Husk/History

Husk was from the city of Las Vegas in the USA while living and grew up in a casino there. His familiarity with the fast-paced gambling atmosphere, as well as his multilingualism, is a result of his upbringing.

It was in Las Vegas that Husk's deep adoration for stage magic grew, as he would often run down to the entertainment areas in the casino to watch the shows that took place as a child.

At some point, Husk became a magician himself, but has also been described as "washed up", "bitter" and the biggest "has been" in the literal sense of the term, implying that, although Husk may well have progressed to become a successful stage magician himself at some point, it was a career that would apparently not end well for him. Husk was noted to have travelled a lot, though during what part of his life and whether across the US or abroad, is yet unclear.

Although Husk's cause of death is yet unknown, he died a relatively older man, in his mid-to-late-60's/early-70's. For a presumably egregious or otherwise unknown act he committed in life, Husk was sentenced to Hell and was turned into a winged cat-like demon.

In Hell, Husk is an alcoholic and a big-time gambler, albeit frequently noted to cheat using his sleight-of-hand skills. Possible career failures during his living life aside, Husk still retained his love of magic into his afterlife, although in a much diminished capacity and more often utilized to cheat at gambling or perform parlor tricks.

At some point in his afterlife, Husk was somehow acquainted with Alastor, the infamous radio demon, for unknown reasons. However, during Vaggie's tale of Alastor's rise to power, Husk can be seen fighting alongside him in one shot, as well as silhouetted with Niffty behind Alastor in the lineup shot of overlords. This, along with Husk's frustrated, "what do you want with me this time?" line from the pilot, implied that the two had previously worked together, possibly on several occasions.

In present day, during the events of the pilot, Husk is in the middle of swindling his way through a game of Poker in a casino, when Alastor teleports him, and the surrounding casino bar area, to the Happy Hotel to induct him back into his service; something that Husk is none too happy about and not shy to let Alastor know.

From the point of his summoning to the hotel onwards, Husk takes his position as the combination front-desk clerk and bartender for the hotel, being bribed into the roles with a supply of cheap booze.