King of Hell

"The King of Hell, or Satan, is the ruler of Hell and all of its demons."

- Carl Black.

The King of Hell or Queen of Hell, also known as Maou, Satan, or Great Satan, is the title and the second highest position a demon, can hold over Hell with the first being Emperor.

Overview
The king of Hell can control the fate of any soul that goes to Hell and has such a high authority that he or she may even trade any number of souls in Hell as per their wish, as seen when Bael gave Azrael fifty thousand souls from the pit when the Devil unfairly acquired them through the use of deception and sabotage.

The King or Queen of Hell can also alter Hell's appearance and how it is run, as Lucifer redesigned Hell following his conquest of the realm and replaced the previous method of extreme physical torture with continuous queuing (which served as a psychological torture for all in Hell) though the former still exists.

Description
While other demons have ruled Hell previous to them, only Satan, Lucifer, Mundus, Dis, Mephistopheles, and Lilith have used this title to describe themselves with Satan being the first and true king of Hell. It is unknown how the King or Queen of Hell is elected. However, it may simply be that the most powerful demon takes power. In Mephistopheles's case, the Children of Sparda had eliminated most of the other powerful demons (having to wait to be revived in Hell) who could be his contenders, before having defeated and re-imprisoned Dis back in the Ninth Circle of Hell.

Another method of acquiring this rank is that demons would fight amongst each other, in order to prove who is the strongest. This usually leads to a civil war in Hell, where the demons would follow one of their own that is considered the strongest. Should one demon come out on top constantly and prove that they are the most powerful, then they are elected as the king of the demon world. However, most rules of these demon kings may not last. Meaning that if the particular king of Hell is proving to not be an exceptional ruler, the denizens of Hell may rebel and dethrone the once ruler of the Inferno. As a result, another war could be incited between the demons.

Known Kings of Hell

 * Satan
 * Lucifer
 * Mundus
 * Dis
 * Mephistopheles
 * Lilith
 * Asmodeus
 * Beelzebub
 * Leviathan
 * Mammon
 * Belphegor
 * Bael
 * Belial
 * Abaddon
 * Iblis
 * Al'Diabolos
 * Hellboy (if he chooses to accept his fate)
 * Spawn (if he chooses to accept his fate)
 * Ghost Rider (if he chooses to accept his fate)
 * Dante (if he chooses to accept his fate)
 * Dracula

Quotes

 * "Oh, how grand it must be. To be lord of the doomed, the wicked and the damned. To have these pitiful souls cower and grovel at my feet. To have them shrink back in terror wilst I flare my great and tattered wings." - A King of Hell.

Trivia

 * It should be noted that there are two different types of Kings of Hell: the first said above while the second is apart of the Ars Goetia which is more of a noble title than royalty.

Image Sources

 * (King of Hell m-hugo.jpg) King of Hell by m-hugo
 * (King of Hell albino-Z.jpg) King of Hell by albino-Z
 * (King of Hell QuinnSimoes.jpg) King of Hell by QuinnSimoes
 * (King of Hell parin81270024.png) King of Hell by parin81270024
 * (Hellboy-horror1.jpg) Hellboy Horror from Hellboy

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