- "♪ Welcome to Heaven, where the virtuous reside 24/7. People are happy that they died! 'Cause here we got no worries, got no burglaries, no strife. It's the perfect afterlife! ♪"
- ―St. Peter, singing about Heaven
Heaven is a location in Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss. It made its debut as a cameo in the Hazbin Hotel pilot, and was shown in greater detail in the Helluva Boss episode "C.H.E.R.U.B". It made its official debut in the Hazbin Hotel episode "Welcome to Heaven".
Description
Heaven is the ethereal realm of Angels. It is where human souls go after their departure from life. But, unlike its infernal counterpart, Hell, Heaven is purportedly for the souls who are "good" and "redeemed", although the origin of Heaven and its native inhabitants has yet to be revealed.
The landscape is radically different from Hell and has an entirely different attitude.[1] Existing far, far above Hell itself, Heaven can be seen in the Pride Ring's red sky next to the satanic star moon. At a distance, it appears to be a white orb with several rings around it and surrounded by wing-like clouds. At the surface, its atmosphere features clear yellow/blue skies filled with brilliant rays of light, while its terrain appears to be enormous, extensive fields of cloud.
Sealed by a giant golden gate, Heaven is a blistering paradise for those who were pure of good, allowing the souls to enjoy the luxury of everything opposite of Hell, and their forms were pure, guiding those who've been blessed with following the best interest of Heaven. However, deep inside, Heaven is hiding a dystopic side, as citizens are completely oblivious to the Exorcists descending to Hell annually and causing numerous Sinners their final death in an event known as the Extermination in order to curb Hell's overpopulation problem and to keep Hell at bay so Heaven will remain safe. Even when Adam and Lute inadvertently exposes the truth of the Extermination in front of a court, many angels discuss with each other and many were horrified this event was allowed, most notable being Emily. Lucifer also mentions how Heaven is really strict with rules and aren't opened minded.
Aside from their roles in the afterlife, Heaven and Hell have a very hostile relationship in their roles with each other. Hell was created after Lucifer Morningstar and Lilith brought free will to humanity and evil entered Earth. After Lilith arrived in Hell, she thrived and allowed her to increase the powers of the Demons as more human souls arrive after committing sin. With Hell's power increasing, Sera, the High Seraphim of Heaven, secretly allowed the Extermination to happen under Adam's authority so that Hell cannot rise up against them. In turn, the denizens of Hell hold strong animosity toward Heaven and its inhabitants for the yearly Extermination, with some planning countermeasures and defenses against the attack of Exorcists. Before "Welcome to Heaven", the Extermination was kept secret from everyone in Heaven except Sera and the Exorcists.
Angels have no idea of the requirements a soul needs to pass Divine Judgement and enter Heaven, only knowing when a soul arrives. Out of fear of becoming fallen like Lucifer did, they decide not to question Divine Judgement.
Known locations
- Cherub Towne
- The Promenade
- Heaven's Courthouse
- Unnamed beach
- Unnamed hotel
- Unnamed petting zoo
- Unnamed ice cream shop
- Adam's unnamed headquarters
- Heaven's gates
Trivia
- Heaven is based on the divine location of the same name in Abrahamic religion, in which it and the angels were often depicted as creations of God. However, God has not been depicted or discussed at length in the franchise. Despite this, no one is allowed to use the Lord's name in vain.
- Before the series premiered, Vivziepop stated information regarding Heaven was kept under wraps for later in the series, including details on whether it faces an overpopulation crisis akin to that of Hell. However, she mentioned that Heaven is "very interesting", and that she's excited to get to it later in the show.[2] Dave Capdevielle also stated that there was something "fun" planned for Heaven that they did not want to spoil.[1]
- Vivziepop then stated that she would like to introduce Heaven as a setting as soon as the second episode, though this appearance would likely be minuscule in comparison to later episodes.[1] In the main series, however, Heaven wasn't introduced until the sixth episode, "Welcome to Heaven".
- As of a livestream on August 13, 2019, Vivziepop had already planned on how Heaven would look alongside how its hierarchy would work.[3]
- Heaven has a handful of similarities that parallel that of Hell's. Noteworthy parallels include:
- C.H.E.R.U.B being an organization that offers the opposing service of I.M.P.
- Species such as Cherubs having their own part of Heaven, such as Cherub Towne.
- Angels have their own hierarchy,[4] parallel to Demons operating by a power hierarchy.
- As seen in the Helluva Boss episode "C.H.E.R.U.B", Heaven has at least one TV station that can be viewed in Hell.
- The buildings of Heaven have halos on top like an Angel.
- According to the "Story of Hell" book, Heaven is a city protected by golden gates.
- These golden gates are seen in "Welcome to Heaven", though it is unknown if they encircle all of Heaven.
- There are other towns such as Cherub Towne, which also has its own gates.
- These golden gates are seen in "Welcome to Heaven", though it is unknown if they encircle all of Heaven.
- In "The Show Must Go On", Adam claims that Heaven's official currency is "Heaven Bucks", offering one million to whomever brings back Vaggie's head.
- Given the hesitancy of stating the reward, it is possible he was making it up to motivate his Exorcists.
- When asked what Charlie would do to prevent the hypothetical of if the entire overpopulation of sinners in Hell were all redeemed and sent to Heaven, Erika responded that "Heaven's just bigger. There's more space".[5] However, whether this is canon or a made up on the spot answer is unknown.
- In the Hazbin Hotel pilot, Heaven appears as a blueish-white orb with a ring on top mimicking a halo.
- It is implied that Lucifer may be a pariah in Heaven and/or is not allowed to enter Heaven anymore after being banished despite still having contact based on a few details;
- In "Overture", he and Lilith gave humanity free will and allowed evil to find its way into Earth, shattering the balance that Heaven tried to maintain.
- In "Dad Beat Dad", when he agrees to get Charlie a meeting into Heaven, he tells her that she should know that he won't be able to go with her.
- In "Welcome to Heaven", when Charlie tells St. Peter that she is Lucifer's daughter, he visibly freaks out and questions whether or not she should be in Heaven. In addition, Sera warns Emily that if she starts to question Divine Judgement, she could fall just like Lucifer.
- In "The Show Must Go On", Adam calls Lucifer the "most hated being in all of creation".
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