Hell (DC)
Hell is a dimension that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
Hell
Billions of years go, the first primal atom exploded to create the eons, planets, good and evil. For eons ago, evil existed within the realm of Hell with the universe where Dis resided. (Showcase v1 #61)
Long ago, the First of the Fallen was cast out and had already been ruling Hell until the arrival of Lucifer. (Hellblazer v1 #59) After the war in Heaven, Lucifer Morningstar and his rebel angels were banished to Hell which was empty at this point in time. Eventually, the souls of deceased humans began showing up, drawn to the realm due to their own guilt. Having never been so close to a human before, Lucifer began experimenting with them. He took them apart, wanting to examine his father's creation closely to see how they worked. Due to Lucifer's brutal methods of examination, this became the first torture in Hell. (Lucifer v3 #15)
For a long time, the demon lord Asteroth had sought to topple the rule of the Satanic Triumvirate and take their place. (The Demon v3 #1)
Within Hell, Etrigan managed to gather a large horde of demons that joined other forces as they prepared to battle the Great Darkness. (Swamp Thing v1 #50)
When Jason Blood was in Hell, Etrigan planned a hostile takeover to overthrow the Satanic Triumvirate. Consulting the Oracle at the River Styx, he was told to seek out his mother in Masak Mavdil. (The Demon v3 #1) Etrigan was cunning enough to not only enter the Pit, but also to escape it again with his mother's allegiance and a host of exiled demons, whilst also inveigling his father to betray the Triumvirate. (The Demon v3 #4) Etrigan then swayed the guardian Abaddon to his cause. (The Demon v3 #5) With his army, Etrigan razed Beelzebub's palace, successfully capturing the Lord of Flies. All that was left was Hell's captial, Dis, where Lucifer ruled. (The Demon v3 #6) With Lucifer's surrender, Etrigan's coronation ceremony took place beside Masak Mavdil. The newly crowned King of Hell then announced his new Satanic Triumvirate, which did not include his father. Belial lashed out in rage but with the Crown of Horns on Etrigan's head, his power was too great. Etrigan ripped out Belial's heart and flung him into the Pit. Beelzebub, too, was mutilated, with his wings being torn off before also being consigned to the darkling void. Lucifer had no intention of joining his former Triumvirate members and abandoned Hell for Earth. (The Demon v3 #7)
During the Final Night, the demon Etrigan offered to bring all of the living people of Earth into Hell so they could stay warm. (The Final Night v1 #3)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Hell
Overview
It was said to be a place of evil, despair and magic of the foulest kind. (The Demon v3 #2) The psychostructure of Hell was said to adapt to the individual fears and guilt of a person which was why everyone perceived it differently. (Kid Eternity v2 #2)
Locations in Hell included:
- Dis : a psycho-matter filled universe. (Showcase v1 #61)
- Pandemonia : first province of the infernal dominion home to the high caste. (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Gull : third province of the infernal dominion that focused on mercantile and commerce. (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Praetori : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Labyrinth : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Purgatory : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Internecia : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Ament : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Err : (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Odium : second province of the infernal dominion that had Hell's industrial and manufacturing centre that was densely populated. (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
- Castle Epicaricacius : an abode that belonged to Neron. (Midnighter and Apollo v1 #4)
- Vascular Gardens : (Midnighter and Apollo v1 #4)
- Masak Mavdil : dark abyss lies in a barren plain of the Inferno, constantly guarded by the demon Abaddon who circles above. (The Demon v3 #2)
- Asteroth's Castle :
- Crone's Wheel :
- Plains of Bedlam :
- Baytor's Castle :
- Wraithlands :
- Sunless Sea :
- Charn : also known as the Charnel Regions that were one of many mansions for the dead that specialised in the souls of the unsalvageable and was ruled by Negal. (Countdown to Mystery v1 #2)
Denizens of this eldritch world consisted of demons. (Showcase v1 #61) Among the types of demons included:
- Sorrowlings : a kind of hellspawn where they got into the head of their prey where they found their worst fears and fed on them. (Teen Titans v3 #68)
- Soul Snatcher : said to be the foulest of all mystic creatures. (The Demon v1 #10)
- Bile Demons :
- Creepers :
- Reptawks :
- Shamblers :
- Stone Giants :
- Stranglers :
- Molatrian War Demon : a large multi-tentacle creature the likes of which had never set foot on Earth's universe before magical safeguards began to deteriorate. (Brave New World v1 #1)
The chaos of hell was ruled over by the Satanic Triumvirate who governed the realm and its denizens. (The Demon v3 #2) Rhyming Demons were said to be the elite within Hell. (Swamp Thing v1 #50) A group that resided in Hell was the Exegesis Guild that were a powerful faction. (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
Lies were said to be the grammar of Hell. (Midnighter and Apollo v1 #5) Every building, weapon, piece of furniture, piece of armor, article of clothing, serving of food, and so on in Hell was made from the bodies of the damned. The damned were put through a process called rendering by the Exegesis Guild and their servants the Renderers in order to manufacture the raw materials of Hell. (Reign in Hell v1 #1)
A demon could summon and challenge another of their ilk where the rules said that the summoner could make the other to be their slave and force them to do their bidding. Such a challenge was a fight between the pair and if the summoner lost then they would be taken back to the pit of hell. (The Demon v1 #10)
Sometimes, extremely evil humans who have been sentenced to Hell can be promoted and gain demonhood. (Swamp Thing v2 #96)
Among the relics of Hell included the:
- Crown of Horns : (Demon v3 #7)
- Ace of Winchesters : A powerful demon-forged weapon capable of killing any mortal or immortal being.
