User:Winston4278

"Always remember to 'push yourself beyond your limits'; it's the only way that you can truly get stronger. That's how I lived as a human & from what I've seen so far, it's especially true down here."

- during a visit to I.M.P

Hello everyone. While I saw the original pilot of Hazbin Hotel back when it first premiered several years ago, it took me awhile before I got the opportunity to check out Helluva Boss. Suffice to say, they quickly became favorites of mine due to their original concepts and ideas geared more towards adults; I can't wait to see where the stories of both shows go from here!

Goals

 * General cleanup of articles; I am a notorious clean freak and will always try and clean up or add info to messy articles I come across.


 * To get the opportunity to voice one of the many characters in this world; although I know it is highly unlikely, you never know ;)

Favorite Characters

 * Vox
 * Alastor
 * Charlie Morningstar
 * Blitzo
 * Moxxie
 * Stolas
 * Striker

Appearance
A relatively tall demon, he stands over 2 meters tall and has blue skin that varies in hue from light to dark with a shock of messy black hair. Similar to Imps, Winston has two fairly large horns with medium sized stripes and several smaller spikes along his upper back. He also has black markings similar to corpse-paint around his eyes that trail down his face, giving off the appearance that he is crying.

When operating as a hunter, he wears a simple black mantle with a rifle holster across his back.

Personality
A relatively quiet individual in life, Winston became an almost complete inverse upon reaching Hell, becoming more persuasive and outgoing. Similar to his life as a human, Winston is a gifted artist and has taken up using graffiti as an art medium. He is also a remarkably quick learner, having learned to draw on his own at an early age and becoming a more experienced shot with pistols after only a few practice sessions.

Despite this, several negative traits from his human life carried over after his death. Winston is often known for diving headfirst into a situation without thinking of a complete plan or strategy, which has backfired on him on several occasions. While he is patient, Winston can get frustrated rather easily and goes through various mood swings. When pushed too far, however, he uncontrollably transforms into what he refers to as a 'Heightened State' and becomes very hostile to friend and foe for a period of time until it wears off. Finally, he continued to be plagued by how he is not able to fully trust others due to past experiences. As a result of this and his occasional mood swings, Winston prefers to operate alone and refuses to divulge his name, going instead by just the initial "W".

History
Within minutes of being sent to Hell after his death, the annual Extermination occurred and Winston barely had enough time to register what was happening when he saw several demons get killed by a group of Exorcists. He inadvertently caught the attention of several of them and fled in terror with the Exorcists gleefully chasing him; Winston managed to eventually lose his pursuers by ducking into a nearby vacant building. He spent the next several days wandering around in confusion and disbelief as to where he was; he witnessed an encounter between an airship and a small group of individuals; observing from afar, he was caught off-guard and shocked by the eldritch powers shown by one of the group members. Afraid that the individual was similar to the Exorcists, this caused Winston to manifest his changeling abilities out of fear for the first time; this was noticed later when he caught his new reflection in a nearby window.

Desperate for some shelter, Winston eventually came across the same vacant building from before and decided to take refuge inside. The following day, two members of a startup company that was using the building found him and threw him out after thinking he was a squatter. Undeterred by this, Winston would return at night under the cover of his changeling abilities, leaving during the day in order to avoid detection. After a few weeks, Winston was caught sneaking back to his makeshift home. Despite the threat of sending him to their benefactor, he was allowed to stay on the grounds of him not interfering with their work. Finding the terms agreeable, Winston agreed.

Taking note of his unintended neighbors' job (and discovering a torn flyer during his travels), Winston decided to get into bounty hunting and sought out Millie and Moxxie as instructors on how to defend himself. Over the next few months, he would become more efficient as a hunter and begin frequenting hangout spots where other hunters would congregate.

Loona
Initially indifferent to him like other denizens of Hell, Loona did not initially pay Winston much notice. Over time, she noticed his artistry skills and was impressed by his ability to change his appearance; eventually Loona developed an attraction towards Winston, and they soon entered into a relationship. However, due to various outside events (and Blitzo's constant overprotective nature), both Winston and Loona decided to mutually break things off between them.

Blitzo
Due to mistaking him as a squatter, Blitzo did not take kindly to Winston and barred him from the premises under the claim he was driving away business opportunities for I.M.P. His dislike for the new demon only increased when Loona began showing an interest in Winston and began sneaking him into the I.M.P offices. Like Loona, Blitzo did compliment the demon's artistic skill, though due to the circumstances, it is unknown if it was genuine praise or not. It is shown that, over the course of Winston's relationship with Loona (& his frequent interactions with the other I.M.P employees), Blitzo has developed a begrudging sense of respect towards the changling demon.

Moxxie and Millie
From their brief interactions, it is believed that Winston gets along relatively well with both Moxxie and Millie. While they were the ones who initially threw him out, Winston does not hold it against them and knows they were just doing their jobs. The three would gradually create a friendly 'rivalry' between themselves. Having heard their exploits and combat prowess firsthand, Winston showed a willingness to reach out and learn from both Moxxie and Millie how to get better at fighting himself.

Stolas
While he has not yet interacted with the Goetia Prince in person, Winston has heard stories about Stolas from Moxxie and Millie and is fully aware how powerful he is.

Happy Hotel Staff

 * Alastor - Having witnessed Alastor's powers firsthand, Winston is understandably wary of the Overlord and has yet to interact with him. It is possible that Alastor knew Winston witnessed the destruction of Sir Pentious' airship from afar and added part of Sir Pentious' destroyed zeppelin to the outside façade as a result.
 * Charlie Morningstar - While Winston has mostly stayed away from the Happy Hotel, he does respect the idea and effort Charlie is doing to rehabilitate demons as an alternative to the annual extermination.

Abilities

 * Strength: having been fit for much of his life, Winston retains a higher level of strength compared to other demons.
 * Evasion: even as a human, Winston was relatively agile despite his large size & was known for escaping situations with relative ease.


 * Weapon mastery: When he was alive, Winston had some experience in weapon training (mostly with pistols and revolvers). After deciding to become a bounty hunter in Hell, he quickly became adept at using several other types ranging from guns to melee weapons; among his favorites are a kusarigama that was later enhanced with cryogenic properties, and a long-range sniper rifle.

Supernatural Abilities
Along with his 'Heightened State' transformation, Winston manifested the ability to change his appearance at will. There are some limitations to this however: the most notable is that while Winston can change his appearance perfectly, he retains a light blue tint. Another is that the target subject must be close to his actual size and body proportions. Because of these abilities to change his appearance, it does not appear that Winston has a traditional alternate demonic form like other demons.

Trivia

 * Winston's decision to not share his name with others is reminiscent to how one can gain control or power over a demon once learning its true name.
 * One theory regarding Winston's kusarigama was that it was given to him by Loona who took it from the body of a D.H.O.R.K.S. agent she killed. Another one is that it was left behind by an Exorcist during the Extermination and Winston took it for protection.
 * The name Winston gave to his rifle, 'The Skullmasher', is a reference to a similar weapon found in Borderlands 3.
 * His 'Heightened State' is similar in behavior to how Bruce Banner transforms into his alter ego, The Incredible Hulk, where it is triggered by an extreme emotional state (anger/frustration).
 * Due to his changling status, there are multiple forms he can take when experiencing a 'Heightened State'. Two observed forms are similar in appearance to the Batman villain The Batman Who Laughs and the Attack Titan from the manga series Attack on Titan.