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Demons are a group or species consisting of postmortem, former humans[1] who reside in Hell due to sins they committed in their former lives. Many, if not all of them, are employees of Sinnergy, LLC under Mephistopheles, the deity in charge of Hell.

Characteristics[]

Physical Attributes[]

Demons seem to maintain the physical appearance they had upon death: eg. overall state of the physical body, clothing (although it can be removed[2]), and any fatal injuries that would leave a physical wound, et cetera. In the case of Sock Sowachowski, this manifests as the clothing he wore at the time of his suicide, as well as the large stab wound in his abdomen, his fatal wound. Other physical attributes and abilities are given to demons as a reward for completing the tasks assigned to them.

Physiology[]

As for the mock-physical needs of the demon body, Wester says demons are capable of being "at peace for short periods of time" and "feel(ing) fairly rested", but are not able to genuinely sleep[3]. Eating is also something they cannot do.[4] Salt might have an effect on demons, though it would likely be inconveniencing at most. In regards to Sock as a demonic spirit, Wester says, "... maybe it’s the only thing he’s actually able to taste. Or he has the undead equivalent of high blood pressure."[5]

Upgrades & Powers[]

As part of a sort of point system, demons can gain special abilities and physical traits as a reward for completing or doing well on assigned tasks & duties.[6] Tom, who is the "Demon of the Month" on the tenth page of the original webcomic, has small orange horns on his head,[7] and while the comic is no longer considered a part of the story, Tom has been confirmed to make a cameo in Welcome to Hell 2.[8][9]

Due to this system, if Sock were to succeed in his job of driving Jonathan Combs to suicide, he would gain an unspecified new ability.[10]

Interaction with surroundings[]

Metaphysical plane (Hell)[]

From the few examples that exist, it seems that demons are able to interact with most of the objects in Hell, in likely the same way that living beings would interact with physical objects on their respective plane of existance, In the film, Sock able to sit in the chair in Mephistopheles's office (in both the film and webcomic), as well as hold the Hellfile given to him. In an official artwork by Erica, Sock was able to build a Christmas tree out of various materials he found around Hell.[11]

Physical plane[]

Demons have much more limited capabilities whilst on the physical plane. They exist in a sort of intangible state, able to "float", with no apparent pull of gravity unless they allow it, and (mostly) unable to physically interact with any of their surroundings. There are specific rules and mechanics governing the physical interaction with corporeal objects and beings when on the physical plane.

As demonstrated by Sock numerous times throughout the original film, demons, at least when in the physical realm, exist in a seemingly intangible state. They are able to pass through objects with no apparent effort and, when doing so, they turn semitransparent with a green aura that appears brighter at contact points with said object.

In the case of Sock and Jonathan (and it is assumed that the same would be true for any demon and their counterpart), it seems only Jonathan has control over their corporeal interaction. He is able to determine whether or not they make physical contact, meaning he is able to either let Sock phase through him, or choose to physically touch him. On the other hand, Sock cannot touch physically touch Jonathan of his own accord, only able to make contact with him if Jonathan does so. Additionally, if they do phase through or physically interact with one another in any way, Jonathan will be able to feel it, but Sock won't.[12] Wester suggests that some components of their ability to interact may depend on circumstance or Jonathan's intent when choosing to make physical contact.[13]

The second film has been confirmed to establish the limits and guidelines of demons' ability to interact with the physical realm.[14]

Employment under Mephistopheles[]

Most if not all demons are employed under Mephistopheles at his company Sinnergy, LLC.

Posts for later development of page[]

References[]

Major components of Hell
Characters MephistophelesSock SowachowskiTom
Beings Demons
Locations HellMephistopheles's officeThe Hall of Crippling Phobias
Companies Iblis Corp.Sinnergy, LLC
Items HellfilesHellfire
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