else was he supposed to think with that? So, when Stolas actually begins to show genuine care towards him, Blitzø has trouble believing that as that first encounter most certainly left an impression. In S2E6, he even fights with himself on accepting that he harbors feelings for Stolas, and he struggles with the idea that not all royals are the same. In The Full Moon, Blitzø’s rant to Stolas is fueled by the stress of meeting up at the full moon after a break of not meeting for a little bit (this worried him because the transactional relationship was “safe” to a degree, it was routine), having Stolas give him the crystal (he was forced to give up what was giving him a reason to come back to Stolas, again the transaction was safe), and being hit with the reveal of Stolas’ true feelings towards him (Blitzø didn’t know what to do with that so he resorted to making a joke and then exploded on Stolas because he couldn’t process it). Blitzø let out his frustration, fear, perception of royalty, and denial that someone like Stolas could truly love someone like him. Yes, he fucked up and realized that, but by that time, Stolas had already teleported him out of the palace.

Both Stolas and Blitzø had a moment of completion in The Full Moon. Stolas with giving the crystal and revealing his feelings. Blitzø finally releasing the built up resentment towards royalty and having a moment of clarity where he sees that he was wrong about Stolas. This completion on both sides can now most certainly allow room to grow some more, and hopefully both will be able to obtain the relationship they both want.

[wolfscarr]

Helluva Boss: The Grimoire. Useless, Pointless, Wasted.

https://www.tumblr.com/wolfscarr/722663010998566912/asmodean-crystals-mere-existence-is-the-issue?source=share

^ How the Asmodean Crystals really break the narrative.

https://www.tumblr.com/wolfscarr/749044157770825728/helluva-broken-narrative-and-the-most-useless?source=share

^ The Broken Narrative

Alright so this is probably gonna be my last post on this show, or unless something else happens that REALLY gets under my skin.

Now the Grimoire? This....THIS thing has got to be one of the most wasted, pointless and useless plot devices I’ve ever seen. But  let’s go over what it’s supposed to be as per Season 1 hm?

What it’s suppose to be

The Grimoire as per Season 1 of HB, is suppose to be the key in how and why Blitz is able to run I.M.P., he explicitly states in the commercial from the Pilot that this is the reason why the Company is the way it is. That this Company is all about going to the Living World and killing people up top for money and that the only way they can do this, is because they have ‘special access’ to it.

Now in order to do this, Blitz had to go through this monthly deal in exchange for the book. All of this is perfectly fine, it’s set up as something very important and what Blitz needs in order to get a lifestyle that he wants.

What it became

Almost immediately the Grimoire is reduced to nothing more than...a paperweight. Because right at the start of Season 2, were introduced to something called Asmodean Crystals, which enable travel to the Living World and these Crystals can be in the form of various jewelry or whatever that can be worn.

Oh but then it gets even worse as right in EP 3 of Season 2, Blitz states to Crim at least twice that I.M.P. doesn’t do killings in Hell anymore, they used to...but now they don’t anymore. He also says this to Stolas in EP 1 of Season 2 BEFORE he gets the Grimoire that he’s killing people.

These 2 things bring into question the WHOLE point of Blitz’ deal and the entire show. The WHOLE SHOW falls apart because of this. 

A show functions by having a coherent plot/story. Season 1 gave a reason as to why Blitz needed the Grimoire and why he had to be around Stolas. 

Season 2 meanwhile just threw all that out the window, Blitz doesn’t need the Grimoire anymore, he has no reason to be around or even talk to Stolas....so why?

Here’s a thought, remove Stolas and the Grimoire entirely from HB. Aside from no gay stuff involving Blitz and Stolas, what changes overall with regards to I.M.P.?

I’ll tell you...NOTHING.

The characters are still the same, hell you can still basically have all the episodes with perhaps a couple of adjustments, but you could still have them.

 In fact you could make far more interesting episodes, because as I said in a prior post, you could easily make both character building and world building with just revolving around the Asmodean Crystals.

Or I.M.P in Hell? Maybe they take out contracts from Hellborn, maybe lower Nobility, hunting targets throughout the Rings. Because I’ll tell you what, those Earth centric episodes haven’t really been that great to start with. If I.M.P was taking out contracts BEFORE Sinners with Hellborn clients, then nothing changes other than location. Oh and look at this, you expand upon your world building in Hell this way too. Which wasn’t that suppose to be one of the points of Helluva Boss, seeing as Hazbin was taking place in one area?

You could even still have male/male stuff too, if you really wanted as well. This isn’t rocket science, if you can remove the Gromire and Stolas completely and nothing really changes because there’s other alternatives that can basically make the story go the same way or in another interesting direction? Then there’s an issue.

The Grimoire in of itself has also not been used to its full potential I feel as well. Here you have this fantastical book that clearly has some powerful magic, yet the only thing it’s used for is....portal opening. There’s so many different ways that the Grimoire can be used for various episode shenangeins and yet on its own, is just wasted.

Despite my last couple of posts, I do like this show. ....For what little I like, I like this show. It’s just stuff like this bothers me and I don’t wanna have to just “deal with it or go with it” because it’s a show made by a small studio and on Youtube. Audiences shouldn’t have to be like that, the studio sets the deadline, the studio does the writing, they have all the time in the world. I mean just look how long we had to wait for episodes folks, stuff like this shouldn’t be happening, at least not something so huge.

Anyway now that I got that out of my system, I can relax and enjoy the show...well as much as I can.

[mintaikk]

Okay, I can't stop thinking about Stolitz angst when Stolas gives Blitzø the Asmodean crystals. What are some dialogue prompts or just any prompts or ideas on how it might go?

[stanley578]

I noticed just now that the sound effect when Blitzø activated the Asmodean crystal in the 4th short is the same sound effect from The Owl House when witches drew circles to activate spells.

[drama-glob]

If Blitz winds up having the Asmodean crystal before the "Ghostf**kers" episode, him still dressing up in these disguises is just hilarious because it either means he doesn't know how to fully work the thing and/or he just likes dressing up in drag...not that I blame him. ;)

[laeviz]

it’s really looking like the theory that stolas is trying to get an asmodean crystal for blitzø so them wouldn’t need to have any liaisons is true. I wonder if it really comes to that and what will be blitzø’s reaction. In the messages it gets clear that Stolas is trying hard to not make blitzø uncomfortable and doesn’t try to initiate anything unless it’s on blitzø’s part, giving up his book for them to not have to meet up. Stolas must be feeling truly guilty and we can see from all the trauma he has gone through that he feels responsible for this fall apart with blitzø, not seeing how an ass blitzø is being with him.