Sinners

"I don't think there's anything left that could save such loathsome sinners! The chance given was the life they lived before, the punishment is this! There is no undoing what is done!"

- Alastor to Charlie about the idea of redemption

Sinner Demons, also known simply as Sinners, are a subspecies of demons that were all once humans who committed sins before they died, which results in them arriving in Hell as their punishment in the afterlife.

They are ranked above Hellborn demons such as Succubi, Imps, and Hellhounds in terms of Hell's hierarchy.

Description
Sinners are a large group of demons whose appearance and abilities vary widely due to their demonic forms corresponding to their human self's aspects. They are in the lower-middle levels of Hell's hierarchy, above the three lowest tiers.

Sinners have known limitations that separate them from the natural Hellborn demons; for instance, all Sinners are confined to the Pride Ring and are unable to traverse through the other rings.

Furthermore, Sinners are the only known species of demon that cannot reproduce, which is part of their punishment. Although they are the souls of dead humans, these demons are shown to still consume food and the like, which suggests that their bodies still need the intake in order to survive.

Despite these setbacks, Sinners have the rare privilege of changing their social status by gaining power, either by making deals with stronger demons and/or taking power by force. Those who have accumulated enough power through these deals can rise in social status and rise to the next class in the hierarchy, the Overlords. Furthermore, sinners are ageless and do not physically age and, therefore, will not die from the natural passage of time. Nonetheless, they can still be hurt and killed.

Regulars

 * Employees of the Hazbin Hotel
 * Niffty
 * Husk
 * Anchormen of 666 News
 * Katie Killjoy
 * Tom Trench
 * Cherri Bomb
 * Mimzy
 * Baxter
 * Crymini
 * Sir Pentious (Formerly, Acended to Heaven as an Angel)
 * Mrs. Mayberry


 * Founders of Lyle-Loopty Robotics
 * Lyle Lipton
 * Loopty Goopty
 * Angel Dust's family
 * Angel Dust
 * Arackniss
 * Angel Dust's father

Overlords

 * Alastor


 * The Vees
 * Vox
 * Valentino
 * Velvette
 * Husk (Formerly)
 * Zestial
 * Rosie
 * Carmilla Carmine

Appearance
There is no true extent to a Sinner's appearance, since it is the manifestation of the soul in question. Usually, a human's demon form is influenced by the human's soul, sins or crimes. An example being Angel Dust and his family: since he was in the mafia, he and his family members who are with him in Hell have spider-like appearances because of their "web" of crimes. Sometimes, the form is influenced by the human's death, such as Lyle Lipton acquiring teeth akin to that of piano keys after being crushed to death by a falling piano.

Abilities
Most, if not all, Sinners share the following traits:
 * Demon transformation - A few Sinners have demonstrated the ability to transform into larger, stronger, and more demonic alternate forms, as shown by Alastor and Killjoy.
 * Summoning - Sinners can summon elements, objects, and even assistance one way or another. Examples of this are Alastor being able to summon an army of shadow creatures and Cherri Bomb being able to summon bombs, seemingly from nothing.
 * Longevity - Sinners do not age and remain the same age as when they died (ex: Alastor died in his 30s, so he will remain in his 30s forever in Hell), and thus do not die of old age and other natural causes that kill humans. They also cannot die via damage to the body or from earth-borne illnesses. When a Sinner is damaged or hurt in an extreme way (ex: being crushed by a piece of rubble), they will not die from it. It has yet to be shown how the Sinner recovers; however, "Radio Killed the Video Star" has Velvette imply that, if a Sinner is completely dismembered, even by another Sinner as powerful as an Overlord, they may slowly "pull themselves back together" after some time. However, Sinners can still be killed once they are hit with any Angelic Weapons.
 * Superhuman durability - Since Sinners are already the dead souls of humans, they are highly resilient and are unharmed by most things that can harm humans. However, there are things that can injure or incapacitate a demon, Sinner or Hellborn, that being infected by Hell's own diseases and the like, or if a demon is struck by an Angelic weapon.
 * Unique abilities - Whereas Hellborn Demons have specific powers attributed to their species, Sinners are offered a larger selection of abilities that varies by individual. These range from Alastor's wide arsenal of powers, Angel's additional sets of arms, or Husk's ability to fly.

Mortality
Sinners can only be killed by angelic weapons; these are typically wielded by Exorcists.

When Sinners are hit by an Angelic Weapon it results in the "erasure" or "final death" of the demon, and the demon's body is "killed off", while the remaining dark energy in the soul is left to wander into inanimate objects in its surroundings, which explains why some things such as regular furniture have functioning eyes.

It is implied that sinners who owns souls can destroy the souls of their debtors without using angelic weapons. Alastor owns Husk's soul, and as Alastor said in "Dad Beat Dad", he can tear Husk's soul apart without angelic weapon and broadcast his screams to all Hell.

Redemption
A rare and esoteric phenomenon, redemption is when a Sinner can ascend to Heaven and become an Angel. Because of the rarity of this event, as well as lack of information on what causes redemption, the details of this process and requirements of how to do so are not defined. Furthermore, as Sinners express an overall disinterest in attempting to change their ways, most demons and angels view the chance of redemption as impossible. The only case of this happening occurred with Sir Pentious; following him proclaiming his love for Cherri and charged at Adam in his blimp to attack, and he died by his angelic light as a sacrifice, he was sent to Heaven and became the first Sinner to be redeemed. This may suggest that in order to redeem, one has to resolved to be a better person and act selfless. However, it is unknown if dying in Hell or dying in the form of "selfless sacrifice" will achieve this.

Trivia

 * According to artist Faustisse, all demons can transform when enraged or when in combat.
 * The creature that each Sinner is turned into when they become demons are associated with their human life, or as Viv puts it, individual reflections of their souls. Because of this, their appearances are actually not randomized as many fans have speculated.
 * When Sinners arrive at Hell, they make up their own name that they are known for as demons. However, Alastor did not since he dislikes giving himself any sort of nickname.
 * This also holds true for business partners, Loopty Goopty and Lyle Lipton.
 * Since Demons theoretically cannot die via natural causes, such as Earth-based illnesses and overdosing, Sinners are able to consume amounts that would be lethal to humans without any risk of dying.
 * This is shown in both Angel Dust and Husk, as both are able to consume vast amounts of drugs and alcohol without any threat of death.
 * According to Vivziepop, Sinners have alternate forms if ever they were sent to Heaven.
 * When Sir Pentious is sent to Heaven, he gains a new form different from that of his demon self.
 * According to Faustisse, a human's voice changes when they are transformed into Sinner demons, possibly into whatever fits proper.
 * Despite this being said, it is not the case with Mrs. Mayberry onwards, since she and the other Sinners retained their human voices even after they went to Hell.
 * In "C.H.E.R.U.B", Blitzo was able to figure out that Loopty had just been sent to Hell recently judging by his scent from Earth, implying that Sinners retain their smell from the living world but may eventually fade away.