- Trident of Lucifer :
- Knife of the Fallen :
Armour worn by high ranking demons was noted to be alive. (Swamp Thing v1 #50)
The laws of the condemned governed the demons of Hell with any act of using its power for an individuals own pleasure being a breach of authority. Such individuals could face being before a demonic court and stripped of their title with even the royalty of Hell suffering this fate. This could see demonic princes being demoted to the ranks of mere rhyming demons. (Day of Judgement v1 #5)
Inhabitants
- Lucifer : known as the Bright Child of Doom. (The Demon v3 #2)
- Beelzebub : known as the Lord of Flies. (The Demon v3 #2)
- Belial : known as the Prince of Deceit. (The Demon v3 #2)
- Etrigan :
- Shathan : Shathan the Eternal was a red skinned demon that ruled Dis and was worshipped by the Demons of Dis. (Showcase v1 #61)
- Azmodus :
- Azazel :
- Mammon :
- Asmodon : a red skinned humanoid said to be the Steward of Satan. (The Demon v1 #10)
- Asteroth :
- Barbatos :
- Lord Satanus :
- Blaze :
- Lilith :
- Tsathhala : Tsathhala of the Hundred Seas. (Showcase v1 #61)
- Ahriman : Ahriman of the Windy Worlds. (Showcase v1 #61)
- Golgotha :
- Negal : a blue-skinned humanoid demon who was the ruler of Charn in the netherworld and preyed on spirits of the deceased. (More Fun Comics v1 #67)
- Nebiros :
- Mephistopheles : a demon known to bargain with mortals in an effort to trick them and claim their souls. (Tales of the Unexpected v1 #13)
- Mr. Bleak : a seeming demon operating on Earth that was hinted as being Satan who made deals with mortals in order to claim their souls. (Boy Commandos v1 #5)
- Acheron :
- Amphazeep : the frog demons of the depths who escaped from Hell into the mortal world where he was captured by the Green Lantern Corps and imprisoned in the Sciencells where he was called Prisoner 8201890. The demon spawned his brood that protected him and looked to conquer worlds in his name. (DC: The Doomed and the Damned v1 #1)
- Bertok-Raaf :
- Golgotha :
- Gothodaemon :
- Baal-Satyr :
- Morax : a bull-demon from Stygia who looked to topple Asteroth after he was weakened. (The Demon v3 #2)
Notes
Alternate Versions
- In Captain Marvel Jr. v1 #4 (1943), an alternate version of Hell appeared in Fawcett Comics reality that was designated as Earth-S in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Hell appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe.
- In Legends of Tomorrow, Hell appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse. It was shown that it was ruled by a Triumvirate of Hell. Constantine and Nora Darhk traveled there to rescue Ray Palmer's soul. Beelzebub, Belial and Satan were engaged in a power struggle against another demon, Neron.
Films
- In Constantine, Hell appeared in the setting of the 2005 live-action film. It was shown to resemble Earth but one with fire everywhere and it was populated by demons along with the souls of the damned. Pure demons were unable to cross over into the mortal world similar to angels but instead they used half-breed demons to enact their mission in influencing people to fall to Hell. Thus, the Balance was maintained between the Devil who ruled Hell and God who ruled Heaven. It was said that within Hell they had their own chapters of the Bible that showed a different version of the Revelation. A plot orchestrated by the Devil's son Mammon looked to use the recovered Spear of Destiny and a secret conspiracy with the angel Gabriel in order to usher in Judgement Day.
- In Justice League vs. Teen Titans, Hell appeared in the setting of the animated film.
- In Black Adam, Hell appeared in the setting of the DC Extended Universe live-action film. The place was composed of the demons Satan, Aym, Belial, Beelzebub, Asmodeus and Crateris at the Rock of Finality to have Ishmael Gregor's spirit as his champion and where he receives the power of the six demons to turn him into the demon Sabbac to take the throne of Kahndaq in unleashing Hell on Earth.
Appearances
- Showcase v1:
- The Demon v1:
- The Demon v3:
- Hellblazer v1:
- Reign in Hell v1:
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